33 32 1900 http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f640aec0d7f2dd1214214470dc57505e.pdf abad492669433b998b938d9c6f8f23f3 PDF Text Text SIUNA Hits Anti'Ship Policy:  CONFLICT OF INTEREST  .­1  ­• 'i  fi  Story On Page 3  SEAFARERS^LOG  JuM 5,  1959  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • A   TLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  Convention Maps Union Plans  Pledges Continued  Fight  On Runaway­Flag  Fleet  Hits  Kennedy­Ervin Bill  As Menacing Union Rights  Denounces Coast Guard,  M5T5 Rule Over  Jobs  Would  Broaden 'SO­SO'  To Cover  US Oil Imports  Stories  On  Pages 2,  3  '' I  m  • 'M  k'>i  l|  i,"X' k'';;  mf­ l '­"~  ..• y*  Ai  Plan 3  More Years  Of  Surplus Cargoes  Story  On  Page  2  story  On  Page  16  SEAFARERS  WELFAREH>LAN  Page  10  :  'i  %  .­Vi  �Fwe Two  Jmu  5. IfHi  SEAFARERS  LOG  CONVENTION  ACTS  The  ^th  biennial convention  of  the SIU  of  North  America  dealt  with  and  approved  re­ ports  by several  committees on  various vital issues affecting Seafarers and  related trades in  the international union. The following is a brief  summary of  major  points covered  in  the va­ rious committee reports.  Seomdn's Grievance  Committee  SIU  Canadian  District  Rank­and­file  members  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Marine  Engineers  tally  results  in  90­day  referendum  on  BME  merger  with  Marine  Engineers  Beneficial  Association.  The  committee,  elected  at  spe­ cial meeting  in  New  York,  reported  the  proposition  carried five  to  one.  MEBA  membership  also  approved  merger.  Engineers  Form  One  Sea  Union  The  convention  voted  full  support  to  the  Canadian  Dis­ trict  in  its  handling  of  the  li­ censed  officers'  problem  in  Canada  and in  its fight  to main­ tain  its  jurisdiction  in  the  face  of  attacks from  outside  sources.  Domestic  Shipping  The  convention  denounced  the  Interstate  Commerce  Com­ mission  for  constantly  favoring  the  railroads  over  domestic  shipping.  It  noted  the  serious  decline  in  domestic  shipping  since  the  end  of  World  War  II  as a  result  of  the  ICC  discrim­ ination  and  called  for  a  Con­ Inland  Boatmen's  gressional  Investigation  of  con­ Strike  flicts  of  interest  in  the  ICC.  It  The  strike^^of  the  IBU  in  Los  also  demanded  defeat  of  a  bill  Angeles  and  San  Francisco  re­ to  give  the  ICC  jurisdiction  ceived  full  convention  backing.  over  Alaska  shipping.  International  officers  were  in­ structed  to  contact  the  Machin­ Subsidies  Once  again,  dOlegates  reaf­ ists Union, some  of  whose  mem­ bers  are  performing  tugboat  firmed  a  long­standing  SIU  of  NA  policy  on  subsidies;  namely  work  In  these  ports.  that  there  should  be  a  more  equitable  distribution  of  Gov­ Runaway­Flag Ships  ernment  assistance  so  that  the  After reviewing  the details of  entire  maritime  industry  the runaway flag  beef, including  benefit.and  be  strengthened can  by  the  successful  ITF  protest  of  the subsidy  program.  last  December,  the  convention  instructed  the  International  to  continue economic action against  State Taxes  Efforts  by  various  states  and  the  runaways.  It  also  called  for  legislation  to  eliminate the  run­ foreign  governments  to  tax  away­flag fleets,  for  a  Congres­ transient seamen  were attacked.  sional  investigation  of  the  The  convention  urged  support  of  a bill to  bar states from  with­ American  corporations  utilizing  holding  runaway flags,  and  urged  closi  wages.  any  part  of  seamen's  scrutiny  of  the  State  Depart­ ment  and  other  agencies  which  have  supported  the  runaways in  the  past.  Hiring Hall  The convention reaffirmed the  long­standing  position  of  the  SIU  of  NA  on  the  hiring  hall  as  the  "only  fair,  equitable and  effective  means"  of  maritime  employment.  SIU Pacific District  The  convention  noted  with  approval  the  progress  of  the  Pacific  District  in  coordinating  contracts,  and  pension  plans  and  the  achievement  of  uni­ formity in  shipboard  conditions.  It  called  for  expansion  of  this  joint, coordinated  approach  into  other  areas  including  amal­ gamation  of  the  welfare  plan,  establishment of  a  joint  medical  clinic  program, a  joint  informa­ tion  program  for  the  member­ ship and  other  joint  activity.  Following overwhelmingly  favorable  votes in secret  bal­ lot  referendums  of  both  unions'  memberships,  the  Marine  Unemployment  Engineers  Beneficial  Association  and  the  Brotherhood  of  Marine  Engineers  have  com­ Insurance  pleted  merger  into  a  single  BME  vote, and  by  better than  four  Efforts  of  seamen  on  the  to  one  in  the  MEBA  membership.  national  organization.  Lakes  to  secure  unemployment  The  merged  union  has  a  total  The  new,  enlarged  Local  101  coverage  in  tthe  winter  months  membership  of  approximately  10,­ will operate offices in  Detroit, Buf­ were  strongly  supported,  with  000,  representing  engineers  sailing  falo  and  Duluth,  and  is  studying  the convention calling for favor­ on  American­flag  vessels  on  all  the  desirability  of  opening  addi­ able  action  in  Ohio  and  else­ three  coasts,  the  Great  Lakes  and  tional offices  in other  Lakes ports.  where  on  legislation  which  inland  waters.  Completion  of  the  Among  major  operators  under  w'ould  make seamen  eligible.  merger  is  expected  to  pave  the  contract to  Local 101 as the  MEBA  way  for  vigorous  organizing  ac­ Great  Lakes  District  are  Bethle­ tivity,  particularly  on  the  Lakes,  hem,  Browning,  International  Har­ where  the  BME  has  joined  forces  vester,  T. J. McCarthy,  Pittsburgh  with  Local  101  of  the  MEBA  as  a  Steamship  (an  operating  subsidi­ new  1,100­man  local  with  juris­ ng  of  US  Steel),  Georgian  Bay  SS Nikolis  After  hearing  of  the  adverfe^  diction  throughout  the  Lakes area.  Line,  Ore  Navigation,  Sinclair  Re­ decision  against  the  Marine  Even  before final  completion  of  fining,  Tomlinson  and  other  big  Oil Imports  Cooks  and  Stewards  for  picket­ Kennedy­Ervin Bill  the  merger,  BME  organizers  had  Lakes  carriers.  ing the Liberian­flag SS  Nikolis,  Delegates  noted  that  the  Delegates  noted  the  passage  already  been  working  with  Local  The  completion  of  the  merger  the  convention  went  on  record  of  this  bill  in  the  Senate  and  growth  of  runaway  shipping  101 as  part  of  the  AFL­CIO  Mari­ last  week  culminates  a  two­year  to  support  any  effort  by  MCS  the  position  of  the  AFL­CIO  has  decimated  the  American  time  Trades  Department's  organiz­ process  which  began  back  in  Oc­ which  is  now  ing campaign  on  the Lakes.  tober,  1957.  At  that  time  the  two  •  to  have  the  decision  reversed.  Executive Council that the meas­ tanker fleet  ure  was  unfair  to  the  trade  limited  to  the  domestic  trades  The  secret  ballot  referendum,  unions  worked  out  a  pre­merger  union  movement.  The  conven­ for practical  purposes.  The con­ the  results  of  which  were  ratified  timetable,  calling  for  merger  by  Coast  Guard  The  delegates  adopted  lan­ tion  was  particularly  critical  of  vention  voted  support  of  legis­ at  the  82nd  MEBA  national  con­ January,  1960.  The  pre­merger  vention in  Miami, carried  the mer­ agreement  was  subsequently  ap­,  guage  highly  critical  of  the  sections  which  call  for  Federal  lation  which  would  require  50  Coast  Guards' efforts to  extend  or  State  interference  in  the  in­ percent  of  US  oil  imports  to  ger  program  by five  to  one  in  the  proved  by  secret  ballot  of  both  its  "quasi­military court  martial  ternal  operations  of  unions,  come  on  American­flag  tankers,  unions'  memberships.  system"  over  civilian  seamen.  even  where  unions have  specifio  and  called for  the remaining  50  At  the  same  time,  members  of  They  voted  to  continue  to fight  procedures  dealing  with  mem­ percent  to  be  reserved  for  the  the  MEBA  voted  to  join  the  AFL­ bership  trials, financial  reports,  ships  of  legitimate  maritinie  the Coast  Guard  power grab.  CIO  Maritime  Trades  Department,  secret  ballot  elections  and  the  nations.  of  which  the  BME  was  already  a  like.  It  called  such  measiures  a  member.  The  MEBA  also  under­ WC Missile Ships  Oil Depletion  took  to  revamp  its  constitution  so  The  Military  Sea  Transporta­ dangerous  trend  toward  com­ plete government  control of  the  members  would  have  equal  tion  Service  was  denounced  for  Allowance  Officials  of  the  New  York  State  that  trade  imion  movement.  shipping  rights  in  all  ports,  a  Its lates| Invasion  of  the private  In  line  with  the  above  item,  Tax Department have had a change  change  which  was  subsequently  shipping  business, the  operation  State Labor  Legislation  the  delegates  charged  major  of  heart  regarding  the  taxation  adopted  by  tliat  union's  member­ of  the West  Coast  missile ships.  The  convention  praised  the  American  oil  companies  with  of  seamen's  food  and  lodging  fol­ ship.  Prior  to  that,  members  of  The  convention  noted  that  on '  action  of  the  SIU  Pacific  Dis­ "flagrant  abuses"  of  tax  laws  lowing  an  industry­wide  protest.  local  MEBA  affiliates  had  priority  the East  Coast, missile ship,s are  trict  in  helping defeat "right  to  through  the  oil  depiction  ae­ Under  a  ruling  dated  May  20,  over  engineers  from  other  ports.  operated  successfully with  civil­ work"  laws  in  California  and  vice.  These  companies  also  op­ food  and  lodging furnished  to sea­ ian, union  crews.  Washington,  but  noted  that  ef­ erate  tax ­ free  runaway ­ flag  men  will  not  be  considered  part  The  absence  of  such  equal  job  rights  all  over  the  country  was  forts  to  pass  anti­labor  legisla­ fleets.  Consequently,  delegates  of  wages  subject  to  withholding.  '50­50' Law  ,  tion  are still  continuing  On  the  called  for  passage  of  a  bill  to  ,  Earlier,  stats  tax  officials  said  one  of  the major  reasons  why  the  The  delegates  noted  that  the  State  level.  It  urged  all  affili­ eliminate  the  depletion  allow­ these  items  would  be  counted  as  BME  was  formed  as  an  affiliate  agencies  responsible  for  admin­ ates  to  work  through  appropri­ ances "to make  these companies  wages, and that an additional $1.20  of  the  American  Federation  of  istering  the  "50­50"  law  were  ate  central  labor  bodies  and  live  up  to  at  least  part  of  their  per  day  should  be  added  to  an  Labor  in  1949.  often'  unsympathetic  and  have  port  councils  to  block  such  leg­ obligations  to  the  American  unlicensed  seaman's  earnings  be­ public."  violated its intent.  Consequently  islation.  fore  companies  took  the  state  tax  they  urged  passage  of  legisla­ bite  out  of  his  pay.  Seamen's Minimum  tion  which  would  give  sole  re­ Canadian Domestic  Union  and  industry  representa­ June 5,19S9  Vol. XXI, No. 12  sponsibility  for  "50­50''  to  the  Shipping  tives  protested  this  practice, since  Wages  Maritime  Administration.^  the  Federal  Government  does  not  Since  Canada  noes  not  have  While  union  seamen  are  not  regard  meals  and  lodging  as  in­ a  law  reserving  its  domestic  effected  by  a  proposal  to  estab­ come  tor  tax  purposes,  except ­in  Public Health'Service  shipping  to  Canadian­flag ships,  lish  minimum  wages  on  ships,  the  case  of  Social  Security deduc­ Concern  was  expressed  over  the  convention  noted  that  the  delegates  called  for  passage  of  PAUL  BALL.'  Secretary­Treasurer  tions.  gradual  erosion  of  the  PHS  by  problem  of  foreign­flag  compe­ this  bill  to  set  a  basic floor  In  BCBBCBT  BRARD.  Editor.  BEBNASO  SCA­ Acknowledging  this  position,  AIM.  a  starvation  budget.  The  con­ tition  is  particularly,  acute  in  maritime,  to  raise  the  wages  of  Art  Editor.  HBIKAM  AKBini. IBWXM  SPIVACK,  AL  MASKXM.  JOHM  BBAZH,.  ANA­ Albany  said:  vention  warned  that  unless  the  this  country.  "Every  major  men  working  on  non­union  TOM  Lxvxorr, StaF  WHtere.  BILL  MOOOT  "It  has  been  concluded  that  the  Gulf  Area  RepreeeiitaUiie.  budget  was  increased  to  cover  maritime nation, except  Canada^  harbor  and  river  craft  and  to  furnishing  of  food  and  lodging  to  iroreased  co.sts,  the  PHS  would  has legal  safeguard  for ships  of  double  and  triple  wages  on  seamen  is in  the same  category as  Pybllshed  biweekly  or  tne  beadquerter:  have  to  discontinue  essen­ their  own flags  in  their  own  American owned  runaway ships; ­ the  Seafareri  International  Union,  At  reimbursement  of  traveling  ex­ of  tial  services.  It  mged  that  the  domestic  waters . . ^ Therefore,  now  averaging  $90  a  month.  lantic ft Cult Dlltrict, AFL­CIO, «7$ Fourtt  penses  of  employees  assigned  to  Avenue.  Brooklyn  32,  NY.  Tel.  HYaelnti  PHS budget  take account  of  the.  we strongly  urge immediate  ac­ Second  class  p^age  pah  ^  ^ ^  duty away  jfrom home  and, accord­ 9­MOO.  rise  in  the  costs  of  operation,  tion  by  the  parliament  of  McCarran Act  at the  Pott Office  In Brooklyn,  NY, undo  ingly,  does  not  constitute  compen­ be  Act  vf  Aug.  M, Tft3,  includiar (h'i  increased costs re­ Canada  to­provide  proper legis­ •   The  treatment  of  non­eitijRff  m  sation  for  personal  services  and  sulting  from  wage  boosts  given  .  lative  protection,  for  domestic  members  of  the  SIU  of  NA'ilni^i«i t  is not subject  to withholding."  Canadian  shipping."  Federal  employees.  (Continued  on  page 15)  Legislation And  Constitution Committee  NY  Backs Off  On  Ship  Tax  SEAFARERS  LOG  v  tf  1^' i  �SEAFARERS  LOG  HH 8. IWff  Par* Thra*  SIUNA Acts On Ship issues  Runaways, 50­50,  CG, Fish  Industry  Problems  Attacked  Charges  ICC Ylith  Conflict Of  Interest  MONTREAL—The fight  of  the  SIU  of  NA  to  preserve  domestic shipping from  destruction by  the railroad­Interstate  Commerce  Commission  alliance  entered  a  new  phase  as  the  international  convention  MONTREAL—Delegates  to  the  9th  biennial  con­ called  for  "a  thorough  Con­ had  a  railroad  man.  who  also  has  vention of the Searfaiers International Union of North  gressional  investigation of  the  a  stake  in  runaway­flag  shipping,  Interstate  Commerce  Com­ participating  in  a  transportation  America  ripped  into the  activities  of  several  Govern­ mission  for  its  apparent  con­ study  to  decide  how  water  and  rail  transportation  are  to  be  reg­ ment  agencies  for  action*^ the degree to  which organized  sea­ flict  of  interest."  ulated.  The  term  "conflict  of  interest"  Strauss  himself, the nominee  for  inimical  to maritime  labor  men  are  vitally  Involved  in  the  describes  situations  .  in  which  Secretary  of  Commerce,  has  been  decisions  of  Government  agencies  Government  officials  operate  with  attacked  by  the  "Pacific  Shipper."  and unions  in general.  In  and  Congress, and  their awareness  Stressing  problems  of  West  a  divided  allegiance.  While  osten­ a  West  Coast  maritime  publica­ of  the  need  to  offer  positive  pro­ taking  action  on  a  wide  sibly  representing  the  Govern­ tion.  as  being  pro­railroad  and,an­ Coast  fishermen  and  cannery  grams for dealing  with the  impact  ment.  such  officials  also  have  ti­shipping  in  light  of  his  Wall  workers,  SIUNA  Vice­Presi­ of  Government  on  maritime.  variety  of  problems  affect­ direct  connections, financial  or  Street background and  past career.  dent  Andrea  Gomez,  repre­ In reviewing the activities  of  the  otherwise,  with  specific  private  The  SIU  of  NA  convention,  in  senting  Cannery  Workers  of  ing seamen, fishermen, fish  past  two  years,  the  delegates  ap^  business  which  they  are  under  discussing  the  role  of  the  ICC  the Pacific,  addresses conven­ cannery  workers  and  allied  proved  a  large  number  of  pro­ obligation  to regulate.  (Continued  on  page  5)  tion  session.  trades  in  the  international  posals brought  before  them  by  the  In  raising  the  "conflict  of  In­ union,  the  delegates  singled  various  convention  committees.  terest"  charge,  the  convention  de­ out the  Interstate Commerce  Com­ They  endorsed  the  successful  ac­ clared  that  the  "ICC  is  working  mission as  guilty of  open  discrimi­ tion  of  the  world's  sea  unions  hand­ln­glove  with  the  railroads  haiion against seamen and shipping  against  the  runaway  ship  opera­ and  deliberately  bypassing  its own  operations. The convention charged  tors  last  December  and  pledged­ regulations  and  the  laws  of  the  that  the  ICC  is  wholly  dominated  to  continue  this  campaign  on  sev­ land."  The  result  has  been  the  by railroad  management and called  eral  fronts—by  organizing,  by  disappearance  of  350  ships  and  for  a  Congressional  investigation  pressing  for  legislation  against  12,000  seamen's  Jobs  from  the  of  a "conflict  of  interest" situation  runaways  and  investigation  of  the  domestic  trades  because  of  "clear  MONTREAL—Taking  action  against  a  "runaway"  prob­ within  the  ICC.  (See  story  adjoin­ use  of  runaway  shipping  by  large  . .  .  discrimination  against  domes­ lem  of  their  own,  representatives  of  the fishing  and fish  ing).  American  corporations,  and  by  keeping  close  watch  on  the  activi­ tic  shipping."  Also  coming  under  the  conven­ The  convention's  conflict  of  in­ cannery  unions  at  the  SIU  of  NA  convention  proposed  sev­ tion's  fire  were  the  Coast  Guard's  ties  of  the  State  Department  and  terest  charges  against  the  ICC  eral  steps  to  deal  with  the  efforts  to  impose  inilitary­tjq)e  the Maritime Administration which,  were  supplemented  by  Congres­ dispersal of the industry. Their  eries  in  Bristol  Bay.  Alaska.  The  court  martials  on  civilian  seamen;  in  the  past,  have  been  more  than  sional  attacks on a  proposed mem­ proposals  were  subsequently  shutdown would  have  deprived  the  the  Military  Sea  Transportation  friendly  toward  runaway  shipping.  Bristol  Bay  community  of  its  live­ Service's  decision  to  bar  union,  Tax  and  wage  problems  affect­ ber  of  a  transportation  study  panel  in  the  Department  of  Com­ adopted  in full  by  the  convention.  lihood.  civilian  seamen  from  employment  ing seamen  were  dealt  with  as  the  merce.  As a  result, he  has notified  Originally  largely  eoncentrated  Other  action  by­the  fishing  on  West  Coast  missile  ships;  the  delegates  called  for  inclusion  of  Secretary  of  Commerce­designate  on  the  West  Coast  and  in  Alaska,  unions'  committee  called  for  in­ State  Department's  connivance  seamen, under  the  minimum  wage  Lewis Strauss  that  he  is withdraw­ involving  tuna,  salmon,  sardines  clusion  of  all  cannery  workers  un­ with  runaway­fiag  operators;  the  law and  a ban  on state  withholding  and  mackeral.  the  fish  and  fish­ der  the  US  minimum  wage;  reg­ Bureau  of  •  the  Budget  for  im­ taxes  on  seamen's  wages.  ing as a member of  the panel.  The individual  involved, Armand  canning  industry  is  spreading  all  ulation  of  tuna  imports;  and  re­ posing  a  starvation  diet  on  the  The  SIU  Canadian  District  was  G.  Erpf.  is  a  New  York financier  over  the  country  and  to  territorial  fusal  by  the  United  States  to  par­ Public  Health  Service;  and  the  US  pledged  solid  support  in  its  fight  and  partner  in  a  Wall  Street  possessions.  Many  fish  canning  ticipate  in  any  international  or­ Senate's  action  in  passing  legisla­ to  protect  its  jurisdiction  in  Can­ brokerage house  which has under­ plants J|iave  been  set  up  in  these  ganization,  such  as  the  General  tion, the  Kennedy­Ervin bill, which  ada  and  the  delegates  also  called  written  many  railroad  stock  and  other  areas  and  are  paying  wages  Agreement  on  Tariffs  and  Trade,  opens  the  door  to  Government  for  Canadian  legislation  to  protect  bond  sales.  He  is  also  a  director  far below  the existing  union scales  which  would  limit  US  regulatory  dictation  of  internal  union  affairs.  the  Canadian  flag  in  that  coun­ powers over foreign commerce.  The  delegates'  actions  reflected  try's  domestic  trades.  of  the Seaboard Air  Line Railroad,  in  California.  a major  East  Coast rail  line which  Consequently, the fishermen  and  The  convention  approved  plans  is  in  direct  competition  with  fish cannery workers organizational  for  implementing  the  SIU  Pacific  Complex Union Activity Outlined  American­flag  coastwise  shipping.  and grievance  committee noted  the  District's  program  of  amalgamat­ (The Seaboard  Air Line  Railroad  desirability  of  legislative  and  or­ The  growing  scope  and  complexity  of  union  operations  was  em­ ing  the  unions'  welfare  plans,  and  also  happens "^to  be  one  of  the  ganizing  action  to  bring  these  phasized by a number of  technical reports  to the SIUNA  convention,  establishmenf^of  joint  medical fac­ owners of  the P&O  Shipping Com­ plants up to union  standards. They  presented by  professional consultants.  They discussed  problems and  ilities. It noted  the District's  previ­ pany.  operators  of  the, runaway­ also voted to set up a standing con­ procedures  involved  in  present­day  union  operations.  Among  them  ous action of  amalgamating its  con­ flag SS  Florida..The  SIU  won  an  ference  procedure  among  existing  were  Nelson  Cruikshank,  AFL­CIO  Director  of  the  Department  of  tracts  and  pension  plans  and  re­ NLRB  collective  bargaining  elec­ fish  and  cannery  unions  in  Cali­ Social  Security  and  an  SIU  member,  who  dealt  with  the  problems  commended  further  action  along  tion  on  the  Florida  last  year  in  fornia.  to  establish  common  con­ of  retirement;  and  for  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  district.  Seymour  W.  these  lines  to  coordinate  opera­ the first  instance  in  which  the  tract expiration  dates and  uniform  Miller,  general  counsel,  who  discussed  the  various  legislative  re­ tions  and  protect  the  security  of  NLRB  recognized  that  American  wage  standards  in  the  Industry.  straints  in  effect  or  being  drafted  against  unions;  Ray  Buchbinder.  West  Coast  seamen.  Plans  for  a  maritime  unions  have  Jurisdiction  The  group  also  hailed  Interna­ certified  public  accountant,  who  gave  the  delegates  a  revealing  joint  Pacific  District  information  tiohal  Secretary­ Treasurer  John  glimpse  of  the  enormous  mountain  of  paper  work  and  reports  re­ service  were  also  adopted.  over runaway­flag  shipping.)­ In  effect  then,  had  Erpf's  ap­ Hawk  for  his  efforts  to  have  the  quired of  unions; Dr.  Joseph Logue,  who reported on the  success of  In  the  fish  and  fish  cannery  pointment  gone  through,  the  De­ Department  of  Interior  ehange  its  the  Seafarers  Medical  Department  in  prevention  of  illness  among  area,  the  convention  noted  the  in­ partment of  Commerce would have  deeision to  shut  down  salmon fish­ seamen,  and  Ray  Murdock,  Washington  counsel  of  the  SIU.  who  creasing  dispersal  of  this  Industry  discussed  the  sweeping  impact  on  maritime  of  a  multitude  of  and  the  runaway  problem  created  by  the  action  of  fish  packers  in  Government  agencies  and  Congress.  (Continued  on  page  5)  Fish Unions Map Fight  On Cannery 'Runaways'^  Int'l Calls  Logger  Strike  Crucial^ Votes $5,000 Aid  MONTREAL—The SIUNA convention  voted additional  aid  to the striking Newfoundland loggers to enable them to carry  on  their fight  for union  rights in  the province  of  Newfound­ land.  The  loggers,  members  of  the  International  Woodworkers  of  America,  are  continuing  their  strike  although  they  have  been  "out­ lawed"  by  the  Newfoundland  government  and  a  Government­spon­ sored  strikebreaking  organization  set  up  in  the  industry.  The  eonvention  acted  following  a  moving  appeal  by  Distriet  Presi­ dent  H. Landon  Ladd  of  the  IWA  who  told  of  the loggers' determina­ tion  to fight^for the  bare  minimum  deceneies  of  existence  and  to  re­ sist  Government  strikebreaking.  Delegates  authorized  a  $5,000  con­ tribution  to  the  besieged  loggers.  _  Previously,  the  convention  had  gone  on  record  as  denouncing  the  use  of  "repressive  tactics  of  dictatorship"  by  the  Newfoundland  gov­ ernment  and  called  the  government's  action  "a  direct  threat  to  .  .  democratic  rights  ,  .  It  galled  attention  to  the  dangers  of  such  strikebreaking  tactics  to  the  entire  trade  union  movement.  The  AFL­CIO  and  the  Canadian  Labor  Congress  have  urged  all  member  unions  to  come  to  the  support  of  the  striking loggers  in  this  key  test  of  union  rights.  The SIUNA'a  $5,000  contribution  was the second  given  by the  Inter­ national.  Two  months  agbran  equal  sum  was  given, the  IWA  along  with  $1,500  from  the  SIU  Canadian  District.  if  11  1 I  Port  of  a  group  of  Canadian  District  rank  and  fil*  seamen  who  attended  the  convention  sessions  as observers.  Men on  the beach  in Montreal  were  invited  to  the  deliberations.  �Fit* Four  Sm^sHW!^  SEArARERS  LiQC  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPme  HOARD  :'­v;  %'  May 13  Through May 26, 1959  Ship  Acfivify  Climbing steadily,  SIU shipping  last period hit  a new  high  The  statistics  by  seniority  group  showed  class  C  moving  up  to  16  Pay  Sign  In  for  the  year  when  1,242  men  were  dispatched  to  jobs.  The  percent  of  the  total  jobs  shipped,  as  class  A  dipped  to  61  percent  Ofh  On«  Tram. TOTAL  rise  was  split  between  class  B  and  class  C  men,  as  class  A  of  the  total  and  class  B  to  23  percent.  Tampa  and  Lake  Charles  were  —  iertea  4  7  shipping  remained  virtually  unchanged.  Begistration  fell  off  to  1,131,  the  only  ports  that  shipped  no  class  C  men.  New  York...  47  .  2t  15  4  mostly  for  class  A  men.  However,  the  total  number  of  men  on  the  Reports  for  the  men  registered  on  the  beach  at­  the  end  of  the  13  11  beach  Increased  slightly,  with  most  of  the  rise  in  the  class  A  column.  period  listed  eight  ports  with  less  than  100  men  available  in  all  MiiadelpMa. .  2  37  laMmore  ..  . 13  •   14  A  total  of  241  ship  visits  was  reported  by  all  ports,  covering  71  departments, including Boston,  Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa,  Norfolk  .....  1  2  •   11  payoffs,  26  sign­ons  and  144  in­transits.  New  York  accounted  for  4T  Lake  Charley,  Wilmington  and  Seattle.  Five  of  these  ports  (Boston,  Scnraanoh  ...  —  10  10  ships,  Baltimore  and  New  Orleans  for  37  each  and  Houston  had  32.  Norfolk,  Savannah,  Tampa  and  Lake  Charles)  also  had  fewer  than  Tampa  —  0  7  10  Seven  ports  (Boston,  Philadelphia,  Savannah,  Tampa,  Lake  Charles,  50  class  A  men  on  hand.  Tampa,  for  example,  shipped  19  jobs  during  Mobile  4  B  37  Now Orioaos. .  •   S  24  Wilmington,  Seattle)  had  no  sign­ons  at  all  and  Houston  and  San  the  period  and  reported only 25  still'registered  on  the  beach.  Francisco  had  one  each.  Most  of  the  sign­ons  were  split  among  the  The  following  is  the  outlook  port  by  port;  —  LokoCkarlos.  7  7  five remaining  ports.  (See  "Ship  Activity" summary  at  right.)  .  ­­ 27  Hooston  ...  .   4  1  32  Boston:  Fair  .  .  .  New  York;  Good  .  .  .  Philadelphia:  Fair  .  .  .  3  ' 3  Only  six  ports  (Boston,  Philadelphia,  Tampa,  Mobile,  New  Orleans  Baitimore:  Busy  again  .  .  .  Norfolk:  Fair  .  .  .  Savaimah:  Slow  .  .  .  WIfmiii(|ten  . .  —.  —  San Francliee .  2  5  1  2  and  Houston)  shared  in  the  overall  shipping  rise,  with  Mobile  and  Houston  showing  the  only  major  changes.  New  York  and  the  rest  Tampa:  Fair  .  .  Mobile:  Good  ... l/cw  Orieans:  Good  .  .  .  Lake  Seattle  .  T  —  4  S  all  fell  off  a  bit.  The  West  Coast  ports  were  particularly  inactive,  ac­ Charles:  No  change  . . . Honston:  Good  .  .  .  Wilmington:  Slow  .  . .  counting  for  only  69  jobs  between  them.  San  Francisco:  Fair  .  . .  Seattle:  Should  be  good.  TOTALS  .. . 71  24  144  241  0  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  •  Perl  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia..........  Baitimore  Norfolk  Savannah.  Tampa...,  Mobile  New  Orleans...  Lake  Charles.  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco.........  Seattle  TOTALS  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  8  GROUP  3  ALL  1  w  6  2  10  2  77  24  37  16  8  3  2  3  45  16  24  5  7  5  —  2  1  1  5  2  2  1  39  9  17  4  49  13  26  10  2  5  2  9  32  7  17  8  3  2  —  1  10  5  1  4  2­ —  2  4  86  152  52  290  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  1  11  10  21  —  1  ,  1  2  7  12  21  —  —  5  5  _  e».  —  —  ­  _  13  3  3  7  6  9  2  17  —  _  —­ 7  1  6  1 .  1  —  _  6  1  9  2  1  —  1  2  98  12  34  52  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  Z  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  7  3  2  1  2  5  __  64  19  11  38  15  8  11  _  3  3  10  7  1  2  25  40  2  9  14  13  20  7  7  —  9  1  4  1  2  2  _  2  1  3  2  1  1  —  1  —  —  1  1  1  12  44  5  7  17  22  5  10  70  1  5  4  18  40  12  —  —­  '  —  8  4  2  2  12  33  7  5  11  16  6  6  3  3  —  4  2  11  1  25  —  3  1  4  8  16  1  3  11  r  3  —  5  1  5  98  182  56  336  5  46  51  102  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered C fl The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  S  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ­ .  10  1  11  5  13  2  15  77  21  15  113  82  150  41  3  12  —  8  1  9  12  18  13  3  9  12  45  21  12  78  35  56  11  —  3  1  ­  4  7  5  4  16  8  11  _  1  _  _  1  1  5  5  '  —  5  —  —  5  1  8  30  13  8  3  9  51  27  29  5  9  49  17  9  3  2  4  75  33  47  9  —  .  —  9  .—  9  2  13  3  —  32  —  —  7  39  33.  42  4  _  »  1  1  3  5  9  16  5  1  1  1  1  2  10  9  2  21  20  17  5  —  2  —  8  11  14  2  2  4  2  2  3  17  33  53 290  98  53  441 278  431  106  ALL  20)  273  43  102  19  11  1  61  89  18  79  SO  42  27  815  •  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  7  3  3  38  1  18  19  2  1  1  2  IS  22  39  3  6  9  4  1  3  1  1  10  10  5  3  2  5  1  4  9  5  14  3  1  2  •   7  3  3  1  7  5  2  7  65  82  154  MM  MM  MM  MM  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  B  Registered  CLASS  A  Port  Boston  ­ Philadelphia.  MM  MM  MM  M^  Baltimore  Shipped  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  2  3  ALL  2  3  AT.I.  1  2  3  ALL  1  1  __  1  3  2  5  5  5  ,  1  30  9  36  5  50  55  2  15  13  7  40  8  8  2  2  4  10  2  12  6  2  18  8  26  1  34  4  39  41  1  33  7  ­ 6  6  6  6  6  1  1  4  2  7  7  2  2  2  ­ _  1  10  1  9  1  13  6.  19  3  6  7  28  2  21  4  27  8  5  27  8  37  4  4  40  8  23  6  7  5  5  1  1  1  1  1  3  1  32  2  9  7  18  12  26  4  11  21  42  5  —  3  4  1  8  1  1  1  4  16  1  5  10  6  8  2  4  —  5  5  6  6  3  12  2  3  1  3  —  3  3  42  186  34  262  8  67  50  125  35  182  36  253  MM  New  York  Shipped  CLASS  A  MM  Norfolk  MM'  Savannah  MM  MM  Tampa .....'i.........  Mobile  New  Orleans  Lake  Charles  Hopston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  MM  MM ­ 'MM  'MM  MM  '  MM  MM.  MM  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  0 In  The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  9  3  5  1  3  7  1  1  1  1  7  1  2  85  44  138  16  198  6  28  25  17  50  18  17  59  1  12  5  18  7  10  3  6  1  19  1  19  4  24  1  2  1  5  6  1  _  1  12  27  16  11  1  12  8  21  1  7  12  20  39  21  20  80  4  69  10  83  5  1  5  2  3  5  12  —  7  1  2  3  1  1  6  8  _—  _  —  _  »  2  2  1"~~12  1  14  3  10  11  __  3  —  .1  1  4  ­ 1  4  13  50  36  41  7  5  ,8  8  8  6  8  14  4  4  14  28  84  22  6  40  20  6  66  18  59  11  88  3  11  8  20  1  3  2  1  10  9  2  2  4  2  7  5  7  2  2  5  14  2  10  57  —  4  6  12  6  18  4  42  18  4  64  19  36  2  4  —  _  —  9  4  5  2  2  2  —  3  3  10  1  14  1  MU  .  —^  —  5  3  2  39  —  3  10  3  —  13  11  26  2  1  2  —  3  6  3  1  2  2  2  .—  5  2  10  2  14  2  66(253  101  66  426'144  445  59  648  11  83  73  167  3  55  49  107  2  31  33  MM  MM.  MM.  MM  .  MM  MM  MM  MM  ,MM  MM  MM  ~MM  ' MM  MM  Seattle  TOTALS  ShiopedL  CLASS  C  M^  MM  .  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  ^M  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM '  MM  MM  MM  f,' I,...  lli:.  STEWARD DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  Port  Boston  New  Vork............  Philadelphia  New  Orleans....  Lake  Charles  Houston.  Wilmington.  San  Francisco.  SeatUe.i..  lOTALS  '  ;  MM  MM  MM  .M.  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  M^'  MM  MM  MM  MM  M—  MM  .  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  M^  MM  MM  MM  MM.  MM.  MM  MM  .MM  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  3  3  IS  2  ­­ ­ 14  1  1  3  17  20  5  5  2  2  _  10  11  1  11  11  3  3  7  1  8  3  ^ ­ —  2  2  3  78  ~8S  4  _MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM'  MM'  MM­ MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  .  MM  i  MM  MM.  MM  'MM  "MM  MM  MM  ­MM~  'MM  MM  MM  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  B  C ALL  1  2  3  2  3  ALL  A  1  6  8  2  5  3  1  1  1  2  41  42  61  16  42  119  93  38  100  1  4  10  12  8  1  2  2  2  9  53  31  10  21  1  11  12  21  20  12  5  1  1  3  9  2  1  3  1.  ­ 5  3  _  2  2  1  1  2  1  __  3  8  —  7  3  _  —  43  21  12  22  7  25  11  7  1, ,  1  5  73  40  14  60  5  57  11  5  5  3  1  3  _  4  3  1  7  8  8  5  34  28  5  21  1  4  —  ­  '"—J  —  3  4  3  —  »  10  —  ;  —  8  —  —  3  11  8  15  •  —  —  3  4  1  2  —  3  8  4­ 79  76 214  85  76  375 274  100  262  2  ­  MM  MM  MM  Registered  On  The  Beach  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Shipped  CLASS  C  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  4  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  56  2  19  11  28  13  21  61  1  10  5  35  6  1  5  3  3  4  5  9  10  3  10  23  2  3  12  17  6  4  11  21  2  2  1  3  1  2  1  1  1  ^.  2  2  3  1  4  3  2  1  12  8  13  33  1  8  9  7  '4  14  25  9  4  38  51  .  9  9  11  57  8  38  2  1  1  4  2  2  1  1  3  6  14  23  9  8  1  8  2  11  21  '  4  2  1  2  8  2  2  6  4  1  1  2  8  • 2  3  9  6  —  6  12  4  4  1  1  88  33  112  233  5  73  63  28  123  214  5  63  MM '  Baitimore............  Norfolk  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  Registered  CLASS  B  MM  MM  • —s  MM  MM  MM  ALL  15  231  22  62  6  5  15  55  114  7  43  17  29  15  636  GROUP  2  3  ALL  1  7  1  —  6  4  35  42  3  —  —  2  2  1  10  13  2  1  2  1  4  —  1  1  ­  _  —  —  1  1  6  —  —  6  —  —.  25  25  '6  1  —  5  8  1  7  —  —<  —  2  2  —  —  4  4  7  3  3  1  9  11  108  128  SUMMARY  Registered  CLASS  A  r.­Ur..?  DECK  fN&NE.  STEWAnR  GRAND TOTALS  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  123 ALL  123 ALL  123 ALL  98  182  56  1  336  5  46  51  102  86  152  52  290  12  34  52  1  98  .42.  186  34.  1  262  8  67  50  125  35  182  36  253  3  55  49.1  107  88  33  112  1  233  5  5  63  73  63  28  183  214  43 78  1  85  228  401  202  1  831  18  lis 164  1  300 184  362  211  757  19  92 179  1  »0  Shipped  CLASS C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  1  Registered  0 in  The  Beach  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  '  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  2  3  ALL  2  3  A LL  1  1^ 2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  53 290  98  53  1  441 278  43,1  106  I  815  7  65  82  1  154  3  17  33  2  31  33  66 253  107  66  1  426 144  445  59 j 643  11  8?  73'1  167  76 214  85  76  1  375 274  liW 262  1  638  9  11108 1128  2  4  70  7  52  136  195 757  290  195  11242|696  976  427  [209il<  27  159  268  t'449  �Pace  Five  SEAFARERS  LOG  fMiie  S. 195t  Bait. Awaits  Steel Union  Pact Action  'Sweatshop' Ships Denounced  Oil Co. Tax Deals  Hit In Congress  WASHINGTON—^Major  American  oil  companies  who are ­ the  operators  of  large  amounts  of  runaway  tonnage  are  be­;  BALTIMORE — Much  Interest  coming  targets  of  increasing  Congressional  criticism.  Two  among  the  men  on the  beach here  la  focused  on  the  present  steel  members  of  Congress  from  negotiations  and  the  possibility  of  both  political  parties  have  sponsored  by  the  independent,  a  strike.  If  there  is  a  steel  strilce  leveled fire  on  the  oil  com­ tanker  operators,  would  remedy'  it  would  mean  that  most  of  the  panies  with  one  of  them  introduc­ this  situation  by  requiring  that  50  Calmar  and  Marven  ships  would  ing  a  bill  to  repeal  the  oil  com­ percent  of  all  oil  imports  be  car­~^  be  tied  up,  with  a  resulting  ried on  American­flag tankers. The  panies'  favored  tax  treatment.  slump  in  Jobs.  However,  from  Rep. Seymour Halpern (Rep.­NY)  proposar received  the  strong  en­ newspaper  reimrts  the  negotiators  has  introduced  the  repealer  bill  dorsement  of  the  SIU  of  NA  con­ are  doing  all ° they  can  to  reach  which  he  estimates  would  save  vention  in  Montreal  last  week.  an  acceptable  agreement  soon.  The Halpern bill attacks  another  the  American  taxpayers  an  esti­ With  the  school  term  closing,  mated  $1  billion  a  year  by  requir­ sore­spot  in  the  oil  cmnpany  pic­ Seafarers  and  their  wives  are  re­ ing  giant  oil  and  metals  concerns  ture.  US  maritime  unions  have  minded  to  bring  their  children  to  pay  their  tax  obligations  along  pointed out  that the same  giant oil ­ down  to  the  SlU  medical  clinic  with the rest  of  American business  concerns  which  escape  taxes  on  in  this  port  for  a _ complete  SlUNA President  Paul Hall (left! welcomes  NMU President  Joseph  and private  individuals. Meanwhile,  their  oil production  operations  are  head­to­toe  physical  examination.  Rep. Torbert  H. Macdonald  (Dem.­ deeply­involved  in  tax­free  runa­ Appointments  can  be  made  at  any  Curran as guest  of international  convention.  Curran urged 'all­out  Mass.),  a  member  of  the  House  way  shipping.  time.  However,  once  all  of  the  labor  fight  against  "buckshot  reform"  bills  in  Congress.  Merchant  Marine  Committee,  The  introduction  of  the  Halpern  schools  close,  it  is  expected  that  charged the oil industry with scrap­ bill  comes  at  a  time  when  the  there  will  be  a  good  number  of  ping  the American  tanker fleet and  House Ways  and Means  Committee  dependents on  hand for the exams.  exploiting  seamen  on  foreign­flag  is  investigating  the  possibility  of  The  SIU's  Marine  Allied  Work­ vessels  under  "sweatshop"  condi­ taxing  exempt  income  of  individ­ uals  and  corporations.  ers  Division  has  scored  another  tions.  victory  in  this  port,  this  time  at  Macdonald  charged  that  the  oil  Among  such  income,  aside  from  Hill  Chase  Co.  The  NLRB  elec­ companies  have  driven  US­fiag  personal  exemptions  and  exemp­ tion  held  last  week,  resulted in an  tankers  ta  the  wall  by  cutthroat  tions  of  dependents,  is  $2  billion  (Continued  from  page  3)  probably  the  largest  labor  conven­ runaway­flag  competition.  He  told  worth  of  business  profits  of  cor­ SIU  victory  by  a  large  majority.  the  House  of  Representatives  that  porations  operating as "non­profit"  Negotiations  are  now  going  on  for  fleeing  union  jurisdiction.  Steps  tion  ever  held  in  that  city.  were  taken  to  coordinate  activities  On  the final  day  of  the  conven­ the  oil  companies  were  scuttling  institutions;  tax­free  deductions  of  a contract.  Shipping  for  the  port  has  been  on  a  nationwide  scale  to  deal  with  tion,  the  delegates  reelected  SIU  the  announced  objective  of  the  business  expenses;  the  capital  very  good  with  jobs  hanging  on  these developments.  (For report  on  of  NA  President  Hall,  Secretary­ United  States—a  merchant  marine  gains  tax,  which  is  a  maximum  of  the  board  for  four  and,  in  some  fish  and  fish  cannery  action,  see  Treasurer John Hawk and 1st  Vice­ capable  of  carrying  50  percent  of  25  percent  against  the  52  percent  corporate  tax  rate;  stock  options  cases, five  calls.  Although  ship­ page  3;  for  a  summary  of  all  President  Morris  Weisberger.  Nine  foreign  trade.  ping  for  the  coming period  should  other  resolutions,  see  page  2.)  other  vice­presidents  were  elected  "In  face  of  this  announced  pol­ for  business  executives;  dividend  be  good,  the  membership  is wged  National  Maritime  Union  Presi­ as  follows:  Captain  John  Fox,  icy," Macdonald  added, "the  major  credits  for  stockholders  and  other  to  take  these"jobs  as  they  are  put  dent  Joseph  Curran  appeared  at  Seattle,  Inland  Boatmen's  Union;  oil  companies  have  virtually  ex­ items.  the  convention,  marking  the first  Lester  Balinger,  San  Diego,  Can­ cluded  US­flag  tankers  from  their  Measures  have  also  been  intro­ on  the  board.  The  following  were  the  ships  time  that  the  NMU  had  been  rep­ nery  Workers  and  Fishermen's  operations.  US­flag  ship­carrying  duced  in  the  Senate  to  reduce  th»  paying  off  in  this  port  over  the  resented  at  an  SIU  of  NA  gather­ Union  of  the  Pacific;  Lester  Ca­ of  petroleum  has  dwindled  from  oil  depletion  allowance,  but  th®  bill is the  first  to  call  for  last  two  weeks:  Emilia,  Evelyn,  ing.  He  predicted  continuation  of  veny,  San  Pedro,  Fish  Cannery  20 percent  in 1956  to less than five  Halpern  its outright repeal.  Mae,  Jean,  (Bull);  Cubore,  Bal­ the  amicable  working  relationship  Workers  of  the  Pacific;  Andrea  percent  at the  present  time.  "This  critical  situation  calls  for  ^ore,  Feitore,  Oremar  (Marven)  between  the  NMU  and  the  SIU,  Gomez,  Los  Angeles.  Fish  Can­ a  change  in order  to  prevent a  na­ Seamar,  Calmar  (Caimar);  Shinne­ nery Workers Union  of  the Pacific;  tional  disaster.  The  American  con­ cock  Bay  (Veritas);  Seastar  (Trad­ Hal  Banks, Montreal, SIU Canadian  snmer does not  benefit at  all when  ers)  and  the  Mt;  Rainier  (Amer.  District; Ed  Turner, San  Francisco,  cheap  foreign  crews  and  foreign­ Tramp).  Marine Cooks  and Stewards  Union;  flag  tankers  are  employed  almost  Signing  on  were  the  Losmar,  Sam  Bennett,  San  Francisco,  Ma­ exclusively  to monopolize  this seg­ Seamar,  '(Caimar);  Cubore,  Fei­ rine  Firemen's Union;  Cal  Tanner,  ment of  our American foreign com­ tore,  Oremar,  Baltore  (Marven)  MobUe,  SIU  A&G  District;  Ray  merce. On  the contrary,  if  the pri­ and  the  Mankato  Victory  (Victory  McKay,  New  York,  Brotherhood  uf  vateiy­owned  American­flag  tanker  Carriers).  Marine  Engineers.  The  tenth  vice­ industry is  to be  forsaken, the  cost  In  transit  were  the  Alcoa  Run­ presidency  was  left  open  for  an  to the  US taxpayer of  constructing  ner,  Alcoa  Puritan,  Alcoa  Polaris  East  Coast fishermen's  represent­ and  maintaining  an  adequate  re­ (Alcoa);  Losmar,  Bethcoaster,  ative.  serve  of  tanker  vessels  will  be  (Continued  from  page  3)  Yorkmar  (Caimar);  Cubore,  San­ The next convention  will be  held  astronomical."  summed  up  its  case  by  stating,  tore  (Marven);  Robin  Sherwood  in  San  Juan, Puerto  Rico,  In  1961.  A  bill  now  up  before  Congress,  "The  behavior  of  the  ICC  in  cut­ (Robin);  Steel  Executive,  Steel  ting rates  to  the  bone  where  ship­ Recorder  (Isthmian);  Natalie  (In­ ping  competition  is  involved,  and  tercontinental);  and  Valiant  Faith  permitting  railroads  to  raise  rates  (Aphrodite).  to  exorbitant  levels  where  they  have a  monopoly  on traffic reflects  the  domination  of  the  agency  by  railroad  men.  to  make  the  collective  bargaining  North  Carolina  became  the first  Conditions  of  Puerto  Rican  "Recent ICC actions  have clearly  workers  were  reported  to  southern state to enact a  minimum  process  of  the  Railway  Labor  Act  been  designed  to  destroy  the  re­ impotent. .  Signers of  the pact  wage  law  when  Governor  Luther  SlUNA  convention  by  Fer­ Hodges  signed  the  75­cent­an­hour  are  American,  Pan­American,  maining  segments  of  the  domestic  nando  Sierra  Berdacia,  Sec­ fleet  ... We  must  intensify  the  TAMPA—Shipping  for  this  port  retary  of  Labor  for  the  island  minimum  wage  bill,  which  goes  United, Eastern, Capital and Trans­ fight  to  preserve  and  rebuild  the  World  Airlines.  The  agreement  into  effect  on  January  1,  1960.  has  been  very  busy  over  the  past  shipping  fleet  . .  ."  Concessions  exacted  by  opponents  provides  that  firms  which  get  ex­ domestic  two­week  period  and  has  cleaned  commonwealth.  Even before  the convention  went  tra  business  as  the  result  of  a  to the  bill  Included  the  deferment  the area  of  rated  men  in  the  deck  arising  out  of  the  unions'  joint  into  session,  a  US  court  had,  in  \  department.  efforts  on  the  runaway  issue  and  of  the  effective  date  and  the  strike  on  another  line  wUl  rebate  effect,  siib­stantiated  many  of  the  There  was  a  total  of  19  men  on  legislative  matters  affecting  exemption  of  agricultural  workers,  the extra  profit  to  the  struck firm.  Union's  charges.  The  court  en­ shipped  from  this  port.  The  bulk  seamen.  His  prediction  was  sec­ outside salesmen, persons receiving  H.  joined  the  ICC  from  putting  rail  of  these men  were replacements  to  onded  by  SIU  of  NA  President  tips  in  addition  to  wages  and  per­ Striking  members  of  the  News­ rates  into  effect  without  hearing  sons  65  years  of  age  and  over.  the SS Edith  which  called  in here  Paul  Hall  who  noted  In  his report  paper  Guild  have  voted  to  accept  evidence  presented  by  a  shipping  In  transit.  that  "this  arrangement  is  a  good  However,  despite  the  exclusions,  a  proposed  settlement of  all issues  company.  It  chided  the  agency  for  There  were  no­ major  beefs  on  one ... I would certainly hope  and  an estimated 55,000  low­paid work­ and end  their 13­week­oid  walkout  its  refusal  to  consider  all  the  evi­ any. of  the  vessels  in  the  area,  trust  this  relationship  continues  ers  ig  the  state  are  scheduled  to  against  the  St.  Louis •   Globe­ dence  before  setting  rates  at  lev­ except for Ji restriction beef  on the  and  grows  stronger  to  the  point  receive  increases  when  the  law  Democrat.  Guild  leaders  called  els sought  by  the railroads  but  op­ Arizpa  which  was  sent  to  head­ where  we  can  work  closer  and  goes  into  effect.  Alaska,  which  the  settlement  a  complete  victory  posed by  the shipping  company.  quarters  for  settlement.  closer with  NMU on these  common  leads  the  other  states  by  having  a  for  the  strikers  in  their  fight  to  In  his  report  to  the  convention,  $1.25  an  hour  minimum  wage,  get  a  guaranteed  pension  plan.  SIU  of  NA  President  Hall  de­ Stopping  here  during  the  past  problems."  period  were  the  Arizpa  (Water­ Others  who  addressed  the  con­ voted  to  increase  its  pay  floor  to  Prior to  the walkout  pensions were  scribed  the  ICC  commissioners  as  paid to  employees out  of  operating  the "openly  acknowledged  tools  of  man)  for  payoff  and  the  Raphael  vention  included  Peter  McGavin,  $1.50  effective  immediately.  Semmies,  Gateway City'(Pan­Atlan­ representing  AFL­CIO  President  revenue,  without  a  formula  or  the American  railroads to  a degree  J"  4"  t  tic); Chiwawa,  Fort  Hoskins  (Cities  George  Meany;  ,  Claude  Jodoin,  The  Civil Aeronautics  Board  has  guarantee  of  continuity.  The  plan  that  is  absolutely  astounding  Service);  Morning  Light,  Arizpa  president  of  the  Canadian  Labour  given final  approval  to  a  strike  won  by  the  strikers  will  be  simi­ "It  seems  to  me—and  I  have  (Waterman)  and  the  Edith  (Bull),  Congress,  Canada's  equivalent  of  assistance  pact  by  six  major  air­ liar  to  the  Pulitzer  Pension  Plan  many  records  on  thLs—these  peo­ all  in  transit.  the  AFL.(:iO;  Frank  Hall,  pre.si­ lines  la.st  fall.  The  pact,  the  CAB  now  in  effect  for  the  St,  Louis  ple  are  so  close  to  the  railroads  dent  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Rail­ ruled,  did  not  violate  the  Railway  Post­Dispatch  workers,  a  funded  that  to  qualify  for  membership  on  way  Clerks,  and  Fernando  Sierra  Labor  Act  nor  hinder  the  settle­ plan.  The new  plan  provides  pen­ the  ICC,  you  must  be  a  railway  Berdacia,  secretary  of  labor.  Com­ ment  of  a  labqr­management  dis­ sions based  in one  percent of  aver­ executive  from  some  large  Ameri­ monwealth  of  Puerto  Rico.  Mayor  pute.  However,  there  was a  sharp  age  earnings  times  the  number  of  can  railroad;  and  in  reverse,  to  be  Sarto  Fournier  of  Montreal  also  25­page  dissent  voiced  by  CAB  years  of  service  up  to  30  years,  an  executive  of  a  large  American  spok«  • *    the convention and  noted  m em b e r  Joseph  Minetti,  who  with  65  as  the  normal  retirement  railroad,  you  must  come  off  . . .  the  ICC  ..."  that th»  SIU  of  NA  gathering  was  charged  that  the agreement  "tends  age.  . '­^1  Convenfion  Acts  On  Major  Union Issues  Charge ICC  Links  With  Railroads  ABs Scarce  In Tampa  ­• I  �tsiEi.  SEAFARERS  LOG  HY  Settles Travel,  07  Beefs; Jobs  Dip  Jane  5,  IfjSt  SlU Missile Ship Scores Asain  'Only Kyietf  Union Agent'  ^ets 1­10  HEW  YORK—Shipping  during  the  last  two  weeks  took  |i slight  dip  compared  with  the  previous  two  weeks­  totals  but still  remained  above  the 300­job  mark for  the  port,  Bil  Hall, assistant secretary­treas­­*^  Urer, reported. Although there  pute  over  working  cargo  in  the  LOS  ANGELES—Unions  in  this  city  are  indignant  over  the  "slap  were only 317  men shipped  to  holds  spelled  out  some  87  hours  on  the wrist"  given  a  Los  Angeles  the  47  vessels  calling  at  the  port,  in  overtime  for  members  of  the  contractor  who  killed  a  Painters  almost  one­quarter  of  the  Jobs,  or  deck  department  before  the  ship  Union  representative  here.  The  a  total of  74, were filled  with class  paid  off.  contractor,  Howard  Newman,  was  C  cards.  One  recent  cause  of  disagree­ sentenced  to  one  to  ten  years  for  ment—^Robin  Line's attempt  to cut  Must  Take  Jobs  manslaughter  after  gunning  down ~  down  on  the  number  of  pounds  While the  summer months usual­ of  food  per  man—^has  been  re­ Roderick  Mackenzie,  business  rep­ ly  mean  some  time  on  the  beach  solved,  Hall said.  All  of  the Robin  resentative  for  Painters  District  vacationing.  Hall  said.  Seafarers  Line  ships  will  start  operating  Council 36.  with class A  and B cards registered  under  the  SlU  Feeding  Program,  According  to  testimony  given  at  for  berths  should  maintain  their  and  the  trial,  Newman  had  been  op­ Union  representatives  will  Union  obligations  by  taking  these  double­check  all  stores  with  the  erating  on  a  non­union  basis  and  jobs  when  they  are  put  upon  the  ships  stewards  before  a  vessel  is  Fished  out  of  the  South  Atlantic,  third  rocke( capsule  recovered  Mackenzie  had  been  trying  to  get  by  SlU­manned  missile  ship  Timber  Hitch  is  displayed  by  crew­ board.  him  to  sign  a  union  contract.  members.  Pictured  (I  to  r  (are  G.  A. Brown,  AB;  J.  E.  Penton,  The majority  of  the vessels  were  stored.  The  contractor,  the  testimony  28  Payoffs  clean,  but  a  couple  of  them  had  oiler, ond  Fred  Eiland,  1st  assistant.  Rocket  was fired  from Cape  said,  got  a  pistol  which  he  test­ major  beefs  that  had  to  be  There  was  a  total  of  28  vessels  Canaveral, Fla,  and was  rushed back  to the  States  for  inspection.  fired  before  the  next  scheduled  settled.  Two  of  the  disputes  in­ paying­off  during  the  past  period,  meeting  with  the  union  agent.  Ha  volved  a  transportation  beef  on  four  signing  on  and  15  in  transit.  then  shot  the  union  representative  the  Captain  N.  Sitinas  and  an  OT  The  vessels  paying  off  were  the  four  times.  v  beef  for  handling  cargo  on  the  Ines,  Kathryn,  Elizabeth,  Beatrice  At  the  trial,  the  contractor  Seatrain  Georgia.  (Bull);  Atlantic  (American Banner);  pleaded  insanity  but  was  judged  The  Sitinas,  Hall  said,  paid  off  Alcoa  Runner,  Alcoa  Puritan,  sane  by  court­appointed  psychia­ here early  last  week,  but  the com­ Alcoa  Polaris  (Alcoa);  Beauregard,  pany  disputed  paying  transporta­ Fairland,  Raphael  Semmes,  Bien­ WASHINGTON—The  US  Labor  Department  Is  going  to  trists.  tion  to  the  West  Coast.  However  ville,  Azalea  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  take another  look  at  wages  in  American  Samoa,  established  In  protesting  the court  sentence,  all was eventually  straightened  out  Pacific  Ocean  (Tramp  Utilities);  last  year  at  the  52­cent­an­hour  level.  An  industry  com­ organized  labor  In  Los  Angeles  purchased  newspaper  advertise­ and  the  company  paid  before  the  Seatrains  New  Jersey, Texas,  New  mittee  has  been  appointed ­by'  ments  denouncing  it  as  "a  gross  ship  cleared.  York,  Georgia  (Seatrain);  Robin  Secretary  of  Labor  James  consists  of  two  labor  members,  miscarriage  of  justice  . .  which  On . the  Seatrain  Georgia,  a  dis­ Hood,  Robin  Sherwood  (Robin);  Mitchell  to  recommend  new  one  from  the  AFL­CIO  office  in  "posep  some  serious  questions  re­ Captain  N.  Sitinas  (Tramp  Ship­ minimum  wage  rates  for  Samoan  Washington  and  one  from  Samoa;  garding  equal  and  exact  justice  ping);  Steel  Executive  (Isthmian);  industry.  tv/o  industry  representatives  from,  to  all  men."  Valiant  Faith  (Aphrodite);  CS  Bal­ the fish  canning  industry,  and  two  The  statement  noted  that , man­ Last  year's  decision  to  establish  timore, Council  Grove (Cities  Serv­ 52­cent  rate  was  denounced  by  public  members,  one  of  them  slaughter  is  usually  reserved  "for  ice);  National  Liberty  (American  the  SlU­affiliated  Fish  Cannery  retired  Judg£  Nathan  Cayton,  killings either  by accidental means,  Waterways);  LaSalle  (Waterman)  Workers Union.  The union  pointed  Washington,  DC,  and  a  Samoan  with  negligence,  or  committed  in  and  the Elemir  (Ocean­Petroleum).  out  that  American fish  canners  official  from  Pago  Pago,  Samoa.  the  heat  of  passion,  with  extreme  Signing on  were the Robin Good­ committee  is  authorized  to  provocation."  The  evidence  had  Seatrain Lines,  contracted to the  fellow  (Robin);  Mermaid  (Metro­ have  established  plants  in  Samoa  The  recommend  rates  anywhere  be­ shown, the  statement said, that the  and other  territorial possessions  of  SIU,  has  received  temporary  au­ Petro); Atlantic  (American Banner)  the  United  States  to  escape  union­ tween  the  existing  minimum  of  52  victim  of  the  killing  demonstrated  thority  from  the  Interstate  Com­ and  the  Steel  Executive.  wages  on  the  American  mainland.  cents  and  the $1  hourly  minimum  "no  belligerence  or  defensive  ac­ merce  Commission  to  maintain  a  tion."  In­Transit  Ships  American fish  cannery  workers  in  the States.  regular  service  between  New  The  in­transit  ships  were  the  last  year  were  receiving  $1.78  to  Orleans  and  Savannah.  Seatrain  has  previously  been  Robin  Sherwood  (Robin);  Azalea  112.51  an  hour, plus fringe  benefits.  allowed  to  carry  freight  between  City,  Gateway  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  Workers  in  Samoa  employed  by  ­  Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment  benefits while  New  York  and Savannah  and  New  Dykes  (A  &  S  Traus.);  Pacific  Van  Camp,  a  leading fish  canner  on  the  beach  waiting  to  ship  are  urged  to  stay  put  and  avoid  York  and  New  Orleans  but  not  Ocean  (Trans  Util);  Alcoa  Planter  under contract  to  the SIU  affiliate  changing  their  mailing  addresses  if  they  want  to  continue  re­ between' the  two  Gulf  ports.  It  (Alcoa);  Flomar,  Yorkmar,  Calmar  in  the  States,  were  getting  the  ceiving  their  checks  regularly.  Several  Seafarers  have  already  was  able  to  make  intermediate  (Calmar);  Gateway  City  (Pan­At­ bare  52­cent  minimum.  experienced  interruptions  of  from  three  to five  weeks  In  getting  stops at  Savannah  to  unload  cargo  lantic);  Seatrain  Louisiana  (Sea­ The  union,  in  its  protest,  added  their  next  check  after  they  notified  the  state  unemployment  from  New  York  and  to  pick  up  train); CS  Norfolk  (Cities Service);  that  the  cost  of  living  on  Samoa  offices  that  they  had  moved  and  changed  their  mailing  address.'  northbound  cargo,  but  the  line  Steel  Chemist,  Steel  Executive  ustified a  sizable increase  in mini­ An average delay of  a month  is reported .in most  cases, causing  was  not  authorized  to  pick  up  (Isthmian)  and  the  Mankato  Vic­ mums.  considerable  hardship  to  the  men  Involved.  Savannah freight for  New Orleans.  tory. (Victory  Carriers).  The  new  industry  committee  SIU Canners' Beef Sparks  New Look  Af Samoan Pay  New  Seatrain  Run  Approved  Stay Put For Jobless Pay  I  Break  |S­..,  g;­"  &••  fc' •   if '  •  I'i.  :  •   Although  broken  bottles;are  one  of­the  •  mosl^ dangerous  ilems  of  trash  to  handle,  ­ ­.for  ­some  reason'^inee  time'ininfiemorial,­­'•   everybody who  throws out an empty  bottle  makes a point  of  smashing it first.  It's  true  that  a  bottle  broken  up.  takes  less space in  the garbage con than a whole  one,  but  that's no  reason  to subject a  ship­  .  .  mate to the risk  of .having his hands or arips­v­'  sliced'up by­broken  glass.  The  next  time  you  discard  an  empty  ,  bottle, drbp it into  the garbage can in one  ­piece..Then whoever  dumps  the ^garbage is  a lot less likely  to suffer injury.  i­,  ­ ­ J  ^  f­­ I"  ,  1  • J::;. i­K'j  I  r  i'­ I  '  1­:  vV  •   •i  '­':  J  is  �5. 1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Sevea  Sea Unions  Assail  Labor  Bill  WASHINGTON—^US  inaritime  unions  have  taken  a  strong  position  against  the  labor  "reform"  bill  passed  by  the  Senate  and  now  being  studied  by  a  House  Committee.  Th«  bill  has  been  attacked  by  the  AFL­CIO  as  totally  "imworkable" and  "undemocratic."  Testifying  as  co­chairman f  meeting.  "The  way  this  law  is  House Committee.  The Senate bill  of the Unit^ Maritime Unions  By  Sidney  MargoUus  Legislative  Committee,  repre­ written,"  Curran  declared,  "mere­ is  the  amended  Kennedy­Ervin  senting  the  SIU,  NMU,  all  of  the  ly  insisting  on  orderly  procedure  proposal  which  originally  had  Vacation?  Try Tenting Out  licensed  officers  unions  and  the  to  get  the  business  of  a  meeting  trade  union  support.  It  was  re­ This is  going to be a record­breaking  travel summer.  But  the trends  Marine  Division  of  the  United  done  or  failure  to recognize  some­ written  on  the floor  before  the  are  economy ones.  People want  to go  more  places  but at  less cost,  the  Steelworkers,  NMU  President  body  who  had  his  hand  up  in  the  Senate  passed  it.  Joseph  Curran  said  the  measure  back,  could  put  a  chairman  in  National  Association  of  Travel  Organizations  reports.  For  one  thing,  many  of  the  new  motels  and  other  travel  facilities  was  "a  buckshot  law  designed  to  jail  .  . .  Photo Mix­Up  are  being  built  on  a  luxury  basis  for  businessmen  and  executives  with  destroy  unioqs,  not  to  get  the  few  "We  of  the  maritime  unions  The  SEAFARERS  LOG  regrets  know  how  skillful  use  of fine  corrupt  individuals."  unlimited  expense  accounts  and  tax­avoiding  credit  cards.  One  hotel­ points  of  parliamentary  procedure  the  publication  of  Seafarer  Leon­ Convention  Stand  chain  executive recently  pointed  out  that  when  a businessman  takes  a  $20­a­day  room  in one  of  the  new  resort motels  or  hotels,  and charges  Curran's  testimony  on  May  29  can ­  create  minority  rule  in  an  ard  Ells'  picture  in  the  obituary  It  to  his  expense  account,  it  costs  his  Cbrnjiany  only  $9.20  after  tax  reinforced  the  official  stand  taken  organization.  We  saw  it  in  the  column  of  the  last  issue  of  the  paper.  Actually,  it  was  Seafarer  by the SIUNA convention  in Mont­ case  of  the  Communists  .  .  ."  deductions.  ^  .  Also,  increasing  state  attd  local  taxes  are  being  piled  on  such  travel  real  last  week  against  Federal  or  He  contrasted  such  provisions  Leonard  Ellis  who  passed  away.  Items  as  rooms,  meals,  gas,  use  of  highways  (through  tolls)  and other  state interference in internal union  with  the civil  rather than  criminal  Ells,  we  are  happy  to  report.  Is  operations.  A  resolution  unani­ penalties  provided  for  employers  aboard  the  Mankato  Victory  now  transportation facilities.  .  Such high costs  are leading  working families to  carry sleeping  equip­ mously  adopted  by  the  SIUNA  found  guilty  of  "wilfully,  deliber­ and  writes  that  he's  feeling fine.  ately  and  persistently  depriving  ment  with  them  and  buy  groceries,  instead  of  meals,  and  economy  delegates  said,  in  part:  "Certainly  we  do  not  quarrel  employees  of  rights  granted  by  cars,  instead  of  deluxe  ones.  There  are  two  main  economy  trends,  travel  organizations  say.  The  with  the  desirability  of  secret  bal­ the  National  Labor  Relations  American  Automobile  Association finds  its  members are  getting  more  lot  elections,  regular financial  re­ Board."  ­Another  area  of  opposition cited  price­conscious  and  the  trend  is  to  camping  out.  Usually  the cost  of  ports,  regular  membership  meet­ was  on  the  bonding  provisions  of  ings  and  the  other  apparatus  of  a  commercial  lodging  and  meals  takes  50  cents  of  your  vacation dollar,  and  transportation,  entertainment  and  miscellaneous  purchases,  the  democratic  union  ,  .  .  But,  in  the  the  law  which  could  bankrupt  a  last  analysis,  it  is the  imion mem­ union  even  when  no  funds  were  rest.  The  other  major  trend  is to  packaged  tours at  less  cost  than  if  you  bership  itself  which  must  decide  lost  or  stolen.  buy  transportation,  lodging,  entertainment,  etc.,  separately.  Trade  the  terms  under  which  the  union  Including  the  Senate  bill,  some  unions and  consumer co­op  organizations nowadays  also  are  arranging  operates  and  not  the  Federal  18  bills  dealing  with  labor  "re­ form"  are  pending  before  the  more  of  their  own  packaged  trips,  even  chartering  special  planes  for  Government  .  .  ."  Business  Pose  European  tours at  a  cost  of  about  half  the usual  $500  per  person for  a  In  his  appearance  before  the  trans­Atlantic  round  trip from  the Eastern  seaboard.  House  Labor  Committee,  Curran  Because  of  the  trend  to  family  camping,  the  National  Park  Service  has  increased  the  number  of  sites  available  this  summer  in  national  ridiculed  the  pose  of  business  parks.  Some  of  the  popular  parks  near  big  population  centers,  like  groups  and  others  who  have  been  "screaming  that  the  Senate  bill  Yosemite,  had  been  getting  tight  on  campsites.  ,  Besides  camping  and  packaged  tours,  another  Interesting  type  of  is  not  tough  enough.  They  want  vacation  is  the  various  summer  institutes  sponsored  by  labor  unions,  'tougher  reform.'  When  these  credit  unions,  consumer  co­ops  and  adult­education  groups.  These  people  say  'reform,'" he  declared,  (The  brothers  described  below  are  receiving  $150  monthly  SIU  dis­ "vacations  with  a  purpose," frequently  held  on  college campuses,  com­ "they  are  talking  about  weapons  ability­pension  benefits.)  for  weakening  organized  labor.  Jens  Nielsen .  . .65  .  . .  put  in a  solid  50  years at  sea  before retiring  bine  play  with  learning,  and  often  have  facilities for  the  family.  Here's  a  directory  of  where  to  get  information  and  other  tips  on  When they say  'tougher' they mean  on  a  $150  monthly  disability­pension  check  last  August  .  ,  .  joined  tougher  against  honest  militant  Union  in  1942  working  in  deck  department ... had  bosun's  rating  . . .  Interesting  but  relatively  inexpensive  vacations;  Camping:  For  information  on  camping  and  vacation  facilities  in  trade  unions  . .  .  sailed  mostly  on  cargo  ships,  with  a  tanker  or  passenger  ship  here  national  parks  and  forests,  write  the  National  Park  Service,  US  Dept.  "Corruption  is  not  a  labor  prob­ and  there  .  .  ".  one  of  favorite  runs  was  to  South  .Africa  which  he  of  Interior,  Washington  25,  DC,  and  Forest  Service,  US  Dept  of  Agri­ lem," Curran  stated.  "It is  a  prob­ stuck  to  for  last  few  years  before  retiring  .  .  .  liked  the  weather  culture, Washington 25, DC.  For information on  state parks and forests,^  lem that  runs throughout  the com­ which  was  invariably  favorable  ... a  lover  of  the  sea,  Nielsen  lives  write  state  park  commissions  at  the  capitals  of  states  you're  in­ munity.  We  have  laws  against  only  a  stone's  throw  from  the  water  in  Ocean  Grove,  NJ,  with  his  corrupt acts  that cover every  field.  wife  .  .  . "on  a  clear  day  I can  see  Ambrose  Light  from  where  I  am,"  terested  in.  In tents, a  popular family type  is the "Station Wagon" or "Campfire"  The  problem  is  to  enforce  these  he  says  .  .  .  often  goes  out  to  the  beach  to  watch  the  ships  coming  type,  with  a  canopy  in  front.  It's  easy  to  set  up  and  move.  Beware  laws,  not  to  write  new  laws  .  .  .  into  New  York  harbor  .  .  .  makes  him  start  day­dreaming  of  the  costly,  gadgety  equipment  like  Nobody  thinks  of  outlawing  bank­ ing  or  stock  trading  or  Govern­ that  car­top  tent  that  attaches  to  ment  agencies  although  cases  of  a car.  You may find you've bought  found in  some  inconvenience along  with the  corruption are repeatedly  those fields.  What  happens  is that  convenience.  For  you  have  to  break  camp  every  time  you  want  the  individuals  involved  arc  brought  to  trial.  But  in  the  case  to use  your  car,  experienced camp  of  labor,  the  approach  is  dif­ outfitters  point  out.  ferent  .  .  ."  Travel  organizations  estimate  He  cited  how  provisions  of  the  that a  family of  four can  camp out  bill  call  for  criminal  for  two  weeks  in  a  state  park,  or  Sienate  and  penalties  against  the  one  of  the  closer  national  parks,  charges  of  a  union  meeting  if  for  a  cost  of  under  $100  for  car  chairman  one  member  felt  his  rights  were  expense,  food  and  miscellaneous  infringed  during .the  course  of  a  needs.  This  doesn't  include  equip­ ment.  Basic  needs,  such  as  tent,  ice  box,  gasoline  stove,  sleeping  robes,  air mattresses  and  axe,  will  Photo  token  in  early  days  of  World  War  II  shows  Nielsen  ond  run  about  $150  to  $200  (shop  shipmates  aboard  tne  SS  Coringa.  Army  surplus  dealers  for low­cost  tents  and  other  camping  needs).  wonderful  experiences  in  his  treasure  chest  of  memories  . . .  main­ Hosteling:  Hostels  are  cabins  LAKE  CHARLES  —  Although  tains  another  link  with  the  sea  through  his  hobby,  making  plastic  and  farmhouses with  simple sleep­ shipping  for  the  area  was  on  the  models  of  ships.  ing  and  cooking  facilities  located  slow side,  Leroy Clarke, port agent,  t  t  along  trails  and  country  roads.  The  younger  hostelers  use  them  as  reported,  the figures  for  the  port  John  Clark  .  73  . . . started sailing  in  1900  and  didn't  stop until  headquarters  for  biking,  hiking,  canoe  and  horseback  trips.  But  in  would  have  been  higher  had  there  58  years  later  .  joined  the  Union  in  its  early  days  in  1938  .  .  .  recent  years,  the  hostel  movement  has  opened  its facilities to  families  been  men  around  the  hall  when  worked in  deck department .  . . sailed in  all theatres  with  children.  They  drive  to  nearby  hostels  and  take  short  side  trips.  the  jobs  were  called  in.  As  it  was,  of  World  War  II  .  .  .  came  out  without  a  scratch  You have  to  join a  hostel council  to use  the facilities.  A family  pass  a number  of  open berths had  to be  . . . one of  roughest times  was  in  the  Pacific in  1945  is  $7  a  year.  Individuals  over  21  pay  $5.  Overnight  charge  at  the  filled  by  men  from  other  ports  .  .  .  rode  out  three  typhoons  during  two­month  hostels  is  75c  to  $1.  The  hostel  supplies  kitchen,  beds,  blankets  and  because  there  were  no  takers  in  period  .  .  .  started  sailing  on fishing  boats,  then  the  hall  at  the  time.  utensils.  You  bring  your  own mess  gear and  sleeping sheets.  sailing  boats  and  then  steamboats  .  .  .  Germany  There  are  over 90 hostels  around  the coimtry  with  more  opening  all  There was a  lot of  wailing among  and  Italy  were  Clark's  favorite  runs  because  "the  the time.  Many  are  in  famous scenic  and  sports country.  You  can  get  the  men  on the beach  here,  Clarke  exchange  was  good  and  the  people  always  treated  the  address  of  the  nearest  local  hostel  council  from  American  Youth  said,  because  they  missed  out  on  us  right."  .  .  . lives  in  New  Orleans  and  keeps  in  a  "long"  trip.  The  Cities  Service  Hostels,  Inc.,  14  West  8th  Street,  New  York  City.  shape  walking  and shooting  pool  . .  .  spends  a  good  ,  You  also  can  get  a  free  list  o^ recreation  pamphlets  from  the  Na­ tanker  Chiwawa,  which  usually  deal  of  his  time  down  in  the  Union  hall  chewing  tional  Recreation  Association,  8  west  Eighth  Street,  New  York.  _  makes  only  the  Florida­Georgia  the fat  with old shipmates and  keeping up  his skills  with the cue­stick.  Packaged  Tours:  All  major  rail,  bus  and  airlines  sponsor  packaged,  ports,  loaded  for  a  Northern  run  i.  t.  guided  tours.  Their  ticket  agents  or  local  travel  agents  can  supply  last  trip,  a  long  one,  "all  of  12  or  Florenoia  Medina  . .  . .61  . .  . began  sailing  career  in  Puerto  Rico  information.  Of  special  interest  are  tours  arranged  by the  cooperative  13  days  hound  trip."  in  1936  in  San  Juan,  PR  .  . . joined  SIU  in  1939,  working  in  steward  American  Travel  Association,  with  headquarters  at  1800  H  St.,  NW,  While  shipping  can  be  called  department . . . whenever  possible  tried  to  get runs  Washington,  DC,  and  11 West  42nd  St., New  Yorlt.  fair,  there  are  enough  men  on  the  to  Puerto  Rico  so  he  could  visit  with  his  family  Institutes:  There  are  a  number  of  annual  summer  labor­education  beach  here  to  handle  any  jobs,  "if  .  .  .  considers  himself  fairly  lucky,  never  having  institutes  suoh  as  that  at  Rutgers  University,  New  Brunswick,  New  we can  corner them  when needed,"  had  an  accident  or  any  serious  trouble  in  20  years  Jersey,  and  the  White  Collar  Worl^ops  sponsored  by  the  American  Clarke  noted.  of  seafaring . .. still corresponds  with  former  ship­ : Labor  Education  Service,  1776  Broadway,  New  York.  Calling into  port  during the  past  mates  Jesus  Ayala,  Ernesto  Torres,  Francisco  Co­ops  and credit­ unions also  have  summer  institutes, such  as those  period  were  the  Winter  Hill,  CS  Agosto,  Jose  Vega  and  Alberto  Serrano  . .  .  due  to  f at Estes Park,  Colorado,  and  Bard College, Annandale­o'n­Hudson,  New  Miami,  CS  Baltiihore,  Chiwawa,  ill health  spends most  of  his'time  around  his home  York.  You  can  get  Information  on  co­6p  institutes , from  Educational  CS  Norfolk,  Bradford  Island  in  Santurce,  Puerto  Rico,  where  he  lives  with  his  Services  Department,  Cooperative  League  of  the  USA,  343  South  (Cities Service) and the  Del Mundo  wife  and  three  daughters  and  gets a  chance  to  see  Dearborn  St.;  Chicago.  (Mississippi).  an SIU  ship come  in now  and then.  Seafarer's  Gnitfe  To  Better  Buying  Few Takers  On CS Runs  �^• \' • m*  Eight  SEAFARERS  IPG  «nie S, >l«t»  '(Qy­ H­'­/  ' i­'.  ­., ­.95:  T.V  0'"  l!^:.  ^­STpSK'""  jl^techoien''  N  r"'  I­ lii­ 9;  IS''' •  rt.r  •   :  •  "  •  One  of  the group  of  Seafarers and  children  of  Seafarers now  rweiving  college  level  training  via  the  SIU  Scholarship  Plan,  Miss Joyce DeVries, daughter of  Seafarer Peter DeVries, is train­ ing as a  physical therapist at the College of  Physicians and Sur­ geons, Columbia University.  Physical  therapy  involves  a  series  of  techniques  to  assist  and  speed  up the  recuperation  of  patients who suffered fractures  or  other  injuries,  or  disabling  diseases such  as  polio,  arthritis  and  palsy.  Without  such  therapy,  many  patients  would  be  perma­ nently crippled or deformed, even after  their injuries had healed.  At the very least, therapy treatment cuts a patient's hospital stay  and assures more rapid  return  to a  normal life.  Accordingly, the US Public Health Service hospital and other  modern  medical facilities  make extensiye use  of  therapists.  Physical therapy students at Columbia who are candidates for  a degree, as Miss  DeVries is, have to have two years of  basic lib­ eral  arts  college  training,  plus  two  years  of  specialization  in  physical therapy courses and  other instruction  similar  to that  of  ^ pre­medical student.  In addition, they spend a day and a half  a  week  in  training  at  a  physical  therapy  clinic, usually  in  a  Vet­ erans Administration or  Public Health  hospital, or  similar facil­ ity.  Full  time  summer  work  is  also  required.  Pictured  on­this  page are some aspects of  Miss DeVries' school day; on page  nine,  her clinical training at the Bronx  VA hospital.  V".  .  0­ ':A.  1­::  ­  t­S  ;.. ..i­  »  0  ^ts  Jnset photos  show SIU  scholarship winner  Joyce DeVries riding  subway to school (top),  and entering College of  Physicians and  Surgeons  where  courses are  given.  Backdrop is  catalogue of  required  instruction.  '  ­  'Ins^tchool  lecture  room,  Miss  DeVries  takes  notes  on  ^rmotherapy, a  branch of  treatment  utilizing heat.  Major  hospitals  such  as  Staten  Island  PHS  hospital  make  extensive  use of  physical therapy  techniques. Pictured  above  are group  of  Sea­  ­ forers  in Staten  Island  therapy  room demonstrating  some  of  the  gear  ­ used  In  the  treatment  program.  Free  period  between  dosses  finds  her  catching  up  on  r: study  assignments in  the  medical college  library.  Miss  DeVries  chats  with'Professor  Mary  E.  Callahan  who is director of physical therapy courses at the e^e^  �#  Me 5,^ltW  Parallel  bars  ore  used  td help  patients  "releorn"  walking  after "  ^'in^^'Or long illhesfc  SEAFAREHS  LOG  ­­.  Fa*e  Nlam  Another  VA  therapist  supervises  Miss  DeVries  as  she  exercises  patient's  leg  to  help  him  recover  full  movement and  muscle  tone.  �fci:­­  '>•   Ex­Puerto  Pieo  Sold  Another chapter in  the history  of  the old  SS Puerto Rico  was  completed  when  McCormacfc  Shipping  Corp',  a  "Pana­ manian" concern,  purchased  the vessel  at  public auction for  approximately  $512,000.  The Puerto Rico, now known  service  under  one  of  the  runaway  as  the  Arosa  Star,  was  sold  flags.  She  formerly  operated  in  to satisfy  outstanding debts  of  her  the  transatlantic  service.  former  owners,  the  Arosa  Line,  a  While  the  ship  will  probably  re­ Swiss  concern.  She  had  been  im­ tain  foreign  registry,  her  owner­ pounded  in  Bermuda  after  the  ship  by  McCormack  makes  her  an  company  had  been  unable  to  pay  American  vessel  again,  according  heavy  bills, the  largest items  being  to  the  National  Labor  Relations  Board.  bunkers.  • McCormack  presently  operates  'ii:e  SIU  has  unfair  labor  two  other  former  SIU  ships,  the  charges  pending  against  McCor­ Yarmouth  and  the  Evangeline,  mack  Shipping  for  the  company's  under  the  Liberian flag  in  the  action  in firhig  Yarmouth  crew­ cruise  trade  from  Miami  to  the  members  who  joined  the  Union.  West  Indies.  It  is  expected  that  Wages on  the ship  are reported  as  the  Arosa Star  will also enter  this  low  as­$40  a  month.  The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had  difficulty  locating  seamen's  families  because  the  seamen's  enrollment  or  beneficiary  cards  have  not  been  kept  up  to  date.  Some  death  benefit  payments  have  Jbeen  delayed  for  some  time  until  the  Seafarer's  bene­ ficiaries  could  be  located.  To  avoid delays in payments of  wel.  fare  benefits  Seafarers  are  ad­ vised  to  notify  the  Union  im­ mediately of  any changes in  ad­ dress,  changes'in  the  names  of  beneficiaries  or  additional  de­ pendents  by filling  out  new  en­ rollment  and  beneficiary  cards.  These  cards  can  be  obtained  in  any  SIU  port.  19  te.::  Nam*  o*  FunO  ­J  ­  •  •   • '*  ^  ­  '  ?'  II Broadway, New  York, N. Y.  •  T*  22  Net increase or  decrease after reserves  .(Line  20  plus  or minus  Line' 21}  $  359,089.49  UNASSIGNED FUNDS ACCOUNT  23  Unassigned Funds  at beginning  of  year.  ,$3,853,956.84  24  Net Increase  or  decrease from  Item 22  above.......... .....  359,089.49  Other charges  or  credits to Unassigned Funds  (itemize);  25  26  .......  .  .^................................  27  Pursuant  to  Article IIIA of  the New  York Insurance  Law  Robert T. Creasey  Administrator  ..  TOTAL  (Lines  M­18 IncL)r.  ..?. :$2,104.69L23  ^  *  Address  )k­ .  .  .  .» ..   •   20  Net increase  or  decrease before  reserves  (Line  10  less Line  19).­.  .....$  908,812.86  21  Increase or  decrease in reserves for benefits not insured  549,723.37  Filed with  the  Superinlendenf  of Insurance  for the  calendar year  1958  Seafarers Welfare Fund  r  .  The  annual  American  Merchant  Marine  Achieveinehit  Award has been presented to the SlU­contracted Pan­^Atlantic  Steamship  Company  this  year.  The  Award  Was  presented  for  the  company's  pioneer  work  in  developing  the  con­ containership are  contained  in  the  decisions  by  two  major  American  tainership.  The  achievement  award  is  pre­ operators  to  convert  to  container­ sented  each  year  by the Robert  L.  ship  operation.  Grace  Line  is  Hague  Post  of  the  American  presently  converting  some  of  its  Legion.  Pan­Atlantic  is  the flrst  C­2s  into "lift­on" ships,  and Mat­ company  to receive  the award,  the  son  Navigation,  under  contract  to  others  having  gone  to individuals.  the  SIU  pacific  District,  is  con­ Ike  May  Participate  verting a  0­3 for the same  type of  Formal  presentation  of  the  operation.  The  Matson  dfaip  will  trophy  to  Pan­Atlantic  may  be  operate  between  California  and  made  by  President  Eisenhower  in  Hawaii  and  will idepend  on  dock­ ceremonies  which ^are  to  be  ar­,  side  cranes  on  the  pier.  Pan­ ranged.  Atlantic's  containerships  operate  Other signs of  the success of  the  with  shipboard  cranes.  «  .  18  ANNUAL  REPORT  l­r  ^  I fef. .''  TrailersiHps Win Awiird,  Notify Welfare  Of Changes  STATE OF NEW  YORK  INSURANCE  DEPARTMENT  liSi?'  JOM  5^  Iflb  SEAFARERS  LOG  Paff« Ten  ,  Robert T. Creasey  Fiscal  Officsr  Note:  The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general  information  as  to  the  condition  and  affairs  of  the  fund.  The  presentation is necessarily abbreviated.  For a more comprehen­ sive  treatment,  refer  to  the  Annual  Statement,  copies  of  which  may be  inspected at  the office  of  the  fund, or  at  the New  York  State Insurance Department, Welfare  Funr?  Bureau,  123  William  Street, New  York  38, N. Y.  CONDENSED  STATEMENT  OF ASSETS,  LIABILITIES  AND  UNASSIGNED  FUNDS  Assets  hvested  assets  $4,526,319.44  ^*^asfi  ................................................... 1,552,235.68  Contributions  from  employers  and  employee­members  due  and  unpaid. Including $39,275.23 more  than two months past  due.  716,663.84  Other  assets  222,717.92  TOTAL  .$7,017,936.88  Liabilities and  Unassigned  Funds  Reserves  for  benefits  not Insured,  Other  liabilities  Unassigned  Funds  .$2,777,842.27  .  27,048.28  . 4,213,046.33  TOTAL  28  Unassigned  Funds  at  end  of  year.v.....  .$4,213,046.33  EXPERIENCE  UNDER  INSURANCE  CONTRACTS  (Based  en  Information  Obtained  From  Insurance  Companies)  (No Insurance  Carried)  BENEFITS  DIRECTLY  PROVIDED  TO MEMBERS­CURRENT  YEAR  Benefit  Type of  Benefit  Payments  1  Death  $  417,727.79  2  Cash  Disability  ..... .  .^ i......  206,315.00  3  Hospital  401,503.29  4  Surgical  v.­­ •   63,250.00  5  Medical  ........;..  11,880.50  ­6  Unemployment  .  333,763.96  7  Vacation  —o—  8  Maternity  69,200.00  9  Medical  Examination Program..  25,307.82  10  Blood  Transfusions  ....  2,418.00  11  Therapeutic  Equipment  564.59  12  Pension  or  Retirement  —o—  12a  Seamen's  Training  Schools  25,456.45  12b  Motion  Pictures  at  Marine  Hospitals  3,063.60  t2c  Cost  of  Fixed  Assets  Acquired  for  the Purpose  of  Providing  Specific  Benefits  Under  the  Plan.:..,  2,377.43  12d  Scholarship  Program  22,681.81  I2e  Medical  &  Safety  Program  .............  217,188.41  12f  Optical  Program  13,855.00  $7,017,936.88  TOTAL  ......$1,816,553.65  SUMMARY  OF  OPERATIONS  1  Contributions  from  employers.........  $2,826,130.33  2  Contributions  from  employee­members.......  ...  3  Interest, dividends  and real  estate net  Income.  ­....  174,316.64  4  Profit  on  disposal  of  Investments  3,171.50  5  Increase by  adjustment.In asset  values of  investments  1,558.83  6  Dividends  and  experience  rating refunds  from Injsurance  com­ panies In  connection  with  member  benefits  —jOther  Income:  7  Equipment  rentals  8,178.85  8  Kdiscella neous  ..  147.94  Sfgfg  Parish  CBSiwy  of  10 \:  I ^ '• \  ; •   11"  TOTAL  Orleans  ilf deposes  and soys  thai this  Annuo! Report  it  true  to  the best  of  his  informotiob,  knowlede*  and belief.  ...................  .$3,013,504.09  Subscribod and SWCMII la bolora me  _  DEDUCT:  11  Premiums  and  annuity  considerations  to  insurance  companies  for  member  benefits  e  12  Benefits  directly provided  to members.. r­­­­• • • • • • ••   •1,816,553.65  • ­• •   •  13  ^yeneral  expenses  v. v.  285,643.1 !•   14 Loss  oh  disposal ojf  investments,  ..i...............  '  4.96  15  Decrease by  ad|u*ifhBdnt IH asset  values of investments;.."...,  2,489.51  • mME  16  :I7  f­R  a4:t£  •T   ruitMi of  the Fond,  boing duly  sworn,  9  ................... ....'. ..............a...............  Ill  ­'it'7,i;  TPii&Siai'  Louisiana  ­'• • v.­ if  the Truhees  ore oomposMf  of bo^^miptdyer  and'l^l  rtjveiOTtblivw,  iho  oba»e  (W  ihost  be  ~  sigrttd Ihf' OM treni wh inuff.  .J.".­,'. .  .  *5'^  f''  '.'al  �Jue MM#  SEAFARERS  LOG  • Comtyr  .  ">  '•  Pare  Elevea  Bridges Sets Up  Red Labor Group  TOKYO—Unable  to obtain  a  sounding  board  in  any  bona  fide  world  labor  organization,  Harry  Bridges  has  created  an  outfit  of  his own  with  himself  as spokesman.  "The  new  pro­ Communist  grouping  wast  fashioned  from  the  rag­tag  part  of  the  Indonesian  maritime  elements  at  the  "First  All­ unions  . .  ."  Pacific  and  Asian  Dockworkers  One  further  aspect  of  the  Trade Union  Conference" here last  Bridges'  offensive  to  follow  the  month,  as  a  pro­Communist  rival  Soviet expansionist blueprint is the  to  the  International  Transport­ decision  by  the  recent  ILWU  con­ workers Federation.  vention  in  Seattle  to  put  to  refer­ The  first  conference  attracted  endum a  plan  to finance  "overseas  a  sprinkling  of  delegates  from  delegations  of  rank  and  file  mem­ Communist­line  longshore  unions  bers  of  ILWU ... for  the  purpose  in  a  handful  of  countries  and  was  of  visiting similar workers of  other  sparkplugged  by  Bridges'  own  In­ lands  and  observing  their  condi­ ternational  Longshoremen's  &  tions  and  learning  their  problems  Warehousemen's  Union  based  in  and  their  thinking."  the  US.  Dockers  groups  from  Japan,  Okinawa,  Cambodia,  Aus­ tralia  and  Canada  were  repre­ sented,  in  addition  to  Bridges'  union and  a  Russian delegation.  Key  decision  made  at  the  three­ day  confab,  from  the  world  labor  standpoint,  was  the  agreement  to  set  up  a  permanent  organization  and  a  second  annual  conference  to  be  held  in  one  of  the  Asian  coun­ tries  by  July  1,  1960.  Tokyo  was  designated  as  the  center  of  opera­ tions  and  the  president  of  the  All  Japan  Dockworkers  Union  was  he Seafarer Dick Sohl, AB, reported  was the  victim of  a  soogee mix­ named  secretary  of  the  coordinat­ ture  which  rotted  away  a  2iy4­inch  ing  committee.  He  had  also  acted  manila line as reported in  the May,  as chairman of  the first conference.  1959,  issue  of  the  "Proceedings  of  The  decision  to  establish  a  per­ the  Merchant  manent  outfit  based  in  Japan  re­ Marine  Council,"  flected  the  emphasis  in  the  Soviet  a US Coast Guard  blueprint  for  Asia  on  Japan,  the  publication.  strongest  and  most  heavily­indus­ As  it  was  sum­ trialized  non­Communist  nation  in  marized  in  the  the Far East  and therefore  the big­ last  issue  of  the  gest  prize  for  Red  Chinese  and  SEAFARERS  Soviet  expansion  in  the  area.  In  LOG,  the  Coast  d£.AVSAiaL6.AS  i­Od  addition,  the  Japan  Trade  Union  Guard  publica­ Congress  and  the  All­Japan  Sea­ ,  tion said the acci­ Originally  the  idea  of  an  independent  Government  regula­ men's  Union  had  pointedly  boycot­ Sohl  dent  resulted  tory  agency  was  to  give  the  agency  authority  and  power  to  ted  the  gathering  as  an  outright  from  wetting  of  the  line  by  a  rebate a  given  industry  or  group  of  industries.  But  what  Communist  apparatus.  phosphoric acid­based detergent  on  happens  when  the  agency  becomes  a  transmission  belt  for  The  conference  was  further  em­ a  previous soogee  job.  the  industry  it  is supposed  to  be regulating?  Then  the  gov­ barrassed  by  what  was  reported  The  account  of  the  accident,  as  "visa  trouble"  for  the  delega­ erning  factor  in  the  agency's  decisions  becomes  the  wishes  as  by  Sohl,  jibes  with  the  re­ tion of  a Communist­splinter  group  given  port  which  appeared  in  the  Coast  of  the  industry  involved.  from  Indonesia.  The  Indonesian  That, in substance, is what the  SIU of  NA charges has hap­ group  arrived  after  the  three­day  Guard  publication.  The  accident,  pened  to  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission.  Theoreti­ conference  was  over  and  then  was  Sohl  said,  took  place  aboard  the  Steel Flyer  (Isthmian) in  Baltimore  cally,  the  ICC  is  supposed  to  b& an  impartial,  judicial  body,  denounced  back  home  in  a  state­ harbor June  30,  1958,  and  until  he  passing  judgment  on the  actions of  steamship lines,  railroads  ment  issued  in  Djakarta  by  the  read  the article  in the  LOG  he had  And  trucking  concerns.  In  practice,  the  SIU  holds,  the  ICC  Technical  and  Harbor  Workers  no  idea  as  to  why  the  line  parted  Union.  MOBILE—Continued  shipments  has  become  puppet  of  the  railroad  industry,  staffed  by  rail­ The  statement,  distributed  to  the  way it did.  road men on a kind of leave­of­absence.  Hospitalized  With  Fractures  maritime  imions  throughout  the  • f surplus  grain  and  flour  to  In­ This situation  is what  Washington characterizes  as a  "con­ Sohl  suffered  two fractured  ver­ world,  said  the  conference  in  no  dia  and  Egypt  kept  shipping  on  the  busy  side  for  this  port  during  flict  of  interest."  There has  been much talk  and considerable  way  committed  Indonesian  mari­ tebrae  and  nerve  injuries  which  finger­pointing  at  situations  within  the  trade  union  move­ timie  workers.  It  pointed  out  that  paralyzed  him  more  than  a  month  the  past  period.  ment  where  it  is  alleged  that  imion  officials  have  relation­ there  are  .  .  .  seven  strong  mari­ following  the  accident.  He  was  All  In all, five  Libertys4ook  bag  ships  with  management  which  compromises  the  union  offi­ time  imions" in Indonesia  and  that  rushed  to  the  Baltimore  Public  i  flour and  one  took  grain here  dur­ the  Communist­dominated  splinter  Health  Service  Hospital  where  he  ing  the  last  two  weeks  alone.  Ru­ cial in the  performance  of  his  job  as a  representative  of  the  group  "represents  only  a  minor  spent  three  months.  All  told,  he  mors  are  strong  that  at  least  two  employees.  In  the  ICC  case, the relationship  between  a  reg­ was in a  cast for four  months, then  more  ships  under  the  SIU  banner  ulatory  agency—the  ICC,  and  the  business  it  regulates—the  in a  body  brace for  several months  will  be  diverted  to  this  port  to  railroads,  is clear  cut for all to  see.  The steamship  industry  more.  He  just  received  his  fit  for  join In  the  trade.  and  the seamen  who man  the ships are  the ones  who suffer.  duty  last  week,  and  although  still  A  lot  of  comment  was  heard  On numerous occasions, steamship companies  have brought  weak,  is  going  to  try  to  make  a  about  the  huge  Norwegian  super­ the railroads  to the  "judge's  bench," as  it were,  and accused  trip.  carrier  Hardlan  which  was  In here  them  of  violating  the  law  by  carrying  cargo  at  a  loss  to  He  said  that he  had  been  issued  loading  up  with  grain.  The  ship  the  line  by  the  bosun  out  of  the  drive  competitors  out  of  business.  But  somehow  the  ICC  has  a  80,000­ton  capacity  and  al­ The  unusual  appearance  of  ice­ forepeak  locker  and,  to all  a ppear­ most  emptied  the  port  of  all  sur­ finds  a reason  to  let  the railroad  off  scot­free,  even  it means  bergs  in  southern  waters  of  the'  ances,  the  line  was  nearly  brand  refusing  to  hear  the  evidence.  plus  grain.  It  took  two  weeks  to  North  Atlantic  has  caused  a  hasty  new.  After  rigging  the  chair  and  load  the  vessel,  acting  agent  This is what  the  SIU of  NA  is  talking about  when  it  says  rerouting of  ships to more souther­ hauling  it  up  to  the  top  of  the  Harold  Fischer  said,  as  the  local  "conflict of  interest."  ly sealanes.  Not since over  10 years  stack,  he  climbed  the  ladder  in­ elevators  are  not  able  to  hold, the  ago  have  icebergs  penetrated  as  side  the  stack  and  got  into  the  amount  of  grain  the  ship  cab  han­ —  far  south  as  they  have  in  the  past  chair.  die.  few  weeks.  He soogeed  the  top  of  the  stack,  Shipping  for  the  last  couple  of  Prevailing  northwesterly  winds,  and  then  lowered  the  chair  a  cou­ weeks  was  on  the  good  side  with  .  Giant  American  oil  companies  which  have  been  immune  pushing Arctic Icebergs with great­ ple  of  feet.  It  was  then,  he  said,  all men on the beach  who were  in­ to their responsibilities  to the US  and their  employees for  so  er force than usual, were  explained  that the  line parted  about  two feet  terested  in  landing  berths  able  to  as  the  cause  of  the  southerly  pen­ over his head dropping  him 25 feet  do so.  The  outlook  for  the  coming  many  years,  are finding  the going  a  little rougher  now.  etration.  One  of'the  bergs  was  re­ to the deck at the base of  the stack.  For years  it has  been an  axiom in  Washington that  the oil  ported  to be  250 feet  high and  700  period Js  about  the  same.  "The  Coast  Guard  account  noted  company's  favored  treatment  on  taxes  was  an  untouchable  feet  long.  Calling  into  the  area  during  the  that  the line  had  a  listed  breaking  past period  were the Alcoa Ranger,  political issue.  Now rumblings are  heard from several  quar­ Transatlantic  shipping  has  been  strength  of  2,515  pounds.  It  was  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  Clipper  (Al­ ters  that  in  light  of  the  budget  deficit  and  heavy  Govern­ using  the  emergency  Track  A,  then  that  investigation  and  chemi­ coa) i  Monarch  Of  the  Seas,  Iber­ .uient needs  for  defense  and  other  essential  purposes,  the  oil  which  has  not  been  used  since  cal  analysis  revealed  that  the  line  ville,  Claiborne,  Morning  Light  'depletion allowance can no longer be justified, any more than  1946.  Track  B,  tlie  normal route  had  gotten  wet  at  one  point  from  (Waterman);  Royal  Oak, Cantigny  for this time  of  year, is 60 miles to  a  soogee  mixture  used  on  a  pre­ (Cities  Service):  Ocean  Joyce  the  insurance  industry's  tax  exemptions  could  be  justified.  the north, and dangerously  infested  vious  job,  and  that  the  mixture  The oil  companies are a  long way  from being down  on the  (Ocean  Clippers);  Pandora  with ice. One vessel, in fact,: had to  had a  phosphate base  which rotted  (Epiphany);  Siuanne,  Frances  mat,  but  their  position'is  no  Ignger  impregnable,  thanks  in  veer 20  miles  south  of  Track  A  to  away the  line from  the  inside with  Bull)  and  the  Del  Sol,  Del  Valle  large  part  to  the  fight  being  waged  by  American  maritime  avoid  low­lying  glacier  ice  which  no  damage  visible  on  the  exterior  (Mississippi).  was  threatening  the  area.  unions.  ef  the  line.  Seafarer Is  I  Victim Of  Rotted Line  • 4  J  Grain Loads  KeeplHobile  Shipping Up  'Bergs Force  Ship Detours  )'l  I  .X  Heat On OU Industry  ­  • /  �,>^Vj.r­ Hopping A Freight By Sea  Tax Crews?  Do It Right 1f   • ?­. '    10  1^"  h^r::  I have been  following the  stories  In  the SEAFARERS  LOG  concern­ ing  attempts  to  tax  the  wages  of  US  seamen,  not  only  here,  but  abroad. Seafarer  Ronald Carraway,  an  AB  on  the  Mount  Rainier,  writes.  "The  SEAFARERS  LOG  recent­ ly  ran  an  article  infonning  us  of  a  40  percent  personal  income  tax  that  India  would  like  to  Impose  on  US  seamen  while  in  Indian  "As if to follow  suit,"  he  said,  "the  State  of  "Massachusetts  "The  last  time  I rode from  coast  to  coast  trying  to  find  a  ship,  I  would like  to  en­ was lucky  if  I could rake up  five cents  to  buy a  couple  of  candles  force  a  like  tax  to keep  warm in  a boxcar,"  Seafarer  Fred  "Blackie"  Oliver  said.  on  ships  in  her  However  that  was  during  the  depression.  Now  Blackie  shows  the  waters.  If  Massa­ chusetts gets such  modern way  of riding  the rails—^while  the car  is being  transported  a  bill  passed,  on  the  Seatrain  Georgia.  Belpw,  Blackie  and  Wesley  Cunning­ then  it  is  most  ham,  cardeckmen  on  the  Georgia,  pose  on  deck.  Carraway  likely  that  other  seabord  states  would  look  for  ad­ ditional  revenue  through  similar  taxes."  Of  course,  he  remarked,  all  of  these  taxes  are  in  addition  to  the  Federal income  tax,  F.O.A.B., state  income  tax,  property  tax,  luxury  tax,  entertainment  tax,  sales  tax  and  the  like.  Despite  all  these  taxes,  through  the  efforts  of  a  good  solid  Union,  Seafarers  still  manage  to  have  a  few  dollars  left  after  a  long  trip  at  sea,  Carraway  noted.  "Therefore  I'm  taking  it  upon  myself  to  suggest  a  tax  to  take  care  of  the  few  remaining  dollars  in  the  pay envelope.  "Since  this  new  tax  Massachu­ setts suggests applies to a  minority  of  the  states—states  with  a  water­ states, I  have  taken it  upon  myself  states  have  no  waterways  so  we  front  with  access  to  the  open  sea  to suggest  a  way  the  inland  states  will  make  this new  "No Port Tax"  —what of  the majority of  the states  can  also collect  revenue from  Sea­ collectible when  we  are  not in  the  waters  that  they  don't  have.  with  no  port  facilities?  Are  we  to  farers.  "This  new  tax  would  take  care  The  "No  Port  Tax"  allow  such  an  injustice  to  the  in­ land  states  just  because  of  their  "Since these states have no ports  of  two  problems left  open.  One—  of  their  own,  this  new  tax  would  it  would  correct  this  grave  in­ geographical  locations?  "Not on  your  life,"  this  solicit­ appropriately  be  named  the  "No  justice  towards  our  inland  states,  and two—it would  take care  of  the  ous  civic­minded  Seaferer  ex­ Port  Tax."  "Seaboard  states  would  tax  us  few  remaining  dollars  a  Seafarer  claimed.  "So  in  order  to  be  just  to  all  while we are in her  waters.  Inland  has  left  in  his  pay  envelope."  SlU,  A&G  District  BALTIMORE  1216  E.  Baltimore  St.  Earl  Sbeppard.  Agent  EAatern  7­4S00  BOSTON  276  State  St.  G.  Dakin,  Acting  Agent  Richmond 2­0140  HOUSTON  4202  Canal  St  R.  Matthews.  Agent  CApital  3­4089;  3­4080  LAKE  CHARLES.  La  1419  Ryan  St.  Leroy  Clarke,  Agent  HEmlocfc  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.a98^Main^^  excitement  and  what  not  that  they'have aboard  a big  ship, we  do  have  our  share  of  experi­ ences.  The  bright  side  is  that  the food is good  and the  captain  is a swell  guy to work for.  E. Cartwright  Informs LOG Of  Ooath Of Son  To the Editor:  This Is  to inform  you  that my  son,  David,  died  Jiiere  in  Pair  lard,  Aia.,  last  Japuary,  and  you can  take us off  your mailing  list. He had been sick for almost  two  years, but  he read  the LOG  often during  his  illness.  As  a  member of  the Order  of  All  letter!  to  the  editor  for  Railway  Conductors  for  48  years,  I  realize, that  the  union.  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  is  our  only , hope  in  this  coun­ by  the  writer.  Names  will  try. I  wish  your  union  the  best  of  success  in  striving  for  the  be  withheld  upon  request.  betterment of  the workers.  J. G. Kelly  treat  and  act  toward  our  ship­ ^  ^  ^  .  mates.  ' He seems to imply that one or  Sends Thanks For  two  trippers  are  "foul­balls"  and  "performers."  I  sailed  on  Solace In Loss  SUP  ships  where  they  have  a  To the Editor:  seven­month  sailing limit  policy  Let  me  take  this  time  to  and  I  have  found  the  "per­ thank  you  for  your  prompt  and  formers" and "foul­balls" in  the  kind  consideration  in  this  hour  minority.  of  bereavement  and  loss.  He  states  that  he  has  been  While  nothing  can  compen­ homesteadlng  for  the  last  20  sate for  the life  of  my departed  years.  I, for  that  matter,  make  son, Shirley  Charles  Butler, the  a coupile  of  trips and then  watch  brotheriiness  makes  such  diffi­ the  Giants  cop  the  Series  (I  culties  smoother  in  human  af­ hope),  read  good  books  and  fairs.  relax in  the  city  by  the Golden  Thank  you  and  I  pray  we  Gate.  shall  ail  be  spared  from  such  I  don't  want  to  be  the  rich­ trying ordeals.  est  guy in  the Marine  Hospital.  Mrs.  M.  B.  Butler  I stW  reiterate  my  statement  (Ed.  note:  Brother  Butler  that if  a  guy  can't  make it in  a  died  in  the  recent  Val  Chem­ year on a  ship, the Golden Gate  Santa  Rosa  collision.)  Bridge  Is  still  standing,  ard  4"  4"  there  are  other  brothers  in  the  hall  who need  a  job. The other  LOG Tops Hor  brother  might  be  you.  Reading List  Anthony V. Smolenski  To the  Editor:  ^  Mere  words  cannot  express  Sea Story?  Try  how much  Jose and  I enjoy our  copies of  the SEAFARERS LOG.  A Barge's Tale  Although  Jose  picks  them  up at  To the Editor:  hail,  we  would  ap­ We have heard of  many things  the Houston  preciate  it  if  you  would  put  us  that happen aboard  a ship. This  on  the  mailing  list  and  send  it  being  a . barge,  the  seagoing  directly to our home, as I miss it  barge  De  Bardeieben  Marine  2,  when he  cannot pick  them up,  of  Blue  Stack  Towing  Co.,  out  The  LOG  is  a  wonderful  of  Tampa,  Fia. We  thought  you  newspaper  and  your  staff  de­ might like  to hear  from  us.  serves  the  praise.  The  To  begin  with,  we  have  a  paper  is  on highest  my  must  list,  my  big crew  of  nine  men. We  have  number one  reader. When  I get  three  ABs,  it,  it  is  not  put  down  until  I  three firemen,  read  even  the fine  print.  coal  burning,  One of  my favorite columns is  that  is),  one  the "Letters to  the Editor"  sec­ engine  main­ tion. T will  look  forward  to  re­ tainance  and  ceiving  it  here  at  home.  one  cook  and  Lorenza  Madnrei  a  captain.  As  you  can  Thanks For SlU  see  we  have  a  lot of  work up  Welfare Benefit  on  deck  when  Cartwrignt  To  the  Editor;  we  raise  batches  or  dock  in  stream. In  addition  to this,  the  I just  want  to  add  my  thanks  boiler  sometimes  gets  into  the  to  the  hundreds,  who,  like  mfij  mood  to  leak  and  put  out  the  have  been the  recipients of  hos­ pital  benefits  from  the  SIIT  fires.  The  big  mystery  aboafd  this  Welfare  Department.  It bas bepn a godsend  in more  barge  is  the  water  in  the  crew  mess  and  the  cooks  and  ABs'  ways  than  one.  I have  been  In  the  Baltimore  room.  While  the  water  was  six  PHS  hospital  for  over  two  inches  deep  here,  on  the  other  months, after  having undergone  side of the ship we did not even  major  surgery,^ and  am  slated  have  wash  water, so  we  had  to  for  an  additional  two  more  in  get  water from  the  gaUey.  Our  the  near  future.  I should  also  cook  is  quite  ingenious.  He  add  a  word  of  praise  for  cur  punched a  hole in the deck  near  hospital  delegate,  Eli  Hanover,'  his  room  and  let  the  water  whose  cheerful  personality  there  run  back  to  the  engine  helps brighten the  day.  We  here  in  the hospital  keep  room  as  they  are  always  short  of  water In  the boilers and  may  track of  the affairs of  the Unluil  and  of  shipping  through  the  be able  to use  it.  The ship right  now is in  Mis­ LOG,  and  appreciate  it  very  sissippi,  and  it  is  about  eight  much.  Thanks  and  best  regards  to  '  miles  to  the  first  "headache"  joint,  I'hope  to  get  this  letter  all of  my Union  brothers.:  ­  Abner  Raiftrd:  i  '  off  at  the  nearest  town  (11  letters  To  The  Editor  $1  �Jiii 6.  ItW  SEAFARERS  LOG  SEIFMEtS IN BRYDOCH  Pace Thirfeea  These  Pirates  Are  No Myths  "­• a I  :i  11  The merchant seaman, unlike most American citizens abroad, encounters petty  swindlers,  con  artists,  plain  thieves  and  pickpockets  entirely  too frequently,  notes  Seafarer  John  Mc­ Elroy,  third  cook  on  the  SS Natalie.  While  the  warm  weather  usually  means  wearing  lighter  clothes,  And  why  not,  he  reasons,­^  Seafarers  Should  be  careful  to  wear  the  proper  protective  gear  while  since attempts to "take" a sea­ what  the  traffic  will  bear.  The  club  can  be  found  a  choice  of  the  working  aboard  ship.  It's  nice  to  get  a  sun  tan,  but  safer  to, wear  a  man  occur  around  the  clock  younger  seaman  sometimes  has  to  better  souvenirs,  picture  cards,  shirt  while  chipping  paint  or  performing  other  deck  Jobs.  from  the  very  time  the  ship  ties  'learn  the  hard  way  that  the  help­ stamps  to  mail  them  with,  a  real  A  combination  of  ailments  laid  up  until  she sails.  It takes  a  pretty  ful  "guides"  of  the  dock  and  barber  who  knows  his  business,  up three Seafarers In the Baltimore  alert  seaman  to  end  a  trip  without  streets  are  up  to  nothing  more  two bars and  a very fine restaurant.  PHS  hospital  during  the  last  two  having  been  gypped  somewhere  than  enriching  themselves  at  his  By  day  a  large  juke  box  fur­ weeks.  George  Dai^,  former  OS  along  the  line  at  least  once,  espe­ expense.  nishes a  wide  variety  of  music  and  on  the  Evelyn  was  reported  in  cially  if  he  stops at  Naples.  These  guides  are  as  easy  to  get  the  evening  hours  are filled  with  good  condition  improving  from  a  For instance  the con artist  comes  rid  of,  McElroy  said,  as  a  chigger.  melodies  of  an  excellent  orchestra  stomach  condition,  while  Emanuel  aboard  as  soon  as  the  ship  docks,  Cbiselers'  Code  that  features a  lovely and  talented  Jones,  ex­cook  on  the  Venore,  is  usually  in  the  guise  of  a  "barber"  Before people get  the wrong idea  songstress  named  Susie.  In  addi­ recuperating from a skin  condition.  who  sets  up  shop  on  deck  or  in  and  come  to  the  conclusion  that  tion,  he  said,  the  girls  who  drop  Also  suffering  with  stomach dis­ the  passageway,  our  merchant  sailor  is  naive  or  into  the  club  for  dancing,  usually  order  in  the  Baltimore  hospital  cutting  hair  for  stupid,  it  should  be  pointed  out  are  the  cute  chicks  you  wanted  to  Ashcom  is  Charles  Ashoom,  an  oiler  who  twice what a good  that  he,knows  he  Is  being  taken.  meet  in  the first  place.  last sailed  on the  Steel Worker.  Medical  reports  indicate  that  Ashcom  haircut  would  He  has  to  recognize  the  chiselling  So,  heed  this  warning,  McElroy  will  be  back  on  his feet  in the  near future.  customs  of  certain  areas  as  their  concludes,  the  next  time  you  are  cost  ashore.  way  of  life.  Actually  they  can  be  in  Naples  set  a  straight  course  Frank  Rossi  is  reported  making  good  progress  in  recovering  from  Close  behind  compared  to some  of  our own  doc­ for  the  USS club.  a  heart  condition  which  struck  him  while  he  was  at  sea  on  the  Sea­ him  Is  the  "jolly  tors and  lawyers who set  their fees  train  New  York.  A  Coast  Guard  helicopter  took  Brother  Rossi  from  old  fat  v/oman"  by  a  person's  ability  to  pay.  his  vessel  and  brought  him  to  the  with  the  soul  of  Also it  must be remembered that  hospital  in  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  a  banditto,  who,  Throw In For  the  seaman  in  a  foreign  port  is  in  and from  there  he  was  transferred  in  a  hybred  mix­ a  hurry  with  little  or  not time  for  A Meeting Job  to  Staten  Island,  PHS.  ture  of  Spanish  '  A  spinal  ailment  caused  Gustaf  Under  the  rules  of  the  SIU,  and  confusing.  Ehiglish,  solicits  shopping around, and  he must grab  Johnson,  ex­FWT  on  the  Seatrain  laundry  from  room  to  room.  "It  what  he  wants  wherever  he finds  any  member  can  nominate  him­ New  Jersey,  to  go  to  the  Staten  self  for meeting chairman, read­ does  not  take  her  long  and  soon  it, he  said.  Island  hospital  for treatment.  Also  she  has  a  load  of  soiled  clothing  However  all  Is  not  lost  every­ ing clerk  or any  other post  that  out  on  the  island  is  Paul  Jaknb­ .  .  .  leaving  behind  only  a  vague  time  a  seaman  hits­  a  port  with  may  be  up  for  election  before  csak  with  diabetes,  Jakubcsak  last  motion  as  to  her  prices,  and  no  only  a  day  or  so  shoretime.  The  the  membership,  including com­ sailed  on  the  Seagarden.  name  or address  at  all," he  said.  best  haven  away  from  the  city's  mittees  such  as  the  tallying  Hancock  Johnson  sharpshooters  is  usually  the  USS  committees, financial  commit­ Down  in  Norfolk,  a  shipboard  Mama's  Dirty  Laundry  club,  and  the  one  in  Naples,  Mc­ tees and  other groups named  by  incident  in  which  he  hurt  his  back  laid  up  Seafarer  Isaac  Hancock  in the  Norfolk  PHS  for treatment.  Recovering  nicely  in  Norfolk  from  When  she  returns  a  day  or  so  Elroy  said,  hits  you  like  a  breath  the  membership.  a  hemorrhoid  operation  is  Prue  Vaughan,  former  third  cook  on  the  later  (that  is if  she  returns  at  all),  of  fresh  air  on a smoggy  day.  Lo­ Since  SIU  membership  meet­ the  seaman  finds out  the  hard  way  cated  in a  part  of  an old  castle  on  tog  officers  are  elected  at  the  SS  Pandora.  what he  must pay  for washing  that  the  waterfront,  it  is  within  easy  each meeting, those  who  The following  is the  latest available list  of  SIU men  in the  hospitals:  looks as  though  it had  no  washing  walking  distance  from  most  docks.  start of  wish  to  run  for  those  meeting  powder  benefit  at  all,  even  if  In this restful and well­appointed  offices  can  do  so.  SAILORS  SNUG  HARBOR  USPHS  HOSPITAL  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  BALTIMORE.  MD.  "Mama"  had  mooched  a  half  a  Franclico  Arsenal  H.  W.  Minkler  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  case  of  the  stuff  to  wash  it  with,  George  Davia  Domingo  Orbigoso  VA  HOSPITAL  Clarence  Gardner  Abner  Raiford  BOSTON.  MASS.  along  with  countless  packs  of  ciga­ James  Girolami  George  Richardson  Thomas  W.  KiUlon  rettes,  bar  soap,  foodstuffs  and  Gorman  T.  Glaze  Jose  Soares  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Julius  Scott  Edward  Gordon  assorted  other  gear  not  nailed  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  Jaime  M.  Hilda  Harold  Spicer  Jose  Alonzo  Jr.  Martin  A.  Machel  down.  Emanuel  D.  Jones  John  Wagner  John  Lee  MarshaU  George  Warrington  Robert  G.  Barrett  Wiillam  Marjenhoff  Eager  to  get  ashore  and  enjoy  Nathan  B'enenate  Elxiar  A.  MarteU  USPHS  HOSPITAL  John  Mashburn  Claude  Blanks  himself,  the  seaman  is  left  wide  BOSTON,  MASS.  Oscar  L.  Briscoe  WiUiam  E.  Nelson  Augustus  R.  Hickey  open  for  the  most  lucrative  of  James  Campfield  Hans  Nettelbladt  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Kenvon  P.  Parks  James  W.  Cobb  swindles—money  changing.  Usual­ GALVESTON.  TEX.  Fess  T.  Crawford  Eddie  Patterson  ly  he  does  not  have  far  to  go  to  Eugene  CroweU  Louis  W.  Peed  Charles  B.  Harvey  John  Spearman  Francis  F.  Gomez  Edward  L.  Poe  Robert  D.  Jones  get  his  American  dollars  changed  Mohamed  Halem  Wlnford  Powell  . USPHS  HOSPITAL  into local currency,  McElroy noted,  Eugene  C.  Hoffman  Ralph  H.  Smith  NORFOLK.  VA.  Richard  Stewart  for  there's  bound  to  be  a  drove  Francis  Bnner  James  P.  Fitzgerald  Sidney  Irby  Frank  James  Charles  SummereU  Anthony  Carames  Miguel  Tlrado  of  changers  aboard  just  to  assist  Edward  Knapp  Melvin  Thomas  VA  HOSPITAL  Leo  Lahg  Alberto  Trevlno  him  with  that  problem.  HOUSTON.  TEXAS  Domingo  C.  Lopez  Howard  Waters  Harry  McClernon  These  changers  guarantee  you  James  L.  McCarthy  Charles  B.  Young  VA  HOSPITAL  David  E.  McCoUum  top  bank  rates.  If  our guy says  he  DENVER.  COLO.  VA  HOSPITAL  v;ill  go  to  the  bank  instead,  he  is  Clifford  C.  Womaclc  TUCSON.  ARIZ.  gently  reminded  that  the  banko  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Frank  J.  Mackey  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CALIF.  is  closed,  and  chances  are  it  is  VA  HOSPITAL  John  S.  Asaviclous  Victor  Egel  KECOUGHTAN.  VA.  too.  So  he  accepts  their  "top"  Seafarer  Al Arnold,  all "decked  oui"  in  his  Bermudas,  has  after­ Joseph  H.  Berger  Johan  T.  Kismul  Joseph  GiU  Wm.  H.  Chadbum  Ben  Pritiken  rates  and  later  leams  how  many  noon sunbathing  interrupted by  the  appearance of  a half­a­dozen  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  Hichesl  J.  Coffey  Wm.  H.  Pusninskjr  JAMAICA. LL  NY  francs,  pesetas  or  lira  he  was  members  of  the  Sampan  Hitcn's  crew  who  want  to  "get  into  the  Leo  Cronsohn  Arthur 'J.  Scheving  James  RusseU  Noel  J.  Dawson  clipped  for.  act."  USPHS  HOSPITAL  USPHS  HOSPITAL  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Shopping  for  souvenirs  is  a  SEATTLE.  WASHINGTON  Raphael  Bertran  Bernard  Murphy  "This  is  just  a  few  lines  to  let  the  men  in  the  States  know  Omar  O.  Ames  M.  L.  Hendrlckson  Frank  Blandino  R.  S.  Nandkeshwar  dangerous  task  for  the  merchant  we  are still  here  and  going  strong,"  writes  Seafarer  Ai  Arnold,  ship's  Clarence  O.  Daire  WilUam  Rackley  USPHS  HOSPITAL  seaman.  The  peddlers,  to  "save  delegate  John  A.  Hoffman  Jose  Reyes  on the  Sampan  Hitch, one of  Suwannee  Steamship  Company's  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  him  a  trip"  of  course,  usually  missile­tracking  Paul  Jakubcsak  Jose  Rodriguez  Law.  Anderson  Woodrow  Meyers  the  South  Atlantic.  Gustaf  W.  Johnson  O.  W.  Rosenberg  Benj.  F.  Deibler  Max  Olson  arrive  aboard  the ship  and  remain  According  to  vessels to  Stanley  P.  Koenig  Frank  A.  Rossi  Arnold,  who  the  bosun  on  the  Hitch,  they  have  James  Lauer  John  C.  Palnwr  until  all  of  the  collectable  funds  a  top  rate  ship,  with  a  crew  is  George  L.  Lecher  Fernando  Tiaga  equal  to  the  title.  No  one  in  his  right  VA  HOSPITAL  Ken.  R.  McAvoy  Stefan  Trzclnskl  are  exhausted.  However  most  mind  would  quit,  he  said,  for  they  have  just  about  everything.  Ac­ RUTLAND  HEIGHTS.  MASS.  Harold  J.  Moore  Headley  P.  White  Charles  Bartlett  travel­wise  seamen  know  that  they  cording  to  the  anglers to  the  crew,  the fishing  can't  be  beat,  the  James  T.  Moore  Bozo  G.  Zelencio  USPHS  HOSPITAL  can  get  better  grade  material  and  weather  could  not  be  better,  and  the  food,  well,  that  is  just  like  the  MANHATTAN  BEACH.  BROOKLYN.  NY  workmenship  in  the  shops  ashore.  missiles  they  are  chasing,  out  of  this  world..  Joseph  J.  Bass  Thomas  R.  Lehay  Matthew  Bruno  Kenneth  Lewis  Two  other  leading  occupations,  Just  how  well  these  ships  are  doing.  Arnold  noted,  is  seen  in  the  Gregorio  CarabaUo  Leo  Mannaugh  among many  in foreign ports,  espe­ fact that  they have  a very  small turnover  in crews.  Leo  V,  Carreon  Primitivo  Muse  James  F.  Clarke  Jeremiah  O'Byrna  cially  in  Naples  and  some  Spanish  As  to  all  of  these  beefs  about  overtime—not  true  on  the  Hitch,  Gscrgs Q.  Phifsr  Josep?!  D.  Cox  John  J.  DriscoU  Winston  E.  Renny  ports,  is  that  of  "taxi"  driver  and  he  said.  Here  the  men  are  averaging  around  80  hours  a  month,  and  Otis  L.  Gibbs  George  Shumaker  "guide."  .  are  stili  turning  some  down.  Bart  B.  Guranlck  Aimer  S.  Vickers  When  you  take  a  taxi,  nine  out  In,^m  case,  he figured,  as  a  bosun  he  makes ^just  as  much  ther*  Taib  Hassan  Luther  E.  Wing  Frank  Hernandez  Pon  P.  Wing  of  ten times he  "neglects" to  both­ as  on  a  C­3,  but  with  one  major  difference—nin  this  ship  he  has  Donald  Hewson  Royce  Yarborough  er  with  the  meter  and  charges  everything.  Ludwig  Kristiansen  • • 1  •"I  m  • • "il  V  41  ::iil  '1  All's Well On  The Hitch  Ttll it  to  the  Iiofi!  .  ilSTCM/AWWiPAM.' YOU'ftENorQNX  ^  MAM NOW­ Yoo'«B ON GARTH! You  \  A  19 Kn If f  V>;f .  �#  Itiiie 8,  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare  Fourteen  Straightening Out A Knot  Ship's Coffee  'Sea Sprays  ­  by. Seafanr "R9d'(  fink \  Bad?­Try It  "Hobo" Style  <  ­ i:  I?;"  i?!'  It.  WACOSTA  (Watarman),  May  1—  Chairman,  R.  Hodgti;  Saeratary,  J.  Pursall.  No  beefa.  Repaira  taken  care  of.  Delegate  resigned.  Motion  made and  carried  to  write hq  re long­ ahoremen  lounging  in  messroom  and  quarters  of  crew  while  ship  is in  port  of  NV.  Suggest  keeping  quarters  aft  orderly  and  sanitary.  Turn  in  soiled  linen  on  changing  day.  Dis­ cussion  on  cold  water  and  heating  system  aft.  Springs  on  bunk  to  ba  repaired.  STEEL  FABRICATOR  (Isthmian),  May  3.  No  beefs.  Everything  run­ ning  smoothly.  Ship's  fund  S42.  Eew  hours  OT  disputed.  M/S/C  to  elect  Bos'n  as  ship's  treasurer.  Check  screens  and  ail  repairs.  Suggest  get­ ting  canvas  for  bunk  springs.  ­ f­r.  BEATRICE  (Bull),  May  1»—Chair­ man,  N.  Richie;  Secretary,  S.  Dunphy.  Ship's  fund  $1.43.  Food  not  prepared  to  crew's  satisfaction.  t;  STEEL  SEAFARER  (Isthmian),  March  22—Chairman,  F.  LItoch; Secy.,  L.  Joseph.  No  beefs:  everything  run­ ning  smoothly.  Foc'sie  locks  to  be  changed;  one  key fits  aU  locks.  Re­ frain  from  making  noise  during  meal  hour.  Request  not  placing  glasses  in  sink.  I­  •  F­ $  U;'  It  takes  a  lot  of  elbow  grease  to  get  a  vessel  in  order,  and  when  the  crew  of  the  missile  ship  Sword  Knot,  hod  to  do it, it  was no  excep­ tion.  Above,  left,  P.  Barto­ liotta,  AB,  looks  up  from  his  job  chipping  paint,  while  right,  J. Kropp  adds  the  final  touches  with  the  brush.  Enjoy­ ing  a  break  from  the  routine,  messman  Dick  Egber,  left,  takes his  coffee on deck  in the  warm  South  Atlantic  sun.  Pix  submitted  by  "unofficial"  photographer  for  the  SlU  missilemen—Seafarer  C.  R.  Coumas.  ter  from  Union  re  clarification  of  penalty  cargo.  Ship's  fupd  $30.00.  Donation  of  $15.00  to  Polish  Heart  Orphanage  In  Pusan,  Korea.  No  beefs.  Some  OT  disputed.  Motion  to  have  30­minute  call­out  for  deck  dept.  at company's  expense.  Motion to have  ID  cards  Issued  to  wives  and  depend­ ents  of  membersr  Discussion  on  eli­ gibility  and  requirements  for  loans  when  men  are  on  beach.  Remove  clothes  from  line  when  dry.  Vote  of  thanks  to  baker  and  chief  mate  for  help  and  cooperation.  STEEL  KINO  (Isthmian),  May  17—  Chairman,  C.  Mazur;  Secy.,  F.  Shala.  Ship's  fund  $108.27.  One  man  re­ placed  in  Honolulu.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  Suggest  longshoremen  be  kept  out  of  mess  and  recreation  rooms  while  in  port.  Keep  recreation  room  ALCOA  CAVALIER  (Alcoa),  May  17  —Chairman,  J.  LInch;  Secy.,  B.  Las­ slter.  No '  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  FACIFICUS  (Orion),  .April  It—  Chairman, D.  Ruddy; Secy.,  C. Quinnt.  Ship's  Fund $25.50.  New  delegate  and  treasurer  elected.  Request  washing  machine  and  cots  be  taken  care  of.  ALCOA  PIONEER  (Alcoa),  April  2«  —Chairman,  C.  Trosclair;  Secy.,  E.  Canonlzado.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  $55.50.  New  delegate  elected.  FLORIDA  STATE  (Ponce), March  1»  —Chairman, O.  Lee; Secy.,  e. Turner.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  $10.77.  Some  OT  disputed.  Discussion  on  OS  work­ ing  over  side  on  stages,  also  on  get­ ting  silex  coffee  makers.  Donation  requested  for  old  seawoman,  now  bUnd.  LONGVIEW  VICTORY  (Victory),  May  13—Chairman,  T.  Jackson;  Secy.,  A.  O'Krogly.  ­Turn  Inirepair  list.  Dis­ cussion  on  preserves  lo  be  taken  up.  Washing  machine  needs  repairs.  Ship  to  be  fumigated.  BRADFORD  ISLAND  (Cities  Serv­ ice),  May  17—Chairman,  E.  King;  Secy.,  N.  Kirk.  One  hour  disputed.  New  delegate  elected.  Flowers  and  donations  sent  for member's  deceased  wife.  LA  SALLE  (Waterman),  May  17—  Chairman,'  R.  Ransome;  Secy,,  A.  Tramer.  One  man  who.  missed  ship  in  San  Francisco  hospitalized.  Two  days'  lodging  disputed.  Received  let­ clean.  Request  «hip  be  fumigated  for  roaches.  March  $—Chairman,  F.  Shala; Secy.,  C.  Mazur.  Improvement  on food.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  fund  $158.27.  No  beefs.  Question  re  gasoline  being  penalty  cargo.  Seaman's  cltlB  rec­ ommended  and  vote  of  thanks  given  to  crew  for  cooperation.  Proper  at­ tire  requested  when  entering  pantry  or  messroom  SEAGARDEN  (Peninsular),  May  7—  Chairman,  None;  Sacy.,  C.  Copper.  Shortage  of  hot  water  in  evening  to  be  corrected.  53  hours  disputed.  Be­ quest  sougeeuig  and  painting  of  ship.  CHIWAWA  (Cities  Service),  May  10  —Chairman,  E.  Asche;  Secy.,  E.  Wright.  Some  disputed  overtime.  Washing  machine  ordered  By  crew  taken  by  officers.  No  beefs.  Request  new  washing  machine  and  refriger­ ator.  Question  on  slqp  sink  taken  out  of  wash  room.  Don't like  the coffee  being made  ­up  by  the  night  watch?  Well,  don't­blame  him. Seafarer  William  Calefato  says,  for  your  problem  probably  is  the  old­fashioned  per­ colator  being  used  aboard  most  vessels.  ­  The  use  of  the  percolator,  while  called  old­fashioned,  is  not  as  old  as  people  think,  having  been  in­ troduced  around 1920.  It  was  the  answer  to  the  eiiamel  pot,  which  was  used  to  brew what  Seafarer  Thurston  Lewis  called  "cowboy  or  hobo  coffee" in  his article  entitled  "The  Watchstander's  Coffee  La­ ment,"  in  the  April  24  issue  of  the  LOG.  Actually,  the  best  method  for  making a  good  cup of  coffee, Cale­ fato  said,  is  the  drip  method.  It  is not  as troublesome  as it  sounds,  "How's It going  Ed, I ain't seen you  since  that trip  to Japan  when  and  certainly  does  not  take  any  longer  than  it  does  to  get  coffee  went  to Cherry  Hill and ...  out of  the percolator.  "A  drip  pot,"  the  seafaring  cof­ tion  of  the  water  through  the  lit­ can  pick  one  up  at  most  depart­ fee  gourmet  explained,  "in  case  tle  holes of  the sieve,  and  through  ment stores.  some fellows  never saw  one, comes  the  grounds in  the  strainer,  takes  One thing  that can  never happen  in­three  parts:  the  pot,  a  strainer  less  time than  it  does  to  percolate  with  this  type  of  coffee  pot  is  which  fits  on  the  rim  of  the  pot,  a  pot  of  coffee  and  makes  a  much  that  the coffee  can  never  be  over­ done.  Many  time  some  crew­ and  another  container,  a  c:^ndri­ more  enjoyable  cup  of  coffee.  cal  part  with  perforated  bottom  The  advantages  of  this  method  member forgets to remove the plug  forming  a  sieve  that  fits  on  the  to  watch  are  that  the  one  whose  from  the  percolator  and  the  cof­ turn  It  is  to  make  the  coffee  only  fee  becomes  so  overdone  it  be­ strainer."  To  make  coffee  by  the  drip  has  to  prepare  the  pot  and  water  comes  unfit  for  the  toughest  of  method, the  strainer  is filled  with  for the  next  watch.  In addition  to  chief  engineers.  coffee  (it  makes  little  difference  this,  the  parts  are  easily  cleaned  "Like  some  difficulties,  they  if  it is ground for  drip  or regular,  by  rinsing  as  compared  with  the  only  appear  difficult  because  too  but  the  drip  is  better),  and  the  tube  and  parts  of  the  percolator  many  persons  say  they  are  so,"  sieve  Is  put  into  place.  The  next  which  should  be  carefully  washed  Calefato  said.  "With  a  time­ tested thing like  a  drip­pot, there's  step  is  to  boil  water  and  pour  it  each  time.  A  drip  pot  is  not  as  costly  as  no reason  why a good  cup of  coffee  Into  the  sieve.  The actual dripping and distribu­ the  electric  percolator  and  a  crew  can't  be  had  aboard  ship."  Secy.,  B.  Carter.  Request  deck  dept.  JDHN  B.  KULUKUNDIS  (Ocean  Car­ riers),  April  2t—Chairman,  A.  Lorenz;  foc'ales  be  painted.  Two  men  missed  ship,  one  man  hospitalized  in  Cape­ Secy.,  R.  Corcoran.  No  beefs;  every­ thing running  smoothly.  Money  draws •   town,  Ship's  fund  $34.76.  No  beefs.  in  India  discussed.  Vote  of  thanks  to  Some  disputed OT.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward dept.  for fine  quality  of  food.  ch.  cook  and  crew  mess  for  Job  well  done.  DiscusNon  on  delayed  sailing  HURRICANE  (Waterman),  May  10—  in  Fort  Elizabeth.  Chairman,  O.  Masterson;  Secy.,  W.  BALTORB  (Marven),  May  2»—Chair­ Bednar.  Ship's fund  $13.24.  No beefs.  Request  more night  lunch and  ladders  man,  C.  Locke;  Secy.,  R.  Obldos.  New  delegate  elected.  for  upper  bunks.  Cheek  slop  chest.  Need  seat  cushions  for  lounge  crew  SEATRAIN  SAVANNAH  (Seatrain),  mess.  May  24—Chairman,  none;  Secretary,  W.  McBrlds.  Two  hours  delayed  sail­ ORION  STAR  (Orion),  April  IS—  ing  from  Edgewater  disputed.  New  Chairman,  C.  Smith;  Secy.,  K.  Ander­ son.  Three  men  missed  ship.  Ship's  delegate  elected.  Turn  in  soiled  lin­ fund  $17.54.  Some  OT  disputed.  No  en.  Cots  available.'  beefs.  Discussion  on  shore  leave  in  CS  MIAMI  (Cities  Service),  May  22—  Bahrein.  Chairman,  W.  Fadgatr;  secretary,  K.  KIrwIn.  Motion  made  to  open  side  FAIRPORT  (Waterman),  May  Chairman,  J.  Castronover;  Secy.,  J.  porta  at  sea.  Coyla.  Repairs  taken  care  of.  Stew­ YORKMAR  (Calmer),  May  ard  dept.  quarters  sougeed  and  paint­ ed.  Two  men  missed  ship  in  Sasebo.  Chairman,  K.  Hatglmlslos;  Secretary,  W.  Handershot.  Request  new  washing  Few  hours disputed.  No bMfs;  every­ thing  running  smoothly;  Vote  of  machine. Suggest  shot cards  be picked  thanks  to  steward  dept. for  Jobs  well  up.  Ship's  fund  $15.  Vote  of  thanks  to  captain  for  contribution.  Cots  to  done.  be  taken  up  before  arrival  in  ports.  Insufficient  quantity  of  stewards  Ar  OCEAN  DEBORAH  (Maritime  Over­ seas),  May  17—Chairman,  L.  Wymbs;  stores­^to  be  taken  up  in  NY  or  port  Secy.,  C.  NIckerson.  Men  pledge  to  of  payoff.  work  together  in  keeping  ship  clean.  COI  VICTORY  (Vic.  Carr.),  May  17  Wear  proper  attire  in  messroom,  —Chairman,  G.  Urich;  Secretary,  A.  don't  use  galley  as  passageway.  Espeneda.  One  man  hospitalized—^may  ALCOA  ROAMER  (Alcoa), May  17—  Join  ship  next  trip.  Ship's  fund  $12.04.  Discussion  on  buying  more  Chairman,  J.  Tllley;  Sacy.,  J.  Burke.  Ship's  fund  $77.00.  Request  messhall  food.  and  pantry  be  kept  clean.  See  about  WILD  RANGER  (Waterman),  April  getting  new  linen.  Vote  of  thanks  24—Chairman,  J.  Longfellow;  Secre­ good  food.  tary,  N.  Lambert.  Repairs  completed  COUNCIL  OROvE  (Cities  Service),  with  exception  of  painting  laundry  May  13—Chairman,  R.  Evans;  Sacy.,  which  wiU  be done  during  trip. Ship's  R.  Myers.  No  beefs.  Nc  delegate  fund  $10.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  eleeted.  Keys  needed  elected.  Request  new  coffee  pot.  for  foc'sles.  Locker  repairs  in  wiper's  room.  Question re  port  time  for  Rew­ SEATRAIN  NEW  JERSEY  (Sea­ ard  department  in  Mobile.  train),  May  23—Chairman,  M.  Gotts­ chalk;  Secy.,  V.  Ratclllt.  Ship's  fund  DEL  VIENTO  (Mississippi),  May  24  $73.48.  Six  chairs  purchased  for  deck  —Chairman,  J.  McLaren;  Secretary,  at  $23.94.  No  beeh.  E.  King.  Three men  logged,  but  lifted  NATALIE  (Maritime  Overseas),  May  for  good  conduct.  One  hr.  OT  dis­ .24—Chairman,  G.  Baka;  Secy.,  J.  puted.  No beefs.  Suggest  welfare  plan  McElroy.  Request  motors  for  exhaust  be  changed  from  weekly  to daily  pay­ fans.  Repairs  to  be  taken,  care  of.  ments.  Request  new  washing  machine.  Complaint  on  brand  of  .coffee  served.  ALCOA  CLIFPER~f Alcoa),  May  24—  Shortage  of  soap  powder.  Ordered  new  bread  box  per  request,  Deck  and  Chairman,  C.  Shirah;  Secretary  P.  engine  departments  to  clean  laundrx,  Blalack.  No  beefs.  100%  donation  for  room.  Steward  department  to  take  member  in  bereavement.  Various  dis­ cussions  held.  care" of  library.  .  ALCOA  CLIPPER  (Alcoa),  May  3—  A.  Bourgot;  Secy.,  P.  Blalsek.  No  beefs.  2  hours  disputed.  ROBIN  HOOD  (Robin  Lines),  March  10—Chairman,  L.  Mevall;  Secy.,  A.  SEA  STAR  (Triton), May  17—Chair­ man, M.  Bugawan;  Sacy.,  J.  Kcauney.  Page.  Vote  of  thanks  to  purser  for"  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  care  of  sick  members.  Rooms  to  be  painted.  Ship's fund  $37.36.  No beefs.  dept.  New  mattresses  for  ship's  hos­ pital.  Repair  lo.ckers  in  3rd  cook's  ­  Everything  running  smoothly.  New  delegate  elected.  Vote  of  thanks  to  room.  Furnish  respirators  with filters  for  deck  gang  cleaning  holds  after  steward  dept.  " May  17—Chairman,  A.  Harrington;  discharge  of. dusty  cargo.  SANTA  VENETIA  (Elam),  May  3—  Chairman,  R.  Maldonada;  Secretary  R.  McLeod.  Ship's  fund  $23.05.  New  del­ egate  elected.  ALCOA  RANGER  (Alcoa),  May  24—  Chairman,  J.  Dunlap;  Secretary,  W.  Barnes.  To  see  patrolman  re  fixing  springs  on  bunks.  Suggest  galley  door  be  left  open.  Vote  of  thanks  to  Stew­ ard  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  JEFFERSON  CITY  VICTORY  (Vie.  Carr.),  May  10—Chairman,  A.  Reasko;  Secretary,  J.  Ryan.  Suggest  launch  schedule  at  Inchon  be  improved.  New  delegate  and  ch.  cook  elected.  Dis­ cussion  on  boat  schedule.  Vote  of  thanks  to  retiring  delegate  for  Job  well  done.  ROBIN  KIRK  (Bobin), May  »—Chair­ man,  Nona;  Secretary,  T.  Deloach.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  fund  $4.25.  No  beefs.  Motion  made  and  accepted  not  to  use  washing  machine  after 10  PM and  before 7  AM. Bequest  variety  in  menus.  Suggest  washing  machine  not  be  left  running  after  using—fuse  to  be  taken  out  of  ma­ chine  wllile  in  port.  Refrain  from  slamming  doors  at  night  so  men  can  sleep.  KENMAR  (Calmer),  May  24—Chair­ man, J.  Brown; Secretary,  A  Land.  No  beefs.  Few  hrs.  OT  disputed.  Laundry  to  be  kept  clean.  Repair  list  turned  in.  CITIES  SERVICE  NORFOLK  (Cities  Service),  May  24—Chairman,  C.  Ma­ lette; SecretaryV  R.  RuHkay.  No beefs.  19  hrs.  OT  disputed.  List  to  be  made  up by  delegate for  cleaning rec.  room.  STEEL  DESIGNER  (Isthmian),  May  20—Chairman,  J.  Boldlszar;  Secretary,  W.  Seaman.  Discussion  on  draws.  Re­ pair  list  to  be  made  up.  Few  hrs.  OT  disputed.  Two  men  logged.  No  beefs.  Baking  not  up  to  par.  Request  better  care  of  washing  machine.  Sug­ gest  cold supper  once  a  week.  HASTINGS  (Watermanl,  May  24—  Chairman,  J.  Gardner,  Jr.;­Secretary,  J.  Wells.  Everything  running  smooth­ ly.  Discussion  on  safety  program.  Few  hrs.  disputed  OT.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  delegate  for  good  Job.  Re­ quest  messroom  and  pantry  be  kept  clean at  night. Refrain  from slamming  door  at  night  when  asleep.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  good  food.  Delegate  has  beneficiary  cards,  if  anyone  interested.  DEL  VALLE  (Mississippi),  May  24—  Chairman,  L.  Bellinger;  Secretary,  J.  Baxter.  Everything  running  smoothly.  Ship's fund  $111—$25  given to  injured  man  who  left  ship  in  Buenos  Aires.  Three  men  ill..  N.T  J­tiifs.  Suggest  fumigation for  roaches.  Request  wash­ ing  machine  be  used  for  shorter  pe­ I'luuS.  SEATRAIN  LOUISIANA  (Seatrain),  May  24—Chairman,  F.  Rusto;  Secre­ tary,  N.  Remley.  Donated  $192  to  widow  of  member  Foc'sles  Se  heada  to  be  painted.  Ship's fund  $24.11.  Sev­ eral  hrs.  OT  disputed.  No  beefs.  To  see  patrolman  re  air  conditioning  for  messroom.  • —  • ,  ­.  TEXAS  RANGER  (Tanker  Trader  Corp.),  May  4—Chairman,  E.  Bryant;  Secretary,  W.  Thompson.  Two  men  hospitalized  in  Bombay..  Question  on  shore  leave.  New  secretary­reporter  elected.  Some  OT  disputed.  Turn  in  repair  lists.  Caution  requested  on  smoking.  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Soviet  Ship  At  NY;  1st  Pat  Fo*  Fulton  Mears  Your  discharge  for the  last  voy<*  Important  that you  get  in  touch  Since  1949  age  of  the  Pacificus  has  been  with  the  Motorramp  Garage,  114  Pare  Fifteea  FINAL  DISPATCH  The  first  Russian  ship  to  call  at  mailed to  your sister  in  Michigan.  W.  Main  St.,  Norfolk.  Va.  the  Port  of  New  York  in  the  past  4>  4"  4  »  ten  years  has  unloaded  her  cargo  Ralph  Wright  Dick  Martinez  and  is now  en route  to  Vera  Cruz,  Emiglio  Reyes  has left  your  last  You  are  urged  to  get  in  touch  Mexico.  The  5,900­ton  freighter  discharge  with  Buck  Stevens  in  with  Danny  Gemeiner  abord  the  Ivan  Moskvin  docked in New  York  New  Orleans.  Santa  Venetia  as  to  your  correct  with some  10,000 items to  be shown  The  deaths  of  the  follotvivg  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  the  mailing  address  or  leave  it  in  the  at a  Soviet exhibition  scheduled  to  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  i  t  mail  room  in  New  York  head­ open  in  New  York  shortly.  ­^Arthur  Queary  Very  urgent  that  you  call  home  quarters.  Oddly enough, the  skipper of  the  Ernest  Trotman,  78;  Brother  no  survivors.  Burial  was  in  More­ ^  4>  at  once.  ship  also  captained  the  vessel  Trotman  died  of  natural  eauses  in  land  Memorial  Park  in  Baltimore.  Harlem  Hospital  E.  P.  Moran  4  4  4  4»  t  t  which  20  years  ago  brought  ex­ in  New  York  on  Louie Williams,  54: Brother  Wil­ The  following  are  requested  to  Anyone  having  information  as  hibits  for  the  Russian  pavilion  at  May  19.  He  had  liams  died  of  a  circulatory  ail­ contact  Jack  Lynch  at  room  201,  to the  whereabouts of  the personal  the  New  York  world's  fair.  been  on  the  dis­ ment  on  Novem­ SUP  Headquarters,  450  Harrison  papers and  discharges of  the above  The  docking  of  the  ship  was  de­ ability­pension  ber  18,  1958.  A  St.,  San  Francisco,  for  income  tax  please contact him  at 835  Bayview  layed  for  four  hours  while  Coast  list. A member  of  member  of  the  St.,  Wilmington,  Calif.  refund  checks:  Guard  and  Customs  men  searched  the  Union  since  SIU  since  1941,  t  4"  Richard  King,  Finn  Oscergaard,  the  vessel  thoroughly  and  checked  1938,  he sailed  in  he  sailed  in  the  Ex­Orion  Comet  Arthur  Craig,  John  Doyle,  John  her  throughout  with  Geiger  coun­ the  steward  de­ steward  depart­ Ropati,  Richard  Schultz.  Karl  Anybody  on  board  the  ship  in  ters. This  is standard  procedure on  partment. Surviv­ ment.  His  moth­ Eriksson,  George  Llchtenberger,  November,  1957,  please  contact  all  ships  which  touch  at  Iron  Cur­ ing  him  is  his  er,  Mrs.  Sarah  Steve  Krkovich,  Luther Smith  and  Allen  Bullard  at  1008  South  Paci­ tain  ports.  fic Ave.,  San  Pedro,  Calif.,  if  you  The  Soviet  ship  was  originally  wife,  Mrs.  Frances  Trotman,  of  Hayden,  survives  Francis  White.  were a  witness to the  incident that  scheduled  to  go  into  Sarnia,  On­ New  York  City.  Burial  was  in  him.  Burial  was  ^  if  ill  Evergreen  Cemetery,  Brooklyn.  occurred  at  the  lime.  in  Mobile County  Maurice  "Duke"  Duet  tario,  which  is at  the  southern end  4>  4>  4  4  4  Cemetery.  Anyone  having  information  of  Lake  Huron,  about  50  miles  A.  Borjer  about  the  whereabouts  of  the  from  Detroit,  but  a  last­minute  Charles Wells, 35: A  hemorrhage  Your  radio  and  personal  gear  change  of  routing  diverted  it  to  suffered  while  aboard  ship  was  above  please  contact  James  Gam­ fatal  to  Brother  —ble,  221  W.  Hamilton,  Alpena,  was left in  the car of  M. A. Stabile,  Vera  Cruz  instead.  Wells  who  died  412­7  Ave.,  B'klyn  15,  NY.  Michigan.  on  March  26.  He  4"  4  i  worked  in  the  Morris Geardian  deck  department  You  are  urged  to  contact  your  VVHEAJ  CHAl^SlNG  after becoming an  family  as  soon  as  possible.  They  AVORBS& ON LOG  SIU  member  in  have  moved  to  7417  Westminster  MAIUNG ilSr Pl^  1941. Mrs.  Rachel  Ave.,  Westminster,  Calif.  Wells,  his  wife,  4  . 4>  4  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  Walcy  A.  Thomas  BOSTON—This  port  shipped  26  [^Af­TONe;  It  is  important  that  you  contact  men during  the past  period. Acting  survives him. The  your  wife.  It  concerns sickness  in  Agent  Gene  Dakin  said.  This  has  place  of  burial is  unknown.  The first  definite  indications  of  4  4  4  the  family.  plans  to  build  a  commercial  atom­ been  the  best  shipping  to  hit  this  4  4  4  port  in  the  past  three months,  and  Thomas  Byus,  49:  While  aboard  powered  merchant  ship  have  been  Paoll  Pringi  given  by  American  Export  Lines.  was  very  welcome.  The  greatest  ship. Brother Byus suffered a cere­ bral  hemorrhage  The  company  revealed  that  it  it  Contact  E. C. Hood  at the Union  contributor  to  the  shipping  boost  and  died  on  considering  an  atom­powered  su­ hall,  675  4th  Avenue,  Brooklyn  was  the  SS  Waldo  which  took  on  March  16.  A  perliner  in  the  $100  million  class  32,  NY,  instead  of  the  home  ad­ 16 replacements  when she  paid ofif.  member  of  the  for  use  on  its  New  York­Mediter­ dress  he  previously  gave  you.  Negotiations  are  still  going  on  Union since  1946,  ranean  passenger  service.  4  4  4  as  to  the  possibility  of  an  option  he  sailed  in  the  Previously  two  other  companies,  Simon  Bunda  steward  depart­ the  SlU­contracted  Cities  Service  Your  relatives  and  friends  have  for  a  new  hull  here  but  no final  ment.  He  is  sur­ Oil  Company  and  Standard  OR  of  heen trying  to locate  you  in recent  decision  has  been  made.  vived  by  his  sis­ New  Jersey,  had  both  indicated  months  without  success.  Please  John  Kavanagh,  one  of  the  Sea­ ter,  Mrs.  Josie  that  they  were  studying  the  feasi­ contact  Jose  Besana  at  362  Halt  farers  injured  aboard  the  SS  Val­ chem  when  she  collided  with  the  Johnson,  of  Bal­ blliiy  of  an  atom­powered  super­ Ave.,  El  Centre,  Calif.  Santa  Rosa,  is  still  on  the  beach  timore,  Md.  Place  of  biudal  was  tanker.  No  further  plans  on  the  here  receiving  out­patient  treat­ not  indicated.  subject  have  been  announced  by  ment  at  the  Brighton  Marine  Hos­ 4  4  4  either firm.  pital.  He  hopes  to  get  his fit­for­ Allan  Fitts,  65:  A  limg  disease  Export,  which  is  drafting  plans  duty  soon  and  ship  out  again.  was fatal to Brother Fitts  who died  for  a  third  liner  to  go  along  with  Calling  during  the  past  two  on  December  its  present  two,  said  that  the  de­ weeks  were  the  Waldo  (Compass);  5,  1958,  while  sign  for  the  new  ship  allowed  it  aboard  ship.  He  to  be  converted  easily  to  nuclear  (Continued  from  page  2)  "clarify  and  simplify  the  regu­ Steel  Executive  (Isthmian);  Brad­ joined  the  Union  ford  Island,  Winter  Hill  (Cities  power.  The  ship  would  carry  1,600  der  the  McCarran  Act  came  in  lations"  so  that  alien  seamen  passengers  and  be  in  the  50,000­ for  strong  criticism.  The  dele­ should  no  longer  be  subjected  Service*);  Robin  Hood  (Robin)  and  in 1957  and sailed  the  Longview  Victory  (Victory  in  the  engine  de­ gross ton  size range.  It  would have  gates  called  on  Congress  to  to  constant  harassment.  partment.  He  Carriers).  a  cruising  speed  of  23  knots.  V  leaves  no  known  The  estimated  cost  of  the  ship  survivors.  Place  with  conventional  steam  turbines  of  burial  was  not  would  be  $95  million,  but  costs  given.  with  a  nuclear  plant  would  run  higher.  4  4  Financing  of  such  a  ship  is  a  Howard  Pearson,  36: A  lung  ail­ dubious  proposition  at  the  mo­ ment  was  responsible  for  Brother  tional's  president  had  called  Alaska and  Hawaii  ment  since  the  plans  of  American  Pearson's  death  last  December  13  SEATTLE  —  Although  it  has  for removal  of  these  troops and  The  admission  of  Alaska  and  this  position  was  given  full  been  fairly  quiet  on  the  shipping  at  the  Crosby  Memorial  Hospital  President  Lines  and  US  Lines  for  Hawaii  as  the  49th  and  50th  support.  front  during  the  last  couple  of  in  Picayime, Miss.  Pearson  joined  new superliners have been blocked,  states was  hailed by  the conven­ weeks,  Ted  Babkowski,  port  agent,  the  SIU  in  1955  in  the  engine  de­ in  part  by  failure  of  the  Admin­ tion  and  the  president  in­ Safety Of  Life  At  Sea ^  reported  the  coming period  should  partment.  He  is  survived  by  his  istration  to  request  construction  structed to inform the  governors  With  a  convention  on  Safety  be  "red  hot"  with  two  or  three  father,  Joe  Pearson.  Burial  was  in  subsidy  funds  for  the  two  ships.  of  the  two  newest  states  of  the  of  Life  at  Sea  coming  up  in  ships  scheduled  to  pay  off  here  so  Pearson  Cemetery,  Carriere,  Miss.  delegates' sentiments.  May,  1960,  the  delegates  called  far.  4  4  4  for  full  union  representation  The  Fairport  (Waterman)  was  Clarence  Graham,  68:  A  Union  Lumber, Textile  Strikes  on  the  US  Government  delega­ the  only  vessel  paying  off  here  member  since  1946,  Brother  Gra­ Delegates  expressed  serious  tion.  ham  died  of  a  during  the  past  period  while  the  eoncern  over  the  use  of  "Gov­ Alaskq Longshoremen  paralysis  In  Marymar,  Portmar  (Calmar);  De  ernment  guns  as  a  strikebreak­ Tower  Hill,  WILMINGTON —While  it  has  Soto  (Waterman)  and  the  V^ant  ing  device"  in  Canada  and  the  ­  The  use  of  members  of  the  Hope  (Hope)  were  in  transit.  Charlotte,  Can­ been a  slow period  on the shipping  US. They  referred to  the  action  Armed  Forces  to  unload  cargo  ada,  on  March  front. Reed  Humphries,  port agent,  in  various  Alaskan  ports  was  of  Newfoundland  premier  Jo­ 28.  He had  sailed  noted,  the  coming  period  should  criticized,  with  the  convention  seph  Smallwood  in  outlawing  calling for  Union Has  in  the  steward  show  some  signs  of  improvement.  this work  to be  per­ the  International  Woodworkers  formed  by  civilian  longshore­ department.  His  In addition  to  the  usual  number  Cable Address  of  America  and  setting  up  a  men.  wife,  Mrs.  Viola  of  in­transit  vessels  ealling  in  for  Seafarers  overseas  who  want  Government­ sponsored  strike­ Graham, survives  replacements,  the  Orion  Clipper  to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ breaking  organization  as  "a  di­ Retirement  Age  him.  Brother  will  pay  off  here  after  a  year's  ters  in  a  hurry  can  do  so  by  rect  threat  to. the  democratic  In  light  of  the  rapid  progi­ess  cabling  the  Union  at  its  cable  Graham  was  cremated  In  Moore's  trip, and  must likely  will be  taking  righta of all citizens  of  Canada." '  of  automation  techniques  in  on an  entire new crew.'  ''­'• ^ss,  SEAFARERS  NEW  Mills,  Canada.  The  second  instance  was  the  the  United  States,  the  conven­ There were  no vessels signing on  4  4  4  YORK.  use of  National  Guard  troops to  tion went  on  record as  favoring  William  Kavomeea,  59:  Brother  or  paying  off  here during  the  past  Use of  this address will assure  interfere  in  the  strike  of ^thie  a  lower  retirement  age  under  icedy  transmission on all  mes­ Kavomees died  on January 27  of  a  period,  Humphries  said. In­transits  Textile  Workers  Union  in  Social  Security  as  a  means  of  sages and  faster service  for the  lung  ailment.  He  was  a  patient  in  were  the  Maiden  Creek  (Waters  ;  Henderson,  North  Carolina.  It  dealing  with  the  lessened  need  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital  In  Balti­ man);  Atlantis  (Petrol  shipping)  men  inv'ved.  I. W|i8  noted Hhat  Jhe, .Ipter^ar,  fq^„8  large  labor, fqrce.  more,  Mc|.,  at  the  time.  He  leaves  and  the  Texmar  (Calmar)..  .  ^  Boston  Boasts  Top  Shipping  • '4  Export May  Build Atom  Superliner  TO'^O'OBIJVS/'  Decisions Taken  By Convention  Resolutions  And  Officers Committee  Seattle Has  A Breather  Wilmington  Pick­Up Due  '4  �r'  ife • •   Mii  •  li'  lif  '  I'  SEAFARERS  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UN ION*  ATLANTIC  AND  G U L F  DIS T RICT  •  AFL­CIO  Plan 3­Year  Extension  Of  Farm Surplus Cargoes  ri  •  SMperllner Sponsor  WASHINGTON—What  was  statted  as  a  tempora^  one­year  project  back  in  1954  to  provide  $700  million  in  surplus  farm  products  to foreign  nations,  may  mushroom  into  an  extensive  three­year  program  with  a  $4.5  billion authorization  if  the Administration's pro­ gram  is  passed  by  Congress*^  must  be  carried  in  American  bot­ months,  with  a  $2.23  billion  au­ this year.  thority.  If  passed,  the  program  toms.  The  farm  surplus  cargoes  have  However,  the  present  bill,  which  would  be  a  much­needed  shot  in  the  arm  to  US­flag  shipping  since  been  the  mainstay  of  the  US  Lib­ was  recommended  by  special  ad­ under the terms^of  the "50­50" law,  erty  fleet,  and  of  the  T­2  tanker  visors  to  the  President,  calls  for  at least 50  percent of  these cargoes  fleet  as  well.  With  larger  tankers  a  longer extension  of  the  program,  monopolizing  oil  cargoes,  many  from  three  to five  years,  in  order  T­2s  are  now  engaged  in  the  car­ to  allow  many  of  the  foreign  na­ riage  of  surplus grain.  In  addition,  tions  depending  on  the  program  the  large  number of  transfer­backs  to  form  clear  plans  on  how  long  of  Libertys  and  Victorys  from  the  they  will  be  able  to  use  their own  Llberian  flag  has  been  prompted  currencies  to  purchase  American  by the  owners' desire to get a piece  surplus  products.  of  the  farm  surplus  business.  In  addition,  one  of  President  New  York  hotelman  H.  B.  Cantor  poses  with  model  of  6,000­ A  three­year  extension  of  the  Eisenhower's  special  advisors  on  SlU  membership  meet­ would  undoubtedly  mean  food,  has  warned  that  the  US  passenger cafeteria­style  superliner he  proposes to  build for  trans­ ings  are  held  regularly  program  thousands of shiploads of  cargo and  would  be  hampered with  surpluses  atlantic  tourist  travel.  Construction  would  require  Government  every  two  weeks  on  Wed­ considerable  employment for  large  for  many  years  to  come.  subsidy,  and has  been proposed  in several bills  before Congress.  nesday  nights  at  7  PM  in  numbers  of  American  seamen.  The  bill,  commonly  known  as  all  SlU  ports.  All  Sea­ Public  Law  480,  involves  the  sale  farers  are  expected  to  of  US  farm  surplus  products  to  attend;  those  who  wish  to  needy  foreign  countries  in  ex­ HOUSTON—^The  SIU  medical  clinic,  which opened  in this  port recently,  has completed  be excused  should  request  change  for  their  own  currencies.  Started  back  in  1954,  the  program  processing  its first  group  of  Seafarers.  From  all  reports,  it  is  running  smoothly  and  the  permission  by  telegram  was  to  last  for  a  year  and  had  a  men  are  pleased  with  their  examinations.  While the clinic  is  taking  only  a  few  men  at  a  (be  sure  to  include  regis­ $700  million  limit  on  the  amount  time  for  the  present,  once  all •   —  tration  number).  The  next  of  stored  surpluses  that  could  be  of  the  knots  are  ironed  out  soon, it  is not  known whether  they  Seatrain  Savannah,  Seatrain  Texas  sold.  However  the  following  year  it  will  be  operating  at  fuU  will  pay  off  here  or  in  New  Or­ (Seatrain);  Pan  Oceanic  Trans­ SlU  meetings  will  be:  the sales authorization was doubled  capacity.  leans.  porter  (Penn  Navigation);  Bien­ to  $1.5  billion, and  upped  again  in  Shipping  for  the  port  continued  This port  was visited  by the Nat­ ville  (Pan­Atlantic); Alcoa  Planter  June  10  1956  to  $3  billion  and  two  years.  to  improve  over  the  past  period,  alie  (Intercontinental);  Ocean  (Alcoa);  Coalinga  Hills  (Marine  The second  time  extension in the  more  than  doubling  the  prior  pe­ Joyce  (Ocean  Clippers);  Maxton  Tankers)  and  the  Wang  Knight  program was granted in 1958, when  riod's  figures.  Most  of  this  is  ac­ (Trans.  Ocean.); Steel  King, Steel  (Marino Bulk).  June  24  instead  of  its  year­by­year  exis^  counted  for  by  the  fact  that  there  Recorder,  Steel  Fabricator,  Steel  tence,  the  program  was  authorized  was a  large number of  vessels call­ ]\iaker  (Isthmian);  Bents  Fort  Julys  to  sell  the surplus  products  for 18  ing into  the area  for servicing, and  Council Grove,  Fort Hoskins,  Royal  this  of  course  meant  a  number  of  Oak,  Bradford  Island  (Cities  Serv­ replacement  calls.  ice­);  Pacific  Carrier  (World  Car­ The  job  outlook  for  the  coming  riers);  Eagle  Voyager  (Sea  period  is  pretty  unpredictable.  Trans.);  Petro  Chem  (Valentine);  While  there  are  three  Bloomfield  Morning  Light,  Iberville,  Arizpa  ships  scheduled  to  hit  this  port  (Waterman); Seatrain New  Jersey,  SCHEDULE  OF  SIO  MEETINGS  Houston  Medical Clink Opens  N' Orleans  Boom Town;  SIU Scholarship Winner  Outlook Fine  NEW  ORLEANS—It  has  been  a  very "good  period  on  the shipping  front  in  the  port  as  a  total  of  214  men  were  shipped  to  permanent  berths.  With a  wife and  two children  to support  while  working  The  outlook  for  the  coming  two  his  way  through  the  University  of  Connecticut,  Robert  G.  weeks  is just  as  good  as  there  are  eight  ships  scheduled  to  pay  off  Hauser,  son  of  Seafarer  Edgar  (Jerry)  Hauser,  expects  to  here .during  that  period.  find  the going a lot easier now*­ Besides  the  vessels  taking  with  the  help  of  his  $6,000  Subsequently,  he  was  sent  to  on  full  crews, two  there  were  eight  four­year  .  SIU  scholarship,  San  Diego  where  he  attended  ships  paying  off, five  signing  on  Hauser,  one  of  five' winners of  the  flight engineer  school.  On his  tour  Safety  pays  off  again  for  the  crew  of  the  SlU­manned Steel King  1959  SIU  Scholarship  Awards,  is  of  duty he  served  on  planes which  and 24 vessels  in­transit.  often took  sick  or injured  men off  The  Del  Alba  (Mississippi)  and  as the crew  receives a company safety award  for the  second  time.  currently  attend­ ships  at  sea,  both  off  California  tht=  Coalinga  Hills  (Marine  Taii­ Seafarer  Horace  Mobley,  deck  department  safety  representative  ing  the  School  of  and  in  the  Philippines.  While  in  kers)  were  the  two  ships  signing  Business  Admin­ (2nd  from  left),  accepts  $250  check  on  behalf  of shipmates  from  this service  he received  two letters  on full crews while  the Alcoa  Plan­ istration  and  is  ship's  master,  Capt. J,  T. Williams.  Looking  on  (I  to r)  ere  Sea­ ter  (Alcoa);  Del  Norte,  Del  Sol,  of  commendation.  considering  going  farers  Charles  Johnson,  Chester  B.  Jensen  and  James  M. Camp­ Del  Viento  (Mississippi);  Steel  on  to law  school.  After leaving the  Coast Guard  in  Maker  bell.  Photo  by  2nd  mate  Frank  Walker.  (Isthmian);  Frances  (Bull);  The  elder  Hau­ 1954, he  returned home to  Connec­ ser  sails  as  elec­ ticut and  got a  job as  a toolmaker.  Coalinga  Hills  (Marine  Tankers)  trician and  is cur­ He  married  in  1956,  and  now  has  and  the  Ocean  Dinny  (Ocean  Clip­ rently  chief  elec­ two  children,  a  boy  of  two  and  a  pers)  paid  off.  Signing  on  were  the  Alcoa  Planter  (Alcoa);  Del  trician  aboard  baby  boy,  two months  old.  Hauser  Norte,  Del  Mundo  (Mississippi);  the  Steel  Seafar­ Hauser started  at  the  University  With a  record of  just  one accident  in the  last six months  Steel  Fabricator  and  the  Steel  of  1958,  the crew  of  the Steel  King  has  won the  fleet safety­ er on the  Persian Gulf  run. He  has  of  Connecticut in September, 1955,  Maker  (Isthmian).  been shipping with the SIU for the  but  had  to  leave  after  one  term  award for the second time.  As a result, officers and unlicensed  past  seven  years  on  the  Far  East  because of  financial difficulties. He  The  in­transit  ships  were  the  crew  have  divvied  up  a  $500  run, and  before that  served hitches  re­entered  school  in  the  fall  of  Alcoa Ranger,  Alcoa Corsair,' Alcoa  cash award from the company.  record,  but  Isthmian's  cash award  in­the  Navy  in both  World  Wars I  1956  and has  been  attending since  Roamer,  Alcoa  Cavalier  (Alcoa);  For  some  time  now,  the  is  unique  in  the  SlU­contracted  and II,  and worked  in a  San Fran­ then,  despite  the  handicap  of  hav­ Seatrain  Georgia,  Seatrain  Louisi­ ana  (Seatrain);  Del  Mundo," Dei  company  has  been  giving  these  fleet.  cisco  shipyard.  ing a family to  support.  awards  to  the  crews  with the  best  A  native  of  Hartford,  Connec­ "I  wish  to  express  my  thanks,"  Norte  (Mississippi);  Steel  Maker  record,  to  be  spent  in  any  shape  ticut,  Hauser confesses  that "while  he  said,  "for  awarding  me  an  An­ (Isthmian);  Suzanne,  EdiUi  (Bull);  or  form  that  the  crew  desires.  in High  School  I did  not  have  the  drew  Furaseth  Scholarship.  This,  Morning  Light,  Yaka,  Monarch  of  Crewmembers  received  the  sense  to  stop  rebuilding  cars  long  of  course,  will  be  of  tremendous  the Seas,  Iberville, Young America,  award  on  May  5  from'Captain  enough  to  take  advantage  of  the  e.ssi8tance  to  ine  in  completing mis^  Claiborne  (Waterman);  Raphael  J.  T.  Williams.  education  being  offered  to  me.  education.  It  is  very  doubtful  Semmes,  Gateway  City  (Pan­At­ Consequently,  I almost did not  get  whether FWould have  been able  to  lantic);  Ocean  Joyce  (Ocean  Clip­ .  Several  other  SIU  companies  through."  However,  he^%graduated  get  the  education  I desire  without  pers);  Natalie  (Intercontihental);  follow  the  practice  of  presenting  in 1951 and immedlatebr  joined the  your  help.. I  know  that  my  father  Gulf water  (Metro)  and  the  (Jceas  awards  or  citations  to  crewmein­ Joyce  (Ocean. Clippers).  •  , . . is  proud  and  gratefuL"  Coast  Guards  bers  compiling  the  best  safet>'  Considers Legal Career  Steel King Wins Award  •  '  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource June 5, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: DEMAND PROBE OF ICC CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONVENTION MAPS UNION PLANS SHIP ENGINEERS OK FINAL UNION MERGER PLAN 3 MORE YEARS OF SURPLUS CARGOES ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN FILED WITH THE NY STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT ROUND-UP OF SIUNA CONVENTION ACTS ENGINEERS FORM ONE SEA UNION RUNAWAYS, 50-50, CG, FISH INDUSTRY PROBLEMS ATTACKED FISH UNIONS MAP FIGHT ON CANNERY ‘RUNAWAYS’ OIL CO. TAX DEALS HIT IN CONGRESS CONVENTION ACTS ON MAJOR UNION ISSUES CHARGE ICC LINKS WITH RAILROADS NY SETTLES TRAVEL, OT BEEFS; JOBS DIP’ ‘ONLY KILLED UNION AGENT’ – GETS 1-10 SEA UNIONS ASSAILS LABOR BILL TRAILERSHIPS WIN AWARD BRIDGES SETS UP RED LABOR GROUP PLAN 3-YEAR EXTENSION OF FARM SURPLUS CARGOES HOUSTON MEDICAL CLINIC OPENS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/05/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 12 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/863a11dc1a31019ca2231c202b706ff4.pdf f24c5dd9f5fed83e93a6e33edf946107 PDF Text Text K.  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  «  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   Ship Beef  Upheld:  'iv  VOID; COURT  FINDS DIAS  ­Story On  Page 3  CffI  Ta'MinAAC  Instructor  Petr Drews  explains  uses  JffU ff  raffiees,  of sea anchor in SHJ New York train­ ing school for lifeboatmen.  School is located In Bull Line term­ inal  and  qualifies  trainees  to  take  Coast  Guard lifeboat  tests.  All of first class of  ten passed the exam.  (Story on Page 3.)  w  ­'.'m  ,  ."5  —  •   '­ i  •  ­ J  . "ji  US, SlU Targets  Of  Bridges'  Blast  ­Stories On  Page 2  SIUNA  Convention  ­^Story On Page 3  m  DMAan  Plenty^of  room for personal  gear  is.  M%OOMu»  provided  in  sample  layout  or  crew  >  foc'sle  of  future.  Seafarer  Fred  Suilins,  chtef  steward,  ex­ H amines closet in mock­up of­nnlicensed crewmen's room.  Lay­ put  was part  of  design study  ordered by  the Maritime Admin­ 1 ^stration.  (Story on Page  5.)  '  >  •   •   ,  •  I  IJAA  Ym^mrnmmi'Am  Crewmembers, of SS  Atlantic lean out  f rOllSf Cr» of  side  port  to  lift  heart  victim  from  ^  .lifeboat  of  Dutch feeighter  Mohtan.  l^s: JSlfriede  Rieger,­  ,  i|  passenger on  the Dutch ship,  was stricken  while freighter  was  ;  t;  She was transferred to Atlantic arid rushed i:;ji  ­  to NY hospital.  ,  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace Two  US Corgo Ffeef I  Raps MCS  Drive On  LA Docks  WILMINGTON, Calil—The  Conlbrndng  the statistics­gathered  by  the Seafarers  Wel­ fare Ptaxt  Safefy^  Department,  the  National Safety  Coilncil  reported  a 19­percent  decrease  in  cargo  and  passenger  ship  accidents during 1958.  ——  The  1957  totals,  In  turn,  repre­ The Coundi  showed an  ac­ sentied a ten percent decrease frmn  ddent  frequent^  rate  for  all  those  of  the  previous  year.  roptnrtiag  CMnpinics  in  the  cargo  Sinee iSm  Natbmal Safety  Coun­ sad piisinaif  Add la the  offshme  cil figuros are based  on a  ratte of  and coastoles trade of S.M as eont­ tiBM  loot  In  accidents  in  propibr*  number  one  target  tbese  days,  bat  pared  to  TJO  for  the  year  1957.  tion  to  total  man  hoiurs teork^  second on  his hate  list  is undoubt­ the  accident  redaction  figures  arc  edly  the  SIU  of  North  America.  absolute  and  are  not  affected  by  This was made clear in a hysterical  the  dedine in  the  number  of  sea­ attack  piit  out  by  Bridges'  under­ men  employed now  as  against  last  lings here  against the  SIU.  year  or two yean ago.  Bridges  Nervous  Alcoa Wao Winner  '  The  degree  of  vituperation  in  As  was  reported  previously,  the  the  leaflet  issued to  Icmgshoremeu  SlU­contraeted  Alcoa  Steamship  in  the  Los  Angeles  area  undoubt­ Company won  the top safety  honor  edly  reflects  Bridges'  nervousness  for the  year with  a record  low  ac­ over  rumblings  of  discontent  cident  score  of  2.94.  among  the  membership.  This  was  Accidents in the tanker field also  openly  expressed  following  the  went down  by seven  percent, aver­ pro­Communist'  line  adopted  by  LONDON—Eight  different  pro­ aging 2.77  as  against  2.98  the year  the  International .Longshoremen's  posals  for  building  a  commercial  before.  Tankers  traditionally  show  and  Warehousemen's  Union  a^ts  nuclear­powered  ahip  are  under  a lower  rate.  recent  Seattle  convention  as  well  study  by  the  British  Admiralty.  as  Bridges'  own  pro­Russian  and  Seven  of  the  proposals  have  been  In  actual  total  Injuries,  the  pro­Red  Chinese  testimony  before  made  by  private  Interests  and  the  Council  noted,  eovering  shipyards,  the  House  Un­American  Affairs  Clipping from LOG of Jaiiuory  2, 1959, shown cartoon which  pre­ eighth  by  the  United  Kingdom  longshoremen,  and  deep  sea  oper­ ations  both  privately­owned  and  Committee.  In  the  course  of  that  dicted  Bridges  would  follow  anti­American  iino  at  Tokyo  Confer­ Atomic Energy  Authority.  ence.  testimony  he  stated  he  would  fa­ The  existence  of  these  eight  Government­owned,  there  were  vor  a  strike  of  longshoremen  to  plans  indicates  that  British  ship­ 1,658  lost  time  injuries  recorded  keep  supplies  from  reaching  For­"  ping  Intmrests  may  he  a  lot  closer  as  against  1,865  injuries  in  1957.  mosa  in  the  event  of  an  attack  on  to  the  construction  of  a  commer­ The  1,658  Injuries  were  out  of  a  the Red Chinese mainland.  cially­useful  atom­powered  vessel  total  number  of  304,926,000  man­ The  testimony  followed  Bridges  than  thehr  counterparts  in  the  hours  worked.  tour  of  Europe  in  the  course  of  The figures compiled by the Joint  United  States.  which  he  consulted  with  Soviet  SlU­iudustry  safety  program  show  US Atom  Ship  Ready  leaders  and  those  of  other  Iron  decline  of  24  percent  in  lost­ While  the  NS  Savannah,  the  time  accidents  in  the  last  quarter  Curtain countries  and praised  Rus­ TOKYO—Sketchy reports  coming out  of  the  Japanese cap­ US entry in the  atom sweepstakes,  of  1958  as  against  the  last  quarter  ital make it  clear that  Harry Bridges is running true  to form.  sian  trade  unions.  will' be  launched  shortly,  it  Is  ad­ of  1957,  when  atatistlcal  data  was  In  carrying  through  his "All  Pacific  and  Asia  Dockworkers  Target  of  the  latest  attack  is  mittedly an exjierimental ship with  first collected.  the  SIU  of  NA  in  general  and  Trade  Union  Conference,"•   eommereial' tttilitv.  particularly  the  Marine  Cooks  and  Bridges  is  following  the  pro­ ence.  the  LTC  pointy  out.  was I no  jhe  plans  submitted  Stewards  Union of  the SIU  Pacific  Communist  blueprint  exactly  JapM,  which  is the  strongest  and  would  provide  for  a  eommerdal  District.  An  MCS  subsidiary,  the  as  was  predicted  in  the  SEAFAR­ most  heavily­industrialized  non­ ship to he  boat within  to three  Marine  Staff  Officers  and  Allied  ERS  LOG  of  January  2,  1959.  Communist  country  in  the  Far  years.  One  design,  put  forUi  Personnel,  has  been  making  head­ In  that  issue,  the  LOG  called  East.  It  is  noteworthy  then  that  Bahcock  and  Wilcox; would  he for  way  against  Bridges,  winning  over  the  scheduled  meeting  "A  trans­ the  three­day  conference  was  boy­ a  pressurised  water  plant  which  longshoremen  .in  Port  Angeles,  parent effort to blacken  US foreign  cotted  by  the  All­Japan  Seamen's  would  be  an  improved  verston  of  TAMPA—No  paid  off  and  Washington,  and  in  Alaska.  policy  in  non­Communist  Asiatic  Union  and  the Japan  Trade  Union  the  Savannah  idant  While 20 p«r­ none  si^ed  tm  as  shipping  re­ Scare  Tactics  countries  ... to  make  it  appear  Congress.  The  Japanese  trade  eeni larger,  it would put  out more  mained  slow  here.  However,  al­ The  Bridges'  leaflet,  after  using  that  maritime  labor  is  mouthing  unionists  charge  that  the  confer­ than 2^ times  as much power.  though only  nbie  men  shipped  as  the  scare  charge  that  the SIU  will  the Soviet line on world  issues..."  ence  was hacked  by  Red  China  to  Others  inelndc  a  high­tempera­ replacements, there  was even trou­ do  away  "with  all  our  gains  and  which  is  what  Bridges  has  set  out  make  Japan  an  economic  satdlite  ture  gas­cooked  reactor,  several  ble  shipping  these  as  the  ship­ of  the  Red  Chinese.  contracts  and  hiring  hall"  urges  to  do.  vmraions  of  a  direct  boiling  water  ping  list  for  the  port  is  very  low.  Conference  actkms  clearly  sup­ reactor,  a  heavy­wafer  moderated,  Sevmi ^ps were in  transit dar­ everybody  to  "STICK  TOGETH­ Soviet  Delegates  Attended  ER,  FIGHT  TOGETHER  and  re­ Attending  the  conference  were  port  that  assertion.  Among  other  steam­cooled  reactor,  an  orgatde­ ing the past two weeks. They were:  main a  united rank  and file."  Communist  delegates  from  the  resolutions,  tho  conference  went  modoatcd  reaetwr,  a  gas­cool^  the  Fort  Hoddns  (Cities  Service);  The  leaflet  makes  It  clear  that  Soviet  Union,  a  handful  of  dele­ on  recwd  to  abolish  US  military  grapfattermodemtcd  reactor.  The  Raphael  S«nmes  and  Gateway  Bridges  intends  to  use  the  SIU  of  gates from  Canada, Australia, Cam­ bases  in  Japan.  H  adopted,  snch  variety  of  deidipia  indieotet  con­ City  (Pan­AUantie);  Yaka  and  NA bogeyman as a means of  trying  bodia  and  Japan  and  the  Bridges  a  resolution  would leave  the  Jap»­ siderable  engineering ^rogcesii  be­ Hastings (Waterman);  Ocean Joyco  to  quell  discontent  among  his  delegation., ^n  each  instance,  the  nese  and  the  Nationalist  Chinm  ing  made  toward  a  eoMmereial  (Ocean  CUiver}  and  the  Alcoa  members  who  object  to  his  pro­ delegates  represented  Communist  Polaris  (Alcoa).  '  atom­powered ^p.  (Continued  on  page  8)  Communist  and  anti­United  States  or  pro ­ Communist  Water^nt  gyrations  of  recent  weeks.  groups  in  their  respective  coun­ Ship  Raid  FaUed  tries,  usually  minority  groups  in  Bridges,  of  course,  has  reason  that  country.  to fear  the  SIU because  it  was the  Absent  from  the  convention,  MCS,  with  the  assistance  of  other  apparently  refusing  to  participate,  unions  in  the  Pacific  District,  were  any  waterfront  union  dele­ which  broke  the  Communist's  last  gates  from. India,  Indonesia,  Thai­ hold  on  West  Coast  seamen.  The  land,  Burma,  Vietnam,  the  Philip­ campaign spearheaded  by the MCS  pines,  New  Zealand,  Pakistan,  against  the  old  Communist­domi­ Formosa  and  any  Latin  American  nated  National  Union  of  Marine  countries.  Cooks and Stewards  was successful  The  main  target  of  the  confer­ in  driving  that  organization  off  West  Coast  ships.  In  the  climax  of  the  campaign.  Bridges  set  up  a  "Longshore"  Local  100  which  May 22, 1959  Vol. XXI, No. 11  picked  up  the  ball  from  the  thoroughly­discredited  NUMC&S,  and  enrolled  members  of  steward  departments  on  West ­Coast  ships.  The  tactic  failed  when  "Long­ Ptxn.  BALL,  Strttarp­Trtmrniirer  shore" Local  100  was  thrashed  by  Bmman  BSAIIW  Editor,  the  SIU  Pacific  District  in  a  col­ Art  Editor.  Hiawa  Amm. banm  Ax.  Htoxix.  Jon  AXA­ lective  bargaining  election  in  Srxvjkex,  soxji Xsnconr, Stag Writors.  9ILI. MOOBT,  Apifl.  1955.  OaU  Ar««  Now  Bridges,  who  tried  to  raid  the  sliipbuard  ciwks  with  his  pro­ PuMlsbod  MwooUy  at  nto  koadnnrtor*  Mio  Soofaror*  IntonurtloiMt UIUIMI,  M­ Communist  longshore  apparatus,  of  tonHc « OoinNslrict; AFI..«IO, STS Fwrtk  Sr^iyii n, NV.  ToL  HVaohitb  is howling "raid"  because  the  SIU  Avum  f­MM.  Socontf  clan  petfasa  is winning support from longshore­ at tha  Pact Offtco  In Broofclyn, NV.  men  who also  object  to  being  un­ iia Act  of  Alls­  34.  Itta.  OtfioF^'  Section of SIU of  NA exhibit  at Union Label skew b San Froncisca­leaturos  foncv  ropowork.  i  IW  the  thumb  Af  that  same  ap­ of  NA  afliiibtos.  soctbns of  oxhibif showed activities  of  fishermen, cannery  workers  and  various  SIU  paratus.  United  States  and  its  allied  and  frioidly  governments  in  Asia  may  be  Harry  Bridges'  '  :• :• •  '7'  British Have  Ei^ Atom  Ship Plans  Tokyo Meet Sticks  To Red  Party  Line  Men Scarce  In Tampa  SlUNA Featured At Union Label ShoW  SEAFARERS  LOG  •  M­.­ �• ifw  •.  '  S l^dF^itWRS '  LOG  '­­r  • 'M  •  ^  ­  r­ ­'''Tl  For  Biased  Action  In Ship­Rail  Beet  First  group  of  trainees  moneuvers^ SIU training  tehool lifeboat  at  Bull Line  dock In  Brooklyn.  Boat Is one  of two available  for trains  tng  purposes.  First Lifeboat Ciass  100% Successfui  WASHINGTON—A  Federal  Court has,  in  effect,  substantiated  charges  by  marine  unions and ship  operators  that  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  is  unfair to shipping.  A three­man statiitor:^ court ruled last week that the ICC was  not Justified in authorizing  Maritime  Board  In  Its  effort  ping  concern,  had  protested  cut­ railroad rate changes with­ eral  to  prevent  further  selective  rate  throat  rates  designed  to  drive  it  out first  xonsidering  eyi­ cuts  by  the  railroads  on  canned  out  of  business,  but  the  ICC  re­ Florida.  fused  to  give  Coastwise  a  hearing.  dehce  against the  changes  fruit  from  Back  Union  Charges  The  latest  court  decision  dealt  submitted  by  a  shipping  All  three  developments  substan­ with a  complaint by  Marine Trans­ tiate  the  charge  made  on  behalf  port  Lines.  The  company  pro­ company.  The  court  said  of  the marine unions by SIU of  NA  that  the  ICC  had  "totally  President  Paul  Hall  at  a  recent  tested action  by the  ICC which  ap­ failed  to  expose the consider­ Senate  Commerce  Committee  proved reductions  In railroad  long­ rates  on  sulphur.  Marine  ations  for  its  determination,"  hearing.  Hall,  testifying  against  haul  Transport  charged  that  the  rates  by  refusal  to  consider  all  the  evi­ a  bill  to  give  the  ICC  jurisdiction  dence submitted  and falling to  jus­ over  the  Alaska  trade,  cited  In­ were  below  actual  costs,  and  were  tify  its finding  In  favor  of  the  stances  In  which  ICC  had  per­ put  Into  effect solely  to  thke  busi­ ness  away  from  the  shipping  con­ railroads.  mitted  railroads  to  carry  cargo  at  cern.  It also charged  the ICC  with  The  court  decision  was  one  of  a  loss  where  they  were  competing  refusing  to  consider  evidence  it  three  significant  developments  In  with  shipping  companies.  The  was  ready  to  submit  to  prove  its  the  fight  by  the  shipping  Industry  railroads  made  up  their  losses  by  contention  that  the  rail  rates  were  to stay alive In the domestic trades.  boosting  rates  on  other  cargoes  In  violation  of  the  Interstate  A group  of  ten Seafarers, the first  class to complete  train­ Last  Tuesday,  the  Luckenbach  other  runs,  confident  that  in  Commerce  Act.  ing at the SIU Lifeboat  Training Center  in New  York, have  Steamship  Company,  the  leading  and  the  end,  the  shipping­  companies  Must  Hear  Evidence  successfully  passed  the  US  Coast  Guard  examination  for  Intercoastal  operator,  announced  It  would be  bankrupted and forced  to  Spokesmen  for  domestic  ship­ lifeboatmen,  :  was  selling  nine  of  Its  16  ships  to  go out  of  business.  ping  concerns  hailed  the  decision,  States  Marine  Line,  because  of  the  Coast  Guard as  qualifying him  One  Instance  cited  by  Hall  was  The men  were given an ex­ stating that the  ICC  will now  have  loss of  business caused  by railroad  to take  the  Coast  Guard  test.  the fact  that the  railroads are  now  _tensive  coxurse  in  rigging  to  consider  evidence,  listen  to  the  • alls, working  and  releasing  gear,  Other  Seafarers  with  two  years'  rate­cutting  In  commodities  which  charging  1931  depression  rates  on  objections  of  shipping  companies  the  ships  carry.  Another  domes­ seatlme  can get a  refresher course  canned  citrus  from  Tampa  In  an  lifeboat  provisioning  and.  equip­ and  justify  its  actions  before  go­ tic  operator,  the  SlU­contracted  at  the  center  In  two  or three  days  effort  to  drive  Pan­Atlantic  out  of  ment,  the  Use  of  the  sea  painter  ing  ahead  with  rate­chopping  and  anchor,  the  various  boat  com­ and  can  then  take  their  Coast  Pan  Atlantic  Steamship  Com­ business.  In  another  instance,  the  moves  by  railroads  aimed  at  put­ pany,  won  support  from  the  Fed­ Coastwise Line, a  West Coast  ship­ mands  and  the  actual  handling  of  Guard examination.  ting  shipping  companies  out  of  a lifeboat  In  the water.  business.  The  center, first  of  Its  kind  on  The  Luckenbach  development  the  eastern  seaboard  except  for  dramatized  the  continuing  decline  those operated  by the  Government,  of  domestic  shipping.  As  Hall  is  open  to  both  entry  ratings  and  The  ninth  biennial  convention  of  the  Seafarers International Union  of  North America  pointed put  in his testimony,  coast­ to men  who  already have  lifeboat­ will open  in Montreal  on Monday, May  25,. with  delegates  from  60,000  seafaring, fishing  wise  shipping  has  dropped  off  handling  experience  aboard  ship  from 510  ships in  1939 to  280 ships  but  who  never  got  their  lifeboat  and  allied  trades  in  attendance.  The  convention  will  meet  in  the Sheraton­Mount  Royal  today with  the loss  of  thousands of  hotel  with  the SIU  Canadian  ticket.  seamen's  jobs.  Similarly,  he  said,  District serving as host  to the  on  the  East  Coast  have  called  for  Invitations to attend Is  Joseph Cur­ Intercoastal  ships  went  down  from  Operated  by  the  SIU  Welfare  construction  aid for  fishing vessels  ran,  president  of  the  National  165 vessels  in 1949  to 45.  The loss  Plan,  the  center  Is  located  at  the  delegates.  of  the nine Luckenbach ships drops  Bull  Line  terminal  In  Brooklyn.  The meeting at Montreal empha­ because  fishing  concerns  are  re­ Maritime  Union.  Any  man  with  three  months'  dis­ sizes  the  International  nature  of  quired  by  law  to  build  their  boats  SIU  of  NA  President  Paul  Hall  the total  still further  to 36 vessels.  charges  and  30  hours  of  actual  the  problems  to  be  acted  upon  by  In  American  yards  at  costs  double  wUl  preside  at  the  convention ses­ The  Federal  Maritime  Board's  boat  handling  at  the  training  cen­ the  delegates.  It  was  originally  those of  foreign fishermen.  On the  sion.  He  Is  a  delegate  from  the  intervention  In  the  Pan  Atlaintie  ter  will  receive  a  letter  from  the  scheduled  In  that  city  because  of  West Coast, the tuna fishermen and  A&G  District  along  with  Joe  Al­ case  Involves  an  ICC  hearing  on  the  Alaska  salmon  fishermen  face  gina, Steve Cardullo,  school  which  will  be  accepted  by  the  opening  of  the  St.  Lawrence  much  Paul  Drozak,  the Florida canned goods rate.  The  the  same  problem  of  severe  Robert  Matthews,  Earl  Seaway  this year,  and the organiz­ Sheppard,  FMB had previously asked the ICC  foreign­flag  competition.  ing and  legislative  problems posed  A1  Tanner,  Cal  Tanner  and  Lind­ to  suspend  lower  rates  filed  by  by  the  Seaway  will  loom  large  on  Legislative  matters  affecting  sey Williams.  (Continued  on  page  8)  seamen  including  the  regulations  the  agenda.  governing "50­50," the  budget out­ The  SIU  Great  Lakes  District,  look for the  Public Health  Service,  the  Canadian  District  and  other  the  Coast  Guard's  controls  over  unions  affiliated  with  the  Marl­ seamen and  related items  will also  time Trades Department have been  be  taken  up  at  the  convention.  active on the Seaway for^some time  Among  heads  of  US  maritime  now  and  the  convention  will  plan  unions who have thus  far accepted  Charging  that  today's  Maritime  for  further  organizing  campaigns  Day  ceremonies,  as  presently  con­ In this area. The Impact  of foreign­ HOUSTON—^Arrangements  are  in  the  works  to  set  up  a  stituted,  are  a  "fraud,"  the  SIU  flag shipping  on the  American and  and  the  National  Maritime  Union  Canadian  operations as  a  result  of  medical clinic in  this port  similar  to  the ones  in four  other  .have  decided  not  to  participate.  A  the  Seaway  opening  will  also  be  SIU  ports.  Bob  Matthews,  port  agent,  said.  Dr.  Joseph  Joint  statement  by  NMU  President  discussed at the  convention.  Logue,  Medical  Director  of*  ITF  Activity  Joseph  Ci^ran  and  SIU  of  NA  in  all,  Matthews  noted,  the  ^'resident  Paul  Hall  declared  that  In the offshore  area, the conven  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Elan  All  shipping  picture  for  the  next  two  ,  SIU  membership  meet­ the  public  was  being  deluded  by  tlon will  hear reports  on the  runa­ was in Houston last week tak­ weeks  is  not  too  bad.  the  ceremonies  Into  believing  that  way  ship  campaigns  In  which  the  ings  are  held  regularly  ing  care  of  the  detaUs.  There  were  19  vessels  calling  the  nation  has  ah  adequate  mer­ SIU  of  NA's  various  affiliates  are  every  two  weeks on  Wed­ However  It  will  take  a  while  here over the  past  two weeks.  Two  chant marine.  participating.  Discussions  will deal  On  the  ­contrary,  they  noted,  with  worldwide  organizing  activity  nesday  nights  at  7  PM  in­ before  the  clinic  Is  actually  set  of  them  paid  off  and  the  other  17  many  of  the ­companies  participat­ and  decisions  of  the  International  all  SIU  ports.  All  Sea­ up  and  In  operation,  Matthews  were  in  transit.  There  were  no  ing  have, large  ­fleets  under  the  Transportworkers  Federation  In  farers  are  expected  to  said,  and  the  membership  will  be  vessels  signing  on.  runaway  flags  and  are  actually  dealing  with  these  ships  as  well  attend; those  who  wish  to  notified  In  advance  when  to  apply  The  ships  paying  off  here  were  the  Alice  Brown  (Bloomfield)  and  helping  to  destroy  the  American  as the  attitude  of  the  US  Goyem­ meiit,  particularly  the  State  De­ be excused  should request  for  examinations.  the  Pacific  Carrier  (World  Car­ merchant  marine.  partment,  and  Congress  on  the  Shipping  for  the  port  has  been  riers).  In  transit  were  the  Fort  permission  by  telegram  somewhat  {"The  ceremonies  should  sound  runaway  Issue.  slow  during  the  past  Hoskins,  Winter  Hill,  Cantigny  a­ warning  about  the  dwindling  of  (be:sure  to  include  regis­ period.  However  from  all  Indica­ Bradford  Island,  Bents  Fort  An  Imp 0 r t  a  n t  International  our  American­flag merchant  fleet,"  meeting on the runaway  problem Is  tration  number).  The  next  tions  it  will  pick  up  during  the  (Cities  Service);  Del  Santos,  Del  . Tthey  said.  "They  should  point  a  scheduled  coming  two  weeks.  The  SS  Nata­ M u n d 0  (Mississippi);  Seatrain  early  In  June  betweeq  finger  at  the  main  cause  of  this  the US  and European maritime  na­ SIU meetings will  be:  lie  Is  scheduled  to  pay  off  here  New  Jersey,  Savannah,  New  York  Conditlon­^tbe  use  of  runaway  tions.  around  the  middle  df  the  month  (Seatrain);  Bienville,  Beau­ flags . .."  "  May 27  and  the  Steel  King  Is  due  In  regard  (Pan­Atlantic);  Steel  Re­ Fishermen's  problems,  particu­ Hall and  Curran  added  that they  larly  their  difficulties  In  getting  around  the  end  of  May.  In  addi­ corder  (Isthmian);  Pah  Oceanic  June  10  doubted  the  Government  agencies  new tonnage  to  compete  with fast,  tion  to  these two  long­trip  payoffs,  Transporter  (Penn  Nav.);  Ocean  or the American  Merchant  Marine  modern  foreign­flag  fish* factory  the usual number of  short­trip pay­ Deborah  (Ocean  Trans.);  Eagl*  June  24  Institute would  dlaclpse  the  weak­ ships, will also  get an  airing.  Fish­ offs  and  in­transit  vessels  are  Voyager  (Sea  Trans.)  and  the  Pet­ (Continued  on  page  5)  ermen  affUiates  of  the  SIU  of  NA  scheduled  for  the  coming  period.  ro  Chem  (Valentine).,  511/  Convention Opens Monday  SIU, NMU  Hit  M'fime  Houston Next in Line  For  SIU Health Clinic  Day  'Fraud'  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  ,  '­ .If  • o,  y]  k  ki  4  ­  ;:*i  I  k  '  f\ I  T  "  m  1  s  IS  :• ./ 4 m  • m  m  ­51  �sBArARBKi'toe  i^'U.­­ _  v.­  .• '• r.  _.,' V  ­s; ;si  pi  9ll  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPINO  ROARD  ivi::^'  April 29 Through May  12, 1959  Ship  AcfivHy  SIU shipping during  the past  period clinabed  to the highest  York,  37  into  Baltimore  and  S4  to  New  Orleans.__However,  Boston.  Philadelphia,  Savannah,  Tampa  and  Houston  bad  no  sign­ons  at  all,  total  for  the  year  so far,  with  1,225  men di^atched  to  jobs.  and  Mobile,  Lake  Charles  and  Wilmington  reported  only  one  each.  Sl«a  fa  The  registration  total  of  1,220  almost  matched  the  shipping  (See  "Ship  Activity"  summary  at  right).  Oth  Oas  Troas. TOTAL  3  B  for  the  two  weeks  and  also  represented  a  substantial  Increase.  The  The figures  also show  class A  shipping up  to 62  percent  of  the total,  Rotroa  .......  2  —­  and  class  C  up  to  14  percent,  while  the  "B"  shipping  dropped  to  24  Mow  York....  24  •   19  SI  number  of  men  registered  on  the  beach  at  the  end  of  the  two­week  percent of  the  over­all  activity. Since  four ports—^Boston,  Tampa.  Lake  Pfcilodolpklo  .  4  — M It period  was  unchanged.  Charles  and  Houston—shipped  no  class  C  men  at  all,  the  ten  remain­ RoltiBMro  ... 11  1# 37 Six  ports  showed  increased  shipping  activity  for  the  current  peri­ ing  ports  shipped an  average  of  17  men  each, a  relatively  high figure.  5 12 od,  among  them  New  York,  Baltimore,  Norfolk,  Mobile,  New  Orleans  A  breakdown  of  the  number of  men  on  the  beach  at the  end  of  the  Norfolk  .....  2  4 11 13 and  Lake  Charles.  The  upward  trend  was  welcomed  in  all  cases,  as  period  in  all  ports  showed  that  Boston,  Norfolk,  Savannah,  Tampa,  Sovoaaob....  2  7 7  New  York  more  than  doubled  itis  previous  total  and  Baltimore  report­ Lake  Charles,  Wilmington  and  Seattle  all  had fewer  than  100  men  on  Toaipo  ......  ed  the  best  period  since  last  July.  Mobile  and  New  Orleans  were  also  hand  in  all  departments.  The  same  group  also  h. d  less  than  50  class  Mobllo......  V  1 4 14 relatively  active  for  the first  time  in  several  months.  21 34 A men  available for  jobs. Savannah  and Tampa  between them  had  just  Now Orlooaa  .  7  4 Lofco Chorlos .  2  Declines  were  listed  by  Boston,  Philadelphia,  Tampa,  Houston  and  60 class  A and  1 7 It B registered  in all  departments.  all of  the  West Coast  ports.  Wilmington  fell way  off  after  a  very  busy  The  following  is the  outlook  port  by port:  Hoostoa  ....  2  17 19 period  last  time  and  Houston  was  very  slow  again.  Savannah  report­ 1 4 5" Boston: Quiet. . . New  Toiii: Good .  . . Philadelphia:  Should  be bet­ Wilailafitoa  .. —  ed  no shift either  way.  ter .. .  Baltimore:  Good:  lay­ups  starting  to  come  out  . . .  Norfolk:  Soa Froacl^.  2  2 4 10 AH  ports  accounted  together  accounted  for  70  payoffs,  30  sign­ons  Fair . . .  Savannah,  Tampa: Slow  . . . .Mobile:  Good  . .  .  New  Orleans:  Soottio ......  2  2 § 9 and  143  in­transit  ships,  for  a  total  of  246  visits.  This  represented  a  Good  . .  . Houston: May  pick  up ,.  Wilmington: Fair,  Quiet  . .  .  San  considerable  rise  in  shipping  activity,  bringing  51  ships  into  New  Franeiseo: Fair . .  . Seattle: Fair.  TOTALS  ... 70  33  143  244  r^:  .  DECK DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  ron  Boston  New  York.  Philadelplua  ...  Baltimore  Norfolk  Savannah  Mobile  New  Orleans  Lake  Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  'i''  ?­  '.  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  •  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Regisffofmf  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CiASS  f  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  2  3  ALL  1  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  4  ALL  A  B  C ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALT.  6  1  1  8  —  3  1  2  1  1  1  1  4  19  4  27  1  4  2  •   28  43  9  80  —  12  10  22  24  52  19  95  18  15  33  —  4  4  09  33  4  132  97  141  41  270  1  20  20  41  8  15  6  —  29  —  2  1  3  1  10  3  14  1  1  2  14  2  16  9  21  13  43  1  1  16  39  8  63  2  14  20  36  16  39  13  3  14  68  4  5  2  21  15  22  18  21  22  111  35  54  7  08  1  10  21  32  4  6  2  12  1  2  4  7  1  10  5  16  —  2  2  2  2  10  4  —i  4  2  22  8  10  18  1  5  0  >—  4  2  2  1  5  —  1  2  3  —  4  —  4  —  1  1  2  —  2  6  1  5  4  10  '  1  1  _.  —  —  —  .   —  ­­­ —  •  •  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  '  4  5  13  4  22  —  —  2  2  7  15  5  27  —  1  1  2  —  1  S  4  27  2  4  33  23  30  '  4  87  1  __  8  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original  story  that  the  Valchem's  the  time  of  the  collision.  engines  had  been  stopped  several  Three  unlicensed  crewmembers  minutes  before  the  Grace  Line  who  were  on duty at  the time  also  cruise  ship  rammed  the  SlU­man­ testified  that  the  engines  were  ned  tanker  March  26  off  Atlantic  stopped at the time of  the collision.  City.. Three Seafarers  and the  jun  However,  officers  from  the  Santa  lor 3rd  engineer were  killed in  the  Rosa  insisted  that  the  tanker  was  moving  at a  good rate  of  speed.  accident,  A  conflict  in  testimony  given  by  In  his  new  testimony,  Wiseltier  crewmerabers  of  both  ships  dealt  testified  that  the  time  he  got  his  with  the  time  of  the  collision  and  signal .from  the  bridge  was  just  a  whether  or  not  the  Valchem  was  couple  of  minutes before  the crash  moving  when  it was  hit.  The  chief  and  that  the  ship had  not  come  to  a dead  halt but  was still moving  at  from five  to eight  knots.  The  attorney  for  the  Valchem  told  the  inquiry  that  the  engineer  Trying out  unlicensed  man's  foc'sle  for  size  are  to r) Seafarer Fred Sullins,  chief steward; Ludwig  C.  had previously  given differing  ver­ iHoffmann, chief, Office of  Ship Construction and  Repair,  Maritime  Administration; Copt.  l­lewlett  R.  sions  of  what  took  place  at  the  Bishop, MA's Atlantic Coast Director; Admiral Walter  C. Ford, (Ret.) Deputy Maritime'Administrator.  time.  Since  it  is  possible  that  the  tanker  could  have  cut  her  engines  but  still  be  moving,  the  important  The, Federal  Government has  re­ point  of  the  conflict  lay  in  just  jected  23  bids  for  Ellis  Island  as  how  many  minutes  before  the col­ "not  reasonable"  but  left  the  door  lision the  engines  were­Stopped.  open  for  the  possible  construction  In  another  development  the  of  a  language  and  cultural  center  owners  of  the  Valchem  have  de­ for  American  businessmen  and  cided not  too attempt  to repair  the  Designs  for  the "foc'sle  of  the  future"  were  shown  to  shipping  and  union  representa­ their  families  who  are  being  sent  ship,  evidently  because  the  cost  tives  by  the  Maritime  Administration  last  week.  A mock­up of  a proposed design  for both  abroad.  would  be  almost  as  great  as  the,  The  highest  of  the  23  bids  was  market  price  of  an  undamaged  unlicensed  men  and  officers  was  shown  following  completion  of  a  study  by  Raymond  that  of  $'671,000  submitted  by  Sol  T­2.  Consequently they  are  declar­ Loewy  Associates.  The'  G.  Atlas  of  Yonkers,  NY,  who  ing  her  a  total  loss,  and  have  so  Loewy firm  has  done  a  num­ behind  them,  and  storage  space  separate  draw  locks,  a  desk  lamp  and. recessed  ceiling lighting,  mak­ wanted  to  turn  the  27­acre  island  notified  the  marine  Insurers  in­ ber of passenger ship interiors,  underneath for  lifejackets.  into  a  "Pleasure  Island." The  bids  volved.  including  American  Banner  Line's  A  particularly  attractive  feature  ing four  light fixtures  in  the  room  of  the  layout  is  the  ample  storage  in  all.  were rejected  as not reasonable  on  SS  Atlantic.  the  basis of  the  Government's  pasv  The  design  worked  out  by  the  space.  Two  lockers  set  against  the  The finish of  the various fixtures  firm  makes  extensive  use  of  color,  inboard  bulkhead  side  by  side  are  is  vinyl,  melamine  or  other  plastic  Investment  of  $6,326,996,  in  the  good  lighting  and  easily  main­ each  30  inches  wide  with  fixtures  material  with  color  "baked  in"  so  island  while  it  was  used  as  a  tained  plastic  surfaces.  It  is  part  set  in  for  accommodating  personal  that painting is  not necessary.  Sim­ Reception  Center  for  Immigrants,  of  a  layout  for  living  quarters,  gear  of  different  sizes.  There  is  ple  soogeeing  should  keep  mate­ and  its  inherent  real  estate  value.  messrooms,  hospitals  and  other  also  provision  for  a  separate  dead  rials  of  this  kind  looking  brand  One  of  the bids,  that of  $10,  was  facilities  on  the  deck  of  a  Sea­ storage  area  for seabags  and  other  new for  many  years.  Similarly,  the  submitted  by  a  group  in  the  in­ farer­type  ship,  which  is the  Mari­ heavy gear  in a  separate bin  in  the  deck  is covered  with  vinyl  tile  and  terest  of  the  educational  project;  shower  rooms  with  cement  terrazo  time  Administration's  advanced  wall.  Although  it  was rejected,  it allows  floors.  Each  room  also  has  a  desk  with  version of  the existing  C­3.  the Federal  Department of  Health,  Features of  the crew  room which  Education  and  Welfare  to  evaluate  offered  the  greatest  improvement  the  plan.  Under  present  law,  the  Government  can  donate  surplus  WASHINGTON—A  joint  NMU­ over  existing  arrangements  were  real  property  to  a  cause  "meeting  SIU statement  on behalf  of  a mini­ the  more  adequate  sanitary  ..and  the  requirements  of  the  Health,  mum wage for seamen on all Amer­ shower facilities,  greatly  improved  Education  and  Welfare  Depart­ ican­owned  ships  has  been  pre­ storage  space  and  ease  of  main­ ment,  such  as an  educational  proj­ sented  to  the  Senate  Labor  and  tenance.  The  two­man  room  is  A field  representative  for  the  person  makes  more  than  $15  and  ect,"  a  Washington  spokesman  Public  Welfare  Committee.  The  slightly over 12 feet long and  about  Packinghouse Workers  has charged  works  more  than  eight  hours  a  10  feet  wide.  Comparable  three­ that  pistol­packing  foremen  have  week,  he  is  ineligible  for  unem­ said.  statement  by  Hoyt  Haddock  of  the  The  proposal  would  develop  an  NMU  called  for  a  $1.25  minimum  man  foc'sles  on  C­3s  are  10  by  11  attempted  to  intimidate  imion  ployment  benefits.  The  majority  members  at  a  Swift  &  Co.  plant  of  the  Board  ruled,  that  workers  "Internationjd  Institute"  on  the  wage  standard  for  all  seamen  on  on the  average.  The  crew  room  featured  a  dou­ in  Selma,  Ala.  Although  the  plant,  were  faced  with  a  "three­horned  island  as  a  privately­endowed  deep sea  and  domestic  vess^.  ble­decker  bed  against  the  outer  a  cotton  oil­processing  mill,  is  a  dilemma."  If  they  accepted  work,  non­profit  educational  center.  In­ The  primary  beneficiaries  of  bulkhead  with  each,  bed  having  small  one,  employing  less  than  40  they would  be ineligible  for  jobless  terested  in  the  cultural  and  such  action.  Haddock  said,  will  be  educational  center  are  Pan­Amer­ non­union  seamen  employed  on  its  individual  reading  lamp  and  workers,  the  company  has  used  pay.  If  they  refused,  they  would  ican  World  Airways,  Borg­Warner  small craft  in harbors,  bays,  coast­ two  recessed  shelves  in  the  bulk­ every  trick  in  the  book  to  keep  be  disqualified  for  refusing  work,  head.  The  metal  supports  for  the  International,  New  York  Univer­ wise, runs and  on the  inland water­ upper  berth  also  serve  as  the  from  bargining  with  the  union,  and if  they refused on  their union's  sity and  others.  ways.  "Most of  these seamen  work  ladder,  so  that  the  man  in  the  field  representative  Thomas  Vin­ request,  they  would  be  strikers  for less  than  $1  an  hour," he  said.  upper  berth  doesn't  step  on  his  cent said. The  union won  bargining  and  also  ineligible.  "In nfany  cases  they  work  for  less  foc'sle  partner's  linen.  On  the  wall  rights  two  years  ago  by  a  25  to  While  the  lockout  was  a  legiti­ than  50  cents  an  hour."  He  cited  opposite,  is  the  head,  sink  and  9  vote  but  the  company  refused  mate  defensive  move,  the  Board  one company, the  Baltimore  Steam  shower respectively,  with head  and  to  talk  contract  until  some  eight  said, the  employers action in  rehir­ months later  when formal certifica­ ing  workers  and  laying  them  off  Packet  Company,  which  paid  an  average  wage  of  98.6  cents  hourly  shower  in  separate  compartments.  tion was  issued.  The company  then  after  each  earned  $16  was  a  re­ Access  doors  to  the  head  and  with some  men making  as  little  as  shower,  have  large  mirrors  run­ called  for  a  decertification  elec­ taliatory  move.  tion,  to  which  the  union  promptly  46  cents  an  hour.  ning  full  length  of  the  bulkhead  agreed.  Again  the  workers  voted  Seamen  and  other  workers who  4»  4  4  Also,  he  added,  the  minimum  are  able  to put  in  just  a  couple  of  wage bilji  would considerably  boost  in  favor  of  the  UPWA,  22  to  9,  Cooperation  between labor,  busi.  months  work  a  year  when  over  65  wages  oh  American­owned  runa­ but  the  company  is  holding  off  ness and  civic groups  who put  cash  can  still  stay  on  the  Social  Secur­ way ships  whose  present scales  are  talks  until  it  gets  formal  notice  of  on  the  line  to  back  up  their  argu­ ity  benefits  list,  the  downtown  $70  to  $90  a  month  for  a  56­hour  the ielection results.  ment  that  a  shoe  plant  could  be  (Continued  from  page  3)  Brooklyn  office  of  the  Social  Se­ week.  1"  4*  t  operated  at  a  profit,  may  bring  nesses  of  our  fleet  resulting  from  curity Administration  points out.  Operators  of  the  runaway  fleet  back  more  than  300  jobs  to  the  The  NLRB  has  ruled  that  a  the  growth  of  runaway  shipping.  The  regulations  provide  that  in­ have  already  made  a  pitch  in  dividuals  over  65  can  earn  up,to  Washington  dgainst  the  minimum  "There  are  American  companies  Montana  employer  group  violated  town  of  DeSoto,  Mo.  The  jobs  $1,200 a  year in  wages and  get full  wage  which  would  double  and  among the  sponsors  of  these  mari­ the  Taft­Hartley  Act  when  they  were  lost  when  the  town's  biggest  Social Security benefits.  They may  quadruple wages they are presently  time day  celebrations  which dd  not  rehired  locked­out  employees  just  industry,  the  International  Shoe  earn  up  to  $2,000  annually  and  paying.  A  $1.25  minimum  would  subscribe  to  the  idea  that  America  long enough  to disqualify  them for  Co.,  shut  its  plant  there.  A  com­ still  get  some  payments  on  Social  mean  around  $350  a  month  for  must  have  a  strong merchant  fleet  jobless  benefits.  The  case involved  mittee  was  formed  and  with  the  Security.  ,  watchstanders  who  are  putting  in  manned  by  American  seamen  and  Retail  Clerks  Local 57  and a  group  help  of  the  Boot  and  Shoe  Work­ flying the  American flag  . . .  Their  of  eight food  stores in  Great  Falls.  ers,  raised,  nearly  $300,000  for  a  Men  who  are  72  years  of  age  or  a  56­hour  week  on  board  ship.  more,  can  have  wage  income  in  Secretary  of  Labor  James  participation  is  a  sham  and  a  After  a  strike  against  one  of  the  loan  to  provide  working  capital  to  employers  resulted  in  a  lockout,  modernize  the  plant. The  old plant,  any  amount  and  still  eolleet  their  Mitchell also  came  cut  for  a  mini­ fraud."  The  seamen's  unions,  they  con­ the  union  advised  its  members  to  now  completely  modernized,  has  Federal  old  age  benefit.  mum  wage  for  seamen  but  sug­ Social  Security  benefits;  of  gested  that  they  he  exempted  cluded,  will  continue  to fight  for a  apply  for  unemployment.  How­ been  leased  by  the  Hamilton  Shoe  course,  are  separate  and  apart  from  the  overtime  provisions  strong  US  fleet  providing  jobs  for  ever the employers then approached  Co.  of  St.  Louis  and  has  already  from  any unemployment  insurance  which  differ*. from  requirements  American  seamen  and  strengthen­ the  workers  and  offered  them  hired  almost  150  of  the  laid­off  work.  Under  Montana  law  if  a  shoe  workers.  ing  the  nation's  security.  ashgre.  '­­SI  • I  I  l/S Jte/ecfs  Bidding On  MA Shows Oft  Improved  Design For  Ships'  For'sles  Ellis Island  • m  Sea Unions  Urge Ship  Wage Fioor  US Pension No  Ship Job Bar  Maritime Day  • A'm  ^ I  �en Sis  SEAFARERS  LOG  NY Settles Food  Beef; Jobs Up  NEW  YORK—^After  the relatively slack shipping  period  the  previous  two  weeks,  the  results  of  the  last  period  are  much  more  cheerful, Bai Hall, assistant secretary­treasurer,  reports.  Shipping reboundied  sharply with 353  men  getting  out,  46  of  them  "G"  cards,  as  24  ships  were  in­transit  or*  Robin ships to  pounds per man  up to assure  top quality feeding for  signing on.  In  addition,  the  Union  per  day  and  refused  to  allow  ship  crewmembers  at  reasonable  cost,  wrapped  up  a  major  food  beef  on  stewards  to  check  the  stores  on  with  a  minimum  of  food  waste—  the  Robin  Line  ships  after  crew­ the  dock  or  make  out  requisitions.  in  other  words,  to  get  the  most  members  of  two  Robin  ships  re­ In  addition,  the  6?^­pound figure  out  of  the  food  dollar.  This  is  the  fused  to  sign  on  articles  until  the  was  padded  out  very  largely  by  area  in  which  the  SIU  will  work  matter  was  straightened  out.  the  cheapest  cuts  of  fat  pork  and  to  help  hold  down  feeding  costs,  but  it  is  not  going  to  permit  any  While  at  it,  headquarters  repre­ other  low­cost  foods.  operator  to  reduce  costs  by  cut­ sentatives  collected  70  hours'  dis­ When  the  crews  refused  to  sign  puted  overtime  for  two  wipers  on  on,  Robin  Line  officials  promptly  ting  corners  on  quality  or  short­ the  Robin  Sherwood  because  ca­ agreed  to  go  back  up  to  the  71^­ storing  the  ships."  On  the  shipping  side,  the  fore­ dets  carried  by  the  company  had  pound  SIU  minimum  daily  stand­ been  doing  their  work.  ard;  to  upgrade  the  cuts  of  meat  cast  for  the  coming  two  weeks  Is  The  net  result  of  the  beef  is  put  on  board  and  add  to  the  vari­ that  the  current  turnover  should  that  Robin  Line  is  on  good  be­ jety  of  food  stores,  and  to  permit  continue. Quite a  few ships are  due  Seafarers  George  Llanos  (left)  and  Ferdinand  Forte  post  zoning  notice at  site  of  new  SIU  Philadelphia  hall.  Work  is  expected  to  havior  to  maintain  SIU  feeding  the  stewards  to  examine  all  stores  in  for  payoff,  and  two  laid­up  ves­ sels  are  expected  to  call  for  full  get underway  shortly,  following  approval by  city zoning  board.  on  the  dock  and  make  sure  they  standards  on  the  vessels.  Just  to  make  sure,  representatives  of  the  are  of  proper  quality  before  they  crews.  Seafarers  Feeding  Program  are  are  cleared  for  stowing  aboard  Ships  in  here  for  payoff,  sign­ double  ­ checking  Robin  ships'  ship.. All  stores  will  be  delivered  on,  or stopping  in­transit  were  the  stores  with  the  ship's  steward  apd  the  day  before  the  sign­on  so  that  Council  Grove,  Cantigny  and  the company's  port stewards office,  stewards  have  time  to  check  them  Cities  Service  Baltimore  (Cities  Service);  Helen  (Olympic);  Morn­ and  take  corrective  action.  before  they go  aboard.  ing Light, Hurricane,  Andrew Jack­ ''The  Seafarers  Feeding  Pro­ The  beef  arose  when  the  com­ PHILADELPHIA—^It  has  been  a  quiet  two  weeks  here in  pany  cut  down  feeding  on  the  gram,"  Hall  pointed  out,  "was  set  son  and  Wacosta  (Waterman);  Al­ coa  Pennant  and  Alcoa  Patriot  this port, both  on  the shipping and  on  the organizing  front,  (Alcoa);  Kathryn,  Elizabeth,  Ines  Steve Cardullo, port agent, said.  There are no new  develop­ and  Dorothy  (Bull);  Sea trains  New  ments in  the organizing  orgamzing  drive ^^  Jersey,  Georgia,­New  York,  Tex­ by  the  SIU's  Harbor  and  In­ plorer  (Ocean  Wind);  Emilia,  Jean  as  and  Louisiana;  Seamar  and  land  Waterways  Division  (Bull);  Texmar,  Massmar,  Seamar,  Losmar  (Calmar).  some  of  the  port's  harbor  (Calmar);  Steel  Recorder.  Steel  Also  the  Steel  voyager,  Steel  among  The  SIU  Pacific  District  has  call at  the Mexican  seashore resort  Vendor,  Steel  Chemist  and  Steel  companies,­­  except  that  they  are  Vendor  (Isthmian);  Petrochem  signed a  contract with United Vint­ of  Acapulco  on  its  west­bound  Recorder  (Isthmian);  Valiant  Ex­ still  making  headway.  Further  (Valentine);  Mankato  Victory  (Vic­ ners  Lines,  modeled  after  other  aroimd­the­world  cargo­passenger  plorer  (Ocean  Wind);  Coalinga  developments  will  be  passed on  to  tory  Carriers);  Robin  Goodfellow  (Robin)  and  the  Morning  Light  West  Coast  agreements.  The  con­ vessels.  Originally,  Grace  Line,  a  Hills  (Marine  Tankers);  Wang  Pi­ the  memlrrship  in  the  future.  This  port  hopes  to  get  work  (Waterman).  competitor,  objected  to  the  APL  tract  calls  for  a  six  percent  pay  oneer  (Inter­Ocean);  Atlantis  (Pet­ hike,  retroactive  to"  February  1,  plan,  but  later  withdrew  its  pro­ rol  Shipping);  Mount  Whitney  started  in  the  near  future  on  the  new  SIU  hall  here,  just  as  soon  1959,  new  vacation  benefits  tests.  (American  Tramp);  the  Robin  as technicalities can be  Speak Out At  up,  amounting  to  three  days  a  month,  t  Goodfellow,  Robin  Locksley,  Rob­ including  an  okay  from cleared  the  city's  increased  penalty  and  overtime  SIU Meetings  The  vice­president  of  the  Lake  in  Kirk  (Robin);  National  Liberty  zoning  board  which  should  be  rates,  and  additional  room,  meal  Sailors  (American  Waterways);  Bienville,  Union,  company­sponsored  Under  the  Union  constitution  forthcoming  shortly.  and  transportation  allotments.  every  member  attending  a  Un­ outfit  on  the  Lakes,  has  resigned  Raphael  Semmes,  Fairland,  Beau­ On  the  shipping  side,  although  a>  and is  urging seamen  on the  Lakes  regard,  Gateway  City  aind  Azalea  there was a large number of vessels  ion  meeting  is  entitled  to  Morris  Weisberger,  secretary  of  to support organizing efforts by  the  City  (Pan  Atlantic).  calling  into  the area,  most of  them  nominate himself for the elected  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  SIU Great Lakes District.  John O.  were  in­transits  and  needed  only  posts  to be filled  at  the meeting  has  been  chosen  to  serve  on  the  Blackmore  stated  he  was  resigning  a handful of  replacements with the  —chairman,  reading  clerk  and  Board  of  Governors  of  the  San  because  the  Lake  Sailors  Union  result  that  shipping for  the  period  recording  secretary.  Your  Un­ Francisco  Bay  Area  Council.  The  is  unable  to  pi'ovide  benefits  and  Urges  you  to  take  an  active  TPrUTfr  v/as only fair.  However the Hilton,  ion  Coimcil  is  a  public  service  organ­ protection  to  its  membership.  part in  meetings by  taking these  which  has  been  in  the  yards  here,  ization  devoted  to  the  welfare  and  posts of  service.  is  expected  to  come  out  and  crew  progress  of  the  Bay  Area.  At  pres­ And,  of  course,  all  members  up  soon,  and  this  should  pick  up  have  the  right  to  take  the floor  ent, it  is urging  the formation  of  a  Two  more  members  .of  the  shipping  for  a  while.  Golden  Gate  Authority  which  Brotherhood  of  Marine  Engineers  and  express  their  opinions  on  Paying  off  in  this  port  during  any  officer's report  or issue  un­ would  coordinate  "the  various  have  been  placed  on  the  special  the  last  two  weeks  were  the  SS  der  discussion.  Seafarers  are  transportation facilities in the area.  disability  list  under  the  BME  wel­ Evelyn.  Hilton  (BuU);  Mt.  Whitney  urged  to  hit  the  deck  at  these  fare  program.  The  two  men,  ^  (Amer.  Tramp.)  and  the  Winter  meetings  and  let  their  ship­ American  President  Lines,  con­ Charles Melson  and Albert  Harper,  to­mi  Hill  (Cities  Service).  There  were  mates.  know  what's  on  their  tracted  to  the  unions  of  the  SIU  will receive the  $25 weekly benefit  no  vessels  signing  on.  Pacific  District,  has  received  Fed­ for  as  long  as  they  are  unable  to  minds.  In­transit  were  the  Valiant  Ex^  eral  Maritime  Board  permission  to  return  to  work.  ft'  Shipping Quiet  In Phila.;  Await Building Co­Ahead  i  ~X­'  jcftj • '.;  P­ M­'  f ••  liiwiwr  WtlTE  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To  Better  Royin^  Pace  Port Jams, Acridents  Darken  '  Shipping Outlook  On Seaway  Ship  operators  who  rushed  in  to  take  advantage  of  the St.  Lawrence  Seaway  cargo  bonanza are finding that  they were a bit too hasty.  Pile­ups  at  the  Welland  Canal,  in  the  Seaway's  locks  and  in  many  Lakes  ports  have given  them second  thoughts  about  the de­ sirability of  the Seaway trade.  Owning And Feeding A Freezer .  Food­freezer  plans  have  gotten  a  little  more  respectable  now  that  Ocean ­ going  ships  found  are  more  maneuverable  and  have  locks  and  the  shallow  draft  of  some  of  the  get­rich­quick  operators  have  been  weeded  out  of  the  several  disadvantages.  Cana­ shallower  hulls  can  go  through  some  Lakes  ports.  One  Danish  By  Sidney  Margolius  business.  But  even  under  the  sponsorship  od  some  big  department  dian  locks  caused  damage  to  two  without  trouble,  but  ocean  ships  tanker  had  to  use  a  cutting  torch  atores,  several  aspects  of  high­pressure  selling  continue.  The  sales­ ships,  the  Grace  Line's  Santa  Be­ arc finding that winds and currents  to  take  off  a  few  feet  from  the  men,  In  this  writer's  experience, still  refuse  to  state  the  cost  of  food  gina and a  Greek freighter because  in  the locks  can  cause  accidents.  v/ing  of  her  bridge  in  order  to  the walls  of  the locks  do  not  have  In  addition,  the  ocean  ships  are  make it through.  Other ships  com­ and  freezer  separatelF.  Even  when  customos, adc for  a  breakdown,  the  salesmen  insist  on  bumpers or  pilings.  Lakers,  which  troubled  by  the narrowness  of  the  ing  into the  Lakes expecting 25  to  27  feet  of  water  are finding  as  lumping the  payments on the freezer and  the price for  the food in one  little as 19 to 21­foot draft in many  amount, as $23 a  week, or  however  much  you  may  be willing  and  able  Lakes  ports.  to  pay.  But  if  there  is  no  breakdown,  you  never  knbw  how  much  you  The  biggest  difficulties  thus  far  pay  for  the  freezer  and  how  much  for  the food.  You  may  be  paying  were  met  at  the  Welland  Canal,  more  for  each  than  if  you  shopped'for the  best  buy  in  a  freezer  and  which  bypasses  Niagara  Falls.  At  then  provisioned  it  with  supermarket  specials  or  bought  from  local  one time  as many  as 48 ships  were  suppliers who  specialize In  bulk  quantities for  freezers.  backed  up  waiting  to  get  into  the  But  you  should  examine  whether  the  cost  of  owning  a  freezer  will  canal.  Detroit  also  posed  a  prob­ or  will  not  cancel out  the  advantages  of  storing specials  or  buying  in  bulk.  President  Eisenhower  was  urged  yesterday  to  withdraw  lem  since  it  can  dock  only  four  Freezers have come  down  in  price  in  recent years.  You  now can buy  Federal military forces from the strikebound Harriet­Hender­ ships  at  a  time.  Ship  operators  a  i3­cubic  foot  chest  around  the  $250  mmk.  The  fact  stiil  remains,  son Cotton Mills in Henderson, NC, the scene of a six­months­ grumbled  too  about  the  lack  of  efficient  loading  facilities  in  many  that  a  separate  freezer  often is  more  of  a  convenience  than  a  money­ old  strike  by  the  Textile­^  of  the  ports.  saver for  many  families. You  are Ukly  to save  money only  if  you  have  The  biggest  complaints,­  oddly  a  large  famUy  and  use  a  freezer  heavily,  or  live  near  a  rural  area  Workers  Union  of  America.  to  a long­standing  arbitration  pro­ where  you  can  buy  meat  and  produce  in  bulk  at  low  prices  or  raise  The  request  was  made  in  a  cedure and Inclusion  of  a no­strike  enough, are  coming from  the oper­ ators of  the small  Lakes ships who  some  of  your  own  food  fop  the freezer. Otherwise  an  adequate freez­ telegram  to  the  President  sent  by  clause.  Paul  Hall,  president  of  the  SIU  Three  months  ago  the  company  formerly  had  the  Lakes  business  ing  compartment  in  a  standard  refrigrator  may  be  more  feasible.  imported  strikebreakers  and  re­ pretty  much  to  themselves.  With  Costs of  owning and  operating a  freezer  may range from 12­17  cents  of  NA.  a  pound,  depending  on  how  often  you  turn  over  the  contents.  Based  A  similar  telegram  was  sent  to  sumed  operations.  Subsequently,  lafge  ocean­going  ships  coming  on  research  by  the  US  Agriculture  Department,  your  true  costs  for  Governor  Luther  D.  Hodges,  of  a  settlement  was  worked  out  ap­ into  the  Lakes,  American  and  owning  and  operating  a  freezer  costing  about  $250  and  storing  about  North  Carolina,  who sent  National  parently  ending  the  strike,  but  it  Canadian­owned  Lakes  ships  and  Guardsmen  into  the  area.  Bran­ collapsed  when  the mill  owner  re­ eanalers  are  being  laid  up.  Some  450  pounds,  would  run  roughly  something  like  this:  dishing  rifles  with fixed  bayonets,  fused to go  along.  It was then that  of  the  ocean­going  vessels  can  Interest on  investment at  $ 8.75  the  Guardsmen  have  been  shield­ Governor*  Hodges  withdrew  the  carry  as  much  as five  times  the  Depreciation  <13  years)  16.60  ing  strikebreakers  reporting  for  force  of  state  highway  patrolmen  bulk cargo  that the  eanalers can.  Repairs  8.00  work  at  the  plant.  who  had  been  stationed  at  the  Electricity  •  30.00  In  his  telegrams.  Hall  declared  plant  and  called  out  National  Insurance  on  food  ..... ^  4.00  that:  "As  an  American  union,  we  Guardsmen.  At the same time, the  Packaging  <2c  a Ifo.  for <^0  lbs.)  9.00  are deeply  concerned  with  the use  Governor  warned  the  owners  not  A/£;Cr VMS  of  Federal military  forces to  inter­ to  attempt  to  put  a  full  three  I'LL W  TDTAL  $76.35  in  the  legitimate  economic  shifts  of  strikebreakers  into  the  Thus  your  freezer  operating  cost  for  each  pound  ­of  food  stored  fere  strike  conducted  by  the  Textile  would  be about 17 cents a  pound for  450  pounds a  year. If  you use  the  Workers  in  Henderson,  North  plant  since  it  would  only  tend  to  worsen  the  existing  situation.  freeze^more heavily,  and  turned  over 675  pounds a  yesr, your  operat­ Carolina.  ing co^  per  pound  would  come  down  to  about 12  cents, since  most  of  "It  is  imperative  that  efforts  to  your costs would  remain the same.  resolve  the  dispute  be  continued  The  New  York  State  C!ooperative  Extension  Service  recently  com­ without  the Imposition  of  US  mili­ pared  costs  of  pork  bought  for  a  freezer  in  different  ways.  As  shown  tary  force  jvhich  is  alien  to  the  in  the  chart  with  this  article,  it  costs  less  to  buy  a  live  hog  from  a  American  concept  and  which,  un­ packing  plant  and  have  it  cut  up  for  the  freezer. Next  in Ime  is  buy­ fortunately,  could  have  a  damag­ ing  a  dressed  carcass  from  a  butcher  or  packing  plant  and  having  it  ing  effect  on  US  prestige  abroad.  QUESTION: What is  your  formula  for  finding  your  way around  in a  processed.  It  costs  most  to  buy  retail  pork  cuts  from  a  supermarket.  ^'We  respectfully  urge  that  you  sfrange  port?  The service figures  that a  live  hog  weighing  240  pounds,  weighs 180  move  to  withdraw  the  military  pounds  dressed  (75  per  cent).  There  is  a  further  loss  of  30  pounds  from  this  situation  because  its  (16.6  per  cent)  in  cutting  and  boning  the  dressed  cSrcass.  There  also  presence  serves  only  to  prolong  William  May,  messman:  I  find  Edward  Blaha,  messman:  When  will  be  about  35  pounds  of  lard.  the  strike  and  to  foment  lasting  that  a  cab  suits  all  my  purposes.  I'm  in  port  I  look  to  meet  people  However,  you  can  ­cut  meat  costs  below  ibe  retail figure  shown  in  bitterness  in  the  community."  One  thing  I'm al­ and  so  I  most  the  chart  by  taking  advantage  of  the  supermarket  specials.  Also,  you  The  1,100  members  of  TWUA  ways  sure  to  do  often  usually  can  save  by  avoiding  the higher­price  cuts.  in  a  new  port  is  head  straight  for  Locals  578  and  584  struck  on  No­ Since  a  freezer  is  expensive^ to  own,  not  only  should  you  w'ork  at  vember  17,  1958,  after  their  re­ shop at the stores  the downtown  using  it  heavily  and  not just  occasionally,  but  it  should  be  used  pri­ quest for  renewal of  their old  con­ for  souvenirs.  section.  By  be­ marily for  the costlier  foods  as  meat. If  you  use  it  to store  such  items  tract  without  change  was  met  by  The  cabbies  will  ing  friendly  and  as  beans  or  bread,  you  stilK have to  add  12­17  cents  a  pound.  help  you  avoid  conversing  with  management  insistence  on  an  end  Similarly  in  shopping for  a  refrigerator  (they'll  be  special­priced  in  being  lured  into  sign  language  if  June),  compare  the  capacity  of  the  freezer  compartment  in  different"  a  tourist  trap.  necessary  I' v e  brands  and  models.  The  freezer  capacity  is  a  more  important  value  They're  also  the  made  many  per­ than  convenience  gadgets sucb>as  ice­ejectors.  best  bet  for  a  manent  friend­ good hotel,  a  restaurant  or  a  club,  ships.  Once  I  visited  a  college  and  later  had  dinner  at  a  profes­ t  t •  Cosfs of  Buying  Pork  for  Freezer  Adolph  Swenson,  AB:  My  for­ sor's  home.  My  formula  is  be  Live  bog  Dressed Careass  mula  is,  get  a  guide.  I  don't  go  friendly to  people and .they  will be  240  lbs.  @  16c  180  lbs.  (§>  29«  anywhere  with­ friendly  to  you.  Cost  of  hog or  carcass  ....$38.40  $52.20  out  one  in  a  4.  Cost  of  butchering  ....  3.00  strange  port.  I  Fred  Blichert,  chief  electrician:  Processing cost;  180 lbs.  @ 8c  ........ ....  14.40  14.40  don't  like  walk­ My  formula  is  see  the  girls  at  the  ing  around  be­ nearest bar.  They  ­ $55.80  $66.60  cause  too  many  usually  speak  Credit  for  35  lbs.  of  lard  ,.,.,....... ....  3,50  3.50  people  think  some English  and  MATS5 AT 7MC  S HiTflHW  Net  Cost  ....$52.30  $63.10  Araericans  are  nobody  knows  Ost of  storing 115 lbs. @  12c  13.80  ~  13.80  swimming  in  the  town  like  i"  .  ' •  . ^  \  •'     dough  and  try  to  they  do.  After  Total  Cost  ....$66.10  $76.90  hustle  you.  With  the  bar,  the  rest  Average  cost  per  lb.  il.. ... .v;.  .57  .67  a  guide  T am  able  to  get  around  just  follows  na­ quite  well  and  it  isn't  too  expen­ turally.  As far as  Cosfs of  Buying Porkat  Retail  sive.  language  goes,  I  Cut  .  Amount  Price  Cost  rarely  have  any  t  t"  Ham,  smoked,  whole  ...  29  lbs.  63c  $18.27  SWAP  Felix  Serrano,  AB:  In  a  strange  trouble  since  I speak  a  number  of  Loin  roast  ........... .. —...  18  lbs.  61c  10.98  port  1 find  it  best  to  stick  with  tongues.  AKDwiaricM  49e  aioulder  butt,  picnic  ,. .i.. i  .......  11  lbs.  5.39  some of  the other  4*,  ^  i>  Pork  chops  ...\...  .......  10  lbs.  87c  8.70  THePkSHrsotifV.  boys.  Between  Nicholas  Dbrpmans,  chief  cook:  Sausage  8  lbs.  45c  3.60  three  of  four  of  I must' admit that  I don't try to get  AiBWLCWPRlCE&  Miscellaneous  ­cuti  V  1....,  5  lbs.  27c  1.35  us  we  manage  around  on  my  Salt  Pork  ;.?.  T.:  7  lbs.  35c  2.45  AHO YCOlBeALm^  something  inter­ own.  I  usually  Bjacon  .. .......  27  lbs.  7»c  21.33  esting  to  do.  If  get  a  cab  driver  we  ever  run  into  and  have  him  Total  ..— ...4 ...,­115.  lbs.  .  $72.07  rojROWNPLACB.  • '  y  a  situation  where  drive  me  around.  nobody  knows  OWVERANDOreRArtD  In  that  way,  I  .  .  Average  cost  per  lb.  ...  .63  anything,  w e'  1 1  manage  to  eat  a  Cost  per  lb.  of  .storing  ...  .12  look  for  and  usu­ good  meal,  see  a  .:­'y  WrtUNlOM­ACevM^  ally find one of  the natives who are  good show and  in  Aven^­per dlK  .r.*;­.:  ,;....;. .. 4: 0.75  willing  to  show  us  around  for  a  general,  enjoy  Costs  calculated  by Ne# York ­State Cooperative  Extension  Service.  small  price;  •   the  city.  Sill Raps Nat'l Guard  Role In Textile Strike  ,v.A§i  ."N' ,'^• 1  �Fac*  Eicht  K:/'­ SEAFARERS  LOG  May  «e. 195t  i  Bridges  Blasts  US  In Tokyo  that  all  nations  abide  by  siich  a  (Continued  from  page  2)  at  the  mercy  of  Red  China:  The  prohibition.  Japanese  have  no  armed  forces  of  In  addition,  Bridges  threatened  their  own  to  speak  of  since  their  to  boycott  Japanese  shipping  on  the  Pacific  Coast  at  the  behest  of  defeat  in  World  War  II.  Another  resolution  protested  the  the  Japanese  dockworkers  union,  H­bomb,  following  the  standard  a  pro ­ Communist  organization  Russian  line  of  calling  for  "aboli­ which  was a  participant in  the con­ tion"  of  H­bomb  tests  without, an  ference.  Another  action  by  the  inspection  system  to  make  sure  conference  denounced  "slavelike"  K'  ^r:  r  l­l  |h­ il'  IK  ­S'  working conditions  at the  US base  in  Okinawa,  obviously  reflecting  Communist  sensitivity  about  charges of slave labor.  The  LOG'S  January  2  article  pointed  out  that  the  conference  Involved  "an open  bid  to non­Com­ munist  Asia  to  replace  trade  with  the  West  by  trade  with  the Soviet  Union.  If  successful,  such  a  move  would reduce US foreign trade ..  An  interesting  sidelight  to  the  conference  was  the  barring  of  Bridges' second in  command, Louis  Goldblatt, by  the Japanese  govern­ ment.  Bridges  newspaper,  "The  Dispatcher"  declared  Goldblatt  Safety  meetings  on  SlU  ships  Capt.  Bruce  H.  Ellison,  Woodlawn  was  barred  because  of  his  expul­ weeks brought  4­2473.  sion  from  England  in 1949,  follow­ during the  past few  out  the  following  A­  4.  A  BALTIMORE—A  $7,836.15  back  wage  payment  has  been  ing  his  "visit"  to  London  dock­­ suggestion:  on  Thanks  to  the  steward  depart­ workers  who  were  refusing to  un­ made  by  the Old  Bay  Line, to nine  crewmembers  who  were  "tTHe  Hurricane,  ments  were  given  at  shipboard  fired  for  joining the  SlU.  The non­union  outfit, which  oper­ load "scab­loaded  Canadian ships."  Edward  Dooley  meetings  on  the  What  actually  had  happened  in  meeting  c h a i r­ ates  on  inland  waters,  was­*—^^; •   Alcoa  Pennant,  1949  was  that  the  SlU  Canadian  man,  reported.  It  Morning  Light,  found  by  the  National  Labor  District,  with  the  assistance  of  the  was  recommend  S/T  Helen,  Ines,'  Relations  Board  to  have  com­ A&G  District,  had  driven  the  ed  that  all of  the  Coallnga  Hills,  mitted  unfair  labor  practices  by  Communist  ­ dominated  Canadian  men  usingf  the  Alcoa  Roamer,  firing  the  men.  Seamen's  Union  off  Canadian­ sledge  hammers  Fairland,  John  The  back  wage  payments  cov­ flag  ships.  Communist­led  groups  should  first  C, Alcoa  Partner,  Dooley  ered loss  of  wages  to the men,  less  among  London  dockworkers  then  check  to  see  that  Seatrain  New  their  earnings  on  other  jobs  since  attempted  to  retaliate  by  boycot­ their gloves  are  not oily,  and  then  York,  Maxton,  they were fired  by  Bay Line.  ting Canadian  shipping.  to  look  over  the  hammer  handle  T e X m a r, USAP  Goff  The  biggest  payment,  $2,499,  Aside  from  the  Communist's  ef­ to  see  that it is  not  sUck.  A  slick  183g  a n d  the  went  to  George  T.  Willoughby.  forts  to  thwart  the  SlU  Canadian  handle,  or  gloves  with  oil  worked  Yaka.  Other  payments  ranged  from  District,  the  boycott  also  came  at  into  them  are  a  common  cause  of  ^  A  •  A  A  $147.93  upwards,  with  four  of  a  convenient  time  for  the  world  niany  shipboard  accidents,  he  No longer  is it  a  coffee  break in  them  over  the $1,000  mark.  Communist  movement  because  it  noted.  the  afternoon  on  the  CS  Norfolk.  The unfair  labor practice charges  involved  a  test of  the Communist's  The reason  is because of  chief  cook  4  t  t  date  back  to  1955  when  the  SlU  ability  to  halt  MarshaU  Plan  aid.  WUllain  GofL. The  crew  went  on  started  organizing  efforts  at  the  If  the  Communists  could  have  Talking of  safety, crew  members  record  as  commending  Goff  for  company. The  nine men  were fired  halted  these  shipments,  the  shaky  of  the  Alcoa  Ranger,  who  recently  the. afternoon  pizza  pie  and  cool  by  the  company  in  retaliation.  economies  of  Western  European  boosted  their  ac­ drinks he  serves.  Also  commended  Hearings  Prolonged  cqjuntries  might  have  collapsed,  cident­free  days  was  Charles  Locke,  baker  on  the  Hearings  on  the  charges  were  clearing  the  way for  swift  Russian  over  the  50 0  Baltore  and  the  messman  and  prolonged  because  several  of  the  penetration in  the area^  However,  mark,  votedl  to  pantryman  on  the  Eagle  Trans­ George  Willoughby  happily  men  who  had  been fired  subse­ anti­Communist  maritime  unions  accept  a ,  televi­ porter.  The  crew  of  the  Trans­ waves  check  for  $2,499  in  quently  shipped  out  and  the  hear­ in  the US  and  England  were  suc­ sion  set  instead  porter voted to  turn over the ship's  ings had  to wait  upon  their  return  back  pay  won  from  Old  Boy  cessful  in  persuading  the  dock­ of  a  movie  pro­ fund to  the crew  mess and  pantry­ from  sea.  After  a  trial  examiner  Line.  jector  as  their  workers  to  return  to  their  jobs.  man  in  appreciation  for  a  jolTwell  found  the  company  guilty  of  un­ safety  award  done.  fair  labor  practices  last  fall,  the­ James  Faircloth,  company  appealed  the finding  to  ship's  delegate  Carlsen  the  full  Board,  which  supported  reported.  the findings  of  the  trial  examiner.  ^  ^  ^  With  the  settlement  of  the  un­ fair  charges,  HIWD  organizers  Seafarers  going  to Boca  Grande,  hope  to  make  headway  in  the  Bay  Florida,  are  warned  that  there  Is  Line fleet,  since  crewmembers  no  launch  service  there  according  need  not  fear  the  impact  of  pos­ to  Carl Carlsen,  ship's delegate  on  sible firings.  the Evelyn.  However  the owner  of  Whafever  you  need,  in  work  or  dress  the  Kozy  Kitchen  restaurant  there  is  willing  to  give  any  Seafarer  gear,  your  SlU Sea  Chest  has it.  Get  top  courtesy  transportation.  Just  call  quality  gear  at substantial savings  by  buy­ CLEVELAND  —  The Ohio state  ing  at  your  Union­owned  and  Union­ senate  has  approved  a  new  unem­ operated  Sen  Chest  store.  ployment  benefits  bill  which  for  the first  dime  would  provide  such  benefits  for  Ohio  seamen  in  the  Sport  Coats  oif­season.  The  bill  represents  a  Slacks  major  gain  in  the  ten­year fight  Dress  Shoes  by . the  SlU  Great  Lakes  District  Work  Shoes  to  provide  Lakes  seamen  with  un­ LAKE  CHARLES—It  has  been  Socks  (Continued  from  page  3)  employment  coverage.  a  brisk  two  weeks  here  on  the  Dungarees  both,  the  railroads  and  Pan­At­ Still  pending  !». action  by  the  shipping  front.  Port  Agent  Leroy  Frisko  Jeens  lantic,  but  the  ICC  has  refused  to  Ohio  House  of  Representatives,  Clarke  reports,  with  shipping  do so.  but  this  was  the first  time  that  a  CPO  Shirts  holding  the  lead  over  registration  bill  of  this  nature  had  passed  the  In  addition  to  Hall's  testimony  Dress Shirts  for  the  period,  even  though  the  on behalf  of  maritime unions, other  Senate.  Great  Lakes  Cleveland  Sport  Shirts  slow  season  for  tankers  usually  witnesses at the Senate  hearing as­ agent,  Stanley  Wares,  attributed  starts  at  this  time.  Belts  sailed  any  extension  of  ICC  juris­ passage  of  the  measure  this  year  Khakis  Although  Cities  Service  has  diction  over  shipping.  Among  to  the  widespread  support  it  re­ been  laying  up their  vessels in  the  Ties  them were  witnesses from Seatrain  ceived from  the state  AFL­CIO.  yards  here  one  by  one  for  over­ Sweat  Shirts  Line,  Pan­Atlantic,  Alaska  Steam­ In  addition  to  extending  eovef­ haul,  shipping  for  the  coming  T­Shirts  ship  and  Pacific  American  Steam­ age' to  seamen  in  the  off­season,  period  should  remain  about  the  Shorts  ship Association  as well as John  J.  the  bill  would  boost  maximum  same.  Allen, Jr.,  Undersecretary of  Com­ benefits  up to $47  a week  from tha  Briefs  Now that the  nice weather is set­ merce,  and  Thomas  Stakem,.  a  old  $33  maximum,  plus  an  addi­ Swim Trunks  ting in, Clarke noted, the "anglers"  member  of  the  Federal  Maritime  tional $9 maximum for dependents.  Sweaters  among the  men  on  the  j)each  here  The  duration  of  benefits  would  be  Board.  Sou'westers  have  been  vocally  demonstrating  extended  to 30  weeks, compared  to  Maritime  observers  emphasize  Raingear  their zeal  and  ability  with  rod  and  all the rate­cutting  has  been  of  no  26  weeks  at present.  tackle.  However  y/hile  the  tales  Caps  benefit  to  the  consumer,  because  about  the "one  that  got  away"  are  Writing Materials  the  railroads  haye  been  raising  running strong,  the  non­fishermen  Toiletries  general  cargo  rates all  along.  The  are  still  waiting  to  see  some  that  rate  cuts  are  selective  ones  on  Electric Shavers  were caught.  specific  items  of  cargo  carried  by  Radios  Calling  into  this  port  Over  the  ships and only oh the routes served  Television  past ' two  weeks  were  the  Bents  by  ships,  and  the  railroads  make  Jewelry  Fort,  Winter  Hill,  CS  Baltimore,  them  up  by  boosting  rates  else­ Cameras  CS  Miami,  CS  Norfolk,  Chiwawa  where. , The  only  function  served  Luggage  and  the  Bradford  Island  (Cities  by  the  bate  cuts  Is  to  drive  ships  Service). Paying off  here  were  the  out  of  business  and  destroy  sea­ Eagle  Voyager  (Eagle  Transport)  men's  jobs,  after  which  the  rail­ and  the  Pacific  Carriers  (World  roads  will  hava  clear  sailing  to  Carriers).  The.Pacific  Carrier  had  charge  whatever  the' traffic  wUl  Just  returned from  a  trip to India.  bear.  •   ­  .  Line Ordered  To Repay  9 Axed For  Joining SlU  SlU SHIPS AT SEA  Push Ohio  Jobless Aid  To Seaman  Your Gear..  for  ship ... for  shore  '• • ­f ;• •  •   j">. ­ Spring Finds  Lake  Charles  Still Humming  I  IP;  It  C­ 5 •"  ­ I'. P'"­ irS:  "  Court Slaps  Down  ICC  Rate Deals  the  SEA  CHEST  �tMi  muf ltt, 1959  SEArARERS  IPG  • •  ^fp:'^^'; ­ ¥1  D  ­.­•   • ;6.i.i  ir­ \  Topa Topa oilers John Doyle (left) and P. Spinney make a coffee  time duo in  the ship's crew messrooin.  ­ ­­'r,  All smiles  at Steel  Recorder  payoff  are  Seafarers  Douglas  McLeod  (left)  and  Eladio  Grajales.  Ship  was  paying  off  after  four­month  voyage  to  Far  East,  eastboimd  via  Suez.  ­I  ^  Seafarer  Won  Yang,  sa­ loon  pantryman,  checks  on the menu for lunch be­ fore  turning  to  for  the  afternoon  meal.  Jack  Long,  BR,  (left)  checks  clean  linen  supplies while  Harold  Scott, DM,  (top)  and F. Jones, AB, wield paint brushes.  !  •  Chief  steward Herb Knowles has an imusual shipboard hobby, an  elaborate shipboard  tropical fish  collection in his foc'sle.  liiiiiiii  ^slIllBill Osborne,  AB,  (left)  and  Norman Gilllken, pS,,r«move  wira  Large  photo  shows  ani­ mated discussion  between  D. Anderson  (in suit) and  B.  Brown  while  Mike  Marcello  listens.  Below,.  W. Torres, dices  celery,  Setting  'em  up  for  hearty  appetites  in  the  crew  messroom  (above)  are  Marcello  and  Brown.  In  bottom  photo, W. Hudson, AB,  awaits payoff  while company representative checla  him  off  on  ship's  payroll list.  •  '.ysi  �PVC'TCB  S£i<FU]tJ^ICS  LdC  Delta Signs Order  i  For  3  New  Ships  Get Polio  Shots,  PHS Urges  The  Public  Health  Service  urges  Beafarers  who  have  not  already  done  so  to  get  their  NEW ORLEANS—Contracts  have now  been signed for  the  polio shots  as soon  as  possible.  construction  of  three  new  C­3  type  ships  for  the  SlU­con­ The shots  can  be gotten  at any  hospital  without  charge.  tracted  Mississippi  Shipping  Company.  The  vessels,  which  PHS  Plenty of  vaccine is available so  will  be  used in the  company's­t  there is  no delay  in  the admin­ West  African  trade,  will  be  istering  of  the  shots.  The  few  build  at  Avondale  Marine  minutes  a  Seafarer  takes to  in­ Ways  in  this city  at  a  tptal  cost  of  sure  himself  against  the  crip­ approximately $30  million.  pling  disease  by  getting  the  shots  are  well  worth  the saving  Approximately  half  of  the  cost  of  time, money, and  most of  all,  of  the  ships  will  be  home  by  the  Federal  Government  under  the  BOSTON—Preliminary  inquiries  the  avoidance  of  suffering  and  construction  subsidy  program.  into a  number of  possible sites for  possible  disabiUty.  Contracted  for  at  $9,800,000­plus  a  new  SIU  hall  in  this  port  were  in  this  country,  the  ships  would  made  during  the  past  two  weeks.  cost  around $4,990,000  in  Japanese  Acting  Agent  Gene  Dakin  reports.  shipyards,  which  is  the  amount  However  there  are  a  number  of  issues which  have to be  settled  be­ Mississippi  will  pay.  fore  any  kind  of  decision  can  be  Heavy  Lift  Rig  Among  unusual  features  on  the  made  and  more  will  be  reported  ' Mississippi ship  is a special heavy­ on  this when  progress is  made.  lift  rig capable of  handling 60  tim  As  the  totals  show, shipping  for  loads. The rig  will  be paid for as a  the port  has slowed down consider­ national  defense  feature  since  the  ably.  There  were  only five  men  Government  has  long  been  con­ shipped  during  the  period,  all  of  The SIU has signed a new  agree­ ment  with  Suwanee  Steamship  cerned  over  the  lack  of  heavy­lift  them  class  A  men.  Company  covering  Seafarers  on  The  number  of  new  men  seen  capacity  on  US  merchant ships.  the  company's  missile­tracking  around  the hall lately, Dakin  said,  Other  features  on  the  ship,  as  fleet  in  the South  Atlantic.  previously  announced,  will  be  full  are members  of  the Seafood Work­ Because  of  the special  nature of  air­conditiong,  automatic  hatch  ers  Union  who  are  using  the  SIU  the  ships  and  the  fact  that  they  covers,  rotating cranes  on  dqck  in­ meeting  hall  for  the  time  being.  do  not  handle any cargo, a special  They  are  presently  holding  con­ stead  of  conventional  booms,  and  contract had  to be drawn. However,  a  tanker­style  design  with  the  tract  negotiations  with  their  em­ the  new  agreement  basically  em­ ployers  which  necessitates  holding  engine  room  and  black  gang  aft  bodies  the  standard  SlU­freight­ and  the  rest  of  the  crew  forward  emergency meetings.  ship agreement, with the same base  There  were  no  vessels  signing  along  with  passenger  accommo­ wage  scale  and,  where  applicable,  dations,  galley  and  messroom. The  on in  this port for the  period while  the same working rules.  ships  will  have  a  service  speed  of  only  two,  the  Bents  Fort  and  the  Copies  of  the  new  agreement  Cantigny  (Cities  Service)  paid  off.  will  be  printed  by  headquarters  18  knots.  The  three  ships  will  replace  In  transit  were  the  Steel  Chemist  and  distributed  to  the  vessels  as  smaller,  slower  C­ls  now  in  the  (Isthmian);  Robin  Sherwood  (Rob­ soon  as  possible.  in)  and  the  Waldo  (Compass).  West  Africa  service.  Suwanee operates a fleet of  spe­ cially­equipped  ships  which  track  missile  shots  over  the  South  At­ lantic.  Seafarers  on  the  Timber  Hitch  were  recently cited  for  their  prompt  action  in  successfully  re­ covering  the  nose  cone  oi  a  Thor  rocket  on  March  27.  The  data  capsule involved  was  the first  suc­ (The  brothers  described  below  are  receiving  $150  monthly  SIU  dis­ cessful  recovery  of  a  new  type  of  nose  cone  which  is  considered  the  ahility­benefits.)  forerunner  of  a  design  for  the  Frank  Shimelfenig ... 68 ... in  45  years  at  sea,  he  sailed  on  all  manned  space  flight  which  will  kinds  of  merchant  cargo  ships,  passenger ships  and  take  place  in  a few  years.  tankers ... all  the runs were  good but Shimelfenig  especially  liked  to  hit  Germany,  Italy  and  Japan  . . ."they  treated  a  seaman  more  humanely  there,"  . . . spends  spare  time  writing  but  would  not  write  one  about  the  sea  because  "nobody  would  believe  it". . . is  in  the  process  of  completing  a  book  now,  but  doesn't  say  about  what  . . . joined  the  SIU  in  1938  and  retired  20  years  later  due  to  poor  health  . . . had  been  quite  a  bowling  enthusiast  but  now  settles  for  television  and  short  walks . . . still cor­ responds  with  many former  shipmates . . . lives  with  wife  in  New  Or­ SEATTLE  —  Shipping  for  this  leans . . . has  two  sons.  port  has  continued  on  the  good  side with  the exception of  two very  t,  t  4.  .  Francisco  Mayo . . . 54 . . . boasts 17  exciting  years of  seatime . . .  slow  days.  However  it Is  expected  shipped on  almost everything from Libertys to or.e carriers, tankers and  to  pick  up  again  and  to  stay  that  the old flush­deck West  Coast ships... was on Spanish ship in 1915 when  • way for  some  time  to  come,  Ted  captain  defied  a  German sub  and tried  to escape  with  a  huge cargo  of  Babkowski,  port  agent, noted.  It  should  be  brought  to  the  at­ arms  and  gasoline  . . . Mayo,  sensing  imminent  danger,  leaped  over­ board, 10  minutes  before ship  was  torpedoed, exploding  without  a  sin­ tention  of  the  men  on  the  beach  gle  survivor  . . . was  hospitalized  in  state  of  shock  for  three  months  here  that  if  they  have  the  neces­ unable  to  talk  or  identify  himself  . . .  torpedoed  again  in  1916,  this  sary  ratings  for  any  replacements  time  all  hands  wqre  saved  . . . preferred  Far  East  Isthmian  runs,  but  that are called  In, they  should take  wasn't too  choosy . . . builds model ships as a  hobby .. . presently work­ these  jobs.  "It  is  unfortunate  we  ing on  one for SIU  Baltimore hall  . . . lives in  Baltimore with  wife . . .  do  not  have  all  Japanese  runs,"  Babkowski  said,  "instead  of  some  three  daughters  and  son  all  married.  of  the hot­box  runs to  India. How­ ever,  regardless  of  the  run,  if  a  man  is  qualified  for  the  job,  it  Is  his  duty  to  see  that  the  Union's  contracts  with  the  companies  are  kept and  the  berths filled."  There  are  a­number  of  vessels  expected  back  in  this  area  soon  from  the  grain  run  to  India  and  they  will  require  replacements.  From  latest  reports,  these  runs  of  surplus  grain  to  India  and  other  Far  East  ports will  continue fOr  at  least the rest of  this year.  A  total  of  seven  vessels  called  here  over  the  last  tw5­week  period.  Two  ships,  the  Ames  Vic­ tory  (Victory  Carriers)  and  the  Alcoa  Eointer (Alcoa)  paid  off  and  signed  on. In  transit were the  Ala­ Retired Seafarer  Francisco Mayo (left)  is  shown  at family  gather­ mar,  Portmar,  Kenmar  (Calmar);  ing  during  marriage  of  one  of  his  four  children.  Mrs.  Moyo  is  Kyska  (Waterman)  and  the  Choc­ taw  (Waterman).  third from left.  Hub Host  To  Seafood Union  Missile Line  Covered  By  Revised  Pact  PENSIONERS'  CORNER  India Runs  Keep Seattle  Shipping Hot  P  May  te, '^iT §  ANTINOUS  (Wat«rman),  April  Chairman,  W.  Andaraoni  Sacratary,  A.  Kubarikl.  Shlp'a  fund  SSASO.  Na  beefa.  New  delegata  elactad.  Dla­ cusaion  on  drying  elothea  In  raerea­ tion room:  clothealinea  to be  Installed  In  lower  alleyway  midship.  iacrafary,  P.  Jahnaan.  Complaint  ra  not  enough  American  money.  Chief  cook  not  given  unfit  for  duty.  Ship  delayed  in  Calcutta.  Two  hours  OT  disputed.  One  nun  injured;  one  man  hospitalized.  Special  report  under  good  and  welfare  concerning  condi­ tion  of  ship  and  beefs  vdth  captain  PENN  EXPLORER  (Pann),  April  M  and  other  beefs  turned  into  head­ —Chairman,  D.  Dlial;  Secretary,  C.  quarters.  AAazar.  No  beefa.  Steam  heat  to  be  turned  an  and  water  fountain  re­ ANDREW  JACKSON  (Waterman),  paired.  Travelers'  checks  to  be  used  April  as—Chairman,  J.  Eracht;  Secre­ as  cash  advances.  tary,  6.  Sauer.  Two  hours  disputed.  No  beefs.  Request  bread  in  pantry  ALCOA  RANOER  <Alcaa),  April  SS  at  aU  times,  and  variety  of  baking.  —Chairman,  J.  Dunlapi  Secretary,  T.  Suggest  fumigation  for  roaches.  Re­ Saneha£  No  beefs:  everything  run­ quest  substantial  prima  meat  for  ning  smoothly.  Unen  to  be  Issued  8­ dinner.  8:30  A.M.  and  4­4­.30  P.M.  Television  USAP  E­42­ltM  (Suwannee),  May  7  —Chairman,  A.  RIasj  Secretary,  W.  Dean.  No  tieefs.  One  replacement  received—stUl  one  man  short.  Ques­ tion  on  transportation—awaiting  re­ port  from  hq  regarding  same.  Ques­ tlon  re  feeding  non­personnel.  PRODUCER  (Marine  Carrier),  May  a—CiMlrman,  C.  Kalleher;  Secratary,  E.  Lane.  Shortage  of  steak,  soft  toilet  paper,  ice  cream,  cigarettes,  and  other  items—see  Captain  about  getting  aame  In  Okinawa.  No  trav­­ elers*  checks  as  yet.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  to  be  accepted  In  lieu  of  movie  projector  as  award  for  safety  record..  ALCOA  COR$AIR  (Alcea),  May  1$  —Chairman,  O.  Mettlngi  $scretary,  M.  Phelps.  Ne  iMefs.  Everything  running  smoothly.  Ship's  fund  $465110.  New  movie  director  elected.  Vote  of  thanks  to deck  dept. for fine  coopera­ tion  in  Trinidad.  Suggest  cooks  give  more  cooperation  to  messman.  See  patrolman  about  wariiing  machine  and  water  cooler.  ALCOA  PENNANT  (Alcea),  April  at—Chairman,  J.  Olten;  Secretary,  R.  Stewart.  Ship's fund  843.50.  One man  payed  off  in  San  Juan:  reshipped  STEEL  VOYACER  (Isthmian),  May  back  on ship.  Complaints re  arrogant  manners  of  engineers.  Vote  of  8—Chairman,  T.  York:  Secretary,  W.  tlianks  for  Job  weU  done  by  steward  Simmons.  To  elect  new  delegate.  Shho'a  fund  $18.38.  Few  hours  OT  dept.  disputed.  No  beefs.  Request  rusty  water  be  taken  care  of.  Shortage  of  MAIDEN  CREEK  (Waterman),  April  cigarettes.  Suggest  blower  system  be  S—Chairman,  J. Mayarchak;  Secratary,  fixed  In  crew's  quarters  and  mess­ J.  Rallday.  One  man  missed  ship  in  rooms.  Keep  library  clean  and  or­ Seattle.  Ship's fund $88.88.  No  beefs:  derly.  Request  porhtole  screens  on  everything running  smoothly.  Suggest  board.  minor  repairs  bo  done  before  arrival  In  USA,  and  major  repairs  not  done  STEEL  DESIGNER  (Isthmian),  April  prior  to  signing  on,  to  be  referred  a<—Chairman,  J.  Reldlsurj  Sacretary,  to  patrolman.  W.  Magnar^.  Everything  running  smoothly.  2H  hours  OT  disputed.  WESTPORT  (W e r I d  Tramping),  Insufficient  cleaning  supplies.  Discus­ March  15—Chairman,  A.  Neah;  Sec­ sion  on  mail  system.  New  treasurer  retary,  T.  McCaffrey.  New  delegate  elected.  elected.  Ship's  fund  $9.10.  No  beefs.  Complaint  re  galley  range.  Washing  DEL  MAR  (Mississippi),  May  10—  machine  to  be  checked.  Safety  rules  Chairman,  W.  Bourgeois;  Secretary,'  to  be  observed.  6.  McFall.  Washing  machine  repaired  in  NO.  Captain  pleased  with  last  HURRICANE  (Waterman),  May  a—  voyage: everything  Ship's  Chairman,  E.  Deeley;  Secretary,  D.  fund  S39.  Spent  satisfactory.  $270  in  NO  for  Haskell.  Repairs to  be made.  Request  movies.  $215  down  payment  on  new  UiUon  mail  be  delivered  to  delegate  Bell  A' Howell  movie  projector.  No  unopened.  Vote  of  thanks  to  all  beefs.  M/S/C  to  purchase  new  loud  depts.  for  Job  well  done.  Ship's  fund  speakers  for  movie  projector  in  NO.  tlSS/i.  One  mae  logged.  Twelve  hours  OT  disputed  to  be  brought  to  PACIFIC  CARRIER  (World  Tramp­ attention  of  boarding  patrolman.  New  icebox  and  ladders  to  be  ordered.  ers).  May  I—Chairman,  F.  Paylor;?:  Request  fumigation  for  roaches,  bugs  Secretary,  R.  Stahl.  Turn  in  OT  for  and  rats.  Suggest  foc'des  be  kept  no  launch  aervlce  from  anchorage  in  clean  for  new  members  coming  Kandla,  India.  Few  hours  OT  dis­'  puted.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  aboard.  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  MARORE  (Marven),  April  12  —  WALDO  (World  Tramp.),  May  «—  Chairman,  R.  Gewan;  Secretary,  O.  Myers.  Repair  list  turned  in.  Three  Chairman,  P.  Fax;  Secretary,  L.  hours  OT  dinutad.  Two  men  getting  Wright.  No  beefs.  Various  discus­ off.  Request  toaster  be  used  for  sions  on  repairs  and  keeping  recrea­ bread  only,  not  for  cooking  meat  or  tion.  laundry  and  messhall  clean.  cheese.  Washing  machine  to  be  More  cooperation requested  from men  in  steward  dept.  cleaned  after  use.  ELIZABETH ^ (Bull),  May  f—Chair­ man,  T.  VIge;  Secretary,  R.  Hernan­ dez.  Everything  running  smoothly...  Any  injuries  to  be  reported  to  head  of  dept.  Request  elimination  of fish  oil on  ship, as  it is  too slippery.  Sug­ gest  blood  type  be  printed  on fit­for­ duty card.  Vote of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  good  food.  Js  i  'w  •  I"­ • J}  ­ ••  :  STEEL  MAKER  (Isthmian),  May  $—  Chairman,  K.  Smith;  Secretary,  T.  Gaspar.  Two  men  left  behind:  one  in  (Calcutta  and  the other  in Gibraltar.  Ship's  fund  $5JH).  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  •   t'  VALIANT  FORCE  (Ocean  Carrier),  May  1$—Chairman,  E.  Browning;  Sec­ retary,  G.  Busclglle.  No  beefs.  Laun­ SANTORR  (Marven),  May  »—Chair­ dry  room  to_be  cleaned: fix  coffee  man,  H.  Gatkell;  Secratary,  M.  Pae­ um.  Hot  and  cold  water  to  be  ad­ chak.  Baltimore  agent  notified  re  Justed  in  shower  room.  Fill  up  holes  washing  machine  not  being  repaired.  In  messroom  and  paint.  One  minute  Three  men  injured  in  Chile—two  of  silence  for  departed  brothers.  ho^talized.  One  man  logged.  Beef  CUBORE  (Merven),  May  12—Chair­ about  washing  machine.  Repair  list  turned  in.  Ne  beefs.  IMacasslon  on  man,  H.  Reynolds;  Secretary,  G.  ship's  fund—decided  not  to  have  one,  Wolfe.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Wipers  A  OS  to  clean  rec.  to  take  up  collection  as  needed.  room.  Steward  dept.  to  clean  laun­ PACIFIC  EXPLORER  (World  dry.  Delegate  to  see  chief  engineer  Tramp),  May  3—Chairman,  M.  Reed;  about  washing  machine.  In  the  hospital?  i­ci  •  V  vi,.  n.i  Call  SHI  Hill  immediately!  iVS'  iji;  �Ifty  SEAPAHERS  LOG  1999  'Hqft Off I Tfca flag It Passing By!'  |  :j:  ,1/  /:  Face  Elerea  Plastic Coating Prevents  Tank  Rust,^ MSTS Finds '  Special plastic  coatings  applied  to the tajnks  of  an  oil  car­ rier can result  in savings of  over $500,000  over the life of  the  ship,  the  Military  Sea  Transportation  Service  has  reported.  The  experiment  was  tried  out  on  the  MSTS  vessel  Yu­ However,  the  uncoated  compart­ kon  which  carried  highly­ ments  were  still  full  of  rust  and  corrosive  cargoes  of  aviation  and  jet  fuels  for  a  year.  Ten  of  the  ship's 31 cargo compartments were  coated  last  April  and  May  with  eight  different  compounds  of  plas­ tic  coatings.  The  other  compart­ ments  were  left  uncoated.  During  the  year  the  tanks  were  cleaned  just  as  if  the  ship  was  in  regular  service.  A final  survey  conducted  last  month showed  that all of  the tanks  that  were  coated  were  in  as  good  a­ condition  as  they  had  been  just  after  the  coating  was  applied.  scale  although  a  total  of  2,228  buckets  of  rust  and  scale  were  re­ moved  from  them  at  the  cost  of  880  man­hours  of  tank  cleaning  during the  year.  According  ­to  Navy figures,  it  would  cost  approximately  $500,000  to  sandblast  and  prepare  the  tank  surfaces  for  coating  and  to  main­ tain  them  for  20  years.  Compared  to this  is the  $1 million  cost  of  re­ placing  plates  corroded  from  car­ rying  gasoline.  Another  major  advantage  in  coating,  it  was  discovered,  is  that  it  has  almost  eliminated  the  pos­ sibility of fine rust particles  becom­ ing  suspended  in  aviation  and  jet  fuel.  These  particles  have  been  blamed  as  one  of  the  causes  of  flame­out, or  engine  failure  in  jet  planes.  Further experiments will  be con­ ducted  during  the  coming  year  by  NEW  ORLEANS —Shipping has  covering  10,000  square  feet  of  the  been  very  good  for  this  port  for  outside hull  of  the Yukon  with one  the  past  two  weeks.  Seven  ships  of  the  compounds.  paid off, six  signed on  and 21  were  in­transit.  The  outlook  is  equally  bright,  with  over  30  vessels  ex­ pected  in  port  in  the  coming  period,  Lindsey  Williams,  port  agent,  noted.  A  total  of  190  members  were  shipped,  along  with  16  relief  jobs  and  48  jobs  with  the  Harbor  and  Inland  Waterways  Division.  The  WASHINGTON —The  Treasury  following  ships  paid  off:  Del  Mar,  Department  has  come  out  in  op­ Del  Santos,  Del  Mundo  and  Del  position  to a  bill  which  would  pro­ Alba  (Mississippi);  Steel  Fabrica­ hibit  the  withholding  of  state  in­ tor  (Isthmian);  Hastings  (Water­ come  taxes from  a seaman's wages.  man)  and  the  Pan  Oceanic  Trans­ The  bill,  now  under  consideration  by  the  House  Committee  on  Mer­ Today  happens  to  be  Maritime  Day.  Like  Mother's  Day,  porter  (Penn  Shipping).  Signing  on  were  the  Del  Mar  chant  Marine  has  the  strong  sup­ it is  the type  of  holiday  on which  people  dutifully gather  to  and  Del Santos  (Mississippi);  Alice  port  of  all  of  the  maritime  unions,  pay  tribute  to  a  grand  old  institution,  but  not  everybody  Brown  (Bloomfield);  Wang  Archer  the  AMMI,  and  the  Maritime  (Marine  Bulk);  Julia  (Ocean  Car­ Administration.  means ^hat they say.  riers)  and  the  Ocean  Deborah  The  Treasury  said  it  is  opposed  We suppose  that  among  those  praising  the  virtues  of  the  (Ocean  Transportation).  to  any  legislation  which  curb  the  US merchant marine  this  afternoon  will  be  Government  of­ In transit  were the Alcoa Ranger,  taxing  jurisdiction  of  the  states.  ficials who are bending might and main  to protect  the inter­ Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  Roamer  and  Opposition  to  state  withholding  est and  promote the development  of  the runaway fleet at  the  Alcoa  Clipper  (Alcoa);  Seatrains  taxes  on  seamen's  wages  is  based  expense  of  American­flag  ships.  There  will  also  be  ship­ Georgia  and  Louisiana  (Seatrain);  on  the  complex  accounting  prob­ owners,  among "them  principally  oil  and  metals  compa­ Del  Mar  and  Del  Santos  (Missis­ lems which  it would  cause, and  the  nies, who  wouldn't  be caught  dead flying the  American­flag  sippi);  Alice  Brown  (Bloomfield);  resulting  multiple  taxation  of  a  Recorder  (Isthmian);  Jean  seaman's  wages  by  a  number  of  if  it  weren't  for  the  fact  that  they  operate  many  of  their  Steel  Lafitte,  Yaka,  Monarch  of  the  different  states.  ships in­the  domestic  trades  where  the law  says  they  can't  Seas,  Hastings  and  Claiborne,  An  industry  spokesman  said,  a  bring  in  a  foreign  flag."  (Waterman);  Raphael  Semmes  and  seaman  wouk} almost  have  to "be­ In  the  course  of  the  day  much  fervent  oratory  will  be  Gateway City (Pan­Atlantic); Royal  come  a  professional  accountant  to  strewn  about  extolling  the  virtues  of  American  seamen  Oak  (Cities  Service);  Ocean  handle  his  complicated  state  tax  whom these same shipowners wouldn't  touch with a  ten­foot  Deborah  (Ocean  Transportation)  affairs"  and  would  almost  ipevit­ and  the  Suzanne  and  Frances  ably  be  subject  to  multiple  taxa­ pole.  (BuU).  tion.  New Orleans  Gets Spurt  Ot  Activity  Treasury For  State Taxes  On Seamen  Bait, Job  Surge Aids  Newcomiers  BALTIMORE—Shipping for this  port  remained  exceptionally  good  during the  past  period. Earl  Shep­ pard,  port  agent,  reported.  How­ ever, this  has resulted  in a  greater  number  of  class  A  and  B  men  oh  the  beach  here  deciding  to  wait  It  out  for  special  runs  or  trips.  In  order  to  protect  their  sen­ iority and  to protect the  jobs of  the  career  seamen,  Sheppard  said,  all  Seafarers,  both  in this  port  and in  the outports, are  urged to take any  US seamen's unions will celebrate Maritime Day on the day  and all of  the Jobs  as they  are  put  that  American  shipowners  are  compelled  to  come  out  of  on  the  board.  Another Safe Alcoa Ship  Of  the  total  number  of  277  jobs  hiding  and  meet  their  obligations.  Until  that  happens,  the  filled  from  this  port  during  the  unions will  have to  be pardoned for  a certain air of  skeptic­ past  two  weeks,  60  of  them,  or  ism about  today's ceremonies.  more  than  one­quarter of  the peri­ od's  total,  were  taken  by  class  C  cards.  The  outlook  for  the  eomini  two  weeks  is  also  very  good.  The  following  were  the  ships  Another  boost  for  shipboard  safety  programs  has  come  which  paid­off:  Jean,  Mae  (Bull);  from  the  Natidnal Safety Council which announces sharp re­ Alcoa  Patriot  (Alcoa);  Baltore,  Santore, Marore  (Marven); Ocean­ duction in accident  rates  throughout the American­flag  mer­ star  (Dolphin);  Massmar,  Losmar  chant  marine.  (Calmar);  Fort'  Hoskins  (Cities  It was  just a couple of  years back,  that the American  sea­ Service)  and  the  Mankato  Victory  man was being criticized by insurance agencies and some seg­ Victory Carriers). Signing on  were  the  Baltore,  Chilore,  Venore,  MaT­ ments  of  the  Coast  Guard  as  being  "unfit" and  responsible  ore,  Santore  (Marven);  Bethcoas­ for  the  high  accident  rate.  Numerous  extremist  schemes  ter,  Massmar  (Calmar)  and  the  were being  put forth  to subject seafaring men  to all sorts of  elaborate  "profile"  screening  and  testing  procedures  as  to  Oceanstar  (Dolphin). ^  their "stability."  In transit, were the Valiant  Force  (Force);  Feltore,  Marore,  Cubore,  Apparently,  all  that  was  ever  needed  was  simply  an  ef­ ­Baltore  (Marvin);  Alcoa  Pennant  fective  .shipboard  safety  program  in  which  shipowners  ac­ {Alcoa);  Afoundria,  Ibervilie  cepted  responsibility for  correcting hazardous conditions and  (Waterman);  Steel  Vendor,  Steel  crewmembers, on  their side, were  instructed in proper work  Third  Alcoa ship  to poss  500 days without  on accident,  SS  Alcoa  Chemist,  Steel  Voyager  (Isthmi­ ­ Patriot  receives  movie  projector  from  company.  Shown  ?!  to  r}  an);  CS  Miami  (Citie.s  Service);  practices.  are:  Seafarer  William  Brightwell,  3rd  cook;  Leonard  T.  $pivey,  Evelyn .  (Bull);  Maxton  (Clover  Such  voluntary programs are the strongest  answer  to  pro­ Carriers);  Robin  Goodfellow  (Roh­ posals to  regiment seamen  further, supposedly  in  the inter­ AB; Capt. W. R. Lindberg, shoreside official; Capt. J. Bulla, ship's  Jn> and^e Bethcoaster  (Calmar).  ests of  safety and efficiency.  skipper  and  3rd  mate  H. E.  William.  No More Profiles  iPla  • V)  �i  s  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pacs  Twchr*  Mar 12,  Yokohama?  It's  Seafarers' Haven  SEilFMEIIS  M  Mnao  Yokohama  was  a  welcome  sight  to  the  crews  of  two  SlU­manned  vessels  during  the  past  few  weeks,  but  for  different  reasons.  To  the  gang  on  the  Orion  Comet,  Yokohama  meant  a  couple  of  long­awaited  days  of  shore  leave  after  eight  months  of.  shuttling  be­ tween  Japan  and  the  Persian­^  Gulf  with  only  a  few  hours  sent.  But  taking  everything  into  flag  vessels  making  voyages  such  "Progroealng  very well" is the  report  from  Seafarers  in the  various  consideration,  we  feel  proud  of  as  this,  where  the  crew  obligated  Marine  hospitals.  From  Seattle  is word  that  W. S.  KeUer. former  AB  ashore  each  month.  themselves  for  a  year's  service  on  on  the  SS  Yorkmar,  Is rapidly  recovering  from  a  head  injury  be  re­ However to  the crew  of  the  John  ourselves."  a  run  where  liberty  ports  are  ceived  aboard  ship and  is expected  to  be'discharged  in  a  vireek  or  two.  C,  Yokohama  spelled  the  end  of  a  Clegg  was  not  the  only  person  more than a  month apart,  and port  Also  in  the  Seattle  USPHS  hospital  t» Kohler's  shipmate  E.  Elvin,  aboard  who  thought  the  Comet's  rough  voyage  through  weather  titpe  is  measured  in  hours  rather  former  wiper  on  the  Yorkmar.  Elvin  in being  treated  for  ulcers  but  changes  which  ranged  from  a  crew  was  top­notch.  In  a  letter  to  expects to  be out soon  too.  than  days,"  Burns  said.  blistering  90  degrees  to  a  cold  19  the  ship's  delegate.  Captain  Grey  Down  In  Gelveston,  Terrance  ' degrees,  all  within  ten­days'  time  Bums  complimented  the  crew  on  "Voyages  such  as  this  call  for  MeRaney,  an  . oiler,  expected  to  men  who  are  motionally  stable  the  job  they  have  been  doing.  of  each  other.  leave  the  hospital  on  outpatient  According  to  ship's  delegate  "There  are  very  few  American­ and  considerate  of  their shipmates  status  any  day  now.  MeRaney,  in  work  and  dally  living.  William  G.  Clegg,  the  crew  of  the  who  has  been  confined  to the  hos­ Orion  Comet  "The  crew  on  this  voyage  has  pital  for  about  six  weejcs,  injured  now  refer  to  LOG'A­RHYTHM:  l^een  generally  excellent.  They  his  knee  aboard, the Westport.  their  ship  as  the  have  with  few  exceptions,  now  Jehn  Spearman,  former  elOctri^  Ichiban  M a r u  gone,  taken  an  interest  in  their  clan on  the Bienville,  is still in  the  because  they  work  and  have  worked  together  Galveston  hospital  being  treated  have  been  roam­ for  the  benefit  of  themselves  and  for  an  infected  kidney  but  expects  ing  in  Asian  wa­ Spearman  McRaney  the  ship.  Indications  are  that  it  .By  Charles  W.  Cothran.  to  get  his fit­for­duty in  about  Ifi  ters  for  the  last  will  be  a  better  ship  when  they  days.  However  bosun  Floyd  Peaee,  formerly  on  the  Del  Monte,  will­ eight  months,  When  I  have  grown  old  with  the  leave  than  it  was  when  they first  have  to  stick  around  the  Texas  hospital  for  further  treatment  for  a  with  four  more  passing  years.  came  aboard.  —' '  heart condition.  to  go.  However  And  the  rocking  chair  bids  me  Please  extend  to  the  crew  my  Out  on  the  coast  in  the  San  Francisco  USPHS  hospital.  Seafarer  Clegg  the  word  from  retire,  thanks  for  their  general  good  per­ John  S.  Asavieids,  ex­Massmar,  is  the  Comet  is  that  all  is  running  God  grant  me  the  grace  to  accept  formance  in  work  and  conduct,"  back  in  the  ho^ital  for  further  smoothly.  with  a  smile.  he  wrote.  treatment.  Asavicuis  had  been  op­ A  lot  of  this  attributable  to  erated  on  in  Baltimore,  but  found  Over  90  percent  of  the  crew  An old  man's  life by the  fire.  aboard  here,  Clegg  said,  are  class  Let  me  be  at  peace  with  myself  the fine  job  the  various  depart­ he  needed more  treatment  and re­ ment  delegates  are  doing,  Clegg  entered  the  ho^ital  on  the  ­West  A men. To  coin a  phrase, he added',  and  the  world.  reported,  in  handling  all  beefs  in­ Coast.  "when  better  men  are  put  aboard  As  the  tide  of  life  ebbs away;  a  ship,  they  will  come  out  of  an  Let  me  ride  its  crest  to  the  telligently  and  quickly.  As  to  the  Coming  along fine  in  the  San  rest  of  the  gang,  he  said,  they are  Francisco  hospital  after  being  re­ SIU  hall."  beautiful  shore,  all  looking  forward  to  a  smooth  patriated  &om  the  Philippines  is  The last trip  to Yokohama,  while  .4  land  that  is  fairer  than  day.  payoff  in  a  few  months.^  most  enjoyable,  was  imusual  in  Seafarer Leslie  A. Dean, ex­Pacifie  ,,  more  ways  than  one,  Clegg  noted.  Before J  recline  in the  old  rocking  "Practically unbelievable" change  Explorer.  A  hernia  condition  Maag  chair.  in  weather  in  such  a  short  period  which  laid  up Frank  (NuMMrlan,  ex­Ocean  Joyce,  was  operated  on  and  For  one  thing  the  company  paid  all  of  the  crew  all  of  the  money  Let  me  gather  some  memories  of  time  is  the  main  topic  aboard  he  is reported as  improving  rapidly.  '  the  John  C  these  days,  according  The following is the  latest available  list of  Seafarers in  the hospitals.  due  them  to  date.  "None  of  us  as  sweet;  yet  know  the  reason  for  this,  but  Like  loving  friends,  kind  words  to  William  Fem­ If  you  are  on  the  beach  or  have  some  shore  time,  stop  in  and  visit  in  any  event,  since  all  of  us  are  and  deeds.  wood,  ship's  del­ them,  or  if  you are  at  sea  with  time  on  your hands,  write  them  a let­ lovers  of  the  fair sex,  and  all  hav­ For 'tis there  again  we  shall  meet.  egate.  "This  ter to let  them know  how  things are going aboard  ship.  ing  in  the  neighborhood  of  $3,000  As  I  take  my  place  in the  evening  was,"  he  wrote,  tJSPnS  ROSPITAI.  G.  Caraballo  Thomas  R.  Lehay  (a  lot  of  yen),  you  would  expect  of  life.  "according to  the  BALTIMORE,  MD.  Leo  V.  Carreon  Kenneth  Leyiris  that  come  sailing  time,  at  least  May  those  friends  and  deeds  of  old  timers  on  Chalmert  Andenon  Lester  C.  Long  James  F.  Clarko  Leo  Mannaugh  James  Corcoran  Harry  W.  Mlnkles  Joseph  n.  Cox  Jeremiah  omyrna  board  this  ship,  Edward  half  of  the crew  would  be  gone.  the  past;  GaUen  Orbigoso  John  J.  Drisc(dl  George  G.  Phifer  one  of  the  cold­ Clarenco  Cardner  Domingo  "Not  this  crew,"  he  boasted.  Be  the  glowing  coals  to  keep  me  Abner  Raiford  Otis  L.  Gibbs  Winston  B.  Renny  Gorman  T.  Glazn  LesUo  W.  Sigles  Bart  E.  Guranick  George  Shumaker  est  crossings  "We  did  lose  a fireman  and  the  warm,  Edward  Gordon  Jos«  Soares  Taib  Hassan  Aimer  S.  Viekers  the  Pacific . ex­ James  steward  paid  off  with  mutual  con­ 'Til  the  finale  of  life  is cast.  Hayes  Harold  Spieer  Frank  Hernandes  Luther  E.  Wing  Emanuel  D.  Jones  John  Wagner  perienced  in  Donald  Hewson  Pop  P.  Wing  Fernwood  David  Ketchum,  Jr.  George  Warrington  Ludwig  Kristiansen  Royco  Yarberongh..  many  years."  VSPHS  HOSPITAL  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Seafarer Buried At Sea  Temperatures  as  low  as  19  BOSTON.  MASS.  NORFOLK.  VA.  Letie  Francis  J.  Boner  John  J.  Harrison  caused the  ship to  look like a steel  Florencio  F.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  USPHS HOSPITAL  iceberg.  The  forward  booms  were  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF;  Charles  Coburn  Floyd  L.  Penco  John  S.  Asavicuis  Victor  Egel  a  solid  coat  of  Ice  from five  to  six  Emerson  Acslcol  Pcrei  Joseph  H.  Berger  James  M.  MacCren  inches  thick.  On  the shrouds,  run­ Charley  B. Giichriest  Harvey  Hubert  I.  Pousson  Michael  J.  CoSey  Frank  Okodrlan  Terral  McRaney  Leo  Cronsohn  Ben  Pritiken  ners  and  rails,  there  was  about  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Leslie  Dean  Arthur  J.  Scheving  three  Inches  of  ice.  "It sure  was a  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  Joseph  R.  Ebbole  Wm.  E.  Thompson  Kenneth  Elvin  WUllam  R.  Kohler  sight from  the  bridge," he  said.  SAILOR  SNUG  HARBOR  R.  E.  Hauptman  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Ten  days  later,  sailing  through  VA  HOSPITAL  victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  the  Malaya  Straits,  the  crew  was  RUTLAND  HGHTS..  MASS.  •   VA  HOSPITAL  KECOUGHTAN,  VA.  '  sweltering  in  temperatures  in  the  Charles  Bartlett  Ui^HS  HOSPITAL  Joseph  Gm  ninetys.  Yokohama,  was  a  wel­ STATEN  ISLAND.  NV  VA  HOSPITAL  Robert  E.  Ayera  Harold  J.  Moorn  HOUSTON. TEXAS  come  chnage.  Raphael  Bertram  ­  James  T.  Moore  Harry  McCtemon  "We  have  a  good  bunch  on  this  Frank  Blandlno  Bernard  Murphy  VA  HOSPITAL  Michael  J.  Cassidy  R.  Nandksshwar  TUCSON.  ARIZ.  ship," Fernwood said, "with a first­ Clarence  4­ O.  Dairo  Cruz  Negron  Frank  J.  Mackey  class  steward  department.  There  Isidore  Dongen  ,A.  J.  Pontiff  Jr.  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  William  Rackley  JAMAICA.  LL  NY  .  are  no  beefs,  and  all  are  looking  Peder  Espeseth  M.  Gonzalez  Jose  Rodriguez  James  Russell  forward  to  smooth  sailing  to  Emilio  Alton  J.  Green  Maurice  Rosenthal  VA  HOSPITAL  •  Karachi,  we  hope."  Doles  D.  Groves  Frank  A.  Rossi  DENVER.  COLO.  Finale  Of  Life  Union Has  Cable Address  ^.1.^  li'  '  Crewmembers of the  SS Seafair  stand in silence  as the  ship's cap­ tain  offers  final  prayers  over  the  body  of  Seafarer  Jomes  L  Alters  who  passed  away  while  the  ship  was  at  sea. ­  A  seaman  for some  45  years,  Brother  Alters has  been a  member  of  the  SIU  since  its  early  days,  {oining  back  in  February,  1939.  Tribute  to  Brother  Akers was  offered  by ship's  delegote  Peter  Cornelius  who  said, "All  hands knew  him well,  end he  will be a  great loss  to the  Union."  Seafarers  overseas  who  want  to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ ters  in  a  hurry  can  do  so  by  cabling  the  Union  at  its  cable  "'Hress,  SEAFARERS  NEW  YORK.  Use of  this address will assure  peedy  transmission  on  all  mes­ sages and  faster  .("prvice  for  the  men. InvTved.  Hectmr  Guzman'  Thomas  P.  Shea  Clifford  Woraack  Halim  Hambouz  Fernando  Tiaga  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Paul  Jakubcsak  Headley  P.  White  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  Gustaf  W.  Johnson  George  A.  WUilams  Jom  Alonio.  Jr.  Edward  KnapR  William  R.  King  A.  L.  Yarborough  R.  G.  Barrett  Leo  H.  Lang  Stanley  F.  Koenig  Bozo  G.'Zelenclo  Claude  Blanks  John Luther  Jr.  Edw.  E.  KuncUeh  L.  A.  Ziembka  Oscar  L.  Briscos  W.  A.  Marjenhoff  Timothy  McCarthy  Victor  Bruno  Alexander  Martin  USPHS HOSPITAL  J.  L.  Buckelew  John  Mashburn  SAVANNAH. GA.  James 'Camnfield  John  W.  Morris  James  W.  Cobb  R.  W.  CentehoTich  Donna  Wiliiamsoa  William  E.  Nelson  W.  T.  Matthews  Fesa  Crawford  Hans  Nettleblatt  USPHS  HOSPITAL  James  P.  Creel  Dominlck  J.  Newell  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  Eugene  Crowell  Eddie  Patterson  L.  Anderson  Max  Olson  Michael  Darawlch  Louis  W.  Peed  B.  F.  Deibler  John  C.  Palmer  Woodrow  W.  Davis  Charles  E.  Perdue  Jame!  Lauer  W.  H.  Sikorski  Harry  C.  Downey  Winford  H.  Powell  Woodrow  Meyers  Henry  C.  Gerdea •   Aristides  Soriano  George  W.  Flint  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Andrew  Stauder  MANHATTAN  BEACH  Mohamed  Halem  Chas.  H.  Summerell  BROOKLYN,  NY  E.  C.  Hoffman  Alberto  Trevino  Joseph  Bass  Sidney  Trby  iHatthew  Bruno  Doiphus  D.  Walker  ­rJj  �'  is^ tt/sHi  VALIANT  HOn  (OCMlt  ««rrl«rt),  board  put  ef  erder­TLe  bs  zepgirsd.  ­Aarli 14—CfialniiM,  *. • hMiiaiw «we­ Ship's  fund  to bo  started.'  rctary, X.  Winttrs. No bccfa. Ueuball  DBL  RM  (MIStlttlppI),  April  11  ­t­ to  bo  kept  deon.  Chalrman,  J.  Burki  Socratary,  4.  AMZPA  (WMomnnb  ApHI  !• :­ Belcher.  No  beefs.  Ship's fund $90.49.  Chairman,  W.  Maohan;  Secratanr,  J.  New  delegate  sleeted.  Forbet.  Two  men  miaaed  ­rtiip  in  Japan.  One  man  ahort  on  deck;  one  "  VALIANT  FAITH  (Ocean  Cerrlersl,  'man  broke  ankle  aloft  (atumbled  on  April  34—Chairman,  J.  NUrtliw  tacre­ 'iaddei).  330  heura.  OT  dUpnted.  Four  tary, R.  Miliar, No  travelere* obeeks  in  men  lofsed.  One  man  reioined  ablp  India.  Repair  list  to  bo  turned  Jn.  Some  OT  disputed.  Cigarettes  and  In  Japan;  missed  ship  in  Goa.  znoaey  to  be  cheeked  before  leaving  Fans  and  screens  needed.  Some  PAN  OCEANIC  TEANSPORTE*  port.  (Pann  Nav.),  April  24—Chairman,  J.  painting  to  be  done.  Haxan;  Secratary,  D.  Manning.  New  FENN  VOYAGER  (Penn  Shipping),  delecate  elected.  Ships  fund  31.80.  April  19—Chairman, U.  BatitheH; $ae­ Man  miased  ship  In  Yokohoma—re­ r^ry,  H.  Pitarssn.  No  beefs.  Ons  placed  In  mio. No  beefs.  Sailed  short  man  left  one  wiper.  Some  disputed  OT.  One  r^laced.  behind  in  Norfolk  and  was  man  hovitalized In  Hilo.  COALIN6A  HILLS  (Marine  Tank­ OREMAR  (Marvan),  April  4—Chair­ art),  Chairman,  W.  Bablar.  One  man  man,  S.  OaMotsi  Secretary,  M.  Rand­ short:  hospltaUzed.  No  beefs.  Repair  list  turned  in.  Request  mattrew.  OCEAN  DEBORAH  (Ocean  Trans.),  April  If—Chairman,  A.  Bender;  Sec­ retary,  R.  Jernlgan.  Soma  OT  dis­ puted.  Three  men  logged.  Vote  of  thanka  to  steward  dept.. for  Job  weB  done.  ALCOA  CAVALIER  (Alcoa),  April  24—Chairman, J.  Lhich; Saeretary,  W.  Lastiler.  Two  men  left  ship  because  of  illness.  No  beefs. One  hour  OT dis­ puted.  Discussion  on  night  lunch  and  messman  keeping  tbemsclvea  clean.  ualas.  New  delesate  elected­  Sailed  abort one  machinist, loe  requested for  cold  water; iceboxes  to  be fixed.  USAP—S­42­I3M  (Suwannaa),  AprU  tt  —Chairman,  C.  Caropresot  Secretary,  P,  MacMaster.  Sfen  talaalwK  ah^  la  Beclfa  to  be  reported  by  department  delexates.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to steward  dnt. Patrolinan  to clarify  transportation  monies  to  members.  »  ^  • 1    *.  •  e  •   .­f  SEAFARERS  LOG  HELEN  (Caree­A  Tankthlp),  AprH  4—Chairman,  D.  Sykst;  Secretary,  K.  Clbbt.  No  beefs.  Suggest  movies  be  bought  in  England.  Check  with  chief  engineer  re  motors  tor  water  cooler.  New  delegate  and  treasurer  elected.  May  3—Chairman,  J.  WvndarUctw  Secratary,  3.  Blmot.  Ship's  fund  341.  No  beefs. 'Tbres­hours'  disputed  OT.  Suggest  mimey  collected  from  pool  be  spent  on  movies  for  next  trip.  •  Engine room door  to be  closed quietly.  Remdr  Hat  to  be  turned  In.  Wasbing  ntactaiae  to  be  cleaned  after  use  and  light  turned  off.  Veta  ot  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  weU done.  Has  other  exit  when  passageways  are  painted.  ROBIN  TRENT  (Robin),  April  If—  TBXMAR  (Calmer),  April  IS—Chair­ Chairman,  F.  Jamas;  Bscrstary,  J.  man,  O.  Stens;  Secretary,  F.  Hipp.  Mssssc.  Proper  attire  to  be  worn  in  One  man  hospitalized.  No  beefs.  Vote  passenger  Roartera.  Ship's  fund  38.30.  ef  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  No beefs.  New delegato  well  done.  Mot  water  si'stem  to  be  elected.  RcRnest  quiet and treasurer  in  morning  checked.  around  galley.  One  minute  of  sllenco  COUNCIL  6ROVB  (Citiee  Service),  Cor  departed  brothers.  April  37—Chairman,  R.  Event;  Secre­ ALCOA  CLIFFER  (Alcoa),  March  1  tary,  F.  Itraol.  One  man  missed  ship  —Chairman,  R.  MailHio;  Sawafary,  L.  in  Jacksonville.  Fla.  No  beefs.  Re­ Hsrgoshsiror.  Ons  man failed  to  Jcdn  Ruest  Ruiet  in  passofieways  durinc  ship  in  NO.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  nisht.  Proper  attire  to  be  worn  in  339.60.  Ship,  to  ba  fatnigatcd  for  meastaalL  roachas.  CANTIONV  (Citica  Strvlcd),  April  MASSMAR  (Calmar),  April  If  —  27—Chairman,  J.  Swoenyi  tocretary,  Chairman,  J.  Elchonherg;  Socrotaty,  L.  Nasmann. Some OT  disputed. Work  E.  Poiry.  Four  men  hoapltalixed;  two  ladder  lued  by  deck  dept.  unsafe.  paid  off  and  replaced.  Waridng  ma­ Meashaa to  be  fmnlfated  for roaches.  chine  repaired.  No  beefs.  Tom  in  re­ Rooms need  paiiding.  pair  list.  Turn  off  water  In  showers  and  wash  basins  after using.  Beqnest  RAOLE  TRAVELER  (Sea  Tranipart),  glasses  ba  left  out  for  use  during  April  It—Chairmen,  W.  Surke; Secre­ Bight.  tary,  A.  Ball,  One  man  short.  New­ treasnrpr  sleeted.  No  beefs.  Motion  ANDREW  JACKSON  (Waterman),  made  and  seconded  to  have  emerg­ April  2S—Chairman,  J.  Bracht;  Sscra­ ency  alarm  put  In  Iceboxes  and  to  tary/  G.  Bawar.  No  beaZs.  Xequeri  Oet  portable  emergency  light  in  firs  bread  in  pantry  at  all  Hmea  and  and  ensina  room.  variety  of  baking.  Suggest  fumigation  TEXAS  RANOER  (Tanker  Tradcrt,  Cor  roaches.  April,  12—Chairman,  M.  Brightamlli  ALMENA  (Psnn),  April  25—Chair­ Secrarary,  W.  Thompson.  Ships  fund  man,  W.  Soudsr;  Sscrstary,  G.  Brady.  S.10.  Some  OT  disputed.  RcRuest  One  hour  OT  disputed. No  beefs.  schedule  for  launch  service.  Snggest  chief  engineer  put  in  drinking  water  STEEL  SURVEYOR (liHimlan),  AprH  Une  for  stevedores  in  Bombay,  also  35—Chairman,  O.  Guarror;  Sscralary,  runnerg  needed  on  aU  gratings  in  M.  Soiplna.  Ship's fund  319.  No beefs;  engine  room.  Request  water  tanks  bo  everything  mnniug  amoothly.  New  cleaned.  delegate  elected.  Return  books  and  magazines  to  library.  Refrain  from  STEEL RECORDER  (Isthmian), Fob. I  making  noise  in  passageway.  —Chairman,  C.  Seofisid; Sscrstary,  M.  Black.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  6 EL  CAMPO  (MItsltslppi),  April  34  fund  $19.27.  Washing  machine  to  be  —Chairman,  O.  Ramsey; Sscrsfsry,  L.  repaired.  Deodorant  needed  for  toilet  Munna.  Ship's  fund  352.  No  beefs.  bowls.  Check  on  washing  machine—drain  too  March  IB—Wiper  and  messman  on  glow.  More  sanitary  gear  to  be  re­ deck  with  knives—entered  in  log  quested  in NO.  hook.  Ship's  fund  319.27.  Discussion  on  food  wasted  and  members'  con­ ORION  CLIPPER  (Orion),  April  duct.  Chairman,  M.  Berlowltz;  Secratary,  R.  April  24—WiU  turn  In  loggings  to  Barker.  One  man  hospitalized  in  patrolman.  Some  OT  disputed.  Repair  Spain;  two  men  missed  ship.  Ship's  list  turned  in.  Vote  of  thanks  to  fund  316.15.  Question  re  captain  pay­ baker  for  dessert  at  coftee  time.  ing  off  without  replacements.  Request  chairs  in  messball  be  replaced  with  EAGLE  TAANSPORTER  (T o r m.  stationary  ones.  Transp.),  April  24—Chairman,  P.  Cre­ ham;  Secretary,  R.  Wheoler.  Ship  LOSMAR  (Calmar),  April  24  —  changing  operations.  One  man  missed  Chairman,  R.  Thomas;  Secretary,  K.  ship  In  Searspnrt.  Ship's  fund  314.68  Chrlstenson.  One  man  missed  ship  in  No  beefs.  4'/4  hrs,  OT  disputed.  Crew  Aberdeen.  No  beefs.  Repair  list  to  be  voted to  tui­n  over  ship's, fund to crew  posted.  mess  and  pantryman  la  appreciation  for  job  well  done.  MORNING  LIGHT  (Waterman),  May  3—Chairman,  E.  ­Odom;  Secretary,  J.  FAIRPORT  (Waterman),  April  IB­ Munnerlynn.  Four  men  logged.  No  Chairman,  B.  Tontr;  Secretary,  J.  beefs.  Have  ship  fumigated.  Vote  of  Coyle.  No beefs. New delegate elected.  thanks  to steward  dept. for  good food  Discussion  on  painting A  sougeeing  of  and  service.  Ruarters.  BENTS  FORT  (Cities  Service),  May  BALTORE  (Marvin),  April  28  —  4—:Che)rman,  W.  Wallace;  Secretary,  Chairman,  G.  Hill;  Secratary,  F. «aU­ H.  Hutchins.  liiree  hours  disputed  anl. Two  men missed  ship at Sparrows  No  beefs.  Request  less  noise  Point.  Complaints  on  rusty  water,  OT.  when  crew  la  asleep.  Delegate  to  condition  of  ci<ew  room,  and  12:00  contact  agent  re  adgnlng  articles.  Re­ o'clock  coffee  being  only  for  watch­ .  men.  Vote  of  thanks  to steward  dept.  pair  list  to  be  made.  tor  job  well  done  in  view  of  luade­ INES  (Bull),  April  12—Chairman,  Ruate  food  issue.  M.  Senve;  Saeratery,  J.  Byrne.  No  ALCOA  PATRIOT  (Aloea),  April  21  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  —­Chairman,  L.  Jhons;  Secratary,  E.  New  delegate  elected.  Door  outside  Cruz.  Dissatisfied  with  baker.  Shin's  bosun's  room  to  be  kept  open  at  all  fund  $13,80—$3:05  to  be  paid  by  chief  times,  weather  permitting,  and  Uipita  elect,  and  treasurer  on  radio  repair.  near  doors  to  be  dimmed.  No  beefs.  One  man  fired  In  Puerto  Rico—no  replacement  on  oiler  Job.  COALIN6A  HILLS  (Ponn),  Jan.  S—  One  man  hospitalized  in  Tampa.  Re­ quest  new  locker  in  bosun's  room­ Chairmen.  S.  Fulford;  Secretary.  F.  Widagren.  Few  beefs  to fcz  taken  up  present ono  out  of  ordei­.  with patrolman.  Two men  hospitalized  In  Santos;  returned  to  duty.  One'  JOHN  C  (Atlantic  Carriers),  March  B­rChairman,  W.  Farnwood;  Sacra­.  man  hurt  in  shore  mishap  and  stlU  tary,  W.  Jenkins.  AU  repairs  taken  in  Idle  status.  One  man  miaaed  ahip  care  of  with  exception  of  ctislrs  in  in  Santos  and  rejoined  in  Trinidad,  messromu.  No Ibeefs.'  Three  men  hurt  Ship's  fund  to  pay  for  radiogram.  in  englns  room.  Blowers  on  star­ Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  Game In The Sun  VaccTUrieca  Suzanne's  Mate  Makes  Hollywood—Daughter  Having  a  hot  game  of  erib­ Jboge  in  the  sun  on  the  Steel  Designer  are  l­r)  Bvis  O.  Warren,  Sze  an  Mung  and  Alex  Wheaton.  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  The Old  Tub  . By  Roy  Fleieelier.  < Tills poem  WBB  IsQtired  by  the  sight  of  a  freighter  as  she  sailed  into  New  York  harbor,  last  Feb­ niJ^, coated with ice and  "looldng  like  a  battered  prise  filter  who  had  taken  a  terrific  beating  but  never knocked out  for the count")  The voind  in her  face can't  stop her.  Nor waves  and  the rising  tide  That  press  their  weight  against  her  bow  And  are  tossed  in  foam  at  her  sides.  Above,  actress  Millie  Perkins,  star  of  the  movie  "The  Diary  «f  Anne ^ank," poses  with her  father,  Adolphe  Perkins,  third  mate  of  the  SS  Suzanne.  Below,  Perkins,  now  known  as  "Hollywood  Joe"  to  the  vessel's  crew,  stands  lookout  en  the  bridge  of  the  Suzanne  whOe  helmsman  Julio  Rivera  looks  on.  Right,  setting  the  officers'  table  for  supper  and  being  busy  "just  posing,"  is  ship's  reporter  and  photographer,  Charles  Rowlings.  She  has  battered  the  sea  for  years  With a bow  of  iron and  steel  And  plowed  heroically  onward  Though  barnacles  clung  to  her  keel.  She  belongs  to  the  eea,  like  a  whale,  ,  '  A freighter,  tougher than  rocks.  Indomitable—a  pugilist,  A  champion  from  the  docks.  No  beauty  prize for  her—  It  was  a  rumor  that  started  it,  but  once  his  interest  was  aroused, nothing  could  stop Seafarer  Charles  Rawlings from  An  old  tub—not  a queen.  getting the full story  about  Adolphe  Perkins,  third  mate  on  But  still,  she  knows  the  love  the SS Suzanne.  +  of  men.  It  all  started  when  Rawl­ zanne  in  Puerto  Rico  last  month.  This  scullion  of  the  sea.  ings  was  shipped  to  the  Su­ Perkins,  who  is  the  ship's  regular  third  mate,  was  on  temporary  leave,  Rawlings  said,  and  rumors  were  going  about  the  vessel  as  to  why.  One  of  them  had  it  that  Perkins  was  "starring  in  some  deep­sea  film"  while  according  to  (On  May 4th,  the  crew  of  the  SS  Del  Sud,  with  bowed  heads,  another  he  was  "courting  some  lined  the  deck  as  the  ship's  captain  offered final  prayers  over  film star."  the  body  of  Seafarer  A1  Mauffray.  Brother  Mauffray.  3rd  elec­ In  a  sense  the  last  rumor  was  trician on  the Del  Sud, had  died of  a  heart attack and was  burled  closer to  the truth, Rawlings  wrote,  at  sea.  The  following  poem,  dedicated  to  Brother  Mauffray,  was  for  the film star  was his  daughter,  composed  by  Seafarer  Harry  Wolowitz,  one  of  his  shipmates  Millie  Perkins,  star  of  the  movie,  "The  Diary  of  Anne Frank."  on  the Del Sud).  Perkin,s,  he  later  discovered,  You  died  of  a  heart  attack,  just  the  had  gone  on  leave  to  attend  the  other  day.  New  York  premiere  of  the  movie,  So  here's  a  few  words,  that  I'd  like  and  from  his  description  of  it,  it  to say.  was  easy  to  see  how  proud  he was  We'll all  miss you  Al, of  course your  of  his  daughter's  success.  Some  family  too.  1,000  persops  attended  a  sneak  You  were a  good  shipmate,  real SIU.  preview  of  the  movie  in  San  Fran­ cisco,  and  of  this  group  800  claimed  it  was  "excellent."  Many  l!)eath  as we know,  comes  to all  of  us.  movie  critics  went  even  further  And  there  is  nothing  that  we  can  do  and  said  that  the  show  was  B  or  say,  ^  Mauffray  "masterpiece."  'Twas  written  in  the  stars  thousands  "We  are  anxiously  awaiting  the  of  years ago,  opportunity  to  see  Millie  Perkins  Just so  much  time,  not  another  day.  in  this film,"  Rawlings  said,  "and  have  high  hopes  that  it  will  catch  When  you  reach  the  Pearly Gates,  inside  you  will  go.  up with  us soon."  Until then, how­ They'll give  you  a seat way  up in front.  ever,  the  crew  and  officers  of  the  SS  Suzanne,  send  out  tlieir  best  Then go on  with  the show.  vishes  of  continued  success  to  You'll stand  before  Our  Savior,  radiant  as the sun.  Millie,  and  by  the  same  token,  a  He'll say,  "Sit  down  My faithful  servant.  great  deal  of  respect  to  a  swell  It  was  a  hard  job—^but  very  well  done."  officer  and  shipmate,  Adolpho  .Pjerkins, her. father...  'SMOOTH  SAILING,  AL'  «  B«  <R  » *4  i  • 41­  NT  '.• ;1  M  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Pac«  Fourteen  Spray'  i­ by  Seafarer/^Rfd"  Fink  ^f.'  m.  fc  From Black  Gang  To Juke­Boxer  M«r ». IMl  Union Steps in.  Ship Up To Par  Toth.EditM­i  We, the crew of the SS Valiant  Many  Seafarers  who  take  •   "breather"  from  the  sea  to  try  Force, Wish to express our deep*  their  hand  at  some  shoreside  Job,  est  thanks  to  the  SIU  ofdcials  usually  try  fields  associated  with  in  the  ports  of  Baltimore  and  the  maritime  industry.  However  Norfolk  for  the fine  Job  they  this  is  not  always  true,  as  was  have  done  in  getting this  vessel  back  into  shape.  seen  in  the  case  of  Seafarer  Nor­ ­This ship  had been  imder  the  man  Cohen.  Liberian flag,  and  on  re­trans*  Cohen,  a  member  of  the  black  to  American  registry,  gang  and  one  attuned  to  the  ferring  was in  pretty bad  condition. We  rhythmic  beat  of  the  ship's  eng­ ines,  is  now the  manager  and  pro­ moter  of  a  band  which  specializes  in  commercializing  Jazz  into  pop  forms to satisfy all dance tastes.  Leader  of  the  band,  Cohen ^aid,  it  Key  DeMichel,  who  recently  wound  up  a  successful  tour  through  the  midwest.  De  Michel  and his  13­piece orchestra,  he said,  4^  4  4  All  leftera  to  the  editor  for  have  Just  cut  what  promises  to  be  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ Thanks Armonk  an  up­and­coming  album. "Cookin*  ERS  LOO  must  be  gipned  With  Rey,"  on  Challenge  records.  by  the  lorlter.  Names  loiU  Crew For Solace  To the  Editor:  As his present occupation Is only  be  withheld  upon  request.  "I don't core if  you did go  to art  tchool, Fink,  on tfiis  ship you  uso  temporary.  Cohen  said,  he  would  My  son  is  a  member  of  the  a  brush  and  roller."  like to  keep In  touch  with many of  had  taken  the  ship  from  Balti*  SIU and  we would  appreciate  it  his  old  shipmates.  He  can  be  more to Norfolk,  hut no  idea of  If  you  would  put  the  following  reached  c/o  the  Rey  DeMichel  more  to  Norfolk,  but  had  no  note  of  thanks  in the  SEAFAR­ CS Miami's Own Comedian  Orchestra,  Box. 46454,  Hollywood  idea of  how much of  a fight our  ERS LOG.  We  wish  to  express  our  sin­ 46.  California.  Union would have to  bring it up  cere  thanks  and  appreciation to  to  standards.  the  officers  of  the  SIU  for  the  James  Bui*  kindness and sympathy shown to  lock  did  an  us  during  our  recent  bereave­ exceptionally  ment,  the  loss  of  our  beloved  fine  Job.  He  wife  and  mother,  Catherine  came  aboard  Luketic.  the  vessel and  We  especially  wish  to  thank  stayed  here  the crew  of  the SS  Armonk and  until  late  at  all  who  helped  in  any  way  to  night  arguing  ease  our  sorrow.  with  the  port  Michael Luketic  and family  captain.  How­ Wems  4  4  4  ever  he  won  out  and  got  us,  a  reasonably  Informs Union Of  clean ship  to sail  on.  When  the  vessel  was  taken  Death Of Oldtimer  out  of  the  boneyard,  it  was  To the  Editor:  beyond  a  doubt  a  completo  Would  you  please  drop  the  mess.  Wires  were  hanging  with  name  of  Edwin  B.  Rhoads  from  no  lights  on  them,  everything  the LOG mailing list.  was ^Ithy  and  there  was  no  My brother died  on  August 2,  Using  all of  his  oratorical  talents  to  get  the  pun  across,  Seafarer  water  to  wash  or  to  drink.  The  1958,  one  day  after  his  57th  Joe Falasca  holds  the deck' aboard  the  Cities Service  Miami dur<  cooks  could  not  work  with  the  birthday, after losing a  five­year  ing coffee  break.  Obviously impressed  with Falasca's  ability as  a  stove  as  it  was,  there  were  no  fight with  cancer.  He  was  bur­ comedian  is  John  Ohannasian,  AB  on  the  Miami.  fans;  bunk  lights,  refrigerators  ied­in  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  or  washing machine.  All of  the  beside his four­year old  son who  lockers  were  loose  and  the  died  many  years  ago.  vessel required .'hundred  other  Ed  was  one  of  the  oldest  repairs.  members in the port of­New Or­ The  Valiant  Force's  ship's  leans,  and  was  also  one  of  the  delegate,  Herman  R.  Whisnant,  Union's most capable  bakers. He  is  also  due  our  thanks  for  the  will be  missed by his fellow Un­ WILMINGTON.  Calif  609  Marine  Ave.  NEW  YORK  673  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  SlU,  A&6 District  Reed  Humphries.  Agent  Terminal  4­2874  HYaclnth 9­6800  fine Job  he  did.  He  has  shown  ion  brothers.  Ed  has  his  84­ PORTLAND  ;tll  SW  Clay  St.  HEADQUARTERS....679  4th  Ave„ Bklyn.  BALTIMORE  1218  E.  Baltimore  St.  the  men  aboard  here fine  coop­ year­old  mother  and  I,  his  sis­ CApUoI  7­3222  Earl  Sheppard.  Agent  EAatem  7­4900  SECRETARY­TniEASUBEB  BOSTON  278  SUte  St.  SAN  FRANaSCO  830  Fremont  Sb  Paul  HaU  eration  and  worked  alongside  ter, surviving him.  A1  Tanner.  Agent  Richmond  24)140  EXbrook  7­3800  ASST.  SECRETARY­TREASURERS  HOUSTON  4202  Canal  St.  L  Algina.  SEATTLE,  .asos — 1st  Ave.  James  Bullock  in  the fight  to  ^  Elizabeth Rhoads Romaine  Deck  W.  HaR.  Joint  R.  Matthews,  Agent  CApital  3­4089: 3­4080  C.  MAin  3­0088  get  a  cleaner  and  more  livable  Simmons.  Eng.  J.  Volplan.  Joint  LAKE  CHARLES.  La  1419  Ryan  St.  E.  Mooney. Std.  WILMINGTON  809  Marine  Ave.  Leroy  Clarke.  Agent  HEmlock  8­9744  ship to sail  on.  TErminal  4­8938  MIAMI  744  W.  Flagler  Sb  We, the crew members, wish to  Laud Union Aid  SUP  Louis  Neira.  Agent  FRankiin  7­3984  MFOW  MOBILE  1 South  Lawrence  Sb  HONOLULU....81  South  N^tsJIjg^wa^  express  our  deepest  thanks  to  in Bereavement  Cal  Tanner.  Agent  HEmlock  2­1794  BALUMORK  1218  Eaet  Baltimore  Sb  Earl  Sheppard,  Baltimore  port  To the  Editor:  NEW  ORLEANS  823  BienviUe  St.  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Blrai^e  St.  EAstem  7­3383  Lindsey  Williams.  Agent  Tulane  8828  JAckson  9­7428  agent;  James  Bullock,  Norfolk  Highway.  NEW  YORK  079  4tb  Ave..  Brooklyn  NEW  YORK  I  wish  to  extend  my  deepest  878  4th  Ave..  Brool^n  HONOLTH.U....98  North  Nimltz  PHone  9­8077  HYaclnth  9­8600  port  agent,  and  Herman  Whis­ appreciation to the  HYaclnth  9­8809  officials and  NORFOLK  127­129  Bank  St.  PORTLAND  823  BlenvUIe  St.  211  SW  Clay  St.  NEW  ORLEANS  nant  for the fine  representation  others  of  the  Seafarers  J.  BuUock.  Agent  MAdtoon  7­1083  CApital  3­4338  MAgnoUa  0404  Inter­ PHILAOELPHIA  337  Market  St.  BAN  FRANCISCO  .490  Harrison  St.  NEW  YORK  they  gave  us,  and  other  mem­ national ,  Union  who  were  so  .....130  Greenwich  St.  S.  CarduUo.  Agent  Market  7­1839  DougUs 2­8383  COrtland  7­7094  bers  of  the  SIU.  SAN  FRANCISCO  490  Harrison  St.  SEATTLE.....  2503  1st  Ave.  kind  and  generous  to  my  late  Marty  Breithnff.  Agent  Douglas  2­9479  Main  2­0220  PORTLAND  922  NW  Everett  St.  Harold G.  Werns  SANTUHCE.  PR.. 1313  Fernandez  Juncos.  WILMINGTON  husband  during  the  time  of  his  803  Marine  Ave.  CApitoI  3­7297­8  Stop  ZU  Ship's  reportec­ Terminal  8­8817  SAN  FRANCISCO  240  Second  Sb  disability  and  illness  prior  to  Keith  Terpe.  Hq.  Rep.  Phone  2­9996  DOuglae 2­4992  •  ir  t  ^VANNAH  ^  .2  Abercorn  St.  his  death.  MC&S  WUliam  Morris.  Agent  Adams  3­1728  SAN  PEDRO  290  West  7tb  St.  Special thanks  to. the officials  SEATTLE  2505  1st  Ave.  HONOLULU....81  South  Nlmiti.Highway  Seafaring's The  TErminal  3­4489  PHone  5­1714  Ted  Babkowski.  Agent  Main  3­4334  here  in  the  Mobile  hall,  who  .2333  Western  Ave.  923  BienviUe  St.  SEATTLE  TAMPA  1809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  NEW  ORLEANS  Life For Him  MAin 2­8328  B:  Gonzalez.  Acting  Agent  Phone  2­1323  RAmond  7428  were so helpful and  considerate  To  the  Editor:  to  us  during  that  time.  Great  Lakels  District  I  would  like  to  take  this  Mrs.  Emma  Gray  ALPENA  ....U18  N.  Second  Ave.  chance  to  relate  my  first  ex­ .  ELmwood  4­3616  4  4  4  BUFFALO.  NY  ....914  Main  St.  SEAFARERS LOG,  periences as a merchant seaman.  GRant  2728  CLEVFiLAND  1410  W.  29  Sb  My first  trip  to  sea  was  on  the  Tugboat Skipper  675  Fourth Ave,,  MAin  1­0147  missile  ship  the  MV  Timber­ Din.UrH  821  W.  Superior St.  Brooklyn 32.  NY  'Phones  Bandilph  2­4M0  hitch, as  a messman,  and  it has  Finds LOG Tops  PO  Box  287  been one  of  the greatest experi­ To  the  Editor:  1  would  like  to  receive  the  SEAFARERS  LOG—  FRANKFORT.  Mich  ELgin  7­2441  lOLWAXmXE  833  S. Second  Ave.  1 would  like very  much to  be  ences of  my lifetime.  please  put my  name  on  your  moiling list.  ­ BRoadway  2­3039  In  addition  to  doing  work  I  put  on  the  mailing  list  for  the  RIVER  ROUQE  ..10229  W.  Jefferson  Ave,  (Print Information)  Mich.  Vlnewood  3­4741  enjoy, I  have also  learned many  SEAFARERS  LOG,  as  I  find  it  things  about  working  on  ships,  a  very  interesting paper.  Canadian District  NAME  I do not sail much lately, only  from  the  wheelhouse  down  to  FORT  WILUAH  408  Simpson  St.  Ontario  Phone;  3­3221  as an  extra  on  the  tugs.  On my  the  engine  room.  HALIFAX.  N.S...  12814  HoUis  St.  I  STREET ADDRESS  :  Phone 3­8911  last trip  to the hall  in Detroit,  I _  The  other  Seafarers  aboard  MONTREAL....... 634 8b  James St.  West  this  ship  have  been  very  help­ picked  up  a  copy  of  the  LOG.  Victor  2­8181  QUEBEC  44  Sanlt­au­Mateiot  CITY  ..  ZONE...... STATE....  ful and  kind to a  new man  with  However,  1  am  leaving  tonight,  Quebec  LAfontalne  3­1889  TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are  en old tubicriber  and have­a  change  limited  experience,  and  I  havo  having  brought  a ­tug  up  from  THOROLD.  Ontario  52  St.  David  St.  CAnal  7­9212  of  address,  pteese  give  your  former  address  below:  Cleveland,  and  am  returning  to  learned  much  from  them."  TORONTO.  Ontario:  .272  King  St.  E.  Kelly's  Island,  Ohio:  EMnlre  ^*­5719  ­  I find  this  type of  work  very  ADDKESS  ST. JOHN.  NB  ....m Prince WU'^­.n  St.  Capt.  Frank  Hantfltoa  Interesting,  exciting  and  educa­ C'.v  v9431  letters To  The  EditiH'  fSS  .tionaL When  w« are  waiting for  days  and days out  hers  on  sta­ tion,  it  is  very  quiet.  But  we  don't  have  the  dust  and  traffioi  and  smoke  found  in  the  big  cities—^Just  salt  air  and  cool  clean  breezes  from  the  sea.  As  you  can  imagine,  this  is  a  very  healthful  and  invigorating  life.  I  want  to  thank  the  men  in  the  steward  department  for  what  they  taught  me  and  the  guys  on  deck  for  showing  me  how  to  splice,  and  handle  the  wheel.  Also  to  the  technicians  and  divers  aboard  the  vessel  for  their  pajience  and  willing­ ness to  teach me.  It has  been a  wondecful experience  to me and  has  helped  develop  me  both  physically  and  mentally,  and  has shown me  the course I want  to follow  in life.  ^  William  Barron  ZONE  STATE.,  VANCOUVER.  BC...........a08  .vmln,«.  MU 1­3468  �ltf59  SEAFAk^^^S'  LOG  SllJ  BABY  ARRIVALS  All  of  th»  follotoing  SlU fianiUes  have  received  a  $200  motemity  benefit  pUu  a $25  bond  fropi  the Union  in the  babj/'e  name:  Audrey  Lynn  BOBWCIL  Iwm  Patrlela Lynne  Slay, bom  March  March  4,  1959.  to  Seafarer  and  17,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Mrs.  Baymond  F.  Boswell,  Gretna,  James A. Slay, Mobile,  Ala.  La.  XXX  ^  4.  DMiald Wayne Towns, bom April  Diania  Marie  Celkeat  born  April  12,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs;  14,  1959, to  Seafarer  and  Mrs. Ed­ Hughes  P.  Towns,  Savannah,  Ga.  ward  Celkos,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  XXX  t.  t  ^  Doreea  Theresa  WoHnAI,  bom  Sarah  Helen  Ctaameoo.  born  April  21,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  April 10, 1999, to Seafarer and Mrs.  Mrs.  Frank  M.  WolinskI,  New  Or­ Francisco  R.  Chameco^  New  Or­ leans,  La.  leans,  La.  X  X  X  ^  X  ^  Tmietta  Saeeo,  bom  April  27,  Deberah  Ann  Colar,  born  April  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Albert  15,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mra  SacGO,  Hoboken,  NJ.  George  H.  Colar,  New  Orleans, La,  XXX  Personals  Jamea  Donoran,  born  April  5,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Joseph  C.  Donovan,  No.  Abington,  Mass.  Quitting Ship?  Notify Union  A  reminder  from  SIU  head­ quarteys  cautions  all  Seafarers  leaving  their  ships  to  cohtact  the  ball  in  ample  time  to allow  the Union  to dispatch  a replai.e­ ment.  Failure to give notice be­ fore paying  off  may cause  a de­ layed  sailing,  force  the  ship  to  ssdl  short  of  the  manning  re­ quirements and needlessly make  the work  tougher for your ship­ • "'ates.  Michael  W.  Conlon  Get  In  touch  with  your  mother,  Catherine  Conlon,  at  1107  First  Avenue,  New  York  21,  NY.  XXX  3sck  D.  Mardi  Please call your  wife in  Jackson­ ville  or  contact  your  father  right  away.  XXX  Rudolph  Cefaratti  Your family has  moved from 352  North,  Burritt  St.,  to  51  Clinton  Street.  The  telephone,  number  is  the  same.  EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I BIRECT  VOICE  I  BROADCAST  I  TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  MTD"  "THE VOICE OF THE  EVHtY  SUNDAY,  1620 6MT  (11:20  EST  SumdarJ  lVFK­39. 198S9 KCs  Ships  In  Caribbean,  East  Coast  of  South  America,  South Atlan­ tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  States.  WFL­6$.  15850  KCs  Ships In  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ bean,  West  Coast  of  South  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  US  East  Coast.  WFK­95,  15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area.  North  Atlantic,  European  and  US  East  Coast.  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­The­World  Wireless Broadcasts  Continue .  .  Every  Sunday,  1915  GMT  (2:15 PM  EST  Sunday)  WCO­13020  KCs  Europe  and  North  America  WCO­16908.8  KCs  East  Coast  South  America  WCO­22407  KCs  West  Coast  South  Ajnerica  Every  Monday,  0315  GMT  (10:15  PM  EST Sunday)  m­­ WMM  25­15607  KCs  Australia  A  WMM  81­11037.5  Northwest  Pacific  /  MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT  Labor Hits  Ala, 'Wreck'  Referendum  Happy Birthday  Pan­Am Halls  Missile Crew  JACKSONVILLE,  Fla.  —  Sea­ farers  and  other  crewmembers  aboard  the  missile  ship  E­42­1834  were  hailed  as  a  group  "where  everyone  pulls  as  a  team  and  works  toward  a  common  goal"  by  top Pan  American officials  in Trin­ idad.  Pan  American  operates  the  missile  ship  program  through  Suwannee  Steamship  Company.  The  1834  was  recently  laid  up  in  Trinidad  as  part  of  a  reorgani­ zation of  missile ship  operations.  The  marine  base  manager  for  Pan  American  in  Trinidad,  Albert  M.  Jowdy,  described  the  vessel  as  "clean and  . . .  shipshape  .  . . with  all  departments  ready  to  proceed  on  a  very  short  notice,"  and  con­ cluded  with  a  "well  done"  to  the  skipper  and  the  crew.  MOBILE—^Alabama  state  legis­ lators  currently  in  session  are  threatening  to  put  the  state's  "Right­to­Work"  law  on  a  special  referendum  ballot  to  be  incor­ porated  in  the  state  constitution.  Cat Tanner,  port agent,  reports.  If  this drive is successful, it will make  it  practically  impossibly  to repeal  this  law  in  the  futurel  However,  all  of  the  labor  unions  and  coun­ cils in  the aiea  are  determined  to  do  their  utmost  to  prevent  this  referendum.  The  membership's  attention  is  called  to  the  fact  that  the  clinic  Birthday  celebrant  it  Naomi  facilities in this  port  are  open five  Cruz, 3, daughter  of Seafarer  days a  week and  can  accommodate  Virgilio  Crux.  up to 15  persons daily.  Out­of­port  members,  especially  those  coming  from  an  outport  which  does  not  have  such  facilities,  should  reg­ ister  for  examinations  as  soon  as  they  can.  Shipping  for  the  port  for  the  last  couple  of  weeks  was  not  too  bad. Tanner noted. Hitting the  port  for  payoff,  or  in  transit,  were  the  Alcoa  Ranger,  Clipper,  Roamer  WASHINGTON—The  US  Public  Health Service  has  again  (Alcoa); Monarch of  the Seas, Iber­ warned  against  heavy  smoking  of  cigarettes  because  of  the  ville,  Claiborne,  Hastings,  Yaka  (Waterman);  Ocean  Deborah  danger  of  lung  cancer.  Dr.  John  R.  Heller,  director  of  the  (Oeean  Trans);  Royal  Oak  (Cities  Public  Health  Service's  Na­­*^  Service); Alice Brown (Bloomfield);  tional  Cancer  Institute  re­ well­known  New  Orleans  musician.­ Frances  (Bull)  and  the  Del  Mundo  peated  warnings  issued  last  Dr.  Heller  made  it  clear  that  (Mississippi).  year  that  there  was  a  direct  con­ lung  cancer  is^  on  the  increase,  With  the  exception  of  the  De­ nection  between  cancer  and  heavy  and added  that the  outlook  is rath­ er  grim  with  lung  cancer.  He  sug­ borah  and  the  Iberville,  Tanner  smoking.  said,  aU of  these ships  reported  in  The  warning  appeared  in  the  gested  that  individuals  who  are  45  good  shape  with  little or  no beefs.  magazine  "US  News  and  World  years  of  age  and  over,  certainly  However,  on  these  two  ships  the  Report." It  follows increasing  pub­ heavy smokers,  should have  a chest  beefs  were  settled  to  the  satis­ lic concern  over cancer  with prom­ X­ray  at  least  every  six  months.  faction of  all hands  concerned.  inent  victims  in  the  news  recently  He  declared  that  everybody  over  Prospects  for  the  coming  period  being  ex­Secretary  of  State  John  45  is  susceptible  to  lung  cancer,  are  about  fair.­In  addition  to  the  Foster  Dulles;  Arthur  Godfrey,  but  most  of  the  men  who  have  usual  in­transits,  the" Royal  Oak  is  the  television  entertainer;  Gen.  lung­ cancer  are  those  who  are  scheduled  to  4ake  on  a  full  crew  Nathan  Twining  of  the  US  Air  heavy  cigarette  smokers.  Force;  and  the  late Sidney  Bechet,  Further,  Dr.  Heller  said,  heavy  around  the  end  of  the  month.  smokers  should  make  every  effort  to  cut  down  their  smoking  or  cut  it  out  altogether if  they can.  '  Lung  cancer,  he  pointed  out,  la  one  of  the  most  difficult  cancera  of  all  to treat.  Seafarers  can  get  regular  x­ray  check­ups  through  the  SIU  health  centers  in  various  port  cities.  The  x­rays,  in  fact,  are  part  of  the  standard  annual  examination  given  all  Seafarers.  Where  indicated,  the  center  will  call  Seafarera  back  at  six­month  or  three­month  intervals for  more  intensive  check­ ups.  The  deaths  of  the  follotoing  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  the  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  PHS Repeats Warning  On Cigarette Heaith Peril  Ernest  A.  Gross.  70:  Brother  department  after  joining  the  WHEN  CNAhiS/NO  Gross,  who  was  on  the  Union's  Union in 1947,  Mrs. Martha Butler,  AOVREBS ON 106  disability­pension  his  mother,  of  Waco,  Texas,  sur­ MAIUNS IIST P/54SE  list,  died  of  a  vives.  Burial was in China Springs,  lung  ailment  on  Texas.  April  18  in  the  XXX  New  Orleans  Leonard  Ellis, 73:  Brother Leon­ hotel  where  he  ard  died  of  heart  failure  at  his  lived.  He became  home  in  West­ an  SIU  member  wego.  La.,  on  in  1939,  sailing  April  29=  A mem«  .with  the  steward  her  of  the  Union  department.  Mrs.  since  1939,  Bro.  Kate  Clayton,  his  sister,  of  Hous­ Ellis  worked  in  ton,  Texas,  survives  him.  Burial  the  steward  de­ was  in  Laurel  Cemetery,  Laurel,  partment.  He  la  Miss.  survived  by  his  wife,  Mrs.  Leana  XXX  Ellis,  of  West­ Gus  Koanavls,  62:  A  member  of  wego.  Burial  was  in  Westlawn  the  Union  since  1944,  Brother  Koanavis  died  in  his  home  in  Memorial  Park,  Gretwa,  La.  Staten  Island.  NY  on  April  20.  The  cause  of  death  was  a  blood  ailment  He sailed  in the  deck  de­ partment.  Mrs.  P.  Koanavis,  his  Seafarers who are  collecting state  unemployment  benefits  while.  mother,  survives  him.  Burial  was  on  the  beacB  waiting  to  ship  are  urged  to  stay  put  and  avoid  In Silver Mount Cemetery in  Staten  changing  their  mailing  addresses  if  they  want  to  couUnue  re­ Island.  ceiving  their  checks  regularly.  Several  Seafarers  have  already  XXX  experienced  Interruptions  of  from  three to five  weeks  in  getting  their  next  check  after  they  notified  the  state  unemployment  Shirley  Butler,~49:  Brother  But­ offices  that  they  had  moved  and  changed  their  mailing  address.  ler  was  qne  of  the  victims  of  the  An average  delay of  a month  is reported  in n^ost  cases,  causing  Santa  Rose­Valchem  collision.  He  considerable  hardship  to  the  men  involved.  died  of  severe  burns  and  shock.  He became a  member of  the engine  [Rpm­ALzavei  •  J  Stay Put For Jobless Pay  •  ^  �SEAFAMEBS  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  U NIO N  • ATLA N    TIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  • AFL­CIO •   MEBATp  Get Uniform  Soogee  Mixtures  Endanger  Crews,  CG  Report  Says  Job  Rules  NEW  YORK—Members  of  th#  The  possible  deadly  consequences  of  using  certain  types  Marine' Engineers  Beneficial  As­ sociation  have  aproved  a series  of  of  detergents for soogeeing  on board ship  have been revealed  constitutional  amendihents  de­'  in  the  May,  1959,  issue  of  the  "Proceedings  of  the  Merchant  signed  to provide  MEBA'members  with the  same  shipping  rights  and  Merchant  Marine  Council,"  at  the bridge  house with  such a clean­ contract representation  in all  ports  US  Coast  Guard  publication.  er  and  when  the  job  was  finished,  that  they  receive  in  their  home  The  publication  warns  that  the  gantlines went  back to  the for­ locals.  "  detergents  with  a  phosphoric  acid  ward  storeroom.  It  was  three  The  amendments  also  establish  procedures  for  mergers  between  base  will rot  away manila  or other  months  before  one  of  them  was  locals, and  thereby lay  the ground­ vegetable  fiber  lines  without  the  needed  again,  this  time  to  paint  the  slack.  A  man  was  hauled  aloft  work  for the  creation of  a true  na­ line showing any signs of  weakness.  by  it  and  was  just  about  to  start  tional union.  Even  a  brand  new  line,  the  pub­ painting  when  the  gantline  parted  The  changes  were  approved  by'  lication  warned,  can  completely  and  he  fell  forty  feet  to  the  deck.  better than two  to­ one  in  a 90­day  disintegrate  if  certain  detergents  The faU  killed him.  referendum  ending  May  11.  Ths  Photo  from  Coast  Guard  sofirce  shows  crewmember  of  unidenti­ and  cleaning  compounds  are  results  showed  2,607  votes  In  fa­ Mooring  Line  Parted  spilled  on  it,  with  resultant  seri­ "On  another  ship,  when  the  fied ship  pointing out  here shipmate  was perched when  lines gave  vor  and  1,115  against.  way  because  detergent  splashed  on  them.  Soogee  compounds  ous  injuries.  The  new  constitution  establishes  after  house  was  soogied,  some  of  have  been  responsible  for  severol  serious  shipboard  accidents.  nationkl  supervision  of  the  ship­ P&I  Warning  the  soogy  dripped  on  a  mooring  ping rules  and  contracts  and gives  A  similar warning  was Issued  by  line  .  .  .  When  the  line  was  used>  the  national  executive  committee  the United  States P&I  Agency, Inc.  ... it  parted  as  soon  as  it  took  a  and  the  national  president full  au­ in  a  recent  safety  letter.  Both  or­ strain ...  thority  and  responsibility  to  en­ ganizations  cited  instances  of  seri­ ".  . .  Solutions for  cleaning  tiled  force  and  prosecute  violations.  ous  accident  reported  when  ap­ decks,  toilets, oil  burners,  etc. con­ Steps  also  have  been  taken  to  parently­sound  lin^s  parted  be­ tain  the  same  potential  hazards  assure  more  effective  representa­ *  cause the  core of  the line had been  .  .  a  bottle  of  one  such  solution  tion  for  engineers  in  small  ports.  rotted  away  by  a  cleaner  with  a  was  broken  on a  shelf  in  the  fore­ amendments  provide  for  an  The  phosphoric  acid  base.  peak  locker  and  dripped  its  con­ Seafarers  on  the  disability  list  who  dcT not  have  access  to  expanded  program of  national sub­ In light  of  this information.  Sea­ tents  onto  a  coil  of  new  3­inch  the  SIU's  optical  facilities  will  be  able  to  get  the  eyeglass  sidies  to  provide  full­time  repre­ manila  line.  Some  time  later,  a  farers  are  urged  to  exercise  ex­ benefit through  private facilities near  their homes. IThe  trust­ sentation  in  ports  that  had  to get  treme  caution  in  using  any  deter­ gantline  was  cut  from  the  coil,  ees  of  the  Seafarers  Welfare"^  along­with  part­time  service,  and  gent  with  a  phosphoric  acid  base.  secured  to  a  bosun's  chair,  and  The  entire  matter  has  been  re­ rigged  to  slush  down  a  shroud.  Plan  approved  a  modification  farers  do  not  live  in  or  near  port  authorize  mandatory  mergers  in  ferred  to  the  central  safety  com­ When  the  chair  was  hoisted  aloft,  of  the  optical  benefit  allow­ cities  offering  the  optical  service  cases where  merger  would  provide  mittee  of  the  SlU­industry  safety  the  slusher  climbed  up  and  into  ing  these  disabled Seafarers  to re­ and up until  now have  been unable  better  service.  Voluntary  mergers  will  also  be  program  for  action.  SIU  repre­ it—and |he  gantline  parted.  Down  ceive optical  services, up to a maxi­ to  take  advantage  of  this  benefit.  The action  by  the  trustees gives  j^ermitted  between  adjoining  Iq*  sentatives  are  preparing  a  recom­ the  shroud  he  whizzed  for  ninety  mum  cost  of  $25.  mendation  calling  on  the  compa­ feet. Near the  bottom a  turnbuckle  Under  the  optical  plan,  centers  all  Seafarers  on  the  disability­ cals  in  the  same  or  separate  dis­  <  nies  to  immediately  discontinue  checked  his  momentum  and,  as  a  have  been chosen  in  major  ports  pension  list  access  to  the  eyeglass  tricts,  regardless  of  the  size  of  the  use  of  this  type  of  detergent  result,  he  spend  only  two  months  New York,  Baltimore, Philadelphia,  benefit, no  matter where  they  may  their  memberships.  In  the  past  as  too  dangerous,  even  with  care­ in  a  hospital  .  .  .  Although  this  Mobile,  New  Orleans,  Houston and  live.  Those  who  live  in  the  port  only  the  smallest  locals  were  per­ gantline  showed  absolutely  no  ex­ San  Francisco—^where  both  active  cities will  continue  to make  use  of  mitted to  amalgamate. Besides  per­ ful  handling.  ternal  trace  of  damage  it could  be  Seafearers  and  retired  Seafarers  the  optical  centers  working  with  mitting. better  service,  these  pro­,  New  Line  Failed  visions  leave  the  door  open  for  twisted  easily  where  the  receiving  the  disability­pension  the  Welfare  Plan.  The  Coast  Guard  publication  chemical apart  the  creation  of  a  true  national  or­ In  addition,  disabled  Seafarers  can  get  free eye  examinations  and  had  dripped  on  it  . .  ."  cited  an  instance  in  wliich  a  214­ and  their  dependents  get  the  full  ganization,  along  the  lines  of  the  free  eyeglasses.  The  cost  of  these  Cleaners  that  rot  manila  line  inch  line,  which  was  virtually  new  like  that  have  no  place  on  board  services  is  met  by  the  Welfare  coverage of  the SIU Welfare  Plan's  SIU,  NMU  and  other  maritime  to all  appearances,  was  used to rig  siup  hospital  and  surgical  benefits,  al­ unions.  and  should  not  be  permitted  Plan.  a  bosun's  chair  to  be  hoisted  to  there ..."  However,  many  retired  Sea­ though  they  are  no  longer  sailing.  The  amendments  were  worked  the  top  of  the  ship's  stack.  "Sat­ out  at  a  special  constitutional  con­ isfying himself  his chair was rigged  vention  that  met  from  Nov.  15  te..  properly,  one  able seaman  got into,  Nov.  24,  1958.  The  final  language  it  and  started  to  soogee  the  stack.  was  drafted  by  a Qommittee  repre­ He  cleaned  all  he  could  reach  and  senting  locals  in  the  MEBA's  At­ then  lowered  himself  about  18  lantic,  Gulf,  Pacific,  Great  Lakes  inches.  Just  as he  reached  into his  and  Rivers'  Districts.  Ed  Al^an,  CHARLEVOIX,  Mich.—Two  salvage  vessels hired  by  the SIU  Great Lakes  District  are  rinse  bucket,  the  line  parted  and  Seattle  business  manager,  was  he fell 25 feet  to the deck ..." The  continuing  their search  for the sunken  lakes ship, the Carl D. Bradley despite rough weather  chariman  of  the  drafting  commit­ line  had  been  on  the  ship  about  a  conditions.  tee.  Raymond  McKay,  president,  year  and  had  been, used  only  four  The sonar­equipped ship Sea­ ceeds In  locating the  ship, it hopes  and  safeguard  the  lives  of  15,000  represented  the  Brotherhood  of  or  five  times.  Chemical  analysis  Hear  and the  catamaran  Blue  to  be  able  to  propose  specific safe­ American  seamen  on  Lakes  ships,  Marine  Engineers.  ­  showed  a  phosphate  concentration  Chip  are  sweeping  the  area  ty measures which will  prevent any  many  of  which  are  built  along the  at  the  point  of  break,  and  it  was  in  efforts  to  locate  the  Bradley,  repetition  of  the  Bradley  disaster  lines  of  the  lost  vesseL  subsequently  learned  that  the  line'  which  went  down  in  a  storm  last  had  gotten  wet  from ' detergent  November  18,  carrying  33  crew­ mixture  on  a  previous  job.  The  members to their  deaths. Once  the  listed  breaking strength  of  the line  wreck  is  located,  the  Great  Lakes  was  2,515  pounds  but it  had  fallen  plans  to  send  divers  over  apart  supporting  the  weight  of  a  District  the  side  to  examine  the  hulk  In  single  seaman.  SAN FRANCISCO—After a  slow  of  determining  the  cause  of  Other  examples  of  the  hazards  hopes  start,  shipping  made  a  strong  the  disaster.  They  also  hope  to re­ of  such  detergents  were  reported  cover  comebaqk  towards  the  close  of  the  some  of  the  bodies  and  per­ in  Safety  Letter  No.  010159  put  last  shipping  period  here,  reports  sonal  effects  of  the  lost  crew­ out  by  the  US  P&I  Agency.  An  members.  Marty  Breithoff,  port  agent.  article  Entitled  "Soogy" by  Arthur  Two  ships,  the  Choctaw  and  the  The SIU undertook the  search in  E.  Wills  said  in  part:  Kyska,  both  Waterman­owned,  the  interests  of  shipboard  safety  'Rot  The  Insides'  paid off  and  later signed  on crews.  after  the  Coast  Guard  refused  to  In  transit  were  the  J.B.  Waterman  ".  .  .  One  bad  and  often  unex­ do  so,  declaring  It  didn't  have  and  Wild  Ranger  (Waterman);  pected  effect  of  these  fancy  soogy  funds  for  on­the­spot  investigation  Steel  Architect  and  Steel  Worker  .compounds  is  what  they  can  do  to  of  marine  casualties.  (Isthmian);  Kenmar  (Calmar)  and  a  manila  line; They  can rot  the  in­ After  the  SIU  Initiated  its  the  Jefferson City Victoiy (Victory  sides  of  even  new  manila  without  search, US Steel,  the owners of  the  Carriers).  discoloring  it  or  giving  any  ex­ Bradley  fleet,  belatedly  sent  a  so­ ,  lerual'  indicatiou  of  their  hidden  nar equipped  pleasure  cruiser  into  The  eyeglass  program  recently  devastation.  This  is  true  particu­ the area and  spent a few days mak­ established  here  under  the  Sea­ •   larly  of  cleaners  which  have  a  ing  sonar  sweeps  before  abandon­ farers  Welfare  Plan  has  been  run­ phosphoric  acid'  base.  Even  when  ing  its  efforts.  ning  smoothly.  Any  men  in  need  very  diluted,  they  will  rot  manila  Thus  far,  there  is  no  definite  of  glasses are  urged to come  down  line—or any  other  vegetable fiber.  evidence of  the whereabouts  of  the  One of  two  salvage'vessels  searching  for  sunken Car| D. Bradley,  to  the  h^l  and  make  an  appoint­ the catamaran Blue  Chip carries monitor  screen  of underwater  TV  ment  for  an  eye  examination  and>  On  one  ship,  new  stage  gantlines  sunken  ship.  glasses.  '  .  ••  lyere  rigged  to SQogy  the  front  of  If  the  Great  Lakes  District  suc­ set.  Other vessel,  the Sea­Hear, has sonar  equipment.  m­ All SIU  Pensioners  Get Eyeglass Benefit  Lakes SIU Continues Ship Search  Welcome SF  • f­r  K':.  "'• if !  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource May 22, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ICC RULING VOID; COURT FINDS BIAS US, SIU TARGETS OF BRIDGES’ BLAST SIUNA CONVENTION OPENS IN MONTREAL INJURIES DROP IN US CARGO FLEET BRITISH HAVE EIGHT ATOM SHIP PLANS FIRST LIFEBOAT CLASS 100% SUCCESSFUL SIU, NMU HIT M’TIME DAY FRAUD HOUSTON NEXT IN LINE FOR SIU HEALTH CLINIC REOPEN VALCHEM CASE; WITNESS REVISES STORY US REJECTS BIDDING ON ELLIS ISLAND MA SHOWS OFF IMPROVED DESIGN FOR SHIPS FOC’SLES SEA UNIONS URGE SHIP WAGE FLOOR NY SETTLES FOOD BEEF; JOBS UP SHIPPING QUIET IN PHILA.; AWAIT BUILDING GO-AHEAD PORT JAMES, ACCIDENTS DARKEN SHIPPING OUTLOOK ON SEAWAY SIU RAPS NAT’L GUARD ROLE IN TEXTILE STRIKE LINE ORDERED TO REPAY 9 AXED FOR JOINING SIU PUSH OHIO JOBLESS AID TO SEAMEN DELTA SIGNS ORDER FOR 3 NEW SHIPS PLASTIC COATING PREVENTS TANK RUST, MSTS FINDS LABOR HOTS ALA. ‘WRECK’ REFERENDUM PHS REPEATS WARNING ON CIGARETTE HEALTH PERIL SOOGEE MIXTURES ENDANGER CREWS, CG REPORT SAYS MEBA TO GET UNIFORM JOB RULES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/22/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 11  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7312297988fd99f4321f5c130877ec08.PDF 6b0f0cfaeeead7d49b65756ed14b8289 PDF Text Text .Ti-.'Ur \T- - I; ' 7' Vol. XXI Ho. ID • OFFICiAl ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION'• ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CtO • S' UNONS CHARGE ICC •V lESSHPPMG -Story On Page 3 5 Win $6,000 5IU Scholarship -Story On Page 2 "73 - ;<| "^1(1 -?l JA •il .•^1 * t* ^S' «•«.* 1 < t > �7^'iy •: .j:^;W%jrvT r^y\ ~ SEAFARERS' LOG Tace Tw« »•" • ^-1 ^V;. V A>-- ky '- v • -, One Seafarer, two sons of Seafarers and two daughters of SIU members have been se> lected as the five winners of the $6,000 SIU scholarship awards. The selections were made by the four-member board of college administrators on the basis of tiie applicants' previous school records and their per-'^ formance on the standard Col­ Is currently doing graduate work awards. In fact, for the past three years, seamen lege Entrance Examination at the University of Georgia. have won four of The complete list of winners is Board tests. the five awards The five $6,1)00 scholarships as Jollows: given. Miss Rosemary Virgin, 17 enable the applicants to ma­ Of this year's jor in any course of study of their daughter of Seafarer Claude Vir­ winners. Seafarer preference at any recognized col­ gin, Atlanta, Georgia. Donald Peterson Miss Virginia Lee Magboo, 18, lege or university. They are is curently at­ awarded each year by the SIU daughter of Seafarer Eleuterio tending SwarthMagboo, Baltimore, Md. Scholarship Plan. more College, Raymond Munna, 18, son of Sea­ An imusual note in this year's with the objec­ Peterson scholarship awards was the fact farer Leonardo Munna, New Or­ tive of going into that for the first time since the leans, La. teaching. He has been a Union Robert G. Bauser, 24, son of member since 1953. Plan started operating, a second scholarship has been awarded in Seafarer Edgar Hanser, West Miss Virgin, who is graduating one family. Miss Rosemary Virgin, Hartford, Conn. from Murphy High School ln_AtSeafarer Donald Peterson, 26, 17, of Atlanta, Georgia, daughter lanta, intends to major in biology of Seafarer Claude Virgin, oiler, Philadelphia, Pa. The distribution of winners either at the University of Georgia a winner this year, had been preceeded by her older sister. Miss this year is a change in the pattern Anne Virgin. The latter won an followed in previous years, when SIU scholarship award in 1956 and Seafarers had won most of the . »^ i' *• ^. ;.iV ^ •• , Smiling Cuban premier, Fidel Castro, makes way through lobby of Montreal's Queen Bizabeth hotel. Castro met SIU of NA representatives at the hotel and consulted with them on struck Canadian National ships as well as Cuban-manned runaway ships such as SS Sea Level. Hospital Aid For Retired Backed By Gov't Report Casfro,5IUNA Meet On Ships WASHINGTON—A report by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on medical care for retired Americans has been hailed by the AFL-CIO as clearing the way for pas­ sage of the Forand bill. The**^ bill offered by Rep. Aime J. instances to purchase health in­ surance, even, if they have the Forand (Dem.-RI) would pro­ funds, and often their insurance is vide hospital-surgical benefits im- cancelled at the first sign of ill­ der the Social Security program ness. Consequently, the demand for retired Americans. It is run­ for some form of Governmentning into vigorous opposition from sponsored coverage Is on the in­ organized medicine which tradi­ crease. tionally opposes extension o f Retired Seafarers who are elig­ Social Security benefits as "social­ ible for the SIU disability-pension istic." are covered by the hospital-surg­ The report released by the Gov­ ical provisions of the Seafarers ernment department pointed out Welfare Plan as are members of that the rising cost of medical care their families. Similarly, depend­ particularly affects people over 65. ent parents of Seafarers get this "As a group, they use about 2V& coverage. However, the great ma­ times as much general hospital jority of retired and elderly peo­ care as the average for persons ple are unable to obtain this kind under age 65, and they have spe­ of protection. cial need for long-term institu­ The Health Department's study tional care. Their incomes are gen­ said that the cost of financing erally . . . lower than those of the medical care for retired Americans rest of the population . . . They would add less than one-half of have less opportunity ... to spread one percent to present payroll the cost burden through health in­ taxes, to be divided evenly be­ surance. tween employees and employers. "Because . . . the number . . . The opposition of tiie American of older persons in the population Medical Association and other or­ are increasing, a satisfactory solu­ ganized doctors' groups parallels tion to the problem of paying for their unsuccessful attack on dis­ adequate medical care for the ability benefits for Americans over aged will become more rather than 50. less important." The basic problem of medical care for the aged, as it now stands, is that they are unable in most MONTREAL—Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, while visiting this city last week, had a meeting with Hal Banks, SIU of NA vice-president in Canada, in further discussion of the dis­ position of the eight strike-' bound Canadian National cards and subsequently escorted ships. SIU of NA President thein toithe NLRB under armed Scholarship winners who ore children of Seafarers are (top, l-r) Rosemary Virgin, Virginia Lee Magboo; (bottom, l-r| Robert H a u s e r, Roymono Munna. or at Nortn Carolina. Miss Magboo probably will attend St. Johns College in Baltimore. Robert Hauser is presently a stu­ dent at the University of Connec­ ticut, majoring .in engineering. Raymond Munna hopes to enroll at Loyola University in New Orleans to specialize in physics. The four-members of the board of college administrators who selected the winners were: Miss Edna Newby, assistant dean, Doulass College, Rutgers University; Bernard Ireland, assistant director of admissions, Columbia College; C. William Edwards, director of admissions, Princeton University; Elwood Kastner, registrar. New York University. Dr. Wilkinson of Howard University, the fifth mem­ ber of the board was unable to at­ tend because of illness. SEAFARERS LOG fo' • Five Win SlU May 8, 1959 |5)f fc. Vol. XXI, No. 10 PAVI. HAU. Secretary-Trea*ur*r Bumrt Editor, BSUIABD 8SAWAM. Art Editor. HnifAM ABIBUB, lawni S^ACK, AJ. MASXIN, JOHM BBAZU,, ANAtout Lzvxorr, Stajf Writers. Biu> Moonr. Gulf Area Representative. PuhUshad biwMkir at m* Iwadquartart of HI* S*afar*rs Intarnatienal Union, At­ lantic A Oulf DIftrlct, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth AVanu» Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYaclntb Socond dais postaso paid at Hia Fact OMca In Brooklyn, NY, undar HW Act at AUB. 24, 1912. IM Committee of college administrators discusses selections (l-r) Elwood Kostndr, New York University; C. William Edwards, Prince­ ton; Miss Edna Newby, Douglas College, Rutgers University; Bernard Ireland, Columbia University. Paul HaU participated in the meeting along with Banks and Cas­ tro at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel here. The Castro-Banks session fol­ lowed earlier meetings between SIU of NA representatives and spokesmen for the Cuban labor movement. The Canadian National Fleet has been strikeboond since July, 1957, in a straight wage dispute. Sub­ sequently, the owners unsuccess­ fully attempted to transfer the ships to the flag of Trinidad, an attempt which was blocked by the world maritime labor movement which refused to handle the ships. Last summer, the fleet was sold to the Cuban Bank of Foreign Trade in. a deal made with the Batista government. Efforts to man the ships with Cuban seamen un­ der the gun of Batista navy men were thwarted after protests by the SIU and the intervention of the Cuban labor movement. The meeting with Premier Cas­ tro was set up when it became known that he would visit Canada following a tour of the eastern sea­ board. In addition to discussing the Canadian National ships, the SIU of NA representatives briefed Premier Castro on developments on runaway ships involving Cuban seamen. They familiarized him with the treatment of Cuban nationals by the runaway operators of the SS Florida. SS Yarmouth and SS Sea Level, all of which ships are the subject of SIU unfair labor practice charges before the Na­ tional Labor Relations Boai 1 All three of these ships operate to Havana and have large numbers of Cuban seameu abuaid. Premier Castro showed con­ siderable interest in the details of the runaway ship operation as they affect Cuban seamen. As-was re­ ported in the last issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG, the operators of the Sea Level fired Cuban crewmembers who signed SIU pledge guard to recant their pledges. Similarly the owners of thejSS Yarmouth fired crewmembers of that ship who struck the ship in Washington to obtain decent wages. Pay on the Yarmouth is as low u $40 monthly for some rat­ ings. Used T-2's LibertysToo A T-2 tank ship, which back in 1957 mi^t have sold for as hi^ as $2,750,000 was recently sold for $320,000, establishing a new low resale price for tankers. The main cause of the collapse of prices is that the oil trade hae been slumping in recent years, causing a steady lay-up of older tanker tonnage. Sold for the record low figure was the Norwegian ship VenL It was purchased by Panamanian in­ terests. Last year, a similar vessel was sold by the same owners for $500,000, indicating that the resale prices for tankers are still spiral­ ling downward. The resale price for Liberty ships has also dipped to a new low. A British-owned Liberty was re­ cently sold to Italian. owners for $190,000. The World War II ships were selling for about $600,000 after the war, with the price ris­ ing to up te $900,000 in periods crisis; such as the Suez invasion. �May I. U8» SEA UNIONS' POSITION ON SHIP PROBLEMS (The following conaUts of. quotations frorniifit testimony presented pn behalf of the maritime unions to the Senate committee hearing dealing with a proposed bill, 5.1507, which would turn Alaska shipping over to the Interstate Commerce Commission.) •• .. We of maritime labor solemnly believe that if S. 1507 becomes law, Alaska shipping wiil be destroyed. We base this belief on what we have seen the Interstate Commerce Commission do to shipping in other areas ... "In 1940 regulation and control of coastwise and Intercoastal ship< pine was transferred from the Maritime Commission to the Interstate Commerce Commission. In the 19 years since . . . the major portion of US coastal shipping has been destroyed ... by the preferential treatment accorded the railroads ... < ". . . We charge that the railroads have been destroying our water* honie commerce, and that in this deadly and illegal process they have had the .;. . enthusiastic cooperation of the ICC ... > If we go back to June, 1939 ... we find that there were 510 ships ... in coastwise trade. In February, 1959, the total had dwindled to 280 ... of the 143 common carriers, all except 15 have been driven from the seas; 12 on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Just three on the West Coast. This is our progress under the ICC ... ". . . The impact on seafaring jobs, has . .. been severe (with) ... a loss of 7,476 seafaring jobs ... "... A similar picture prevails in the intercoastal trade. In June, 1939, there were 165 intercoastal ships, employing 6,327 seamen. By February, 1959, the number .. . had fallen to 45 andTemployment was down to 2,101 ... ". . . The steady shrinkage of coastal shipping contrasts violently with developments in the rest of our economy. During the same 20 years, every other major US industry expanded by leaps and bounds ... If maritime merely kept pace with the rest of the economy there would be 1,000 to 1,500 ships today in our domestic trades . . . "Had maritime not been the victim of outright bias ... we would be a healthy, flourishing industry offering employment to thousands more seamen, shipyard- workers, ship supply workers, longshoremen and other crafts . . . . . The process by which the railroads and the commission are destroying the American maritime industry is the rate war . . . our human assets, our army of trained and experienced seamen has been depleted by the railroad-ICC conspiracy by more than 20 percent . . . ". . . At the end of World War II, we let our merchant marine de­ teriorate . . . Suddenly, the Korean War flared up and we were faced with the immense problem of rebuilding our merchant marine . . . We faced a disastrous shortage of seamen. Our unions were obliged to take frantic steps to recruit men . . . when we found them, all too often they were reluctant to return to an industry which offers only , (Continued on page 8) Para Ifen* SEAFARERS LOG Sea Unions Assail ICC-Railroad Plot To Kill Off Shipping 1 WASHINGTON—America's sea unions char^^ed this week that the nation's railroads and the Interstate Commerce Commission are '^engaged in a conspiracy to destroy our coastal maritime industry." The unions denounced a bill to place Alaskan shipping under^ into Alaska shipping, he time carrying cargo at a loss in the jurisdiction of that hooks warned, the economic growth of the coastwise and intercoastal the new state will be throttled by trade so as to pot that segment of agency. In testimony be­ extortionate freight rates on Alas­ shipping out of business. fore the Senate Commerce ka-bound commodities. Hall cited numerous examples The ICC-railroad combine^ Hall in which the railroads have done Committee, they also declared, holds major responsibili. exactly that. Cargo bound for called for passage of a ty for the drastic decline of coast­ Alaska, via Seattle, he pointed out, measure which would safe­ guard all coastwise and inter­ coastal shipping from throatslitting tactics by the railroads and ICC. Paul Hall, president, of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, and head of the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department, appeared for the maritime labor movement, including the National Maritime Union. Joseph Curran, NMU president, was present at the hearing and fully endorsed the union presentation. Hall presented extensive docu­ mentation showing the extremes to which the ICC and the railroads have gone to put domestic ship operators out of business. If the same ICC-railroad combine gets its SIU Rakes Coast Guard's Move To Hamstring Crews WASHINGTON—Detailed objections to attempts by the US Coast Guard to expand its military authority over the livelihood of merchant seamen were made by the SIU at a hearing in Washington on April 27. SIU of NA General Counsel Seymour W. Miller ap­ peared on behalf of the Union-^^ and objected to several pro­ changes, and the objections filed Coast Guard examiner would have posals by, which the Coast by the SIU dealt only with that to be bound by the decision of the Guard is attempting to whittle section dealing with the Coast Commandant of the Coast Guard, •way seamen's civilian rights. Guard's powers to suspend or re­ even where such decision has been Miller was one of many wit­ voke a seaman's validated papers. overruled by a court. And he nesses^ to. appear at the hearing Subsequently, in light of the added, "we see no reason why an who were highly critical of the protests by the SIU and other un­ examiner's determination should Coast Guard's proposals. Hoyt ions, the Coast Guard has agreed be superior to that of a court." Haddock, Washington representa­ to postpone implementation of the • Oral complaints should not be tive of the National Maritime Un­ new regulations for six months a basis for investigation. ion, also spoke vigorously against pending further, written comment • Seamen should be warned the Coast Guard move, as did by mterested parties. that statements they make may be other union representatives. It also agreed to consult with used against them and that they The Union spokesman was par­ Union representatives before pro­ have the right to have counsej. ticularly critical of a provision mulgating any regulations. • The Coast Guard should not In prefacing his remarks, the be permitted to place an admoni­ which could possibly infringe on the Union's right to strike. He SIU attorney noted that Union has tion on a seaman's record, without urged the Coast Guard to spelLout "always opposed the regulations of any formal proceedings. that activities of seamen in a labor civilian workers in peacetime by dispute may not be deemed a vio­ what is, for all practical purposes, • A seaman should be able to j go to court to appeal the Com­ lation of fuiy Coast Guard regula­ a purely military agency." Turning to the specifics of the mandant's decision to revoke his tion, as long as the crew has done all work they can to secure the proposed regulation changes, he document for life. vessel in a safe port. made the following points, among • A Coast Guard examiner should not "be granted the power . Otherwise, he warned, the pro- others: posbd regulations place "unwar­ • Coast Guard suspension and to compel a surrender of a docu­ ranted power in the hands of the revocation proceedings should be ment before final determination of Coast Guard to break a legal classified as penal in nature be­ guilt or innocence . . . Taking a strike, irrespective ... of the pro­ cause they can deprive a seaman man's document is equivalent to visions of the applicable collective permanently of his employment taking away his right to work in the calling of his choice." bargaining agreement." rights. Initially, the SIU and the Mari­ • The chief examiner should • Log books should not be ac­ time Trades Department AFL-CIO, not be permitted to participate in cepted at face value as the abso­ had protested the short notice appeals from his decision. lutely accurate rendering of facts given them of the hearing and had • He sharply attacked a pro­ involved, but should be treated as unsuccessfully sought a postpone­ vision that "the Coast Guard H not one piece of evidence, no more and ments As Miller pointed out, "the to be bound by Judgments of no less than any other testimony. SIU and its component uiUpus did acquittal." The proposed regula­ • The suggested table of punish­ not receive the Coast Guard's pub­ tions, he pointed out, would enable, ments makes little or no allowance lic hearing agenda containing the the Coast Guard to punish a sea­ for extenuating circumstances. proposed regulations until mid and man even where he has been ac­ They should be treated as the maxlate March." Consequently, the quitted oir an alleged misconduct in imum penalties permissable, unions ^ were unable to make a a court of law. rather than the average penalty to complete study'of the proposed • He assailed a proviso that a be imposed. wise shipping from 510 ships in 1939 to 280 ships today, with the loss of thousands of jobs for sea­ men and workers in related mari­ time trades. The same picture prevails in the intercoastal trade where shipping has dropped from 165 vessels in 1939 to 45 today. All told, 350 ships have gone under with 12,000 seafaring jobs in the years since 1939. Ignore Rate Spread The situation has worsened In the past year because of the pas­ sage of legislation giving the ICC leeway to ignore the traditional rate differential between ships and the railroads. Without that dif­ ferential the ships cannot compete because of slower delivery and the irregularity of ship scheduling as a result of weather conditions. The railroads have made use of this leeway to deliver a series of crip­ pling blows to domestic shipping. At present, Alaska shipping is under the jurisdiction of the Fed­ eral Maritime Board. But with the grant of statehood, a bill has been introduced in the Senate (S. 1507) to turn over jurisdiction to the In­ terstate Commerce Commission, as the ICC has jurisdiction in inter­ state matters. Aside from the serious conse­ quences to Alaska of permitting railroad dictation of freight rates to and from that state, the action could pave the way for similar leg­ islation affecting Puerto Ricq and Hawaii. In such an eventuality, past practice shows that the rail­ roads would have further latitude to boost rates sky high on cargo bound for US offshore areas, thus crippling trade between them and the mainland, while at the same has to pay a higher transit tag than the same kind of cargo over the same railroad run which is not going to Alaska. In fact, this car­ go headed overseas to foreign countries gets the lowest rail rate, (Continued on page 8) Start NY Lifeboat Training A new lifeboat training center for Seafarers got underway in New York this week under the sponsor­ ship of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Operated in cooperation with the SlU-contracted Bull Line, the life­ boat training program will qualify entry ratings and experienced Sca^ farers as well, to take the Coast Guard examinations for lifeboatmen. The new lifeboat school is the only one of its kind on the eastern seaboard other than facilities oper­ ated by various Government agense iand Government-operated mar­ itime schools. A similar facility has been operating for a number of years at the Andrew Furuseth Training Schol in Mobile, also op­ erated. by the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The facilities of the training cen­ ter are in the Bull Line terminal, one block from SIU headquarters. They consist of a classroom with a lifeboat on a davit, plus another (Continued on page 8) il ••ii ,. Finishing touches are pioced on one of two lifeboats being used in New York SIU lifeboat training course. Other boat is mounted on the dock for "wet run" training. �SEAFARERS Jo. IPG • wAiOii ) f.- May t, 1»M SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD April 15 Through April 28, 1959 Shipping for SIU ports during the past two-week period declined with Savannah being the lowest, dropping to 14 men shipped showed a decrease with two of the largest ports, New York for the period. There were 59 payofTs, 29 sign-ons and 11 in-transit ships serviced and Houston, being the hardest hit. The total number of men shipped for the period for 13 of the 14 ports was 989. However While shipping declined, registration also showed a slight decrease, slipping to 1,011. It should be noted that these totals do hot Include the shipping and registration figures for the port of Lake Charles, where, because of last minute communications trouble, headquarters was unable to get the shipping figures. Six SIU ports reported increased shipping activity in all departments with two West Coast ports, Wilmington and San Francisco, taking the • lion's share. Shipping for the port of Wilmington almost tripled over the previous two weeks, reaching a high of 79, its best in well over three years. San Francisco registered a 100 percent increase, while Seattle, which^has been high for some time now, remained steady.' On the East Coast, an unexpected increase in in-transit vessels boosted the shipping total for Philadelphia to 64, almost double the prior figure. Boston and Mobile also showed slight increases while New Orleans held its oWn. On the other side of the picture, Norfolk, Savannah and Tampa all in SIU ports during the last two weeks, for a total of 199 calls. New York again led the list with a total of 39, with New Orleans A close second with 33 and Baltimore third with 24. Houston, usually high on the list reported only 17 calls, a decrease from the prior period's 21. Boston, Savannah, Tampa and Houston had no sign-ons during the period while San Francisco and Philadelphia had. one each. New Orleans had the most vessels signing on, a total of seVen. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Port by port, Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle have less than 100 class A men on their lists. Five ports, Boston, Savannah, Tampa, Wilmington and Seattle have less than 50 "A" men available. The following Is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Should improve . . . Philadelphia: Good . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Good possibilities . . . Savannah: Quiet . . . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Not too good . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Houston: Possible slump . . . Wilmington: Good . . . San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Average. Ship Ac/fVfly . .Pay Sign In Offs Ou Trans. TOTAL Rostoa ; 1 ' ~5 « Now York.. . r 22 14 30 PUfodoipya . 2 10 13 RaMaiora . . . 10 024 MorFolk ..... 2 8 YO SovaaRoh .... — 4 4 Tampa ...... .1 Mobllo...... 7 Now Orloain . Lake Charloo . Homton .... Wiln^bigtoR .. San Francisco. Soottlo ..... Port Bi^ton New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile-.. New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle : TOTALS GROUP 1 2 23 2 13 4 2 1 6 9 2 6 31 9 27 11 5 10 12 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B 2 1 3 18 'A A A 17 11 7 13 TOTALS ... 57 29 111 199 • Figures not receiTed because of trana- A. Shipped CLASS C —• TOTAL ^HiPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 2 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 10 1 1 — — 2 3 2 — -— — — — — — 2 . 2 5 18 3 2f 70 16 30 8 9 6 15 10 48 — 48 10 6 10 — 4 — — 58 106 147 47 300 2 13 4 5 10 1 16 2 4 — 3 3 8 — —' 2 2 16 8 2 26 2 18 7 27 47 7 5 14 21 7 18 6 31 3 — 8 11 S 2 1 8 31 11 8 50 33 58 16 105 4 19 1 2 — 1 1i 1 — 3 — 3 — 2 1 3 — 3 3 3 8 9 7 15 3 25 2 9 3 1 — — — — 4 — — — 2 2 4 6 2 2 7 2 11 — 4 2 — 1 — 1 3 — 1 1 4 — — — — 2 2 — 2 6 4 2 0 5 21 — 8 2 12 3 3 13 1 3 — '— — 13 4 — 4 _ 17 25 42 6 73 28 16 7 29 2 5 3 7 1? 8 14 7 12 2 6 6 14 29 12 14 SP 44 50 14 108 * * 27 13 2 3 6 2 3 '2 12 2 8 4 88 160 55 42 — 49 11 17 13 3 14 — 23 301 6 34 46 23 — 11 1 20 1 13 —' 1 10 13 11 10 2 6 3 1 2 7 4 11 5 5 4 7 2 "86 61 120 36 1 5 6 4 30 — 2 — 1 1 2 — 16 12 2 _ 9 1 9 — 8 — 78 8 1 3 2 4 38 s 15 33 5 * 2 3 — 4 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A 4 5 21 23 3 11 2 20 2 13 36 217 2 9 9 8 78 " 3 2 2 36 25 30 58 7 23 5 9 1 31 7 19 2 23 7 8 2 331 273 451 112 95 15 28 17 830 GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 3 1 1 8 60 1 32 27 1 •" • 1 9 2 16 7 26 ; 9 1 1 12 1 5 10 2 6 23 9 12 1 2 21 2 3 1 2 - 2 72 82 159 1 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Regiatered CLASS A POfr Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Franci^ ir'j' t' k Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP ' GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 AI.T. 1 2 2 3 Al.I. 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 AT.I. A B 2 C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 — 1 — 1 — — 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 3 4 1 1 4 9 4 1 8 • 8 2 1 3 16 29 3 48 3 13 5 21 12 23 5 40 6 11 17 2 2 1 5 40 17 62 51 117 11 179 7 32 15 5 54 — 10 5 16 2 1 1 1 1 7 4 12 6 6 2 2 4 12 6 4 22 1 24 4 29 1 1 38 — .5 28 5 18 — 3 30 1 8 10 27 7 17 1 9 7 7 15 30 17 15 62 7 64 11 82 11 11 22 2 7 — 9 — 2 2 6 8 4 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 2 8 13 2 2 9 2 13 1 3 8 4 — 1 5 — — — 1 2 2 1 — 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 4 ' 27 — — — — 6 — 7 — — — 1 6 2 9 1 1 1 10 9 1 7 7 28 — 5 20 3 6 3 12 2 4 4 19 1 6 7 1 1 19 7 1 27 16 44 3 63 9 17 8 ' 41 1 6 32 3 6 7 14 6 16 5 27 13 17 4 5 9 27 17, 9 53 15 54 4 5 74 4 0 12 22 * 7 24 2 33 1 5 15 7 18 9 25 5 1 2 3 1 32 11 37 2 25 5 2 53 5 16 5 7 28 3 1 1 5 1 — — 1 2 2 1 5 4 11 2 17 _ 2 3 5 : 5 17 27 1 5 5 1; - 1 4 2 __ ' __ 2 8 11 1 1 2 2 5 3 11 15 1 3 2 5 20 10 19 15 5 SO 1 1 2 3 8 7 1 8 1 2 2 5 — .— 7 8 1 3 8 5 2 2 8 8 2 18 3 5 2 10 1 1 48 176 26 250 8 45 39 92 37 131 27 195 6 61 50 117 4 24 19 47 195 117 47 359 118 396 46 560 19 82 63 164 MM -• STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered ClASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia....... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CMSS B DECK PNGIHE STEWARD Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 4 — 5 1 1 — 1 3 1 2 22 8 33 63 2 1 14 17 13 4 17 34 6 — 7 13 — — 4 4 2 1 7 10 14 6 10 30 1 2 7 10 12 32 4 16 2 — 3 — — 1 3 3 1 — 2 1 1 — 1 2 1 — — . 1 1 3 2 1 — 2 3 1 — — 1 1 —— 1 1 2 12 15 — 8 8 3 17 1 13 6 — 18 24 — — 15 15 12 5 15 32 6 2 1 3 69 3 14 1 — 5 8 3 4 28 111 23 1 3 —. 14 1 10 1 208 8 Registered CLASS A 1 Shipped CLASS A ^ GROUP 1 2 3 88 160 ns 43 176 26 69 28 111 205 364 192 5 — 1 — -— — 3 4 60 6 5 1 •2 1 8 4 6 72) 66 1 1 18 11 3 7 4 08 17 5 15 11 182i • Shipped CLASS C 1 1 MM 1 MM 1 1 MM 2 1 6 MM 1 . — MM MM Shipped CLASS A MM MM 6 6 6 2 1 2 6 17 GRAND TOTAU ajLak* Charles Rgw :eB wtti. sot reecivci this week hecauso of transmission aiwieniriee, MM MM MM "^M • ' MM. MM MM _M - MM ^M. MM MM MM 4 5 4 3 1 3 82 ' . • MM 4 1 7 5 4 — •ill 1 M.M . ' MM MM. MM. 3 2 —24 1 17 3 5 2 15 — 11 25 182 4 1 3 7 2 5 . 4 — 71 25 1 •• GROUP GROUP 2 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 9 1 4 14 3 3 99 38 104 241 4 8 41 48 ' 2 8 1 8 17 MiJl 2 29 14 17 60 3 8 11 3 13 3 7 3 3 5 11 2 4 2 8 _ .' 7 1 6 14 — - —i 1 i 20 55 9 26 13 13 29 3 47 79 18 is • MM MM 22 17 15 4 22 10 15 2 278 245 8 15 — 1 9 11 2 5 91 249 40 2 5 30 • __ 9 1 585 10 i 8 MM' 4 2 1 12 104 V Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS 3 GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 AI.I. 1 2 3 6 34 46 1 86 61 120 36 1 217 10 30 38 8 45 39 1 92 37''l3i"~'27 1 195 6 61 50 1 208 8 4 60 1 72 66 18 98 1 182 6 R 62 1 761 22 83 145 i 250 164 269 161 1 594 22 94 150 ALL 1 303 1 250 Registered C In The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASSI, C ALL B 3 ALL A 1 2 ' 3 3 43 7 __ 7 2 2 2 34 16 6 6 10 7 __ 7 7 46 7 7 32 __ 2 5 3 _ 3 _ ,3 4 1 1 3 _ 4 3 '1 25 7 7 1 17 1 1 58 9 17 — 9 9 32 17 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 SUM MARtir Registered CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED • . •. ^MM 4 4 126 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP . GROUP CLASS GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 B 2 3 3 ALL A 1 2 36 217 78 36 11 331 273 451 112 836 5 72 82 11 79 8 16 12 47 195 117 47 1 359 118 '396 46 560 19 82 63 1 117 4 24 19 25 182 71 25 1 278 245 91 249 585 10 12 104 1|-.71 1 1 266j 13 40 55 108 594 266 108 I1 968 636 938 407 1981 34 166 249 ALL MM- 11 ?* ;. :> ir ALL 1 159 1 164 11 126 1 449 �\ Umr I. 19St SEAFARERS LOG F»ge Firm 'M m Vote Labor Bill In Senate; Stiffer Measure Sought WASHINGTON—After passing the Senate by a 90 to 1 count, the Kennedy-Ervin bill to regulate the activities -of trade unions is now up in the House of Representatives. President Eisenhower an—— nounced that he was disap­ activities which affect employees pointed with the bill as it in their choice of a labor organi­ MCS Purchase For Oldfimers Photo above shows Don Hotel in Wilmington, Calif., pur­ chased by Marine Cooks and Stewards for use by West Coast oldtimeris. At left, looking over lobby are (l-r); William Pro, MCS; MCS Sec'y-Treas. Ed Turner; Jack Sheather, Sailors Union; Joe Goren, MCS Wilmington agent; John Hall, SUP. Two SUP men were hotel guests. Ship Schedules Hit By MMP Substantiating a widely-held belief that shijJs' captains are under pressure to keep to their schedules, no matter what the weather, an official of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Local 88 h'aa condemned the need to maintain schedules as a contributing factor in ship collisions.' At the same time,f Captain Tom Hampson, sec-' cure-all Which eliminates the need and make his actions a "calculated retary of the New York local, to reduce speed or take other risk" between what he may think struck at the theory radar is a traditional safety measures. Recent collisions such as that between the Valchem and the pas­ senger ship Santa Rosa have aroused considerable interest in the efficacy of existing navigation practices.. As a matter of fact, radar is still an instrument subject to "all the ills of the home television set . . . plus a great many, more," the captain- maintains in! an article published in the. "Local 88 BulNORFOLK — Thirty-two men letin." shipped during a two-week period , E^mmit Yarfef which saw two ships pay.pff, Jh^ee - What's more, he points out, signed on and five In transit, iic- radar equipment varies a great mrding to jPort Agent James'' kul- deal from ship to ship.Vwlth most lock. • •• • : ' ahips equipped 'with "^latively ' Two ships are .virtually' certaipi' prlndtive" sets that , at besi,. can of crewing up during the icoidpg' g^e only a; general '.approxhhption two weeks. One is the Cities Serv­ ^situation.;' . ice Norfolk, which; is awaiting Despite this, the captain charter while tied up in Newport News Shipyard. The other i> g for­ charges, shipowners, share the mer Liberian-flag vessel, the Wil'- views of the general pnblie in Uam Tubman, which has been re- accepting radar as "a perfectly commissioned by Fenn Shipping functioning navigational aid." The and put under the American flag. resnlt is "pressures upon a master to keep his vessel at top speed HIWD Gains Bullock noted that the drive to regardless of his intensive train­ bring the unlicensed pemnnel: of ing in prudent speed values . . Furthermore, he charges, "ra­ various railroad tugs here under the Harbor and Tnland Waterways tionalising based on dol]ar.s and Division has been picking up mo­ cents has established a code of mentum, and despite several ob­ procedure which in effect says: stacles recently encountered, 'Break all the laws you wish, but don't- get caught, and if you do success seems not far off. During the past peribd, the have an accident the blame is Cities Service Norfolk and the solely yours. That is why we rent Westport (Transportation Utilities) your license and if you object to paid off. The Westport, Yaka the procedure we will have no (Waterman) and the Valiant Power trouble tinding another master to replace you'." .. (Ocean Tramps) signed on. In transit were the Yaka and These shoreside pressures — Ahtinous (Waterman); Steel especially where costly arrange­ Worker (Isthmian); Alcoa Patriot ments have been made for a ves­ (Alcoa) and the Valiant Power sel's arrival at a specific time— (Ocean Tramps). limit a skipper's freedom of choice Norfolk May Crew Two is best, and what shoreside orders him to do. "If a master has to take a cal­ culated risk based on dollars and cents information from shore," he says, "the responsibility for the consequences of the risk should be assumed by the shipowner, the back seat driver." The protests and genuine con­ cern of the public, lawmakers and press, he says, "are justifiable if for no other reason than to warn shipping companies that they can no longer slacken off with impu­ nity their responsibility to the public for its-safety." stands and made it clear that the Administration would go out for tougher curbs on trade unions. Among the items specifically be­ ing sought by the Administration are restrictions on picketing rights and on so-called "secondary" boy­ cotts where the business of an em­ ployer who himself may not be strikebound is attacked by a strik­ ing union. The Administration's -attitude in the face of the overwhelming Sen­ ate vote indicated that final pass­ age of the "labor reform" measure might come in greatly altered form or not at all. For what it is worth, the Senate version of the bill provides for several controls on union activi­ ties but also modifies some of the more obnoxious features of the Taft - Hartley Aet. It alters the Taft-Hartley section that bans strikers from voting in a new col­ lective bargaining election. This section had long been attacked by unions as a union-busting measure, and has been used in this manner on several occasions. It also would authorize the National Labor Re­ lations Board to call an election without formal hearings in some instances, and specifically authbrizes pre-hire agreements in the building trades. Similar To Maritime The building trades pre-hiring practices are similar to those in the maritime industry, but have not been specifically authorized by law up until now. Other provisions of the bill deal with internal union activities. They call for secret ballots In union elections; set maximum terms of office for union officers; require filing of detailed financial reports with the Department of Labor; lim­ it the power of international unions to place locals in trusteeship; and restrict loans to union officials out of union funds or by an em­ ployer. Embezzlement of union funds is also considered a Federal crime rather than violation of lo­ cal laws. Employers are also restricted froni engaging in certain financial THEfCiOI>AMI>VRlCeSAralKOV^fi AKe 7H£ Ifl -RPR 554T:4R£=«S OFOt-fi, mMM.VPtV VMS YPiMBATTHBAALL. zation. They would be required to report funds spent on labor spying. 'Rights' Dispute One of the' most disputed sec­ tions in the bill was the so-called "Bill of Rights" amendment sub­ mitted by Senator John MeClellan (Dem.-Ark.) chairman of the Me­ Clellan committee. It was bitterly attacked by Senators from both sides as being so loosely drafted that it would expose unions to end­ less ^ harassment. Among other items, for example, it would have empowered the Secretary of Labor to go to court and get out an in­ junction against a union any time a member made a complaint about union procedures, thus making the Labor Deparlment a policeman in every internal union dispute. As finally passed, the section asserts the right of free speech, free assembly and due process for union members where they are brought up on charges. Also, it calls for dues changes by secret ballot only. Bill Sets Up '50-50' On Oil Imports WASHINGTON—Efforts by in­ dependent American-flag tanker operators to get a "50-50" law on oil imports have been seconded under terms of a bill introduced by Rep. Herlong (Dem.-Fla). The bill would apply the same "50-50" rule to oil imports that now affects Government-financed exports from the United States. Cannot Compete The independents have pointed out that with the exception of Government charters, US-flag tankers are confined to the do­ mestic trades because they can­ not compete with foreign flags and runaway operators. The result has been a sharp decline in the USflag tanker fleet, with many ships staying in business only by enter­ ing the US food surplus export trade. A "50-50" law would result in a boom in-the US-flag tanker fleet and,.-Indeed, would probably re­ quire construction of new tonnage tc meet the need. However, Washington observers rate the bill's chances of passage as extremely small at this time. Make Checks To 'SIU-A^G' Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual Headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out to the Union directly. -- • I SiI ••31 �Hfi ' M %*m~ f^^.. s W.: r' SEAFARiks LOG Face Six May sr I»Bt H^s Off '50-50', State Dept Tolf j US maritime unions, which would like the 50-50 Cargo Preference Act maintained Inl tact, have received strong support for their position from key members of Congress. The approval came from the heads of the major maritime committees in Congress; —— ^^ (The brothers described below are receiving $150 monthly SIU dis­ Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Inter­ criticism with a written protest, ability-benefits. ) Among other things, the protest state and Foreign Commerce attitude toward the runaway prob­ called the State Department's posi­ Sherwood Finer, Jr. . . . 56 . . . retired in 1958 after 20 years in the Union . . . deck department man . . . sailed on Hog Island ships, C-2s, Libertys, Liberty-tankers and T-2 tankers . . . favored no one special run — "I took whatever came to me on the board" from the old sulphur wagons to the bauxite carriers . . . thankful to the SIU and its Welfare Plane "for all they have done for me".. . . divides his time between the outdoor*—fish­ ing, and "the indoors—cooking . . lives in a small Alabama town with Jiis wife ... manages to get over to the Union hall in Mobile about once a week to see some of his old friends . . . says keeping in touch this way is next best thing to go­ ing back to sea. ^ Finer and wife living it up in Alabama. X- 71 . . . started sailing in 1935 and joined the Charles Shrunk SIU foiu- years later . . had fireman-watertender's rating . . . sailed on tankers, freighters and Liberty ships . . . tried to get BaltimoreCorpus Christi, Texas run, which brought him right near his home town . . . among his more unpleasant memories is being torpedoed by a German vessel in 1942 while en route to Russia in a convoy . . receives regular check-ups in Galveston for rupture and heart ailment, which earlier forced his retirement . . . feels "a little out of place, forever looking to ship at my age" . . . from a fine' sailor. Brother Shrunk has become an equally fine fisherman . . . one fishing contest netted him an all-expense four-day trip to Oklahoma besides giving him something pleasant to do to pass his spare time while in retire­ ment . . . lives with wife in Innsboro, Texas . . . has four daughters, all married, and three grand-children, one married. 1 rfi' i'f-.' L r-f-' Brother Shrunk poses in his backyard with some of the day's catch, out drying on the clothesline. Committee, and Rep. Herbert C. lem, an attitude which US mari­ tion on runaway ships "wrong, Bonner,''head of the House Mer­ time union have also assailed. inconsistent, dangerous and shame­ chant Marine Committee. ful." Unions' Stand Voiced In a joint letter to Secretary of The unions' position was clearly The unions, which have been State Christian A. Herter, the two stated at-a meeting of maritime waging a campaign against the committee heads'warned the State leaders called by the State De­ runaways through the Internation­ Department not to make any com­ partment last March 31, and at­ al Transportworkers Federation, mitments for changing US mari­ tended by representatives of the will consider new moves in the time policies or their administra­ SIU and NMU. campaign when the ITF's Fair tion without the advice and consent At that time, the union repre­ Practices Committee convenes in of Congress. sentatives outspokenly criticized Washington on June 8, at the same This, in effect, means no conces­ State Department policies on the time the State Department con­ sions on the 50-50 Act without runaways, and foUowed up this clave is being held. Congressional authorization. Allied At June Meeting The joint letter had specific re­ ference to the June 8 meeting in Washington at which i-epresentatives of European maritime na­ tions will confer with State De­ partment officials regarding US Government shipping policies. . Among other things, the EiitoNEW YORK—While shipping for the port was not up to pean representatives are expected the prior period's totals. Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treas­ to make a strong pitclrfor an eas­ ing up on the 50-50 cargo require­ urer, said the dispatcher had some difficulty in filling a cou­ "r— ments. Up until now, the State ple of key ratings which were-^ Department has never been a left on the board for several beefs to be settled by the patrol­ men. strong supporter of the measure calls. and has shared the Agriculture In addition. Hall said the ship­ Of these, 22 vessels paid off, Department's view that US ships ping figures show that a number three signed on and 14 were in should get only the minimum of class C cards landed berths in transit. The ships paying off were amount of cargo required by the the black gang. From these indica­ the Steel Worker, (Isthmian); Rob­ law. This view, has been strongly tions many of the A and B men in Locksley, Robin Goodfellow, condemned by US maritime unions are either laying hack on the beach Robin Trent (Robin); CS Baltimore, and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades for a vacation or waiting for a spe­ Royal Oak (Cities Service); KathDepartment. ryn, Elizabeth, Beatrice (Bull); cial run of ship. Seatrains Georgia, Texas, New Also under discussion, it is ex­ No Word On Lay-Ups York, Savannah (Seatrain); Yaka pected, will be the Government's The Atlas and the Mermaid are (Waterman); Raphael S e m m e s, still in the yards in this port with Beauregard (Pan-Atlan­ Put Postal Zone their future very uncertain. The Fairland, tic); Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Runner, Mermaid was scheduled to come Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Mermaid On LOG Address out sometime this week but a char­ and the S3 Atlantis The Post Office Department ter it was 'supposed to have was (Metro-Petro) (American Banner). has requested that Seafarers cancelled, and as of now, there is Signing on were the Robin Trent and their families include postal no indication as to when these (Robto); Yaka (Waterman) and the zone numbers in sending ships will take on crews. Steel*" Worker (Isthmian). The inchanges of address into the Other shipping news this week LOG. The use of the zone num­ was the annoimcement by Suwanee transit vessels were the Steel De­ ber will greatly speed the flow Steamship Company, operators of signer, Steel Surveyor, Steel Work­ of the mail and will facilitate the missile-ship fleet, that it was er (Isthmian); Sandcaptain (Const. Aggregates); Afoundria, Warrior, delivery. up two of their ships, the Topa Topa, Iberville, Wacoste Failure to include the zone laying (Waterman); Texmar (Calmar); number can hold up delivery 1834 and the 1837. There was a total of 39 vessels Seatrains Louisiana, New Jersey of the paper. The LOG is now in the process of zoning its caUing into this port during the (Seatrain); Gateway City .(Pan-At­ past two weeks. AU of them came- lantic) and the Alcoa Partner entire mailing list. in very clean, with only a few (Alcoa). NY Slow, But Key Ratings Are Searee '• '' 'iv ig;-- & :a• Little Tight-Fisted S'.. • ;'i no y fc: C [if- OMMON among accidents In the galley are cuts on fingers resulting from the slicing of vegetables. Such accidents, which sometimes result in amputa­ tions, are almost always avoidable if proper procedure is followed—and such procedure is simplicity itself. All that has to be done when slicing up vegetables like, lettuce and cabbage is (a) cut the head in hall so that the flat surface can be placed face down on the table; (b) make a tight fist on the non-cutting hand. That way, the vegetable being cut up will not slip and your fingers are shielded from the knife blade. • Ifrt' •.? . 7O,.; -iv • • ^ 1'^ •I ^ ^-7' !• •f> 1 I'-f : ,77 'Vfl • a f' ''' �May g. USt — SEAFARERS WORTB A Handy Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Credit Plans Multiply Like Rabbits LOG Cheersr Groan^ Greet Seaway After 50 yearrof talking and five-years of"bailding, the US got its "fourth seacoast" late last month, and Great Lakes ports like Chicago, Milwaukee and Duluth kiid out the welcome mat for the first deep-draft, ocean-going ships. The long-heralded opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, however, was dimmed in sev­ eral respects. For one thing, there was evi­ dence aplenty that Seaway traffic, at least for the present, will be dominated by the foreign flags. For another thing, there were assertions that the Seaway was a tight-squeeze for the larger ships, with implications -th#t perhaps somebody goofed in laying out the half-billion-dollar ditch. There were also a couple of com­ plaints *from shoreside interests who objected to Seaway traffic speeding by their doorsteps. The preponderance of foreignflag shipping was evident even be­ fore the Seaway gates opened April 25, with some 10 different ensigns flying on the 70-ddd ships lined up outside Montreal to await the opening gun. Eventually, after a couple of Canadian icebreakers and "canalers" led the way, the Dutch-flag freighter Prins Willem George Banks, stores and loan companies are making a new drive to . get people to buy on credit. One new plan is "charge-account banking." In some cities, house­ wives now can have credit cards to use in shopping from store to store, and make just one payment each month, to the bank that issues the tard. Ahother fast-spreading nbw plan is "ready-credit." Here a bank grants you a loan. But it doesn't hand you the cash as in the traditional loan method. It credits the money to a checking account and you draw on it as needed. ' Another development is the adoption of credit plans such as coupon books and monthly installments, by the five-and-tens, One reason behind, all the new pressures to borrow and buy on credit is that the public has been a little cautious about installment buying during the present recovery, or partial recovery, from last year's reces­ sion. Credit buying, has not boomed as rapidly as in 1954-55 after the recovery from the 1953 recession. This time, more people are buying for cash, or making larger down payments. Let's take a look at these new ways to borrow and buy on credit, and see where they might be harmful- or useful to you. Charge-Account Banking: This plan is genelrally sponsored by a bank. You can shop without cash at any of a list of participating stores, just by showing the card the bank gives you. This sounds like a great convenience. Businessmen have used credit cards for some time with enthusiasm. They don'^ have to carry cash and for Some, a credit card serves as a tax-evasion device. American Export Lines has One man wrote an especially enthusiastic letter to a credit-card organization. He reported: "I got my club directory in the mail. They become the second US-flag com­ v/on't let me get very far from here. Bpt there's a broken lock on one pany to get a Government oper­ of the gates so sometimes I do some traveling. I want to tell you that ating subsidy for Great Lakes for the $5 you charge for your card I have never seen such value. service. The first was Grace I've eaten hundreds of dollars in meals and bought lots of flowers. Line. American Export's subsidy, And all this for $5. Sounds crazy to me, but maybe you make it up on volume." The letter was signed by an inmate of a mental insti­ approved by the Federal Mari­ time Board, calls for between tution. More seriously^ the thorn in this convenient plan is the cost. 10 and 16 sailings a year be­ Typically, the bank sponsoring a city-wide charge plan collects six tween Great Lakes and St. percent of the price of your purchases from the participating retailer, Lawrence ports, and Mediter­ ranean ports in Europe and and another one percent a month interest from you. The one percent a month you would pay amounts to. a true interest North Africa. Still pending are subsidy ap­ rate of 12 percent a year. But the six percent participating retailers plications for Lakes-foreign pay, also is of concern to you. For - v:-sa&«vj:v only higher-price stores ordinarily service by US Lines, Isbrandtcan afford to pay such fees. Even sen and T. J. McCarthy. Mc­ some hotels and restaurants are re­ Carthy already operates domc3= belling against, honoring credit tic Lakes service. cards, or are charging card car­ riers an extra service to make up Frederik copped the honor of being for the fee they must pay credit- the first ocean-going vessel to navi­ card organizations. gate the Seaway's complex system The more competitive stores of lakes, power danis, canals and that try to shade prices can't af­ locks. ford to pay six percent to a bank Following the Prins Wiliem was for servicing charge accounts. a French freighter, the Charles Thus cfedit-card plans Inevitably L. D., while America's entry in the lead yon to the higher-price stores. Seaway Sweepstakes—Grace Lines' Even though some retailers may Santa Regina—ran out of the require a carrying charge of 11^ money and ended up in 14th place. percent a month (18 percent a The Santa Regina bumped a sea­ year), their merchandise prices wall at the approach to the first may be lower than those offering lock, scrapped off some of her the easier credit. paint, and encountered an assort­ -The new "ready-credit" also ment of other difficulties which led being promoted by banks has ad­ ker skipper. Captain Hawley Macvantages and disadvantages. In Dermid, to assert that unless the this plan, the bank credits your loan to a special checking account Seaway changed its methods of opknd you agree to pay back one-twelfth or one-twenty-dourth of this eratioti, ocean-going ships would sum each month. have to be redesigned to avoid ' The advantage of ready-credit is that you don't pay any Interest damaging their hulls and super­ until you actually use the money. structures in the narrow canals and r But the disadvantage is that you pay a higher interest rate than if locks. you made a regular personal loan from the same bank. Most commer­ He was backed up by the line's cial banks charge true interest rates on personal loans of as low as executive vice-president, who deeight percent per annum in several cities, to a more general rate of 12 percent, (these rates are generally stated as four to six percent a year, but because you are paying back monthly, the actual effective rate is approximately double the stated rate.) In comparison with the 8-12 percent per-annum rate for personal loans, banks charge 1 or IVi percent a month on the declining balance of ready-credit accounts, which is 12-15 percent a year. SEATTLE-^Four vessels paid This is still cheaper' than the 18-22 percent charged by many re­ off, three signed on and six weye tailers for revolving-credit or budget-charge accounts. ' The other disadvantage is the. encouragement to use credit con­ in transit as~shipping held an even stantly, and thereby add another permanent living cost. If you have a course here, during the past two ^rmanent ready-criedit accqiiht of $6o6^ df which you generally use weeks. Port Agent Ted Babkowski re­ about $300 and keep $300 in reserve,'you have a constant bill of $3$3.75 a month for interest fees, or aliUost half as muCh as your phone ported the following ships paying .Qr electric-light bill. The only way'a working family ever will get off: the Pacific Navigator and to buy the maximum standard of livjng for its money is to get off the Pacific Star (World Tramping); Jhiteresf-fee merry-go-round. ' . Santa Vetietia (Cargo and TankThe new. charge and installment plans offered by variety stores are ships); and the Ames Victory (Vic­ an especially futile type' of credit: Credit needs to be reserved for tory Carriers). eniergeucies Or essential large, purchases, not for small merchandise The Pacific Navigator, - Pacific Star and'the Santa Venetia later iaraditionaBy bought for .c^. , . . ,'.i' Sthall-losnc "personai\iinanue" "beneficial'' finance companies are signed on. ; costliest of all credit Sijucces. They charge lVti-3 percent a month in transit were the Seamar, Cals^i^ .'the^ffeclining:.b(dancei depending on ;the state laws and aipount mafi Vbrkmiir and Penn^jriar (Caltnar); and the Choctaw and Cify of >^i3rpwed< :'Ehis eqUlvalenlb ,0f: trih»il-iier-ara Alma (Waterman). Seattle Has Activity •ii'' ~Pare Serea I .1 M .ill I •«l •'i| •'T •?[ Il •-SI Canadian icebreakers d'Iberville and Monfcaim enter St. Lambert Lock to open service on St. Lawrence Seaway. At rear are cargo ships which followed the icebreakers into the Lakes. dared that "the new Seaway locks seem to have been designed around the old lake freighters and with no thought for ocean ships." As far as shoreside complaints, one oil terminal operator in Mas- ill sena, NY, for instance, said he clocked some of the ships knocking off 20 miles an hmm, although the speed limit is nine miles an hour. The waves churned up, he said, were smashing his docks. ^1 LABOR ROUND-UP Heads of 23 railroad unions have announced plans to launch a full-scale drive against "unjusti­ fied" abandonement and curtail­ ment of railroad operations. Re­ duced service and automatic de­ vices have resulted in a layoff of 170,000 railway workers since 1957 and has made today's total of 823,000 the lowest since the turn of the century. G. E. Leighty, chairman of the 23-union group, declared that Che 1958 Transportation Act has made it too easy for a railroad to cease operations. i i" t 4) 4. 4^ "Be Union-Buy At Bailey's" is the new slogan drumming up busi­ ness for the first department store chain in Cleveland to sign union agreements. Retail Clerks Loci 880 and Office Employees Local 17 coined the slogan urging union members to buy at the four-store chain to mark the event. The initial contract, which runs for three years, provides for wage in­ creases of $2 to $8 a week the first year, with additional increases totaling $4.50 a week for the second and third years. It also providirs foi sick leave, liberalized vaca­ tions, employer payments to a health and welfare program, and the union shop. 4< 4" Negotiations have begun for a pay increase and ^ other added Tinge benefits for some 100,000 shirt and cotton garment workers, members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, who have not had a pay raise in the past three years. Union President Jacob Potofslcy reported t'^at the union will seek a 15-cent hourly wage increase, an additional paid holiday, severance pay, an additional one percent payroll contri­ bution to the industry-wide in­ surance fund, an increase in minimums for time workers and for men and boy's knitwear to be made in Amalgamated shops. A two-year $500,U00 campaign to promote the sale of men's caps and cloth hats , was announced by ' the United Hatters,'NShp and Millinery Workers International Union last week. The union, in conjunction with some 249 cap manufacturers, :.s sponsoring the drive to promote the sale of union-made products and to help increase the number of job opportunities for its mem­ bers. The union passed up a onepercent wage increase last July and agreed with the companies to build a fund to finance the drive. The companies are contributing the equivalent of one percent of their pay rolls into the fund. Some 400 other companies will also be re­ quested to contribute when they negotiate contracts with the union in the future. 4> 4) 4i The final signing of a merger pact between two AFL-CIO in­ ternational unions will un'te some 35,000 insurance workers in a single labor organization. Final action on the agreement merging the Insurance Agents Interna­ tional Union and the Insurance Workers of America into the Insurance Workers International Union is scheduled to take place '*t conventions in Chicago the ,veek of May 25. This is the second nerger of autonomous interna'onal unions since the AFL-CIO •ame into existence nearly four 'ears ago. In May, 1957, the two jrmer unions in the paper indus•y, merged into the United Paper•akcrs and Paperworkers Union. A-. ?•. 4. Organized labor in East Ten­ nessee has started a "don't buy A&P" campaign in protesting the company's firing and mistreatment of members of the Retail, Whole­ sale and Department Store Union. The union had started organizing among the company's 170 em­ ployees working in eight super­ markets in Knoxville, Oak Ridge and Alcoa in May, 1957. Although the union claimed a majority, A & P'carried on a drive against the union, firing 13 .leaders and demoting and mistreating many other union supporters. Even in the face of this drive by A&P the score of the election was 81 to SO in favor of the >>rdon. The clerks' charges on the l3 fiilngt and^ its bid for a new election is under consideration by the NLRB. j| 1 '^1 i'i --"I M �SEAFARERS Page Eight May S. U5t LOG Cbargee ICC Wrecking Shipping (Continued from page 3) 4 that to a west coast city a higher Other points made in the pres­ mestic trades fleet is a serious threat to national security, since rate, and that to Alaska, the high­ entation were as follows: est of all, even though the hand­ • Not only seamen, but ship­ there is no reserve at present to ling by the railroads is identical yard workers, steel workers, ship backstofk-our offshore ships, even suppliers, longshoremen and thou­ in a minor international crisis. in all cases. In the coastwise trade where sands of others are losing out on Railroads cannot deliver a pound railroads compete directly with employment because of the ICC- of cargo overseas. ships, he pointed out, the opposite railroad war on shipping. • The record shows that the tack is taken. He cited instances • If maritime in the domestic ICC is completely dominated by in which the railroads have cut trades alone had grown along with railroads, in that the agency's of­ rates back to the 1931 level to put the rest of our economy, there ficers are almost always^ railroad coastwise ships out of business would be 1,000 to 1,500 ships to­ men and go to work for the rail­ roads upon leaving Government while getting increases of 158 per­ day in that trade. cent on rates where there was no • The absence of a healthy do-1 emplosmien^ . ship competition. Business Paying? The Cost A good time was had by all when In effect, all of American busi­ the Yaka docked In Holland last ness has been paying the cost of trip, according the railroads' rate war on ships, to meeting chair­ because the rails must boost rates man Cecil Walin other areas to make up for car­ lick. The old rying cargo at a loss in the coast­ man, W a 11 i c k wise and intercoastal trades. • aid, seemed of training in the boat, plus class­ pleased with the (Continued from page 3) crew and when boat out on the dock. ^ Students room instruction, will take two one of the black will work on the boat in the class­ weeks all told for the entry rat­ ings, and it is planned to handle gang, oiler Jack room, familiarizing themselves Green, asked per­ with rigging sails, working releas­ 24 men a month in this fashion. Wallicic mission to miss ing gear, lifeboat provisioning and School Open To All the ship to get married, he readily HOUSTON—Fifteen in - transit equipment, use of the sea painter In addition to the newcomers, vessels made up the bulk of the and sea anchor. Work on the boat the lifeboat school faciUties wUl gave his consent. In addition to activity here as shipping took a will be supplemented with train­ also be open to men who already this, the Captain also gave shore decided slump. The only other ing films and other classroom in­ have lifeboat-handling experience leave to a couple of other men in the engine department to help activity consisted of two ships pay­ struction. aboard ship but never got a life­ Groen celebrate. They saw him ing off. Port Agent Bob Matthews The boat on the dock, which can boat ticket. Engine and steward said there were no indications as accommodate ten. men, will be used department men with two years' off in good style. to how long the dip would last. for training in actual lifeboat han­ seatime can get a refresher course t 4" 4. From the Shinnecock Bay comes In transit were the Seatrains dling in the water, and learning of of two or three days' duration and can then take their Coast Guard the one sour note this week. The Savannah, New Jersey, Texas, and boat commands. New York (Seatrain); Bents Fort, The US Coast Guard has agreed examination. Deck department gang reports it had difficulty with Fort Hoskins and Bradford Island to recognize attendance at the life­ men with a year's experience can draws all during the trip. Then to top it off, the ship was in a col­ (Cities Service); Del Monte and boat school as qualifying a man to do the same. lision in Calcutta and it took 12 Del Aires (Mississippi); Bienville take a Coast Guard test for lifeIn ordej* to qualify for the Coast and Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic); boatmen. Any man with three Guard test, each trainee has to be days to repair the damage to the Seagarden (Peninsular Navigation); months' discharges and 30 hours able to command a boat and han­ vessel. "All in all, a bad trip," re­ marked one of the crew, Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Wild of actual boat handling will re­ dle the sweep oar. tit Ranger (Waterman); and the Mar- ceive a letter -from the school Physical facilities provided by Also in line for a vote of thanks garett Brown (Bloomfield). which the Coast Guard will accept Bull Line include space for the The two ships paying off were as qualifying him to take the classroom in its passenger terminal was the galley gang on the Steel and a dockside site for the out­ Voyager, where, according to the the Steel Voyager (Isthmian) and Coast Guard test. meeting report, they had "quite a It is expected that the 30 hours door boat and davit the Michael (CarraS). SlU Opens NY School To Train Lifeboatmen SlU SHIPS AT SEA Houston Hit By Slump P'''' I?/ • l¥- Ife; J <r' '1: Sea Unions' Position On Coastal Ships (Continued from page ,3) insecurity. And indeed, they were rightfully reluctant, for in 1954, thousands of men . . . found themselves stranded again . . ,, ". . . Take what happened ... following the Suez crisis . . . our merchant fieet was strained beyond capacity. The Maritime Adminis­ tration had to break out half-rotten hulks from our reserve fleets at great expense, and the maritime unions again had to scour the country­ side and dislodge former seamen from shoreside jobs. "I can remember how we combed our old membership lists ... to de­ termine how many men were available. Offhand I would say not one in ten responded . . . ". . . What bearing does this have on the issue we are discussing today? This is the answer. A healthy . . . domestic shipping industry gives us an essential reserve of operating ships and men which can be diverted to meet an emergency ... in the first year of World War II, we depended almost exclusively on . . . domestic trade ships ... to fill the supply gap until the Libertys started coming out . . . We don't have that kind of reserve today, only the broken-down rustbuckets in the boneyard . . . "... I cite the case of the Seatrain Texas, a coastwise carrier. When the Nazis were hammering at the gates of Alexandria . . . the British sent a desperate plea for help . . . They needed tanks and they needed them in a hurry . . . The Seatrain Texas was loaded with 180 tanks and . . . made a . . . successful run around Africa in three weeks . . . Everybody knows what happened at El Alemain after that, "I wonder what would have happened if the ICC had been throttling the coastal trades in the 1930's. How many tanks could the railroads have delivered to Alexandria? Or for that matter, what cou'd a rail­ road deliver to Lebanon, or Jordan, or Iran, or Formosa today, or to Alaska if things got hot in that area? ". . . The pending legislation, S.1507, would transfer control of Alaska shipping ... to the very agency which, in a period of 19 years, has practically exterminated our coastal maritime industry ... if it is deemed desirable to maintain a domestic fieet, if it is important to have available, trained and experienced seamen for the Alaska trade . . . then . . . you have no alternative but to vote down this vicious legislation. ". . . The potential growth ... of the 49th state would be paralyzed ... by the railroads and the cpmmission, because of the practice of the railroads to set excessively high rates on cargo destined for Alaska as compared to domestic rail shipments or rail shipments to foreign coimtries . . . The undisputed record . , . reveals that freight , . , can be shipped from . . . midwestem cities to Yokohama cheaper than it can be shipped to Alaska ... , . The . . .' railroads took the position that in the foreign business there was competition, but in the Alaskan trade, no competition was involved. In other words, what-the railroads are saying is 'Let's soak Alaska, because we have a monopoly.' ... ^ "Remember, Alaska is almost completely dependent on waterborne session" under good and welfare. But it was not as bad as it sounds for the meeting "was well taken and enjoyed by all and eveiyone has a chance to say his piece." Recognition for a job well done was given to the steward depart­ ments . on thq Bradford Island, Warrior, Gateway City, Topa Topa, Antinous, Timber Hitch and the Sword Knot. i t t It was thanks all around on the Pacific Star at the vessel's last ship­ board meeting according to Joha A. SuUlvan, meeting chairman. •To start the ball rolling, the delegates' reports were that all was tip-top with no disputes. Then the steward department came in for a hand vote for a job well done, and finally the captain, mate^ and engineers were given a vote of thanks for their coopera­ tion in assisting in making it a very pleasant voyage. Blue Cross Seeking NY Rate Hike Workers in New York State cov­ ered by Blue Cross hospitalizrtion insurance may find themselv-es paying higher rates come Septem­ ber 1 if thfe plan's latest bid for a rdle increase is approved. The boost of 34.2 percent has al­ ready passed by the plan's board and Is being sent to the State Su­ perintendent of Insuraqce for rat­ ification. , The increase, which would be Blue Cross' siecohd In as many years, would affect six of the sev­ en million persons covered hy the plaii. Cited as the leading reasons for the increase were the rapid deple-tion of the plan's reserve finances and the rising cost of hospital care and higher wages for hospital em­ ployees. Under the proposed increases group rates for an individual under the standard plan will be upped from $1.96 to $2.80 and for a fam­ ily from $5.34 to $6.96. Directpayihent under the standard plan would be boosted from $2.48 to $3.65 for Individuals and from $6.22 to $8.25 for families. Families of Siy men are cov- ered by the Seafarers' Welfare Plan and are not affected except where they may be carrying Blue Cross as subsidiary coverage. commerce . . . Our Alaskan shipping trade must be preserved ... the bill under consideration here would doom the Alaskan trade ... it . . . would be followed by further extortionate rate charges by the railroads . . . and the shipping companies would be powerless to de­ fend themselves ... ". . . Coastwise Line, a Pacific Coast operator, is being deliberately driven into bankruptcy • . . With callous disregard of the law," the conspiring carriers . . . put below-cost rates into effect for a 13-month period . . . That period was the time coldly calculated by the railroads as necessary to put the shipping company on the canvas . . . although Coastwise Line filed . . . protest . . . the Commission decided to deny the protest . . . without an investigation and without giving Coast­ wise a hearing ... ". . . Take the experience of another company. Pan Atlantic . . . in the canned citrus traffic . . . Pan-Atlantic must ... maintain differ­ ential freight rates on this traffic to enable it to compete with the railroads . . . without rate differentials, no traffic moves via water , . . ". .. The rail rates on canned citrus .. . have been changed 21 times since July 1, 1946 . . . During this same period, the rail carriers have . .. received from the ICC seven general. . . increases ... The present 80-cent rate (pn citrus products) is the same as the rate in effect on January 2, 1931 . . . although in the same period the ICC has granted the railroads cumulative . . . increases of 158 percent . . . ". . . Pan-Atlantic has been forced to make corresponding reduc­ tions in its r^es in order to remain competitive. The reductions in the rail rates . . , were aimed at diverting to the rails all of the traffic now being handled by Pan-Atlantic ... ". . . The ICC cannot have any incentive to preserve the merchant marine. The commission members are from a railroad environment . . . recently the chairman of the ICC, Owen Clarke, became vicepresident of the Chesapeake and Ohio . . . another commission mem­ ber, Robert W. Minor, became vice-president of the New York Central ... it is little wonder that the Commission openly favors the railroads. "In conclusion ... "D We vigorously oppose the bill S.1507 . . . because we believe it would enable the railroads ... to destroy the Alaskan shipping industry. The SEAFARERS LOG has re­ "2) We believe that the railroads, aided and abetted by the ICC, are ceived a Public Interest Award engaged in a successful war against our coastwise and intercoastal^ from the National Safety Council shipping which will utterly destroy that shipping unless it is halted by for articles which display "excep­ tional service to safety." legislative action. Six other labor publications also "3) We believe that coastwise and Inlexcuaslal fieels ai'e essential to protect our national prosperity and defense . . . -we should like . . . received safety commendations. They were the "NMU Pilot," "Into present steps which.we think woujd rescue the Industry ... ". . . We propose that the Interstate Commerce Act be amended so ternational Woodworkers," "Voice" as to require maintenance of a differential between water- and rail of the Cement, Lime and Gypsum rates which will enable shipping companies to live. Second, we-re- Workers, the "Sentinel" of Steelquest a legislative provision which would eliminate or reduce the workers Local 1397, and the "Brit­ ish Columbian Worker." " opportunities for evasion by the railroads . . Cites SlU LOG �itila# 19W SEAFARERS •iV • : -v. Pace Nfna LOG '' ^ «'Tr-• •' • "•••J -,-V -'V' ' "*•' FOR YOUR OWN SAKE T BE OVERWEKHH By Dr. JOSEPH B. LOGUE Medical Director^ Seafarers Welfare Plan "^VEB since the opening of the New York clinic of the Seafarers Welfare Plan Medical Department, we have found that excess weight has been the biggest single health problem confronting Seafarers. It is a more severe prob­ lem than might commonly be supposed, because in near­ ly all instances, excess weight Is accompanied by exces­ sive blood pressure which leads to serious ailments of the heart and circulatory syst^. Nor are circulatory ailments the only ones we find among overweight cases. Gall bladder conditions, diabe­ tes and other serious illnesses are a common accompani­ ment to obesity. The chart oh this page shows very clear­ ly that excess weight, particularly for men of 40 or old­ er. goes hand in hand with a shorter life expectancy. Figures we have collected at the New York clinic for the most recent 12-month period show that out of 4,068 examinations given, there were 9-56 men with 15 percent or more excess weight. QLthis group, 90 percent showed abnormal blood pressure. Further, out of 103 new "C" card registrants who were .-found to have various defects, 18 were obese and had high blood pressure. • This picture is not as gloomy as it sounds because there Is a simple and clear-cut remedy for the twin ail­ ments of obesity and hypertension, or high blood pres­ sure. We have found that no matter what the cause of ' the hypertension might be (and there are other causes for It besides excess. weight) a reduction in blood pres­ sure usually goes hand in hand with weight reduction. There are. several reasons why seamen are prone to overweight. The nature of shipboard living certainly COUT tributes to the problem. Anybody who has been on a ship becomes, keenly aware of the physical confinement in­ volved, the lack of space for outdoor activity, the rela­ tive absence of opportunity for exercise off watch and the problem of how to fill spare time. Under the circumstances, food often becomes the chief form of recreation. One of the few things there is to da I The advantages of Ibidng weight are shown by tiie experience of Seafarer Herman D. Carney,, Iberville chief steward. Now down to a relatively light 222 pounds, Carney weighed in at 250 pounds when examined at the Baltimore clinic in October, 1958. His blood pressure reading was 170 sys­ tolic. 100 diastolic and he had a four-plus rat­ ing on sugar in his urine, an indication of diabetes. As he put it, the exam gave him a "good scare." He went to see his family doctor who put him on a diet. Two weeks later, he was checked through the New York clinic. He had already lost seven pounds. He was examined again last week.. Since Herman Carney October he has lost 28 pounds, with a further reduction in blood pressure and the diabetic symptoms have disappeared. "I just used a little common sense pushing away from the table," he said. He also cut out alcohol en­ tirely. "As a result I now feel the best I have felt in several years." , on a shtp is sit in the messhall, eat, and shoot the breeze. Then there is the problem of food selection. In recent years the Union and the companies have made great head­ way, nutritionally speaking, In terms of placing a 'wider vviety of lood supplies aboard. Items such as fresh fruit, fresh frozen vegetables, fresh milk, and other dairy prod­ ucts and a awriety of better-quality meats and poultry are now standard on SIU ships. These foods make it pos­ sible for a crewmember to have a well-balanced diet which is moderate in fat-producing elements. Old Habits Persbt Unfortunately, old habits tend to die hard, and despite this progress in shipboard storing, too many seamen still concentrate on the bread, potatoes, .gravy, doughnuts, grits, beans, bacon, sausage, and other starchy and fatty foods that they grew accustomed to years ago. It is a fact that by and large, the cheaper, less nutritious foods are often the items which add to the weight problem, while the costlier items like melons, fresh or frozen faults and vegetables and the good quality, leaner cuts of beef are the ones which have "more nutritive value and are less likely to pile on poundage. Added to the tendency of some seamen to concentrate on fat-producing food items is the habit of eating be­ tween meals—the coffeetime snack, (usually doughnuts or pastry instead of fruit) and the raiding of the night lunch which puts on weight. Sea air, as is well-known, has a tendency to sharpen the appetite which makes it somewhat more difficult for a crewmember to control ex­ cessive eating. Nor is there necessarily any improvement when the overweight seaman comes ashore. Here at the New York clinic we have developed a sim­ ple and effective procedure for dealing with overweight problems. It has achieved very satisfactory results with those men who are willing to cooperate. Wherever a man is found to be suffering from hypertension and over­ weight, I have a consultation with him and explain what the consequences are of carrying around the excess weight. The seaman is given a diet list with explanation as to what type of feeding is most likely to hold down intake of calories and result in weight loss. Dr. Joseph B. Logue, the author of the accom­ panying article, has been medical director of the Seafarers Welfare Plan since the Medical Depart­ ment was established. Before talcing charge of the medical depart­ ment, Dr. Logue was medical director of the Isthmian Steamship Company. He retired from the US Navy in 1954 with the rank of vice-admiral after medical service with the Navy and Marine Corps since World War I. It should be emphasized here, that dieting, as we see It, does not involve going hungry. On the contrary, the diet list offers a large selection of tasty and attractive foods including citrus fruits and melons; an extensive variety of vegetables such as asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, squash, tomatoes, string beans, car­ rots, and many others; butter, bread, eggs, cottage cheese, milk, coffee, tea, fish, poultry and lean meat. Items which are discouraged are pork, sausage, bacon, fish in oil, pies, calces, spaghetti, rice, potatoes, sweet canned fruit, jams, and similar fattening foods. In other words as the ads say, "No starvation diet is needed." Only two steps are necessary — a shift away from certain foods toward others, and a mild reduction in total food intake. It is no secret that when the weight reduction program was started some crewmembers regarded it as a fad of the Medical Departments. But several unfortunate cases Involving fairly young seamen who were cut down in what would ordinarily have been the prime of life convinced the skeptics. We are gratified that at present practically all of the men involved make some effort at weight re­ duction, most of them with very beneficial results. We mentioned earlier that reduction in weight also results in reduction of high blood pressure. Where a man is under age 30, his systolic blood pressure reading should be around 150. Over 30 it tends to rise somewhat for the average man to about 160. A small excess over that fig­ ure is cause for concern but is not necessarily conclusive because a man's blood pressure will vary from day to day. However, if blood pressure gets up towards the 180 mark, steps should be taken promptly to reduce weight. Pressure over 190 is cause for genuine alarm and often requires hospitalization in the Public Health Service hos­ pital calling for more rapid weight loss under controlled conditions. Where the reading is 200 or more, hospital­ ization is automatic. To do anything less would be to put a crewmember in grave danger. Excessive weight, and the hypertension that goes with it, also can create a problem in the area of shipboard safety. Men who are overweight are less agile and tire more rapidly, which makes them more prone to shipboard accidents, particularly on gangways and ladders, and in rough weather. It would not surprise me at all if a study of shipboard accidents were to show that men who are overweight suffer a higher proportion of accidents of this kind. Weight reduction then, has many beneficial effects. It lengthens the life span. It reduces the chances of crip­ pling or disabling disease which could deprive a man of his earning powers for long periods of time. It also re­ duces the chances of shipboard injury, other things be­ ing equal. These are the reasons why the Medical De­ partment of the Seafarers Welfare Plan has placed such stress on controlling excess weight with what the evi­ dence shows has been considerable benefit for Seafarers. '^1 -^1 OCATH RATT MCRRASB) iV... �SEAFARERS Par* Tea LOG Hvt^UM fate Of Superships Germans Build Enclosed Lifeboat Up To WASHINGTON-rThe superlin6r replacemi^t program now seems to hinge on the Defense Department, it was learned last week. Commerce Secretary - De­ ing the Queens in everything but signate Lewis L. Strauss told tonnage. a Senate committee that while The superliner replacement pro­ his department favors building the gram ran into a serious snag ear­ two new liners for the Atlantic lier when American President and Pacific trades, it will not ask Lines learned that It would cost Congress to appropriate construc­ at least $97 million to build its tion funds unless the Defense De­ ship. Originally, when the supership was proposed last year, it partment requests the money. At the same time, the British- was estimated that the vessel flag Cunard Line confirmed that would cost in the vicinity of $76 it was going ahead with plans to million. APL has indicated that replace the superliners Queen it may be necessary to go back to Mary and Queen Elizabeth. The Congress for ah amendment to company said it would ask for legislation authorizing construc­ government assistance to build' the tion. So far, no actual money has ships. Cunard said the ships would been appropriated for the super­ he lightweight superliners, match- liners. Congress Sets Sale Price The bill passed by Congress authorized-the sale of the ship to APL at a fixed price of $34 million which was 45 percent of the es­ timated cost, the other 55 percent This submarine-like coniroption is actually a lifeboat, fully-enclosed (or protection of passengers. It is to be picked up by Uncle Sam. boarded by four hatches. Bubble domes are for steering and general visibility. Boat is made of . However, the low bid, if ac­ plastic and fiberglass by German manufacturer. cepted, would mean that the Gov­ ernment would be paying 65 per­ A fully enclosed, watertight plastic lifeboat lias been desired by German marine engi­ cent of the total cost, if the ship was to go for the $34 million price. neers. If it lives up to the claims of its designers, the boat will afford the most protection Similarly, as pm-t of the same yet offered for victims of maritime disasters. WASHINGTON — The . AFL- bill. United States Line was au­ The boat is boarded through•CIO's campaign for more liberal thorized to buy a new transatlan­ four movable hatches on the has a submarine-like double hull unemployment benefits may be tic superliner at a fixed price of of fiberglass and plastic around top. These can be hermeti­ helped along by the personal in­ $37 million cash plus turning in hard plastic foam. This construc­ cally-sealed to make the craft tervention of Speaker of the the liner America. The US Lines tion is said to provide great durgHouse Sam Rayburn, it has been superliner was tagged then at an watertight In the roughest of seas. bility and buoyMcy and requires Lookout Posts Provided indicated here. estimated $130 million, but 4ii little maintenance. Even with the hatches sealed, Any liberalization of the unem­ light of the APL experience, the While seating 40, the boat is ca­ ployment program would benefit figure will probably run much the boat has been provided with pable of holding considerably two cle^ plastic domes at the bow Seafarers working on the ships of higher. PHILADELPHIA—Charged by companies having their headquar­ The proposed new APL passen­ and stern which allow visibility more. It is equipped with radio, several of his employees with fail­ floating anchor and complete sur­ at aU times for lookouts. ters in states like Louisiana and ger ship, to be called the Presi­ ure to pay minihtum wages and Twenty-six feet long, the craft vival gear. Alabama, where unemployment dent Washington, would have a Overtime rates, an employer has benefits are considerably below passenger capacity of 1,464 and been rebuked by the US Court of those of the industrial Northeast carry a crew of 800 men. She would Appeals In an effort to force a and Midwestern states. be 908 feet long and have a cruis­ disclosure of the names of the Rayburn's intervention, it's re­ ing speed of 26 knots. The new workers who complained. ported, is leading the House Ways liner was intended to replace the In a unanimous decision,. thO and Means Committee to reconsid­ existing passenger ship President court held that disclosure of the er its stand against Federal stand­ Hoover on the San Francisco-Far Several innovations in the tradi­ rights for engineers employed by employees' Identities would not ards for the size or duration of East run. It .would be crewed by tional Mariner-type ship are the Delaware River Ferry Com­ only .expose them to possible re­ unemployment benefits. The com­ members of the SIU Pacific planned for three cargo liners soon pany, operator of two ferries from taliation by their employer' but mittee recently voted 14-11 against District. to be constructed by American Chester, Pa., to Bridgeport, NJ. would tend to discourago other such Federal standards, although Mail Line, which is under contract The union also negotiated for a employees from reporting viola­ the AFL-CIO has been pushing for to the SIU Pacific District. The BME contract and coverage under tions in their places of business a Federal bill which would force vessels will contain self-supporting the BME Welfare Plan. in the future. the states to increase their bene­ king-post type masts for handy Meanwhile, the BME Welfare Operates Coneesslbni ' fits and pay them over a longer BOSTON—The port has been working of cargo. Key unlicensed Plan has voted to pay. inhospital The employer, F. RoMa 8c relatively quiet lately, reports act­ personnel will have individual and accident and sickness benefits period of time. Brothers, runs a string of Wash­ Labor, specifically, has been ing agent Gene Dakin. Only one rooms with private bath. Other by the day, rather than by the room and barbershop cohcetetohs; backing a measure sponsored by ship paid off during the last two crewmembers. will be berthed in week as in the past. The benefits in several New York and Phila-' Reps. Karsten of Missouri and weeks and five were in transit. two-man rooms with private or v/ill be pro-rated for periods of delphia railroad stations. Machrowicz of Michigan. This There were no sign-ons. less than a week. Previously, no semi-private bath. In the original trial. Secretary would require the states to pay Cities Service's Bradford Island benefits were paid until after the of Labor James Mitchell, to whom t 4jobless workers at least half of paid off. In transit were the Robin The Brotherhood of ADtrine En­ first week. the employees' complaints were their average weekly wageis, up to Goodfellow (Robin); Bents Fort gineers has gained representation ^ ^ Xsent^ was called in to testify and and Winter Hill (Cities Service); a maximum of $60, for at least 39 The unions of the SIU Pacific was ordered to reveal the: em? Steel Worker (Isthmian); and the weeks. District participated in the huge ployees' names. Upon refusing, th* Eagle Transporter (Terminal), Neither Raybum nor the major­ annual Union-Industry Show held trial court dismissed the Govern-, ity on the House committee is re­ in San Francisco during the past ment's suit against Roma. > ported as favoring Federal standweek, A 120-foot exhibit staged In reversing the original deci­ VMS / ards as liberal as those in the lasion, the Court of Appeals cited., by the maritime unions featured I'LL 7/2K ^ bor-backed bill. However, they live demonstrations by union mem­ the principle of the "informer's hope to devise a more modest for­ bers of the different aspects of privilege," which requires courjs mula which would still be more seafaring. The unions of the AFL- to witbhold uarnes of persoBS per­ liberal than the present benefits. .WILMINGTON—The past; two- CIO Maritime Trades Department forming public service in bilging ., week period was the busiest the were all represented in the show. violators before the law. port has seen in the last three Representing management were Editor, years. So active was shipping that the West Coast Steamship Com­ Get Polio ShotSy pany and the Port Authority of 5 SEAFARERS LOG, several jobs went begging. San Francisco. Port Agent Reed Humphries re­ PHS Urges 675 Fourth Ave., X X' X ports that there were 65 jobs ship­ The Public Health Service Brooklyn 32,MY ped, as three vessels'paid off, two With thb sighing of contracts urges Seafarers who hSVe'^ not I Woujcl nice td receive the SEAFARERS LOG— signed on and six were in transit. with the Upper Lakes Shipping already done so to get their The port Is expected. to. remain Ltd. and Scott Misener Steamships polio shots as soon aS possfbM^' please put my name vOn your mailing list. equally active during., the coming, Ltd., the Licensed Divftloh of the The shots can be gotten at anyi ^ ; (Print Information) period. SIU Cairadlan District brought all PHS hospital without charge.' " ; Paying off were . the Maxton of its major Great Lakes operators Plenty of vaccine Is available so KIAkdF ' (Clover Cafriers); Jefferson City into the fold. there is no delay In the admin-. Victory (Victory Carriers); and the . . X, at.,... X. .A • istering of the shots.- IKje fewSTREET AODRE^V>^ Captain N.i Sltloas (Tramp Ship­ Eighteen new cottage apartments iuinutes a Seafarer takes to' in4 ping), The Maxton and Captain N. in the Marine Cooks apd Stewards ^supe himsell against thb-^crhKT crrf ^. - ^ STATE.. . Training and Ro^K^ibnal Center piipg disease by gettingA the Sitinas later signed on. 5 TO AVOID DUfLICATIOK: if yeti ar* •'nioid iubicrtbar and hava a changa aro nearly- u^er cohipletJdA ^ sbota are well worth the eaviha In transit were the Flbme*". Ken' ef addrssf, H**** ybaf forinsr'addrats baiowt mar and Seamar (^a^iherlJ.. Aflap- use by the ' Mioiae of tlM. incmey, and ntoet bf eWs tis (Petrol); Ocean jbebojcah (Ocean Uhioh. Thpy will ibe,;oc;puphpO^^ ViiWoI#i|(»;bf'sUff^ jihd > convMesj; yiK^ble <-,4lsaMIity.-.ii Trai^spbrtatio^; v dnil ;,.thb/:;JEag^ pihjh^ > jeiTY 'ZONi;:,..STAT6.,..;....... . Traveler,.. US May Act To Improve Jobless Pay It's Safe To Tell On BosSf, Court Rules^ AMONG OUR AFFHIATES Boston Slow Wilmington Needs All Ship Ratings hu w-'- Ifer •- c-.t-" • I..A?" I. ,•.. tic .It .. v' •v-cV.'i- �wm^ J fiiy i; un •- f • - it, r . J, -• • •". Ji :.;\ . '• 'V, •'- « '• • ' • >h'' MEJrARERS LOG PW HteTM States Can't Bar Peaceful Pickets, High Court Rules 'V''" J ^ - v. .?•„ "i,- .''• '-; .*• J WASHINGTON—^The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the states cannot interfere with the rights of un­ ions to engage in peaceful picketing, no matter what the pick­ eting involves. The high|~ court held that Federal labor the right to go to a state court in law prohibits state courts labor disputes and sue for damages. from awarding damages against peaceful picketing, a device that has been widely used to stop union organizing and job action. Justice Felix Frankfurter, in the majority decision, set forth the general principle that state coiuis •have no right to interfere in cases that are regulated by Federal law. He said the principle applies whether the activity is protected by the Taft-Hartley law or pro­ hibited by it. In either case, he said, there is danger of inconsist­ ent regulation that Congress in­ tended to prevent. The court excluded cases of violence and "imminent threats to the public order," in other words, cases where picketing activity was not peaceful. In these the states still have a right to act to maintain order. The decision affirming the su­ premacy of Federal law over state statutes came in a three-year old case involving San Diego, Calif, building trades union that had been fined for peaceful picketing. An injunction had also been issued by the California courts, but was overturned in an earlier Supreme Court decision. The decision deprives anti-union employers of a favorite weapon. iK-' liV NY Taking New Look At Scab Ring One of the most significant pieces of legislation now pend­ ing before Congress is the Forand Bill which would provide hospital and surgical coverage for retired oldtimers under Social Security. Like another recent Social Security advance —the one which provided disability benefits for disabled workers over 50—the new bill would fill a serious lack in the existing Social Security program. Protests by organized labor in Why is the Forand bill needed? Simply because in the New York State have caused State WASHINGTON—Currently the United States, people over 65, retired or not, find it next to Industrial Commissioner Martin P. main source of cargo for US impossible to obtain hospitalization and surgical coverage Catherwood to do an about-face tramps and many tfmkers as well, from the existing private health insurance plans. Even when and permit a further look-see into the US agricultural surplus pro­ they have such coverage, all too often it is cancelled by the organized strikebreaking in the gram would be extended through company at the first sign of a serious illness. newspaper industry. A highly-organized scab ring was the end of 1960 under a bill intro­ The end product of this system is that older people with first uncovered during an investi­ duced by Senator Ailan Ellender the least financial resources and the most need ior medical gation of strikebreaking against (Dem.-La.) protection are thrown to the wolves. the International Typographical Shipped Under 'SO-SO" Fortunately for Seafarers, the SIU Welfare Plan provides Union, which last December struck The Ellender bill would author­ the Macy newspaper chain in West­ hospital and surgical coverage for Seafarers receiving the ize shipment of another $1^ bil­ lion in agricultural surplus, most­ SIU disability-pension, as well as for their famiUes. But in chester County. The investigation was conducted ly wheat and other cereal foods, most cases, retired people have no such coverage. For bringing the total that would be example, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare by a special three-man panel ap­ shipped by the end of 1960 to estimates that of the 15 million people over 65, only 5,200,000 pointed by former Industrial Com­ missioner Isidor Lubin, who was »3,750,000,000. have coverage, with Blue Cross carrying 4wo-thirds of these, replaced by Catherwood when the Since ali agricultural surplus Is only because they got under the wire before their 65th birth­ Republicans took over the state shipped under the provisions of day. The other 9,800,000 have no protection at all. administration January 1. the "50-50" law, it has become a Tell Of Pressure To Quit The need for action here is obvious, yet the Forand bill major item of US export cargo for The investigation became the faces tough sledding for just one reason—the "opposition of American-flag ships, and actually center of a political contrpversy is responsible for the return to organized medicine spearheaded by the American Medical when the committee members Association. In its pathological fear of any kind of Govern­ the American flag of several Libthat CatherWOOd told ertys in the past year. ment medicine, the AMA's standard reaction is to oppose any charged them to drop their probe and quit. and all needed improvements in medical care Disclosure of the attempted A recent article in the magazine "Medical Economics," cover-up led to wide protests by which reflects the outlook of organized medicine, points up organized labor, and the State Use Only One this negative attitude when it declared, "medical leaders AFL-CIO called upon Governor Mail Address breathed a sigh of relief" when Congress adjourned last year Rockefeller to allow the investiga­ Seafarers with beefs regard­ without acting on the Forand measure. It goes on to warn tion to proceed. ing slow payment of monies due So effective were the protests from various operators in back that the Forand bill "will pose a threat to private medicine that Catherwood, at a face-to-face wiages and disputed overtime ... a crack in the dam is the beginning of no dam at all." meeting with the three-man panel, Nowhere in the article is there any suggestion as to how withdrew his order and told the should first check whether they have a proper mailing address to meet the serious needs of the elderly. Hospital-surgical committee to resume its hearings. on file with the company. SlU coverage of course, in no way alters the status of private Catherwood's statement, how­ headquarters officiais point out' hospitals and private physicians who will simply participate ever, leaves doubt about his inten­ that reports received from sev­ in such a program just as they participate in workmen's com­ tions to grant the committee the eral operators show checks have pensation and in the present Blue Cross and Blue Shield right of subpoena, even though Lubin authorized this right. been mailed to one address programs. The Macy chain, which publishes ^hile a beef On the same score . If the day ever comes that there is Government medicine eight daily newspapers and three (s^ sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping in the United States, it will come about because of the refusal weeklies, has meanwhile indicated of organized medicine to make any adjustment to the chang­ that it will not cooperate with the accounts straight. ing needs of the population. committee. More Grain Cargo LIMy Under the new interpretation, actions by employers will have to be taken in the Federal courts and will be subject to the Taft-Hartley law. The decision supplements court findings in the SIU strike against Bull Lines in December 1957, when the high court upheld a lower court decision that the SIU had a legal right to peacefully picket the company. An injunction against' the Union had been issued in a lower Federal court and reversed by the circuit court. It also may affect American maritime unions' rights to picket runaway-flag shipping. Runaway operators had sought injunctions in state courts barring the unions from picketing the ships during the four-day ITF demonstrations last December. Mobile Gets New Tankerf Food Ships MOBILE—The last of the four Eagle supertankers, the Eagle Voy-. ager, took on a full crew in this port last week, Port Agent Cal Tanner reports. The vessel will probably sail to France on a shake­ down cruise and will then sign on eighteen-months' articles and shut­ tle in the Persian Gulf area. Although the Persian Gulf is not the choicest place to be during the hot summer months, because of the slow shipping which has plagued this port for the past six months there was plenty of com­ petition for berths on the Eagle Voyager. A great deal of relief cargo in the form of sack flour has been passing through the port of Mo­ bile recently. Tanner said, and from all indications, this move­ ment will continue for some time to come. There have been tour shiploads of bag flour shipped out of the port in the last couple of weeks, alone. Two of the ships, the Seafair and the Pacific Venture, are under SIU contract and are bound for Alexandria, Egypt. There has been a great deal of interest expressed by the men on the beach here over the recent LOG story on the USPHS and the possibility of its reducing the health standards on cargo ship in­ spections because of the lack of funds. It has been the SlU's contention that these standards must be main­ tained, in order to assure all Sea­ farers that the health and sanitary conditions aboard ship will be ade-. quate. Shipping for the port was only on the fair side during the past two weeks. Tanner reported. The outlook for the coming period is also on the dreary side as the ma­ jority of the vessels scheduled to hit the area will be in-transit or of the short trip variety, with little or no job turnover. Calling into the area during the past two weeks were the Seafair, (Colonial); Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa); Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne, Jean La Fitte, Antinous (Water­ man); Pacific Venture, (Pacific Venture); Margarette Brown, (Bloomfield); Suzanne and the * Francis, (Bull). �pace Twelve. Pennniar's Bandit-Robber Here is photographic proof of how desperate things were aboara the SS Pennmar, enroute to Seattle last month. According to ship's reporter Smoky Messenger, not only does the Pennmar have night lunch bandits who faithfully raid the refrigerator, but now it seems they have developed a "bandit's bandit," or one who raids the raiders raiding the refrigerator. Determined to catch these chow hounds in action, ship's photographer Ray Moore set up his camera and prepared for a long wait. Much to his surprise, he not only caught the night lunch raider with the goods in his hands, but he also got a photo­ graph of the bandit-robbing bandit too. •However there was not much surprise shown at the unmasking of the two refrigerator raiders. Messenger said, when it was re­ vealed that the ship's faithful raider was Basilio "Boscomb" Boschi, while the gent with the mask and the "artillery" was none other than Joe "Butch" Zhemeck. Although it looks as if Boscomb had his hands on the platter first, he will probably have to turn it over to Butch It just goes to show you that when it comes to chow, you can't even trust your shipmate. Missile Hunter—Sword Knot Special •• •h " • Looking as alsri as any missile-hunf^ should be is Jocko, maseot of tho crow of the MV Sword Knot. Holding Jocko is Seafarer Jerry Kropp, .qn AB on the Suwannee vessel. The ship, on duty somewhere in the South Atlantic, is one of the fleet that will take port in the recovery of the first space-manned rocket. Mar «Ifsr; S EAF ARERS LOG So What's Wrong In Homesteadlng? To the Editor: ' There has been much discus­ sion pro and con about the mat­ ter of homesteading a ship. In the SEAFARERS LOG of March 27th, 1959, one of our Union brothers. Art Lomas, put forth a pretty good argument against the practice of homesteading. While his arguments were good, until a hard and fast rule is voted upon and passed up and dowm the coast by the mem­ bership, the unwritten rule that prevails will continue. There are many angles to be . considered before a decision could be reached in this matter. True, it would cause a turnover of jobs, but could a man be re­ imbursed between jobs with un­ employment compensation, or whatever is available, to tide him over until he lands another job off the shipping board? Anotber situation is that in which a man ships overseas. If he is a married man and the trip is a long one, the very fact that he misses his wife and fam­ ily practically guarantees he will get off after one voyage. There is no problem there, for our Union is composed mainly of married men. Homesteading used to be more of a problem when the men were single, I thought. You must agree it is going to be most difficult to please everyone, whatever is decided upon. One solution seems to be to stipulate a set number of years as the required seatime which a member needs to retire from the industry and anything else, short of the actual home­ steading rule, to facilitate the turnover in jobs. This supposition assumes that many brothers homestead, among other reasons, to accum­ ulate enough seatime to retire before death saves them the trouble. I honestly believe my own case is typical. I joined up dur­ ing World War II and have been a loyal member ever since. The Army, Navy, Marines etc., who were veterans of the wars, since that time have-come by certain benefits in return for their serv­ ices. All due honor and respect to them. But we so-called "heroes in dungarees" were right there with the goods to back them up, if and when needed, and we were often needed. I'm sure that the world owes me a living, but only if I'm wiUing to work for It. But I Want It under certain conditions-bun­ ion conditions. And job secur­ ity goes with them. Is that too'much to ask for, after sailing on most every tjTpe of vessel in ^most every rating in the dedc department. And doesn't homesteading come un­ der the heeding of job security? As long as a man does his job and meets the obligations of his union membership, Ts there any shame he must bear for it re­ specting the reward! of his toll? EspedaUy -inasmuch as a -sea­ man. ovu forty who Joined be­ fore or during the Second World War no doubt has taken his turn on the picketline and has been forced into unem­ ployment more than once due to lay-up of vessels, change of registry etc. I for one shall go along with the majority on this matter. The Letters To The Iditor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. only drawback Is that I find conditions most satisfactory with few exceptions on this ves­ sel, and this Is the first one I've even come near to homestead­ ing. There are other reasons why I would not homestead a ship, one 'being my young son and the other the sweetest girl in the Lone Star state. If some rule is adopted, X hope it will exclude men in my category because of the above reasons. Clarence Cousins 4" SlUTopsIn Welfare Benefits Tor the Editor: My wife and I would like to express our sincere apprecia­ tion to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. On March 21, my wife had to undergo major surgery, and had a stay of ten days in the hos­ pital. We are pleased to report that with the treatment she re­ ceived, she is coming along fine now and well on the road towards full recovery. She had noth­ ing but praise for Dr. Camp, our U n 10 li doctor here in Spivey Baltimore. We think he is tops. There is one major point I would like to draw to the atten­ tion of the membership. I am sure that if I had to pay this hospital bill, it would have cost me several hundred dollars, and at the time I certainly was not prepared for anything like that. However the day I brought my wife home from the hospi­ tal, all I had to do was fill out a form and take her home. I didn't haverto pay a penny. Brothers, ^ if you eVer seriously need medical care for some one in your family, you will see now wonderful the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan really.is. Again we say thanks. Leonard Splrey Which State f Catches Them? ' TotheEdlln? We, the undersigned, crewmembers of the SS Steel Execu- tive, would like to know if we are going to have to pay state income tax in two or more states? If so, we request Head­ quarters to try to do something to keep us from paying out two ' or more taxes on the same in­ come. As some of us on this ship are non-residents of New York and . Massachusetts, and are property ! owners and taxpayers in other | states, we refuse to give our au- • thority to have any taxes but • Federal Income and Social Se­ curity deducted from our in- ; comes. We feel that our consti- . tutional rights are being vlo- ^ lated. We further request that this ' letter be published in the LOG for all of our brothers to read and give their comments. Tincent Genco, deck delegate (this letter was signed by 22 members of crew). 4 4 4 Thanks Crew Of SS Kathryn To the Editor: We would like the SEA­ FARERS LOG to publish this notice of the death of our father, Fernando Gonzalez, at Ponce, PR. We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks and our heart­ felt appreciation for the flowers sent by the members of the crew of the SS Kathryn, and the three crewmembers of the SS Suzanne. A special thanks To chief mate, Roger Meade, for his encouragement and under­ standing. Once again the fraternal unity of the members of the Seafarers International Union was shown. Thank you all again. Pedro Gonsales, bosun Gilberto Gonzales, OS SS Kathryn 4,44 Sends Thanks For Welfare Benefits To the Editor: .1 would like to give my gin-' cere thanks to the Seafarers, Welfare Plan for help in paying the hospital bills for my chil- . dren. While they were hospital­ ized they received the best of care,, which would not have been possible had it not been foi^the , plan. The benefits wiUch are given to the Seafarers and their fam­ ilies, are truly helpful and ap­ preciated very much. Living in an era of such high prices, we flpd it very difficult to meet such niedical bills. . Thank God for the SIU welfare benefits, and the Union which cares for the welfare of its members' families.. I can only repeat, thank you very much. , Mrs. J. Napoleonls �May K 1959 men spieak up against this unfair ' practice which large shipping companies are taking advantage of, we may get a little help in ro the Editor: 1 have beeii out of action since setting a limit. ' Albert Scboonmaker December 23, 1957, in the hos­ Beaumont, Texas pital in Galveston and here in Houston. Due to my injury, I'll never te able to return to the sea,, my chosen profession. My Doing^Job Right? injury has left me paralyzed Why Not Stay Put from my chest down to my toes. To the Editor: I want to extend mj*- thanks This is in reply to Art Lpmas and appreciation to the SIU and who had a letter in the March to the Seafarers Welfare Plan 27 Issue of the LOG. for standing by me all this time. I'm sorry that I can't agree I don't know what I would have with you at all on the homesteading issue. -You say you wouldn't call a man a seaman because he has been on one ship for six years. Who would you call a seaman? Perhaps some­ one who ships out for three or four months a year. Would you call him a professional seaman? Some peo­ All letters to the editor for ple have obli­ publication in the SEAFAR­ gations and ERS LOG must be signed have to work. by the writer. Names will I can't afford be withheld upon request. to make one trip and lay on done without the hospitalization the beach for benefits. 39 weeks col­ I especially would like to ex­ lecting $45 per press my sincere gratitude and week and sup­ Friend thanks to Charles Kimball here port my fam­ in Houston and to the ten broth­ ily, while the Union has to issue ers who came to the VA hospital new cards to fulfill our obliga­ to donate blood for my last op­ tions. eration. I want to tell everyone Who are the men who make that SIU brothers came up with our Union what it is? The ones their own blood to help a per­ with obligations who have to son in need. work and by doing so, do their Thanking everyone for every­ job right, not fouling up; or thing, I remain, gratefully some of the fly-by-nighters who yours, make only one trip, fouling up Raymond J. Arsenault and not caring how they do their job. Doing this they damage us 4" 4" t and have their actions and mis­ deeds thrown in the faces of our Partner Captain Union officials when they sit Rates With Crew down to talk contract with the To the Editor: company officials. I'm not very lucky. The long­ We the crew of the Alcoa Partner, having heard so many est I've been able to stay on any stories about "bucko" skippers, one ship is 22 months. Staying would like to let the rest of the on one ship for a long time world know that there is an­ doesn't make anyone a bad un­ other type of ship's captain too. ion man. We have in I've been on my present ship, mind our own the Alcoa Runner, four months, skipper. Cap­ yet 1 know what's going on, tain Haagen- thanks to the SEAFARERS LOG sen. Here is and our headquarters reports. a ship's mas­ However there are plenty of ter who is also guys on the beach who make the a real g^entle- meetings only because they have man. Not only to and still don't know what's is be very co­ going on. operative in Perhaps if we had more Simmons such matters homesteaders we could get rid as giving Out draws, but he also of all our deadheads who ship thinks of a seaman's feelings out only three or four months a and integrity as a huhian being. year for Union benefits. It is the little items such as 1 say if a mad wants to work, allowing smoking at the wheel let him. If he has to get off or always have a pleasant word after a year, then he can't say for the crew that makes Cap­ ' he has job security. tain Haagensen one of the best Good luck to anyone who skippers we have ever sailed feels like working. with. We strongly feel that ho. Allen Friend deserves a word of public 4" 4- 4" thanks for his efforts in .making the Alcoa Partner a happy Tanker Ports home. Need Restrooms William Simmons To the Editor: i This is .a letter for some thought and consideration for Use Petitions To the membership and our con­ Attack Runaways tracted companies. At all of the tanker ports, To the Editor: .. I have read quite a few copies there are no facilities for a of the SEAFARER LOG and I resfroom for a seaman's wife think that it is a very informa­ and family to use. They usually tive and Impressive newspaper. have to travel from two to five An idea occurred to me about miles to find a filling station or the runaway flag ship problem. a restaurant that is open. This, Why does not the Union print as you can see, works^ a barda supply of petitions with lines ship on them. on them for about 20 to 50 sig­ . Why can't the oil companies natures and have every seaman cooperate with this suggestion in the United States take one and build a restroom at or near and have ail of their relatives, the parking lots as they do in fi'iends' and everyone they do the country? It would hot cost business with sign them and much and hot be hard to keep. E.^Ycaiiiaiis. ' send them to his individual Con­ SS Elemir gressman? If enough Congrein- Sends Thanks For Blood Donations Letters To The Editor SEAFARERS LOG M HAU DIRECTORY SIU, A&G District BALTIHOBE 1216 E. BalUmore St. Earl Sbeppard, Asent EAstcrn 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Al-Tanner. Asent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 CanaJ St R. Matthews, Asent CApital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Claike, Agent HBmlock 6-9744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvUle St. Lindsey WilUami, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 679 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harrison St. Marty Brelthoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE. PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH ...2 Aberiom St. WUliam Morris. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE .. 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMiNGTON, Calil .: 509 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4tb Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS i. Aigina. Deck W Hail, Joint C, Simmons. Eng. J. Volplan. Joint B. Mooney, Std. SUP HONOLULU....91 South Nlmitz Highw^ PHone 502-777 NEW ORLEANS: 923 BienvUle St. JAckson 5-7428 NEW YORK 679 4th Ave., Brookiyn HYacinth 9-6^ PORTLAND 311 SW CUy St. CApltal 3-4336 SAN FRANQSCO 490 Harrison SL Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON 905 Marino Ave. Terminal 9-6617 MC&S HONOLULU....51 South Nimltz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvUle St. EAmond 7428 NEW YORK 67S 4th Ave.. Brookiyn HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND . 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-9800 SEATTLE 2509 —1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON.' SOS Marine Ave. TErminal 4-8538 BALTIMORE MFOW 1216 East Baltimore St. EAstem 7-3383 HONOLULU....96 North Nimitz mghway PHone 9-6077 NEW ORLEANS 923 Bienvme St. MAgnoUa 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO SEATTLE Seafarers Ashore. r. ... in Havana ^ A labor dispute In Havana, Cuba, Iirought a welcome five-day vaca­ tion for the crew of the SS Natalie late in March, ship's delegate John McElroy reports. The vessel ran into the hassle when she was assigned to what the longshoremen called the "wrong dock." Never ones to make hasty decisions, company representatives and union officials spent three days I '"I Moving a cool one in o Hqvono bor ore Seoforers Bob Howlond, BR, ond Neil Metier, crew mess. straightening the matter out, and then, after the vessel ^as shifted to the "right dock," she was tied up an additional two days unloading. During this time, McElroy said, the crew decided to "live it up in Fidel Castro's liberated Havana." Liberated or not, the report is that Havana is still the same old "pleasure town" it used to be back in prerevolutionary days with, business going on as before. "The Cubans are still keyed up over their recent change of govern­ ment," McElroy said. Castro's troops with their long haircuts and beards were on patrol throughout the city. "It Is a bit startling at first to observe so many uniformed men with sub-machine guns in their arms or wearing side-arms. However they are exceptionally well-behaved on or off duty," he noted. Much to the disappointment of the "big bettors" among the crew, there was very little action in the city's gambling casinos, including the magnificent new Hilton Hotel, the one Castro uses as his headquarters. "We bad a chance to hear the revolutionery leader speak to a huge crowd In downtown Havana one afternoon on a labor holiday," McElroy said, "ancf some of the men heard him making a speech outside the Hilton the following day." One new change in the town is the weekly national lottery which now takes the form of a national bond, guaranteeing a partial return on the investment after one year, and a profit to those who hold them more than five years. Drawings are held each week as usual for the the customary cash awards. ... in Amsterdam Making the most of their misfortune, the crew of the SS Atlantic spent two weeks roaming all over the port of Amsterdam, Holland, while their vessel was undergoing repairs in a local shipyard. The ship was put into the yards after she ran aground and damaged her shaft and propeller. The Atlantic's crew is now nicknamed the "motorcycle fleet," accord- 296 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4485 .2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 Great Lakes District ALPENA ...1219 N Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 914 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 DULUrH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randilpb 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE .633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 RIVER ROUGE -.10223 W. Jefferson Ave. Mich.: VInewood 3-4741 BUFFALO. NY Canadian District TORT WILLIAM Ontario HALIFAX. N.S... MONTREAL 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128% HoUis St. Phone 3-8911 634 SL James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire- 4-5719 ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince WiUiam St. OX 2-9431 VANCOUVER, EC ..298 Main St. MU 1-3468 Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable •"'ress, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure )eedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster service for the men Involved. •/ "Elvis" Payne and Robert Land are pictured doing their "act" in the Cafe i'Esperance in Amsterdam. ing to Seafarer Eugene Ray. About half the gang rented motorcycles and spent their time and money, cruising from one end of the town to the other. "There were no accidents to the jockeys in the "motorcycle fleet," Ray said, but unfortunately the pedestrians among the crew did not fare as well. The ship's nurse was hospitalized for a couple of weeks recuperating from injuries she received after walking into a moving streetcar. Among the musically-inclined members of the crew, the boys from New Orleans went to town with their electric guitars and singing in the local cafes. Leading the strummers with Elvis Presley records are Seafarers Marion Payne and Robert Land. When the boys started strumming their guitars, the local 'people, especially the females, stopped playing the juke box and sat around and listened. The vessel returned to New York, on April 28; and will continue on her regular schedule. �May SEAFARERS.LOG Page Foorteen Valiaiit Hope SUFMERS M IRYROC Welcome Si^t The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in the hospi­ To Tunisians tals. If you are on the beach waiting for a ship, stop in and visit them. Although no one likes a long stay in the hospital, some struggle to make themselves useful while laid up for a long time. One of them is Seafarer Raymond Perry, who entered the Brighton PHS Hospital last September for a checkup and treatment. Perry has lost some 80 pounds so far during his stay there and has taken on the job of hospital dele­ gate. In addition to seeing to it that ali new SIU patients are taken care of and have all their needs satisfied, Perry also helps out at the hos­ pital during his spare time. Also in the Brighton hospital are Steven "Starllne" WilUams, for­ mer crewmess on the Robin Kirk and Horencio Letie, ex-cook and baker on the Portmar. Williams entered the hospital for a checkup while Letie went in to have some stomach trouble treated. Letie is awaiting the doctor's OK to pack up and go home and expects to be out in about ten days. An accident at home put Louis Peed in the New Orleans USPHS Perry hospital with a broken leg. Peed, who last sailed as an electrician on the Neva West, is repoi^d doing Shipboard accidents that resulted in back injuries hospitalized Ariatldas Soriano and Charles Poifdue in the New Orleans hospital. Sori­ ano was hurt while sailing as steward utility on the Del Mar while Purdue, a third assistant electrician, was injured aboard the Del Norte. Some surgery»was performed on Purdue, but he is improving now. In Baltimore, Edward Gordon, former cook and baker on the Mermaid, is in the hospital with an eye condition and is doing as well as can be expected. Also in Balti­ more hospital are James Hayes and Harry Minkler. Hayes, exquartermaster on the Feltore, was admitted for a general checkup while Minkler entered for treat­ ment for a hernia. He last sailed as a cook and baker on the Valiant Peed Hope. Hayes l;«:- It-' li^' 1^' • •S- If- W'-' m-' %> USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Chalmera Anderson Lester C. Long Manuel Madarang James Corcoran Thomas T. Flore Domingo Orbigoso Clarence Gardner Abner Raiford Gorman Glaze Charles Sherinlan Leslie Sigler Edward Gordon James Hayes Jose Soares A. Stracciolinl Charles F. Ison George Warrington Emanuel Jones USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Alford K. Keenum Raymond L. Perry Fiorencio F. Letie Steven A. Williams USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Mark B. Hairelson Hubert I. Pousson Stokes H. Harrison Eugene Roszko Charley B. Harvey John H. Spearman Jay C. Jackson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis Boner Donald L. Willis John J. Harrison USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar J. Adams Bernard Murphy Jose V. Alvarez R. S. Nandkeshwar Vasco M. Barros William Nesta Raphael Bertram Robert F. Nielsen Michael J. Cassidy Fred Oestman T. P. Drawford Carl Fietrantoni Clarence O. Daire William Rackley Feder Espeseth Fedro Reyes Doles D. Groves N. Reznichenko Hector Guzman Jose Rodriguez Patrick T. KeUy WUliam G. Sargent NUs H. Lundquist Fernando Tiaga Benjamin J. Martin A. L. Yarborough Harold J. Moore Bozo G. Zelencic James T. Moore Ladislous Zierabka Jose R. Moro USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Joseph J. Bass Thomas R. Lehay Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis Leo V. Carreon Leo Mannaugh James F. Clarke Jermiah O'Byme Joseph D. Cox George G. Fhifer John J. DriscoU Winston E. Renny Otis L. Gibbs George Shumaker Bart E. Guranick Aimer S. Vickers Taib Hassan Luther E. Wing Frank Hernandez Fon F. Wing. L. Kristiansen Royce Yarborough USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H. Berger James M. MacCrea Michael J. Coffey Ben Pritiken Leo Cronsohn Wm. H. Pussinsky LesUe A. Dean Arthur J. Scheving Joseph R. Ebbole Wm. E. Thompson Edward E. Edinger USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. R. W. Centchovich Harris L, Grizzard Remberto Duo Walter T. Matthews John H. Fergusen H. E. Neal CUve S. Galbraith USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON y. L. Harding Norman L. Krumm 8. E. Hauptman Ray O. Noak •WUliam R. Kohler USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Max Olson B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer James Lauer W. M. Sikorskl v Woodrow Meyers VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS.. MASS. Charles BarUett SAILOR SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph Gm VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas W. KiUion VA HOSPITAL TUCSON. ARIZ. Frank J. Hackey TRlBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, LI, NY James RusseU USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Stokes Ayers Wooldridge King Robert G. Barrett Edward Knapp Claude Blanks Leo H. Lang Jacob L. Buckelew Anna A. Lanza James W. Cobb (stewardess) Gibson H. Coker WUliam Marjenhofl Fess T. Crawford Alexander Martin Eugene CroweU Michael Muzlo Jeff Davis William E. Nelson Jose Seara Deus WUUam Paris Melvin Eickmeier Louis W. Peed Louis Farkas Charles E. Perdua George W. Flint Winford PoweU Henry Gerdes Paul P. Signoriano James Hudson Aristides Soriano ' Samuel Hurst James Ward Sidney Irby Joseph WooUey Jasper Jones Clifford Wuertz 'Sea Spray' TUNIS —Just as her name sig­ nified, the SS Valiant Hope brought new hope to many thousands of unemployed workers in Tunisia, Seafarer James Sheehan wrote. The vessel arrived there last March with some 10,000 tons of wheat, the first shipment of a total of 50,000 tons whiph the US Govern­ ment is giving to Tunisia to use in a country-wide work reUef pro­ gram. Tinder this program, Sheehan said, the Tunis­ ian government started 500 work projects through­ out the small country and are putting approxi­ mately 50,000 un­ employed work­ ers back to work at staggered Sheehan intervals each month. Estimates on the unem­ ployed figure for the country run from 350,000 to 400,000, or about ten percent of the total population. While they do not have sufficient funds to pay for the entire pro­ gram, the Tunisian government is paying the workers in both cash and food products. They are put­ ting up approximately 40 percent in cash, while the US is making up the remaining 60 percent iii wheat. Most of the work relief projects are concerned with agricuitural improvements such as soil conser­ vation and erosion control, land improvement, tree planting, wind breaks, water spreading and irriga­ tion, water points, cisterns and wells. ALCOA riONIIIt (AlCM), Aprillis— 1 Chairman, J. Stewart; Secretary, Canenliado. Report given on fatal stabbing in Haifa, CoUectlon taken up and wreath sent to family. Man held in Haifa on murder charges. SUp'e fund S3S. No beefs. Repair lists to bo submitted. Garbage can In crew mess to be decided by patrolman. SIAFAIR (Colenlal), April 11—Chair­ man, S. TllleHi Secretary, P. Hicks, Jr, Condolences sent to deceased member's family. Few hours OT disputed. Delayed sailing time dis­ puted. Missing man's gear to be sent to him by delegate. Contact patrol­ man re S20 draw at Ceuta. Take care of cots not to be left on deck. Foc'sles to be painted. Sougee black gang heads, showers A rooms. Broth­ ers mourn death of Brother Ackersgreat loss to Union. SEATRAIN NSW YORK (Ssstrsln), April If—Chairman, JL Laltor; Sse- Ship's delegates are urged to notify the Union immediately when a shipmate is taken o£t the vessel in any port because of illness or injury. Delegates should not wait until they send in the ship's minutes but s^uld handle the matter in a sepuate communication, so that the Un­ ion can determine in what man­ ner it can aid the brother. It would also be helpful if the full name, rating and book number was sent in. Address these notifications to Welfare Services at headquarters. retary, elected. Vote of Job weU V, Cerlls. New delegate Clear scupper In messhalL thanks to steward, dept. for done. BIAURCaARD (Pan-Atlanlle), April II—Chairman, B. Davis; Secretary, S. Doyle. Ship's fund S14.7S. Few hrs. OT disputed. Refused to pay off untU something' done about rusty wash water. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), April 17—Chairman, A. Bills; Secretary, B. Wright. No beefs. Disputed OT on de­ layed sailing to be taken up with patrolman. Discussion on clean gaUey. MAXTON (Clever Carriers), April S— Chairman, R. Pappan; Secretary. P. Harayo. No beefs: everything running smoothly. New delegate elected. See captain about putting out slips stat­ ing amount of draws and slops for trip. Turn in repair lists. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), April 4—Chairman, T. Jones; Secretery, A. Carpenter. No beefa—ship Is running smoothly, cautioned men not to foul up. Ships fund 17.00. KATHRYN (Bull), April If—Chair­ man, none; Secretary. L. Hall, Jr. Few minor beefs. One man missed ship from San Juan to Ponse. One man hospitalized. Two hrs. OT dis­ puted. Sandwiches not to be grilled in electric toaster. Request Lucky Strike cigarettes. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), April IS —Chairman, J. Caruso; Secretary, J. Burke. Three month payoff taken up with Alcoa Co. officials. Ship's fund $71. Few minor beefs to be settled In deck dept. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. for Job well done. Seafarer "Jted" Fink ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), April If —Chairman, R. Roberts, Secretary, M: Phelps. No beefs: everything running smoothly. Ship's fund S418—S300.30 spent for films A repairs. Request new washing machine. Captain to be. Informed when men not aboard ship an hour before sailing. Doors to bo kept closed In cross-passageway be­ cause of air conditioning. Request more'and better movies. PACIPIC OCEAN (Trsnsp. Utilities), April S—Chairman, D. Hartman; Sec­ retary, R. Frelean. One man became detached from ship In Calcutta; re­ joined at Singapore. Submit repair list. Some OT disputed. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward dept. STEEL ARTISAH. (Itthmlsn), March 27—Chairman, R. Ackreyd; Sseratary, S. Plilp. One man hospitalized In Maszawa. EtbopU. Ship's fund S39.3S. Keep glasses A cups in mesahalL Washing machine agitator to be fixed. Eng. dept. beet -ro watchstandlng be­ tween oilers. ROBIN ORAV (Robin), March 2f— Chairman, R. Albanosc; Sccrstary, C. Fcrregan. New delegate elected. All repairs taken care of. No beefa. Ship's fund S16.50. Vote of thankc to car­ penter for fixing washing machino and buying two extra parts for wash­ ing machino pump. USAP R-4a-IS3« (Suwannao), March Sf—Chairman, C. Carepraio; Socratary, W. Daan. Patrolman to settlo beefa for man mliaing ship and fight­ ing, Motion to collect small amount for treasury. Cooperation requested from wiper on sanitary In morning. Vote of thanks to captain for cur­ tains. wall pictures, etc. Discussion ro missing linen supposedly taken by Brazilians. Vote of thanks to steward dept.—^library hooka from hq. very much appreciated. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), April 13 ^halrman, W. Kavitt; Sacretary, L. Mayart. Two men short. One man hovitaUzed and j>ne man missed ship. Ships fund SIS. New delegate and treasurer elected. Turn in aU linen. Refrain from throwing trash, etc. out of portholes oh deck. MADAKET (Waterman), April if— Chrirman. S. Fultord; Sseratary, p. ordered to stay aboard amp because bf smallpox epidemic In Singapore. Draw In Japan wiU be in yen. Ship's fund $10.30. Few hrs. diluted OT. No beefs. Delegate to ask captain if he will redeem unused yen. Recreation room to be aougeed. Keep pantry clean. 'AVANNAH (Seatrain), W. McBrlde. Foc'sles to b« pauted. Cota and wlndchutea on orders Two men paid olf at Texaa Sto/ta cMuC! temperature ARCHITECT (Isthmian), April If—Chairman, T. Smith; Sacre*•''1', WH was agreed to donate duplicate books and magazlnea to missions or hospitals overseas. Turn off washing machine after use. STEEL ARTISAN (isthmian), March G-^hslrman, C. Burns; Secretary, $.. delegate and chlef^electrician elected. Discussion of •"'•"ftalnment in ship's water and also conditions in foreign porta. JACKIE HAUSE (Marlnut), April 12 —Chairman, J. Denais; Sacretary, T. Ratnsy. New delegate elected. No beefs. Request donation of $.90 to rtart ship's fund. Request sufficient American money to be Issued "In fOKlgn ports. Need new fans. Toilets end showers to be fixed. AU quarters to M painted. Request new hooks for Iceboxes and new keys for crew. _J-A SALLE (Waterman), March 22— SU. Bfcretcry, P. McCall. Progress made on painting Kytog quarters. No beefs. Ship's fund taSAO. One man missed ship In San Francisco. Depta. to alternate clean­ ing laundry. 'Vote of thanks to stewdone. Checked with hq re penalty cargo.' TRADER (Rockland), March U^halrmen, H. Zurn; Secretary, J. f ee. Drawi not satisfactory. Attempt­ ing to get travelers' checks for next port. No beefs: everything running smoothly. Rooms too hot. Request variety on OT lunch. Take good caro of washing machine. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), April "—Chairman, J. Rawlins; Secretary, C. Tukey. Air-conditioner to be fixed and wash water tank to be cleaned. Repair screen door to poop deck. Proper attire to be worn In messroom. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), April 17 ^^nalrman, A. Johns; Sscretsry, J. Hanncn. Patrolman to be notified of water damages. Ship's fund S2.50. No beefs, Gooperation requested: to havs strangers kept out of passageways In Puerto Rico. Vote of thanks to out CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), April If—Chairman, P. Raid; Secretary, W. • going delegate. Goff. No beefs: everything running MICHAEL (Cartas), April 12—Cbalrsmoothly. Ship's fund S18.25. Dele­ gate re-elected. Return cups to pan­ msn, L. McNaIr; Secretary, D. Fortry. Vote of thanks to steward dept. - rCit. Clarification requested re posslbiUty of compensation whUe con­ for Job well done. fined to ship at anchorage- negative reply received. Master commended NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), April crew for workmanship. One man 10—Chairman, W. Holland;-Secretary, missed ship. No beefs. Motion made T. Bolton. Prepare repair Uat, No and Carried to raise ship's fund- one beefs. NEW dslegats elected. Steward dollar per member agreed upon. $4.7a dept. foc'sles need painting. Request to be refunded from ship's fund for new mattresses.. Suggest longer and Houston message. Repair lists' to be wider sheets, made up by dept. delegates. New treasurer elected. One minute silence OREMAR . (Msrvsn), April 32— observed for departed brothers. Chslrmsn, A. Wright; Sscretsry, M. Rsndusisi. Vote of thanks to captain ORION PLANET (Orion), April 11— for cooperation with crew. One hr. Chairman, C. Futch; Sacretary, C. disputed OT. Shortage of fo'od. Makuch. Three non-union men missed ship. One man hospitalized. Crew re­ SEAFAIR (Colonial), April. 12_^-r-i quested to keep record of travelers' Chairman, S. Tlliett;. Sseratary, P.- check numbers. Crew repair lists to Hicks, Jr. Everything runnlrig buiuuth- be made out. Three men logged. ly. Repair list turned in. Letter of Ship's fund S6.10. No beefs, chief cook condolence sent to family of brother , promoted to steward. Discussion on who passed away at sea. Few hrs. OT new shipping rules. Wiper Se- OS to disputed. Question re extia two days' pick up linen in respective depart­ wages due-missing man. Sougeo en- ments. V . "Money? Adventure? Romance? Hell, I tail lust to get oway from the wife!" - ' > fino dopt. rooms, heads, passageways and showtrs. Hissing man's gear to ba sent to him In Norfolk. Take care of cots—not to bo left on dock. Psisagoways. dack and atoward roonu to bs painted. YAKA (Waterman), April If — Chairman, P. Blankanburg; Secratary, Nona listed. No beefa. One man Injured. Suggest better quality of ico cream. Cooperation requested to keep pantry A messhsU clean. FAfntAND (PaB-Atiantle), April 21 —Chairman, C. Ooldsteln; Secretary, P. Kustura. One man missed ship in Port Newark. One man hospitalized In Jacksonville. Fla. Saw officials about chest of drawers for electrician's room. One man short. No beefs. Fund for ships library started. Vote of thanks to chief cook. Toaster not to be used as grlU. Return cups to pantry. Notify Union About Sick Men l>li .-k.-,. A A. " i slip':;'- »# A •v'-'A- w w* ^ n. �(0iir mrY. itst SEAPARERS LOG Pare Fifteea Schlelder Family^ GfVTo^ethar L. A. WrirM Your Union book is beW held for yoa In hieadqUarters after being found In Coos Bay, Oregon." % The following men have income tax refund checks being held for them by Jack Lynch, Room 201 SUP headquarters, 450 Harrison ' Street, San Francisco: Richard King Ng, Final Ostergaard, Arthur L. Craig, Jr., John J. Doyle, Ronald Uacfcinnon, John Roapti, Richard W. Schnltz, Karl Eriksson, Georgd liichtehberger. riogtoni'Nj^^ If- flo, please contact her at 38 Tower Lane, Levittown, NY. % % % Kenneth Lee Murphy Please contact Frank from, the Robin Kirk. SS Atlantic Asks British Port Rights American Banner Lines has asked the Federal Maritime Board a, t t for permission to mahe South­ Tony Ferrara ampton, England, a regular port Please contact Ted Nevola when of call on its service to and from you are in New York, Telephone Europe. LA 8-5937. Citing the need for additional t t 4 US-fiag service in the North At­ Ernest C. DeBantte lantic passenger trade, the SIUGet in touch with Lionel Miller Si t % contracted operator asked the 2603 Ursuline Avenue, New Orle­ George W. Bowden, Jr. Government to modify it subsidy Mrs. Kenneth MeCuUough would ans 19, La. Important contract and authorize it to carry jike to know if you are the brother 4" passengers, cargo and mail to PhiUp Capling of Pete Bowden, formerly of BarEngland's major passenger port. Contact Mr. Bowman, Travelers The SS Atlantic, Banner's tourist Insurance Co., 80 John St., NYC. class Uner, now calls at Amster­ dam and Zeebrugge. Si 4 4 Banner estimated that 40 per­ Richard C. Green Four children of Seafarer Edward J. Schlelder pose at New Or­ cent of total North Atlantic pas­ Urgent that you contact W. M. leans home. Baby is Patrick Henry, 1. Others are Thomas, 16; senger movement now is to and Hudson, Constable, District No. 1, Cheryl, 10, and Donald, 12. Oldest boy, 19, wasn't around when from ports in England. It noted 5050 NW 7th Avenue, Miami 37, picture was taken. that it has received many requests Florida. from travel agents and the public t 4 * for service to Southampton, and SAN FRANCISCO—Representa­ Andres Ygama pointed out that a service to that tives of 14 AFL-CIO international Contact your wife c/o Scherer, port would give the company an unions in the Bay area have estab­ 1440 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.. important revenue opportimity in lished a San Francisco port coun­ 4 ^ booking tourist groups, particular­ cil of the Maritime Trades Depart­ John D. Holpin ly in the off-season. United States ment. Participating in the group Please contact your wife at FoxLines, the only other Americanafe representatives of the SIU boro, Mass. Important. flag company operating in the Pacific District, as well as other North Atlantic passenger trade, maritime unions in the vicinity. makes regular calls at Southamp­ The organization of a San Fran­ Shorthanded? ton. cisco port council is another im­ If a crewmember quits while The SS Atlantic has completed portant step in arranging for a ship iS' in port, delegates 12 voyages, as the only American joint union action on Important are asked to contact the hall tourist-class liner on the Atlantic. matters affecting maritime labor; immediately for a replace­ She has accommodations for 812 legislative, organizational and ment. Fast action on their part The deaths of the follounng Seafarers have been reported to the tourist passengers and 40 firstOthers. will keep all jobs aboard ship class passengers. Officers for the council will be filled at all times and elimi­ Seafarers Welfare Plan: elected as soon as the national of­ nate the chance of the ship Thomas Peacock, 51: Brother Allan Ritchie, 58: A head injury fice of MTD formally charters the sailing shorthanded. Peacock died of pneumonia in the proved fatal to Brother Ritchie, new group. Public Health who died in the East Louisiana Service Hospital State Hospital on May 23, 1958. in Savannah, Ga. Joining the Union in 1952, he on April 13. A worked in the steward department. member of the Surviving him is his wife, Mrs. Union since 1951, Teddie Ritchie of Amite, La. Burial All of the following SIU families he sailed in the was in Amite Cemetery. have received a $200 maternity engine depart­ 4 4 4 benefit plus a $25 bond from the ment. He is sur­ Thomas Keegan, 37: Brother Union in the baby's name: vive d by his Keegan died March 18 in Tel Donna. Lynn Chaplinsky, born Whafever you need, in work or dress mother, Mrs. Avivl Israel. A March 26, 1959, to Seafarer and Elizabeth Overstreet, of Savannah. gear, your SIU Sea Chest has Jt. Get top member of the Mrs. John J. Chaplinsky, Philadel­ Burial was in Patterson Cemetery, steward depart­ phia, Pa. quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ Patterson, Ga. ment, Keegan 4 4 4 ing at your Union-owned and UnionDonna Kay Fooshbee, born Fe­ joined the Union 4 4 4 operated Sea Chest store. in 1958 and was bruary 2, 1959, to Seafarer and James LaVelle, 39: Brother Laa crewmember of Mrs. John Joseph Fooshbee, Bruce, Velle died of natural causes on the Alcoa Pi­ Miss. Sport Coofa March 29 at the PHS Hospital in oneer at the time 4 4 4 Slacks Staten Island. A member of the Keith Bart Hansen, born March ofJiis death. His Dress Shoes Union since 1951 he sailed in the parents of Mel­ 1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Work Shoes engine department. He leaves a rose, Mass. siurvive Hansen, San Francisco, Calif. him. daughter. Miss Yvonne LaVelle, of Socks • 4 4 4 Pittsburgh, Pa. Burial was in Cal­ Duagorees Paul Ford, born March 6, 1959, vary Cemetery in Pittsburgh. Frisko Jeens to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul. E. Ford, 4 4 4 Coden, Ala. CPO Shirts Dress Shirts 4^4 4 Marinus Hansen, 70: A liver ail­ William C. Rackley, born March Sport Shirts ment was fatal to Brother Hansen, 14, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ who died March Belts / liam L. Rackley, Bayonne, NJ. 27 while in Reci­ Khakis 4 4 4 fe, Brazil. He Ties Lourdes Rodriguez, born April 4, joined the SIU in Sweat Shirts to Seafarer and Mrs. Ovidio 1942, working in BREMERHAVEN, Germany — 1959, T-shirts Rivera Rodriguez, New York City. the deck depart­ German port health authorites Shorts 4 4 4 ment. Mrs. Cath­ quarantined the supeyliner America Roberto Salcedo, born April 9, Briefs erine Hansen, his here for about 12 hours last week 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Miguel Swim Trunks wife, of Long after it was reported that a pas­ Salcedo, New York City. Sweaters Island City, NY. senger might have smallpox. The 4 4 4 survives him. Sou'westers restriction was lifted when it was John Johnson, born April 15, Place of burial was not indicated. learned that the sick man had Raingear 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John S. chickenpox. Caps '• • 4 4 4 Johnson, Rahway, New Jersey. The United States Line ship was Writing Materials J. F. Mapp, 57: An SIU member 4 4 4 Toiletries since 1941, Brother Mapp died of forced to hoist the yellow flag Catherine Louise Murray, born Electric Shavers a liver disease on when health officials learned that March 6, 1959, to Seafarer and April 5, in the one of its first-class passengers had Mrs. Hugh A. Murray, Marshall, Radios Public Health to be isolated in the ship hospital. NC. Teievision Service Hospital ^The passenger was identified as 4 4 4 Jewelry in Galveston, a lieutenant colonel of the US Terry Michael White, bom Cameras Texas. He is sur­ Army. He was removed from the March 31, 1959, to Seafarer and Luggage vived by his wife, ship and examined at the Bremer- Mrs. Terrence J. White, San Fran­ Mrs. Clara Mapp, haven Army Hospital. cisco, Calif. of Lake Charles, Doctors there announced the 4 4 4 Jorge Gigante, born April 8, La. Burial was patient had chickenpox and notified in Ritchie Cem­ German port officials, who lifted 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Gigante, Brooklyn, N.Y. etery in Lake Charles. the quarantine. MTD Council Set in SF FHIAL DISPATCH SIU BABY ARRIVALS Your Gear.. for ship ... for shore 'Pox' Scare Ties Up US Superliner the SEA CHEST \^ �Vol. XXi No. 10 SEAFARBRS«I.OO •i' .•'isw.l' •- tSf*- 3 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Minimum Wage Threat Haunts Runaway 'Hot' Newsprint Gets Frigid Treatment WASHINGTON—The nightmare of having to pay decent wage scales is haunting runaway shipowners again, the pos­ sibility being this time that Congress will act on the matter. Now facing union organize--• tion aimed at bringing up de­ harbor and river craft who do not pressed wages of seamen on now earn the minimum scale. runaway ships, the operators are Shipowners are also beefing also battling a bill which would about the effect of the rule on enforce Federal minimum wages American-flag ships sinCe pay­ and overtime on all ships owned ment of mandatory time-and a half would tend to increase the existing by American operators. . overtime rates which are at a Dispute Runaway Contention dollars and cents figure in Further, the bill would give sanc­ fixed most US sea union contracts. But tion to union claims that the the main concern of the operators American-owned ships under the is with their runaway wage bills. flags of Liberia and Panama are really US vessels. It defines "vessel of the United States" as a "vessel belonging in whole or in part to the United States, or any Floyd Collins, an official of Local 4-443, International Woodwork­ citizen thereof, or any corporation ers of America,-holds the fort in front of British ship Bestwood in created by or under the laws of New Orleans. Vessel was tied up because it was carrying cargo any state, territory, district or pos­ of newsprint from strike-bound Newfoundland company. The session tWeof." government of Newfoundland has "outlawed" the AFL-CIO union The impact of the minimum and has established a government-sponsored company union to wage law, which is up for hear­ break the strike. ings before the Senate Labor Com­ WASHINGTON—The New York mittee, would be to more . than State income tax withholding law double existing wage payments on is a direct, target of a bill sub ­ the runaways. Its major objec­ mitted in the House^of Represen­ tive is to provide minimum wage tatives jointly by Rep. Bonner coverage for another 61^, to 7 (Dem.-NC) and Rep. Tollefson million workers. (Rep.-Wash.). The bill would prohibit any state from withhold­ Wages Are Meagre TOKYO-^The Japanese government has issued a visa for ing wages of seamen. Harry Bridges to attend the "All Pacific and Asian DockSince the average seamen on a The New York State tax depart­ runaway ship makes between $90 ment has instructed New York workers Trade Union Conference," but has refused a visa for and $1Z5 a month, and usually State shipping companies to with­ Louis Goldblatt, second in^ works a minimum 56-hour week, hold taxes out of the wages of command of the International Hall, the head of the union's even the present law, calling for a seamen who are residents of the Longshoremen's and Ware­ Hawaiian section, and three other $1 an hour minimum plus time- state. delegates had been designated to housemen's Union. and-one half after 40 hours would attend the conference to be held A number of shipping companies Goldblatt, like Bridges, has long in Tokyo, beginning May 11. boost his pay to around f275 a have refused to withhold such month. Consequently, the run­ wages, claiming it is against the been closely-identified with Com­ As has been reported in the aways can be expected to fight the law to take anything-out of the munist and pro-Communist ac­ SEAFARERS LOG, the conference both locally and interna­ is sponsored exclusively by Com­ proposal tooth, and nail. men's pay except Federal taxes, tivities tionally. He is secretary-treasurer munist-dominated unions in the Actually, one feature of the pro­ slops and draws. posed bill would raise the mini­ In any case, whether or not with­ of the West Coast dock union. The Pacific area. It is expected to be mum hourly wage to $1.25 which holding is ruled legal. Seafarers Japanese did not indicate why used as a sounding board for de­ nunciation of the United States would have an even greater impact who live in New York state are tltey were barring Goldblatt. on runaway ship earnings. He, along with Bridges, Jack W. policy in Asia, and to assist the obligated to pay Income taxes. Red Chinese in political and econ­ Aside from its impact on run­ omic Infiltration of the area at the aways the extension of minimum expense of the United States. wages to maritime workers would As the LOG pointed out, if this affect thousands of workers^ on move were to be successful, it « would lead to a shrinkage of US The new Secretary of Com­ trade with Asiatic countries and merce, if confirmed by the Sen­ would have serious economic ef­ ate, wUl go down the line with fects on the livelihood of sea­ the runaway shipowners. This was indicated by his answers to NEW ORLEANS—Shipping picked up considerably during men, longshoremen and otherVYest questions posed by Senator the past two weeks with the immediate outlook equally prom­ Coast waterfront workers as well as on shipping and industry in Warren Magnuson (Dem.-Wash.) ising, reports Port Agent Lindsey Williams. the West Coast area. at confirmation hearings be­ Seven ships, including ^ The Red Chinese have been fore the Senate Commerce Com­ former Liberian-flag runaway (Alcoa); Del Oro and Del Monte striving for some time now to mittee. The appointee, Lewis L. that returned to the US-flag, (Mississippi); Neva West (Bloom- enter the Japanese market on a Strauss, repeated the pat argu­ signed on. Another former run­ field); Steel Vendor (Isthmian); large scale, to displace the United States, and have programs to pene­ ments offered by the runaways away that had been laid up in and the Antinous (Waterman). Five ships paid off including the Singapore for the past nine years trate other markets in southeast as excuses for their cut-rate wage scales. In fact, he de­ will also be crewed up sometime Alcoa Pioneer and Alcoa Partner Asia as well. Bridges' recent trip to Moscow clared that he "has heard" that next week. "She is in one helluva (Alcoa); Steel Vendor (Isthmian); crew conditions on the flags of shape," reports Williams, "but she Wacosta (Waterman); and the and his other activities on behalf convenience are comparable will be squared away with all new Council Grove (Cities Service). , of the Communist cause, have gear soon." Twenty-one vessels Were in caused open rumblings of discon­ to our own." Formerly Chinese Owned transit. They . were the Alcoa tent in his membership. He is fac­ Maritime union representa­ The second runaway is the for­ Ranger, Alcoa Clipper, . Alcoa ing unrest among longshoremen in tives in Washington pointed out that if that were true—which it mer Liberty ship Ben A. Ruffin, Roamer, and the Alcoa Corsair Los Angeles following his.admis­ isn't—^then it would be hard to which was sold to the Chinese Na- (Alcoa); Antinous, Warrior, Wild sion to a House committee that he understand the near-panic the tionalsts in July, 1947, and re­ Ranger, Monarch of the Seas and would favor a strike of longshore­ runaways are in over the pros­ named the Hai Hsuan. The ship the Claiborne (Waterman); Alice men to keep supplies from the Napect that they might have to was in operation until 1050, when Brown and Margaret Brown lionaL Chinese armies In Formosa, pay their crewmembers $1 an her officers and crew mutinied, (Bloomfield); Steel Voyager and should they try to retake the leaving her high and dry in Sing­ Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Raphael Chinese mainland. hour. The Los Angeles dockworkers Before coming to the Com­ apore. She was repossessed by the Semraes and Gateway City (Panprotested this, and several proAtlantic); Suzanne, Frances and Maritime Administration in 1957 merce Departmentr Strauss was chairman of the Atomic Ene^y and sold later to a Cuban owner. Edith (Bull); Del Oro (Mississippi); Communist resolutions passed at Those signing on were the Jackie Hause (Marinus) and the the ILWU's recent Seattle conven­ Commission. tion. Alcoa Pioneer and Alcoa Partner Wang Archer (Marine Bulk). Bill Hits State Tax On Crews Bridges Gets Tokyo Visa; Nix Goldblatt New (Means Mans Ship After Nine-Year Lay-Up 51^? p-.- li pV(u--'.-: IM'; • ••-•- • ll-i Crew Up 2 Ex-Llberians In Baltimore BALTIMORE—It has been k good period on the shipping front in this port. Earl. Sheppard, port agent reports, in'addition to serv­ icing a total of 24 vessels during the two-week period, two runawayflag vessels that came back to US registry took oh full crews. Conditions aboard these two ships, Sheppard said, were "very sorry." However the company is cooperating with the SIU and has promised that all necessary repairs that could not be finished while the ships were in port will be handled at sea. In addition, all extra equipment, discarded when the ships went under the foreign flag, will be put aboard at the first opportunity. These ships are expectCcTto be up to SIU conditions and standards by the time they return to the US. The membership's attention was called to the mayoralty electloh which was held here the week after the meeting. While every per­ son is guaranteed the right to . vote as he pleases, all Union members are urged to give serious consid­ eration to their various candidates and their records on matters af­ fecting labor. The vessels paying off in this port were the Jean, Carolyn, Eve­ lyn, Emilia, Hilton (Bull); Feltore, (Marven); CS Norfolk (Cities Serv­ ice); Bethcoaster, Oremar and the Texmar (Calmar). Signing on were the Valiant Hope (Hope); Feltore, Marpre, Oremar, Cubore (Marven) and the Texmar (Calmar). In tran­ sit were the Steel Surveyor, Steel Worker (Isthmian); Robin Kirk (Robin); Baitore (Marven); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Valiant Power (Power) and the Marymar (Calmar). SIU Vessel 100% Clean Third Year HOUSTON. — Seafarers aboard the.Lucile Bloomfield undoubtedly can boast of the cleanest ship in the entire American-flag fleet. For the third year in a row the vessel scored 100 percent in the annual sanitation inspection. Perfect rat­ ings on PHS inspections are ex­ tremely rare, and the 100 percenij; score three years' running is prob­ ably an all-time record. As far ai is known, no other American-flag ship has ever received top rating three years' running. In a letter from the company to . the skipper and all hands annpunc> . ing the award, a company spokes^ man declared. "Needless to say, the company is. extremely proud of this excellent rating . . , and wo wish to take this means of com­ mending the officers and crew of the SS. Lucile Bloomfield for . .. . making your vessel one of th* • cleanest afloat. .. yoiu: vessel.. . can be classed as a model of pleanliness for othtf vessels of the American merchaxd marine." i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 8, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNIONS CHARGE ICC SCUTTLES SHIPPING 5 WIN $6,000 SIU SCHOLARSHIP HOSPITAL AID FOR RETIRED BACKED BY GOV’T REPORT CASTRO, SIUNA MEET ON SHIPS SIU RAKES COAST GUARD’S MOVE TO HAMSTRING CREWS VOTE LABOR BILL IN SENATE; STIFFER MEASURE SOUGHT NORFOLK MAY CREW TWO IDLE SHIPS BILL SETS UP ’50-50’ ON OIL IMPORTS HANDS OFF ’50-50’. STATE DEPT. TOLD NY SLOW, BUT KEY RATINGS ARE SCARCE CHEERS, GROANS GREET SEAWAY BLUE CROSS SEEKING NY RATE HIKE FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, DON’T BE OVERWEIGHT FATE FOR SUPERSHIPS UP TO DEFENSE DEP’T US MAY ACT TO IMPROVE JOBLESS PAY STATES CAN’T BAR PEACEFUL PICKETS, HIGH COURT RULES NY TAKING NEW LOOK AT SCAB RING SS ATLANTIC ASKS BRITISH PORT RIGHTS MINIMUM WAGE THREAT HAUNTS RUNAWAY SHIPS BRIDGES GETS TOKYO VISA; NIX GOLDBLATT NEW ORLEANS MANS SHIP AFTER NINE-YEAR LAY-UP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/08/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 10 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/30cd2c93c2a2aefbae9f8afc1d33f63c.PDF 25b381616436780994b629ac977437b8 PDF Text Text 141 m Vol. XXI No. 9 SEAFAREltS»U>0 71 -'n * OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • NLRB To Hear Union Charges: '"'T "31 -- fts hi­ story On Page 3 :' •»• " "••-.-•vx 1. Story On Page 2 ;: 1 ' i"'. . i ' A;:UT ' >'3 ' •"''•A; --OjfV'J -"-A 'fir''g!' • •'A': .-'I • • >'"? j '-" • '5-5^';^ 1 SIU victims of the collision between jWrVllfOrS# SlU-manned tanker Valchem and liner Santa Rosa talk over experiences at Staten Island PHS hospital. Discharged since photo was taken, Claude Blanchard, bosun (left), listens as messman Rafael Bertran and steward William Nesta discuss dis­ aster in whidi four died. (Story on Page 5.) S •a 1?^ • y.3 ^I| •:li •f ff �m IK ,f ' M I - i,'' ' ssMFdnistrs tde FM»'TW»'- SlU-Maiined Fleet '58 Safety Champ SlU-manned Alcoa Steamship Company vessels have won the first prize award for 1958 in the annual safety competition among operators of US-flag seagoing dry cargo and pas­ senger vessels sponsored by the National Safety Council's Marine Section. Akoa won with the best safety record "*• frequency rate of 2.94, com­ formance of two shipi^, the Alcoa ever attained in the contest. dent puted on the basis of only 18 acci­ Partner and the Alcoa Roamer, The SlU-contracted com­ dents serious enough to cause a both of which received awards for pany won the second place award man to miss his watch or work. going more than 500 days without in the 1957 contest, narrowly miss­ Well over 1,000 crewmembers a lost-time accident on board. ing the top spot by one-tenth of a were employed on the 16 ships Acknowledging the significance point. The award is based on the operated by the company during of this safety record, William C. rate of lost-time accidents aboard the year. White, president, of Alcoa, paid ship in a year's time. The fleet's outstanding safety special tribute to the efforts con­ Alcoa's 1958 score was an aod- record was typified by the per- tributed by the SIU and the SEA­ FARERS LOG. He said the com- SIU tnembersMp meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wiednesday nighfs at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those-who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include regis­ tration number). The next SIU meetings will be: AssaU State Dep't Stand WASHmOTOrf—The SIU and the National Maritime Union have again assaRed the US State Depart­ ment's support of runaway ship­ ping, Wis time in connection with the Us position in support of Panama's and Liberia's status in a United Nations shipping agency. The Us delegation, at a meeting in January, 1959, in London, of the Inter-govemmental IHaritime Con­ sultative Organization, supported April 29 : the seating of Panama and Liberia on the Maritime Salipty Commit­ May 13 tee. This move was defeated by the opposition of European maritime May 27 For a fuU report on the prog­ nations who challenged these coun­ ress and achievements of the tries'- qualifications to speak as maritime nations. joint SlU-operator safety pro­ gram, see page nine. J^t Meeting Subsequently, SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall and NMU rep^ WASHINGTON^The Coast Guard's refusal to postpone a pany could not have achieved the resentatives participated in a meet­ award without the hiacking and public hearing scheduled for April 27 on a complex series of ing called by the State Department cooperation of the shoreside staff proposed new regulations indicates a stormy session when the and licensed and unlicensed per­ on March 91> 1959, to get the views of the industry on matters relating sonnel aboard the ships, and par­ hearing convenes here Mon- * to the UN agency. At that meeting, SIU deal with a 42-page section ticularly the activities of the SID day. the union representatives ^ ex­ titled "Suspension Or Revocation on behalf of shipboard safety. Objections by the SIU to Proceedings" and rules governing Second-place honors in the 1958 WASHINGTON — The Federal pressed outspoken criticism of the the proposed procedures for broad­ investigations, subpoenas, hearings, contest went to US Lines, with an Maritime Board has given the go- whole State Department attitude ening and tightening Coast Guard appeals, reviews of examiners' de­ accident frequency rate of 3.63, and ahead to the Avondale Marine and followed it up with a written protest. control over civilian merchant cisions and the disclosure of in­ third place to United Fruit Com­ Ways, Inc., of New Orleans, to The protest made the foUowing formation such as transcripts. In pany, close behind with a rate of build three cargo ships for the seamen are being prepared by the addition, points: the text released by the 3.65. States Marine Lines won the SlU-contracted Mississippi Ship­ SIU's general counsel for formal Coast Guard failed to include a to^ spot in the previous year with ping Company. Avondale was ruled • Legitimate international or­ submission at the hearing. section by section comparison be­ a mark of 3.61 when Alcoa trailed the low-bidder on the three vessels, The April 27 session was called tween the present disciplinary reg­ with 3.71. One lost-time acciaeni putUng in a $9,591,000 bid for ganizations should not give re^ to deal with proposed new CG ulations and the proposed rules, in December, 1957. closed out Al­ each of the ships, exclusive of de­ spectability to countries coming In regulations covering disciplinary although this was done in the case coa's chances for the top spot that fense features for which the Gov­ imder false pretenses. proceedings for suspending or re­ of the other items on the agenda. year. • The State Department's posi­ ernment pays. voking seamen's documents and tion on runaway ships is "wrong, The three freighters are the first inconsistent, licenses', as well as new rules on dangerous and shame­ of 14 to be ordered by Mississippi ful." lifesaving appliances, fire-fighting hp its long range replacement pro­ equipment, dangerous cargoes and • Runaway fleets do not need gram. They will operate on the run other shipboard safety matters. to West Africa, replacing C-ls now relief from US wages-because they Earlier, a bid by the AFL-CIO used in that service. Once the con­ are operated by such industrial Maritime Trades Department and tract is closed, Avondale promises giants _ as Socony, Sun Oil, Esso,i other organizations to gain more to complete the three ships be­ Alcoa and others. time to study the complex 195tween 840 and 1,020 days, or by • The runaway policy Is incon­ page text was rejected. The regu­ late 1962 for the last vessel. sistent in that it undermines the WASHINGTON—^To the surprise of ho one in the mari­ lations are dated Jan. 30 but copies The new ships wiU be bigger and of the text were not generally time industry, the US Government has agreed to drop its faster than the present C-ls, hav­ economies of our allies in Europe available imtil mid-March. suit against Aristotle Onassis for his failure to construct three ing a deadweight tonnage of ap­ and weakens the- west accordingly. The principal objections by. the supertankers under the Amer--*e Continuaticm of the present proximately 9,000 and a speed of ican flag in return for trans­ low subsequently. The 106,000- 18 knots. Several novel design runaway policy wiU destroy the US features will be incorporated in­ merchant marine. ferring 14 ships foreign. The tonner will come out in 1962. cluding two houses, tanker style, Previously, the two union heads suit would have subjected Onassis The announcement emphasized one forward for deck and steward had written to the Department to fines of some $8 million in per­ formance bonds and return of the that no written agreement had yet men, dining rooms and galley, and criticizing reported moves to In­ 14 ships, formerly manned by Sea­ been reached on the long-delayed one aft for engine rbbm men and terfere in the National Labor Re­ transfer-and-build plan. Mean­ the power plant. The shW will lations Board's processing of elec­ farers, to the American flag. TAMPA—Shipping ran ahead of while, the 14 transferred ships, 12 The decision to drop the suit T-2s and two Libertys formerly carry rotating cranes to work tion petitions on runaway ships. registration during the past period, cargo and mechanical hatch covers, Thus far the State Department the first time in a long while for for breach of the transfer-and- operated by SlU-contracted compa­ as well as being fuUy air-condi­ has not answered the unions' objec­ this port. However, while the reg­ build agreement followed Onassis nies, have been reaping runaway tioned throughout. tions. istration list is very low the sched­ promise to start work on two of profits. The 12 T-2s, upon being the three supertankers, three ule for the coming period is not transferred in 1956,' immediately too good, and there will be more years after the initial agreement went on long-term charter to a US than enough men on hand to re­ was reached. The Maritime Ad­ oil company, at $1,515,000 a month. place. any men getting off their ministration has also agreed to pro­ The estimated profits from this vide Onassis with a mortgage guar­ operation were $20 miUion in the vessels here. antee of up to 75 percent of the Calling into this area during the construction loan, and up to 87^ first two years. last two weeks were the John B. percent of the final cost of the Part of the agreement with Mari­ time called for the profits of the Waterman (Waterman) for payoff; vessels, when completed. and thie Raphael Semmes, Gateway The mortgage guarantee will runaway operation to be put aside city (Pan-Atlantic); Del Rio (Mis­ enable Onassis to borrow money for construction of the three new sissippi) and Wild Ranger (Water­ here in the US at about five per­ ships. Instead, as was brought out man) for servicing. cent interest. Without the guaran­ in a House Merchant Marine Com­ tee, it would be virtually impos­ mittee hearing, $19 miUion of the sible to get a standard bank loan, money was used to pay off income the alternatives being to go abroad tax and mortgage obligations to April 24, 1959 Vol. XXI, No.'^ for money at an interest rate of 12 the US Government. Last June, Victory Carriers an­ percent and upwards, or sell a public bond issue after registering nounced after long delays that ii with the Securities and Exchange would isostpone the ships becauBe Commission. Such registration of the depressed condition of the would require Onassis to disclose tanker, market. Obviously Ihough, PAVL . UAIX.' je<»'eiaiv-TreasU)-«r information as to the' financial the funds to build the vessels were BFWWTT BaARii. Editor. ' BBWABO SKAno longer. available. It was then Art BdUar. . HSBWAW AMxam, IBWIR set-up of Victory Carriers. SPIVAOC, At Uaacnt, JOBK BRAZIL, ANAthat the Government Wed suit for The three ships to be built would xoLB LEVKorr. Statf VfriUrm. Biu. UOODT, OuU Area Repreaentdtttre. be two of 46,000 deadweight tons recovery of the 14 transferred and-one of 106.000 tons at a total ships. PWDilfiM0 BIWMkiy' AT fli* liMdquartArt estimated cost of around $53 mil­ Now all is forgiven, and forgot­ of fho SMfarer* Intornatlonal Unlon< AttotMie A Own Ontrictr APL-CIO. S7S Fourth lion. The three vessels would be ten, with the Government waiving AvomM BrMgyn n. NY. T«l. HYaclnlh operated, by the SlU-contracted the $8 million performance bpndi 9-MM. SocMd elast pestago paid t» tn* Pott omeo In Brooklyn, NY, und»r Victory Carriers company. Accord­ The total down payment that Vic­ JIM Act Of i^Ufl M. 1*11 , ing to the announcement, the first tory Carriers will make on tlie SIU scholarship winner-Seafarer George Butenkoff gets test =^'3 m ship will be delivered in February, three ships mil be in the vicinity 'SIU health center lab before donating blood to Union blood bank. V 1980, with the. other vessels to fol­ pf $7 million. : - J . 7 - ''Butatiihif llii< W'^l* electrical engineering degree!;-^ CC Out To Tighten Rule Over Seamen fV: SCHEDDIE OF SIU MEETINfiS DeltaGets Qo'Ahead On Ships us Drops Onassis Suib 3 Supertankers On Tap Tampa Has Ample List Vr Scholarship Winner Donates SEAFARERS LOG :-7a; r-ij- •' ...r- �isw SEAFARERS LOG Pace Three Siy Hits Runaway in Gulf •ir-.l Labor Board WiU Act On Charges WASHINGTON—Another major gain in the SIU's drive to organize runaway-flag shipping was registered here when the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ordered a^ and the intimidation, prompted the complaint issued against SIU's filing of unfair labor charges. the operators of the Ld- (For full background on the beef, at left, below photo.) berian-flag Sea Level. The seeThestory general counsel's action in order means that the New ordering a complaint issued was on the historic P&O case in Orleans office of the NLRB based which the SIU scored a major Shown when ihe'first, went Into service os the old SS Seotrain in 1929, the Liberion-fiog Sea Level formerly operated for many years with an SlU crew aboard as the Seatrain New Orleans, operating between that city and Havana. Vessel was sold in 1954 and went under the runaway flag that year. ITF Beef Aided Sea Level Drive will process "unfair labor breakthrough against runaway-flag charges filed by the SIU shipping. At that time. May 28, charging discrimination 1958, the National Labor Relations against crewmembers who signed SIU pledge cards. The Sea Level case is the The Sea Level was well known third proceeding now before the to Seafarers as the old Seatrain NLRB involvmg SIU charges New Orleans, which was manned by the SIU when owned by Sea­ against Liberian - flag ships. train Lines. Now under Liberian Charges are now pending a:sainst registry with a Cuban crew, the the P&O Steamship Company, Sea Level was the target of an operators of the SS Florida, for SIU organizing drive which began refusal to bargain following the failnre of the company to ne­ in December. gotiate a collective bargaining When the SIU petitioned for a agreement with the SIU. Sim­ collective bargaining election, the ilarly, on November 10, 1958, company fired 26 Cuban crewmem­ the SIU filed charges at the bers in Havana for union activity, Tampa regional office of the subsequently reinstating them after National Labor Relations Board exacting from them a promise that against the operators of the run­ they would revoke tbelr SIU pledge away cruise ship SS Yarmouth. cards. In that instance, the company In addition, company representa­ fired 136 West Indian crew­ tives hired armed Pinkerton de­ members after they went ashore tectives to escort the crewmembers in Washington, DC, and picketed to the regional NLRB office where the ship in a demand for SIU they testified on the SIU's election union recognition and improve­ petition. These actions, the firing ments in wages and working conditions. The ship then skipped port with the payroli and the men's personal gear. Subsequently, the operators hired a new crew in various West Indian countries and have put the Yarmouth back on its West Indian cruise run. The issuance of a National Labor Relations Board complaint against the runaway-flag operators of the SS Sea Level was the outgrowth of an SIU campaign which made rapid headway in December, during the December 1-4 worldwide demonstrations against runawayflag ships. SIU New Orleans officials had been surveying to petition the National Labor NLRB investigators. The armed prospect for organizing the Relations Board for a representa­ Pinkerton men were actually es­ Sea Level for some time prior to tion election. Three days later, on corting the Cuban crewmembers the four-day demonstration and, December 26, the owners fired 26 into the NLRB's offices in groups of three or four until the SIU pro­ in the course of the four-day Cuban crewmembers in Havana. protest, successfully tied up the When the vessel returned to New tested to regional director John •hip in that port. Orleans on the 29th, it was met Lebus, who ordered the guards re­ In fact, the Sea Level was one by an SIU picketline at the Sea- moved. This tactic was employed during of two ships which company attor­ train Lines dock. Belle Chasse, the most critical period of the neys sought to release by petition­ Plaquemines Parish. The line tied Cuban revolution when the Batista ing the state courts for w injunc­ up the ship, and kept it that way (Continued on page 15) tion. The injunction was denied until January 6, 1959, when the by Judge Rene A. Viosca of the line was lifted by a temporary civil district court in New Orleans. restraining order Issued by Judge Full-scale organizing of the crew Bruce Nunez of Plaquemine Parish. However, two weeks later, on began during the ITF beef and January 20, Judge Nunez dissolved continued during the vessel's suc­ ceeding trips between New Orleans the temporary order and dismissed the company's petition for a per­ and Havana. manent injunction. He ruled he 26 Men Fired did not have jurisdiction because By December 23, 1958, the SIU NLRB proceedings had been insti­ LONDON—Further development of plans for international had secured sufficient pledge cards tuted and the Federal agency had union action against runaway ships was reported from last prior Jurisdiction. week's International Transportworkers Federation meeting Cut Her Lines London. Acting on the-* rm When the Sea Level showed up the International Longshoremen's at the Seatrain docks on January basis df policy adopted at a 25, the SIU picketline again tied previous meeting in January, Association into membership with the sponsorship of the SIU and her up completely. Four days later, she chopped her lines and representatives of the world's mari­ the NMU. The action followed the sailed for Hayana. She recently time unions discussed methods of ILA membership's staunch support returned to New Orleans only to organizing the runaways and as­ of the December 1 to 4 protest be tied up again. Members of the signment of the various runaway demonstrations against runaway New Orleans local of the Inter­ fleets to the national unions hav­ shipping. The nine nominees for the posts national Longshoremen's Associa­ ing appropriate jurisdiction. In addition, the meeting went of SIU convention delegates have tion have refused to work the on record that the prevailing wage At the January meeting, the ITF had their credentials approved by ship. scale of the union in the country agreed that ownership of the ves­ the headquarters credentials com- s In between the start of picketing ndttee and consequently were de- on December 29 and January 25 sel, rather than nationality of the of ownership would apply to the tlallred elected following approval when the ship arrived in New Or­ crew, would determine which runaway ship involved. The only exception to this rule, as an­ of the cominittee's report by SIU leans, the company had restored unions had the right to organize nounced by Omer Becu, ITF gen­ runaway ships. This was in accord membership, meetings in all ports. all of the discharged crewmem­ eral-secretary, was for Americanwith the position presented jointly 'Since there were nine nominees bers to their jobs. The circum­ owned ships, in which instance the by the SIU and the National Mari­ for nine dpen posts, the procedure stances under which they were re­ unions were instructed to obtain time Union. wds to declare them elected once stored were testified to in three the "best possible conditions" for Accordingly, last week's meeting the meniber^hip acted on the com­ sworn affidavits by members of the American-owned runaways. revolved around discussion of ac­ mittee's report. the crew, which are now in the The ITF meeting was also note­ tual tactics to be employed against The nine will attend the ninth possession of the NLRB. worthy in light of the fact that the selected organizational targets, and biennial convention of the SIU of In these statements, the crew-, Greek Seamen's Union partici­ agreement on which targets would North America, which will open members said the company told May 25 in Montreal at the Shera­ them they were being fired for be appropriate for the various pated. Last December, at the con.clusion of the December 1 to 4 ton-Mount Royal Hotel. The SIU having asked the. SIU to repre­ unions involved. Canadian Pistrict will be the host sent them. They also were told A recommendation by SIU of NA worldwide protest demonstrations affiliate. they could get their Jobs Back If President Paul Hall called for the which affected a large number of The convention comes at the they would sign statements revok­ appointment .of NMU President Greek-owned Liberian-fiag ships, time of the opening of the St. ing their SIU pledge cards and Joseph Curran to the existing va­ the Greek consul in New York an­ Lawrence Seaway, which offers testify against the SIU before the cancy on the ITF executive board. nounced that the Greek Seamen's new opportunities for maritime or­ NLRB so that the company could Hall is a member of the executive Union was quitting the ITF. No ganizing, and delegates are ex­ win dismissal of the SIU petition. council of the Seafarers and Dock­ prior announcement had . come pected to concentrate on the prob­ When the ship arrived in New ers Section of ITF, and adoption from the union which apparently lems posed'by the Seaway. Orleans on January 2.5 and in the of his recommendation would give had made no such decision. Named to the convention were four days following, all of the the two major US sea unions repre­ At the time, the Greek consul the following: Joe Algina, Steve crewmembers were transported sentation on the two top ITF coun- attacked the demonstrations as a - ^ "plot" against Greek-owned ship­ G^ullo, Paul Drozak, Paul Hall, froin the ship by armed Pinkerton cils. Robert Matthews, Earl Sheppard, detectives to the NLRB office, so In another development which ping, most of which was not under A1 Ttqmer, Cal Tanner and Lind- that they could testify against the followed the London meeting, the the Greek flag and paid no taxes SIU ta cli^d W**"* ITF announced it ..was accepting to the government of Greece. ITF Approves Details Of World Organizing Plan Vote Approval Of Delegates To Convention Board called for an election on the SS Florida, P&O's Liberian-fiag passenger ship which operates be­ tween Miami and Havana with a largely Cuban crew. The SIU sub­ sequently won this election by a vote of 87 to 21 and established its right to negotiate for the crew. In the P&O case, the Labor Board ruled that the SIU had the right to organize the ship, even though it was under a foreign flag, because the ship was Americanowned. operated in American trade from Miami and had never been in Liberian waters. The Board said (Continued on page 15) Cruise Ship To Capsize For Movie , The renowned passenger liner He de France, which is headed for the scrap pile, will make one last voyage—one for MGM movie studios. She will appear in the forthcoming production, "The Last Voyage" in the role of an ill-fated vessel destined to sink at the movie's climax. Since the 44,000-ton ship is go­ ing to be scrapped anyway, there will be no holds barred in filming the action on ship. The action will not be simulated. Instead, funnels will ^really collapse, boilers really explode and the ship will actually sink. ~After the shooting is done, the He's Japanese owners will prepare to scrap her in-Japan. • 1.1 •m •-I �sisAFARERS tOG rag* PMV ".!• T • SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO BOARD '%•' -5U;- "T-'1^- 5" \.''~75, April 1 Through April 14, 1959 SIU shipping continued rising during the past two weeks, reaching the highest point since June, 1957, except for a brief period last December. The total number of jobis dispatched was 1,212, way in front of the registration figure of 1,106. The ship­ ping rise was across the board for all seniority groups, but primarily among class A men. In addition, although the registration total this period represented an increase over the previous report, most of it in the deck depart­ ment, the total number of men registered on the beach by the end of the period continued, falling off. As a result, shipping generalb'^ re­ mains in a very healtliy condition. Sixty payoffs, 37 sign-ons and 133 in-transit visits were listed by all ports, for a total of 230 calls. New York led the way with 39 ships, New Orleans had 37 and Baltimore, 32. Houston didn't have as many ships as usual, but its shipping this period was up again to the high­ est mark in almost two years. Philadelphia, Tampa and Wilmington had no sign-ons during the last two weeks, and Boston, Savannah, Lake Charles and San Francisco had one each. (See "Ship Activity" sum­ mary at, right). • Eight SIO ports showed improved shipping last period, including Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, New drleans^ Houston, Wilming­ ton and Seattle. This represented a welcome change in most of them, particularly New Orleans, which was very slow previously. Declines were reported by Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lake Charles and San ^Francisco. The drop was very small for Baltimore, with shipping sUU hovering at the 200-Job mark. Tampa was the only port that shipped no class C men, who account­ ed for 11 percent of the total shipping for the District. Over 100 of these Jobs were In group 3 ratings. Class A shipping rose slightly to 66 percent of the total, but the class B portion dipped to 23 percent. The reports also show that Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles^Wllmlngton and Seattle all had 100 or less men registered on the beach In all departments at the end of the period. These ports are fairly consistent on this score. All of the above ex­ cept Philadelphia alsp had fewer than 50 class A men on hand. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Good; sugar season Is on; needs unrated men and oilers . . . Balttmore: Good . . . Nmfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Quiet again .. . Tampa: Fair .. . Mobile: Good . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Quiet . . . Houston: Always busy . . . Wilmington: Fair . . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Good. , Ship AtfivHy Pay Sign la Offt Oof Traas. TOTAL Boitea ...... New Yerli.... fhliadoipUo . RoMawre .... Norfolk ..... Spvbaaoh .... Toaipo ...... Mohtio *.«.... New Orleoas . Lake Ckorles . Hoastea .... Wllailiifitea .. SoaProadic*. Seattle 1 » 2. U 2 18 2 1 1 9 i 1 8 — 2 7 2 1 4 7 1 2 .1 4 1 TOTALS ... *9 5-^ 39 ; 12 32 1119 i 1*._ 37 13 21 i 9 14 1 15 11 12 7 9 4 2 28 11 15 S 5 7 87 133 239 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile. New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP S ALL 1 2 8 ... 19 2 73 17 - 43 13 3 10 3 16 6 54 9 39 •7 3 4 3 2 1 _ 2 1 1 4 15 3 25 10 19 5 34 3 — 4 7 37 15 4 56 4 6 1 1 6 10 4 20 . 8 17 7 2 •97" 193 42* ~332l Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadeiphiav Baltimore Norfolk S:ivannah Taihpa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B •> GROUP 8_ ALL 1 2 J 2~ St 9 39 5 53 — 12 2 14 3 35 5 43 1 1 — 2 '— 2 3 1 — 4 — 4 6 12 3 21 4 5 23 14 3 3 1 7 7 27 36 2 — — — — 7 16 2 25 — 11 1 12 "40 "177"29 '246 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C .TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 2 S ALL A 3 ALL 1 2 2 8 Af.T. 2 _ 2 * — 2 3 1 1 3 1 18 2 1 2 24 2 4 4 N — 11 8 44 12 6 19 15 71 1 7 4 8 71 93 96 142 39 277 1 14 4 14 8 32 26 59 — 1 4 3 9 2 6 1 2 2 • 9 2 21 1 11 7 1 2 34 _ .4 9 14 26 5 1 24 10 41 3-8 15 26 3 26 7 54 16 193 _ 7 11 7 - 41 74 33 18 _ 3 2 5 7 2 0 6 — 2 5 3 1 7 1 12 6 1 6 14 7 9 — — 7 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 11 2 1 2 6 3 1 2 11 15 2 1 1 1 9 — 7 — ' — — 3 1 7 3 3 3 1 1 3 19 1 8 9 1 2 8 ____ _ 17 s 1 1 3 8 5 16 25 63 4 1 16 1 34 4 1 1 A9 3 3 6 17 22 9 2 2 3 53 43 48 14 105 3 9 12 48 1 — 3 2 2 48 24 — — 3 1 1 — 2 — 4 17 2 6 4 1 2 — 2 — 2 2 11 1 9 4 2 — 7 10 17 21 43 10 74 2. 3 9 3 8 74 14 8 77 __ 8 6 14 5 96 28 45 ' 4 14 — _ — 2 2 3 — 1 1 3 — 1 1 3 5 4 2 4 2 2 11 17 — 2 6 — — — — 1 1 9 5 18 — 2 2 4 3 2 — 18 2 29 13 21 4 38 4 7 —2 • 5 t 7 7 1 2 10 1 16 1 9 — 4 10 1 3 — 5 16 5 10 19 1 81 8 4 8 39 46 1 93 89 180 55 1 3241 8 88 5 81 49 7 21 33 324 77 81 166 88 S3 1 445 273 434 97 1 804 8 •_ ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED Registered G In The Beach CLASS A ClASS B GROUP GROUP GROITP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 _8_ A^ 1 1 C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 B 3 2 8 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 2 Q • 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 9 t 1 St X Si 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 16 7 37 8 8 52 4 10 7 1 10 21 12 85 46 113 13 21 1 12 52 — 5 2 7 1 8 5 3 9 1 6 1 4 9 6 4 19 21 4 — 10 7 17 3 8 68 22 3 13 8 5 13 28 21 13 62 5 9 28 21 — — 3 3 7 3 2 9 5 9 2 3 5 .... 14 _ 9 — — — 2 6 4 1 1 2 9 _ 1 1 1 4 2 6 — — • 1 1 6 , 6 7 6 1 7 1 __ 1 — 5 6 37 2 11 3 12 4 2 7 19 _ 5 7 _ 19 26 15 __ 2 6 5 13 10 18 6 9 40 7 34 1 _ 2 7 1 44 16 9 1 34 1 — 1 4 5 1 3 2 10 5 8 2 2 2 2 6 2 6 2 2 1 10 6 17 7 38 20 6 75 TO 32 6 13 1 4 6 49 4 4 49 1 20 1 — 2 1 3 —, 2 7 2" 6 10 1 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 6 — 5 3 2 23 3 8 1 2 15 10 8 __ 9 2 2 2 9 4 4 — 1 3 — 3 11 6 5 — 2 3 3 13 22 4 4 — 13 1 5 6 6 55 "47" 198 48 242 111 48 401 112 383 49 176 33 2421 7" 54 "50~ 2 16 SO •MM ..I. L inl ALL GROUP 8 ALL 1 2 tt XI 172 4 25 82 12 1 4 ... 7 54 63 8 15 46 4 8 36 9 544 12 •MM 0 0 0 tu 27 2 12 3 _ 24 1 13 4 9 13 2 •MM MM <2 4 5 95 MM M. ' K 9 55 8 25 8 1 1 10 19 10 26 4 6 3 20 3 5 8 4 3 8 82 -189 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston \f.: I" New York Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Lake Charles I: Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Reglsfered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B - tOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GBOUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUPGROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 8 ALL 1 2 B 3 ALL 2 2 8 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 — 2 1 3 2 4 2 13 1 1 3 7 4 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 21 12 31 64 1 14 35 92 219 1 3 35 15 22 83 92 7 24 11 19 39 17 19 53 53 1 10 11 2 : __ — 2 7 9 3 3 4 2 9 18 7 2 — 9 5 5 7 5 3 2 2 — 17 _ 12 6 14 37 2 7 70 60 32 12 26 3 9 18 12 36 12 12 8 5 13 11 36 1 11 12 ' 4 1 — 5 1 2 3 3 3 6 — 7 7 7 13 1 1 1 7 15 5 6 1 1 — — _ . 5 — 1 6 2 2 1 10 3 5 7 7 1 2 1 5 2 — — ,2 5 . 2 1 6 7 5 2 3 1 4 10 6 1 3 2 6; 1 1 __ 7 1 7 15 6 6 3 7 4 10 21 3 4 11 22 20 51 13 8 1 13 11! 7 7 — 17 • 8 3 23 34 68 35 8 52 17 3 3 38 11 44 13 11 11 95 21 13 44 13 21 — — — 1 2 3 3 6 1 3 2 6 3 2 4 5 2 6 3 4 2 __ 1 ^ ' 9 . 9 13 5 14 32 — 2 16 7 63 23 7 87 7 46 10 7 12 14 7 5 27 46 10 10 4 2 2 8 1 — — 1 1 8 1 ><L_ 1 1 4 2 8 6 1 2 - 4 2 2 1 1 2 2| 1 2 — 3 11 16 — 5 6 15 31 4 3 5 2 2 — 12 10 6 1 10 1 7 1 13 10, 2 2\ 1 3 . —. 8 6 1 2 9 _ 3 4 i 11 3 2 4 2 5 1 1 6 8l 5 2 2 93 84 117 2441 1 94 241 588 9 7 75 83 74~ 25 133 232 2 77 57 1 366 253 57 232 19 117 145 771 2 1 54 4 71 • • 1 • MM • MM. MM _M MM. MM MM MM* MM" 1 ^ MM MM " MM ^*M MM ~ MM. MM MM MM. MMM ' •M. ; 1 MM. •, MM -M-.. '. MMM MM. MM M.M MM i MM MM SUMMARY ll;;. pi- ir MMMPrOMtf Reg/sfered -Registered TOTAL Registered On The Beach Shipped Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A I CLASS B CLASS e CLASS A CLASS B GBOUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GBOUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 1 2 8 2_3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 _^L 1 2 8 ALL 1 97 193 42 332 8 39 46 93 89 180 55 I 324 "B 31_49 7 21 j 33 324 88 33 | 445 273 484 97 I 8941 77_81 I- i6ji^- -:.-2 881 ~5 177 29 246 6 55 "47 _108 33 176 "33 1242 "7 '54 50 I 111 2 16'30'| 48 242_111 487| 491112 383 49J 544f 93 82 I 189' 1 7 75 83; 74 25 133 1 232 2 ' 41271 93 34 117 1' 54 I 67232 77 67 1 366 253 94 241 15881" 19 117 77 • ' 2 822 15 Ml IBR" 284 196 881 221 J 798 17 89 170 I 2761 '9.-"irio5iiH^75r 279 188 11212 494 "• 638 911 887 |1936) 29 : 191 289 m �Afril 24. U5f SEAFARERS (Tht brothers described below are receivino |150 monthly SlU dieabiUty-benefits.) ^ Bafiu Stoucb, Sr. . . . 62 . . . steward department member since joining unioq in 1941 . . . Rufus Jr., foilowing dad's footsteps,, has chief cook rating in SIU... Stough, Sr.. worked mostly on vpassenger and dry cargo ships.. preferred West Africa and South American runs be­ cause the ships' home port was New Orleans, Stough's home town ... saw plenty of action dur­ ing World War II . . . ships he was on were tor­ pedoed twice," rammed once and he also spent two years as a prisoner of war . . . still keeps in touch with former shipmate Frenchy Manceaux ... lives with wife and son in New Orleans . . . enjoys tend­ ing family's garden and backyard. .$ 4 t I'ully Robertson . . . 62 . . . joined SIU in 1939, putting in 18 years at sea before retiring on a $150 monthly disabilitypension check ... sailing "had its ups and downs" but, Robertson confides, "I'd still like to go back to sea". . . can't though, because of rheumatism, so. "I guess I'll get my flshihg pole and quit thinkabout it". . . liked passenger ships above all others because of the bigger payoff, "but on the beach I would take anything" . . . vessel, Old Plow City, still remains with Robby as his fondest memory on the seas . . .' put in five days "out in that cold water" after his ship went down . . . still corre­ sponds with shipmates Tom McLees and Phil O'Carnes . . . lives with vdfe in Dallas, Texas, fishing, hunting and just relaxing "on that old rocking chair on the front porch." LOG PaC» PlfW Dry Cell Safety Lighting Urged For SIU Vessels FolIowing^ a central safety committee meeting of the joint SlU-industry safety plan aU SIU companies have been notified of the desirability of installing portable dry cell lij lights in passageways and in the engine rtiom. The recommendation grew out of discussion of the Santa Rosa-Valchem collision. It was pointed out at the meeting that when the Valchem's lighting circuits were thrown out of whack by the coUlsion, the only lights available were a couple of flash­ lights belonging to members of the crew. In another development growing out of the collision, the Maritime Administration has asked a private research organization to undertake a study of collisions at sea. The firm, Dualap & Associates, of Stam­ ford, Conn., will investigate ail available records of collisions in the past five years. The investi­ gation will center on the relation­ ship between errors of navigation and accidents. Study Ship Equipment In addition, the Maritime Ad­ ministration is undertaking a study on ship equipment with the hope of finding ways to improve ship controls and safety. t t ft Jack Howard . . 67 . . . Originally an SUP man. Brother Howard Four Seafarers are still hospi- Seafarer B. B. Henderson, cook, fells headquarters membership of transferred over to the SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ talized as a result of the Valchem f,i$ experience aboard SS Valchem when he was awakened by trict in 1948 . . . career dates back to 1923 when collision, three in Staten Island -alUtfon he sailed on a Lykes Brothers ship out of New Or­ and one in the Galveston PHS.^ leans . . . had chief steward's rating, working on hospital, and a number of other passenger ships, tankers and cargo ships . . . liked crevmiembers are still receiving seafaring because it "took me to places where I had medical care. never been before". . .,did some valuable organiz­ Bosun Claude Blanchard, who ing for the Union in the Isthmian fleet ... it was was burned in the accident, has one of his most memorable experience and "what a been transferred to the Galveston thrill it was when they signed the contract". . . hospital. Seafarers Rafael Berheart condition forced him to retire two years ago tran, MM; William Nesta, chief . . . when he shows friends in his home town of Patoka, 111., the $150 steward, and G. Malensky, OS, are Now well on the rpad to recovery despite first and second still in Staten Island, with Bertran monthly checks he gets,~they can hardly believe it. degree burns over large portions of his body, Seafarer Claude hobbling about on crutches as the Blanchard, bosun of the Valchem, was lavish in his praise result of leg and back injuries. Check Hearing Record of the medical treatment he* ^ The Coast Guard is in the proc­ received at the Staten Island cords, everything is practically ess of reviewing the voluminous Health Service hospi­ healed up." hearing record on the accident, Public The vocal cords will take an tal. involving seven days of testimony estimated four to six months to ."I never thought I would be out by crewmembers of both ships. heal, but Blanchard is able to The Santa Rosa, which sustained of there in three weeks," Blan­ ispeak, although his voice is quite WASHINGTON—The Public Health Service may have to heavy damage to her bow, is now chard said, "but thanks to the ex­ abandon its sanitary inspection program on cargo vessels un­ being fitted with a new bow in cellent care I received at the hoarse. Still in the hospital are Sea­ less Congress votes additional funds for PHS, a House Ap­ the Newport News Shipbuilding hospital, I'm now on out-patient and Drydock yard. The Valchem status and will not need any skin farers William Nesta, chief stew­ propriations subcommit--*^ ard, Rafael Bertran, MM, the most graft operations." tee was told. the spread of communicable dis­ is in Todd's Shipyard, Brooklyn, seriously injured, and G. Malensky. Consequently,-Blanchard, a resi­ awaiting decision as to whether A spokesman for the Pacific eases and endanger the health of dent of Port Arthur, Texas, is or not she will be repaired. American Steamship - Association, American seamen. headed back home and will con­ Vice-President J. Monroe Sullivan, tinue t'' get out-patient treatment declared that he learned from the at the Galveston PHS hospital. PHS that the. present budget would Like other Seafarers on the Val­ only allow for inspection of pas­ chem Blanchard was asleep in his senger vessels. room when she was struck by the That means that' cargo ships Santa Rosa somewhere around 3 could •'hot be inspected while in AM, the morning of March 26. His service or in the construction stage, All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity room was on the starboard side, with po!»ible damaging .effects, on benefit plus a ^25 bond from the Union in-the baby's name: next to the saloon mess. Neverthe­ WASHINGTON The nuclear tho health of Seafar»s. less, the Rosa, driving some two ship Savannah, the world's first Mrs. George W. BdwdBn, Jr;i Nor­ Edmund C. Blosser Jr., born Fewer Inspeeitona Already thirds through the Valchem's after atom - powered merchant vessel, Sullivan cited stetistics showing January 14-, 1959, to Seafarer and folk,'Va.\' wrecked his foc'sie. Mrs. Edmund C. Blosser, Ridge4 . 4 4 • . house, that because of lack of manpower; All Blanchard knew was that he wiU be launched by Mrs. Dwight Kurt Sammy Walls, born March woke up in a room filled with hot D. Eisenhower, on July 21, 1959, inspections had .dropped off .con­ wood, Queens, NV. ' 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kirt kteam which scalded his face, at the New York Shipbuilding .. 4 ' .i' siderably from previous years. If the rate of decline continues, he Jeff Wyne De. LPS l^tos, born Walls, NeW Orleans, La. hands, back, legs and vocal cords. Corp. in Camden, NJ, the Maritime tt. .. 4 • 4 warned, "it could pose a dangerous^ March 10, 1959, to Eeafarer and He war also trapped in his room, Administration has announced. situation and would increase Mrs. Raul De . Los Santos, Galves­ Joy Linda Worley, born March but the first assistant engineer The vessel is a combination 16,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John somehow pried a bulkhead loose passenger-cargo vessel, 595 feet chances for contamination within ton, Tex., ' L. Worley, San Francisco, Calif. merchant vessels and between long, with a 78-foot beam capable i ^ 4 and got him out. merchant vessels. To date no seri­ John Doran, born March 21, From there, Blanchard said, he of a 20-knot speed. The vessel is 4 4 4 Dwight Morris, born March 16, Was taken aboard the Santa Rosa designed to operate for over three ous contaminations have resulted 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard and placed in the passenger ship's years on its initial fuel loading. on American-flag ships—in great Doran, St. George, SI, NY. Morris, Vinemont, Ala. degree a result of oim creW per­ hospital. "After giving emergency 4" t In light of the pending launching sonnel being properly trained by Michael Henry Jr., born Febru­ treatment to Romo and Bertran of the Savannah, Lloyd's Register 4 4 4 management together with the co­ ary 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sheila Lorraine Lewing, born who were the most seriously in- of Shipping has called upon the operation of seafaring unions and Michael Henry, Lake Charles, La. April 7, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. jiu-ed, the Santa Rosa medical staff government of Great Britain to the advice and supervision of the Ottis Lewing, Elorien, La. gave me the best of attention. The invest government funds in the 4^ 4 Public Health Service itself. ship's nurse was at my side con­ development of an experimental 4 4 4 Robert Lynn Morgan, born Judy Lucile Graham, born March stantly all day imtil the Santa Rosa nuclear-powered 'Not In Public Interest' carrier. March 4,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. "If the proposed reduction . . . Robert Earl Morgan, Bailinger, 31, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ got into port that evening and I States Marine will operate the ert H. Graham, Mobile, Ala. was taken over to Staten Island." In the budget becomes effective, Tex. NS Savannah through its threeAt the hospital, Blanchard got sanitary inspection of cai-go vessels 4 4 4 stage program, which consists of 4 4 4 Joseph Ferdinand Da Costa, regular treatments in a Hubbard In foreign trade will be eliminated Louis James Vincent, born born March 21, 1959, to Seafarer tub, an agitated water bath through initial trials and tests for six , , , Such a situation will not be In March 29, 1959, to Seafarer and and Mrs. Jose Da Costa, Baltimore, which jets of compressed air pass. months to a year, then in domestic the public interest." "They told me that the air hitting and offshore operation in modified The Maritime Trades Depart­ Mrs. Floj'd John Vincent, Lake Md. Arthur, La. the burns would make them heal commercial service for operational ment, APL-CIO, and the SIU have 4• 4 4 Dawn' Marie Sachs,- born March fast, and they certainly, knew the evaluation purposes and finally 4 4 4 protested to the House Appropria­ Stephen Alan Bowden, borh 22, i959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ber­ score. Now, except for my knuckles through commercial operation in tion? Committee that any cut in which are still tender, and my vocal passenger-cargo services. the program would open the US to March 30, 1959, to Seafarer and nard Sachs, Baltimore, Md. Burns Healing, Valchem Bosun Hails PHS Care Cargo Ship Health Inspection May End SIU DABY ARRIYAKS N5Savannah Christening Set For July �SEAFARERS rac* CUx Warit Adventure? Bid For Berth On Shinneeock Bay A collision, a few vension dinners provided by the crew, two Hens slapped on the ship, a shortage of bunkers, a boiler breakdown, and the rescue of a crewmember who went into the drink were just a few of the incidents which took place on the current voyage of the Shinnecock Bay. " Af*" last report, the SlU-manned cutta where the Liberty collided Liberty was beating if home­ with an Indian ship and stove in ward from Aden, hoping to arrive in Baltimore by May 8 without further incident. But just to make sure, the Seafarers are keeping their fishing lines out in the mean­ time to replenish a none-too-robust stock of foodstores. According to ship's delegate Bjorn Granberg, the sequence of unexpected events began in Cal- Boston Unions Get Classwork BOSTON — Classes are being conducted in this port to deal with the problems faced by the average working man, Gene Dakin, acting agent, reports. The classes are sponsored by the Greater Boston Labor Council, AFL-CIO, with the cooperation of the Metropolitan Boston United Fund. They are held one night a week for ten weeks and all of­ ficials and representatives of labor unions in the port have been in­ vited to attend. They deal with the services provided by social agencies here. Although there was a couple of ships paying off in the port during the past period, it did not help the shipping picture. Registration for the port increased during the last two weeks, especially in the Deck department where the port has more than enough men on hand to take any jobs that may come up in the near future. Paying off in the area were the Penn Mariner (Penn Trans) and the Winter Hill (Cities Service). The Penn Mariner was the only ship signing on during the period. In transit were the Wild Ranger (Waterman); Bradford Island (Cit­ ies Service) and the Robin Kirk (Robin). a few plates. She spent 12 days getting patched up, picked up a pilot and headed down the Hooghly River—but not for long. It ap­ pears there was a minor item pend­ ing, an unpaid repair bill for $1,200 worth of engine room work to be exact, and the pilot was or­ dered to hold everything. By dint of some persuasive con­ versation, the captain managed to clear the ship for Vizagapatam to load ore. Upon arrival, there was a court order from Calcutta to put the ship under arrest for the col­ lision repair bill, a mere $10,000 in all. This too was cleared up after some hasty communication between the ship and the local au­ thorities, and the Shinnecock Bay beat it out of there, headed for Aden. "Halfway to Aden we had trou­ ble with one boiler, so it had to be shut down and fixed tempo­ rarily. After the boiler was fixed we were short of fuel, so in order to be on the safe side, we were going on one boiler." Limping along slowly on one boiler meant further delay, and consequently the chief steward re­ ported gloomily that stores were running low. Ever resourceful, the crew put out fishing lines over the stem to supplement the rations. 'Man Overboard!' While Granberg, his watch part­ ner and the second mate were dil­ igently tending the lines one eve­ ning, dreaming of a fresh fish din­ ner, they spotted a crewmember thrashing in the water. The cry "man overboard" was followed by* some fast action. "The mate on watch rang the general alarm and started to bring the ship around. We got the boat cover off the motor lifeboat and swung it out. In it went the 2d mate, myself, two more ABs and three ordinaries. "The boat'was lowered and the A9mu,um^ LOO^ Pick Up'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captaiff or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want to sign on for another such voy­ age. Study Crews' Meal Taxation Shinnecock Bay lifeboat js picked up after rescuing crew­ member from Indian Ocean. 2nd mate . . . started the motor. I took the tiller and we cast loose and headed for the man. He had missed all the liferings but was still swimming when we picked him up. From the time he went overboard to the time we picked him up was 16 minutes.' Made It To Aden Finally, the ship made it to Aden, had its boilers repaired, re­ stocked its bunkers and headed for home. The venison? Granberg explains it this way. "A few of the boys were tiger-hunting in India, but by some mix-up bagged four deer, so we have had deer meat for sup­ per." ° As for the fishing, "that's been pretty good, but all the big ones (over 20 pounds) have gotten away." The New YOrk State government has promised to review the ques­ tion of withholding taxes on sea­ men covering the value of meals and lodging on board ship. Gover­ nor Nelson Rockefeller has written National Maritime Union President Joseph Curran informing him that the State Tax Department will re­ view the situation. Curran had written Rockefeller protesting the tax on seamen's meals and lodging, pointing out that the Federal Government does not impose such a tax. SIU representatives have also protested the tax action and have been in conferences with state tax officials on the problem. The state is taxing earnings of New York resident seamen and is^ applying the tax to meals and lodg­ ing by figuring $1.20 daily for this purpose on seamen's gross wages, $1.60 daily on a licensed officers' pay. Curran had written Rockefeller that the "food and berth that sea­ men receive aboard ship in no way constitute earnings ... The fact that Ihey must live with their jobs does not reduce their costs of maintaining a home and family ashore." Towing fieef Settled In ' N'Orleans NEW ORLEANS—Shipping for this port picked up quite a bit since last meeting and, from the looks of the schedules, it should continue this way for at least an­ other two weeks, Port Agent Lindsey Williams reports. The strike at Crescent Towing has been settled with a new con­ tract negotiated providing for im­ proved conditions and other gaiwa for HIWD members. Seafarers in this port are enthus­ iastically backing the Union's fight to organize the Liberian-flag Sea Level. The men here realize that beefs like this one and the P&O beef are paving the way for large-scale organizing of hundreds of runaways. Although shipping for the port ran slightly behind registration, with 165 men shipped to 169 men registered, there were an additional 14 relief and standby jobs and 33 harbor berths filled during the period. • , ' There were 37 vessels calling at the port during the past two weeks. Five ships paid off, seven signed on and 25 were in transit. The ships paying off were the Del Aires, Del Sud, Del Monte (Mississippi); Margarett Brown (Bloomfield) and the Royal Oak (Cities Service). The Del Norte, Del Rio, Del Sud (Mississippi); Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); Afoundria,. J. B. Waterman and the War­ rior (Waterman) signed on. In transit were the Alcoa Ranger. Alcoa Corsair, Roamer, Cavalier (Alcoa); Seatrain's Georgia, Louisi­ ana; Del Norte, Del Rio, Del Sud, Del Campo (Mississiippi); Lucilo Bloomfield, Neva West (Bloom- ' field); Steel Surveyor, Steel De­ signer (Isthmian); Tops Tops, Mon­ arch of the Seas, Afoundria, John B. Waterman, Warrior, Claiborne (Waterman); Raphael Semmes, Gateway City (Pah-Atlantic) Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clippers); Bents Fort (Cities Service) apd the Coeur D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers). Know! , tdfik rotHEldS' 11- Know Where Mi While out at sea, a crew is on its own when emergencies occur. That's part of the game. But all too often, it's the same story in port because nobody bothers to fin^ out how to reach the nearest hospital, local fire depart­ ment or other source of aid in an emergency. To Get Help ? Such information sifould be posted on the bulkhead near the gangway so that the gangway watch can summon help promptly when needed. Prompt arrival of such emergency assistance can make the difference in sqving lives. i "• .. * - ^ v ^ ; i-. ] -fc.*-' • r 'J.-' �SEAFAItmiS' XiOg' AviH Z4.'l9St NY Men 'Clean House'; Fire Cripples Dredge tOVR IMILLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margoliua Users Rate Wash-And-Wear Clothes May is a good month for shopping, with important sales and clear­ ances of sheets, cases, towels; soaps and toiletries; lingerie and house­ coats; washing machinesr and ranges. Television sets also are available at additional reductions this month as manufacturers and dealers un­ load 1959 models preparatory to introducing new models in the falL Here are shopping suggestions for important spring family needs: Children's Clothing: Of the many different types of children's gar­ ments on the market, what's the best to buy for warm-weather wear? The problem is not only one of getting long-wearing, comfortable clothing, but of keeping down the family laundry. • All-cotton wash-apd-wear and drip-dry garments, which have been treated with special finishes both to help them resist soiling and wrin­ kling, and reduce ironing; • Garments made of synthetic or man-made fibers as nylon, Dacron or Orion; • Blends of cotton and synthetiQ fibers. A recent survey by the US Agricultural Marketing Service found that mothers who have bought such clothing, tended to consider the cotton wash-and-wear garments most durable, comfortable and best fitting.' Blends of cotton and synthetics were next most satisfactory in this respect, with the all-synthetics in third place. Among the "com­ fort" characteristics which led the families to prefer the all-cottons and blends over the all-synthetics were coolness and absorbency. But in the ease of laundering, including ironing, the mothers rated the synthetics as best, with the blends very close, and the all-cotton garments trailing. The real lesson for shoppers from this survey is that the blends have the most all-around suitability. They're almost as good as cottons for durability and comfort, and much higher in ease of laund­ ering. Interestingly, the price tags on synthetic materials have come down so much that this spring you'll find children's garments of blends and synthetics cost little or no more than wash-and-wear cottonst For example, this depart­ ment finds boys' shirts available at around the $2 mark in either all-cotton or the desirable blend of 65 percent Dacron and 35 per­ cent cotton. Similarly, girls' dresses are available, in drip-dry cotton or nylon at arodnd the same $4 price level. Cotton and nylon were the two most preferred types of dressup dresses for girls. But in girls' slips about twice as many mothers preferred cotton as nylon, chiefiy because of ease of care, the fact they stay white or bright and durability. But nylon slips also rated high in durability, and were liked because they dry quickly and need little or no ironing. The survey also revealed helpful information on socks. About half the mothers preferred nylon stretch socks and anklets for children because they fit smoothly, will fit any foot and have good durability. But almost as many preferred regular socks, generally cotton, chiefly because they are more absorbent, don't turn grey or dingy and have good durability of their own. While nylon has advantages for some uses, it did come in, for some criticism. They were especially concerned that In dresses and slips, nylon is not cool, that its seams fray and stitching, breaks. It's important to scrutinize the seams on dresses, slips, blouses and skirts made of nylon and other synthetics: Such fibers are slippery, and seams tend to slip, ravel or burst. Look for generous seams with edges overcast and not merely pinked. ' , The tendency of white nylon slips to turn grey or dingy after a while is a recurring problem. White nylon should be washed sei>arately from other garments, even from hose or other lingerie. The other garments may seem to be fast color but even if they yield a small amount ot dye they will, gradually darken a white slip after repeated joint washing. Another reason why white, garments may darken is insufficient rinsing in fresh water. You can use- an ordinary house­ hold bleach on most white nylon fabrics, just as with cottons. Women's Blouses: Inexpensive rayon blouses nowadays are generally good buys, a valuable recent test by five state experiment stations and the US/Agriculture Department found, "rhe blouses were tested both in use and in the laboratory. They included cotton blouses which cost $1A0 washed by hand. The blouses washed in the laboratory did not grey as much, probably because of more thorough rinsing. Often the spottings juere concentrated at the shoulder top where the blouse was held while rinsed. Stay Put For 4obies9 Pay I S-..' / • . I ~ •<:• ' Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while On the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue reJ ceiving their checks regularly.- Several .BeafarerS have already ^ experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in .getting • their next -check after they notified the state unemployment ; offices that 'they had moved-and'changed their mailing address, i V. An average delay ot a month is reported in^m^t cesies, causili^ s considerable hardship to tGe men Involved, y / ' Pare Capt. John W. CioHc/ new president of Mississippi Ship. ping Company. Name Clark Mississippi President NEW ORLEANS—Capt. John W/ Clark has been named president of the SlU-contracted Mississippi Shipping Company, succeeding Harry X. Kelly, who was elected chairman of the executive com­ mittee. Capt. Clark has been a company vice-president since 1953. He first joined the company, as a cadet in 1936, graduated from Kings Point in 1940 and was as­ signed to his first command in 1943 on the Liberty ship Richard M. Johnson when he was only 23 years old. Following his wartime service, Capt. Clark served as Mississippi's port captain in Buenos Aires and thereafter supervised the expansion of the company's West African service. Since that time he has served in various company posts here and is widely known in shipping, trade and civic circles. He is a past na­ tional vibe-president of The Pro­ peller Club of the United States and past president of the New Orleans Propeller Club. Mississippi currently operates 14 ships on trade routes to West Africa and the east coast of South America. Bids were recently opened for the construction of the first three of the 13 or 14 ships in the company's 12-year fleet re­ placement program. Wilmington Hotei To Be Union Home WILMINGTON—With shipping from West Coast ports again on the increase, all wharfage fees in the state of California will be in­ creased ten percent effective this month. Reed Humphries, port agent," said. The increase was an­ nounced by the general manager of the Port of Long Beech. The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union here has purchased the Don Hotel. While the hotel will be used to house retired members, the union is also, considering making a cafeteria out of the cafe in the building, with special rates for affiliated "unions. A hotel and cafeteria such as this, Humphries said, will be of great benefit to the port. Shipping during the past twoweek period has been good, with 23 men shipped on five in-transit vessels. The port is continuing to experience difficulty in finding qualified men in the engine and steward departments. The vessels in transit here dur­ ing the ^^riod were the Yorkmar, palmarf J»ennmar (Calmar); Re­ becca (Intercontinental) ahd the Steel Flyer (Isthmian). NEW YORK—A crew of Seafarers manned the SS Jackie Hause last week, but only after the company agreed to allow a standby gang to work oh the vessel, bringing the ship's foc'sles and messrooms up to"^ SIU standards, Bill Hall, as­ ment can be dispatched to fill his sistant secretary-treasurer, re­ berth. ported. In the past there have been inci­ It took the standby gang of eight dents in which ships had to sail men three days to get the ship short or take a pier-head jump be­ 'back into shape before the regular cause of men quitting at the last crew took over. The vessel had minute. In the future. Hall said, if been in lay-up for nine months be­ a man knows he is going to get off fore it was taken over by Marinus his vessel at some port, he should SS Co., a new operator in the give the captain 24 hours' notice so maritime field. he can call the nearest Union hall An overheated electric line over to have a replacement sent to meet the ship's boilers was reported as the vessel. Shipping for the past two-week the cause of a fire on the dredge Sandcaptain, in New York harbor period was somewhat slower than last week; "The engineroom fidley usual with a total of 261 men was burned out and the ship's shipped in all departments. How­ office and a mate's foc'sle were ever even with this slow shipping picture, the dispatcher reported damaged by the fire. that he had a hard time finding The fire broke out around 1:00 men to take the standby AM as the vessel, which was riding enough jobs that early in the empty, passed the 69th street period. were called "" Brooklyn ferry. The vessel had just There was a total of 39 vessels left. the Todd Shipyard after re­ calling the port during the pairs were made on one of its sand past twointo weeks. ships paid dredges and was headed out to off, seven signedSixteen on and 16 were pick up a load of sand. in-transit. In Engine Room The vessels paying off were the Seafarer Norm Lekness, who was Ines (twice), Beatrice, Edith, Eliza­ at the wheel at the time, reported beth, Kathryn (Bull); Penn Ex­ that the fire started in the engine- plorer (Penn Trans); Alcoa Polaris, room fidley. The mate on the bridge Alcoa Patriot (Alcoa); Ocean Eva called the crew and sounded the (Ocean Clippers); Azalea City, ship's horn.'A Coast Guard cutter Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic); Steel came to the aid of the vessel and, Age, Steel Architect (Isthmian); with the crew, brought the fire Robin Kirk (Robin); and the Elemir (Marine Carriers). under control. Signing on were the Pacific Tide Crewmembers aboard the SS (World Tramping); Penn Explorer Atlantic got an unexpected vaca­ tion in Amsterdam when the ship (Penn Trans); Steel Architect, put in for repairs after a slight Steel Age (Isthmian); Jack'e F""se (Marinus); Ocean Eva (Ocean Clip­ damage to her prop. pers) and the Seagarden (Penin­ The ship missed one scheduled sular). outbound voyage as a result of the In transit were the Portn>ar accident but will go back on her (Calmar); Jackie Hause (Marinus); regular transatlantic run in May. Cantigny, CS Baltimore (Cities It has come to the attention of Service); Seatrain Savannah, New headquarters that some of the Jersey, Louisiana, New York, members have been quitting their Georgia (Seatrain); Fairland, Beau­ vessels without giving the company regard, Raphael Semmes, Azalea sufficient notice and without noti­ City, Bienville (Pan-Atlantic) and fying the Union so that a replace­ the Natalie (Intercontinental). The NLRB has ruled that a union may legally picket a company where it has lost a bargaining rights election if it is trying to preserve union standards at other firms. The decision involved un­ fair labor charges against Radio Broadcast Technicians Local 1264 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers filed by sta­ tion WKRG-TV, Inc., of Mobile, Ala. After it lost the election, thr local requested advertisers not to advertise on the station and to patronize union stations. The board ruled that this was not an effort to force the station to rec­ ognize the union,'but rather "to preserve and maintain the level of wages and working conditions for the employees of the union stations in Mobile whom it repre­ sents" by diverting advertising. •t 4" 4 Some 8,500 members of the Re­ tail, Wholesale and Department Store Union employed by Macy's in New York overwhelmingly ap­ proved a new contract providing for a $5 across tlie board general pay increase, coupled with a hike in the minimum wage to $1.25 an hour. The agreement, retroactive to February 1, calls for a $3 gen­ eral increase in the first year and $2 the second, plus I $50,000 fund ••1 ' ' ^1 ^1 -"-I •;^I •^1 < to overcome wage inequities. Also provided for are severance pay available after 5 years instead of the 10 years as it was in the old contract. A grievance and arbitra­ tion machinery was also set up providing for the union to chal­ lenge, and arbitrate changes in job specifications. 4 4 4 Charging that union demonstra­ tions made it impossible to con­ tinue operations. General Electric closed down its air-conditioning plant in Bloomfield, NJ, two weeks ahead of schedule. In a telegram to President Eisenhower, officers of Local 422 of the International Union of Electrical Workers charged that the company was de­ priving the members of their "true right to work" and asked the President to grant the plant some defense contracts in order to save their jobs and community. Three officers of the local, the last of seven persons who had chained themselves together, re­ fused to leave the plant. The com­ pany had laid off some 300 em­ ployees since last December, and with the closing of the plant, another 427 employees were put out of work. According to a com­ pany spokesman, service of all employees averaged 18 years. . �Face Elsiit it - • SEiiy^HgRS LOG April 24. See Costly Health Plans Booming fkiv't Medidne MA (Sets Its Money Voted - WASHINGTON—Having had its bid for a supplemental $10 million appropriation cut in half by th* House Appropriations Committee, the Maritime Administration has been successful in its bid before the Senate Appropriations Com­ mittee for restoration of the full amount. The requested money would be used as payment towards the Gov­ ernment's operating - differential subsidy obligations, which the MA handles. MA officials have pointed out that they need more than the $5 million the House offered to pay bills which are still outstanding. Against a background of severe government cutbacks in maritime spending, the Maritime Adminis­ tration has also asked that the $18 million limitation on the amount available for the construction of the nuclear merchant vessel NS Savannah be increased to $18.7 million. The same $700,000 request was pared down to $550,0d0 by the House Committee. TRENTON, NJ—^Increasing rates on group and individual health insurance plans may cause socialized medicine to be­ come "an accomplished fact" in the United States, a threemember study committee re--*' ported to the New Jersey health insurance proposal, made by Banking and Insurance Com­ Secretary Arthur Flemming of the Health, Education and Welfare' De­ missioner. The group, appointed last year partment, confirmed the Federato look into the Blue Cross health ation's stand on the "tragic situa­ insurance program, found that "if tion" of many old persons who Blue Cross and Blue Shield rates have only meager resources and continue to rise, and ever reach who are confronted with higher A flu epidemic which was rag­ with only the usual OT beefs hang­ the point where they get high medical costs. Dr. Flemming's report estimated ing throughout Germany recently ing. enough to price themselves out of the market for the budget of the that it would cost the Government hit a number of the crew of the it * average citizen, then the Govern­ about $900,000,000 the first year Lucile Bloomfield while their ship If a sign of a good ship's dele­ ment will be encouraged to step to make the 16,200,000 Social was in port discharging cargo, gate is the shape he leaves the ves­ in, and socialized medicine will be­ Security beneficiaries eligible for Ancost Laasaro, ship's delegate, sel in when he re­ reports. come an accomplished fact" up to sixty days' annual hospital­ signs from that The majority Meanwhile in Washington, on ization. In addition to this, he post, then Seafar­ of the men the Federal level. Administration found, limited nursing benefits er Vincent Genco, officials have placed a $l-billion- and surgical benefits would add aboard the vessel. former delegate a-year price tag on an AFL-CIO another $94,000,000 to the total. L a z z a r 0 said, on the Steel Ex­ proposal which would provide came down with To finance the bill, its sponsor. ecutive. would be free medical care to aged persons Rep. Aime J, Forand, (D-RI) a fever at one up for an Oscar. on Social Security. time or another. called for an Increase in Social After being The bill, which is meeting very Security taxes by one-fourth of However, there delegate on the strong opposition from .the Amer­ one percent each for employers were no serious Executive for a Genco ican Medical Association, would and wage earners, and three^uarThrow In For cases reported. full year, Genco LozEoro provide retired Americans with ters of one-percent for self-em­ Other than that resigned last trip. His final re­ A Meeting ilob paid-up hospital, surgical and ployed. ~ the trip to Europe was routine. port to the crew was "no beefs, no Under the rules of the SlU, nursing bare. disputed overtime" for all three any member can nominate him­ Blue Cross rates in New Jersey departments. self for meeting chairman, readr jumped 18.5 percent last year, and t t t ing clerk or any other post that were jacked up more than 20 per­ Votes of thanks were given to may be up for election before cent in New York. In addition. steward departments on the Gate­ the membership, including com­ Blue Cross has applied to the NY way City, Del Viento, John B: mittees yuch as the tallying State Insurance Department for Kulukundis, John B. Waterman, committees, financial commit­ permission to raise its rates 33 Evelyn, and to the cooks and bak­ tees and other groups named by percent in that State. WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Board has brought In an effort to curb the increas­ the hearings on Waterman Steamship Company's subsidy to ers on the Steel Designer. Highest the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing cost of hospital insurance, the a close after a stormy session in which opposing companies recommendations of the month were for the steward department ing officers are elected at the committee has recommended that on the Maiden Creek, for putting start of each meeting, those who the medical profession try to dis­ tried in vain to question of--^~~ suade patients from staying in the ficers of the FMB as to Water­ that Waterman has undertaken ob­ out the best chow "any seaman can wish to run for those meeting hospital longer than normally man's relationship with Pan- ligations for Pan-Atlantic, includ­ ever hope to have," according to offices can do so. ing payment of ^charter costs on Terrance White, ship's delegate. merely because "Blue Cross is Atlantic Steamship Company. Throughout the hearings, which some of the trailerships owned paying for it," and also recom­ mended that the state's hospitals dealt with Waterman's right to by Coastal Ship Corporation, an use some centralized system for continue to operate Pan-Atlantic other Waterman subsidiary. They in the coastwise trade, several intimated that there was a good purchasing supplies. In urging the passage of the steamship companies, including possibility that Government sub­ medical care bill, AFL-CIO Presi­ Alcoa and Bull Line, have repeat­ sidy money would, in one form or dent George Meany pointed to the edly charged that Waterman v/ould another, be used to Pan-Atlantic's increasing cost of private health use subsidy money to assist Pan- advantage. insurance and said that "a retired Atlantic's coastwise operation. At present,.US coastwise opera­ worker cannot afford the rising The attorney for Alcoa and Bull tors do not receive any Govern­ Whatever you need, in work or dress costs of medical care." served a subpoena on the control­ ment subsidy since the trade is re­ g^or, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top A study of the Federation's ler of the Federal Maritime Board served to US-flag ships. Subsidies quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ in an attempt to question him on are granted to offset higher US the existence of safeguards to pre­ operating costs in competition with ing at your Union-owned and Union-, vent Waterman from passing on foreign shipping. operated Sea Chest store. subsidy money to Pan-Atlantic in The attitude of the FMB ex­ any' form. However, the attorney's aminer and other FMB officials at Sport Coats bid to question the controller was the hearing indicates that they do ruled out by the Board's general not regard the Pan-Atlantic opera­ Slacks counsel. tion as an obstacle to Waterman's Dress Shoes The opposing companies argued subsidy request. Work Shoes LAKE CHARLES—While it has Socks been quiet on the shipping front Dungarees 'Twas A Fine Day For Painting in this port, it has been far from Frisko Jeens peaceful on the political side in the CPO Shirts state. Port Agent Leroy Clark re­ Dress Shirts ports. Sport Shirts Although the elections are still Belts about seven months off, candidates Khakis by the dozen are tossing their hats into the ring. For example it looks Ties right now that there will be 10 Sweat Shirts possibilities for the governorship T-Shirts slot. Shorts ii Several of the men on the beach Briefs in this port attended funeral serv­ it: Swim Trunks ^ ices for Brother James P. Mapp Sweaters who died in the Galveston PHS Kt '-'.y Sau'wesfere hospital early this month. Brother I'"''."''. I.,vRaingear Mapp was buried in Moss Bluff, -1' T'flt: • La., which is in this area. He is Caps survived by his wife, Clara. Writing Mateilgis As was reported, shipping re­ Toiletries ( mained on the quiet side for the Electric Shavers past two weeks. Although there Radios were quite a few ships in the axea, Televsaien most of them were in-transits,'with Jewelry only a few replacements needed. Cameras Calling into the area were the Luggage I CS Baltimore, GS Norfolk, Can1 iV tigny. CS Miami, Winter Hill, Chi^•s^S'T Wawa, Royal Oak, (Cities (^rvice; (pel Campo (Mississippi) and the Spring was in the air and Harold Clarki OM; dn the fTdpa^jW^ai ^ggle n s p pr t e r (Termhial was enfoying every minute of it as .he painted wiiicb control gear, j rlhaaisXr ..-.ji Ship was in Braoklyn Army Base at the time. SlU SHIPS AT SEA FMB Blocks Attack On Waterman Aid *1 Your Gear... tor ship . • • for shore f •/. ii • La. Voters Have Plenty Of Choices '-"m" ti' y'i �Aprn t4, U8f SEAFARERS LOG r*ge Nla« •i A Review Of The First Two Years Of The SlU-lndusfry Safety Plan The Joint SlU-industry safety program in mari­ time, received another boost last week when the National Safety Coimcil, annotmced that Alcoa Steamship Company had won its 1958 safety award. Furthermore, the Coimcil said, the SIUcontracted fleet had achieved the best record ever made by any steamship company since the Marine Section started keeping statistics "of this kind. The outstanding safety achievement of. Alcoa crewmembers represents one aspect of the steadily-improv­ ing safety record achieved on SltT ships under the joint program. The latest available figures in this area, based on the last quarter of 1958, show lost-time accidents down 24 percent and all accidents down six percent from the comparable 1957 figures. There's no question that in the past a considerable amount of skepticism existed ammg Seafarers as to the usefulness of shipboard safety programs. The same out­ look was shared by many on the management side. How­ ever, the experience of the program since it-got under­ way in earnest in 1957, clearly demonstrates that it is pos­ sible to reduce shipboard injuries and fatalities through joint participation by the Union, the operators and mem­ bers of the unlicensed crew on board. Here, for example, are the latest figures on shipboard accidents, comparing the last three months of 1958 with the last quarter of 1957. Figures Show Improvement e Total accidents declined from 378 in 1957 to 355 in the comparable 1958 period. • Lost time accidents, the crucial category involving accidents which caused a man to miss work time, were down from 137 to 104. . Further, the figure of 104 lost time accidents was the lowest for any of the five quarters for which figures are available. The other quarters show, October-December^, > 1957 — 137 accidents: January-March, 1958 — 111 acci­ dents; April-June 1958—121 accidents; July-September, 1958—117 accidents; and finally, October-December, 1958 —104 accidents. Throughout tiie year then, all four quarters were low­ er than the 1957 figure and the last three months report­ ed were the lowest of all. Substantiating evidence of a trend toward accident re­ duction is contained in the reports of individual fleets such as Mississippi and Isthmian, which in addition to Alcoa, reported improved safety records in 1958 as com­ pared to 1957, and previous ydars. For example Mississip­ pi reported a 25 percent accident decline. Isthmian shows figures of 300 accidents ii> 1956, 287 in 1957 and 260 in 1958. This, of course, includes all accident reports, lost time and otherwise. The joint SlU-industry safety program was actually in­ itiated late in 1955 in negotiations with the operators. Before that time, some individual companies had operated safety programs of their own, but the practice was far from uniform and, in most instances. Seafarers were pas­ sive participants in such a program. With direct Union participation, both shoreside and on the shipboard level, it was believed that more successful efforts could be made to reduce the shipboard toll. As a result, in November, 1955, the Union signed an agreement with the shipowners establishing the principle of a joint program dealing both with shipboard safety and prevention of illness. One part of that program was the establLshment of medical clinics in major SIU ports to give annual physical examinations to Seafarers and serve as diagnostic centers for seamen and members of their families. The other section called for establishment of a central safety committee and setting up a central of­ fice for the collection of safety information and the draft­ ing of safety programs to be followed on the ships. With the agreement completed, the SIU then under­ took a survey of ships' crews to see in what areas they id eveiY issui'bf SEAFARERS LOG^rw.Hps oft shipbtoe^ safety hazards and suggestient at to 4 Selection of dippings shows progress of safety pro­ gram since its inception. . felt improvements were needed. The responses to the Union questionnaire clearly indicated that Seafarers had specific, constructive ideas on making changes in ship­ board gear and shipboard work practices to promote ship safety. As a result of this survey and further discussions with the operators, the machinery for the program was set up, effective January 1, 1957. The core of the program was provision for regular safety programs on ships^ in which Seafarers would participate directly, with emphasis on prevention of accidents by preventive maintenance, struc­ tural alteration where necessary and improvement in in­ dividual work habits. It was agreed that Seafarers would elect safety repre­ sentatives from eaeh shipboard department who would participate, along with the r;aptain and other department heads and officers, as members of a senior safety com­ mittee. On the shoreside end, the central safety committee meets regularly to discuss safety practices and safety gear, issues reeommendations in light of shipboard ex­ perience (such as the recent recommendation for emerg­ ency portable dry-cell lights in the event a ship's plant is knocked out), and sees to the distribution of safety suggestions and safety material to the ships, working in collaboration with the safety director of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. , The objective of such a program is the creation of a climate of safety-consciousness and an awareness of ship­ board hazards and safe working practices on the part of ships' crews. Does it work? The safety statistics show that the Im­ plementation of the program has been accompanied by a decline in accidents and an improving safety record. The Union is convinced that continued effort will pay off In reducing the toll of crippling and disabling injuries to crewmembers. Company awards such as to Del Monte (obove) have ' also promoted interest in safety. \ 1 �PageTtm •'<'" QUESTION: Have you ever thought of settling down in one of the foreign countries you visited? U ^' k- fli. Olenchik, AB: How can you Fred Olson, OS: Yes, I've often thought about settling down in beat the life here? Other coun­ tries don't have Japan: I've been anything the there regularly USA d o e s n't three of four have. Some guys times a year for seem to believe the past few you don't need years and I'm money to get convinced it's a along in a for­ wonderful coun­ eign country, try. The people admit I would are friendly, the enjoy visiting way of life ap­ pealing and the country is very abroad for a couple of weeks, but as for settling down there, it's not clean. for me. t. n, t, Arturo Mariani, cook and baker: » » Earl Cain, baker: Several years If I ever settled elsewhere, my back, I was really stuck on Mexico. choices would be I liked the idea Japan and Den­ of cheap living, a mark, in that or­ relaxing way of der. The Japan­ life, a hospitalese people are able people and a very nice; they're favorable cli­ not in the least mate. Since then, b i t prejudiced then, however, towards one race I've discovered or another. Liv­ that Miami offers ing is fairly in­ expensive and anyone who's been many of the there knows what I mean when I things I was looking for. You say their women are unsurpassed, couldn't get me to move now. Trallership TrafficHigh, ICC Reports WASHINGTON—An Interstate Commerce Commission report on revenues of coastwise shipping companies in 1958 shows a sharp increase for the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Company that year as compared to 1957. The increase reflects the apparent suc­ cess of the "lift-on, lift-off trailership operation the company is con­ ducting. Pan-Atlantic took in $15,718,401 in 1958 as compared to $11,077,056 imthe previous year. By contrast, the three other companies on the run—Marine Transport, Seatrain and C. G. WUlis showed little or no improvement^ with Seatrain down by more than $2 millfon. Intercoastal Trade Down In the intercoastal end, Isbrandtsen and Terminal Steamship Were the only companies to show revenue increases over 1957. Other major operators, including Calmar, Luckenbach and Weyerhauscr, all did better the year before. The general decline in revenue reflects the extent of the recession tit Henry Rowe, messonan: I admit in the United States "which reduced Irving DeNobriga, AB: No, I'm quite satisfied right here. I've there are advantages to be found cargoes throughout 1958. In other coun­ never appreci­ tries, but t doubt ated the attitude if I'll ever make of foreignany move abroad. ers, who once For one thing, I they find out wouldn't like livyou're American, i n g somewhere try to skin you of where I don't whatever you're know the langu­ worth. There are age and more im­ plenty of good portant, I've got LONDON—Efforts to get pas­ things in the States, more than enough to keep my family here. So that ends senger ships to follow specified tracks on the North Atlantic have that. me happy and steadfast. made headway as the result of a meeting of the International Chamber of Shipping here. The Italian Line has pledged it will follow the established system of recommended tracks, but Norwe­ gian and Swedish operators are still holding off. The ocean tracks for North At­ lantic ships are merely recom­ With tanker cargoes growing smaller and rates slipping mended tracks and not compulsory, below the break-even point, shipowners throughout the under the 1948 International Con­ world have been rapidly laying up surplus tonnage to pre- vention for Safety of Life at Sea. —tvent further losses. In the Up until now, 12 steamship com^ United States, the Military paniejs are parties to a North At­ lantic trade route agreement, but Sea Transportation Service many others ignore the tracking. has idled 11 T-2 tankers in an Dorla-Stockholm Collision effort to provide more employment The failure to keep recommend­ for privately-owned ships. Thirty-three American flag tank­ ed tracks was a major cause of the ers, totaliing 544,355 deadweight Andrea Doria-Stockholm collision tons were in lay-up during the in 1956. Since then, there have month of March, compared to 21 been proposals made that the in­ SEATTLE — Shipments of sur­ tankers and 328,376 tons for Feb­ ternational convention be amend­ plus US grain to the Far East are ruary. ed to provide for compulsory use boosting shipping for ports on the of the ocean tracks as a means of On the international level, the increasing safety. Specific tracks coast here. Port Agent 'Ted Babincrease in laid-up tonnage is also for eastbound and westbound kowski reports. In fact the dis­ patcher in this port reported dif­ marked. The number of Vessels crossings would be ^opted. ficulty getting men registered in idled from February to March rose Most of the major British, Amer­ group 2, engine and deck depart­ from 276 to 321; the rise in tonnage ican, French and Dutch passenger ment, to take these jobs from the was from 4,111,189 to 4,997,864. lines are parties to the voluntary Shipping experts feel that the agreement to abide by ocean board. The membership was reminded greatest cause for the decline in tracks. that when a job is put on the foreign-flag shipping is the US' Freighters Included board, it is their duty to take them recently imposed quota on oil im­ Under the tentative agreement 80 that a vessel will not have to ports. They contend that the an­ made at the. London meeting, cargo nual decline in oil needs at this ships and tankers would also bc sail shorthanded. This present upsurge in ship­ time of year in the Northern Hemi­ required to follow the established ping, Babkowski noted, should con­ sphere has been only slightly re­ tracks if they were in the same tinue for some (ime as many 6f sponsible for the slump. area. Otherwise they would be re­ these companies still have charters The withdrawal of the MSTS quested to steer clear of those sec­ to carry grain to India.' vessels follows a protest from a tions of ocean through which the Paying off here during the pe­ group of 12 independent tanker tracks pass. riod were the Pacificus (Colonial); operators that Government-char­ An international conference to Waldo (Compass) and the Paciiic tered ships were in operation while revise the present Safety at Sea Ocean tTrans.). The Waldo, Pacif- many privately-owned tankers were Convention is currently scheduled Icus, Pacific Ocean and the J. B. inactive. for London in 1960. It is expected . Kulukundis (Martis) signed on. Seven of the 11 MSTS ships will that proposals will be made by the In transit were ^ the • Fairport, be. entirely activated while the re­ United Stateif tn put 'some teeth City of Alma, Jegn LaFitte fWaterr maining four will be placed in into the tracking agceenfent sO' as man); Losntaiv -Se'^m^'f.r 'YoKkmar ready reserve in the event of any •to compel . nperatoFs tb^follow* and the Texmar (Calmar).upsurge in shipping activity. specified routes.' Italians OK No. Atlantic Ship Track Drop In Tanker Trade Causes MSTS Lay-Up Gram Run Has Seaftle Hunting Men Rl Apflim SEji'FARE^RSJCOG FINN M A R I NI R (Rmiifran*.), March a*—Chairman, R. Rehwartii Sacrafary, B. Wunlar. New delacata YaMansicy. New washing machine ordered. Minor repairs made. One man missed ship leaving Baltimore. No beefs. Complaint ra water being muddy. Suggest, pea stores price list be posted. Discussion held re draw list at Santana. Brazil. elected. Check on repairi and make new repair list. Special dishes to .ba prepared upon request. ALCOA RARTNBR (Alcoa), April 4 —Chairman, O. Parker; Secretary, L. D. Pierton. Turn in repair Usts. Request upholstery In crew mess ba repaired. No beefs: everything run­ ning smoothly. Request ship's fund for movies only. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for weU prepared food and service. BALTORB (Marvan); April IS — Chairman, C. Locke; Secretary, P. Gallanl. Suggest more Juice. Com­ plaint re insufficient silverware in pantry. Refrain from throwing away fredi fruit. Keep laundry room clean. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), April 4—Chairman, P. Spencer; Sec­ retary, C. Ellzay. One man hospi­ talized in San Juan. No beefs; every­ thing running smoothly. Suggest new washing machine. Request sougeeing crew's rooms. ' Cots to be ordered for next voyage. MARGARETT BROWN (Bloemflald), April S—Chairman, W. Stone; Secra­ tary, S. Pappas. New delegate elected. Minor beefs settled. No beefs. Find way to keep longshoremen put of In- HURRICANE (Waterman), March 34 —Chairman, J. Cabrai; Secretary, R. Sasiioni. New washing machine in­ stalled for topside; telephone system to be installed from bridge to messroom. Ship's fund S19.24. Request ladders for top bunks. New shower heads needed. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), April 13 —Chairman, F. Vereer; Secretary, R. Casanova. No beefs. Keep laundry room clean. Refrain from slamming doors. aida passageways and messrooms. Slop chest to ba. checked ra prices. SUZANNE (Bull), April 4—Chair­ man. A, Janes; Secretary, C. Rewilngs. Foc'sles painted. No beefs. Engineer to see about scuppers in meat box. New delegate to be elected. PACIFIC CARRIER (Worid Trampars), Apdl < S—Chairman, R. Stahl; Sacretary, F. Payior. No launch serv­ ice at Kandla. Repairs not being made. Illness aboard: drinking water has fuel oil in tanks. Few minor beefs to be taken care of at payoff. Five hours OT disputed. VALIANT HOPE (Ocean Carriers), April 5r-Chalrman, K. Winters; Sec­ retary, C, Bellamy. Request new mat­ tress. Chief engineer refused to do repairs and paint bead and shower and mate refused to accept repair list—report to 1M made on same. Cots to be ordered. INE8 (Bull), March IS—Chairman, H. Connelly; Secretary, J. Byrne. Re­ frain from slamming doors. Keys requested for foc'sles and toUets in aU depts. Lock recreation room when in port to avoid shore gang from taking books and magazines. Request washing machine to be taken from fantail to amldship due to dangerous conditions on deck at night. Vote. of. thanks to steward dept. for flne serv­ ice and food. FRANCES (Bull), March 34—Chalrman.^ L. Vila; Secretary, V. Hall. No beefs. Hatter of fumigation taken up with master. - Request cooperation to let exterminator men in foc'sles to spray. Few hours OT disputed. Linen to be changed at 8-9 gnd 4-9. Request washing machine be shut off after use. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), April 11—Chairman, C. Hunslay; Sec­ retary, E. Mysantsikanls. One man missed ship. New delegate elected. Mattress replaced. ALMENA (Pann- Shipping), April S —Chairman, J. Ziarait; Secretary, 6. Brady. No beefs. New delegate elected. Ship to be sougeed and foc'sles to be painted. Repair toilet in deck dept. and cap steam line leaking over deck dept. head. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), April I—Chairman, E. Odom; Secretary, J. Munnarlynn. New delegate elected. No beefs: everything running smooth­ ly. Vote of thanks to steward dept. tor fine food and service. SHiNNECOCK BAY (Veritas), March 34—Chairman, P. Boyar; Secretary, B, Granberg. Made sick call to hospi­ talized man in Vlzagapatam. Repair list made out and turned in. No .beefs. 30 hours OT disputed: some is delayed sailing. Request steward dept. passageways sougeed. Discussion on backrating of articles. Stores- to be taken in Suez. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), April II —Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, J. Fslrcloth. Cooperation requested at fire and boat drill. See patrolman re new sinks in laundry room. Suggest cold supper for change—put up list for meal suggestions. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), April S —Chairman, R. WIman; Secretary, W., Jenkins. No member to deliver mes­ sages or communication -from cap­ tain: to be made through delegate.' Ship's fund S2. Three hours OT dis­ puted. No beefs. Have soot blowers repaired before salBng. Request new steam Une In sinks in officer's pantry. Return cots to chief mate for next voyage. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. SEAGARDEN (Pann), April II — Chairman, R. Carey; Secretary, P. Jakubcsak. New delegate and secre­ tary-reporter elected. Two hours OT disputed. No beefs. Request brand name soap powder and coffee be used. Insufficient Unen., Supply canvas shield for bedsprings to protect mat­ tress from getting snagged. Prepare draw list—supply sufflclefit screens for Indian run. EVELYN (Bull), April 13—Chainman, F. Millar: Secratary, L. Gromala. No beefs. Having launch service pro­ vided by Kozy Kitchen. Meeting to be called on arrival. CAROLYN (Bull), April 13—Chair­ man, J. Parker; Secretary, F. Nakliekl. Several men hospitalized. Slop sink, laundry and wiper recreation room to be cleaned. Ship's fund S8.30 —SI spent for stamps and envelopes. Some OT disputed. Auiet requested in messhalls and passageways. Proper attire to be used in messhall. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), April 11—Chairman, J. Bremer; Secretary, W. Schultz. One man hospitalized in.. Djibouti. Chief copk cautioned on ' food. Ship's fund $29.56. One man fined. Question re qualification' of hospital. Request more heat bights. ' R-43-1M4 (Suwannee), April I — ^ Chairman, T. Cummlngs; Secretary, C. James. No major beefs. Two hours disputed OT. Motion on two men watch system. Request hqclarify. , Refrain from slamming doors to avoid disturbing sleeping inen. Keep pantry clean. Return cups after use. FBLTORR (Marvan), April 13 — Chairman, W. Murphy; Secretary, T. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April 13—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secre­ tary, P. Watson. Ship's fund $28.14. No beefs. Dispute on making coffee weekends. Shortage of cigarettes. Slop chest to be checked. Request new fans: old ones are either too small or too old to work properly. > f/i rini In the hospital? '• ''-yr! ,'frj iitt siu itiiy ii �>-p^r-' MI4I.^»- SEAFARERS LOG 'Home From The Sea' Pace Elevea- 'Low Bid' On Superlin'er Wee Bit High For API SAN FRANCISCO—Officials of American President Lines are readjusting their sights after receiving the news that the lowest bid for their proposed transpacific superliner was $97 million. The "low" bid came+ from the Camden Shipbuild­ wais to vote an authorization on the ing Corporation of Camden, assumption that the money would NJ. Should the contract go be appropriated at a later date. through, it would make the pro­ The proposed new APL passen­ posed ship the most expensive ger liner, to be called the Presi­ passenger liner ever built in the dent Washington, would have a United States. passenger capacity of 1,464 and George Killion, president of the carry a crew of 800 men. She SIU Pacific District-contracted would be 908 feet long and have a company said that it may be neces­ cruising speed of 26 knots. The sary, in light of the bid, to go back new liner was intended to replace to Congress for an amendment to the existing passenger ship Presi­ legislation .authorizing the con­ dent Hoover on the San Franciscostruction of the vessel. Far East run. Original Estimate $76 Miliion Originally, when the supership was proposed last year, it was esti­ mated that the vessel would cost in the vicinity of $76 million. The bill passed by Congress au­ thorized the sale of the ship to APL at a fixed price of $34 million, which was 45 percent of the esti­ mated cost, the other 55 percent to be picked up by Uncle Sam. BOSTON—The prospect. of a' However, the low bid, if ac­ synthetic whiskey brewed almost cepted, would mean that the Gov­ as fast as instant coffee and free ernment woul(L be paying 65 per­ of those throbbing headaches the cent of the total cost, if the ship morning after was dangled before was to go for the $34 million price. a meeting of the American Chemi­ Similarly, as part of the same cal Society here. Two chemists pre­ bill. United States Line was au­ sented a paper declaring that they thorized to buy a new transatlantic have' isolated the substances re­ superliner at a fixed price of $37 sponsible for that "why was 1 million cash plus turning in the born?" feeling the day after a bit liner America. The US Lines su­ of elbow-bending. They also de­ perliner was tagged then at an clared they are attempting to make estimated $130 million, but in light a synthetic liquor which would of the APL experience, the figure not have to be aged but would will probably run muclr higher. taste like it was bottled in bond. Complicating the prospects for The two men. Dr. Robert E. Car­ the two new superliners is roll and Lawrence C. O'Brien, de­ the fact that no funds have clared that very minute quantities been voted or called for in of compounds' identified as fusel the President's budget to pay for oil and acetaldehyde were present these ships. All that was done in whiskey and that they—not the alcohol—were responsible for the unhappy after-effects of drinking. They believe that the two com­ Make Checks pounds could be removed from To 'SlU-A&G' whiskey as it is now distilled, with­ Seafarers mailing in checks out damaging the flavor. or money orders to the Union What's more, they believe they to cover dues payments are could isolate compounds which are urged to be sure to make all of responsible for the flavor of whis­ them payable to the SlU-A&G key, mix them with alcohol and water and produce "instant liquor" District Some Seafarers have sent in which would not hive to be aged. For those who can't wait for the checks and money orders in the names of individual Headquar­ hangover-free era tp arrive, the ters officials. This makes for a two men suggested that vodka and problem in bookkeeping which gin have the feast amounts of the can be avoided if checks are hangover - producing compounds made out to the Union directly. with bourbon and rye on the high end of the scale. Headache? Don't Biame The Alcohol Safety First, Mobile Men Advise CG MOBILE—^Practically "Everything pertaining to the maritime indus­ try here is on the slow bell. Port Agent Cal Tanner, announced. All of the shipyards in the area are idle and the dredges and tugs in the harbor are not doing any great business either. The harbor tugs are fairly busy but they are moving and berthing mostly foreign-flag ships and not American bottoms. On the shipping side, things also are slack. Most of the vessels hit­ ting the port are of the short-trip or continuous-article type. The coming Coast Guard hear­ ings on disciplinary measures are attracting quite, a bit of attention among the membership in this port, Tanner said. Most of the men feel if that the Coast Guard really wanted to do something construc­ tive it would' endeavor to enforce laws of safety at sea pertaining to speed in bad weather and the rules of the road/and thus help prevent possible collisions. Paying biff in this port during the past period were the Council Grove (Cities Service); Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Boamer, Alcoa Clipper (Alcoa); Wild Ranger, Claiborne and the Monarch, of the Seas (Waterman). The Topa Topa, Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa) signed on. In transit was the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian). On the bright side in the coming shipping picture is the -crewing up of a new supertanker sometime in the' latter part of the month. Life under the Federal Income tax may be painful, but it's simple enough. The Government takes a whack out of every­ body's income in the US, and each April, the taxpayers try to get some of it back when they figure out their deductions. But the sudden multiplication of state and foreign taxes in recent weeks, has people in the shipping industry a 'little dizzy. The most publicized of these is the New York state with­ holding tax, which is supposed to apply to residents of New York only. In the process, some shipping companies are with­ holding the tax,, others are refusing, claiming that it violates Federal law to deduct such taxes from seamen. In any case, the peculiar situation which results finds seaman who work side by side being taxed differently. If we take a mythical ship, the SS RuStbucket, with two AB watch partners on board. Seafarer Jones from New York and Seafarer Smith from New Jersey, the owners of the ship are supposed to take a New York tax cut out of Jones' wage, but .not Smith's. What's more, they take it even though the Rustbucket is running between Houston and Vizagapatam carrying grain, never getting within 2,000 miles of New York. That's complicated enough, but what happens when the SS Rustbucket anchors at Vizagapatam to discharge? Along comes the Government of India and says that Jones and Smith, along with everybody else on the ship, should pay in­ come taxes to India at 40 percent of their earnings. (This tax has been "postpon^" for 30 days as the result of State De­ partment protests). Having escaped from Vizagapatam, untaxed this time, the SS Rustbucket steams homeward with a cargo of chrome ore for discharge in Boston, Since they are suffering from a severe case of channel fever in anticipation of arriving in the States again. Seafarers Jones and Smith are the first ones down the gangway. Waiting on the dock are tax collectors from the State of Massachusetts. Seafarer_Jones and Smith protest indignantly that they are not Bostonians but that makes no difference. "Why, here, in Massachusetts," they are told, "we even tax airline pilots' wages for the time they spend flying over the state." So far, fortunately, Massachusetts hasn't gotten any money out of transient seamen. In light of this situation, the SiU and the various steam­ ship companies are making efforts to straighten out the tan­ gled mess involved, which if left to spread unchecked would skddle seamen with more tax obligations than they could count. "Fii'&raSeafiafer! 7?^ ^3 •i V'i "J .i\ ^'1 AMt> Bmm/i0ANomi'mcsiocAFe7mi4s Afie t:. $SAFAP£=f?S - uN\c»i.xm lHTHeM£F~rVMBYaAe£AnH£AAU. •ri J �r«C* Twtitm '- ' '••••• On The Steel Ships On th« Steel Seafarer, V. Douglas, 3rd cook, top left, and Steward l-l. Bennett, bottorn, prepare meat for supper. Above, chief electrician L Eiland takes a coffee break on deck of Steel Maker. Eiland is a familiar face to the old Evangeline gang who were on her in the Boston day^. I • U)- I fe-c-''V-i'''. ' SiU, A&G District NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., BrooUyn HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND an SW Clay St. CApltol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont SL EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — Ist Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 45538 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Ear) Sheppard, Aeent EAstera 7-4900 BOSTON 276 SjaMi St A1 Tanner. Agent Richmond 24)140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St K. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C LAKE CHARLES, ca 1419 Ryan St. Lieroy Ciaike. Agent HE^ock 6-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Fiagler St MFOW Louis Neira, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 UIO East Baltimore St. MOBILE I South Lawrence St.* BALTIMORE EAstern 7-2383 Cal fanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. HONOLULU....56 North Nimitz Highway Linusey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 PHone 55077 NEW YORK 676 4th Ave.. Brooklyn NEW ORLEANS 623 BicnvUlo St. HYacinth 9-6600 MAgnoUa 0404 NOKI'iiLK 127-129 Bank St. ,.130 Greenwich St. J Bullock, Agent ..MAdlson 7-1083 NEW YORK COrtland 7-7094 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S »:ardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 PORTLAND;.... 523 NW Everett St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. CApltol 3-72975 Mart" Brpithoff Aeen' Douglas 2-5475 .240 Second St. SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, SAN FRANCISCO... DOuglas 2-4502 Stop 2U Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SAN PEDRO.. ,,..196 West 7th St. SAV.ANNAH 2 Abercom St TErminal 35485 Wiiliam Morris, Agent Adams 3-1728 .1333 Western Ave. SKA. iT.h 2505 1st Ave. SEATTLE ; . MAln 25328 Ted Babkowski, Agent Main 3-4334 TA IPA r.ii!i-»Kii N. Frankiin St. B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent " Phone 2-1323 Great Lakes District W.UMlNU'l'UN, Call! 505 Marine Ave. 1215 N Second Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 ALPENA » ELmwood 4-3616 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., BWyn. BUFFALO. NY.. -.914 Main St. SECRETARY-TREASURER GRant 2728 Paul Hall CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. ASSl SEt;RETARY-TKEASURERS UAln 15147 DULUrU 631 W. Superior St. J Aleina. Deck W nail. Joint C. Simmons. Eng J. Volplan, Joint . Phone: Randolph 25110 E Mivney Std FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEB 633 S. Second Ave. SUP BRoadway 2-3039 HONOLULU 51 South Nimitz RIVER. ROUQB .:10229 W. Jefferson Ave, PHone ... Mich. yinewood 35741 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. JAckson 5-7428 Canadian District NEW YORE 675 4tb Ave., Brooklvn. HYacinth 9-6605 FORT WILUAM;. .-.408 Simpson St. PORTLAND .......211 SW Clay St. Qntgrio Phone: 35221 CApltal 3-4336 HALIFAX N.S. 138W HollSs St. . SA.>1 FRANCISCO 450 Harrisim St. Phone 3591) Douglas 2.8363 MONTREAL ..nt St. James St. West SEATTLE. . . ...........2505 1st Ave. ; . , victor 25161 Msin 2-0290 QUEBEC .44 Sault-au-Matelot WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Quebec LAtontalne 3-1569 Terminal 5-6617 THOROLD, Ontario..'..,.52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontarto 272 King St. E. MC&S EMpire 4-5719 HONOLULU....51 South NImltz Highway ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince WlUlam St. PHone 5-1714 OX 2-5431 NEW ORLEANS........523 BienvlUe St. .VANCOUVER, BC 296 Main St. BAffiimd 7428 MU 1,3468 SEAFAttERS Sends Thanks' For Atd, Solace Tovthe Editor: ih to thank all of the fine members of the Seafarers Union for their donations of blood for my late husband, J, F. Mapp, while he was a patient in the Galveston Marfhe Hospital. My special thanks to Bob Mat­ thews for his quick and kind handling of this matter when it was asked of him, and to the boys from the Houston hail who responded so quickly when called upon for blood. I wish again to thank the fine officials of the Union in'^he ports of Houston and Lake Charles for their aid in my loss. They are fine examples of good Union officers. Also to the of­ ficers and crew of the Winter Hill for their beautiful flowers and expression of sorrow. May God bless ail of them. It makes me proud to know that my husband was a member of such a fine Union and may this Union continue to prosper and I hope that Bach and every member will enjoy a long and happy life. Clara Mapp » i April 24. IfSI LOG $ LOG, ID Cards Rate With Her To the Editor: My husband has been a mem­ ber of the SIU since 1957. We have received a couple of copies of the SEAFARERS LOG and like it very much. We would like to be put on the regular mailing list for the LOG. I think it would be a wonder­ ful idea in so many ways if the wives of Seafarers were issued SIU identification cards. I hope this can be accomplished. We know there is no subscrip­ tion charge for the LOG, but please accept the enclosed con­ tribution. Thank you. Mrs. Walter House (Ed. note: Headquarters is presently looking into the TL> card and is clearing up some of the problems that are in­ volved. ) ter, wUlp holding a shipboard meeting in Leghorn, Italy, oarly . thls .inonth, cimb up'wlth tho following pointers to help spMd iip the mall service to foreign,, ports: * • As soon as you learn of the destination in tho first foreign port, don't wait, write at once. • Be sure the letter is ad­ dressed in clean handwriting, or letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be sighed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. better still, have the envelope typewritten. • When you are mailing overseas, ask the post office to check the amount of postage needed for overseas mail. This will prevent its coming back for additional postage. Zee Yobiig Ching, ship's reporter John M. Kelly, ship's delegate Thomas Trainer, deck delegate' Lee A. Smith, engine delegate Louis Cayton, steward delegate ^ ft Antwerp Has SIU Haven lo the Editor: This vessel, the SS Warrior, has been operating on the northern Europe run for a num­ ber of years now and we never seem to be able to get any LOGs In Antwerp. However, we met an old ship­ mate of ours this last trip, Brother Rene Gciszler, who married in Antwerp and has a home here. He recently opened a bar and would appreciate it if you could send him some LOGS which he could dis­ tribute to all t x of the SIU (hips calling Mail Tips From at this port. Planter Crew Geiszlgr's To the Editor: < bar, the Cafe Since our ships are really, Belmont, is a Geiszler moving fast these days, when a nic-o, clean esperson is writing; to sonieone - -tabilshment and if anyone is In­ aboard ship, it is important that terested in meeting some of the the mail not be delayed, espe­ local neighborhood people, drop cially if that seaman is- on a around his place and enjoy long trip. yourselves. ' He will make you It's fairly simple for those en feel at home. a. coastwise run who -haven't No deubt many, of the memheard, from their, family br beri will recognize Brother Geisfriends to get pH in port and.'"zieV. Ybr he had sailed with the pick up a phone and callv How­ , SIU all through 'the war . and ever when a Seafarer Is on a still ships when lie can./He ship overseas, he can't do that, geheraiiy sails In the blbck gang and pne pf thb first things hp as a fireman or oiler, but as yoii does, afteir his vessel is doi:ked, know, there are not too many is look forward to some news Galls'lor rspiacementa to be had in Antwerp. from home. Morrta J. Danzey, Jr. The crew Of the Aidoa Plan­ Trent Skipper Artd Chlertops Te 11i» Editon ' ' i was . ship's delegate on tho SS Robin Trent from December to March 26 of this year, and I wish to say that in ail my years at sea, which are far over 20, I have never received as fine treatment from both the captain and the chief mate as I have on this ship. Both of these men have a wondeirful sense of fairness, and are perfect specimens of men who have the highest caliber tA. psychology and understanding, and have been very fair in aU their dealings with the crew. It is a rarity when we in the un­ licensed personnel meet a com­ bination such as Captain Cum­ mins and Chief Mate V. Dedter. In behalf of the sailors in the SIU, we present our best to you. Thomas H. Fleming ft ft ft Notifies SIU Of Seafarer's Death To tte Editor: Would you please print the notice of the death of my hus­ band, Sedfarer Clarence LeRoy Graham, in the SEAFARERS LOG. He died at his home in New Brunswick,' and burial was held at Moore's Mills, NB. Brother Graham. had been sick for over three years and had spent over a year in the hospital. He joined the SIU in April, 1946, and sailed in the steward department. Viola M. Graham ft ft ft QuitsSea, Sends Kudos To LOG To the Editor: I wish to thank the very fine Seafarers International Union for the LOG I have been receiv­ ing over the years. However I am presently associated with the CV^A (Communications Workers of America) and have been for several years. The quality and the editorial staff is undojibtedly unsurpassed among union newspapers and newsletters. 1 have thoroughly enjoyed reading the LOG. Robert M. Scott. Jr. ft ft ft SIU Welfare Plan Just the ticket To the Editor: We just received the US Sav­ ings Bond which you sent to bur daughter, Edith, and we wish to thank you and all of the staff of the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the assistance they - have ren­ dered us. Again please extend our many thanks and gratitude to them all. Mr. and Mcf. F. L Ayaon �Afffl SEAFARERS 19W r I-SMIU (SuWiHiilMV March M— Chalt'man, 0. Knlitfiti SacratirV/ A. PbltlM- New delegate atacted. Time. AB'a leaving ahlp at PueHo Rico. Ship" aaillag ahort one oUer atnca Fab. Requeat freah bread & produce. Ship ahoEt two measmen. Patrolman to' meet ahlp at Port Canaveral. ETA to be mailed to Miami hall. Inaufficieht Uuen—UMlag change requeated. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), March 30 —Chairman, P. Rewall; Sacretary, C. Parker. No beefa. Ship's fund S13.80. New delegate elected. To buy televi­ sion set"on arrival in NY. Ask chief mate to secure chipping around mid­ ship during lunch time (11:30-1:00 P.M.) WARRIOR (Waterman), March 29— Chairman, A. Prlaaora; Secretary, M. Elliott. Draw put out in New Orleans. Japan, and captain getting American money for payoff'in Japan. ' PENN VOYAOER <Penn), March B— Chairman, W. Bunthoff; Secretary, H. Pataraon. New .delegate elected. No beefs. Drinking water tank to be fixed or installed. Cook'a room alnk to be fixed. Big eaters to notify meaannn for large order in advance. Waahing machine in good order again. LUCILR BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), March 29—Chairman, R. Parrara; Sec­ retary, L. da Parllar. Deposit of keys, chief mate working on deck, medical attention, safety meetings and repair Uat to be taken up with patrolman in port of payoff. Sent letter covering beefa to NY hq. One man put ashore in Southampton. Foc'aies painted aa requeated. Some OT diaputed. No beefs. Complaint re medical treat­ ment. Requeat ship be kept clean. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Crew to start ship'a fund. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), March 14—Chairman, W. Naih; Secre­ tary, A. Brodla. One ipan hospitalized. No beefs. New delegate elected. Re­ quest screens and doors be kept locked. Messhall to be cleaned at night after use. Notify ateward if new mattresses needed. SWORD KNOT (Suwannee), Fab. 24 —Chairman, J. Drewaw Secretary, D. Ootsatr. No beefs. Launch at Antigua delayed men three hours on liberty: three houra OT declared. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Keep mesahall clean. Repair list turned In. Soma OT dte puted. Delayed aalling diaputed. Suggeat new waahing machine. Turn in exceas linen. More money for drawa requeated for return trip to Statea. Vote of thanka to ateward dept. for job well done. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), March IS —Chairman, H. Knowlaat Secretary, J. Wood. Turn in repair liat. Had general diacuaaion on welfare of membera. Ship'a fund tS. Few houra OT diaputed. Vote of thanka to ateward dept. for Job weil done. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March • —Chairman, J. Tlllay; Secretary, H. Kopparamith. tSl in ahip'a movie fund. No beefa. Request more ice cream. Suggeat aomething be dona re longahore men uaing meaahall for recreation room it office apace whiie in NO. •ATEWAY CITY (Pan-Atlantic), March iS—Chairman, M. Bruton; Sacretary, L. Shaahah. One man missed ship at Newark. NJ and rejoined at Miamt One hour OT disputed. Ship's fund $8.13. No beefs. Request four lockers on main deck, thwartstaip aft. for use of electricians and day­ men to hand work clothes. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food & sei-vice. plus appreciation for St, Patrick's Day meals, decorations and favors. WARRIOR (Waterman), Jan. 75 — Chairman, WTChristian; Secretary, M. Elliott. No beefs: everything running smoothly. Request new washing ma­ chine. To get library in port. Re­ turn ahort pillow cases. Suggest mora sanitary equipment \be ordered for deck dept. Donation of $2 requested for ship's fund. Return cups to pantry. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for Job well done. ALCOA RANliER (Alcoa), March 29 —Chairman, 6. Scott; Secretary, W. Barnes. Request health card be kept up to date. No beefs. Suggest pantry be kept clean & few glasses left out at nite. . COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), March 22—Chairman, C. Meslay; Sec­ retary, D. Wagner. One man missed ship in Recife. Two men hospitalized. One man logged. Ship's fund 2,(X)0 cruzieros. Some OT diaputed. Short three men. Turn in repaif lists. To get new washing machine. Take ad­ vantage of inactive wash room and sougee down and paint. Request hq. send OT sheets. Order avacados aiid more freah food and ice creamr-Turn in extra linen for inventory. TEXAS RANGER (Marine Carriers), March 22—Chairman, M. Brightwelli Secretary, W. Thompson. One . in­ jured and one sick man to be put off in Port Said. Cooperation request­ ed re conserving drinking water. Ship's fund Si. Some disputed OT. Lockers requested in deck dept. rooms and wipers rooms. Request better care be taken of waahing machine. PACIFIC STAR (Compass), Jan. 31— Chairman, J. Sullivan; Sacretary, Elliott. Lockers & fans to be re­ paired. Drawa to be held to one-half clear wages. Care stressed about drinking. New deck and engine dele­ gates elected. To have welfare dept. raise hospital benefits up to existing West Coast benefits. March 28—Chairman, John Sulllvani Sacretary, M, Oaddy. One man hos­ pitalized in Honolulu. Complaint on slop cheat prices, also shortage on items & sizes. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. for Job well done. Vote of thanks to captain, mates & engi­ neers for coopetatiou in pleasant voy­ age. ORION STAR (Orion), March- 29— Chairman, C. Smith; Secretary, W, Btck'ford. Five men-'ahort. No. beefs. Request tl donation for ahip'a fund. Dl|icuMi<i|ii.^ gpftjng replapementg in ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), March 24—Chairman. E. Smith; Secretary, J. Sweeney. Food preparations poor. One man hospitalized. Some OT dia­ puted. Beef on cadet doing oiler and wiper's work.~ Check for sufficient stores. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), April i —Chairman, D. Kaddy; Secretary, C. Mathews. Ship's fund $11.07. No beefs. Shipping cards to be tinned in . lieu of stamp. New delegate elected. Addresses to be mimeographed when definite schedule is known. Laundry not to be used for cleaning off grease from hands and face. Waahing ma­ chine to be removed from laundry unless cleaned up and used. Dan­ gerous fan in engine foc'sle to be moved. Leaky pipe in deck shower to be fixed. PRODUCER (Marina Carriers), March 15—Chairman, L. Schmidt. Draws requested. New delegate elected. Portholes need gaskets to be repaired in Bombay. Waahing ma­ chine to be checked and cleaned after use. ALICE BROWN (Bleomllald), March 22—Chairman, W. Wllk; Sacretary, R. McNeil. Some OT diaputed. Two brands of coffee requeated—to decide which one should be used. Request more quiet in morning to avoid dis­ turbing men sleeping. ORION COMET (Orion), March 7— Chairman, W. Harper; Secretary, E. Walls. One man missed ship in Sasebo. Japan. Some OT disputed. No beefs: everything running smoothly. Discussion on having menu changed. Request roach powder be used in lieu of spray. April 5—Chairman, S. Hemko; Sec­ retary, A. Clegg. Few hours OT dis­ puted. Delegate to resign given vote of thanks for Job well done: vote to keep Job unanimously. Complaint re steward not doing Job. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), March 29 —Chairman, P. Plasclk; Secretary, Sousa. Flowers sent to deceased member's family. Ship's fund $10— request donations. Some OT disputed. No .beefs. Suggest present condition of fish box be corrected. Keen pantry and messhails clean. Request misun­ derstanding aboard re stowaways and crew boys be squared away. MICHAEL (Carras), March 29 — Chairman, Eddlns; Sacretary, D. Forrest. One man signed on: worked one watch, then left. New delegate elected. Repair lists to be made up. One minute of silence for departed brothers. Pack TUrteea LOG The Watchstander's Coffee Lament There is nothing more stimulating than a good cup of coffee, according to Seafarer < • Thurston Lewis. To a seaman in particvdar^, that black liquid forms much of his diet, whether he works in the engine department, or as a cook, or if "he stands a watch through the long, cold hours of the"* ^^— uia used by the 8-12 watch for mak­ anyone has a chance to taste th# night at sea. However, like everything ing coffee for his relief. If any­ coffee. else that Is good, coffee Is all In the making and, while sailing as the 12-4 watchstander on the Vali­ ant Freedom, recently enroute to CalCTitta, Lewis uncovered a new method for "brewing" the Java. What Is more inspiring than to be caUed at 11:30' PM, "in the middle of the night as it were," Lewis wrote, "You get up, grunt, wash the sweat out of your eyes and stumble into the mess for-a cup of coffee, made in the finest 8-12 watch manner. "You pour out a cup of some thing that looks like bunker C, and stir in a spoon of sugar. You screw up your face in anticipation of pleasure, and take a sip. "Jumpin' Jehosphat! "You sputter and set the cup down and stir in another spoon of sugar. The concoction is sweeter, but still bitter. After another ten­ tative sip, you go and pour it down the sink in disgust and get a drink of water. "This sets the mood for the watch," he said. "You go up to the bow and relieve the lookout who had just given birth to that masterful brew and compliment him sarcastically. However your sarcasm is lost on him, going com­ pletely over his head, and he ac­ cepts 'the compliment sweetly, as his due. ' "During the lonely hours of your watch you begin to wonder how such a brew came into being." This, Lewis claims, is the form- one knows of a better method, he asks that they please pass it on. At 11:15 dump the old coffee and grounds. Fill the pot with water ~ ' right up to the top, up to the snout. It doesn't matter if it is hot or cold, it's water isn't it? Then plug the cord into the nearest electrical outlet and fill the sieve part Lewis with fresh coffee grounds. Fill It right up to the top so you can hardly get the lid on. Of course when the water soaks the grounds, they swell up and fall into the coffee, but that too does not matter. "Cowboys and hobos know.that coffee grounds in the coffee makies the best coffee in the world." Then drop the inner workings of the pot into the water, clamp down the lid, ght the latest maga­ zine and sit down to read. Soon you will hear the cheerful bubbling sound of coffee percolat­ ing, getting stronger and stronger, but don't let this interfere with your reading. Before you know it seven bells will ring and you can unplug the electric cord, go call the watch, and then rush up to the bow to relieve the lookout before A Wiper's Job? Speak Out At S!U Meetings Under the Union constitution every member attending a Un­ ion meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be fiiied at the meeting —chairman, reading clerk and recording secretary. Your Un­ ion urges you to take an active part in meetings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, ail members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue un­ der discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipDiates know what's on their minds. 'All Ashore' One-year old John Padovano seems ready to ship out with his uncle, Seafarer Tony Pisond. "Now if anyone knows of a truly better recipe for making coffee, please print it in the LOG," Lewis asks, "and weH take copies, place them on the skulls of the gentle­ men of the watch we relieve and pound them In with a tried and tested percolator." Crew Corrals ^Rustlers' On SS Dorothy •.-!? • 1 In a daring early evening raid, vigilant members of the crew of the SS Dorothy captured over "one-quarter of a ton of night unch banditry," according to ships' reporter £d Kresz. bandits The raid caught "empty - plated" so to speak, when they were Just leaving the range, the refrigerator in this case. Nicknamed the Crisco K i d s," the three bri­ gands were iden­ tified as Harold Kresz Whitman, MM, the big man of the gang with some 230 pounds to his credit; Carrol Harper, wiper, 210 pounds, and. lightweight Jack Smith, wiper with' only 190 pounds on his side. Escape was impossible, Kresz said, for the trio, measuring soine 11 feet across, was unable to squeeze through the three-foot wide doorway at the same time. The trial was swift, he wrote, and justice rendered accordingly. It was pointed out that hanging was out of the question for the Crisco Kids" since the hawsers had to be used the next day to tie up. "After listening to the defend­ ants' pleas for mercy." Kresz said, "the court put the three of them on probation of only one sandwich a night. "Thus ended another chapter in the story of the night lunch raiders on the SS Dorothy," Kresz con­ cluded. •3 —by Seafarer R. W. Perry imms STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), March 31—Chairman, W. Klelmona; Secre­ tary,' W. Simmons. Some OT dis­ puted. No beefs; everything running smoothly. New treasurer elected. Re­ quest better variety of cold drinks. Discussion on bad food and cooking. Donation for deceased engineer's family to be taken up. VRAWli^ TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), April 4—Chairman, W. Newsan; Secretary, G. Cullen. Ship's fund $7.55. No beefs. Some OT disputed. Question re OT to be paid in steward dept. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. W BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), April 5—Chairman, G. Phillips; Secretary, G. Heir. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food. Request donations for ship's fund. mCL£S , jcr / srQ WeJcoiaedW your STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April 5 —Chairmen, B. Fllesman; Secretary, L. Borewlk. Ship's fund $27.90. Few hours OT disputed. Request extermi­ nation for roaches. Boiled eggs and. leftovers for night lunch. B-42-1837 (Suwannee), March 2 — Chairman, J. Dickinson; Secretary, R. Banta. Water shortage discussed: beefs taken care of and UT explained March 29—Chairman, R. Banta; S*^ ratary, R. Banta- Request messhall' tables to be kept clean. One map 'Short. Men missing Jobs and falling to keep their watches to be reported -to hq. Letter sent to hq re living : .cihidltiohs. ab^. wage cuti , V '..S' .«• i". "Boh always studies „on the weclceti4<: foc hii mate's ticket.' Jei '4 '• �Tag* Fonrteea SEAFARERS Oldtliiiers Meet SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK > LOG A variety of ailments have drydocked^ Seafarers in hospitals along the Atlantic and Gulf and the West Coast this past two weeks. In New York, back in the Stated Island USPHS hospital, as a result of a re­ newed attack of an illness which laid him up back In 1957 Is Oscar Adams, a member of the black gang. Also In Staten Island Is Robert "Curley" Nielsen, who was taken off the Steel Navigator early this year In Columbo, Ceylon, with a heart condition. Curleyjs now re­ covering from special surgery. Showing some sign A>t Improve­ ment in the Staten Island hospital Is Bozo Zelendc, formerly on the Nielsen Adams American Cool velerani J. Fairland. Zelencic suffered a Escolonte and A. Weaton get heart attack In Puerto Rico. Hernias caused the hospitalization of Seafarers Vasco Barros and together on the Steel De­ Michael Cassidy in New York. Barros last vessel was the Coeur D'Alene signer. Former shipmates on Victory while Cassidy had been shipping on the Seastar. the Martha Berry, they have a Out on the Coast, the word Is that total of 85 years' seatime. Edward Edlnger, former deck' maintenance on the Steel Scientist, Is making good -progress getting over a rough siege of stomach . trouble. He is expected to be up and around In the near future. Two other Seafarers In the •Frisco hospital are reported ready to hit the beach again soon. One is Woodrow Balch, an oiler, who Edlnger Botck Shlp'i agents do not normally Is recuperating from a hernia, and the other is James MacCreay, ex-TWT on the Ames Victory, who rate applause from crewmembers. cheeked into the hospital for a general medical examination. Balch's However one of the best in the business, according to the crew of last vessel was the Flomar. The following is the latest available list of Seafarers In the hospi­ the SS Iberville, Is Mr. Nelson, a tals. If you are on the beach waiting for a ship, stop in and visit them. representative for Everett Steam­ Jose Soares James L. Meeks USPHS HOSPITAL ship Corp., ship's agents In Yoko­ Domingo Orbigoso Watson Stockman STATEN ISLAND. NY hama, Japan. Wm. Robinson G. Warrington Bernard Murphy Oscar J. Adams Vasco M. Barros R. S. Nandkeshwar Angel Seda Seafarer Paul Arthofer, an AB Raphael Bertran WUUam NesU USPHS HOSPITAL Claude Blanchard Robert Nielsen on the Iberville wrote that Nelson NORFOLK. VA. John Cabral Charles Oglesby is different, probably because he Francis J. Boner Donald Lee Willis Michael Cassidy Carl Pietrantoni John J. Harrison Roy L. McCannon Michael A. Reges was once a seaman himself, having Pedro Reyes T., P. Crawford shipped as second mate on Water­ USPHS HOSPITAL Clarence O. Daire N. Reznichenko FT. WORTH. TEXAS Jose Rodriguex Ralph W. DuffeU man vessels up to Arthur J. Fortner WUliam G. Sargent Lawrence Anderson Woodrow Meyers a few years ago B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer Richard Ceiling Chow Song James Lauer W. M. Sikorski A. W. Gowder Jose P. Sousa when he took on Keith Hubbard Fernando Tiaga his present job. USPHS HOSPITAL Patrick Kelly John J. lobin BOSTON. MASS. Nils Lundquist Dominick Trevisano An incident oc­ Raymond L. Perry John M. Yates Timothy McCarthy Richard L. Welch curred recently Gustave Malensky Bozo Zelencic USPHS HOSPITAL while the Iber­ Harold J. Moore GALVESTON. TEXAS ville was in Ja­ Charles Cobum James E. Gross VA HOSPITAL Paul S. Howe Thomas Ritson KECOUGHTAN, VA. pan, Arthofer Terral McRaney Eugene Roszko Joseph Gill wrote, in which Lawrence Springer John Spearman VA HOSPITAL , A^L I Nelson went out USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Arthofer of his way to aid Thomas W. Killion Woodrow W. Balch James MacCrea some of the crew, and the gang on TRIBORO HOSPITAL Joseph Barron Michal Michalik JAMAICA, LI, NY Joseph Berger Arthur Scheving the Iberville would like to thank James RusseU R. Boston Sr. F. Teigeiro him for It. Michael Coffey Wm. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph R. Ebbole WUlie Toomer The ship was in the stream in BROOKLYN. NY Kai E. Hansen Manuel Antonana Ludwig Kristiansen Edward Edlnger Yokohama harbor waiting for dock­ Fortunate Bacomo Thomas R. Lehay USPHS HOSPITAL ing space. Since there was time Joseph Bass Kenneth Lewis SAVANNAH. GA. Matthew Brimo Leo Mannaugh to kill, the captain gave one-third R. Centchovich Harris L. Grizzard Leo Carreon Jeremiah O'Byrne of the crew shore leave and they James F. Clarke ' C. Osinski USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph D. Cox SEATTLE. WASHINGTON George G. Phifer got a launch to take them- Into Juan Denopra Eugene F. Goodwin Norman L. Krumm Winston E. Kenny port. John J. DriscoU John C. Green Ray O. Noak George Shumaker Otis L. GibbS Aimer S. Vickers However later that night the USPHS HOSPITAL Bart E. Guranick Luther E. Wing NEW ORLEANS. LA. weather took a turn for the worst Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Claude Blanks Foster Jimeau Frank Hernandez Royce Yarborough and all of the small craft in , the Ira Bridges Edward Knapp Jacob Buckelew VA HOSPITAL Raymond Kzlowski harbor were forced to discontinue H. Burgesser RUTLAND HGHTS., MASS. Derek Lamb service. It stayed that way for a Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitzpatrlck Fess Crawford Leo Lang Eugene CroweU Wm. Marjenhoff SAILOR SNUG HARBOR couple of days, and all of the Jeff Davis Alexander Martin STATEN ISLAND, NY launches were tied up for two days James Douglas Wm. E. Nelson Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen Melvin Eickmeier Winford PoweU and a night. VA HOSPITAL Henry Gerdes James Shearer TUCSON. ARIZONA Meanwhile the crew who had James Glisson Paul P. Signorino Frank J. Mackey Harry M. Hankee Aristides Soriano gone ashore, expecting to spend a USPHS HOSPITAL Earl T. Hardeman Thomas Stevens couple of hours there, had only BALTIMORE. MD. WUlie T. Hardeman James Stuart Robert J. Allen Emanuel Jones Wayne Harris Faustina Torres taken small draws with them and Joseph T. Arnold A. Karatzas James Hudson Paul R. Turner were soon broke paying for their T. P. Barbour Alexandra Lopez Samuel Hurst James Ward Clarence Gardner Robert McColiock Sidney Irhy L. CI WUson meals and lodging. Some of the Gorman Glaze Mznuel Madarang Frank James Clifford Wuertz men, down to their last yen, called Daniel Gorman GranviUe Matise Jasper Jones on the company's agents, Everett and Co., for a "bite" so to speak. Editor, Nelson, probably remembering SEAFARERS LOG. his old seafaring days, responded as well as he could. Since he could 675 Fourth Ave., not advance the company's money, Brooklyn 32, NY he dug down deep and gave all I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— of them a healthy "draw" from his own pocket. j please put my name on your.Hinailing list. The following - morning when J (Print Information) | the weather cleared, the ship was docked and the crew came aboard [ NAME . and got advances from the captain to reimburse Nelson. STREET ADDRESS ............... Since he is only a~ company's agent. Nelson was not obligated CITY ZONE ...... STATE ... T. to do this for the men ashore, TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you or* an old lubtcrSber and hava a cliahga Arthofer said, but he is a "right of addrosi. plaasa giva your former address below; guy," and came through in a pincb. I say good fortune to him and ADDRESS .. his, and more power to him," CITY ZONE STATE a Arthofer concluded. Waterman Man Is Tops With Iberville Crew iil' '•n'. ?i. . ••a ';i ,a£i' - • - • - Pumpmen Want Job Clarification and my discharges will prove this statement A man who has a family must sail at least eight months out of the year to sup­ To the Editor! — We see where the February port them. I find I can ship but on- a 6027th issue of the LOG carried an article on the work per­ day card anytime in the engine formed as regular duties for the department, group 1, because I pumpman at the time Butter- do not pick a job. However if we have a one-year time limit on a worthing is being performed. In regard to this we think ship, then everyone will stay on there should be overtime for a year and this will really slow the pumpman, for'whlle he Is a shipping. There are only a few who stay key man on the Job, he Is the only one that is not on overtime. over a year on a ship. I think Yet he has to keep running back that a man who keeps up his dues and obligations to his Un­ ion has the privilege to hold his job as it came off of the ship­ ping board. A. E. DeLaney 4i 4. letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOO must be signed by the toritcr. Names tottl be withheld upon request. and forth to the two pumprooms cleaning strainers and keeping the tanks that are being cleaned pumped out. In addition, we think it should be the pump­ man's job to take off the Butterworth plates, for, while it may cost extra in overtime, a more efficient job will be done. If It is possible we would like to have a clear clarification on the time and half, and double time, paid In the tanks and under the gratings in the pumproom as well as a clarification on the duties of pumpman, chief and second, so as to avoid fric­ tion between them and the engineers. These things come up at regular intervals on a lot of coastwise tankers and they seem to cause a lot of confusion. Georce Ranis, Edwin Mariano, Frederick Andersen, James Lassiter, SS Atlantis 4^ $ Charter Member Of SlU, Retires To the Editors: Thank you very much for sending me the SEAFARERS L0(5 regular­ ly, This saves me from hav­ ing to make a trip to Boston to pick one up. As of last month I re­ tired from the »a, having sailed in the Olson SIU for the past 20 years. I was a charter member of ^ the Union, Joining In Boston, back in Januanr 1, 1939. I paid off my last ship, the Bradford Island, last month, and will take it easy here in Brockton, Mass. E. A. Olson Sees Time Limit Slowing Shipping To the Editor: I would like to answer Brother Art LiHnas' letter which ap­ peared in the LOG, of March .27, 1959. I do sincerely believe this Un­ ion brother has been misled in what he calls homesteading a job. For some seamen a ship is his home and he must be doing his job or he couldn't stay en a ship for seven years. The^principies of our union are based on Job security, pro­ tection and to create a better living and wage scale |or . our future. I only stay on a ship for six to eight months out ; of a year Homesteaders Needed In Union To the Editor: This is an open letter to Brother Art Lomas who com­ plained of "homesteaders," as he put it, in the March 27th issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Has It ever occurred to Brother Lomas that if we did not "home­ stead" our jobs as we do, there would be that many performers, foul balls, and one-trippers do­ ing good Union members, reli­ able and competent seamen, out of their jobs? In my 20 years two months and five days in the SIU, I have yet to be fined by the organiza­ tion, logged by a skipper, miss a ship or refuse a job after tak­ ing my assignment card at the hall, or to miss a picket line on the beach. I have clearance for all our major beefs as well as some little ones, and yet I have been homesteading on and off for the past 20 years. Can Brother Lomas still complain against the men who are doing their obligations towards the Union by keeping these rustbuckets manned? These tubs run on black oil, heat, sweat and blood. I have yet to see an SIU ship leave port with rum and cokes for fuel, and foul balls and performers for manpower. Brother Lomas, put yourself in the position of a chief elec­ trician, steward, bosUn or deck engineer who has only one chance of shipping on any rustbucket, and see how much of a chance you have of enjoying the benefits of the SIU, unless you homestead. Would it pay you to tnake a three or four months trip, if you go on the beach afterwards for four or five months? I am nrettv xnre you would not relish the idea too warmly. As for myself, I have a wife, a home paid for, and also a new car of the high-priced variety which I have the SIU to thank for. This is more than I can say for many one-trip proud ones who hang around the hall with a sob story for brothers who have just paid off. No, brother, you are com­ pletely wrong when you say that we homesteaders are not con­ tributing any interest towards the organization. God help the SIU if we were to have more complainers about homesteaders, and less men of responsibilites and obligations. Think it over and try to learn the other side of the story be­ fore you go off blowing steam on a very weak argument. Is it possible to find a job ashore where I can lay off work for four or five months and go back to put in a stint of three or four? If that is possible, I must say I am on the wrong planet. Well I must say sayonara for now. Keep 'er steady as she goes. Jose M. Melendez, , deck engineer �SEAFARBRS :AfrUt4.USf Paee FUtetm LOG Rlan Of The House NLRB Acting On SIU Runaway Charges Jack Sirles Sobert Men—r You are urged to get in touch Please contact John Arabass in (Continued from page 3) that in ligbt of these facts, "the with your brother Lawrence at 194 Baltimore for your money. form of corporate organixation must Holcomb St., Hartford, Conn., at t give way to the realities of the sit­ your earliest convenience. Earl (Skip) Fuller, Jr. uation. . ." and.that the transfer Please contact your wife at home. » » » of the Fiorida from the US was She Is out of the hospitaL Albert Helm proqipted largely by the desire to » » 4^ Your gear from the SS Afoundria hire foreign crews at iower wage John Qnimby is at the New Orleans hall scales. Cleveland HOwell of 707 St At the time the PAO vote re­ • » 4^ Nicholas Ave., NYC, requests that sults were announced, SlU-secremehdaa ta Fertema you get in touch with him. tary-Treasurer Paul Hall declared: Your mother requests that yon 4) » * "The SIU's election success serves contact her as soon as possible. Ked Fink notice on American interests that Joba Bettina * » » transfer to a runaway flag no Important you get in touch with longer gives them immunity from Ez-erewmembersi, With dod, Suafarur Robert E. Seymour W. BfiUer, SIU general union organisation. Thousands of SSJobnC Kiedinger, oboord the Penn counsel, at 26 Court St., Brooklyn. seamen now working aboard lowWill idl those who witnessed the Trader, Robert Jr., 2, Is bosswage runaway-flag ships will now 4) 4) » accident an July 4 involving Jack Frank Kumieu man ot family's Houston be targets ef SIU organizing DeCulty please get in touch with Anyone having any information drives ..." home. him at 528 W. 112 St., NYC. about.the whereabouts of the above ^ » please contact Jiis mother, Mrs. Carl Treimaim Victoria Kumieza, 287 Coal St., Please contact Mr. Lohse at the Wilkes-Barre, Pa. General Electric Credit Corp., ^ ^ $ Bobert B. Wbite 7409-37 Ave., Jackson Heights, Very important you contact your NY. Legal action has already been eldest daughter, Mrs; Gloria Lewis, started. 2410-llth St., Lake Charles, La., or phone Hemlock 9-8791. She is very anxious to hear from you. If a crewmember quits while Anyone knowing whereabouts of a ship is in port, delegates the above, please' contact Mrs. are asked to contact the hall Lewis. 4^ 4^ 4) immediately for a replace­ Frederick S. Delwenao ment. Fast action on their part Very important that you write The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ or call your home. Anybody know­ Seafarers Welfare Plan: nate the chance of the ship ing whereabouts of above, who was Edward Harris, 64: Brother Har­ C. Farnham, 47: A member of last aboard Steel Maker, please sailing shorthanded. ris, a Union member since 1947, the SIU since 1941, Brother Farn­ notify him of this message. ham died of a died on March 3 cerebral henmrin his honM town rhage on August of Hopewell, Va. 18, 1958, in Seat­ The cause of tle, Wash. He death was a cir­ culatory ailment. sailed in the deck Harris sailed in department. Sur­ the engine de­ viving him is his mother, Mrs. Vi­ partment. He leaves his father, ola Famham, of Mr. H. Harris, of South Wellfleet, Hopewell. Burial was in Hopewell Mass. Cemeten^. 4^ » ^ t J" 4" f - - ..-A,- .. -•i '; Leslie Fowler, 67: Heart failure Ismael Rmno, 4(h Brother Romo was responsible for Brother Fow­ was one of the four victims of the ler's death at sea TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN Valehem - Santa on December 30, Rosa collision of i,; • 1958. He sailed AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS March 26. Romo in the engine suffered exten­ department after sive second - de­ becoming a gree burns and Union member died en route to in 1956. Mrs. Jo­ the hospital in sephine Fowler, IVIRY SUNDAY, 1620 OMT (11:20 EST Suniby) Atlantic City. He his wife, of LaJoined the Union JIFFK-39, 19860 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast Marque, Texas, in December, of South America, South Atlan­ survives him. tic and East Coast of United 1957, sailing in the engine depart­ States. X * • 4 ment. He leaves his nmther, Mrs. Fern Romo, of San Francisco, ffFI^8, 16860 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ Henry Gillot, 69: Brother Gillot Calif. Burial was in Golden Gate suffered a fatal heart attack at the bean, West Coast of South National Cemetery. America, West Coast of Mexico Seamen's Church and US East Coast. Institute in New York on Febru­ WFK-86, 16700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. ary 25. An SIU North Atlantic, European and US East Coast man since 1944, he shipped in the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his Meanwhile, MTD 'RoiJhd-The-Wo1-fd niece, Mrs. Su­ Wireless broadcasts Cohiinue . . . zanne Gosse of (Continued froin page 3) Every Sunday, 1915 GMT government was pulling out all the Huntington. NY. (2:15 PM Esr Sunday) stops and the Cuban nationals 4) t 4 WCO-13020 KCs would certainly be subject to in­ Europe and North America PhiUp Rels, 48: An SIU member timidation by armed, uniformed since 1952, Brother Reis died in guards. WCO-16S08.S KCs East Coast South America Upon being Informed of this ac­ his home in tion, SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Chalmette, La., WCO-22407 KCs Hall wired a strong protest to the on March 13. The West Coast South'America NLRB general counsel, Jerome cause of death Every Monday, 0316 GMT Fenton, in Washington and also was coronary (10:15 PM EST Sunday ) notified Cuban government author­ thrombosis. ities of the treatment of Cuban na­ Brother Reis WMM 25-15607 KCs tionals by the American operators sailed in the Australia steward depart­ of the ship. WMM 81-11037.5 The unfair labor practice charges ment. Mrs. BerNorthwest Pacific filed by the SIU charge that the nadine Reis, his company fired the. crewmembers wife, survives him. Burial was because of their membership in in Greenwood Cemetery, New or activity on behalf of 'the SIU. Orleans, La. FINAL DISPATCH Shorthanded? EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST L I •V • 'THETOICEOFTHE MTD" Sea Level Was Hit By ITF Drive .• MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT In addition to the P&O prece­ dent in the Labor Board proper. Federal Judge Frederick van Pelt Bryan last December ruled that joint SIU-NMU union action against the runaways involved the earring out of "legitimate labor objectives in the course of a labor dispute." Judge Bryan, in denying the run­ away shipowners' petition for an injunction against picketing dur­ ing the December 1 to 4 ITF pro­ test demonstrations, declared that the beef was "clearly" a labor dis­ pute and accordingly, the TaftHartley Act procedures apparently applied. Should the Board now dqcide to uphold the SIU's charges on the Sea Level, it would strongly reinforce the right ot American unions to organize runaway ships. The Sea Level case closely paral­ lels that of the P&O since it too is a former American-fiag ship. From 1929 to 1950 it operated as the SS Seatrain and subsequently as the Seatrain New Orleans on the New Orleans to Havana run. In 1954, it was sold to another American operator, the West India Fruit and Steamship .Xompany, which promptly transferred it to the Liberian flag and put a Cuban crew aboard. Just as in the SS Florida case, the ship continued to operate in the same service it had run in before its transiet In recognizing the parallel be­ tween the two cases, Fehton cited -the P&O decision as his authority for ordering the complaint. He de­ clared there were certain "subsid­ iary factual. differences" involved but ordered the proceeding be­ cause "there are basic questions Involved that hav, application to many American-owned ships." Baltimore Job Spurt Continues BALTIMORE—Shipping for this port continued on the good side during the past period with almost 200 men shipped to permanent berths. While this is slightly be­ low the prior period's total of 206, it is still way above the figures for the port for the past few months. Earl Sheppard, port agent, noted. Most of the improved shipping can be attributed to the increased number of vessels which have been calling here. Local unions throughout Balti­ more have thrown their support behind labor-endorsed candidates for the coming city elections and for the City Council. The Balti­ more membership was urged to study the recommendations and check into the backgrounds of the various candidates before voting. There were 13 vessels paying off in this port during the past period, seven signed on and 12 were in transit. Paying off were the Jean, Evelyn, Mae, Emilia. Dorothy (Bull); Santore, Marore (Marven); Kenmar, Bethcoaster (Calmar), Ar monk (NJ Ind); Irenestar (Trad­ ers); The Cabins (Texas City) and the Valiant Hope (Hope). Signing on were the Kenmar; Alamar, Bethcoaster (Calmar); Hilton (Bull); Baltore, Santore (Marven) aiiu the Irenestar (Traders). In transit were the Steel Archi­ tect, Steel Designer (Isthmian); Bethcoaster, . Alamar, Portmar (Calmar); Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Wild Ranger (Waterman); CS Norfolk (Cities Service) and the Robin Trent (Robin). • m • fe '4 .4 . 4J ..J . iy �I.;?; •%:-•'•• '.I' - • • OFFICIAL ORSAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND ©ULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Defense Study Reveals: Runaways No Cure For US Ship Lack WASHINGTON—This week's disclosure of details from a hitherto'"classified" Defense Department study of the US merchant fleet indicates that US military planners are at odds with the State Department and Maritime Administration on the issue of runaway-flag ship­ ping. - The report also shows• the US merchant fleet to be dry cargo ships and an unspecified obsolescence of the vast propor­ seriously deficient even if the number of troop vessels, as well as tion of US-controlled (including runaways—^Ed.) tonnage—both ac­ runaways are considered part of other types. tive and reserve . . The budget the fleet. Since the runaway-flag fleet is A document accompanying the primarily made up of tankers, now before Ck)ngress allocates Defense report readily acknowl­ Liberlys and bulk ore carriers, the funds for only 14 new ships in the edges the existence of "a dispute shortages cited by the Defense De­ coming fiscal year, which is a re­ between labor and management" as partment would still be present, re­ duction of five ships from lak year the basis for the campaign by the gardless of wy "effective control" and only half the number called for for by the Government contracts SIU, NMU and other maritime concept. Missile ship crews may have a rendezvous with Air Force Captain labor organizations against ' the The SIU and NMU both chal­ already written. Major passenger Virgil .1. Grissom if he is selected to. be first US "spaceman." runaways. The material appeared lenged Morse's • statement, point­ ship construction for possible trans­ Shown hei'e undergoing one of a series of tests, he is candidate for In an analysis by Hanson W. Bald­ ing out that if the defense needs port use has been ruled out first manned satellite which will come down in South Atlantic for win, military affairs specialist on of the US hinged on having Amer­ entirely. "The New York Times." recovery. ican-owned ships under rundway Defense Main Interest flags, then this was a foolish con­ "It would not be appropiriate," cept at best and Morse should re­ according to a covering letter with sign. Other elements of the Defense the report, "for either the Navy or the Defense Department to become study were that the present USSeafarers riding one of the Suwannee Steamship Comparer missile ships are likely to involved in a dispute between la­ flag fleet could be considered "ade­ be at the ringside of the first manned spaceship flight in 1961,, Recording according to plans an­ anbor and management. Department quate" only for a limited war. The The agency announced nounced by the National Aeronautics .and Space Administration. of Defense interest and anxiety in r^ort classed the fleet as having this matter pertain to the impact marginal capability" in terms of ,that two years from now it^* on our national defense posture a general war only "under the most intends to send a one-ton' forward toward manned space United States, headed southeast, ,that this unresolved problem optimistic assumptions and on a manned space ship into flight flight, Suwannee Steamship's Tim­ the pilot would fire a series of around the world, the ship to land ber Hitch successfully recovered rockets which would slow the cap­ poses." quantitative basis only . . ." The report itself paints "a some­ The report also cited an "urgent in the South Atlantic and be re­ the nose cone of a Thor rocket on sule gently over the South Atlantic. what somber picture of the de­ need for increased emphasis on covered by one of the missile ship March 27. It was described by the At that point, one of the waiting fense readiness of the American orderly ship construction" in view fleet. company as "the first completely missile ships would pick up the merchant marine," , the article of "the rapidly approaching block' Meanwhile, in an Important step successful recovery iby a ship oper­ capsule and its outer-space pio­ points out. Details of the report, ated by Pan-American Airlines- neer. unavailable when inquiries were RCA-Suwannee." * made about it over two months ago, Crewmembers of the ship re­ show the merchant fleet way under ceived a congratulatory message par in terms of defense and mobil­ 'from Captain R. L. West which ization needs. The military ap­ declared: praisal was also sharply critical of ' "The data capsule recovered by present budget limits on new ship this vessel on March 27, 1959, was construction and fleet replace­ the first completely successful re.ment. DETROIT—Told by Coast Guard, officials that the agency covery by a ship operated by PAA/ One of the report's major argu­ ments directly counters a view put had neither the intentions^ nor the finances to conduct a sur­ RCA/Suwanee. Congratulations to forward recently by Maritime Ad­ vey of the sunken freighter Carl D. Bradley, the SIU Great aU hands have since been received ministrator Clarence G. Morse, from both Air Force and PAA with strong backing by the State Lakes District has decided to agencies for a Job well done by the not act, then we must to protect Timber Hitch. To quote one air­ MONTREAL—The SIU Canadian Department, that any maritime proceed on its own survey. those men who man Great Lakes craft pilot du^g the mission, District has unveiled its enlarged, union drive to organize AmericanThe imion has hired a pri­ vessels.".. owned runaway ships could make 'That's showing ihe Navy how to modernized headquarters hall in vate firm for the job and has pro­ a vital difference in US mobiliza-^ Montreal. From the largex, faster doit.' tion requirements. Morse's view vided them with additional SIU elevator to the decorative wall and "It is my pleasure to forward was that American-owned ships personnel. The party will sift the these congratulatory 'remarks to floor panelling, the building has under the Panamanian and Liber- area near Gull ^Island in Lake eVery man aboard ship and to add undergone ~3rastic changes. ian flags were considered the same Michigan, where the ship went Of particular interest to th« my own note of thanks and appre­ as American-flag vessels. He de­ down last November 18 during a ciation to everyone for the coop­ membership is the new all-recrea­ severe storm. Only two of the 35 clared that union organizing pres­ eration and assistance, without tion second deck, complete with sure which might drive the ships to crewmembers survived, with 15 of SAVANNAH—It has been a very which this and future 'firsts' by the new pool tables. The shipping hall the bodies still unaccounted for. other flags, such as those of the good period on the shipping front 'Hitch' would not be possible." on the fifth deck has been en­ Western European allies, would be The main purpose of the survey for this port, Nevin Ellis, acting larged to aecommbdate 600 men The data capsule recovery In­ a serious problem in any emer­ is to determine if any light can be agent, noted. Although there was volved was the first successful re­ and will also double as a television gency. shed on the Bradley's still-unex­ only one vessel paying off during covery of a new type of nose cone room, using a huge^sized screen. As the latest Defense Depart­ plained sinking. There is also some the period the in-transit ships took The shipping board will now dis­ ment finding points out, however, hope of obtaining personal items on a number ol. replacements and which is considered a forerunner play jobs electrically on a bi-colof a design for the manned space even assuming the American-owned belonging to the missing crew- helped cut down the registration ored illuminated surface while flight. runaways are under "effective US members. list The space administration agency registration boards have been re­ control" whiie under Panamanian The SS Wang Dispatcher (Fair­ announced last week that it had placed' by ones large enough to The Coast Guard's impotence to or Liberian registry, the US mobil­ field) paid off last week and laid ization fleet would still have "seri­ conduct a- thorough investigation off her crew. However, the ship is selected seven men out of the haudre tke peak seasons. A new central air-conditioning ous qualitative deficiencies" of be­ drew strong criticism from the expected to take on a full crew in Armed Forces to undergo training as candidates for the first space system has been installed, replac­ tween 100 and 200 fast C-3 type Maritime Trades Department AFL- about 15 days. CIO. Speaking for the MTD, Ex­ The seven were chosen after ing the old individual units, which The men on the beach here wish aflight. ecutive Secretary-Treasurer Harry series of exhaustive tests. All of were prone to break down. Various O'Reilly expressed alarm over the to extend their sympathies to the them have served as pilots and met offices, the barber shop and slop Sign Name On inadequacy of Coast Guard facili­ family' of Seafarer Tom Peacock a series of physical and psychologi­ chest have also taken on a new, who died in the PHS hospital here cal requirements out of a group of modern look. ties. LOG Letters last week. Brother Peacock joined The situation will grow worse the SIU in this port .mid shipped •volunteers. For obvious reasons the LOG Present plans call for one iof the cannot print any V'ttv'g or with the increased traffic as a re- out of this hall regularly. other communications sent in of the opening of the St. Lawrence The only ship paying off in this seven to be sealed in a capsule and FOR AU by Seafarers unless the author Seaway, O'Reilly warned, unless port over the last couple of weeks to be shot into'an outer-space orbit YOUR OURR signs his name. . Unsigned something is done to rectify it. was the Wang Dispatcher. In on the nose of an Atlas intercon­ Discussing the survey, 6reat anonymous letters will only transit were the Seatrain Louisiana, tinental baliistic missile. The wind up in the ;waste-basket. Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred Seatrain Georgia (Seatrairt); Robin manned one-ton capsule would If circumstances justify, the Farnen said, "Every Lakes sailor Trent (Robin); Wild Ranger (Water­ make three complete circuits LOG will withhold a signature and every saUor's family have a man); 'Eagle Traveler (Term. around the earth of 90 minutes right to know why this vessel sank. Trans.) a^d the Chiwawa (Cities each. . on request. Then, while passing over the If the Government will not or can­ Service). Air Force Hails Missile Ship I • («•*•,' * SJ: I ' fc; CG Syied, Lakes SIU Will Search Sunken Ship 'New Look' At Canadian District Hq Good Future In Savannah 'IS',;. K .• • K; y:l';''-- • liSEA CHEST I, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 24, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU GULF ACTION HITS US RUNAWAY SIU FLEET WINS TOP SAFETY TITLE DEFENSE REPORT RAPS SHIP LACK SEA UNIONS ASSAIL STATE DEP’T STAND CG OUT TO TIGHTEN RULE OVER SEAMEN US DROPS ONASSIS SUIT; 3 SUPERTANKERS ON TAP ITF BEEF AIDED SEA LEVEL DRIVE ITF APPROVES DETAILS OF WORLD ORGANIZNG PLAN DRY CELL SAFETY LIGHTING URGED FOR SIU VESSELS BURNS HEALING, VALCHEM BOSUN HAILS PHS CARE NY MEN ‘CLEAN HOUSE’; FIRE CRIPPLES DREDGE NAME CLARK MISSISSIPPI PRESIDENT SEE COSTLY HEALTH PLANS BOOMING GOV’T MEDICINE FMB BLOCKS ATTACK ON WATERMAN AID A REVIEW OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE SIU-INDUSTRY SAFETY PLAN TRAILERSHIP TRAFFIC HIGH, ICC REPORTS DROP IN TANKER TRADE CAUSES MSTS LAY-UP ‘LOW BID’ ON SUPERLINER WEE BIT HIGH FOR APL NLRB ACTING ON SIU RUNAWAY CHARGES RUNAWAYS NO CURE FOR US SHIP LACK AIR FORCE HAILS MISSILE SHIP CG STALLED, LAKES SIU WILL SEARCH SUNKEN SHIP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/24/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 9 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/791126114b6ef9d6c4e2ff96a7123256.PDF 352b4471466a2a9b7b9a9773474e7f34 PDF Text Text -m -Story On Page 3 EXTEND SlU OPTICAL PLAN TO PHILLY, SAN FRANCISCO * '"'V I ————-—Story On Page 2 SEAFAItEltS#LOO • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SIAFARERS INTERNATION AL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT > AFL-CIO • . . -r" t �5 5'.^' rare-Twa • >. * '"- ''• I"- " <!. ),' 't ~.'' SEAFARERS LOG 'Frisco, Philly Get SlU Optical Benefit m'i JJ:- 'iv^A' April 19.19it India Would Tax US Seamen J^ WASHINGTON—Tha IIS Government is reported as having*^in­ formally protested a move by the Government of India to impose income taxes on the wages of American seamen. The tax rate would be In the vicinity of 40 percent and would apply while the seamen are aboard ships in Indian ports. - . The SIU Washington office Is keeping close tabs on the situation as are several of the steamship companies. Should the tax proposal go through, it is expected that a very strong US protest would be made. v / Since it Is not unusual for ships to spend as long as a month In some Indian ports, the tax. proposal would certainly hit US sea­ men a mortal blow In the pocketbook. It might amount to as much as $240 on the' average seaman's pay for a month spent in Vizagaptam, for example, where grain is sacked in bags and unloaded by hand onto lighters, a few tons an hour. SIU ships that would be affected by any such move would include many of the tramps and T-2 tankers on the farm surplus run to India, as well as the cargo liners of Isthmian Lines Inc., which reg­ ularly service Indian ports. PHILADELPHIA—Seafarers here are taking advantage of the services of the latest SIU welfare benefit in this port. The SIU Welfare Plan has made arrangements for the free eyeglass benefit to be handled through Dr. Irving I. Criden here, and a number of Sea­ farers have already made use-fof the service. The Philadel­ phia optical service is located at 1015 Chestnut Street, Suite 417, and is open six days a week. The trustees of the Seafarers Plan have also selected an optical firm in San Francisco to service Seafarers in that port. The benefit will be handled through Dr. Ben­ jamin L. Babow at 168 Powell Street, San Francisco. The neces­ sary paper work is now being com­ pleted and the service should start there within a few days. Available In 7 Forts LONDON—After a year of intensive experimentation, a With the addition of Philadelphia British engineering firm has announced plans to go ahead and San Francisco, the eyeglass benefit is now provided in seven with the construction of a 50,000-ton atomic-powered cargo ports in all. The others are Hous­ submarine. The vessel, to bet' ton, New Orleans and Mobile In named the "Moby Dick," will January, 1958, that it was tankthe Gulf; Baltimore and New York testing models of a submarine hull on the Atlantic Coast. cost an estimated $54 million for the purpose of developing a In the New York area, the Dnion and will take eight years to con­ 100,000-ton nuclear-powered sub­ Optical Plan, through which the marine oil tanker. struct. free benefit is operated, has Modify Original Plans However, by the time it is com­ opened two new offices in Nassau pleted, the builders, the Mitchell and Suffolk counties. The offices The follow-up announcement last Engineering Company, predict the week involved considerable modifi­ are the East-Nassau Optical Plan, Seafarer Stan Orkwiszewski is examined by Dr. Irving Criden in costs of construction will come way cation of original plans ^with the East Nassau Medical Building, 350 Philadelphia optical center qs new service tor Seafarers went into down for subsequent ships. South Broadway, Hicksville and submarine tonnage to be cut in effect in that port. The British firm announced in half. Instead of being an oil-carrier, the Suffolk Optical Plan at 10 So. Ocean Avenue, Patchogue. Three the proposed submarine would other offices, one in Hempstead, carry bulk ore. It would operate Long Island, and two in Manhattan, into Cana-da's Hudson Bay all year are available to Seafarers who round and carry out ores which, qualify for the eyeglass benefit. at present, have to be stockpiled Another set of "statistics" purporting to show the annual rate of illnesses and in­ there until the brief summer shinjuries in the maritime industry has just been turned out by the Marine Index Bureau. ping season. But even in reporting its own figures the Bureau isn't clear what they mean and its "sta­ The "Moby Dick" would be 600 tistical" procedures leave feet long and would be capable of much room for doubt. off a third from 1957 and are the specified" injuries. In the "illness" carrying 30,000 tons of bulk ore category the leiwest portion—^22.6 at speeds of up to 25 knots. A The misleading activities of lowest since 1954. Thus, while a casual glance at percent-^s listed as "miscel­ crew of 50 would be required for the Bureau in representing itself as a source of marine safety In­ the Bureau's annual report tells laneous" Illnesses and the next big­ commercial operation, and refuel­ formation were detailed In a LOG the public one thing the facts are gest—16.7 percent— as "respira­ ing would be necessary only once quite different, keeping in mind tory infections (non-TB)" covering in 18 months, HOUSTON—A wage issue with story last fall (Nov. 7). This fol­ that "reports" do not represent minor colds and sore throats. lowed stories in daily newspapers Cmnmercial Subs Possible one of the harbor's tug companies Nowhere does the Bureau's fig­ actual "injuries," or "illnesses," or that seized upon the Bureau's fig­ Here in the United States, the has been settled, resulting in a five anything specific, for that matter. ures tell how many accidents, in­ successful voyages of the nuclear percent increase on the tidelands ures and projected them as show­ And, as noted in the last LOG juries, illnesses or men are in­ an 81.1 percent "accident" rate subs Nautilus and Skate under the and deep-sea scales- and an im­ ing story, a whopping 36.3 percent of volved in its figures nor how much proved overtime rate for all hands. in the industry. accident "reports" again refer lost-Ume may be involved. These North Pole icecap have led to con­ Questioned on Its reporting the Port Agent Bob Matthews reported. to minor cuts and bruises and are the critical questions in any siderable conjecture' as to the commethods at the time, the Bureau merical possibilities of an atomic Meanwhile negotiations are still nearly ten percent more are "un­ safety analysis. submarine. being conducted with another tow­ conceded a number of shortcom­ It has been pointed out that such ing and offshore operator for a new ings in Its "analysis" and even in­ a ship would be relatively immune contract but there is nothing to dicated some changes might be forthcoming. This has not been the to surface weather conditions and report yet. could cruise at speeds far greater Shipping for the port has been case, however. The latest Marine Index figures, than those of a surface ship. terrific' with grain cargoes still which treat reports, including forming the bulk of the activity. Last month, a witness from the General Electric Company told the There was such a large turnover duplicates of accidents and ill­ Joint Congressional Committee on in men on vessels hitting' the port nesses as actual "injuries" and Atomic Energy that an atomduring the last two weeks that "sicknesses" and then projects SEATTLE—Definite plans to go ahead with the proposed powered plaht for large surface there were only ten class A men them as representing the "safety" registered in the steward depart­ picture in the industry, show the "All Pacific and Asian Dock Workers Trade Union Confer­ tankers would be commerciallyment at the start of the new period. following: ence" were announced by Harry Bridges at the 13th annual competitive in the next few years. Other companies, including Stand­ • The ratio cJ injuries to aver­ convention of the Intemation--* 28 Ships In Port ard New Jersey, Cities Service, age seamen's jobs in the industry There was a total of 28 vessels al Longshoremen's and Ware­ Russian A-bomb tests in the Arctic and of Isbrandtsen have indicated in­ stopping here during the past two- last year went down; housemen's tl n i o n here. last summer and fall). terest in construction of such a o The same ratio using ill­ Bridges said that the conference v/eek period. Ten of them paid off, Invited -Russian Delegates ship. However, there have been nesses went up, and . one signed on and the other 17 will be held in Tokyo on May 11, Further evidence of Bridges' in­ no concrete proposals made for a v/ere in transit. o The total of the two also in­ 12 and 13th. creasingly-aggressive role on be­ commercial atom-powered sub­ Paying off were the Lucile creased. The SEAFARERS LOG of Janu­ half 6f Communist Party line pro­ marine in this country. Bloomfield, Neva West (BloomActually, using the Bureau's own ary 2 described the proposed con­ grams was his invitation to the field); Helen (Olympic); Barbara weighted on the two t3q>es ference as, "A* transparent effort Transport Workers Union of the Fritchie (Liberty Nav.); Atlantis of reportsfigures (on injuries and ill­ to blacken US ^foreign policy in Soviet Union to send a "fraternal (Petrol); Pacific Wave (Pegor); nesses), here's what they really non-Communist Asiatic countries." delegation" to Seattle. The delega­ ApriHO, 1959 Vbl. XXI, No. S Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa); Steel Sur­ show: The LOG article pointed out that tion was refused visas by the State veyor (Isthmian); Coalinga Hills all of the unions sponsoring the Department since Seattle is on the • Reports of Injuries fell way conference were clearly identified list of cities which are restricted (Marine Tankers) and the Antinous (Waterman). The Lucile Bloom- down in 1958 and hit an 8-year low; as pro-Communist and Communist- insofar as Soyiet visitors are con­ field was the only vessel signing • Reports- of Jesses also de­ dominated groups. It also noted cerned. PAUt HAIX. Secratary-Treasurar creased, and on during the period. that the agenda for the conference, An obvious point to the invita­ HERBERT BRANO. Editor. BXRNAHD SEA.In transit were the Steel Age, as spelled out in Bridges' news­ o Total reports are the lowest tion would' be to attempt to give MAM, Art Editor. HERMAM ARTHUR, iRWa Steel Apprentice (Isthmian); Fort since 1955. paper, the." "Dispatcher," included legitimacy to' the Soviet trade SpivAcat. AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, ANAXOLR liRVXorr, Staff Writer*. BILL MOODT. Hoskins (Cities Service); Seatrain political topics out of the Com­ union machine, which, as an arm of Gulf Area Representative. Another Bureau* breakdown, Savannah, Seatrajn New Jersey, munist propaganda armory, involv­ the Communist Party, carries out obscured by its preoccupation with Seatrain -Texas (Seatrain); Mae. ing matters of "working- class im­ the political function- of keeping Publiihad blwRRkty M tb* hMilquRrrers of tho Soafarori Intarnatlohal Union, AfCarolyn (Bii)'-.; Bienville, Beaure­ ratios and- weighted percentages, portance" as nuclear bomb testing Russian workers in line. iantic A Gulf blatrlet, AFL-CIO. «7S Fourth shows these critical facts: gard (Pan-Atlantic); Morning Light and disarmament. Bridges recently returned to the Avanut. Brooklyn M, NV. Vol. HVaetnth y-atOO. Second class postage paid o Fatal injuries were cut in half (Waterman); The Cabins (Texas (Recent reports from the US US from a jengthy tour abroad at the Post Office In Brooklyn; NY. under last year and are the lowest since ; City); Ocean Dinny (Ocsan Clipper) Atomic Energy Commission noted during which'he visited a number the Act of Aug. 84, l»1I. tst and the Del Rio and beLCampo at least 1952; a sharp increase in radioactive fall­ of Iron Curtain countries and com(Mississippi). o Fatalities due to Illness are out over the US as the result of (Continued on page IS) British To Build Cargo Atom Sub Ship Injuries At B-Year Low More Ships Than Men In Houston Bridges Sets Pro-Red Asia (kmference May 11 SEAFARERS LOG I: �April 19, 1989 SEAVARERS After-EffecfMOf Collision Fasp TiuM LOG CG Ends Crew Says Valshem Halted Its Engines . A maSs of conflicting testimony has emerged from seven days of Coast Guard hearings into the cause of the fateful pre-dawn collision on March 26 between the SlU-manned tanker Valchem and the liner Santa Rosa 22 miles ofl Atlantic City, NJ. Three Seafarers thing to get away." The Valchem's course. News reports said that the and one engineer lost their captain, Louis Murphy, was not on original radio message sent out by lives and 21 crewmen were the bridge until a short time be­ the Santa Rosa claimed the Uner the crash. Lupton also said had been hit by the Valchem. This injured. Four Seafarers fore he had been too busy the entire was revised about an hour later. are still hospitalized. time to call the captain. A reconstruction of the events, Grace Line View based on the hearing testimony, The bodies of Seafarer Charles S. Butler, 48, wiper, Prior to the start of the'hearings, and Vernon McKay, junior a statement Issued by the Grace Line offered a version of the acci­ 8rd assistant engineer, were dent that appeared to be contradic­ mangled in the wreckage when the speeding Santa Rosa hit the Val­ chem almost at right angles on the port side aft and nearly cut the tanker in two. Butler shared a ^ foc'sle with Joseph A. Mora, 48, also a wiper, whose body is still missing. In addition,. Seafarer Ismael J. Romo, 41, FWT, who was in the fireroom, died of bums while a helicopter was taking him ashore for emergency treatment. Still hospitalized at the Staten Island marine hospital are Claude Blanchard, bosun; William Nesta, steward; A. Perez, chief cook, and Rafael Bertram, MM. Time In Dlspnte Disputed testimony at the hear­ ings which ended this week hinged on the maneuvering of both vessels Blacic circle (top] shows foc'sle where Seafarers Joseph Mora and and the crucial questions of speed, Shirley C. BuHer were killed. White circle and dotted line shows radar plotting, visibility and even escape route of Seafarers John Kavanagh and Albert Castro, the time of the crash. The time steward utilities, William Todd and Rafael Bertram, messmen. factor is important in determining Below, Claude Blanchard, Valchem bosunj is carried ashore in the speed each ship was traveling. New York. He is hospitalized with severe burns. The captain of the Santa Rosa, Frank S. Siwik, conceded his ves­ sel's maneuvering was done at half a knot above her normal 21-knot cruising speed. "I figured that withf my speed I could get away from the other fellow (the Valchem)," he stated. . Second mate C. S. Lupton, the Valchem's watch officer, said no SIU membership meetings in all ports will take formal ac­ matter what evasive steps he took, tion April 15 on the report of a six-man credentials commit­ even after stopping dead in the tee elected this week to check the qualifications of Seafarers water, "I couldn't seem to do any- Membership To Act On Sill Convention Nominees tory to the testimony. The state­ ment indicated the two ships were approaching each other for a star­ board-to-starboard passing but that the tanker suddenly veered sharply to the right across the liner's indicated the ships had been ap­ proaching each other almost headon, that the Valchem turned right for a port-to-port passing and that the Santa Rosa kept turning left for a starboard-to-starboard pass­ ing. These maneuvers produced no alteration in the collision situation. A sharp right turn ordered on the (Continued on page 10) Seafarer Elmer Baker (cenieF, rear) watts while member of threes man Coast Ouqrd Inquiry board poses question. Other two men are stenotype operators. Baker testimony supported claim that Valchem had stopped engines before crash. deiegates tcr • nominated as delegates next month's STUNA conven­ tion. The ninth biennial convention of the international will convene in Montreal en May 25 at the fiheraton-Mount Royal Hotel, bringing together delegates and representa­ tives from 34 autonomous unions and districts. Hosts for the conven­ tion will be the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict, led by SIUNA Vice-President Hal C. Banks, secretary-treasurer of the District. Montreal was chosen as the site because ,of the Seaway opening. ; Action on the naming of the SIU Atlantic & Gulf District dele­ gation follows a communication sent to all A&G ports declaring nominations open April 1^6. On the basis of per capita tax paid to the International, the SIU-A&G dele­ gation will have nine members rep­ resenting 18 votes. Under the procedure established under the constitution, the follow­ ing were nominated: Joe Algina, A. S. Cardullo, Paul Drozak, Paul Hall, Robert Matthews, Earl Sheppard, A1 Tanner, Cal Tanner and Lindsey Williams. The credentials committee is now verifying the credentials- sub­ mitted and, in the absence of more than nine • .minees, those named will be deemed elected once the membership acts on the credentials report. • ^ Survivors Tell Of Narrow Escapes What is it. like to be soimdly asleep in your foc'sle one minute and to wake up in smoke and darkness the next, hot knowing if your ship is going down? That's the way it was for most of the crew of the"^ a • workmanlike, responsible Valchem who, with the ex­ did job of dealing with the emergency. ception of men on watch, were in their sacks when the Santa Rosa came smashing into the crew's quarters at a speed of 21Vi Idiots. Payoff In Hall Still somewhat shaken from the effects of the collision, crewmembers of the Valchem who reported to headquarters on Monday, March 30 to be paid off, told of their per­ sonal experiences in the crash. After the first minutes of confu­ sion and groping in darkness, all agreed that the crew and officers Harrii DeNobriga whipped him while trying to seize the payroll. Ho was out of action for ten months following that inci­ dent, and the Valchem was the first ship he had gone to work on since the Tuxford, going aboard the Several Seafarers singled out ianker on April 17. Seafarer George Baka, chief pump­ Missed By Three Feet man, and ship's delegate for his He was asleep in his foc'sle on courageous action in going down the port side when the Rosa came into the blazing fireroom and bring­ plowing into the after house and ing out Ismael J. Romo, the FWT missed his bunk by a mere three who was on watch at the time. feet. The bulkhead of his foc'sle Romo, who was severely burned, opposite his bunk was crumpled subsequently died en route to a and he was banged up by the force hospital via Coast Guard heli­ of the collision. Like the other in­ copter. jured men, he was taken aboard Seafarers who were taken- the Santa Rosa by the passenger aboard the Santa Rosa were unan­ .ship's lifeboat and brought back to imous in their praise of the Santa New York. Rosa crewmembers for the excel­ Seafarers Ben Martin, FWT, and lent care they received. (See letter A. Dokeris, oiler, were also asleep on page 14)., ^ ' in their foc'sle on the port side, Among the injured on the Val­ but to the ,rear of the after house. chem was Seafarer Lowell Harris, The first thing they knew they baker, who was bauged up on his were awakened by hissing steam, leg and on the heel of his other smoke* and water from broken foot. Harris' last ship was the lines. Robin Tuxford, on which he was At the direction of the chief badly beaten on June 18, 1857, mate, the two men got a stretcher when two hold-up men pistol- and attempted to go down, into the Martin Baka fireroom to get out Romo, but the flames drove them back and they couldn't get down the stairway. "The chief pumpman, got him out," they said. "We don't know how he did it, for there were no lights and the smoke and flames were thick down there. Romo was still conscious when they brought him up but he couldn't talk. He kept pointing at his throat all the time." Seafarer I. De Nobriga, the 8-12 AB, had just shipped to the Val­ chem out of the New York hall as a replacement on Wednesday and this was' his first night on the ship. Like most of the deck de(Continued on page 10) . -A I �April 10, lOSf SEAFARERS LOG %• • V- i':-. 'F-. f •.' v' • • {.-.. >r' i 4^^.' f- Restricted To Vessel, Architect Men Get OT PIek Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be snre to pick up NEW YORK—A restriction to tlieir ship some six months their inoculation cards from the ago meant from 12 to 17 hours extra pay apiece for members captain or the purser when they of* the crew of the Steel Architect when the vessel paid off pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up here last week, Bill Hall, as-> by the Seafarer and held so that sistant secretary-treasurer re­ belonging to the crew which, was it can be ivesented when sign­ lost in the collision. ing on for another voyage where ported. Shipping for the port was good The Architect had been sched­ during the past period, idthough the "shots" are' reqdired. The uled to sail from New York at from the number of ships calling inoculation card is your only proof of having tifiken the re­ 5:00 PM on a Saturday night last into the area, it could have been quired shots. November, but the tugs would not better. There was a total of 52 men who forg^ to pick take the ship out because of high vessels in this port during the last upThose their card when winds. Although the vessel did not two months. Twehty-nine ships they pay inoculation off may find that they paid off, eight signed on and 15 sail until 4:00 PM the following are required to take aU the day, the sailing board was not were in transit. "shots" again when they want changed and the men were re­ No Tanker Charter to sign on tor another such voy­ stricted to the vessel. However the Although it was reported that age. ~ beef was straightened out by SIU the SS Atlas would come out of patrolmen last week and the crew lay-up and take on a crew, the collected extra pay for the restric­ company has announced that it has tion. been unable to secure a charter. Valchem Payoff However, it hopes to put the ship The members of the Valchem into service in the near future. The following were the vessels crew who were not hurt in the col­ lision last month or were no long­ that paid off in this port during er confined to the hospital, were the past two-week period: Robin paid off by the company here in Gray (Robin); Seatrains New Jer­ headquarters. Hall said. However sey, Texas, Louisiana, Savannah, WASHINGTON—The Securities while the men received their New York, Georgia (Seatrain); and Exchange Commission has is­ wages, the Union is still negotiat­ Beauregard, Fairland, Raphael sued warnings that workers knd ing with the company for an allow­ Semmes, Bienville (Pan-Atlantic); others who are amateur stock spec­ ance for clothes wd personal gear Kathryn, Elizabeth, Beatrice (Bull); ulators are in danger of losiiig Alcoa Runner, Pegasus (Alcoa); their savings through stock ma­ Wild Ranger, Andrew Jackson nipulation. (Waterman); Mario H (Herald); CS The unusual warning followed Baltimore, Council Grove, CS Mi­ .similar statements by the New ami (Cities Service); Northwestern York Stock Exchange and several Victory, Coeur D'Alene Victory brokerage houses. The SEC state­ (Victory Carriers);' Steel Designer, ment emphasized that "Investors WASHINGTON—^In response to Steel Architect (Isthmian); Sand- should exercise caution and selfan emergency call from the Soviet captain (Construction) and the At­ restraint when considering the pur­ Embassy, the State Department lantic (American Banner). chase of securities upon-the basis dispatched a Coast Guard cutter Signing on were the Atlantic of tips and rumors." to the Bering Sea to aid a critical­ (American Banner); Longview Vic­ Certain cases of stock manipu­ ly injured Soviet seaman aboard a tory, Northwestern Victory (Vic­ lation are under investigation, the Soviet trawler. tory Carriers); Alcda Pegasus (Al­ SEC said, and "may well re.<na!t in The seaman had suffered frac­ coa); Robin Gray (Robin); Steel criminal prosecution." tures of both arms and both legs Designer, Steel Architect (Isth­ There has been a record in­ throu^ a fall into one of the ship's mian); Penn Trader (Penn Trans); crease in securities salesmen in holds. Assistance was requested in Mermaid (Metro); Winter Hill the stock and bond business, with getting the man to a hospital as (Cities Service) and the Alamar 3,700 new salesmen entering the soon as possible. He was taken to (Calmar). field this month. Some of them a hospital in Kodiak, Alaska, In transit were the Seatrain may be involved in the sales of where he received immediate Georgia (Seatrain); Gateway City relatively worthless stock through treatment. (Pan-Atlantic); Steel Flyen Steel "boiler room" high pressure sales The trawler, a refrigerator ship, Traveler (Isthmian); Robin Trent pitches. was about 100 miles north of (Robin); Valchem (Heron); Ideal Seamen are a prime target for Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Is­ X,^ Coalinga Hills (Marine Tank­ such pitches because of the fact lands. It was part of a huge So­ ers'); Seastar (Traders); Michael that they generally have more dis­ viet fishing fleet that has been op­ (Cairas); Kenmar (Calmar); Eagle posable ready cash than shoreside erating near Alaska. recently. Transporter (Terminal Trans.) workers. SEC Warns Workers Of stock Tips CC Rescues Red Sailor SIU SHIPS AT SEA Smooth sailing is the report Steward departments making the from a number of SIU vessels reports for their fine cooking and this month. From Bernard Overservice are on street, engine room delegate on the Massmar, the Wild- Ranger, is the announce­ Kathryn, Beau­ ment that there is not one black regard, Wang Ar­ gang beef to be settled, although cher, Alcoa Part­ the vessel has been at sea for the ner, Seafair, Papast 13 months. clflc Carrier, Seatrain Texas, X X X Irenstar, Ines, On the Ines, they have seemed The Cabins and to have found the right ingredi­ the Penn Mari-^ ents for a perfect ner. On the Massship.- Harry Con­ mar, ship's delegate George Bejer nolly, meeting noted that there were "no beefs, chairman, writes and a good steward department" there are no Let's keep it that way, he said. beefs to report XXX from any of the departments. Sec­ Special thinks were given to the ondly, he report­ missileman's baker, Joe Snrlto, for ed, the galley a Job well done on the Coastal gang was compli­ Sentry. Connolly mented, not-only for their good food and service, but also for cooking the chow "to everyone's liking." That's a tall or­ der to fill when you have 40-odd tastes and likes aboard a vessel. XXX Back on the European run after spending six months in the Mid­ dle East, the Hastings reports that all is run­ ning smooth. "We have a good trew here and should have a good trip," Albert . May, ship's delegate, reports. All of the delegate po­ sitions are in good hands," he said. The deck department delegate is Jack Gard­ ner, Earl Trelnuum represents the black gang, and Ernest Perdomo the steward department. MMP Signs Ore Boats A first-time contract has been signed between Baltimore Local 14 of the Masters, Mates and pilots and the Marven Steamship Com­ pany. The contract followed a 08 percent vote in favor of MM&P after a two-momUi organizing cam­ paign on the eight ore carriersoperated by the SlU-contracted company. The agreement calls for an In- crease in officers' vacations from 21 to 60 days a year, and provides other provisions, similar to the standard MM&P dry cargo pact One provision calls for day and night relief for ore boat mates, since the port time on these ships is extremely limited. ^ Keep Your Shoes Clean i.L.i A good deal of ingenuity hos boen put into manufacturing safety shoes that ore reasonably skid-proof on all kinds of surfaces, wet or dry. The^ wise Seafarer always has a couple of pairs on hand for use on the job. But the best safety shoes Ore not much use if^ for some reason, the soles become coated with oil or grease. Then the shoes become an invitation to the hospital. l-V? .if Vr; Keep the bottoms of your shoes clean at alKtimei. If they become so impregnated with grease that they can't be cleoned, turn theni in for a new pair. They are well worth the investment. . -v..,;,? I'yK, iva-'W vhlyk �Ama M, i»M SEAFARERS LOG JapaneM Automobllas Arrlv# Via Waterman Shipment of Japanese autom^ilei, 26 sedans In all, arrives at Port Newark, NJ, aboard SlU^manned Chickasaw. Wild Ranger, another Waterman ship, is en route with another 25 cars as foreign-made automobiles continue to invade US markets. Canada Sued In Logger Strike OTTAWA—No change has been reported in the strike of 12,000 loggers in the woods of Newfoundland in the face*of strikebreaking by the province's governor. But the war of words between the Newfoundland government and the Federal government of Canada con­ tinued as Newfoimdland filed a lawsuit against the Canadi­ tingent of Canadian Mounted Po­ islature pass a law "outlawing" the lice into the province. The Moun- union, set up a government-spon­ an federal authorities. The suit Is a claim for damages ties were being used by New­ sored company union called the In an unstated amount because of foundland's Premier Joseph Small- "Brotherhood of Newfoundland the refusal of Primp Minister John wood to help break the woodwork­ Woodworkers" and enrolled strike­ breakers and vigilantes to smash Diefenbaker to send a large con- ers' strike. Under the agreement between the union. the federal government of Canada It was at this time that the na­ and several of the provinces, the tional government refused to sup­ Canadian Mounted Police also ply any more Mounted Police to serve as provincial police. How­ the province, and the head of the ever, Prime Minister Diefenbaker Mounted Police turned in his res­ refused to send additional Moun- ignation. The Newfoundland law­ ties in because of Smallwood's suit was the next step in the dis­ strikebreaking action. pute. The 12,000 members of the In­ The Canadian Trades and La­ ternational Woodworkers of Amer­ bor Council, AFL-CIO, is rallying ica have been on strike since the all Canadian unions to support end of December against the Ang­ the strikers and their families. The BALTIMORE—As part of the lo • Newfoundland Development SIU of North America has already SIU's policy of cooperating with Company, a logging concern. The contributed $5,000 and the SIU Ca­ the locid and national AFL-CIO strike, which was approved by a nadian District has voted an addi­ groups, members attending the last 98 percent "yes" vote of the log­ tional $1,500 to the strike fund. meeting in this port were requested gers, was called only after the to contact their Congressman with company turped down a Canadian respect to increasing the minimum government conciliation board pro­ wage law to gl.25 an hour, and to posal calling for a 54-hour work extend it to cover an additional week and a $1.22 hourly wage. At several million persons not now the time the strike was called, the brought tuder the act, Earl Shep- men were getting $1.05 an hour, pard, port agent, reports. This was working a 80-hour week under ex­ The Constitution Committee of done at the request of the local tremely hassh conditions in the the Marine Firemen's Union has completed its proposed revisions Newfoundland woods. AFL-CIO. • of the imion's constitution and has When the strike began. SmallIn addition, a group Of some 54 presented them'to the membership. delegates y/aa sent from this port wood stepped in, had the local leg- Starting in June and continuing for to represent the SIU at the AFL90 days, a secret referendum will ' CIO Unemployment Conference be held on the proposed changes. which was held in Washington last Wednesday. Five Marine Co<to tc Stewards its been a long time since this members went into retirement could be reported, Sheppard said, during March, bringing to 169 that but shipping for the port has been union's total number of pensioners. very good over the past two-week SIU membership meet­ Since the union's welfare plan period, and from all indications, it started, $447,990.37 have been will continue that way for a couple ings are held regularly was paid out in benefits to retired of weeks more. There were 10 every two weeks on Wed­ members. In 1957, MCS incor­ vessels paying off here. Seven nesday nights at 7 PM in porated its Welfare Plan with that signed on and 12 were' in transit. All Sea­ of other West Coast unions in the The ships paying off were the all SIU ports. Jean, Emilia, Edith (Bull); Marore, farers are expected to Pacific District. it $ Feltore, Santore (Marven); Penn The Brotherhood ~ of Marine Mariner (Penn Trans);. Royal Oak attend; those who, wish to (Cities Service) and the Robin be excused should request Engineers has signed a new agree­ ment with Ore Transport Inc. call­ Trent (Robin). permission by telegram ing for 60 days' vacations for as­ Signing on were the Marore, Fel­ tore, Santore, Oremar (Marven); (be sure to include regis­ sistant engineers and an increased Pandora (Epiphany); Seastar tration number). The next manning scale. Welfare benefits have also been increased with other (Traders) and tlje Flomar (Calmar). SIU meetings will be: provisions in line with the standard In transit were the Calmar, Bethdry cargo agreement. Ore 'Trans­ coaster, Pennmar (Calmar); Steel April 15 port operates two C-4 bulk car­ Fb'er, Steel Traveler, Steel Ap­ ries, the Hawaiian and the Ca^iprentice (Isthmian); Alcoa Runner, April 29 fornian. Alcoa Polaris, Alcoa Pegasus (Al­ 4- 3) it coa); Northwestern Victory (Vic­ May 13 Among the gains negotiated by tory Carriers) and the CS Norfolk the Sailors Union of the Pacific in (Cities Service). Boom Days Come Again In Baltimore 50-50'Target Of British-U5 'Conversations' With "conversations" on international shipping problems scheduled to come up in June between the US State Depart­ ment and other major maritime nations, British shipowners may be angling for a horse-"' trade under which they would discriminatory practices by the give up their opposition to United States, specifically mention­ runawaji-flag shipping if the "50- ing "50-50" and declared, "I wel­ 50" act was undermined and aid come the forthcoming inter-govto US shipping reduced. emmental talks in Washington in The State Department has been June, when a frank exchange of a staunch defender of runaway- views will, in my opinion, do noth­ flags but has been a critic of "50- ing but good." 50" from the time it first went into Then taking a poke at US Gov­ effect back in 1949. Consequently, ernment aid to maritime, he de­ British operators may figure that clared that "these subsidies have they can wring some concessions risen to very high figures indeed on the "50-50" issue. Such an ap­ and I am sure must be concerning proach would get a warm welcome the American taxpayer." from the State Department which While there is nothing new about has long been hostile to US=flag British opposition to "50-50" and shipping. US aid to American-flag shipping, Meanwhile, the International the meeting with the State Depart, Transportworkers Federation has ment was originally in response to scheduled another meeting, on British led opposition to recogniApril 14 and 15 in London, to draft tion for Panama and Liberia. further plans for direct organizing The main topic of the State De­ action on runaway ships. SIU of NA President Paul Hall will attend partment meeting with the Europe­ maritime^nations was supposed the meeting for the SIU and the an to be the runaway issue, but it now National Maritime Union wili also appears the British shipowners have a delegation in attendance may usethat the meeting as a sounding headed by President Curran. board against "50-50" and other aid The last ITF meeting, January to US shipping. 19 to 22, produced agreement on the principle that the union in the country of ownership or control of a runaway vessel had the rights to organize the ship, no matter v/hat flag the ship might fly. On the basis of this agreement the SIU Canadian District and the National Union of Seamen 6f Great Britain reached an understanding of their own, recognizing the Ca­ DURBAN, South Africa — On* nadian District's right to organize certain Canadian - owned fleets thousand Zuiu dockworkers have been flred in this port city be­ under the British flag. The British position on "50-50" cause of refusal to work overtime was stated by Sir Nicholas Cayzer, at a rate of 241^-cents an hour.' president of the Chamber of Ship­ The overtime refusal had delayed ping of the United Kingdom, an unloading of some 42 ships includ­ organization that is roughly com­ ing the SlU-manned Robin Hood. parable to the American Merchant The overtime refusal came after Marine Institute here. In a speech the daily wage scale was cut from at Cardiff, Wales, he complained of $1.96 a day to $1.40 daily for a work day of over QVit hours. The excuse of cutting the scale was that the longshoremen were going to be given a full weeks' work guarantee, amounting to $7 week­ ly. are illegal on the part a recent agreement with Duncan of Strikes native workers but the use of Bay Tanksmps are a boost in vaca­ tions for unlicensed men to three the slowdown is a new tactic in days per month, a 14c hourly wage this port. Back in February there was a increase to $2.69 In the standby rate, apd substantial increases in one-day strike of all longshore­ subsistence and lodging allowances men, who were promptly fired and from $10.50 to $13 a day. The com­ new men hired. There is no union pany also agreed to investigate the involved on the docks, but native legal possibilities of providing workers complained that it was social security and unemployment better to get $1.96 a day and take for the men, who otherwise receive a chance on a full weeks' work than to work for $1.40 a day. no such benefits. '' •ii ..-1? 'i\ -1 • "jl •n ^^1 hOOO Fired In Beef On 24-€enf OT AMONG OUR AFFIUATES SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS •'i -•s.s • i\ ^ B AfS'A PORT O' CAU 675'-'4^.AvEMEF ^12/6 E.B^L-n/MOeE g«ac*:WAi eALT/AlOBe "'i I �I race SI* i SEAFARERS Ci U'i LOG li, =•J SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPlNe ROARD March 18 Through March 31, 1959 Shipping hit the high mark of the year so far during the still for the first time since October, 1950. San -Francisco showed no past period, with 1,086 jobs dispatched. Registration fell be­ change and was generally busy. Although three ports (Norfolk, Mobile and Tampa) shipped no class low shipping to 986 and the registration of men on the beach at the end of the period also fell off some more. However, the In­ C men, the "C" shipping accounted for ten percent of the total Jobs creased Job activity applied only to class B and class C men, as class dispatched. Eighty-four percent of the class C shipping was In group A shipping dipped slightly. / three Jobs and most of It In the steward department. Class B shipping There were 71 payoffs, 33 slgn-ons and 128 In-translt visits listed for also showed a rise to an even 25 percent of the total, while the class the two-week period, for a total of 232 calls. This Is almost the same A portion dropped from 70 percent to 65. total as In the previous report but somewhat higher In the payoff and The breakdown of men registered on the beach at the end of the sign-on columns. Boston, Savannah, Tampa and Wilmington had no period lists eight ports with fewer than 100 men registered in all de­ slgn-ons and Norfolk, Lake Charles and Houston had only one each. partments and seven of them with less than 50 In class A only. These This didn't affect shipping any In Houston, which had Its best ship­ ports are Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake ping period since last fall due to heavy In-translt traffic. New York Charles, Wilmington and Seattle. Philadelphia had better than 50 "A" was busy with 52 ships, New Orleans had 32 and Baltimore and Hous­ men on hand. ton had 29 each. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right). The following Is the forecast port by port: All told, eight ports showed Increased shipping last period. Including Boston: Slow . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Good . . . Bal­ Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Tampa, Lake Charles, Houston and Seattle. Baltimore had Its best period since last Septem­ timore: Should stay good . . . Norfolk: Very quiet . . . Savannah: No ber. On the downside were Norfolk, Savannah, • Mobile, New Orleans change . . . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Should be better... New Orleans: and Wilmington. This produced the slowest shipping period for New Good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . .~. Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: Orleans in almost 2'/i years and showed Norfolk virtually at a stand­ Quiet . . . San Francisco: Busy . . . Seattle: Good. Ship Atiivify Pay Sign la Offt Oat Traat. TOTAL 4 •ottoa 1. — 0 IS 12 Haw York ... 29 10 Phlladalphla.. 2 2 4 7 12 29 laltlnero ... 10 Norfolk ..... — 1 7 0 Sovoaaok .... — 4 4 Temp* ...... 1 — 4 7 Moblio ...... t I S 14 Now Orloaat.. 4 4 ^24 32 LokoCkarloi.; 1 1 10 12 He».>OB 10 1 10 29 — S Wllnlagtoa .. — 5 9 SOB FraBciico. • 1 f i 12 I I Soottlo....... 4 s TOTALS ... 71 33 120 232 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 7 9 22 48 13 83 5 3 5 13 6 22 6- 34 — 4 4 2 1 1 4 _ 5 1 6 3 6 2 11 10 17 9 36 — 4 2 6 18 28 7 53 2 4 2 8 6 3 9 18 3 5 10 2 83 161 51 1 295 Port Boston .; New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B . Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Qn The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 B 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 6 2 11 5 18 1 3 . 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 6 15 53 13 87 1 16 24 29 55 1 22 21 4 11 16 5 5 87 5 108 98 140 40 278 2 13 2 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 3 4 19 1 2 3 ... '1 2 3 19 25 5 14 25 1 4 1 4 7 12 8 34 9 77 34 52 15 101 8 14 22 51 3 2 11 16 2 4 4 10 51 - 16 10 6 6 10 16 1• 1 2 1 1 13 1 1 7 _ __ . 5 1 2 1 1 7 _ 1 1 1 1 1 2 10 2 2 2 1 5 2 2 1 2 .... 4 1 1 4 14 1 — 4 4 4 3 2 1 6 6 38 4 69 4 1 1 1 7 27 — ' 5 _ 4 5 13 6 29 73 21 142 23 9 10 5 29 5 84 48 5 18 — _ _ — 8 3 3 1 3 5 5 1 5 13 5 1 5 18 2 31 2 . 9 11 1 2 IQ 13 14 4 49 1 5 20 26 2 77 23 42 8 26 2 73 _ 2 49 — 5 9 3 .2 1 ^— 1 1 2 2 17 — 1 — 2 — 1 — 1 1 3 6 1 3 4 8 6 8, Y 5 20 2 1 2 5 5 21 2 38 2 4 1 1 26 15 1 20 — — — 4 — 4 1 — 1 4 9 2 15 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 19 7- 8 17 — 2 15 5 26 51 821 76 169 45 290 9 79l 2 60 99 164 15 55 6 18 1 26 290 79 M] 395 275 442 113 830 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS • ...... Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 3 2 1 1 4 — 5 69 18 44 7 8 9 17 — 7 — 7 — 4 4 — 19 4 23 7 10 18 2 3 2 1 2 7 3 2 8 2 7 1 4 2 47 9 14 14 3 32 3 7 6 165 23 9 18 25 6 40 4 13 11 Ws Registered CLASS B CLASS A xsim. • m:>; lis:; BK- I tr.-Bv- •. • j ' •^, rBH-t-B-' StewARD GRAND TOTALS "i5 9 3 10 1 4 5 84 4 3 3 28 2 2 6 7 2 4 14 22 1 1 7 30 36 3 1 1 9 16 6 10 167 31 | 2261 4 1 — 1 — 1 12 1 — 6 53 — 1 1 1 — 1 2 3 2 3 10 25 — 1 4 4 2 8 55 112 1 — 2 — 1 1 — 7 19 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Roistered Port Boston New York Philadelphlg.. Baltimore Norfolk....... Savannah Tampa. Mobile. New Orleans.. Lake Charles.. Houston..:... Wilmington... San Francisco. Seattle.. ...... 1 3 6 1 4 1 — 2 2 4 1 40 39 Registered )ii The Beaeh TOTAL CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED GROUP GROUP CLASS ABC ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 2 4 81 9 • — 11 2 — 60 SO 24 74 26 9 109 48 105 16 169 1 1 2 14 11 2 20 27 1 17 16 13 29 74 33 27 10 70 7 60 0 0 12 21 1 16 6 7 2 1 3 1 — 1 7 1 16 — 10 8 10 8 18 4 1 67 5 15 40 2 20 10 31 3 22 95 25 18 67 10 6 1 4 3 7 11 3 11 2 16 21 36 25 63 12 30 1 43 2 15 2 1 3 1 4 — 5 1 8 11 16 4 21 10 10 .2 22 — 9 10 8 18 4 1 5 5 — 27 226 112 27 365120 395 48 563 12 112 83 I 207 Shipped Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL — 1 1 1 — 1 12 57 5 74 9 12 14 — 8 26 3 8 3 14 4 7 11 1 1 2 — 31 2 33 15 12 5 5 10 27 *e Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 3 ALL 2 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 __ 2 1 7 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 7 17 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 7 21 10 26 57 1 10 11 25 9 31 65 S3 90 213 ' — 1 16 30 SO 65 17 30 112 90 8 28 17 - — 31 2 — 7 — — — 5 4 4 5 8 3 9 6 1 6 3 3 9 3 18 6 1 9 16 — 4 12 4 10 26 1 7 8 16 6 17 9 39 1 10 1 9 10 10 10 23 1 11 10 ^9 59 36 69 12 — 2 — .— — — 2 4 3 1 8 — 6 4 8 7 3 13 6 16 / — 3 2 — — _ — .. _ 1 6 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1,;'1 4 1 1 — —^ . .... 5 1 6 — 3 3 3 6 3 9 1 1 -•'i:> 16 5 — 11 3 12 — 20 — 2 ' 2 4 3 9 16 16 11 11 11 23 58 11 27 24 11 \ 4 2 26 — 32 — 9 3 2 11 14 . 3 2 12 72 133 2 27 - 29 9 2 _r. _ 3 14 3 19 49 — — 1 — __ 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 2 6 2 6 4 4 4 3 11 1 8 18 6 11 35 1 — —— 18 6 7 11 2 7 20 18 9 4 4 8 13 1 18 42 24 10 4 20 45 — 4 1 2 7 - 1 3 2 5 1 2 5' 1 1 Jmmm 2 1 6 5 1 6 1 3 3 8 13 — #4 4 2 3 2 1 2 7 12 • V—' ,— 2 1 2 16 16 2 11 2 14 2 12 29 6 22 3 — 3 — — 1 1 3 2 — 1 1 1 _ 1 1' 1 4 6 8 4 3 2 4 1 4 16 — 5 78' 38 108 224 6 5 55 66 72 77 9 108 189 — 3 74 77 60 326 282 2 58 1 6() 189 16 126 157 94 265 641 15 • 1 1 • SUMMARY Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS 3 Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 .2 3 ALL 1 23 ALL 1 2 3 83 161 51 295 5 26 51 82 76 169 45 47 165 23 235 5 40 39 84 28 167 31 ' Q lAQ 78 38 108 i \J W AW 224 V *J tjtj DO '70 U mlUO 208 364 182 754 16 71 145 232 176 345 184 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered C(IS The Beqeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 B CALL ^ 1.^ 2 23 ALL A 3 ALL 1 2 3 9 15 551 79 2 6 18 26 290 . 79 26 395 275 442 113 830 5 60 99 4 53 55 1 112 1 7 19 27 226 112 27 365 120 395 48 563 12 112 83 ^ OA 1 fti tjrr £A 11 l09 IttO fiA ODe ^ O KO DA' 10A 77 oO 1 77 — Z Oo 326 OQO 2o2 94 265 * 641 15 DO ley lo 126 1 705 13 71 184 1 268 8 15 95 1 113 705 268 113 1086 677 931 426 2034 32 188 308 ALL 1 296 1 226 ALfc 1164' 1 207 1 157 1 528 �SIEAPARERS LOG April 10. 1059 HOW GOOD IS Ships Cartying Radar Sets Not Collision-Proof Undoubtedly one of the outstandinsT technological develop­ ments of World War II was the miracle of radar—the system which could reach through fog and darkness, or beyond the line of vision and "see" objects through radio wave reflections. When the war ended, manufac­ turers hastened to adapt radar to peacetime use, and ship operators lined up io buy radar equipment. There were some opinions ex­ pressed that radar would enable seafaring men: to wipe out the curse of shi^p collisions for all time. Yet today, despite the fact that virtually every US shipping fleet and most foreign fleets are equipped with radar, serious ship collisions occur with discouraging frequency. Two recent collisions, both between passenger ships and tankers, have pointed up the deadly hazards that persist in sea­ faring. Obviously then, radar has not turned out to be a cure-all. The judgment of navigation offlcers still is the deciding factor, and questions are being raised as to the actual role of radar in safe ship navigation. With this in mind, the SEAFARERS LOG has sought out the opinions of a num­ ber of men in various phases of the steamship business. The fol­ lowing consists of their views on the subject. m Best known collision of radar-equipped vessels was between Swedish liner Stock­ holm and Italy's Andrea Doria (above) on July 25, 1956. Copt. Hewlett Bishop, Atlantic Coast Director, Maritime Administration "At the spring meeting of the Maritime Section of the National Safety Council, held In March, 1957, I said in my paper 'Bridge Safaty For Ship Safety' that, 'we all know now that radar is no cure-all; that radar, unless intelligently used, is not only useless, but tan be dangerous." "Since the Maritime Administration's radar school was inaugurated in late 1957, 936 men have successfully completed the one-week course. Of these, 480 already held their' master's papers, and their at­ tendance was motivated solely by interest in their profession." [Ed. note; candidates for 3rd mates' tickets, or mates who wish to upgrade their licenses are now required by-the Coast Guard to have radar training, but those who already had masters' li­ censes do not have to have such instruc­ tion!. "In the coOTse of instruction we stress that the navigator should 'obey the rules of the road—radar is a navigational aid only'." * i t have occurred had there been no radar. This is not to say that radar isn't an ex­ tremely valuable aid to navigation, as are the radio direction finder and sounding machines, but radar must be regarded as an aid only "The part of any Coast Guard examina­ tion for ships' officers which is most stressed is the Rules of the Road. Rule 16 must be memorized by every officer as fol­ lows: 16 (a) 'Every vessel, lor seaplane when taxiing on the water, shall, in fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms or any other condition similarly restricting visi­ bility, go at a moderate speed, having care­ ful regard to the existing circumstances and conditions. (b) 'A power-driven vessel bearing, ap­ parently forward of her beam, the fog signal of a vessel, the position of which is not ascertained, shall, so far as the circum­ stances of the case admit, stop her engines and then navigate with' caution until danger of collision is over.' "If a vessel discovers through radar that another vessel is ahead, it is just the same as hearing the fog signal of another vessel ahead. This vessel is obligated to FIRST STOP HER ENGINES and then navigate with caution." t Copt. William Penney, Safety Director Seafarers Welfare Plan "Numerous serious collisions have oc­ curred in. recent, years during periods of low visibility. These collisions might not Swediiili Nylonti went |Kirby;:$miHi in Nom^ I Bla Pape Seres •- Way ihrougH midship ?wJ' ; V-V; • -v-r of th« E. Copt., Milton Williams. Operations Man­ ager, Bull Line 'T consider radar a wonderful aid to navigation. In fact, I am sure we had the first radar-equipped freighter fleet in the. US. However, radar is not the navigator. Masters and mates have to exercise their own judgment and not depend on the radar set to see them through. Radar will tell them what is around them and give them the opportunity to take evasive ac­ tion. "If a navigator doesn't know what to do about the signal he is receiving then radar is a hazard. Like a lightship, a buoy or any other navigational aid it must be used intelligently. "Unfortunately, radar gives some of­ ficers a false sense of security. With or without radar, a ship must slow down in fog, for radar cannot tell you what the 'other ship will do. "It is claimed that collisions can be avoided when the radar signals are plotted but vessels that have staffs of plotters aboard still have collisions. "Here in Bull Line, most officers have gone to radar school and our masters are asked to utilize the radar set in clear ^veather so that the mates can familarize MaUon froighlor Hawaiian Pilol h'rt Jacob Luckonbach in 1953. Radar-equipped Mission San Fran­ cisco blew up after collision. themselves with its actual shipboard opet'ation." ^ $1 Donald Smith, Vice-President, Seatrain Line "We have made a very careful study of the value of radar since it became com­ mercially available after World War II. Wo have studied with great care every avail­ able report on collisions between vessels where one or both have been equipped with radar and we have followed the tran­ scriptions of hearings before the Coast Guard as well as trials in the Admiralty Courts. The net result of these studies has been our considered judgment not to in­ stall radar on any of the vessels in our fleet, notwithstanding the fact that they operate in the most heavily-congested sea lanes in the world, namely, the approaches to New York, the Florida Straits, the Mis­ sissippi River and Galveston Bay. "In theoi-y radar should be a perfect anti-collision device, but as a matter of practice it is not better than the skill or intelligence employed in its use. We feel that th'e presence of radar on a vessel tends to instill a false sense of confidence in those having charge over navigation. This false sense of confidence has resulted (Continued on page 15) Tanker Phoenix collided with tanker ^ Pan Massachusetts near Philly. • •-V I �7 SEAFARERS Pare Eiffht INQUIRING SEAFARER N'Orieans Stalled By Yard Beef QUESTION: WhaF was the worst trip you ever mode? John Wolden, FWT: I'd say it was a trip to India, carrying bulk cargo. It was 2Vi weeks before 'they unloaded the stuff, during which time I thought -I'd go crazy. There was nothing to do in port. It was so filthy there I had no desire to go ashore. The weather was nothing to brag about either. Is, t, Angelo Rohas, steward utility: I shipped on a tanker once, and that was the first and last time. I kept thinking: What would happen if some guy drops a match or a ciga­ rette in one of the tanks? I was worried half the time and didn't even sleep well. % t ' t Enoch Collins, cook-baker: Back In '42 I was on a ship In the South Atlantic that was rammed by a German vessel and sank five days later.. We were in the water five days and no soon­ er had an Ameri­ can ship fished us out than a day later it ran out of fuel — with a German sub 25 miles away. That it never spotted us was the only lucky thing of that voyage. Conrad Gauthier, 2nd cook: Sev­ eral months ago I was one of the unlucky ones aboard the Val­ iant Effort when it struck a rock and went down in the Mediterrane­ an. We were in the water for eight hours dur­ ing. the cold, damp night. All personal possessions were lost, but we got back okay, at least. is, is, hi B. C. Simpson, oiler: Back in '42 I had one helluva voyage to Mur­ mansk. After running the gamut of enemy subs and planes going over, we finally got ours when we were docked in port. As if that wasn't bad enough, we were cooped up there for six months, with the city abandoned by all but the military, atid nothing to do but keep warm and stay alive. hi t hi' Joe Ortega, cook-baker: The worst trip I even made was'on a tanker between the Persian Gulf and Japan, for one whole year, and with shore leave only once in every 42-day round trip. We weren't able to get off ship in Ahe Gulf, so you can imagine how I- felt every time hit Japan. Ships Take Lashing From Atlantic Storm W '<?• I ft;. ' I 'J'.' r iv • fe'V'.; A vicious Atlantic storm lashed out last week, causing wide­ spread seasickness, throwing several vessels off schedule and battering one so badly that she had to return to New York after setting out for South - hours at sea was told throughout America two days earlier. vessel. Staterooms were The hapless 11,300-ton ves- the thrown in disorder, beds ripped el, the Rio Tunyan, was battered loose from walls, doors torn off mercilessly by lOO-mile-an-hour hinges, mirrors knocked from walls winds and mountainous seas, limp­ and furniture and luggage strewn ing into port with 13 injured pas­ about. sengers and crewmen and 70 perNearly Capsizes 0 e n t of its accommodations wrecked. So rough had the storm been The mute story of the ship's 48 that at one point the ship rolled sixty degrees, which is about as as she could lean without cap­ Prove Eligibility far sizing. For Hospital $ There were 99 passengers Seafarers being admitted-to a aboard, including 33 children. Public Health hospital are Others too, felt the lash of the urged to carry with them their storm, though not as severely. Union book plus proof of eli­ The Queen Mary, the world's sec­ gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; ond largest passenger liner, en namely, a record that they have route to England, was hit by one at least 90 days seatime during wave so immense that, despite the the previous year and at least vessel's electronic stabilizer fins; one day during the previous six she rolled 22 degrees in one di­ months. Failure to have the rection and 16 in the other^ proper credentials will cause a Her sister ship and the world's delay in payments to the Sea­ largest liner, the Queen Elizabeth, farer. lost over half a day in her ship­ If the Seafarer Is admitted to ping schedule. a hospital which is not a PHS The German liner Berlin ar­ institution, he should contact' rived New York to report the the Union Immediately. The loss ofin four crewmembcrs who Union will arrange with the were swept overboard by heavy USPHS for a transfer to CPub- seas. lic Health hospital in his vicin­ Two ojher huge ocean liners, ity. The PHS will not pick up the America (United States Lines) the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ and the Constitution (American Ex­ port Lines), were slowed down by fied in advance. as much as a day. April II. lSj» tOG NEW ORLEANS—Shipping for this port hit a new low over the past two weeks, and the outlook for the coming peripd is' just about the same. Two factors seemed to have brought on this slump, Lindsey Williams, port agent noted. One is that major companies are keep­ ing their vessels out of the port here for fear of being held up in the event of a strike in the ship­ yards. Another reason for the i^ipping slump is that a large number of vessels are being re-routed to Texas and other ports for payoff, although originally scheduled to pay off here. During the past two weeks alone there were five changes in schedules, three to Texas, one to Mobile and one to New York. There were three vessels paying off here during the last two weeks, four signing on and 23 were in transit. In addition to the 78 men shipped to regular deepsea berths, there were 14 standby and relief jobs and 24 HIWD berths filled here during the period. • The ships paying off here were the Del Campo, Del Rio and the Del Norte (Mississippi). Signing on were the Del Valle (Mississippi), Frances "(Bull), Steel Traveler (Isthmian) and the Chickasaw (Waterman). In transit were Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Roamer, Al­ coa Clipper (Alcoa); Seatrain New York, Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrain); Del Valle (Mississippi); Steel Age, Steel Traveler, Steel Apprentice (Isthmian); Hurricane, Chickasaw, Morning Light, Young America, Monarch of the Seas. Warrior, Claiborne (Waterman); Raphael Semmes, Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic); Suzanne (Bull); Natalie (Intercontinental); Ocean Clippers) and the Longview Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers). SIU Lines Fight Over Subsidy Bid WASHINGTON —The SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines has attacked the bid by the SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Company for an operating subsidy. Seatrain's complaint is that such a subsidy would prop Pan Atlantic Steamship Company, a subsidiary of Water­ man and Seatrain's rival in the coastwise trade. Testimony by Donald W. iSmith, vice-president of Seatrain, declared that Seatrain's profits have drop­ ped from over $4 million in 1955 to only $250,000 in 1958 as a result of Pan-Atlantic competition. Spokesmen for Waterman have strongly denied charges by Sea­ train and other companies, claim­ ing that' Pan Atlantic is standing on its own and is not receiving as­ sistance from the parent company. Send 'em to the LOG INIt (Bull), March IB-Chalrman, H. Connelly; Sacratary, J, Byrno. No beafa—everythlna Bolnf amoothly. Befraln from alamming doora. Dlaelusion on recreation roona—request it be locked to keep stevedores from stealing books A magazines. Discus­ sion on having washing machine moved from aft to midships. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for one serv­ ice. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), March IS—Chairman, R. Stough; Secretary, C. Kraltt. No beefs; everything fine. Ship's fund t58.30. Request cigarette butts not to be thrown in eng. dept. head. ALCOA PILORIM (Alcoa), March IS —Chairman, C. Inman; Sacratary, L. Mayers. Ship's fund S9, Refrain from gatlon of ship for roaches. Keep craw pantry St laundry clean at night.' IRENBSTAR • (Traders), March ItChairman, C. Stacki ^Secretary, J. Braan. No beefs. Fund to be taken up if ship makes next for library. Vote of thanks to stew. dept. for Job weU done. One minute of sUenca for departed brothers. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Feb. It— Chairman, I. Morgavl; Sacratary, R. Boytt. $14.50 in ship's fund. Some OT disputed. One man logged. No beefs. Discussion re keeping crew and shoreslde persoimek out of pas­ sageways. BARBARA FRITCHIE (Liberty), F»b. 21—Chairman, E. Vlllapol; Sac­ ratary, V. Monte. Ship's fund S13.68 —request additional money for emer­ gency. No beefs. Some OT disputed. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Fab. IS— Chairman, C. Bush; Sacratary, J. Long. Draw put out in Bait.— SO percent on OT wiU be able' to draw; in outports draws wUl be Issued in travelers' checks. To see about steak knives. New secretary-reporter elect­ ed. No beefs. See chief mate re room keys. Requested 21 mattresses, but only three received.— Now mattress covers to be issued. Keep washing machine clean. Ship's fund S20. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), Jan. 17— Chairman, R. Jensen; Sacratary, L. Munna. Ship's fund S41.13. No beefs-. letting washer run without clothes. Dump garbage in cans aft In port. Return glasses and cups to pantry. Jelly glasses to be used' In rooms. - > KENMAR (Cslmsr), Fab. 11—Chair­ man, Nona; Sacratary, F. Buhl. Every­ thing running smoothly. Few hours OT disputed. Repair bsts to be made up. New delegate elected. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), March 1—Chairman, C. RIdga; Sacratary, R. Schaaffar. Four launchers to be is­ sued at Inchon. Dyiws to be issued one day before arriving at port. Cap­ tain ok'd early meals If desired. Sug­ gest conserving water. S12 in ship's fund. Some OT disputed. No beefs. Incumbent delegate re-elected. Stew­ ard advises milk supply sufficient. JOSEPINA (Liberty Navigation), March 14—Chairman, C. Rica; Secre­ tary, C. Brinton. Three men missed ship—clean payoff. One OS and one dayman short. New delegate elected. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Jan. 4 —Chairman, W. Schultz; Secretary, W. Fitch. No beefs. Request check­ ing sailing board time; time being changed too often. Check bad leaks in pantry—has been on repair list for three trips; also check on improper equipment for repairing fans. Mareh 13—Chairman, L, Tyburcy; Sacratary, P. Wilkinson. .S30.25 in ship's treasury. No beefs. Food not properly cooked. Request fumigation of ship in States for bugs.' -Get ample supply of DDT bombs. Give delegate repair list for special washing ma­ chine. Shelves for lockers—new lock­ ers. Request cooperation With sani­ tary worker. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Fab. U —Chairman, nona; Sacratary, T. Gaspar. S13.40 in ship's fund. New dele­ gate elected. Request cooperation of three depts. to clean passageway. Suggest raising fund. March 21—Chairman, L. Munnai Secretary, C. Braaux. SS2.17 In ship's fund. 40-54 hrs. OT disputed. Sug­ gest more cots he ordered. Request mora quiet in passageways while watches are asleep. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), March Ig" •—Chairman, F. Rowall; Secretary, R. Habart. No beefs; everything running smoothly. Request cooperation when using washing machine. Ship's fund •13.80. Television needs fixing. Coop, eratlon requested with all linen. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), March 13—Chairman, L. Phillips; Secretary, J. Mellon. No-beefs. . New delegate elected. Discussion on fumigation of ship. PENN MARINER (Pann), March 21 —Chairman, R. Howsa; Sacratary, F. Nozan. Much OT disputed. Soma logs to be turned over to patrolman. Discussion re man being accused of selling job: to place charges In Bait. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Repair lists turned In. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), Fab. 14—Chairman, P. Brady; Sacratary, J. Jallatta. Request man put In for draws and not come up after list Is submitted. Delayed sailing disputed. New delegate nominated. Request deck dept. shower room be cleaned and painted. Refrain from leaving cups and dishes on deck. Complaint about washing machine drain being too small. Do not throw cigarette butts out of porthole. THE 'CABINS (Taxes City), March 25—Chairman, S. Frank; Sacratary, W. Edwards. Repairs taken care of. No beefs. Request first aid kit in engine room and gaUey. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. COASTAL SENTRY (Suwsnnaa), March 21—Chairman, B. Dornallas; A. Fradrickson. Men short eoALINGA HILLS (Pann Shipping), Secretary, all departments. Letters written March 15—Chairman, J. Rially; Sacra­ In tary, W. Mllas. One man missed ship to headquarters and British authori­ in Houston. Patrolman to see about ties as to why members were pro­ draws being put out before entering hibited from going ashore in Ascen­ port. One man fired due to failure to sion Island. Letters read re OT and return to Job after three days—taken difficulty cashing checks for American up with patrolman in Wilmington. No. money. Wired hq. requesting replace­ beefs. Some OT disputed. Messhall ments for men leaving ship. Bought to be painted. Request repair list be electric iron for crew's use. Ship's made and turned In. Suggest better fund 83. No beefs; everything running variety of contents in slop chest, and smoothly. Varied menu and fresh "sizes as well. fruit Sk vegetables suggested. Vote of thanks to baker for Job well done; PACIFIC CARRIER (World Trampart), March 1—Chairman, A. Ball; ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Sacratary, F. Paylor. Turn in repair 21—Chairman, G. Sauar; Sac­ lists. Some OT disputed. New dele­ March ratary, Schmidt. Repair list turned gate elected. Cleaning of recreation In. TwoG. men to attend room and laundry to be done by meeting. Food sick—unable not up to par. Short­ three depts. Vote of thanks to stew­ age of milk and coffee. Request hos­ ard dept. for Job well done. pital be cleaned. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), March IS SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), —Chairman, Nona; Sacratary, S. Andarsen. No baefs. Request better March 28—Chairman, R. May; sacra­ meals be served. Check with patrol­ tary, W. McBrlda. Complaint on deck dept. repairs. Some OT disputed. man on paying off procedure. Vote of (hanks to baker who is leav­ SEATRAIN T EX A S (Seatrain), ing ship, for his good work. Discus­ March 21—Chairman, P. Patrick; Sac­ sion on payoff days. Shortage of linen ratary, C. Tukay. Repair Ust to be and cots. Will try to get items sugsubmitted. No beefs. One hour OT 'gested for night lunches. disputed. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Donations to DEL MAR (Mlsslulppl), March 22— be taken up to fix tv and form fund Chairman, H. Maas; Sacratary, B. for repairs, etc, Bourgeois. S277 in ship's fund; S32S TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), March spent on movies and parts for pro-' IS—Chairman, W. Nawsom; Sacratary, Jector. Ship's fund to be used for G. Cullan. No beefs. S7.S5 in ship's benefit of crew only. Motion made fund. One man short. Suggest better and seconded that any crewmember care of washing machine. Request who has donated to ships fund and roster Ust be made for gangway is taken off ship in foreign port for watch. Baker requests that aU-pur- hospitalization, injury or sickness, be pose flour be obtained. given $50. No results on fixing or replacing washing machine and dryer. VALIANT EXPLORER (Ocean Carr.), Delegate to post laundry cleaning deJan. 10—Chairman, P. Livingston; taU Ust and slop chest price list. Sacratary, J. Coyla. New delegate elected. Suggest checking aU lepalia ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcps), March 22 before docking in Honolulu. —Chairman, L. Nicholas; Secretary, P. Blalack. No beefs. Discussion on ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Fab. 15— fire end boat driU. New delegate Chairman, A. Gragolra; Secretary L. elected. Motion to have sanitary pip-., Phillips. Two men in hospital in ing replaced in deck—crew headsr Honolulu. Few hours OT disputed. present pipe clogged beyond repair. • One man missed, ship in 'Keluia— loined ship next day in Honolulu.. Discussion on care of film and laundry Jo ,. ,. 4 Ni Tew delegate elected. Request fuml- situation. < •• Oft'W. �, SEAFARERS LOG AvHI 10. 1950 rocR DoniiR' s wora Seafarer's Guide To Better Baying By Sidney Margolitu Auto Insurance in A Mess In the past year, 28 states have increased auto-insurance rates, typically 15 percent, in some cases for the, ninth time in the last 12 years. In general, the cost of insuring a car has jumped 72 percent in the past ten years compared to a 31 percent increase in the price of cars themselves, and an average rise for all goods and services of 24 percent In many metropolitan areas, owners now pay $100-$200 a year for insurance, and families with young drivers, as much as $400 in the largest cities. In New York and Massachusetts, where further boosts were denied In recent years by the state insurance departments, the companies went to court to compel increases. In New York, after the previous ad­ ministration of Governor Harriman had denied a requested rate in­ crease-as excessive and premature, auto insurance even became a political issue. Agents formed an "Insurance Agents for Rockefeller" committee to help defeat Harri­ man for re-election. In general, insurance companies blame the present chaos in metro­ politan areas on the increase in accidents, high Jury awards, high repair costs, increased hospitaliza­ tion costs and steep attorney and doctor fees. For example, it costs $100 and up to replace a shattered wind­ shield in a modern car. One au­ thority points out that it cost only $10 to replace a smashed fender ,on a 1949 car. But a fender re­ placement on a modern car re­ quires a whole new quarter panel for ahout $160. Some of these arguments are true, but not the claim that in­ creased accidents are a major cause. There were ten million accidents in 1957 compared to eight million in '39. But the num­ ber of cars has more than doubled from 30 million in '39 to €6 million in '57. Thus there now actually are fewer accidents per car. Two reasons for the climbing rates and the difficulty many motorists have in getting insurance at all, are not publicized by the companies. One is the big cut of the insurance dollar t'hey demand for selling and administration expenses, and profit. They want 40-50 cents of every premium dollar for themselves, and expect to pay out in claims only 60-60 cents. Also, while the insurance companies complain about high repair costs, they themselves have contributed by condoning exaggerated claims. Automotive writer Joseph Ingraham reports that an estimated 25^0 percent of all repair bills paid by insurance companies consist of bribes, secret commissions and padded charges. At the same time, the insurance industry, especially ,the stock com­ panies and agents' associations and some state insurance departments, are hampering efforts to introduce economy methods which would keep down insurance costs. One of the most promising is group auto in­ surance, in which labor unions are pioneering. But efforts to secure group auto insurance by unions at Sperry Rand on Long Island in New York State have been hindered so far by a rule of the State Insurance Department that insurers can't give a reduction except when vehicles have common ownership, as in the case of fleets. Similarly, the Oregon Insurance Department refused permission for a group plan'worked out by the State Labor Council and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. It did perniit a modified plan, now operating and offering uniop members there savings of five to 30 percent from •tandard rate?. One of the most shocking attempts to stop competition occurred in New York. The state assembly passed a bill aimed directly at Allstate Insurance Co., a leading rate-cutter and a subsidiary of Sears Roebuck. It would have banned mail-order companies or department stores, as the Sears stores, from selling auto insurance. The bill was killed by the state senate. Several assemblymen backing the bill charged that Allstate refused to "cooperate" in settling liability claims and tended to force dilutes into court for settlement. Actually, the State Insurance Department Informs this writer that Allstate had no record of refusals to settle claims, that would require disciplinary action. If it had, the insurance fiepartment itself would have taken action. Actually two of the assem­ blymen trying to legislate Allstate out of business were lawyers with client^ who had claims against the company. .Until group insurance is available or the states themselves provide auto insurance as does the Province of Saskatchewan in Canada, we advise:. (1) Concentrating on liability insurance rather than collision cover­ age, since a liability suit is your greater danger, and non-reimbursed damage to your own car collision is tax-deductible anyway; (2) Shop­ ping for lowest rates in your area and your particular classification among mutuals and other companies, such as Factory Mutual of Provi­ dence, RI, Government Employees Insurance Co., State Farm, Nationv;ide, Allstate, Safeco, Lumbermen's and its affiliated companies, your local auto club and others; . , (31 Making sure you get proper classification'and a reasonable rate if you buy through a car dealer or finance company—they have been known to charge buyers the rate for higher classifications than neces­ sary; • • (4) Driving with great care and avoiding small nuisapce claims or exaggerated claims. , ». "''.ifi Pare Nine Scab Printer Ring Uncovered f, The existence of a highjy-organized strikebreaking ring in the newspaper business has been turned up by an investigation of strikebreaking against the International Typo­ graphical Union. TTie investigation by a three-member special committee appointed by the New York State Labor De-^ partment was an outgrowth there is evidence that strikebreak­ attorney, Bloor Schleppey, assisted of a strike against the Macy ing services are retained by the by a Miss Shirley Klein. Three of newspaper chain in Westchester newspaper industry on an annaai the witnesses were young deaf County, operating eight daily basis and that "similar problems mutes who had attended a printing may exist in industries other than school in Florida which operates papers and three weeklies. under the sponsorship of the state The investigation became en­ newspaper publishing." •The committee added that and Federal government. meshed in a political controversy The three men testified they when the new State Industrial strikebreaking firms are often Commissioner, Martin P. Cather- called in secretly even before col­ were recruited through the school wood, ordered the committee to lective bargaining sessions begin. and received living expenses over Macy Used Them and above their wages. One of wind up its hearings. The group Testimony given the committee them testified to earnings of almost had been appointed by the out­ going commissioner, Isidor Lubin, by strikebreakers themselves $400 a week all told. ITU Local 468 has been on strike who was succeeded by Catherwood showed that they had been recruit­ when the Republicans took control ed for the Macy strike from all against the Macy chain sine* of the state administration on Jan­ over the country by a midwest December 9, 1957. uary 1. The Macy chain' had ob­ jected to the .expose of its strike­ Bids For Membership Votes breaking operation. While the investigation was func­ tioning, the committee said it had turned up the following informa­ tion: •There is a firm "which engages as a commercial venture in the regular business of providing strikebreakers." ' •The business is systematically organized "to recruit strikebreak­ ers from all over the country, transport them . . . provide board and lodging . .,. while the dispute continues and to move t^e strike­ breakers on to other 'trouble' points when the strike is over." •Fur\her, the committee said. Sugar Run Big Boost For Philly PHILADELPHIA—It has been a very active period, shipping-wise, with a good turnover of men on the beach. Port Agent Steve Cardullo reports. In many cases, especially with tanker berths, the dispatcher was hard put to fill all of the vacancies. The membership is requested to take these berths as they are called so that vessels will not leave the port shorthanded or have the job filled off the pier­ head. There were only two vessels, the Pennmar (Calmar) and the Brad­ ford Island (Cities Service) paying off in the area over the past two weeks. Signing on were the Atlan­ tis (Cargo Tank.) and the Dorothy (Bull). The in-transit ships were the Ste^ Flyer (Isthmian); Evelyn, Jean (Bull); Atlantis (Cargo Tank.); Morning Light (Waterman) and the Coeur D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers). The resumptidn of the Bull Line sugar run is a welcome sight to the men on the beach here, Cardullo said. For it means more vessels calling into the area and more op­ portunity for berths for the men on the beach. Seafarer Milce Olenchllc hoid^up book for membersliip approval as he bids for post on rank-and file quarterly finance committee at April 1 headquarters membership meeting. Tanker Trade Still Slow Despite New 01! Quotas WASHINGTON—Despite the imposition of quotas on oil products, there has been no appreciable pick-up in the volume of coastwise tanker activity. A side-effect of the quotas had been the belief that they*" would bolster US-flag ship­ was not immediately compensated for by a similar increase in the ping, which operates imcon- coastwide trade, experts feel it tested in the coastal trade. won't be long before the local One reason offered by oil spokes, demand increases and shipping man for the continued slack is picks up. that with the warmer weather ap­ Many In Lay-Up proaching, northern fuel needs, With business presently on the which generally account for a heavy share of the oil, have been quiet side, many privately-owned slight. The real test is believed American fiag tankers have been to be around the start of fall, when in lay-up. This has led a group of colder regions should begin stock­ 12 tanker companies to request the ing up fuel supplies for the fall Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice to lay up some of its Govern­ and winter. Although the sharp reduction of ment-owned tankers to provide oil imports from the Caribbean work for the inactive privatelyowned vessels. They gave assur­ ance that their rates would be as reasonable as the MSTS and that Notify Union On LOG Maii su^ rates would still enable the As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS MSTS to carry out its functions. LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to The group went on to state that numerous clubs, bars and other. overseas spots where Seafarers the Government's policy of em­ congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves ploying its own ships when there calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their were private vessels available was ships. On the basis pf the information supplied by the ship oper­ contrary to the national maritime ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ policy as set forth in the 1946 utes forms ai'e then airmailed to the company agent in the next Merchant Ship Sales Act. port of call. While the picture was not ex­ Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LQGs actly rosy for the private operators at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer at the present, some oil officials so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ believe that when the oil demand gregate there. here begins to grow, there will As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU be enough business not only for ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that all the tankers available, but that the Union can maintain a day-to;day check on the accuracy of some grain tankers might have to Its mailing lists. be put back on the oil run. 1 �Pare Tea SEAFARERS LOG Valchem Tesfimony In Con///cf (Continued from page 3) Santa Rosa at the last moment never took effect in time. , At issue, however, is the ques­ tion of the tanker's speed. Lupton's statement that he had ordered the tanker stopped 8-10 minutes before the crash was reinforced by helmsman Charles V. Tyler, standby watch E. D. Baker, -who was in the galley, oiler William N. Safes and others on the Valchem. Watch officers on the Santa Rosa claimed the tanker was "mov­ ing fast" and never stopped. The question of visibility in the area also came into play, with ev­ eryone on the Valchem, the bow lookout on the Santa Rosa and the skipper of a nearby Grace Line ship testifying that the area was closed in by fog. This view was disputed by the Grace Line and the bridge watch on the Santa Rosa. Radar Use Limited Both ships utilized radar in de­ Wreckage in Valchem messroom testifies to force of impact when termining their respective posi­ Santa Rosa came polwing through the tanker's after house. Rosa tions, but there were admissions penetrated two-thirds the way through the tanker. on both sides which tended to show the limited usefulness of the radar riedly scampered aft at the mo­ Other SIU crewmembers on the Valchem who required medi­ equipment. After two fixes had ment of the collision. cal treatment or hospitalization been made on the Santa Rosa Fire Heightens Danger for a time included: Hans Richard­ A hre also raged for a short time son, AB; I. De Nobriga, AB; H. Notify Welfare on the Valchem and for seven Won, OS; G. Malensky, OS; A. hours in the Santa Rosa's forward Dokeris, oiler; B. J. Martin, FWT; Of Changes paint locker until crewmembers Ernest C. West, FWT; William M. The SIU Welfare Services De­ brought them under control. The Safos, oiler; John J. Tobin, oiler; partment reports that it has had Coast Guard had to drop a supply Lowell Harris, baker; B; B. Hen­ difficulty locating seamen's of C02 bottles on the liner to he^ derson, 3rd cook; Albert Castro, families because the seamen's fight the paint fire. This fire, com­ Jr., John Kavanagh, utility, enrollment or beneficiary cards bined with the gas still in the Val­ and utility; William Todd, MM. have not been kept up to date. chem's tanks, for a time height­ Next of kin of the Seafarers Some death benefit payments ened the danger of a major dis­ haye been delayed for some aster with heavy loss of life. The lost on the Valchem' include But­ ler's mother, Mrs. Bernice. Butler time until the Seafarer's bene­ made it to New York under of Waco, Texas; Rome's mother, ficiaries could be located. To liner avoid delays in payments of wel­ her own power a few hours after Mrs. Fern Romo of San Francisco, and Mora's wife and five children fare benefits Seafarers are ad­ the fire was put out. The collision two weeks ago fol­ in New York City. vised to notify the Union im­ mediately of any changes in ad­ lowed by less than a month a siro' SIU A&G Secretary-Treasurer dress, changes in the names of ilar mishap between the liner Con­ Paul Hall told the April 1 head­ beneficiaries or additional de­ stitution and the Norwegian tank­ quarters membership meeting that pendents by filling out new en­ er Jalanta off Ambrose Light. Al­ the "Union mourned the loss of its rollment and beneficiary cards. most the same conditions pre­ brothers. We do not wish to pre­ These cards can be obtained in vailed in that collision, with the judge this accident, but we )vUl' Jalanta also reported dead in the pay close attention to the facts any SIU port. water when the two ships hit. when they are all in. The Union there was no time for a third. On There were no injuries and, with will then press for maximum effort the Valchem, Lupton indicated he the tanker gas-free, no more than to prevent nnnecesasry loss of the lives of seamen." hadn't had enough radar training. the usual collision danger. The result was that while the liner's radar plots indicated the ships would miss each other by three-tenths of a mile the two ships came almost up to each other in an area of limiled visibility when emergency steps on both sides were no longer useful. The hearing record and the recommen­ (Continued from page 3) In the darkness he managed to dations of the three-man Coast partment men, he was on the star­ find his.flashlight and hearing yells Guard board of inquiry now go to board side of the after house, oppo­ from the dayman's room, broke Washington for action. site the port side collision. He too down the door and released Sea­ Might Have Been Worse was awakened by steam, smoke farer Peter Sheldrake who was Completely overlooked in the in­ and fumes from broken lines and trapped there but otherwise un­ itial concern over the dead and the boiler fire, and found himself harmed. Meanwhile Baka went injured was the miraculous escape groping in the dark in the con­ down into the fireroom for Romo. of all involved, especially the 512 fusion. "The only thing that kept run­ passengers and crewmembers on ning through my head," he said, The ship had Just discharged a the Grace liner, since the Val­ of heating oil and the tanks "was the thought of at least getting chem was not traveling gas-free. load were gassy," he said. "If the half a chance to get out of there." The surviving SIU crewmembers Santa still Rosa had hit us midships, After the initial confusion and on the tanker pointed out that if she would have cut us right in two. shock wore off, Westcott said, they had, been hit another 40-60 "Everybody kept their heads and feet forward, ifew on either ship kept calm. They showed their con­ would be here today to tell about cern .with their shipmates wellit. The point of impact was about being and did all that was imces30 feet from the Valchem's stem. sary." Damage to the tanker included Once the injured had been the loss of her stack, ventilators taken off and the Valchem taken and part of the cabin deck super­ in tow, the men left aboard searched structure, which remained perched the wreckage of the ship for bod­ on the liner's bow when the two ies, but failed to find any of the ships pulled apart 21^ hours after missing three men. One of them, the crash. Bulkheads of foc'sles Joseph A. Mora, wiper, had appar­ Dokeris Westcott and other compartments were ently gone through a porthole to smashed and tiyisted about two- We probably would have explodled, get out of his foc'sle and Was seen the stem section gqiie down, or floating on the water before he dis­ thirds of the way into the hull. The Valchem had been heading both." appeared. The bodies of the other south for the Gulf in ballast when Second pumpman William West­ two. njen, wiper Shirley Charles she met the Santa Rosa returning cott, along with chief pumpman Butler and. junior 3rd engineer, to Hew York from a cruise in the George Baka, was asleep In his Vernon McKay were, found In the Bahamas. The liner suifered a room on the starboard side aft, wreckage by shipyard workers at deep gash in her bow and her bow yet the force of the collision hulled Todd's Shipyard in Broklyn, where loojtout was Injured when he hur- him several feet out of his bunk. the Valchem berthed for.repairs. Narrow Escapes Told By Valcliem Crewmen W: I.r April 1«, 195t. PORT HOSKINS (CitlM. SarviM), ted to captain. Few hours OT dliMarch lS-<halrmBii, «. Wantayi Sae> ' puted. No beefs. One man logged. ratary, A. Capeta. Raqueit tattlns Motion made to have all draws nude rid of roachaa. Sussaat leavins TV In American currency. Complaint re aat Hp to discretion of, crew mesa. turning in cigaretteg two or three Delegate to take'ii^ neW washing mk* weeks before arrival at any Us port, chine problem with patrolman. ,j|lso on receiving ^rawi in travelers' Checks. WILD RANOKR (Waterman), March I—Chairman, N. Lambert; Secretary, CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March C. Lane. Repair items to be given 22—Chairman, O. Smith; Secretary, E. to delegates. Ship's fund SIO. Some • Achea. No beefs. One man left ship disputed OT. .No beefs. Discussion —Port Everglades. Water tanks to be on leftover food in boxes. cleaned, in shipyard. New delegate elected.' KATHRYN (Bull), March 22—Chairman, T. Ostarxash; Secretary, S. BeatCANTI6NY (Cities Service), March tie. One man hospitalized in Ponce, 29—Chairman, J. Phillips; Secretary, PR.' Condolences sent to bosun and P. Reese. Vote of thanks to negoti­ family on death of his father. No ating committee for recent Welfare Plan gains. Ne beefs. To. elect new delegate; J. Sweeney acclamation. Collection to be taken for wreath for member's father's death. Return cups to. messroom/ See mate for flashlight re watchstanders at night. Digest Of SIU Ship Meetings beefs. Discussion on repair list. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. BEAUREQARD (Pan-Atlantic), March 23—Chairman, A. Masclello; Secre­ tary, S. Doyle. Nothing done about heavy rust in tank. Ship's fund $14.79. MoUon made and seconded that SIU members work no more than 13 months abocd SIU ship. Request awning on fantail. Motion made and seconded that crew members of PanAtlantic be given time off—same privilege as Seatrain. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Feb. 11— Chairman, F. BItchoff; Secretary, R. Hall. Turn in repairs on day after leaving PR. Ship's fund $4.70. No beefs. jOne man getting off. March 13—Chairman, F. Simmons; Secretary, R. Hall.'^ Check on repairs) if not done in Baltimore take it up. with patrolman in Newark. Ship's fund $3.20: $1.50 to Merchant Marine Library. Few hrs. OT disputed. 12-4 oUer requests a closer check on re­ pairs—has been unable to lock door aU voyage. Question on gangway in St. Croix; to get platform for same in Baltimore. WAND ARCHER (North Atlantic Marine), March 15—Chairman, L. Smith; Secretary, A. f^eglle. Ship's fund $3.50. Few hours OT disputed. No beefs. Request patrolman speak to captain re insufficient draws in India and >opside personnel doing crew's work. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. for exceUent food and good service. HASTINGS (Waterman), March 21— Chairman, A. May; Secretary, J. Walls. Everything running smoothly. Each dept. - to appoint safety delegate. Minor repairs to be taken care of. No beefs. Repair list to be made up at last port before sailing for States. SEAFAIR (Colonial), March IS— Chairman, F. Hicks, Jr.; Secretary, C. Jennetta. New delegate elected. No beefs. Deck dept. rooms to be painted.' Repair steam valve in 'galley and leak in steward dept. Check drains in black gang, showers A heads to see what can be done about smell. YAKA (Waterman), March IS — Chairman, Hancock; Secretary, Bankenberg. New delegate elected. Re­ pair list made up March 19th so ship­ board repairs can be completed be­ fore arrival in States. Keys to foc'sles missing and must be replaced. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), March 23—Chairman, P. Hammel; Secretary, J. Edwards. Request new icebox in messroom. Money in advance for draw in Southern parts. Ship's fund S7. No beefs. One man missed ship in Baltimore. MASSMAR (Calmer), March S — Chairman, J. Elchenberg; Secretary, W. Schater. No beefs. New delegate elected. TVashing machine broken and cannot be fixed—to get one in Long Beach. Request quiet' on starboard side during day. March 22—Chairman, J. Elchenberg; Secretary, W. Schater. TWo men from engine dept. left ship in San Fran­ cisco on hospital slips. On man (OS) missed ship in Baltimore. Washing machine came ini"'®ut burned out in less than one hr.—try to have it fixed in Seattie as there is guarantee. No beefs. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), March 22 — Chairman, B. WInborne; Secretary, T. Delaney. Ship's fund S8.'82. One man short. Motion 10* have • communication for hdqtrs. re responsibility of handling of keys fox' rooms end foc'sles. New delegata elected. Several items brought- up for repair list. Delegate has supply of Welfare Plan beneficiary designation cards and Federal income tax forms. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March 25—Chairman, C. Borealino; Secre­ tary, W. Stucka. Repair list submit; YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), March 28—Chairman, H. Carmlcheel; Secretary, W. Heater. No beefs. New delegate to be elected; chief cook elected. Keep laundry room clean. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), March 11—Chairman, D. Parker; Secretary, L. Plerson. Washing machine hal bieen fixed. No beefs; everything run­ ning smoothly. Keep screen doors locked in Casablanca to keep Arabs out of house. Vote of thanks to stew.ard dept. for Job well done. SEAFAIR (Colonial), Feb. 22— Chairman, W. Cullpepper; Secretary, F. Hicks, Jr. No beefs. Some OT dis­ puted. Repair lists to be turned in. Request US currency in foreign ports. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food and service. DEL RIO (Mississippi), March 22— Chairman, A. Dumas; Secretary, J. Arnold. To receive'-mifety award for no lost time accidents for one year and efficiency and economical rating from company. No luck obtaining milk in South America. One man logged. Ship's fund $50.40; $22.60 spent on radiogram and flowers to funeral of member's child. No beefs. Food beef to be settled. EDITH (Bull), March 22—Chairman, Hank; Secretary, J. Parker. One man left in NY, but replacement was made. One man fired in Boca Grand.' Fia. No beefs. Motion was made and seconded to have small ship's fund (50c each). Request fruit be put in icebox In messroom-. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), March IS —Chairman, A. Johns; Secretary, R. Hannon. Two men hospitalized. One man left ship at San Juan. Ship's fund $2.40—^paid for radio repairs. Blood type to be put on medical card. See about having fire & boat drill one week In morninB and following week in afternoon. MADAKET (Waterman), March IS— Chairman, N. Gene; Secretary, R. Taylor; No beefs. Captain to give American money draws as long as it lasts. Request no eating ashore in India. Ship's fund $.65. Suggest mail­ ing discharges to headquarters after 13 years' seatime. Bequest $1 dona­ tion be given for ship's fund. ANTINOUS (Waterman), March 22— Chairman, F. TImmons; Secretary, W. Anderson. Repairs to be taken care of; No beefs; .everything running smoothly. Ship's fund $26. Some OT disputed. Sougee ail engine dept. rooms. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 29 —Chairman, R. Roberts; Secretary, M. Cox. Collection taken up for mem­ ber's grandson. Ship's fimd S408.3(>. No beefs. Request drain on washing machine be repaired. New delegate elected. Suggest better grade of apples. Keep longshoremen in Trini­ dad out of passageways below. FkLTORI (Marven), March 22 — Chairman, P. Murphy; Secretary, W. Thomas. To see if new washing ma­ chine can be obtained. No beefs. Letter to be sent to Baltimore agent to have those not signed on ships to stay off. Steward seen re new cots. Refrain from throwing coke bottles over side. Do not pay off until ok'd irom pBtrulman. , Return cups to pantry. JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Martls), March 22-Chairman, G. Hansen; Sec­ retary, T. Pops. No beefs. Request forwarding mall of members getting off. Larger sheets requested. Sug­ gest getting new icebox & washing machine. See about having American money for voyage to India. BIENVH.LE (Pan-Atlantic), March 39—Chairman, W. Moore; Secretary, P. Cathcart. One man missed ship in NJ. Ship's fund $53.65. No beefs. Request fumigation for roaches & rats. DOROTHY (Bull), March 27—Chairs man, G. Seeberger; Secretary, E. Kress. New delegate elected. No beefS: everything running smoothly. It was agreed to keep heads dc. showers claan. , CS MIAMI (Cities Service), March 29—Chairman, B. Padgett;' Secretary, C. Wood,dine man hospitalized.. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $10.49. 8-12 oiler reports chief engineer're; fuses to grant him change from 8-13 to 48, J. �UiL! . SEAFARERS A»ill-1«. 1U9 - Ti'J « • 'SiegHeif Pare Elerea LOG US Jobless Aid Gets Three-Month Reprieve ••1 -A WASHINGTON—A bill extending the US temporary un­ employment compensation program for three months until July 1 was signed by President Eisenhower last week. An estimated 405,000 workers will benefit by the action but many workers' average , earnings, but thousands more who had al- none of the state programs meet •ready exhausted their emergency benefits are left out on a limb. Also not eligible for extended benefits in New York State, are workers who were on their "nor­ mal" unemplyoment benefit and had not previrfusly received ex­ tended benefits. Thus the new program lops off workers at both ends and covers only a narrow seg­ ment who are on the emergency benefit_right now. The result has been a good deal of confusion and resentment as many unemployed workers in New York State and elsewhere are being denied extended benefits because of the technicalities of the law. Meanwhile the White House, with great fanfare, announced that March employment was down by 387,000 to 4,362,000. AFL-CIO President George Meany had dis­ counted the jobless drop the week before by pointing out that the seasonal decline at this time of the year normally accounts for 250,000 to 300,000 drop. " "Even a substantial drop, far in excess of 300,000, would still leave us with a serious unemploy­ ment problem," he declared. Particularly serious in the labor point of view, is the large number of long-term unemployed who have exhausted all benefits and are thrown onto local relief rolls in many instances. When the unemployment ejttenThe traditional pattern for the destruction of human rights sion bill was before Congress. and the substitution of a totaliarian government has been Union spokesman in Washington had demanded basic improvement clearly defined many times, in the past three decades. in n^imum standards. However, Whether it was in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy or in a move to extend the benefits for any of the less notorious fascist regimes, a key item was the one year was abandoned after meeting Administration opposition. destruction of free trade unions and their right to^trike. Ideally, the objectives of the un­ In all of these regimes, imions as such were not outlawed employment insurance program WILMINGTON—with local elec­ but were simply replaced by government-controlled syndi­ are to provide one-half of the tions less than a week off, the cates which dictated the terms of employment to workers on membership at the last regular a take-it-or-leave-it basis. meeting was urged to give con­ For practical purposes though, the action of these totali­ sideration to the list of candidates tarian regimes involved the destruction of the rights of in­ for the office of .members of the Board of Education of Los Angeles dividuals as workers, as well as all other groups including County, Reed Humphries, port teachers, lawyers, writers, artists and businessmen. Finn Ostergaard agent,'reported. That in essence, is what is happening in Newfoundland Eric Risberg Literature has been distributed where the premier of the province, Joseph Smallwood, has Theodore Calapothakos containing names of individuals rammed a law through the egislature "outlawing" the Wood­ Richard Schultz endorsed by the Maritime Trades workers Union and establishing a Government-sponsored un­ Please contact Jack Lynch at Department Harbor Council and all ion to break a strike of loggers in that province. Room 201, SUP Headquarters, 450 are asked to take time out and read Hai-rison St., San Francisco. Con­ Naturally, the terms and conditions of work of these "un­ cerning income tax refund checks. It. The news of the death of Sea­ ion" members are being dictated by the government at the t 4- 3) farer Ismael Homo, FWT, in the behest of the logging companies, who, in turn, may find them­ K. H. Datson collision between the Valchem and selves next in line under the gun of totalitarian procedure. You are urged to get in touch the Santa Rosa in New York last Nothing that has happened here is new. What makes this with the Home Hotel, Lake Charles, March 26, was quite a shock to de\^elopment so disturbing is the fact that it is taking place La., at your earliest convenience. many of the men on the beach in $ i> 4> this port, Rgmn, a resident of Los not in Asia or in Eastern Europe but in neighboring Canada, Jessie Kraus one of the nations that has been regarded as a keystone of Angeles County, was well known to Important you contact George all here and shipped out of this Western democracy. Rojas, 526 Audubon Bldg., New hall regularily. Newfoundland's destruction of workers' rights has some Orleans or phone collect JA 2-7192. Shipping for the port remained other meanings for American workers and for members of 3) 4> 4> . about the same, with the deck de­ Congress who seek to restrict labor's bargaining rights here George Summerell partment being somewhat slower in the United States. Proposals are constantly being made— Urgent you get in touch with than usual, Humphries said. The slump was caused by the fact that and some are presently before Congress—that the United yoiu* wife in Picayune, Miss, im­ there were no vessels paying off States pass legislation calling for compulsory secret ballots mediately. 3) 3) 3> or signing on during the past before a strike .can be called and/or for compulsory arbitra­ period and all of the men shipped tion or conciliation of the issues in a labor dispute. Ben LcBlanc were replacements on the Ave inWell, in the Newfoundland" situation there was just such a Please get in touch with Billy transit ships that called into the secret ballot, under which over 90 percent of the loggers ap­ at the Savoy Hotel, 114 Royal St., port. These ships were the Steel proved the strike, and there was a national government New Orleans, concerning your in­ Admiral, Steel Advocate (Isth­ come tax. mian); Seamar (Calmar) and the conciliation board which handed down an award to settle 3) 3> 3> . the dispute—an award that was concurred in by the man­ De Soto (Waterman). Pietro agement representative but rejected by the company. But You are imgedPicataggo contact your the union's acceptance of these procedures did not protect it family at 721 N.toRendon, New from government-sponsored strikebreaking. Orleans, or phone AUdobon 8865. Wilmington Eyes Local School Vote 7 ^ I'LL I rii Once it is accepted that government has a hand in deciding 3) t t terms and conditions of employment, it is a big step toward Anyono having any information the d^truction of free unions. For the maritime unions, this on the car owned by late Br9ther Eddie Harris is asked to contact is arlesson which cannot bear repeating too often. this objective in all instances. Workers in most industrial states receive regular state bene­ fits for 26 weeks, and if eligible for emergency benefits get an ad­ ditional 13 weeks. However, many states do not meet the 26-week standard, with some state benefits as low as 16 weeks. / Seattle Has Job Filling Open Berths SEATTLE — Shipping here picked up considerably during the past two weeks with the result that there was some difficulty finding enough men to take the open jobs in the deck and black gangs, Ted Babkowski, port agent, said. It seems everyone on the beach here is waiting for a run to Japan and are being choosy about the jobs they will take. However most of the vessels going through the port are on the grain run to India which makes it difficult to get qualified men. As it was, a total of 43 men were shipped from the hall here to nine vessels. At present there are only nine class A men in the engine department registered on the beach here. Paying off in this.port during the past two week period were the_ Maiden Creek (Waterman); Na­ tional Liberty (American Water­ ways) and the John B. Kulukundis (Martis). The Maiden Creek, Na­ tional Liberty and the Pacificus (Colonial) signed on. In transit were the Texmar, Masmar, Losmar (Calmar); Jean LaFitte and Kyska (Waterman). his father at 3001 Oak Lane, Hope­ well, Va., or call GL 8-82'?6, The car is a light blue, two-door 1954 Ford sedan, Maryland license plate number CC-9386. 35" 3) 3) John M. Poturalski Your gear off the Ocean Eva has been deposited in the baggage room at headquarters. 3) 3) 3) WiUiani T. Cahill - Write to Bob Alvorado, 4805 Broadway, Galveston, Texas. Speak Out At SlU Meetings Under the Union constitution every member attending a Un­ ion meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting —chairman, reading clerk and recording secretary. Your Un­ ion iirges you to take an active part in meetings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue un­ der discussion. Seafarers are urged- to hit the deck at these meetings and let* their ship­ mates know what's on their minds. . i| •til �SEAFARERS tOC Pac* Twelr* SlU Welfare Tops in Service To the Editor:I would like to take thii op­ portunity to express my thanks to the SIU Welfare Services De­ partment and Joe Ccmipolei of Philadelphia in particular, for the excellent job they are doing in behalf of the membership. During one of my recent trips, while out at sea, my mother was forced to go to a hospital, and Brother Campolei took complete Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. charge ot all the arrangements. He made sure she was well taken care of so that on my re­ turn -there was nothing for me to settle. It is indeed a pleasure know­ ing that you can go to sea today with complete peace of mind that your family will be taken care of in the best SIU tradition. Thank you again for a job well done. Joseph "Butch" Zhemeck SS Pennmar if • Flowers Comfort Family in Loss To the -Editor: We wish to take this oppor­ tunity to thank the SIU for its very kind message of sympathy on the death of our son, Thomas. Your beautiful flowers ar­ rived early and were such a comfort. While we were deeply crushed by this sad news, it was comforting to know you were thinking of us. Gold bless and keep you all safe. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Keegan » and family 4 4" 4" Llferafts, Not LifeboatSy Needed To the Editor: I thought the following mo­ tion made by the crew of the SS Seafair would be of interest to the rest of the membership and am submitting it to the LOG. Following a ^scussion among the crew on {his ship it was noted that in the paid lives have been needlessly taken because titere is little or no time' to launch a lifeboat from a vesseL However it was felt, and this feeling was unanimous among the members, that if liferafts were placed aboard these ships, they could be launched in a mat­ ter of minutes, thus saving our brothers from a watery grave. In view of this fact, be it here­ by resolved that headquarters contact our shipping companies and request that liferafts be placed aboard our contracted ships. This motion was carried unanimously by a full vote of the membership aboard this vessel. Victorlo DTndia 4i 4> 4^ US Companies Ducicing Wages To the Editor: The following is a copy of a letter which I wrote to the news­ papers condemning the practice of American companies register­ ing their vessels under foreign flags. The letter appeared in the February 27th edition of the "San Francisco Examiner." "Strange as it may seem, maritime tonnage registered under the flag of tiny Liberia exceeds that of the United States merhant marine by more than three million tons. "Of course, US companies own most of these vessels, and by registering them under Liberian and other foreign flags, they deprive US seamen of thousands of jobs and the Gov­ ernment of needed tax revenues. Can it be that these great cor­ porations are ashamed of the American colors? "They do this to escape US taxes, maritime regulations and the paying of union wages to tl^ crews. Far too many seamen are on the beach, and we have a second rate merchant marine precisely because the Admin­ istration and Congress do not move to alter this shameful sit­ uation." As a member of the SIU, and an American citizen, I am in complete accord with the posi­ tion taken by the SIU-NMU on this continuing threat to the livelihood of American seamer. I find this practice of register­ ing vessels under foreign flags a ishameful means of avoiding US regulations, taxes, and wage scales. Ralph H. Baxter, Jr. Skipper's Letters Do Not Coiint It has been called to the attentloii of headquarters that some ridppers have been claim­ ing that they have "clarifica­ tions" on various sections of the standard agreement In the form of a letter from the Union or some other communication. The only official clarifications are those which have been ap­ proved by the joint Union-em­ ployer clarifications committee and have been printed up as such as clarifications to the con­ tract. All other so-called "clari­ fications" have no contract sta­ tus whatsoever. As previously reported, the clarifications committee is cur­ rently in the process of rewrit­ ing and condensing the existing clarifications, but until official notice is received from the Un­ ion all ships are to proceed on the basis of the existing docu­ ments. SavannahGang In Dumps— Baker Leaves It's a sad crew aboard the SS Seatrain Savannah these dai^s, ac­ cording to the latest meeting re­ ports. The cause of their sorrow is the loss of baker Chriss "Voss,. a long-standing member of the Savannah's crew. Voss got off the Savannah last trip for med­ ical reasons and his loss is more Voss than just that of a good baker. Chris, the report said, has been a good friend and Union brother to all the men on the Savannah, and best wishes and a vote* of appreciation from the vessel's crew go with him. A resident of Brooklyn, Voss joined the SIU back in 1952, and since that time has made many trips on Seatrain ships as baker. Outside of tbi> usual beefs about repairs and night lunch, all is run­ ning smooth aboard the Savannah. The gang is starting to break out the cots and summer gear for a run down south, and, with con­ tinued cooperation from all hands, it should be a good trip. Is; \t SEA SPRAY — by Seafarer Red Fink r % mref2$ shomY LJ^LJ ^y'eWelCortij^hf your Here, let me try." SEtfUERS A nnocri Seven Seafarers from th* SS Valchem, spent several days in the USPHS hospital at Staten Island undergoing further treatment. They are Claude Blanehard, bosun; A: Pern, chief cook; William Neata, steward; R. Bertram, messman; John Tobin, oiler; Hana Riehardaon, AB, and A. Castro, utilityman. Tobin, Richardson and Castro were discharged late last week. The other men are resting comfortably but will have to remain in the hospital for an indefinite period. A number of other members of the Valchem crew were previously discharged from the hospital: An aftermath of the Valchem collision is the report that head­ quarters and the SIU Welfare Plan had difficulty in locating the families of some of the brothers involved in the crash because of chapges of address which were not reported to the Plan.. The mem­ bership is reminded to keep their beneficiary cards up to date, in order to avoid such-difficulties and delays. From Boston comes word that Franeia Murray, former AB on the Steel Navigator,' is making good Clncore Sigorino progress licking an intestinal infectton- and will be discharged in a couple of weeks. Frank has lost some weight, they^say, and looks a lot better. Also in the Brighton Hospital are Robert Wiseman, OS, who last shipped on the Alice Brown and who is undergoing a checkup and tests, and Dalton Gabriel, a BR from the SS Atlantic, who discovered he had a small hernia when he went in for a checkup. Down in the Gulf, in New Orleans PHS Hospital, Seafarer Jamea Patterson, is reported doing well after an eye operation. He will have surgery on his other eye before being released. Patterson's last trip was as a waiter on the Alcoa Cavalier, Although he missed the Mardi Gras because he was in the NewOrleans hospital, Paul Signorlno, night cook and baker, was relieved to find he did not have a heart condition. However an examination disclosed he was suffering from gallstones, and surgery was performed to remove them. He expects to be back at sea soon. Signorino's last vessel was the SS Wacosta.. In Baltimore the word is that David Clncore, former 3rd cook on the Kenmar, is doing'as well as can be expected after a shipboard kneo injury laid him up. Also in Baltimore hospital are Seafarers GranvlUo Mattee, wiper, ex-Pacific Star, who is recovering from a back injury, and Domingo Orbigoso, utility, who is doing very well recuperating from a heart ailment. Orbigoso's last ship was the SS Steel Age. All of the brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and maU. If you are on the beach, or have port leave, drop in and see them, or write them when you can. The fbliowing is the l«te«t avaUable list of SIU men in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAI. BALTIMORE. MD. J[ofeph T. Arnold Anthony Haiello Robert Belyea GranvUlo Matiao David Clncore Domingo Orbigoao Franeia M. Clawaon Abner RaUord Clarence Davia John E. Boas Leonard Davla WiUIam F. Smait Clarence Gardner Jose Soarea Gorman Glaze George Warrington USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Dalton A. Gabriel Paul C. Norton Chaa. A. McCarthy Raymond L. Perry Franeia L. Hurray Robert J. Wiseman USPHS HOSPn-AL ^ GALVESTON. TEXAS WiRiam R. Dixon Paul S. Howe John W. Gravea CecU Manning Leonard Htggana Harold Romero USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Lucien Drew Widdie C. Hlnson John J. Harriaon Otovi Y. KivikoaU USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Robert G. Barrett Jaaper U. Jones W. J. BarriUeauz Nicholas K, Katoul Carey J. Bedc Wooldridge King Rodney L. Bennett Edward Kuapp Leo H. I.ang Claude Blanks W. A. G. MarJenhoS Ira C. Bridges Herbert Staixeaaer Lonla T. MershaU Alexander Martin Fees CrawEord wnuam E. Nelson Eugene CroweU E. H. Northrop Jeff Davia -William Paris Jamea R. Douglas Benjamin D. Foster Jamea Patterson Winford H. Powell Henry Gcrdes Wm. N. RoUina « James C. Glisaon Jamea H. Shearer Herbert E. Grant Paul P. Signorlno Wayne F. Harris J. H. Hudson. Sr. Angel J. Urtt Jamea E. Ward Sidney Irby L. C. WUaon -Vlncenzo lacono Clifford T. Wuerts Frank F. James USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. R. W. Centchovich Thomas H, Peacock USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY A. R. Castro: Jr. Charles Oglesby Acsicol Perez T., Cordova Clarence O. Daire Anthony Piaano Albert O. Pflsterer John V. Dolan Carl Pietrantoni Richard B. Doupe L, S= Pretious Ralph w, PuffeU Joseph Prindezla Peder Espeseth Frank Przybyska Jesus Fernandez Arthur J. Forlner Michael A. Reges Pedro Heyes A."W. Gowdar N. Reznichenky Keith Hubbard Marcelino Santiago WiUiam J. Kane Wm. G. Sargent Patrick T. KeUy Chow G. Song Charles Krausch F. A. Stephen Nils H. Lundquist Roy L. McCannon WiiUam Stevens Michael Machusky Fernando Zlaga Christos Tsambis Harold J. Moore R. L. Uguland Jose R. Moro Bernard Murphy Richard L. Welch Bozo G. Zelencio Francis NapoU Robert F. NeiTsen USPHS HOSPITAL • BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Leo V. Carreon Eladio Aris James F. Clarke Fortunate Bacomo Joseph D. Cox Matthew Bruno Juan Denopra John J. Diiscon Lee Mannaugh Friedof O. Fondila Jeremiah O'Byme Otis L. Gibba C. Oainaki Bart E. Guraniok George G. Pfaifer Taib Hassan Winston E. Benny Frank Hernandez George Shumaker Donald Hewson Aimer S. Vickers Ludwig KrisUanafen Luther E. Wing Thomas B. Leimy Pen P. Wing Kenneth Lewis Royce Yarborottgh USPHS HOSPITAL ST. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson H. Ledwell Jr. B. F. Delbler Woodrow Meyerg Jamea Laucr John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault . VA HOSPITAL ' RUTLAND HGHTS.. MASS. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitipatrlck SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas laaksen VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY Ke Te f!unninyhaw VA HOSPITAL KECOUGBTAN. VA. Joseph GUI PRO-VIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE. ALA. Benjamin Huggina VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas W.' Klillon USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Woodrow W. Balch Joseph Neuhauer Joseph H. Berger Arthur Schoving R. V. Boston. Sr. Florentino Teigeir* Michael J. Coffey Wm. E. Thompaoa ' Joseph R. Ebbole Willie B. Toomer MIchsl MlcfealUs Norman Wert Moving? Notify SiU,Weifaro Seafarers and SIU families who apj^ly for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving or plan to move are advised to immediately notify SIU headquarters or the^^ Wel­ fare Plan, at. 11 Broadway. New York, NY. , . �April If. ISSf SEAFARERS LOG Atlantic's 'Elvis' Golden Gate to Bali "Around the world in eighty days, by no standard means Using celestial sextant, with few familiar stars, and blessings of the Lord, Have 1 considered it something rare or something strange, Looking hack now, through pages on my traveling log . . . * Meldonado. Ship's fund tlB.OS. Two men logged. No beefs. Discussion on draws. Return glasses and cups to pantry from deck and foc'sles. Better care requested to cot and linen. DEL VALLB (Miss.), March • — Chairman, C. Murree; Secretary, J. ^ Ptkyras ^ 4rronie& ^ ?oefR.Y Edifor, , . SEAFARERS LOG. '675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY i would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG^— please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME . ' STREET ADDRESS CITY ....... .... ZONE STATE...... TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you or* an old tubierlbor and haya a chaaga of addrMi, plaaia give your former addrau balow: ^ADDRESS Cnr Hanks. Brother put ashore in BA due to heart condition—to .be sent back ; 20Nt STATt„ ning smoothly. Poor condition of hospital discuned. Request new mattresB. Portholes to be repaired. Launch service In Inchon discussed. PACIFIC WAVE (Pager), March 1— Chairman, O. Emerick; Secretary, P. Lukens. Some OT disputed. No beefs. Open discussion on all repairs, short­ ages. money, etc. and things not Uved up to in Union contract. EVELYN ,Bull), March S—Chairman, J. Blake; Secretary, T. Ralney. Re­ pairs being taken care of and every­ thing running smoothly with no beefs. S16.50 in ship's fund. New delegate elected. Washing machine 4 refrig­ erator to be repaired while in port. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), March i—Chairman, A. Peura; Secretary, O. Beard. Repairs taken care of with exception of cold water system. New foc'sle be readied for use. Ship's fund S7. Icebox in poor condition. Galley force give vote of thanks for job well done. Request messhall be kept clean at night. WACOSTA (Waterman), Feb. 22— Chairman, R. Hedges; Secretary, J. Pursell. No beefs—everything OK. Few hours OT disputed. Delegate re­ elected. Request extra table set up. Suggest outside passageways doors repaired. Request proper amount of water in washing machine. Slop chest inadequate. * These are the feelings a seaman experiences when he walks down the gangway after making two complete trips around the world, according to Seafarer Ernest Ibarra. Some 50,000 miles of experience on land-f and sea and adventures in 25 *made a tacksan big money draw, ports in 17 countries around Susie Wong Lee, with the help of the world passed In review during some seducing oriental sandalwood his eight months aboard the SS perfume and a bottle of whiskey, Steel Admiral. tried to convince me I should miss It all started when the vessel the ship and stay under her per­ made its first port of call after sonal care and affections foreverleaving the States, the Aleutian Is­ more." . lands, where, according to Ibarra, According*^ to Susie, who learned it through an owner and captain of a six-foot sampan, who in turn got it from the owner of a twowheel imported shanhie (a rick­ shaw express convertible), "my vessel was soon leaving for Bali, home for all weary seamen . . and roving lovers . . . Seafarers who have hit ports In Bali will long remember the is­ land of girls who possess what the tourist books call the world's best formed -figures. No comment from Ibarra. Soon Ibarra was walking down the streets of Indonesia where, with the girls "taking all of the piastres in cash and the Jungle mosquitoes taking the rest out in red blood, a man no longer has any Incentive to fight for selfpreservation, much less to serve any cause or country." As with everything else that is good, the trip must come to an end. Seafarer Ernest Ibarra is pic­ To the crew and officers of the tured in front of a statue dur­ Steel Admiral, a fine group of men, ing the course of one of his "Salaam amigo, may Allah be with 25,000-miie trips around the you," Ibarra wrote. world. the "birds dress, look, walk, and sometimes even think, like officers." \ Although it was a mild trip to the Islands, the voyage along the Siberian coast was quite different. Piercing hail, snow and winds larought the full force of King Nep­ tune down on the ship. Waves, he said, seemed to Jump up to the sky, trying to slap old man Sol in the face. "Biding the giant waves, he said, "I thought we would sure­ ly beat the Pentagon in the rock­ et race to the moon." Safely anchored in Singapore, Ibarrai's experiences took a new turn. "After finding out that I COI VICTORY (V(cfary)/ iMarcb S— Chairman, L. Curry; Sacratary, T. Oray. Rcqueit Icaa drinldne In port. Repkira comlns al<mg alowly becansa company has no day engineer to help Ist asst. Ship's fund tlS.TS. One hour disputed or. Two men miseed ship in Hilford Haven, but rejoined in next port of Zeebrugge. Belgium. Be­ quest more cigarettes. SANTA VENETIA (BIsm), Feb. 27— Chairman, A. SIstrunki Secretary, R. "Camel caravans in Egypt farewell, and pagodas of India by the sea. To madonnas yearning for^my love in Hong Kong, and also in Bali, Silk sarongs and kimonos of hadochina and Burma, Borneo and Siam, ^ Sayonara to cherry blossoms in Japan, and hashish smokers of Arabia, Salaam." * Fate Thfrteea Showing he has all it takes to be another Elvis Presley, Sea­ farer Marian Payne, of the SS Atlantic strikes up a tune on his guitar. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Resurrection -By Charles W. Cothran. When spring showers begin to fall And warm breezes gently sweep the earth. What makes the little daisy raise it's head. Or the bluebird's throat fill with mirth? I wonderl Is there not a secret well hidden That makes the fishes jump and play. Or the old setting hen cluck As she sets on her nest all day? I wonder! Ah! 'tis springtime, yes of course. Look at the buds on the trees! But who told them it was time to bud. Who put the wings on the bees? I wonder! Why does a snake shed it's skin? What makes a seed open in the ground? Is there not something Divine about. Or are these questions unsound? I wonder! When you have done an unkind deed. How do you know it was wrong? Why do you feel an urge to atone Before you go traveling along? I wonder! There are answers to all the ques­ tions. But where, how and when will we ' know? Is there not a resurrection. Or a God to make it so? I wonder! Throw In For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that may be up for election before the membership, including com­ mittees such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the <!tart of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. ^ to NO on Del Mar. Few minor beefs. $136 in ship's fond. Few hours OT disputed. Complaint re no fresh fruit or frozen vegetables. Dissatisfied with quality of meats. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), March 1—Chairman, J. Fuller; Secretary, J. Baliday. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund $30.88. Few hours dis­ puted OT. Suggestion to see boarding patrolman re one day lodging when there was no heat on Feb. 11, 1959. Also pertaining to certain repairs that were not done previous trip. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food and service. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March 1—Chairman, C. LeStrange; Secretary, j. Chelton. Repair list handed out. Some OT disputed. No beefs. See patrolman on rusty F. W. tanks and heavy duty washing machine. Discus­ sion on menu. Vote of thanks to cooks tt baker for job well done. HURRICANE (Waterman), Feb. 1«— Chairmen, E. Dooley; Secretary, J. Cabral. Vote of thanks to all depart­ ments for job weU done. Telephone system to be installed in crew mess for benefit of watch standbys. One man hospitalized in Barcelona. Three men logged. Ship's fund $19.24. No beefs; everything running smoothly. Washing machine to be fnstalled for topside personnel. Request ladder for men who sleep on top sacks. Have foc'sle head deck painted with nonskid paint and have hasps and locks installed oil all passageway doors on crews deck. Have repair list turned in. SEA6ARDEN (Peninsular), March $ —Chairman, L. Williams; Secretary, R. Lendry. Warning about behavior at payoff. 15 hours OT disputed. Re­ pair list sent in. Painting of foc'sles. Icebox repaired, mess hall painted, and new linen & mattresses. ALAMAR (Calmer), March 13 — Chairman, E. Hogg; Secretary, R. Mills. Ship's fund $16.59; S3 paid for delivery of books. New treasurer elected. No beefs. Check atf to why chief cook goes to hospital so often. Take up with patrolman re letter to hq on men missing ship In NY, Re­ quest feet be kept off chairs. OS NORFOLK (Cities -Service), March 14—Chairman, F. Raid; Secre­ tary, A. Hebert. One man hospitalized. Ship's fund $18.25. No beefs. Request better care In messhall and pantry at ni^t. CANTIGNY (CKiet Service), March 14—Chairman, J. PhlUipi; Secretary, J. Sweeney. No beefs. See steward re some food changes—request more fresh milk and fresh vegetables. Care of washing machine discussed. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 8 —Chairman, R. Roberts; Secretary, A. Contl. No beefs; everything running smoothly. Brother Brown sent thanks to crew for thuughlluliiess. Ship's fund $391.05. Request larger spreads. Request cooperation with movie direc­ tor re movie fund. MAXTON (Clover), Feb. 14—Chair­ man, J. Grlbble; Secretary, T. Jenkins. No beefs. Still awaiting travelers checks. New delegate elected. Dis­ cussed late sailing in Port Said. One minute silence for departed brother. DEL SOL (Mississippi), Fab. 8 — Chairman, O. Ramsey; Secretary, O. Payne. Ship's fund $35. One man logged. Few hours OT disputed. No beefs. Vote of thanks to chief elec­ trician for fixing up Xmas tree and fixtures. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), March 7—Chairman, S. Bofke; Secretary, A. Beck. No beefs. Rooms painted— request messhalls painted this trip. Ship's fund S14.25; $2 donated for library. Some OT disputed. Discus­ sion on cutting down of foods such as steaks, prime ribs of beef and table condiments. Discussed keeping laun­ dry clean and locking same after 9:00 p.m. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Feb. 5— Chairman, O. Fargo; Secretary, R. Stewart. Items on repair list which were not completed, to he put In again this trip. Ship's fund $45.50. One man paid off in San Juan, re­ placement came in San Juan. New delegate elected. Request better qual­ ity of ham. bacon, and coffee; also, better steak meat, San Juan water very bad. WANG JUROR (North Atlantic Ma­ rine), Feb. 27—Chairman, W. Morris; Secretary, W. Seltzer. Request re­ pair list be turned in before pay off. 1V4 hours OT disputed. To see chief engineer about cleaning water tanks and take care of foc'sle. Two. men short; one man hospitalized. Icebox iu messhall to be fixed. Keep re­ frigerator clean. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), March 1—Chairman, Stanley Cotowicki; Sec­ retary, S. Nielsen. Everything run­ ning smoothly. New delegate and treasurer elected. Crew messhall to bee pa: painted. Crew in favor of anchor pool to build up treasury. DEL SUD (Mist.), March I—Chair­ man, Kelly; Secretary, J. ZImmer. Ship's fund $32.06. No beefs. New delegate elected. Crew advised to put in for subsistence. Ascertain about installing independent light switches for recreation lounges. Return cups to pantry. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), March 8—Chairman, JarraH; Secretary, Thompson. No beefs; everything running smoothly. tSO In ship's fund. Request more cups tt silverware at night. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), March 8—Chairman, T. Faulkner; Sec­ retary,. D. Nsgy. Two hours del&yed sailing disputed. Two men missed ship. Replacement of washing ma­ chine in fire room. New delegate elected. See that old meats, vege­ tables. etc. are disposed of and are not re-cooked as in the past. Insuffi­ cient milk. No variety of preserves. Request assorted cakes at coffee time. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), March S—Chairman, J. Baugher; Sec­ retary, J= eilvo. Small draw to be put out before arrival. Ship's fund S.60. All rooms painted. Some OT disputed. Two men logged. Turn In keys to cabins. Request fumigation for rats and roaches. Water condition getting worse. SUZANNE (Bull), March B—Chair­ man, E. Goulding; Secretary, A. Janes. beefs. New delegate elected. Request proper attire be worn in messroom at all times.' Garbage being dumped by No. 4 hatch and to be brought back aft. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job • well done. No beefs. Some disputed OT. Fan taken down in messroom not replaced. Repair list to be made. Messroom needs painting. JEAN (Bull), Dac. 7—Chairman, D. Dirksoli; Secretary, W. Lachanee. No EDITH (Bull), March 8—Chairman, ' WINTER HILL (Cities Service), W. Parker, Jr.; Secretary, M. J. March 15—Chairman, J. Decinque; Akins. Some OT disputed. No beefs. Secretary, B. Mysantsikasls. Beef with New delegate elected. Request ice­ mate to be taken up with patrolman. box be kept colder in messroom. One man missed ship in Phila. De­ layed sailing . disputed. No beefs. FELTORE (Marven), Feb. IS—Chair­ Ship's delegate resigned^ man, J. Miller: Secretary, T. YablonMARORB (Marven), March 15 sky. Several OT and departmental beefs to be taken up. New delegate Chairman, W. Morim Secretary, J. elected. Discussion on wadi water— Marcler. Some OT disputed. No Steward required to per­ to see captain on same. Request coop­ beefs. eration on keeping night pantry, clean. sonally check all food stuffs when stores are loaded at Sparrows Point; FAIRFORT (Waterman), Feb. IS— food seems to be second rate. Request Chairman, B. Conner; Secretary, J. scarce Items such as fruit and steak Coyle. New delegate elected. Ship's be stricken from menu, suggest canal fund No beefs: everything run­ crew be aerved ccdd meal. �... r" „:.-j..^,,-^.^. ' SEAFARERS fag* Fonrteea LOG Taking A Breather On The Yaka April It, l»st Valchem Halls Rosa Crew, CO To tha Kdltori 1 am writing this letter in be­ half of myself and the other crewmembers on the tanker Val­ chem to express our sincere thanks for the aid and assist­ ance we received from the crew of the Santa Bosa when our vessels collided on March 26. I am sure that the prompt and unselfish aid given to our injuried men by the gang on the Santa Rosa helped cut down the iy'-'-- • V. y Ihi--: Butterfly's Spouse? Mike Doesn't Know He swears he's not an opera fan, but one Seafarer, whom we shall call Mike, has a problem that sounds suspiciously like the plot of "Madame Butterfly" with a seafaring twist. According to his story, back-f before World War II, Mike, riding a Waterman vessel, made a stop in Moji. Accord­ ing to the story it was a rough trip, under a rougher skipper, so the gang, in order to sooth jangled SlU, A&G District nerves, made for the nearest grog BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. emporium as soon as they hit port. Earl Sheppardi Asent EAstern 7.4900 BOSTON 276 State St. "Dozed" Oifl AI Tanner. Agent Richmond 2O140 4202 Canal St Feeling no pain after imbibing HOUSTON R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3.4080: 3.4080 a few with the boys, Mike said, he LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. dozed off or else had an attack of Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6.5744 744 W. Flagler St. amnesia. However he awoke with MIAMI Louis Neira, Agent FRanklin 7.3564 a start when he felt a poke in his MOBILE Lawrence St. chest and to his surprise, found Cal Tanner. Agent 1 South HEmlock 3-1754 himself in a room bare of furni­ NEW ORLEANS323 -Bienville St. WUliams, Agent Tulane 8626 ture, with straw mats on the floor Llndsey NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9.6600 and in the company of a beautiful "NORFOLK 127.129 Bank St. girlsan. J. BuUock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 All he remembers, he noted, was PHILADELPHIA .....337 Market St. she said "you, me hu hu amerika?" S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 FRANCISCO 450 HarrUon St. Being only half awake, he muttered SAN Marty BreithoH, Agent Douglas 2-5475 "yea, yea," and went back to sleep. SANTVRCE, PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 2U When he awoke the second time, Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2 5996 the room was filled with giggling SAVANNAH Abercorn St. girls led by a weird specimen with William Morris, Agent 3 Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. black dress stockings put over her Ted Babkowski, Agent Main 3-4334 shoes no less. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent Phone 2-1323 Married? WILMINGTON, CdUf 605 Marine Ave. "Amidst a lot of noise and bow­ Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 4U] Ave., Bklyn. ing and scraping, a ring was placed HEADQUARTERS....675 SECRETARY-TREASURER on my hand by this fair maiden and Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS the leader of the procession recited I. .Aigina, Deck HaU. Joint what apparently was a set incanta­ C. Simmons. Eng. J.W Volplan, Joint E. Mooney, Std. tion. Much more to my surprise was the fact that I was then mar­ ried, they said, and it was intended HONOLULU....51SUP South Nlmltz Highway that I should take her back to PHone 502-777 523 BienvUle St. America with me." Needless to say NEW ORLEANS JAckson 5-7428 Mike beat it out of there ai the NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brook first opportunity. HYacinth 9-6-.. 211 SW Clay St. Now Mike's problem is this. PORTLAND CApital 3-4336 450 Harrison St. Though his present wife is wonder­ SAN FRANCISCO ,— » Douglas 2-8363 ful and understanding, she would SEATTLE 2505 let Ave. Main 2-0290 certainly object to being the No. 2 WILMINGTON... ,605 Marine Ave. spouse. So if there are any sea Terminal 5-6617 lawyers \vho are acquainted with MC&S oriental customs and laws, Mike Highway would like to know if the Moji HONOLULU....51 South Niialtz PHone 5-1714 marriage bureau sanctions such NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. ' RAmond 7428 procedure, or has the. passage of 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn years left his present wife No. 1? NEW YORK HYacinth 9-6600 M. J. Danzay, left, an AB on the Yaka,< posei for the traditionol tea picture at the wheel. However It looki like the ship was safety at anchor at the time. Above, one of the wipers, known only as "Jr.," takes in the salt on deck. That big 'W,' of course, stands for Waterman. SIU HAIL DIRECTORY K':- PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON BALTIMORE 211 SW CUy St. CApitol 7-3222 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 2505 —lat Ave. MAin 3-0086 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 4-8538 MFOW 1216 East Baltimore St. EAstem 7-3383 HONOLULU,...56 North'Nlmitz Highway PHone 5^077 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. MAgnoUa 0404 NEW YORK,-. 130 Greenwich SL COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 523 NW Everett St. CApitol 37297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO ......290 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 914 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. BIAln 1-0147 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randrlph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 RIVEB ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 BUFFALO, NY. Canadian District FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-ffl21 HALIFAX, N.S 128W HoUls St. Phone 3-891] MONTREAL.......634 St. James St. West ' Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAIontalne 31569 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. £. EMpIre 4-5719 ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince WUUam St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER. BC...298 Main St. MU 1-3468 i<er'£M Knowt. _ Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOO. must be signed by the writer. Names toill be vjithheld upon request. number of casualties we could otherwise have suffered, and certainly made it •easier for those in pain. Not only did they go overboard in seeing that we received prompt medical treat­ ment in the Rosa's hospital, but many of them went so far as to donate tl.elr clothes to those of us who lost them in the colli­ sion, and to see to it that we had plenty of cigarettes. In addition, we would also like to extend our thanks to the crew of the-Coast Guard cutter which stood by our vessel all night. The Coast Guardsmen supplied the ship with hot meals, coffee, and water to wash with, since the tanker's boilers were out of commission and we could not make it for ourselves. Although their vessel was on fire, the crew of the Santa Rosa first made sure our injured men were taken care of, and had all they needed until they could be transferred to a hospital ashore. They may rest assured that their assistance in that time of emergency will always be re­ membered by myself and the rest of the . Valchem's crew. Thanks again for everything. George Baka Ship's delegate SS Valchem 4^ Cites Unsafe Tanker Practices To the Editor: This letter is in reference to the collision of the SS Santa Rosa and the oil tanker, Val­ chem, off the New Jersey..coast in which over 20 casualties have been reported, all of them mem­ bers of the tanker's crew. As a member of the SIU who almost signed on as a member of the Valchem's crew, and who probably could have been one of the casualties, I would like to expose certain practices found aboard tankers. It Is a practice on almost all tankers to have the AB quar­ termaster painting, sougeeing •tc, while the vessel is on atito-' matic pilot, instead of taking care of his duty, which is to steer the ship. Many times the mate on watch is in the chart room doing some navigational problems and the QM is some place out of the wheelhouse do­ ing some work in exchange for a few lives of the crew. This Is a good time for the US Coast Guard to step into the picture and prohibit companies using quartermasters for work other than steering the ship, and in this way save a few lives instead of a few cents. Orlando L. Guerrero 4" it 4" SlU's Benefits Suit Him Fine To the Editor: I would like to take this time to thank the officers of the SlU for the fine pension I am re­ ceiving. I would also like to thank my brothers with whom I sailed for 46 years for the many good times We had. If any of my friends would like to write to me, I would only be too happy to an­ swer their let­ ters. My addr^s is 60 Casein A V e,, nue, San FranYesagas cisco, Calif. I appreciate very much the good that the SIU Welfare Plan has done for mp, and I wish aU my brothers the best of luck. George Vesagas t 4^ Retired, Keeps In Touch Via LOG To the Editor: I would appreciate it verymuch if you would put me on the SEAFARERS LOG mailing list. I retired my book last Septem­ ber for the first time, except when I went into Uie Army. Outside of this I have been sail­ ing since January, 1945, so you know I would like to keep up with what is going on in our SIU. I sure do miss a lot of my buddies and some of the good times we used to have, but there is nothing like being home with my wife and two children. Another thing that I sure dq miss Is all of the wonderful ad­ vantages that the SIU has given me. I truly know that we have the best Union on the sea today. I want to wish all the luck in the world to my buddies, to the SIU and to the LOG which is doing such a good jbb for all oiur boys in the Union, and also for the ones such as I, who have retired for a while. Thank you very much for the LOG. I know I will surely enjoy reading it. H. L. "Jack" Horton Jr. (Ed. note'. The LOG is being sent to you as requested.) W" m �%m . -".x/ • ~• Am 19, 19S9 SEAFARERS Runaways Cry Over Oil Company Taxes LOG SIU ftABY ASSIVALS Pace Flffeci She's Suspicious Of Strangors The maritime unions' belief that American oil companies pull virtually all the strings imder runaway flag operation All of the following SIU families has been further substantiated as a result of a statement by have received a $200 matemity Erling D. Naess, chairman of-^ benefit plus a $25 bond from the the "American Committee of lobby to any change in oil deple­ Union in the baby's name: the Flags of Necessity," the tion allowances is considered by a ^ - runaway shipowners' lobby. Naess the unions -to reflect the actual Helen Penny Bureh, born Decem­ rushed 4o the defense of the oil control of virtually all runaway ber 18, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard A. Burch, Sunset, La. Industry's tax depletion allowances ships by these companies. Terrill Bay Clark, bom March after these allowances had been 15, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ter­ criticized by SIU of NA President rill Clark, Spring Hill, Ala. Paul Hall and NMU President Jo­ Cheryl Ann Flaherty, born seph Curran. March 5, 1959, to Seafarer and Naess' concern for the oil deple­ Mrs. John M. Flaherty, Wellaston, tion allowance was expressed in Mass. letters to Congressmen in which he James Arthur Gilmore, born attacked the unions' demand. The March 8, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. unions had pointed out that the Continued from page 2) James Gilmore. Glen Burnie, Md. depletion allowance greatly re­ mented favorably on the local re­ Shirley Jane Hansen, born March duces trie taxes of major oil com­ gimes. 8. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arne panies, who also place their ships The Tokyo conference next under runaway flags to escape fur­ month is being sponsored by the W.' Hansen, Galveston, Tex. Edith A. Ayson, born March 11, ther taxation and to avoid paying Waterside Workers Federation of Maureen Cann, 22 months old, keeps o wary eye out for LOG 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Faustino US wage scales. photographer as she perches on her dad's knee. Father, Seafarer Australia; the Madras Harbour Ayson, NYC. Workers of India, a 2,500-member Wanda Grimes, born March 3, Ken Conn, dropped in at SIU headquarters to pick up a vacation Allowance Covers US. Cost pro-Communist group; the Allcheck. 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gordon The unions declared that the Dock Workers Union, and Grimes. Baltimore, Md. amount of the depletion allowances Japan the Waterside Workers and Sea­ Alice Marie Hanback, born obtained by these companies was farers Union of Indonesia, along March 7, 1959, to Seafarer and Mr.s. more than enough to cover the with Bridges' All these Burt T. Hanback, N. Tarrytown, cost of paying US wage scales on unions have beenunion. closely connected NY. US-owned ships. (Continued from page"7) the danger of collision take a stan­ with local Communist movements. John Dennis Harvey, born Jan­ It has been the, union conten­ No non-Communist waterfront in such tragedies as the Andrea dard avoiding action. This action tion all along that the runaway unions in Asia are participating uary 31, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Doria-Stockholm collision, the can be agreed to, now. It will be tanker fleets are directly-controlled as sponsors. j Robert Henry Harvey, Baltimore, Santa Rosa-Yalchem collision and something like 'Right standard rud­ Md. by American oil concerns, operat­ the recent collision between the der, new course 30 to 60 degrees It is expected that a strong pitch Peggy Sue Henderson, born Constitution and the Norwegian to the right of present course.' ing through the mask of subsidiary will be made at the conference for foreign corporations knd so-called more trade with Red China ant March 4,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. tanker. It is clear to us that none "You'see'him on your radar but "independent" tanker operators possible admission of the Red Roy E. Henderson, Fairhope, Ala. of these collisions would have don't know that he 'sees' you. Your Glenn Joseph Hoffman, born taken place if the master or officer action avoids the danger of colli­ under long-term charters. The sen­ Chinese government to the United November 21, 1958, to Seafarer and on watch had simply obeyed the sion whether or not he sees you. sitivity of the runaway operators' Nations. Mrs. Eugene Hoffman, New Orle­ Rules of the Road. "If for any reason . . . you don't ans, La. 'Since World War II vessels of consider it safe to take the above Teri Michelle Jones, born March our company have been involved in avoiding action, then STOP and 5, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Farris three collisions. In one instance, proceed with caution as you are M. Jones, Portsmouth, Va. the collision took place in the Nar­ now required to do when you hear rows under conditions of perfect his fog signal. Thus you use your radar in­ visibility where both vessels had each other in full view far at least formation to keep out of the danger ten minutes before the collision of collision and not wait until you took place. In the second instance hear his fog signal or actually see one of our vessels was at anchor him—when it is usually too close in the Lower Bay when she was for comfort." struck by another vessel proceed­ J, ing through heavy fog by use of Capt. Gordon H. Grant, (Ret.) radar. In the third instance one of United Fruit Co. The death of the following Sea­ our vessels was struck in heavy fog (from letter to "NY Times," farers has been reported to the in the Mississippi River by a vessel TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN March 29). Seafarers Welfare Plan and the which was equipped with and was ". . .During hazy weather, I have SIU death benefit is being paid to AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS using radar. their beneficiaries: had radar-plotting-trained "From the above, it is quite clear plot with several targets onmates the Henry Ferree, 70: One of the to us-that the presence of radar in scope. It took them, on occasion Seafarers on the disability pension two instances did" absolutely 15 to 20 minutes to do this. list. Brother nothing to prevent an avoidable from When the vessels came in sight. . . Ferree died of a collision and in the third instance the plots were found to be wrong. EVERY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday) circulatory ail­ radar would have been useless When calculations must be made, ment at his home since there was perfect visibility errors are WFR-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast always possible. . . in South Gate, at the time. of South America,-South Atlan­ 'For merchant use, radar Calif, on March "Accordingly until we are con­ should be reducedship tic and East Coast of United to its simplest 4. An SIU mem­ vinced that the installation of radar States. That is a scope that can be ber since 1947, on our vessels will make a real form. used only on relative. . . WFL-65ri5850 KCa Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ he sailed in the contribution to safety, we do not ". . .In clear during the bean, West Coast of South deck department. propose to commit to this equip­ day or night, a weather, America, West Coast of Mexico careful mate takes Mrs. Maude Fer­ ment and will continue to instruct bearings of approaching vessels and US East Coast. to ree, his wife, survives him. our masters to abide strictly by the see v;hether or not they appreciWFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, M. J. Kavanaugh, 58: A circula time-tested Rules of the Road. ably change. North Atlantic, European and tory disease was the cause of the "With radar on relative he can, US East Coast. death of Broth­ Rear Admiral Roy M, Graham in fog, do exactly the same thing. er Kavanaugh iUSN-Ret.) In addition, radar can give him his March 2 at his (from a talk delivered following distance from an approaching home Ip Savan­ the 1956 Doria sinking) vessel. To navigate with safety that Meanwhird, MtD 'Round-The-World nah, Ga. He ". . . Radar already provides the is all a skipper or a mate need oined the Union anti-collision information but in a know. Plotting, with its possibUity Wireless Broadcasts Continue . . . in 1939, sailing manner which is not yet simple, of error . . . can only lead to Every Sunday, 1915 GMT in the engine de­ reliable and foolproof. The need trouble." (2:15 PM EST Sunday) partment. Sur­ for plotting the anti-collision situa­ WGO-13020 KCs viving diim is his tion Has been stressed again and Europe and North-America sister, Mrs. Eliz­ again. The human element is still Get That SS abeth Bass. WCO-16908.8 KCs a major factor.., East Coast South America Number Right PlillUp Ryan, 38: Brother Ryan 'When approaching low visibil­ died in Dallas, Texas, oii October ity: (1) Establish a radar lookout Seafarers filing vacation WCO-22407 KCs 30, 1958. He was who is known as such by all hands money claims should make sure West Coast South America a patient In the on the bridge. (2) Use you radio­ that they use their correct So­ Every Monday. 0315 GMT city's Jefferson phone for appropriate communica­ cial Security number. Use of (10:15 PM EST Sunday) Davis iTospital at tion with vessels which you think the wrong number means a cler­ the time. A broth­ might involve you in .dagger of ical headache for the Vacation WMM 25-15607 KCs 'Ik. Australia er, David Ryan, collision. . . Serious consideration Plan office and slows up the survives him. No is being given on a standard short handling of payments. WMM-81-11037.5 information was range radiophone set for world­ Northwest Pacific Also, a Seafarer who uses the received in head­ wide use as part of the radar. incorrect Social Security num­ quarters as to '(3) When you are close to say the place of within five miles of another vessel ber is crediting his tax deduc­ tions to some other US worker. ' burial. which you think is involving you in • i J Bridges Calls Pro-Red Meet I k How Good Is Radar? EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST I I "THE VOICE OF THE Final Dispatch MTD' $1 •V o- $ TRADES DEPARTMENT "rV- �f-':-:- (WAFARESS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • ATL A N Tl C A N D GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO State Tax Applies Only To NY Resident Seamen The new New York state withholding tax system, which went into effect on April 1, has created no-«nd of confusion in the steamship industry. Because of the nature of the Industry, with ships spending most of their time outside New York state waters, many questions have arisen as to' how the state tax yjill affect dency it may be assumed to be: 1) as Federal taxes are deducted, us­ The address used on a Federal In­ ing of course, the state rates of Seafarers. An additional complication is come Tax retimn; 2) The address a taxation. The Vacation Plan application the dispute over whether steam­ seaman gives when he signs on a ship companies have the right to ship; 3) Where the seaman votes; has provision on it for seamen to withhold a state tax from sea­ 4) Where he owns any property; 5) name the state they reside in. A men's wages. The industry claims Where he receives his mail; 6) seaman using a New York mailing that under Federal law, it is illegal Where he has previously paid lo­ address pays New York state with­ to deduct any taxes from a crew- cal taxes, taken out driver's li­ holding on his vacation money. members' earnings other than Fed­ censes and so on. eral income taxes and Federal So­ jy jy cial Security taxes. The New What If I Overpay? York State Tax Commission, on the What About NonSince many seamen do not work other hand, has ruled that such 12 months in a row, they will have Winners of Public Health sanitation award second year in a row, Residents? deductions are legal. more money withheld from their Seatrain Lines officials receive the award in their office. Donald If a seaman is not a resident of earnings than they should have However, some of the steamship Smith, Seatrain vice-president in charge of operations (3rd, left) companies are refusing to deduct New York State, he does not pay been taxed for. To get a rebate accepts plaque from Sylvan C. Martin, PHS regional director. from seamen's wages pending ac­ New York taxes, no matter what on an overpayment, they file a tax Looking on are (left) Richard S. Mark, assistant regional director company he works for, as long as tion in Congress to clarify their return next spring which serves and John Weller, Seatrain president. the ship travels from New York as a claim for a tax refund. It right to do so. In any ease, whether or not a to a port in another stSte or an­ should be noted that the current company does deduct such other country. The only instances rate of taxes is somewhat higher taxes, many Seafarers will be li­ in which a non-resident would pay than it will be in 1960 because 12 able for payment to New York taxes would be for work per­ months' takes are being collected State. The following is a summary formed 9n a ship stationed in New in nine months, and many New of the regulations which apply on York waters, the SS Sandcaptain York Seafarers will then be. en­ for example, or for standby or re­ titled to rebates. the state tax. lief work performed in New York Seatrain Lines became the fifth SlU-contracted company ^ t> ' Who Is Liable? on a ship in port. In the. Sandto win a PHS sanitation award in recent months with pres­ Any seaman who is a resident of captain case, if the vessel is travel­ entation of the special citation to the company on Monday, What About Other States? New York State is liable to the ing between New Jersey and New Further complications have April 6. It was the second^^ state income tax whether or not York, a 50-50 rule has been worked he is working for a company that out to tax half the seaman's earn­ arisen because other states also year in a row that Seatrain Calmar and Mairen had also does business in New York State. ings. Jersey has no state income have withholding taxes. Massachu­ has been cited as having a 95 won the award last year. In fact setts, for example, is trying to tax rating or better on all six ships in for the ore carriers, it \yas the It does not matter whether he is tax. seamen for time spent in Massa­ its fleet. on an Isthmian ship, which oper­ third citation in a row. 4^ 4^ chusetts waters, whether or not The presentation was" made to ates out of New York, owned by a they live in that state. The com­ J. E. Weller, president of the com­ New York company, or a Bloom- What About Meais, panies involved are fighting this pany, by Sylvan 0. Martin, region­ field ship out of Houston. If he effort, and no clear-cut conclusion al director of the PHS, in the cotrihas a New York residence he must Lodging? pany's offices. pay New York taxes. Although the Federal Govern­ has yet been reached. Previously, awards had been The one difference is that if he ment does not count meals and Hy jy jy works for an out-of-state company, lodging as income for withholding given to Marven Steamship Com­ that company has no obligation purposes (except for Social Secu­ What About'58 Ppy? pany, Calmar Line, Bloomfleld whatsoever to deduct from his rity) the state counts these as The Tax Commission has agreed Steamship Company and Ameri­ wages. wages subject to taxation. For that where a voyage started in 1958 can Banner Line, all of whose Where the company does not this purpose an unlicensed sea­ and paid off in 1959, only the 1959 ships scored a minimum of 95 on make any such deductions, the men has $1.20 a day added to his earnings of the Seafarers will be the sanitation inspection of 166 Seafarer has to file an estimated daily earnings, a licensed man taxable. items. tax return. After filing that re­ $1.60 a dajr, The SIU opposes con­ An exploratory meeting between turn, he pays his taxes every three sideration bf a man's meals and SIU officials and representatives months, beginning with July, 1959. lodging as pay for tax purposes. of the new Cuban government was t held .at SIU headquarters in New What Is HY Residency? Do I Pay On Vacation York this week to discuss the dis­ Every individual in the US. has position of the eight strikebound to have a legal residence in some Money? Canadian National ships. state. State residence is deterYes. The Vacation Plan has MOBILE-^Negotiators for the, Harbor and Inland Water­ The Rfeet was purchased by the by where a man actually resides. started deducting state taxes from ways and the Marine Allied Workers Divisions of the SIU Cuban Bank of. Foreign Trade last However, lacking proof of resi­ resident seamen in the same way in a deal engineered by have been successful in signing a couple of new contracts summer the Canadian government to break over the past two weeks, Cal a strike by the SIU Canadian Dis­ Tanner, port agent, an­ The tug wag the Colonel of trict, The sale followed a series nounced, There are a num­ Mobile Towing and Wrecking Co., of unsuccessful moves by the Ca­ ber of other contracts in the pro­ an HIWD-affiliate, and the tanker nadian government-owned compa­ (Based On Daily Earnings) cess of being negotiated which was the Eagle Transporter of Ter­ ny to transfer the ships and have WAGES minal Transport Corp. While the them manned by strikebreakers. Exemptions Claimed should be wrapped up shortly. At Less 0 2 3 4 5 6 The first of the new agreements,, tanker emerged intact, the tug The Canadian District has been on Least Than Tax To Be Withheld the pilot boat contract, was settled reported considerable damage in strike against Canadian National $10.00 $11.50 $ .20 $ .10 $.... $.... $.... $.... $.... on the basis of five percent across- the collision. None of the SIU since July, 1957, in an econoiqic 11.50 12.00 .20 .20 .10 • • • • • ••• • ••• the-board increase aiid an addi­ crew members aboard the tanker dispute over wages. 12.00 .20 14.00 .30 .10 • • • • ' • • • • •• • • tional week's vacation for all men or the tug were injured. 14.00 14.50. . .40 .20 .20 Arrangements made by the old .10 . :« • • • • • • • • • • • Shipping for the port over the Batista government -to man the 14.50 with over one year of service with 16.50 .40 .20 .30 .10 • • • •«' • • • • last couple of weeks was on the ships with -Cuban seamen and the company. 16.50 17.00 .50 .40 .20 .20 The other contract covered the slow side because the majority of move them from behind Canadian .10 • • • • •« • • 17.00 18.50 .50 .40 .30 .20 .10 shipyard here and provided for a vessels calling here were in-transits SIU plcketlines were dropped 18.50 19.00 .60 .40 .30 .20 .10 • • \• • 30-cent hourly wage increase or of the short trip variety. 'The after pretests by the SIU and the 19.00 .50 19.50 .60 .40 .20 .20 • .10 spread over, the two-year life of outlook for the coming period is intervention of the Cuban labor 19.50 20.00 .60 .50 .40 .30 .20 .10 the agreement. This settlement about the same asthete are no movement. also applied to the shore gangs in longer-trip vessels scheduled for 20.00 21.00 .70 .50 .40 The CubanjDfficials at this week's .30 .20 .10 21.00 the port whose wages are patterned payoff. 22.00 ,70 .60 .50 .30 .20 .10 meeting were^ briefed on the devel­ .10 22.00 23,00 .80 .60 after the shipyard contract, .50 .40 Calling during the past two-week opments so far and the talks are .30 .20 .10 24.00 .80 23.00 .70 .60 .40 .30 SIU Ships Collide .20 .10 period were the Morning Light, expected to continue. Attending 25.00 .90 24.00 .70 .60 .50 .40 .30 .20 There was another collision in Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne, for the SIU were Paul Hall, as the river here recently. Tanner Chickasaw (Waterman); Alcoa Clip­ president of" the SIU of North 25.00 26.00 .90 .80 .70 .50 .40 .30 .20 reported, this time between a tug­ per, Alcoa Patroit, Alcoa Roamer, America, and Hal C. Banks, SIUNA 26.00 27.00 1.00 .90 .70 .60 .50 .30 .20 boat and a new supertanker which Alcoa Corsair (Alcoa); Suzzanne, vice-president and secretary-treas­ 27.00 28.00 1.10 .80 .90 .60 .50 .40 .30 was moving out of the yards after Frances (Bull); Del Yalle (Missis­ urer of the Canadian District. Also 28.00 29.00 1.10 1.00 .80 .70 .60.40 -.30 being commissioned. Both ships sippi); Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clip­ present was Harry O'BeHly, ex­ 29.00 .30.00 1.20 1.00 .90 .70 .60 .50 .40 30.00 and over. 1.20 1.10 .90 were manned by members of the pers) and the Longview Victory ecutive secretary (rf the AFL-CIO .80 .60 .40 •50 SIU. -(Vlctoiy Carriers). Maritime Trades Department • I • 11 Seatrain Wins PHS Award Second Year i^' If' lp^ • Is-'. ^• I ^•'' ;• I iV- ' i; D' Cubans, SIU Meet Over CNS Ships Mobile Signs New Tug, Yard Pacts NY State Tax Table 4 A • *• • 4 4• •4 4r 4 • 4• • 4 Ifc- 1- '•^,1 '•T ''1 "I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 10, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: END 7-DAY HEARINGS ON VALCHEM COLLISION EXTEND SIU OPTICAL PLAN TO PHILLY, SAN FRANCISCO BRITISH TO BUILD CARGO ATOM SUB SHIP INJURIES AT 8-YEAR LOW BRIDGES SETS PRO-RED ASIA CONFERENCE MAY 11 MEMBERSHIP TO ACT ON SIU CONVENTION NOMINEES RESTRICTED TO VESSEL, ARCHITECT MEN GET OT ’50-50’ TARGET OF BRITISH-US ‘CONVERSATIONS’ CANADA SUED IN LOGGER STRIKE HOW GOOD IS RADAR? N’ORLEANS STALLED BY YARD BEEF SHIPS TAKE LASHING FROM ATLANTIC STORM SCAB PRINTER UNCOVERED TANKER TRADE STILL SLOW DESPITE NEW OIL QUOTAS US JOBLESS AID GETS THREE-MONTH REPRIEVE RUNAWAYS CRY OVER OIL COMPANY TAXES STATE TAX APPLIES ONLY TO NY RESIDENT SEAMEN SEATRAIN WINS PHS AWARD SECOND YEAR CUBANS, SIU MEET OVER CNS SHIPS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/10/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 8 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/320e7f9d955beada2d0537a29ec5dd43.PDF c002c0120497af09e4c4641998be3e3d PDF Text Text -- See Centerfold SEAFARERS i LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • State Dep't Move ttit: RAP US BID TO SHIELD RUNAWAYS -/ %\ -Story On Page 3 Fund Lock Hits Ship Sanitation -Story On Page 2 One Seafarer Dead, Three Missing, 18 Hurt On SS Vaichem The Grace Line cruise ship Santa Rosa rammed the SIUmanned tanker Vaichem at 3 AM yesterday morning off A&m^ City. The following are dead and missing: Dead, Ismatd J. Romo, Idissirig, >tes^ Wiper, Charies S.^: Butter, wiper, and an as yet unidenti­ • ••• .. .-j ",>.ry->-ijir"'--'-•• fied ship's officer. The 18 injured, all. Sea­ farers, were taken aboard the Santa Rosa. The Vaichem was empty at the time, be­ ing outbound for Baytown, Texas. For fuller details and com­ plete crew list of injured and uninjured men see story on page 2. •'I•4 �SEAFARERS LOG Pare Tw* y' bi March 27, l»Sf SS VALCHEM IN COLLISION; ONE DIES, 3 MISSING Hit Mobile; Shipping Up MOBILE—Two harbor accidents . ATLANTIC CITY, NJ—One Seafarer died, three crewduring the Ipast few weeks in the members, including an engineer, are missing and 18 others harbor has resulted in the loss of were reported injured aboard the SlU-manned chemical two lives, considerable property tanker Valchem after it. was-t ^ damage and the disruption of struck by the cruise ship Valchem until she was taken in water commerce along the main Santa Rosa 22 miles offshore tow by a commercial tug. Coast ship channel for a couple of days. here. The accident took place at Guard cutters and a Coast Guard Port Agent Cal Tanner reports. 3 AM, Thursday, March 26. helicopter were also on the scene. The first of the sinkings came The dead man was Seafarer There were no reported injuries about when a barge load of shells Ismael J. Romo, 41, FWT, of Los on the Santa Rosa, which suffered suddenly sank, dragging its tug a gash in her bow just about five Angeles. Missing are Joseph A. down with it. The master of the Mora, 48, wiper, of New York and feet above the waterline. tug and his engineer went down At the time of the accident, the Charles S. Butler, also 48, a wiper, with their vessel. The second sink­ from Houston, Texas. The second Valchem was in ballast, headed ing occiured when a barge load of south to the Gulf from New York engineer is also missing. Another With striking woodworkers thrown into {oil, often without formal wet logs went under in the main 18 Seafarers are reported injured, City. The ship is a diemical car­ charges, wives and daughters have taken over Newfoundland ship channel, threatening to close rier, hauling liquid industrial but aboard the Santa Rosa and the channel to navigation for a picket lines in many instances. Newfoundland government has were being brought to New York chemicals from Texas to the East couple of days before salvage gone all-out to smash the strike and set up a government-sponCoast as the LOG went to press. crews were able to clear the wreck. sored company union. The Santa Rosa, heading nortii Meanwhile down on the Ala­ from a cruise to the Bahamas, bama State Docks, the heavy bulk struck the Valchem on the port loading machinery broke down side aft and her bow penetrated while unloading a cargo of iron halfway into the fireroom. She ore from a Lykes Brothers' vesseL sheared off the stack, two ventila­ It is expected that it will take tors and part of the cabin deck about a week to repair the ma­ which fell on the Santa Rosa chinery before it will be back in When the two ships pulled apart operation. Unloading equipment t after it was determined that they could both float. The two ships The SIU of North America and the SIU Canadian District have contributed a total of was borrowed from another tipple were locked together for two hours. $6,500 to 12,000 striking Newfoundland loggers as organized labor in Canada has rallied across the river and unloading con­ tinued on this vessel and others The dead man was reported to have been taken off by Coast to the defense of the strikers. Members of the Canadian District approved a $1,500 contribu- in the harbor with bulk cargo. Drydook Being Shifted Guard helicopter and rushed to a tion.at their March 11 meeting"^ The SlU-contracted Waterman hospital in Atlantic City, but died and international headquar­ primitive camp conditions and get­ union, even though It had formal before medical attention could be ters gave the balance, SIU of ting $1.05 an hour. But the com­ cei-tificatlon under Canadfan law, Steamship Company has an­ pany refused to make any changes formed a company union called nounced the leasing of the drygiven. He was badly-burned, ap­ the Brotherhood of Newfoundland dock which formerly served the parently in a Are which broke out NA Vice-President Hal Banks re­ in the loggers' conditions. The matter was then referred to Woodworkers, and is enrolling Gulf yard here to a shipyard in aboard the Valchem following the ported. collision. The fire was brought . The call for aid came as the a government Conciliation Board strikebreakers and vigilantes to Jacksonville, Fla. The di^dock is undOr control shortly afterward. government of the province of which, in a unanimous report, smash the union. capable of handling vessels up to Newfoundland organized a corps called for a 54-hour week, and a 18,000 tons, and will be towed over Probe Demanded $1.22 wage rate. With the hours The Canadian Labor Congress' to Jacksonville in the near future. of sirikebreakers and vigilantes The following is the latest cut, the raise amounted to about available list of dead, missing, and declared it would oust the five cents an hour. The union ap­ reaction has been to call for finan­ An eight-man crew will be dis­ striking union, the International contributions from its one mil­ patched from the hall here for injured and uninjured Seafarers proved the report, but the company cial Woodworkers of America, from lion members to support the 12,000 the nm. on the Valchenu rejected it and would not budge. ~ strikers the province. Shipping for the port during the and to demand a national DEAD Company Got Injunction The Newfoundland loggers'- beef government investigation of the past couple of weeks was on the Ismael J. Romo, FWT is one of two bitter strike battles When the union called for a strike. The government has agreed good side. Tanner reported, keep­ MISSING in widely-separated areas which in­ strike vote, the company got a and has appointed a royal commis­ ing well ahead of the number of Joseph A. Mora, wiper dicate a hardening of government court injunction to halt the polling sion to deal with the dispute. men registering for the same Charles S. Butler, wiper attitudes towards unions in both of the membership. Nevertheless The North Carolina strike of the period. INJURED Canada and the United States. An­ the union went ahead and got a textile workers has been on for The following were the vessels Hans Richardson, AB other major strike, this one in 98 percent vote for a strike, al­ over 16 weeks now, and state high­ calling into the area either for I. De Nobrlga, AB North Carolina, shows a similar though some of the members were way police have been giving the payoff, or in transit: the Alcoa H. Won, OS pattern with the North Carolina hauled' into court for holding the strikebreakers an escort in and out Pegasus, Alcoa Comir, Alcoa Cav­ G. Malensky, OS government supplying 135 high­ vote. Claude Blanchard, bosun of the plant daily. Both the Justice alier, Akoa Ranger, Alcoa Roamway policemen to escort strike­ The strike started December 31, Departmene and the McCIellan er (Alcoa); Monarch of the Seas, A. Dokeris, oiler breakers in and out of the Harriet- 1958, and since then both the com­ Committee are reportedly looking Young America, Claiborne (Water­ B. J. Martin, FWT Henderson Cotton Mills in Hen­ pany and the provincial govern­ into the heating of the union of­ man); Frances, Suzanne (Bull); Dd . Ernest C. West, FWT derson, NC. The Textile Workers ment have organized strikebreak­ ficer, one of many such incidents Viento (Mississippi); Ocean Evelyn William M. Safos, oiler Union of America has been strik­ ing activities. The provincial legis­ which have taken place since the Ocean Trans.) and the Mankato John J. Tobin, oiler ing the plant for over 16 weeks lature voted to "decertify" the strike began. William Nesta, steward "Victory (Victory Carriers). and in the process, the regional A. Perez, cbief cook vice-president of the union, Boyd Lowell Harris, baker E. Payton, has been hospitalized B. B. Henderson, 3rd cook Albert Castro, Jr., utility as the result of a severe beating John Kavanagh, utility he received. WASHINGTON—Right after Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse testified that sub­ Rafael Bertram, MM Condemns Strikebreaking William Todd, MM In Newfoundland, the province's sidy appropriations should go up to handle pending applications, the House Appropriations REPORTED SAFE government, headed by Premier Committee voted a cut in subsidies for the balance of the year. Peter D. Sheldrake, DM Joseph R. Sihallwood, has been de­ Gerald L. Kersey, AB Morse had told the commit-1" nounced by Canada's Prime Min­ Ravaughn Johnson, AB appropriation of $10 million to prior appropriation last year for ister, John Diefenbaker, for its tee that the Government handle obligations for the balance existing subsidies. Charles V.-Tyler, AB strikebreaking tactics. The prime would need around $200 mil­ of this year untU July 1. This The House Committee promptly Elmer D. Baker, OS minister, a member of The Con­ lion a year should all pending ap­ money was to make up for a lack of cut the $10 million figure in half. Gene Pasphali, AB Had it been approved, it would George G. Baka, ch'f pumpman servative Party, declared that the plications be approved. This would have provided the same total W. J. Westcott, 2nd pumpman chartering of a strikebreaking or- involve some 2,600 voyages and gEnizaiion has "greatly aggravated cover applications • made by the amount this year, $130 million, as H. L. Trahan, oiler the situation" and represented ac­ SIU - contracted Waterman and the Administration is asking for tions which "go greatly beyond the Isthmian Steamship companies and Mar. 27, 1959 Vol. XXI, No. 7 next year. Similarly, a fire broke out in the usual role of government." He re­ The action of the House Indipaint locker of the Santa Rosa. fused to send additional contin­ Great Lakes District-contracted T. -cates that farTrom increasing the J. McCarthy company. The Santa Rosa, which was gents of the Canadian Mounted Po­ budget anywhere near the $200 companies who hu've ma­ earring 1265 passengers plus a lice into the province. It had been jorOther million that will be needed for all subsidy applications pending PAUL HALL, S«eretarv-Treaturtr crew of 150 NMU men, took charged that the famed 'IMoun- are- Isbrandtsen and State Marine subsidy applicants, Congress may Hcaaraz BsAini. EdUor. BNMABD SCAaboard the 18 survivors, three oi ties" were being utilized by Small' Lines. In addition, existing sub­ Ai.iN, Art Editor. HnxAii AaxBtm. IRWIN cut present subsidy operations whom are reportedly in need of wood to assist strikebreaking, SPIVACK, Al, MAHKIN, Jam. BRAZIL, ANA- down in the coming year. sidized operators, among them tout Lzvxorr, Staff Writers. BILL Moonr, hospitalization. Four of them had The loggers' strike began after Bloomfield and a number of West Chili Area Representative. This would' affect US shipping shipped on the Valchem on Tues­ the Woodworkers Union had or­ Coast companies, have applications seeking to enter the Great Lakesday and Wednesday. Santa Rosa ganized the Anglo - Newfoundland in for expanding their present PuMlihad biwecklf Bf nw baBequartart Seaway trade, since the only sub^ of the SMfanrs intMnaHenal Union, Ab sidy allowances V not now being crewiuembers spent seven- hours Development Company,'-lyas certi­ subslzed services. lanfic a Ooir District, APL-CIO, 4rs Fourth battling the fire in the paint locker fied by the Canadian Labour Re­ Brooklyn Sh HY. Tol. HYoclnth used are some 75 voyages for this As compared to the $200 mil­ Avonuo. 9-MM. BocoM dan .pestofio paid which at one time threatened" to lations Board and started negoti­ lion dgiire, the Administration had at trade, which was based"on the as­ tha Poit Offica In Brooklyn, HV, cause the removal of passengers. ations. Act of AuB- M. WIS. sumption that $130 millipn would requested $130 million to operate lit The Santa Rosa and her sister be forthcoming for sabsidif jpurAt the time, the men were work­ the program for the fiscal year be­ ship,, the Santa Clara, stood by the ing a 60 hour week, living under ginning July 1 plus a supplemental poses. •: •' SlU Backs Loggers' Fight On Newfoundland Scabs House Body Cuts Subsidy Fund &: • ^3* SEAFARERS LOG If''.'•£; lif :• •• IK: �Mareli 27. 1959 SEAFARERS ilExce^pis From Protest To State Department (Thie following are excerpts from the protest sent to Under-Secre­ tary of State Christian Herter dealing with reports that the State Department might attempt to overturn NLRB and court decisions on runaway ships. The NMU sent an identical protest.) "We believe it would be most inadvisable for the State Depart-. ment to intervene in what is essentially and simply a labor dispute between American maritime unions and American maritime man-agement . . . (which) . . . uses Liberian and Panamanian registry as a purely ^technical and legalistic device to evade American wages, scales and conditions and American taxes . . . . . The National Labor Relations Board has found these ships , are American-owned, operate in the commerce of the United States at the service of American industrial corporations ... Both the Department of Commerce and the Defense Department regard these ships as American ships. The only excuse offered for register­ ing thhm under another flag is admittedly to take advantage of low labor costs. This is conceded by the staunchest defenders of this arrangement ... "Liberia and Panama by permitting free and easy registration under their flags are peddling wage discount cards to shipowners ... seeking to escape union organizing . . . Hence the efforts of the owners to__use the US State Department and the navigation treaties as a shield . . . from the legitimate demands of their crews. ". . . Panama and Liberia have abused the navigation treaties by selling these wage discount cards at a trifling fee . . . Whoever uses the navigation treaties as an excuse to justify this practice is guilty of hypocrisy and In-sincerity ... ". . . The State Department has a long record of coolness toward an American-flag merchant marine . . . We trust that the State Department will not formally associate itself with the above-men­ tioned hypocrisy and insineefily by using the excuse of 'navigation treaties' to intervene in a pure and simple domestic labor dispute ... ". . . The legal issues at stake are at present before the Federal courts . . . We urge that you ... let the appropriate agencies—the courts and the National Labor Relations Board—make the decisions that fall within their jurisdiction." Budget Threatens Sanitation Service An inadequate budget appropri^ition which threatens to undermine enforcement of shipboard health and sanitation rules is under attack from the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO and the SIU of NA. Writing to members of the House Appropriations Com­ mittee, MTD Secretary-Treas­ urer Harry O'Reilly, pointed out that collapsd of the sanitatiotf program would open the United States to the spread of com­ municable diseases, rat and insect Infestations from foreign countries. It would also endanger the health of American seamen. SIU port agents and MTD port councils are being alerted to notify the Appropriations Committee members from their area as to the seriousness of the situation. O'Reilly pointed out that the Sanitation Service has only 20 In­ spectors and 18 engineering in­ spectors with the result that it is impossible . to inspect ships and other common carriers as often as they should be. He suggested that the inspection service work force would have to be doubled to per­ form its job properly. The PHS Interstate Carrier Gen­ eral Sanitation Program performs several important functions. One, with which Seafarers are familiar, involves inspection of sanitary conr ditions aboard ships including food handling, general shipboard clean­ liness, freedom from rat and insect infestation, assurance that heads and sanitary lines do hot leak and contaminate other areas of the ship, assurance that drinking water is free of contamination and other matters vital to the health of crews, as well as to passengers on TJS-flag passenger ships. In addition to inspecting vessels and other carriers, the service has an important function to perform in ship construction. When a new ship is built or an old one modifled, it must get a certificate of sanitary construction to assure that all facilities are properly Installed. The Sanitation Service also is called in by the Quarantine Serv­ ice from time to time to check on foreign vessels calling at US ports from the shipboard engineering point of view. For these functions the service has a recommended appropriation of $350,000. While this is pretty much the same as in previous years, it actually represents a cut­ back, because Federal employees were granted a five percent raise last year, and other costs of oper­ ating the program have gone up accordingly. Pare LOG SlU.NMUHitState Dep't Move To Balk Drive On Runaways • 31 .q \ J WASHINGTON —In what appears to be another move by runaway ship­ owners to block unionization, the US State Department is reportedly "looking into" National Laibor Relations Board and US court findings that runaways are subject to US labor law. picketing on the ground that the American ships. The only excuse Both SIU of NA President case properly belonged before the offered for registering them under Paul Hall and NMU Pres­ NLRB as a straight labor dispute. another flag is admittedly to take trial on the merits of this issue advantage of low labor costs. This ident Joseph Gurran have isA still is conceded by the staunchest pending. protested to Under-Secre­ The latest State Department defenders of this arrangement." Runaway shipowners, he con­ action then, is seen as an attempt tary of State, Christian to intervene on behalf of the run­ cluded, are trying to use the "US Herter, objecting to the de­ aways in further court proceed­ State Department as a shield to partment's interference "in ings dealing with the right of protect them from the legitimate what is essentially and simply American unions to organize Amer­ demands of their crews." a labor dispute between American maritime unions and American management ..." The "Journal of Commerce," a New York business newspaper, reported last week that the State Department Investigation "stems from a concern that these decisions might be contrary to treaties of navigation which this country has with nations which provide flags of convenience for Americanowned ships." The implication was that the Department would attempt to overturn NLRB rulings that US unions can organize Amer­ ican-owned runaways. The two sea union officers, in their protests to Herter, declared that, "Panama and Liberia have abused the navigation treaties by selling wage discount cards" to American shipowners. The State Department move derives from the SS Florida case in which the SIU petitioned for an election on the Liberian-flag cruise ship last May. In that instance, the NLRB ruled that the SIU was justified in its bid because the ship was^ American-owned and con­ trolled and operated in the com­ merce of the United States. Subsequently, in December, when the NMU, SIU and other sea unions picketed runaway-flag ships the Federal District Coiut in New York refused to enjoin the ican-owned runaway ships. In his letter of protest to Herter, Hall cited the findings of the Board and the courts and also pointed out that "both the Department of Commerce and the Defense De­ partment regard these ships as The involvement of the State Department is only one of a series of developments in the runaway arena. Others include the follow­ ing: • A leading runaway operator (Continued on page 15) Lakes SIU Wins Isf Welfare Plan MILWAUKEE—The first comprehensive welfare coverage for seamen on Great Lakes ships has been won by the SIUGreat Lakes District with the signing of the Clark Oil and Refining Corporation. As a result, Lakes Seafarers on tions, so that its adoption on the Clark ships will be covered by Lakes will meet the problem Welfare Plan benefits which are patterned on those in existence on deep-sea ships contracted to the Atlantic and Gulf District. Of particular significance to Lakes seamen is the provision for year-round coverage for them and their families, even though all Lakes operations are suspended four or five months in the winter­ time. However, the SIU deep sea requirement calling for one day's seatime in the last 180 days and 90 days in the previous year, is tailor-made to cover such opera- Standing Guard On 'Squatter's Rights' posed by the seasonal nature of shipping. Normally, Lakes ships lay up in December and come out again in April, a span of time which falls well within the 180-day limit. Virtually all of the deep-sea benefits have been included in the Lakes plan including the $4,000 death benefit, the $200 maternity benefit, $15 daily hospitalization allowance for dependents, and for seamen the $21 weekly hospital benefit and $35 weekly disability pension. Signing of the Clark agreement has paved the way for bringing other Lakes companies in under the SIU Great Lakes plan. Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred Famen said that meetings with other SIUcontracted companies are being arranged to include them in the pace-setting agreement. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU meffibership meeN ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM In all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include regis­ tration number). The next SIU meetings will be: April I AW (sssort^ "salvageri" heid mad® off with lines, typewriters, fittings, food supplies and other equipment, the stern section of the wrecked tanker African Queen is now under armed guard. It has been claimed for solvdge following its abandonment as a total loss by owners. Tanker is on reef off the coosApf Maryland. April 15 April 29 I •i| d m ^1 �IPace Fonr SEAFARERS LOG House Votes To Extend Jobless Aid 1 '-ly Mmh ». 1W» EVOiHG mum WASHINGTON—With unemployment again up close to five million, the House of Representatives has voted to extend temporary Federal employment benefits for three more QUESTION: Do you find thot ships oxercist proper speed precou* months. The program, which is due to run out on April 1, provides benefits for those work­ lion in fog or in congested waters? ers who have exhausted their"* T" ~ ~ 77 ~ very low benefits, and benefit pe- valid claims by March 31 will ben­ regular state benefits. Edelmarto Albarran, deck: No. M, G. Lopez, bosun: Ships I've riods of as little as 16 to 20 weeks. efit by the extension. Why, the last ship I was. on was sailed on have always taken ut­ Meanwhile, President Eisen­ Designed to provide a general The bill is a watered-down ver­ hower has called for legislation to tapering off of temporary benefits, sion of an earlier Democratic plan cruising about 14 most precautions. provide benefits for three million the bill passed by the House' would to extend the benefits for one year knots—and that They always slow fog was thick. more workers that are now not assist an estimated 405,000 work­ and have it cover all the jobless. down in a fog or Sometimes it covered by state unemployment ers. These benefits take effect When it met with resistance, ef­ go to "stand-by," seems as If the where they could ^ benefit plans. These would include when a worker has used up his forts to push it through were •skippers are change course workers in small operatiohs and regular state, benefits. However, it abandoned in order to assure the more interested with a flip of the workers for non-profit organiza­ will" not provide payments for three-month extension, which was in meeting their wheel. The horn tions. those who had exhausted the bene­ backed even by conservative Jleschedule than in is blown every However, it would not make any fits to which they were originally publicans. s.af eguarding two minutes and provision for extending the pres­ entitled, under the temporary ex­ Finances for the extension will their ship and a lookout Is put ent temporary Federal program, tension, nor to those whose reg­ come from a $665,700,000 fund, of which was passed last year as a ular unemployment benefits run which $218 million is left, ap­ the crew. Relying on radar is not on the bridge. A good skipper will too safe a practice, since the read­ also stand watch; one-shot measure during the re­ out later. propriated last year for the emer­ ings are often deceptive. 3^ 3, 3< cession. Only those already receiving the gency program. It will cost $78 Luis Polanco, deck: The ships t 3^ 4" Union spokesmen In Washington special benefits or those who file million. Clandio Pineyro, deefcr in my ex­ I've sailed generally slow down. have advocated continuation of the perience, the skippers have always If the fog gets temporary program because of the taken utmost too dense, they'll failure of unemployment to show precautions. As even drop anchor anj' decline up until now. The soon as a fog be­ as has happened unions are also calling for a Fed­ gins to settle, the on a number of eral minimum unemployment ben­ ship cuts its occasions. To efit law, because many states have speed, sends an warn other ves­ extra lookout on sels, the whistle, "WASHINGTON—The apparent low bid for the construc­ the bridge and is constantly tion of three cargo ships for Mississippi Shipping Co., an blows its horn blowing. Many skippers will also SlU-contracted operator, was $9,561,000 each, submitted by regularly. That's as much precau­ stay on the bridge while the go­ Avondale Marine Ways, Inc.,-* ing's rough. the Maritime Administration are intended for'* use in the com­ tion as you could ask for. 3^ 3^ $ t 3i 4. The bids are not pany's Gulf to "West Africa run and WASHINGTON—In a letter to reported. Joe Bucher, deck: Sometimes Joe Zuccaro, deck: I've just fixed and are subject to change to the east coast of South America. members of Congress, Secretary of in case of an unforeseen increase The 10,930 deadweight ton vessels they slow down, sometimes they come off one of the missile ships Labor James P. Mitchell, has re­ in labor or material costs. don't. I think and I'll tell you, will be 503 feet long and will have quested a delay in raising the $1 their schedule's it's the last ship According to the MA, the 10 accommodations for carrying 12 an hour minimum wage law, and bids submitted ranged from the passengers. They will tiave a speed their guide. H I'd want to be on they don't want instead asked for an extension of low Avondale bid to a high of of 18 knots. Among other new during a fog. its provisions to "several million slightly more than $12,000,000 for features will be the use of me­ to lose a day, I've seen captains additional workers." they go right on go right on chanical hatch covers and full aireach vessel, with fixed price bids through at speeds tiirough without In support of his position, running even higher. Two of the conditioning in all-dining quarters. of 15 knots slowing down. .Mitchell said that when the statu­ next lowest bids were $9,750,000 Additional bids on the three They use radar tory minimum was raised back in from Newport News Shipbuilding ships and believe me, were made for various de­ and other safety 1356 from 75 cents to |1 an hour, the crew was con­ Corp., and $9,650,000 from the In- fense features which will have to devices, but T cerned. Without it resulted in some "disemploy- galls be analyzed before final determi­ wonder if they're foolproof. Shipbuilding Corp. a lookout, no less. ment" in the low-wage industries, The three Missi^^sippi vessels nation of the award can be made. which did away with many jobs by tightening up their operations. Studies by the Department, he A West Coast Ship Comes Out said, "suggest that the $1 minimum had substantial impact in the lowwage industries and that there is still a heavy concentration of workers" at or near the minimum in these areas. A further raise at the present time, would only re­ ALBANY—The New York State legislature has overwhelm­ sult in running the risk of "sub­ ingly passed an anti-racketeering bill, designed to eliminate stantially curtailing employmenf or earning power" among these some of the abuses in labor-management relations. The bill, industries. in effect, sets up a code of"* "The minimum ought to be ethics for union officers and possible fines of up to $1,000, one raised as -rapidly as possible," year in jail, or both. Mitchell agreed, "but with due re­ agents, requiring annual fi­ Recognizing the need for such gard for the economic capacity of nancial reports from unions, em­ a reform bill in the light of recent low-wage industries to make ad­ ployers and employer groups and abuses, the legislature did not ex­ justments to progressively higher clude employers from fault The labor consultants. standards." Although the provisions of the preamble notes that some employ­ In commenting on Mitchell's bill are generally approved by ers and labor relations consultants proposals, AFL-CIO President : abor forces in the state, objections "participated in or induced such George Meany said that he was were raised by the state AFL-CIO abuses." glad to see the Administration sup­ to the date's action in the labor port for extension of the coverage regulation area. Labor officials but that organized labor would not argued that union activities cross give up its fight to boost the mini­ state lines, and that if New York's mum to $1.25 an hour. action were repeated elsewhere, unions might find themselves oper­ ating under up to 50 different state Turned Down OT? agencies. Such legislation is for The International Executive Com­ the Federal government, not the mittee of the Masters, Mates and Don't Beef On $$ states, they concluded. Pilots has appointed Floyd Silver­ Headquarters wishes to re­ Actually the State bill is con­ man as trustee of Local 88, New mind Seafarers that men who sidered to be milder in tone than York. Silverman, a Local 88 mem­ are choosy about working cer­ the Kennedy-Ervin bill In- the ber, succeeds Charles Crooks, who tain overtime cannot expect an Senate or the Eisenhower adminis­ is returning to his home in San equal number of OT hours with tration's bill which is even more Pedro, California. , the rest of their department. In stringent. The trusteeship was set vp in some crews men have been The bill prohibits an officer or Local 88 after a group in the union turning down unpleasant OT agent of the union from having seized possession of the Local's jobs and then demanding to any financial dealings that conflict headquarters in March, 1958, and come up with equal overtime with his responsibility to his union attempted to take over the opera­ when the easier'jobs come along. or acting in a way that favors his tions of the union, until they were This practice is unfair to Sea­ personal .profit over the welfare ordered by the courts to return farers who take OT jobs as they of his union. possession to the MM&P trustee, come. One provision forbids union Silverman has been working with The general objective is to officers from holding more than -Crooks for seve^l months in rei equalize OT as mucp as possible one percent of the regularly-traded organizing the aiftiirs of Local 88; but if a man refuses disagree­ stock of a company with which the Consequently he was considered able jobs there is no require­ Newly-converted Mariner comes out of yards, as President Gar­ union is negotiating and bans more well-qualified by the MM&P to ment that when ap easier job field for SlU Pacific District-contracted American President Lines. than $100 worth of gifts from em­ succeed Crooks, who wished to comes along he can make up the Below, Doug Crute, bosun, explains winch operation to Davo^ ployers in any one year. Most of return to his home local on the overtime he turned down before. the provlsion^of the' statute carry West Coast •' • McAdoo and D. Buoni, ordinary seamen. v'7-^ • ' Delta Line Receives Bids On New Ships Gov't Opposing $1.25 Minimum NY Passes 'Mild' Curb On Union-Boss Dealings Af MP Names NewTrustee - • ; . II �h- ' Mtfek n; 1959 SEAFARERS 3 Pare Fiv* LOG ^ -.3 For some time now, the SIU has been hammering at the use of Liberian and Panamanian registry by Ameri­ can shipowners. However; the use of the Liberian and Panamanian flag is but one of many moves by Ameri­ can ship operators and shoreside American businesses to escape US wages and taxes. Other areas are also being exploited for this purpose, seme of them British posses­ sions, often in combination with Liberian registry. Among the most favored areas are the Bahamas and Bermuda, both British colonies, which are already welldeveloped as escape hatches. They . offer a unique ad­ vantage in that they fly the flag of Great Britain, a legiti­ mate maritime power, thus offering respectability which is lacking in other runaway nations. The following de­ scribes how US firms have been exploiting this opening, and what this development means in light of the Ameri­ can unions' fight on runaway shipping. ONG-FAMED as handy vacation resorts for American tourists, the Bahama Islands (a hop, skip and jump from Miami) and Bermuda in the Atlantic proper have more to offer th^ sunshine, beaches and good fishing. As a special L gressional curiousity, but others frankly admit, as RCAWhirlpool did, that the tax advantages are "exactly" what attracted them. Of course, some corporations do represent direct Amer­ ican investment in local entei^rises, which, incidentally, gives them an opportunity to exploit the prevailing wage scales. However, other companies simply set up admin­ istrative offices which are handy in juggling tax obliga­ tions. Shipping companies fall into the second category. i. i. X. MANY US COMPANIES INVOLVED Shipping companies include US Steel's foreign-flag subsidiary, the Navios Corporation, which operates four 60,000-ton Liberian-flag ore carriers plus other foreignflag oreboats; Bethlehem Steel's Interocean Shipping Company, also in the bulk cargo trade, and National Bulk Carriers. As previously mentioned, Naess has set up shop in Bermuda, while British operators are found in both places, utilizing their own home-made tax haven. Shoreside companies here include subsidiaries of Owens-Illinois Glass, Crucible Steel, Outboard Marine, Whirlpool and other leading American corporations. HOW TAXES ARE JUGGLED feature in the "Wall Street Journal" of March 11 indi­ cates, "An increasing number of American firms are find­ ing the clime here in the Bahamas is irresistible—the tax climate, that is." Those companies in the Bahamas for tax purposes work it this way: ^ sales or management office is set rip in the islands to handle the proceeds from foreign shipping or sales operations. The profits can be accumulated in the islands or re-invested overseas to produce more profits. There is no need to bring them into the US where they would be taxed at 52 cents to the dollar. Should the parent US company want to return its profits to the mainland for any reason, it can liquidate its island subsidiary and consequently pay at the capital gains rate (a nuudmum of 25 percent) instead of at the 52 percent income tax rate. Actually, there is no need to do this since a subsidiary shipping company caq re­ ADVANTAGES TO US FIRMS For those American concerns who seek to flee the 52 percent corporate income tax in the United States, the Bahamas offer many advantages. They are close to the United States, making communication easy. The weather Is good. British rule offers as respeclable a front as any low-paying businessman would want. There is an ample low-wage labor force available which speaks English and is forced by circumstances to work for from 30 to 70 cents an hour. While union-minded, as they have proven on several occasions, the Bahamans find themselves hamstrung by severe restrictions on union activity. Businesses investing in the Island find the Island legislature eager to cooperate in keeping labor in. its place. With conditions such as these prevailing here and sim­ ilar conditions in Bermuda, both American and British shipping firms are operating out of the islands. Just last week, Erling Naess, a leading American runaway-ship operator, announced he was setting up a Bermuda-reg­ istry firm which will operate 250,000 tohs of bulk ore and oil carriers. TAX SETZfP IS IDEAL The "tax cUmate," Of which Jthe "Wall Street Journal" spoke, is as cozy as can be. The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce points out to all comers that, "It has never been found necessary to introduce an income tax." In­ heritance taxes exclude real estate and are only four per­ cent on persMial property. Even income duties we often bypassed through special arrangements with incoming businesses,... — Most'US corporations oh the' islands would just as soon not talk about the tax picture lest they arouse Con­ 'ft, turn profits to the parent In the form of ridlculously-low freight rates on carriage of the parent company's raw materials. A Bahamas or Bermuda operation then, works very well in a tandem .with Liberian or Panamanian ship registration^ The British tinge given to an American company in the islands is designed to help duck American unions as well as American taxes, by claiming that the controlling interest lies in a "British" corporation. down. However, attempts to organize have been crip­ pled by government restrictions. When the Bahamas Federation of Labor called a general strike last year, the legislature passed an act as follows: o No local union could affiliate with the Federation or pay it per-capita. The Federation conld not bargain for any local union. o Dues checkoff was made illegal, o Unions must register with the government. Failure to do so subjects union officers to heavy fines and Jail terms. The government can reject such registration, in effect outtawing the union. o Strikes In essential services are outlawed. Other sfa-ikes can be ruled illegal on the ground that they cause "hardship to the community." In addition, the president of the Bahamas Federation was imprisoned on a "sedition" charge, but was subse­ quently released by the courts. Since then there has been no more "labor trouble" in the Bahamas, despite relatively-high living costs. Milk, for example, costs twice as much as in the United States and other commodities are equally expensive. UNION COURSE OF ACTION In light of the wide-open loophole now existing, Amer­ ican unions see a need to act in this area. Otherwise the trend will cdntinue and American workers in both shoreside and ship industries will suffer. Consequently, the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has already endorsed the formation of a Caribbean Federation, de­ signed to bring American, West Indian and Central and South American maritime groups together to decide on common courses of action. There are many problems to be overcome in this area, but, judging from past experience, the SIU is confident that there will be no difficulty in enlisting the support of seamen and shoreside workers. For example, in November, 1957, the Canadian Na­ tional fleet attempted to switch to Trinidad registry to escape a strike by the SIU Canadian District. Upon being alerted by the SIU and the International Transportworkers Federation, seamen's unions in Jamaica and Trinidad, refused to man the ships. When the ships were sold to Cuba, Cuban seamen likewise balked at working the struck ships and had to be forced to do so by guntoting guards. In September, 1958, the SIU ^truck the SS Yarmouth in Washington, DC, and the West Indian crew, many of them from the Bahamas, walked off the ship down to the last man. The SIU still has unfair labor charges pending before the National Labor Relations Board be­ cause this crew was fired for its union activity. The SIU is convinced then, that given the opportunity. West Indian workers will be solidly pro-imion in any drive on the runaways.^ Since the ITF has agreed that American ownership determines the jurisdiction of American unions, under any flag, the effort to escape unions by registering in a .ilI >^ KBSTRlCriONS ON LQCM LABOR Low-wage island labor is undoubtedly a lure for ship? owners and other corporations. Bunaway-flag cruise ships such as the SS Yarmouth and SS Evangeline tecruit crews in the Bahamas as well as in Jamaica, Trini­ dad and elsewhere in the Caribbean. English-speaking crewmembers at ^30 to 70 cents an hour are unobtainable elsewhere. IndustrM and hotql operations on the is­ lands also like the wage climate. The islanders have not accepted the situation lying British colony does not bring with it immunity from organization. But certainly, the problem would be sim­ plified if Congress acted to close existing loopholes, so that American owners would be compelled to recognize their taoc responsibilities to the United States and their obligations under US labor law. �SEAFARERS Fage Sfz LOG March Zfi IBSt'' US Labor BUI May Curb Boss WASHINGTON—A requirement that employers, as well as unions, be required to fur­ nish non-Communist affidavits along with financial reports to the US Government has been written into the proposed labor reform bill. The requirement, which is strongly opposed by employer groups, was ap-'*' proved by the Senate Labor the building industry and an ab­ (Dem.-NC), chairman of the House Committee which is now in solute ban on secondary boycotts. Education and Labor Committee. process of shaping up the Kennedy-Ervin bill. The proposal calls for the affidavits to be furnished under the section requiring "financial and other reports" to be sub­ mitted to the Labor Department. It would be required of either unions or employers seeking to utilize the facilities of the National Labor Relations Board. At the same time, the commit­ tee rejected pre-hire contracts in Meany was particularly critical of proposals which would spell out the details of how unions are to hold meetings, sanction strikes and the like. He pointed out that the Barden bill would require an absolute majority of all eligible employees voting in secret ballot to call a strike. Such a vote, he said, would count every non-voting em­ ployee as a "no" vote. He also attacked a provision compelling unions to grant un­ limited debate at membership meetings on all issues as well as secret ballots on each and every motion at a union meeting. 'Such legislation, he said, would be tailor-made for Communists and other political groups who would take charge of meetings by a proc­ ess of exhaustion of the rank and file. In another area, the committee acted to speed up National Labor Relations Board machinery by voting to^do away with the pre­ election hearing procedure except in cases where there are major issues of fact or law to be re­ solved. Raps Harden Bill Meanwhile, in the House of Representatives, AFL-CIO Presi­ dent George Meany assailed a bill proposed by Rep. Graham Barden La. Anti-Union Forces Bidding For State Controi NEW ORLEANS—Anti-labor forces in this state have started on their drive to take over the governorship in the coming elections. Port Agent Lindsey Williams reports. This time they are not trying to hide behind an unknown, he pay off and crew up without any noted, but have come out into anticipated lay-ups, Williams re­ the open by nominating a wellknown anti-union figure. Local newspapers have carried articles concerning some 1,100 let­ ters which were sent to politicians, business firms and others, asking for contributions to the campaign fund to fight the "labor bosses' bloc of votes" in the state. If the anti-labor candidate de­ cides to run, Williams said, he can rest assured that all of the state's local and international unions who want to keep the harmonious labormanagement relationships as tiiey are, will give him a good fight. The first step in labor's drive to stop this campaign is to speed up local COPE activity to keep all of the state's union members and their families informed on the latest happenings. Shipping for the past period picked up somewhat, Williams noted and, from the outlook, the future should be just as good. So far there are six vessels sched­ uled to pay off, five to sign on and more than 20 in-transits due in the area during the next tw^ weeks. All of the vessels due in are to P ported, which should mean a good turnover in jobs for the men on the beach. There was a total of 37 vessels calling into the port during the past period. Five ships paid off, six signed on and 26 were in tran­ sit. Five Ship Payoffs Paying off were the Del Viento, Del Alba, Del Valle, Del Mar (Mississippi) and the Steel Age (Isthmian). The Del Viento, Del Mar, Del Alba (Mississippi); Alice Brown, De Soto (Waterman); Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) were signed on. In transit were the Alcoa Rang­ er, Roamer, Corsair, Pegasus (Al­ coa); Seatrain Louisiana, New Jer­ sey (Seatrain); Del Mundo, Del Viento, Del Mar, Del Alba (Missis­ sippi); Steel Traveler (Isthmian); Hastings, DeSoto, Monarch of the Seas, Young America, Claiborne, Morning Light (Waterman); Raph­ ael Semmes, Gateway City (PanAtlantic); Suzanne, Frances (Bull); Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Trans.); CS Baltimore (Cities Service) and the Mankato (Victory Carriers). SlU SHIPS AT SEA A word of appreciation was ex­ tended to the crew of the Robin Goodfellow from the gang on the Robin Locksley for being such fine hosts while the two vessels were in East London, East Africa. Some of the Locksley's gang were "treated fine" while visiting the Goodfellow, Charles Stambul, meeting chair­ man, reported, and they wish to say thanks. As February was "March of Dimes" month, the crew of the MEBA Strike Cains: One Million So Far The MEBA's new Atlantic and Gulf District contract has netted MEBA engineers $1 million more than the former contract, according to a preliminary report released last month. Figures published in the freighters and other dry cargo Local 33 newspaper showed ships came to $1,466,840.18 as that MEBA engineers on A&G contract ships received $1 million more in welfare benefits and vaca­ tion pay from June 16 to Decem­ ber 31, 1958 than they got in the comparable period in 1957, when they were working under the for­ mer agreement, Norfolk Business Manager Jesse Calhoon, chairman of the A&G Ne­ gotiating Committee, said that ad­ ditional monetary"gains of 40 per­ cent had been won through con­ tract enforcement provisions such as licensed personnel boards, ar­ bitration, etc. The figures showed that welfare payments to engineers totaled $236,408.23 in 1958, as against $30,339.38 in 1957, a gain of $206.068.85 or 67.9 percent. Vacation pay for. engineers on ^ Did Sam Make 'Em If .doesn't take much to trip a man up on the deck of a ship. Sometimes it's an obstruction like a padeye or door sill, or a misplaced item of ship's gear. Sometimes it's clothing that's too billowy or doesn't fit right. Over- long trousers with big cuffs fall Into the latter category. If the only jeans you can get hold of are slightly oversize in the shank, roll them up, or better still, trim them down. You'll be more comfortableiLtoo. /•: , , 'Hi i.i,'.v.-; • . '• iVj • .'iV • t- V-;;! 1 4" t 4" Another vessel reporting a very smooth trip is the SS Producer, enroute to India with a cargo of grain. According to meeting chair­ man L. Schmidt, it has been a long trip with plenty of sea time for all hands. Any minor beefs that might Schmidt have come up, he said, have been settled in an orderly manner and to the satis­ faction of all concerned. 41 4" 4" Safety and cooperation were the main topics at the last meeting in February aboard the Hurricanej according to Jessie J. Cabral, meet­ ing chairman. The first order of business was to see if it is pos­ sible to have lad­ ders made for men who sleep in the top bunks. Thanks to the close cooperation on the part of all Cabral departments, Ca­ bral wrote, everything is running smoothly. There are no beefs and no disputed overtime for this trip so far, and, with'the steward de­ partment going out of its way, life is much more pleasant for.all hands. against $823,756.24 under the old contract, a gain of $643,083.94, or 78.1 percent. The new tanker vaca­ tion pay was $675,260.37, as against $526,374.53, or a gain of $148,885.84 or 28.3 percent. The new contract was negotiated after a five-day strike on the At­ lantic and Gulf coasts. Welfare Increased Under the MEBA's new welfare program, engineers receive pay­ ments of $50 a week for up to 39 weeks when they're unfit for duty or hospitalized, plus $12 a day for the first 20 days of hospitalization. MEBA contracts call for 48 days of vacation a year on dry cargo 4^ 4" 4 ships until June, 1959, and 60 days The report from the Barbara thereafter. Tanker vacations are 75 days a year now, and will be Freitchie was as short as could bt —"no beefs, everyone happy." increased to 90 days in June. i' li Cities Service Baltimore decided to do its share in aiding this worthy cause by' a donation of $20. �SEAFARERS Manh 27, 19M Page Severn LOG T"r5 Low Seaway Toll Rates Hit By NY YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Beware Health-Insurance Hoaxes Better watch more carefully than ever for misrepresentations when buying accident and health policies or hospital insurance sold by commercial companies. The FTC had issued over 40 complaints against various accident and health Insurance companies for misrepresentation. Then the Supreme Court ruled that the McCarran-Ferguson Act left regulation of insur­ ance company activities to the states, where the states xmdertake to regulate. Since then, hardly a month has passed wittiout an announce­ ment from FTC that it has dismissed, for lack of Jurisdiction, its previons charges of fabe advertbing against one after another of the offending companies. Thus the public now is out in the rain with a very leaky umbrella. For it was the failure of state insurance departments to police the mis­ representations of accident and health insurance ads that led the Fed­ eral Trade Commission to intervene. The FTC had gotten after insurance sellers especially on these points: Failure to reveal policies were cancellable at the company's option,, and to dbclose limitations on beneffts, exclusion of benefits for pre­ existing illnesses and age limitations. Many companies refused to re­ new policies when the Insured person became 111. The compulsory age limit was and still Is another serious defect. Many policies cancel or reduce benefits drastically when people reach 60 or 65. Thb is gener­ ally when they need sickness insurance most, not only because of the Ills of old age, but because their incomes are reduced at this time. For example, FTC found that a big direct-mail insurance seller had represented that Its policies remained In force at an lnsiu*ed person's option, as long as he paid the renewal premiums on time. This was false. Many of the policies could be terminated by the company at the end of any period for which the premium had been paid, for any rea­ son or none at all. This particular case exposed a gimmick used by a number of Insur­ ance companies that sell by sending out mail circulars. They really only insure against Injuries caused by accident and not Illnesses from other causes. While their rates seem to be low, actually there Is little protection against the com­ mon illnesses. In another typical case, the FTC found a company had misrepre­ sented the duration of coverage, amounts payable, the amount and duration of monthly benefits. For example, the company had adver­ tised: "Special Coverage: ages one month through life; your benefits never get less—regardless of age," and, "Lifetime Hospital Plan for husband, wife and child." The Impression created by these claims was that the Insiured re­ ceived full coverage for life. But the examiner found that the policies provided that coverage b renewable at the company's option only, and some policies specifically reduced benefits by as much as 50 per cent when the Insured person reached an advanced age. With the FTC no longer able to defend you, your only protection now is your/ state's Insurance department. Some states have Improved their regulation of health Insurance companies a little since these deceptions were first exposed by the labor press. New York, for example, passed a law stating that Insurers must renew hospltalizatlon-lnsurance policies that have been in effect two years, unless the insured has reached the age limit or other expiration limit In the contract. Nor, In that state, can health and accident policies (as distinct from the hospitalization type) be cancelled during the term for which sold. In New York, buyers now also are entitled to a ten day "free look" at a poUcy. This gives them a chance to get back their money if they discover more limitations than they first realized, or for other reasons. These are the minimum safeguards any buyet In any state should insist on in writing when buying a policy, whether or not state law requires It. But don't delude yourself that this Is complete protection, or that commercial health insurance policies In general are reasonable for. what they give you. For one thing, the New York law has a big, glaring loophole, if the. company decides you don't look like a good health risk after all. It can't cancel during the term of the policy, generally one year. But -Jt can refuse to renew at the end of the term (except for hospitalizatlon-type policies already In effect two yearsY. Moreover, there is nd effective way to prevent companies in other States from flooding strictly-regulated areas with mail-order circulars. The reason lyhy commercially-sold policies are generally not good value. Is the high proportion - of your premium going to selling and administration costs, generally about 50 cents of every dollar. Even the new policy for older people recently advertised widely by Con­ tinental Casualty Co. an.d touted as an answer to the Forand bill seek­ ing to provide hospital Insurance for. people on Social Security, turns out to give little protection. The new Continental plan has been described as the best commercial Insurance Industry has been able to offer so far. But it costs $78 a year compared to a representative Blue Cross standard-contract charge of $29.50 for an individual once he's In the plan. Moreover, the Con­ tinental plan's benefits are very limited. 'The allowance per hospital day of $10 is about half the average hospital room: afid board charge in the states where thCTpdlicy is offered. Nelson; ^uitehank, AFLCIO Social Security dlrectdr, has ported out. In contrast, a representar tlve standard Blue Cross plan provides 21: days (HI ^fullvhospital-irdom <ri.i.^Spdyhient idus lSd half -^ays.:. The Gonttoentai plan pcpvldes f^^ %:c;^^um'-'or'only-/21^dayx''df.i|:bspita^ covbrafe.^;' ' ' '• Public Health Service sanitation award is presented to H. W. Warley, president of SlU-contracted Calmar and Marven Steam­ ship Companies by Joseph B. O'Connor (left) regional director of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Twenty-one ships of the two companies scored ratings of 99 and 98 percent respectively on a fleetwide basis. Marven, Calmar Ships Win Sanitalion Awards Two more SlU-contracted companies have been cited by the US Public Health Service for outstanding shipboard san­ itation in the past year. Marven Steamship Company (for­ merly Ore Line) and Calmar Steamship Company received years for Marven and the second citations following the 168- straight for Calmar. The presen­ Item inspeclon of shipboard sani­ tation was made on March 20 at tation on the 21 ships involved. the companies' New York offices The award was the third In three to President H. W. Warley. The Marven and Calmar awards follow similar citations previously given to other SIU companies. Bloomfield Steamship scored a near-perfect rating of 99 percent on Its four vessels, and the SS At­ lantic of American Banner Lines also received a citation recently. Last year, the SlU-manned Sear HOUSTON—Although reglstra. train Line was also cited by the tion continued heavy, shipping was service for high standards of clean­ extremely good for the two-week liness aboard ship. period and looks as If It will hold Marven Steamship was given a up for some time to come, Bob 99 percent rating, which for prac­ Matthews, port agent, predicts. tical purposes, is the highest rat­ Registration, at 195, was 32 ing that can be achieved, while greater than men shipped, which Calmar's score was 98 percent. Is a switch for this port since The Marven ships are all ore car­ shipping generally has matched or riers while Calm&r operates in the outstripped registration recently. intercoastal trade. All the jobs came on in-transit ships, 20 in all, since there were no sign-ons. Four vessels paid off, namely, the Steel Advocate (Isth­ mian); Helen (Olympic); Neva West (Bloomfield) and the Hurricane (Waterman). The following were in transit: Seatrains New Jersey, New York and Texas (Seatrain); Del Valle, WASHINGTON—A ban on the and Del Alba and Del Viento (Mississippi); Alcoa Pegasus and use of carbon tetrachloride fire Alcoa Planter (Alcoa); Eagle Tran^ extinguishers and specifications for porter (Terminal Transport); Alice use of inflatable liferafts are on Brown (Bloomfield); Bienville and the agenda- of a public hearing Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic); • Atlan­ called for April 27 by the Merchant tic (Petrol); Fort Hoskins (Cities Marine Council of the United Service); Steel Traveler (Isthmian); States Coast Guard. The Cabins (Texas City Refining); The healings will .deal with a Almena (Clover Carriers); Ideal X host of technical revisions on ship (Penn_ Shipping); Val Chem specifications and regulations gov­ (Heron); and the Michael (J. M. erning firefightlng and other shlpCarras). : . bdai:d .safely procedures. ' Under the proposed regulations, the use of carbon tet extinguishers would be permitted on ships up If a crewniemher quits while until January 1, 1962. a ship.is in port, delegates While effective in fighting certain are asked to contact the hall types of fires, the carbon tet ex­ immediately for. a replace^ tinguishers are deadly in enclosed _meot. Fast action on their part spaces slnc?(rthe fumes are highly will keep all jobs aboard ship ' poisonous. - The SIU contract ^s filled at all times and elimi­ long discoufaged the use of carbon nate the chance; .of the sfalp tet aboard ships through specific S^ilinjg khort^anded; ' provisions in the working rules. • Slight Drop In Houston CC To Ban Carbon Tet Fire Gear Shorthanded? 7,3 WASHINGTON —Loud pro­ tests were heard last week when the governments of Canada and the United States released their long - awaited announcement on the toll rates to be charged ships traversing the St. Lawrence Sea­ way. Opposition to the tolls, which are Identical to those pro-, posed last June, was voiced by port, rail, shipping and other civic Interests. Unfair Competition Charged A spokesman for the Port of New York Authority said toll rates for the world's largest waterway are unrealistlcally low and the estimate of income unrealistically high, and that they give tlie Sea­ way an unfair competitive posi­ tion over the port. Lakes ship operators, on the other hand, said the tolls were too high. According to the final figures released, the basic charge on the registered tonnage will be four cents per ton for the MontrealLake Ontario run, and two cents a ton for the canal. The rate on general cargo will be 92 cents per ton, and 42 cents per ton for "bulk" cargo going the distance. Passengers will be charged a $7.50 toll for the entire trip. Re-classlfy Freight Of major importance in the announcement is the classification of domestic package freight as "bulk" cargo. Ujider this ruling a shipment between US ports by way of the Seaway can move at the 42-cent "bulk" rate, instead of the 95-cent rate applying to packaged cargo for export. The Port Authority warned that the diversion of cargoes from the port of New York "as a result of the unfair competition resulting from subsidized Seaway tolls" could mean a possible loss of some 3,500 waterfront jobs for the port. Lake Charles Forms COPE LAKE CHARLES —Final ap­ proval for the formation of a local branch of the Committee on Po­ litical Education was voted here last week at a meeting of the Cen­ tral Labor Council, Port Agent Leroy Clarke reports. . The first task before this com­ mittee Is to get all of the port's union members and their families to register in time In order to be eligible to vote In the coming elec­ tions. It is only by use of this vot­ ing power, Clarke said, that labor can protect itself against the antilabor forces who would like to bring/back a "right-to-wprk" law In Louisiana. • . Shipping for the port during the past period was not too good, Clarke said. A total of 22 men were shipped to permanent, berths, which- Is small compared to the number of men registered on the beach here. Among the vessels calling here during the past two weeks were the Royal Oak; Bents Fort, Brad­ ford Island, Cantlgny, Chiwawa, CS Norfolk, Winter Hill, CS Miami (Cities Service!; Del Mundo (Mis­ sissippi); Eagle Transpprter (Ter­ minal Transport) and the Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Transpoii;). All of the vessels \vere in good shape, with no;major beefs , reported. • ' - .^1 \.rm • • .1 • • -'-Si •• ^1 J 75^ '•? «] �m: k-> i: ' fate Eicht ' vCe • -^-.V SEAFARERS LOG »Iai«h 27, 1959 .^.1—A N P'r if':.,. '4 • 0; • • ^'' -; THESE RVLES INCLUDE THE RULES PREVIOUSLY PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED, TOGETHER WITH AMI Every seaman shipped through the hiring halls of tlie Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, here­ inafter called the "Union," shall be shipped pursuant to the following rules: 1. Seniority A. Without prejudice to such other legal conditions and restrictions on employment as are contained in the agreements between the Union and the Employers, seamen shall be shipped out/On jobs offered through the hiring halls of the Union in accordance with the class.of seniority rating they possess, subject, nevertheless, to the other rules contained herein. B. Seniority shall be determined in the following manner: A class A seniority rating, the highest, shall be possessed by all unlicensed personnel who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since , before January 1, 1951. On and after October' 1, 1956, a class A seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen with ratings above ordinary seaman, wiper, or messman, who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1952, subject, however, to rule 9. On and after September 1, 1958, a class A seniority rating shall also be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly-with one or more of the com^janies listed in Appendix A, either (1) up to Decem­ ber 31, lv55, since before January 1, 1953, or (2) up to December 31, .1956, since before January 1, 1954, subject, however, to rule 9. A class B seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1955, and who do not have a class A seniority rating, subject, however, to rule 9. On and after September 1, 1958, class C personnel who possess a certificate of satisfactory completion of the., Andrew Furuseth Training School course and who, after obtaining such a certificate of satisfactory completion, have completed 60 days of sea service with any of the companies set forth in Appendix A, shall be entitled to a class B seniority rating. A class C seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who do not have a class A or class B seniority rating, subject, however, to rule 9. Notwithstanding anything to .the contrary herein, no seaman shall b? deprived of the seniority to which he would be otherwise entitled by virtue of service with the armed forces of the United States. C. A seaman will be deemed to have shipped regularly with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A if he has been employed as an unlicensed seaman no less than ninety days (90) per calendar •year on one or more American-flag vessels owned or operated by the said companies, subject, however, to rule 3 (A). This latter provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority if the require­ ments therein were not met during the first calendar year in which the seaman commenced to ship but, if not met, the said calendar year shall not be counted insofar as seniority upgrading is concerned. D. Employment with, or election to any office or job in the Union, or any employment taken at the behest of the Union, shall be deemed to be the same as employment with any of the companies listed in Appendix A, and seniority shall accrue accordingly during the period such employment, office, or job is retained. E. A class A seniority rating shall be the highest, class B, the next highest, and so on, and priority as to jobs shall be granted accordingly, subject, nevertheless, to the rules contained herein. F. Within each class of seniority, a seaman shall be shipped in accord- • ance with the length of time he has been unemployed, the one unemployed the longest to be shipped the first, subject, nevertheless, to tfie rules contained he^rein. G. It shall be the responsibility of each seaman to furnish proof of seniority and length of the period of his unemployment. Notwith­ standing any other provisions herein, the failure to produce itiequate proof of seniority or length of unemployment shall be grounds for denial of the job sought. An appropriate seniority rating card dulyissued by the Union shall be deemed sufficient proof of seniority, for the purposes of shipping, without prejudice to the right of any seaman to furnish different proof of his seniority in reasonably legible and, . easily ascertainable form, such as official Coast Guard discharges. Unem­ ployment periods shall be ascertained solely from shipping cards issued by the Union. H. Seniority rating cards will be issued by the Union only upon written and personal application made and accepted. These will be valid only for the calendar year in which issued. No seniority rating card will be issued after October In each calendar year, unless the remaining time is not needed to preserve the seniority rating of the applicant, or is mathematically sufficient'to enable him to retain .his seniority. J.ach seniority rating card, shall be based upon entitlement as of the date applied for. Shipping cards issued by the Union shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of.issue subject to the other rules coritained herein. If the 90th day falls on a Sunday or a holiday, .national or state, .or if the hall in which registration has been made is closed on that day for any reason, the card shall be deemed valid until the next succeeding business day on which the hall is open. The period of validity of shipping cards shall be extended by the number of days shipping in a port has beeri materially affected as a result of a strike affecting the industry generally,, or other, similar circumstances. Shipping cards shall be issued to all those requesting the same, provided the seaman has all the necessary documents and papers required by law and is otherwise eligible. I. Seniority shall be calculated on the basis of employment without regard to department (deck, engine, or steward), without prejudice,' however, to the application of any other rule contained herein.-A seaman may not change the department in which he usually ships without permission of the Seafarers Appeals Board, which permission shall be granted only upon proof, deemed satisfactory by the Board, that medical reasons, insufficient to prohibit sailing altogether, warrant the change. J. Seamen with a class B or class C seniority rating may he shipped on a vessel for one round trip, or sixty (60) days, whichever is longer; in the latter case, the sixty (60) day period may be extended, where necessary to insure practicability insofar as leaving the ship is con­ cerned. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a Vessel to sail shorthanded. No transportation shall be due by virtue of the applica­ tion of this rule. The words, "round trip," shall have the usual and customary meaning attributed to it by seamen, whether it be coastwise, intercoastal or foreign. On coastwise voyages, if the schedule of the vessel is such that it is to return to the area of original engagement, a seaman shall not be required to leave the vessel until the vessel reaches the said port or area. On intercoastal and foreign voyages, where the • vessel pays off at a port in the continental United States other than in the area of engagement, TT the vessel is scheduled to depart from the said port of payoff within ten days after arrival, to return to the port or area of original engagement, a seaman with a" seniority rating of less than class A shall not be required to leave the vessel until it arrives in the said port or area of original engagement." 2. Shipping Procedure A. No seaman shall be shipped unless reglstefed ifor shipping. No seaman shall register for Shipping in more than one port of the Union at one time. No shipping card issued in one port shall be honored in another. B. No seaman may register for another, or use another's shipping card or seniority rating card. All registration must be in person, and, seamen must be present, in person, when a job is offered them. C. No seaman may register for a job so long as he is employed on any vessel, \ D. No seaman shall have'the right to reject more than two jobs, after throwing in'for them, within the period of validity of his shipping card. 'Rejection of more than two jobs during this period will require re-registfation and the taking out of a new shipping card. E. Every" seaman who accepts a job, and who quits or is'fired after one day, shall not be permitted to retain the original shipping card on which he received his job, but must re-register to ship. If he quits or is fired within one day, he must ryjort back to the dispatcher on the next succeeding business day or else give up the oritfinal shipping card on which he received his job. F. No seaman shall be allowed to register on more than one list (department), and in not more tl^n one group, as hereinafter set forth. No seaman shall be shipped out' on a job off a list (department) other than that on which he'is registered, except under emergency circum­ stances, such as insuring against a vessel sailing short in a department." No seaman shall be shipped out on a job outside the group In which he is registered, except as specifically set forth herein. The following are the groups within the lists (departments). In which" classified seamen may registei'. Within one list (department), those possessing a higher seniority rating may fake priority in the obtaining of jobs over those with lesser seniority rating even when not registered in the same group, "^subje'ct, however, to the provisions of rule The following is a breakdown of the list (department) group: DECK DEPARTMENT Greu^ I—Day Worliers Bosun Deck Maintenance Bosun's Mate Watchman—Day Work Carpenter Storekeeper Group ll-Raled Watch Standers •> Quartermaster Car Deckman Able Seaman Watchman—Standing Watc Group III Ordinaries on Watch ENGINE DEPARTMENT Group I Chief Electrician 1st, 2nd, 3rd Ref. Eng'r. 2nd Electrician Chief Storekeeper "Unlic. Jr. Eng'r.—Day Work. Evap. Mainteriance AAan Pumpman, 1 and 2 Unlic. Jr. Eng'r.—Watch Plumber-Machinist Engine Maintenance Chief Ref. Eng'r. Group II Deck Engineer Watertender Engine utility Pireman-Watertendar Oiler—Diesel Fireman Oiler—Steam Group Jll Wiper STEWARD DEPARTMENT Group I—Rated Man Chief Steward—Passenger Chief Cook' 2nd Steward—Passenger Night Cook and Baker Steward 2nd Cook and Baker Chef Group II 2nd Cook and 3rd Cook Group III—Messman . Utility M^issman Messman G. No seaman shall be tendered any job unless he It qualifii therefor in accordance with law and can furnish, on- demand, t^ appropriate documents evidencing. this qualification. H. No man shall be shipped while under the influence of alcol| or drugs. I. All seamen shipped through the Union shall be given two assid ment cards. One of these cards shall be given by the seaman to ^ head of his department aboard ship, the other to his departn delegate aboard ship. J. Subject to the other rules contained herein, a seaman receivil a job shall give up the shipping card on which he was shipped.| 2. Hospital Cases A. N6twithstanding_anything to the contrary hereiit contained, period of employment required during each year to constitute reguj shipping, or for the maintenance of class B or class C seniority withd break, shall be reduced, pro rata, in accordance with the proportion s bona fide in- and out-patient time to each calendar year. Example: If. man has been a bona fide in- and out-patient for four (4) months in o] calendar year, the yearly employment required for seniority purpos' shall be reduced by-one-third for that year. B. A seaman who enters a bona fide hospital as an in-patient ail remains there for thirty (30) days or more, shall be entitled, if otherwif qualified, to receive a thirty (30) day back-dated- shipping card. If has been such an in-patient for less thapj thirty (30) days, he shall entitled, if otherwise qualified, to a shipping card back-dated to til day he first entered the hospital. This rule shall not apply unless til seaman reports to the dispatcher vvlthin forty-eight (48) hours after hi discharge, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and producf his hospital papers. 4.. Buimess Hours and Job Calls A. All , Union halls shall be opep from 8:00 AM until SjOO PNI On Saturdays, the halls shall be open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noorf On SaturdSy afterrioons, Sundays, and holiday^, the hours of bu'sinesl shall be determined by the port agent, upon proper notice posted ol the bulletin board the day before. B. Jobs shall be announced during non-holiday week days, including Saturday mornings, on the hour/ except for the 8:00 AM and Nooj calls. On Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and holidays, or under excec �-MlKh 27. 1959 SEAFARERS ic-n-: Pace Nine LOG Ml SEAFARERS INTEKNATIONAL UNION A AG District • AFL-CIO And CONTRACTED EMPLOYERS ''^il -'•^1 JMEiVTS, DECIDED l/POiV BY THE SEAFARERS APPEALS BOARD, VP TO Am INCLVDIISG MARCH 3, 1939. I '<4 '•..n tional circumstances, the job may be called out at any time after it comes in. In no case shall a job be called out unless it is first posted on the shipping board. steward on passenger vessels, shall be given on the same basis as that of steward on cargo vessels, in all cases with one or more of the companies listed in the aforementioned Appendix A; C. There shall be. a limit of Eight (8) job calls in which the priority of class A and class B personnel may be exercised in obtaining a particular job. If the eighth job call does not produce a qualified seaman possessing either a class A or class B seniority rating (in the order prescribed herein), that seaman with a class C seniority rating, Otherwise entitled under these rules, shall be selected for the job. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to sail shorthanded or late. G. The above preferences shall obtain notwithstanding an/ other prq.visioti to the contrary contained in these rules. D. The five major ports are declared to be New York, Baltimore, AAobile, New Orleans, and San Francisco. In halls- other than .those therein located, if three (3) calls for a job do not produce a qualified seaman possessing a class A or class B seniority rating, the job shall be placed in suspense but only with respect to class A and class B personnel who are registered for shipping, and not with respect to class C personnel. The nearest major port shall .be notified, and the suspended job offered there. A qualified class A or class B seaman (In that order) in the major port so notified shall have the right to bid for these jobs but only within the remaining, five (S) job cells. In the event these jobs are not bid for, that seaman with a class C seniority rating, otherwise entitled under these rules and registered in the notifying port, shall be assigned the job. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to sail shorthanded or' late, and shall not be deemed to require any employer to pay transportation by virtue of the transfer of the job call. The provisions of rule 4 (C) shall be sub-' ordinate hereto. 5. Special PreferencesA. within each class of seniority rating, seamen over fifty (50). years "-of age shall be preferred in obtaining jobs of fire watchmen. B. A seaman shipped on a regular job, vvhose ship lays up less than fifteen (15) days after the original employment date, shall have restored to him the shipping card on which he was shipped, provided the card has not expired. C. If a ship lays up and then calls for a crew within ten (10) days after layup, the same crewmembers shall have preference, providing they are registered on the shipping list. Such preference shall be extended by the number of days of layup resulting from strikes' affecting the industry generally, or other similar circumstances; D. A seaman with a class A seniority rating shall not be required to throw in for a job on the seme vessel after first obtaining a job thereon, so long as he has not been discharged for cause or Kas quit. E. Class C personnel • with a certificate of satisfactory completion from the Andrew Furuseth Training School shall -be preferred over other class C personnel. F. (1) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of bosun shall be given those seamen who either have- actually sailed as AB for at least 36 months in the deck'department, or, have actually sailed in any capacity'm the deck department for at least 72 months, or, have actually salled'as bosun for 12 months, in all cases with one or more of the companies listed in' the aforetrientloned Appendix A, . (2) Within each class of seniority; preference for the job of chief electridan shall be given those seamen, who have actually sailed for af least 36 months in the engine department, including at least 12 rnonths as second electrician, with one or more of the-Companies listed in the - aforementioned Appendix A. (3) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of steward on cargo vessels shall be given those seamen who either have actually sailed for at least 36 months in the steward department in a . rating above that of 3rd cook, or, have actually sailed, as steward (or as .. 2nd steward on passenger vessels) for at least 12 months, in either. ' case with one or more of the companies listed in the aforementioned Appendix A. (4) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of chief steward, on passenger vessels, shall be given those seamen who have .actually sail^ for at least 12 months as chief steward or as 2nd steward on passenger vessels, and preference for the job of 2nd 6. Standby Jobs • Standby jobs shall be shipped in rotation, within each class of seniority rating. No standby shall be permitted to take a regular job on the same vessel unless he returns to the hall and throws In for the regular job. His original shipping card shall be returned'to the standby when he reports back to the dispatcher unlesy it has expired In the interim. 7. Relief In the event an employed seaman wants tirnp off and secures permis­ sion to do so, he shall call the hall and secure a relief. No reliefs shall be furnished for less than four .(4) hours or more than three (3) days. The one asking for time off shall be responsible for paying the relief at the regular overtime rate. Reliefs shall be shipped in the same manner'as a standby. This rule shall not apply'when replatements are'not. required by the head of the department concerned. 8. Promotions or Transfers Aboard Ship No seaman shipped under these rules shall accept a promotion or transfer aboard ship unless there Is no time or opportunity to dispatch' the required man from the Union hall. 9. Change in Seniority A. Unless otherwise specifically entitled thereto by these rules, all those who possess a class B seniority rating shall be entitled to a class A seniority rating eight (8) years after they commenced to ship regularly with the companies set forth In Appendix A, provided they maintain their class'B seniority rating without break. B. All those who-possess a class C seniority, rating shall be entitled to a class B seniority rating two (2) years after they commenced to ship regularly with the companies set forth In Appendix A, provided they maintain their class C seniority rating without break. C. Shipping with one or more of the companies set forth in Appen­ dix A-for at least ninety (90) days each calendar year Is necessary to maintain without break a class B or class C seniority rating, subject, however, to rule 3 (A). This latter provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority If .the requirements therein were not met during the first calendar year in which the seaman commenced to ship but. If not met, the said calendar year shall not be counted Insofar as seniority upgrading is concerned. 0. The same provisions as to military service as are contained in rule 1'(B) shall be analogously applicable here. E. In cases where a seaman's shipping employment has been inter­ rupted because of circumstances beyond his control, thereby prevent­ ing the accumulation of sufficient seatlme to attain eligibility for a ..higher seniority rating, the' Seafarers Appeals Board may. In Its sole discretion, grant him sueh total or partial ienlority credit for the time lost as, again in its sole discretion, it considers warranted In order 'to prevent undue hardship. For purposes of .Board procedures, whether a matter presented to the Seafarers Appeals Board Is an appeal as a result of a dispute over -shipping or seniority rights, or Is an appeal for the exercise of the Board's discretion, shall be Initially determined by the Chairman, who shall thereupon take such administrative steps as are appropriate in connection with this determination, subject, however, to overruling by the body hearing the matter. If the Chairman is overruled, the matter shall be deemed to be a dispute appeal, or a discretionary matter, in accordance with the determination of the Mid body,'and It shall there•upon 'be subject to disposition under the rules corresponding to the type of case it has thus been .determined to be. The applicant shall, at his election, have a right to be heard in person, but only at the place vyhere the Seafarers Appeals Board Is meeting to consider the same. The CJialrman shall insure that the applicant shall receive fair notice thereof.' . 10. Discipline A. The Union, although under no indemnity obligation, will not ship drunks, dope addicts, and others whose presence aboard ship would constitute a menace or nuisance to the safety and health of the crew. Anyone claiming a wrongful refusal to ship may appeal to the Seafarers Appeals Board, which shall be a board of four (4), two (2)-to .be ' selected by the Union, and two (2) by that negotiating committee, representing Employers,, known anei commonly referred to as the Management Negotiating Committee. This Board shall name a Hearing Committee of two (2), to sit In the port where the refusal to ship takes place, if practicable, and If not, at the nearest available port where it Is practicable. This latter Committee shall arrange for a prompt and fair hearing, with proper notice, and shall arrive at a decision, unani­ mously, to be binding and final. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, an appeal shall be taken to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Where a specific company Is Involved In the dispute, a representative thereof must be appointed to the Committee by the Board unless waived by the sa|d company.^ B. Where a seaman deliberately falls or refuses to join his ship, or is guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, he may lose his shipping card for up to thirty (30) days. For a second offense, he may lose his rar^ ijp to sixty (60) days. In especially severe cases, or In case of a third offense, he may lose his shipping card permanently. Before a seaman may lose his shipping card under this sub-paragraph B, a complaint shall be filed, by either the Union or an Employer, with the Chairman of the Board, who shall thereupon name a Hearing Commit­ tee, which Committee shall arrange for a prompt and fair hearing thereon, with proper notice. The manner of appointment of the Hearing Committee, and the procedures to be followed by It, shall be those specified In the last paragraph of section 9 (E) and section 10 of these rules and, without limiting the effect of any olher provision In these rules, hearings may be conducted, and decisions reached, whether or. not the seaman Is present. Pending the hearing and decision, the seaman may register and ship In accordance with his appropriate seniority and registration'status. Appeals from decisions of the Hearing Committee, may be taken to the Board, and shall be mailed by the seaman to the Board within fifteen (15) days after written notification of the Commit­ tee's decision. The Board shall have the power to extend this time for good cause. Such appeals shall be heard by the Board at the next regu-^ lar meeting after receipt thereof, provided the appeal has been received in sufficient time for the Board to give five (5) days' notice of the meet­ ing to the seaman of the time and place of the meeting. Pending any appeal or decision thereon by the Board, the decision of the Hearii.j Committee shall be effective. C. The Board of four (4) shall be a permanent body, and each member shall have an alternate. The selection of the alternates, and the removal of members or alternates shall be set forth In the agreements signed by the Union and the Employers. Members of the Board may serve on a Hearing Committee, subject to sub-paragraph A. The Board shall act only If there participates at least one Union member and one Employer member, while the collective strength of each group shall be the same, regardless of the actual number in attendance. The decisions of the Board shall be by unanimous vote, and shall be final and binding, except that. In the -event of. a tie, the Board shall select an Impartial fifth member to resolve the particular issue Involved, In which case, a majofily vole shall then be final and binding. Where no agreement can be reached as to the Identity of the fifth member, application tnerefor shall be made to the American Arbitration Association, and its rules shall then'be followed In reaching a decision. D. All disputes over seniority, and transportation disputes arising out of seniority rule applications, shall be dealt with In the same manner as disputes over shipping rights. E. It Is the obligation of the one aggrieved to initiate action. No particular form Is necessary, 'except that the complaint must be in writ­ ing, set out the facts In sufficient detail to properly Identify the situation complained of, and be ad " ess-ed to the Seafarers Appeals Board, 106 North Jackson Street, Mobile, Alabama. 11. Amendments These rules. Including seniority classifications and requirements, may be amended at any time. In accordance with law, contracts between the Union and the' employers, and to the extent perttiiUed by law and contract, as aforesaid, by the Seafarers Appeals Board. I n - r/'''S'".v.;','. 'T-' I.'.V-;,. '''"1l'il ' T I �SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD March 4 Through March 17, 1959 SIU shipping fell off to 1,031 jobs last period to hit an eight-week low, but the decline was all in class C activity. Class A shipping was exactly the same as in the previous period and class B jobs increased slightly but the class C job total this time was cut in half. At the same time, the total registration dropped off a bit, but all of it in the class B column. The only rise this period was in the total number of men still registered on the beach, due to the fact that the drop in shipping was a little higher than the new registration. The actual registration figure for the two weeks totalled 1,127, and there were 64 payoffs, 28 sign-ons and 141 in-transit visits. New York accounted for 48 calls. New Orleans for 37 and Baltimore for 27. Five ports (Boston, Savannah, Tampa, Houston and Wilmington) had no sign-ons at all and four others (Philadelphia, Lake Charles, San Fran­ cisco and Seattle) had only one each. The only ports where this wasn't really reflected in the shipping totals were Houston and San FranCTsco. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Wilmington and San Francisco were the only ports showing increased shipping over the last period, but although it represented a 50 percent gain, the rise in Wilmington was just five jobs. Norfolk and Houston showed no real change (they actually declined by 2-3 jobs) and the rest all dropped off also. How­ ever, since the difference between shipping last period and this one was only 52 jobs—split among nine ports—^job activity generally is still good. Seniority-wise this period, class A shipping represented 70 percent of the total, class B 23 percent and class C handled the remaining seven percent AU ports except Tampa and Lake Charles shipped at least one class C man. Half thfi class C shipping was in the steward department in group 3. None, were shipped in group 1 in any depart­ ment. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle all had 100 or less men on hand in all depart­ ments at the end of th~e period. All of these except Philadelphia and Seattle also had fewer than 50 class A men registered on the beach. The West Coast port had 53 "A" men on tap. The following is the forecast port b> port: Bo.ston: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Balti­ more: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Quiet . . . Tampa: Slow . . . Mobile: Improving . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: Fair , . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Fair. ' Ship Acfiyify ray Sign IN Offt Oar Trcnu. TOTAL 3 22 4 13 2 — — 8 5 — 4 — 1 2 — 4 1 4 2 — — 4 4 1 — — 1 1 TOTALS ... 54 21 Botloa ...... Now Yorii... rhiladolphfa.. BOIfimers ... Norfolk Savanhah .... Tampa Mobilo NowOrioans.. Lake Charles. Houston .... Wilmington .. San Francisco. Soattia ..... 3 20 10 8 4 11 4 4 24 11 20 , 7 • 2 141 4 43 15 27 • 11 4 14 37 12 24 7 11 8 233 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York. Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Port Boston New York Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAIS Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 4 2 2 4 33 12 32 7 51 3 19 11 13 3 3 12 1 — 6 29 3 14 9 23 c 4 76 5|11 1A 2 4 5! 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 3 3 -60 7 14 2 9 26 6 40 1 3 8 2 6 1 4 4 9 1 2 3 39 4 10 27 2 17 6 27 2 2 2 2 4 20 6 13 1 6 2 8 6 2 1 5 S 9 48 182 29 *259: 9 75 48 132 as! - Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 Al.T. C ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 B ALL A 1 2 — — ... ... —^. 3 4 6 5 6 1 J12 1 5 1 — 24 23 49 16 4 113 98 142 35 275 2 4 93 4 — 3 3 —' — 23 — 10 10 9 1 42 — 1 I 8 1 — 35 — 62 18 121 2 11 22 2 51 41 19 2 2 30 —' 6 9 15 9 —13 7 4 1 1 1 5 1 — 1 — 1 11 14 -— — 7 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 —.. — 2 2 — 1 — — 6 9 — — 1 1 2 r 3 36 1 34 28 5 69 — 4 8 1 1 25 1 — — — 26 70 19 139 — 7 19 — 39 3 — 42 50 4 8 11 16 2 2 — — —- 4 9 1 4 5 — — — 23 52 7 11 17 87 — 10 — 71 28 — 61 — '—• 3 2 5 7 6 7 1 14 — — 5 2 — — — 3 4 7 26 39 — 4 — 17 5 — 22 9 8 1 9 13 25 1 3 — 8 11 — — 5 196 7 80 109 474 110 L 875 75 10 1 388 291 5| 10 303 6 Shipped Shipped Registered CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 5 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 1 1 5 1 2 1 — 1 2 2 1 16 3 12 93 1 47 18 8 13 22 28 1 . 1 1 2 8 6 19 9 17 6 30 1 - 9 7 2 9 7 1 1 5 4 6 10 1 4 1 5 — 4 1 I . — 1 1 7 8 3 25 1 15 3 4 7 1 — 3 3 39 — 18 13 9 9 8 . 2 2 5 1 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 10 61 1 « — • 9 34 14 2 6 11 19 13 — 2 2 5 — 4 1 2 3 1 _ 2 2 •^5 17 1 7 4 3 2 5 6 3 2 3 — 5 6 2 2 2 17 49 1 75' 34 50 1 88' 77 162 64 3031 9 4 Registered CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 5 1 2 2 23 26 15 64 18 2 12 4 14 22 7 43 6 3 3 7l 1 5 1 1 2 3 1 6 18 2 26 30 53 14 9 1 2 1 4 46 10 70 14 2• 1 1 7 5 9 21 1 2 4 5 11 I 91 183 ~59 r?.'i3 '• • • a •— —• —• ENGINE DEPARTMENT Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 2 2 7 15 23 52 1 11 36 5 9 5 4 3 8 11 __. 18 10 7 2 18 2 22 1 . 3 3 7 7 1 1 ' 1 2 1 1 1 __ 7 5 3 2 5 14 22 6 26 10 50 2 4 14 ; 3 3 2 8 .... 6 8 15 5 12 24 41 1 _ 3 3 5 4 1 3 9 4 16 —— 3 3 6 4 1 5 57 43 51 53 1.53 3Z 1 238l 3 Registered C In The Beacfr TOTAL Shipped CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 AI.T. C ALL 1 2 B S ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 1 Z 2 3 5 5 — 3 4 1 1 1 2 ... 1 .. ' 56 27 23 77 43 124 14 181 6 23 2 2 2 52 2 2 — 20 5 25 — 9 1 21 — 1 1 11 .! _ 16 19 35 84 — 72 5 18 4 44 7 1 4 22 3 7 4 14. 13 2 16 7 3 2 12 1 1 1 2 ... 4 5 12 14 1 2 1 1 — 1 _ •—i _ 10 — , — — 10 — 3 — 2 — _ 33 8 15 4 51 — 7 5 34 14 7 5 22 4 1 ... 15 12 27 70 11 95 — 61 14 6 5 5 50 5 — — 8 — 4 6 2 13 4 21 — 8 4 SO 22 5 40 1 49 3 57 8 15 1 1 41 1 — — — — 3 3 ' 6 9 — 6 1 3 — 3 2 6 8 14 :— — 16 33 44 — 4 5 — 21 7 3 —. 13 1 4 t 9 1 3 6 14 3 2 1 3 5 97 24 359 103 459 55 617 13 U1 161 225 12 12 ,24 238 — ..--i a —• STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston . . New York Philadelphia Baltimore ............ Norfolk............... Savannah ............ Tampa ......... i.... Mobile New Orleans......... .. . Lake Charles:......... Houston . ...,........ Wilmington........ San Francisco* ...... Seattle TOTALS ii'.- TOTAL Shipped Registered Shipped Registered Shipped ' SHIPPED CLASS C CIASS A CLASS B CLASS B CLASS A CLASS . GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 3 ALL . 1 2 3 Al.l. A B 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 AI.I. 1 2 3 AIX i 1 1 ~ 1 1 —1. 1 ""a 4 IS 13 83 27 64 16 43 8 29 1 18 2 14 1 17 18 18 6 24 1$ 4S 42 1 11 4 4 8 ' 2 2 8 2 1 • —^ 2 1 1 6 8 1 5 4 13 33 3 13 — 4 4 23 29 6 5 1 7 10 3 10 1 4 23 2 8 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 10 4 4 1 1 3 2 — 2 2 1 • 2 li 1 2 1 1 1 1 'j - .J ._ «... i-i —i ;• 5 51 • 2 2 27 6 2 8 4 10 2 22 2 19 6 6 5 5 6 1 12 19 ; . .M' . 41 15 29 4 27 46 . _ • 12 — 7 7 5 — 12 i 12 4 20 29 , 2 3 5 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 2 —,'2 3 2 85 10 7 13 4 33 1 7 13 2 12 4 24 IS 6 8 10 — 7 • 7 24 • 2 5 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 — 1 Z 1 1 — .•a. 3 7 3 2 21 4 14 1 • - 2- ••-•2 16 5 6 3 3 1 5 16 8 1 12 1 2 1 1 •-•'•I Itt 11 — 1 1 1 4 2 4 10 "l 93 35 116 1 2441 6 -85 it 184 62 33 8 57 62 71 57 31 l84 5 2 55 • . •• smm ^RANDTOTAl* ... ; • i Vs" ,• m. •— _•— • '• — ««i.^ • v.L' I Regisfdred On The Bedeh JOTAt SftlppiKf. Registered Shipped. Shipped CLASS A CLASSB SHIPPED CL ASS C CLASS B CLASS B aASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS GBOHP •I'i. ' .-'rf"''.;". >V. • ' GROPP""^ GBQUP GROUP IIROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL r 2 3 ALL i: 8 y ALL A < If C ALL i ALL. 91__183 59 1 333 4 34_50 I 88 J7_162 WftB !f t7 49 I 75 — 4 10303 75 10 I 588 291 474110 875 7 80 109 I 196 V ^8 162' ^vj 259 9 75 48'|'"i32 ^3 153 32 I 238 12 12 .^24 238 .97. 24 j 3^ 103 459 55 617 13 111 IB I 225' r "-'•ri. 97 -• -iV ' ' 93 as 116] Mi 6 38,184~T62 38 I 284 297 99 267 663 10 11 121 1 142 3 85 8 57~l 71 57 sr'otf 1^184 :^v:v.2..S5n v 51- •72 6311032 432 i2155 80 202 soil 863:,.: 23i;<06 204 I 3381 ^ 117 155 i 291 187 346 192 1 ^8# i7 r48t5S 1,234 Registered CLASS A .. m'wecK-ry: • Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL'2 2 J ALL 1 1 2 4 11 1 — 5 2 37 it • 33 98 227 1 96 19 — ,.— 4 .41 7 11 13 86 41 10 29 y 4 4 : 4 2 12 4 6 4 I 1 2 1 16 4 6 - -1. 9 -..i64 — 18 • IST: 24 14 26 1 20 :• •2i..v...r.-.y10 64 122 18 8 2 — 6 3 2 3 37 — 20 8 9 1 10 .—-/ 6 4 1 1 23 8 U 42 1 ^— — 5 10 3 2 3 ¥ 99 267 663 10 11 121 .I43.-:K: �JHUrth 27, 1959 SEAFARERS Pare Elevea LOG CG Balks At SlU Demand For Lakes Safety Action WASHINGTON—^Asking for a full investigation of the sinking of the steamer Carl D. Bradley on the Great Lakes last November, and seeking the recovery of the 15 bodies still missing, SIU Great Lakes District officials received little only reveal the circumstances of encouragement from Coast the accident, but might show the it * way to prevent similar occurrences on other Lakes ships in the future. Such data could only be furnished through a study of the vessel or whatever sections of it that are recovered. The SIU cited the determination of the Civil Aeronautics Board, which spends huge sums of money, sometimes combing an area for weeks, in" the hope that some clues to a given air crash might be found. They also cited similar ef­ forts by the Government to recover the bodies of servicemen killed during the Second World War and return them to their homes for proper burial. Seamen merited similar treatment, they said. Harry O'Reilly, Executive Sec­ retary-Treasurer of the AFLrCIO Maritime Trades Department, stated that the MTD will continue to press for the recovery of the bodies and for a complete investi­ gation. Declaring that the talks made it obvious that existing Coast Guard facilities are inadequate for the preservation of safety at sea and the accomplishment of rescue, he urged Congressional action to remedy the existing shortcomings. SUP Secretary-Treasurer Morris Weisberger has notified San Fran­ cisco officials that if labor does not receive a seat on the proposed Golden Gate Authority, "we will withdraw our support" (from the body). Pointing out that not a single labor representative was on the Board of Directors of Frisco's rapid transit authority, Weisberger warned, "The same mistake must not happen again." the house, intends to go on figur­ ing out the different combinations possible in a pibochle deck. ^ The SIU Canadian District's Li­ censed Division brought its num­ ber of new contract agreements to 20 with successful negotiations with six companies. They are N. M. Paterson & Sons, Mohawk Naviga­ tion, Beaconfield Steamships, Sincenees McNaughton Lines, Ahearn Shipping and Toronto Tow­ ing & Salvage. The last is a dredg­ ing outfit and it is noted that the dredging industry was never or­ ganized until the Licensed Division stepped into the picture. With negotiations proceeding full ahead with several of the smaller com­ panies, it is hoped that the entire fleet will be under contract by the opening of navigation. ^e«c> C/S Tankers Hit '50-50' Charter Fix WASHINGTON—A new way of bypassing the objectives of *50-50' was uncovered recently. The American Independent Tankers Owners' Association has com­ plained that foreign supply mis­ sions, who have been purchasing surplus American farm products, have been giving charters only to those US-flag companies who agree to charter certain foreign-flag ves­ sels to carry part of the cargo. All of the sales of surplus Amer­ ican farm products come under the "50-50" provisions of the Cargo Preference . Act which requires that at least half of the cargo pur­ chased be carried by Americanflag vessels. < , "When the owner of an Ameri­ can-flag tanker is obliged, by the particular foreign supply mission involved, to furnish a foreign-flag tanker before his American-flag tanker can be accepted for the car­ riage of Public Law 480 gi'ain cargoes, he is forced to take a floss on the foreign flag fixture," the tanker spokesman said. These manipulations, he charged, are defeating the pur­ poses of the act. Instead of help­ ing promote the American mer­ chant marine,- it is being used to supply employment, in a time of a depressed charter market, to for­ eign-flag vessels. The AITOA spokesman appealed to Secretary of Agriculture Benson to -give immediate attention to these so-called "back to back" deals. Know ! . XolNBU^ Guard officials in talks between the two groups here last week. The talks revealed what Lakes repre­ sentatives described as serious shortcomings in Coast Guard facil­ ities and services on the Lakes. The Bradley split in half during a storm leaving only two survivors. Thirty-three bodies were recovered, shortly afterwards. Not only did Coast.Guard offi­ cials indicate they were unin­ formed as to the proceedings of the Coast Guard Board of Inquiry looking into the matter, but re­ ported there will be no effort to recover the vessel since the Coast Guard does not have the equip­ ment nor the funds to either sal­ vage the vessel or conduct an un­ derwater survey. They went on to state they had neither the legal responsibility, authority nor funds to conduct a search for the missing seamen. SIU representatives pointed out that without an examination of the vessel itself any inquiry would be limited in value. To rely on state­ ments, records and speculation would be of little assistance in furnishing data which might not Alarmed that their Shangri-La set-up is coming to an end, American operators of runaway shipping now appear to be enlisting the State Department in their frantic efforts to evade payment of union wages to their crews. At least that is the clear implication of a recent "Journal of Commerce" story stating that the State Department was "looking into" the SS Florida decision of the Natiohal Labor Relations Board to determine whether it conflicted with treaties of navigation. Reversing The Courts Since in the SS Florida case the NLRB recognized Amer­ ican union jurisdiction over the runaways, and since a number of court decisions since then have tended to reinforce that finding, the only purpose of State Department intervention here would be to rule out the NLRB's findings. That is be­ cause under the US constitution, treaties usually prevail over domestic law. Such action by the State Department could only serve the purposes of the runaways who have been attempting to escape American union wages by running up false flags of registra­ tion, thus disguising the nature of their operation. It's-«o secret that over the years the State Department has been less than friendly to the American-flag merchant ma­ rine. In fact, time and again, the Department has been eager to sacrifice a US-flag fleet on-one excuse or another, notably whenever the "50-50" issue came up. However, by getting into the runaway area, the State Department is meddling where it has no business intervening. Bread And Butler Beef The dispute between the US sea unions and the runaways is, purely and simply, a labor beef over basic bread-and-butter issues—wages and working conditions. That is the position of the unions, and that position has been affirmed in every courtroom to date and in the Labor Board. Still pending are further coUrt hearings and findings Oh this basic issue aris­ ing out of the successful protest against runaway shipping, last December 1 to 4. Since this matter is now before the courts, and since no­ body pretends that the runaways are anything but American operations in US commerce using a foreign flag for conven­ ience, it would appear the better part of wisdom for the State Department to keep its hands off. Otherwise, it is leaving it­ self wide open to the charge that it is intervening on the side of management in a domestic labor dispute. The American runaway operator has washed his hapds of any obligation to his crews and to his Government and wants iio American contads except US dollars for carrying cargo. It would be unique, to say the least, for the State De­ partment to support this Mnd of "anti-Americanism" oh the part of the runaways. The Sailors Union's pensioner list grew last week with the addi­ tion of Raphael Perrella, 78; Wil­ liam Donnelly, 72; G. K. Gregoriou, 69, and Murdo McKay, 68. Perella, a stamp and coin collec­ tor, and-McKay, a huntsman and fisherman, plan to pass a good deal of time with their hobbies. Donnelly will continue to keep a sharp eye on the horses while Gregoriou, when not puttering around Seattle Sees Ship Upturn SEATTLE—Shipping for the port remained on the fair side although there were only four vessels in the area during the past period. Port Agent Ted Babkowski reported. There was a number of beefs with the skipper on one of the ships, the SS Transatlantic (Tak), but they were straightened out to the satisfaction of all hands. As the vessel was sold to Alaska Steamship, the ship's crewmen re­ ceived their transportation back to the port of original engagement. Shipping for the coming period should improve as there are h fair number of vessels scheduled to hit the area, including four pay­ offs. The only vessels in this port during the past period, for payoff were the Transatlantic and the Myrtam III (Int'I. Nav.). -The Myriam III later signed on. In transit were the Marymar and the Texmar (Calmar). • i 3) Spring is just about here and the registration rolls in the Can­ adian District are being, to swell. Some of the ships have started to show signs of life again after an inert winter. In several more weeks activity is expected to be in full swing. 'm Remember: Tax Bite Bs Higher A word to the wise now that 1959 is underway is offered by "Sir Charles" on the Seatrain Georgia. He notes, despite stories in the LOG and else­ where, that some brothers get­ ting slightly smaller paychecks than expected this year are get­ ting hot under the collar for no reason. The difference is the extra Social Security tax bite, which went up on January 1 to percent of the first $4,800 of annual'earnings to pay for higher benefits. It used to be 214 percent of the first $4,200 of earnings. The rise is the first of a series of boosts slated over the, next ten years. 'S| 'Nl �r > • z"'- s:;- Jl • ru* Twtirm SEAFARERS SEIIFUEIS IIIITIOC LOG A Critic? Home-Fire r.|f-V-'...','J: ! '• V--'" IR Clifford C. Womack USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Richard Cetchovich Manuel E. Sanchez Kermit H. Dotson MOBILE INFIBHARY MOBILE. ALA. W. D. Thiemonge U£a>HS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Frank Hernandez Eladio Arls Ludwig Kristiansen Fortunate Bacomo Thomas R. Lehay Joseph J. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Brtmo Leo Mannaugh Leo V. Carreon Jeremiah O'Byma James F. Clarke C. Osinski Joseph D. Cox George G. Phifer Juan Denopra Winston E. Renny John J. Driscoll George Shumaker Friedof O. FondUa Aimer S. Vlckers Otis L. Gibbs Luther E. Wing Bart E. Guranick Pon P. Wing Taib Hassan Royce Yarborougb USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY John Cabral Paul Norton Tranquilino Cordova Wm. C. Palmer Hugh Curran Frank Przybska Joseph Domino Joseph Ricclardl Peder Espeseth Emeterio Rivera Arthur Fortner Jose Rodriguez George Grlswold Bernard Rosenski Edward Heacox Chow Song Keith Hubbard Charles Taylor Patrick T. Kelly Julio Valentin Nils Lundquist AmieUo Verdemara Leonard B. Heeks John WestfaU Harold J. Moore "Remember me to Cod," you said,| The day you sailed away. And pray, pray for me each night, \ you asked, A year, a month, a day. Oh, I remembered, I remembered. Through many months and years. To ask Him for your safe return To guard the hand that steers. The house is ready for the night. Revealing light so starry bright. Its doors are open, letting, in The cool night air. My soul to discipline. Fire casts a shadow 'cross the — floor. I listen eagerly for your step, To hear your step outside the door. When sun strikes glass With coming of day. The dreams I dream tonight Will rise . . . swell . , . crest And fall away. Members Of The Wedding Shipmates on the Ideal X were on hand to wish Eddie and Blllie Yeamans (seated) a happy future at their wedding reception in Galveston recently. Pictured (standing, I to rj are: Floyd Walker, BB NCB; D. Nwnn, steward; B. Omeianchqkr BR, and Fred E. Otto, MM. Yeomont was 3rd cook on the ship. MM ti, imz TOune' AMIIUCA Ct/aHsrmtm}, Jan. KHtchiiar. SMACi In ship's fund. Seme-dbvutad OT. No beof*. DIaputs between bos'a and panfrynum ra cleaning of coRoo pota. SRATRAIN TRXAC (Saafratn).- Fab. SI—Chairman, P. PaVrlcfci Sacratary, J. Hadgas. Air^onditlanlng equip­ ment ta ba repaired. SmeU ef hides on main deck strong in hot weather. Some disputed OT. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for preparation and serving of meals. Beefs to be. settled with cooperation of all concerned. . SANTORH (Marvan), Fab. fl — • CliBtmn. H. Sfiapatw Sacratary, W, StrlBklaml. Soma OT disputed. Everything running smoothly. Ono man in ship bospltal. See patrolmaii about new washing machine. •SS^bairmaB, R. -Rtant; SaerWary, J. Raux. No baafs. Naw dalagato alected. Naw atoppara far laundry aink obtalnad. Seafarers checking into any of the marine hospitals around the country—especially in an emergency—are reminded again that it's important to have their seamen's papers arid latest discharge with them to facilitate the admission procedure at the USPHS facilities. These documents are essential to avoid trouble­ some delays. Among the latest arrivals reported in drydock this period are three SIU brothers at the Norfolk hospital: Lucian F. Drew, Romie Castellow and Swindell W. Lewis. Castellow, whose last ship was the Atlas, is progressing very well under hos­ pital treatment after suffering pneumonia. Drew is also in good shape after a hernia operation. He was on the LaSalle last trip. A head injury has sidelined Broth­ er Lewis and will keep him out A pair of ABs, Guernsey (left) of action for a while. He was in­ and Ohannasian, are hard at jured ashore after shipping on it on paint job aboard the the John B. Kulukundis. , . V J Mobile reports one man in layCities Service Miarni as the Lewis Kennedy „p the Mobile Infirmary since ship bowls along pn her oil the marine hospital in the Azalea City has been shut down for several run. It's not clear whether years. He's W. D. Thiemonge off the Ocean Joyce. Thiemonge is mak­ Guernsey was skeptical of the ing slow progress following an automobile accident. photographer or the paint Carey J. Beck and John Kennedy are a pair of newcomers at the job. Photo by Charlie Burns. New Orleans hospital. Beck is in for the second time due to an old in­ jury that seems to be causing severe headaches and eye trouble. He was electrician on the Alcoa Corsair before that. Kennedy is laid up with a broken foot after he slipped aboard ship and dropped some ice LOG-A-RHYTHM; cans on his foot at the same time. Shipping as messman, he was In­ jured while the Yaka was in Greece. He's doing pretty well now. A shipboard fall has also laid up Francis R. NapoU, now at the San Francisco PHS hospital. He's due to be transferred to the Stdten Is­ By M. Dwyer land drydock which is nearer his home. Napoli suffered a fall on the Ocean Dinny and was fiown Stateside from Japan a few weeks ago. Oftimes across the room you come. Leo Cronsohn, also in -'Frisco, is coming along nicely after he suffered To press a kiss against my hair; [ a fracture of his left arm and shoulder. He was on the Orion Star. You hold me William R. Seibert is also on the West Coast, off the Producer. He had For no cause at all, save love, an operation to remove a small growth and is getting a general check­ I almost see you, standing there. 1 up while he's in there. All the brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and mail. Drop in All seasons I recall before a /ire,| or write them when you can. The following is the latest available list .All time reverts within the flicker­ of SIU men in the hospitals: ing stir Of light in darkened caverns of\ VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. BALTIMORE, MD. desire. James F. Markel Francisco Argenal Anthony Maiello As I pile high the logs— VA HOSPITAL Maximino Hemes Domingo Orbigoso DENVER. COLO. Millard E. Byron Norman Peppier Logs of applewood and fir. Clyde Carlson Henri J. Robin Jr. Francis M. Clawson John Ross E. L. Freburger Leonard Russl Clarence Gardner Wm. F. Smart Jr. Robert Smith Gorman Glaze Dolphus Walker Emanuel Jones John J. Kearney Thomas R. Walston Edward McGowan George Warrington Manuel Madarang Carlie White USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. E. F. Broussard Raymond L. Perry Lester N. Larkin Ho'^ard J. Watts Chas. A. McCarthy USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Mervil H. Black L. V. Springer Harold J. Romero USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. O. W. R. Kristiansen Joseph Pendleton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Herbert AUman Wooldridge King Robert G. Barrett Edward Knapp Carey J. Beck Leo Lang Claude Blanks Terral McRaney Isauro Cardeal Wm, Marjenhoff Adie Coleman Alexander Martin Arcanjo Crastro Michael MUler Fess T. Crawford Michael O. Muzio Eugene CroweU William E. Nelson Adolph L. Danne Dominic NeweU GuUlermo DeJesus Edward Northrope James Douglas J. W. Patterson OUver Flynn Wlnford PoweU Henry Gerdes William RoUlns James Glisson Ernest Sauls Herbert E. Grant James Shearer James E. Guy Paul P. Signorino John Hrolenok Ernest Smallwood James Hudson Thomas H. Stevens Sidney Irby Oshor Theisen Jasper Jones James Ward Nicholas Katoul Clifford Wuertz John Kennedy USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Romie CasteUow SwindeU W. Lewis Lucien F. Drew Norman W. Sawyer John J. Harrison Donald L. Willis Widdie C. Hinson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph S. Barron Francis R. NapoU Michael J. Coffey Wm. Pussinsky Leo Cronsohn A. J. Scheving Joseph R. Ebbole Wm. R. Seibert F. Melguiades Norman West Michal Michaltk Joseph Neubauer USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Horace LedweU Jr. B. F. Delbler Woodrow Meyers James Lauer John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS.. MASS. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitzpatrick SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Vietor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen VA HOSPITAL PnoOKLYN, NY R. T. Cunningham VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VA. Joseph GUI VA HOSPITAL * BOSTON. MASK ntpmas W. KUHga ; OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseat)/ Jan. 31—Chsirmsn. C. Malette/ Secretary, T. Delaney. Steward in hospital—headquarters notified. Ship's fund $8.82. Man rejoined ship. 40 hours OT claimed by wipers involving work in machinery spaces done by CITIES SERVICE MIAMI tCltlei Service),. March 5—Chairman. J. Ward; Secretary, C. Wood. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. Ship's fund tl. Few hours disputed OT. GATEWAY CITY (Fan-Atlantic), March X—Chairman, W. Bruton; Sec­ retary, J. Dolan. Everything running smoothly—no beefs. S8.13 In ship s fund. Few hours OT disputed. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Vote of thanks to old delegate who is get­ ting off. E42-183y (Suwannee), Feb. 3—Chair-' man, DIckerson; Secretary, R. BIyth. No beefs. New delegate elected. See about draws Sc hot water in galley. Shortage of salt tablets. Cleaning ' gear & other storea . ordered for Trinidad. TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), March 1—Chairman, W. Newsem; Secretary, O. Cullen. No beefs. Ship's fund $7.55. Some disputed OT. One man short. Suggestion made to put up bulletin board for Union notices. Korean labor at Pumn to ba disputed —to be handled by patrolman at pay­ off. Present delegate to remain un­ til payoff. Repair lists to be pre­ pared. Text of telegram re; minutes read to crew and receipts offered for exhibit. EDITH (Bull), Feb. 11—Chairman, J. Parker; Secretary, M. Curry. Mo­ tion to post all letters. Vote of thanks to steward dept. TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), Feb. IS—Chairman, S. Scales; Secretary, O. Cullen. Ship's fund S7AS. One man In hospital—sailed one AB short. Let­ ter re: steward dept. difficulties read. New delegate elected. Return cups to pantry—cooperation with messman urged.ALCOA RAHOER (Alcoa), Feb. IS— Chairman, W. Barnas; Secretary, T. Sanchsz. Repairs made to washing machine. Crew recommended new machine. Repairs made in messman's room. Motion to clarify ruling on man leaving ship due to illness or Injury and right to claim Job back after being released. Request better ••lectloa is night lusch: sss patrol­ man about paying off at sea. Have phone connected to ship in Mobile to that men can be kept informed of change in sailing board time. VALCHEM (Heron), Feb. •—Chair­ men, J. Rewllns; Secretary, B. Ferry, TV to be repaired. Shlp'e fund $30. Some disputed OT. DiscusMon -to have patrolman settle diapnted OT; inferior quality of beef. Eng. dept. claims replacements not being called in time. Discussion on safety anij repairs. Request ventilators In crew's quarters, which are sealed up at present. JOSEFINA (Liberty Nav.), Feb. «— Chairman, E. Seeley; Secretary, C. Canalet. New delegate elected. OT to be equalized. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Feb. 1— Chslrmin, I. Morasvl; Sacratary, F. KHtchnsr. Ship's fund S14A0. New delegate elected. Departments to alternate cleaning ship's laundry and slop sink. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), March 1—Chairman, C. Stambul; Secretary, R. qretsky. Captain spoke to dele­ gate about draws. Some OT disputed. No l>eefs. Complaints on cooking and not enough' fresh fruits—to see about ordering. IOEAL X (Fenn), March 8—Chair­ man, D. Nunn; Secretary, D. Lletz. One man died in Texas City. Ship's fund $4.15. No beefs. Return drink­ ing glasses on drainboard and not in sink. Cans installed to take cigarette butts at doors. Discussion re putting pipes from overboard discharges mid­ ship to water line. KATHRYN (Bull), March 7—Chair­ man, J. Turntr; Secratary, J. Lakwyk. One man hospitalized in San Juan. Putting out draw before payoff. No beefs. DEL ALBA (Miss), March 1—Chair­ man, L. Harvay; Sacratary, O. Parkar. Few men logged. Ship's fund $21.50. OT disputed. Vote of thanks to delesate for Job well done. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), March 1 —Chairman, R. Qussn; Sacratary, L. Mayan. One man miawd ghin in gng Juan. Delegate elected trea^er. SS in ship's fond. Restriction to ship ta­ bs taken before patrolman. Patrol­ man to check and see who needs new mattresses. DOROTHY (Bull), Feb. 11—Chairman, J. Bergsstrom; Sscrstsry, W. Walsh. No beeb. Few hours dis­ puted OT. One man missed ahip oa. departure from Phila. Drain in laun­ dry to be placed in good working order. Chairs to be returned to rec­ reation room. Request more hot cakes. Repair Usts to be. made up. Request new mattresses for bosun A carpenter. BIENVILLR (Fan Atlantic), March >—Chairman, W. Hanver; Secretary, E. Eriksen. Two men hospitalized in Houston. Ship's fund •32.15. New delegate to bo elected. Fans to be fixed in recreation room. EVELYN (Bull), Feb. 2»—Chairmen, J. Muchleck; Secretary, F. Macklln. Repair list turned in. $22 in Ship's fond. No beefs. Sailed short one AB COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vie- from Boca Grande. New delegate & tory). Fab. IS—Chalrmsn, E. Zsbrow- . treasurer elected. Vote of thanks to •kl; Sacratary, H. Krehn. Travelers* steward dept. for Job well done. checks to be obtained in ^rachi. Soma disputed OT. Need new wash­ WINTER HILL (Cities Ssrvles), Feb. ing machine and water fountain. 14—Chairman, J. Daclnqus; Sscrstsry, Draws not forthcoming when in port. D. Rood. Two men missed ship. No Insufficient miflc. Doors to be kept beefs. Motion seconded and carried closed in passageways while in port. ,to elect C. Bogga ship's delegate by acclamation. SANTORE (Marven), Fab. 11—Chair­ man,- H. Shspsta; Sacratary, J. WagMICHAEL (Carres), March 1—Chair­ nsr. Some disputed OT. Two men man, J. Wunderlich; Sacratary, 0. walked off ship in Bait.—patrolman Forrest. Request repair Usts be made notified. Need new agitator for wash­ up and turned in. Some OT disputed. ing machine. No beefs. One man missed ship at Magpetco. New delegate elected. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ Need new- inattrcSaes. Deck dept. tory), Jan. •—Chairman, S. FItlak; cited for cleanliness A cooperation. Secretary, J. CRourke. Most repairs Vote of thanks to steward dept. for made. Urge support of blood bank. exceUent Job. New delegate elected. Request great­ er variety of salads, more rye A COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannes), wbeat bread. To form arrival pool— Feb. 15—Chairmen, O. Foley; Sacra­ •30 to ship's fund—$90 to winner of tary, D. Wagner. New delegate elect­ pool. ed. Request heads be left in sanitary condition. Don't pour coffee in scut­ ELIZABETH (Bull), Feb. 13—Chair­ tlebutt. Proper attire requested in man, F. Casper; Secretary, R. Her- messhaU. nendcz. Some beefs not settled. Soma disputed OT. RoBOOilnated ship's ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Fab. IZ delegate. Washing machine needs re­ —Chairman, J. Stawart; Secretary, E. pairing. Do not overload. Awning Canonlzado. Ship's fund—$40. No back aft to be replaced. beefs. New delegate elected. Motion made and seconded to have Union JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Marfis), officials meet with operators to nego­ Feb, 23—Chairman, O. Hansen; Sec­ tiate with improvement of agreement retary, F. Rakas, Jr. No beefs. . Vote for transportation rider—that men of thanks to steward dept. for Job paying off ship shoidd get transpor­ well done. tation within 200 mOss or over Com­ port of paying off or signing, on. PANDORA (EPtphany Tankers), Feb. 23—Chairman, A. Turnar; secretary, ALCOA FURITAH (Alcoa), Jaii, 13 B. RIggs. Discussion on loggings. Few —Chairman, R. Plercs; Secretary, A. hours OT disputed. Men getting off Fsrrara. Beef about launch service requested to leave quarters clecni in RUeka. YugosUyla. to be takto up. One minute of silence for departed Ship a fund Sl.TS. 57 hours disputed. brothers. Washing machine to be cleaned after use. Request less noise in passage- r , DEL AIRES (MIsNsslppI), Fab. >3-> way. Need pump for washing ma-''-'. Chalrmsn, N. RldrMge; SecrstarW F. chine. Foc'sles to be jwtotad.. �March 27.195f SEAFARERS Sees Big Danger in Homesteadlng of the union and its progress. If we all were "deadheads" this would be one hell of a Union. In discussing this job-Umlt issue, let's not fall to recognize the danger of a "Let-GeorgeDo-It" atUtude which, I think, must follow the practice of permanent homesteadlng. Art Lomas. To the Editor: Again I'd like to add my bit to the discussion of a time-limit on shipping. It se^s that all those In favor of limiting a man's time on a ship have the basic argument that this would produce a fair distribution of jobs for all hands. Gangway Watch I also believe this to be so and would like to point to one Poses Problem facet of homesteadlng which Is To the Editor: generally, overlooked and which I have-been thinking about this for a long time and I would like to hear the other members' views about it. I think the gangway watch should be done away v/ith now and forever. It's unfair when a man is at sea 15 or 16 days with just a matter of hours be­ fore the ship is underway again, that he should have to worry All letters to the editor for about a gangway watch and publication in the SEAFAR­ have no real time to relax. ERS LOG must be signed He should be able to put In by the writer^ Names will his eight hours and then go be withheld upon request. ashore the same as other' people can when they finish their eight is of great Importance. This hours' work ashore. This is concerns the individual num­ especially true on a run like ber's contribution to the Union I am on, such as Pan-Atlantic. other than just the payment of In every port except one, and dues. a lot of times not even In that Some while back. I made a one, sea watches are never few trips coastwise. On this broken. There is no such thing ship was a brother who had as time off. been on her steady for over six If they keep sea watches In years. We were back in home port. It should be that only one port every two weeks and we man has to be aboard for each were only ashore for about 26 watch. hours before putting out again. Robert Lasso Because of this I don't think SS Axalea City that the classification of "sea­ ^ ^ $ man" applied to this man any more than It would to a guy Sees Big Risk who takes the Staten Island ferry every day back and forth in High Speeds to work, say, In a box factory. To the Editor: This whole business of en­ Now the Umon never had any couraging ship safety is a good major trouble with this partic­ Idea, bbt as long as these ship ular company, so this member captains run at full speed in had never engaged In any beefs bad weather and count on radar In any way, had never hit the to save them, we're still In bricks on a plcketllne or experi­ enced a period of unemploy­ trouble. We can work to bring the ment which, unfortunately but ships themselves up to standard necessarily happens at times and we can get the crews safetybecause of a beef, and he had conscious but we've still got the never attended a shoreside un­ skipper to contend with. He's ion meeting' (at least not for got the company, on his back over six years). His only con­ and a schedule to keep, and he's tact with the Union was by pay­ going to take chances whatever ing dues to the visiting patrol­ anybody says. man. We haven't had a serious ac­ Under these circumstances cident involving an SIU ship what interest can an individual lately, but who wants to wait have in the Union to which he that long? There has to be belongs? None, that is, except a solution so that the skippers to anticipate and accept bene­ and mates too won't run hogfits in the form of additional wild. A guy who breaks a leg wage Increases and conditions" on a ship due to faulty gear or fought for by his Union and even his own carelessness some­ brother members while he goes times Is one thing. But it's a pleasantly homesteadlng along. different matter when the I am sure this viewpoint Is whole ship and its entire crew shared by the majority of our is In danger. And a collision members. To belong to a un­ means at least two ships and ion, to be a bona fide Interested two crews. It'§ a lucky thing member. Is to be one who wants the Constitution had no pas­ to have a share of his union's sengers and that the tanker It activity, who doesn't want to hit was empty. I'd hate to have be on the receiving end all been around If that tanker had the time, and Is ready and will­ been full and there were pas­ ing to give a little of himself sengers on the other ship. W. Feibel In union action for the weKare Letters To The Editor LOG Pace TMrtcca King For A Day On Confederate $ '^1 M Anybody who's ever had a yen lo toss cash around like a money-stuffed millionaire can appreciate the latest yam making the rounds of the SIU ships on the Atlantic missile range these days. The story concerns one missile range, he began showering He was attracting considerable brother—who shall remain the population of Recife, Brazil, attention eveiywhere until the lo­ nameless—^who nibbled the with "C-notes" In exchange for cal gendarmes got wind of what was going on. Some of the local bait in one of those newspaper and a little bit of applause. magazine ads offering a million Although the lettering on the banks may have had a hand in that bucks in Confederate currency of money doesn't mention the when someone tried to cash one of various denominations for an In­ "United States of America" the the bills for cruzeiros. vestment of a few genuine US Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Eventually the poUcia collared treasury notes. The "Confederate" citizens of Recife could make out our man, confiscated his boodle money In the offering Is fresh stuff something about "Confederate and lectured him about undermin­ riglit off the press but it's supposed States of America" and, that was ing the currency of their country to look like the genuine 186(^vlnt- enough for them. The "States ot —not only with Confederate age material. America" part was the convincer money but counterfeits to boot— As soon as our hero received his and they laid out the red carpet and his millionaire's holiday came package -of bogus bills, things got for the "loco Norteameiicano" who to an end. But it was a grand one out of hand. With a couple of days brought prosperity wherever he while it lasted, according to aU off In port after a stay out on the went. reports. 4- A"'- I At Day's End lOG-A-RHYTHM: Before Sailing , By John F. Wunderlich . "Where are you going, my friend. To the land of coffee and sugar­ So late at night cane. In such freezing weather? Where the days are long. My fire is a-light. And the nights are short. And the coffee is boiling. Where it never snows." Can't you stop for a while?" * * • goodbye, my lad. "I am hurrying up 'to the mountain "Well, Go in peace to the distant lands top. And the sugar cane. Where the Northern Lights flash. May you travel far. Where skies are aflame May your life be great. As a million searchights As a Viking's son From a city awake. In a myriad of colorful lights." From this land of ice." * • • "So many a time in the past you "Thanks, Old Man, And God's peace to you. have seen The Northern Lights flash 'cross I am going to see the' Northern Lights the sky. So in years to come Why tonight in a hurry?" 4> • * I'll remember them and the Mid­ night Sun. "At the first break of dawn. The night is growing old. Over hills in the east, Soon dawn will be here; r am leaving for the sea. I must be gone." For the starlit nights. And the tropic breeze. My seabag is packed; The ship awaits her crew." • • « "So you are leaving us, Olaf, 'Cross the ocean blue To the distant lands. For how long?" day's work over, crew messman J. Mclyszko (left) and steward Ben Rucker on the Portmar team up for a photo sent in by ship's dele­ gate E. Bayne. Ru«er is a lensman too. That's a midget camera dangling from the chain around his neck. '• " I: • "My articles say she'll be gone for long, To the islands in the south. Throw in For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that may be up for election before the membership. Including com­ mittees such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. '^Sr&rdi^edSsxeYi lUE focfD AMr> vaicesAXoif^ mmo^SA^NB/^ytmsiucAFPrj^/As THE OF UNlOM. /A/75^fVMB YoUkBATfHEAAlL. K Of,THAT WAS, eosH.^HE WAS PRETTY/ CMRISSE... . V. --n-- ' ' - H- . ONE OF THE 6UYS ON THE too STAFF... •• , �SEAFARERS Pace Foorteea March 27, 19SI LOG Whaddya Mean Camera-Shy? LOG Rated 'Tops^ Urges ID Card in News Field For SIU Wives To the Editor: If the enclosed coupon from the last Issue of the LOG does not include non-members of the SIU, would it be possible for me to subscribe to the LOG? I promise a check by return mail. For a long time I have man­ aged to read the LOG by steal­ ing or borrowing copies, reading over someone's shoulder when I should be out on deck taking Li^tters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR-' ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. "Horrors! A camera!" is what Andy Mir, DM (above, right) seems to be saying, but a close look shows he left a bit of one eye uncovered so he wouldn't appear too camera-shy. Messman Bob Trippe stays right out in front in this scene from the Yaka. At right (top) Tony Michaelski shows a shipmate the albacore tuna he caught on the Paclficus during trip to India. The two gents under the whiskers (left) are R. Fulghum, wiper, and J. Gilbert, reefer engineer, enjoying a merry tune on the Steel Seafarer. So far, there's been no offer from a recording company, but the boys are hopeful. Shipmate G. Glendenning is caught in the act during clean­ up job in the role of crew pantryman. Photo by Vernon Douglas. ?• DIRECTORY OF SIU HALLS SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard, Aeent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. A1 Tanner, Agent Rlcbmond 2-0140 HOUSTON . . 4202 Canal St B. Matthews, Agent CApltal 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-S744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler SL Louis NeiTa, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent lOhnlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St Lindsey Wiiliams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 075 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St J. BuUock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. 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Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 RIVER ROUGE .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave, Mich. VInewbod 3-4741 '! • r •• / ct Photo Recalls 5-Man Rescue Disputes Beef Dver Card Game To the Editor: This is an open letter to the brother who complained about the captain's interference in a card game aboard the Valiant Faith (LOG, Mar. 13). Apparently that card game was so noisy it kept the rest of the crew awake. And presum­ ing you do your daily stint of eight hours and sleep 16 hours as stated in yokir letter, you probably Don't bathe Don't shave Don't go in for chow And your quarters look like those of a sow. There are only 24 hours in a day, you Icnow. When you took the job you knew the ship was a Liberty, so quit griping about her speed and just be thankful you have a job. And, last but not least, re­ member the captain has to work for a living too, and. he also has his orders regarding overtime. J. J. Byrnes "On the Beach" To the Editor: Enclosed are some photos of the boat from which we rescued five men off the coast of Vir­ ginia last December. It is the 101' Diesel yacht "Kyma" out of New York. • You carried a story in the LOG (Dec. 10, 1958) and 1 thought you might like the prints of photographs taken by third assistant-Hanralh here on the Cities Service Baltimore. ' We had tried to salvage the 3) 3^ 31" yacht by lashing her to the sidO; • V but she broke loose twice. The ^nds 8 Months second time was the last as she later smashed into our stem On Missile Run after drifting for a while. She. TQ the Editor: capsized after a 12-hour strug­ After we come back from this gle hut the crew was safe. missile mission and after being John'^H. Elliott eight months on this vessel, the Ship's reporter M/V Rose Knot, I airi going back home to the good old USA. I also will do a little vacation­ ing in old Mexico, and would like to have the SEAFARERS LOG sent to, me there. Best wishes to ail brothers of the SIU, ' Humberto Vera 3!'- BUFFALO, NY 4" 3) Retiredg He's Found Security Canadian District ..408 Simpson SL Phone: 3-3231 128V(i HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 Signed; ......... MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you aro an old iubtcribar and hava a change Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. of address, please give your former address below: CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, OnUrio . . 272 King St. K. EMnire 4-57'9 AODRESS ...•Aefecnaaaeeaeaeeaaeaaaaeeaeeeeee'eai '•-Seeeeeaeaeaeaaeta* ST. JOHN. NB ... .177 Priuca WUUam St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER. ^C... Mam ^ ciry w. • • ZONE UU l'34oO STATE .(t;- pictures of passengers or cargo, or minding my upstairs neigh­ bor's mail (which includes his LOG) while he's out oji a trip. But this is not too satisfactory because sometimes I miss out ail around, which makes me most unhappy because, honestly, I'd rather miss- the morning newspaper than miss an issue of the LOG. Compared not only to other union papers hut to trade papers in general, your SEAFARERS LOG rates top of the list. . Mona MacMurray (Ed. note: As you requested, your name is being added to the mailing list. There is no sub­ scription charge but contribu­ tions are always welcome.) To the Editor: I agree with the mpny people who have written to the SEA­ FARERS LOG about giving out SIU identification cards. Be­ lieve me, this would be a great help for the dependents of SIU members. I'm one of the wives who would like to have one of these cards. I know from experience it would he much easier cashing allotment checks, which can be a problem. The card would also he very, very useful for such pur­ poses as visiting the SIU clinic for a check-up and would avoid trouble in making proper identi­ fication. It would also he a big help in an emergency when we have to seek information at the SIU halls. I believe that if all Sea­ farers' wives who read the LOG would write in to the Union on this matter something would be done for us. I pray to God that lie bless this organization, its officers and members and it may continue giving its wonderful services tor years to come. Mrs. Carmen Negron t it FORT WILLIAM ' Ontario HALIFAX, N.S Phato by third assistant pictures the Kyma -along­ side the CS Baltimore before she brok^ fre« and capsized. To the Editor; ;Being a retired Seafarer is a rdugh tough go, but the know­ ledge. of unionism that I had learned from being an SIU sea­ man softens the blow. Having had the union educa­ tion and brotherhood of SIU ships' crews I knqyv. I, have reached a level of security and contentment In unionism that I never will feel again, Gerald MiteheU �1959 SEAFARERS fINAl DISPATCH ' Jan Kozersfci, 54: Brother Kozerski died of a heart disease in John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on February 7. A member of the Union since 1943, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Surviving him is his wife, Mrs. Martha Kozerski, of Balti­ more, Md. Burial was in Meadowridge Cemetery, Baltimore. $ SF Turnover SAN FRANCISCO —• Shipping was slow during the last period wdth little improvement dn sight, reports Port Agent Marty Breithoff. With only one ship paying off and one signing on, most of the activity came via the in-transit route. Nine vessels were in transit, including the Steel Scientist, Steel Rover and Steel King (Isthmian); La Salle and J. B. Waterman (Waterman); Alamar and~Texmar (Calmar); Jefferson City Victory (Victory Carriers), and the Ocean Eva (Maritime Overseas). The Steel Fabricator (Isthmian) paid off while the Choctaw (Water­ man) signed on. The Welfare Plan eyeglass pro­ gram, which has recently been ex­ tended to this port, is being pro­ cessed and will be available for the members in the near future. 4) From Down East Israel Hits Egypt's Seizure Of Cargo At Suez Canal 4> 4^ t Alvin Dyer, Jr., is enjoying life back home in Corea, Maine, while dad's aboard SS Cal­ mar. Junior was born May 26, 1958. t John Bellard, 71: Brother Bellard died of suffocation when a fire broke out in his Newport, NY, home on Febru­ ary 3. He had been a Union member since 1942, sailing in the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Bellard, of Newport. Brother Bel­ lard was cremated. Bill Thompson Ben Martin Frank Murphy, who sailed with you on the Compass in 1952, would like to get in touch with you. His address is 162 Grand St., Middletown, Conn. 4> 4) 4) Joseph BevUl Your gear left aboard the SS Yaka is in the baggage room in the New Orleans hall. Please call. 4> t t Frank Kumelga You are requested to contact >«. t 4 your mother at 287 Coal St., Wilkes John Allmon, Sr., 43: An SlU Barre, Pa. ' man since 1944, Brother Allmon 4) t 4) died in the Newman Hospital in Richard Asmont Atlanta, Georgia, on March 6 of Please send your address to Edi­ a coronary ailment. He had son Walker, Eight Mile, Alabama. sailed in the deck department. ir Surviving is his daughter. Miss l^om Hodney Martha Allmon, of Washington, Anyone having any information DC . on the whereabouts of the above please write Mary McLaughlin, 27 Norfolk St., Roxbury, Mass. Your Gear.. for ship ... for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirfs — Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage the P^e Fifteea tack in front of his New Orleans home on January 8. A member of the Union since 1957, he sailed in the deck department. He is sur­ vived by his wife, Eugene Jacobus, of New Orleans, La. Ted W. Marley, 35: Brother Marley died at his home in Asheboro. North Car­ olina, January 3, 1959. A Union member since 1957, he had worked in the 4. t t engine depart­ George Jacobus, 51: "Brother ment. His mother, Jacobus suffered a fatal heart atMrs. Rhoda Marley survives him. Burial was in Pleasant Cross Cemetery, NC. Still Slight LOG SEAGHEST 4 4^^ 4> ^ 4) 4) 4) 4) Raymond Queen You are requested to contact General Motors Acceptance Corp., 4th Ave. &: 9th St., Huntington 19, Va. James E. Johnson, Jr. Important you contact your aunt, Mrs. Helen Coleman, at 6711 36th Ave. SW, SeatUe 6, Wash. Giles Glendenninr • Urg;ent you get in touch with Attack State Dep't Move (Continued from page 3) announced that he was forming a Bermuda-registered British sub'sidiary. This is seen as an attempt to test the recent agreement be­ tween the world's maritime unions that ownership, not registry, would determine which union has juris­ diction. • The International Transportworkers Federation has scheduled a further meeting in London on April 13 to proceed with its cam­ paign against the runaways. • The International Chamber of Shipping also has a meeting set for London, the first week of April, t J discuss the runaway issue, among other items. • A Joint statement issued hy Curran and Hall attacked the de­ pletion allowance provisions of domestic lav/. These provisions allow large oil and metals concerns, to escape a considerable portion of domestic tax obligations. Despite this tax loophole, these companies are the largest operators of run­ away-flag shipping, which also gives them considerable tax ad­ vantages. Israel has filed a formal protest with the United Nations, charging the United Arab Republic with seizing and remov­ ing Israeli goods from two foreign vessels passing through the 4Suez Canal. Said, and impounded the cargo. The incidents, involving a Three weeks later the incident Liberian and a German ves­ was repeated with the German sel, occurred within a three-week vessel Leglott. Carrying 6,300 tons period extending midway through of potash, she was headed for March. JThe Liberian ship. Cape- Malaya, Hong Kong and the Phil­ tan Manolis, left Haifa with 400 ippines. Vessels carrying oil or other tons of potash and five tons of cargoes to and from Israel have fruit Juices bound for Ceylon and been hampered in passage through 1,120 tons of cement for Malaya, according to Abba Eban, Israel's the canal on the grounds that a UN representative. UAR authori­ state of war still exists between ties detained the vessel in Port the Arab states and Israel. A num­ ber of SlU-manned ships have been put on the biacklist for en­ tering Israeli ports, which, in ef­ fect, denies to them the use of conventional port services in Arab countries or access to cargoes there. your mother at 3900 Clifton Ave., Baltimore 16, Md. Will anyone having any information on the above, please write to the same address. 44" 4)1 Raymond Ruppert Your sister requests that you get BOSTON — Although the city in touch with her at 378 Weirfield was going through its worst snow St., Brooklyn 27, NY. storm in many years, the luck of 4 4 4 the Irish held true on St. Patrick's James Dyess Day, as the sun came out and It is important that you contact brought on perfect weather for the your wife at once. marcherst As was expected, the 4 4 4 following day saw more snow, rain Bill Thompson and slush. Your^wife saw your ad in the It may have been because of the paper and asks that you get in cold weather and the snow, but touch with her as soon as possible. only a handful of replacements Her phone number is still the same. were needed for the six vessels 4 4 4 calling into the area during the John (Dutch) Merkel past period. The outlook for the Please contact Rajrmond Moore coming period is just about the at PO Box 4508, Philadelphia, Pa. same. Acting Pert Agent Gene Dakin said, unless some un­ 4 4 4 Walcy Thomas scheduled vessels come in for serv­ Anyone having any information icing. on the above is urged to contact Paying off during the last couple his wife immediately. Her address of weeks were the Ideal X (Marine is Route No. 1, Box 128, Alton, Va. Tankers), Bents Fort and Cantigny (Cities Service). There were no 4 4 4 Jack Sirles ships signing on. In transit were Plea.se contact John Arabasz at The Cabins (Texas City); Eagle the Baltimore hall for your money. Transporter (Terminal) and the Henry E. Fossett. Steel Flyer (Isthmian). Hub Weather, Jobs Gloomy Sill BABY ARRIVALS All of the following SIU families- have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Diane Marie Arndt, born Janu­ Peggy Denise Robinson, born ary 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Febi-uary 17, 1959, to Seafarer and Orville Leo Arndt, New Orleans, Mrs. Harry C. Robinson, Mobile, Ala La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mark Andre Anger, born March Vicky Lanette Gatewood, born 1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jean February 22, 1959, to Seafarer-and J. Auger, Bellmar, NJ. Mrs. Woodrow W. Gatewood, Baker, 4 4 4 Fla. ChrisHna Elaine Casarez, born 4 4 4 • October 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Glenn Frederick McArthur, born Mrs. Calixto Casarez, Houston, Tex. February 23, 1959, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Lauri Jean Daigle, born Febru­ Mrs. Allan W. McArthur, Brook­ ary 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. lyn, NY. 4 4 4 Paul Daigle, Somerville, Mass. Glenn David Pederssen, born 4 4 4 Daniel Dean Grimes, born March March 7,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Sverre Pederssen, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 L. Grimes, Chickasaw, Ala. Albert Sierra,/born February 27, 4 4 4 Michael Nerosa, born December 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Efrain 20, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tony Rivera Sierra, Bronx, NY. Nerosa, Philadelphia, Pa. Bobby Lee York, born March 9, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Terrill D. York, MobUe, Ala. Elizabetii Rodriguez, born Febru­ ary 21, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eusebio Rodriguez, Mayaquez, PR. Ernest A. Trader, born February 7, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ernest Trader, Baltimore, Md. 'm �SEAFARERS#LOG Moreli 27. 1959 0T:FICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT » AFL-CIO • Firefighter To The Rescue Shipping To Gain With Hawaii in As 50th State Stepped-up shipping for SIU members 'on both coasts and an increase in maritime industry influence in Congress seems assured as the result of the action by Congress in voting statehood for Hawaii. Immediately following the District members man the passen­ Congressional action, Isth­ ger ships on the tourist run and 'j- •M- mian Lines and Matson Navigation announced they were going to in­ crease their joint service to Ha­ waii from the East Coast of the United States. The new schedule calls for sailings every 12 days as a result of increasing interest stemming from the statehood de­ velopment. The addition of Hawaii will mean two more Senators and one or two Representatives who can be regarded as being in the "mari­ time bloc." Similarly, Alaska, wh'ch was voted into the Union last year, also has an overriding interest in maritime matters and her Senators and Representative can also be counted to show con­ cern in this area, along with leg­ islators from such states as New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, California, Washington and Oregon, among others. Rapid Senate Action The 56-ygar struggle by Hawaii for admission to the Union was voted with startling swiftness as the Senate approved the statehood bill 76-1-5 and thr, House 323-89. President Eisenhower then signed the measure and all that remains is for the Hawaiian people to rati­ fy it in a vote tentatively sched­ uled for-July. The lush, tropical island group with its famed beaches, hula danc­ ers and ukeleles has always been a tourist attraction and the tour­ ist industry ranks as Hawaii's 3rd leading occupation, next to sugar and pineapples respectively. All three of these major indus­ tries depend directly on shipping to a very great degree. SIU Pacific Map shows islands that will make up the 50th state, over 2,000 miles off the US West Coast in the Pacific. Major islands are Oahu (center, where Honolulu is located, and Hawaii (right), which contains the major sugar port of Hilo. Overall area of the state-to-be is about the same as Rhode Island and Connecticut combined. both Pacific District and A&G Dis­ trict companies are active on the pineapple and sugar runs to both coasts. No other state in the union has as cosmopolitan a population as Hawaii's. The population is partly European, Asiatic and American. The original Hawaiian, descendent of the Polynesian, is in the process of becoming extinct, and composes only three percent of the population. The leading group is now of Japanese descent, making up 38 percent of. the .^population. Americans and Europeans com­ prise 25 percent, Hawaiians and partly Hawaiian 15 percent, Filipinos 13 percent, Chinese seven percent and small numbers of Puerto Ricans and Koreans. The original foreigners to flock to Hawaii were Chinese, imported in the middle of the nineteenth century as a source of cheap mi­ grant labor to work in the sugar fields. A wave of Japanese fol­ lowed, making them the domi­ nant group by 1900. Hawaii's first contact with Americans was through New Eng­ land missionaries who went to the islands in 1820. Ties between the two nations grew closer as the United States helped block moves by Britain and France to annex the islands. On its own request, Hawaii was formally annexed by the US in 1898 and became a territory in 1900. From 1903 to the present, 23 moves were made through Con­ gress to win statehood. Hawaii produces one-fourth of theyworld's pineapples-and onefortieth of the world's sugar cane. British navy helicopWr is shown lowering firefighter to deck of burning German freighter Vormann Rass off Devon coast. Air­ borne firefighters brought the blaze under control. Robin May Go Into Lakes-Africa Service WASHINGTON—Moore-McCprmack Lines has applied to the Government for permission" to amend its present subsidy contract to divert vessels from South African, South American and Scandinavian runs"*^ through the St. , Lawrence outlined wfiy it sought to amend Seaway for occasional calls at the present subsidy contract in Great Lakes ports. If permission is granted, it might mean the SIUmanned Robin Line ships, oper­ ated by Mooremack, would go on the Seaway run. Grace Gets Okay News of the bid came on the heels of the announcement of a subsidy to Grace Lines to operate a service from the Great Lakes to the Caribbean. This will be the first US-flag service to be provided from the Great Lakes to a foreign port and the first subsidized serv­ ice on a US essential foreign trade route from the Lakes. In a letter to the Federal, Mari­ time Board, Moore-McCormack 4- Oceojc f£A/lL Chief crop of Hawaii is sugar, shown being loaded in Honolulu (left) on SlU-manned S$ Hurricane when it was under cherter to Matspn in I955._ Photo shows giant gantry erdne positioned .over hold, Sugar- is loaded unde^Lilfessura itito thehol^ ^' ''-J"V' order to provide this service. At the present time, the com­ pany does not Jtoresee any great diversion of traffic from the North Atlantic ports to the Great Lakes. Neither MSTS nor any other large shipper have plans for handling cargo via the Lakes. In addition, most of the major auto manufac­ turers have assembly, lines on the tidewater from which they fill, for­ eign export orders. Need Subsidy For Service Under these circumstances, Moofemack said, a service from the Great Lakes to the Scandinavia and Baltic areas and African ports' could best be met by an amend­ ment to the present subsidy con­ tract to permit occasional calls at Lakes ports as cargo permits. Under the Grace Line subsidy, the company must provide a min­ imum of 24 and a maximum of 34 sailings per year, or approximate­ ly three to four a month during the open season between the Lakes ports and Venezuela, the Nether­ lands West Indies and the North Coast of Columbia. The. company also agreed to in­ crease its replacement obligations to a total of 31 vessels at an esti­ mated cost of almost $480 million, over the next seven years.; Six C-2 type freighters wiil be used in the service until they can be replaced by new, more modern ships. This replacement obligation is in addi­ tion to the company's present ob­ ligations to build nine combina­ tion and 16 cargo vessels to re­ place Its present subsidized fleets. Halt British SF-Hawaii Cruise Trip WASHINGTON—An advertise4 round-trip cruise between San Francisco, Honolulu, . Vancouver, British Columbia, and back to Trisco,' by the British passengei* vessel Chusan, has been found iil violation of a law prohibiting fpr^ eign-flag ships from carrying pas­ sengers between US, ports. Acting on a complaint of Sen­ ator Warren -Magnuson (Dem., Wash.), chairman of the Senatd Commerce Committee, the US' Customs Bureau found that the stopover at Honolulu constituted'' transpQi'tation between US ports,' in violation of the law. . The British-owned Orient ani Pacific Lines, which planned the cruise, argued that the cruise was not domestic since the ship was only docking in Honolulu over-^ night and the passengers would not be allowed off the ship. The stop at Vancouver did not alter the complexion of the trip,' the Customs Bureau ruled. Deadline On US Welfare Report Near' \> WASHINGTON —The US De^. partment of Labor has announced that April 1 is the deadline for fil­ ing descriptions of welfare and pension pians required by a law passed by the last Congress. Un­ der the law, all welfare and pen­ sion plans covering more tban 2$ workers, whether employer or imion-administered, must be filed with the department. The provt sions of this law apply to the'Sill Welfare Plan, and a description of the Union plan has already beeil filed in accordance with the law. The law was passed last year in an effort to protect beneficiaries of the plans from abuses, wasti and mismanagement. It has been estimated that some 80-90 million workers and their families and de­ pendents, and beneficiaries art covered by the act. ^ in addition to filing descriptions: pf the plans, the act also calls for the filing of annual financial re­ ports. The reports must be filed with the Labor Department withiii 120 days from the time the policy' or. fiscal year of the plan ends in 1959. ; ; Has WlLMINGTON--Shipping dur­ ing the past period remained ahead of registration with the dis­ patcher having a hard time finding men to take the jobs, ac-: cording to Reed Humphries, port agent. Although there were no payoffs or sign-ons, 13 men shipped as re-' placements on the seven ships that were in port in transit. There wPrp 15 jobs open. '' 'The following vffssels Were jhi transit; John Waterman, Wild' R a n g e r .(Waterman); Calmar's Te.wmar, Massmar and Marymar; and the Steel Fabricator (Isthr; niian).":":'-'''v •ii � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 27, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FULL TEXT OF SIU SHIPPING RULES RAP US BID TO SHIELD RUNAWAYS FUND LACK HITS SHIP SANITATION ONE SEAFARER DEAD, THREE MISSING, 18 HURT ON SS VALCHEM SIU BACKS LOGGERS’ FIGHT ON NEWFOUNDLAND SCABS BUDGET THREATENS SANITATION SERVICE LAKES SIU WINS 1ST WELFARE PLAN HOUSE VOTES TO EXTEND JOBLESS AID DELTA LINE RECEIVES BIDS ON NEW SHIPS NY PASSES ‘MILD’ CURB ON UNION-BOSS DEALINGS US LABOR BILL MAY CURB BOSS LA. ANTI-UNION FORCES BIDDING FOR STATE CONTROL MEBA STRIKE GAINS: ONE MILLION SO FAR MARVEN, CALMAR SHIPS WIN SANITATION AWARDS CG BALKS AT SIU DEMAND FOR LAKES SAFETY ACTION ISRAEL HITS EGYPT’S SEIZURE OF CARGO AT SUEZ CANAL SHIPPING TO GAIN WITH HAWAII IN AS 50TH STATE ROBIN MAY GO INTO LAKES-AFRICA SERVICE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/27/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 7 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2f3d6a373320d4e7866b52757f451fae.PDF 3017227d0b9f2ad46e297a21aae90b36 PDF Text Text Story On Page 2 SEAFARERS^LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTEiRNATION AL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • p'i: I#-'-' 1-^ > i: fj^' m Story Oil Page 3 • • •'' •' v.; 'it:.- TAC# Rfin steward department crewmen from • American Banner liner SS Atlantic man lifeboat (above) on practice run for Coast Guard lifeboat tick­ ets. Test was held during the ship's layover in New York for annual ihspectipn, after the men attended SIU ^ sponsored school. The Atlantic sailed again March 7. x •"-''!C'gm4^§V' 16mm sound movie projector awarded to SIU. manned Alcoa Partner for outstanding safety per^vJ^prmance is examined by skipper, Gapt. T. Hargensen, and SIU ship's deleJ^'j^te William Siinmons (right). The award by the company spotlighted the :ii|piiip's 500-day accident-free record. The strmg was j^till on at ihe time of. '|;^he-bresentatiom:§3-days-later. XStoryv^-Page 3.).'h 'Ml- i-i -'jv-:::•/ *,< .;v'A �two SETAPARERS LOG Mareh ISr 19U -rr* Unions To Standard US On Runaways m. S;- WASHINGTON—A call for reA March 11 meeting o£ the joint action committee of the searcii in oceanography as an aid to SIU and the National Maritime Union on the runaway issue the safe routing of ships was made has agreed on a course of action designed to bring Americanby the National Academy of Sci­ owned runaway ships under^ ences before a special subiiommitstandard US deep sea union runaway vessels, American shftjtee of the House Merchant Marino Committee. Spokesmen for the Na­ contracts. This decision was owners, unless checked, have tional Academy of Sciences and for announced following the the means of threatening the the Coast and Geodetic Survey de­ meeting in a joint statement hard^on standards and eco­ clared that accurate forecasting of by SIU of NA President Paul nomic security of American sea­ ocean surface wave conditions Hall and NMU President Joseph men. By the simple maneuver could make for extensive savinga of hauling down the American Curran. for ships. (See editorial, page 11.1 fla^ and registering under one BWE Pretideni Rdy McKay is shown addressing convention of The statement dashed any hopes Already, they said, the Military Local lOT, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association,- in Chicago. held in some sections of 'the in­ of the runaway flags, American Sea Transportation Service has shipowners have been able to dustry that the runaways might get BME and MEBA memberships ore now balloting on proposal to succeeded in cutting one day off its any kind of a break contract-wise. wipe out thousands of jobs on merge BME with the MEBA Lakes loco! Utiion. transatlantic crossings via rerout­ Some of the runaway operators which 'American seamen and ing of ships according to forecasts had undoubtedly entertained the their families are dependent. of ocean wave patterns. hope that they miglit escape with In addition, thousands of other The witnesses pointed out that an edge over American-flag ship­ workers dependent on the mari­ Up until now, there was very little time industry for their liveli­ ping. Information available on ocean "We have agreed," the joint hood are also adversely affected. waves but, even on the basis of that As trade unions, with the re­ statement declared, "upon a course information, MSTS has saved over sponsibility of protecting the of action, the object of which is $1,500,000 in operating costs. The to bring all American-owned and economic security of merchant National Academy of Sciences 1$ controlled vessels under union con­ seamen, we are determined to Approval of final merger between the SlU-affiliated Broth­ accordingly recommending a fullcorrect this abuse. We have tracts which will provide American scale study of the oceans at a cost wages, working conditions and agreed upon a ecursc of action erhood of Marine Engineers and the Marine Engineers Bene­ of $651 million over a ten-year the objective of which is to ficial Association has been unanimously voted by the execu­ period. The study would be con­ security for the seamen aboard these vessels." They added that, bring all American-owned and tive boards of the two unions."*^ ducted with the cooperation of "the joint action committee of the controlled vessels iinder union other major powers. Local 101 of the MEBA, which h.is American maritime unions was contracts which' will provide It has been submitted to the jurisdiction in the Great Lakes reAn end-product of such a study, American wages, working con­ two unions' memberships in a directed to implement this pro­ ditions and security for the mail ballot referendum. The vot­ gion. Hie merged organization will it is claimed. Would be highly In­ gram." become bargaining agent for the creased efficiency in moving com­ ing will continue until May 25. The statement recalled the m^i- seamen aboard these vessels. 16 deep-sea steamship companies merce across the seas, and add to 'At the conference of the SeaIf tlie proposed marger is voted, presently time unions long concern"with me under BME contract as safety on • shipboard as well. The (Continued on page 15) adverse effect upon wages, work­ the BME will amalgamate with weU as for companies MEBA pres­ savings fi-om the study would "pay ing conditions, security and . Job ently lepresents on the Great back all the mtmey that is befng opportunities of American sea­ Lakes. asked for in this report," a men by the runaway-flag device." spokesman concluded. ~ Chartered in 1949, the BME was It noted that, "As trade unions, an AFL affiliate through tt$ mem­ with the -responsibility of protect­ bership in the Seafarers Interna'^ ing the economic security of mer­ tional Union of North America. chant seamen, we are i^^emiped After the merge# of the Ayu-CIO to corrtct this abuse." and subsequent close cooperati:^ The full text of the declaration between BME and MEBA on water * Is as follows: - , front beefs, a pre-merger agree­ In effect since 1955, the shipping rules under the agree­ American maritime unions ment was signed by officials of the ment between the SIU and its contracted operators will be have long been concerned with two unions in October, 1957. Nego­ the adverse effect upon wages, four years old tomorrow. The rules became effective March tiations to emnplete the merger 14, 1^5, following ratification by the membership. Enforcement of the overtime working conditions, security process have proceeded intermit­ provisions of the SIU contract and job opportunit'es of Amer­ -- At the same time, the Seafarers Appeals Board has just announced tently since that date. meant almost $1,700 to crewmemican seamen by the ruhaway the latest of a saries of actions relating to'the shipping rules, which Strike Suppert bers of the Alcoa Pilgrim and the. flag device which American Was adopted March 3. The action, number 37, deals with establish­ The amicable relationships be­ Penn Trader. Seafarers on the shipping companies have been ment of a new hearing and appeal procedure tinder the section of the tween the two m-ganizations wore Pilgrim picked up 13 hours over­ shipping rtiles covering disciplinary matters. and are utilizing. highlighted last June when the time each when they were re- , With the substandard wages The appeals board was set up in 1955 when the Union and the op­ and conditions prevailing on erators jointly agreed to institute a scmlority shipping system govern­ BME gave full support and assist­ stricted to their ship in New to the MEBA during its Atlan­ because the captain refused ing hiring operations under the contract. Its actions and decisions ance tic and Gulf coast strike against Jenes to provide launch service. The from time to time deal with interpretations of the rules and whatever major shipping companies, leading vessel hadforrun problems may arise. aground when to a bighly-tttceessfoi contract set shifting to the Todd Shipyard In A full report on the 32 actions of the board up to that time was pub­ tlement. Hoboken. It was taken off on 10 lished in the SEAFARERS LOG on August 1, 1988. In addition, ac­ The merged union expects to tion number 33, which modified ceriahi seniority vreqiiirements, was wage an effective organizirig cam­ PM Saturday and^ iHougbt to safe anchorage. reported in the LOG on September 12. paign in 'two major n6n-ani<m Although repeatedly asked by The board has taken four actions since then, three of them on the areas. One Is on the Great Lakes routine matter ol adding new companies as parties to the contract. where a conililarable group of non-^ the crew to calpfor launch service, it was not until 1 PM Sunday that WASHINGTON -- The -active In this manner, action number 34 added four companies to "Appen­ union shipping companies operate the captain provided launches. dix A" of the collective bargaining agreement, action number 35 added and the other ii In the offshore Because of this restriction, the ocean-going US merchant ^fleet, tanker field in which company • which dwindled by 23 vessels dur­ two more and action number 36 added Six others. Two additional companies are add^ by action number 37, which uni<ma play a predominant role. crew received 416- hours overtime. ing 1958, decreased another six On the Penn Trader it was the amends rule 10 (B) of the shipping rules. The following is the ships during the first month of also In anticipation of the Lakes' presenca of three Greek stowa= text of action number 37: • • 1959 alone, the Maritime Adminis­ organizing drive and of die opening ways that meant 250 hours over­ ACTIOM #37 fUlee and. wiUrodt iliniiiiig of the St, Lawrence ScaWay this tration has Fepofted. ne Seafarers Appeal Board actios the effect of any ather provlaion In these time for aome members of the During the past month one dry wder, and pursuatit to, the collective hearinge may be conducted, and spring, three new offices are sched­ deck and steward departments. bargaining agreement between the Union decisions reached, whether or not tho cargo vessel, the Valiant Effort, and varloua emplejren, hereby takes the seaman is prooent. Pending the faeaztag uled to be opened on the Lakes, When'the' captain found he had was wrecked on a reef and lost, one foUowlng actions: and ^daion. the seaman may roglsfoi assuming the memberships approve stowaways aheard, he decided to fa) The foUowing eompaniea are hereby and ship in accordance with his appro- the merger. . tanker was scrapped and two other added to Exhibit A annexed to the col­ sROioxstr dnd statui. make thmn pay their way and cargo ships were traded in .to the lective bargaining. agreement, effective Appeal* from deei*ion* ot the Hea*iiiK ordered thepi to turn to doing as of the datea indicated; Commtttee^y to taken to the Board, Government as part of replace­ Ocean Tramp Corp., as Broadway, New fP unlicensed work. J?*" mailed by the seamn to York, NY, as of January 37, 19S0; Hope the Board within fifteen (IS) days after ment programs. This -leaves the Steamship The three stowaways put In 250 Corp., 36 Broadway. New York, ^ttfn totlflcation of the Committae's United States with only 954 active NY. as of January 37, ISIIS. Var. XM, No.« hours doing the work of some of dMlafoh. The Board shall have the power (b) Rule 10 (B) is amended to read as to oxteiid this time for good cause. Such vessels of 1,000 tons and over. the deck and steward department zoliows: Shan to heard by the Hoard at The 954 total does not include "Where a seaman deUberately faUs ot Mpeato the next regular monthly .meeting aftet members, which, when the vessel privately-owned ships temporarily refuses_ to Join his. sWp, or is guilty et receipt thereof, provided tho appeal .has paid off, meant almost $550 In over- ' imsconduct or neglect of duty aboard toisn vcceived in sufficient .Ome for the inactive, or any of the Government ship, he may lose hie shipping card for Board to give fiva (S) days notice of the time. PAW HAU, S«cretorv-Trcasur«v (3® daya. Tn\ secorS rf- meetiag to the seaman of the time niid tonnage in mothballs or being up to thirty ™ up to atxty plaee ot the meeting. Pending aixg Appeal ased to store grain. Of the total, (SO) days. In e^ch^ severe cases, or Of dodsion thereon by the Board, the In caM of a third offense, he may lose decMpn of the Rearing UeminUlee dwU BnvAcx, Ax. UASXXX, J«n» BaAXiw AKA27 ships are Govem^nt-owned, his ^5 shipping card permanmitly. Before a to-effective." • -•••"' and the remaining 927 are private- seaman may lose his shipping card under Oaiedi March 3,-W9' "i complaint shaU |y-owned,The amended shipping cules be filed, by .Mther the Union or an EmOn the credit side, the MA Plww, «?th the Chairman of the Board, taking Into account $Ik -SAB , sewho shall thereupon name a Hearing floted, diy: cargo veSiCls Committee, which Committee thall ar­ tlona to date will be published in : .returned to '^e^Cah feghf^ ftom range for a prompt and fair hearing the next issue of the SEAFARERS 'the .'''''"-"t': " with iwropej notice. The manner at tha PM OOMlk np^ tleaves mereoa. of appointment of the Hearing Com­ L<^, Copiea of tbe hbatd'a actions Uw Act et Aue, 24 : ttttfi-'totali privately-owned fleet at mittee, and the procedures to be followed and fheJ shipidngSrules are also by It, shaU be. those specified Iri the last 1,003 paragraph of section 9 (E) and secUou posted in an SIU halls. Engineers Vote On Final Merger Add New Hearing Plan To Sill Shipping Rules Two Crews Get $1J60 Disputed OT Active Ship List Keeps Falling Off SEAPAREBS XOG ill- fee Ml rotfff esas n SEAflllia i" �Maroii is, »&§ Viho Saved The-Nafion?-Thekdnaviays,Of Course! WASHINGTON—^Most of us may not have heard of It^ but the runaways "came to our rescue during the Korean conflict." What's more, they can be trusted, while operation of ships by our NATO allies would be "disastrous to our national security." These views were inserted In the "Congressional Record" by Rep. John Taber, (Rep.-NY) an outspoken • advocate of budget-balancing. Rep. Taber also bemoaned the possible cost to the taxpaper of additional sulwldles If these ships were to operate under the Amer­ ican-flag (they are not. eligible for subsidies at present) but failed to note the cost to the taxpayer of the runaways' tax-dodging. Taber's claim about the runaway's "rescue" operation apparent­ ly is part of the runaways' pose as the patriotic defenders of the "American Way," to which the only alternative Is European regis­ tration. Of course, the runaways' contribution to the Korean War consisted of sharing In lucrative wartime freight rates while not paying taxes in support of that same war effort. US maritime unions believe the large oil and metals companies would never surrender control of their transportation arms; hence the frantic warnings about European control of the ships are con­ sidered a smoke screen. Actually the only real alternative to the run­ away registration Is returning the ships to the American, flag. The Congressman Inadvertently pointed up the seriousness of the problem when he dec^red that- the American-owned runaway fleet consisted of 1,500 ships, some 500 ships more than those un­ der the American, flag. He claimed further, that "Congress gave Mr. Morse" (the Maritime Administrator) "the authority to trans­ fer these ships . . . and only Congress can take away that authori­ ty." Actually there Is no law on the books granting the authority. US maritime unions would welcome Congressional action In this area, since up until now. It has been claimed the runaway" regis­ trations are any shipowner's "right" under international law. While conceding that the annual subsidy to US ships "Is money well spent," Taber declared the Federal Government "would be saddled with an additional four or Ave hundred million dollars In annual subsidies," If the runaways came back to the US flag. How­ ever, the runaways are not eligible for subsidy. But In apy case, the figure somewhat approximates the amount of tax that oil and metal Interests are escaping via the depletion allowance loophole. Ship's Safety Record Still Going Strong With 553 accident-free days under their belt and still go­ ing strong, the crew of the Alcoa Partner is now enjoying movies on a new 16 millimeter projector and screen given them by the company for^ their outstanding safety rec­ Partner's skipper, T. Hargensen, and SlU delegates William Sim­ ord. Actually, the award was pre­ mons, AB, ship's delegate; Nathan­ sented to the ship for passing 500 iel Awler, steward utility and days without an accident, but by steward delegate; Michael Darothe time the presentation ceremony wich, 2nd electrician and engine was arranged at the Brooklyn Army delegate, as well as D. D. Howard, Base, the ship had added another chief mate. - Captain William Penney, safety 53 days to Its credit. On hand to receive the gift from director of the Seafarers Welfare Captain W. R. Llndberg of the Plan, also attended after his re­ Alcoa shoreside staff was the turn from a safety tour of the Gulf. Everybody lends .0 hand to hold, up sign showing outstand. .ing safety recdrd aboard Alcoa Partner. Left to right, they ore Copt. W. Penney, SlU Welfare Plan safety director; Michael Darowich, iZnd elect.; Nathaoje^l. Awleri stwd. otiKty; Williann Simmon s, AB dnd ihip's delegate; LJOpt. Wj Lindberg of Alcod shdrdside. staff; Planter's skippeTt Capti T. Hargensen, and D. P. Howard, Vv5- SEAFARERS Psfe Tkes9 LOG .A 50 percent increase in daily hospital benefits for Seafarers' families and a doubling of the hospital extras benefit has been voted by the trustees of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. The new benefits are retroactive to March 1. The trustees' action callsf was adopted after a survey showed since May 1, 1952, and over $701,for the following: that, in most port cities, charges 000 has been paid out under • Pa;nnent of $15 a day for a semi-private room were be­ that program, so that total welfare tween $12 and $14 daily. Four benefits for families of Seafarer^ toward hospital room and years ago, $10 was the prevailing have amounted to about $1,300,000 board charges for wives, charge for this service. through February. Originally adopted by the trus­ The maternity benefit calls for dependent children or de­ tees effective June 1, ' 1955, the a flat $200 payment to each Sea­ pendent parents of Seafarers. The old benefit was $10 per day. • Provision of an additional $100 In allowa'nce for the hospital extras benefit during the first 31 days of hospitalization'making this benefit a maximum of $200 for the first 31 days. • An equivalent $100 increase for hospital extras for those pa­ tients In the hospital over one month, UP" to $200; the 4otal bene­ fits In this area now being a maxi­ mum of $400 as opposed to the old $200 ceiling. As voted by the trustees, any member of a Seafarer's family who is eligible for the hospital bene­ fit will get the $15 daily for time In the hospital on or after March 1. Hospital time before March 1 will be' paid at the old $10 daily rste. The additional hospital extra benefits will apply to those who entered a hospital on March 1 or afterwards. The hospital extra benefit cov­ ers extra charges such as X-rays, electrocardiographs, radiation treatments, anesthesia, use of operating rooms, blood tests and other laboratpry procedures, extra nursing care, special medications and similar services. The decision to double the maximum allowable hospital extras came as a result of a study by the trustees which showed thst, - in almost all cases.the hospital ^xtra"charges were a major Item In any hospital bill. . In modern hospital practice, there is a heavy reliance on labora­ tory tests and the seiwices of as­ sorted technicians, over and above the usual doctor, surgical and nurs­ ing services. The Increase In this benefit will help cover the in­ creased hospital costs resulting from such services. The Increase in room and board to $15 a day Is recognition of the fact that since the family hospital benefit was first adopted in 1955, hospital room and board costs have gone up sharply. The $15 figure fan^ily benefit totals paid out since then through the end of February, 1959, amount to more than $600,000. A separate family benefit program, the SlU mater­ nity benefit, has been in operation farer to cover the costs of baby deliveries. An additional $200 is paid for each baby born in the case of twin or triplet births. The Union also presents a gift of $25 US bond to each child. Navy Balks At WC Missile Ship Change SAN FRANCISCO—Efforts to justify the use of Military Sea Transportation ships on the Pacific Ocean missile range were being made by MS'TS spokesmen in the face of-pro­ tests by the SIU Pacific Dis-^* excess over the accommodations on trict. An unidentified Navy MSTS transports. Nearly half of spokesman declared that the use the 605,000 passengers carried of MSTS ships on the miSsilc were not military personnel, most range was more "flexible" because of thmn being dependents of men of the "intermittent" nature of the in the Armed Forces. operation allowed for "greater efficiency-r. . in the conduct of such operations using MSTS nucleus fleet ships ..." He argued that MSTS could reassign personnel readily during periods of inactiv­ ity. The MSTS position w'as chal­ lenged by the union, which pointed out that tracking work on the East Coast.was also intermittent in na­ ture, but because of the specialized gear carried by the"4racking ships, they have to be kept on standby SAN FRANCISCO — Americanand could not be employed in other Hawaiian Steamship Company has announced plans to reenter the work. Intercoastal service and, pending MSTS ships on the Pacific range by the Federal Maritime would also have to be held In approval Board for ship mortgage insurance, standby status since they would, of will have four trailerships in serv­ necessity, carry the sp'ecial track­ ice by 1963. ing gear. Further, experimental In a letter to the company's missile shots cannot be fired on a rigid schedule, making the use of stockholders, James H. Sharp, standby ships and crews an Ines­ president, ,and Samuel H. Moerman, chairman of the board of the capable part of the operation. SlU Pacific District - contracted Protest To Congress company, reported the company The Pacific District and the Mar­ had revised its 1957 decision not itime Trades Department has writ­ to construct a fieet for. intercoastal ten to key "members of the Senate service. It had been dropped in and the House protesting the 1957 because of the high cost of MSTS invasion of the missile ship building the ships. ' field. At least two major West "Since that time," they said, Coast operators, American Presi­ "the matter has been undergoing dent Lines and Pacific Far East a thorough study and a new basic Lines, have indicated an interest ship design has been worked out in operating the missile ships, of in preliminary form . . . which there will be eight, accord­ "If contracts are awarded^ as ing to present plans. indicated (on or about April, 1960), At the same time, MSTS re­ the company estimates that the leased a report last week asserting first ship would bu completed near that private ship operators got 78 the end of-1962, and the three re­ percent of the money spent by the maining ships thereafter at inter­ agency for transporting cargo and vals of 90 dayisi On this b.asis, all passengers in 1958. As the imion' four sliips would be in operation pointed out in its initial protest, by autumn of 1963." "it has been the stated policy of They reported that they would the Administration to get Govern­ apply to the Maritime Administra­ ment out of private business." Consequently, the use of MSTS tion for the mortgage insurance ships on the missile range runs within the next 60 days, and would counter to the stated policy and investigate the possibility of ob­ taining the needed financing and practice in 1958. MSTS reported that of the $245 equipment, terminal facilities and million In operating expenses, other requisites for the project. commercial operators got 78 per­ cent, compared to 75 percent the year before. During the year, the number of dry cargo ships under time charter and National Ship^ ping Authority agreements Varied between 12 and 34. However^ In the passenger area, MSJS utiliaed conimerclal passen­ ger ships only where ihere was an Pacific SHI Co. Mapping Trailer Run Tell it to the Loj! �s RJtFA REMS LOG Pac»F«i»'' A y . "V'''-f "* '-•' i".* * •" '-.'.J 'j' ^ •*! ' ••; 'SfSTC* lw»' «$£«'>' .W - SEAFAREBS »»i "•'I Wfc-mh'• ••-•^ .-/V viv '-I'-vfe February 18 Through MdrA 3,' SIU shipping hit exactly the same mark during the past two weeks as in the previous period, with 1,083 jobs dis­ patched. The figure is accounted for largely by New York, which handled over a third of the total Jobs. Activity was heaviest in the steward department, due to the reactivation ol the SS Atlantic after a two--week shipyard layoff. In the process, class C shipping showed the only gain, with New York again leading the way. Registration for. the District was up slightly to 1,145 and the list of men on the beach at the end of the period al^ increased a bit. Ove^ all. however, the shipping picture is still very favorable. A total of 225 payoffs, sign-ons and in-tranirits were repMed during the period. Sixty-five of these represented payoffs, 22 were sign-ons and the remainder were in-transit calls. New York, New Orleans and Houston accounted for an even 100 calls. Five ports—Pbiladdlphia, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile and Wilmington—had no sign-ons at all, which was naturally reflected in their shipping totals for the period. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right) Besides New York, Norfolk, Tampa, Lake Charles, Houston and Seattle all showed Improved shipping. Philadelphia, Savannah and Wilmington. shoW^ no real change, and.the rest in fell off a bit. Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans are still in a slump shipping-vwise, leaving Houston as the lode bright spot fpir steady shipping—aside from New York—am<»g the major SIU ports. , , Since class C ship^g showed the only gain among the three senior­ ity groups, both qlass A and class B fell off slightly.' ClaM A men shipped on 67 percent oi the total Jobs, class B (NB 20 percent ahd class C fillied the remaining 13 percent. All ports shipped at least bne man in class C.. Eight ports had 100 or less men MI hand in all departnimits by the end of the period. The rundown here in^des Bosttrn, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah,. Tampa, Lake Charles,, WHmtogt(m and Seattle. Tampa, in fact, listed only 11 men still registered on the beach. Except for Philadelphia, all of the ports menUoned also had fewer than 50 men on the beach in class A. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New YoA: Good . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore:-Fair . . . NprfMk: Slow., .. Savannah, Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Should pick up „. ; New Orleans: Gpod . . . l4ke Charles: Quiet . . . Booston: Good . Wil­ mington: Fair . . . San Franciseo: Fair . . . Seattle: Good. • Ship AcHvify Pay Slgo lo Offe ORS Trook TOTAL Boitoo 1 2 New YaHi ,.. 27 5 naiodolpUo .. S m-am.9 iMIVnHVrV f ' " 2' •NoffoMc 1 1 Soveoooh •»• * _ Tompo ,«• 1 lAobHo • 1Now Orloan . 2 A Lake Ckarloa . 1 1 2 Hoo^o 1 WUMogtoo .. — . —' Son PHmehsa. 3 1 Soottio . •.,. »_ 3 TOTALS ... AS 22 7 41 4 f '• • • i 14 7 2A f "" t •" f 12 30. T2 2f A • A- < 10 : 4 22 10 24 A 2 4 13S 2U •rv-ti • DKK DEPARTMENT CLASS A • Retdatend CLASS B GROUP GROUP Port 1 2 3 ALL Z 3 ALL 1 Boston • 6 3 2 2 1 1 i New York83 2 8 14 24 2P 47 12 Phnadelphia........... 2 ' 15 5 22 — 4 4 Baltimore 31 2 3 6 11 10 15 6 Norfolk 9 1 5 — 1 4 — 1 Savannah .............. 2 5 2 — 1 Tampa S 1 1 2' 4 2 ._ 4 Mobile 30 14 12 4 4 New Orleans 43 ... 2 3 5 16 20 7 Lake Charles...' A 2 1 — 3 3 1 2 Houston 57 —— 15 35 7 9 12 21 Wilmington 10 — 5 5 — 1 1 San Franciseo 14 — 1 I 2 10 2 2 SeatUe 19 — 5 2 5 12 2 7 111 ISA 51 343 « 31 59| 37 TOTAiS • —• —• Shipped CLASS'A Shipped CLASSB CROUP 3 3 ALL 1 2 1 9 2 72 16 41 15 3 15 F 3 27 9 Iff 2 3 3 • 4 1 1 — 2 1 3 3 1 5 14 « 2S 8 13 3 24 3 2 3 8 53 18 25 10 — 2 1 3 — 4 2 • 4 8 1 13 73 146 48 r2<T GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 13 1 5 7 — 1 1 2 2 6 1 9\ 0 2 4 — —- I, 1 — — 1 1 _ 1 -1 2 5 1 — .— ' 1 I 3 . 4 5 K — — — I 2 '' S •— 3 5 — 3; 4 18 39 AS Shipped CLASS C CLASS A mitoup i 2 • 3 ALL Port Boston New York Philadelphia. 2 16 Baltimore. Norfolk............... Savannah Tampa Mobile 1 1 4 45 Lake Chariear ...... 5 Honston. 6 Wilmington 2 San Francisco. ... 1 Seattle. ........ 3 47 TOTALS New Orleans.......... 4 34 13 19 5 5 2 16 |9 3 29 2 5 9 165 6 — 4 54 15 2 4 - 23 6 — 6 — 2 — 2 22 33 8 8 — 37 2 2 6 1 7 — 12 25 237 Jl^iaforod . CLASS B Shipped A' CLASS A GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 t 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 25 15 35 8 2 13 10 8 1 11 3 4 4 16 6 8 4 12 5 2 5 1 4 1 2 — 1 3 4 1 — 5 — 13 5 5 '2 1 4 _ 5 7 12 3 14 3 — '2 5 1 2 2 1 15 8 22 6 25 4 — — 2 1 2 3 r 2 3 5 1 2 4 8 12 1 10 2 ft 52 57 115 34 148 36 ..l-B •• ALL 5 58 15 28 Shipp^ •'.V aASSB CLASS A SMIfPfD —• "i "m *1 Shl/^ped , * fOTAt aAss c ;. SHIPPED ' Regislefd Op T^i Bftocli' CLASS A CLASS m GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP B C ALL 1 3 AU. 1 2 S ALL 1 2 3 AIJ. 1 2 3 ALL A 7 3 2 5 2 1 a. 2 2 S 2 — 90 40 128 22 19ft 5 25 23 53 29 1 12 58 20 12 1 12 7 9 6 ' ... 15 2 1 3 . a — 18 1 22 4 2? — a 4 "ft 5 — 73 1 10 19 2 38 27 3 65 5 5 2 .—' 1 ... _ ft 1 9 2 14 2 1 n 2 4 5 ll 2 1 11 -— 1 2 • ;i., I 2 •A. — 1 i 3 ft • — 10 1 — —— '' 2 5 2 S _ ... — ' — 20 5 9 1ft 1 2 ' 3 3 — 23 18 28 1 47 — 2 20 2 4 2 as 20 70 15 195 — 14 14 4' .4 2 2 4 2 2 « . _ 2 2 8 2 2 2ft 12 8 13 1 8ft 1 , Jl" 5 a 4 8. 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Seattle TOTALS •• • olcr nr^iv T: SUpp^ Shipped CLASS A cuasB Sfctooei fbrAi ^ ' CM5S 0 CLASS A ClASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS a 3 ALL 1 z s ALL 1 a a ALL A B CALL Z 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 _ .1 • S 1 1 2 1 2 11 a 1 1 a • a 1 2 90 2 3 88 •7 55 2 42 40 2ft 25 48 ita 4 2 IS 7a 102 19 73 194 28 19 2 3 3 12 2 2 a 2 a ta 3 — 4 4 a IX ft 3 19 8 7 3 8 1 24 7 3 3 9 14 — 11 11 I 14 It 1 m 12 — a 1 1 6 — • — 1 1 1= — . 4 1 1 2 4 8 a 1 5 2 a 1— 1 1 ft 1 1 — 1 1 a 1 — a ' a ,.1— 1 — 1 8 1 1 1 3 1 i a 2 4 — 1 2 • 1 _ 8 1 Id a a as 4 a SI 8 2 17 2 5 as . — • 4. ft '• ~ I 25 —' 1 13 as 1 19 14 6 1 14 5 1 ai 18 1 ai — 1ft 18 — a .-ft-.. -.i3 2 7 -i-: — 4 0 -^1 1 1 — .a ' a ' mmm. 1 - — -ft 25 1 1 4 8 12 4 IS 1 8 45 11 4 9 12 * ai 'ft 5 • 5 *— — — - — 1 a a a 1 :a;. ft 1 1 3 — 2 3 • 1 • 1 *r*" 10 20 1 2 1 3 . —. ft ' ft: 2 7 8 2 ft •epm- \ —• ...ft 11 4 — . a a 7 IS — ^ - 3 7 — — a IS 3 3 2 4 a a 'U 1 3 , •'ft./.TI: 'Zk -^0-.... 1- IB- M Sift aftf ft! 29 132 "2521 11 .. s ift 10ft Oft^ -44 13ft tm a "J • a a Registered CLASS A GBOUP 1 » S AIL til m 511 m ^ 23 I 2S7 r. . '-.i Revered •— CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP xCLASS a S ALL A ' K C ALL 1 8 3 ALL 1 Z • 3 ALL 1 , ft 2 U 1 9 S S 4 2 • 7 1 — 12 1 13 72 13 13 si 100 153 40 203 3 18 23 46 4< 2 2 2 13 10 13 5 2 15 as ft 9 1 1 37 30 70 14 120 2 15 28- M 1 27 6 9 2 4 8 ft 13 _ U 4 1 2 5 4 10 ~ - 14 ~ ~Z •2 2 I a 'I mmm 1 1 1 19 t 4 8 1 I 3 1 73 1 1 1 27 34 32 i 7 8 I 1 29 ... 24 7 7 13 a# 31 44 68 33 138 iftr 3 4 9 2 12 ' 4 IS 3 1 • 2 s a 72 11 t 93 .12 A 71 » 38 5 ift — 3 — — 3 12 U 1 24 _. 2 2 ' ft — — 8 6 3 — 9 15 28 4 47 _ 4 2 . — 1 I 13- 8 1 22 11 13 a 24 — . 7 1 2 16 27 267 AS 27 3fiB 3iA 470 lOO 10 73 144 1 137 ENGINE DEPAI^TMENT Rfghlered . RegistetedC TQTAL 1 '••me# nSglSfWwCF • 1 . r If -•! a «•. JtogjOOMlA Oft ?fcoj;«Gc» CtASS A GROUP 1 9 91 9 43 9 3 a as 38 '2 AI.». 1 1 37 184 4 8 7 4 3 i. 1 i -i" la 30 atoup 1 ft 1 asa 1 19 — 3 ALL'^-^ — 3 2 34 3 91 1 . a, 18 1 3 11 4 i ft a 4 37 3 •-! ai • ft. 88 .. aft:; -. lis %•••• 13 7 " a • —• -i 10 57 a I CUSS • a a 11 at • 7 9 S3 ••i- -1 -T.. 1 1 8 —2 •' Z -Vi •• •'..-ftKi: at 5 14 ftO .3 4 4 ft -la 1 ft -A MO'' -lift-aift- 'MG 21 4 keRkfimd^ CLASS M CLA^D CBI^DF" */ - * '• S vfTm isa t m 3^- �••'' •••'--•. • - •'7 •*.• f- •'-' SEAfAREKS LOC »» 4]i)vliir It Back To Dutch at fails' Vse Of Opium P«iB» flVB US Jobless Aid Extension Sought WASHINGTON—With the one-year emergency Federal jobless aid program running out on April 1, efforts are under­ BANGKOK, Thailand—Eor the way to secure extension of the program for periods up to an­ third time in almost as mahy years, other year. Democrats in the-* Thailand Government ofi^als un­ House of. Representatives are, jjjg states, and expand the benefits der the ironclad rule of Field Mar­ proposing quick action on a period as well. Up until now, shall Sarit, will try to enforce an year's extensidh, while the Admin­ neither the Democratic program in opium-smoking ban and close theistration Is reportedly considering the House or the Administration's liundred or more opium dens asldng for a six-month extension proposals have come up to the which cater to the country's SO,000 plus strengthening of the law to AFL-CIO proposals. registered addicts. Incmde workers not now covered. Meanwhile in New York State, . While evidentally meaning busi­ The action to extend Federal as­ the state's Unemployment Insur­ ness, Sarlt's drive to push the ban sistance to tile unemployed results ance Advisory Council has unani­ against opium-smoking will prob­ from the continuation of a high mously recommended a oill provid­ ably run into the same difficulties level of unemployment and long ing 39 weeks of unemployment in­ the Other two attempts made. For term joblessness. It has been esti­ surance coverage in periods of liign one- thing, the Bangkok police for mated that anywhere from 300,000 unemployment. Only two states many years have been protecting to 400,000 unemployed will be cut provide coverage for longer periods the wide-open dens. Only recently, off from all benefits when the pres­ than that. Sarlt's soldiers captured a senior ent emergency program expires The Council's proposal suggests police officer as be piloted a raft April 1. The Federal assistance in­ that the 26-week benefit period be carrying 10 tons of lUlcitly-imvolved giving additional coverage extended to 39 weeks, following porte<r opium down the Mekong to workers who had exhausted their any three-month period in which jUver. Seafarers hitting Bangkok state benefits. However, the Fed­ the unemployment rates goes u.p on . Far East and round-the-world eral extension does not provide for six percent over the previous runs, have long been familiar with the.large number of unemployed quarter. the sight of opium addicts smoking workers who are not covered. Since the majority of SIU ship­ in sidewalk shacks. SS AHoni!c*s ticippor, Captain Aimo Gerber, receives bottle of The AFL-CIO legislative pro­ ping companies have their home One of the dens destined to be Hudson River water from Newbold Morris to be delivered to Am­ gram calls for action to include offices in New York State,, any closed by the troops on June 3'! is sterdam ds part of Hsnrv Hudson 350tb anniversary celebration^ uncovered workers, establish uni­ such change in beneffts would af­ the Heng Lak Hung, the world's form and higher, standards in all fect Seafarers employed on ships Tlie scenery is provided oy Miss Juditfi Stoliermon. largest opium den, which has B.000 owned by these companies. registered smokers. Five thousand On the basis of the Council's pro­ coolies use the Heng Lak Hung as posal, it would be rarely necessory the^ home, sleeping, eating and to tack on the extra 13 weeks, but bathing there. The lower part of in those periods of emergency the the den is a restaurant while the WASHINGTON—Bills have been introduced in both the House and the Senate which additional bepefits would be avail­ upper floors are compoyed of sp& able. At present unemployment clous rooms, partitioned off Into a would prohibit steamship companies from granting free or reduced travel rates to Federal rates, they would go into effect any maze of cubicles. employees or their immediate famihes. The bills are modeled after similar legislation, which time unemployment in the state Here the coolies, most of them was over 300,000 out of a total Chinese, -return from their work, was passed somff time ago, work force of five million. shipping companies for reduced tative Pelly criticized the practice eat a small meager meal, and then, barring free passage to Gov­ rates for militai^ or civilian per­ of American steamship lines who The additional 13 weeks then, ernment employees on Amer­ under the influence of opium, fali extend special privileges and rate sonnel when they are traveling on would add as a permanent feature asleep on the plain wooden floor of ican airllnet and railroads. to Government employees on their official business and the transpor­ to New York law what the Federal their cubicles. Most of the smokm:s The bills, Introduced by Rep­ vessels. Meihher.s of Congress, he tation costs are being paid by the government provided last year in average 10 pipes a night, which resentative Pelly (Rep.-Wash.) in its emergency program. cost about 10..bal^ or 60 cents..., , the House and Senator Williams claimed, or anyone on the Govern­ Government. ment payroll, should not receive . Although''tbere is no. pfficiM (Rep.-Delaware) in the Senate favorable treatment at against the jflgure as to the number of addicts would subject the company to general public. In Thailand, hioK than 30,000 have fines running from $500 to. $10,< Standards Asked yegistered as addicts with the gov­ 000 for offering "any official or "It Strict is Inappropriate," Pelly ernment in order to receive cura­ employee of Ihe US Government charged "for .persons, who adju­ tive treatment at a special sana- or to any member of that em­ dicate, regulate and negotiate as toriifm -which, can only accommo- ployee's immediate family free or well as legislate on shipping mat­ The first contract in the cam­ the Justice Department and mem­ 4date 8,000 patients. Enforcement of reduced transportation rates be­ ters to be recipients of special paign to unionize voluntary hospi­ bers of the McClellan Senate (^n»the.ban was put off untU June 30th low those rates which are offered favors. The contracts and sub­ tals in the New York City area was mittee. in order to give the smokers a to the general ppblic." 4. 4 i sidies involved amount to hun­ signed last week providing for a chance to get- ready. In presenting his bill, Represen- dreds of milliohs of dollars a year, $30 a month increase lor em­ . Some 275 members of Local 1, and public confidence,' it seems ployees at Monteflore Hospital. Chemical Workers Union, are to me, requires a strict standard in The two-year contract covers 883 locked in battle with Mastic Tile employees in the dietary, house­ Corp., of Long Beach, Calif., to this respect." Both bills would continue to al­ keeping and laundry departments, keep their local from being put out low American shipping companies x-ray, and laboratory technicians, of existence by use of the unionthe right to offer free transporta­ nurses' aides, office and mainten­ busting provisions of the Taittion to these officials and their ance employees and registered Hartley Act. The local "charged families on e;icursion or trial-run pharmacists. The increases are that the company provoked the voyages when the trip'is for pro- $16 a month retroactive to Jan. 1; strike last September 1, by "un­ HOUSTON—Shipping for the port during the past two motionail purposes and when all of ahother $10 on July 1; and the realistic bargaining." Just 24 hours $10 on Jan, 1, 1960. Local after the walkout began, it moved weeks was red hot for all ratings and in all departments, ex­ the passengers are guests and are final 199, Drug Employees Union, into court for an injunction against on an invitation basis. ceeding the number of meri registering during, the same Also exempt from the provisions signed the agreement. the union. This was followed i)y of the bills Is the right of the Gov­ period, Port Agent Bob Mat--*' ads' ln local newspapers, calling 3.- 4. t for scabs to work the plant. The thews reports. In fact, the Alcba Patriot and°the Steel Advo­ ernment to negotiate with the Federal agencies have started company subsequently hired some pickup in shipping left the cate, paying off within a few days, investigations into two assault 350 strikebreakers, and using the port with less than 36 Glass A men is expected to provide good ship­ cases in two weeks in which repre­ same tactics employed by O'Sulregistered in <both the engine and ping during the coming period. sentatives of AFL-CIO unions were livan Rubber Co. in its caster of the stweard departments,. There were 29 vessels calling viciously beaten in North Carolina. the Rubber Workers Union, has Most of the increased i^ipping, here for payoff or sign on, or inThe first assault was on Hosiery called for a representation election Matthews noted, is the product of transit during the past period. Workers' organker' Robert D. in which only the strikebreakers the' greater number of in-transit Of that total only two, the Steel Beame, in FrankUn, NC. Beame can vote. The union has appealed vessels calling for grain and other Seafarer, (Isthmian) and the Alcoa food'surplus cargoes. These car­ Patriot (Alcoa) paid off and one, was attacked In his motel room by to fellow trade unionists in its fight goes will .continue to bC available the Texas Ranger (Penn Shipping) a mob and then forced out of town to keep the company from break­ for at least a couple of weeks more. signed on. The remaining 26 ves­ and over the state line Into Geor­ ing the local. Also, the prospect of two ships, the sels were in-transits. gia. The .second attack was on Boyd . J" it Impressive ceremonies marked Payton, viccpresident and regional - They included the Carolyn, Mae director of the Textile Workers the merging of 700,000 Los Angeles (Bull); Steel Navigator, Steel King Union of America who was also unionists into' the Los Angeles (Isthmian); Bents Fort, Fort Hosassaulted in his motel room in County Federation of Labor, AFL, SAN FRANCISCO Shipping kins. Council Grove (Cities Serv­ Henderson, NC., by a gang who CIO. The new federation, one of ice); Del Sol, Del Mundo (Missis­ was on the slow side during ths beat him on the head with a bottle. the largest in the United States, is past period with three ships paying sippi); Atlas (Tadk'ers and Tramps); Shortly 'after the attack on Payton, composed of six former AFL coun­ Seatrain Savannah, New . Jersey off, one signing on and two in violence flared at the Harriet-Hen­ cils' and the former Greater Los (Seatrain); The ' Cabins (Texas tranjslt. derson Cotton Mills, where 1,200 Angeles CIO Council. Albert T. The port bad the following pay­ City); Michael (Carras); LaSalle, TWUA members have been on Lunceford, secretary-treasux-er ft offs! .City of Alma . (Waterman); yaka (Wateyman); Atlantis (Pet­ strike for ,14 weeks, A troop of the former CIO council was named Wang' Governor (Denton); and rol); Mermaid (Metro); Petro Chem state highwfiy pbUcemen were,; on president of; the" new group »aqd [tv (Valentine); Idegl X (Penn BhipWa^ Forwai,-der ((Tlari^; The .City hkdd wh^ stclkebr^ers staift^ Tboroas I^fOTd", pfestttept of of Abba .was .the Idne"!^^ Tn pling); V Wapg Juror (Detvtpn); ehterlng the plaht. The two agen' Los " AngdleS LaboP •doiWdir' traiisit Were the Ocean Joyce and Beauregard (Pan-Atlahtic) and the cies investigating the assaults are named president emeritus. Val Chem (Heron), Natalie (Maritime Overseas). Hits Free Travel By US Aides Houston Hard-Pressed To Fill Job Openings Sf Slows n �s EA ir!4 Pare Six VbV;* •' 'Mmk 13. llBli ' Spying Is Big Business Art SlU SHIPS AT SEA The first report from V. E. Monte, newly elected ship's report­ er on the Barbara Frietchie, is that the present voy­ age has all of the makings of a "most enjoyable trip." A ship, Monte said, is as good as its crew, and the jang on Frietchie is "the Monte cream of the crop." Monte also reported that the crew highly recommends Haifa as one of the better ports to visit "Haifa," he said, "is a progressive city and full of surprises." . 4; 4 £ $1 Thanks were in order for the galley gangs on the Wang Gov­ ernor, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Pioneer, Steel Advocate. City of Alma, Kyska, Ideal X, Edith, Seatrain Texas and the Raphael Semmes. Special thanks to Charlie Achov, the baker on the Pairland for his "pizza pie" coffee breaks, and; to the Fairland's messman and pan­ tryman, M. Dolores and Wong Kong in that order, for the fine job they have been doing. The latest ships' delegates to make the reports were €. Henning, retiring delegate on the Raphael Semmes, who rated a special hand for a job well done, and George Gibbons on the Ocean Dinny, who is serving another term in that post after the crew refused to ac­ cept his resignation and voted that The Arab League, composed of he sferve again. representatives of the. leading Arab oil countries, is expected to mr.ke formal announce of plans for the building of a halfa-billion dollar pipeline from the three major Arab oil states to some East Mediterranean port, prob­ ably in Lebanon or Syria. SAVANNAH—Shipping was soSome of the Arab nations feel that the price of Arabian oil piped so djuring the past two weeks with to the East Mediterranean, which all the activity coming in the inis closer to the Eiuropean refining transit- department. Eight vessels area, should be higher, thus giving were in transit, on which a total them and the other Arab states of 16 men were shipped as replace­ across which the pipeline would ments, reports Port Agent William run, more in royalties. The pipe­ Morris. line also would be a way of shar­ The ships were the Seatrains ing the oil wealth between "have" Georgia and Louisiana (twice each)' and "have-not" Arab natipiu. ;• fSeatrain);. a g 1 e Transporter Talk is also current of ;Sta!rtlng (t^ice). (Terminal Transportation);' up a tanker fleet to transport some Council Grove (Cities Service), of the area's oil wealth. , and the Robin Hood (Robin). Arahs Plan Building Of Oil Pipeline Savannah Has Eight Vessels Am I t f]•V Reships Boost NY Job Figured; Outjook Fair ,i V ? ^ t• Already versed in the intricacies of spying on labor unions, business firms are'alsb em­ ploying professionar business spies, according to the "Wall Street Journal," a leading busi­ ness newspaper. Once considered a last re­ as a magazine writer, to help him mining from a women's point of view. ^ sort, the pressure of today's find out what his^ client sought. Not only did they explain all of In one case, Cummings was competition has almost made the use of a business spy a neces­ hired to discover how a rival min­ .their secrets to her, he said, but sary expense. "Today," the "Jour­ ing operator handled fumes from .they also gave her a sample of the nal" found, "though little is heard his diesel trucks. Unable to come rock material they used to absorb of their activities, the men who up with a reason for going down the fumes. "She ruined a beautiful engage in this unusual vocation say into the mines himself, Cummings Christian Dior, suit and an expen­ more and more businessmen are sent his wife, who explained that sive pair of shoes," he said, "but using their services to ferret out she was preparing an article on it was* well worth it." competitors' secrets." The role of business espionage, while not new, has been cloaked in a veil of secrecy and rarely comes to the attention of the general public. However it has blossomed into a profitable occupation for many private investigators whose big business clients are anxious to uncover the secret formulas, pro­ NEW YOBK—Shipping during the past period dropped off duction processes, designs or otUcr a little. Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treasurer, reported even plans of their competitors. with 382 men being shipped to permanent berths. However, Finds 'Open Dpor* Everywhere 133 of these crewmen were The "journal'/story spotlighted paying off during the past period: one such successful business spy, reshipped to the SS Atlantic Alcoa Peimant, Alcoa Runner, Al­ which came out of the yards Ulmont O. Cummings, whose dis­ coa Polaris (Alcoa); Seatrain New late in the period and this helped arming appearance, and manner Jersey, Seatrain Georgia, Seatrain have enabled, him to boast that boost the total for the port While the Atlantic was in the Savannah, Seatrain New York, there isn't, a plant in the United Bethlehem Shipyards in Brooklyn Seatrain Texas, Seatrain .Louisiana States that he cannot get into. undergoing the annual Coast (Seatrain); Atlantic (A m 6 r i c a a As proof of his ability, Cum- Guard inspection and a general Banner): Edith, Elizabeth, Kathr ' minigs told the "Journal"^,of an overhauling, a large number of her ryn, Beatrice (Bull); Raphael SeraV' assignment to uncover a superior crew took time off from their short mes, Faitiand, Beau)regard (Pantype of machinery used by his vacation to come in and volunteer Atlantic); Robin Gray, Robin Hoo(^ client's competitor. to donate blood for the SIU's Blood Robin Sherwood (Robin); Chickar, Employing the aid of a friendly Bank program. "Their contribu­ saw (Wateripah); CS Norfolk (Citk policeman, he drove up to the gates tion, Hall said, will go a long way ies Service); Sj^ael Adiniral, Steel' of th1?^:ompetitor's plant and went toward making the program a suc­ Artisan (Isthmlaiv); Mahkato Vic-" in to see the manager on the pre­ cess. tory ..jVictoiY CarriM:|); Almeh4 . text of looking for a fugitive from (Clover CaWiers); and the Ocean A Few Payoffs Due the police. The two explored the ., The shipping forecast for this Evelyn ?0<{ean Trans.). plant after which Cummings took port is fair to good, HaU noted, ac­ Sighing on wfere the Steel Scien­ out a notebook and drew from cording to early schedules. There tist, Steel Art&an, Steel Admiral memory a sketch of the machinery are only a few vessels due to pay (Isthmian); 'Robin Sherwood (R(^ they had just passed. " off within the nest few weeks. bin), arid the Jefferjson City 'Vic­ Another time, as.suming the role However, while shipping >as. tory, (Victorjr 'parr^rs). ^h.e tebf a stockholder, Cuipmings was slowed down, shipping for clasS C, transit;,vessels wer^ir t|e VA taken on a tour of a competitor's cards has increased over the past" (HerbaV Seatrain' SaVannab,^ (wibranch plant and learned the proc­ two weeks. Although most bjf trainl; Alcoa Pvhjtanfr Alcoa Part­ ess used in applying a special coat­ these jobs were in the steward de­ ner (Alcoa); Seairiar (Calmar); ing to its paper product. ' partment, there were a large num­ Winter Hill (Cities Service); Gate­ Being a professional business ber of them in the deck and engine way City and the BienviUe (Panspy offers many challenges, the departments tdo, which means that Atlantic). investigator noted. , During the many of the "A" and "B" men are course of his career .uncovering holding back on the beach. business, secrets , he has assumed There was a total of 41 vessels T/M^ • such roles as parent of a teen-age calling during the past two weeks. > I'LL hot-rod zealot to^ that of an execu­ Of this total, 27 were here for pay­ tive recruiter br. an, assistant fire off, five signed on and'nine were inspector. In a few cas.es, he said, in transit. he has had tp use'his wife, posing The following were the vessels J " \k-' I- K.'"' i^ Your Back Is Weaker •.-V •m A chain's only as strong as its weakest link, as the saying goes, something to remember''when it comes to handling heavy gear. What the biceps ore capable of lifting may be too much of a load for bock muscles to take. Thb moral is: (a) only lift loads that ore well within your capacity^ (b) let the leg and arm muscles take all the strain by bending at the' |crie;#s, not the waist. ."•vcfcii '"i-v • , i.-M,' liiri an;"Vrt<v; - s'i" '•'M i' -rrll Ob isj.w'h'"'- -r? ' • tf.I o'ofi'l #• r:M s• ii ".' 4"'.' 1- .J, rfi"!: -fc/.t-. ;5}V PM'i.; .&di. 4.V j,-? ijrjw. jJfi'.wjt";?" v'iyv • SS;- i alii?. ^ .-4 ? 'X,^, y' V il^V' • ifSiyf"- "0.: |v |-;;;- |i 'SsJliifi/ Ilifii TwhiiHina -Iii^ iaitiiiiriiiaa'iij'aiiii Itfi l.m mii iiiiint fnifriiri iimiBiiiinHr' inwaiii i|^i?dP1i -• .i.',.;.!."iij!.?!:'•.."i -'vt' 1^;- '.b- bafiiiiiiitiiiiiili-iiiiip m-'wA �Pare Seres SE^A^AKrEB^B^' LM Mwdi IS, 1999 Planning For The Spring Seafarer's Goide To Better Buying SlU Hospital $ Hospital benefits paid to Seafail^t ers in the hospital under the SIU'' Welfare Plan topped the 11^ mil*, lion mark during the first, week of March, Welfare Plan administra­ tors have reported. Total payments paid since the Plan went into effect on July 1. 1950, are $1,500,284.50. One of the major points of the Plan's hospital benefit is that pay­ ments under the Plan are unlim­ ited, and in some instances of long illness, payments have been made weekly for periods of five years or more. The first hospital benefit paid when the Plan came into existence almost nine years ago was $7 a week. As the plan grew, the pay­ ments were increased, first to $10 a week, then to $15, and a few • years ago, they jumped to the present $21 a week. By Sidney Margoliua Workers Should invest-^in Housing Reader JWS recently was approached by a salesman who' recom­ mended mutual funds "as an investment for the working man as a hedge against inflation and a means of saving for retirement." The salesman found himself up against a prospect who investigates before he invests. Mr. S didn't just buy what the first salesman rec­ ommended, but compared the prospectuses of 14 different invest­ ment companies suggested by various salesmen. He found trying to select a mutual fund tough sledding. For example: "There is a great variance in the amount of commission charged, the method of charg­ ing for reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, and the penalties for quitting the program. Some of the funds that show the best growth seem to have restrictions that are quite unacceptable. Several, of, my With 1959 organizing targetrup on the board, SlU Great Lakes fellow employees are in the same boat; in factr some have already pur­ District agents confer on future plans. Around table, clockwise, chased." ore, Glen Beaucoek, Fronkfort; Gerald Westphol, Milwaukee; In the first place, many moder'ate-income families .recently have Charles Jackson. Bufifalo; Stan Thompson, oss't se.c.-treas.; Fred found that an even more suitable investment against inflation and to­ Fornen, sec'y-treos.r Al Tanner, MTD coordinator; Ston Wores, wards retirement, is housing and other' co-ops. This has been shown Clevelond;. Mott Antillo, Duluth; Ed Doherty, Detroit, ond Ken most dsamatically in the New .York-New Jersey metropolitan area. Shcrkey, Alpeno. In a typical new non-profit housing co-op, families invest $500 a room, with carrying charges of less than" $22 a month per room, or a total investment of $2,500 for a five-room apartment, and carrying charges of $110. The families own their apartments and the $110 doesn't just go to a latMHord'. Part goes to pay off the mortgage, and the resident's equity. In his apartment increases eadt month. WASHINGTON—In what was described by Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse as In some of the new bousing co-ops. the member families then de­ a sensible settlement "adding new strength to the American merchant marine," the Niarveloped other types of associated co-ops, such as food co-ops and chos shipping interests have won the right to operate 17 ships iinder the runaway flag in credit unions and anrangements for buying household equipment return for building one more'^ supertanker. ipi The settlement ships, four of them new ones, to by SlU-contracted companies. The and cars. The reason for stressing this calls for two tankers, one of the tax-dodging, wage-dodging run­ Niarchos interests had purchased such ships, all tankers. type of investment for wage-earn­ them already built, and one, which away flags is considered a step 19The agreement witlr Onassis ers, is that sometimes union mem­ is in the offing, of 106,500 dead­ towards weakening the US mer­ called for the construction of new chant marine rather than strength­ weight tons, both under the Ameri­ bers have passed up chances to tonnage in American yards, includ­ ening it. It was pointed out that can flag. Of the seventeen ships invest in housing co-ops sponing one 100,000-ton tanker and two a settlement which trades 17 ships under the foreign flag, four already • sored by their own unions, be­ smaller ones under the Americanforeign for two additions to the built in US yards are included and cause the idea is new to them. Then when they saw the buildings the other thirteen are T-2s that American-flag fleet only injures flag in return for which he was actually completed, they applied were purchased by Niarchos under American-flag operators who have permitted to transfer foreign the to compete against that many ad­ twelve tankers and two Libertys. but found there were no more the ship sales act. ditional runaways for cargo at rates The twelve ships were then prompt­ The 106,500-tonner will be con­ vacancies. which American already ly chartered to an American oil structed with Government mort­ Mutual funds are a form of gage insurance at the Quincy, have difficulty Inoperators company at $20 million a year after matching. .. stock-market investment designed Mass., yard of Bethlehem Steel. The e;ntire Niarchos transaction Seafarers^ were removed from the especially lor smaller investors. ships. Such investment protects against This same yard is supposed to build parallels that of the Onassis in­ Even this juicy agreement was terests. In both cases, the two men, a similai', but slightly smaller, inflation. Prices of stocks rise , as subsequently violated, since it who are not US citizens, were ac­ tanker , for the Onassis interests prices in general rise. In fact, a called for Onassis to deposit the mgjor cooperative-oriented life-iur undet- another .deal with the Gov­ cused of violating the Ship Sales proceeds oi the tanker earnings Act by controlling more than half ernment. , * suranoe company (Nationwide) of the stock in the supposedly- toward construction of the new Fledged Investigations now also has its own mutual fund American corporation which pur­ American-flag ships. Onassis used Announcement of the Niarchos (Mutual Income Foundation) to chased the ships. The Onassis case the earnings to pay off fines and settlement followed swiftly on the jprovlde a two-way hedge that will protect people against both inflation involved twelve tankers, two Liber- other obligations instead, and then heels of a promise by ^p. Herbert and deflation. tys and six Victorys, all operated begged off the new construction. Zelenko (Dem.-NY) to investigate But also, there arb p^ods of deflatieh or jrecession, when prices of the Niarchos-Maritime Administra­ stocks sink; In 1957^ ktocks lost 16 percent of their value. That might > have been the year yoii needed your money for some urgent purpose. tion dealings! Zelenko was a prime >T9IU8 it IS Uhodte Id' luyeit 'in rnutual fw other .stpeks unless you mover in the Onassis hearings fol­ lowing a similar generous settle­ , have fijdidy jgeodi en^brsaVini^ imd equU^ ment of Onissis' diffieulties with In mutual fuuds. a member of investors buy shares. The management takes this money and buys and sells stocks .under professional the cjovernment. The basic terms . supervision. This provides boflv diverslfllcation fall your'money isn't of the Niarchos settlement are as invested in just one'Or^two stockSlrOnd also, experienced investment follows: •- Of five tankers already bufit, analysis. These are two advantages a small investor finds hard to se­ four are to operate under the run­ cure on his own. • r. NEW ORLEANS—-With severed vessels running late and put the disadvantage is one that- Reader JWS smelled-out: some away flag and one under the Amer­ with one docking elsewhere, ^ppir).g suffered a reversal i r -1 mutual funds havo high Oelimg bO^s of a eightipercent. They have ican flag. , This ai-rangcment has during the past two weeks. Twenty-two in-transit ships v-w-' v-v'foti*ar'into'an"0*i>eh^-Oa^'syst^<.-'oV . been "regularized'' with the agree­ aal^ c<uAa adM dff prlce^ou i«y for the afaares. Tf ment that the nixth tanker of .106,- were the only action the port *aha and (jeorgia- (Seatrain); Del ^ t;' • .a ^Utual fund returns diyldcmds of three to-five percent, it thus takes 500 tons , is to be built for the. had, according to IPort Agent Santos, Del Sud and Del Sol (Mis­ Lindsay Williams, •' v ai^t two years of dlvidendli-bef«w'e?you recover the cost of the sales American flag, Margaret Brown (Bloom• The transfer of 13 T-2s bought ; ;TWO fo£ the delayed; ships, the sissippi); : fee ojf "loacU" as it's cgUfid in the investme^^^ field); Steel Navigator, Steel Sea­ -from the Government under Del Alba and Del Yiento (Missis­ farer and'Steel King Gsthmian), >:s v H^ i'^|Fhus,' heQiuse of the sateii load;; the first point to reidlm ^-Ttuei funds are not fef abo<t-!cangetSaviiiga, bpt only fmr money you in- Ship Sales.Act of 1946 is aeknowl- sippi)^ are scheduled to pay off La Salle, Yakia and Monarch of edgqd as hart of a "trade out iftid along with five othw ships dur­ the Seas (Waterman); Raphael <ro-:i''t:.t«iMt.^abd Oan.ailford, •j^,h^||yf,i*dope^a opmber.of"years.--,pVii V faSmHa ways to buy fun^i build" agreement and the two ing the coming p^ied,' which Semmes and Gateway City (Fan v5i •ia^thei''<mntiactuaT.l' ifiitn agree to-invest sq much pet imonth, American-flag taiikers. aire deemed should "improve shipping - some­ Atlantic); Suzanne and ~ Frances carries * severe pen- to compensate for; the loss , of flie what. Blooinfield's NesVa - We^. (Bull) and Atlas (Tankers and re­ Tramp^r to; quH j(oOn;:eit<^t starting yoiicdropiped: 13 ships plus -the four new onqs. running Jatq 1>eCause. oft ;v r } f r r- ow at tim end flrd; jmet; you wouh^h^ of your in- Originally Niarchos dperdted dl9 cent 'colUsiOB,' will prdl^hly: deck 8ome'miduel'lumfil,:";.:-fe^-.;-i.^«^ '• shipw under the Anierican flag, filx elsovhere. A; fourfli Tkhip. the ptam 1)0- «f . thgse Tfi .were Seized by the Steel Advocate (isUmflant did not •>v.. KA -J..-. UigcOIltinUe. BUts Oduernment. back in 19^. In De? make, its expected call hfere; It.^ they werey-sold ^tn dc^Aed'^ instead in Texas; becausef you wiil invest; so eeaibier. te»nre the -rjght- to ;4'^!^Icen-fiag,epmp*niesfor--soipnfe^ fis shipyard hert 4s woiidafl. at the peak df the p^> out a; cqnhiet, ~itid fetjese Jht ih -^ d«»^ Tflgh aa^^ w«»; "the jeanny.j; •Memoryi JMtei>! gtve them" sone^ing,:fo^'b^liiin ;, TJill^A-4?lass}C men eontinuett . • x te do wejfi lh Ifleotoac, ; Mqnltdr ^dhd' two m sdew ;«hlipped. :werel "C" 4B»en. N« • , .^"JA^ainn/^einCi the aei^iheBt, wed»' wmw the Del wqt end •' -tkeecF^d,v-« - at^-tftu. Niarehos Belts MA, 17 To 2 Delays, Diversions Slow New Orleans Acfivity ^^dBskMrnmrnmimm smdCDel l^linteE. ^ teRowhii 4%^ Were ui tcanatt; Chlv^wA CauiKil Gce»«^/, ^ ;A^'.;tIqskiaA.MI« -IradlBM-- Islam|...;, fii^eA.'&ervifle); JJel. r4 I ^1 " >Ti\ --.'J7 iI -> M .'il ..JrM '^1 m -Jrj �s INCE It was first organized in 1^50, the Seafarers Welfare Plan has emphasized flexibility to meet the changing needs of Seafarers down through the years. The flexibility was made possible by the organization of the Plan as a self-insured operation goverried by Union an^ employer trustees. With ho contracts with putside insurance firms holding benefits rigidly at a prescribed level for a specified number of years, the trustees are free to act to raise benefit levels or to odd new benefits, when the need arises. the SlU WELFARE PiM That is exactly what has happened in the latest benefit changes. In 1^55, when the trustees established the hospital room and board bene­ fit formembers of Seafarers' families ot $10 a day, it was based on over­ age hospital costs in port cities at that time. Subsequently, it was found that the^ one-month limit on such benefits did not coyer amumber of case; of severe illness, so the^benefit was extendedl^^ •BhVtPlr TOspitalizor tion beyond 31 days. Seafarers' dependent parentsVere also brought under the coverage later on because in many instances they were com­ pletely dependent on Seafarers for all their.e^cpenses. Similarly, the hospital extros benefit was extended beyond thebriglnal 31-day limit. were fare;^;Wey^ a mde yarfetj^t0^ i^fttectiye^3^ and members af tbeir familiesi These pOTticular^ i ^ ; benefits foh hospital room and board and: hospital extre chai^^i plus those pihvidingvipr^sur^ical^;^^^^^^- / care and ddctbih'>ryiSits;^ta .thier ho^^ ,.>! insthi#d M Since tiyep^ , additioh^bf h; benefit lalgr, $600,- I OOO iwh^ptal^Mfesu^^ bills has b^r paid by the SlU Wel&h' i^laft. The latest benefit in•> •- - . '•• - . . • , V 5.%?creases, of course, ; will me^ sizable upsurge in, the amount of these benefit payments. , v Another family l^hefit.,instituted eaHiei-, the SlU maternity benefit, went mtd etfect oh Ahril:;^'f . 1, 1952. Latest totals sh^!( $70|^0p. paid 6 thisi category, covering the births of 3,511 chiP: dren in a little less tha(n seven years. One of the largest benefits of this kind in existence, the SIU maternity benefit fs unusual in that it iriakes multiple paj'ments for multiple births, of which* there have been a considerable number, including -/two sets of triplets to date., •• - In order to assure fastest possible payment of such family benefits, Seafarers and members of their foipilies ore advised to take the following steps: • Be sure that on enrollment cord is on file at the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan, 11 Broadway, listing all dependents of the Seafarer; also for­ ward photestats of marriage cejrtificqies ond birth Of('tlflodtes for chil­ dren. • If a dependent parent is invoked, fill out the form which estab­ lishes him or her as a dependent of q Seafarer. These forrns, are avail-? •able through the PIdn or ;in any SIU hall. ' ^ HBOUIIt ' c ,x.'- ^ Therefore, in less than four years, the trustees have rriodified the : family benefits on several occastons when the situation balled forchonges without the trying and cumbersome procedure which would be ^ involved in renegotiating an insurance contract each time. Impressive as these figures are, they represent only a, small portion pL direct benefit payinehts.l^j^ In-hospital paj^e]^;^; Seafarers of $21 m death benefit-pdymynts; at $^,000,'di^bilf^peh^ I sions of $35 h week to d^ Seafarers at any age, an optical benefit; program, the operation of: SIU health clinics, training and iecreation facili- ^; 1 ties and a yanet^-df other sh^ic^s account tor a totaUbenefits outlay , of $6 million, most of it recent years as the benefits ^yOre ittOreased ih scope;and amount, e. ••' i r ... The latest change, boosting the rdom arid'bodrd'biihefit to $15 ^aily and doubling the extra charges, was vPted pfoftiptly when the trustees learned that average hospital board charges hod risen to about $13 doily in port cities. Extra charges had also gone up considerably because of the increased use of butteries of tests, special medication:!; and other extra services in treating hospital patients. ... [ ' .,t i- of die Plan honstant^ diavd nndeh; advisem^}^^ proposals for ipaproyements in the Plan's opera^ •--tions;';- As thef^atesf l^nefit 'lhcrea||^t^di^ • When filing, a claim, make sure that the claim statement (adioining) is completely.filled out and ;mail it. (Erectly s to t^p Welfare Plan, vdfh ^ c,af- 'tm mIMMUWIB mManrgc ym tmur.Aaate* wstviM nair . It Muewir . , fV' •• f"' Thf.: pibce^ -speed,. up, pOy?;af ;• the: elain^-jvy^Tlfe^'v i Is T; • ••:i::'kv-A" ^iii I- •" f aW,M SIU Mlv .. . .-.IL �. _. ^. • '•! • ,J- • 7 ;; '/• , -i .i-''^ /-H:' ; rigt mat i:. 1- - ;:>vf »; vhn<i 7\,i' •-< - "-•> (-J-':!•!••• ••*•.• •.' *^•.•1'. i*t ' 1.y : •'••/' «• -T ? .• • !^ • ••- '>V'. :..^ .<7.;.),>•; '.•? f-' ;. 1 • • : n, . • . Effective March 1, 1959, payfnents by the Seafarers Welfare Plan •' for Tiospifial room and board charges have been increased from $10 a day to $15 daily for as long as the patient is hospitalized. Patients who were in . .i . the ^9spital before Marpb l .will .be compensated at the $10 rate up until vHtha^ diite, at the $15 rate thereafter.' • Si , This benefit applies to Seafarers' wives, dependent children and det 7;rpendent parents of Seafarers. It is designed to cover the average cost of semi-privato accommodations, based on a survey of hospitals in port cities along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast. It is payable in addition to benefits for , , surgery,. doctors', visits to the hospitals,, blood transfusions and hospital • , a^ctra cliarges, ,, . . . , •U » 'V • i • 4' ,7- -i-H - 'T • Formerly $100 for the first 31 days and $100 after that, the hospital fextras benefit is now doubled to $200 for the first 31 days and an additionhi $200 subsetjiuently. It covers such extra charges as x-rays, electro-car­ diograph exams, operating room charges, anesthesia, special nursing, blood tests and other lab procedure^. These frequently amount to a major experise;"-^- •' ^ '^ i • '1 \ .'/* enter the hospital on or after Mjwch 1 of this year. Like benefits "for other hospital charges, payments arif,:obtained by Ming out' the claims form, ..»• ^ • 1 • •• r • attaching bills and sending thini in to the Seafarers, iYifelfore ,Plan, II • V Broadway, New. York 4^^ ^7 V v" ":•• ••> ! r* * , ' -K J ' J- -•M i 1 �ragm 9tm Tanker Operators Press For '50-50' Caigo Split QUESTION: Do yud fhink Momenvhoutd b« paicf weejcly, as iliore side workers ore, or in one payment at the end of d voyogeZ Joe Teicher, AB: I don't think wc should be paid weekly, but rather keep it as it is. This way we can save money toy banking it when we pay off a ship. Besides. what would we do witn the money while at sea if they paid us every week? It'f would just increase the chances of spend­ ing or losing it MM# IS, l«f _ r SEAWARSMS hoc Joe Air, AB: Keep things as they are. Under the weekly or monthly system a man will accumulate money while at sea.and he will have to watch out that he doesn't lose it. The pres­ ent way, the money is safe, and a man has It when he needs It —^when he gets home. t i, . 4, Brlce Slaybaugh, steward: I think the ship*s draws are enough for any C. Mojica, 2nd cook: If they paid man while over­ seamen off every week, 1 think seas. However if many crewmemthey paid us off hers would be every week, then pretty broke by the ehmees are the end of the that most men trip. By paying would spend it in off at the end of some port and ar­ the voyage a guy rive back home has money in tiis hr^dce. Collecting podkets when he in one payment steps ashore at makes easier to save later on. home. 4 ^ •'if Sf $ ^ Nick Chrlsomalis, waiter: per­ A. Crux, wiper: The' present sys­ sonally,|think the present system tem of paying off at the end of the of paying off at voyage is the the end of a voy­ best. What can age is the best for we do with the all hands. For money. at sea? one thing it The draws we re­ would only me^ ceive in port a lot more work should be enough for tiie pursers. for a man to en­ Besides, U a man joy himself and was paid weridy, buy some pres­ he may be ents, and still tempted to try his hands at cards leave him with enough to tide fahn O lot more than he normally would over at the end (tf the trip. ii he didn't have a roll oai Mm WASHINGTON—-American-flag tanker operators are again pressing for the introduction of a "50-50!' oil cargo bill and claim that such legislation will be introduced by Congress shortly. The proposal would compel all companies import-'' cargoes carried on foreign-flag , ing more than 300,000 barrels ships. of crude, fuel or refined oil or oil products yearly to ship at, least half their cargoes on Americanflag .tankers. The sponsoring American Inde­ pendent Tankers Owners' Aswciation originally made its bid for "50-50" in September, 1957. The decline in American-flag tanker trade and the growing deimndence on foreign oil supplies, which prompted the * initial move, has continued during the past year. It is estimated that over 20 percent of US oil supplies i come from abroad, with virtually all of these BaH. Picks Winners In BALTSMOfia—Now^art the city primaries are over, affairs of the port are getting baOk to norm.il. Port Agent Earl -^epp'ard reportg. All of the winners in'the primaries had the baclhng..of ;the city's labor unions and cottllciite, and, it is hoped they will be^ed into office in the general electiohs this com­ ing May.There . has been no change in the shipping picture for this port and It has, remained the mme.as it 1^' was for the Jast ?|i» inon^s, slpw.. If/. There • a^- stifl^' n going around about three of' the ore ships coming out of lay-up this montli, I• but there has been no official word I In line with the SIU Great rfaie Engineers describing their about them, Sheppvd noted. HdurLakes District's modernization p^ Welfare and Penrion Flans. The ever, the SS Ocean Star is ex­ gram, the port of Cleveland has boddet lists the fifli req^ememts pected to take oh a full cfcw some­ been added to the list of those for. welfare and retlremeat benefits. time in the near future and this . slated for. new nnion halls. The Illustrated wUh drawings and will help ease the registration list hail (142aw. 25 St), oo^ Ave min­ sprinkled with pboft^aphs at which is stBl tiuite heavy for the utes f roiB the heart of the city and BME members and their families. •port. ; • ! ' : • frem.; the docks, has already been It will be available .to-: members There 'were hiine "ves^ls paying leas^ land will be opened in wly latm'this m#th. off during the last.two-weeks, three April. It m®-ks the . third stoP in -•, rignihg 'bn and 14 in transit. The % the year-old jdaii desisted to pro­ Anastacdo rNimez. te, and Pete -vessels paying off were the Jean, vide improv^ service and .facilir- Barnett, fifi,- aFe^latest pension­ Mae, Emilia,-Evelyn (Bull); Marpre ties for the membership. . ers in the Ballon Union of the Pa- tMatven); Flomar (Oalmarti Royal pS. p •eifie. Nmiee, an amateur-paitetm*, Oak iCitiesBeryJce); Steel Traveler Entering its ninth year: of ex- plans, to resettle inland. Bamett, (Isthmian) and the Jciefiha (Lib­ > > ' ist^e, the BroiberhooA pf Marine who sailed through two wars with­ erty Nav.). Slgnihg' on: were the ~ h Engineers' Welfare Plah has ^!d out an accident, I>ians to take ad­ Marore (Marven); JoseUna (Liberty MS;-,,; • ^,.;' A ' out 781 in-hospltri benefits totalli^' vantage of the favorable fishing; Nav.) and the Penh-Voyager. • -i The in-tfansit ships; wyre the • thousand in its first eight years: hunting and. prospecting around Steel Scientist, ;Steel Artisan, Steel • * The 'plan, which origiDally pakf ihls-SeatGe imaSfc'--i-.r-.. Admiral, Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); engineers $7 a week as: long , i. ,VIdtes Massmar, ^ Bethcoaster ,(twice) ^ as tliey wMe in: the tmspUat "now; Over at the SIU of the SlU-eimtnMited Losmar (Calmar); Jefferson . City -Ioffers $50- Weddy for up'^( 38= Biat#d, . weeks plus $20 a/day ftbb -first' companies, .Himon Portland Ce^: Vietmy, Manl^fWid^ #. _ • ii, f,;iv i 20 days of hosdtdiaittdh>; Wdfiuw ment, has purchased the; stmuner Carriers); QS ;^a|tiniore fCities seryice);; AlOQS Polaris, ,Aleoa P|l-,^ .v " :l^efits are finnmetf dniltoyak^ <7ollia8;.;^ ^lm yes#k whl#' ls .grim (Alcoa) dengdhili' hnd #cnrasliHir Mntributioiai" ektabltohed'-^:^^^ : V• -ri:!:'":.!;-,'"hasv been renmhed the -jiflui fi'- (Robin).: . ' ::fic iBkird and Is expected tohe Teady , $ '• .P[,. for opmaUiei la mid-iby;^^ ~.:Crev?p[jembcrs aWarfl.; ! L£:'J*rs: «f the: thapr, uvidehi in pgt4h«ri^ MmldlKaa,' 1^ ;:v ^SIU Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the' names (rf individual Headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a prolflem in bookkeeping which can be avoided If checks are made out to the Union dirtily. • Transfers have taken a consid­ erable toU of the US tanker fleet in recent years and observers doubt whether the entire US fleet could carry more than 40 percent of oil cargoes even if a "50-50" bill were passed. With such a bill, it is likely that new American-flag tonnage would be built. However, for the billr to take effeet immediately, a number of runaways would have JACKSONVILLE •— Following to return to the American flag. Fbderal Court approyri of a reor­ Domeriic oil prodticers and pri­ ganization plan, C. Gordon Andervate tanker interests have suffered •soui a director, of fee Florida Na­ severely by the absence of regu­ tional Bank, has been nsmed presi­ latory en offshore shipping, dent of the TMT Trailer Ferry Inc. the assoctetion maintains. They Neither tie nor the other new offi­ noted that in. the coastwise trade, cers were previously, coiithe law stipulates that,shipments hected with tlie comisany. of petroleum products must be Started in J1953, TMT was under made on US-flag vetesels..; an SlU deep-sea contract until l957 The group is also concerned when Increasing financial strains about the disparity;-of rates be­ forced it to halt operations. It was tween coastwise {iud offshore shi^ the first commerciiil operator in ping. Runaway ;op$ratorsr who fee country to operate a lift-on lift­ virtually dominate: Jhe -Ibreign off vessel, the Carib Queen. The trade, take advantage bf tgx bene­ vessel has since been taken over fits, underpaid fbrjeigrf crewS and by the Government, after it preyed sub-standaril -working- cboditions to a losfeg business prepositloa. enable them to offer loiver trans­ TMT how runs a roll-on, roll-off portation . rates. Thus .domestic barge service between Jacksonville operators have been cut out tf and San Juan/^ Puerto Rico, and much of the triWe. ; Under the betwe«i San Juan and the Virgin AITOA proposal, whenevw com­ Islands/ Last, It transported parable. nates dtffeted by ; more ; ilfen $25 ^|um of cargo, netthan 20 peireent; the' matie^.would' feig oview^D,#Ciiin earnings. The be brought to thb Maritime Adr hew chmpany plans to issue V/i ministratioii and' in turn- to the miliioh ; shares of assorted stock Secretary of Commerce. / 1 from 10c-5c per share. , Court Sftakes UpTMTCo. • t , tor dtip .. > for shore Whafever you heetl, jn work- Qr. drfisf .. Y< geor, your SIU Seo Chest hos it/ ovoi^ flemr <it subgtontlol savings by try­ ing:.;, at'your I UiuOD'OwfeMl'. operoted Seo Chest store/ Span Coofl Slacks H^rKShoei Socks JDifegmfM# •rTTlWKw: -0WWnw'' CPO Shifts Dross Shirts pport Jfcirfe : Molts .••^^... Mhaku . :r : ,:S^oarihirt^i •: • tee- .x'lp-:'.', p -fimv^mhuaL: ;Sid« aaent Awairif IK Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' Frntx-twati/', :pa)rt' of-' tim;h»i®s,Ufehhri|' iflMi.iltal"';- '""km 1^-' I? -'4^' �SE'AFURERS LOG" On The Way' zf ^ r- • Page Elevea state Dep't Plans June Meeting On Runaways WASHlNGTOr^—West European differences with United States policy towards runaway ships will be aired this June when, maritime representatives from nine European nations meet with US shipping offi­ cials in Washington. tack by th^ West European marl, Slated for some lengthy dis­ time nations. cussion will be_the US' strong siinport of Panama and Liberia in their unsuccessful bid to be placed on the Maritime Safety Committee of the United Nations' InterGovernmehtal Maritime Consulta­ tive Organization, which met in London last December. The same nations, including the leaders in the drive against the runaways—Great Britain and Nor­ way—will be represented. They are France, Italy, West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. All have been ad­ versely affected by runaway com-; petition. . US contentions that the ,practice of American-owned ships regis­ tered under runaway, flags is proper have long been under at- Red Trade A Menace Chap Taxes WASHINGTON — A nine-man Presidential study group has rec­ ommended that the United States make an immediate move to block the growing threat of Communjst trading activities, and called for "incentive" programs such as tax reduction to induce greater partici­ pation by private American com­ panies in the development of West­ ern nations. The groUpr, composed of offiqjals and members of the board of Gen­ eral Electric, Standard Oil of Cali­ fornia and New Jersey and J. P. Morgan and Co., and other leading US manufacturing and stock asso­ ciations, although vague on the actual means of combating the Communist trade offensive, was very positive in their recommenda­ tion for the expansion of private capital in foreign development. One immediate means, they found, would be for an amendment to the present tax laws to permit corporations to defer tax on for­ eign income until It is brought into the US, and then to tax it at the 7.8 percent rate presently enforced on intercorporate dividends. Other recommendations included the writing off of foreign losses on ordinary corporate income and the waiver of anti-trust laws in the case of corporations to enable them to participate in the foreign aid program. 1- Ever since the Phoenicians sailed their tiny ships out into the Mediterranean some 3,300 years ago, seafaring men have been pretty much at the mercy of the weather. Bigger and sjtronger ships have been^built since that time, safety meas­ ures of various kinds have been adopted and weather fore­ casting has developed to help ships avoid severe storms. With all-that, each year there are ships lost, sonie.of them of the most modern construction. Countless others receive severe damage, to say nothing of the battering qrewmembers are subject to, because of heavy seas and storms. Jn-^"ecent years, for example, undei^ the American flag alone such ships as the Pennsylvtmia, the Pelagia, MormackA US Naval paHy. boarded .a ite, and the two LSTs,-Southern Isles and Southern Districts, Soviet fishlpg trawler J off New­ foundland last'^ek'9|tei;'^cbver^ foundered in storms, carrying hundreds of American seamen ing breali^Jp. fiye.A^ericab'^bwne^ to t^^ir deaths. transatlanUe cablibs; It was", foand • llid annual list of marine casualties is replete with the the trawlw »Nov9rossisk. gave "no melancholy details., of ships foundering at sea, ships driven indication' of intentions other than aground, crewmembers swept overboard or injured, fishing," but may have caused the 'Weather Satellite' damage by getting her dragging geiu- entangi^ with the cables. That's why,-from the seafaring man's point of view, the The boarding o4 the sWp, the giant strides forward now being made in long-range weather first incident of its kind in' mari­ forebasting are a most heartening development. The recent time hiatpry, was '* Jusiffied by launching of a Vanguard rocket as a "weather satellite" for 'American authorities liy - the inter­ the study of cloud formations and storm centers highlights national ;a''greepent»^> 1884 pro­ viding f(^,'t)he prote(!tipn of under­ a ma|or breakthrough in the offing in predicting the course sea. cableSi'it i§ one of the few pre- Pf storms, days and weeks ah®^id of time. tt' fe now held possible that withintelativ%ly shqrt time,' reyolutiob A ^reements that the Soviets koP^^y to. satellites will be sent ^loft" tvhich will be aole to photograph LAKE CHARLES—The political The bc^dibg party Pf five^found plou^ formations and^ track' the paths of hurricanes and other livened up a bit here as the ship't^ palters in primer and her stpriife with great accuracy,; This would •ena^e-Jhe j^ofecdst-^ scene keveral wbuld-be candidates began gear fitted^or a deep-sea fUshing. ipg-<^ storm conditions well in advance, giving ample notice putting out bids for labor support. Three jttSble shipi^, ^mon"^ them to sjj^s which cbuld then'alter routes to avoid the storms. Port A^ent Lefoy Clarke reports the Jolw MpKav.i panned 'By, m^berj^^tM Caj^adian Dis­ 'Jrt^^ddition, pceanhgrapMc surveys'how 'being" conducted that. the.backgrounds of these men trict, woifejgi^|Bg!fSfinimoned to are ^tablishirig' the ]lpc|[tipn and. capses of, surface wave are beipg Investigated and .that repair ttl^' cabl^y^lthough rough turlMence in the oceahs.^Tliis information can then bemused decisions wUl.be reached according weather operations, in. rating ships. In 'the^'AltlantSci, for example,, MST$-ships, to their previous stands on labor. Soviet Boat Susoect In Cab 0 Break La. Candidates thd faulMra^^as^ted .and;, the cables the storm a " diminished. smoother sailing and" fedhced danger l^venty-one cables,, 18 of , them ij^tru^hasfegMlii^s a long way off ftbm being abie td^con*.^^eripan-owned, ^ il lireat|H tfim but it certainly looks like , .^la^iq. Most breaks tP corrosion, . pc^ct, manufacture. Taad. marina months m advance, which wijl ^ one of ,ihe ;daining inentrsf^b^siKrierer:^^ ' '' '' M,eapwhi^ei., ship]ping yvas , fair, with JO, ships in, transft and oiie, paying off. In " transit v.-ere the Royal OalL CS MiapU, l^wawa,, ,»ra#o?d:is!Bnd;:p^ iJhe; iJei iMhiido, (Mississipp^. -.f-be Chiwawa also paid off. Other European complaints on the "50-50" law are expected to be included on the agenda. This law assures US-flag ships of a mini­ mum of 50 percent of .all Govern­ ment-financed exports. US unions have been staunch defenders of the ^'50-50" law. GE Sees AtomShip Feasible WASHINGTON—Another major company engaged in research and production in the nuclear-power field has indicated that nuclear piapts for ocean ships can be de­ veloped in the very near future. General Electric Vice-President Francis McCune told the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy that his company:,,.believed a nuclearpower plant was feasible for large tankers and cpuld^'become commer­ cially competitive in a few ye*is. GE's viewpoint substantiated previous testimony by Standard Oil of. New Jersey, Snerry Rand and the Isbrandtsen Ccmpany as to the desirability of constructing a nuclear-powered plant for comm.ercial tanker purposes. The position of the .A-dministration has been to "wait and see" what the experience c,f the first nuclear •ship, the NS Savannah, is, after a period of actual operation. Government witnesses conceded that this outlook was dictated by budget considerations and ad­ mitted as well that the Savannah's reactor will he obsolete for prac­ tical purposes as soon as it starts functioning. McCune, like other witnesses be­ fore him, testified to the superior­ ity of the boiling water reactor over the Savannah type and pre-? dieted further reduction in cost and improvement in performance • in the boiling water reactor. PUOtB urreiss VRAWii^ ^ Af!XiCl£S ve ^eiCemedW yovof �f • •' - • W':5.': • ^^V. -I race Twelre SEilFAIERS M DITIOC from this is that early warnings aboijft potential disabling ailments an( Injuries are being taken much more seriously today. The result is that exams at such faciflties as the various SIU clinics are paying off— not only by speeding up necessary treatment but also by cutting re­ covery time. Boston reports four recent arrivals at the marine hospital there, most of them in better than fair shape. Among them are: Williaih Phillips. ex-Hobin Hood, who was found to have some ear trouble after check-up and is now making good progress,' Edward Broussard, exArmonk, who's suffering from hemorrhaging but is improving, and William Ward, ex-Mankato Victory, drydocked for an infected stomach. With his pains gone now. Ward faces a few more tests and then possible discharge. Ward Brewer All's going well with Howard Watts, also in Boston, following his Repatriation on the Steel Rover. Watts had some trouble after an ulcer operation in India, was operated on again back in the States arid is expected to be out for good soon. He was originally on the Steel i'lyer. Savannah has only two men "on the hospital roster: Richard W. Cetchovich, ex-Seatrain Savannah, and Mohammed Said, ex-Eagle Transporter. Cetchovich had some surgery done ori his arm and hand and is doing okay. Ditto's the word on Said, who's being treated for arthritis. In Baltimore, William Brewer, Clyde Carlson and Edward BfeCawaa recently checked in at the marine hospital. Brewer, off the Robin Trent, came in for a check-up and is doing fine. A knee condition has sidelined Carlson, who was on the Michael last trip out. McGowan is in for treatment of a back condition. He was on the Ocean Eva. These and all the brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and mail from their shipmp^es. Drop, in or write them when you can. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Albert W. Canter Widdie C. Hinson B. W. Castellow Jr. Swindell W. Lewis John J. Harrison Donald L. Willis USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Joseph S. Barron Wm. H. Pussinsfcy Joseph H. Berger Wm. L. Robinson Michael J. Coffey Maurice Rosenthal Leo Cronsohn A. J. Scheving Joseph R. Ebbole Wm. R. Seibert Myron E. Folts Claude A. Virgin Eric W. Johnson -Joseph Neubauer F. Melgulades USPHS HOSPITAL iSAVANN4Ul. CA.. R. W. Cetchovich Mohammed Said USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON D. L. Warrington VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS B. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS., MASS. Charles Bartlett D. Fitzpatrlck USPHS HOSPITAL . FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Woodrow Meyers B. F. Delbler John C. Palmer Horace Ledwell Jr. VA HOSPITAL DENVER, COLa Clifford C. Womack VA HOSPITAL BUTLER, PA. James F. Markel VA HOSPITAL , BOSTON, MASS. Thomas W. Kmion H: 1^' • 'I • i';. • •> ' SAILORS SNUG HABBOB STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. Benjamin Huggins VA HOSPITAL - KSCOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph cm VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY E. T. Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. HD. John' Asavlcula Emanuel Jones Hennlng Bjork Edward HcGowan William . Brewer Domingo Orbigoso Lonnle Buford Vincent Rizzuto Millard Byron Henri J. Robin Jr. Clyde Carlson Herbert Shartzer Patrick J. Duikln Wm. F. Smart Jr. Clarence Gardner G. Warrington Gorman Glaze Bruce E. Webb Robert Heillg USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS.E. Broussard Ray Peters Dale F. Evans Wm. H, PhUlips C. A. McCarthy WllUam H. Ward Raymond L. Perry Howard J. Watts ^ USPHS HOSI^AL GALVESTON, TEXAS Carmelo Martinez Harold Simmons James Matthews USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Herbert Allman Wooldridge Xing Robert G. Barrett . Edward Knapp Leo H. Lang Carey J. Beck Claude Blanks Terral HcBaney Robert Brown Alexander Martin Isauro Cardeal Michael Miller SEAFARERS LOG. D. B. Carpenter . John Hills Cloise Coats Jack Moore 675 Fourth Ave., Feas T. Crawford Michael O. Huzio Eugene CroweU Win. E. Nelson Brooklyn 32, NY Chas. R. Dalcourt Dominic NeweU Adolph L. Dannt Edward Northrope Douglas Winford Powell I would like to recefve the James Oliver Flynn WUUam Rollins James C. GUsson James Rutherford . SEAFARERS LOG — please Herbert E. Grant Ernest Sauls.. James E. Guy James Shearer >ut my name on your mailing John Hrolenok T. H. Stevens James Hudson James Ward ist. (Print Information) Sidney Irby Robert Wiseman Nicholas Katoul Clark C= Wood John H. Kennedy f:iifford Wuertz NAME USPHS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NYLewis R. Akins Frank Hernandez Manuel Antonana Donald Hewson Eladio Aris Ludwlg Kristlansen Fortunate Bacomo Thomas. R. Leiuur STREET ADDRESS Joseph J. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Bruno Leo Mannaugh Leo V. Carreon J. s; CByme James F.. Clarks. C. Oslnski • • « .» Joseph D. Cox George G. Phifer Juan Denopra Winston E. Benny John J. IbriscoU George Shumaker Otis L. Gibbs Almgr S. Vlckers Bart E. Guranlck Port P, Wing Taib Hassan Royce Yarborougb USPHS HOSPITAL ISLAND, NY TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you Andrew STATEN Brelih Francisco HarUnei •re en eld tiibscriboi and hav* a Robert W. Bunner V, Mavromatis C. Cepriano , Harold J. Moore ehan^a of address, pleasa give your T. Duiah DeDuisin Harvey W. Morris former addrasi balewi .Toseph J, Domino Paul Norton G. B. Griswold - Wm; C. Palmer , Victor Gustafson H. J. Peterson John S. Hauser David T. Raynes ••• • i i E-.'-ward H. Heacox. EtttetejrlQ. Rivera .Jose Rodriguez y-'i > '(••} ! i r.ci * ••J..,.. ! is ;. r.'.'eret^ Hord H.. A. Jurgenton' Frank SoHaho M'.f. .5j f . i'-n Patrick T. Kelly ; -Bhek'iSoM' t Rtifino Lara John UlU - ' CITY ^ joBii R. Longhurst JuUo Valentin'^ ' NUs H. Lundquist Amlello Verdemara L. McGlinchey John WestfaU '•'ST^VTE;, :W'a• . S. Ludwlg Manhart CITY STATE I »'r^' Chowtlme 20NE .. ..... ADDRESS Welfare Assist Draws Thanks To the Edltoir : We want you to rnake public how thankful we arc to the woriderfal Seafarers Welfare Plan for the great services it has given us in bur difficult moments when we had all our children sick in the hospital. They received good treatirient and several doctors' visits, all paid for by^he plan. We are very proud because my husband is a member of the The number of SIU men laid up at various hospitals around the country continues to be fairly constant, even -jvith a spurt of new admissions froih time to time. One conclusion i i««rigita*. iwi' SEAFARERS LOG Bud Wiilioms, nighf cook and boker on the Pocificus, shows off selection bf pies prepored for dinner during trip to Indio: from the West Coost. letto Te The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. best sailors organization in the world. We pray to God that He bless the organization, its offi­ cers and members and that they may continue giving their won­ derful services for years to" come. ' , Mr. and Mrs. Eduardb'Rppefont ; * 4^'- Year Aboard Ship Should Be Enough Chief . cook Dorryl Chofin does the honors on roost beef, cutting off slices for dinner. All told, it looks like the ship it eoting very well. She's cor« rying groin to Indio. Bosun Better, CqmingHome Latest reports indicate that an operation which had been scheduled on Seafarer Jose ^yes-in Singapore has been post­ poned, and that he'll be back Stateside this week. Before the surgery was put off, three crewmen off the Steel Flyer each gave a pint of blood to the blood bank of Singapore's General Hospital in anticipatioir of Reyes' needs during the operation, , The donors from the Flyer, ac­ cording to ship's reporter C: Ma-' thews, were Aldo Perini, AB; Joe Faircloth, fireman, and Juan Felidano, wipeT. Hews had been bosUn on the Steel Admiral. It i.s understood he reopened the incision of a previous operation while working on the Steel Ad­ miral in January. .He 4s also suf­ fering, from a stomach condition. Reyes -was known to the Flyer's crew, having come aboard while both ships were tied up in Singa­ pore's west anchorage early hi January. The Admiral later switched its itinerary and trans­ ferred cargo for Indonesia to the Flyer, which returned to Sing­ apore after calling at Javanese ports. It sailed again wheiv the blood donors returned to the ship. Reyes is' now being flown back for hospitalization in the New York area. Both crews expressed special thaiiks'to Miss Ruth Rosen, a passenger who twice visited the Reyes at the hospital in Singapore, for her kindness to a fellow sea­ man To the Editor: Brother Cameroq . (LOG, Jan; 30) thinks there should be - no limit on the time a seaman can stay on a ship. He mentions performers and the-fabt that they just make a trip or two and that's why they are in favor of the one-year limit. On all the ships I worked oh I found the performers in the minority and the real hard working seamen in the majority. The "one-year rotation" would give the guy on -the beach a break. It could be you! Another feature I noticed among both seamen and land­ lubbers is that then when they stay, on a .Job-,too long they get a sort of "bossy" complex and think they own the ship; If a guy can't make it in a year with the decent SIU salary , and con­ ditions, I would say "Jump off the Golden Gate Bridge." ' Antheay V. SmoiensU . that the overall job picture accor^g .to the shipping. round­ up published in the LOG shows that a lot of jobs, go to class C men for lack of takers with class A or class B seniority. But most of the time these jobs are only the entry ratings. You don't very often see class C men fill­ ing key jobs and such. Brothers, it: matters not what class or job we ship in provid­ ing there are jobs when we w?nt and need them. 1 feel that we should bring thiis subject to a vote of the membership. I have beard this voiced in a lot bf ports and on the ships very often.- Most of the men I'hear speak about it are all in favor of a one-year limit. Now the fact remains that some men want to stay on S ship for years. That is all well and good if a man likes that. As for myself, 1 am married and 1 take off very often for home and the Jdds. I believe there , are a lot men who would do the same if they were sure they could get another ship when the vaca­ tion was over. ^ Biit if we had the 12-month rule, we could practically bet, that we woulfd get a job within a very reasonable peribd of time. In a case where there was. no man available to relieve the man due to come off under the 12-month hile, the man on the', ship'would then have to stay; on in order to prevent the ship from sailing short-handed." I think it will work arid we should give it a try. U i£ doesn't, work, we brivbn't lost A thing, but we should vote on the tlubject and leave it up to majorityto decide. I for one am strong­ ly in favor of limiting the timeon a ishlp. ' '" . fTed R. Hieks, Jr. SS Seafair .444- Sltiiiiii Rates Steward Tops To-the EdUor: . I km Mridting this letter to let the Union know we have a very good chief steward here on the SS Captain Nicholas Sitinas. He is Brother Charles Stevens, man who does everything for'-.the creVr.' '.. The steward is on the spot everjr morning to check on everything, and -to make sme it comes out prepared weU. Bc. sides putting out good irierius, he als6 goes to the galley some^ times, to hfdF turn out special itenis for the crew. • t i ' I am the ship's delegate aiid To the Editor: ~ During the past several on behalf of all the crew rec-' months I have had the pleasur'a. bmiricrid, Stevens aS; one W the . of reading several letters in the best stewards in the SIU. , Thomriif G. Bn^^oa LOG on the subject of forced ; . = .4::. i. vacations for our membership. I wish to state that L.am in MoreOnWIvba complete agreement that we should leave our berths after, a HavlnE ID Card To thb Editor: 12-month period; or 360 days; As a 'married man' and one ' 1 .agijce with.the many other, with, obligations on paying for people-who have-written to the a home and ftiSny other; items LOG kboiit giVlrig: Identification I feel I can speak pretty freely cards, it would foe a little easier on this subject. I hbve s pretty I know,' frOm exp'eriencc, that large obligation, and. I-feel that cashing allottment checla,can if I can 'meet these things on be a problem-' If we had thefeO one year's employment then the cards it would be. a little easier other members of this great for the wives. Jdentificatiori ;eards can be Union , of ours can too..« I understand •- that" in some very-useful for such pupioses as . cases tijls. migbfiwbrk a hard­ getting into the SIU hall to ob­ ship on some important key jobs tain infomatiott or tp see some- ' siich as Those on-the passenger one, and klso,:would avoid the ships, etc. But 1 belieye we trouble that • SIU depmidents could iron out this niatter in have wheri they, go to, the SIU some way by having special pro^ clinic for a check-iip-" " I believe that if all the Seri-i visions for certain biircUto-replace jobs. In any case, a limit farers' wives who read the LOG ^ of a year on a ship , should be would write the. PriiOii; Qfa. tlds . our ultimate goal; Our brothers subject then ;8uiiielhiHg wouliT in the SUP set uir the seven- be done. Believe .riie, I rim sore,,';' niouth. rule and I have spoken to I am sp&.^^king for other-people ipanyof ^m who te«!l tbnt the, -ymcb Ifpy ihpt'ifti^'jd)^ i^t-up is just 6ne; it i^ves tificaiion card would be a.^atM help for the wives and children. everyone a chance for a job. m. NapbTeoiaa-^ • Ndw tfin l^ueSUoa^' i^^ �mmh Ur i*a9 I I)-,4.. .Vv , .. THI CABINS (T*IIM City ll««nlna)*.^ITABKAtL SIMMIB^ail-AthnflcU ifit. ||J^-clMlrBMm> I. WallMai SM> MAE (Suli), Feb. 1—Chairman, R. Tyren; Secretary, R. Tapman. Siip'a fund t31.90.' No beefs. Bequest quiet in passageway.. Water preesure not. eufficient in head*. Collection of tl ' to be taken for antenna for TV at payoC. . SAVANNAH (Saatraln), No data— Xhsihnan, R. May; lacratary, J. ObraM. Washing machine wringer to bd repajred. Ice box to bo adjusted. One man fired in Savannah. Some dis­ puted OT. On* man misted ship. Suggestion to have three lineochangea per week. ORION STAR (Orion), Feb. I— Chairman, C. Smith; Sacretary, A.AFOUNDRIA (Witarnan), Jan. IS— Cunningham. Delegate spoke to cap­ tain about putting out draws in trav- Chairman, R. (FConner; Sacratary, W. Sink. Doctor drunk in Phlla. Captain -relieved doctor and arranged for ahots in NY. Motion to reelect dele­ gate by acclamation. Quiet to be ob­ served whUe men Sleeping. All foc'slea aft to bo aougeed. Fans to be cleaned. MADAKET (Weterman), Jan. IS— Chairman, C. Lambert; Secretary, R. Taylor. New screens and mattresses received. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food and service. VALIANT HOPE (Ocean), Fab. 31— Chairman, J. Sheenan; Sacretary, C. Bellamy. Rcpalia being made. No Major beefs. Request water line to check engine. Sink to bo fixed. Turn off washing machine when finished. Return hooks to library. - JOHN B. WATERMAN (Watermanl. March 1—Chairman, J. Flowers; Secwetary, V. Meehsn. No- beef*. Bom* 'disputed OT. Discueaiott on wiper blowing tubes. Disc on foc'ale sou A painting. Washing machine he*( repair. Vote. *f thanks to steward for improved menus. iBIRVILti iWaterman), Feb. 1— Chairmen, H. Carney; Secretary, C. Rawilni*. Ship's fund S6S.10. No beefs. New delegate and treasurer elected. FLOMAR (Caimar), Feb. 1—Chsil^ man, A. Fertner; Secretary, R. Duff. No beefs. Wiper missed ship—^Frisco. Fireman hospitalised in Coos Bay. Re­ quest cutting down on coffee. FACiFiCUS (Orteni, Jan. SI — Chairman, A. Therw Secrgtary, O. Ruddy. Water tanks will be cleaned after discharge of cargo. fund. Few heefs re diatrflmtian of mada chine motor replaced in Singapore, if possible. Crew agreed to cover cost, Man cautioned about fighting on diip. Cretr Waniad about fooling up in port. Vote of thank* tc cooks for Job well done. Tribute To A Shipmate Reb. 4S-—ClM|niRiii# 'd- OMfSMl refary> B. iiv No be bedis. liV No Men missed gUp, „ SnAS^S^ Vote of tbnka. t*. ' for Job well done. Uag ahewer -tains, to prevent deck from tWo Void of tfii^ to ateward. dsvt. far ffood, food and • service, B1 donation to be collected «t payoff fo> ship's lundi %ary, tf; 'STliackk. Contacted R; Matthew* teom Ttaaa Cttjr.ra »a|4ns •S proceduMt WIU be laatrncted when arriving, NY. Motion made and carried, to have delegate wire B« time of arrivaL Crew asked not to unacrew. all light buUvi in pasMtgewayi. Laun­ dry to be kept clehn. elerg' cheek* with captain eignaturo on them' a* crew have found them difflt 'cult to get 'cariied. Hereafter, cvtain >U\.get all traveler* check* in Jiman, •where his signature is not required. rShip'S' fund was contributed to former chief cook, who waa taken eS aick. Few hours OT disputed. One man missed ship In Saeebo, last trip. ':' > -i .• :"r' • SEAFAMERS IPG STtei. ADsMIRAt (UihmUnK M, •-"•Chairmaiiy t. OuiMi SMraUryp H. Orlami*. Captain to have letters mailed at both points of Canal.- Draw in Halifax on OT. Few hours dis­ puted OT. ReporU sefepted. Motion to post direct sailing time rather .than tentative. Vote defeated en one year limit on thip. Repair lilt to be submitted. Vote of thank* to delc-g«te for Job well dene. BARBARA FRIETCHII (Liberty), Jan. 3S—Chairman, V. Menta; Sacre­ tary, R. KarezawsM. Beefs to be diacussed with dept. delegates. (Mod ship—good crew. Ship's fund tl3.38. New delegate cloctod. SnggeM timet to be put on waahing machine for safety, etc. IDEAL X (Fenn.), Jen. f—Chairman, W. Smith. Rapair Uat prepared—dis­ cussion on fumigation. Ship's fund S3.99. Keep metaroom dean. Flaca glasses en drain hoard. Thanks to steward dept. for job well done. STREL A6I (isHimlan), Fob. 31— Chairman, H. Brown; Secretary, J. Savaga. Some disputed OT. ClarUcation needed re work done by Indians in Calcutta. One man logged fOr not woriring two days. Request more cigarettes. Request more SEAFAR­ ERS LOG* mailed to ships on fereiaB articles. Chief mate uses pantry 'equipment in dispensing medical aid . to crew and refusea medical aid smless during hia working hours... ' DEL VIBNTO (Mississippi), Fob. I— Chairman, B. BroOeriek. Two men off sick. Vote of thanks to steward -dept. for Job well done. Few hours OT disputed. WANS ARCHIR. (Nerth Atlantic VoilKMAR (Calmsr), Fob. 21 — Msrihs), Feb. 1—Chairman, L. Smith; .'Chairman, H. Fllzgarsld; Secretary, Socrotary, L. Hopkins. Ship's fund K. Hatf imlslM. 1^. to clarify .sailing SS.OO. No beefs. Delegates elected in board. AU excess linen to be turned all • departmenta. Request steward in before arrival. Bq. to have quan­ dapt. Uving quartert be cleaned, tity of food inciwased. MeaU A vegeaougeed and painted. Vete ef thanks •tables are main items. to steward dept. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (ieatrafai), CITIES SSRViCR (Saltimer^, -tan. .Fsb. 8S—ChalmMn,. F. Russo; Sacra­ II—Chairman, D. Hebert; Secretary, tary, N. R*ml*y. SS9S paid out for W. Cassidy. NO: beefs. Everything new TV: tririp's fund $41. On# man running smoothly. Ship's fund $39. paying off in NY. No becfii. New flimigsiin missed ship In Nmrfolk. One delegate elected. Suggest adCquat£^ man hospitallted In Tabipa. Baker ' heat in crews' quarters. Discuasian missed drip In Lake Charles. SSS re xougceing laundry room. Suggest donated to March of Dimes. men asfao have time off in NY be allowed to pay off first. Be* about WANS FiONIER (Inter Qcsan), Jan. getting meat block planed or re­ 31—Chairman, T. Drobbbis; Secre­ placed and sec If any action has been tary, J. CrsN. No beefs. One man taken re air oonditiairing of crews' hospitalized. S14 in dilpM fund. Some mess before hot weather -arrives. • diaputed OT. Motien made, A seconded to have engine pitrdlmaii aboard for KYiKA (Watennan), Feb. S-Chali^ payoff, also havg delegate caU Nor­ man, S. Heufcebe: Sacretary, H. Alefolk Ml fOr replae^ent-of miering Alear. Caputs forbids liquor on man in stoward d^. ship. SfalpM fund $•. After ualns between AB and messman be settled. washing machine at night, leave Ught Request men-leaviBg sliip at payoff to out. Return books to shetyea. DanT leave clean foc'de A drip. Turn In leave clotbea drying for daysJ Heat­ excess linen and matches to steward. ing system needs repairs. Ne an* dishes. Wiper's locker needs repi^. ^COASTAL CRUSAORR fSuwanne*), Feb. IS—Chelrman, 6, Foley; > Secre­ . ROYAL OAK (CItIs* Ssrvlcs), Fsb. tary, D. Wegner. New delegate dect- . Chairman, M. McNab; Secretary, ed. Heads to be In sanlMiv condition A. Carpenter. Several repairs made. sftsr. lisa. ' Jlon't pouir coffee in scut­ Mattreas to eome. Repair list to be tlebutt. Froper attire to be used .in turned in. Flowers sent to OuiUoiy messhall. family in hospitM. tS in ahlp'a fund; request donation at payoff. Tffo.iOIAL X (Fsnn), Jan. f—Chairman, hours disputed OT. No beefs. ReW. Smithr Secretary, D. Llela. Repelir qnest draw before docUng Sdnth. 8e«^ list ready. Dtacusdon on fumlgaUou. about cold water below deck. Plimp M.8S in shlp'a fund. No beefs; evesy- ordered. thlng running smoothly. Keep nussroom clean. Placaa glassea on drain STIRL AOMtRAL (Itthmlan), Dec. board and not in sink. Vote of tkanko 14.. Cbetmian, H. Orlande; Secretary, to steward dept. for Job weU done. R. Hunt. New delegate elected. Ne beefs. Do not fill washing machinv FAIRLAND (Fan-Atlentlc), Feb. SI with taothcn «bdrmaii, c. DeMdelnr leerwferF, Frank Kuafura. No beefs, naebssion ORtON cilFFRR (Orion), Feb. II— on benches for aft. Motion that b*M- CbeHsnan, M. BerlewHs Secrolary, J. er be installed battreom , and BnylO. New AB Joined ship nt Babre—iwer bctwaeb eleb. A bosim'S quar^ in Island. One man JelMd. dhto at * ^.of thai#* to ateward dept. Saseba,. Japan. On* OB aktttrihmm wd halju for pte and paatriea made disputed OT. Delegate ntH ImvlnB trottUe: With Captain Md MSM nute. DissMiaflod i with feed. SbotUga of YAXA -(Waterbian), Feb. F-r-Cbeliv -cigarettes;-man, C. WalUck; Secretary, F, Stan^nharry. Csplsta Jdeaged With er»W. . BRL ORO (MiHiealppO, FA 3X — Me .member got married, no logff .. Chsirmsn, W. Osotmesist Sogreteiv. • Crow to atakc Jist^.of Mfidy-auggeF S. tmlth. On* mm kriate*- gblp in Uona. Evewthltff in. good.Shaw.:. NOL. Montevideo, Urugwor, ||ilF% Banff BM.^ tioj&putcd OfT. yefg nf tbinkA,• -Jteqneat eoffoe -pete boTjaAli. Cm- • to-atniMv.d*i|rt. f«f fiii«;hoUb» dltn^ /Hbm •- ro megiman- /ffiMMi-; bear , beca.-: .-Kepfilir .CMMlttm*:. ' • S-r-lr": -V • • lAiW Heads bowed, crewmembers on the Valiant Faith attend final rites at sea for- 3rd assistant engineer Axel L Lundqvist, who passed away in his sleep on Feb. 7. Services were held Sunday morning, Feo. 8, with Copt. A. DeBoxy officiating and aU engines on "stop." ..Phil Roshke was the photographer. LOG'A-RHYTHM: Love For The Sake Of Loving By JofaD F. Wiuiderlich . / love for the sake of loving; Some toiU cry for. the sake of crying. I sing for the sake of singing; Some will die for the sake of dying. . I drinJc for the sdke of drinking; • Some abstain for the sake of abstaining. I laugh for the sake of laughing; Sanve cotnplain far the. sake of complaining. t win Sonie I live Sonie for'the sake of winning; wilt fail for the sake of failing. far the sake of living; will ail for the sake of ailing. But why shouldn't we all Win for the sake of winning. Sing for the sake of singing, Laugh for the sake of laughing, [And love fpr the sa^ of'loving? And let others do the ailing • Failing Complaining Fat:* TbMMm Laugh-A-Day Helps Keep 'Em Sailing The jokers are running wild these days and it isn't even Spring yet. On the Wang Pioneer, the whole crew has been called down for using the blackboard for practical jokes. They've been marking up the board with early calls and notices for money draws that don't exist. The Orion Clipper gets its comic relief from the new chief mate, a real bell-to-bell man. "He'll be a happy naan,", says our corres­ pondent, "when someone invents pants with a toilet and shirt that has a builtrin water fountain. First he sax's take castor oil for what ails you aad then the next day squawks that you spend too much time run­ ning the head. How can you beat that system?" Then there's the guy on the Wacosta who had his troubles making himself understood in Belgipm until he found a cabbie who- said he spoke English. As the ^ver was taking the sailor back to the ship, he asked if he had yi^ted the World's Fair in Brussels. "Couldn't," said our man. "Not enough time. Too bad." The driver slowed the car, looked back at the seaman in amazement and sjtarted cussing him over the "insult" he'd made. "But you don't understand," the sailor said. "In American, too bad means I'm sorry, sort of." "Ah," said the driver. "You ase sorry our World's Fair was too bad. That is also Insulting." With that, the driver stopped the cab, collected his fare and drove way grumbling. Our man may still be walking. 'J .. * Abstaining And die for the soke of dying. 10 Days' Stores, 20 Days To Home' While on the Flomar I ran across an article about Lish Taylor (LOG, Jan. 30), which brought back memories of a trip we made on the old Andrew Jackson for Waterman some time in 1940. ' This stciy was submitted to know we had ran out of butter one We took her out of Mobile the LOG by Seafarer E. B. afternoon but the next morning we and went to the Far East and (Peloekes) "Fart SS Flomar. had butter in the icebox. I always then to Spain. thought the (miy way you could That was before the US went make butter was by letting milk into the war. We picked up a load was the first time I ever knew that clabber and then churning it. But of tobacco for Santander, Spain, a fish had chitterlings. 1 always it seems Lish was making it out of and were supposed to go through thought they came from a hog. baking grease and eggs. Maybe he We had some good seamen on had some kind of secret formula. Suez,' but American ships couldn't go through theie then, so we had that scow. To name a few: Ray­ He was the best steward I ever to come all the way back through mond Foster, Vernon Hall, Leroy rode with in all my 26 yeai-s on the Panama Canal. Lish put in a GuUey, Adama, Barett, Olmcmd, these ships. lai^e order for stores In the Canal Uncle Jimmy Gray and many more Ahyway we head back to Balti­ but received only about half of I cant recall. more, a run of about 20 days, and I We stayed in Spain about 23 know he only had about ten days' what he ordered. At the tinae he didn't mind that days. Not being able to get many stores. Every day he would take s(i| much, as he thought he could stores, we were running short The a sight and count the meat. We had good weather coming pick up more stores In Spain. We captain asked the steward if he did receive stores in Japan, but could make it home with .what he back, and we made it to the docks they didn't have any cold storage had but I never heard the answer. with the boxes wide open, and not 1 was 2nd orok and-baker on the even one ox joint left. But Lish there so all the.-meat was ireshkilled. To top it off; they brought ship, and I thought I knew what swore if he had to stay out another aboard the heads- and all, and the was in the boxes. I'm telling you 1 day we would have had meat.-1 was sorry wci got in. 1 would have crew was wondering if it ynp being liked to bkve-lemoned the secret of 1^ smne idad of dog. They all making meat. said tlmy weren't going to cat any We didn't have any supper tlie 6t the meat TWs is where our evening we got in so they brought chief cook, Clarence Lett, came in. Seafarers nvefrseas hifo want Well, we had lamb meatballs and to get in touch with hej^quar- saodwichM for all the crew. To top veal hambiirgen, and all tiie time ters In a hurry MU) do. so by it off, we. didn't have a squawk the the crew waB waiting fnr the stew cabling the Union at its cable whole trip. Any of the men who ard.. to put veal or lamb on the • '"OSS, SEAFARERS NEW was on the old Andy will remem her that trip- . lnena..Now in Spahi they had Just YORK... Now Lish has retired; s good gotten over their civil wjuv so the Use ot this address wilFassure USi^s we piched Miip tbeiw dtdnt . -leedy transniisslon on all me»- Union mim and • goodaeaman. Rot am(MMit>tb Bi»^. Wc'wfm lo sages and faster- '-ervicff for the a$ tiie old sa^ng; goes: "Let him hRve tito ilnweci while hff can still fei' jMBiebut thcgr salt ^e men Inv^ved. smffathim." UQimtt^ Cable Addrftss i: - • •.-1 �..•;,v:>-i ... ,vTr v> y : • ,;•; vV- / SEAFARERS LOG : rave Foajcieen Rebecca Has A Meeting Poetry In LOG A Hbbby Only To the. Editor! The appearance Of poems of mine In the SEAFAftERS LOG has brought inquiries concern­ ing my status as a seaman which I feel I should answer, I am not a seaman and have never "been one, • However, it was Inevitable that sooner or later we would come Into contact with each other because we have had the letters To The Editor Union and ship's business get careful attention aboard the SS Rebecca at regular SlU ship's meeting. P.art of the gang is pic­ tured, including J. Henning,\meeting secretary (seated, 3rd from left), and ship's delegate R. B. Barnes (seated, reading). Ship is reported running smooth so far. iNEW YORK 075 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-66(05 PORTLAND -Sll SW. Clay ^ BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. CApitkl 3-4338 Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstem 1-4900 SAN FRANCISCO.. .i.... .450 Harrison^ BOSTON . 276 State St. Douglas 2-8383 A1 Tanner, Agent Richmond 2-0140 SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St WILMINGTON......... R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C LAKE CHARLES, La. . 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MC&S MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. ...523 BienvUle St. Cal fanner. AgentHEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS RAmond 7428 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NEW YORK 075 4th Ave.. Brooklyn UYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND.... 211 SW Oay St. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. CApitol 7-3222 3. Bullock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 350 Fremont St. PHILAOELPUIA 337 Market St. SAN FRANCISCO EXbrook 7-5600 S Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 2505 —1st Ave. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. SEATTLE Marty Breithoff. Aeen' Dougla.s 2-!j475 MAin 3-0088 SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos. WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Stop so TEiiiiinal 4-8338 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St MFOW William Morris, Agent Adams 3-172ar 1216 East Baltimore St. Sii^Ari'Ll. . 2505 1st Ave BALTIMORE Ted Babfcowski, Agent Main 3-4334 EAstern 7-3383 TAMPA ^BOy-JKH N. FrankUii St HONOLULU ...56 North Nimitz Highway B. Gonzalez. Acting Agent Phone 2-1323 PHone 5-6077 WlLiViiiNUiON, Cant o05 Marine Ave. NEW ORLEANS 523 BKnviUe St. Reed Humphrie.s. Agent Terminal 4-2874 MAgnolia 0404 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. SEC;RETARY-TREASURER COrtland 7-7094 Paul Hall PORTLAND... 522 NW Everett St. ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS CApitol 3-7297-8 J Aleina. Derk W Hall, Joint > SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. C. Simmons, Eng. J. Volpian, Joint E Mooney. Std. DQuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO. 296 West 7th St. TErmlnal 3-4485 SUP SEATTLE .2333 Western Ave. HONOLULU .51 South Nimitz Highway MAin 2-6326 PHone .502-777 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Great tak^s District JAckson 5-7428 ALPENA 1215 N Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY......... 914 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 DULU-rH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randi Iph 2-4110 V Under the rules of the . SIU, FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 any member can ncminate him­ MILWAUKEE; 033 s. second Ave. self for meeting chairman, read- . BRoadway 2-3039 .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave, 2-^ cJerk or any other posi that RIVER ROUGE Mich. VInewood 3-4741 SlU, A&G District All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG musi be signed by the toriier. Names will be withheld upon request. same alms for years. I have always loved the sea and, like you, I have advocated for many years an adequate merchant marine for commerce and de­ fense and fair wages for sea­ men. I am one hundred per­ cent with you in your protests against flags . of convenience but sometimes question, your methods. I have reiid the LOG. xegu>.Iarly for a long time arid con­ sider it the best of all seatrien's publications and have always been proud to have my poems and letters appear .in it. Poetry Is a hobby. I do odd jobs for a living. I once belongfed to an AFL union for elevator operators and there were other employees in the building who were formm: sea­ men. But they aU had been KMU so I didn't even get close to you in my union ajGUliation. Nevertheless, SIU is my favor­ ite union. I think it does most for "seamen. I trust this letter will answer the inquiries. Roy Fleischer March 13, 1951 Bbod Baitki New Valiant Skipper Is A Card, TpbLease Gii Lif# T« >he Editor! Thanks to the SIU Blood Bank and the brothers who made it possible for irie to have a new lease on life. ' i:was sent to the marine hos­ pital on Staten Island for an emergency operation and need­ ed 12 pints of rare type blood. The hospital only had two pints of this type on hand. My wife contacted the First National City Bank where she is em­ ployed and all they had was two pints in their blood set-iip. Next, my daughter's husband contacted the Nassau County Police Department wherq he is employed. They graciously gave all they had, and that was two pints, making a total of six al­ together but a far cry from the ' 12 pints 1 needed. Well, when our S|U Welfare Representative heard about my needing an additional six pints it was no time at all be­ fore he personally made the trip to the blood donor center and came up^ with the needed amount. I am now at home recuperat­ ing, and hoping to be able to hit that shipping list in a few months. Meanwhile, many thanks also to the wonderful surgeons at the USPHS Hospi­ tal, Staten Island, and the Sea­ farers' successful battle to make this service available. Henry L. Maglnness 4- 4 Del Mar Now On 80th Voyage To the Editor: Enclosed find a few photos which I hope can be printed in the LOG. The Del Mar is on Ks 80th voyage and now has a full compliment of passengers.. Everything is running along smoothly ip all three (depart­ ments. The chief steward Is Bruce Bourgeois, 2nd steward is Whitey Lanier and Henry Maas is bosun. Best wishes from all hands. George H. McFall Frlnter-Forter Wv' ;<, 4 4 To the Editor: Instead of the unions fight­ ing among themselves and sometimes poking jibes at. Harry Bridges, why don't we do something constructive? As far as liame-calling is con­ cerned, I think we all could think of relatives who deserve that more than other poor work­ ing stiffs. Why don't we do something' about these "100 percent Amer-' lean" businessmen shipping under the Panamanian flag? Why not get their names, their companies' names, etc., and flush them out in the open? Let's put some dough into the campaign to have these Con-; grcssmcn and Senators who are supposed to be friendly to labor -to do something in this matter. .Publish the names of Icgisia- , tors who are friendly toward runaway ships, \ Bob Lanette > « To the Editor: I get a copy of the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG from the union local I belong to, Boilermakers 112 here in Mobile."As a former; sailor back in 1920 I enjoy read-; ing your newspaper very much. • I'd like to add my voice to i say "Keep 'Em Flying" also. That is, of course, keep Ameri­ can flags on American ships. „ S. J. Orrell 4.^4'- Seeks Directory For Every Hall Canadian District 408 Simpson St, Phone: 3-322I-128>/ii HoUis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL . . 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEX; 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St, David St. CAnal 7,5212 rORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMoire 4.5719 ST. JOHN. NB ., ..177 Prince WilUam St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER, EC. .. 298 Main St. 4 Wants to Flush Out Runaways ; , Throw In For ' A Meeting Jdb may be up for election before the membership, including <- irtiittees such as the tallying committees, financial commttees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership mectin^ officers are elected at the -'art of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. To the Editor: The deuces were wild arid the aces were as hot as two-buck . pistols. Three hands were left with plenty of action when in walked Captain DeBozy. There will be no more card playing after 0100 hours, he says, because the men have to work in the daytime and if they sit up playing cards they will be too tired. On this slow old Liberty on a long haul to India carrying grain, with no overtime except that which is essential, such as docking, undocking, lines, etc., the captain figures that 16 hours sleep a day Is not enough. Maybe the crew ought to take up knitting. Phil Roshke SS Valiant Faith FORT WILUAM Onfario HALIFAX, N.S Piciufed reading mail during voyage to South America, are McOoey, officers printryman (left), and George McFolj, printer-porter (right), on the cruise liner Pel Mqr. The men in the middle is not identified. •4 •• To the Editor: In the "Letters to the Editor" column (LOG, Feb. 13), the' editor of the LOG said that a list of directions to the various docks in the New York area,' . together with a large map, will be posted in the New York hall. Why not extend this idea,to all the SIU halls, so that each hall will have a map of the doek-s in its area and a list of directions on how to reach themby public transportation? ' Edward'C. Roop �• /i -Mmh IS. 1959 SEAPARERS Sni BABir ABRIVilLS J. All of the following SIU families have received.a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name; Daniel Bryan Carver, bom June Wanda Jean McGMdridi, bora ; 18, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. February 6, 1959, to Seafarer and Noah C. Carver, EI Cerrito, Calif. Mrs. Eugene McGoldrick, Cam­ eron, Texas. 4 4 4, Terry fan! Donzat, born Decem­ Taorgia H^am Konzannas, ber 30, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pavay Joseph Douzat, Thibodaux, bora January 29, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Kouzounas, Saco, La. Maine. i 4 '444 Gary Denila Glass, bora DecemGeorge Christopher MiUer, born : ber 24, 1958, to Seafarer add Mrs. February 7, 1959, to Seafarer and John Glass, Glen Burnle, Md. Mrs. Henry W. MOler, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Inez Hernandez, born February Darlene Marie Fontenot, bora 3, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Beraldo Hernandez, San Juan, PR, January 22, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John P. Fontenot, Lake 4 4 4 Barry Wayne Penton, born Feb­ Charles, La. 4 4 4 ruary 22, 1959, to Seafarer and Joyee Elaine Hudimn, born Janu­ Mrs. Leon Penton, New Orleans, ary 25, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. La. Louis E. Hudson, Mobile, Ala. ^ 4-4 4 Donna Marie Ramos, born Feb­ ruary 8,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Armond Raipos, East Boston, Mass. 4 4 4 Evirn James Stokes, born Jan­ uary 27, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. ; Donnie Stokes. Coden, Ala. • 4 4 4 4 4 4 ,^444 4 4 4 Mary Anne Doherty,. born Febru­ Darryl Girard Williams, born January 13, 1959, to Seafarer and ary 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Robert Williams, Mobile, Ala. John J. Doherty, New York, NY. EVERY I SBNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN ANQ SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS MTD" "THE VOICE OF THE tvnrr sdiWAr, laztr OMT HIM or snKfay/ WFK-»;19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United. States. WFK-95, 15780 KCa Ships in Mediterranean .areaj < North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World Wireless kreadcasts Continue ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST SuTJdflp) WCO-13020 KCS - Europe and North America WCO-16908A KCs East Coast South America WCO-2Z407 KCs . -ri.*. . West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST SiM^wf WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia . ,1 *'r. - WASHINGTON—With imports of cheaper foreign oil caus­ ing howls from domestic producers. President Eisenhower has James McLaaghlfn imposed compulsory controls on oil imports, cutting them Anyone having any information back sharply from recent on the above, please contact h.'s tially refining the oil in foreign sister, M. McLaughlin, 27 Norfolk levels. countries then bringing it into St., Roxbury, Mass. Last known job Among the events precipi­ the States,and free of controls. WMM 81-11037.5 iTUA-uiwrst Northwest iraumc., Pacific - &• i- "- was as cook on New York tug. Tankers, transporting foreign oil are generally American-owned runaways, which stand to suffer if mandatory regulations are en­ forced. On the other hand, if the demands of domestic operators are met, it will mean an increase in US oil production here and a boost in coastwise tanker sMi>ping, an area In which US-flag tankers oi>erate exclusively under maritime law. The new controls are expected to apply to most oil products, though not all. Long-established importers would figure to draw a major portion of the permitted imports while special provisions arc expected to be made in refer­ ence to the importation of Cana­ dian oil. Jobless Cost 20 Times That Of Job Accidents 4 4 4 4 4 4 Raymond Queen Your car is being held in Wayne, West Virginia. Contact Jay Watts at once. f 4 4 4 Robert Statham You are urged to get in touch with your brother Arthur at 805 N. Cedar Dr., Cavina, Calif. L. J. Goodwrin Anyone having any knowledge as to the whereabouts of the above's seamen's papers please contact Jos Volplan in headquarters. 4 4 4 4 ' 4 4 4 J 4 Oskar Kaelep Walter Nelson requests that you get in touch with him the next time you are in town. His phone number is TA 3-9517. Eugene ~Hazen > Urgent you get in touch with Jim McKinney. Phone University 3-3606 Gulfpoii, Mississippi, collect. 4 Joseph Rcvill Your clothing left aboard the SS Yaka is in the baggage room in the New Orleans hall. WASHINGTON—Almost 20 times as much productivity 4 4 4 was lost because of unemployment a^ compared to lost-time Ex-Crewmembers Morning Light accidents on the job in American industry in 1958. An AFLThose who sailed on the ship be­ CIO study based on CJoverntween February 14, 1957 and March ment statistical data indicated dustry. The cost to the.American 12, 1957, and were traveling on a economy, while considerable, no­ that 1,118,000,000 work days where approached that of unem­ Greyhound Bus from New Orleans to San Francisco which colUdqd ployment. with a car en route, are urged to The AFL-CIO figures support contact Fred Lowler at 1040 Euclid the Federation's program calling St., Beaumont, Texas. He was in­ for various types of Government jured in the accident and needs assistance to reduce unemploy­ witnesses for his court case. ment whic^ has persisted despite 4 4 4 the business recovery. "Ski," AB Another figure, that for illness Glen Schrolucke wants to get in or injury off the job, was ten times touch with an AB nicknamed "Ski" that of work accidents, amountr who has a withered left arm, light ing to 544 million work days. Auto­ hair and used to work for the old mobile accidents, of course, co.n- US Army Transport Service at tributed heavily to the off-job in­ 58th St., Brooklyn. jury totals. Strikes resulted in the smallest loss of ail the four categories ' • i . . BOSTON—A rough fight is ex­ listed, amounting to 23 million man pected on Beacon Hill over the days, most of which were piled up a Telatively few long-term walk­ proposed Massachusetts state in­ in outs. come tax. Acting. Agent Gene Dakin reports. This taj^ will even hit the earnings of seamen wh6 are not Massachusetts residents WASHINGTON—The Maritime but are employed on a ship in Administration has copies of a Massachusetts' waters. The law study of hydrofoil ships available would hit non-residents oh vessels for interested parties. The study, of such SIU companies as Cities based on preliminary investigation Service, Isthmian, Robin and (Continued from page 2) by the Grumman Aircraft Corpora­ others. farers and Dockers Sections of tion, covers proposals for ships Opponents have pointed to the the International Transport- with speeds of 50 to 200 knots, dis­ workers Federation in London placements from 10 to 3,000 tons fact that the plan, is the majority last January, representatives of of eases, will result in a seaman and ranges from 40 to '3,600 nauti­ maritime workers of all major cal miles. paying income taxes to two states nations of the free world agreed while his ship is; in Massachusetts The conclusions of the study waters. In addition, a tax of this with the American unions' posi­ were that hydrofoil ships could op­ type would have more of a nuisance tion to: erate at three times the speed of value than a revenue value when ". . . continue the fight against conventional vessels, and run everything is taken into considera­ any shipowner using a flag for more smoothly than conventional tion. the purpose of avoiding the ships in rough waters. proper wages and working con­ On the shipping side, registra­ It was this study which led the tion for the port inveased slightly ditions . . . Maritime Administration to award over the past period while ship­ "To seek to have established a contract to Grumman for the ping declined. A total of 16 men the appropriate collective agree­ construction of a test hydrofoil was shipped: fd pemanent berths ments covering wages and work­ ship. on the six vessels exiling into the ing conditions and, where lack­ The hydrofoil ship runs on two area, during the last two weeks, ing, social security; such agree-, stilt-like pontoons. As the speed Dakih said. ments to be concluded through increases, the ship runs higher out Payingpffwere ae Helen (Olym­ affiliated unions of the country of the water. The use of the stilts pic Trans.) and the Bradford Island in "-which actual control of the means that the impact of heavy (Cities SMviceX- liie Helen later shipping operationis vested .. seas is largely neutralized since signed bn7 Ta-ti^dlj^U were the At M meeting today the joint they pass tuid^heath the ship and Wapg Juror; (Dfertjoii); Steel /action commRt^ of the Ameri­ around the stilts. ' miral (T^tnia4> can, maiitime; unions ^as dir ' To: ^t^,| jhe i of iQ^^foU (Victory; CJartifeirtJ ' iaid the CaU'- reeled to Inipleinent this pro? ships has' been limited to s " tigny (Cities Service).' gram. craft, largely as experiments. Standard US Pacts For All wrieti, 15850 KOi Ships in Gulf oi Mexfeo, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West coast Mexico and US East Coast . ..PK: Oir import limits Boost US Tankers Mass. Tax Has Kicker For Seamen 'i S-Ai - •^1 were lost beyond recovery as the result of unemplojmient which fluctuated around or above the four million m%rk all year. • By contrast, work accidents re­ sulted in the loss of 55 million work days, throughout all-of in- I • tiiePUdtn id^G tating the President's decision was the shipment of oil from Commu­ nist Rumania to the Commerce Oil Corp. which arrived la New York last week. The shipment brought an immediate protest from the Independent Petr<rfeam Associa­ tion of America, -which suggested extra duties on such sales, or on other sales where production was subsidized by the4Ni. 78T9A$0 also asked for outright prohibition of all products made by "convict, forced or indentured labor." Both 4 4 4 Debra Ann Bennies,'born Febru- these provisions could probably be applied to all Russian products. a^ 5, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Since present restrictions apply Etles Hennies, Lowdand, NC. only to crudd oil, many importers 4 4 4 have bep-i dodging the rule by par­ Wanda Lee Flslier, bora Decem­ ber 23, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Duane Flaher, Fasadefia, Md. Madeline and Katberhie Wbited, Sarah Lynne Dew, bom Febru­ born February 22,1959, to Seafarer ary 10, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. ^ and Mrs. John L. Whited, New Paul Haywood Dew, Glen Burnie, ! Orleans, La. Md. . M/mpilTRAKS DEPAR^^ '"it-, 'Stilt-Ship' Booklet Outf MA Reports 111 'Ml �is^ •L.-' Vv '•;'-, v-,:.> .'JW , V • • V , .' ' ' .•«-.. • OFFICIAL ORGAN THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Harbor Boom, Ship Race Herald Seaway's Opening Plans for nearly $500 million worth of dock facilities and a race to bring the first deepsea US-flag ship into the Lakes point up the imminent opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. When the ice goes out on the Lakes and on the St. Lawrence within the next few weeks, the Seaway will be ready „„ Lakes, alace other .a- Railroads are apprehensive about business. plicants, including T. J. McCarthy, taking a beating Tn the process and Major US-flag shipping op­ under contract to the SIU Great this week moved to cut rates on erators are jockeying to see who Lakes District, are not so far grain to meet the .competition. One grain company official cited will be the first to inaugurate serv­ along in the processing of their ice into the Lakes. Grace Line subsidy bids. However, the first the advantages of shipping "grain apparently has the edge on who deep-sea ship to enter the Lakes from Duluth by direct water route •f» will be the first subsidized opera- will probably be American Ex­ to Antwerp and other continental port's Extavia, a C-2, which is ports for less money than you can scheduled to go into the Lakes on ship it by rail to the East Coast." April 23 with cargo from the Seaway ships. are already booking traffic fttr this Spiing which other­ Mediterranean. McCarthy, of course, has been wise would go overseas through a long-time Lakes operator but East and Gulf coast ports after does not have plans ready yet for movement by rail. Similar interest is reported in operating offshore on a saltwater moving green coffee directly into run. Aside from expenditures on the the Lakes via the Seaway from ' Like two spent fighters in the dressing room after a bout, the Seaway project itself, local, state South America and in upping im­ battered Norwegian tanker Jaianta and the US passenger liner WASHINGTON — Chances of and Federal agencies have booked port and export of automobile Constitution tie side by side in'Bethlehem Shipyard, Brooklyn, after passing a "50-50" bill which would nearly a half-billion dollars on shipments on specialized carriers. collision. That's the Jalanta's catwalk hanging free. exclude niiaways from carrying construction- of docks, storage Government cargoes are consid­ elevators, channel widening proj­ p."; ered dim in light of strong opposi­ ects and other improvements. This tion coming from various GDv"ern- in turn opens the way for the use Ifei:* ment sources. The proposals of more and bigger ships on the called for either US ships or Lakes, and signals a boom in Lakes Cruising in a dense fog at a reported 16 knots, the American Export passenger liner Con" ships of the nation receiving shipbuilding activiti^. stitution cojllided with the Norwegian tanker Jaianta off Ambrose Light on March 1, shear­ Government aid to carry all the Most of the chann^, projects call cargoes involved. for a uniform 27-foot depth, en­ ing a 135-foot section from the tanker's bow. No one was injured. The Comptroller-General of abling ocean-going vessels to ceme Both vessels had just com--*the US has criticized the proposal in at will. Chicago, for example, pleted overhauls and were became obscure. When the Jaianta harbor tugboats. The two vessels as possibly leading to restrictions has a $40 million project going to riding light. Had was spotted again, this time by n made it into the Bethlehem Ship­ on foreign trade. The argument is expand and modernize its harbor fortunately the tanker been carrying oil, a lookout, it was only VA of a mije yard in Brooklyn under their own that ships of the legitimate mari­ facilities, making that city a front- fiery disaster might have resulted. away and was moving towards the power but. with tug escorts.. The time nations would also be ex­ runner as an outlet to the sea. Constitution's d^age was slight, The Constitution caotaiii's ad­ liner at right angles. The opening of the new inter­ cluded ^nd that this might lead In the~impen(IIng collf^oh,' the consisting of a IS-fbot wide gash mission of the vessel's speed would to retaliatory measures against national waterway is expected to detached bow section of the tanker in its port bow. The Coast Guard American-flag ships by foreign produce sharp shifts in traditional appear to involve a violation of the remained afloat and though listing has called a hearing on revoking export and traffic patterns. It will rules of the road which call for badly, was towed into shore by her skipper's license. countries. The matter may be thrashed create a fourth US seacoast as far vessels to proceed at. reduced I "T- •'.• 1^-- . out further at hearings before the inland as Duluth on Lake Superior, speeds in areas of limited visibili­ House Merchant Marine Commit­ and a bonanza for grain, ore, ty; Prior to the crash, visibility automobile and coffee shippers. ranged from several hundred yards tee. to no more than a mile. jSindilar To 1956 Crash The accident was similar to the one between an SlU-contracted ship, Fairisle, and a Panamanian MOBILE—For the first time in nine months, the Alabama tanker in 19.58, The Fairisle skip­ per was sailing ~Kis vessel at 15 state docks-here are cperating in the black, Cal Tanner, port knots, and was found guilty of agent, reports. The management of the docks has been the (The brothers described below are receiving $150-monthly SIU dis­ negligent conduct by a doast kibject of considerable inves--' ability-benefits.) Guard Board of Inquiry.- Two crew­ tigation.by the governor's of­ as in-transits. However prospects for the coming period are dim as fice and the local press be­ there are not many ships sched­ Lloyd McGee . . , 53 . . . sailed aboard SIU ships for 14 years after men were injured. joining Union in 1943 . . . worked on Libertys, Vietorys, Mariners, and TheCot&titution had spotted thie cause of Us inability to run the uled for payoff in the area. On« tankers . . . "tankers are best for a man who wants tanker on its radar screen at, a docks at a profit. bright spot will be the crewipg up to get ahead and doesn't care too much about get­ distance of 7V^ miles, but at two However an investigation by of the Claiborne, -when. the ;;,Siiip ting ashore in every port" . . . preferred runs to miles, the captain said, the target state auditore and a neyr adminis­ comes out of the yards after cpmtration fqr the docks, appointed by pleting her annual inpefition. . Germany and Northern Italy because of the many ( : the incoming governor p ii11 e d interesting sights . . . vividly recalls salvage job The vessels calling info this port them out of debt during the past during the past two week period in the Aleutians where lils^i^ip ^resc}ied. 23 sur­ month. As was reported earlier, included the Suzanne, . Frances vivors of Russian tanker . . . crew included five one of the first moves by the new (Bull); Alcoa CavSlier,. AlcoS women, one who gave birth on ship . . . McGee wffs managers was to sell the: dock's Plantei', Alcpa RoantiCr, , AlcoS chief cook on the ship at the time ... in 1950 he two yachts, one airplane and one Clipper, Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa)} ran into a typhoon off Okinawa which lasted three fire engine; The docks, and the Yaka, LaSalle, Claiborne, Morning days and was "a little too scary to be interesting" SjU membership meet­ port, have picked: UP a lot of rev^ Light, Hastihgs (lyateripan): and McGee . . . Retired in December, 1957, because of a heart ailment which made him unfit for duty ; . . lives a stone's throw away ings are held regularly entre from the large grain - ship­ the Steel N^^atbf .(Isthinian). r ments which have been passing from SIU headquarters in Brooklyn and drops over to the hall just Negotiations are' cohtihuing be­ every two weeks on Wed­ through the area. about every day, often running into old shipmates. tween the locail drydock and ship*., nesday nights at 7 PM in The 60,0(l6-toh"LiberIan-flag ore building concerns and the shipyard 4" i i carrier which ran aground here in unions. Tanner reported. In addi* Sam Gordon . . . 75 . . . began sailing from Boston In 1906 . . . old all SIU ports. All Sea­ Mobile Bay ten days ago is still tipn, a couple of SIU Marine Allied ISU member who was with SIU from the opening gun when the Union was chartered back in 1938 . . . sailed to all parts of farers are expected to stuck fast and presents a sight for Workers Division contracts are also world, liking one as much as the next.-.'. "under an attendi those who wish to tlie towii's tourists, Unable to free being negotiated and something SIU contract, every run was a good one, so I wasn't be excused should request the ship themselves, the, vessel's concrete is expected withinweek. forelgn-ftag owners hav^ put in a or;so, ,' . ,, - V fussy" . . . bom in West Indies, his work occa­ the membership aifcl officials Pf sionally took him back there . . . worked in stew­ permission by telegram call for tl)e lar^e rescue tug, Cable, ard department mostly on freighters and passenger (be sure to Include regis­ to try and work the vessel out of the Mobile bi'anch wish to extend ships . . , lives with wife in New York dity . . . tration number The next the mud. Estimates on how long it their deepest sympathy to the fam* will fake the tug to free her run -ily of Jimmle Gray, an oldtimer on can't: get-around much but still reads the news­ •?*. SIU meetings will be; from two days to a week, aiid in the disability list, who died twO papers daily as well as keeping up on Union, news all events, Will probably mean un­ days ago. Brother Gray has been a . in the LOG . . . keeps in touch with former ship­ loading the ship's cargo of ore into familiar figure to the men on the March lU . mates Claude Fisher and William Towbln . . . rebarges, : / y yj'.'' beach' here since ke went on dis* , - ^, Gordon tired in 1954 and finds the $150 monthly disability-^' '-•.•.•A--'." •.I:/:, ; Shipping for the-port for the ability a few years ago. He is sur* , r.f4 1 pension cheek g godsend . . . "I don't know how I would get along past couple of weeks was fair be­ vived by a wife and . Other rela* .!.• summarizing the SIU's effect on the role of seamen, he April : TC 15 »/. cause .of the large' number of ves­ tive?. The burial 14 • ^ the old da)^ a seaman worked from sun-up to sun-down; today V;; sels hitting the "port for payoff of 'Mobile. ' ' '.4;,---vhe .is a- genfleman" . . ; and> he added, has security besides. Gov't Office Hits SO-SO' Law Change m Tanker, Cruise Ship Collide . Liberian Ore Ship Fipds Mobile Channel Snug Fit SSNEDULE OF SIU1AEETINGS f't'. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource March 13, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU, NMU SEEK US SCALE ON RUNAWAYS SIU FAMILIES GET BENEFITS INCREASE UNIONS TO SEEK STANDARD US PAY ON RUNAWAYS ENGINEERS VOTE ON FINAL MERGER ADD NEW HEARING PLAN TO SIU SHIPPING RULES WAVE STUDY CUTTING SHIP TRAVEL TIME NAVY BALKS AT WC MISSILE SHIP CHANGE SHIP’S SAFETY RECORD STILL GOING STRONG US JOBLESS AID EXTENSIONS SOUGHT BILL HITS FREE TRAVEL BY US AIDES HOUSTON HARD-PRESSED TO FILL JOB OPENINGS RESHIPS BOOST NY JOB FIGURES; OUTLOOK FAIR SIU WELFARE PLAN EXPANDING BENEFITS TANKERS OPERATORS PRESS FOR ’50-50’ CARGO SPLIT STATE DEP’T PLANS JUNE MEETING ON RUNAWAYS OIL IMPORT LIMITS BOOST US TANKERS JOBLESS COST 20 TIMES THAT OF JOB ACCIDENTS HARBOR BOOM, SHIP RACE HERALD SEAWAY’S OPENING TANKER, CRUISE SHIP COLLIDE LIBERIAN ORE SHIP FINDS MOBILE CHANNEL SNUG FIT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/13/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 6 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/96fff665d0939574580276359b1c40e7.PDF 03c32145486c39ab5c64a05b6c5c41e9 PDF Text Text •m •'k LOG f OFFICIAL OHeAN OF TH 6 SE A FAR E RS INTERNATIONAL UN ION » ATL A N TIC ANP 6 ULF DIST RICT . AEI .rin T Defense Dep't Finding: i Vl^i \&l \m. i-i ;-;r ;> '•h- Aikcf WICAAC ^Seafarer Henry Maginess (left), rapidly re"f #ff C5« covering after surgery in which he received six pints of rare-type blood donated by the SIU Blood Bank, is congratu­ lated by fellow-patient Seafarer Robert Bunner. Both men were dis­ charged from Staten Island Public Health Service hospital this wc®h. A seqpnd blood assist wfis given to the mother of Seafarer Louis Cirignano. (Story on Page 2.) MERCHANT FLEET NOT UP TO PAR' \ -Story On Page 3 •I '•J I '•'<1 M - Sailors Union members mark second annlver'» arwf aw y 9 Harry Lundeberg's death at monument -putsWe SUP's San Francisco haa Lundeberg, first SIUNA president and siecretary of SUP for 20 years, died Jan. 28,1957. Pictured (kneel• 1 to J") wa C. Bohm, W. Twiss, O. Fagsrtvedt: standing, Robert La^ue, H. He^rjlpji^on and & R^ iViQkfll^PAfnfniV Seafarers L. Layton (left) and J. Green, both flOlffieCOmffly* ABI^ Hakt out line aboard the SlU-m^ned freightship National Liberty as the vessel heads in to Houston on re­ turn from trip to Germany. She wentout again after discharging and picking up new cargo of grain bound for Egypt and India. The photd was submitted by ship's delegate N. Mendelson. . V- �Fwre ,Tw» SEAFARERS LOG Runaway Febniarr 13. 1959 Pouring A Fresh Cup For Congress Hearing p-. WASHINGTON—Prospects of Congressional action on the runaway issue have brightened as the result of a wire sent by SIU of NA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph Curran to all members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The tele0:am fol­ lowed up their message to-^ American-owned shlpe fliyiag President Eisenhower calling and their concern about the issues the flags of Panama, Liberia and for Maritime Administrator raised by the maritime unions. For Honduras. It seems anomaloua Clarence Morse's resignation be­ example, on the Senate side. Sen­ that' those companies availing cause of Morse's defense of the ator Hubert H. Humphreys (Dem.themselves of the loose condi­ Mirm.) answered as follows: runaway flags. tions in these countries can Morse, in a press inlerview two "Many thanks for your tele­ Jeopardize truly legitimate ship­ weeks ago, declared that the gram about the statement by the ping and hold union seamen at unions' activity against the run­ Federal Maritime Administra­ a grave disadvantage. Certainly aways was injurious to^ American tor concerning unionisation of It should not be the plan or mobilization plans. He also de­ American-owned ships flying purpose of uy one connected fended the, runaways' tax and wageforeign flags. I have followed with the Government, mn<^ dodging practices. articles in recent Issues of less the Maritime Administra­ The Joint wire, sent on Thurs­ > the Norman Longtine, AB, on the Bienville, helps htmself to a piping* the 'Seafarers Log* and I am tion, to help build up what you day, February 5, has already evoked much concerned about this sit­ hot serving of coffee while ship wos paying off In Port Newark fast call 'phony flag fleets'." considerable response from mem­ uation. I will give this mattes week. Vessel a Pan-Atlantic containerJiip. bers of the Senate and House. Rep. CeUer added that although very careful and sympathetic Senator Richard Nenberger (Dem.he is not a member of the mer­ attention." Oregon) a member of the Senate chant marine committee, he would Commerce Committee, assured the Brooklyn's Rep. Emanuel Celler, be glad to introduce remedial leg­ two unions that the Conunlttee one of the deans of the House of islation to deal with this issue. would thrash out the matter fully Representatives and chairman of their wire, the Unions asked when the eonflrmation, of Louis the Committee on the Judiciary, forInchanges in the Merchant Marine Strauss as. Secretary of Commerce strongly put himself on record In Act to protect US Merchant comes before It for hearings. The favor of the unions' stand as fol­ Marine againstthe"administrative Secretary of Commerce is respons­ lows: The SIU Blood Bank gave its second assist last week when abuse." ' It cited Morse's "mis­ ible for Maritime Administration Mrs. Rosd Cirignano, mother of Seafarer Louis Cirignano, "I approve your opposition to guided policies which were appa­ activities. was supplied with four pints of A-positive blood for an operarently dictated by profiteering anti­ the efforts of Maritime Admin­ Many Influential membera in union shipowners," ion in Passaic General al Hos--*^ istrator Morse, who seeks to both Houses of CongreSis have re­ The joint wire pointed out that jital, Passaic, NJ. prevent the unionization of that Seafarers coming into the sponded Indicating their interest the maritime administrator "has Meanwhile Seafarer Heiiry other ports can also make donar responsibility to promote and pro­ Maginess, who received six pints tibns. tect" the American, merchant of rare AB negative blood through marine not to weaken it by en­ he'blood bank, v/as discharged on couraging the build-up of phony outpatient status. Maginess under­ flag registrations. went major surgery at the Staten It characterized Morse's state­ Island Public Health Service hos­ ment that union organizing would pital, two weeks ago and needed drive ships to other flags and leave twelve pints of blood all told, six the US unprepared as proof that of which were supplied by the the US Government has no real- hospital and the rest by the SIU control over such vessels. The ad­ Blood Bank. Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse's strong defense ministration's position has been Without the SI Uassist it would of the runaway device included a deniaPthat there was really that these ships could be relied on have been extremely difficult for any tax benefit to the runaway or tax loss to Uncle Sam. in. an emergency. Maginess tp get the tj'pe of blood Morse declared that the tax.The action of the last Interna­ he needed as the hospital was un­ PROVIDENCE—Joint action by loss argument was "falla­ be noted- that the Administration tional Transportworkers Federaable to i^upply it the SIU. and the National MaritlmB cious" because when the run­ is against allqwing Amepcan-flag (Continued on page 11) Union meant food and lodging for Building Up Reserves away operator sends earnings back operators to' get Federal 'loans at the crew of the Liberianto the parent company, they be­ 3^ percent Interest for ship con­ Contributions now coming in to flag 32-man tanker, MV Fleet Tank, after come taxable if passed on as divi­ struction but has shown no Interest the Blood Bank at the SIU New they sued the for ^,000 dends. in closing the "no-interest loan" York clinic are now hiiilding up in back wagesowners in this port last loophole for the runaways.) its reserve credits. All blood col­ week. " "At the samg time," he was . lected through the SIU Blosd Bank The action was taken after it was quoted as saying, "if the parent e Should a US operator transfer is deposited at the Brooklyn Donor companies obtain the transport of one of his American ships foreign, that the ship was out of Center. When a Seafarer or a mem- reported their raw materials at less than no capital gains tax has to be paid food and not have enough fuel It would cost them by chartering when the payment is made in the )er of his family. Is in need of aboard todid maintain heat. Acting other foreign tonnage it improves form pf a stock tranrier instead of blood, as is often the case in sur­ through NMU Providence Port their earning position and conse­ cash. In addition, use of the stock gery, then a hospital anywhere in Agent John Reaves, the two uiM quently raises their taxes. So they transfer device allows the stock the United States can call on the ions supplied the crewmembem don't escape taxes in my book." value to be understated consider­ SAN FRANCISCO—One proposi­ Brooklyn Donor,Center to supply with money for food and lodging tion calling for '-'no promotions on the needed t)lood, which Is charged Contrary to Morse's position, ably. ' ashore. The SIU does not maintain ships" after a ship has saUed was against the SIU Plan. the benefits of tax-dodging to the a hall in the Rhode Island port. e Further, the earnings of the decisively rejected and a second runaways were clearly described foreign In addition to the normal ad­ Although both unions are plan­ subsidiary can be plowed one increasing the six-month ship­ by the Bureau of Internal Revenue direcUy into more ships, re­ ping rule to seven months" easily vantages of having a reserve on ning a joint drive to organize back in May, 1957. As reported in back fineries or other foreign installa­ passed as the biei^nial Marine deposit, the system aUows for the American-owned Liberian and Pan­ the May 24, 1957, SEAFARERS tions without being subject to any Fireman's Union elections came to drawing of different types of blood amanian-registered , vessels, their LOG the following are the ele­ US tax which might normaUy be difficult move to aid the crew of the Fleet bite. a close. ments of the situation: to obtain on the spot. Tank was prompted by the crew's Morse's statement that these Pr«ident Sam Bennett and At present the blood donations need, not for organizing purposes. o The runaway shipowner can tactics by the American owners of hold his earnings outside the runaway shipping "Improves their, Vice-President Jack'Hatton were are being accepted at the New No 'Froteotion United States as long as he wants earning position" is undoubtedly both returned to office. Others York SIU clinic only, but !t is However, the situation on tho elected were George Paton and planned to expand the system so Fleet Tank was further striking and the Internal Revenue can't im­ true to say the least, but it doesn't pose any penalty tm him. Conse­ follow that the Improved earnings Leonard Knppp as San Francisco evidence of the absence of protec­ quently, for tax purposes, any of ar«. necessarily reflected In in­ business agents; Stu Hunt, 'Frisco tion and representation for crewburiness agentiKilerk; C. J. uhristie, these earnings that are remitted creased taxes to the same degree members of runaway ships, despite to the States can bb Included in that they would be if earned here SF Dispatcher, and W. Haley, assorted claims to the contrary by ^b. 13, 1959 Val. XX!, No. 4 Seattle business agent the most suitable calendar year. in the States. Furthermore, the spokesmen fgr the runaways. o Even if earnings are remitted crews of these ships pay no taxes Also Joe Do Bosics, San Pedro The runaway operators have to the States, they are not neces­ whereas American seamen would agent; Art Coleman, Portland port stated that conditions on their ves­ sarily taxable. The foreign opera­ in an American-flag operation; and, agent; R. N. Sweeney, Portland sels are superior to those of legiti­ tion dimply givaa the parent com­ of course, shipyards and shipyard business agent; and Fred Bruette, mate - maritime flags, except the PAUt HALL, Seereiary-Trtaaurtr gulf representative. pany an interest-free "loan." Or workers lose iimome while the Gov­ US, ^ BnazBT BBAMD, Editor. BCBNABO SCA Trustees Named the foreign iteration can transfer ernment losbs revenue from them. Conditions aboard the vessel MM, Art Editor. HZBKAM AinBtni,.lBwiM its funds by buying additional Carrying Morse's argument to Elected to the board of trustees SPIVACK, AL MASKIN, JOHN BBAXIL, ANA- were the worst he had seen"in 20 stock of the American company. its logical extreme, the Govern­ wex» Coleman, DoBosicsr W. W. xoLB Lzvxorr. Stair Writer*. -BILL MOODY, years, the NMU agent reported^ Oulf Area Representative. This provides the American com­ ment should forgive everybody's Jordan and A. H. Ward. "Not only Is there no heat or food; pany with additional financing at Income taxes in 1959 so that all The proposition on promotion there are two inches of water In no cost to it; financing whicb it companies and individuals can in­ wouid have made it impossible for Pubilthad Vlwaskt, fit hHdqusrtsFS all the crews' quar.ters and theretho Soafarort IntornlatloMl Union, Af would have to pay four to five per­ vest their surplus and make money, a seaman to take a higher position 'o* UntiiTA Oulf District, APL>CiO. Al «79 Fourth is not a seaworthy lifeboat aboard," .... HVoclnth he said. Brooklyn 32, NV. cent for if It went out to get it on with resulting additional taxes in than the one he shipped in where Second 'class postage paid the open market. If such financing the future. The only catch to this such higher, opening is created at the Fust Office The court order holding the ves­ in Brooklyn, NY, undar were done out of tJS earnings, the Ponzi-like argument is that the throi^gh-a man taking ill, leaving 'In AL* *i' Aug 24/ 2912. sel was issued, last week in behalf m earned surplus would be subject Government wouldn't have any ship, or unable to discharge his of all the crewmenibers and offito the 52 percent tax rate. (It might money to function with. on page. . duties for any other reason. Blood Bank Assists { Seafarer's Mother (<y f'i-' r \ Runaways Find Tax-Dodge Simple SIU, NMU Aid Liberian Ship's Crew MFOW Votes On Proposals; Elects Bennett V9 p SEAFARERS LOG -tike �Z'. iT-i ; -C i-';: -.-^ r; •••" flebrukry IS, 1980 THE 'AMERICAN YIAY* I" GETS ODD DEFENDER •:"V • Under attack from US maritime unions on their tax and wage-dodging practices the runaway-flag shipow;ners have embarked on a campai^ to picture themselves as staunch defenders of the American Way Of Life. A high-powered public relations apparatus has been set up, under the label, "Committee for the Flags of Necessity," to convince the public that the runaways are in business to assist the Army, Navy and Air Force In meeting a world emergency. The Committee's approach is complete with all the Madison Avenue 'Jproduct image" apparatus. Armed with volumes.of press releases and slick-paper brochures, the runaways raise the spectra of America's defense stripped bare of its essential transportation arm should a union delegate dare set foot on the deck of one of their ships. The implication is thfit somehow the idea of American companies paying American wages is subversive. Admittedly, the campaign has been a persuasive one. For ex­ ample, "Newsweek" magazine, which normally disposes of many earth-shaking developments in two paragraphs, found it important enough to devote its entire editorial column, two weeks running, to berating the SlU'and NMU for presuming to annoy the runaway operators. Similarly, high Government officials and other editorial­ ists have taken up the cry. SEAFARERS LOG fagm ThrM US Merchant Fleet Called 'Deficient' In Defense Study WASHINGTON- In the face of Government cutbacks on aid to merchant shipping, and official support for the runaway flags, the US Department of Defense has received the results of a study indicating the merchant marine is deficient in minimum needs Isthmian, Waterman, States Ma­ fect, that the theoiy wouldn't hold for mobilization. The re­ rine and Isbrandtsen,' except for an water when he declared that the 75 voyages on the Sea­ runaways would transfer to a port, which is "under additional way run put of the Great Lakes. European flag if they so desired study" has not yet been re­ The budget also does not allow and he could not stop them from for new passenger ship con­ doing so. (See story on page 2). leased, and its existence funds struction for US Lines and Ameri­ Obviously a ship under the flag President Lines as authorized of a European nation could not be came to light only after an can held to be under tho'direction and last year. inquiry was made in the De­ partment. Attempts by maritime re­ porters to get further details on the content of the report were blocked w^h the announcement that it was "classified" and that it had not been finally adopted as official policy. It is believed though, that it is on the agenda for such adoption. Should such a report be adopted as pcdicy, it would mean that the Department of Defense, in effect, disagrees with the Administration's policy on the budget and also runs counter to the "effective control" theory. This theory, pushed enthuaiasticaily by the State Department and ihe Maritime Administration, says that the runaway flags should be considered part of the US mer­ chant marine for defense purposes. The budget presented by the Administration to Congress calls, for cutbacks in new ship construc­ tion schedules, allowing funds for only 14 new ships as against a proposed 28 and a ceiling on sub­ sidies of 2,040 voyages. The ceiling would not allow any room for addi­ tional subsidy applicants such as According to reports that hcve come out so far. the Defense De­ partment study indicates that the United States has a sufficient num­ ber of merchant ships for mobili­ zation requirements but that mod­ ern, high speed ships are lacking. This would indicate that the De­ fense Department no longer con­ siders the Liberty reserve fleet as Hardly anywhere in the flood of literature is there a bint that representing any useful asset for giant oil, steel and aluminum companies are in business to make emergency purposes. money and that they have found that registering their ships under runaway flags with assorted tax and wage advantages is an excellent Hold Nuclear War Unlikely way to make more money faster. It is .well known that many De­ In these threats to junk the shipping operations rather than pay fense Department planners believe an American wage, no mention has been made of the fact that these the only likely international emer­ fleets are transportation arms of the giant companies, carrying the gencies will be so-called "small raw materials with which they operatie. The idea of such com­ wars" fought with conventional panies surrendering all control over the transportation of oil. Iron arms. This theory holds that no­ ore and bauxite to the vagaries of the charter market has itis ridicu­ body would be Hkely to use nuclear lous aspects. Obviously, these bompanies dp not have the slightest weapons because of the threat of intention of leaving themselves vulnerable to violent fluctuations on world-wide destruction of civiliza­ the charter market and fluctuations in the availability of independ­ tion that would be involved. ently-owned shipping. They will maintain their fleets, through owner­ Such "small wars" and other in­ ship and long-term charter contracts, no matter what flag they use ternational crises would rely heav­ or what unions approach them. ily on a modern merchant fleet to It would be refreshing candor for the runaways to concede that serve the pipeline functions it per­ they are runaways simply because they can make more money that formed in World Wars I and II way and save quite a few bucks on their tax bills, just as the sea­ and In Korea. men's unions concede quite readily that their object is to raise the The "effective control" theory, wages of crewmembers on the runaway-flag ships and to protect whose strongest exponent is Mari­ the earnings and jobs of their membership. time Administrator Clarence Morse, holds that the runaway ships can be suibstituted for USflag vessels in the event of any such emergency and that such ships are under the direction of WASHINGTON—Having modified its original demand for complete roll-on, roll-off the US Defense establishment for ships with a proposal that private industry provide one deck for roll-on operations on its new practical purposes. cargo ships, the Defense Department has all but given its assurance that it would pay for the Morse himself conceded, in ef­ costs of constructing such fea-t ^— tures. 'Pull All Together, Boys' Vice-Admiral John Will, commander of the Military Sea Transportation Service, recently declared: ". » . the Department of Defense will be expected to pay " 100 percent of the cost of that defense feature." He felt that the ahipoivners should not be required to pay for the special deck if it was of no commercial value to them and was primarily a national defense feature. One of the stumbling blocks in this proposal is that President Eisenhower's 1960 budget-does not Include any allowances for the construction of roll-on ships. More­ over, the Defense Department is not likely to depart from its policy of not paying for the defense fea­ tures of fnerchaht ships out of its own 'appropriations. Therefore, if funds were obtained (after a tequest to Congress), they would probably be turned over to the Com'hierce Department for dis­ posal'. , Despite the apparent offer, ship­ owners continue to cling to their ! original preference for lift-on or container ships. Their reaction to Four fowboqtt line up and haul away at the SS Michael K. Tewkesbury, SlU-contracted Great Lakes ; any sort of proposal for roll-on vessel, which rah aground in BufFalo. Unddr lash of 75-mile-an-hour winds, ship rammed and demolships has been cool since it is felt lahed bridge on lufFolo River before grounding. The tugs fiholly got her off after much strenuous haul­ that roll-on ope atlons entail <m excessive' waste of storage space. ing and pulling* US May Pay Roll-On Costs -• - control of the US Defense Depart­ ment except in action involving the NATO countries. Neva West In Collision; No Injuries ROTTERDAM — A dense fog which cut_ visibility down to a matter of yards caused a coilision between the SlU-manned Neva West and US Line's American Angler in the new waterway which connects this port to the sea. There were no reported injuries to either of the crews, and damage to both ships was slight. The Neva WfiSt ran aground after the collision and had to be pulled free by two tugs. The ship re­ turned to Rotterdam for drydocking and is expected to be there for four or five days undergoing the necessary repairs. The vessel will tlien go to Southampton to pick up cargo for the Gulf. Shipping through the new water­ way was almost paralyzed as many of the vessels waited outside for the weather to clear before trying for port. Some of the ships were tied up for the third straight day when the collision occurred. Norfolk Slow NORFOLK — Shipping for this port has been very slow, James Bullock, port agent, reports, with only t)^'0 vessels calling in for payoff during the past two week period. However, although only 27 men were shipped, the majority of the jobs, 15, were taken by class B men. There were seven ships calling into the port over the past period. Two paid off, the Arizpa (Water­ man) and the Atlas (Tankers and Ti-amps) and only one, the Atlas, signed on. In transit were the Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa), Steel Ex­ ecutive (Isthmian), Coe Victory (Victory Carriers) and the Wang Pioneer (Inter-Ocean). Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on the'r part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. •n-I �T!-:...': € .VWe FMT ,•:> .J \ SEAFARERS February 13. 195f LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING BOARD fv- ,i. '..-• ., - - - 'iV' :' f• • • '.' .IJil.;;; January 21 Through February 3, 1959 SIU shipping rose again for the first time in six weeks to a total of 1,054 jobs dispatched. The increase affected all seniority groups except class C. Registration was up only slightly, however, to 1,066, and was barely higher than shipping. The result, taking into account normal changes due to re-registration, hos­ pital cases, retirements, etc., left fewer men on the beach at the end of the period than in the previous report. Taken together, these figimes show that the average top seniority man on the beach last period had a 50-50 chance on every job shipped. This is based on the ratio of one job shipped during the past two weeks for every two class A men on the beach. Eight ports reported shipping improved over^ the previous report and Lake Charles and Wilmington again showed no change either way. Thus shipping in only four ports declined during the period. On the "up" side, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, Houston and San Francisco all showed gains. Houston and 'Frisco were particularly busy. The opposite held for Philadelphia, Norfolk, New Orleans and Seattle. New Orleans fell way off again, shipping under 100 jobs this time. , All SIU pS^ts handled a total of 60 payoffs, 28 sign-ons and 135 in- • . ^ transit calls, or a total of 223 visits. New York was kept busy covering 44 ships and, with New Orleans, Houston and Baltimore, in that order, accounted for more than half of all the ship activity. (See summary at right) A shift in activity by seniority classes brought class B shipping back up to an even 25 percent of the total. Class A shipping ^pped slightly to 68 percent and the class C portion fell off to seven percent. Boston, Philadelphia and Norfolk shipped no men in class C. Half of the "C" jobs shipped by all ports were again in the steward department. The list of men on the beach at the end of the period showed eight ports with less than 100 mm on hand in all departments. These ports were Boston, NoiTolk. Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle. All of these except San Francisco also had less than 50 class A on the beach. Following is the forecast port by port; Boston: Slow . . . New York: Busy again ... Philadelphia: Slow; still waiting for Bull Line lay-ups to come^out . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Quiet . . . Savannah. Tamps: Slow... Mobile: Fair . . . New Orleans: Fait . . . Lake CharlM: Fair . . . Houston: Busy .. ..Wilming­ ton: Slow .. . San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. Ship AtiivUy SIga la Offs Oat Troat. TOTAL ioBtea ...... 2 1 7 10 Mow Yorit.... 26 13 6 44 — • 16 PMIodelpUo.. 1 11 ioltlaioro ... 11 6 • 26 Noffolk ..... 2 6 1 i Sovoaaoh .... 1 1 f 11 Tompo — 4 4 Mobile ..... 9 4 2 16 Now Orleoas.. 2 3 20 23 Lake Chariot.. —• — 12 12 Hoatfea .... 3 2 22 27 Wlhalaftoa ..*1 — 7 i Soa Froacltee. 2 6 2 19 Soflttio 1 2 7 10 TOTALS ... 60 28 136 223 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Boston 3 14 7 4 2 2 4 New York 85 1 22 38 25 8 5 14 Philadelphia — 13 — — — 1 11 1 Baltimore 36 7 12 13 20 3 19 Norfolk............... — 4 — 4 — 2 5 7 Savannah. — — 6 — 6 Tampa 5 2 2 1 2 — 2 — 2 Mobile.. 6 9 1 16 2 New Orleans 13 18 9 40 2 2 8 12 Lake Charles 7 3 2 12 — — 1 1 Houston 18 28 3 49 1 5 12 .18 Wilmington 5 5 1 11 — 1 1 2 San Francisco 6 10 2 18 1 7 4 12 Seattle 7 4 3 14 — 10 1 11 98 169 56 323 5 46 53" 1041 TOTALS Port t*'- li' >v, ••Cv' Shipped CLASS A Shlpp^ CLASS'S Shipped CLASS C GBOUF 1 2 3 ALL -GROUP GROUP 1 2 -3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 1 3 1 1 2 14 42 15 71 2 4 6 2 1 2 5 — 9 22 8 39 2 3 13 18 3 4 1 8 1 — 1 — 4 1 5 1 1 ... . 2 2 1 1 9 13 6 28 2 2 4 15 9 5 29 . 2 2 — 5 1 6 1 1 16 26 11 53 2 10 10 22 2 3 5 1 1 8 16 3 27 1 9 4 10 2 7 2 11 2 3 3 8 78 1.52 62 292i 9 26 42 77 — ••I.* — 1 1— —1 "I 1 — 2 6 — I 5 TOTAL Peglrtered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS f CLASS GROUP GROUP A B C ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 3 2 71 6 5 39 18 8 1 5 1 2 1 28 4 29 2 6 1 53 22 9 1 27 10 11 8 20 11 14 292 77 14 383 284 477 120 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A rOfr Boston .*. New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS I Registered CLASS B Shipped CIASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 Z 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 4 — 4 — — . 1 4 S * 1 11 37 7 55 1 9 11 21 11 49 8 68 7 1 9 — 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 10 4 17 1 1 11 13 ,1 22 5 28 7 1 0 5 3 8 1 1 1 — 2 —. 3 — — 1 2 1 1 — 3 — 3 — 4 1 5 — 3 — 3 1 3 '— 4 5 3 3 11 4 2 6 3 16 2 21 36 8 2 5 28 3 10 3 17 2 22 2 4 3 9 1 2 2 2 4 2 8 2 27 3 32 1 13 6 20 2 17 4 23 4 1 6 2 4 1 6 1 7 1 9 3 15 5 23 5 4 9 1 • 4 2 7 4 16 1 21 1 6 1 8 2 8 — 10 36 170 34 240 4 58 49 111 30 156 27 213 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 1 7 14 22 __ 2 9 11 1 4 4 .9 GROUP 3 1 MM MM l'' — 2 9 1 2 — 4 15 12 1 1 4 4 7 44 60 MM MM MM 1 1 4 Registered CLASS A 2 OMM MM MM MM 1 MM 'MM« "i ii 3 4 27 2 9 8 108 MM MM MM MM MM MM 1 1 MM .M. MM MM 2 OAM' MM Registered CLASS B - Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B w 1 3 1 2 Shipped •M. MM ' 1 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM ' .'MM' •M MM MM MM' •• f P" •!?;/• MM MM MM - MM '^M M— .... TOTAL Registered 0 n The Beach CLASS C GROUP 1 2 3 ALL GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALT. 1 2 3 ALL Boston 3 —. .— 3 __ 1 1 2 3 5 — 1 1 New York. 32 11 34 77 2 2 8 7 27 12 26 60 1 1 9 11 1 -MA. 20 Philadelphia 4 1 2 7 — 1 1 2 1 3 Baltimore............. 14 3 6 23 1 2 6 9 12 6 9 2 17 3 27 1 20 Norfolk 1 — 1 2 1 — 3 . 4 1 1 6 2 __ — 5 — Savannah..... — _ — m-m. 1 1 2 2 2' 0 1 1 : AMM Tampa '. — — 3 3 — _ 2 2 2 1 ~ 2 1 2 Mobile. 3 11 4 18 — 6 0 . f 3 14 23 __ 1 6 New Orleans MM' 9 3 19 31 2 16 — 2 10 5 1 23 29 2 Lake Charles 8 1 — 3 — — 2 —^ 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 Houston 8 1 8 17 .— — 6 — 10 6 ~8 8 18 2 31 10 __ Wilmington. — 1 2 3 — — 1 1 1 1 San Francisco 5 2 7 14 — 2 3 5 4 4 4 — 9 IS 2 4 12 Seattle 3 1 4 — 1 8 4 1 6 11 6 2 3 11 _ 86 27 97 210 8 10 60 TOTALS 3 64 78 72 32 108 212 8 75 1 2 34 MM M^ MM 3 5 1 • 2, 8 18 MM • CLASS GROUP GROUP A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 5 1 6 5 1 6 2 4 0 8 68 22 3 93 45 133 18 196 8 35 19 62 g 3 3 1 36 2 39 1 1 4 3 28 11 3 42 . 3 ' 60 7 70 2 12 16 SO 2 9 11 1 14 2 17 4 1 5 3 3 6 1 2 . 2 7 4 _ 4 1 5 4 1 8 2 2 S3 18 31 8 1 21 11 1 67 7 3 10 3 4 29 18 79 7 104 4 22 11 7 18 4 2 2 8 14 2 12 2 16 1 3 ' 4 52 11 37 1 2 23 27 2 49 2 13 4 19' 9 2 6 3 11 1 10 2 3 8 8 7 9 "B 24 8 14 6 28 4 1 5' 8 3 8 10 21 1 7 8 1 2 3 26 213 108 26 347 109 444 59 612 13 97 69 179 MM MM MM fOlT fi'' ii;'' 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT - l)k MM Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B AT.I. MM MM MM TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C MM MM MM MM MM MM MM a MM SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP A B C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 8 ALL . 5 5 3 1 1 9 1 2 3 92 92 46 114 252 1 21 60 11 21 2 28 31 3 7 3 3 13 23 1 5 0 50 42 12 19 73 1 3 27 20 3 2 21 24 _ 3 1 2 3 7 6 10 1 1 6 8 ... 6 7 6 2 1 8 2 1 3 __ 4 5 1 2 8 4 1 1 23 29 22 16 8A 76 0 24 24 29 31 42 6 68 116 2 1 34 35 9 4 3 1 3 4 8 1 3 4 2 4 43 18 4 7 29 1 ^ . 7 ' •' 2 31 10 2 __ _ • 1 4 1 3 1 8 3 29 3 3 8 14 4 12 18 4 3 4 12 4 11 2 1 11 — 1 *2 4 87 324 261 103 277 641 7 10 136 153 75 37 2li MM a MM MM a MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK crnuAvn eUAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped . CLASS A Registered 0'fli The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED ihlpped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Goavr ^ GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 23 ALL 123 ALL 121 ALL A B C ALL 12 8 ALL 122 ALL 98 169 56 1 323 5 46 53 10^ 78 152 62 292 9 26 42 5 9 77 — 14 292 77 14 383 284 477 120 I 881 8 71 106 185 36 170 34 1 240 4 58 49 "ill 30 156 27 213 4 44 60 108 — 8 18 26 218 108 26 347 109 444 59 1 612 13 97 69 179 •HA 9.1 07 1 9.10 A O -An Oil 1220 366 187 J 773 17 114 162 TO idi 09 4>4 tno AUO 293 180 348 19) mlru A 0. 717 W Q 0 RA. " 166 J TK *9 A 46 09. 919 19 97 194. 9A1 . 1AA OTT i RAi T 1 in loO lU l^SileU:1924-456 12898 .28 178 Slif tEC9A9S. J �Vel«m~lS^195f ii SEAPARERS 'LOG Pace Five Collision With 'Berg Sinks Danish Vessel/l3S Lost In a grim parallel to the Titanic disaster of 1912, another reportedly "unsinkahle" ship, the new Danish freighter Hans Hedtoft, strnpk an iceberg off the coast of Greenland January 31 and sank without any survivors. Returning to Denmark on the final leg of her maiden voyage, the ill-fated vessel-f was carrying 95 passengers The first word of the collision report heard from the stricken came in a terse radio report from ship. ' and 40 crewmen. The collision occured 600 miles the Hedtoft at 11:54 A.M. It read, , When the first rescue boat, a north of the point where the Ti­ "Collision with iceberg," and stated German trawler, appeared on the tanic went down. She too was the ship's ppsition. Less than an scene two hours later, there was making her maiden trip and was hour later, she radioed, "Filing no sign of wreckage nor survivors. reputed to be imsinkable. Only with water in the engine room." More ships arrived later but the 707 of her 2,224 passengers and The engine room was aft in the search was hampered by rough Diesel-poWered ship. seas carrying waves 20-40 feet crewmen survived. The rapidly worsening situation high. Designed and built in Denmark was reflected in subsequent mes­ Among the victims was a mem­ last year, the 2,857-ton ship had sages. At 3:35 PM, less thanfour ber of the Danish Parliament, successfully completed the first hours after the crash, she reported, leg of her Denmark-Greenland "Slowly sinking and need immedi­ Augo Lynge, who had opposed using the Hedtoffs route during run a month earlier. She had skirted the southern tip of Green­ ate assistanc^' That was the last the winter. land and was on her way home when the collision with the berg took place. William 'Miller, right, president of the newly-formed Baltimore Port Council, gets charter from Harry E. O'Reilly, executive sec­ Cold Barred Survival retary of the Mdritime Trades Department. No explanation is available to why the ship's highly-sensitive ra­ dar gear failed to reveal the pres­ ence of an iceberg large enough to inflict such damage. The first of a possible series of oil shipments from behind The ship's construction had been advertised as making her virtually the Iron Curtain is expected to arrive in New York sometime unsinkable. She had been equipped this month. The shipment of 112,000 barrels of residual oil BALTIMORE—^If present rumors come true, there may be with a full-length -double steel bot­ is-coming from Rumania for a break in the shipping slump that has gripped this port for tom and her hull was divided into the Commerce Oil Corpora­ have been trying to buy a good the past couple of months. The Irenestar (Triton) is reported seven airtight compartments. Sup­ tion of New York. supply of pipe from United States' to have receive a charter^ posedly, if the ship did tear a hole Further reflecting Russia's en­ firms. With Russian automobile out­ to carry grain to Yugoslavia The Baltimore Port Council of in her hull, only the compart­ try in the international oil field is put held down to a minimum, tho and if so, will be taking on a the Maritime Trades Department ment or compartments* punctured the news that the Soviet Union is Soviet Union is in a position to ex­ crew early next week. held their first meeting last Tues­ would fill with water and not the building a number of tankers in port a large percentage of her oil In addition the Texmar is re- day. At present there are 15 entire ship. Moreover, the ship the 40,000-ton class. Since Russia output. p6rted ready to load up this week unions in the council which was had extra-strong hull plates and produces more than enough oil for ' The residual oil being imported a reinforced bow for protection her domestic needs, the tankers by the New York corporation is re­ and will also need a crew. Of recently chartered. will be used in the offshore trade, ported to be a premium product course the scuttlebut is still going Earl Sheppard, port agent, said against the ice. strong about the eight other vessels that congrffulations are in store Experts consider it unlikely that which is now estimated to amount because of its low-sulphur -content. tied up here, but as has been for the crew of the Feltore and the ship's three metal life-boats to export of 300,000 barrels of oil Mixed with domestic crude, it cuts pointed out, they are only rumors. the manner in which they handled and four rubber llferafts had been a day. the sulphur content to the point In addition to the tanker con­ that it is more suitable for manu­ However if the Texmar and the a lodging beef while the vessel was lowered into the sea. Their total Irenestar do take on crews this in the shipyards here. Quick and capacity was close to 200 and they struction, the -Soviets are pushing facturing processes. period, it will be 'a big help in concerted action on the part of carried emergency radio equip­ pipeline expansion and, in fact. The news of this latest transac­ relieving the registration lists In the vessel's delegates and the crew ment However,- no radio signals tion followed on the heels of an were picked up by ships In the all departments in this port. agreement for import of $13,000,resulted in three days extra pay area other than the distress sig000 worth of Soviet benzene by for all involved. messages of the freighter itself. Dow Chemical Company at a price Paying off in this port during Radar Failart? well below the domestic level. the past period were the Jean, Emilia, Edith (twice) (Bull); CS One theory is that the life-saving Norfolk, Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ craft had been smashed beyond ice); Wang Trader (Rockland); use in the collision. Survivat~in Marore, Feltore (Marven); Armonk the. 38-degree waters was deemed (New England) and the Steel Di­ impossible. It ls~ estimated that A 30-cent-an-hour package wage a person could survive only a Increase ended a 6V4-day strike of rector (Isthmian). minute in the icy waters. Signing on were the Barbara Ironically, the disaster came on New York harbor tugboatmen last MOBILE—Although shipping has Fritchie (Liberty Nav.); Wang been slow during the past two Trgder (Rockland); Marore, Feltore the same day that the International week when members of United WASHINGTON — Long overduo Ice Patrol began its annual opera­ Marine Division Local 333 voted to legislation weeks, and will probably continue to protect migrant farm (Marven); Armonk (New England) tion of the major North Atlantic accept the settlement and to re­ workers through that way for at least another pe­ minimum wages and the Portmar (Calmar). shipping lanes. Aircraft and cut­ turn to work. riod, Seafarers here have plenty of and other regulation is under In transit were the Kenmar ters cover hundreds of miles of activity ahead, Port. Agent Cal study by the US Labor Depart­ The package provides* for a 20Tanner reports, as it is Mardi Gras (twice), Portmar (Calmar); Steel ocean looking for icebergs. They ment. At present, migrant workers cent Increase retroactive to Febru­ Executive (Isthmian); Alcoa Run­ stick to the conventional ocean time in Mobile. do not have any minimum wags The Mardi Gras, annual pre- ner, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Morn­ tracks and do not extend as far ary 1, 1959, and for ten cents more protection. In addition, children ing Light (Waterman) and the north as the rarely-used route the a year from now. The strike arose of migrant workers are not fully lenten celebration, will be as big Ill-fated vessel was following. as ever, with some 15 parades and Robin Goodfellow (Robin). over wage reopening talks midway protected by child labor regula­ other activities scheduled for the In the life of a four-year agree­ tions. ten-day period. Although most of Conversation Group ment. It' will bring basic wages -The Labor Department study is the activities are at night. Sea­ for deckhands on single-screw tugs also considering a system of reg­ farers in this port will have ring­ up to $2,255 by next February. istration of crew leaders. At pre­ side seats for the parades as they The contract will continue to run sent, trcw leaders are in a position pass in front of the hall here. to siphon off migrant workers' until 1961. It has been noted that many of meager pay and usually fail to Some 4,000 members of the Na­ the men on the beach here, and a tional Maritime Union affiliate make social security payments. number of Seafarers getting off were idled in the walkout that be­ Other regulation is needed in long voyages, are holding expired gan February 1, halting work on the area' of migrant housing, health, medical cards. As the test only over 400 liners, freightships and education and safety. Few children takes an hour or so, these men tankers that entered and left the of migrant farm workers receive should have their cards renewed port during the strike period. Only any kind of education-because the promptly. The exams are given at military vessels were handled by migrants are constantly on the the SIU clinic every Monday, Tues­ move from place to place. the tugs while the strike was on. day, Thursday and Friday, starting at 8:30 AM. Thursday and Fridays are days for the members' wives lind children. Eye tests and glasses Sfay Put iFor Jobless Pay may be obtained any weekday, Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while -starting at 9 AM. (fa the beach waiting to ship are urged tp stay put and avoid Ships here during the last two changing thch; ntailing addresses if.^they want to continue re­ weeks were the Alcoa Partner, ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Boamer (Al­ experienced interruptions of from t^rce to five weeks in getting coa); Claiborne, Wacosta, Monarch their next' check -after they notified the state unemployment Of the Sens, Topa Topa (Water­ offices that they had moved and changed their, mailing address. man); Ocean Heborah (Ocean An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing Trans.); Northwestern Victory ([Vic­ considerable hardship to. the men involved. Cbffeeiime-aboard the, Axalea Cliy finds Seafqrgri Joht) Dovlt, tory Carriers) and thfeLucile t^hestef YoW\ qhd A. Mbf^s. llitking' things bvjji^ "' J? ' j ; Bl'bomfield (Bloomfield). Baltimore MTD Meets; End Of Ship Slump Seen Mardi Cras Is Highlight For Mobile Russia Sellfng Oil To US; Building Giant Tankers NY Tugmen Strike, 20c Raise Propose Farm Pay Minimum 1 �February IS. ISBS SEAFARERS. LOG race Six Sudsing Them Up Notify Unioil About Sick Men Hy-i" '• Ship's delegates are urged to notify the Union immediately when a shipmate is taken off the vessel in .any port because of illness or injury. Delegates should not wait until they send in the ship's minutps hut should handle the matter in a separate communication, so that the Un­ ion can determine in what man­ ner it can aid the brother. It would also he helpful if the full name, rating and book number was sent in. Address these notifications to Welfare Services at headquarters. Lots Of Ships, Few Job Calls In New Orleans With plenty of soap and hot water at his^isposal. Seafarer Tony Dendo gets those dishes clean in the Bientnlle's galley. Seaway Toll Plans Debated In Canada OTTAWA—While the United States and Canada have re­ cently resolved all major issues concerning tolls to be charged on the St. Lawrence eaway, Canada is still faced with serious opposition within its own-^ mons. Influential in the Western ranks. An opposition party, the wheat-producing, province of Sas­ CCF, rejecting the idea of any tolls katchewan, the party Is also known at all, has promised to offer bitter to command the.support of other resistance in the House of Com­ wbeat producers in the area. Opposition is also mounting in Ontario, an industrial center, which traditionally had its raw materials and finished products carried fi-ee of tolls through the Welland Canal. The strongest supporters of the tolls are the Atlantic coastal ports, which are iR, year-round competi­ tion against the Seaway. They have been lobbying for high tolls so as to provide a measure of protection to coastal ports like St. John's and, Halifax. ' At the same time, they' oppose any expenditures designed to im­ proved the effectiveness of the Sea­ way, especially during the winter, when the Seaway freezes over, when they generally hold a monop­ oly on east coast shipping. NEW ORLEANS — Although there were a large number of ships calling here during the past period most of them were In-transits or of the short-trip variety. As a result, shipping continued on the slow side. However, there are seven vessels scheduled to pay off here within the next two weeks and they should help ease the registration lists. There were 27 vessels in this port during the past two weeks. Two paid off, three signed on and 24 were in transit. The vessels paying off were the Del Mar (Mississippi) and the Steel Maker (Isthmian). Signing on wore the Del Rio, Del Aires and the Del Mar (Mississippi). 24 In-Transit 'Visits The in-transit vessels were the Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Partner (twice), Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Roamer,. Alcoa Corsair (Alcoa); seatrains Louisiana, Georgia; Del Rio, Del Aires, Del Mar (Mississippi); Alice Brown (Bloomfleld); Topa Topa, Hurrfcane, Andrew Jackson. Iberville, Claiborne, W a c o s t a. Monarch of the Seas (Waterman); Raphael Semmes, Gateway City (Fan-Atlantic); Northwesteni Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers) and the Ocean Deborah (Ocean Trans.). Most of the vessels reported only routine beefs that were readil^ straightened out by the boarding patrolmen and«,the various dele­ gates on the spot. -f • iu- J;'-;isK NLRB Closes Book On; 6-MiHion-Word Hearings WASHINGTON—The National La)^r Relations Board has closed hearings (it hopes) oh the longest case in history, the charges of the United Auto Workers Local 833 against the Kohler Company of Sheboy-"^ gan. Wise. The final record of odds to the union-hating employ* er." the four^year case ran 20,414 The Kohler-UAW strike has had pages, or a total of more than six the strong support of the labor movement through out the coun­ faiillion words. The latest hearings were con­ try. The union has been paying ducted in order to put into the strike benefits during the entire record the testimony of two priv­ strike period.. -tate detectives hired by the com­ pany attorney to spy on union of­ ficials. The record, with all tff its testimony, will be turned over to the McClellan Committee. Scabs Employed The strike started in February, 1955, when the company closed its gates and refused to negotiate with the union for economic im­ WASHINGTON — American provements. Kohler, a leading fig­ tramp shipowners have renewed ure in Wisconsin politics, brought their bid for tramp subsidies be­ in scabs to work, his plants turn­ fore the 86th Congress. Long un­ ing out plumbing equipment. successful In their efforts to re­ News of the walkout made head­ ceive Federal assistance, the Amer­ lines across the nation when an in­ ican Tramp Shipowners Associa­ vestigation revealed that in addi­ tion has called upon two separate tion to hiring strikebreakears, Congressional committees to take Kohler had also installed a private some action in the matter. police force and an arsenal of Noting the steady decline in the guns and gas bombs In the plant percentage of American dry car­ to "protect" them. goes carried by American - flag In commenting on the historic ships, the tramps warned that hearings, George A. Downing, the without subsidies they would grad­ NLRB trial examiner, said that ually be forced to suspend opera­ 'this is a good example of' the tions. Although more than 70 per­ unfairness of American justice ... cent of Us ocean-borne dry cargo "It took the Kohler Company foreign commerce is carried by only' a matter of a few .days to tramp vessels, there has never get from the courts theJnJunction "been any move to foster and pro­ it sought to limit Ticketing," mote an American tramp fleet . . . Downing said, "but approximately On a permanent basis," said J. C. five years' will have* passed before Anderson, executive secretary of the Board will have mads Its deci­ the Association. sion regarding the company's guilt Foreign tramp ships are now —a decision that the NLRB must carrying somo 63.4 percent 'of take to the courts to enforce If American jlry cargoes, four timet the company should refuse to obey the tonnage of the entire US mer­ it; a decision the company can ap­ chant marine, according to the peal to the highest court In the group. American tramp owners land, should it so doslre, thus add­ claim it is impossible' to cpmpcto ing at least another year to the with the foreign ships whose oper­ over-all length of the case. ating costs are cbnsiderahly lower. "There's somet^g terribly Under present law. Federal ship­ wrong with American Jurisprud­ ping subsidies are available only ence when such a condition exists. for berth line dry cargo and pas­ New laws should be made, or ex­ senger operations. This excludes isting mies amended, to correct a tankers and bulk carriers as well as glaring evU which gives aU the tramp vessels. Subsidy Bid Renewed By. US Tramps Sure It^s Cool, But... IDi..^. s< \ No oneVilt orguo with the foct thot the closer you ore to o fan, the more effective is its cooling power. Consequehfly when the ship hits . the tropics, the temptation is to mount fans low on. the bulkheads In ^ foc'sles, messrooms and other Interior spaces. ^ > However, such practice can bf dangerous because it makes more ft likely the possibility of head gashes or hand Injuries from contact with V3 ; K moving fan blades. Keep tho fans out of range and above head height t ' X ciii^d you eliminate another cause of ihlpbOard Injury. I?--' ^r- r I-' Hi;: p- • • • ••• 'iUfi ft ft V. . ..f i'i -"ft lij •- •tv'-' .« I'fta AnSIUShmisa % -'ft t rm �Fel^r^ li liin YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Fagtt Serur SBAPARBRS tod 8IU Host To European Maritime Representatives Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying . J :::;] -i By Sidney MargoUus Built To Last—Not Very Long Evca some manufacturers are beginning to rebel against the custom of "yearly models"'In cars, appliances, TV sets and other goods which add to their costs, or contribute to reduction of qdalHy. This is known •8 "planned obsolescence." It costs you money. For example, when home air conditioners were widely introduced after World War II, engineers had hoped that the Indusfry would not follow the yearly-model trend, but would bring out new. models only when they could provide some genuinp improvement. But the manu­ facturers didn't see it that way. They, too, adopted the yeariy-model technique. Another form of planned obsolescence Is the deliberate manufacture of goods so they will last only a relatively short time. Two examples often cited are electric-light bulbs and auto batteries. In contrast to the lead-acid battery used here, the nickel-cadmium Dr. Joseph Logue (right), director of the SlU Medical Department, explains operations of SlU clinic to battery used in Europe lasts the life of. a car and is transferred to the Belgian and Norwegian maritime representatives. They are (l-r) Pierre Van Den Bergh, Georges Do owner's next ear. In defense of lead-acid batteries, US manufacturers Crom and Ward ^ssiers, Belgian Transport Umon reprosentotives; Willy Bocklond, Norwegian argue .that nickel-cadmium batteries would cost over $100, and that Seamen's Union assistant representative in US; Einor Johonsen, representative of Norwegian Sea­ the materials required are too scarce for mass production. Independent electrical engineers tell this writer that light bulbs men's Union in US. Group was one of many from abroad who hove toured SlU facilities. could be manufactured to last five years instead of 2,000 hours (about 83 days) as now. The Japanese build one that lasts 5,000 hours. How­ ever, US manufacturers claim it gives less illumination. This form of planned obsolescence has made particular trouble in home appliances recently. There is evidence that manufacturers don't want appliances to last too long. Manufactiurers aren't always them­ selves sure how long an appliance will last. One executive has indi­ Seafarers and other residents of New York who face a whopping additional $275 million cated his company's washing ma­ in taxes, mostly on incomes, can take cold comfort from the fact that the same thing is hap­ chine probably will last seven pening in California and Massachusetts. Proposals by California's Democratic Governor years compared to the fifteen that .^71 pre-World War II'washers general- Pat Brown for $265 million in ^ additional taxes closely paral­ fill out a state tax form for their that these would continue through u I ' —« L ^ This is not to say that all recent lel New York Republican 1958 taxes, but would be taxed for 52 weeks a year, so that Seafarers changes have been unimportant. Gbverhor Nelson Rockefeller's the balance of 1959 at a higher who take time off on the beach There have been worthwhile im­ plans for New York State. In rate to make up the difference. during the year would be over­ e Withholding of tax payments paying on tax rates. provements too. In electric ranges, Massachusetts, Governor Foster the tublar-type surface elements FUrculo, also a Democrat, signed will be done on a basis similar to Also, those Seafarers who work on modem ranges are more com­ a. bill into law which establishes a Federal withholding, beginning only part of the year for a New pact and more efficient, and are withholding system for Massa­ April 1 according to present plans. York company, such as Isthmian, tested to make sure they will last chusetts state income taxes. The The personal exemptions would be and part of the year for a com­ at least 3,500 hours, reports Elec­ Massachusetts withholding goes similar to those of the Federal pany based in another state, such trical Testing Laboratories, an in­ into effect on Sunday, February .program, $600 per person, but the as Waterman or Alcoa, would overpay heavily because they dependent organization. Water 15, tmder special emergency action. tax rates would be less. * In 1960, the tax rate would would be taxed at the full year heater manufacturers also have Seafarers who are residents of made recent Improvements. 'They Massachusetts but work for New drop off somewhat from 1959 be­ rate for the time spent on the now use fiberglass for insulation York companies may find them­ cause the 1959 withholding begins New York ship. In such instances, just as with since it doesn't settle as did. rock, selves' with a double tax bill on in April, and a year's taxes will be paid in nine months. % Federal withholding, the Seafarers wooh They also developed the wrap-around heating element. Both it their hands. The problem that arises with so affected will have to file next and. the immersion type are efficient, but the vnrap-around is less In both New York and Cali­ Seafarers is that in practically all year for rebates on part of their dangerous. fornia, personal incomes, cigarettes In can too, auto experts often speak of the modem engine-as a and gasoline would take the brunt instances, the Seafarer would be 1959 state taxes, but in any case, 100,000-mile .engine as compared to the old 50,000-mile engines. of the tax increases. FuRher, the overpaying on withholding. This is the tax payments themselves will It also may be.argued that it's'just as well not to build an appliance New York income tax plan, calling because he wOUld be taxed on be higher than they were in pre­ to last forever, ^ facilitate replacemwit when innovations like.the forth­ lor a switch to a withholding basis, weekly earnings on the assumption vious years. coming ultrasonic washing machine appear. promises . to cause problems for But the ifact is, the modern lower-quality appliances have been Seiafa^rers working only part of the responsible for high frequency of service and repair problems. Also, year on ships owned by New York a well-made electrical appliance is a safer one. Moreover, the yearly- companies. , model form of planned obsolescence definitely adds to costs. This has New York 'State has already ' heen particularly noticeable in car manufacturing. passed a two-cent a gallon gasoline Furniture manufacturers, as well as auto and appliance manufac­ tax increase and the governor Is The SIU Great Lakes District , passenger ship and wound up his turers, recently have been trying to accelerate obsolescence. Business calling for a two-cent in9rease in have opened contract negotiations career on one.^Thorstenson plans writer Elmer Roessner reports that some companies would like to see cigarette taxes up to five cents a with the Wisconsin - Michigan to retire in an SUP apartment and completely new furniture fashions every year or two; thus forcing, package as well as changes in the Steamship Co. and the Clark Oil devote his time to woodworking style-conscious women to buy furniture more often. income tax which would bring in an and Refining Co. Although pay in­ while Lockett intends to take his In men's wear too, there has been an acceleration of obsolescence by additional $150 million by lowering creases and v improved working wife, "hitch up the trailer, and go Increased emphasis on fashion. There are many perfectly good double- exemptions and increasing the tax conditions will naturally be among fishing and hunting for a while." breasted suits hanging unworn in closets, and even some single- rate. the Union's demands, particular White, who has 27 years of sea breasted ones with heavy shoulder padding, because tpday's fashion is emphasis will be placed on nego­ time to his credit hopes to catch California's package of woe calls lingle-breasted, natural-shoulder models. tiating a comprehensive Welfare up on some reading. In the auto industry obsolescence was intended to Increase car sales. for a three-cent cigarette tax (at Plan, The District is eurr^tly In present there is no state tax on i i J. I' Finally, by helping increase car prices to this year's record levels, it the midst of an organizing drive cigs), a 15 percent tax on tobacco The SUP'S negotiating committee * has contributed to pricing many wbderate-income families out of the products, five cents additional on a in the Bradley fleet. Bradley's brought to 21 the number of con­ new car market ' . " home port of Rogers City is not Several leading manufacturers themselves recently have proterted gallon, of beer to a seven-cent far away ,irom the SlU hall jn tracts signed in the last five months: leVei; ah increased tax on petro­ udth the completion of agree­ sgainA the rat .race of . obsolescence. American Motors made , lihle Alpena. leum products,a boost in pariments with the San Francisco Bar change in the body of this year's Rambler, in line with its policy of niutuel taxes from 13 to 15 percent Pilots A&ociation/" the Hillcone • • t t avoiding unnecessary^ change. At the same time, it avoided as sharp Steamship Co., and the Tidewater a price rise for 'S9 as other manufacturer^ effected. "Obsolescence is and' increases in personal' income Four years of payment for doc­ only justifiable if it results in an advantage for the consuhier." de­ taxes for taxpayers over the $10,- tors' visits under the Brotherhood Oil Co. The Frisco Pilots granted 000 level from tdx to seven percent. a flat $10 across-the-board increase clared George Romncy, -president .pt American Motors. of Marine EngiheersV welfare plan while Uie other two offered ^ay To add to the general picture of Fred Maytag,. onOf the biggest appliance manufacturers, also ^rehave amounted to $33,000, the BME cently urged that ihanufecturerii bring out hew models only when'they rising taxes. Governor G. Mennen reports. A total of 2,025 claims hikes ranging from $11 to $29, as w^ll as increa^d overtime and Williams of Michigan has asked have significant improvements. His own company .now is followhig that have been handled for doct6rs'3visprinciple. He pointed out that artificial obsolescence harms dealers that that state adopt a personal its to engineers and members/of pebalty time rktes,. increased room, nnd manufacturers as well as consumers. When new models come out, t«x, which it does not have their families. The maximum al­ meal, linen anfi transportation al­ now, to bring in anothw $140 mil- lowance for such vttits^ is $150 lowances, and a generd improve-; dealers must unload-present stock at or near cost. Dealers also are ibent in working conditions, AH; discouraged &om ordering neV models at carload prices, which would Uon in revenue. yearly. 7 three companies agreed/to an extra' Setting aside the "nuisance" in turn enable them to reduce their own selling prices, because they week's vacation. are afraid of being stuck with old models. Even manufacturers often taxes on beer, cigarettes and the f our ^' seamen " have recently find themsdvea choked up with their own old models. Artificial model like, in New York end California, Seafarers will be most effected by joined the ranks of the Sallote changes increase costs of tooling, Maytag reported. , In construction, too, planngd dbsolescence can be dis^itrous. Fred the withholding aspects ; of the Union of the Peeifie pensioners. They are Harry Dizen, 87, WUhefan Hausennan, a bnildhliimaterials manufimturer recently warned •dpr New York State Inchme tax. signers. He asked: "Aiv we going to perm'* the slums of tomorrow to Tbo piiesent proposals;. gfa as Thorstensoa and Phil Leekett, both t, ^ 68. end Marvin Wbite, 51, Dixon be planned on the drawing boards of todayt Deliberate or unplanned, foUowa:;; , ^ J-'"- obsolescence tskttiiMattyJW^^ h'SbhnMr'Waid''lof%ave to begea seiUag 47 yeeti ego on e New York, California Tax Boosts Due To Hit Seafarers //l n "T" %\ A'' m>Yii, %-» A 1 -vi I •M �SEi^^KEJtS 'tOG Pare Elffht ICC Rejects Bid To Halt Steamship-RR Rate War Tebnurr 18, 1951 LdkeCharles Nominates 2 To La, Body Tony Pisano, paoiryman: During get out to Japan more often to INQine SEAFARER QUESTION: How do you spend your vocation time? WASHINGTON—The Interstate Commerce Commission LAKE CHARLES—The Central has ignored an appeal from Maritime Administrator Clarence the summer I go fishing quite see my family. Labor Council of Lake Charles and Morse to intercede and stop a rate war between P^-Atlantic often. At other - t t di vicinity held a meeting last week times I take in a Fred In-ael, AB: I hop into my to pick two candidates for the post Steamship Corp. and a group-• car^and travel around the country. of vice president of the State Labor of coastal railroad lines. The the proposed rate reductions to movie, go to the Lately, I've been Council, Leroy Clarke, port agent, ICC has granted permission either company would result in fights, visit my relatives and girlheading ' Soutiione receiving preference over the reports. The two men picked have for both carriers to reduce their west, usually. to worked in cooperation with the rates for carrying canned goods other, while the .granting of reduc­ friends, read some good detec­ Houston, which ^s tions to both, would mean a sub­ SIU in the past. The elections for from Fiorida to northern ports. quite a city. I this and other posts will be held In a letter to Howard Freas, ICC stantial loss of revenue both to tive thrillers and watch TV. I also love moving at the coming state convention In chairman (LOG-January 2), Morse Pan-Atlantic and the railroads. around and have April. V "Inasmuch as these most recent come down to the had warned that the granting of already been in all ly proposed rate reductions (Pan Union hall just to Two of the top officials of the. sit around and chew the fat, with 49 states. Some­ Atlantic's) would bring about State Council, President Victor times another guy situation in which water rates the boys. Bussie, and Secretary-Treasurer E. on the beach will would again be lower than all rail J. Berg, addressed the members to go along with me. One of these rates," the Administrator wrote, Alberto Yeiez, FWT: A wife and days, when they finish that Pan- the meeting. Thfiy talked on the "it would be reasonable to expect five kids give me plenty to keep various activities of the council, American Highway, I'm g o i n' the COPE system which has been that the railroads In turn will pro­ my hands full South, way South. test and petition for. suspension of set up in this state, and of the when I'm on the SEATTLE—Shipping for the Pan-Atlantic's rates." ' 4 i 4 importance of all union members beach. Being a port during the past period has "... If only the Pan-Atlantic Alfred Casey, FWT: Besides and their families being registered religious m a n, been "booming," Port Agent Ted are suspended." Morse much of my time holding an SIU card, I also belong so .they will not lose their right Babkowski, reports, and from the rates to- a painter's to vote in future elections. warned, "water rates will -then be is devoted to at­ looks of things, it should continue union back home, higher than rail, and it is not un­ Shipping for the port held up tending Church for a couple of weeks more. In and there's usual­ reasonable to expect that Panfairly well over the past period, services, spread­ come cases, he said,' the dispatcher ly some ;£ood especially for men in the black ing the word of had difficulty getting replacements Atlantic will not be able to retain work to be had gang, Clarke noted. However there the Lord, reading for the vessels that called for Its canned goods traffic." when I'm on va­ is still a large registration list and Morse then called on the ICC the Bible and them. cation. Whenever plenty of men on hand to tt ke any to help maintain the'lsLatus quo participating in various religious Of the 53 jobs shipped during possible, i try to open berths.meetings. As far as I'm concerned the last two weeks, 21 were in the between the two carriers until set ^side a week Calling into the area over the black gang, 20 on deck, and the closer investigation of the situa­ I couldn't ask for more. or two to take the past two weeks were the Royal remaining 12 in thg, stewards de­ tion could be held. 4 4 $• family on a trip. Oak, CS Miami, Cantigny, CS A rate War had been forseen partment. The Jump in shipping Tliis year, I'm bringing them to Baltimore, Bents Fort, Chiwawa, earlier when Congress passed an John Katsos, steward utility: during the period left the black gang with only eight class A men amendment granting railroads the When I've got time on my hands, New York and everyone's burning Winter Hill, Bradford Island, Coun­ with excitement. I also manage to cil Grove (Cities Service) and the sit down, puff On the list at the start of the new power to make selective rate cuts get in some fishing, picnicing'and Del Aire^ (Mississippi). All were on cargoes where they were'com­ on a good cigar, |>eriod. swimming with the family. in good shape with no major beefs. The vessels calling into port peting with coastwise and inter- and pick up a during the past period were the coastal carriers. By cutting the newspaper and J. B. Kulukundis (Martis), pay­ rates in competitive areas, and see how the off and sign-on, and the Pacific Star raising them in areas where there horses look. I (Colonial), sign-on. The Seamar, is no competition, the rails could guess I've got Calmar, Pennmar (Calmar); An- eventually drive most of the do­ gambler's blood linious, Fairport, De Soto (Water­ mestic water carriers out of the in me for I also man) were in transit. get out to Las freight business. Vegas once or twice a year. I only wish I could NEW YORK—The crew of the ill-fated SS Valiant Effort which hit a reef en=route to India last January 8, was re= patriated to the United States and paid off at headquarters last; week, Bill Hall, assistant-*^ secretary-treasurer,. . reports (Waterman); Gateway City (PanIn addition to receiving back Atlantic); Ocean Joyce (Ocean wages, room and subsistence, all Clippers); Steel Voyager, Steel Di­ of the men collected for lost gear rector, Steel Executive (Isthmian) Whafever you need, in work or dress undOr the $500 clothing allowance and the Val Chem (Heron). provided for in the SIU agreement. gear, your StU Sea Chest has it. Get top Shipping for the port improved quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ slightly 'over the past two-week ing at your Union-owned and Unionperiod. Hall noted, but is still well below the holiday period total of operated Sea Chest store. Ellis Island, just one mile off .400. The breakdown of jobs shipped the Battery in New York. harbor, saw the engine department taking Sport Coats SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping for is up for sale and although the most, 93, with the steward depart­ Slacks ment running a close second, 92. this port has. been on the fair side official price tag is $1 million, the Dress Shoes "right person" could pick it up However, included in the steward although there were only two ves­ Work Shoes for a loKv $800,000, a Government department totals were 21 jobs sels paying off here during the Socks filled by class C men, an indication past period, Port Agent Marty official reported. that many of the A and B men on Breith'off reports. However, a num­ Dungarees However while' the Government the list, are waiting for special ber of men were sent to Seattle to Frisko Jeens is looking for a buyer for, the 27- ships or runs. take rated berths on vessels calling CPO Shirts acre island. It is noE" willing to into that port. There was a total of 44 vessels Dress Shirts sell it to just anyone. One major calling into the area during the Aside from the two vessels pay­ Sport Shirts condition of the sale is the future past period. Twenty-five ships paid ing off during the period, two Belts use of the island. off, six signed on and 13 wbre in signed on and six were in transit. Khakis Proposals to use the island as a transit. Paying off were the Antinnua resort and cultural center, an Ties The following were the vessels ^Waterman) and the Steel Sur­ amusement park, a lottery head­ paying off: The Cabins (Texas veyor (Isthmian). The Kyska Sweat Shirts quarters, or a haven for narcotics City); Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans.); (Waterman) and the Steel Surveyor T-Shirts addicts were all rejected by the Steel Artisan, Steel Recorder (Isth­ (Isthmian) signed on. In, transit Shorts . General Services Administration mian); Frances, Suzanne, Elizabeth, were the Fairport, DeSoto (Water­ Briefs recently. Ines, Beatrice (Bull); Robin Locks- man); Calmar, Pennmar (Calmar); Swim Trunks When the sale was first an­ ley, Robin Goodfellow ..(Robin); Steel Chemist (Isthmian) and the Sweaters nounced in February, 1958, a GSA Raphael Semmes, Fairland, Beaurj^ Rebecca (Maritime 'Overseas). Sou'westers • apokesman reported, the depart­ ,gard (Pan-Atlantic); Alcoa Runner, * Raingear ment received 21 bids for the Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Coe Victory Caps island." However, none of them (Victory Carriers); Valiant Effort; Be Sure To Get Writing Materials were of the "right type," he said. Seatrain New Jersey, Seatrain Dues Receipts Toiletries A mile from the Battery and Georgia, Seatrain Ngw York, Sea­ Headquarters again wishes to Electric Shavers train Savannah, Seatrain Texas, about a half-mile froin the Jersey" shore, Ellis island, the first Amer­ Seatrai^ Louisiana (Seatrain) and remind all Seafarers that'pay­ Radios ments 0* funds, for whatever ican landing place for 15,000,000 the Atlantic (Banher). Television immigrants, boasts 30 brick build­ The Atlantic (Banner); Coe Vic-' Union purpose be made only Jewelry v ings, some dating'back to 1804 and toi^ (Victory Carriers); Steel Re­ to autliorized A&G representa­ Cameras 1010, a number, of «:?pcks, water­ corder (Istl(i.'Jiiaiv); Ocean Joyce tives and that an official UiiioA .Luggage works, sidew^ks and shade Jtrees. (C)ceah. .Clippers) and the Robin receipt be gotten at that tlme^ If no receipt is offered be sure' Valued at $6,326,000 Just four Locksley (Robin)'8igned on. to protect yourself by immeoiyeki's agd; island Was purchased In transit were the Massniar, utely bringing the matter to the by t^' Federal' GoveSmment, 'from Marymaii Bethcoaster - (Calmar); attention of the secretiiry-trens^ ?:^aW<i<($'iUiia.:>:'Seryice): 'oret'if Uffrtte H : .. J-< ^i-.;inig »c-:;];dght,-.','Ari2pa,-.--''Afoundtto' t.fv', Seattle Short Some Ratings $•' !:-:• j?,-- ^e: r. Ship Lost, ^Effort' Crew Comes Home Your Gear.. tor ship . • • for shore 'kSi • my- -- - Ellis Island Sale-Priced At$800,000 Sf Reports Fair Activity �Pafe Nin* f -.' ;•', . ••*• -?^'-^,;-!."?riA; ^;';..;^''-i s^_.» i,,iVa-Vi\ • ,. • . ^^"'• ^ -- ,• AT- I^ 'iV'-TfT-y _ ; ,?,-i;fI a; ": - "'T ! ' ?• :jV ' H /••:: '' '--T ' ~ Ivif "''A' /.-• • •r',''>i?A^-r-y-Vy''!' T--i-n .•v<'>^"",:,.. , Plenty of grade A was on tap for lunch. Messman Ruben Martinez made sure of that when he set up. •r Bosun Manuel Sanchez (left) is ready to take gift ashore to family while James McLinden, AB, packs stores aboard. a li I' 'li- ,, ^ ; .•A?V''f -.;,„.,-5., •? •^ 5v' Gilbert GonzaleSj| gallejunan^ T(left) and- Len •<f „ A ; * red Oliver, AB, Stood the gangway watch at £resh br«ad being delivered to, the ship. At v? the foot- of the ladder, helj^g protect the, aiPiotor-id^iis shop..- -ivavaA-,: • 1'-' •••.ti- I •|,'ji7-^i-^l.'' I �lul ¥ - Pace t«s SEAFARERS LOG Liquid Gas Ship On Maiden Hun LAKE CHARLES, La.—The SS Methane Pioneer, forerunner of a possible fleet of spe­ cially-constructed tankers, sailed from this port last month carrying a cargo of highlyexplosive liquefied natural gas to Canvey Island, England. The v^sel, a British-flag con­ verted World War II coastal freighter, is the first of its ling the steel, for at that tempera­ the gas and oil Industry here and kind built to attempt the haz­ ture steel becomes brittle and abroad and an increase in the tanker trade. ardous task of carrying liquefied breakable. It was pointed out that the ship's gas across the Atlantic. To prevent this a. 12-inch layer The project, under the auspices of balsa wood was installed be­ Cargo~of 33,000 barrels of liquefied of the Constock Liquid Methane tween the aluminum and the steel. gas is equal to 115,000,000 cubic Corp., an American Company, and The Methane Pioneer was also feet in gaseous form. This is more the British Gas Council, included fitted with specially-designed deep- than enough gas to supply the •the $2,000,000 conversion on the well pumps. The pump-s' impellers average needs ot 1,000 American Methane Pioneer, the construction are near the bottom of the tanks homes for a year. The converted of a pilot liquefaction plant in while their motors and aii pipings ship is smaller than a converted y: '?r2. Lake Charles and the building of ale kept on deck. "Liquefied gas, experts claim, special storage tanks on Canvey Plans for future methane tank­ could be highly competitive in any Island in the Thames Hiver, some ers, the company revealed, include 50 miles from London. The gas will a small ship-board liquefaction area where manufactured gas sells be distributed for general use in plant to re-liquefy the gas, or to for $1 or more per million cubic It is estimated that Western London. use the boiled-off gas to supple­ feet. lurnpe alone will be u-slng some The vessers main decks were cut ment the ship's fuel supply. S-trillion cubic feet by 1973, and *away and her cargo bulkheads , While the company was confi­ Japan SOO^billion cubic feet by that shifted so five aluminum tanks dent that the "double-flask" tanks time. could be installed. These tanks ex­ of aluminum, steel jmd balsa wood tend above the main deck to the would keep the gas under contfol, foc'sle deck and are inclosed in strict security measures were en­ steel containers. forced while the ship was loading. The major obstacle in transport­ Since under Coast Guard regula­ ing liquefied natural gas is the dif­ tions aii methane gas must be kept ficulty. in controlling the boiling on deck stored in special bottles off or evaporation of the liquefied and in a protected area, the vessel methane. In order to keep it at a had to receive a lurovisional permit temperature of minus 260F, the gas in order to make her experimental is stored in the aluminum and steel run. I'he ship had recently com­ tanks. However, while it is neces­ pleted a series of shakedown tests sary to keep the methane at below- in the Gulf carrying a full cargo. cero temperature. It is also, im­ Success of the Methane Pioneer HONG KONG—Wages amount­ portant to keep the gas from chil­ could mean a.major turnover In ing to less than one-half penny an hour and an 18-hour day, sevenday week were described as basic conditions of labor by a group of Chinese fishermen who fled to this British Crown Colony. The fishermen, part of a group of sev­ eral hundred, told how the Red In an effort to ease the shock of an hpur, a lO-hour day and a 60- Chinese actually cut wages below the closing of their Roanoke, Va., hour work week. In addition, they already rock-bottom levels and toplant, the .American Viscose Corp., are. fighting conditions which re­ creased working hours to the has agreed with the Textile Work­ quire each man to carry his own bargain. ers of America on a $3J( million bedding, and do not provide run­ severance program covering the ning water or facilities for washing In addition, the men were sep­ plant's 2,209 employees. The pro­ either themselves or their clothes. arated from their families who gram will provide separation wages Many strikers are standing guard were also put to work under sim­ averaging $800 for each worker, at bridges to bar attempts by scabs ilar conditions to the so-called with some of the payments as high recruited by the company to get "communes" set up by the Bed as $2,500. Many of the plant's em­ into the camps. They are being Chinese government, ployees had service of up to 35 and fed by the union from a helicopter The men declared that they were 40 years with the company and as union representative.^ arb barred forced to Join a conunune lasrAugust and put to work on a 6 AMmore than 54 percent were 50 or from the camp.' shift, seven days a older. Although a three-man concilia­ to-midnight week. 'Meanwhile, their wives and tion panel, consisting of one rep­ 4 t i children were ordered off the fishAfter a month of negotiations, resentative from the union, the tog boats and all between the ages repre^ntatives of New York company and a public represfista^ of 13 and 55 were put to work on City's AFL and CIO bodies have tive, unanimously recommended construction jobs. ironed out all difficulties between that the work week be cut to^54 Women over 55 were assigned to the two groups and have formed hours and wages be raised three care for all the children under 13 cents an hour the first year and one organization called the New to groups of'23 each. York Central Labor Council, AFL- two cents the second, the company CIO. The council represents over flatly turned down their proposals. At first the fishermen were given one million union members in the The workers then voted 98.8 per­ about $2.40 a month for the sup­ port of their families plus about city. The first formal delegates' cent in favor of a walkout. 11 cents a day for themselves. Sub­ session will be held later this 4 4 4 sequently this was cut down fur­ month. New York CUys longest strike, ther with the $2.40 being discon­ 4 4 4 at Sherman Billingsley's swank tinued and the rest of the wage The Communications Workers Stork Club, entered its third year cut nearly to half. The entire fish­ have signed the first contract in last month with the workers' orig­ ing catch went to the government, the union's 1959 round of bargain­ inal demands for a 40-hour week, whereas before that the men had ing with the Bell Telephone sys­ wage improvements and Job secu­ been allowed to keep 30 percent of tem companies. The agreement, rity still unresolved. Joining In the catch. covering 6,300 employees at the the picketing are 122 employees They escaped by pleading sick­ Wisconsin Bell Telephone Co., pro­ Local 1 of the Dining Room Eni- ness, went ashore and collected vides for' wage boosts of about pjoyees, Local 89 of the Chefs, their families at night and sailed eight cents an hour, increase pen­ Cooks, Pastry Cooks and Assist­ their fishing junks into Hong Kong sion payments from $100 to $115 a ants and Musicians Local 802. Un­ harborl month with a revision of the rules ion officials are still willing to for determining the base for the put the issues before a-neutral pension, and four-week vacations third party, but BilUngsley has for' employees with, 30 years of been adamant. service. In addition to these, Mil­ 4 4 4' Under the rules of the SlU, waukee'operators working on split The United Hatters, Cap and any member can nominate him­ shifts will receive a significant cut Millinery Workers Union is invest­ self for meeting chairman, readto hours. : 'i ing $300,000 in the faltering Mer- tog clerk or any other post that 4 4 4 rimac Hqt Company in an effort to may be up for election before Some 6,000 Inmberja^, mem­ save the jobs of 325 idle wm-kers. the membership, todudtog com­ bers of the Woodworkers Union, The investment will give the un­ mittees; such as the tallying have staged a sltdpwn . strike in ion a majority share in the Ames-, financial commibfeeeziQg weather to . Newfouiid- bu^, Matoe, company's stocks and committees, tees and other groups r.^ed by land. 'thai' ei:"* protes|dng sub-, will give it I majority membership membership. standi Wages,' and living and on the firm's Board of Directon. theSince SIU membership meet­ woridng conditions such as those It was the second Im-ge-scale finan­ ing offlcen are elected at the which prevailed some SSf years ago. cial aid the anion has given • com­ of each mSettog, those who The meii. ^ployed by the Angl^ pany, the first being in 1954 via • <tart wlah 'te nm for these mcettof Newfoundland Beveti^enf po., '$$00,000 toan4d.<thejCax!tlSBQer;Hajti / e^lces can tto ae. ' •re fighttog a wa^ of fOIIS^Corp. Red Chinese 'Pay' ^ale: Half-A-Cent III i Throw In For A Mooting Job , 1^: • t' fr Felnn^ 13. ^iil OaiON CLIPPER (Orion), Doe. IS' —Cholrman, K. Alloni Soerolary, R. Barkor. Naw delasata alected. Ona man atlated ahipr ona man retumadt ona man hoipttaUzed. Impoaaibla to sat Sraah vagatablea—aussaat trozen vasatablaa. Batum cupa t« pantry. Sufgaat Mandly ralationahlp among crew. Bpooial meeting h^d deck dept. rei men mlaaing ship in Yoko­ hama and eaptain appointing man to bosun'a Job. . STEEL VVOYAGER (Isthmian), Ja:«. 1S--Chairman, T. Blades; Sacratary, P. •uintaya. SS.3T Ship's fund. New dele­ gate elected. Pood tee cold. Suggest coSea cake, dougtanuta ar aweet rpU* for coffao time. YAKA (Waterman), Jan. 11—Chairman, S. Wagner; Secretary, • W. Bushong. New repair Usta to be made up and turned In. Suggest dry laun­ dry to be removed from lines. Re­ quest safety lines aft in bad weather. ATLAS CTankort A Tramport), Jan. It—Chairman, C. Todona; Sacratary, EDITH (Bull), Jan. 4—Chalrmin, J.' R. Parry. SQS.BS and 77S bottlea of Parkar; Secretary, J. More. New dele­ Cokes; profit to be used for movie gate elected. of thanka ta stew-* film. New temporary treaaurer elect­ ard dept. tor Vote fino hoUday dinner. ed. One man Injorsd—gettisg «• in Baytown. Tezaa. Bequeit variety of DEL VIENTO (Miss.), Dae. food and batter trade of toUet tia- Chairman, H. Edwards; Sacratary, B. auea. Sussoat aoundpreofing metahaU 'Bredorlck. New delegate elected. In­ and aleaplng quartera because of vestigate why brother was fined two days pay because engineer ordered replacement at eleven o'clock—man had three witnesses. Keep messhall and pantry clean.' Keep Kroo boys outsid dde. tremendous vibration of ship. Double up on stow. dept. lockora; oao to bo . used for poraonal gear such aw ^t- ROYAL OAK (Clt|at Service), Jan. 4—Chairman, P. Hammal; Sacratary, D. Beard. Two men missed ship. Sinks and settee ordered. Mattresses to be checked. Two payoff slips—one for 1958 and one. for 1959. Ship's fund' S3.83. Reports accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Keep messIiaU and pantry clean. Standby to wairn meni sleeping below to cloaa ports when weather changes. COE VICTORY (Victory Carrlari), Dec, II—Chairman, L. Curry; Sacra­ tary, e. Urieh. New delegate elected, Lock reading room in port. Keep outside doors closed. Don't alam doors to engine room. PRANCES (Bull), Jan. •—Chairman, N. Oltn; Secretary, E. Oroli. Delegate fired due to use of profane language. Outline given en Lakes situation. ALCOA CAVALIRR Alcoa), Jan. IS—Chairman, W. Polaa; Sacratary, R. ROBIN KIRK (Rabin), Dec. 31— Ray. New delegate alected. Every­ Chairman, 8. Rivera; Sacratary, R. thing OK. Weed. Two men hospitalized. Ona ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Oct. 31— man left in Capetown. Sadp's fund— S2.25. No beefs. Few hours OT dis­ Chairman, J. Kane; Sacratary, L. Moara. NSw delegate elected. $34.33 puted. Request laundry be shut down to be turned over to new delegate. at midnight until morning because of- pump disturbing sleep. Suggest No hoofs. Nov. 14—Chairman, V. Hail; Sacra­ Improvement on quality and variety tary, L, Meora. New treaaurer elected. of food. Request checkers not to cat Check repair list before sailing. Re­ with crew. quest steak knlvta.. First aid kit to b# IDEAL X (Penn. Ship), Jan. II— put In galley. Dae. 14—Chairman, L. Ickheffi Sec­ Chairman, O. Dunn; Secretary, O. retary, L. Meere. Discusaloh on repair Lletz. Men happy about having new list. No hoefa. SIO in Ship's fund. washing machine. Repairs being made' Soma dlaMtad OT. Vote of thanks to and taken caro of in goOd manner. steward oepL on Thanksslvlns dinner. Cables, phono calls and CSiristmal Spending put ship's fond la minus STIBL ADVOCATI (Isthmian), Jan. pool—$3.75. No beefs. Each man to 14—ClMlrman,, L. Jahnaton; Sacratary; donate one dollar to ship's fund. New T. Cahcapclan. Two men missed ship treaaurer elected. Vote of thanka In San IMeso—reported in Long to steward dept. for good meals and Beach. Two electricians, night cook Job well done. and baker fired for beli;g drunk while ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Dae. 31 on duty; aamd men replaced la Long Beach. Naw daleeate elected. Repair —Chairman, J. Ootse; Sacratary, R. Canonlzado. Painting and minor re­ liat to ha turned In to delegate. Crew to report one hour before Bailing time. pairs needed. Ship's- fund $90. New Requoat discontinuing travelora checks. delegate elected. Requeet new wash^ tag machina. Spring on seats ta messATLANTIS (Petrol), Jan. 11—Chali^ hail to be repaired. Request not to man, P. Albarai Sacratary, J. Themp- have glasses left ta sink at night. aon. No baafa. Ship's fund $30. Ma- Need new percolatonh Keep messbaU wahta payoff next port. Wire clean. ittor sent to hqTIMBER HITCH (Suwannoo), Jan. 3 OCEAN DINNY (Marltlms Ov^rsees), —Chairman, A. Meshon Sacratary, O. Cullan. 5V& hours disputed OT-. New Jan. S—Chairman, C. Malatt; Sacra­ tary,. T. Dalanay. New delegate elect- delegate elected. ad. toccusslon on inadequata alop OS SOTO (Waterman), Dec. If — cheat. Request meaaroom be kept Chairman, P. Sarchio; Sacratary, C. clean nights. Carntr. Vote of thanka to those who PAIRPORT (Waterman), Jan, 11— used their cars to take crew to vote Chairman, J. RIsbaek; Sacratary, J. ta Baltimore. Everything rhnning. ... Cayla- Ship's fund S27.7S. No beefs, amoothly. No beefs. avaiythlhg running smoothly. Soma PBTROCHEM (Valentino Cham. dictated OT. New delegate elected. Diacnaalon on abuso of heating system Carr.), Jan. 4—Chairman, J. Heggle; In after accommodation. AU lighting Sacratary, J. Ward. Beef regarding and cdaetrlcal repairs to be brought to sailing board ta not changing and de­ attention of electrician. ' Vote of layed sailing. Re repairs—not loading . thanks to steward dept. for weU pre­ or discharging cargo, have headquar­ pared food and good menu with spe­ ters clarify. Three men missed shipcial mention of good holiday fare one. ta each dept. $18 ta ship's fund—spent SB for Christmas decoration. NO provided. . beefs. One man missed ship in Hous­ PINNMAR (Calmar), Jan. 17—Chair­ ton. and one in Beaumont. Bequest man, F. Baroni Secretary, W. Mssten- radio turned off. gar. Ona man missed ship at Balti­ ALCOA POINTER (Alcpa), Jan. 3— more. Request membership permit shipment insured to hall in Baltimore. Chairman, S, Thayer; Sacratary, R, No. beefs. Suggest delegate aep en-' Sadowikl. Draws to: be In "Amerieaii ineera about hot water in laundry. money until money on hand la ex­ !eed naw springs In 44 deck foc'sle. hausted. Bugsest BO elothea drying lit ongino room. Several hours OT dla*; Sea about ten minute clean-up time. puted. No other beefs. Suggeatlou BINTS FORT. (CItlaa. Sarvlcs), Jan. made to bo more careful with cups is—Chairman, I. Jehnsan; Sacratary, and dishes.. Crew asked ta ha a Uttla . B. Ambroca. No beefs. New delegate cleaner ta pantry. electedz Clesn A paint meMhaU fens. STIBL APPRiNTICR (IsthmUn), Fix mesihau water fountain. Ica water to ha put on tablea at all meals. Dae. 31—Chairman, J. Saughar; Sac­ ratary, J. Olive. Some OT disputed. ALCOA PARTNER (AlcaaV Jan II— Ship's Tund $.80. Chief Cugtaeer to be Chairman, 0. Hayaa; Sacratary, L, seen about condltloiu ot water. Be­ Plaraon. No baefa—everything run­ quest return of flaahllght atoten'tfom ning cmopthly. Complaint of InaufH- meaaroom. Jhiggast aaythtas takeat dent npedlelna aboard. Bays Ship Cram refrigerator to Ite put back. fumigated Idr rate.' Have patrolman sea about washing machina. Cheek ALCOA RANOIR OUeaa), Jan. 4—' mattrosaes ae to how many naw ones Chairman, S. Manarda; Sacrataiy, W. nsadad. Report slop eheat at pay off. Barnar. Stain cornea off on etothea; itmn chairs In jwoalhall. No bsofa. STEEL CHEMIST flathmlan), Jan. 17 Motion made that haadquartan b« —Chairman, Thamaa; Sacratary, T. contacted about milk from FuorteWafcar. New delagate elected. Com* Rleo being on beard ovar tan dgya. plajnt about not .sotting now waahlns Clean laundry room, ftiggeat maaihaU maehine. OOffg fund t23. No boots. ba checked after each nmaL Laundrp to bo kept eloian. Be# about BotnuB antenna for TV. , OIL ALSA (Mlfiiatlppll, Dec. Chairman, L. SnodsrasN Secretary, 0. ALCOA CLIPFBR (Alcoa), Daa. 7— Paikar. Naw dalagtte eteetad. Nn, j Chairman, L. Hargaahabnar; Sacratary, beefs. Sttggait tahtag care of new^^ F. MaUck, No teefa. IMseuaslon held waahtag nuchine-*oldr ona to W kept^ on roach . on hand. Naw SIV Ubrary. Vote >f I, Moydf thanks to atoward dept. for Chriatgaag laek. j£s-enrthuig- run* dtanar; rotaiy, . Miner Slffarancaa to ^^teMssai.' ROBIN useitstsv Otoidn)Jan. IS—Chairman,,1. Moydt. Sac* -Chairman,'A. Thamggon; Mary, P. BMiacfc. 'SlSO edtoetioa J. Oevttn. S«Mt#d «n ' for Ul-_ <W. ma.,»a •of Ite boaCA 'Una ^ far .jviNMirtef .hfothera. �Fdtounr IS. MS* SEAFARERS LOG Tomorrow Is More' Paffe Elevc B'klyn Sea School Site Now 'Surplus' The Sheepshead Bay Training Center, which once turned out as many as 35,000 maritime trainees a year, will soon be a •thing of the past. Taking the land over from the city in 1942, the Maritime Administration proceeded to Budget May Curb MSTS Operations Sugar Run Seen Boost For Philly PHILADELPHIA — Although it kaa been fairly quite on the ship­ ping front during the past twoWeek period, indications are that shipping from this port in the future will be much better, Steve Cardullo, port agent, reports. The men on the beach here are eagerly waUing the return of the Bull Line Libertys which will he starting the sugar run to Puerto Blco soon. It has been over a year since the company discon­ tinued the service from this port, and their return should mean bet­ ter shipping for all hands. As to the immediate future, Cardullo said, a crew will be called to man the SS Lumber Carrier. The vessel was recently purchased by Kulukundis Steamship Co., an Sru-contracted operator. In addi­ tion, the port will have its usual number of in-transit replacements, and possibly a payoff and sign-on. There was only one Vessel, the Dorothy (Bull), paying off during the past period. There were no •hips, signing on. In transit were the Steel .Recorder, Steel Execu­ tive, Steel Voyager (twice) (Isthaniim); Ocean Joyce (Ocean ClipMrs); Emilia, Jean (Bull); Portmar (Calmer); Petrochem (Valentine) •ni4 the Robin Goodfellow (Robin). mtvMt VLi nr establish the largest merchant marine training base in the coun­ try. Now, with the site long since abandoned by Maritime and more recently by the Air Force, the land may be returned to the city. The Maritime Administration, under whose name the property still remains, began legal proceed­ ings seeking complete release of the site when it declared it sur­ plus. Following a similar release expected from the Air Force, the land will be turned over to the Government's General Services A'Sministration for disposal. It is believed the city is.eager to repossess the land and use it to extend a housing development and recreation site already in the neighborhood. The Manhattan Beach Public Health Hospital may be affected by the latest moves. During World War II, most prospective mariners had to under­ go a training course before obtainseamen's ^ papers. Over 100,000 trainees were turned out between 1942 and 1945. After the war, the center limited its activities to providing courses for seamen who wanted to upgrade themselves. This program lasted for eight years, drawing few appli­ cants towards the end. In 1954, the Maritime Adminis­ tration closed its doors, but the Air Force stepped in to establish a training base for recruits. It, too, recently abandoned operations. WASHINGTON—A slight cut­ back in operations of the Military Sea Transportation Service ap­ pears in the offing, based on budg­ et estimates sent to Congress by the President. A differential of about $60 million is involved. The decrease is attributed to "operating economies, reductions in the number of ships operated, and a favorable commercial mar­ ket . . ." An estimated 190,700 cabin passengers will travel on MSTS account in 1959, a drop of 26,000 from last year. The total represents 60-80 shiploads. Troop passenger travel would at lea^ triple these figures. However, despite repeated re­ quests by MSTS for new construc­ tion by private operators to han­ dle this trade, there have been no nibbles. US passenger operators, except for the American Banner Line with its one all-tdurist ship, are still dedicated to the luxury trade. Banner Line is currently handling some MSTS passenger traffic. A similar call for roll-on and heavy lift ships has also attracted Any doubts that the age of atom power is at hand should be little Interest. Criticized over the years as a dispelled by the news that West German private business in­ direct Government competitor with terests are contracting for a commercially-useful atom-pow­ private industry, MSTS is some­ ered tanker at a price compafable ta that of a conventional what nettled that Its "peace" steamship. This ship, which is scheduled to sail by 1964, will feelers are being ignored. The be the first true atom-powered merchant vessel. The United agency has warned that if private States ship NS Savannah is admittedly an experimental ves­ operators won't build and run the sel which is far too expensive to be commercially-useful, while ships it needs, the Government will them anyway. the only other atom-powered ship being built, aside from build Now in its tenth year, MSTS has naval ships, is a Russian icebreaker. been operating in recent months (Continued from page 2) There are several dramatic iihplications in the German with a fleet of 145 ships, plus vary­ annovmeement. First, it means that the shipping industry is ing amounts of private tonnage tion meeting in London made it extremely unlikely that transfers one of the first in which atom-power will become practi­ chartered from time to time. to European flags would be utilized cable, before competing forms of transportation and .before by the runaways in an effort to other shoreside industries, with the exception of electric escape American union organizing. power plants. The ITF voted tb give jurisdiction over runaways to the unions in Then, the development of atom power means that ships the country of ownership, so that will undoubtedly become far more efficient and economical American-owned runaways would than they have been up until now, holding forth the prospect WASINGTON — Intercoastal have nothing to gain by another of considerable growth for an industry which is suffering shipping for the July-September flag switch. severe competition from railroads and trucks in coastal trades quarter of 1958 dropped 14.4 per­ In addition to being a subject of and from airlines in the offshore passenger and high-priced cent below a synilar figure for the discussion before Congress, the cargo trades. Atomic power may provide the means whereby previous year, according to the runaway-flag issue is expected to report of the Interstate be taken up by the AFL-CIO ocean transportation will be the easiest and best means of quarterly Commerce Commission. The re­ Maritime Trades Department and communication. port covers revenue and traffic of the AFL-CIO Executive Council at ^ost Breakthrough vessels sailing between the East their quarterly meetings in San The very fact that the Germans intend to build an atom- and West coasts via the Panama Juan, Puerto Rico, starting this powered plant at a cost comparable to a conventional plant is Canal. weekend. It is expected that the a major technological breakthrough all by itself. The conven­ The sharpe.st drop was sustained MTD will go on record supporting by the SlU-contracted Pan-Atlan­ the runaway drive and calling upon tional steam plant has just about reached the limits of its ef­ tic Lines, whose volume of busi­ ficiency at the end of over 100 years of engineering develop­ ness was off close to 90 percent. the Federation to take similar ment. The atom-powered plant is in its infancy. It is bound Pan-Atlantic withdrew from active action. to become more compact, lighter, and more economical to intercoastal participation during operate as the years go by and engineers develop new tech­ the year. The only other SlU com­ Use Only One pany in the group, Calmar, fell 26 niques. Mail Address Essentially, the atom-powered plants of today are hybrids percent. Of ten shipping lines surveyed, Seafarers with beefs regard­ because they are still steam-producing engines, with radiation only Isbrandsten show a substan­ ing paym«mt of monies due heat instead of oil heat producing the steam. In years to tial gain—71.6 perceht. Four lines fromslow various operators in back come there is evidence that electricity will be produced di­ showed slight increases of up to wages - and disputed overtime rectly from radiation, which would be a revolutionary source 8.3 percent, while five lines had should first check whether they of power for ships. deficits, ranging from the SlU have a proper mailing address For the immediate future, the atom-powered ship raises a Pacific District's American Presi­ on file with the company. SlU number of serious problems too. If the Germans can build dent Lines' 12.7 percent to Pan- headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ buch a ship with modest horsepower at a modest'cost, then Atlantic's high-water mark. Statistics^ for iudlvldual com­ eral operators show checks' have are JJS shipowners making a mistake by ordering new ships panies in the Atlantic and Gulf with conventional steam plants? The US policy up until now coastwise trade showed Pan-Atlan­ been mailed to one address a beef on the same score has been to wait until the Savannah comes put and see how tic with a 95 percent increase over while Is sent from anpther, thus cre­ it operates before shipowners commit themselves to atomic 1957. Seatrain Lines, also under ating much difficulty in keeping power. The advent of the-Germ^h ship may iriajfe for gome an SlU contract, was down 24.5 ^^c<mqnt§ stoaigbt^. I • Congress Will Air Complaint On Runaways Interroastal Earnings OH kecond thoughts'dtt till®? v;). JSSV USIlill I ^ -ft. �SEAFARERS F«fe Twehr* LOG Evelyn's On Tour SEAFARERS M IRYIOC The reaction to the start of an SIU Blood Bank as a means of avoiding possible'delays in securing necessary blood sup­ plies both for themselves and their families has been very good among the brothers In drydock. The feeling is unanimous that this is a welcome step in the right direction. Among those who see the Blood Bank as an Important SIU benefit are Hector Doarte, Samuel Gordon and Georgfe Lowe, Jr., all laid up at the USPHS hospital in Balti­ more. Duarte, who last served on the Jean as oiler, has a broken thumb suffered in an injury while he was working aboard ship, imd Gordon, ex-chief cook on ihe Transatiantic, Is in for a general check-up. Lowe, who was AB on the Pacific Wave, is laid up due to a leg injury. All three are progressing as well as can be exLowe McCarthy pected. Norfolk has two newcomers on the list: William H. Mason, ex-Ocean Dinny, and A. W. Canter, ex-Bents.Fort. Mason also has a leg injury, but due to a mishap while he was working in the icebox aboard ship, and Canter has a kidney infection. Both men are progressing satis­ factorily. They both ship 3rd cook. An old eye condition has Kenneth A. LaRose back at the marine hospital in Boston. He last shipped as oiler on the William Camith. Charles A. McCarthy is another new man in there, and Is slowly re­ covering from asthma. He was 3rd cook on the Bradford Island. At nearby Hahnemann Hospital in the Boston area, Lindley R. MacDonald is almost ready for discharge after an operation to remove a bleeding kidney. MacDonald was 3rd cook on the Steel Chemist. Joe Domino was whisked over to the Staten Island PHS hospital last week to check on h ppssible heart condition as soon as the Steel Artisan docked in Brooklyn. An ambulance met the ship at 3 AM. Domino is alright so far. Duisan De Duisln, ex-Frances, has undergone a serious eye operation at Staten Island which appears to have been successful. He's reading headlines in the LOG without glasses now. Remember, these and all brothers in the hospital with letters and visits. The following is the latest list of SIU men in the hospitals: Winston Renny Pon Wing George Shumaker Royce Yarborough Aimer Vickers USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Chester. F. Just Michael J. Coffey Dean A. Klssler Joseph R. Ebbola Grover H. Lane Alberto Espina Arthur 3. Schevlng Myron E. Folts Henry J. Schreiner USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. . Robert J. Aumiller Samuel Huggini Louis H. Blizzard Robert W. Reynold! USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. TaLnadge Barbour Gorman Glaze Ma.ximino Bemes Samuel Gordon Henning Bjork Lynwood Gregory MUlard E. Byron George Lowe Jr, Clyde Carlson Domingo Orblgoso Hector Duarte Frederick Radtke Patrick J. Durkln Vincent Rlzzuto Edmond Ericson Henri Robin Jr. -* John M. Gallagher Herbert Shartzer Clarence Gardner George Warrington Jack Gardner USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Roscoe T. Milton R. E. Morrison CHESTER HOSPITAL CHESTER, PA. Donald L. Willis HAHNEMANN HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. L. R. MacDonald CHELSEA HOSPITAL CHELSEA, MASS. Joseph Bibeau USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Woodrew Meyeri B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer H. LedweU Jr. VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS.. MASS. SEAFARERS LOG. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitzpatrick SAILORS SNUG HARBOR '675 Fourth Ave., STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor B. Cooper Thnm.->« Igaksen Brooklyn 32, (SlY VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY I would like to receive the E. T. Cunningham VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VA. SEAFARERS LOG — please Joseph GiU VA HOSPITAL jut my name on your mailing BOSTON, MASS. ist. (Print Information^ Thomas K. Kiilion VA HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. James F. Markel NAME USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. • •••••• Herbert Allman Henry A. Janlcke Ronald L. Babbitt Wooldridge King Robert G. Barrett Edward Knapp John W. Bigwood Leo H. Lang Claude Blanks Isidore Levy Robert D. Brown Alexander Martin John L. CaldweU Granville C. Matise Herman Carson David E. McCoUum James W. Carter William J. McKay Bernard R. Chason" Clyde E. MUler Cioisc Coats Lionel MiUer Fess Crawford Edward O. Moore Charles Daicourt Michael O. Muzio Adolph Daiinc TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you William E. Nelson Jeff Davis Dominic NeweU • re an old subscribe: and have a Harris C. Dyas Homer L. Ringo change of address, please give your Melvin Eickmiur William N. Rdllins Oliver S. Flynn Calvin Rome former adt^ss below: Benjamin Foster CyrU H. Sawyer Chas. ti. roster William Scarlett Henry Foy James H. Shearer Henry C. Gerdes Paul P. Signorino J. H. Gleason Andrew Stauder James Glisson • • •' < e • «' 9 9 * 0 » i • c •• • Rirhard L. Toler James E. Guy James Ward VUyne F. Harris WilUam D. White Hayden F. Henry H. H. Winbom John -------TviaoiiiMia Hrolenok R. J. Wiseman • CJT A TC i .-• ' d,. H. Hudson, Sr. Clebpha» Wright Sidney Irby C. T, Wuertz ' ' ' ' USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Henry Maginness Eustachy Bulik Robert W. Runner WiUiam Morris WUUam C. Palmer Enoch B. CoUins Richard J. Peterson Duisan DeDuisin Irving DeNobriga N. Reznichenko Jose Rodriguez Joe Domino Eugene Roszko Wm. A. Gardner George B. Griswold Antonio Schiavone Ralph Groseclose Elmer Schroeder Hamlin Y. Hambouz S. S. Swlenckoskl Patrick T. Kelly Eduardn Tora Ruflno Lara. Hughes P. Towns Mario G. Lopez Sadak Wala Nils H. Lundquist Wong Yau USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis Boner John J. Harrison Albert W. Canter WUllam H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. R. W. Cetchovlch Humberto I.eon Harry Henze USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Kenneth A. LaRose Raymond Perry Chas. A. McCarthy Ray Peters Paul Norton USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Lewis R. Akins Bart Guranich Manuel Antonana Taib Hassan Frank Hernandez Eladio Arts Fortunato Bacomo Donald Hewson Claude Jessup Joseph Bass Ludwig Krlstlansen Matthew Bruno Thomas Lehay Leo Carreon Kenneth Lewis James F. Clarke Leo Mannaugh Jo.seph D. Cox Jeremiah O'Byrne Juan Denopra Constantlne Osinskl John Driscoll George Phlfer Otis Gibbs <ft- STREET ADDRESS ....... CITY. .........ZONE ... STATE ....: ADDRESS l-f &, CITY > '.N . ZONE.^ vw aaxxdug gj, lTlV.Xa Febnurr IS. 19St' SIU Wife Is Proud Of It department as an oiler and also as deck engineer mainly with Bull Line for many years. How­ ever, since some . of the Bull To tlie Editor: I would 'like to express how Line Libertys are idle for lack proud I am to be a seaman's of cargo, I am now aboard the wife. I have been married only SS Jean, as oiler, on the two. a year and a half and believe week run between Baltimore, Philadelphia and Puerte Rico. me I am very well satisfied. E. H. Magboo Things were not too easy at first because my husband had it to be away two, three or even five months. But with us each Explorer Lives time he returns seems to be a Up Te Its Name greater homecoming. He is home only a short time To the Editor: We ^grained up and left the Gulf for Ceuta, Spanish Moroc­ co, went througb Suez to Dji­ bouti, French Somaliland, and then to Vizagapatam and Cal­ cutta, India, where discharge was completed. At'present the good ship Pacific Explorer is .^bunkering in Singapore enI'oute to three loading ports'in' All letters to the editor for the Philippines for cargo to publication in the SEAFAR­ Saigon. ERS LOG must be signed We had the good fortune by the writer. Names trill prior to Thanksgiving to assist be withheld upon request. some Indies sailnraft with - 38 persons aboard who had no but one has to support his fam­ drinking water for 'four days ily so we can't all be together at and also no bvarings. All this all times. In fact, he is at sea was supplied by Captain Pat­ now. But he will be coming rick F. Keenan. home soon, and if you have "Rubberlegs" Pendleton, our faith and love in your heart then serang, is unsure whether his . you don't mind the waiting. dayman speaks Swedish with an I would also like to express English accent or English with my thinks to the Seafarers Wel­ a. Swedish accent, but they fare Plan and its- officials. I seem to be making out anyway.was in the hospital this past We'll be sure to toast the sea­ July and without, their help faring bard who first proclaimed matters would have been bad the truth about most Liberty, for us. ships when he wrote: As you can see, I am very Rust Is Yust, and 'paint is paint, proud that my husband Is a member of the SIU and that I And ever the twain shall meet; too can be part of the SIU fam­ 'TJl blistered, sweatin' sailor ily. men Fall at the bosun's feet. Mrs. Clara F. Daniels So far the weirdest beef that ^ ^ X, has crossed this delegate's wake . Appreciates Aid is one by the guy who says ho gets hungry on company time In Bereavement and wants to know why he can't, To the Editor: My sincere thanks to all the eat on company time also. Bob Forter_ officers' and members of the Seai Ship's delegate farers International Union for t> 'S(> i their expressions of sympathy and for all the kindness shown to my late husband, Bupert Crew Looks Back, Daniels, during, his illness. Hails 1958 Gains Since it is impossible for me To the Editor: to personally thank all who had At the first regular meeting part in easing his suffering, aboard the Steel Apprentice, a I do hope that through this written motion was presented means all of you will be made to the crew, seconded and aware of my deep appreciation. unanimously carried to write Mrs. Gladys Daniels you commending the SIU Nego­ a. ie ie tiating Committee for its suc­ cessful 'efforts during the past Daughter Seeks year. SIU Scholarship These efforts resulted in an To the Editor: Increase in wages and overtime I would like the brothers to rates, a vacation pay increase, know that my daughter, Vir­ plus various and sundry fur­ ginia Lee Magboo, recently took ther welfare - benefits. The the college entrance examina­ crew of the Steel Apprentice tion to help qualify her in the sends its thanks and greetings competition for an SIU college to the responsible officials and scholarship. wishes them continued success As an SIU oldtimer who during the New Year 1959. Joined the Upion when it began The above is also signed by back in 1938, this is something delegates J. Michael, deck de­ that makes me very proud. partment; H. W. Hall, engine department, and M. P. Jilarcelino, steward department. T. C. Riley ^ Ship's delegate letters To The Editor Undismayed by round-th»i' world • port-hopping with the Oceon Evelyn, George Lynch (top, left) and Wiltiom Dovies probably figure it might grow them tome hair by the time they return. Red Sulliyon works hard concentroting on brushing job. LOG.A-RHYTHM: Hospital Wish . By Floren Welntraub All, you dauntless mariners, Keep up your chin; Rise forth your hope, Health will surely win. , AT you ride the storms Along the path of life. Cherish in thoughts That all voas not in strife. ' All our gallant brothers. Men of the sea. Within our hearts Lies a mutual sympathy. Together, as a team, . We worked hand in hand; Each day of our voyage, , ' The going was grand. Preserve your courage. Keep this in mind: Your Union brothers Have faith in time. Each one of you Paves a way to our hearts, path to loyalty That can never part. Our men, our ships, Our great American flagr' Our valiant merchant seamen, None wilt ever lag. Across the broad horizons. Across to foreign shores; With you, old shipmates. We'll sdil once more. -- With partmg''words, dear brothers. Hear what we say: Keep up your spirit. Soon will come the day; ' Up the gangway ' To your ship agai-^ you'll sail, Brothers ,pl, true :.aeu,: ...y, y i: To all 6f ydu'ivi Uait'. '' "v' 1^) bailor, Marine? Love Theim AIR Virginio Mogboo ond fotfier, Seoforer E. H. Mogboo. My...daughter graduated from Southern High School In Bal-r timore on February 4, and is hoping to win an SIU scholar­ ship in-order to cbntinue her education at St. John's College. I have sailed in the engine To the Editor: ^ , I noticed in the December 5 . 1958, issue of the LOG the poem entitled "Sailor's Love" by E. R. Wild. The poem originally ap-^ peared in the Marine publicaikion "The Leatherneck Magip zine" back in 1952. It was en­ titled "Loving a Marine" by bliss Beverly Regaii. Mrs. Robert £. Ahson �SEAFARERS Febnury IS, 195t AFOUNDRIA (WaUrman), Dae. 31^ Chairman, f. 1.ana; Sacratary, W. •Ink. Repaira to he known to dela•ate—aee patrolman on any beefs. Few hours disputed OT. Three men logged. No beefs. One man left In hospital in Karachi. Pakistan. Motion that two'separate valves be installed In heating system aft to accommodate crew, also that heating unit be trans­ ferred so deck dept. foc'sle adjoining will not be too hot. r*ge TUrfeea LOG Voyager Runs Into A Rough One shifting foreign ship crews In Gulf area. Longshoremen to be kept out of midship house. Keep mesaroom Ic pantry clean at night. THE CABINS (Texas Xlty Ref.). Jan. •13—Chairman. E. MInyard; Sacratary. H. FoSMtt. Repair list turned in; some made, others to be done. One man left ship. Ship's delegate to contact hq on letter from Baltimore re: ship's pay­ ing off. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa). Dec. 3— ways). Jan. 3—Chairman. M. Spires; Chairman. A. Platrewskl; Secretary. Secretary. L. Carabedlan. Spoke to F. Shancll. Ship's fund SIS. No beefs. captain re men logged. Ok by Captain Request messhall be kept clean. to lift logs, but chief engineer & chief Water spout shut off outside passage­ mate refused to do so. Repair list way. Steward dept. toilet out of order. turned In—few repairs made, other repairs or replacements to be taken STEEL MAKER (Itthnflan). Jan. 10— up with patrolman, such as Installing larger hot water heater, crew refrig­ Chairman. J. Salby; Sacratary. R. ' Simpklnt. Repair list turned in to erator A washing machine. Draw to dept. heads. Three men logged. Messmen told not to dump garbage over t^ side at midship. Keep fans A port hole screens clean. Request men pay­ ing off ship to leave rooms clean and all dirty Unen to be turned In. Ship's fund S13.5S. Some disputed OT. Mo­ tion made and seconded to have letter written to headquarters re voyage stores. Request better variety of meat Instead of so much beef. be -pnt wt en arrival In NO before payoff. So hours disputed OT. One man hospitalized in Karachi. Two men short. Some men logged. Bottoms fall­ ing out of all sinks in crew pantry and officer's pantry — should have been replaced on previous voyage. DEL RIO (Delta). Jan. 4—Chairman, A. Dumas; Sacratary. L. Morsatta. Ship's fund S53—S3 used for wire to call for patrolman In Mobile. Some disputed OT. Suggest more green vegetables and less rice. Request fan in mesaroom and ash trays. DBL SUD (Mississippi), Jan. 11— Chairman. K. Shaugnessy; Secretary. T. Novak. Purchased new movie screen. Repatriated seamen (2) given extra glO. Delegate to check books. SalUng Paranagua no good because of logs. S149.37 Gen. Fund—C87.69 Movie Fund—Se.OO Athletic Fund beginning Voyage #83. No beefs. New athletic director and delegate elected. Ciga­ rettes to be kept out of coffee cups. Lounges to be kept clean. GATEWAY CITY (Pan Atlantic). Jan. 4—Chairman. J. Rlghettl; Secre­ tary. F. Fornandoi. Suggest when man Is sick, cither mats or captain Is to be notified at once. Everything run­ ning smoothly—no beefs. Captain to be commended for prompt action in helping sick or injured men. Ship's fund 88.13. Vote of thanks to steward dept., for excellent holiday meals and general high efficiency. LUCILl iLOOMFIELD (Bloomflald), Dec. 11—Chairman. F'. Rewall; Secre­ tary, L. Parller. Skipper hard to get along with: gives men a hard time especlrlly when putting out last draw. Wanted crew to come back to ship without posting aaUlng board time. Has used delegate as errand boy and treated him with contempt. Ship's delegate resigned and new delegate elected. January 4—Ship to lay up in Mobile shipyard—request statement from cap­ tain for each crewmember describing reason for lay off so unemployment money can be paid quicker. Members to take beefs with delegates prior to and at payoff. Draw list to be drawn up. All repair lists to be turned in complete. Few hrs. OT disputed. Two delayed ' sailings disputed. Discussion on coffee situation. Members dis­ cussed procedure In filing for unem­ ployment compensation and how slipa speed it up. WANG ARCHER (North Atlantis Marina), Jan. 4—Chairman. A. Msgllo; Sacratary, J. Bourgeois. Ship crew did well in keeping natives out of crew living area as planned at last meeting. Everything running smoothly. Repair list made out by all depts. S4.90 in ahipa fund. Drinking water tanks to be cleaned before new crew signs on repairs to be made before next sign on. Room to be clean and all dirty linen to .be turned in. Turn washing machine off after use. LA SALLI (Waterman). Jan. 4— Chairman, A, Tramar; Sacratary. J. Staala. No beefa. Ships fund •10,30. Father, Son in Photo Mix-Up A photo slip-up that pictured retired Seafarer Claude Fisher as his own father in a recent is­ sue of the SEAFARERS LOG has now been set to rights. Fisher was one of a trio of re- STEEL AGB (Isthmian), Dec. 31— Chairman. J. Sauorhaber; Secretary, C. Wolborn. Delayed sailing disputed. No beefs. Discussion on roaches stlU on board. MARIA H (Herald). Jan. 1—Chair­ man, J. Wymbs; Secretary, J. McNeil. No beefs. Repairs being taken care of. Few hrs. OT disputed. All door DEL SUD (Mississippi). Dec. 37— locks to be fixed before reaching India. Discussion on responsibility for -Chairman. W. Perkins; Secretary. A. Novak. $30 for repat. seamen—$3.38 cleaning steward dept—to be settled in ship's fund. 1, man missed ship. at meeting. Motion for new movie screen. New SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), Jan. librarian elected. Cups to be returned to pantry. 13—Chairman. T. Moore; Sacratary. J. Rollng. Complaint about crew passage­ ARMONK (Now England Industries), way lights being removed, also vapor bulbs and guards. Alr-condltloner stlU Jan. 3—Chairman. L. Paradise; Sscretarv, T. Carmlchael.. Some disputed not working. Some OT disputed. Mo­ tion made and seconded to send reg­ OT. No beefs. B R reprimanded for istered letter re insufficient draws. poor work. Request foc'sles sougeed Discussion on painting. engine quar­ and painted. Also paint lockers. Jan. 35—Chairman. L. Gribbon; Seeters. rotary. T. Carmlchael. No beefs. One MA6AKET (Waterman), Dec. 13— man missed ship in Nordenham. Ger­ Chairman. R. Ferena; Secretary. J. many. Negotiate for foul weather Burke. New delegate elected. Discus­ gear to be furnished by companies, sion on man logged. Suggest stronger gear to be handled by steward and checked out to individual subject, to coffee and to have juices chilled. January 3—Few hrs. disputed OT. pay for damage or loss. Request Slip Repair list to be made by all depts. stating ship is laying up. Leave ship and turned in. Vot of thanks to stew­ clean for next trip. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Job. ard dept. for job well done, DEt»RIO (Delta). Nov. 3—Chairman, . J. Harris; Secretary, L. Mersette. Wired Mobile Hall for patrolman to meet ship on ,|rrlval re trouble about messman. Ship met and beef handled efrecUvely. Ships fund S93—$6 used for wire and phone calls. New dele­ gate elected. ^ Rappe(i by a big blow In the Atlantic on a recent trip, crewmembers on the Steel Voyager had a big job on their hands before things returned to normal. The ship lost one gangway plus part of an­ other, end had deck cargo scattered aH over. A pair of ABs (left) return after surveying the wreckage while (right) a crewmember steps lightly over loose drums and dunnage. Chief electrician Sverre Pederssen submitted the photos during q visit to the hall with his daughter Debbie. 0. Fisher VV. Fisher tired Seafarers featured in a "Pensioners' Corner" column on January 16, 1959. As a result of the'mix-up, a photo of Fish­ er's late father, William Fisher, which he also sent in to the LOG, was identified as Brother Fisher himself. 'Beauregard Capers': ^ Sales, Cycles, Siesta Plo'wing Its way up and down the coast with its regular load of trailer boxes, the Beauregard and its crew apparently offer shipmate Thurston Lewis plenty of material for com­ ment—^there being little else for diversion along the way. Pie" . . . O'Berry nude a sale of a Here are some notes on "crew beautiful portable tape recorder capers" from the last trip: Red Ferguson, chief electrician, is getting off this trip in Houston. Red was poker champion until Ed­ die Yates came on as AB. He says he Just can't stand a man who plays his cards so close to his chest . . . EUe Cartwrlght; DM, is getting off, too. He wants to try for a Job on the American Banner liner SS Atlantic. George CBerry, keeper of the Sea Chest and also 2nd cook and baker, makes it a ritual to have pizza pie for coffeetime on fire and boat drill days. The brothers have been calling it "Fire and Boat Drill SEAFAIR (Colonial), Jan. 3—Chair­ man. J. Meehan; Secretary. F. Hicks. Jr. Repair list turned in. Most repairs done on s)ilp; shipyard gang to take care of rest. Steward thanks crew for cooperation on obtaining some items he was unable to secure. Few hours disputed OT. 30 hrs. of questioned OT . for extra baking in excess of eight hrs. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for holiday meals. Suggest coffee pots -be moved to PC messroom to keep anyone from getting burned in rough , weather. Reported, leaking pipe in steward dept. toilet*. All men asked to be sober -and available for work be­ cause of inspection coming up. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Saatrain), Jan. 34—Chairman, W. McBrlde; Sec­ retary. W. Dunham. Repair list to be turned in by payoff. Chief mate has keys for rooms: those who wish same to pay SO cents deposit, refund upon return of keys. No beefs. One man hurt. Motion made to have meeting re settling beefs on feeding of ship and ascertain why crew cannot have certain items on menus and variety, of night lunches. New delegate elect­ ed. Shipyard workers to stay out of messroom. Suggest ship's fund. Dis­ cussion of set-up of fruit juices at breakfast. BEAUREGARD (Fan Atlantic), Dec. 14—Chairman. R. Sullivan; Sacratary, T. VIolanta. No beefs. Ship's fund •14.75. One hour disputed OT. New delegate elected. Return cups to messhaU. No coffee grounds to ba put in sink. Hot water heater coils to ba repaired or checked. Jan. 33—Chairman. H. Jehnitoni Secretary, T. Lewis. Some men missed ship. Request no drinking.. Ship's fund $14.75. One hour disputed OT. Need workable lock on 4-8 fae'sle door. Two men short: one missed ship. Inspect percolators, messroom and pantry occasionally. R^urn cups and glafses to pantry. Vote of thanks to steward dept. far good food and sery, ice. Need wrenches for nuts oh deck. PRNNMAR (Calmar). Dae. 31—Chaliv man. P. Banti; Sacratary. W. Maasan•ar. New delegate elected. Few hours OT disputed. No beefs. Request ships deleRate ba given mall. Garbage ac< enmuuting on Insida passagewaysuggest go aft. FAIRLAND (Fan Atlantic), Jan, 33— Chairman, D. Charrein; Secretary, C. Goldstein, Steward leaving ship. New vlelegate elected, Ne beefs. See about deck benches eft te be ordered. MAROARIT BROWN (Blaamflald). Jan. g-—Chairman. O. Bafau Sacratary, W. Stana. One man missed ship la NO. Some disputed OT. Need new hand-type wringer for wadiing ma. china. Headquarters to investigate DEL MUNDO (MIsslHtppI), Dec. 11 —Chairman, C, Wllsen; Secretary, H. Hutchlns. Man get eff ship in Florida as mother was yery ilL Ne beefs. New delegate elected. Discusaion on recre­ ation room. TFaabing madiihe settled. complete with AC-DC converter to one of the FWTs. Then the sea came in the porthole and sent the recorder on the way to Chicago for drydocking and repairs. The best business deal on here yet was when bosun Owens raffled off his TV set, then bought it back for $85 . . . Everybody's selling something, it seems. Eddie Yates is selling leather purses, handbags and wallets made by a friend of his temporarily separated from so­ ciety, in order to help the guy sup­ port his family. "He's innocent, too," adds Eddie. An oil painting of his son that he did entirely aboard ship is be­ ing entered in the 1959 contest at the Seamen's Church Institute by steward BUI Rhone ... Herb John­ ston, crane maintenance, is inquir­ ing about a home south of the bor­ der in Mexico for his wife and three kids. Herb says-^its for rea­ sons of health and economy, but we know he likes those siestas. O'Berry It's Time for Your Check-Up HE ffm* to get your an­ nual theek'Up at the 5IU THealth Center Is right after you come ashore. That way, In case the •xaminotlon shows you need treat­ ment, all your health needs can be. taken care of be­ fore you Mp out again. Don't wait until lust before you ship. Do It new! Peppetf Charley Lee, MM, is busy translatag letters into Chinese for an orphan boy in Hong Kong "adopted" by one of the crew . . . A motorcycle has its disadvantages when you're dating the girl friend, admits oiler Lester Peppett. But he's getting his 'cycle out of stor­ age anyway now that spring is headed-toward Houston . . . There is and wUl always be some turn­ over on the Beauregard but since the same men often come hack the old tub can't he too had! 'TCI! tt to tilt Xofl? �Pace FenrteeB Time Out For Tankermen . SEAFARERS LOG SIUHAIX DIRECTOfiY SlU, A&G District T- IP ClflES SERVICE MIAMI: No card game is really complete without a kibitzer looking in on the play, so John M. Yates, OS (left), and Tony Pinchook, OS, have one, too. He's Alex Triano, MM, who looks dubious about the whole bit. Yates seems to think he has the game cold in the picture by Charles Burns. BALTIMORE! me B. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7^4900 BOSTON > 278 State St. A1 Tanner. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON .. . 4202 Canal St R. Matthewa. Agent CApital 3^089; 3-40B0 LAK£ CHARLES, La.. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-8744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Nelra. Agent FRanklin 7-3364 MOBILE .1 Sontti Lawrence St. Gal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvlUe St. Lindsey Williams. • Agent Tulana 8626 NEW YORK 675 4tli Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 NORFOLK m-129 Bank St. J. BuUock, Agent MAdlson 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 33? Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Maijcet 7-1638 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty BreitboH. Aeent Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE, PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keltb Terpe, Hq. Rep. Pbone 2-5996 SAVANNAH • Ab»reorr! S' William Morris, Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2503 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, Calit 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST SECRETTARY-TREASURERS J Alelna. Deck W Hall. Joint C. Simmons, Eng. J. Volpian. Joint E. Mooney, Std. SUP HONOLULU....51 South Nimltz Highway PHone 302-777 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. JAckson 5-7428 NEW YORK 078 4th Ave.. Bronklvu HYacintb 9-6605 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO ...450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave Terminal 5-6617 MC&S ATLAS: Back home now, Thomas Danbeck ^wants all hands to meet Connie, who helped him do the town while the Atlas was in Sasebo, Ja­ pan. That's Danbeck on the right, boys. Jack Pierce (left) and John Gallagher are teamed up in the photo taken in their foc'sle. Gallagher submitted both pi;. HONOLULU....51 South Nimltz Highway . PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. RAmond 7428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApltol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO,.....;.350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — 1st Ave. MAln 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. TErmlnal 4-8538 BALTmORE MFOW me East Baltimore St. EAstern 7-3383 HONOLULU....86 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. MAgnoUa 0404 NEW YORK...........130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. CApltol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. Douglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. TErmlnal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAln 2-6326 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1215 N Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 914 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAln 1-0147 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone; Randdph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 BUFFALO. NV Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S 128W HoUis St. Phone .3-8911 408 Simpson St. Pbone; 3-3221 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. £. EMplre 4-3719 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. MU 1-3468 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebeo LAfontaine 31569 FORT WILLIAM Ontario MONTREAL MAXTON: Magdaleno Paralta, chief cook; Tommy Jenkins, stew­ ard; Louis C. Cayton and Y. McMillian, MM, and Theodore Har­ ris, baker, make up the fivesome in the galley of the Maxton after she was converted back to a regular tanker. She had been one of Pan-Atlantic's "piggyback" ships also carrying truck trailers. Cayton, as ship's reporter, supplied the photo. ST. JOHN. NB .;..m Prince WUltam St. ^ OX 2-5431 February 13, 1359 How-To-Travel* Map Suggested To the Editor: As you know, on the second floor of the headquarters hall we have large pictures about various events that have taken place In our Union. I was thinking that It would be a veiy handy thing if we could have a good-sized map of New York Harbor showing all the piers plainly. Very often, when a man Is assigned to a ship, say in ^Greenpoint, hd" Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. doesn't know where the place is nor how to get there. So lie goes and asks the dispatcher, who very often cannot give him the correct dope. Most patrol­ men go to a ship by car, but a seaman going to a job generally has to find his way by subway. Now if we had a good-sized map on the wall'at eye level, we could locate where the ship is docked and get a better idea of how to get there. I would like the map to include the North and East Rivers, Staten Island and as far up as Linden, New Jersey. I have talked with quite a few men in the hall and they thought this was a real good suggestion. I am sending this in the hope that it may be given some thought. A map is always in­ teresting and the shipping hall is a place where we should have a good one. I would like to see others write in their feelings on this subject. James F. Byrne j|ll crew mail through the ship's delegate for posting in all ports on this run. This has resulted in the relief of a mental as well as a physical burden in .the mat­ ter of mail. A typewritten list Itemizing each letter is sent hshore with the agent In each port for re­ ceipt by the postal clerk and listing of the rate of postage for each individual Item. These charges are then posted to the crewmember's slopchest ac­ count. Besides eliminating the in­ convenience otherwise involved, this system also obviates the necessity of exchanging US currency of travelers'' checks for the matter of a few cents of postage. The junior 3rd has ungrudg­ ingly assumed this added bur­ den for no personal gain. It is our hope that in publicizing this service we may. help find other officers with sufficient of the milk of human kindness to adopt this system on any and all runs 'where the posting of mail may present difficulties. Again, our thanks' to Mr. Magnus for an inestimable service, Edgar R. Jansen i i t Widow Applauds Crew's Kindness To the Editor: X would like to express my thanks to each and every one of the crewmembers on the SS Cities Service Miami for their generous collection for me after the death of my husband, Frank P. Shaw. I can't say thank-you enough •for their kindness. I hope they will see Uiis in' the LOG and know of my sincere apprecia­ tion. Mrs. Thelma Shaw i t 1. He Finally Made It Lying Down To the Editor: For the past sixteen years I (Ed. note: An effort to com­ pile a list of directions to the va­ have looked for my pict^e in rious docks in the Neu? York the SEAFARERS LOG.'Then when you do area was already underway print it (Sea­ when this letter was jreceived. farers On the The list, along with a large map, Missile Range, will be posted as soon as pos­ LOG, Jan. 2l, sible.) dahnned if you if ir if don't misspell my name. Mate Lauded For Incidentally, I am the guy Assist On Mali lying down; To the Editor: Tremer the fellow This letter is written on be­ half of the crew of the SS Steel sitting down is'named Owens. Thanks, anyway. It was a nice Seafarer to publicly express its thanks and appreciation for a gesture and I do appreciate It. valuable service rendered us by I am on the LaSalle in La Palthe junior 3rd officer of this lice, France, right now. ship, B. A. Magnus. A. J. Tremer, Jr. . Getting mail posted in many (Ed. note: We were lying foreign ports often'poses a prob­ lem. On this Persian Gulf run down, too, in checking the iden­ In many instances it becomes tifications submitted with the Apologies also to almost an Impossibility, lyir. pictures. Magnus volunteered to receive Brother Owens.) �.fj^ebmary 13, 1959 SEAFARERS LOG SIU: NMU SlU BABY ABRIVALS AidRunaway All of the following, SIU families have received a $200 maternity Ship Crew benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby'* name: (Continued from page 2) cers, except the captain. The wages due are for periods up to eight months, according to the crewmembers. The 14,000-ton 28Vcar-old vessel, owned by Fleet Operators, Ltd., Inc., of Monrovia, Liberia, arrived in Providence on January 31 with a cargo of 88,000 barrels of oiL Agents for the vessel are Philpotts Shipping Agency, 24 State Street, NYC. In addition to the libel by the crew for their wages, the ship has other liens filed against it for wharfage, towing and pilot fees. The vessel also presents a berthing problem to port officials and a 4 4 4 Gordan Keith Wllkerson, bom safety hazard to air pollution au­ January 1, *1959, to Seafarer and thorities who had warned her Mrs. Herman T. Wilkerson, Mobile, agents about thick, black smoke which had poured from her funnel Ala. when the vessel first arrived. 4 4 4 Louis Lucian Wagner, born No­ vember 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Emil Wagner, Kittannlng, Pa. . Terry Daniel and Larry Samuel Mrs. Charles H. Fox, Birmlhgham, Smith, born December 31, 1958, to Ala. Seafarer and Mrs. Leonard E. 4 4 4 Smitbi, ](:i08 Angeles, Cal. Edward Charles O'Connelf Jr., ^ 3^ 4" bom January 11, 1959, to Seafarer • Loretta Anne Palmquist, born and Mrs. Edward C. O'Connell, January 6, 1959, to Seafarer and Salem, Mass. . Mrs. Hilding L. Palmquist, Blue 4 4 v4 Point, NY. Mia Rose Chih Yee Wn, bom 4" 4 December 18,1958, to Seafarer and Richard Clifford Siar Jr., born Mrs. Jerry Chih Yee Wu, Eenton, November 17,1958, to Seafarer and Wash. Mrs. Richard C. Siar, Elmira, NY. 4 4 4 ilt 4 4 Elizabeth Victoria Harrington, Rosie Lee DeLong, born Januaty bom December 25, 1958, to Sea­ S, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John farer and Mrs. Arthur C. Harring­ DeLong, Baltimore, Md. ton, Charlestown, Mass. 4 4 4 Bruce Gary Martinez, bom De­ cember 23, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Aurelio G. Martinet Balti­ more, Md. 4 4 4 Laurel Marie Hubbard, born De­ cember 20, 1958, to Seafarer and Mra. William C. Hubbard, Douglasville, Ga. 4 4 4 Diana Elaine McGowan, bom Byron Wesley Hassett, bom Jan­ January 14, 1959, to Seafarer and uary 3, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Silas M. McGowan, Dayton, Douglas M. Hassett, Houston, Tex. Tex. 4 4 4 4 4 "4 4 4 Ji Tolande Fraone, bom January 16, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francisco F. Fraone, New Orleans La. 4 Charles Michael Fox, bom De­ cember 7, 1958, to Seafarer and • -t -r - 1- to SHTPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" IVMY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:30 CST Sunday) WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan* tio and East Coast of United States. WFIr<8. 15850 KC§ Ships in Gull of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-Worfcl Wireless Broadcasts Continue .. • -r ^ •i.-'.'i-'ii r.% • :|P • Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America WCO-16908.8 KCs East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT FINAL DISPATCH The deaths />/ the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: » Rupert D. Daniels, 59: Brother and worked in the deck' depart­ Daniels died of natural causes on ment. Mrs. C. W. Freeman was December 28 while in the USPHS appointed administrator of his es­ Hospital in Staten Island. He .was tate. a Union member since 1941, sailing 4 4 4in the steward department. He Roscoe Dearmon, 39: Brother leaves his wife, Mrs. Gladys Dan­ Dearmon, a member of the Union iels, of Brooklyn, NY. Burial was since 1945, died in Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn. of a heart attack at his home in 4 4 4 Lamar L. Freeman, 25: A kidney Mobile, Ala. on ailment proved fatal to Brother November 29. He Freeman on September 14 while in had sailed in the Cook Coimty Hospital In Chicago, deck department 111. He joined the Union in 1955 Mrs. Lillian Dear­ mon, his wife, survives him. Bu­ rial was in the Chapel Hill Cemetery in Mobile. PERSONALS AND NOTICES Felix Dayrit A letter with the picture you 4 4 4 submitted to the LOG has been Niua Lai Fun Ching, bom Janu­ retumed by the Brooklyn imst of­ ary .14, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. fice. Please send a forwarding Lam Ching, New York City. address. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Kerrylee Cynthia Vial, borh Jan­ Robert J. Landry uary 7,' 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Your clothes are being held at Erwin H, Vial, New Orleans. La. the "Idle-Hour" Club in port of iSpain, Trinidad. Please contact Verney Lu. EVERY I SUNDAY i DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST ' - Page Fifteea 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bob W. Femandiz Erie Risberg Richard Schultz Richard A. Swartz Sylvester Zygarowskl Jack Lynch is holding your in­ come tax refund checks. Contact him at the SUP building, 450 Har­ rison Street, San Francisco, Cali­ fornia. George Lichtenberger Jadk Lsmch needs your authority to send in your tax forms. Get in touch with him at the SUP build­ ing, 450 Harrison Street, San Fran­ cisco, California. Ed Connor, second mate on the SS Calmai*, is doing a magazine Jobless Hit 4.7 Million In January WASHINGTON — The nation's unemployment problem continued to remain serious as 600,000 work­ ers were added to the unemployed rolls during the month of January. This brings the overall jobless total to 4.7 million. Officials claim the new unem­ ployed figure actually reflects a very slight Improvement In the employment picture, since season­ al work usually accounts for a good percentage of unemployed this time of the year. Six percent of the labor force are now out of work as compared to a high of 7.5 perdent several months ago. A study made by the Federal Reserve Board found that the re­ covery from the present economic slump has been much slower that after two earlier post-war dips. The report found that, except for seasonal fluctuatioas, there has been no pick-up in the employ­ ment situation since September. This is in direct opposition to President Eisenhower's Economic Report, which said that job recov­ ery was progressing rapidly. article on drugs. He needs nega­ tives of coolies in Siam standing in line for their shot of morphine. If the story is accepted, he will pay for the photographs submitted. Contact him at 2240 Ryer Ave., Bronx 57, NY. ,444 4 4 4 Michael Greiz, 33: While in the Marine Hospital in Staten Island. Brother Gretz passed away because of natural causes on January 20. A member of the Union since 1953, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Burial was in St. Peter's Cemetery in Staten Island. His wife, Mrs. Mary Gretz, of Staten Island, surwved him. 4 4 4 Dennis Ponvey Hubert Clements, 49: A circulaFred Honck latory disease proved fatal for Former shipmate R. L. Harden Brother Clements would like to hear from you. Con­ who died Decem­ tact him in care of the Orion ber 21 while at Comet, c/o Dodwell & Co., Ltd., the USPHS hos­ PC Box 71, Yokohama, Japan. pital in Walden, Mass. He joined 4 4 4 the Union in 1942 Felix Bonefqnt and sailed in the Your money order was referred engine depart­ tOithe SIU mailroom in headquar­ ment. Dennis ters for lack of an address on the Clements, his envelope. father, of Walden, Mass., survives him. Brother Clements was buried 4 4 4 in Forrest Dale Cemetery in Wal­ Edward J, Koseckl den. Anyone having any Information 4 4 4 on the above, please contact his Alu Hassan, 58: Brother Hassan mother, Mrs. Lottie Kosecki, New died of natural causes December Court Ave., RD No. 1, East Syra­ 24 while a patient in the USPHS cuse, NY. hospital in Staten Island. He had been with the SIU since its incep­ 4 4 4 tion in 1938. A cousin, Alfonso Jose Cerda survives him. Burial You are urged to get in touch LamporeUa, was in Rosedale Cemetery jn Lin­ with your lawyer, Silas Blake Ax- den, NJ. tell, 15 Moore St., NYC, as soon as possible. 4 4 4 Blooiiifield Co. Sues Lykes Tom Hodney Anyone having any Information as to his whereabouts please con­ tact Mary Milaughlin, 27 Norfolk St., Roxbury, Mass. Hodney was WASHINGTON—As a result of formerly captain on the Buck Eye, allegedly defamatory statements a salmon fishing boat out of the made against the Bloomfield Ship­ State of Washington. ping Company by Lykes Brothers Co., Bloomfield has filed a damage suit for $500,000 in the Federal District Court here. • The suit refers to statements made by a Lykes spokesman at a Federal Maritime Board hearing on the application of States Marine Line for an operating differential subsidy. Noting an agency agree­ ment between States Marine and Bloomfield, an SlU-contracted and Government - subsidized company, the Lykes spokesman charged that Bloomfield was owned by States Marine for all practical and legal purposes. He went on to charge States Marine with violating the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. Bloomfield maintains that, in the past, the Maritime Board has found it to be working within the frame­ work of the Act. A jury trial has been requested. �SEAFABERSALOG • ^OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • AIL ANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-ClO • Germans Set To Build 1st Atom Tanker HAMBURG—A. West German concern plans to have the first truly commercial atom-powered ship in service by 1964. The vessel will be a tanker powered by a 10,000 horsepower nuclear reactor. Completed contracts indi­ will be a 22,000-ton combination cate the project will cost from cargo-passenger ship with accom­ $3.6 milUon to $4.8 million or modations for 60 passengers. The Shown at the time of her commissioning in .1945, US Navy hospital ship Consolation may serve as float­ roughly one-tenth the cost of the Savannah is not being built with an prototype commercial atom ship eye toward commercial operation ing medical school and treatment center in Southeast Asia, operated by American President Lines. now being constructed in the but purely as an experimental ves­ Plans call for ship to call at various Asian ports'and instruct local medical men in latest medical prac­ United States. The US-flag Savan­ sel, and no effort was made to keep tices. She is to be crewed by the SlU Pacific District and will carry some 400 doctors and nurses. nah is' due to be launched next cost in line with a conventional year at a cost of $42 million. She ship. Plans for the German vessel call for using a low pressure re­ actor that would be able to operate within the economical limits neces­ Members of the SIU Pacific District will be erewing the hospital ship Consolation for sary to private business. This American President Lines under present Government plans to use the vessel as a floating would contrast with the high pres­ medical school. The Navy hospital ship will be outfitted'for a tour of Southeast Asia to as­ sure reactors used In the US sist in training local physi--" Navy's atom subs. The Savannah will be powered by a reactor sim­ cians and to perform medical ilar to the one aboard the pioneer services as well. The project, to be financed by US atom sub Nautilus. a private health foundation, calls One of the largest penalties ever Critics of the US atom ship pro­ imposed for a wage-hour violation gram have questioned the large for the ship to carry a staff of 200 was ordered by Federal Judge Government expenditure on a ship doctors and an equivalent number Walter Bruchhausen in New York that will admittedly not be suit­ of nurses. Some 800 hospital beds, last week. He assessed the Kling- able for commercial operation, and operating rooms, laboratories and WASHINGTON—The bill which would make Hawaii th« boffer Brothers Realty Corp. $13,- will not even be powered by an other facilities will be utilized. 50th state of the Union cleared the House Interior Committee Lectures would be given by medi­ 500 plus court costs after a juny advanced type of reactor. More ef­ trial found the firm guilty of fail­ ficient types of reactors have been cal specialists to local medical by a sweeping 25 to 4 vote last week. Although the proposal ing to pay a $1 wage minimum utilized on the newer atomic subs trainees in Southeast Asian coun­ made the first Congressional and overtime after 40 hours. The built for the Nayy since the Nau­ tries and, in addition, the operat­ hurdle with comparative ease, firm was also held to have falsified tilus went into operation in 1955. ing rooms and hospital facilitites a much tougher fight is ex­ would serve as training centers for work records to cover up the The proponents of the program local physicians who could observe pected before the bill passes the underpayments. have argued that the prototype techniques and treatment methods. House Rules Committee. New support for the statehood Pay Court Costs, Too ship by its very experimental na­ of the Pacific territory came about Aid The Underprivileged ture, will pave the way for^ rapid In addition to levying the In the process, t'ne Consolation early this month in.a report from largest fine ever imposed in the advances in nuclear power, which New York-New Jersey area. Judge will give the United States an would treat thousands of people in a special House " subcommittee Bruchhausen's ruling added the edge. They argue that it would poverty-stricken areas who would which spent 15 days in the island Red China, formerly content payment of court costs to the fine not be wise at this early stage of normally have to go without medi­ investigating the controversial with just about any ship it could Communist infiltration' Issus. nuclear power development to cal attention because of lack of for the first time. get its hands on, is showing great­ Admit Reds' Existence The actual amount of additional "freeze" a design and possibly funds and facilities in their home er discrimination in vessel pur­ "We found them (Hawaiians) chases lately. This is evidenced in compensation due to four em­ wind up with an outmoded fleet. countries. ready to admit , that Communism her purchase of the three-year-ol4 One estimate is that the Savan­ ployees involved was $800, but the A World War II hospital ship, heavy fine was apparently assessed nah will cost two and a half times the Consolation is 520 feet long, in the islands existed, but we Greek freighter, Kyvernitis for because of the deliberate nature as much as a conventionally-pow­ has a rated speed of 18.3 knots and learned that tliey abhor it as we over $1 million. ' of the violations including falsifica­ ered ship of the same size built weighs in at 15,400 tons. During do and are meeting its evil chal­ Ship Tastes Improve tion of the company's records. The in the US. The low price tag on the Korean War the Consolation lenges as capably as the people and Compared with the old, World fines involved were actually 17 the West German ship is partially served as a floating hospital, treat­ government in ' the forty-nine War II Libertys China has been times the amount saved by the due to the fact that costs in West ing American and Korean wound­ states," the report said. buying since launching a drive for German shipyards are among the ed. Part of the committee's activi­ violations. lowest in the world. ties included "a. long look" into used tonnage, the Kyvernitis Might Sail Soon Harry Bridges' International Long­ makes quite a contrast. ShipownIt is believed the German ship If the plans woric out,_ the Con­ shoremen's and Warehousemen's eri now speculating about China's will eventu&lly pay its own way since the experts are generally solation would put to sea in about Union and its activities , in "the new taste in ships, wlU see just how lasting this change is. Nego­ agreed that tankers are more suit­ six mopths. American President islands. • ', SAVANNAH—Shipping for the ed to atom propulsion than dry Lines has offered to operate the Hawaii, they concluded, "in train­ tiations. are already under way vessel at no profit to the company. ing for statehood for sixty years," with eight shipping companies for last two weeks picked up a bit for cargo ships. this port. The SS Wang Juror measured up as to its people, its the purchase of 300 vessels frons loyalty to the United States, and Japan and Great Britain. crcwed up in Jacksonville last week In her eagerness to build up a its status in finances and resources on short notice. Port Agent William Morris said, and it was necessary and ability to be a self-governing merchant fleet, China ^ has beeA willing to pay up to $50,000 abova state. ... to call to the outports for addi­ Expected To Pass . , the going world price oh LibeftysV tional men to fill all the berths. While the statehood bill is ex-^ The nine vessels calling into this pected to meei "opposition iti the port during the past period were Make Checks I Eugene Milanesl . . . 31 . . . one of the younger men receiving the Rules Committee, it is predicted all in transit. They were the Fairland, Azalea City. (Pan-Atlantic J; $150 disability-retirement benefit .. . . was paralyzed in 1951 and has it will clear without major delay. To ^SIII-A&G' ^ been receiving benefits since . . . joined Union in The Rules Committee schedules Seatrain New York, Seatrain 1947 as deck department crewmember .'. . started legislation fol: House * action. Seafarers mailing in checkf Georgia (twice), Seatrain Louisiana sailing in 1945 aboard USS Saratoga ... worked, Rep. Leo O'Brien (Dem.-NY), or\money orders to the Unioni (twice); Robin Locksley (Mormac); on runaway tanker under Panamanian flag before acting chairman of the Interior. to cover dnes payments are and the Morning Light (Waterman). joining Union . . . after sailing on SlU-cphtracted Committee, and , chairman of the urged to be sure to make all 'of tanker. Liberty and Victory ships he concludes, special House subcommittee which then! payable to the SIU-A&O "Thank God for aii SIU contract" . . . preferred reported on tKe islands, said that District. Notth Atlantic run for "same reasons as thousands reports for the bill yould be ready Some Seafarers have sent in of other seamen" ... second best was South and to be acted on by the committee checks, and money orders in the East Africa run,' so he could save the money that this week. O'Brien, who carried names'of individual Headquar­ he couldn't save on" the European run . . . reminds the Alaskan statehood bill through ters officials. This makes for a membership that "they are sailing under the best Union contract in the House last year, said he hoped problem in bookkeeping whicb the hfstory of sailing" . . . lives In Brooklyn with wife and son . . . to have the Hawaiian bill passed can be avoided if checks are does oil painting!; . . . drops in at hall every now 'jnd to look by the House before the Easter made put to the Union directly; up old friends. r. recess; or a short time afterward. 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Title A name given to the resource February 13, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ‘MERCHANT FLEET NOT UP TO PAR’ CONGRESS AIRING LIKELY ON BEEF OVER RUNAWAYS RUNAWAY ISSUE HEADED FOR CONGRESS HEARING MFOW VOTES ON PROPOSALS; ELECTS BENNETT SIU, NMU AID LIBERIAN SHIP’S CREW NEVA WEST IN COLLISION; NO INJURIES US MAY PAY ROLL-ON COSTS COLLISION WITH ‘BERG SINKS DANISH VESSEL, 135 LOST RUSSIA SELLING OIL TO US; BUILDING GIANT TANKERS NLRB CLOSES BOOK ON 6-MILLION-WORD HEARINGS SEAWAY TOLL PLANS DEBATED IN CANADA NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA TAX BOOSTS DUE TO HIT SEAFARERS ICC REJECTS BID TO HALT STEAMSHIP-RR RATE WAR LIQUID GAS SHIP ON MAIDEN RUN RED CHINESE ‘PAY’ SCALE: HALF-A-CENT B’KLYN SEA SCHOOL SITE NOW ‘SURPLUS’ BUDGET MAY CURB MSTS OPERATIONS SUGAR RUN SEEN BOOST FOR PHILLY GERMANS SET TO BUILD 1ST ATOM TANKER APL TO RUN FLOATING HOSPITAL HAWAII STATEHOOD BILL CLEARS HOUSE COMMITTEE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/13/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 4 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/802897d3d7c39dd764ef06a9e6ebb479.PDF 843705699bbb8824369308f7ff024a6e PDF Text Text LOG 1|... ^ — jMry 30 1959 OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • - - . • — If'' f i f A -Story On Page S Budget Cuts ttit Story On Page 2 ii SI U Crew Rescued in Tunis Shipwreck m -Story On Page 2 A &G District Election Results — Page 7 — * Report By X A tshgled mess of sctap is all that's left of the Michigan Avenue bridge over the Buftaio • if|Cr€l|I ipOlIf (NY) River after 75-mile-an-hour winds tore the grain freighter, Michael K. Tewka* bwy from its inobrings arid sent it ?mr- b'>g ' " ' " ' ' — • -^ ship" suffered a battered stem, end in the engagement. Tallying • • - I' j- — Centerfold r'-r. "-"V' .,T, • �Us Shipping Hit Hard By TightBudget Ship Sahity Stepped Up i fand MARiriMB Key points affecting maritime in the budget message sent to Congress by the President call for the following: • Complete "reappraisal" of 1936 Merchant Marine Act and policy on subsidies, ship replacement, the life span of ships and the size of US-flag fleets ^ • ReeogniUim of the effect of nmawwr-flag and twOgn shipping on the US-flag fleet. • A ceiling' on subsidized voyages barring most new applicants. • Limited aid for new ship construction even Where already obligatedl • Reconsideration of bill to buUd superliners for US Lines and APL. The Joint RlU-industry safety program will iNiw include regular visits to the ships by the safety director of the Central Safety Com­ mittee. Captain W. B. Penney will be hitting ships in New York and the major outports to meet with officers and crews on. matters con­ cerning shipboard safety. The new tactic has been insti­ tuted by the Central Safety Com­ mittee in order to give the shlpsf crews the benefit of first-hand advice and service on^fety mat­ ters that might have been «vei> looked by the shipboard safety committees. Captain Penney win also consul! with officers and crews on means of making the safety program more effective so as to continue its progress in reducing shipboard accident rates throu^out the SIUcontracted fleet. WASHINGTON—A12 to 18-month slowdown in long-range planning for US shipping is the outlook under budget propos­ als sent to Congress by the President last week. The overall maritime program calls for new appropriations of $277 goals spelled out in the Merchant millon, almost $13 million Marine Act of 1936, indicate that less than last year, and clamps a when the President's recommended • "Pay-as-you-go" interest rates on ship mortagago loans. ceiling on subsidies which would industry study is carried out, broad • Eventual scrapping of Libera now in t'eserve.' new policy will be charted. Part not allow for any aid to pending • No nujor change .In fweigu aid and farm suridns disposal applicants. Among those affected of this blueprint is to stretch tbq, programs. " by the subsidy ceiling would he life span of new ships to more than • An extra $1.1 million for operating USPHS hospitals. Waterman. Isthmian, States Ma­ 20 years, in order to spread the • SUiht outback in scope of MSTS activittes. rine, Ishrandtsen and other new cost. The President hinted this last (See stories on page* 2, S, 5. and 16 Bering budget recom-' summer. applicants. mendations.) • * The budget cuts, together with With applications for over 660 the recommendation for a- full- new subsidized voyages pending, scale "reappraisal" of US maritime the proposed ceiling would shut out policy, hold out bleak prospects for all but a few seeking authoTrization shipping in the immediate itoture. for Great Lakes services: Funds The proposed study would explore have been tentatively earmarked BIZERTE—Encountering a heavy storm while steaming through the Mediterranean en the same ground covered again and for only 75 Lakes voyages, an^this figure is barely half of what has route to Calcutta, the SlU-contract^ Valiant Effort crashed into a reef on January 18 and been determined to be "essential sank within an hour. The 37-<man crew, taking refuge in two lifeboats, was rescued after in the public interest." ilye hours on the sea by a^ Observers thus see little chance ^ench aircraft ; carrier and rfe(, at about 1:15 AM, most of "practically taking over" the nunafor American-flag ships to get a ;ug. the Seafarers felt two heavy Jolts ber 4 lifeboat and saving it from slice of the Seaway traffic, espe­ The Valiant Effort was mak­ but thought it was merely the sea capsbing by throwing a sea anchor cially since none of the contracts ing its first voyage under the tossing the ship around again. The into the water. for Lakes operations have yet been American flag after having trans­ ship began taking water immedi­ completed. ferred from rimaway registry. It ately through the shaft alley in The remaining applicants for had left Galveston December 23 the engine room. Efforts to plug subsidies, such as Isthmian—which and was en route to Calcutta with the gap with lumber were futile; already has gotten tentative ap- 10,000 tons of US surplus wheat. the water was coming in too fast. It was soon apparent that the When the freighter first hit the (Continued on page 10) again" by previous inquiries, and vessel was never going to reach would probably set back action on Calcutta. At 2 AM an SOS was necessary maritime bills at least sent out and the men were told to until next year. Kven before the abandon ship. Lifeboats number SAN FRANCISCO—Joint action budget was released, a separate 2 and 4 were lowered; the other by the member unions of the SIU House probe of all government two being on the windwud side Pacific District, the Marine Fire­ subsidies was urged by Rep. Gross men's Union, the Marine Cooks and impossible to get to.' of Iowa. and Stewards and the' Sailors The crew then discovered to its Generally, the only instance Union of the Pacific, averted a dismay that the niunber^ boat bad where more funds are asked right major tie-up of West Coast mer­ no sea anchor and no flares, now is in the area of marine train­ couldn't - get its motor started; chant vessels and quickly settled a ing, for which an additional $600,number 4 had slightly fewer ills, dispute involving the Firemen's 000 is sought Union and the Pacific Maritime it was only missing oarlocks. Aside from the proposed study Association. Number 2 boat, which was carry-and its implications for the future The dispute arose when the Ing 23 of the 37 men, was so over­ of the subsidized fleet, the budget engineer im the States' Line crowded that the men were unable calls for the following: to get into a rowing position. To freighter M.M. Dant, was knocked •'•Construction of only 14 new make matters , even worse, one of off between the hours of 5 PM and ships; 19 were 'authorized last the officers brought two large 7 PM, when the longshoremen year. This would require rewriting trunks aboard. Besides taking up were not working. Although the contracts calling for twice that vital space, they prevented the union contended that the contract number. bilge pump from being connected. required the electrician to be paid *A permanent ceiling of 2,040 When the crew finally threw-one for such a two-hour period, the subsidized voyages (1,069 are al­ suitcase overboard, the officer set company disagreed and refused, to , ready contracted), ruling out all out4o retrieve it, losing an oar in pa'y the electrician. As a result of an appeal to the new applications except some for the process. two other unions of the Pacific Great Lakes runs. The present Cold and wet to the bone, the District, "ships' crews refused 16 ceiling is 2,225. crew spent the rest of the night work overtime hours between 8 •"Authority to "charge the full bailing water and riding waves up PM and 8 AM in port, and refused costs of the loans" In place of the to 25 feet high. But, standing as a to sign on ships all along the coast. present 3?4 percent ceiling on ship beacon in the gloomy night and Within two days a number of ves­ mortgage loans. As a result Con­ keeping everybody's spirits up, sels werd affected by the tie-up. ' six qugrti of rare iyps AB negaflvs blood ors ioiien from Brook­ gress should reconsider its author­ was the French aircraft carrier Although the owners moved into lyn Donor Confer by E. B. McAuley, Welfare Services represenfaization to build two superliners Arrowmanches, which responded court when the firemen took ac­ with direct Federal loans and sell taflve, for use by oiling Seafarer. to the SOS call. Anchored only 500 tion, they later agreed to withdraw them to US Lines and APL. away, the French vessel their suit and to settle the dispute The first Seafarer to benefit from the services of the SIU yards f'looked real good" to the boys in through regular channels as pro­ These moves for cutting Federal Sid to shipping, in the face of the Blood Bank underwent major surgery this week with an the boats. "ItTlooked like my living vided in the Pacific District agree­ assist of six pints of blood picked up at the Brooklyn Donor room," one said. "It was the pretti­ ment. Subsequently the man was est sight I'd seen in a month," said awarded IVi hours' OT. Center where the blood re-another. "A wonderful fueling," a serve is kept. Seafarer Henry not deposited six pints of type AB third recalled. "You felt that you Jon. 30, 1959 Vol. XXI, No. 3 Maginess, last off the Steel negative biood, the exchange ar­ Unions Demand were safe." Flyer, went into surgery only after rangement under which the Bank Rather than attempt a rescue at Morse Resign the SIU iBlood Bank was able to operates made it possible to with­ night, the French captain called Aroused by the statement of supply a rare type of AB negative draw six pints of that type from through a loudspeaker in English: blood which was not available in the central pool. The advantage of "We are standing by. We will pick Clarence Miwse, Maritime Ad­ ministrator, that tho runaways ViVh HALL. S«cr«(ara-Tr«atur«r sufficient quantity at the Staten having a central blood kitty was you up in the morning." are "essential" to the US, SIU HSBBIBX Baaiia, IDcUtor. BBmsaD Su- Island Public Health HospitaL thus pointed up by the^ery first Two helicopters from the Arrow­ of NA President Paul HaU and SAX. Art Editor. ffntAX Aaunia. lawn .' • . The AB negative type is present case to come up. •nVACX, AL IIASKIM. J«MDf taAXH., ANAmanches and the French tug Belier NMU President Joseph Curran wu Lnxwr. Stair Writora. BILL MOODT. in only one of 400 individuals and assisted in the rescue. The French Under the SIU Blood Baink Gul/ Area Rej^e$«tUattv«. the hospital was only able to scaape system, all blood collected through proved most hospitable, providing sent a wire last nl«dit to Presi­ dent Elsenhower eaUlsg for Mithfd « tM aaatf^ujMlArt up six pints of this type ou its own. the SlU Plan is deposited at the their guests with hot food and dry Morse's reslgnsthm. Morse had the SiMfarars At- However, surgeons needed 12 pints Brooklyn DonOr Cqnter. Hospitals clothes and /beds. ; A GoH District, ATL-CiO, 475 Paurtk stated that US union -jiians tn Avanua Breafclyn 12, NY. Tal. HYaclnth to operate. The SIU Blood Bank anywhere in the US can then call Every i^a disaster usually has organize the runaways threat­ gssse. SacoMI clan poataga paid it MM Post omca in Braoklyn, NY, under was called on to supply the addi­ upon the center for blood in the its standouts and the Valiant Ef­ ened US defense plans. He also AM Act at ARB. Mf Ifia. tional six pin..I, event, a Seafardr'pr a member of fort was no exception.,- A^s John defended the runaways' tax I2C Although w/m SIU Bank in its a Seafarer's famiip is in need of Hudgins, and Larry Bounds were pracdoes; cited for their qu^ck. leadership in ' WOWI 9^^ had a blood donation..; ... r;'., .ais-wc;*- SlU Crew Escapes Wreck SlU Blood Program Already Paying Off 8EAFABERS LOG Bt p m- Eft :^-u. L-'-- End MFOW Pact Dispute �u, lisf SEAFARERS LOG ITF Votes US Union Plan US Unions' Position (The following consistt of excerpts from the policy statement of the American Comntittee of the International Transportworkers Federation as submitted to the ITF LoTuIon meeting.) "The phenomenal srowth of the PanLlbHonCo fleet . . . has taken place in spite of the policy against PanLibHonCo . . . adopted ... by the ITF ... in 1052 . . T "... Consequently the objectives of the 1952 Stockholm policy • V. have not been achieved ... "In light of this situation, the ITF, at its meeting in 1958, called for more forceful action, which resulted in the December boycott . . . The world-wide boycott . . . was an effective blow ... It was sufficient to convince the runaway operators that they could not withstand . . . action of this type. "Consequently they have already, taken positive counter-action. In the United States they have formed an organization which they call the 'Committee of Flags of Necessity' . .'. They have announced their firm intention ... if the worid maritime unions make it difficult for them to operate under^anLibHonCo registries, to seek registration under other Tags which would offer them the same conveniences ... to evade the standards and conditions they would have to meet under the American flag ... "The shipowners' new tack poses a more serious threat to the world seamen's movement . . . These operators are counting on their ability to pit seamen against seamen . . . There Is only one answer to this: The organized seamen of the world must present a firm, united front against any attempt to pit one nation's seamen against another. ... ". . . If these operators succeed In destroying the standards of American seamen, it is only a question of time until they will crumble the standards of seamen'd unions in every legitimate mari­ time nation . . . ^ "The affiliates of the ITF must close all loopholes through which shipowners can escape their original obligations ... It is the position of the^American Committee . . . "1) That seamen on runaway ships shall be protected by con­ tracts of the unions of the country in which actual control of the shipping operation is vested: and "2) That all affiliates of the ITF support the efforts of the un­ ions of each nation to organize such ships and enforce such con­ tracts ..." PHS Gets Clear Sailing In Budget WASHINGTON—Budget figures disclosed by a spokesman for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare indicate clear sailing for the US Public Health Service in the fiscal year starting this July. The 161-year-old agency will gain $1.1 million over last year's appropriation for PHS Inhospital services, bringing the rec­ ommended new outlay to $34.6 million. This would assure no cut In existing facilities for the care of US merchant seamen at the 16 PHS hospitals now being operated. Slightly higher funds than in the last budget are proposed for main­ taining an additional 125 out­ patient facilities. This figure is $5.2 million, almost $15,000 more than last year. The overall in­ creases will cover additional perlomiel as well as higher food costs. 'New' and 'Old' Money Included in the $1.1 million figure is. $771,000 in new money, plus $330,000 earmarked for new construction under the 1959 budg­ et, which will be applied to gen­ eral opex^iting; funds this time. The higher figures all along the line indicate that the Departmoiit has put aside' earlier plans for closing the Savannah, hospital and three others, as- well as the Man­ hattan Bpach: TB institution, in Brooklyn, wfhieh was rumored lastFall. Previous hospital closings produced considerable hardship on patients in the major port areas affected, such as Mobile, which now has only an.out-patient facility. The nearest hospital from, there is Eisenhower Asks Study On Registry WASHINGTON—The growth of tax-dodging runaway shipping to the point where tiny Liberia today has more tonnage under her flag than the United States has at long last attracted formal White House attention. 'Full Examination' Recognition of the magnitude of the problem came as the Presi­ dent, for the first time, specifical­ ly called for a full examination of US policy "on such matters as foreign-flag registration and the competition of foreign shipping." US maritime suppo.iers were heartened by the long-hoped-for announcement. The President touched on the subject briefly in his budget mes­ sage to Congress last week, when he proposed still another fullscale study of the transportation industry, including water trans­ port, both by the Department of (Commerce and the Congress, In (Continued on page 10) Ownership Of Runaway Key To Union Part Right LONDON—revised policy on runaway flag operations deigned to pave the way for appropriate collective bargaining agreements has been adopted by the In­ ternational Transportworkers Federation at its meeting here. The new policy, which was urged jointly by the I* of multiple corporate set-ups American maritime unions, ess and muiti - national crew hiring calls for the signing of practices. It assures that wher­ union agreements with the ever a crew may be hired or what­ ever its nationality, the union from runaways by unions of the the shipowner's native country will country in which actual sign agreements for and represent Canada SIU, British In Flag Accord the crews of the ships involved. In presenting the US unions' position SIU of NA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph' Curran declared it was "urgent to act now to halt a shipowner plot aimed at driving a wedge between LONDON— An agreement to deal unions of free seamen and by so with the problem of flag switches by Canadian ship operators was doing, to continue to exploit the worked out at the International seamen manning their ships." (See Transportworkers F e d e r a tion excerpts from unions' position on meeting here between Hal Banks, this page.) The SIU and NMU delegations secretary-treasurer of the SIU to the convention heartily sec­ onded the resolution with the an­ nouncement that they were pre­ pared to start working immediately with appropriate American mari­ time unions for the organization of American-controlled runaway MADRAS, India—Lost on the shipping. Indian Ocean, without food and The nub of the formal resolu­ water for 15 days, and surrounded tion is the following: by menacing sharks, six natives of the Maidive Islands were on death's The ITF will (a) "call again up­ doorstep when rescued by the SIU- on appropriate governments to get manned Alcoa Patriot January 8. together for the purpose of finding The six, including boys aged 14, a solution to this problem; 10 and 8, were so weak at first they "(b) To continue the fight could hardly walk, but after a short against any shipowner using a flag stay in the Patriot's hospital and for the purpose of avoiding the some hot broth in their stomachs, proper wages and working condi­ they were reported in satisfactory tions and normal'taxation; and condition. "(c) To seek to have established Hal Banks The Patriot was en route to India the appropriate collective agree­ with a cargo of wheat when it ments covering wages and working Canadian Di.strict and a vice-presi­ spotted several bright flares in the conditions and, where lacking, so­ dent of the SIU of NA, and repre­ distance. Through binoculars, a cial security; such agreements to sentatives of the British seamen's two-masted sailing boat, about 35 be concluded through affiliated union. The agreement deals with feet long, was spotted. jinlons of the country in which flag switches involving Can­ "As wo came near," the ship's actual control of the shipping oper­ those adian ship transfers to the United log reports, "we could hear frantic ation Is vested, and, where nec­ cries for help ... hysterical crying essary,dby the ITF Seafarers' Sec­ Kingdom flag. and wailing of young boys."" Com­ tion through its Fair Practices A number of Canadian opera­ tors, both deep sea and on the ing closer to the drifting craft, Comifiittee." Great Lakes, have been registering crewmembers could see over a dozen sharks swimming close to its A second policy statement dealt their ships under the British flag with the problem of those opera­ and crewing their vessels with sides. This has been Upon securing the vessel to a tions in which there would be no British seamen. done even though the companies clear jurisdiction involved. It line, James Matthews, AB, went aboard, tied a safety rope around held that in such cases, as deter­ involved may have been operating the chest of each victim, and one mined by the Fair Practices Com­ entirely within the Canadian do­ by one they were hoisted up to mittee, the ITF would continue re­ mestic trade. The Canadian District has been ceiving contributions of two safety. concerned with this problem for pounds ($5.60) per month per Since nobody understood the natives' language, the entire story crewmember for the international some time and Banks felt it should could not be determined until the seamen's welfare fund. This would be resolved within the ITF. Canada does not have a regula­ ship reached Madras, India. There, also apply where an affiliated un­ through interpreters, it was re­ ion with appropriate jurisdiction tion such as in United States law vealed that the six had been jifloat has no welfare fund of its own, but, confining its domestic shipping op­ for 20 days, and had run out of of course, would not affect run- erations to Canadian-flag ships. The position of the Canadian food and water after the first five. (Continued on page 10) District was that in view of the differential in wages between the United Kingdom and Canada, both shoreside and on ships, that the operation of ships in Canada un­ der the British flag was deterimental to both Canadian Seafarers and Canadian-flag shipowners who were paying a higher wage scale. Banks pointed out that this ac­ tion by the Canadian shipowners was also taking advantage of Brit­ ish seamen to their detriment, par­ ticularly since they had to live within the Canadian price struc­ ture while serving on Canadian ships. The arrangement worked out be­ Part of SIU one! NMU delegations are shown at London ITF con­ tween the twq unions is designed ference. At left of table are NMU President Joe Curran, Steve to remedy the situation and take Federoff, William Perry. On right, SIU of NA President Paul Hall; the advantage out of "flag-h«ip> ping" by Canadiimi shipowners. IHal Banks, Canadian delegdtei Lindsey Williams and Cal Tdnnef. ownership of the vessel exists. The new policy is designed to keep the runaway shipown­ ers from evading an appropriate union contract through the proc- Alcoa Crew Rescues Six AdriftAtSea ''j tS �SEAFARERS rag* ¥*at lanuary 3t; IMt^ LOG ROTARY SHIPPINO ROARD January 7 Through January 20, 1959 Ship Atfivify A breakdown of the total shipping shows 69 percent of the jobs SIU shipping this period was practically the same as in the were filled by class A men, 21 percent by class B and the ten percent revious two weeks, with a dispatch total of 890 jobs shipped. by class C. These percentages actually mean a rise for the top seniority he total registration, 1,010, fell off also, but the decline was (class A) group and a corresponding drop in class B jobs shipped. ? only among class A men. Class B registration was somewhat higher than last period. In the same fashion, the figure for the total number of men on the beach at the end of the period showed a decrease, but all oi( it in class A. Despite the "slow" period, four ports showed improved shipping, two reported no loss and in one. New Orleans, the decline was negligible. Baltimore, Norfolk, Mobile and Houston all reported more jobs shipped than in the previous two weeks, which was a welcome change in each case. Lake Charles and Wilmington held to the status quo, while all the rest slowed up. But Seattle, for one, was still pretty busy handling 63 jobs. New York, on the other hand, shipped less than 200 jobs for the first time since last April. All ports covered a total of 211 payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit visits. Of these 52 represented payoffs, 22 were sign-ons and the rest were in-transits. New York accounted for 31 ships. New Orleans had 27, Baltimore, 25, and Houston, 20 for a total of 103 or almost half the activity District-wide. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) There was no change on class C, although there were a few more class "C" jobs shipped Hhan before. The. bulk of them again were in the steward department Boston. Baltimore and Tampa, however, shipped no one in class C. By the end of the period, seven ports had 100 or less men on hand in all departments. This list included Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle, San Francisco had 101. In turn, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Seattle all had 50 or less class A men still registered on the bench. Wilmington followed with 51 and Boston with S3. The following is the port by port forecast: ~ Boston: Still very quiet . . . New York: Should pick up again . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Good; sevmil laid-up ships may crew . . . Norfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Slow , . . Mobile: Fair . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Honston: Good . . .Wilmingtwi: Quiet . . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Good. fay Sign In Offs Ont Trans. TOTAL Betloa ...... 2 ' — New Yoffc.... 12 2 — PhnodolpMa.. 3 BaltinMra .. 19 4 Nofffaiii ..... 3 1 Sovansoh .... — — Tampa ...... — - 1 Mobil# ...... 7 . 2 New Orloaas.. 4 4 Lolca Charles.. 1 1 Henstoit .... 8 1 WIMagton ... — — See franeisee'. — 1 3 Seattle ..... 8 TOTALS ... 52 22 2 17 19 • 9. . 12 9 . 5 . 10 12 14 4 T • 7 137 8 31 13 25 12 12 9 14 27 14 20 4 -0 15 211 DECK DEPARTMENT ReglstereA . CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL A B C ALL 1 2__8 •ALL 12 3 3 i 2 1 . 2 5 1 — 1 i 1 1 — 5 3 2 5 16 4' 25 1 63 — 11 17 38 15 19 25 12 56 — 9 — 45 2 6 56 9 8 73 93 154 46 293 — 21 17 14 8 3 9 6 15 19 1 — 1 — 17 1 1 17 9 43 — — 1 24 6 11 1 11 15 9 23 9 41 — 47 19 e — — _ 41 6 — 77 11 117 5 14 33 4 10 9 — 3 3 4 10 — 14 — — 9 « 14 9 — 19 5 11 4 20 — 5 6 1 1 1 — 1 2 2 1 3 3 — 1 4 4 7 1 12 — 1 1 1 1 2 15 — 6 4 17 — 29 11 13 2 3 6 5 3 1 2 14 4 14 93 — 19 39 40 14 2 8 4 16 27 10 49 17 10 19 6 35 3 7 13 — 35 13 90, 38 77 15 130 — 6 16 11 5 2 6 9 7 3 — 1 4 2 3 4 14 — *\ 1 10 3 7 43 11 25 13 8 24 12 44 4 1 5 44 9 so! 22 33 62| 2 10 4 3 7 3 1 1 4 — 1 1 4 1 • 24 — 1 5 11 10 5 1 9 2 5 — 3 4 — 3 9 9 3 15' 7 23 32i 2 3 7 3 _10 1 6 3 i 2 11 3 — 3 6 — 32 11 6 19 — 9 •22l • 7 80 151 42 273 9 32 48 *89 65 132 54 I 251 8 13 33 54 1 8 13 22 251 54 22 327 280 499 122 301110 78 113 i Port Boston ....... New York Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Lake Charles.. Houston Wilmington... San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS 9 38 1 52 11 2 10 10 22 10 20 5 5 6 201 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL — 1 1 2 14 39 6 89 — 8 — 8 — 18 5 23 8 3 — 11 2 — — 2 — 4 — 4 3 — — 3 6 40 3 49 1 4 3 8 4 30 3 37 6 — 1 7 3 5 1 9 2 6 1 9 34 171 26 231 • rOFI •'.»> § ll5f • Boston New York. Philadelphia Baltimore.... Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington.... San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A • Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 3 ALL meee MM - .1^ 2 I 3 ^M« MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM- MM ewM MM' MM MW MM 8 _ 3 2 1 1 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 3 4 13 Registered C n The Beach TOTAL CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 9 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 4 1 _ ^ 16 7 1 2 12 2 63 47 7 54 47 144 22 213 8 35 20 7 3 35 _ 2 3 5 10 1 31 3 90l - 14 21 35 33 10 43 3 79 8 6 .9 8 7 1 14 1 10 2 1 1i 2 3 — 9 2 1 3 1 _ __ 6 5 1 69 9 11 29 21 10 48 7 8 9 11 8 7 8 93 IS 80 18 68 7 8 30 19 5 15 1 3 9 1 4 1 10 16 2 12 1 22 47 9 27 1 87 2 14 6 1 34 12 1 2 1 6 2 13 2 17 3 1 1 1 4 26 6 3 3 7 9 19 2 4 2 3 1 7 .— 7 9 9 3 1 28 8 11 •4 57 640 11 103 82 196 473 21 197 85 21 303 119 1 5 MM STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL B C ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 1 2 1 3 3 4 12 2 1 2 5 1 1 1 5 1 1 18 26 ' 81 — 1 13 2 37 40 65 86 43 104 233 1 14 13 0 11 28 — — 11 11 40 46 — — 8 9 6 — 12 9 8 25 t 6 12 3 1 9 2 4 4 — — 2 10 8 23 — — 9 1 34 74 1 8 9 30 7 30 37 42 11 21 19 SO 1 — 6 1 2 5 13 4 8 2 3 7 12 1 7 1 3 1 14 8 11 2 16 1 0 6 — — I 3 1 5 2 1 10 1 — 2 3 3 7 2 3 1 1 — — — 2 1 2 4 8 — — 2 1 2 1 9 9 3 20 tt 29 3 3 — — 8 20 26 28 18 30 29 3 10 3 1 — 15 3 27 45 12 0 67 119 23 23 0 4 32 37 12 9 1 16 — 4 4 22 6 — 0 22 3 2 5 10 1 — 3 3 2 4 2 12 3 8 1 — .3 4 2 4 — 2 4 2 0 — 4 4 6 25 2 — 8 11 4 10 6 9 36 31 21 • 10 10 8 — a 8 2 2 24 2 14 8 — 8 2 — 3 5 19 2 3 2 2 7 9 4 2 3 — 2 -• a 8 4 2 9 3 4 16 — 4 1 13 4 12 9 3 4 3 2 8 3 — 1 29 1 — 1 1 1 1 4 3 9 9 4 18 4 4 1 16 0 14 1 — 1 2 2 4 2 9 19 iL 94 33 100 227 26C<|273 110 272 655 9 54 11 9 147 70 51 20 92 163 48il9S 49 48 15 8 27 3 40 49 Part Boston New York Philadelphia... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa........ Mobile New Orleans... Lake Charles.. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 1— TOTALS J M SUMMARY .1 f'.- DECK ENGINE ::STEWARD CHliMMV lOrAiS Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP1 7 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 1 1 J1 2 1 1 1 11 9 1 21 8 27 12 47 1 6 7 — 1 4 5 1 4 2 7 1 2 3 — 5 10 15 2 24 7 33 1 3 6 10 — 2 3 8 — 6 2 ' 8 3 3 6 — 1 — 1 1 2 — '1 1 2 1 — 1 _ 1 — 3 2 8 1 1 13 2 1 5 8 11 11 — 6 9 xS 9 20 5 39 _ "9 0 15 — 1 5 6 1 7 2 19 1 4 8 1 12 9 22 "4 24 6 34 2 9 9 12 — 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 — 3 3 1 1 3 3 — 4 2 6 1 10 11 1 9 3 9 15 51 54 120 39 -128 39 197 15 33 37 85 i Registered Registered Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 80 151 42 1 273 '9 32 48 i 89 65 132 54 251 34 171 26 1 231 15 51 54 1 120 30 128 39 197 OA ' AO Q NA few 33 IfMI WB. ,*9*9 AW 11 22? mrmrB - 7 f V D4 11 70 51 20 92 168 m fni 'tl!y^''92 156 1 279 146 289 105 til Shipped CLASS B . GROUP 123 ALL iv 13' » 54 85 19 33 37 Aw 0 AA 49 2* 49 119 'isil Reglsterf d ,C'n The Boocfc s " TOTAL _ Shipped CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 28 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 2 ALL ABC ALL 1 280 499 122 \ 901 327 10 78 113 261 251 54 22 1 8 13 22 21 197 85 21 803 110 47? 97 1 849 11 108 82 186 • -a 13 8 TC -A AQ MO ASi OftA tlA tv #147 wlw AAv 372 If MOM -A* Ml# MM iOvV !273 V XMi 1I IM MViW 15 O- Ot. 27 - MM 133 yMki: iS80 1982 JSl 12m m 180 91 19 27 45 \ .01 x^ �JamuT Mi lt5t SEAFARERS QUESTION: How much gear do you take with you when you ship? Y i LOG race rive Planning CouFt Appeal For Role In UN LONDON—^The world's two leading runaway sanctuaries, Liberia and Panama, fight­ Fcanela D. Wall. FWT: Usually Jack Olson, bosun: Outside of all the gear I take with me fills a the gear needed for working on ing desperately to establish themselves as legitimate maritime nations, were given a severe suitcase and a deck, all I bring jolt last week when the United Nations Inter-Govemmental Maritime Consultative Organ­ along are two hand bag. Most suits, one lighb- ization meeting here decisive-"* of the clothes are wdlght, one ly rejected their bid for seats proposal up before Congress to bar ally. The motion passed and in the dress clothes, a heavy. Most of on the 14-member Maritime "50-50" cargoes from runaway subsequent voting neither Liberia suit, slacks and ships as welL nor Panama could muster more the tinse I travel the like since all Hie us support of the "Panlib" than 11 votes, far short of the 23 Navy style—^three Safety Committee. the work clothes Although the group later unan­ half of the "'•PanLibHonCo" axis necessary for approval. work changes. If I need I wash as Elected to the secretariat were one is dirty, and imously approved a Liberian re­ at the IMCO meeting was strongly we go along. A couple of changes the one I am solution that the issue be referred eriticized by SIU President Paul the United States, Great Britain, wearing gets wet, to the International Court of Jus­ Hall and National Maritime Union Norway, Japan, Italy, France, West is all you have Joe Curran. In a Joint Germany and the Netherlands. toT carry. I always have the ace to fall tice, which will rule on the legiti­ President telegram to the International Completing the 14-member unit macy of runaway registries, it was back on. > 4 4 Transport Workers Federation, are the Soviet Union, Canada, little consolation for the runaway H. Connolly, bakey: I bring very operators, who were reportedly which sent a representative to the Greece, the United Arab Republic, Eugene Keed, ABt I usually fuming at the turn of events, little gear aboard with me since I meeting, they said, . . all United Argentina and Pakistan, don't need too travel with two suits, one sununer Press reports quoted them as be­ States maritime unions strongly Hinges O nDefinition much. The bakers and one winter ing "shocked" by the IMCO action. oppose any international recogni­ and other mem­ The major legal battle before wear. When you The owners, most of them Ameri­ tion of runaway ships or the na­ the World Court will probably bers of the stewwork on deck, tions which give them refuge from cans, went on to charge Great center around what constitutes • ard department you have to be Britain, Norway and the other Eu­ and protection against union rep­ "shipowning nation." If the major­ receive their prepared for any ropean nations that had rebuffed resentation, collective bargaining IMCO findings are accepted, working gear, so type of weather, the runaways with "ganging up." and decent wages and working con­ ity then the status of Liberia. Panama all I actually need and climate. So I Despite vigorous United States sup­ ditions." and other runaway havens, whose of my own would wind up carrying port of the runaways, most of this Might Go Elsewhere resident nationals own only a hand­ be good clothes boots, rain gear, country's NATO allies voted US authorities argued that if ful of ships, will be severely .to wear ashore, heavy clothes and against the two. This included, be­ American shipowners were not al­ diminished. like a sport jacket and slacks. of course, light sides Britain and Norway, France, lowed to register in Liberia or It is likely that the runaways work clothes. , 4 4^ aj Italy, West Germany, and the Panama they would do so in an­ will that since the ship­ Clyde Kreiss, baker: I need very 4" it itNetherlands, all powerful estab­ other country offering similarly ping argue corporations registered in little gear to wear working aboard George Stravarides, wiper: That lished maritime nations. low costs. Lower wages, smaller the country imder whose flag they ship since 1 am depends on the ship and the run. operating costs and considerable sail, these corporations are .sub­ Plan 'Getting Even' in the steward If it is winter tax benefits are the major induce­ department. How­ time, then I have - Intent on "getting even," run­ ments offered runaway shipowners. ject to the laws of that country and for all practical purposes can ever I always to bring a lot of away owners in the States have Debate was long and heated as be considered as acting as na­ bring along my warm clothing, served notice that they intend to hobby — leather and lighter wear urge Congress to enact laws bar­ the London conference headed to­ tionals of that country. The Court, which sits in The working, and that if in the summer. ring ali "50-50" cargoes from Eu­ wards a showdown. The US pro­ weighs a ton. I If I am going on ropean nations that carry on trade posed that the eight-member sec­ Hague. Holland, is not expected to be automatically filled by hand down a ruling for several have to carry a long trip, then with Communist China and other retariat the first .eight nations listed in months since its calender 'is al­ some leather and it means taking "iron curtain" nations. Such a Lloyd's register the world's ready cluttered with other inter­ my tools, at least a full load, for move is particularly aimed at "largest shipowningas nations." This two suitcases full. In a way, its I like to bring England and Norway, who main­ would have assured seats for national disputes. lucky I don't have to carry a lot enough with me to last through tain such trade. Liberia and Panama, who are rated of apparel. the voyage. Rep. Thomas Peily already his a third and eighth respectively. The resolution was defeated 17-11. Urging that the criterion to go by should bff the amount of ton­ nage actually, owned by a country or its nationals, rather than amount WASHINCTON—On the surface, the outlook this early in 1959 on the foreign aid and of shipping registered under a farm surplus disposal programs appears little changed from a year ago. Both programs, flag, the British then moved that Aid, Surplus Programs Unchanged operated under the "50-50" law governing US-financed cargo movement, are critical to the the nations be voted upon individulivelihood of US-flag shipping^ and American seamen, since they supply heavy cargo of­ ferings for us ships. The budget submitted by the President to Congress- last week again calls for a $3.9 billion author­ ization for foreign aid. Equally im­ portant, it would extend the life of the surplus program for 12 inore months to the . end of 1969, and authorize shipment overseas of another $1.5 billion in farm prod­ ucts. V Congress last year finally settled Upturn Slight In Lk. Charles LAKE CHARLES—Shipping for tills port picked up somewhat over the holiday slump. Port Agent Leroy Clarke reports.. However, there is still a fairly large registra­ tion list in all three, departments and any openings that are put on the board are taken within one or t\Vo calls. The Central Labor Council of Lake Charles last week elected its tic-w officials for the coming 12 months. All of the men ,;ielected for the posts have always worked in close cooperation with the SIU, and will continue to coordinate ail of the port's labor actilities.The vessels calling into the area during the nast period were the CS Norfolk, Winter HiU, Chiwawa, Cantigny, Royal Oak, CS Miami, CS Baltinmre, Bents Fort, Brad­ ford Island (C'Ues Service) and the issiDpi). NY Expects Rebound In Job Totals on a $3.3 billion foreign aid figure and an 18-month extension of the NEW YORK—Shipping for the surplus program along with a $1.5 past period slowed down quite a billion authorization. The cut in bit. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer the foreign aid outlay will require Bill Hall noted, with only 192 men a $225 million supplemental ap­ being shipped during the last two propriation in the present session weeks. This is quite a drop from to keep the books straight. the 400 mark hit during the previ­ Actual expenditures on foreign month. However, it is expected aid for the fiscal year starting' (Ed. note: The column this issue is devoted to tioo retired Sea- ous to bounce back again during the farert who are receiving the SIU $150 disability benefit.) July 1, 1959, are estimated at $3.5 coming two weeks. Hall said, for, in billion, about $400 million less than William Guilford ... OT... an SJU member since 1938 . . . started addition to the usuaT number of in the current fiscal year. sailing two years earlier out of Mobile ... had unpleasant distinction ships coming in for payoffs from . However, the proposed one-year of being aboard first American ship torpedoed by long trips, there are four vessels extension on the' surplus disposal Germans in World War II . . . bad^ luck followed expected to take on full crews program indicates it will Operate Brother Guilford to the Red Sea where another here. Two are missile ships, one on about the same level as before. vessel ho was aboard was caught by a "tin fish" a tanker and one a Liberty. , It also shows that the Administra­ ... in Okinawa Bay in 1943 it wasn't a torpedo but There was a total of 31 vessels tion is not yet ready to commit a typhoon that destroyed his ship . . . worked as calling into this port over the past iself to any longterm disposal pro­ steward and chief cook . . . preferred passenger two weeks. Twelve ships paid off, gram. which was recommended last ships, and freighters . . . favorite run—Europe, two signed on and 17 were in year by a special commission. The because "I had many friends in those countries" transit. study group urged at least a five. . . keeps active tending to flower garden, barbecu­ 'Paying off during the past period year extension so. that shipments ing for local church and playing with his three could be scheduled on an orderly grandchildi^ .., lives with wife In Prichard, Alabama . . . stiil keeps were the Elizabeth and Frances basis over a period of years to in touch with fornler shipmates Lish Taylor and Walter Dunn . . . (Bull); Atlantic (Banner): Steel Ex­ dispose of '$ip-13 billion in fira wife sick for past two years but "thanks to the SIU retirement plan ecutive (Isthmian); CS Miami (Cities Service); Robin Kirk; Robin surpiuses. . I have been able to make ends meet." Locksley (Robin); Andrew Jackson The unwiHingness of the Admin­ i t 4 r (Waterman); Alcoa Pennant (Al­ istration to commit Itself may stem Lish Taylor... 67 ... charter member of tto Union . . . sailed until coa); Ocean Joyce (Ocean Clip­ in part from the President's call 1955, working as steward . . . two sons, Georgwand Leslie, maintained pers); Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic) . for a thorough re-evaluation of family tradition by becoming.seamen ... in fact, and the Ideal X (Marine Tankers). American shipping policy under Signing on were the Atlantic (Ban­ Taylor was once aboard ship with George when she the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. ner) and the Northwestern Victory was torpedoed in the Mediterranean in 1944 . . . This could even reopen the crucial (Victory Carriers). it was on St. Patrick's Day . . . father and son "question of the "59-50" and its jumped overboard, staying adrift until rescue boat In transit were the Dorothy interpretation. arrived . . . always liked European .run ... it Was (BuU); Kenmar, Alamar (Calmar); Although a "permanent" law^Jp. long, paid better and allowed for longer periods at Seatrain Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, assure movement of at least half home .'. . fishing and crabbing his favorite pastimes New York (Seatrain)j Raphael of all Government-financed shipi .. keeps in touch with oldtimcrr Felipe Reyes Sr., Scmmes, Beauregard. Bienville, s'-snts on American-flag ships was ' Bert Steam, Fred Liam, Forrest MoConico and Paul Fairland (Pan-Atlantic); V&l Chem put on the books in 1954—ending Warren . . . would like to hear from Freddie Stew­ (Heron); Steel Chemist (Isthmian); the fight each session on year to year extensions—some . agencies art, Howard Gninler, Jolm Marshall, Raffael Martini and George Royal Oak (Cities Service); Jeffer-..,^ — the — Northhave never given up hope of get- Snares:. . . Besides two sons, he has three daughters, and.one gran^ . 5nn City Victory and daugitw , Uves with Hflfe At 405. St, .Charles Aye,,.Mobile,.Ala, )^^tei(Psyictory (Victory Cw::^). iiSl �rage «« SEAFARERS LOG fuattarf U, ,19^1 5111 Optital Benefit \ Set Up tn Houston Job applicants line up at Pittsburgh steel plant in hopes of being on recall list. Despite rising produc­ tion, shoreside workers are suffering heav7 unenriplcyment in this city and other key industria areas. Unemployment Persists In Many Cities h UJr- HOUSTON—Final arrangements are being made to set up the SIU Welfare Plan's eyeglass benefit for Seafarers in thi* port. Port Agent Bob Matthew, announced. The Plan's ad­ ministrators selected Texas^^ • State Optical Company to Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic) and the handle the program, and as Transatlantic (Pacific Waterways). soon as the necessary forms are All of the ships seem to be made out, the benefit will get coming In with less beefs, Mat­ underway. thews noted. Shipping for the port has been holding up fairly well during the past period, Matthews said, and should continue to do so for a couple of weeks more. There is still a terrific amount of grain pass­ ing through the area, bound for India i^d Europe, and this means more work all-around. There were five vessels paying Although he never handled off in this port during the past two them, except posslbely to admire weeks, one signing on, and 14 in them, 200 frogs carried on the transit. Faying off were the Coal- Robin Locksley last trip meant an inga Hills (Marine Tankers); Fort additional $50 in overtime to Ae Hosklns (Cities Service); Hurricane ship's bosun. (Waterman); Ocean Deborah The vessel picked up the iroge (Ocean Trans.) and the Pacific Car­ in Africa last month for delivery rier (World Carriers). The Rebecca (Intercontinental) signed on. In transit were the Seatrains New York, Texas and New York again (Seatrain); Rebecca (Inter­ continental); The Cabins (Texas City Refining); Atlas (Tankers and Tramps); Val Chem (Heron); Mer­ maid (Metro); Ideal X (Marine Tankers); Fort Hoskins (Cities Service); Del Aires (Mississippi); Frog-Tending Means 01Pay The predicted lag in employment recovery from the recession looks like it will become gemi-permanent in some areas, the "New York Times" reported in a survey of major indus­ trial centers. The January 25 "Times" said that the closing of older, less efficient plants, the dispersal of industry and"*" the use of automated equip­ of the speed-up of automation dur­ Pittsburgh, as faced with long-term unemployment because of automa­ ing the recession. ment is reducing employment One impact of the recession is tion in the steel and auto indus­ recovery even ttiougti production to cause the closing of older plants tries and also because mahy plants la on the upgrade. which are the first to start losing have moved out of the area or The survey confirms the report money when times get tough, just have established new branches made in the SEAFARERS LOG of as in the shipping industry, older, elsewhere and closed down old October 24, 1958, which quoted less-efficient vessels are hit hard­ ones. The only major areas not af­ Government figures to show that est by any shipping slump. fected are around San Francisco one million production Jobs were The "Times" cited such major Bay and in Southern California. lost permanently last year because industrial centers as Detroit and The survey pointed out that it wasn't easy for workers to pick up and move with the plants with the result that they are left behind with shrinking employment oppor­ The Bull Line C-2 Kathryn will join the Frances when the tunities. . company starts its new Gulf to Puerto Rico service next In addition, shifts In business SAN FRANCISCO—It was a month. Bull Line announced recently it would operate out hit workers hard if they have spe­ quiet shipping period in 'Frisco cialized training In a given area. of New Orleans and Mobile to with most of the activity being of Puerto Rico using two C-2s on Railroads have lost trade to buses the in-tran^sit variety. Therefore and airlines but the ;railroad work­ the run. no payoffs and only one sign-on, Up until now, the, Bull Line ers who are laid off are not trained the Maiden Creek (Waterman). Puerto Rican nins have all orig­ to drive buses or fly airplanes. In transit were the Ocean Eva The only way to solve the un­ Ocean-Transport); Eagle Trans­ inated in New York, while Water­ If f|[' lUlliUfcw man, Alcoa and Lykes Brothers employment problem is by ex­ porter (Terminal Trans.); Steel have serviced the Island from Gulf panding production beyond the Worker (Isthmian); Losmar and 1957 level so as to" absorb the Seamar (Calmar); and the Wild ports. In announcing the new opera­ automation unemployed as well as Ranger and Yorkmar (Waterman)^ tion the company said it would the 700,000 new workers who come Marty Breithoff, port agent, re­ maintain its existing services out Into the employment market every ported that among the old-timers of New York, but thus far has year. Just how to provide for an on the beach are H. Eerman, O. 70WI not indicated Which ships will be expanding economy is a problem McEnaney, J. Basch, D. Blumlo, put on the New York run to re­ for which a variety of answers C. I. Roble, D. M. Tlcer, L. Knick­ place the Frances and Kathryn. have been offered. erbocker and R. C. Henke. Lull Persists In SF Jobs $5 Kathryn On Gulf Run Mftlrtifitir WltlTE to a laboratory here in the States for pregnancy-test use. The frogit were kept in special containers and required very little handling. However the mate, rather than assign the Job to one of the ship's deck gang, decided to take care of them himself and put in for 8S hours overtime. The company did not disputrthe mate's overtime sheet and that seemed to end the matter,^at least until the SIU patrolman cami aboard to pay the ship off. , Under the SIU contract, it was pointed out, if a vessel does not carry a livestock tender aboard, then the job of tending, feeding and cleaning the stalls of the ani­ mals must be given to one of the deck gang, at the regular OT rates. So the company, wound up pay­ ing an additional 23 hpurs over­ time to the bosun for the work done by, the mate. How Strong Is That Pad Eye? !tb iSR'i V. >• ill im^ •' I ' Normally o pod eye, which Is welded to the deck, Is strong enough to take all* the strain that might be placed on it by the rigging. The as­ sumption is that the line would fail before the pad eye- But occasionally the reverse is true. Rusting at the^se of the pod eye may weaken it with the result that it could carry away under strain with unhappy con­ sequences fqr anybody In the vicinity, A routine item in a shipboard safety Inspection should be to check the condition of oil pod eyes to make sure they are up>to snuff. "vi'f • J'?; 'I L. I i am Uitf IS a .•J •• zr'. -r: • 4: - — ^ • I .. . -i'-.'S'S -'•liJ ;5.'tA I.I. I . „ �SEAFARER^ LOG TGIl GOIMS'S WORTD Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUtu How To Buy A Mattress i« t'.*" .February is a good shopping month. Many stores have storewide sales. Lincoln's Birthday especially has become a day of really hot specials in many cities. This is particularly the month to look for reduced prices in furni­ ture, rugs, mattresses and women's coats and furs. You can, for ex­ ample, save $10^0 on'a mattress in the February sales, in compari­ son to regular prices. The saving is all the more worthwhile because prices of mattresses have gone up this year. Mattresses are a particular buying problem for moderate-income families. They often pay as much as $79.50 for those sold with such pseudo-medical names as "orthopedic" or "posture." Sometimes, our mail reveals, people are sadly disillusioned by the ordinary quality of such overpriced mattresses. Here are suggestions for getting reasonable values ia mattresses and Other February buying opportunities: Mattresses: Brand names mean little in mattresses. The same manu­ facturer may offer good value under one brand, mediocre under an­ other. Best buys usually are the mattresses sold tmder their own brand names by leading retailers and mail-order catalogs. You pyraniid this saving by shopping special sales, as in February bedding sales. The legitimate mattress sales offer true reductions of up to $10. But you can't depend on a "discount" from a price tag attached to a mattress. This industry is notorious for the practice of labeling mat­ tresses with exaggerated prices so retailers can offer what seems to be a reduction. Another frequent trick of the mattress trade Is "step-ups." A retailer may have three mattresses of basically the same quality and construction. But one or two will be covered in more attractive or decorative ticking. Although the mattresses are much the same, the prices will be stepped up $10, as $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50. One rough yardstick qf the qual­ ity and firmness of an innerspring mattress, although not the only one, is the number of coils in the innerspring unit. Here is a brief guide to what you can expect at what prices, in legitimate mat­ tress sales this month: '200-coil type, available under $25 in February sales, is a stand­ ard-quality mattress. But it may not have the desirable "no-sag" vertically-stitched sidewalts. ^ 250-coil type, available under $30 at sales; is a firmer mattress, and should have the no-sag bor­ der at this price leveL . 300-coll, available under $35, is firmest of the standard grades. 400-coil, sometimes called "hotel-grade," is a high-quality grade, available under $45. The "hotel" type generally also has 25 per cent additional cotton-felt padding and is a durable mattress. 600-coil, is often caljied an orthopedic type. Orthopedic mattresses are 'extra firm. The firinness is sometimes achieved by the use of more coils; sometimes the cbils are heavier wire or have an extra turn; sometimes additional cotton felt is used, or the insulation over the coils Is latexed sisal rather than ordinary sisal. Some experts also feel that a firm mattress also will last longer, because of the greater amount of filling material or stronger coils used. Part-hair padding over the coil pnit, in addition to the usual felted cotton, also adds to firmness. In general, aside from any medical need for an extra-firm mattress, a heavy person finds a firm mattress more comfortable, a lighter one may prefer medium-density, ^ 837-coiI mattresses are, a luxury type, selling for $59.50 to $79.50. |rhese are small coils in^vidually pocketed ip muslin. These are sup­ posed to provide greatest sensitivity to body pressure. Such mattresses are ^generally available in either standard firmness or extra-firm "or­ thopedic" type. r COATS, FURS: In genuine furs, moutojn coats (made of moutonprocessed lamb) are very close to the orlon-dynel price in current Bales. Mouton jackets are available under $40; longer coats (36 and ^ inch lengths), under $85. These sales prices represent savings of about is per cent from the early-season price. Despite its low price, moutqn is one of the most durable and warmest furs. Othei's that provide good Serviceability at, moderate ftnd medium .prices are let-out muskrat (under $200 for good quality in current sales) and sheared raccoon under $300). Such'long-haired furs provide both more warmth and onger wear than the delicate short-haired furs. It's better to buy a dood grade of an inexpensive fur than a poor grade of a costly species. : In comparing values of the more moderate-price furs, look for these quality factors, based on information from the Fur Information- and ashion Council, Better Business Bureau and other expert sources: Muskrat: Good quality has large skins; with short, thick lustrous fur. |l Sheared Raccoon: Look for uniformity of color; uniform width and qareful matching of Bkiqs, and "silky" texture. ' Fox: Look for density of the underfur, a full covering of hair end lilky texture. 11 Persian Lamb; Good coats In this fur ere usually In the mors expehiilve bracket with some on sale this winter in the $400-$500 range, and lackets available under fSOO. Look for silky, tight curl and soft pUable leather. li Sheared Beaver: This Is generally a very serviceable and very warm fur. Good-quality beavm- cibats are cratly (around the $606 mark In r>:rreut sales). But ipod-quality Jaekets are being offered around th9 f3()0 mark. LOok for'diHim fdr^aillrlasteeilamfi { f Paf8 Seirca WASHINGTON—Cohsiderable legislative attention to organized labor is assured in Con* gress this year as several bills were put in the hopper, or will be introduced shortly, deal­ ing with regulation of the trade union movement and modification of the Taft-Hartley law. Of major interest to mari->time is a measure introduced Ariz.) called for a variety of con­ unions to exercise restraint on by Rep. Pelly (Rep.-Wash.) trols on union finances, elections wage demands. The President's message was which would legalize pre-hiring ar­ and other operations. The Goldrangements in the maritime indus­ water bill has the support of the promptly criticized by the AFLAdministration. CIO as ignoring the nation's un­ try and the building trades. Other bills introduced by Sen­ Meanwhile, President Eisen­ employment problem and the need ator John Kennedy (Dem.-Mas8.) hower, in his annual economic to improve purriiasing power so and Barry Goldwater (Rep.- message to Congress, called for as to put the unemployed to work. The Kennedy bill ia a re-write of the Kennedy-Ives bill which passed the Senate by 88 to 1 last year but was killed In the House because of objections by business interests. The bill imposes penalties for false reports of union financial affairs or misuse of union funds, Final election results reported by the SlU tallying com­ requires secret ballot elections of mittee show that Seafarers cast 6,464 ballots in the two union officers and limits certain months of voting. This was 224 ballots more than were cast types of picketing. in the last SlU elections in-* It would also modify some of 1956. liam Morris, Savannah;- Louis the features of the Taft-Hartley A ' total of 73 candidates Neira, Tampa; Bob Matthews, Act to which labor objects. It were on the 1958 ballot Contesting Houston; Reed Humphries, Wil­ would permit strikers to vote in for 38 open posts. The winners mington and Ted Babkowski, Seat­ NLRB representation elections and would allow for a hiring hail In the took office following the January tle. 21 meeting at which the election Patrolmen elected, and the ports building trades. By and large, it is results, as reported by the tally for which they were chosen, are expected that the AFL-CIO will support the Kennedy proposals. committee, were'confirmed by the as follows: The "labor relations" provision membership. Boston: Eugene Dakin of the Kennedy bill has been re­ Reelected to a two-year term unopposed was SIU Secretary- New York: Ernest (Scotty) Au- written to specify that it is aimed at expenditiu-es for labor spring, Treasurer Paul Hall. Also reelected busson, Joseph DiGiorgio, Paul union-busting the like and not were five assistant secretary-treas­ Drozak, Lou Gpffin, Paul Gonsor- normal labor and relations expenses. chik, Howard Guinier, Freddie urers; Joe Algina, Claude Simmons, Senator Goldwater's bill, sup­ Stewart, Keith Terpe Ed Mooney, William Hall and Joe ported by the Eisenhower Admin­ Philadelphia: John Hetzell Volpian. istration, offers punitive provi­ Port agents reelected were Steve Baltimore: Rex Dickey, Eli Han­ sions including withdrawal of Cardullo, Philadelphia; Earl Shep- over, AI Stansbury NLRB certification and tax-exemp­ pard, Baltimore; Gal Tanner, Mo­ Mobile: Harold Fischer, Robert tion for unions held in violation bile; Lindsay Williams, New Or­ Jordan, Leo Marsh of its measures. The Goldwater bill leans; and Marty Breithoff, San New Orleans: Tom Gould, C. J. puts heavy emphasis on outlawing Francisco. Elected as agents in the (Buck) Stephens, Charles Tanne- organizational picketing and any other ports were A1 Tanner, Bos­ hill. form of Inter-union action on ton; James Bullock, Norfolk; Wil­ Houston: Charles Kimball beefs. All Ports Approve 51U Tally Report A&G District Eiection Tabulation Saerctary-Traaturar Paul Hall. H-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins Deck Assistant Seeratary-Traasuror Joseph Aigina', A-1. No Votea Voids WriU Ins Engine Aulstant Secretary-Treasurer Claude Slmmone, S-1 No Votes Voide Write Ins Totala e.32S* 73 69 -11 8A64 9,983* 421 68 4 6,464 8,948* 452 94 10 8,464 Steward Assistant •ecretary-Treasurer Edward (Eddie) Mooney. M-7 9.949* No Votes 452 Voids 93 Write Ins 10 Joint Assistant Sacretary-Treasurar WiUiam Hall, H-272 Joseph Volpten. V-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins 6.464 6.112* 9,946* 764 96 10 12,928 Boston Agent .. 8,004* Ai Tanner, T-12 No Votea 383 61 Voids IS .Write Ine.^.'.. 6.464 Boston-Joint Patrolmen Eugene Dakin. D-9 .. 3,941* WiUlant John Smith. S-80.\ .. 919 James Sweeney. S-8.. .. 1.784 No Votes. t... 447 voids 178 V^rite Ins. at a • a Now York Joint PatrMman Ernest (Scottle) Aubusson. A-S Robert Barrett. BBS... Arnl BJornaon. 8-34. • WUlUm (BUIy) BurBe. B-886.. Deniel Butts. 84138:...,:.... Malcolm M. Cross. C-4tt,... Carlos M. Din D-81......... Joseph Di Giocsio. D-t...... Paul Drosak. IKISS Tltomas If: PlemlBg. F-a41..., Vincent Genco, G-79. laouie (LoiD OoUln. G-T...... W. Paul Ooneecchlk. O-S.... Hownrd Gulnlar. G-S........ Frank J. Jankesrrid. J-74.... Caamler -Casey" Kaust 6.464 B443* 882 784 734 •26 787 fit 4.ttl* 4J8S* 808 881 0740 4J73* 8806* •88 433 46S 463 New York Joint Patrolman (Cont.) Totals Joseph Teicher. T-132 343 Keith Terpe. T-3 4,m* James L. T'ucker, T-22...'.,. 638 Alan (Honest Al) Whltmer, W-316 838 Van Whitney, W-11 700 No Votes. 8.479 1.392 Voids Write Ins 3 81.712 Philadelphia Agent Stosh (Stanley) Bojko, B-33... 640 Steve (Blackle) Cardullo. C-1. 4,989* Harry Gerie, G-28S 934 No Votes 204 Voids lis Write 1ns 8 8A64 Philadelphia Joint Patrolman John Hetzell, H-8 S.TiO* No Votes 672 Voids 41 Write Ins..... ; 11 6.464 Seltisnore Agent Earl (Bull) Sheppard. S-2.... 8.193* No Votea 107 Voids 48 Write Ins 18 Baltimore Joint Patrolman Rex E. Dickey, D-9 Ell Hanover. H-S18 CUfton H. Jackson. J-239..;. Ralph W. Marry. M-374...... Flaye (AU Stansbury. 8-22... No Vote*.. Volde Write In*.. 8.464 6,377* 4B15* 1.141 1,014 8JWl* 1.426 348 10 19.392 Nertoik Agent James A. BuUock. B-T SJ)32* . No Votea 879 Volde 49 Write Ine. ....••••••••a ...a.4 Savenneh Asent William J. Monrlg. M-4 Ne Votes Voids Write Ins 6.464 B399* 883 48 7 SA84 Tempa Atanf A. W. (Andy) Ctowdar. G-3S8.. 798 iUuis (BlackU) Nebn. Nl... 4.418* F. F. Beid. Jr.. B-4S$. 784 Ne Votes.................... 381 ^^KIS 133 . Write Ins..9 M.MI.A.«.t Csl TMunr. T-t Ne Vetes.. Write Ins OSl* 184 84 . s Mobile Joint Patrolman Durwood Dees, D-42 . Harold J. Fischer, F-1 Robert Jordan, J-1 Leo Patrick Marsh, M-9...... No Votes Voids Write Ips Totals 1,382 5,507* 5,452* S.131* 1,660 253 9 12,392 New Orleans Agent Waiter (Rusty) Beyeler. B-81 . 376 Lindsey J. WUliams. W-1.... 5,766* No Votes 242 Voids 79 Write Ins 1 6,464 New Orleans Joint Patrolman George E. -Annis, A-230 ... 948 Thomas (Tom) Gould, G-267.. 5,169* Sylvester Monardo, M-734 ... 391 C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 . 5J93* Frank (Red Sully) Sullivan. S-621 766 Charles M. (Whltey) TannenhllL T-9 9,098* John L. Whlted. Jr., W-282.. 409 Keith (Honolulu) Wlnsley. W-289 490 No Votes; 960 Voids 267 Write Ins 3 19,392 tloutten Agent Robert A. Matthews. M-1.... 6,161* No Votes... 261 Voids ...a 35 Write Ins 7 6,464 Houston Joint Patrolman James L. Allen. A-90. 429 CHiarles KimbaU. K-2 4.956* James A. McConathy. H-454.. 2S8 Wm. (BilU BUtcheU. M-22.... 908 No VMs 181 Voida ....................... 121 Write Ins 1 8.464 Wllmlnaten Agent Reed Humphries. H-4........ 6,027* No Votes 408 Voids 29 Write. Ins..................a 8 8,464 San Pranctoce Agsnt HarUc (Marty) nretthott. 88 8J>81* No Vetss.- .age.............. 398 _Voids S3 Write Ins................... 8 • -vl •,4M SeeHIc AfeM Theodore (Ted) BabkowsU. B-1 9804* No Votes.' 387 Voids 43 Write Ins.41 8.484 . * Bennteg Ika* aua wng eleetsd. • \'a i-: �" -f^T ^ Pace HcM SEAFARERS •;-"'|^v"!'''-' LOG Hamnfrtu§\ W E, the undersigned Union talIj^g committee, duly elected at the regular business meet­ ing of December 24th, 1958, .six (6) at headquarters port meeting, two (2) Is Mobile, two <2) In New Orleans, two (2) in San Francisco, and two (2) In Balti­ more, submit the following report and recommendations: ' On December 29, 1958, at 9:00 AM, wa met wltb A1 Kerr, the Union office man­ ager, who had been assigned by head­ quarters offices to assist this commlttiea as a result of our request. He gave each committee member an amended copy of the Union constitution, as well as show­ ing this committee a copy of a teletype that had been sent to all port agents by Paul Hall as a guide for the. various porta polls committees on the closing day of voting. He suggested that we read those sections of our constitution dealing with the Union tallying committee In detail, as well as the teletype of Instructions sent to the port agents referred to above. A full quorum picked up the ballota from the Commercial State Bank and Trust Company located at 1400 Broadway, New York City, as per the constitution. (See correspondence annexed, showing, official documents exchanged.) ' The committee then took over one com­ plete room on the third deck of our head­ quarters building as the place in which we would do our work while in session. Our sessions were open to all members. There were no Instances of misconduct. In compliance with Article XIII, Setftlon 6 (d) of our Union constitution we ac­ cepted from among ourselves, John J. Giordano, G-32, as chairman of the com. mittee. We then received from the headquar­ ters offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the election. From the files, we found signed receipts for ballots No. 1 through No. 9350, which had been Issued to the following porta as follows: BALLOTS PORT ISSUED Boston 1- 250 New York 7350-9350 Philadelphia 251- 800 Baltimore 801-1800 Norfolk 1801-2000 Savannah 2001-2250 Miami-... 2251-2350 Tampa 2351-2500 Mobile 2501-4000 New Orleans 4001-5500 Lake Charles 5501-5650 Houston 5651-6350 Wilmington J6351-6550 16976-7000 San Francisco ;. 6551-6975 Seattle 7001-7250 Puerto Rico '7251-7349 Sf-fe:- I.;" '^...•••-•^^ic' 1^ •rl.ikiii The committee then checked the nunvbers on the stubs received from the vari­ ous ports, and these numbers, when checked against the numibers on the stubs of all ballots printed and issued, and ready for voting, were found to coincide, port by port. Your committee then checked the dates of the voting rosters' and compared them against the minutes of the special meet­ ings for the election of the polls commit­ tees in the various ports. We found in every instance that polls committees had been duly elected on each day in which voting was conducted in the various ports, with the exception of the port of Savan­ nah. In the port of Saiffhnah we found that on December 1st, 1958, that a duly . elected polls committee was elected, one of whose members was H. C. Grimes, G-207-. However, Brother Grimes shipped on the 10:00 AM call. He was replaced on the committee; by; R- A. Carter, C-429,who served for the remaini.er of the day. However, in Article XI, Section 4, para­ graph (a) of our constitution, it states that -the polls com^ttees shall be elected be­ tween (he hoiirs of 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. Therefore, since Brother Carter replaced Brother Grimes on the polls committee after 10:00 AM, the committee has asfumed that this section of the constitution '? was unintentionaUy violated. We, the conw ^ mittee, have, therefore • ruled that; the . ae«i;,:^.,^.j)aUqtA on Members of District-wide 14-man tallying committee are shown while at work in headquarters counting the bal­ lots. At left are Ray Vaughan, New Orleans (with hat); Oswald Ergle, Baltimore, and Ben Schwartz, NY (white shirt). At right, front, J. Giordano, chairman, NY; across table, Pete Gonzalez, NY; standing, rear, Sal Biondo, Baltimore. Ballot count and checking took more than a week. December 1st, 1958, should be voided, but inasmuch as their being included in the totals would have no bearing on the outcome of the election, we have included them. Where no polls committee could foe elected, no voting took place, as is re­ quired by our constitution. We note that on the last day of voting in Norfolk, Savannah, Miami, Tampa, Lake Charles, Seattle and San Juan, no polls committee could be elected. In these cases, as per the constitution, the port agent took over the duties of the polls committee. ' We checked the unused ballots that were on hand in headquarters offices that bad not been issued. The stubs on these unused ballots were numbered - 9003 through 9806, a total of 804 ballots. Your committee then checked the un­ used ballots that were returned from the various ports, including the Port of New York, which are listed as follows: UNUSED PORT BALLOTS Boston 91 — 250 New York ....' 9003 — 9350 Philadelphia 654— 800 Baltimore 1582 —1800 N-rfolk ;...... 1907 —2000 S. f'Simah 2071 — 2250 Miami ; .....2251 — 2350 Tampa .2408 — 2500 Mobile 3155 — 4000 New Orleans ...........5248 — 550(} Lake Charles 5558 — 5650 Houston .' 6319 — 6350 Wilmington 69851— 7000 San Francisco .......... 6846 — 6975 Seattle 7119 — 7250 San Juan 7306 — 7349 PORT BALLOTS Boston 5 •New York 20 Philadelphia 5 Baltimore . 10 Norfolk 5 'Savanhah 5 Miami . 5 Tampa 5 Mobile ........... r... I.'. 15 NewOrleans .................. 15 Lake Charles 5 Houston 5 Wilmington , 5 San Francisco """" _ Seattle S Puerto Rico 5 — Total 120 On hand In headquarters 10 * Grand Total 130 ^ New York, NY Dear Sir: « assistent secretary-treasurer of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, AFLCIO, in charge of the minutes thereof, I herewith certify that, in accordance with the constitution of this Union, the membership have duly elected tfoe following to constitute the Union tallying committee lor the 1958 elections: p c i. « ^ « i ' " . W. Norland " t i »' If V' *• 2 i* w a 5' TO" P We, the committee, have checked the files of headquarters offices and have seen signed receipts by the various port agents for the official ballots that had been sent to them by headquarters offices. We have checked these signed receipts and the serial numbers on them against the loose stubs received, and against the stubs still attached to the unused ballots. Nine thousand three hundred and fifty (9350) official ballots were sent to all ports, the stubs on them bearing serial numbers one (1) through nine thousand three hundred and fifty (9350). We received back stubs (including the ones on the unused ballots) numbered one (1) through nine thousand three hundred and fifty (9350). The following is a breakdown of the ballots that were sent to the ports'by headquarters, as well as a breakdown of the unused ballots returned to headquarters, ballots used, and total ballots cast. The above unused ballots,^ when com­ bined with the unused ballots in head­ quarters and the stubs of the used ballots in all ports, compare equally in number with the amount printed by the printer for the Union. the committee has seen a letter from the printer, "The Rand PreSs, ;ihc.," who printed the ballots that were used in the conduct of our Union election for the • election .of 1959-1960 officers of the Seafarera international Union of North Amer­ ica, Atlantic and Gulf District. The letter stated that they had printed 9,806 ballots for the Union, numbered from 1 to 9806. In addition to which, theyjjad printed 130 blank sample ballotis^ ^ : This conimittee, has checked the ele^ ^ ^ tion files, maintained by headquarters offices as per the Union constitution, and . .V has found signed receipts from the fol-' . lowing ports for the following amount of samide baUots, bndiem dowoi bs-foltows: The committee would also like to bring to the attention of the membeiship the fact that some write-ins will not be ineluded in this report. The reason for this is. that some ballots containing write-ins happened to be voided because the ballot oh which they wfre written was illegally defaced or Illegible. The following correspondence was bandied by the Union tallying committee: January 2, 1959 _ ,, „ . . Executive Vice-President Commercial State Bank & Trust Company Article XIII, Section 5 (d) states, in part: "The Union tallying committee shall a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express constitution, adopt its procedures. Decisions as to speP^'otests, and the contents ® report shall be valid if ^ Ballots Ballots Received '' Ballots Unused Ballots fort From Headquarters Used Returned Cast Boston 1-i250 1- 90 91- 250 90 New York ................. 7350-9350 - 7350-9002 9003-9356 1653 Philadelphia 251- 800 251- 653 654- 800 403 Baltimore .................. 801-1800 801-1583 1584-1800 783 Norfolk 1801-2000 1801-1906 1907-2000 .106 Savannah ...... ....... 2001-2250 Miami. ..................... 2251-2350 Tampa 2351-2500 Mobile ...•.. ..,....,,.,.. ,...,2501-4000 New Orleans i...4001-5500 Lake Charles .,....,...,..,..5501-5650 Houston . . 5651-6350 Wilmington 6351-6550 i . 6976-7000 San Francisco6551-6975 Seattle, 2001-2070 2071-2250 70 None 2251-2350 b 2351-2407 2408-2500 66 2501-?154 3155-4000 . 654 V 4001-5248 5249-5500 1248 ' 5501-5557 5558-5650 57 5651-6818 6319-6350 . 668 ' 6351-6550 None . 697ftr6984 ^. ;fi985-7000 ! 208. 6551-6845 6846-6975 295 70Qlr7118 . 7U9r72aO « . ;118' : , 7251-7304 ' •-^••Totfll -Votes" Cast«=BitiiAU- Ports-O �JAmunr 39, 1959 SEAFARERS numbers through ;. (Here put ib the serial numbers of the unused ballots). All are accounted for. Except " (Put in the word "none" or give details.) Date: As Read And^ ^ Meetings in Book Number Aii SiU Ports, Jan. 21,1959 the various ports since for the election held livered this day to us. B. Schwartz J. Bluitt W. Slade C. Stambul J. Giordano P. Gonzales S. Biondo January 2nd, 1959, for 1958 end de­ O. Ergle W. Nordland D. Parker R. Vaughan^ A. Stephens* W. Reldy W. Rogers January 7, 1959 The Seafarers International Union Atlantic and Gulf District 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32, New York Alt: Mr. Joseph Volpian Gentlemen: This wiil certify that all the envelopes received by this institution addressed to Mr. R. Harold Bach, Executive Vice Presi­ dent in the name of Seafarers Interna­ tional Union, of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, AFL-CIO, have been properly safeguarded in our vaults. We have today surrendered the above mentioned envelopes to the Union tallying committee and that no one other than the signer and the witness have hbd access to the said envelopes contained in our vaults. Very truly yours, Irving Gould Manager Witnessed by: Alice Goodman Secretary to Mr. Bach (Name of Polls Committee Member) Book Number The above certification shall be signed and dated, without prejudice to the right of any committeeman to make appropriate dissent. This certification should be en­ closed in a package with the unu.sed ballots. ' 2. In the same package with the unused ballots, but bound separately, the polls committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed and dated by ail members of the polls committee. The following is the certifi-* cation that is suggested be u.sed by each port. Certification for Stubs "We, the undersigned, polls committee of the port of hereby certify that the enclosed are all of the stubs collected during the period of voting for the port of and that we have checked them against the rosters and the number of unused, ballots, for the port all accounted for. Except " (Put in the word "none" or give details). Date: (Name of Committee Member) Book Number (Name of Committee Member) Book Number (Name of . Committee Member) December 31, 1958 Re: Polls Committee's Duties On Last Day of Voting In Election for Office for 1959-1960 Book Number The above certification shall be signed and dated, without prejudice to the right of any committeeman to make appropriate dissent. This certification should be en­ closed in a paclcage with the stubs. The polls committee members shall not be discharged from their duties unlil the "1; Union Tallying Committee Seafarers International Union Atlantic and Gulf District 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32. New York Book Number (Name of Polls Committee Member) January 2, 1959 Mr. R. Harold Bach Executive Vice-President Commercial State Bank & Trust Company 1400 Broadway New York, NY a Dear Sir: The undersigned members of the Union tallying committee, acting under and pur­ suant to Article XIII, Section 5 (d) of the constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, acknowledge receipt of the envelopes sent to you from the various ports for thie election held for 1958 and delivered this day to us. O. Ergle B. Schwartz W. NordlandJ. Bluitt W. Slade D. Parker R. Vaugban C. Stambul . A. Stephens J.' Giordkno P. ,Gonzalea«' W. Reidy S. Biondo W. Rogers forwarding called for by the aforemen­ tioned is completed and evidence of the mailing thereof is furnished the port agent. The forwarding of the above, called for in Article XIII, Section 5 of the consti­ tution shall be to the following: (Name of Polls Committee Member) Approved At Membership made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendancf. which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union tallying committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediately after the termination of bailoting and to Insure their safe cus­ tody during the course of the com­ mittee's proceedings." In accordance therewith, the Union has authorized that any nine (9) or more of the above accept delivery of, and sign a receipt for, all of the envelopes which have been mailed to you under the course of the said elections. It is hereby requested that you certify that all the -envelopes received by you have been properly safeguarded in your vault, that you have surrendered them to the said Union tallying committee, and that no one other than appropriate bank personnel, have had access to the said envelopes. Very truly yours. Seafarers International Union : of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, AFL-CIO JOSEPH VOLPIAN Asst. Secretary-Treasurer AI Kerr Witness PaceMM* LOG In the event a polls committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the bailoting in each port, is to terminate, the port agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifically set forth in sec­ tion 5 (a) of the constitution i unused bal­ lots and stubs) to the Union tallying com­ mittee. Fraternally, Paul Hall Secretary-Treasurer PH:AK:cp Enclosures Comments And Recommendations Pursuant To Article XIII, Section 5 (c) Of The Union Constitution 1. This Committee finds and fecommends as follows: (a) We recommend that the procedure on write-ins followed by this committee be upheld, inasmuch as it is impossible to count write-in votes where the name writ­ ten in is illegible or he defaces the ballot. If a man wants to write in a name, he ought to., do so clearly, if he wants his write-in to be effective, and he must be careful not to place illegal marks on the ballot. This committee feels very strongly on this point. (b) This committee finds that there have been no protests written or otherwise, with respect to thfc conduct of the election, that the balloting took place in strict accordance with the constitution and that what errors were made, were all of no importance, and of no measurable effect, and were dealt with in accordance with the spirit of the constitution. 2. The official tally of this committee is annexed to this report and made a part of it. Subject to the appropriate action of the inembersliip at the "Election Re­ port" meeting, it represents the basis fot the action called for in Section 6, Article XIII, of the constitution. Dated: January 10, 1959 Book No. Dep't Name B. Schwartz J. J. Bluitt W. J. Slade J. J. Giordano Chairman C. Stambul P. Gonzales S. Biondo O. Ergle W. Nordland D. L. Parker R. Vaughan A. Stephens W. Reidy W. Rogers Dear Sir and Brother: Article XIII, Section 5 (a) and Section 5 (d) contain the instructions with respect to the way the port polls committees are to carry out their functions on the last day of voting. The constitution is, of course permanent, and that governs the duties of the committees. However, for your convenience, the following is sent along to serve as a guide, and you may find it useful. Remember, the constitution governs. 1. On the day the balloting in each port Is to terminate (Wednesday, Decensber 31st of this year), the polls committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their January 7, 1959 other duties, deliver to headquarters, or Mr. R. Harold Bach mail to headquarters (by certified or reg­ Executive Vice-President istered mail), all the unused ballots, to­ Commercial State Bank & Trust Company gether with a certification, signed and 1400 Broadway. dated by all members of the committee. New York, NY The following Is the certification that is suggested be used by each port. Dear Sir: The undersigned members of the Union . Certification for Unused' Ballots taiiying committee, acting under and pur-; "We, the polls committee of the port of suaiit to Article,XIII, Section 5 (d) of the' • ....;...-..., hereby certify that constitution of the Seafarers International the (inclosed are all the ballots sent to fh(s ~ A. L. Stephens, New Orleans, left, totes up Unipn^ of North' America,' Atlantic and; '' ;'',port and not used, Hie unused ballots while at right. Jack Bluitt, New York, and Gulf bf'Strict, ackridwledge pf thb- " •number .'(here put in the balance of the envelopes senf :^^oa fromv • • • •; • 'nhiount''' ol 'tb(e< ballots)- and ' bear odetlal^' .,c-.<^.-4:^ientries'on'taller sheets. - S-332 B-15 S-120 G-32 Port Elected Hq. Deck Hq. Deck Eng. Hq. Stwd. Hq. S-578 G-132 B-276 E-148 N-172 P-84 V-129 S-318 R-4 R-329 Eng. Hq. Hq. Stwd. Deck Bait. Stwd. Bait. Eng. Mobile Deck Mobile Deck NO Eng. NO Stwd. SF Eng. SF • • li; ; r -'-i figures on adding machine Sal Biondo, Baltiinore, make .-'-'•••A �SEAFARERS t^C MTD Adds BaHimore Port Group BALTIMORE — The newly formed Baltimore Port Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment held its first meeting last week, Rex Dickey, acting agent, re­ ports. As the council represents 11 waterfront and other affiliated unions, it is expected to be of valu able assistance in assuring greater cooperation and coordination in any strikes or beefs that may come up ih the area. Registration and shipping for the port ran fairly even over the past two weeks. Dickey noted. Rumors are still being circulated that the Ocean Star (Dolphin) and the Irenestar (Traders) may be crewing up shortly. It also has been reported that the Portmar will take on a crew sometime next week, and that the Hilton is sup­ posed to be crewing up within the next ten days. Should any or all of the^ reports stand up, it would be a boost for the men here. There were 25 vessels calling into port during the past period. Ten ships paid off, six signed on and nine were in transit. The ves­ sels paying off during the last- two weeks were the Edith, Jean, Mae, Emilia (Bull); The Cabins (Texy City); Feltore, Santore (Marven); Wang Archer (Marine Bulk); Bar­ bara Frietchie (Liberty Nav.) and the CS Baltimore (Cities Service). Signing on in the port were the Steel Chemist Qsthmian); Feltore, Santore (Marven); Bethcoaster (Calmar); Dorothy (Bull) and the Wang^ Archer (Marine Bulk). SS Atlantic A 'Contalnershlp' • (Continued from page 3) away ships owned by Americans. The vote to adopt the new ITF policy was near-unanimous, with only the Greek seamen's union dis­ senting. Following the December 1 to 4 boycott, the Greek consul in New York declared that the Greek seamen's union would with­ draw from ITF and denounced the boycott action as a plot against Greek" shipowners. However, the Greek seamen did participate in the London meeting. The new ITF decision was hailed by NMU President Joseph Curran and SIU of NA President Paul Hall as serving notice to the run­ away operators that "the maritime unions of the world will stand to­ gether to prevent them from con­ tinuing to escape their responsi­ bilities to the unions in the conntry which is their genuine eco­ nomic base ... ''Operators of runaway ships in the United States have been blow­ ing that if labor keeps up the pres­ sure . . . they will simply transfer to some traditional maritime flag Longshorebnen (obovo) at American Banner Line pier get ready to seal container box holding misceNaneout cargo. Below, incoming container is swung out onto pier. Use of containers is spreading among shipping operations to cut down handling time and cost. WASHINGTON—Hearings on Waterman's Steamship Company's subsidy applications were held here last week and then moved on to New York under the shadow of proposed budget limits on the subsidy program. Even if the SlU-contracted shipping company wins approval for its subsidy ^pro-.f posals, the Administration's budget would not allow funds for a subsidy contract, un­ less this particular aspect of the budget is increased by Congress. Substantial wage Increases and open to crewmembers of a number Otherwise, Waterman and most other new subsidy applicants will improved working conditions have of unorganized ships laid up on the have to wait at least until next been assured seamen in the SIU Lakes. It is felt that a "look be­ Canadian District in contracts re­ hind the scenes" would convince year. At stake in the latest phase of cently negotiated with six compa­ theqe men of the advantages oi the hearings was Waterman's plea nies. Aside from opening up 65 new SIU membership. that its affiliated company, Pan- jobs, the pacts call for a 44-hour ^ i. a. Atlantic, be permitted to continue week, a $42.50 monthly pay Ernest Lax, 68, and Richard its domestic, non-subsidized opera­ boost, welfare plan coverage, eight Benson, 65, are now receiving pen­ tions in the coastwise and Puerto paid holidays, 14 days' paid vaca­ sion checks through the Sailors the Pacific. Lax started Rico trade, when and if Waterman tion, the hiring hall and Improved Union shipboard conditions. his sailing in 1905 as a deck boy receives an offshore subsidy. and stayed with seafaring 51 years, The Waterman proposal was at­ t 4^ tacked by the competing companies Acting to relievo the burden of surviving four shipwrecks and two in these trades including Bull, widows whoso late husbands had world wars. Now he figures he'll Alcoa and Seatrain. Previous hear­ been receiving welfare fund re­ give his wifa a hand with the ings of the Federal Maritime tirement checks, the SIU Pacific household chores, watch his grand­ Board dealt with Waterman's ap­ District has decided to con­ children and do some reading. plication for subsidy on various tinue such payments to a widow Benson.'^ aa ex-Navy man, plans to offshore runs including East Coast for one year after her husband's, play the homes whenever possible. to North Europe. death. The checks will be monthly "I intend to enjoy every day until Further hearings have also been and in the same amount as had I'm at least a thousand," he de­ called for in the application of been received by the deceased, li clared.' * t t T. J. McCarthy Steamship company will not be possible for a pensioner A brdhd, effective Welfare plan to continue its domestic auto- to "will" his pension check to any­ carrying and bulk trade operations one other than his wife. The $500 has been cit^ as the primary 1950 on the Lakes while it is engaged death benefit currently paid to goal of the BlU Great Lake* Dlson the Great Lakes-Europe run. wives of deceased Sailors will con­ triet. Contracts signed last year made prDvislona for follow-up talks The McCarthy V operation is cur­ tinue. on a proposed health and welfare ^ % rently under contract to the SlU Great Lakes' District. Mall ballots went out January 21 program, and Secretary-Treasurei Farney expressed Intentions The Fefderal Maritime Board has in the election to determine Fred of beginning such talks this spring, Afready ruled favorably ou various whether the Brotherhood of Marine t other asikects of the McCarthy Enttoeera or the Deepwater Of­ The winter freeze will keep most ficers Assuclallon ahould represent cdmpauy application. of the SIU ships on the Great In this instance, the subsl^ has engineers employed on Cities Serv­ laikes laid up until the spring thaw ice ships. The balloting will con­ a better chance of coming into but reports from Milwaukee Indiexistence, since the Administra­ tinue for six weeks, or until all eata ttiat four ships will be run­ CS engineers have voted.. tion's bu^et did allow a limited ning-from there all winter. They number of subsidy voyages to be »re the Milwaukee Clipper. High­ reserved for the Great Lake-£uThe SIU Great Eakea MstriM way 16 and two tankers, the De­ .roi>e run.has thrown its headquarteiii^doMa troit and the Clark MUwaificee. AMONG OUR AFFIUAm f 1^'" f! fep ;! If m- ... The American unions asked tho ITF ... to make clear that such operators will find no place to hide. The policy adoptedT here ~ does that. "jVhen we get back to the States we will promptly sit down with representatives qf other unions . . . and draw up a program for bringing American-controlled run­ aways under contract." The SIU delegation, in addition to Hall, included Llndsey Williams, Cal Tanner, Earl Sheppard and for Canada, Hal Banks. The NMU delegation consisted of Curran, Steve Federoff, Shannon Wall and William Perry. Accompanying the NMU delegation was Bernard Ras­ kin, editor ot the "NMU Pilot." ^ The ofiicial ITF press statement issued by General Secretary Omer Becu added: "The ITF unions have now served no', ice that operators who try to use any flag foe thepurpose of undercutting union standards in their own countries can expect exactly the same treat­ ment as if they registered their vessels under a regular flag of convenience." Eisenhower Wants Study Of Foreign Ship Registry Budget Clouds Subsidy Bids •I 3>^ Ownership Is Key To Runaway Drive (Continued from page 3) the course of his budget message, the President declared: "The national maritime policies under which we now operate were laid down 23 years ago in the Mer­ chant Marine Act of 1936. It is increasingly apparent that both the adequacy of and the need for those policies require reappraisal." Since the budgetary requests for maritime were kept to a minimum of- $277 million—^less than fourtenths of one percent of overall Government expenditures — and were coupled with a call for a "reappraisal" of US maritime pol­ icy as it now stands, several ma­ jor considerations are involved. The budget message pointedly noted that since the bulk of the US-flag fleet consists of war-built ships and existing law requires them to be replaced after 20 years, "definitive policies" must be .estab­ lished on such questions as: " . .* j the realistic life span of merchant ships . . . "... the nuifiber of ships actu­ ally in our merchant marine . . . "... the extent to which . . . construction and operation should continue to be subsidized ... "... and the pattern of trade routes that should be served by subsidized ships ..." These and subsidiary Issues have been explored repeatedly over the past five years. Likewise, problems developing over the growing runaway fleet, transfers of registry and the "50-50" cargo rule have been explored constant­ ly in each session. Due to the phrasing of the President's recommendations and the "economy" approach to the budget, observers view the pro­ posed inquiry as a preliminary to further cutbacks in Federal aid to maritime. (See separate story on subsidies, page 2.) At the same time, any shift in Government policy on runaway shipping could lead in-only two directions. One would mean al­ lowing all vessels to switch from the US flag at will. This approach would Inevitably result in an American fleet in name only, ex­ cept for a few prestige ships, and would reduce the Government's rtiip subsl^ bin eaqh yeaj^ .Al!no!St to nothing.' The ot^ eoune wpuM ba^ oft a deiii&d i»m8llstain adequate US-flag merchant fleet for trade and potential military use and: bring it up to its actual re­ quirements via much higher spend­ ing. Some studies have found the fleet at least 600 ships under its actual needs. This would necessitate closing off the loopholes making transfers possible and would require longrange planning for a stable, pros­ perous US-flag merchant fleet op­ eration. . However, emphasis on a bal­ anced budget, private ship financ­ ing and cutting down Federal aid in such areas as shipping indicates little likelihood that this latter course will pirevalL Ship Funds Face Slash (Continued from page 2) proval—and Waterman—^for whom hearings are now going on—would be blocked from subsidy asrtstwce altogether. The question of what happens to companies obligated to undertake new construction during 1959 la also left unanswered. A typical case is Mississippi Shipping, an­ other SIU - contracted company, which is required to execute a contract for three' ships this year. Mississippi is hot Included among the four companies for which con­ struction funds have been set aside'' (Farrell, Grace, Lykes, American Export). Several other operators would also be shut out this year. i v At the same time, with no com­ mercial advantages likely for sev­ eral years, legislation is urged to assure that nuclear materials may be distributed for use as fuel on US merchant ships. The one- ^'coia<^' mercial" nuclear ship under con­ struction will not be in sin'vice for. at least two years, and Bieia only; on . an experimental basis. �/nwurr tt, U8t SEAFARERS LOG 'End Of The Line' Pare Elerc Indian Seamen Protest Loss Of Strike Rights BOMBAY—A bill depriving Indian seamen of their right to strike and submitting all disputes, for practical purposes, to compulsory arbitration by the Government of India has been passed by the Indian Par--* liament. - The hew measure complainers have to deposit a has been denounced as a bond with the government to com­ "Charter of slavery for Indian pensate the shipowner, in the seamen" by the secretary of the event the government's inspectors Maritime Union of India, the find that the compl-int is not Indian Maritime Officers Union. justified. His position was supported by the National Union of Seafarers of India, representing unlicensed sea­ men. Writing in the "Oceanite," the Indian seamen's union publication be declared; "They take away the seamen's right to strike. They in­ troduce the right of the govern­ Unemployed tankers, unable to ment to amend or reject a judicial find oil cargoes, are taking a bigger award granted by a tribunal . . share of the grain-carrying trade, The new law requires that all according to the latest chartering disputes between Indian seamen figures. Within the past month and shipowners must be submitted alone, all six commitments for for arbitration to a tribunal ap­ grain to India were awarded to pointed by the Indian government. tankers, three American-flag ves­ However, if the government de­ sels and three foreign-fiag ships. cides that it is "inexpedient" to put Five of the six ships, will carry the arbitration award into effect li can set it aside or modify it to its grain from the Gulf to Bombay, own liking and make its decision while the sixth vessel will pick up binding on both the seamen and her cargo somewhere in the North Pacific. All of the grain shipments the operators. In addition to giving the govern­ in recent months come under the ment power to decide wages and Agricultural Trade . Development working conditions for seamen, the and Assistance Act which author­ law makes it difficult for crew- izes the Government to sell surplus members to take action in the farm produce to foreign nations in event a ship is unseaworthy. Com­ need of food products. Under the plaints of unseaworthiness have to "50-50" law, at least one half of be made by at least one-fourth of cargoes must be carried in Ameri­ the crew, and what's more, the can bottoms. Tankships Now Grain Carriers t ji Ifi' i Proper Care ChoosingMD Found Vital A Joint aurvey by a labor-man* agement foundation committee has disclosed that although a great majority of union members . and their families Jn the New York area are covered by health Insur­ ance plans, most of them used their health benefits to purchase low-grade medical care and treat­ ment. The survey revealed that almost one-third of the doctors consulted by the unionists did not have staff appointments, to a hospital, and many of those described as spe­ cialists, were not professionally certified. Many of the families In­ terviewed, It was found, went to non-accredited hospitals for op­ erations gnd other medical serv­ ices and, as a result, were not get­ ting the proper medical service for their coverage. - « While these people have suffi­ cient medical aiid hospital Insur­ ance, the survey concluded, "the union meml/ers and'their families had a lot to learn If they were to make the most effective use of their health and welfare benefits." If a 'Seafarer or a member of his family has to be hospitalized, get surgical> treatment • or special­ ist care, the best way to deter­ mine' whether the doctor or the hospital Is acceptable Is to con­ sult the local medical society. Tjie societies keep dlrectorie!! in which properly^c-^-redlted specialists are listed^''Vbe'name of every special­ ist to^d-'pArttcular area will be ^ed in these dlrectorlbk^^ • .-A- The new policy adopted by the International Transportworkers Federation holds forth great promise to seamen all over the world. By adopting the basic recommendation of American maritime unions that ownership be the key to determining union -action against a given operator, the ITF is closing off a major escape hatch for the runaways. Without such a ruling, the runaway shipowners would be in a position to escape union action and, what is worse, to play one union againsj; another by switching from flag to flag and from one crew nationality to another. The danger of such switches was pointed out by US and Canadian unions and was recognized at the London Conference. Consequently, steps were taken to protect the interests of all the seamen's imions involved. Still ahead, of course, is the big job of organizing runaway operations, a major, long-term task in itself. But by adopt­ ing the new policy, the ITF has paved the way for such con­ structive organizing activity by seamen's unions. t Blues US maritime didn't come out too well in some aspects of the President's budget message. While the budget calls for continued heavy foreign aid and farm surplus expenditure, important sources of cargo for US ships, it proposes a ceiling on new subsidies and strict limits on new ship cpnstruction which would set back the replacement of old ships and expan­ sion of the US merchant marine. In the offing is the hint that new shipbuilding might be stretched out even further in the future. The fact of the matter is that to replace the present sub­ sidized fleet, to say nothing of the ships of pending subsidy ap­ plicants, will cost at least $4 billion, over a period of the next few years. Unless the Upited States is prepared to spend that kind of money on a merchant marine, there won't be a mer­ chant marine to worry about. . The problem then, is not seamen's wages and operating sub­ sidies, the het cost of which is an almost invisible fraction of the total budget, but thb fact that a new ship is a very ex­ pensive item. Even the "simple" Liberty ship of World War II days cost around $2 million each on a mass production basis, and, «s everybody know.s, the value of the dollar has gone down since then and the complexities of a modern cargo ship have increased considerably. It remains to be seen then, Whether Congress, which is willing to appropriate all kinds pf money for a nuclear fleet because the Russians might have one, will face up to the realities of the Situation in dealing ..And Uncle Sam Picks Up The Tah The National Association of Manufacturers as well as anonymous Wall Street sources sputtered with denials after a Columbia Broadcasting System news program surveyed the expense-account call girl rack--^ et on January 19. The pro-' customer on a tour of the city's gram, conducted by Ed Mur- hot spots and then all concerned row, entitled "The Business of usually retire to a hotel suite where Sex" asserted that many of the the business deal is clinched—in nation's largest corporations main­ advance of any serious recreation. tained call girl services in New The normal practice, the pro­ York City on a monthly basis to gram claimed, is for call girl costs help clinch sales deals. to be listed as "public relations'* The NAM'S anguish at the pro­ expense and deducted accordingly gram was redoubled when it was from the corporation's income tax learned that the McClellan Com­ returns. mittee was "considering" looking Customers usually consist of into the business racket. Up until such as bank presi­ now the NAM had been doing much dents, individuals mortgage officers, re;ff self-righteous finger-pointing at estate brokers, high of unions. The anti-labor business large retail chains, and officers others who lobby charged that Murrow was a either buy goods in large quantity past master of innuendo, smear, are in a position to approve snide Implication and unsupported or large business loans. accusation ..." but admitted that From a legal standpoint, the de­ "it would be idle to deny" that ductions would be in violation of some "unscrupulous individuals" the internal Revenue code, as weil in business have used "commer­ as whatever violations of local or­ cialized sex to further their pur­ dinances on prostitution are in­ poses." volved. Before the NAM's outburst, the "Wall Street Journal" quoted more than two dozen firms in the fields of banking, manufacturing, oil, steel and utilities" as disclaim­ ing the employment of call girls to increase sales.- But the "Jour­ nal" added, those firms denying NORFOLK—Shipping picked up the existence of such practices a little dufing the past two weeks, "declined use- of their names." The Murrow program consisted with 47 men shipping out, reports of recordings with imnamed call port agent James Bullock. There girls and business executives. It were three ships paying off, one reported the going rate for the signing on and eight in transit. The following vessels paid off: girls is $50 an huur, and claimed that in some instances large cor­ Seafair (Colonial), Northwestern porations maintain call girl serv­ Victory (Victory Carriers) and the ices on a stand-by basis and pay a Iberville (Waterman). The Sesfair was the only ship to sign on a cre.w monthly hilh for such services. during the period. The call gjrls.jbost the Shipping Up For Norfolk �Pace TwelvB SEAFARERS SEHFUERS 11IIYDOC Art Show j;- USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMOKE, MD. Talrhadge Barbour Emanuel Jones Maximino Bernes William Kovamees Fernando Bertalo S. Malhabour Henning Bjork Domingo Orbigoso Clyde F. Carlson Adam Quevedo Peter DeVries James Rivers Lucius DeWitt Vincent Rlzzutn Patrick Uurkin Henri J. Robin Jr. John M. Gallagher Herbert Shartzer Clarence Gardner Bobby Stalsworth Gorman Glaze George Warrington James W. Gordon USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Joseph Garello Raymond Perry Milton A. Jaeger Ray Peters Paul C. Norton Charles E. Zlateff USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Troy A. Cousins C. C. Martinez Dorwin L. Coy Roscoe MUton Norman W. Kirk VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS.. MASS. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fltzpatrick USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Herbert AUman Leo H. Lang Robert G. Barrett Isidore Levy John W. Big wood David E. McCollum Claude Blanks WUliam J. McKay Robert Brown W. A. G. MarjenhoB Jacob L. Buckelew Joseph Martello S" Alexander Martin Fess Crawford PhiUp Mendoza Chas. R. Dalcourt WiUiam E. Nelson Donald Dambrino Dominic J. Newell Adolph L. Danne Winford PoweU Jeff Davis William Rollins Melvin Eickraeier Calvin A. Rome Charles H. Foster James Rutherford Henry Foy Paul Signorino Pauls Frankmanis .Andrew Stauder Herbert E. Grant Cla.vton Thonip^n James E. Guy Fernando Tlaga Vernon Hall Robert Vance Joseph Holsenbeek James Ward John Hrolenok Herman H. Winbom James Hudson Robert Wiseman Sidney Irby Cleophas Wright Henry Janicke , Clifford Wuertz Wooldridge King Charles E. Wynn . VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY E. T. Cunnhigham VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph Gill VA HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. James F. Markel USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY James T. Allen Patrick T. KeUy -John Auslitz RuPino Lara Robert H. BuUock WiUiam Luhrsen Robert W. Runner Henry Maginness Byrd O. Buzbee Carlos Mojica, Mike Chandoha R. J. Peterson Enoch B. Collins N. Reznichenko Dusah DeUuisin Jose Rodriguez Irvin DeNobriga Salvador Rodriguez Walter Gill Sidney Rothman Michael Gretz Jr. FhUlip G. Saline Ralph Groseclose W. M. Sikorski Henry Grzegorsk! Thomas Stratford Mikacl llovland S. S. Swienckoski John C. Jackson Eduardo S. Toro Wylie G. Jarvls Francis D. Wall Barney Kelly Daniel P. Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Lewis R. Akins Donald Hewson Manuel Antonann Claude B. Jessnp Eladio Aris Ludwlg Kristiansen Joseph Bass. Thomas B. Lehay Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis Leo Mowimigli Leo V. Carreon James F. Clark* J. S. O^ym* Joseph D. Cox C. Osindd Joan Deafipra George C. Phlfer John J. Driscen Winston E. Kenny Otia L. GIbba George Shumaker Bart E. Guranick Aimer S. Vlckers Taib Hassan Pen P. Wing Clarence Hawkins Royce Yarborough Frank Hernandez "That's my baby!" says M. J. Danzey, AB, showing off the Waterman "W" he painted on the Yaka's stack. What some guys won't do to get a picture in the LOG. Rave Notices On Yule Food Keep Coming The season of good feeling that starts with "Turkey Day" in November and carries over into Christmas and New Year's Iclt its mark on SIU ships. On the Topa- Topa, a vote of thanks to the steward de^i^ent far its top-notch work was matehed ly the steward, who offered a par­ ser.:! thank-you to the members of his galley force, without? whom none of the excellent results would hrve been possible. Both the delegates and the stew­ ard's gang dnew thanks from the crew on the Val Chem for a "way above ordinary" job . . . Aboard t'.ie Maiden Creek and the Alcoa Pclaris, the cooks were cited for a "wonderful" job on the holidays rs well as all voyage long . . . The Amlea CHy congratulated" itself, with thanks to the steward depart­ ment and all hands. A special tribute was voted on the Seafair for a top job by the galley "under bad weather condi­ tions and rough seas" and, on the Ideal X, for "fine meals and a good all-around Job well done by all concerned." The Gateway City force drew plaudits for "excellent holiday meals" and "general high efficiency." Other vessels that drew appre­ ciative votes Included the Orion Comet, Yorkmar, Rebecca, Cities Service Norfolk, Orion Star, Bien­ ville, Del Alba, Alcoa Corsair and the Edith. News In The Making Edwaid Kiiapp SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Mars L Gallop Albert W. Canter John J. Harrison Rogey W. Fulford William H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Myron E. Folts Carl J. Biscup Chester Just Michael J. Coffey Grover H. Lane R. S. Cossiboin Arthur J. Scheving Joseph R. Ebbole Henry' J. Schreiner Alberto Espina USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. OA. Rufus L. Fields Humberto Leon Harry Henze A. E. Norton Henry Lanier Wade HarreU I USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH, Martin Hammond J. Ross Karl A Hellmaa P. J. St.-Mario P. Hugglna J. Waite • C. Jacks -\jy- Wh USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence-Anderson H. LedweU Jr. B. F. Deibler. John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. komas W. KOUoii _ Urges No Lapse in Ship Physif^als "To the Editor: After due consideration, I have decided to write the LOG to express my opinion concern­ ing the annual physical exam­ ination that Seafarers take. I have inquired among the men aboard sblp and those -from whom I requested opinions have submitted and agreed with the following. I am in complete agreement and in favor of the annual phy­ sical examination we receive; Seafarers in the hospitals will be heartened by the news that the proposed budget for the USPHS doesn't call for any broad cutbacks in funds or services. This is a threat the hospitals had faced for the past several years. Among those in drydock this period are Paul Frankmanla. ex-Steel Vendor, Joseph Holsenbeek, ex-Westport, and Sidney Irby, ex-Del Alba, all in New Orleans. They had all been out for a while and were re­ admitted recently. Frankmanis was hospitalized over a year due to a skin ulcer but is making good progress. The same report goes for Holsenbeek, who slipped and feU down a ladder from the bridge to the deck on the West^rt. He wound up with a neck injury, but is coming along fine today. The latest report shows Lake Charles has no men in a local hospital right now and lists only two for Houston. Carmelo Mar­ Holsenbeck tinez. with a broken ankle from the Seatrain Savannah, has about two more months in the hospital ahead of him. A one-month stay is in prospect for Norman Kirk, who suffered a heart attack on the Bradford Island. Both are doing as well as can be expected. Seattle has a pair of ulcer cases drydocked there, both off the Pacific Ocean. Both J. Ross and P. Hoggins are improving under treat­ ment. J. Waite, whose last ship was the Iberville, is also doing better. He's in for treatment of a lung ailment. Albert Espina, also off the Pacific Ocean, is at the-San Francisco hospital. He's recovering from a severe head injury caused by a fall off a ladder. Chester Jnst, ex-Maiden Creek,-is in Trisco being treated for a fractured jaw. His trouble apparently-started while he was having some teeth extracted. He's doing fine, as is Grover H. Lane off the Orion Star. Lane has a hernia. Others recently checked into the hospital include Humberto Leon and Wade Harrell, both in Savahnah. Leon is off the Gateway City due to a lung condition. Harrell, whose last ship was the Antinous, is under treatment for kidney stones.. These brothers and all those in the hospitals appreciate, visits and mail from their shipmates. Write or stop by to see them when you can. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals: SO. loss LOG Indonesian soldier and Seafarer Felix Dayrit (right) aboard the Sleel Executive get the news over DayrSt's new h^h-poi/vsred rodio. GIs served ds guides for crew in local piditi hostilities biaJh^:>gdVdfninent;and -rebels. : - v;. , Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor lor publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. however. I and many other members feel that, in addltioB, we should not dispense with the medical exam prior to sigh­ ing on and off each ship as in the past. During the lapse of one year, I flel it is possible to contract just about any illness or disease and not be aware of it until serious or irreparable damage has been done. Unfortunately, but yet very Important, steward department personnel could become ill from venereal disease or some other contagious disease after their yearly physical and still take a job. 1 am certain no brother would ' approve of having his food prepared and |ierved by anyone with a contagious dis­ ease. I would like to have this thought brought to the atten­ tion of the membership and to have it known that I feel it very necessary to have an exam'ination prior to signing on and off each ship for the safety and protection of all members and their families, I further request that my sug­ gestion be voted on as well as discussed by the membe.'rhip. I feel certain that, if not all, certainly a majority of the membership will approve and vote in favor of my suggestion. E. J. Thlbadeanz, Jr. SS Taka i i. Sees No Need For dob Limit To the Editor: After reading so many articles on the one-year limit on a Job aboard ship I think I should get my little say-so In on this issue. For some time I have heard this discussed. Well, I think a man is entitled to stay on a ship as long as he wants, If he does his work and doesn't get into trouble. ActuaUy. the only crewmember I heard complain about this is the fellow who can't make but one trip. This bias been proven right here on this ship. The man who says no one should be allowed to stay on a ship more than a year is the only one who has been fired so far. Last trip the same thing hap­ pened. When the ship reaches port some guys think can coine and so as they please, go on watch only when they're ready or just stay in their sack, miss­ ing watches, etc. These are the men I see raising all the fu^ about others staying on . ships longer than a year. ' . I don't think anyone stays on a ship just for fun. They must have a reason for doing so. I don't think anyone wpuld stay on a ship if he wasn't doing his job. What's wrong with a union man staying on a ship as long as he wants? What has this to do with anybody else? Everybody has the same chance jto stay as long as he wants when he ships off the board. Just this trip one man was so bitter against some of the crew for being on the ship a couple of years that he dis­ cussed It the whole time. But this same man didn't even com­ plete the voyage. He was fired before the ship reached New York. Guys like that are the only ones who want the shipping rules changed. We don't need a time limit. When we are ready to get off we do so the way the rules are now. They're fine with me, but I wbiild like to hoar what some of the other fellows have to say about It. William Cameron t it Si Wrecked Ship Inspires Poem ^ To the Fd tor: I read the LOG and enjoy hearing of the ships and the progress being made by the SIU. I also have a nephew who enjoys the LOG, too. He is 15. and when the SS African Queen broke up off the Eastern Shore here in Maryland he sat down, wrote, a poem and handed it in to school as part' of his extra­ curricular English composition work. Here it Is: AFRICAN QUEEN By John J. Wiecz^ski A rusty old vessel Rolling vHth the tnaves. Points her nose toward the sea. She's traveled many days. Her hull is covered voith barn­ acles, • And colored rusty red; Her funnel~and still foghorn Make her seem so dead. Her bow which slowly rose and fell. With every passing tide. Will no more see the ocean waves That she's been knovm fo ride. Her Her The For propeller can't turn 'round,; engines can't turn over; , Queen taill have no cargo her sailing days are over. Her crew has all been saved, •And toill sail the ocean, blue; But for the steamer African Queen, Career and life are through, The teacher thought the poein was good and a Baltimore paper published it, so I thought you might like a copy also. Mrs. Gabrielle Umstead 4. i t. Jackson Says Feeding's Swell.. To tte Editor: The crew on the Andrew Jackson would like you brothers - shoreside to. .toow about the best damn cook and baker on these high seas. They are chief cook Fred Szoblik and baker James Barclay on "this vessel. The only thing tllit can be said about our trip to France and Germany is that everybody had a hell of a good time with­ out one foul-up. The crew sure, put on plenty of weight on jthe trip and aii the brothers are .happy and contented. We hopewe -^cah keep things that jvay f for |he future. C •~- JoiMi J, Devbte -S--' '^ ^1^*8.. delegate ; m �JiiftHwy 30, 1919 SEAFARERS AZALIA CITY (Pan-Atlantic), Jan. 1—Chairman, J. Davit; Sacratary, J. , Austin. Everything running smoothly. ' Vote 0* thanks to steward dept. for fine work during holidays. Ship's fund >4.79. Some disputed OT. Dis­ cussion on Importance of cooperation among crew. Beefs to be referred to patrolman. SANTOS (»-''s.). "e- ti —. Chairman, O. Arndt; Secretary, C. Carter, Jr. One man ill. New delegate elected. Free dogs on portholes. Ship to be washed down more often. Screen doors to be kept closed port. 'Take better care of wasting machine. BIKNVILLR (Pan-Atlantle), Jan. 4— maman,' LImbaugh; Secretary, J. WoMan. Two men missed ship. New Hannan.' Honey coUected ^or radio repairs. Coffee found in locker—will search lockers If found missing. New delegate an)l treasurer elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Christ­ mas dinner. To see about new room. CHCCTAW (Waterman), Dec. 14— Chairman, M. G-iuIke; Secretary, S. Escobar. Ship's fund S1.24. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good Thanksgiving dinner. See patrolman for Yale key to all doors. Observe quiet at meal hours to give messman cuance to get orders. LOG Pace TUrteea He Only Wanted A Cup Of Coffee A layover for the Wacosta at Southampton, England, some time back, was just what Joe had long hoped for. Now he'd have a chance to look around the city and examine all the things printed about it in the expose and girlie magazines. His conclusions, up to that point, ^ ~ ^were that the magazines had so grossly exaggerated, condi­ All's Well With Almeita tions that they seemed fantas­ tic. Turning to the .more virtuous things of life, like something to eat, he entered an eating place that seemed to be up to the stand­ ards he knew back home, and ALCDA PARTNER (Aicos), Dec. 21 —Chairman, G. Hsyss; Sacratary, L. PIsrson. Some disputed OT. Need new washing machine. Screen door locks to be replaced. Christinas tree to be placed in comer of mcssroom ilstead of on table. 'Messroom to be aougeed. (Ed. note: This story was submit­ ted to the LOG by Seafarer-Wil­ liam Calefato.) JOHN B. WATERMAN (Watorman), Dec. 23—Chairman, P. Spencer; Sec­ retary, C. Ellzey. New delegate elected. Need new washing machine. Keep washing machine clean and do not soak clothes in machine. delegate elected, dinner served. YORKMAR (Calmar), Dec. 14— Chairman, K. Hatglmlslos; Secretary, W. Kohot. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine work. Some disputed OT to be taken up at payoff. Notify headquarters re: amount of food aboard^insuffleient for voyage. Soap Aortage deck dept. Discussion of West Coast and East Coast agree­ ments re: wages and OT rates. Offi­ cials to see If East Coast agreements can be made same as West Coast agreements. Pine Christmas WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Jan. S—Chairman, C. HIntley; Secretary C. Lsneert. Keports accepted. WANG GOVERNOR (No. Atlantic), Nov. 16—Chairman, W. Brown; Secre­ tary R. Halns. New delegate elected. Contact ' patrolman re: rationing of cigarettea. Repair Uata to be made up before reaching Honolulu. Living conditiona aboard ship very poor and unsanltory. No hot water, etc. WANO PIONEER (No. Atlanlk), Dee, 21—Chdirmen, J. ChaHIn; Sec­ retary, J. Craft. Delegate explained Italian draw in local money. Ships fund S17. New delegate and treasurer elected. Schedule posted for cleaning of laundry room. Take better care of washing machine. Request engineer to repair scuttlebutt. Foun­ tain motor running but not refriger­ ating. VALCHEM (Heron), Dec. 21—Chairmon, J. Pamell; Secretary, B. Perry. Ship's fund $20. TV set to be checkea and antenna to be fixed. New dele­ gate elected. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. for Dine Job on holiday dinners. Vote of thanks to delegates for Job well done. MAMKATO VICTDRY (Victory Car. rleri), Dec. 21—Chairman, J. Farrand; •••'•••nr, L. Pepper. Most beefs • settled. New ice box and washing machine put aboard In NY. New dele­ gate eleeied. Request more canned fruit on menu instead of perishable frultff. Vote ef thank# to reslifnins delegate for Job well done. ORION STAR (Orion), Bee. SS— Chairman, R. Pierce; Secretary, J. Balderiten. Better launch service- obkined. One man missed ship In Bas Tanure. Two men short in steward dept. Letter to be drawn stating that ehlef cook was not drunk when put ashore by doetcn*. Vote of to Bteward dept. for - fine Christmas dinner. Washing machine needs com­ plete everhauling. Crew to check any medicines put out by mate. Do not place soiled linen In butcher shop. ALAMAR (Calmsr), Dec. 21-HChalr. mBn,_J. AAcPhsul; Secretary, B. Agel. Repair list submitted. Beefs to be taken up with delegates. 5.9. MIAMI (CIMss Ssryfcs), Dse. 2* —Mslrmsn, K. Rebsrts; Secratary, C. Wood. New delegate elected. Ship's V' """t missed ship. Stew­ ard Injured hand. Oelcgats to contact agent re: former delegate, who missed amp. and -coUected ceniributions over JW for famUy of deceased brother. Request receipt for money sent. Re­ quest members eat during meal hoar to avoid Inconvcnlcncg In steward dept. e *4rvlee), Jen. 2 Chairman, O. Wasner; Secretary, A. Manual. Ship's fund S17.2S. Some dis­ puted OT to be referred to patrolman. Reports accepted. Vote of thanks to stewayd dept. for outstanding service. .ALCOA POLARIS (AfcM), Doc. 27— Chairman, L., White; Secretary, J. REBECCA (Maritime), Dee. 21— Chairman, M. Mulles; Secretary, 8. Wright. Flying bridge to be painted with, non-skid paint. Refrain from whistling in passageways. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Dec. '•"•t«ry, J. Biliday. Some minor repairs not made. Ship's fund tSORS. Some disputed OT. Medicine supply to be checked by patrolman prior to signing on or sail­ ing day. Insufficient slop chest suppUes. AU scuppers to be cleared back aft. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Christmas dinner and Job well done. Quiet moment (above, I to r) finds steward Harvey Lee, 3ra cook John Garber and 2nd cook & baker Johnnie Knowles taking it easy on the Almena. Flog draped over the door was drying out. 4 DEL CAMPO (Miss.), Dee. 21—Chslrmsn, J. Grassier; Secretary, J. Levin. Two men logged. Stores are poor quality and Jnsufficlent. No launch service. ChiM engineer doing car­ penter's work. To be takeh up with patrolman. Ship's fund $17.13. 20 hours disputed OT. No ice for cold drinks. Night lunch of poor quality and Inadequate. Meeting to be called at payoff. TOPA TOPA (Waterm?n>, Dec. 7— Chairman, H. Knowles; Secretary, N. Carver. Two men missed ship. AU beefs squared away for clean payoff. Ship's fiuiu $6.30. Repair list sub­ mitted. Few hours disputed OT. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for excellent Job weU done. Repair list to be completed and turned in. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Dec. 27—Chairman, S, Jansson; Secretary, P. Guintano. MaU not being deUvered to ship—notify colnpany. Few men Injured. Ship's fund $3J3. Forty Itours disputed OT. One man logged— captain wUl not lift same. Messmen's lockers need painting. Discussion on runaway-flag ships. Request Inner spring mattresses en hospital beds. Chief mate to order enough bandages next voyage. Sea patrolman about aUcn on ship; also medical treatment. SEATRAIN ^BORGIA (Soatrafn), Doe; J|2—Chairman, S. Chariot; Sacrotary, J. McGIII. Delegates job to be rotated between aU depts. Dis­ cussion on increase in Social Security. Ship's fund S4S.S0. Some disputed OT. New delegate elected. Take better care ef washing machine. Discussion on changing ef-two messmeit—crew agreeable. JTEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Nov. a»—Chairman, J. Ssmborskl; Sseratery, P. Omasa. Crew warned about locking up excess cigarettes before unval In port. Ship's fund S«. Six noura disputed OT. Report accepted. ALICB BROWN (Bleemllsid), Dae. W*««MIII Secretary, R. McNsll. Men cautioned about foul­ ing up on trip: no second chance be­ fore logging. $15.23 In ship's fund. No beefs. Request more quiet so men off watch can get some rest. ALCBA PENNANT (Aleaa). Jsn. 4Chslrmsn. O. FarBo; Sacratary, W, Camsrbn. New delegate elected. Ship's fund S4S. Te purchase slsctrlo timer far washing machine. j. "I -fi \ Neptune Gets \Best Bargain A money-saving scheme I that backfired has added a radio to the scrap heap in loaded hLs tray with whatever food he could recognize. When he stopped at itiC coffee counter and asked for black cof­ fee, the girl gaped at him. "But we never serve black cof­ fee, sir," she explained. Joe looked around hopefully for the manager, but finally sat down. When he bit into same pastry, he discovered it was a meat pie con­ taining a vast assortment of in­ gredients. With no black coffee to wash away the taste, he lost his patience and again went looking for the manager. Exhibiting typical English re­ serve, the big woman listened to his story. She explained at the end that the meat pie was the talk of the town, though she didn't say what ^the talk was. His queries about' black coffee drew a blank. "But why? Where I come from i' ff I e "We don't serve it. Never have." He tried again and got nowhere. Finally somebody suggested an­ other pla(» where it might be ob­ tained. Later, heading for the ship through a lonely dark street, a familiar voice called out. It was the big woman from the first res­ taurant. "Where did you say you were from, big boy?" "Never mind where I'm from. I'm g(>ing to the ship and get into that night lunch. Goodbye, sister. Now I see why a guy can't get a decent cup of coffee. The mags were right, after alL" King Neptune's 'domain, and the boys on the Royal Oak are still chuckling over how It got there. According to A1 Carpenter, it A couple of the Almena's AB$ all started when chief cook Pete (unnamed) ham it up for I Hamlin bought a radio from the SIU Sea Chest in Baltimore, and photographer !"• Whitey John­ saved himself about 20 percent son, who took both pix. on the regular retail price. Not content with that, 3rd cook Horace I Curry decided to go bargain-hunt­ ing, figuring be could do better ' at a pawnshop by shopping around Dogged by so much misfortune on a trip into the Gulf that I a bit. it rated mention in a New Orleans newspaper, the Gateway 'Standard Model' City is running trouble-free again. None of the SIU crew was After due consideration. Curry involved. bought a standard model for $16 that he brought back to the ship One mishap, a fatal heart attack, took the life of the 2nd mate and, {and rigged up. Five hoars after in rapid successioo, a heart attack and a bad case of ulcers disabled they left the dock, the radio gave two other officers. Even before the ship reached New Orleans, a Coast lout. The tubes were falling out Guard cutter had to take the officers off for emergency hospitalization. Events happened fast on the fatal trip south from New York. First, and the speaker was practically 2n(i mate Alvin "Pat" Landreth suffered a heart attack and died. Two {In pieces. days later, chief mate Francis Ciccosanti began to suffer from ulcers, Curry took quite a razzing from requiring medical advice by radio after the Coast Guard contacted* the crew about "bargain-hunting" the Public Health Service. after that. Then when the high- Then, even as this was going on, 2nd assistant Joseph Harrison was est offer he got for it was $2.50— also stricken by a heart attack. With the ship beginning to resemble he would have settled for $5—he an infirmary, a CG cutter took the two men off and carried them to heaved the whole mesa over the land where a helicopter could pick them up and fly them to New Or­ I side. leans. Since then, Harrison has been discharged with instructions to He concedes now that you still return at a later date for a check-up. Ciccosanti is still drydocked. can't get something for nothing. Fo? ite part, the crew voted Capt. Whitmire a warm commendation It looks like the Sea Chest has for his 'prompt action in helping sick and injured meif. . . (and) . . . gained another customer and, if doing-all he could under tiying conditions for the late 2nd mate " A there's a decent repairman around, collection by the crew has also been forwarded to Mr^. Landreth, ac­ I Neptune has got a radio. cording to meeting secretary F. Femancez, Trouble Comes In Threes i-| -'•'I er •f; �SEAFARERS Far« FowteM Mixing Business With Pieasure -?'• LOG-A-RHYTHM: No Despair iljii liiiiiillili A pair of SlU deckhands do a little artistic decoration over the side of the Coastal Crusader, part of the fleet of SlU-monned ships operating on the US missile range in the South Atlantic. The boys leave no doubt about their union affiliation (left). By J. F. Wunderlicli A mari can be a dreamer. Yet not be a fool; A -man can be a geniui. Need never been to school. A man can be real thrifty, . Yet not be a miser; A man can make mistakei. Which should make him wiser. A man can make his plans. Yet foul up his life; Can dream of 15 kids, Then never get a wife. A man can talk 'bout millions. Yet never have a dime; Ca7i promise you a fortune. When he couldn't give you the time. Yes, a man can reach his goal. Can succeed with his schemes; Yet. if he should fail. He'll still have his dreams. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Seaports By Thurston Lewis Sing a song of seaports Near and far away. Rhyming little reports. Tell what they have to s&y: Rio has its Sugar Loaf; Copacabana, too. Santos has its coffee Near the Sao Paulo zoo. Montevideo has its beef, B.A. has its fruit. ^ Happy grass in Recife, But for this I don't give a hoot! Boston boasts baked beans/ Oysters in Baltimore; Molasses in New Orleans, Where the girls all know the score. The seaman has a happy time. Let it sleet or hail or snow. He may not air a classic rhyme But he sure knows where to go! SfU, A&G District I S. i'i i '^' • %• r: BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canai St. Robert Matthews. Agent CapiUI 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-3744 MlAftU 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira. Agent FRanklin 7-3S64 MOBILE . I South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2136 NEW ORLEANS . . 323 BienviUe St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK #75 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank ,St J. BuUock. Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. ^ Cardullo. Agent Market 7-16.35 SAN FRANCISCO .... 450 Harrison St Marty Breithoff Aeen' Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5998 SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St. William Morris, Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE ... 2505 1st Ave. Ted n.ibk,iw»ltl. Aeent Main 3^34 TAMPA 1809-1011 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 I Edifor, S j I ; ; Tending line over the side, Jack Holt on the Sword Knot gets a hand from "Jocko" the ship's mascot. The Sword Knot is another of the missile ships so that makes "Jocko" a missile-man, too. Both photos by Seafarer Chester R. Coumas. WILMINGTON. Calil 503 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-3874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4tb Ave.. Bfclyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. 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Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Banddph 2-4110. FRANKFORT. Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAXTCEE ...633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 [ STREET ADDRESS p To the Editor: I would like to let the mem­ bership know that a fellow Union brother is now operating a nice place where they can drop by for a drink when in Carteret, New Jersey. Many of the boys know me as an oldtlmer who has been shipping with the SJU since . 1947 in the deck department. ' Hie place is known as O'Donneil's Bar and Grill, 565 Roose- ^ONE STATE....••y...... • ••••••• eaeeeBaaaeeeeee >•••••••••• ••e •••••••••••••• eeeneeeea Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S 128V4 HoUls St. PI - bone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Untario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario.......272 King St. £. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC......617tk Cormorant St. . BMplrn 4931 VANCOUVER. BC...... 298 Main St. ^ - Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS.. ....304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 045 THOROLD. Ontario 02 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC44 8ault-au-Matelot Quebeo ' Phone: 3-1560 SAINT JOroi.;...vm Prince H^laro^ tion with the Union. But it did give me a good feeling to be able to do something worthwhile like this, t sincerely hope othera will do the same. M. Dywer t. t. t. Maxton Sailing As Tanker Again To the Editor: Having been converted back to a regular tanker, the SSMaxton is enjoying-a nice trip to glamorland. She brought the largest load of grain from "Texas (16,000 tons) that has ever been brought to Rio. It looks like we will have about 25 days of port time dis^arging here, so most of us will have to stay 'on another trip to have enough pay. So far the trip has uneventful. One wiper is in the hospital but All letters to the editor for we expect him to be okay before publication in the SEAFAR­ sailing time. We have very few ERS LOG must be signed beefs and a top steward depart­ by the writer. Names will ment. be withheld upon request. The Maxton was formerly one of Waterman's piggyback veit Avenue, Carteret,, and la tankers. near the waterfront where some Louis Cayton of our ships dock. SIU brothers Ship's reporter are always welcome, can always t t t be sure of a square deal when they're there. Artisan Boosts John Bednar Letttrs To The Editor t i Back Sailing Board Change SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave.,' Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) i CITY Takes Over Bar In Carteret, NJ t I-' '• |i /'•"'. BALTXMURii. 1210 B. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 Juu^ 80, lOSifL^ LOG To the Editor: Crewmembers on the City of Alma concur with the members of the ,Kyska (LdG, Nov. 7, 1958) in regard to the sailing board change and on making the call-out time one half hour In­ stead of 15 minutes. We also feel there should be a two-hour minimum for callout on overtime for the-watch below. Paul R. Smith Ship's delegate (Ed./ note: The, above was signed by 28 crewmembers. On the sailing board change, the Kyska had urged that the board be posted upon arrival in port regardless of whether the vessel's stay was to be 12 hours or more.) t t t Blood Donatioji Really 'Painless' To the Editor: I would like to take the op­ portunity at this time to thank the doctors and employees of the SIU Welfare Plan's clinic in New York for the wonderful treatment I received while do­ nating blood for the Union blood bank. I'd like to make it quite clear, however, that the dona­ tion was not made for publicity purposes, as I did not know at the time that I was the first woman donor. But if my dona­ tion leads to more men and women donating blood, I will feel that something worthwhile had been accomplished. The blood bank can surely use these donations as we all know only too well. V Donating blood is not as frigh­ tening as some believe it to be. I can honestly say that I did not feel a thing and had no bad results. I'm sure most of the seamen and seamen's wives whose, health permits will find the time to drop into the clinic and donate their blood also. After all, the blood is for emergency use by SIU men or their families, and someorie does have to furnish it. I, for one, am not even entitled to get any, since I l^ave no connec­ Safety Training To the Editor: A departmental /neeting on safety was held just after the Steel Artisan left the States for the Persian Gulf, with the chief mate and engineers showing a lot of interest in promoting safety aboard ship. The deck delegate was given a book on accidents and their prevention, and the mate said he was open at all times for sug­ gestions pertaining to the safety of the men. We also had a gen­ eral meeting for instruction on the operation of the fire detect­ ing and alarm system. We were ^ shown where and how fires' could be isolated and smothered . before they could spread. - This sort of education can make a lot of difference in an emergency. We wish to remind brothers who are not able to cope with the heat, flies, etc., either phy-. sically or otherwise, not to sign on and then start trying to pay off in every port. If a man takes ^ a Job he should try to stick with it at least until he can get a relief. Then his leaving doesn't put a hardship on his Union brothers. i About the only port we hit out in the Gulf that was half­ way decent was Abadan, Iran. The seamen's club there is the best up that way, with a swim- , mlng pool, movies, meals, beer and nice cool rooms. The man­ ager and help there are very nice to the seamen who go there. Millard "Smokey" Byron Ship's reporter 4" 4" i, Union Benefits 'Heaven-Sent' To the Editor: i would like to give the Sea- « farers Welfare Plan my most sincere thanks for the wonder­ ful services and benefits.it pro-,"^ vided for me while I was a pa­ tient at Wyekoit Heights Hospltal in Tampa. You never know how the Wel­ fare Plaii can help you until , you really need it. In all my " 76 years I have never seen any­ thing as good as the SIU Wel­ fare Plan. Let me. add that the $25 Christmas bonus for thosR lb the hospital at the time was a gift sent from heaven. ' ' -i AngnSt- r-N . I �Jww M. 1»5» TV Tribute Paid To La. Union Men Father Has An Armful NEW ORLEANS—Union membern In this port were urged to take time out and watch "Opera­ tion Cameron" on their televiaicm •eta Sunday, Acting Agent Budr Stephena reporta. The ihow hon­ ored the union memheri and busi­ ness groups who voluntarily gave their time and effort to help re­ build Cameron, La., after the town was demolished by a hurricane last year. Unionists from Lake Charles and New Orleans, including a large number of Seafar^, took part in It's sbita tbi)* for Hi* nawotf additions to the DoBotssfero fomlly the drive to help these homeless as Piorro ond jib brothor Andro sloop poacofully In tho arms of people. tholr fathor, Soofaror Rudy DoBobsioro. Tbo oight-pound twin Shipping for the past period has brothors woro bom to Mr. and Mrs. DoBobsiero on Novomber 8. been en the good side with four vessels signing on and a large num­ ber of ships calling into the area in transit. However the spurt is expected to be short-lived and will not last through the coming twoweek period as only a few vessels are scheduled for payoff here so far. All of tho following SJU families have received a $200 tnotemttv In addition to the 132 men benefit plus a 325 bond from the Union in the baby's name:' shipped to deep-sea berths, there Michael Phillip Brown, bord No­ Mrs. Bernard Feely, Kearny, NJ. were 27 men si^ed to HIWD Jobs, vember 28, 1958, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 and 11 standby and relief berths Mrs. Richard J. Brown, Sr., Balti­ Daniel DelgadcH bora December during the two week period. 4, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Julio There were 27 vessels calling more, Md. M. JL * Diaz Delgado, Ponce, PR. •V into port during the pbriod. r our 4 4 4 James Seymour Brannon, bpm paid off, four signed on and 19 Michael Miller, born May 4,1958, were in transit. Paying off were December 28,1958, to Seafarer and to Seafarer and Mrs. Raymond the Del Rio, Del Monte, Del Aires Mrs! James C. Brannon, Mobile, Miller, Brooklyn, NY(Mississippi) and the Transatlantic Ala. 4-4 4 (Pacific Waterways). The Del Cam• 4- , t Clifton GnUett Jr., bora Novem­ po, Del Monte (Mississippi); Steel JoAnn Marie Olds, bom October ber 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Voyager (Isthmian) and.the Afoun-' 30, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ Clifton GuUett, Mobile, Ala. dria (Waterman) signed on. liam H. Olds, Lpckport, La. 4 4 4 In transit were the Alcoa Ranger, Desiree Diane Boudreaux, bora J4 t Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa James Eric Lamb, born Novem­ December 17, 1958, to Seafarer Cavalier KAlcoa); Seatrain Louisi­ ber 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. and Mrs. A. Boudreaux, Slldell, La. ana, Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain); 4 4 4 Del Campo (Mississippi); Lucile James F. LaraV, Levittown, NY. Donna Ruth Folse, bora Decem­ 4 4 4" Bioomfield (Bloomfield); Steel Voy­ 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Randall Seward Cantrell, bora ber ager, Steel Recorder (Isthmian); William P. Folse, Chalmette, La. Madaket, Yoimg America, Jean December 20.1058, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 LaFitte, Claiborne (Waterman); Mrs. Seward Cantrell, Baltimore, Michael Thomas McDonald, born Md. Monarch of the Seas, Raphael) December 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Semmes, Gateway City_ (Pan-At­ 4 4 4 Mrs. Sam W. McDonald, Mobile, Bernard Joseph Feeiy, bora De­ lantic); Rebecca (Intercontinental) Ala. cember 31, 1958, to Seafarer and and the Evelyn (Bull). 4 4 4 Elizabeth Renee Smith, bora De cember 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert G. Smith, Houston, Texas. SIU BABY ARRIVALS Free-Piston FINilL DISPATCH ShipReadled The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Cyril J. Magnan, 47: A Union member for 10 years. Brother Magjean passed away December 28 in St. Patrick's Hos­ pital in Lake Charles, La., as a result of a lung ailment. He sailed in tho en­ gine department. His father, Joseph Magnan, of Grand Rapids, Mich., sii^ves him. Burial rm *u rent eraa It. SEA CHEST Pare fVteea SEAFARERS LOG was in Resurrection Cemetery, Kent County, Mich. 4 4 4 Joseph Caruso, 44: A heart attack suffered aboard ship on December 5, 1958, proved fatal to Brother Caruso. A member of the deck department, he became a Union member in 1948. Burial was in Fairmont Cemetery, Newark, NJ. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Jenny Caruso, of Bloomfield, NJ. 4 4 4 Angelo Cammeroto^ 84; Brother Cammeroto died of a heart disease on November 25 at the USPHS Hospital in Norfolk, Va. A mem­ ber of the Union since 1944, he sailed in the steward department. Surviving him is his sister. Miss Millie Cammeroto, of Philadelphia, Pk:. Buri*^ was in the Holy Cross Cemetet. Yeadon, Pa. SIU SHIPS AT SEA Life on the Ideal X is Just that, ideal, according to latest re­ ports. The reason — "have a new washing machine" and all hands are happy, on that score. The crew also ex­ tended its wishes for lots of luck to brother Chris Markris, the Morbis ship's baker. when he got off in Mobile recently, Dave Nunn, ship's reporter, noted Chris and his brother Jack, also an SIU man, run an eata^ on the Ful­ ton Road called "Jack's Chuck House," so if any Seafarers are in the vicinity and are looking for a good place to eat, "Jack's" is highly recommended. 4 4 4 A vote of thanks was extended to the brothers and crewmembers who used their cars to take the gang on the De Soto to the Union hall in Baltimore to vote in the recent SIU . biennial elections, writes Robert Frazer, ship's dele­ gate. The men appreciated this aid in helping them exercise their right to vote for officials of their choice. 4 4 4 The crew of the Alcoa Corsair presented the vessel's doctor with a belt buckle and a tie clasp in ap^ preciation for the fine Job he has been doing keep­ ing all hands shlpshape, John Crews, meeting chairman, report ed. The buckle and clasp were Crews inscribed from the ' Crew of the SS Alcoa Corsair,' Crews said. 4 4 4 There were no beefs from the Chiwawa according to W. J. Adams, meeting chairman, and all was quiet except for one small incident which tickled many; of the humor­ ists aboard. It seems that a load of nuts were sent aboard as stores when the vessel docked at Lake Charles recently, and the chief steward, evidently a satirist at heart, promptly sent them back dubbed, "this is one for the squir­ rels." Lay-Ups To Slow Mobile H. E. Hicks Your wife asks you to call MAdison 3-0814 at once. 4 4 4 Giles F. Giendennlng Urgent you get in touch with your mother at 3900 Clifton Ave., Baltimore 16, Md. 4 4 4 The following men have gear in storage at New Orleans branch. Any gear not tagged since January 1, 1959, will be disposed of after June 30, 1959: A British free-piston gas turbine ship is scheduled to go into com­ mercial service this week, marking what many in the industry consider C. E. Bennett a revolutionary change in ship pro­ A. VUlamar M. Cronin Wesley B. Leike pulsion. The new vessel is a 9,200- E. Smallwood John J. Houlihan ton ore carrier with 8,000 horse­ Henry Helrch J. R. McCaU B. Ryan E. Maldonado power and an 11-knot cruising Philip Broderlck E; B. Lindsnmuth Wm. M. Hand speed. BUI Tatum Howard Felix Botello Both the United States and the George Wm. R. Bruce Tex Powers British have been interested in de­ C. D. Dickey Norman Cohen W. B. Ulrlch George Anderson veloping free piston engines which R. C. Strlppy John S. Oisen are, in theory at least, adaptable Carl Knudsen Wm. H. Futman Francis Murray Joe Caruso to the use of small nuclear power Gulllermo James Sumpter Garcia plants. The . free piston is consid­ J. M. Hand M. J. MUhas Clolse Coats E. Booth ered as a most promising form of J. Charles Gregory Edward P. Marsh propulsion for ships between 8,000 Jphn Ramiszewiki Chas. R. Nicholson Donald Helton - Nunquesser and 15,000 shaft horsepower. WUbar E. Deherry Wm. Johnson The US Maritime Administration E. F. Cox li. Dermoody W. Blgwood Jack Ryan has two experimental gas turbine J. N. Lykiradopouloa Leo Broussard plants in operation, one on the Hector Felix Harry Peek O-NeU James D. Feurtado Liberty ship John Sergeant, the Joe Ramon Murillo Henry Gock other, a free piston type, on the M. Menahan M. H. BUck Charles Jeffers J. P. Zimmer William Patterson. E. F. Hardeman Johnia Hcnderlck Essentially, in the gas turbine Jack BoAe Turner ship, the turbine is driven by gas Blackle Conner consisting of a mixture of hot air 4 4 "4 . and exhaust, rather than by steam Lawrence Hogan from a boiler as on steam turbine The clothes you left aboard the ships. The biggest advantage of the free Eagle Transporter are being held piston on the British ship is saiff for you in the SUP hall in San to be less space and less weight. Francisco in your name. MOBILE—Seafarers here were casting an eager eye towards the future as a result of newly-elected Governor John Patterson's prom­ ise to get the Alabama State Docks back in operation. The ex-dock di­ rector had been unable to induce any new business to the multi-million-dollar facilities of the docks, due largely to the bitter opposition of the local press. Shipping-wisft, the port has been on the slow side for the past two weeks. ProsiR»cts are not too good for the immediate future since two of the ships due in during the next two weeks are scheduled to lay up for a while. Seven Payoffs Seven ships paid off during the last period Including the Madaket,Claiborne, and Monarch of the Seas (Waterman); Alcoa Cavalier, Roamer and Clipper (Alcoa); and the Lucile Bloomfield (Bloomfield). The Young America (Waterman) signed on. In transit were the Jean Lafitte and Afoundria (Waterman); Steel Recorder (Isthmian); Del Monte (Mississippi); and the Rebecca (In­ tercontinental), Seafarers are reminded that the clinic here is now over a year old and all men must retake a physical examination at the expiration of the year on their individual cards. Tell it to tbe LOG • • �SEAFARmS _ \ • OFFICIAL ORGAti OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • AT L AN Tl C AN D' G U LF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • V -'fi' :- : • '.W i:i-^ >.. v • • f.-' • t '•'•• '!• '-v'" m-- i If:- i'". • r.- r ••. i'ii-•"•»' Budget Message Hints End Of Boneyard Liberty Fleet SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings . are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ WASHINGTON—A tight budget with no room for sentiment has sounded the death sen­ nesday nights at 7 PM in tence on 1,400 crusty old Libertys in Government reserve fleets. The pronouncement re­ all SIU ports. All Sea­ quired only 14 words in the President's budget message to Congress last week. farers are expected to Paring his maritime budget^ attend; those who wish to recommendations to the bone, be excused should request the President called for the permission by telegram disposal of surplus Maritime Ad­ ministration shipyards and a 25 (be sure to include regis­ percent cut in reserve fleet ex­ tration number). The next penses "through reducing preser­ SIU meetings, will be: vation work on dfer 1,000 Liberty ships no longer suitable for mobil­ ization." The proposed reduction in pres­ ervation work would mean that all work except bottom preserva­ tion would be discontinued on practically all of tbe Libertys in reserve. There is a total of 1,437 of them in lay-up right now, 15 of which are already earmarked for Scrapping. An additional 86 Lib­ ertys were previously sold to go under the cutting torch. Government records show that 2,708 Libertys were built during 1^42-45 as assembly-line, emer­ gency cargo ships at a cost of about $2 million each. By the end of 1943, at a time when they were ah'eady classified "obsolete" in favor of the higher-speed Victorys, Now in Suisan Bay boneyard fleet, the Joeph Squirerwas named they were being turned out in 41.5 after a Seafarer-hero of World War 11 when launched at Portland, days from keel-laying to delivery. Maine, in 1944. She has not been active since 1952 and is one At the end of the war, several of more than 1,400 Libertys that may be headed for the scrap hundred Libertys lay at the bot­ tom due to enemy action. Sum­ yard under budget proposals which would withdraw maintendhce ming up their war role, while funds for boneyard ships.. American shipyards were turning out five and six Libertys a day, the show that an ll-knot Liberty could Liberty that had been a Kings head of the War Shipping Admin­ be upgraded to meet present con­ Point training ship and then was in ditions apparently fizzled^ Four lay-up for years, sailed for the US istration said in 1943: "The Liberty ship is a product Libertys were modernized and missile range in the South Atlantic. for war use. It -can be classed souped up as prototypes with new Converted to a specialized tracking with the tank, the fighting planes kinds of propulsion gear that pro­ ship, the SS American Mariner-is and other material of war. It was duced 16-18-knot speeds but, even in the front line again. produced to be expendable if nec­ with the cost of replacement ships This left over 1,500 Libertys in essary. If expended, it had served skyrocketing to $11-12 million, the reserve fleet, until Maritime there was little interest. A $2 mil­ announced it would scrap 100 of its purpose . . ." The Libertys had not exhausted lion modernizing cost on a 15-year- them in small lots, at minimum their usefulness at war's end, old hull didn't seem worth the bids of $70,000: The 86 sold so far have netted $6.6 million, an however. They served as a peace­ trouble. average of $76,698 per ship, but time lifeline from the US to a dev­ Barely 100 Active Today few bidders: astated world, and were sold, traded or given outright to friend­ Today, barely 100 Libertys are Since the new budget proposals ly nations trying to rebuild their still in the active US-flag fleet, call for maintaining only the bot­ merchant fleets. With price-tags over 50 of them under SIU con­ toms on those left in reserve, pre­ of $660,000 under the Ship Sales tract, manned by Seafarers and still sumably the rest will eventually be Act of 1946, hundreds were paying their way. A week ago, a disposed of by scrapping also. grabbed up by both American and foreign shipowners. WOULD OWN TANKERS: Government reserve fleets held the remainder, many of which were utilwcu in later emergencies such as the Korean War. With the end of the Korean shipping boom and the resurgence of foreign-flag BEIRUT, Lebanon—^The interna­ tract" in asking for more advan­ shipping, American owners, using tional oil cointiines, still smarting tageous terms. the transfer of registry route, used In one part of his 12,00d-word them as the foundation for today's under the effects of the recent 60- memorandum, hinted that 10 highly - profitable runaway - flag 40 profit split imposed by the percent on theHaliq proceeds from the operations. Venezuelan government, are of crude oil would be ade­ An effort by the MA in 1957 to sweating over proposed changes sale quate return for an oil company, recommended by an advisor to the as compared with the present 50-50 arrangenient. 'A Weed By Any Saudi Arabian government. The advisor, Uthman Haliq, cir­ Among the other major recomOther Name , . / culated document among mem­ mendation^ offered by Haliq were: Since the phrase "right-to- bers of athe • ,That the. Arab nations them­ Arab - Oil Congress, work" has come into bad odor calling for a share selves should manage their ovm in the profits as recently, the supporters of the much as three times their present oil industries, rather than" parent union - busting measure are royalties, and demanding greater organizations in Britain and the changing their label in order to Arab control over the production, United States, attract the unwary. refining and transportation of all • Arab companies should take In New Mexico, the "Citizens Arabian oil products, steps which over the ownership of. the pipelines Blght-To-Work Committee" an­ affect the runaway opera­ that transmit oil to the Mediternounced that henceforth it was would tions of the internation^ oil com­ rean ports, to be knSwn as the "Educational bines. • More Arab oil should be re­ Committee'For Voluntary Union While recommending gradual fined in the-Middle East and the Membership." The change was made, a spokesman said,, be­ progress toward these goals, Haliq government? should share in these also implied that thte Arab govern­ profits as well as in the profits of cause "the new name fits ments Involved should not be held the refinenes abroad using Arab better." ,|)wk'by the "sanctity ot » eon- crude oil, -Jr February 4 February 18 March 4 Turkey In Pitch For US C-ls WASHINGTON—Perennial pro­ posals to sell off surplus US ships to foreign nations are being re­ vived again in the current Con­ gress.. A measure has been sub­ mitted . by, Congresswoman St. George (Rep.-NY) calling for the sale of 15 C-1 shigs to Turkey. In recent years, ship sale pro­ posals Jiave been made on behalf of such diverse groups as the city of Trieste, the Philippines, Korea, India, Peru, Germany, Mexico, Guatemala and a host of others. The' ships involved, would have been sold foreign at bargain prices and in most instances would have operated in general offshore trades in competition with. US - flag vessels. . The .. US'boneyard fleet has long been the target of foreign countries who do not have the resources to accumulate a merchant fieet~ on their own. Few of the vessels in the boneyard are suitable for pres­ ent-day commercial operations ex­ cept under circumstances of low wage and manning scale require­ ments. Arab Oil Aim: 90-10 Split • Increased production from ex­ isting reservc.s.in Arab states, • Arab states should be given a share in the profits from existing transport and marketing of their oil, in other wdrds the supertanker business. : Although the Oil Congress will not meet Until sometime in April, the first step toward entering the transportation, field was taken last week when the.. Economic Council of the Arab League established an Arab navigation company with the obvious aim of entering the oil tanker business. Meanwhile another Arab spokes­ man, Dr. Ibrahim Kubbah, minister of Economy of Iraq, joined in the demand for greater Arab partici­ pation and management in oil pro­ duction in a letter to the Economic CouUcll on the institution of the navigation company. Arab countries suffer^ Kubbah said, from dealing individually with the several companies. - . PHS Hails Bloomfield's HOUSTON—A special commen­ dation has been given to the SIUcontracted Bloomfield SteamshipCompany by the Public Healrh Service as the result of its haying achieved one of the highest fleet sanitary ratings every scored by: a steamship company in the United States. "The fleet scored an overall 99 on its four vessels, an extremely' high rating, since anything qyer 95 is considered: excellent; ; The company reported that it' was the first such special, commen­ dation ever given to a steamship' company operating out of the Gulf-' of Mexico. Repeat Performance This was the second consecutive' year that all of the four ships had. received a Public Health Certifl-; cate of Sanitation. The special com-, mendation from M. D. Hollis, As­ sistant Surgeon General of the PHS, congratulated the company for "the excellent cooperation which the officers and employees of the Bloomfield Steamship Com­ pany have extended to the per­ sonnel of our vessel sanitation pro­ gram." ' B. M. Bloomfield, president of the company^ hailed the men in the fleet and the shoreside staff for the fine work they have done in obtaining the PHS citation. The sanitary award is based o.n a PHS inspection of 168 items cov­ ering food handling and dish wash­ ing practices, portable water sys­ tems, food storage, rodent and insect control and general allaround cleanliness. Attive Fleet Drops In '58 WASHINGTON — The US-flag merchant fleet dwindled by 23 ships during the year 1958, the Federal Maritime Board reports. By January 1, 1959, the active fleet consisted of 960 vessels of 1,000 gross tons or more, of which 25 were Government-owned ships. In terms of actual private fleet operations, there were 1,007 ships owned privately, a drop of five from the previous year, but ot these, 72 were' idle for lack of cargo. • The decline in the American-flag fleet would be even- iharper were it not for the fact that some twodozen runaway-fiilg Libertys trans­ ferred back to US registry in the course of the year to get a crack at "50-50" cargoes. 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Title A name given to the resource January 30, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ITF ADOPTS NEW RUNAWAY POLICY BUDGET CUTS HIT US-FLAG SHIPS SIU CREW RESCUED IN TUNIS SHIPWRECK US SHIPPING HIT HARD BY TIGHT BUDGET SIU BLOOD PROGRAM ALREADY PAYING OFF END MFOW PACT DISPUTE CANADA SIU, BRITISH IN FLAG ACCORD ALCOA CREW RESCUES SIX ADRIFT AT SEA PHS GETS CLEAR SAILING IN BUDGET RUNAWAY PLANNING COURT APPEAL FOR ROLE IN UN SIU OPTICAL BENEFIT SET UP IN HOUSTON UNEMPLOYMENT PERSISTS IN MSNY CITIES CONGRESS GETS LABOR BILL PROPOSALS MTD ADDS BALTIMORE PORT GROUP OWNERSHIP IS KEY TO RUNAWAY DRIVE INDIAN SEAMEN PROTEST LOSS OF STRIKE RIGHTS PROPER CARE CHOOSING MD FOUND VITAL ARAB OIL AIM: 90-10 SPLIT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/30/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 3 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a4939de753f9bbcac8262d51f774d944.PDF 0a855c7c132f57ad6ed366bb3dab5afc PDF Text Text LOG Jj JWflfy H » OFfrClAl ORgAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • , ..'^'il "-iim Story On Page 3 • . • 'v ..i'l ' - JM /- " - ^ OS^' Ban# First SIU man to be processed under the Union's new blood bank program, Seafarer Leonard gpence, wiper, poses at New York Clinic of the SIU Welfare Plan with the pint of life-saving fluid he donated. Spence said it "didn't hurt a bit.'- Program will build up credit for Seafarers and their famihes to draw on at any time. (Story 4m Pago 3.) SIU Blood Bank Now Operating -Story On Page 3 Liberia, Panama Seek UN Ship Role -Story On Page 2 IN THIS ISSUE: SIU CONSTITUTION j • f '• • banned supertanker Cities Servico Miami ,made it by inches last Week while everybody held his : breath. After swiaglng slighMy irom side to Siae^ the iceencrusted shipi slipped through *'slick as a whistle," according to the drawtenders. She had pnly five feet of play on both sides* Published Twice Each Year In The SEAFARERS LOG J . ^ • See CA CenferloM | ' :: 'I ' i\ �Fwre Tw» SEAfAkBKS Wp^' Major Role In UN Ship Body -• i;' ['''•• ¥•''• lti^- ;- f-" fr., • k-- • •/)'-••.. •f:V- - "'ic ',' m tfe'- LOG 1^ 19» US UNlONV PROPOSALS fOR FURTHER ITf imiVt (The folloivinff consists of excerpts frorji the report of the American Committee of the Inter­ national Transportworkers Federate to ITF , headquarters. The report reviewed the euccese of the four-day demonstration and made a num­ ber of recommendations for future action. The - excerpts here deal with plans for future activi­ ties.) have available . . vital and costly maritime services. "Therefore, the American Committee intends to urge the United States withdrawal of these services from runaway flag ships except in cases of dire emergency ... "3) Organizing And Signing Contracts LONDON—Not content with providing a haven for tax-1 . the American Committee will "In the final analysis* the ultinute objective dodging American-owned shipping, the runaway flag repub­ maintain the coordinating committee on a lics of Panama and Liberia are now seeking a top-level voice | continuing basis. Further meetings of the of the whole protest against runaway flags is the establishment of bona-fide collective bar­ in United Nations maritime participating unions will be called to plan gaining agreements . . . by the appropriate matters. A United Nations United States delegation' strongly specific moves.... unions. The American maritime unions are demaritime organization meet­ indicated that there would be no "The American Committee is convinced that termdned to work collectiveiy In this area . . , ing here Is faced with a demand chauge in the US policy- of giving the runaway shipowners will now resort to a- We believe the member organizations of the ,1TF by th% two countries that they be support and comfort to the run­ variety of devices, maneuvers and subterfuges should now agree on policies by which true given committee assignments on aways. even though the runaway to conceal the true-control of their ship opera­ control of the individual vemis involved in run-. the basis of tonnage registered device was being used to evade tions as a means of escaping decent wages and away operations can be determined ... and the Under their flags. This demand is US tax laws. The only shipping working conditions and evading bonaflde collec­ unions within the countries In which that control opposed by the legitimate maritime man on the delegation came out of tive bargaining agreements with bonaflde ITF rests made respohsibli for organizing those, ' flags with the exception of the Standard Oil of New Jersey. Jer­ ships ... units. sey Standard controls a fleet of United States. "For example, companies in legitimate mari­ "Plans For Further Action By At issue is the composition of some 114 runaway ships and par­ time nations, through the device of long-term the maritime safety committee of ticipated along with other oil US Unions time charters, will subsidize an operator under the United Nations Inter-Govem- companies in the effort fo secure "... Demonstrations will be carried on against a runaway flag . . . Such action would be an at­ mentai Maritime Consultative Or­ aq Injunction prohibiting the selected targets which will keep constantly before tempt to becloud the real control . . . which for ganization, known as ''IMCO" for American Committee of the ITF the public the nature of this threat and the comall practical purposes, lies in the hands of the short. Liberia and Panama are from carrying out its four-day pro­ panics and individuals responsibie for It. company on whose behalf the ship is chartered. seeking seats on the safety commit­ test December 1 to 4 against the "Organizing drives will be mounted against "In fact, most of the supertankers under con­ tee, which is supposed to draw vp runaways. struction for use under a runaway flag are built specific companies with NMU, SlU and other programs for Improvement of sea Since the United States delega­ only because . . . the builders have a guarantee unions working together to bring the compan­ safety conditions. tion has no representation from from an oil company of a long-term charter . . . ies under contract. the American-flag side of maritime "The unions will work together in the public In such cases, control of the ship is effectively As the LOG went to press word or from American maritime unions relations, lejgal and legislative phases of this exercised by the oil company involved. tras received that the runaways had it was expected that 'it would go battle ... been turned down in their first bid down the line for the runaway flags "•Therefore, proper determination must be for seats on the committee, but are despite the damage they have done "Recommendations For Further _ made to assure the ITF that the unions will not planning an appeaL be deceived or victimized by these company to the American-flag fleet and to Action By ITF manipulations ... the fleets of the nation's allies. "No should be wasted in esUbllshing The committee consist of 14 " . . . there are three major areas in which specific time programs and poUcies for carrying formembers, at least eight of whom, the ITF unions ... can proceed to implement the ward the battle against riinaway ships on a according to the regulations, must attack on the runaways: world-wide basis . . . • be from the largest shlpowning "... Since the primary aim of ITF is to elim­ countries. Panama and Liberia ''1) National Legislation inate the threat these ships pose to jpbs and are claiming rank in the first eight "The American Committee is preparing for an standards of organized seamen . . . the respon­ on the basis of that provision. all-out effort to convhice the US Congress of the' sibility for organizing specific ships belongs to The opposition, coming mostly urgency of imposing restrictions on the tax dodg­ the unions ... of the nation which.is the eco­ from the European marlthne coun­ ing runaway owners, "who at the same time, are nomic base of operation of those ships. In other tries, has pointed out that clause depressing wage and living standarfls of mari­ words, runaways should be organized by unions Involved specifically defers to the time workers. -This same problem is posed in, In the countries from which control of ships Is "largest shipowning nations," and nil nations and consequently could be an objec­ exercised, notwithstanding any device or subter­ that the tonnage registered under tive ... of the trade union movement in each fuge which shipowners may employ to camouflan' the Panamanian or Llberian flag nation ... their identity. j is not actually owned by citizens SAN FRANCISCO — Harry "Provision should also be made for mutual of Panama or Liberia. The Euro­ Bridges' recently-stepped up ac­ ''2) Withdrawal Of Oovernment as^tance among ITF affiliates in the Job of en­ pean countries call for a standard tivity In the international field forcing legitimate union contracts on Panlibhocco on the basis of the tonnage actu­ does not begin and end with his re­ Services ships on a world-wide basis. This will discoux^ ally owned In the country in ques­ cently-announced "Pacific-Asia "All maritime nations have reciprocal arrange­ ago the runaway operators' custom of Ignoring tion. Longshore Conference." The Jan­ ments whereby shipping receives a variety of contract terms once their ships are outside the Under such a standard, of uary 2 issue of "The Dispatcher", services from Government agencies .. . Runaway scrutiny of the union. It will also help discourw course, the two runaway flags official organ of the West Coast ships draw on these services, which are paid age owners from shufflihg ships among dununy would be barred from this and longshore union, revealed that directly by the taxpayers of the respective na- corporations for the purpose of dodging agree­ other committees to be set up by Bridges has left on a six week tour tionsk But the mnaway registry flags do not ments . . , " the new international shipping or­ which will take in Iron Curtain ganization. countries, including the Soviet Un­ The United States is giving ion. strong backing to the runaway na­ tions which is to be expected in On Bridges' itinerary are such light of past State Department, cities as Moscow and Leningrad in Winds of up to 75 miles an hour cause# considerable damage along -the Atlantic Coast the Soviet Union and Prague, practice. Czechoslovakia. He will also visit last week and resulted in two collisions in New York harbor, one of them involving the SIUThe make-up of this year's England, France, Greece, Egypt, manned dredge, Sandcaptain. West Germany, Turkey, Finland The Sandcaptain and the anchor. The anchor chains of the her plates. The Wolverine State and Sweden. States Marine freighter Wol­ two ships became entangled and suffered dents in her hull at the The ostensible purpose of the they collided. The freighter stem and a cracked deck plate, trip is "to observe longshore car^ verine State were being buf­ crushed one of the dredge's life­ There were no injuries reported feted by the heavy winds when the go-handling methods and condi­ boats .and did minor damage to among the two crews. freighterstarted dragging her tions in the ports to be visited and Seafarers on the Sandcaptain to confer with labor leaders gen­ had to cut through the ship'g an­ SlU membership meet­ erally." chor chain with a welding torch The "Pacific-Asia" conference ings are held regularly (Continued on page 6) Bridges is. sponsoring in Tokyo every two weeks on Wed­ consists at the moment of a gath­ nesday nights at 7 PM in ering of Communist-dominated wa­ all SlU ports. All Sea­ terfront unions. It Is s^eduled to make the usual Communist cold Jan. I«, !*$« Vol. X», Hai a farers are expected to war pronouncements against attend; those who wish to United States policy on armaments be excused should request control, hydrogen bomb tests and support of Japan and other nonpermission by telegram Communist Asiatic nations. CofAVMi BAXxa. aecretary-TrMsanr : (be sure to include regis­ sponsors of the • meeting with -finBan BMJIIV Xdnor, Baaxjue OuXAw. Art gaUff. HnuAM Axatmu bnrnr tration number). The«next Bridges are longshore unions from SPIVAOC. Ai Mgjrrif. ioan BHASB,. AJTAJapan, Australia, Indonesia and toxM imm. Staff vrritert. BniT" SlU meetings will be: GuV Area JUt Madras, India, all of whom are known to be Communist-conaemitked blWiMkiy. M ma aMOqiMifen January 21 troUed. of qie aM*n«n Unles, AtIt is anticipated that Bridges' February 4 current trip to Moscow will Include the Pe«» pffic SlU-manned dredge %>ndcapla!n, survived hariwr coliision when Mt a discussion of the matters that the Act of Avs. as, ifiL February 1.8 gale-force winds drove freighter Wolvprlne State against her. will be presented to the confer­ ence in Tokyo. Ship suffered/crushedlifebpat,and minor hull damage.^' ; ^ Bridges On 'Mission' To SovietUnion Sandcaptain In Harbor Crash m- 1'^ SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SEAFAREKS:LOG V- ' 'M:. .r .i.-i-v.W .A - \ �laaoarjr It, ltS9 SEAFARERS US Unions Give Proposai To ITF LOG , NMU Reach Agreement To End Infer-Union Beefs The London conference of the International Transportworkers Federation opens this coming Monday with specific pro­ posals before it from the United States on what should be done as a follow-up on the^^ December 1-4 protests. The four-day ITF protest. The Greek proposals, submitted in a re­ government had denounced the port by the American Committee protest and had declared that the of the ITF, call for the following: Greek seamen's union was leaving An agreement to resolve existing dil^utes between the. two organizations and • Efforts In all countries by the the ITF, although no announce­ to set up a committee to deaf with these and future differences has been signed by respective unions to pass legisla­ ment was made by the union con­ cerned. the SIU and the National Maritime Union. NMU President Joseph Curran and tion restricting the runaways. In the US, the emphasis will be on Until the December rush began, SIU of NA President Paull tax legislation, among other areas. the Greek merchant fleet totaled 1,870,000 tons in all. Greek ship­ Hall signed the memoran­ ' Efforts to secure withdrawal ping sources predicted that the dum which will promote of government shipping.services to rush to the Greek flag would con­ runaway operators. . This with­ tinue, with the runaway owners close cooperation between drawal would be based on the lack evidently hoping to find it a new the two seamen's organiza­ of reciprocal facilities offered by the runaways, which, fn effect, puts sanctuary. tions on issues affecting the all the burden on the taxpayers The runaways have indicated welfare of merchant seamen. of the legitimate maritime nations. that they would seek hew refuges The disputes involved in the of further ITF action. • Agreement on an International in the event and NMU delegations will settlement include those over organizing policy to a) determine beSlU present at the ITF conferences American Coal Shipping, American In what country the true control in London which are scheduled for Banner Line and the Robin Line. of a runaway vessel lies, b) assign four days. SlU of NA President Ill signing the memorandum on to the unions of that specific Paul Hall will head the SlU of NA Wednesday, January '7, 1959, the country the authority and respon delegation while NMU President heads of the two organizations de­ sibilty as to organizing and signing Joseph Curran will attend along clared: contracts with the ships involved. with other NMU representatives. "In establishing a committee to Selected Targets Both .seafarers and dockers sec­ deal with problems and issues, the tions will hold separate sessions NMU and SIU are taking a positive The American Committee report followinjg which a joint meeting step which should result in consid­ said that the United States unions, erable benefit to the seamen of will be held. as previously indicated, were pre­ both organizations. paring to work together to carry Leaden In Discussions out the program in this country. "The leadership of both unions It declared that demonstrations have been in discussions over the would be carried on from time to past several months. We have been time against selected targets and working together on matters affect­ SiUNA president Paul Hall and NMU president Joseph Curran that organizing drives would be ing merchant seamen. undertaxen against specific com (left) sign joint pact after agreement was reached in New York "The establishment of this com­ panics with the "NMU, SlU and fast week on resolving disputes affecting the two unions. Pic­ mittee is the culmination of these other unions working together to tured in background is NMU vice-president Shannon Wall who, discussions and activities and pro­ bring the' companies under con­ vides a proper effective vehicle for with SIUNA vice-president Col Tanner, coordinated work of tract." meeting and attempting to resolve American ITF Committee in US protest against runaway shipping. The report placed emphasis on problems of common concern. the need, to identify the actual con­ "We welcome this development. and Robin Line. The SIU has with the SIU pending disposition A total of $5,275 was paid out We are confident that our unions agreed to withdraw its charges at of the charges, and their with­ trolling factor in any runaway-flag operation so that the vessjels in­ in hospital bonus payments to Sea­ 'will continue to work amicably in the Labor Board against American drawal will enable the SIU to sign volved could be organized by the farers laid up in hospitals all over the interests of stabilizing the Coal and to halt Its organizing a contract with the Banner Line. appropriate'', national union. It the country during the Christmas American merchant marine with efforts in that company. The NMU also agreed to disconpointed out that, the runaways had holiday period last month. resulting benefit to the community Conversely, the NMU has agreed (Continued on page 5) 211 Get Benefit and the American seaman." recourse tq a number of devices to withdraw charges and court ap­ to conceal their true financial con­ According to the Seafarers Wel­ The memorandum Of agreement peals affecting the status of the SB trol, among them the system oi fare Plan,-211 Seafarers each re­ provides for mutual withdrawal of Atlantic, the American Banner SiUNA Unions long-term charters, particularly on ceived a $25 payment in addition Labor Board charges and . other Line passenger ship, and to halt Applaud Pact the part of supertanker operators. to their regular $21 weekly SIU legal actions, as well as withdrawal its organizing activities in that The need for reciprocal contract hospital benefit paid by the Plan. from competitive organizing activi­ area. The Atlantic has been oper­ The following wire was sent enforcement -machinery was also The bonus, was paid to all those ties in American Coal, Banner Line ating under an interim, agreement to SIU of NA President Paul v-stressed so as to keep the runaways hospiialized for at least one day Hall by the SIU Pacific District. It was signed by SIU of NA 1st from ducking out on contract pro­ between December 21 and 27. Vice-President Morris Weisbergvisions once agreements have been Payment of the Christmas bonus, er, SUP; and Vice-Presidents Ed signed. funds for which were approved by Turner, MCS, and Sam Bennett, Underscoring the problem of the Welfare Plan trustees earlier, MFOW: Who actually owns and operates is a holiday tradition in the EIU. "SIU Paeifie District wel­ runaway-flag' ships was the news The bonus benefit is designed to comes news of accord between that 450,000 tons of runaway ship­ help SIU men in the hospitals ob­ Hie Seafarers Blood Bank started accumulating donations SIU and NMU resolving differ­ ping had registered under the tain extra comforts for themselves Greek flag during the month of and their families in spite of their last week to build up a reserve for use by Seafarers and their ences between the two organiza­ December, following the successful shut-in status during the holiday. families. When an adequate reserve has been accumulated, tions, and establishment of joint committee to iron out present tSeafarers and their families and any future problems. This on the Atlantic and Gulf agreement reflects the previ­ Counting Ballots in SIU Election Coast will be able to draw ously-considered position of onr upon the blood bank for emergency International and its affiliated blood needs. Seafarer Leonard unions and we reaffirm our feel­ Spence, wiper, donated the first ing that it could serve as a ve­ pint. hicle for positive action bene­ At present^ donations are being fitting all seamen. We heartily handled through the SlU Welfare agree with this step towards Plan's New York clinic. Would-be inter - union cooperation and donors are requested to contact the pledge our support of this ac­ Welfare Services will set up an ap- tion." the second deck at headquarters. Another message was received Welfare Services will set up an ap­ from SIU of NA Vice-President pointment and give the donors in- Hal Banks, Canadian District: .Struction. "Happy to hear that you have Seafarers donating blood are ex­ reached agreement with NMU amined by the SIU clinic's physi­ to resolve outstanding differ­ cians to determine if they are ences and to set up committee qualified. The blood collected each for dealing with current and day is processed by the Brooklyn new problems that might arise. Donor Center. Through these As we indicated in previous dis­ donations a credit will be built up cussions, it is our feeling that on behalf of Seafarers which can such a plan holds promise of be drawn upon In any hospital In benefit for all seamen. While the Atlantic and Gulf area by a Canadian District may not be Seafarer or a member of his family. directly involved, we join our Part of the distrlet-wlde rank and file tallying committee is shown at work counting up the ballots in International and affiliated un­ the SlU's biennial election. The comniittee report, including the results of the balloting, wilt be pre­ (For full details, at to the opera­ ions in endorsing this action." tion of the blood bank, see page 16.) sented to membership meetings in all porti on January 21, HolidayGifts In Hospitals Top $5,000 Blood Bank Begins; Serves A&G Coast • Pace Tkre* •a ••'i? •m -V •;f:i �SEAFARERS Jaawry K, 1»M LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD mt December 24, 1958 Through January 6, 1959 Reflecting the "boom or bust" nature of US shipping, job Despite the overall decrease in shipping, all but two ports—Norfolk activity in the SIU hit .the lowest mark in two months last and Tampa—dispatched industry newcomers in class C. This shows period. In the previous report, shipping has reached an 18- that, despite the general lull, ten percent of the total jobs shipped bung jnonth high with a dispatch total of 1,253. The totak number of SIU Jobs dispatched this time was 894. However, registration fell off also, to 1,070, so the figure for men on the.beach at the end>of the two-weeR period rose only slightly. , The Distrlcttwide decline in shipping affected virtually all ports except Seattle and Philadelphia. Seattle had its busiest two weeks since last May and Philadelphia was fairly active also. Savannah and Boston showed a rise, but the gain in those areas amounted to less than a dozen jobs. Wilmington remained the same: slow. All other ports reported declines. The net result is that New York fell back to its normal pace after six weeks of 400-plus shipping. Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston all slowed up, too. The SIU ports handled a total of 197 payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit visits, a figure that likewise represented a big drop from the previous report. The 197-totaI covers 49 payoffs, 31 sign-ons and 117 in-transil visits. New York, New Orleans, Baltimore, Houston and Philadelphia In that order, accounted for almost two-thirds of the ship activity (See summary at right.) on the board with no takers in class A or class B in 12 of the 14 SIU ports. However, 66 percent of the total jobs shipped were filled by class A men, and the remaining 24 percent by class B. These propor­ tions actually mean an increase in the class A portion. ' At the end of the period, eight ports listed less t^an 100 men on the beach in all departhaents. These are Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle. Five of these, including Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle, have fiO or less class A men on hand. In addition, Norfolk has only 53, and Boston, 57. Seattle is very low with only 83 men on tap in both class A and class B. The following is the outlook port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Steady . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Balti­ more: Fair; still has a large number of ships laid up . . . Norfolk: Slow .. Savannah: Quiet... Tampa: Fair .. . Mobile: Fair .,. New Orleans; Good . . . Houston: Still good . . . Wilmington; Slow . . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Good. DECK DEPARTMEHT Registered CLASS A Fort Boston New York Philadelphia B' Baltimore. Norfolk. Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 17 4 10 3 90 27 43 20 21 4 11 6 41 5 27 9 8 -7 1 8 4 — 1 3 — 6 3 20 5 10 5 46 19 22 5 4 5 2 11 17 21 10 48 3 2 2 7 7 1 13 5 4 12 3 19 101 184 •67' 352I Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B • Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Ship Activity Pay Sl9i to Offs OMS Trans. TOTAL iostoa New Yo|fc.... If PMIaddphla.. 4 BaMaMra 4 NarfaHi '....• Sovaaaah ~ Taaipa — MoMla 7 NowOrlaaai.. 4 Laka Chariot.. >Hoaitoa .... 2 WilniaqtoB .. Saa Fraacitca. 2 Saaflla 8 TOTALS ... 49 '• 2 3 4 13 10 • t i 8 2 23 12 14 4 2 2 4 48 14 17 9 • , 8 11 32 If 17 4 4 10 31 117 197 13 1 1 1 — — 2 i — 1 —i Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 S ALL 1 1 2 3 AT.T. 1 3 ALL 1 Z 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL . 1 2 3 ALL 3 2 2 1 2 4 2 2 4 2 6 5 18 4 . 3 3 27 6 5 7 13 21 43 15 79 1 1 3 10 14 4 4 79 14 4 97 94 147 50 291 1 48 17 86 — — 5 — 5 3 13 1 3 4 1 1 13 4 1 18 15 22 10 47 — 2 2 2 2 7 11 6 12 6 24 4 5 9 _ 1 9 1 1 24 34 34 108 15 157 "s 16 88 57 — — ... 8 2 5 — 3 _ — 1 3 1; 3 1 4 6 16 4 26 " '7 18 1 — _ 1 — 1 1 — 3 —. 3 — ^ —— 1 3 1 4 8 2 11 14 2 4 — 1 1 2 2 1 — 3 1 2 3 3 3 6 3 5 8 1 1 2 — — 3 2 2 1 1 2 5 2 2 5 2 7 33 33 12 19 78 10 3 13 13 16 9 4 6 38 2 3 5 10, — 1 1 38 10 1 49 36 79 17 132 1 5 12 18 2 3 1 4 6 3 1 8 — 1 1 ! 8 1 9 2 8 3 1 .5 6 IS 3> — 10 2 12 3 13 3 .19 1 2 1 3 3 4 4' 19 26 25 37 9 10 8 71 19 —- — 2 1 1 2 2 4 — 1 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 4 9 4 9 10 — • , -5 28 5 — 4 — 7 3 4 3 13 — 3 2 5 1 1 13 5 1 19 11 20 1 82 2 — 3 8 — 2 2 7 3 4 7 17 2 3 3 8 4 2 6 17 8 6 81 5 7 12 — 1 1 7 34 38 79 67 117 49 1 233 5 21 ~39~ 65 — 11 10 21233 65 21 319 283 5171131 931 8 62 112 182 1 "I ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS S Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 AT.T. 1 1 Z 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Boston................. 2 7 — 9 2 2 4 1 __ 1 1 1 2 New York...,...,..;.. 12 53 9 74 8 8 5 13 10 45 6 61 31 3 7 41 Philadelphia — 12 1 13 — — 2 5 4 2 3 12 — 1 3 4' Baltimore. 84 1 1 28 5 4 3 8 2 15 2 19 4 2 2 8 — — 1 __ ' Norfolk 1 — 1 2 3 — — 1 Savannah 3 1 . 4 1 2 3 — 3 8 1 — Tampa '— 4 — 4 2 — 2 — 1 1 Mobile 4 7 1 12 — 2 4 6 1 7 2 16 —. . _ New Orleans 6 23 2 31 — 6 8 14 3 14 8 25 1 . 4 5 10 Lake Charles 2 2 1 5 1 8 4 2 3 2 7 — — 3 8i Houston 9 2 6 20 1 11 5 13 1 27 — 19 1 1 2 Wilmington _ 2 — 3 — 2 _ 1 2 1 2 3 San Francisco 5 1 1 7.~ 6 2 8 2 2 1 5 2 3 5 Seattle — 8 1 9 — 10 4 5 1 14 — 13 2 15 1 7 34 174 25 233 4 51 39 TOTALS 94 28 122 28 178 i 38 20 28 86 1% — Fori 1 Registered • CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans,. Lake Charles.. Houston Wilmington... San Francisco. Seattle mim. Registered ClASS B 1 Shipped CLASS B Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 AT.T. A B C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 8 Af.L 1 — 2 1 1 1 4 2 10 1 18 8 2 1 ,4 — 4 61 41 4 106 44 132 80 296 A 25 16 49 12 4 16 2 34 5 2 3 8 41 8 1 — 1 1 19 28 3 92 12 107 22 24 47 ..._ —* 1 10 2 9 4 13 2 18 _ _ 3 1 4 8 1 • 1 1 9 8 1 12 1 8 12 8 1 — 1 10 1 11 16 47 6 69 7 10 17 2 3 6 25 10 fi 40 17 64 5 86 1 7 9 17 3 1 — 1 11 • 7 18 1 4 8 U 4 14 4 4 2 8 8 19 29 10 24 3 87 4 8 5 17 3 3 3 11 2 16 3 1 4 5 5 10 6 14 2 4 3 22 7 3 2 5 15 7 5 7 1 27 1 2 2 9 4 15 11 26 178 86 26 290 109 479 70 658 16 96 83 198 • STEWARD DEPARTMENT • Shipped CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED 1 Registered 6n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 3 AT.T. 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 -3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 4 3 3 10 1 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 9 9 17 2 2 3 3 •— 3 1 2 1 3 5 28 14 41 83 1 85 85 43 116 244 2 8 23 11 28 62 1 9 2 ll 13 62 10 13 2 81 -85 7 10 — 3 — 1 2 2 4 4 1 8 4 1 14 19 13 5 9 27 — 3 3 3 8 14 — 6 4 6 — — ' — 11 9 2 14 5 — 25 16 47 15 32 4 5 94 8 11 1 2 41 1 8 9' 4 46 1 6 — — _ 1 4 3 — 3 — 5 — 7 1 4 9 14 8 2 2 5 _ 3 3 8 5 1 1 — 10 — — 2 6 5 2 1 __ 1 2 8 1 3 1 _' f _ — 2 —2 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 — 3 2 8 5 — 8 1 18 _ 4 2 8 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 4 15 3 1 17 22 18 32 21 6 72 13 13 3 3 1 - I 13 24 5 24 14 -r— 16 80 50 38 5 67 110 — ' 2 18 8 S 29 13 8 13 1 14 13 15 7 4 18 29 20 — 8 3 3 2 — 2 1 6 —: _ 2 10 5 8 3 2 2 2 6 8 _ 2 8 10 8 11 29 — — 7 7 8 27 18 7 9 84 8 8 12 6 7 3 7 6 2 7 1 6 12 3 1 1 5 1 5 6 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 11 1 . 4 2 1 1 8 1 8 1 — ' — , — 10 3 '^ 3 1 5 9 — 3 —13 13 3 8 24 1 — 4 1 3 5 1 4 1 5 10 — 8. ' 3 11 3 3 3 9 — — 2 7 3 21 .4 1 1 6 — — 1 3 4 7 1 2 4 11 — 2 5 86 41 121 1 248 5 5 54 40 181 64 40 285 279 112 291 682 12 64 2 38 9 151 172 64 54 26 101 181 4 ^ 4 56 r • z mmmm ' SUMMARY Registered CLASS A fNGINE STEWAS^ QRANDTOTAIS GROUP ! 2 3 .^L 101 184 67 I 352 34 174 25 I 233 86 41 121 I 248 221 399 213 I 833 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 7 34 38 4 51 . 39 5 54 90 131 16 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 J9 67 117 49 94 28 122 28 64 54 26 101 I 237 149 265 178 ALL I 233 I 178 r 181 1592 Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 23 ALL A B C ALL 1 12 8 ALL 1 21 233 65 21 319 283 517 131 931 11 10 5 21 ,39 85 38 20 28 "86 — 15 11 26178 86 26 290109 479.. 70 658 40!I81 64 40" 285 279 112"^ 682 2 38 64 — 4 4 56 28 59 I 87 592 215 87 i 894 671 1108 492 2271 47 45 123 215! GROUP 1^1 ALL 8 62112 m 16 96 83 195 12 9 151. 172 86. 167 :346 I 549 �Jaaaanr K,' 1959 I ,• /fi'' QUESTION: How did 1958 ihapo up for you? SEAFARERS LOG Faire Fiv» Defense Dep'f Hints At Subsidies For Roll-0ns / • - WASHINGTON—^In an effort to win support from the private shipping industry, the M. White, metsman: The past Vietw Doca, cooki Very good, year was one of the, best I've had had no sooner getten off a US Defense Department has altered its demands for roll-on, roll-off ships and is nov/ ready since I Joined the seven-month to accept such vessels that contain just one deck for roll-on operations with the rest of the SIU. The best trip when I ship designed for convention­ part of it was the landed another al cargo. Under the Department's pro­ vessels would have to be equiva­ fact that I worked berth. When posal, new vessels would con­ lent in size to the large C-4 or Ma­ Having received the cold tain athespecial the w|)ole year, shipping is good, deck below the riner-type ships. C-3s would not had good ship­ the year is good. shoulder from Industry In its pre­ weather deck with a 14-foot ceiling be satisfactory. mates, and made Things are going vious attempts to interest them in capable of handling not only The new vessels would presently the roll-on operations, the Defense good mobey. The well now. I'm on Department loaded truck trailers but other be employed to carry large stores hoping that the new year was also a swell ship, with modificationsis will types of military vehicles, such as of military cargo to Europe and meet with ap kind to my fami­ a top notch stew­ proval. Tacked on to the plan Is a jeeps and tanks. Moreover, the the Mediterranean area. ly, as all are well. ard, not to men­ hint that the Defense Department I hope the coming year matches it. tion the rest of the crew. I couldn't would provide subsidies out of deask for a better way to start 1959. iense funds it for the construction Leonard C. Eiis, AB: Very good. t » and operation of these vessels. I worked steady most of the year Leon Rysop. eook: I found 1958 This, in itself, would be some­ and outside of a was okay because shipping was what unusual, since it is the Mari­ little sickness good, and that's time Administration and not. the ' .which hit me the main thing; Defense Department that handles while in the next to good OT, subsidies. .P e r 81 a n Gulf, that is. My family Some US Libertys which were sold foreign in the years enjoyed good The 20-ship plan, offered to in­ did fine also, with immediately following the 1946 Ship Sales Act are now flying dustry representatives in closed health. I even no major prob­ sessions here, is a modification of the flags of Communist nations. About 15 vessels have been had fine luck lems. In short, the Department's original request purchased by Communist^" while hunting up nothing occurred for five complete roll-on roll-off China, Poland and Yugoslavia of $400,000. This reflects the pro­ In New • Hampduring the year vessels. The "semi" roll-on idea in the past year, and most of tection given to US tramp shipping s hi r e; recently, that would give is believed preferred by the De­ these are vessels originating in the in the form of the "50-50" law. bagging a deer .and a bear. All in me much cause partment since it offers greater United States. •alL It was a good year and I for complaint. American Libertys have access to flexibility and is expected to prove couldn't ask for much better. This situation has developed farm surplus and foreign aid more attractive to the shipowners. because, the large numbers of cargoes, while the greater number i if ' if % if X Because the mUitary, cargo car­ Libertys sold foreign right after of foreign-flag Libertys find the John: H. Hunt, AB: I would say ~ Louis Kemp, waiter: It was a ried aboard roll-ons is stored in World War II- were not restricted pickings thin in the 50 percent of that the' past year was all that 'very good year for me as I worked huge wheeled truck trailers, there in any way as to future sales. Con­ cargoes that they can bid on. could be asked 11 out of 12 The low prices and lack of buy­ is no means of stacking the cargo sequently, as freely-transferable for. I had no months, one of trouble getting and consequently a good deal of ships, they can be sold off any­ ers for Libertys and older ships is the main factors. berths and there space in the holds is wasted. where in the world. During the reflected in an active iship-scrapPersonally I was plenty of Shipowners have always considered Korean War, restrictions were im­ ping market. The Maritime Ad­ found it satisfac­ overtime. The this operation economically un­ posed on such ship sales barring a ministration is in the process of tory in all re­ foreign or domestic buyer from selling 100 Government - owned union made fine sound. spects excluding A compromise solution offered transferring a ship to another Libertys for scrap, most of them progress during the short stay I by industry under which wheels country without the approval of going at the minimum $70,000 the year with our had in the hospi­ price, and similar scrapping of would be removed from, the trail­ the Maritime Administration. benefits and con­ tal getting my Libertys is going on ovei-seas. ers to permit more compact stow­ tract gains. I Ironically enough, the so-called nose fixed. But age was rejected by the Govern­ "free-transfer" ships. command a that was not a major operation and just hope: we do as well in 1959, ment. if not better. premium price in the second-hand didn't hinder me much. ship market because their potential market is that much greater. In addition, the Red Chinese have been paying premium prices to ob­ tain shipping. Over-all though, the prices of from appealing from the refusal NLRB decision in case number 2(Continued from page 3) used ships dropped sharply in 1958 CC-448. [Robin Line-Mooce Mcof the regional director of the sec­ tinue appeals from court decisfons because of the slump in shipping. and NLRB findings concerning ond region NLRB to issue a com­ Cormack—Ed.] The Board of Trustees of the A "freely-transferable" Liberty 4. NMU and SIU shall establish that went for about $600,000 at the Seafarers Welfare Plan has recom­ representation on Robin Line ships. plaint on the charges filed by NMU a joint committee with the object beginning of the year was worth mended the extension of the Plan's At present, the SIU represents with respect thereto. crews on seven ships of the Robin 3. NMU agrees to withdraw and ef resolving all current and future only $325,000 at the year's end, free eyeglass benefits to include discontinue Its appeals now pend­ issues and disputes as may affect while T-2s in the same category Philadelphia and Houston. Line fleet. The committee to be set up un­ ing 111 the US Court of Appeals both unions. Such committee shall declined from $1 million to $700,Welfare Plan representatives are der the agreement will serve <2nd circuit) from the decision ef meet upon call from either union. 000 v/ith no takers at the present surveying these .ports with an eye as a clearing house to discuse Judge Sidney Sugarman, Civil The committee shall make its own asking price. for an appropriate facility. As soon and resolve other matters that number (128-100), and from the rules of procedure. Oddly enough, American - flag as one is found Seafarers in the might arise and that might possibly Libertys are bringing higher prices two cities will be receiving this become Items of dispute between than their foreign counterparts, benefit. Mail Call On Jeff City the two organizations. with asking prices in the vicinity The Welfare Plan's program for Months Of Talks free eye examinations and for free eyeglasses went into effect June 1, Signing of the agreement was an 1958, in New York. Baltimore, New outgrowth of some months of disOrleans and Mobile. Six-month . cussions, as the joint statement in­ figures show that 1627 Seafarers dicated, as well as the successful have received free treatment and cooperation of the NMU and SIU 1611 pairs of glasses given out. on the protest demonstrations Eligibility requirements are the against the' runaway flags. That MONTREAL — Hal Banks has same as for most other welfare cooperation provided ample evi­ been elected to a two-year term as benefits; discharges showing one dence that the two unions could secretary - treasurer of the SIU day's seatime in the previous 180 work together on matfbrs of mu­ Canadian District. Running unop­ days and 90 days in the previous tual interest for the benefit of both posed, Banks received 4,536 votes, calendar year. their memberships. the largest number for any one The text ofHhe agreement is as candidate. follows: Norm Cunningham and Les Mc­ 1. SIU agrees to withdraw all Laughlin were elected to the posts unfair labor charges and the con­ of assistant secretary - treasurers. tempt application against Ameri­ Both ran unopposed. can Coal Shipping and to abandon Port agents chosen were: R. its efforts with respect to the or­ Heinekey, (Vancouver); W. Glas­ ganisation of the unlicensed sea­ gow, (Fort William); P. Gayne men employed by ACS. It also (Thorold); M. Davidson (Toronto); agrees to refrain from filing ex­ R. Doucet (Quebec); and S. Devine ceptions to the trial examiner's in­ (Halifax). termediate report In NLRB case " The following were elected pa­ number 2-CA-5169. trolmen; M. Sheehan (Montreal); and D. MacKinpon (Vancouver); J. 2. NMU agrees to Trithdraw all Royce (Fort William); and H. Caunfair labor charges against Amer­ hill (Thorold); R. Power (Toronto); ican Banner Line, Inc. and SIU, R. Turcotte (Quebec). and to abandon Its efforts with re­ picking up their mail after ship pulled into Brooklyn Army base A total of 22 men ran for 18 spect to the organization of the 0re 11 to r| Seofaren.W* Walker, baker; W. Slater, pantryman unlicensed seamen employed by official posts in the biennial elec­ ABL. It also agrees to refrain tions. and W. Mitchell, oiler, bf SlU-manned Jeffeirson City Victory. Some Ex-US Libertys Now Flying Red Flags i 7...' 1 ' V I i, • . More Ports To Get SIU Optical Aid SIU, NMU Agree To End Dispute Canada SIU Elects Banks �• f.-- ••" "-r.•• --••*•", -: •• • SEAFARERS fan Sx Jtmiurj 16. mt LOG Foreign Oil In Squeeze; US Tankers May Gain The "good old days" of plush returns'from foreign oil are still around for the big interna­ tional oil companies, but they may never be quite the same again. One result of the changes may be a change in t [le pattern of oil traffic which would have a bearing on USflag tanker operation. The three most recent de­ from the Gulf. The latter were in a position to In addition, a complete take-over retaliate against Onassis in the velopments which undoubted­ ly made for an uneasy chill in oil of Iraq by the Communists would event he tried to cut them out of company headquarters were as fol­ have repercussions in neighboring the oil transportation field, since for practical purposes, their char­ Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. lows: The Arab League plans for ters are what keep him and other • Venezuela imposed a new tax "Fresh baked dolphin with lem­ to steward departments on the pattern on foreign oil companies building Arab tankers are not new. independents in business. on sauce" is the new delicacy be­ Seatrain Texas, Ames Victory, Na­ which for the first time broke the This time, the League has organ­ ing served on the Sword Knot tional Liberty, Rebecca, Alcoa traditional "50-50" profit split for­ ized an Arab Petroleum Congress lately, reports ship's reporter John Runner, Seafair, Seatrain Savan­ mula between the nil operator and which announces it will build the Skipper's Letters tankers to "put an end to the world the foreign country. Drews, and the crew finds it de­ nah and the Losmar. Do Not Count . The oil-rich nation of Iraq monopoly in transportation of Mid­ licious. Thanks were extended to It's a good crew manning the < It has been called to the at­ "Slim" (Jack Holt), the ship's ang­ Pacificus according to steward has shown an alarming, but steady dle East oil." tention of headquarters ' that Cut Tanker Profits ler, and Coy Hendricks, the ves- George Seeberger. "This has been drift into the Communist orbit The transportation of the oil is some skippers have been claim­ ael's cook, for this treat, Drews a wonderful trip with an excep­ which would , have drastic conse­ said. tional crew," Seeberger said. "The quences throughout the Middle at present controlled by American, ing that they have "clarifica­ British, French and Dutch oil com­ tions" on various sections of the Votes of thanks were also voted best bunch I've sailed with in a East. The Arab League, organiza­ panies. Since most of the ships on standard agreement in the form long time." tion of Arab states in the area, is this run are either owned by these of a letter from the Union or ^ t planning construction of an Arab companies under the runaway some other communication. The only official clarifications It was just the luck of the draw tanker fleet. flags, or are on long-term charters are those which have been ap­ that kept Seafarer Frank Coggins These developments would tend from the independent operators from paying off the Northwestern to reduce or eliminate profit oper­ such as Onassis, Nlarchos and Lud- proved by the Joint Union-em­ Victory last month, according to ations for the international oil wig, any Arab tanker - building ployer clarifications committee ship's reporter J. companies. Conversely they could plans would cut heavily into the and have been printed up as L. O'Rourke. stimulate production of oil at home lush profits made carrying Middle such as clarifications to the con­ tract. All other so-caUed "clari­ Wanting to get in the United States. Any such Eastern oil. BALTIMORE—Rumors continue fications" have no contract sta­ off the ship, Cog­ Previous efforts by Arab coun­ trend would inevitably be followed to circulate about when the 13 gins decided to by a rise in the American-flag tries to obtain their own tanker tus whatsoever. ships laid up here will sign on As previously reported, the raffle off a large tanker fleet. fleets have been stymied by the clarifications crews, but in the meantime ship­ is cur­ short-wave radio international oil companies. At one rently in the committee Breaks Pattern ping remains slow. process of rewrit­ because it was The Venezuelan tax Increase, time, Onassis announced he would Port agent Earl Sbeppard re­ too bulky to car­ while not expected to disrupt the operate tankers on behalf of the ing and condensing the existing ported a total of six vessels paying clarifications, but until official ry it around. normal flow of oil from Venezuela Saudi Arabian government, but notice is received from the Un­ off, three signing on and eight in As it turned to the United States, could have this plan, whether or not it was Coggins transit diu-ing the last period. The out the Seafarer two long-run consequences. Since ever seriously considered, folded ion all ships are to proceed on following paid off: Calmar and who won it didn't relish packing it is the first time the 50-50 divi­ under the outcry raised by the oil the basis of the existing docu­ Yorkmar (Calmar); Emilia (Ball); ments. Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Marore it either and offered it for sale. A sion of profits has been broken companies. complicated transaction was com­ between a producing country and (Marven); and the Royal Oak pleted with still another crew- companies already in production, (Cities Service), member and all seemed settled. it might lead other oil-rich coun­ The Marore (Marven); Royal Oak (Cities Service); and the Calmar However, O'Rourke reported, in tries like Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, subsequent friendly game of Kuwait and Indonesia to break the (Calmar) signed on crews. chance, Coggins wound up winning pattern also. That, in turn, could In transit were the Alcoa Runner the radio back again. He's staying lead the oil companies to switch and Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Steel aboard for another trip now be­ part of their drilling and explora­ Designer and Steel Vendor (Isth­ cause he doesn't want to tote that tion .to the US and Canada. mian); Calmar and Yorkmar (Cal­ a 'There have been some conces­ mar); Robin Kirk (Robin); and the big radio all the way down to Mo­ bile. Whalever you need, in work or dress sions signed which granted the Valiant Faith. government involved more than 50 Sheppard reports that the face­ gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top ; percent, but they were exploratory lifting of the Baltimore hall is quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ concessions and not in long-estab­ progressing smoothly and that the ing at your Union-owned ond ' Union- ' lished production centers. hiring hall is already sporting a new coat of paint. Far more serious are the pos­ operoled Sea Chest store. The men, the «gent reminds, are sible consequences of a Communist advised to check their health clinic take-over in Iraq. That country, Sport Cools cards and apply for a new one if once the staunchest ally of the Slacks they have run over their year's West in the oil-rlcb Middle East, Dress Shoes limitation. If so, they should see now has a distinct pro-Russian ori­ the dispatcher for another appoint­ Work Shoes entation. Communist sympathizers WASHINGTON — A code of ment.. Socks ethics aimed at eliminating behind- are in key posts in the Government. Iraq produces about 255 million Dungarees the-scenes influence in Govern­ barrels of oil a year and is the Frisko Jeens ment affairs, has been recommend­ CPO Shirts ed for Congressional legislation chief supplier of - oil to Western Europe. If the Communists were to Dress Shirts by a House subcommittee. cut off Iraqi oil it would mean a Sport Shirts Noting that some Federal agen­ replay of what happened after the Bells . * " cies have been lax in setting up a Suez War in 1956 when ^ every strict code of ethical practices for available US tanker was pressed Khakis i-their members, the report suggest­ into service to carry oil to Europe Ties ed that laws be established pro­ Sweat Shirts viding for civil and criminal penal­ T-Shirts (Continued from page 2) ties to be invoked against any one Shorts before they were able to disen­ involved in unethical backstage Briefs tangle themselves. The Sandcap­ politics. Swim Trunks tain made her way into berth under The code would apply to all of­ her own power and then went into ficials and employees in the execu­ Sweaters a shipyard for inspection. Sou'westers tive branch and to persons doing The Wolverine State went business SAN FRANCISCO—Two vessels Raingear with the Government, but aground following the collision and paid off, two signed on and two Caps conspicuou"'" omits Congressmen was stuck for an hour and a half were in-transits as the shipping themselves. New York Senator Writing Materials before two tugs pulled her free. here began to lean towards the Keating (Rep., NY) termed such Toiletries Both ships were off 69th Street, slow side. Paying off were the omission "discriminatory favorit­ Steel Electric Shavers Brooklyn, at the time. Advocate (Isthmian) and the Radios In the other collision, a barge ism," said it was tantamount to a Maiden Creek (Waterman). broke away from her tow under "double standard of morality in Television The Steel Advocate quickly the heavy winds and rammed into the Government,?' and warned, signed on a crew along with the Jewelry a commuter-packed Staten Island "We cannot afford to take a holier- Choctaw (Waterman). Cameras ferry, injuring some 2(1 passengerg. than-thou attitude," Isthmian's Steel Architect and luggage The ferry, the Tompkinsville, was The proposed code would pro­ Calmar's Flomar were in transit. eanylng 1,800 commuters when the vide for dismissal of Government Port agont Marty Breithoff re•ollisipn occurred. The Tompkins­ employees and cancellation of Gov­ : )ort8 that oldtimera on the beach ville limped into Staten Island ernment loans, contracts, grants include T. M. Moriarty, W. Bauae, where 16 of the passengers were and permits for violation of its J. W. Carlew, B. Gapge, and provislcms. hospitalized for treatment, . Giliik«i. SlU SHIPS AT SEA Bait. Story: Idle Ships Your (Sear... for ship ... for shore •,-f- Study Gov't Ethics Code In Congress Sandcaptain Damaged In NY Collision Sf On Dull Side Again m SEA CHEST -•' r.l �nurr 19, ItSf SEAFARERS laC Page 8erem Ban '50-50' On Runaways - Pelly YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying Bv Sidney Margoliua WASHINGTON—Continuing his fight in Congress against runaway shipping, Rep. Thomas Pelly has introduced a pro­ posal which could effectively bar runaways from handling 1959 Cars: Costlierp But More Subdued any "50-50" cargoes and also4-— — with us car manufacturers chastened by last year's sales flop, the Now US flag design, which carry out the original intent device of documenting a vessel becomes official July 4, 1959, 1090 cars are generally more subdued In horsepower, in some cases of Congress in passing the under some foreign flag. adds star for Alaska as 49th In appearance too, but not in price. They're bigger thah ever and "50-50" law. Although a tax on these Ameri­ state. they cost more than ever. The manufacturers still don't realize that For all practical purposes. Fed­ can-owned vessels would repre­ eral agencies handling movement sent a sizable contribution toward their ever-increasing prices have pushed many wage-earners out of of "5()-50" cargoes have so far in­ the country's tax needs, the com­ the new-car market. They still hope they can overcome the price terpreted the law to mean that mittee felt it would involve "seri­ problem by trying different model changes, making cars bigger and American ships are entitied to ous problems." Its contention was putting on a "hard sell." carry only half of the shipments. that the runaway-flag companies Actually, Rep. Pelly points out, the are genuine "foreign" corporations. But the Big Three popular-price sixes have gone up an average law was designed to assure US-fiag Pelly countered with the view that of gl44 again this year, an increase of 6.7 per cent. The average list vessels of at least half of this ton- "these foreign-flag operations are price of the Big Three sixes now is $2,284 compared to $1,613 in conducted under the device of age. 1051, Ml Increase of 42 per cent. While the factories have raised His latest proposal would limit wholly-owned subsidiaries." prices constantly—almost seven per cent each year since 1055'— This was precisely the case, for the carriage of "50-50" cargoes ex­ dealers have had to take the brunt of holding down actual selung clusively to American ships and to example, with the Liberian-flag Florida, on which the SIU won prices by paring their own profit margins. WASHINGTON-rNo immediate vessels of the nation receiving the SS bargaining rights in a National US Government-financed ship­ change in Federal regulation of Basic Equipment Ups Price Board election last May. Alaskan shipping is expected now ments. Vessels of "third party" Labor Add to the average Ust price of $2,284, such basic equipment as that Alaska has formally entered nations would be excluded. Up The NLRB sustained the SIU until now, the runaways, primar­ claim that the foreign "subsidi­ heater (average price, $58); radio ($65); oil filter ($7.60), plus typical the union as the 49th state. aries" established by P&O Steam­ The statehood act passed by Con­ ily Liberian-flag ships, have been ship were set up solely to mask transportation of $35 to Cleveland moving the balance of these ship­ and $147 to the West Coast. Thus gress last year specified that the the true American ownership and the price of a standard-transmis­ Federal Maritime Board's regula­ ments since^ nations like India, operation of the former Americanwhich receive large amounts of sion six-cylinder sedan becomes tion over Alaskan commerce since flag cruise shid. $2,450 to $2,560, depending on 1916 would continue as is. The "50-50" assistance; have few ships of their own. where you live. Deduct the typical Board is now conducting a "fur­ US-fiag supporters see the Pelly discount of $250 (if you don't get ther review" to determine whether a corresponding over-allowance on any unexpected problems are crop­ proposal as a means of giving a your old car), and you can expect ping up. Formal recognition of big lift to US-flag shipping. In to pay a cash price of $2,200 to Alaskan as a state is expected to cases where the nation for which $2,300 for one of the popular sixes mean ever-growing opportunities the cargo is destined cannot supply for US-flag shipping on the West ships at fair and reasonable rates, this year. movement of the cargo would re­ The increasingly-popular Ram­ Coast. Alaska was formerly admitted vert to American ships. This bler has gone up less this year would effectively shut out the run­ MOBILE—Fifteen degree tem­ than the Big Three. Rambler and into the union on January 3, at aways from carrying these ship­ peratures blowing in here from which time the design for a new th'e-^ew compact-size Studebaker up north and a slow shipping pic­ Lark now have a price edge of 49-star American flag was revealed. ments. Meanwhile, an earlier proposal ture have kept most of the Sea­ $300-$400 on the Big Three. While The new design does not become farers here indoors during the past the Big Three have increased in official until July 4. It is apparent­ by the Washington Congressman period, according to Cal Tanner, that the Government put the same ly arranged for the easy addition length again this year, from two port agent. tax bite on American-owned run­ of still another star in the event to six inches, both Rambler and Seven ships called into port for Studebaker Lark now offer buy­ statehood is also approved for Ha- away vessels as on American-flag payoffs, those being the Claiborne, ships drew a cold reception from waU. ers a compact alternative to the The 13 red-and-white stripes re­ the House Ways and Means Com­ Young America and Monarch of small European cars, which gained In sales last year while US makes were sinking. Jiote that the big main as they were, but the ar­ mittee, the tax-writing branch of the Seas (Waterman); Alcoa Cor­ difference between the compact US models and the full-size US cars rangement of the 49 stars has been the Congress. In fact, the com­ sair, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Roamer is more in overall length than in actual- wheel base. The Big Three staggered. The first, third, fifth and mittee suggested that if the run­ and the Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa). simply have more overhang. Even Ford, which last year had a 202- seventh rows of stars start at the away problem is to be handled by Two vessels, the Yoqng America inch model, now has dropped it and offers only a 208-inch body in outside edge of the blue field. The Congress at all, it should be done (Waterman) and the Del Campo second, fourth and sixth rows are through some means other than (Mississippi), were in transit. all price classes. ^ Eleven ships are due in the com­ The various Ramblers and the Liujc now are significant competitors slightly indented at the outer edge taxation. Rep. Pelly had urged a study of ing two weeks. to the imported cars. The popular Volkswagen sells for $1,545 at the and protrude beyond the oddTanner reports that they didnt port of entry, while the Renault Dauphine, which has been overhaul­ numbered rows at the inside edge the tax '^opholes which allow of the field. need the air conditioning in the American-owned vessels to transfer ing Volkswagen in popularity, costs $1,645. But it is hard to get Chosen from among 2,000 design to runaway flags and avoid US Union hall lately. The unusually discounts on the imported cars. The new compact US cars can be bought in a range of $1,700 to $1,900 after discounts, not including suggestions submitted to a special taxes, while still competing with low temperatures have made pool, commission, the new design was American-flag ships. "It only television, and simple relaxation FOB charges. put into production by manufac­ seems fair," Pelly said, "that all the order of the day. The compact US cars provide more power and room than t^e turers a few hours after it was US steamship operators, tax-wise, A new combination dispatch and small Imports, but not as much gas-saving. disclosed. It is the first new version should be on an equal basis." No welfare counter has been set up Horsepower On Downgrade Now of the "Stars-and-Stripes" since American shipowner, he contend­ on the second deck of the hall to 1912 when Arizdna and New Mex­ ed, should be able to escape pay­ improve service for the member­ One benefit this year is that the l/S makers have reduced horse­ ico were admitted to the union. ing his fair share of taxes by the ship. The booth is a cashier type power and compression ratio slightly, thus reversing the higherset-up with one window being horsepower trend. This is an attempt to answer the complaint of used for registration and dues, and high operating costs, and to make it possible to operate at least a the other for vacation applications six-cylinder car on regular-grade gas. The gas-saving, however, will and welfare items. not be significant, especially since the manufacturers at the same The New Year's dinner here, time have increased the size of the cars. which brought a large turnout of New cars in the showrooms this year must be labeled with the Seafarers their families, was manufacturer's suggested selling price for the car itself and each SIU members who were PhUippine nationals dtirmg the highlightedand by jowls and blackaccessory installed by the factory. This helps you avoid the fornler Second World War can apply for possible compensation if: eye peas, plushog the conventional practice of many dealers, of exaggerating the list price or padding t) they were taken prisoner by Japanese forces while serving holiday menu. charges for accessories, and then offering what seems like a big dis­ vvith the US, 2) they were cap-^ count or trade-in allowance. tured by the Japanese while But some dealers are trying to fool buyers into believing that the in the Philippines, or 3) they label price is an official price. The trade publication Automotive' were next of kin to deceased pris­ News reports dealers are hahging on to the suggested list prices. oners of war. Benefits have been A Los Angeles dedler says: "This new sticker looks like a legal docu­ made available through the Phil­ ment. The prospect believes it." Another speaker at a trade conven­ ippines Red Cross through a pro­ tion said the Government now controls the price. Even Sen. Mike vision of the recent peace treaty Monroney, who sponsored the new label law, has praised it as an concluded between Japan and the Influence toward establishing fixed prices. Philippines. Don't be fooled into believing the label price is an official fixed Claims forms are available at the price. It is only, a "list price" or "factory-suggested price." The New York Chapter of the Ameri­ dealer still can sell at any price he wants. Many still give discounts, can Red Cross at Lexington Ave. most typically 10 per cent, this reporter has found. and 38th St.,and should be filed The guide to car prices. Car Fax, this year lists not only the sug­ by March 15 to be eligible for gested retail prices of all US and imported cars and accessories, but benefits. also their wholesale cost so you can see just how much room you Applicants are requested to have for bargaining with the dealer. The guide also lists transporta­ bring with them a certified or tion costs to various cities and costs of all optional extras whether photostatic copy of their discharge Installed by the factory or by the dealer himself, so you won't be certificates or POW certificates. If fooled by inflated charges for dealer-installed equipment. (Car Fax neither is available, citizenship costs $1.75 at newsstands or can be ordered for $2 from the Car Fax papers or other official documents H. Fifth Ave., New %qrkjq., |g;ejv, Xpyk.}'.......... i.. - X Alaska Ship Rules Stay Unchanged r Yankee Air Chills Mobile Filipinos Can File Claims For POVi Pay By Japan PORTO'CAU 675'-.4^.A'<ffiMar -12/6 e..t!M3iUOeE �SEAFARERS Pace ElcM January U> 19S9 LOG Red Trade Drive Gains As West Eases Embargo Lk. Charles Shipping Up; 11Vessels In A new contract agreement be­ decision of the licensed officers to tween the SaUors Union of the affiliate with the SIU. Pacific and Standard Oil of Califor­ Russia's concentrated drive to ease trade barriers between 4. t t nia (Calif. Shipping) provides wage East and West is meeting with some degree of success in the Carl Born, 65, and Kenneth Moincreases of up to $30 a month, United States and Great Britain. The Soviets recently con­ hourly increases of 9-15 cents on rine, 63, have recently gone into cluded a deal purchasing 20,-^ ' retirement from the Sailors Un­ overtime rates and 5 cents on pen­ LAKE CHARLES—Labor in this alty rates, an additional week's ion of the Pacific. After 51 years, 000 tons of sheet steel from ments and nuclear apparatus from port is patiently awaiting the out­ vacation, and boosts in room, meal, Bori/intends to take it easy, devot­ Republic Steel while Eiigland the embargo list In an effort to ing his time to his hobby of orna­ has relaxed its embargo on many step up trade with the East. ; come of a meeting between the linen and traveling allowances. mental square-knotting. Morine, items formerly barred to Commu­ Amalgamated Meat Cutters, AFLArguing that many items on the ^ ^ X. with 46 years of sailing imder his nist trade. ClO. and the National Labor Rela­ list had been openly demonstrated tions. Board, port agent Leroy Charges of "theft" against John belt, plans to take in the sights The steel transaction, made by the Red nations at the recent Clarke reports. The meeting was Wood and Peter Scragg of the Li­ around the countryside. through a New York import-export Atoms For Peace Conference in held over the union's port-wide or­ censed Division of the SIU Cana­ concern, is the first large shipment Geneva, Britain added cyclotrons, ganizing campaign. of steel from the US to the Soviet radiation detection instruments, ac­ dian District were dismissed by A Matson ship, the Lurline,, be­ Union in several years. Presum­ celeration tubes and other instru­ The butchers union called off Montreal Judge almost -as soon as its pickets around these unorgan­ he saw them. In his politest terms came the line's second vessel since ably to be used in the production ments to the list. ized store? after their owners h€ said, "Greaves (the accuser) the early 1930's to head north of automobile bodies, the sheet Vacuum pump manufacturers, in agreed not to interfere with their acted too hastily." The "theft when it pulled into Seattle amid a steel was shipped via Halifax, particular, are calling for more lib­ After employees' choice of union repre­ charges were an outgrowth of the Jiuge public reception. eral trade laws, noting that they :. throwing open its deck to Seattle Nova Scotia. sentation. The owners had previ­ One of the conditions .of the sale have a huge potential market In residents for a first hand look-see, ously obtained an the LurUne, with its SIU Paeifie was that the New York concern C^ina. injunction limit­ District ci-ew, steamed towards agree to buy 80,000 tons of highing the number Honolulu with 700 passengers grade metallurgical steel chrome of pickets, but ore from Russia. The chrome, aboard. the union agreed which along with the steel lyas if if if to call them off sold at world market prices, can entirely once An increase in the hospital com­ be used in making stainless and they got the own­ fort benefit from $1 to $1.50 a day specialty steels and high-tempera­ ers' assurances has been voted by trustees of the ture alloys. that they would Marine Cooks and Stewkrda secu­ Other non-strategic goods COLUMBUS — The Ohio branch rity funds: Death benefits were shipped to Russia during 1958 in­ Magnan ^ ' an NLRB elec­ of the National Association of also expanded to include nieces cluded rubber, electrical machi­ SAN FRANCISCO — American tion in the future. Manufacturers and the Ohio Cham­ and nephews by marriage, step­ nery, prihting presses, agricultural President Lines, once reported la Although the state elections have ber of Commerce have been un­ children and stej^parents. machinery, automobiles, trucks, the market for Hawaiian Textron's Just ended, many members herC masked as the prime backers of passenger liner, the Leilani, has busses and scientific supplies. 4 t ft have reported a step-up in cam­ "Right to work" despite an attempt discarded plans for purchasing the While the US has maintained a paigning among the city's unions to camouflage loans made to antiThe historic 10,200-mile trip into tight bah on all trade with Ried vessel. according to the "Pacific by the local political aspirants. labor forces in the last election. the Canadian Arctic by the deep- China and has done only slight Shipper," a West Coast shipping Many of these politicians are try­ The financial campaign report of water tug Arctic Rover has rais^ business with the Eastern Euro­ publication. George Killion, presi­ ing to sound out labor here to see 'work" supporters revealed that many an eyebrow up in Can­ pean bloc, England has freed a dent of APL, told the magadne . if they can swing their support in the NAM loan of $39l!,500 and the ada. Upon starting its four-month wide raiigt of scientific instru- that the company changed its plans future elections. because it believed the vessel was Chamber loan of $261,000 were cruise last July, experts predicted Shipping for the port was very more like gifts than they' were the Rover, manned by the SIU "not suitable" for their needs/ good over the past two weeks. Al­ loans. Both groups had pledged Canadian District, would never The future of the Leilani is in Notify Union though many of the men are stick­ their surplus bonds to "guarantee" beat the winter freeze and would doubt as Hawaiian Textron, after ing close to the hall now that the the loans, just in casei they would be tied up in ice until spring. Not Abouf Sick Mfen annoimcing plans to turn the vessel holidays are over, the dispatcher not be returned, which, of course, only did the vessel make it but Ship's delegates are urged to back to the Maritime Administra­ reports that he was hard put to they never were. The Chamber, in she made it In record time, suc­ notify jthe Union immediately tion, failed to make a mortgage fili some Openings. fact, is writting the loan off as a cessfully unloading 2,000. tons of when a shipmate is taken off payment due last week and laid off Caiiing into this area over the "bad debt." cargo at 13 different ports en route. the vessel in any port because the ship's crew and their passenger past two weeks were the Cbiwawa, Attempting to remain behind of Illness or Injury. Delegates office personneL Cantigny, CS Norfolk, Winter Hill, The only other company showing With only a six-week portrait should not wait untU they send Bradford Island, Royal Oak, CS the scenes, the NAM made its loan Miami, Bents Fort, CS Baltimore, through the Huntington National painting course under hia belt. in the ship's minutes but should any interest in purchasing tlia . Council Grove (Cities Service) and Bank of Columbus. It was only Marine Cooks and .Stewards mem­ handle the matter in a separate Leilani, the "Shipper" reported, . through threat of state action that ber Victor Wigington is producing communication, so that the Un­ was American Banner Line, owner the Mermaid (Metro). this was disclosed. some mighty impressive results. ion can determine in what man­ of the US's only all tourist passen­ The membership in this port ger ship, the Atlantic. Although Ironically, it was these same In less than a year he has sold over ner it can aid the brother. was deeply saddened by the death It would also be helpful if unable to purchase the vessel once of Brother Cyril Magnan in St. groups that protested agai^t or­ a dozen paintings; four of which Patrick's Hospital here last week. ganized labor's contributions in the hang in Tiki Bob's, a San Fran­ the full name, rating and book before, the magazine said. Banner Brother Magnan was in the hospi­ statewide referendum on the issue. cisco restaurant. Wigington paints number was sent in. Address Line is reported still considering tal recovering from a broken pelvis The outcome in the Ohio elections on a black velvet surface, prefer-> these notifications to Welfare the possibility of using the Leilani in its New York to Europe pas­ suffered while on the Eagle Trans­ was a sound trouncing for propo­ ring the native South Sea Tdhi- Services at headquarters. senger service. tians as his subjects. porter, when he had a heart attack. nents of "Right to work." NAM Cash Aided Ohio 'Right' Drive iif;:- • ' ' ji APL Won't Buy Leilani The cbristncted nature of shipboorjd living often mokes for hazords overhead as well as underfoot. Taller crewy . ' members particularly often find it difficult to avoid light­ ing fixtures, projecting lines and other ob ects fixed to . the overhead, n situations of this kind, it is sometime$ pos­ sible to eliminate the^ hazard by relocating fixtures and lines. Such steps are obvi­ ously most desirable. Where they are not practicable, warning signs should be posted and crewmembers have to exercise extra caution to avoid painful head injuries. To sum up, move the hazards where they can be moved. W![ie^<|lbey :can't, keep a sharp eye on the overhead. Watch Those Overheads I .' ^' .'•i . ' - ;A| :,v • - h,- • yTiy,* J : �Junurjr II. 19M SEAFAkERS Family Reunion LOG Pace Nine NY Gets Taste Of Runaway NEW YORK—Another runaway-flag vessel, the Valiant Faith, transferred back to American registry and took on a crew of Seafarers last week. Bill Hall, assistant secretarytreasurer reports. This was the first American crew to man the ship since she transferred to the Liberian flag more than • five years ago. wanted to get home died down. train); Rebecca (Intercontinental); Patrolmen signing the ship The majority of those brothers who Winter Hill, CS Norfolk, CS, Miami on found conditions aboard the wanted to spend Christmas an.-l (Cities Service); Elizabeth, Suzanne Valiant Faith were the poorest con New Year's with their families got (Bull) and the Robin Trent (Robin). Signing on during the period ceivable. The messrooms had never off their- ships during the prior been sougeed and had not seen a period and only a few late arrivals were the Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa coat of paint in a long time. In got off during the last two weeks. Runner, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); CS addition the company had taken As it was. Hail said, 21 berths were Miami (Cities Service); Robin nearly all of the lockers out of the filled by class C cards which in­ Trent (Robin); Kathryn, Evelyn unlicensed foc'sles and left the dicates that any class A or B man (Bull); Fairland, Beauregard (Pan- . foreign crews to shift for them who wanted to ship out, could have Atlantic); Rebecca Intercontinen­ selves. Two of the foc'sles, the taken a job during the past period. tal); Topa Topa (Waterman); Steel bosun's and the night cook's, were There were 45 vessels calling Voyager (Isthmiwi) and the Valiant into the area during the past two Faith (Ocean Carriers). used for storerooms. In transit were the Alcoa Planter Some of the necessary repairs weeks. Nineteen ships paid off, 13 (Alcoa); Cahnar, Portmar (Calmar); were completed before the vessel signed on and 13 were in transit. The vessels paying off were the Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic); CS sailed with a cargo commitment with agreement reached with the Topa Topa (Waterman); Steri Norfolk (Cities Service); Kathryn company to bring the ship up to Voyager (Isthmian); Fairland, (Bull); Jean LaFitte (Water­ SlU standards before she s'gns on Beauregard, Raphael S e m m e -s. man); Mankato Victory (Vic­ Azalea City, Bienville (Pan-Atlan­ tory Carriers); Steel Designer, again. tic); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Puritan, Steel Vendor (Isthmian) and the (Subsequently in Norfolk the ship Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Seatrain Seatrains New Jersey and TeXas ran hard aground at Town Point Srvanhah, Seatrain Georgia (Sea- (Seatrain). Wharf and was stuck there for a Horn* after trip en the Yaka, steward Wong Kong brought the day despite attempts by a Coast family around for a visit to SlU headquarters while he picked Guard cutter to pull her free up his SlU vacation check. Steven Wong, 4 (center), David, 5, Private tugs finally refloated the and Mrs. Wong all seem pleased to have dad home for a spell. vessel the following day.) As the weather reports have in­ dicated, the whole East Coast was hit by a cold snap during the past Acting on a resolution submitted poultiT sold this year will be Fed­ weeks. It got so cold that. the by the executive board ' of the erally inspected, as compared with Cities. Service tanker Winter Hill Jewelry Workers' Union, AFL-CIO less than one-third which was in­ resembled an iceberg more than President George Meany appointed spected under the voluntary proa tanker when she pulled into Charles Hasenmeyer to act as grani existing up until now. Bridgeport, Conn., for payoff. The trustee of the union. Under the X X entire ship, from bow to stem, was resolution, Hasenmeyer, assistant The AFL-CIO Laundry and Dry regional director of the AFL-CIO, Cleaning Intematibn^ Union won coated with ice. The SlU-manned Bull Line has announced the expansion Shipping for the past period will have"all the powers" vested a sweeping victory In Milwaukee of its Puerto Rican service with the start of a weekly run slowed down somewhat. Hall noted, by the union's constitution*^in their the expelled Laundry Workers out of the Gulf ports of New Orleans and Mobile. Tiie com­ as the pre-holiday rush of men who president and secretary-treasurer as union threw in the towel and an­ "necessary to carry .out the con­ nounced it was ceasing all opera­ pany has been the principal stitutional obligations" of the tions in the area. The withdrawal operator on the New Yorkunion to the AFL-CIO. Hasenmeyer of the ousted union followed nine Puerto Rico run for over 50 will hold office as trustee until the consecutive election defeats at the years. Jewelry Workers next constitu­ hands of the AFL-CIO affiliate and The sailing of the C-2 cargo ship tional convention, makes unnecessary representation Frances on Februaty 9 will sig­ $. i elections pending at dozens of area nify the start of the expanded Bull Officials of the Meat Cutters plants. Amo Schultz, expelled pres­ Line service. Another ship, as yet union have hailed the start of ident of Local 3008, of the AFLunnamed, will go on the run a compulsory Federal inspection of CIO union, signeid a stipulation week later. It will also be a 0-2/ (Ed, note: The column this issue is devoted to three retired Sea­ poultry in interstate commerce as ending the operations of Laundry The company intends to main­ a great day for consumers and Workers Local 714, independent. farers who are teceiviny the SIU f 150 disability benefit.) tain its present service out of New poultry workers." Under the law, XXX York at the same level, which Perry Roberta . . . 43 . . . Joined Union in June, 1940, worked as starting January 1, all poultry in Representatives of some 30,000 means.the addition of two vessels deck engineer and FOW . . . preferred Far East hins—"the trips are interstate commerce will have to to its regularly-scheduled .service. long and the payoffs good" . . . sailed on ore ships, be examined for disease with the Missouri union members have an­ At present, six C-2s are on the tankers, cargo ships and Seatrains . . . felt that same strictness with which' the nounced plans for a statewide cam­ New York-Puerto Rican run, with every trip was interesting and every ship sailed an Federal meat inspection program paign for the repeal of a law which compulsory arbitration of other Bull ships running coastwise experience—"you can learn something every day is carried but. The union, with the requires public utility pact disputes. Under or Irregularly in the sugar trade. if you want to" . . . blood clots forced amputation endorsement of the AFL-CIO and the law, the King-Thompson Act, It has not yet been announced of both his legs . . . sees old shipmates In Tampa its affiliates, had long complained the state may seize a struck utility whether the company . will useevery now and then . . . came across many familiar of the dangers of uninspected poul­ and can order the workers back to Ubertys' as replacements for the faces on his last trip to New York . . . ipasses the try. The Agriculture Department work. The act also provides for Frances and the other C-2 now time reading and drawing . . . lives in Tampa with estimates that two-thirds of all fines of $10,000 a day on the union operating out of New York, or mother . . . one of many men under 50 who is re­ for each day the workers remain whether it will obtain additional ceiving the SIU disability-pension. on strike after the state "seizes" ships. e * * the company. Union officials are The Bull Line expansion makes subject to $1,000 fines. Two unions, Claude Flalicr . . 62 . . . hails from a family of 16 children . . . it the second major 8ITJ com­ after coming to the US in 19i7 he went to work as a tailor .. . worked the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Work­ pany to enlarge its Puerto Rican ers and the Street Railway Em­ afterwards as a waiter at Harvard College, then as operations.. Waterman-Pan-Atlan­ ployees, are contesting the consti­ a bus-boy and short order cook'^in a Massachusetts NORFOLK — Shipping for the tic recently Initiated a New Yorkrestaurant . . . started sailing in 1918 and joined port was on the slow side during tutionality of the law in the state Puerto Rico and Gulf-Puerto Rico Union at its founding in 1938 . . . preferred pas­ the past period, James Bullock, courts. The Chemical Workers service, using its trailershlps on senger ships with short island runs because "I like port agent, noted, as there were Union is also fighting a $241,000 the run. to keep in toucb with the home" . . . still gets a no vessels paying off, and only one, fine levied, against it after its hearty chuckle upon fecallihg good luck in Lisbon, the Jean LaFitte, signed on. The members refused to go back to Portugal, in 1939 aboard the "Independence Bridge" majority of the men shipped were work in a 1956 strike at Laclede . . . the .entire crew got sick (from what nobody replacements to in-transit vessels Gas Co. in St. Louis. The members returned to work after an injunc­ ever found out) ,811 except Fisher ... keeps in touch calling into the area. tion was Issued. with former mates Samuel Howard, Walter GrosRepairs will be started soon. ^X X X venor, WiUiam Jenkins and Enoch Pringle. Bullock said, to replace the storm For the first time in history, • • » drains along the side of the build­ teachers balloted in a National Hugh Fouche . .. 44 . . . first sailed on Lakes from Chicago in 1932 ing which rusted and flooded the Labor Relations Board election and as ah ordinary seaman . . . Joined SIU in 1941 working as a 2nd elec­ hall's basement. Because of this voted in favor of representation by trician in the engine department . . . saw some the hall was withpiit heat for short the American Federation of Teach­ perilous duty during the War, sailing to Russia periods of time. However the ers by a 2-to-l margin. The teach­ as part of the famed "4th of July" convoy PQ13, contractor reports he will start ers are employed by the major and spending 15 ihonths in .^changel... in peace­ work soon and all will be in good motion picture and television stu­ time his favorite trip was to South America on the running order shortly. , dios in Los Angeles under an The in-transit vessels calling agreement permitting child actors Idississippi Co. ships Mcause of the runs but espe­ cially on account of "heavenly" New Orleans ... intq the port during the past two and entertainers to continue their sailed on Just about every kind of ship in his ^veeks were the CS Baitimore education outside the normal pub­ career—r-tankers, freighters, trawlers and even a (Cities Service); Rebecca, Madaket, lic school schedules and facilities. garbage scow .:. . multiple aclerosis has paralyzed Jean LaFitfe (Waterman); Steel While the NLRB does not handle Brother Fouche from the waist down but he still Designer (Isthmian); Alcoa Polaris, representation elections for teach­ prays that he'll be able to go back to sea some day ... his sister thinks Alcoa Planter and the Alcoa Puri­ ers, it allowed the election in this "we have the finest Union and the best bunch of guys in the world"- tan (Alcoa). All were reported in case because the motion picture . . his pet hobby?—his little nephew Hugh, "who's going to be an good shape with no outstanding and television studios are engagefl in interstate commerce. SIU man some day" . . . makes his home in Dawson, Georgia. | beefs. • •' rs .41 Bull Expands Services; To Operate From Gulf Norfolk Gets In-Transifs .1 -r :l| • •< I J ..Iv X • 't - I �SEAFARERS Fare T®« P/asffc Lifeboat Passes Tesfs Subjected to a series of rigorous strength tests by the Coast Guard, a prototype all- plastic lifeboat has passed its exams with flying colors. It is expected to go into active service aboard ship later this year. The 24x8x3.5-foot c r a f t^ feet. It reportedly met all these could be the forerunner of an to rot, corrosion and exposure to 10 tests and others without suffering wide fluctuations of temperatures. all-plastic merchant vessel of Under testing, the boat was any damage. A Maritime Adminis­ the future, which could have ev­ erything but its moveable parts and machinery cast from tough plastic materials. The revolution in building ma­ terials is such tnat tne Air Force already has a full-sized, two-seat­ er aircraft made of a plastic en­ velope that fits into a seven-foot packing case. The envelope, com­ plete with a standard prop engine that mounts on the outside, can be filled with air in an hour. It is part of a "survival kit" that can be dropped by parachute to pilots marooned in out-of-the-way places where standard aircraft can't land. Constructed of fiber-glass rein­ forced polyester resin except for its release gear, hardware and fastenings, the plastic lifeboat is said to have a life expectancy as long as any merchant ship on which it will be used. The boat is considered suitable for use on any type of vessel and may be standard gear on the atomic ship Savannah when it comes out next year. The prototype seats 40 persons and will be part of a set of four, including one motor-propelled craft, that will be tried out in service on the experimental gasturbine ship William Patterson. The Patterson is itself a proto­ type converted from an old re­ serve fleet Liberty. Besides a long life span, the plastic boat offers the advantage of savings in maintenance and re­ placement dosts. It contains a foam floatation material that is said to make it "unsinkable" when fully loaded, even if it is punctured or broken into parts. Other features are "lifetime" resistance Phiia. Expects More Payoffs O- PHILADELPHIA—Shipping for this port can be considered fair, compared to the number of men registered here during the period, Steve Cardullo, port agent re­ ports. However, the next period should be even better as there are a couple of vessels scheduled to pay off within the coming two weeks and there will be the usual number of in-transit ships. There were 15 vessels calling into port during the past period. Four paid off, one signed on and 10 were in transit. The vessels paying off wer6 the Jean LaFitte (Waterman); Pacific Wave (Pegor); Cantigny (Cities Service) and the Pennmar (Galmar). The Pacific Wave was the only vessel signing on during the period. In transit were the Alcoa Puri­ tan (Alcoa); LaSalle, Yaka (Wa­ terman); Steel Designer, Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Emilia, Edith, Jean (Bull); Calmar (Calmar) and the Robin Kirk (Robin). Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts - p-> HV- Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments o' funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by immeui.tely bringing the matter to the attention of the secretary-t»"'osurer's office. loaded above capacity, flooded, slammed against a steel pier from a distance of 12 feet and dropped into the water from a height of January 16, 196$ LOG tration contract for the construc­ tion of the prototype was awarded to -the Lane Lifeboat and Davit Corp. of Brooklyn last July. State Court Can't Bar Peaceful Pickets 8RATRAIN NEW JERSEY (SMtraln), Dec. 31—Chairman, J. AlUn; Secre­ tary, V, Ratcllff. One man hoapitallxed In Edsewater. Subdstenca to bo paid to thoae men who joined ahip in ahip.yard. Ship'a fund, S3S. Report ac­ cepted. Foc'alea to be painted. New delesate elected. Need place to dry clothea—dryer needed. Do not hang clothea In engine room. SUZANNE (Bull), Dee. 14—Chair­ man, A. Albe; Secretary, J. Dolan. Everything running smoothly. No beefs. Steward to make work list for crew's laundry. Ship in good shape. KYSKA (Waterman), Dec. 14—Cbaliv man, R. Ferrandiz; Secretary, H. PenquIneHe. Called Union hall for payoff. Arrangements for timeoff for steward dept. while In port. No beefs and no disputed OT. Suggest checking stores for tmttcr grade of products. DEL MAR (Miss.), Dee. 13—Chair­ man, H. Maas> Secretary, D. McFall. Two hours disputed sailing time. Captain will allow each member one fifth botUe of liquor, five cases of beer, and any i^arettea purchased MV DEL ORO (Mill.), Dse. IS— Chairman, W. Cummont; Sscratery, S. Smith. Ship's fund S20. New dele­ gate elected. Crew requested to keep messroom clean and turn off washing machine when finished. ATLAS (Cargo A Tankship), Dec. 31 —Chairmen, J. PIceu; Secretary, R. Higglnt. Ship's fund S67.70. New dele-' gste elected. Suggestion to set patrol­ man about 2 B^s or 1 BR and utility man aa pi^r company request. MV TIMBER HATCH (Suwanneo), Nov. 30—Chairman, H. Warran; Sacrotary, W. Newsem. New delegate A reporter elected. Ship's fund S7.50. No beefs, no disputed OT. Menus not to changed except by addition or approval of steward. Black gang foc'alea need painting. WASHINGTON—The United States Supreme Court has given full approval to peaceful union picketing and has ruled that a state court may not enjoin picketing unless violence involved. The decision-^— IS knocked out a Florida state The state courts justified their court injunction barring pick­ right to bar picketing by declaring eting at 12 exclusive Miami Beach that picketing must be "done in hotels by members of the Hotel an atmosphere conducive to-reach­ ing a result that is fair to the em­ Employees Union. The decision is the second major ployer, employees, and the public," step by the Supreme Court in the and not in an atmosphere "of in­ past year reaffirming a union's sinuation, bad faith, deception, right to peaceful picketing. In Jan­ farce or damned-if-I-don't-showuary, 1953, that nation's top court. you spirit."" In its appeal to the Supreme refused to review a Circuit Court's decision upholding picketing by Court, the union urged the court the SIU at Bull Line's terminal in to reaffirm the "free speech" doc­ New York City, during a contract trine in which it was contended that picketing is "free speech" and beef with the company. The Circuit Court reversed a can not be curbed so long as it is Districe Court's injunction against peaceful. picketing by the Union pointing The court, in its brief opinion, out that "no one controverts that emphasized that its ruling in favor this is a peaceful strike." The Su­ of the union was based entirely on preme Court refused the com­ the lack of violence. "In none of pany's appeal for a further review the 12 cases did the Florida trial of the case. courts make any findings of vio­ In the Florida case, the Hotel lence, and in some, an affirmative Employees Union-had set up picket finding of no violence was made," lines at 22 Miami Beach hotels the court held. after the owners refused to recog­ The injunction prohibited pick­ nize the union as bargaining agent eting at 22 fiotels, but only 12 cases for their employees. The hotels were appealed to the Supreme went into court and obtained an Court. The hotels involved In the injunction against the union on the court's decision were the Saxony, ground that their picketing vio­ Sans Souci, Versailles, San Marino, lated the state's "Right-to-Work" Sherry-Frontenac, Lombardy, Mi­ law which provides that union ami Colonia, Nautilus, Delmonico, membership shall not be a condi­ President Madison, Robert Richter tion for employment. and the Martinique. SS Atlantic Wins PHS Award For Cleanliness SIU crewmember aboard the Banner Line passenger ship SS Atlantic can pat themselves on the back as the result of receiving a 95 percent rating on the ship's semi-annual sani­ tary inspection by the US-*Public Health Service. As a This is particularly true on the At­ result of the 95 score, the ves­ lantic which boasts a private bath sel was awarded the coveted cer­ tificate of sanitation by thie Serv­ ice. Certificates are awarded only to those ships scoring 95 percent or better. A Public Health Service spokes­ man said that the rating compared favorably with that of any other American-flag passenger ship oper­ ating out of New York and was in many instances superior to that achieved by other such ships. "A rating of this kind for a passenger liner," he said, "means that every crewmember has lived up to his obligation, because failure to do so would mean that the ship would not have achieved the rating it did." This was the first operating in­ spection of the new vessel, since the previous inspection took place before the ship went into actual service. The passenger ship inspection consists of the same items as a freight ship inspection, but of course, the margin for error is much greater Ton a large passehgey vessel where ine sanitation problem is multiplied many times over. .• M •h r., V. . » M o 11 • and. shower for every passenger room. See Upturn In Savannah SAVANNAH — It has been a fairly slow period on the shipping side, William Morris, port agent reports, with only 14 jobs shipped fromvthls hall during the past two weeks. However, of the 14 jobs, Morris said, three were .taken by class C men, which means that the majority of the class A and B men registered on the beach here are in no hurry to ship out. The outlook for the coming two w eeks is on the brighter side as there are a good number of intransit vessels scheduled to come into the area. in transit during the past two weeks were the Fort Hoskins (Cities Service); Seatrain Georgia (twice), Seatrain Louisiana (twice) (Seatrain); Steel Recorder (Isth­ mian); Robin Trent (Robin) and the Atlas (Tankers and Tramps). »'ll II »• B • I7 l J. v .. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vie, fory). Dee. 7—Chairman, V. Maahan; Sacralary, C. Ollvtr. Ship'a fund S1S.S8. Few houra disputed <>3;. Dim cussion on runaway ships. Dlscuaslom on claanliness of messroom and pantry at night. Voto of thanks to crow moss and pantry crew. wiU be deducted from dop raUon. Ship's • fund S79.2S. New delegate elected. Asked sa movie donaUon from each member, to be coUected at first draw. To send Xmas cards to Uq and NO haU. To purchase S40 worth of magazines next trip. Sea Chest library on board. Keep bath­ rooms clean. Steward to check aoap ^sappearance. ALAMAR (Calmar), Dee. 11—Chair­ man, B. HSM) Secretary E. WHhelmsen. Shortage on several items. Con­ tacted SeatUe A NY haUs. Ship'a fund $7.90. Wiper not doing good Job, could do better. Food beef. In­ sufficient stores. Need larger blankets for crew. Vote of thanks to delegate for Job weU done, also to cook. Re­ quest more LOGs. IDEAL X (Penn Ship.), Dec. 7— Chairman, W. Smithi Secretary, D. Nunn. Delegates to make up repair list in advance. Collection to ne made for Xmas. One man hospitalized in Texas City. Discussion on disputed OT and equalizing same. New dele­ gate elected. Discussion on draws. Safety rules posted. Need new wash­ ing machine and toilet seats. Steward to issue lava soap. ALCOA RUNNER (Aleaa).. Mm,. Chairman, H. Casklli; Secretary, R. Hall. All beefs squared away—ex­ cept porthole in bosun's foc'sle and bunk. Bosun sunk boat in 83 Harbor —rescued by tug boat. No .more launch service—bosun to take swim­ ming lessons. Ship's fund SS.S5. Ask for change of table in messhall to fsciUtate work. Menu suggestions welcome. Vote of thanks to steward and dept. , Dec. 17—Chairman, E. Foley; Secre-. tary, R. Ortii. Report on wiper being fired due to lateness; squared away by patrolman—man remaining. WAND ARCHER (Ne. AtlanHc), Nov. 37—Chairman, J. Beurgeels; Secretary, R. Pierce. Mixing machine and galley door to be fixed. Water tanks need cleaning—water rusty. Clean laundry room. Discard old washing machine and spare parts. Dec. S—Chairman, A. Lavagnoi Sec­ retary, A. Mslene. Some repairs made. Captain to ok painting of messhall and pantry. Water tanks need cleaning. Keep doors locked in alley­ ways to keep shore workers out. Keep water hot while washing dishes. Stew­ ard ta issue roach powder for roaches. More night lunch to be put out. Ship in very bad shape. Food has been good during trip. - SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), June 13—Chairman, E. Jones; Secre­ tary, E. Lanier. Two men missed ship. Repair lists to be - turned in. Payoff expected in ship-yard. Sailed an OS short for round trip. Galley skylight to be adjusted to operate fcom inside. 3rd & 4th grade of meat being sent. Complaints about inferior quality of baking. Bevel sharp edges of messroom receiving table at dumb­ waiter. WANG TRADER (No. Atlantic), Dee. 14—Chairman, J. Hurst; Secretary., O. Ort. New delegate elected. WM. H. CARRUTH (Penn Shipping), Dec. 14—Chairman, S...Holden; Secre­ tary, J. Chermetlno. New delegate elected. Request coffee pot bracket: laundry cleaning list. Radio and bunk lights need repairing. Electric plug needed in bathroom. Water fountain to be repaired and water to be colder. FAIRLANO (Pan-Atlantic), Dec. ki —Chairman, C. Rawllngs; Secretary, C. Goldstein. Deodorizers ordered. Meeting to be held once a month un­ less anything of importance turns up. end to be held before payoff. Re­ quested a first aid kit for engine room —not received yet. SANTORB (Ore), Dec. 31—Chalrmanr H. Shepeta; Secretary R. RayfieM. Some trouble with water. Two men missed ship. Report accepted. To see . captain about water or make claim for ruined clothes. Keep laundry and washing machiiie clean and return cups to pantry. PACIPICUS (Orion), Dee. 14—Chair­ man, P. Fox; Secretary G. Seeberser. Expect to be In port Dee. 21st. Wiper's foc'sle to be fumigated and maw tresses changed—man left ship due to lUness. Check for American money before sailing. Ovens to be reliued on galley range. Hot water to be main­ tained at all times. Request new spare fans to be pet aboard and all fans put In good working order. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Tanks to be cleaned—water rusty. Good trip and fine crew. ST SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Dec. 3S— Chairmen, A. Frick; Secretary, W. Dunham. Reported having trouble with .range' A oven in galley—new parts ordered. All repairs to be turned in to patrolman. New delegate elected. Request more variety of night lunch: also extra stores. Shortage of linen brought to mcfmlwrshlp's attention by steward. Voto of thanks to steward dept. for excellent dinner at Christ­ mas. ELIZABETH (Bull), Dsc. 2S—Chair­ man, R. Rschrlch; Secretary, T. VIge. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Discussion on use of washing machine. Suggestion that man on watch bo fed first. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Dec. 37— Chairman, R. Breomhead; Secratary R. Hall. New delegate elected. Vota' of thanks to steward dept. for fine Job decorating messhall and excellent Christmas dinner. Contributions to bo made toward ship's fund. FAIRLAND (Pan-Atlantic), Dec. 31— Chairman, C. Rawllngs, Secretary. C. Goldstein. Need first aid kit. New delegate elected. Meeting to bo held once a month before payoff.- Patrol­ man* instructed delegate to report permit men to respective dept. for replacements after time is up. Dec. 27—Chairman, Derea; Secre­ tary, C. Goldstein. Special meeting re: steward dept. beef—chief cook refuses to let 3td cook do his work. Suggestion to call^ Union and have beef straightened ont. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Dee. SI—Chairman, M. Mullen; Secretary,' S. Wright. Everything running amoothly. Suggestion to paint flying bridgo with non-skid paint; also that day workers and men off watch re­ frain from whistling in passageways. Vote of thank* to steward dept. for Job well done. YORKMAR (Calmar), Jan. S-^halPman, I. larch; Secretary, R. Cummlngt. Meiaroom tables to be repaired In •hipyard. One man missed ship In Bait. Keep library books in order at all times and return after reading. Return cups to pantry. Less noise dur­ ing meal hours. Men missing ship to be reported. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. ORION COMEt (Orion), Dee. 33— Chairman, W. Clegs; Secretary, H. Morris. Reports accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. Try to obtain new mattress In Japan. Steward nqt to accept milk if not pasteurized. MADAKET (Waterman), Dee. IS— Chairman, R. Pararra; Sscratary, J. Burke. Some repairs not made. New delegate elected. Discussion re: log­ ging of cook for day off. Requen coffee be made Utile stronger: also to chill aU Juices. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Jan. 3—Chairman, R. Fararra; Soo, retary, J. Burko. Several brothers lowered gangway and missed ship. Few hours -disputed OT for doing longshoreman's work—to be turned in at payoff. Picked up three new men In England. Repair Usi to bo made up. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. CHIWAWA (Cities Sorvlce), Dee. 3t .Ti-Chalrman, W. Adams; Secratary, R. Bridges. Two men missed ship in LC. New delegate elected. STEEL iXECUTIVS (lithmls?!). !5«s. 28—Chairman, G. Finkles; Secretary, A. Brodie. Washing machine' to be repaired. Repair Ust turned over to delegate. Ship to be fumigated. One map logged. Reports submitted. Dele­ gate spoke on helping workaway who cama aboard without gear—crew ob­ tained clothing for cold weather from ship's fund. inti'i H ) < t I'll s n Ti I I li I �IC, U5» SI^AFAR^RS Face Berca LOG 4 Man's Job' Social Security Benefit, Tax Rises Take Effect • -'i WASHINGTON—The Government's Social Security pro­ gram which now covers over 78 million workers and members of their families has been found "sound, practical and appro­ priate" by a Federal advisory council, and has proved itself old-age and survivor assistance a "permanent institution in eligibles, whose number is ex- k Is li> American life." The council, composed of 13 rep­ resentatives from labor, manage­ ment and the general public, expressed confidence that the pro­ gram was adequately prepared to meet all foreseeable expansion. Some critics had declared that the program would be unprepared to meet an expanding roster of CS Ships' Engineers Vote Set « t A P >«»••«• • The ^sition of the United States as the sponsor of eutrate shipping regis'trations has again been spelled out, this time at the United Nations' new maritime organization. With the US State Department in their corner, Panama and Liberia are now seeking membership on the organization's safety committee and other top Committees which will make deci­ sions affecting world shipping, despite the fact that nationals of those two countries own practically no shipping. Obviously, without State Department bac^g the two London — Runaway thipowner countries' bids would not receive serious consideration. In Stavroa S. Niarchos stole the show at a Jewel exhibition here when he effect, ttxe. runaway registries would have three votes, .their entered a 128-carat diamond worth own two and that of the United States, since the State Depart­ approximately $2 million. The Ni­ ment has long since abandoned any pretense of representing archos gem outshone two entered that segment ofthe US fleet under the American flag. The fact of the matter is that while the runaway operators by Queen Elizabeth which weighed In at 94.4 and 63.6 carats respec­ have triple representation, the American-flag shipping indus­ tively. The Niarchos diamond has try has nobody to speak for it, since the only shipping man been described as the finest gem on the US delegation represents a company with extensive ever to come out of the South runaway interests. African diamond fields. American operators who permit opportvmities to speak in Niarchos is a close associate of international conclaves to go by default have no one but them­ the American committee of the selves to blame for failing to insist vigorously on representa­ "Flags of Necessity", an organiza­ tion at such, meetings. tion of runaway tanker operators Under the circumstances, if is up to the American maritime formed to combat the activities of unions to speak for American-flag shipping and for the rights the International Transportworkof legitimate maritime nations whenever and wherever the ets Federation. One of the claims put forth by the "Flags of Neces­ opportunity presents itself. $2 Million Gem Shovut By Niarchos sity" group is that it would be financially impossible for them to operate under the American fiag and that they are therefore com­ pelled to register as runaways out of dire economic necessity. Much of the Niarchos tanker fleet consists of isupertankers in the 30,000 to 60,000 ton-range and a great many of these are on longterm time charters carrying oil on behalf of the American oil com­ panies who make'up the "Flags of Necessity" group. in addition to his $2 million trinket, Niarchos, in 1957, bought , tip the art'-collectlon of film actor Edward G. Robinson for. an es­ timated $3 to $4 million. He had previously been reported paying as high as $500,000 for a single painting, and also operates one of tiie world's largest and costliest yaeUs.;" ' ' Peacefdl Picketing The right of peaceful picketing without interference by state courts, one of great importance to all unions includ­ ing those in maritime, has been reaffirmed this week in a Supreme Court decision dealing with picketlines at Miami Beach hotels. The court held that no state court could issue an injunction against such picketing as long as it was peace­ ful in nature. On two previous occasions, the SIU's right to picket was challenged by just such injunctive actions. One was the Bull Line strike of 1957, when a US Appeals Court affirmed the Union's right to picket peacefully and the Supreme Court re­ fused to review the appeals finding. The second was the re­ cent ITF demonstration when a Federal District coimt held that thQ American maritime unions could not be prohibited from picketing the runaway-flag ships. The cumulative effect or these decisions is to reinforce a union's most potent economic-, weapon, and as such, could have considerable bearing on future action by the SIU and bthcF aaaritime unions ^ organizing campaigns. '.a pected-to swell from today's 12.5 million to approximately 22 million by 1980. One reason for the optimism of the council in the excellent finan­ cial condition of the old-age and survivors insurance trust fund, whose surplus for 1958, after ben­ efits had been paid out, was $22 million. Past totals and future estimates indicate that tax contributions will continue to exceed disbursements slightly, leading to an anticipated $24,600,000 surplus by 1963. The primary recipients of assist­ ance are retired men over 65 and women over 62. Others receiving benefits are disabled workers over 50, widows of covered, workers and their children under 18. The pay­ ments are intended to replace a portion of the income lost through retirement, disability or death. The fund draws its resources from equal tax contributions of em­ ployees and employers. Present rates are 2V4 percent of all the em­ ployee earns up to $4,800. Any­ thing beyond that is non-deducti­ ble. However, the rates are expected to be upped to three percent by I960 and 4V& percent by 1968, so that a worker earning $4,800 or more woul^have to pay $216 by 1968 as against $120 now. Boosts would affect employees and em­ ployers alike. An election to determine who shall have the right to represent engineers on Cities Service ships has been scheduled by. agreement between the company, the SlUaffiliated Brotherhood of Marine Engineers and the Deepwater Offi­ cers Association {independent). Ap­ proximately 74 engineers are in­ volved in the balloting. The election was arranged at the request of the BME after an organ­ izing drive which began last spring. Since engineers are supervisory employees under the labor law, the BME could not petition the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board for a vote. Consequently, under the terms of the agreement, reached with the company and the DOA, the voting will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association on a mail ballot. Eligibility lists and addresses of the engineers are being supplied by the company. The vote Is scheduled to last for six weeks or more, depending on final arrangements now in the Seafarers who sail out of the making. Port of New York or who work for The BME became active in the New York shipping firms may find Cities Service Fleet when engi­ themselves with another withhold­ neers in th^ fleet, dissatisfied with ing tax on their payoffs if "present the existing lack of representation, plans of the New York State gov­ sought out the union on possible ernment are carried out. The state affiliation. After a majority of the administration and legislative lead­ engineers had joined the BME, the ers are planning a New York state union asked the company to ar­ withholding income tax which may range for a vote. The company take effect later in the year. agreed to do so, and after some The withholding tax would re­ prodding, the DOA did likewise. place the present system of having The BME program calls for an eight hour day for engineers">vith employees file their tax returns in overtime after eight hours; sever­ April of the following year and pay ance for engineers whose ships are either in a lump sum or quarterly. transferred foreign; improved The state estimates that adoption working rules and working condi­ of the withholding system would tions; and representation and griev­ bring in about $35 million more because it would reduce tax eva­ ance procedure. The existing organization In sion by employees who do not file Cities Service, the DOA, is one of state tax returns. a string of oil company independ­ In addition, New York plans a ent unions controlled by John J. two-cent increase per gallon of gas­ Collins. Although the DOA has oline and a one-cent increase on been active in Cities Service for cigarettes. On top of that. New some 18 years now, engineers in York City is contemplating a onethe fleet complained of the lack of percent sales tax increase to four representation and the absence of percent, or else as a substitute, a union conditions on the .Cities. tax on off-track betting, up until now considered illegal in the state. Service ships. ji I • •I I NY Plans Withholding On Taxes Stay Put For Jobless Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced Interruptions of from three to five weeks In getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported in most eases, causing consldsridrie hardship to the men involved. I A\ -J .1 -St . �Paf» TwelTe [>••.• :• '•'-- Yeah! You Right If Ri fe'j-r • '-• 'T. KR' V. i''' ;•* •fy^ ' • •R • • ! K/;;. I K'r p . p'. w:' SEAFARERS • i:' r"^'- &«•'- "• . ; If the guy talking gets especially violent about a subject, he'U get up and stretch and politely say you sure right! then he's gone. I got the treatment, that's how*! caught on. He isn't paying any atten­ tion and I wasn't mak­ ing any sense I guess, but every once In a while »he'd say Yeah! then nod his head and all the while staring out to sea, I'd keep rattling along and he'd say yeah, you right. I sorta watched the guy that's what almost everj'one does on a ship. I noticed he. did every one that way. Well Dad I got the mes­ sage. After that I use to see him on #9 hatch and I'd go out on deck • anyhow, we'd look at each other and smile and then say hi and both sorta laugh a little then I'd climb up on the hatch by him and • look at the sea and the sky and we both we're content I guess cause < I know I didn't have to say any­ thing. And he didn't have to . say Yeah! You sure Right! To Dad. Frank Timmons SS Ocean Eva sijv-'': wyp \ SEAFARERS IH RRYROCH He's an Ore Boat stiff I guess, been on them The hospital roster in Baltimore should be reduced by three most all the time he's names before long, according to the latest reports from the Maryland port city. been going to sea. Due for discharge shortly are a pair of Seafarers off the Ocean Eva, Got a family, a wife and some Thomas Brightful and James Keavney, who shipped as messman and grown kids, so he's had to ride oiler respectively, plus Paul Klausen off the Mermaid. Brightful is in the Ore Boats sorta 'steady 'cause with a mild stomach condition and Keavney due to yellow jaundice. they always come back to Balti­ Klausen is improving rapidly from a case of ulcers. Savannah has a pair of newcomers in drydock now, Kufus L. Fields, more no matter where -4hey go. ex-Chiwawa, and Henry Lanier, ex-Edith. Fields checked in for treat­ ment of hemdrrhoids and is doing A lot of guys come and okay after an operation. Ditto on go, usually make a trip or Lanier, who has a stomach condi­ . two and pile off. . Every tion. kind of guy hits the Ore Recovering as well as can be Boats sooner or later and expected today, J. J. Harrison, came in to the Norfolk Public he's seen them all I Health hospital after a bad acci­ . guess. dent when a mooring line broke and injured both his legs.^ He was The crew sleeps and eats aft AB on the LaSalle. Roger W. Fuland usually gathers around num­ Lanier Wilson ford, who's shipping with the SlU's ber 9 hatch after meals. Harbor Sc Inland Waterways Division, is coming along okay under . I dont know where or treatment for stomach trouble. He was a deckhand on the Willston, a when I first noticed him, Willis Towing Company tug under SIU-HIWD contract. Busy as ever. New York has several additions to the roster at the but he struck me as the Staten Island hospital, including Danny Wilson, ex-Hilton; Phillip G. y , saddest and dumbest per- Salino, ex-Rebecca, and James T. Allen, ex-Robin Locksley. Wilson is ;R SOA I've seen. He's got a being cheeked over for a chest condition and Allen is getting special bulldog face and not a medication for an eye ailment. Salino, who sails as bosun, is being wrinkle of a smile nor a treated for a hernia. i' hair on his head. Other recent arrivals at Staten Island include Rnflno Lara, ex-Steel Apprentice, over a heart condition; Nicholas Resnichenko, off the Penn We all talk, that is everyone but Explorer because of a stomach ailment, and a pair off the Valley Forge, . him, he just puts in yeah when he Mike Chandoha and Walter Gill, Chandoha has a skin condition and thinks he got to. Gill is recovering from a shoulder injury. All SIU brothers in the hospitals' appreciate visits and mail from ^ We talk about every " . subject in about every their friends and shipmates. Visit and write them when you can. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals: way you could think of and he'll say yeah^ you USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. KECOUGHTAN, VA. right you sure right. Maximino Bemea Edgar Krotzer • tev' LOG I S • J i i Fernando Bertoio Robert L. Littleton Henning Bjork Salvador Malhabour Thomas Brightful . WilUam I. MeUon Russell Ciymer Ralph Nay Peter DeVries Domingo Orbigoao Lucius DeWitt Vincent' Rizzuto Clarahce Gardner Herbert Shartzer Gorman Glaze Bobby Stalpwortb Floyd J. Hurd, Jr. Nighbert Straton George Warrington Emanuel Jonin James Keavney WUmer C. White Paul Klausen USPHS HGsprrAL BOSTON, MASS. Gilbert Edwards Raymond L. Perry William B. Gardner Ray Peters Joseph GairUo Charles Evan ZlateS Paul C. Norton • USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS John C. Mitchell Vivian E. Wilkerson MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAKE CHARLES. LA; Charles A. Young USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Roger W. Fulford Arthur Cox John J. Harrison USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANaSCO, CALIF. Joseph H. Berger John E. Moore Michael J. CoRey Arthur J. SchevThg Victor Egel Henry J. Scbreiner Arshad B. Ismail USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Rufus L. Fields Henryi La^er Wade B. HarreU Robert Guerrero W, V. Kouzounas Harry Henze USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Martin Hammond P. J. St. Marie John F. Siusarczyk J. W. Waite USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH, TEXAS Lawrence Anderson H. LedweU Jr. Benjamin F. Oeibler John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGTS., MASS. Daniel Fitzpatrick Charles Bartlett SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Albert DeForest OlUe N, Williams Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list, (Print Information). NAME I STREETADCRESS.... I CITY • • • • • • • • • •a VA 'HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Thomae W. KilUon VA HOSPITAL BUTLER, PA. James F. Markel USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Clauds B. Jessup Manuel Antonana Ludwig Kristiansen Eladio Aris Thomas R. Lehay Joseph J. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Brunn Warren J. Mclntyr* Leo V. /Carreon Leo Mannaugh James F. Clarke Jeremiah S. O'Byme Joseph D. Cox C. Osinakl Juan Denopra George G. Phifer John J. DriscoU Winston E. Renhy Otis L. Gibbs George Shumaker , Bart E. Guranick Aimer S. Vickers Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Clarence Hawkins Royce Yarborough Frank Hernandez USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY James T. AUen John C. Jackson Nicholas Anottstls WUlUm D. Kenny John AusUtz Ruflno Lara Andrew N. Boney William Luhrsen John W. Broad Henry Magihness Frutuoso Camacho Ludwig Manhart Mike Chandoha Donald Nash Thomas Danbe'ck N. Reznlchenka Dusah DeDuisin Jose Rodriguez Carl DeMarco Salvador Rodriguez Irvin DeNobriga PhllUp G. SaUno Peder Espeseth Stanley Swienckosld Friedof ^O. Fondila Eduardo S. Toro .Lonnie Fowler . . Ramon Varela . Walter GiU John WestfaU Michael Gretz Jr. Danny Wilson Erling A. Hansen Lewis R. AICITIS USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Robert G, Barrett Henry A. Janicko Thomas W. Bernsea James D. Johnson John W. Bigwood Wooldrlge King Claude Blanks Edward G. Knapp Jacob L. Buckelew Leo H. Lang Paul Cook Isidore Levey Fess Crawford Joseph MarteUo Joseph Curtis PhUlp Mendoza Charles Dalcourt WUiiam Nelson Jeff Davis Wlnford PoweU Henry J. Foy James D. Price Demetrlo D. Franco Arthur Proulx Paul Frankmanls R. Richardson James Glisson William Rollins Herbert E. Grant Calvin A. Rome Hayden F. Henry John J. Sullivan James HudMn . Fernando Tlaga Ben Hitchen James Ward Sidney Irby Clifford Wuertz Robert K. James Cleophas Wright i ... ....... ZONE. .,,, STATE .... i • TO AVOID DUPtlCATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change * of address, please give your former address below: . • ADDRESS CITY Joseph GUI . ZONE STATE.. $end 'em to the LOfi January 18, 1958 New Quarters Seen Essential real Seafarert is and should be. I would like the whole mem­ bership to know and meet E, Wiley Carter, better known as "Bouncy", our Union brother and Seafarer of long standing, A. Kassim Engine Department SS Steel Chemist To the Editor: I am an SUP' member who read with great interest the editorial in the LOG of Novem­ ber 7, 1958, regarding the crews' .quarters of our American ships. 4 4 4 It is up to us to see that the poor living quarters of the old Dei Aiba Hails sh'ps are not merely copied into the new ships. For, after all, Place in Congo no matter how well-intentioned To the Editor: I have been asked by 'several some of the Maritime Adminisof our Del Alba crewmembers to write this letter in order to bring attention to a man here in Matadi, Belgian Congo, He is Dave Nimiec and operates a place called the "Guest House." He is no stranger to the many SIU members who make this port regularly on the Delta Line ships out of the Gulf, His All letters to the editor for place is clean, reasonable and publication in the SEAFAR fair, and he renders a mail ERS LOG must be signed service to all who wish it, for by the writer. Names will the price of the stamps alone. be withheld upon request. He has been helpful to SIU members here in the hospital !}y tration designer? may be, they visiting them and bringing ciga­ arc not going to live aboard the rettes and reading matter while ships. We are. they are there. We would like The .most often-heard com­ to have him on the regular mail­ plaint is too many men iii one ing I'st for the LOG as we think room. Single - room? for a',1 .this would be placing the LOG hands or, at the most, two men where it would be read and apin a room would be a big Im­ preciated-by a great many peo­ provement. ple who otherwise never see it. One could go on and on, me.nThings are going on very weil tioning everything under the with a good crew ou the Del suh from air conditioning to Alba. Thanks to the .personnel locating watchstanders' rooms, at headquarters for this and away from the galley and mess- many past favors, rooms. However, merely getting George L. Baugh rid of three-man rooms would Engine delegate' get everyone's vote as the most » 4. ft important s.tep toward improved They Feel Taken shipboard living. ^ It would be a fine^ thing if all the American seagoing unions To The Cleaners could get together on this quar­ To the Editor: I am going to give you an ex­ ters issue and then use their combined efforts to get modern ample of how some people try to advantage of seamen when American living standards built take their time is limited In port. into ouf new_ships, The John B. Waterman ar­ J, Cnnnlngiiam rived in New Orleans late one 4 4 -4 Friday night when most busi­ Lauds Shipmate, ness establishments were al­ ready closed for the weekend, 20-Year Main WeU, along about noon Satur­ To the Editor: day, two agents for a cleaner Twenty years ago in Novem­ and laundry came aboard the ber. 1938, the Union accepted ship'to collect laundry and dry E. Wiley Carter into its fold. cleaning. We were told it He was obligated a few months would take six hours. later while active in organiza­ But when, the laundry and tional work on the SS Fairfax cleaning came back you would and sailin^n the engine depart­ never been known it had been / ment as wper. ashore; it was that bad. And He then joined the steward to top that off, there were the department and, in 1942, lost prices. One fellow had a laun­ two SIU ships, the SS Robin dry and dry cleaning bill for Hood and the SS West Chetac, $22—and that is quite a bit even due to enemy action. Again in for a fellow who works ashore. 1944 he lost another ship, the Another fellow paid $4.50 for SS William L, cleaning a suit and a pair of Marcy, this slacks. time while Special or no special, thosa sailing on prices are strictly out of line. deck. All ships Besides, a very poor job was lost were due done on the clothes. If the job to enemy ac­ was a little decent, one^wouldn't tion in which mind .so much. But the things many of our came back in just as bad shape brothers died as when they were sent out. at sea. In conclusion, the name of the Carter Carter has outfit is Banner Laundry Clean­ been in the deck department ers, Inc., and they are on Camp ever since and has been active St., New Orleans. Yes, they through all Union beefs con­ must think that seamen are a cerning the advancement and bunch of suckers at all times. strength of our organization. He Crew, John B. Watennan had to retire his book a few 4 4-4 times due to doHiestic reasons Speedy Payment but Union activity and the call of the sea made -his stay ashore Is Appreciated a short-lived one. To the Editor: He has been sailing as AB off I wish to thank all those in­ and on for the past 13 years, volved for the speed in which having been elected deck dele­ my check was delivered during gate on most ships he's sailed. my recent illness in the hospital. At the pi eseiit time i]e is a'Doard My case was handled in a most this vessel as AB and deck dele­ satisfactory manner and I wish gate, rounding out the 20 years to express my appreciation for he's served with the SIU,' the fine treatment. Carter is my idea of what the WiiUam Van Artsdaleu Letters To The Editor �PORTMAR (Calmar), Dac. 14—Clialr> man, F. Rmmif Racratary/ JaRnatan. Rlilji'a *«n4 IS, Bepert acesptad. Sea anRlneer regarding water fountaia, Heasroom to be cleaned after use. ALCOA PATRIOT*(Alcoa), Dae. 11— Chairman, J. Matthawai Sacratary, W, Nation. Arrangements made witb captain for mall in Ceuta. Short one electrician. Linen to be changed by crew members. Cooperation asked la caring of linen and use of coffee. Slop chest to be checked for suppliesinadequate for voyage 139. Keep pan­ try clekn and nolM down in passage­ ways. SEAFA1R (Orion), Dec. 4—Chair­ man, J. Meahan; Secretary, F. Hicks, Jr. Shortage of stores—steward to endeavor to secure stores In Spain. No reply from bq. re; money in draws —US currency, In foreign ports. Re- Deck foe'giae need ^ more fans. radJators. FUh perature to he adjusted. teip-^ IMILIA (Bull), Dee. 14—Chairman. C. FIthar; lacretary, C. Welch. Wash­ ing machine and toilet seats repaired. Purchased timer for washing machine —410. Request better grade of floiir and pudding mixes. To postpone New Year's Day dinner until ship out at sea. To make collection for brother hospitalized for TB. MARYMAR (Calmar), Dec. 14—Chair­ man, W. Zaieikl; Secretary, 6. Wal­ ter. Washing machine to be repaired. Collection to be taken up for Xmas tree and trimmings. Need new wash­ ing machine. Do not leave razor blades in soap dishes. Delegate to pick up mail and distribute. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), Dac. II — Chairman, B. Nuckelsi Secretary, R. Anderson. Ship's fund S6.23. Discuasion on racks for life preservers: weevels in bread. Water cooler needs repairing. Messhall ahould lie kept clean at all times and things kept in order. Steward talked almut supplies on hand for trip. CALMAR (Calmar), Dec. IS—Chair­ man, P. Dandy: Secretary, W. Seary. Tive. men paid off and raplaced on west coast. See captain about cold water to galley. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (VlcfOry), Dec. i—Chairman, H. CRourke: Sacratary, H. Iverson. Soma repairs not made. Letter rei "A" seniority written to hq. Donation of SS to Merchant Marine library In Teaas. Ship's fund S9.84. One brother left ship due to death In famUy. Few hours disputed OT. Everything run­ ning smoothly-no beefs. Chow much Improved. )fq. to Inform ITF of our support In their beef. New delegate elected. Valve In foc'sle to ba re­ paired. Messhall chairs to he re­ paired. NATIONAL LIBRRTV (NaPI. Ship­ ping), Nov. 10—Chairman, D. BuHsi Secretary, L. CIrlgnano. Beet about lockers, showers, bathrooms, refriger­ ator handle & gasket. Vote of thanks to radio operator for MTD reports: also to steward dept. Keep radios lower. Deck It Eng. dept. to clean laundry room, messman to keep rec­ reation room clean. "'ppy "'y" CHICKASAW (Waterman), Doe, S— Chairman, H. Hastings. Sacretary, M. Sterne. Roaches In messhall te be be extcrminatelL One man faUed to join ship In Mobile. Delayed sailing disputetf. New delegate elected. Gar­ bage to ba dumped In prepay plaee. Bosun claims meat la cut too thin. Xmas decorations to be obtained on west coast. Delegates to cfaack repair list. SEAGARDEN (Penn-Nav.), Dec. 4— Chairman, J. Splvey: Secretary, C. Nelson. Keep recreation room clean. Observe quiet when men sleeping. Keep bathroom door and shower hooka up. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Dee, S—Chairman, C. Baggs: Sacretary, J. Williams. Crew to send flowers to de­ ceased member'a father. Payoff Thurs. Dee. 11. Motion to take up aoUactlen for kin of steward. Delects admon­ ished crew about refusing chairman's job at meetings and making same man carry job at every meeting. SWORD KNOT (Suwannee), Dec. 7— Chairman, J. Merkel: Secretary, D. Goteeff. Company asks parcels leaving ship be inspected. Ship anchored 8L John's harbor tn remalii mrernight. men request liberty. Delegate Inquired for transportation ashore, reported no local launch servlee on Sunday—to contact English ship near by for their launch. Complaint about offlcers get­ ting most of remaining coffee stock. Later coffee was shared with crew. Coffee exhausted—Nescafe substituted. Inad.cquate supply of coffee. port accepted. Vote Of thanks to steward dept. for good service. Vote of thanks to delegate for job well done—re-elected as delegate. Crew quarters to be painted. ORION CLIPPER (Colenlal), Nov. tf —Ohalrman, J. Wade: Secretary, M. Barlowltz. Ship's fund, S31. Deck depL beef with topside. Discussion between steward and roving utility about his work. Also division of overtime. Re­ quest equalization of overtime. Three men missed ship—two men hospital­ ized, one missed. Bosun to run deck crew. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Dec. 7 —Chairman, C. Collins: Secretary, M. Clagle. Two repair lists turned In. Repairs made except painting and dogs on porthole. Donations made to orphan home in Pusan. Launch serv­ ice beef In Yokohama. Slips to ba turned in at payoff. Washing machine repaired. Ordered new one. One man missed ship in Kobe, rejoined in Yoko­ hama—man logged. Ship's fund, 413. Disputed OT to bo taken up at pay­ off. Vote of thanks to eng. for fixing washing machine. Food beef—not hot enough and not cooked enough. Pa­ trolman to check all menus. Check all stores coming aboard. Request bet­ ter grade of meat. Beef about hot water aft. Do not overload washing machlna. STEEL FABRICATOR (laflimUn), Nov. 33—Chairman, G. Ruff: Sacra­ tary, L. Cslda.-on AB &esh water tanks cleaned. Ship's fund, 440. Soma dlaputad OT. New treasurer alacted. Motion to dispose of travelers chacks, Suggeation to obtain keys for aU bath­ rooms, Steward to endeavor to get sliced bacon. Contact engineer about dlapoalng of one washing machine, AMES VICTORY (VIctary), Nav. I— Chairman, B. Burks: Secretary, B. Cawdrsy Report accepted. Oiseuaaion on ship's stores. Steward ordered 34 oota and received six—also ordered two mattreaaea—not dellverod. Dea. 7—Chairman, W. Burke: Sacrfr ^ '••"rhciak. Repair lift tubmittad. Draw will ba mvan upon, ai* rivsL Boma dlqtutad OT. Check maty water. Request batter grade and mora variety of moata. Cofiaa vm to be repaired or replaced. Cteen laimdry room after nae. Vote of thanka t» steward dept. for job wall dona. LOSMAR (Calmar). Nov. >7—Chair­ man, O. HanMn: Secretary, W. Sears. Discussion on inferior grade of meat this (rip—patrolman to meet ship in NY. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Thanksgiving dinner. Order -rubber wind chute for next trip. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saalrain), Dae. IS—Chairman, F, Patrick: Sacratary, Y. Fadraia. Mora ' aooparaUon whan settling beefa. Alr^ondltloner not rapaired. Motion that all ooaatwlaa ahips pay off at and of each voyage m, ataad of every two or three tripe Motion that Union ahould meet wltb company rbi number of licensed perionnel aboard ships and renegonate manning seals to include saloon pan­ try utility man. Discussion on TV-» decision not to have set turned on during meal houre. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for fine holiday meal and for job well done. PACIFIC EXPLORER (World Tramp­ ing),- Dec. 7—Chairman,' B. Porter: Sacretary, L. Geraghty. Three men taken off ship due to illness. Repair list to be submitted. One log. Report accepted. Suggeston that vessels en­ gaged in Far East & India trades carry sufficient supply of canned fresh milk. OCEAN ULLA (Overseas), Nev. II— Chairman, M. Garu: iecretary, S, Rothschild. Letter eent to hq. rei men missing ship In Recife due to being hoepitaUzed. Captain to open slop cheat. Some mlsunderstanmng re: OT. New delegate elected. Beefe to be brought to delegate's attention. GwGSf of honor Robert Mason, OS (center), prepares to cut up birthday cake whipped up by baker James Mrclay (right) on the Andrew Jackson. Chief cook Fred Szoblik makes it a threesome In the photo by deiegote John J. Devine. .it: . Aside from the extra calories and decorations, the yule holiday had more than the usual meaning aboard the Choctaw last month after the crew got together to play Santa for a family of Chinese immigrants^ley gangs on the Alcoa Rtmner, coming to live in the US. A report by delegates Win­ Atlas and Seatrain Savannah for / ston E. Battle, Cal Hettinger, Heath their special culinary efforts. Dinner menus and greetings sent Pressley and Jonathan Young noited that up to then the existing in by the Almena, Atlas, Andrew financial condition of the family Jackson, Cities Service Baltimore, "would have surely warranted a Cotmcil Grove, Madaket, National poor image of Santa Claus for the Liberty and Val Chem also show yoimgsters." The Dang family, two that the Heinz Company has no adults and two children, were monopoly on the "57 Varieties" traveling as passengers to America label when.it comes to food. under sponsorship of the World Chnrch Service. In view of this, the ship's offi­ cers and crew contrlbiited $50 "in the hope that maybe their first Christmas In the USA would not be Just another day to them." As far as the calories were con­ cerned, minutes on other ships note votes of thanks to the g^- I was on a tanker enroute to Has Tanura in the Persian Gulf. On previous look-outs I had notified the mate on^atch of several different attempts to contact him by passing ships. He had steadfastly refused to answer. I judged he was poorly schooled in the operation and recog­ nition-of Morse Code. I had reported an oncoming light one night, and as the ship neared IM I could see by the glare of its lights that it was a big passenger vessel. I was rather surprised when our blinker system went Into operation. I supposed the mate was curious as to the identity of the big frog In our puddle, even as I. The formalities of opening the message were quickly and safely Delegate W. E. Battle pre­ passed. Then the inevitable query by our blinker: "What ship?" sents crew's gift of $50 to Mrs. The passenger answered, but there was no confirmation by our mate. Yin Jeom Dong. They tried again and drew another blank. Twice more they tried, only to find themselves talking to a blank bulkhead; then they must have given up. There was darkness for a few minutes. But no, our mate hadn't given up. Again be signalled: "dit-dah, dit- LOG-A-RHYTHM: dab. dit-dah." They signalled the go-ahead. I almost fell over in astonishment Our mate bad queried "What ship?" again. There was but slight hesitation from the other ship. From the funnelBy Thnrston Lewis deck, high over its three tiers of brilliantly-lighted decks, the dazzling Illumination of its neon-lighted nameplate blazed like the sign-off piece When the last New York cough t* of B fiieworks display: "EMPRESS OF INDIA." coughed. Charles A. Wlggln And the last Yankee sneeze is snoze; When the ship has rounded HatMove Over, Elvis terns, And one's fingers becomes unfroze (With fewer sniffs from a runny nose) ; One remembers opportunities That whispered at the door. And a certain strength and sweet­ ness He has vaguely known before-— But, Opportunity has gone ashore! Another Ship My shipmate's name's Content­ ment And I can say without resentment. He's a better pal than Ambition, Or other shipmates by the score. Let the shysters do the fleecing. Let the cops do the policing. And let the gashounds take the cure. Strumming away on the blues (in the Red Sea, of course], Vernon Harris has an appreciative audience in (I to r) Blackie, the chief matp, chief cook and Stanley (foreground). The musical session was on the John B. Kulukundis. tmRFAlHEAYY ^ Choctaw Purse Starts Family On New Life The Perfect Squelch t 9BftS0NAUi(?f^^R "J,:-.5. /. raccTUrtoca SEAFARERS IOC 1«. 1>» But this Seafarer, mute dhd moody. When he's awake and has the duty. Let him stand his leatch in peace And, if you please—long endure! �SEAFARERS The Old And The New .r '•'-: Disputes Beef "On Crew Mail '^ ; W.'^:y''-'y'--^ ••'• • filS|iliSI*P:f:E -:'ISIP SIU Veteran W. Andrews Dies At 66 WHITMAN, Mass. — Vet­ eran Seafarer William B. An­ drews died at his home here December 11 after an illness over the past two years. His sister, Mrs. C. W. Clift of Whit­ man, notified the LOG of his pass­ ing last week. Andrews last sailed in the en­ gine department on the Steel Rover- in 1955. Ho would have been 66 on December 28. An SIU man since 1944, when he Joined the Un­ ion in New York, Andrews sailed through World War II as a chief electrician and reefer engineer. During one 22month period Andrews early during the war, he made 22 crossings of the Atlantic as chief electrician on the troop hospital ship Chateau Thierry. He was a former member of the Whitman School Committee and active in other civic affairs, particularly in promoting athletics for young people in the communiPrior to his sea service, Andrews had been an electrical contractor and merchant ashore. Besides his sister, he is survived by a nephew and three nieces. Burial was at Colbrook Cemetery on Dec. 14. f: S:"' K- I; 'Sea-Spray' w. Getting the feel of the wheel, first-tripper W. Consoli, OS, leornt what to do (above, left) from H. Bjerring, AB (center), aboard the Valley Forge. 2nd mate Shuttleworth stands by to see that everything is okay. Picture by reporter Alexander Daniluk. At right, a pair of oldtimers on the Wild Ranger, Homer Starling (left) and Mike Laugivin, get ready to go oshore after a Far East run. Mike's many friends, will be glad to know he's still chipper at the age of 77. Photo by C. E. Martin, chief cook. SIU, A&G Disfrict BALTHUORE... UU B. BalUmon St. Earl Slieppard. Asent EAatem 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St. Jamea Sheehan, Agent Richmond 24140 HOUSTON..... 4203 Canal St. Robert Mattbewa. Agent Capital 3-40892 34080 LAKE CHARLES. La .^19 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HBndock 6-8744 MIAMI... 744 W. FUgler St. Louia Nelra, Agent FRanfciln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1784 MORGAN CITT 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 3196 NEW ORLEANS ,...833 BienvlUe St. Lindaey WllUama. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW VORK.., = .m8 4th A~.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK .137-129 Bank St. J. BuUock. Agent MAdlaon 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Martot 7-1^ SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harriaon Marty Breithoff. Acent Douglaa 2-9478 SANTURCE. ra.. 1313'Fernandez Juncoe Sal CoUa. Agent Phone 3-5996 SAVANNAH 3 Abercom St, Wmiam Morria, Agent Adama 3-1728 SEATTLE ....2905 l*t Ave. Ted BabkowaU, Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklta St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 3-1323 WILMINGTON. CaUf 80S Marine ^e. Reed Humphrlea, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....679 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TBEASURERS /. Algina, Deck W. HaU. Joint, C. Simmona. Eng. R. Mattbewa. Joint Joint E Mooney. Std. SUP "^''^a'cinMS MC&S HONOLULU....81 South Nlmltx Highway PHone S-1714 NEW YORK 878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn • HYaclnth 94600 PORTLAND .211 SW Clay St. . CApltol 7-3222 NEW ORLEANS 823 BlenvUle St. RAmond 7428 SAN FRANCISCO 380 Fremont St. suiter 1-1999 SEATTLE 2909 — 1st' Ave. MAln 3-0088 WILMINGTON 809 Marine Ave. TErminal 44938 MFOW HONOLULU... .98 North Nlmltz Highway PHone 9-6077 BALTIMORE 1218 East Baltimore St. EAztern 7-3383 NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvlUe St. MAgnoUa 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 822 NW Everett St. CApltol 3-72974 SAN FRANCISCO... 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4992 SAN PEDRO 298 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4483 SEATTLE .2333 Western Ave. MAln 24326 Great Lokes District vi'. ^•: RICHMOND. Calif....810 Hacdonald Ave. BEacdn 24938 480 HarrUon St. DongUa 2-8363 SEATTLE .3908 1st Ave. Main 0390 WHJONGTON ...BOS Marine Ave. . Terminal 44131 SAN FRANCISCO.. HONOLULU....51 SouUi Nlmltz PHone 902-7' PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApltal 3-4336 ALPENA -By Seafarer 'Red' Fink I If ;j3- 1219 N. Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 180 Main Sk Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. \MAln 14147 •RIVEE ROUGE ..10229 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 BULUTH 621 W. Superior St.< , Phone: Rand> Ipb 2-4110 FRANKFOBt. Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 BUFFALO. NY..; Canadian Disfrict HAUFAX. N.S.. 128% HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St James St. West "Victor 24161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Untario Phone; 3:3221 PORT COLBORNB........103 Durham St. Ontario Phone; 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. £. . EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 617% Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebeo. 29 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario .....82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec Phone; 3-1569 SAINT JOHN...... 177 Prince WUliam St. NB OX 2-S43I V •'• u- &•mp- W\'. im-'y. • ' And the bartender set up the girls and you said 'I didn't order for them—I ain't payin' for theiril' . . .'Then what hop- JaanuT K. 1989 LOG To thB Editori "Letter to the Editor," which appeared in your December 19, 1958, edition, wai' brought to the attention of the manager of our New York office by the home office. We in the New York office of Waterman Steamship Com­ pany take exception to the let­ ter as a whole and I take excep­ tion particularly to tw^o specific paragraphs since I am^ the only letters To The Editor All letters to the editor lor publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names trill be withheld upon request. "gal" who would be "respon­ sible" for crew mail. I think I remember the inci­ dent. One of our shore person­ nel bed occasioQ. to visit the SS Chickasaw and picked up all the crew mail that was in the office when he left, and brought U to the ship. Aftmr the mall was dis­ tributed to the crew, one of the crewmembers informed him that a letter he was looking for was not in that batch. The crewmember was informed that was all the mail for the ship that was in the office when he left, but that his letter may have come in during the day and if he wanted to, he could check the office. It is regular routine in this office to deposit all mail ad­ dressed to any vessel that is in port on the port captain's desk, so that it can readily be picked up by anyone leaving the office for the ship and delivered to the ship. That was the reason why "his mail was finally found right on the desk" when he came to the office and asked for it. Further on the delivery of mail to crewmembers: 1 know life would be much easier for all if crewmembei's would ad­ vise their .families and friends, emphatically, to include the name of the vessel In the address when directing mail. We realize^ the men on our . ships are" anxious to hear from home. When these letters are received and the name'of the vessel Is omitted we make every effort to"find out the ship the man is on but this is not always pos­ sible. Marlon McCann Waterman Steamship Corp. (New York Office) First Sea Trip Leaves A Mark To the Editor: I would like to relate the wonderful experience I had this summer working on an SIU ship, the Armonk. When 1 say it was the greatest and best experience in my life so far, I am being perfectly truth­ ful and I honestly mean it. My age, by the way. Is 18. I shipped as an OS and, be­ lieve me,-the work I eacountr ered on board was interesting ' and healthful. I was -with a great group of fellows who knew what their Jobs were and how to do them, They sure were masters of their Jobs . and T learned much about seamanship from their teachings which will definitely stay with me for a lifetime, f don^ havB to teU you of my: ;' numerous adventures on the high seas, which were very ex­ citing and humorous, and could fill volume 'upon volume of books. All the seamen who may read this probably know what I mean-when I say this. Since this was my first trip on a ship, 1 was excited, eager to help and learn, but unfamiliar with ev­ erything. The point I'd like to express is about the seamen I've en­ countered. I'd say that they are the best people in the whole world. Their character and per­ sonality can't be equalled. This was shown throughout the twomonth trip, by their willingness to help me out in tough situa­ tions where 1 didn't know too much about the Job at hand, . their jollity and hardiness in performing work and in leisure hours, and the way everyone cooperated for the benefit of one another. It was remarkable and won­ derful! I'm sure that if people all over the globe would live the way seamen do this would be a world full of the things we ail strive for today for our world of tomorrow. Visiting .Poland, where we delivered a load of coal, was another exerience I'll never for­ get. This was in seeing how people existed under a Com­ munist rule. Note that I said "existed" and not "Uve". I bet­ ter understand the horrible un­ dertakings- of Communism now and take world events more seriously than previously. I al­ so appreciate a million that I am an American. Coming back to the United States, we ran into a couple of bad storms. Here the intensity of sea life was evident, and still ' a more vivid example of how the seamen cooperate in time of danger took fom. Believe me, I can't describe the magni­ tude of this one adventure alone.. Seeing waves pound against the sides of the Liberty ship, and its rolling and pitch­ ing, really got me thinking. It occurred to me that maybe seamen are the fine way they are and have the outlook on life that they do because they know th^re is something greater and stronger - than they are all aroimd them. This qomes from the effect of the ocean, the great natural environment en­ closing them everywhere, whose great power they know. Well, my trip is over now, and I want to add that it is liv­ ing with me in my daily life. The education I've gained from this terrific sea life has certain­ ly played an immense part in maturing me both physically and mentally. I am continuing my senior school studies at present and, In. the future, 1 plan- to go to a maritime col­ lege here in New York State. Peter "Junior" Zaccone ^ it 4) Support Vote On One-Year Limit To the Editor: After reading Brother Ernest DeBautte's letter in the LOG (Dec. 19, 1958) we, the under- signed, hereby agree 100 per­ cent on the, one-year shipping limit. We think that this' should be put to a vote as soon as possible. S. Garcia T. Allen R. B. Wingard . F. F. Rasheed Herman H. Winbora Denny Moore Steve Vlahos Olaf Lafsakie -E^.JfCocani^ �SEAFARERS Page Fifteei LOG Meet The Family Hnbert R. BnteidiM ^ Please contact Eunice Tart. 107 Albemarle St., Baltimore 2, Md. » » » Tony Nettnno You are urged to get In touch 'with Ernest Knight at 115 St. John's Place, Brooklyn 6, NY. : . t Harold E. Peterson Anyone having any information on the ahove please contact Mrs. Francis Hart, 217 Amherst St, ;Providence 0, RI. I : * t CS Miami Crewmembers The money collected for the wife of Frank Shaw has been sent to her by ship's delegate Charles Bums. Mafson Cuts Pacific Fare ; SAN FRANCISCO — Matson 'lilnes, which recently laid up the passenger vessel Lurline for lack of bushiess, is reducing passenger fares 25 percent on ^cial roundtrip voyages to the South Pacific, 'New Zealand, and Australia next • sprii;^. '. ; jdanned by members of the SIU, Pacific District, Matson has been hard hit by British passenger ves­ sels operating at- lesser rates in 'the area. Recently, Matson has been sporadically lajring up its ships in response to fluctuations of bu^ess. Ex-SS Ariekareo Ex-SS Stony Point Back pay forms for the follow­ ing crewmembers are being held by SIU counsel. Miller and Seeger,'26 Court, (6th floor), Brook­ lyn, NY: Donald E. Mackey, Francis Dowd, Brady Falrcloth, Gomaire Bloeman, Ignatius J. Tor-> re. . ^ John F. Wflliams -Urgent that you write your sis­ ter, Mrs. Lucy Williams Smith Abel, c/o General Delivery, Stuart. Fla. She has important business to discuss with you. i » BUI WorthingtoB It is important that you get In touch with M. J. Coffey at the US PubUc Health Ward 6 East, 15th Ave It Lake St, San Francisco, Calif., ^ 3^ William D. White Your sister, Mrs. Rose Phillips, requests that you write her. Her address is 5 Fleet Walk, Brooklyn, NY. ^ ^ ^ Bob W. Ferrandis, Sverre B. Pederssen, Erie Risberg, Rich­ ard W. Schnlts, Sylvester Zygarowski, Raymond H. Miller Income tax refund checks are being held for you by Jack Lynch, at Room 201, SUP Headquarters, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco, Calif. For Miller, there is a W-2 for 1957. EVERY I SUNDAY I VOICE I BROADCAST I .••c, •• I ••if 'I' "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" IVaY lUMBAY, 1420 OMT (UM CST Svadiajf) J;-' if. - %.c. • ffTK'U, 19850 KCi Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlantio and East Coast of United States. WFL-IS, 15850 KCa Ships In Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-OB, 15Y00 KCO Ships in Mediterranean area. IN^orth Atlantic, Buropean and US East Coast. t Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue ... j •v: 1 --v:| -I- i'C?'' • •: 'SSii ,, SIU BABY ARRIVALS All of the follotoing SIU familiea have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Kenneth B. Kent, bora Novem­ Anne Elizabeth Bagley, born Au­ ber 3, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. gust 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert Bagley, Jamaica, NY. Clyde Kent, Baltimore, Md. . t \ t Pierre & Andre DeBoissiere,horn Merrill Charles Cucia, born De­ November 9, 1958, to Seafarer and cember 9, 1958, to Seafarer and ]Mrs. Rudy P. DeBoissiere, Lexing­ Mrs. Jacob Cucia, New Orleaus, La. ton, Va. ft * Sandra Cruz, born October 11, Elizabeth A. Maldenado, born 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan November 21, .1958, to Seafarer Cruz, New Orleans, La. and Mrs. Rafael R. Maldonado, ft ft ft Wilmington, Calif. Tyrone Ellis, born November 23, tc> $• % • 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Farris Charles E. Yonng, born Decem­ Ellis, Oakland, Calif. ber 13, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ft ft ft Charles A. Young, Lake Charles, Stephen Michael Jacobson, born La. December 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. Jacobson, Kear­ ney, NJ. Final TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS y-" Seafarer Sol Biondo Is sfiewn at hom« In Baltimo.^e with wife. Rose, and daughj^, RosAnn, 3 ^ears aid. Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:19 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCa Europe and North America WCO-T6908.8 KCa East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCa West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GAfT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) . WMM 25-15607 KCa Australia WMM 8M1087Jt Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT ft ft ft Richard Hemby, born November 7, 1958, to Seafarer and Mia. Clar­ ence. £. Hemby, Tampa, Fla. ft ft ft Arosa Ships To Be Sold Via Auction BREMERHAVEN, Germany — More details about the defunct Swiss-owned, Panamanian-flag Arosa Line came to light here in a court statement dealing with dis­ posal of the company's ships. The statement said that the total debts of the firm are about $8,400,000, roughly a million and a quarter more than the company's assetd. The Arosa Line ships, including the Arosa Star, the ex-SS Puerto Rico, were seized to satisfy out­ standing bills for fuel oil and other supplies. The Arosa Sun was im­ pounded in Bremerhaven, the Arosa Star in Bermuda and the Arosa Kulm in England. The Swiss-owned, Panamanianregistered ships were manned mostly by European crews and, like most runaways, operated in Amer­ ican foreign commerce. They ran between the US and Europe in the spring and summer months, and operated on Caribbean cruises during the winter carrying ah overwhelmingly American passen­ ger list. The German coiu-t ordered the auction April 10 of the Arosa Sun, the largest and most modern of the three ships with an assessed value of better than $5 million., A British court in Bermuda has ordered the auctioning of the Arosa Star and the third vessel is also expected to go on the auction block. When operating in the European trade, the three vessel? carried better than 2,800 -American passengers per crossing, while evad­ ing payment of Income taxes and accepted maritime standards through the device of Panamanian registry. Upturn Due In Houston Gary Lee Morrison, born Decem­ ber 20, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. The death of the following Sea­ C. A. Morrison, Seattle, Wash. farers' has been reported to the ft ft ft Seafarers 'Welfare Plan and the HOUSTON—WhUe shipping for SIU death benefit is being paid to -Bdberto Narvarez, born Septem­ this port fell off a bit during the ber 22, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. their beneficiaries. past period. Bob Matthews, port Felipe Narvarez, Houston, Texas. agent, reports the outlook for the Francis B. MeCoilian, 46: A ft ft ft coming two weeks is very good. In throaty disease proved fatal to Brother McCollian who passed away Lucas Wheeler, born September addition to the usual in-transit In the USPHS Hospital in BalU- 1,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Orien tankers, a number of other vessels including the Penn Trader, Coal­ more on November 4, 1958. He Wheeler, Toomsuba, Miss. ings Hills, Pacific Carrier, Atlan­ ft ft ft Joined the Union in 1956 and sailed Reginald C. Sylvester, born Oc­ tis and the Steel Maker are sched­ in the steward department. Burial was in Our Lady of Grace Ceme­ tober 15,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. uled to come in port for payoff. As some of these vessels are from tery, Penndel, Pa. Surviving is his Eddie Sylvester, Whistler, Ala. fairly long trips, it is expected wife, Mrs. Mae McCollian, of Phil­ ft ft ft that there will be some replace­ adelphia, Pa. Marcia Lynn Waldrop, born Sep­ ments needed. tember 18, 1958, to Seafarer and t • 4" t There were 15 vessels calling Francis Dngas, 43: Brother Du- Mrs. James L. Waldrop, Panama into port over the past two weeks. gas died Novem­ City, Fla. Two paid off, one signed on and ber 19, 1958, ft ft ft from hemor­ Bernard Anthony Fimovicz, horn 12 were in transit. The vessels rhages suffered December 16,1958, to Seafarer and paying off were the Maxton (Clo­ fn an auto acci­ Mrs. Bernard F. Fimovicz, Amster­ ver Carrier) and the Penn Trader (Penn Trans.) The Shinnecock dent. He had dam, Ohio. Bay (Veritas) signed on. been taken to the ft ft ft In transit were the Waldo USPHS Hospital Karen Reveia Bailey, born De­ in Galveston, cember 23, 1958, to Seafarer and (World Tramp); Seatrain New Texas. Joiidng Mrs. Sam Bailey, New Orleans, La. York, New Jersey, Savannah (Seatrain); Val Chem . (Heron); the SIU in 1952, ft ft ft Mermaid (Metre); Bienville, Beau­ he sailed in the steward depart­ Kevin Lee Ort, born November regard (Pan-Atlantic); Winter ment. The place of burial Is not 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gil­ Hill, Royal Oak, Bents Fort (Cities known. bert Ort, Portland, Ore. Service); The Cabins (Texas City t i ft ft ft Refinery); Petro Chem (ValenWiUiam V. Shores, 6S: An HIWD Joe Adam Gutierrez, born De­ ttne) and the Steel Recorder (Isth-. member since 1957, Brother Shores died in his BaUiinoie . home be­ cember 19, 1953, to Seafarer.and miau). cause of a heart ailment. He had Mrs. Tomas Gutierrez, Galveston, . . worked in the engme department Texas. ft ft ft but had been placed on the dis­ ability-pension because of his ail­ Meiva L. Hamilton, born Novem­ ment. His wife, Mrs. Verba Shores, ber 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. survives him. Bui'ial was iii London Melvln J. Hamilton, Baltim«r?, ! . I Park Cieme^n', Baltimore, Md. Md. �SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERN ATIONAL UN ION •ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT •AFL-CIO • • •> *: " :• - iiHiiil. i-i -:'x , 'iHiiiliiliSiiii : -v' 'J- - " 'v ' fr * V, •• s A • 'y'l; -J"' J., -ij V. • : FOR SEAFARERS AND THEIR iiiiiiipii Already in operoHon on a limited scale in New York, the SlU blood bank program promises to fill a life-saving need for the continuing health and safety of SlU men and their families in all Atlantic and Gulf ports. The pilot blood donor project is designed to eve,ntually meet all possible colls for blood, and thereby do away with the need to round up donors in an emer­ gency. Once sufficient reserves are accumu­ lated, a Seafarer or a member of his family who is ill or injured in any A&G port will be able to draw on the credits bui t up in the Union's own blood bonk right in his local hospital. Costly, time-consuming delays will no longer be a proi!>lem in a time of crisis. With the cooperation of Seafarers the SlU bank will be able to meet its initial reserve need in the near future. . — - - J, . • Under the program set up through the facilities of the Seafarers Welfare Plan, a volunteer donor makes an dppoinfment q day in advance at the New York hall and is advised of the necessary steps to take before he appears at the Plan's nearby clinic the following day. All donors are given un examination at the clinic to check on their condition. Then, at the end of each day, the blood collected IS dispatched for processing and storing of the Brooklyn Donor Center. Thereafter, the blood is to be distributed as needed to replenish the amount a local hospital ad­ ministers to any Seafarer or S|U dependent. At the same time, additional donors keep building up the reserve in the blood bank itself to meet any future need. iiilliiiiililiii iiiliiiiliiiii ^;fy.yi:y.^y\yy,.yyyyyAyy::.^ j ";wl �•i «:.-,•£€ , llPfitf • '"II # ^ • • 1^ - ^ '® • •'•" '' r. Iv >; ,:. r- ^ -• 'v^;;-:,,.' t" •.'•-• - •»' ,- '••3i "C w ""^'''i ¥- - '' • ', ^ ' .• % T -'i' '"i ^ i- ::• J - ^' Vf ' ': ^V ?•- • .!i '.- - J i • r. v„ f.f'. - .-: _.j '-_ ' -,• i'" , !|_VA / • : : • CONSTITUTION ,•• . jjl J: v <>i; . - j': ( '; • ;i::'' ^.-'••vls^;-'.'iv-' .'' . u.. ., • 1' " • -•' V ; Seafarers Internafional Union •.- v; ij'.- • »•' • ', ^ ' , ! • ••' *'. U-." •- ' T" • r '••• :, Ej^£/?y SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED r .M S^2 vr. <i , \ fc-i' V<-~. A s. 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' " '• • •:*!' f y-;^ "V ' -'• •'Sk M 'iv's:•• . \j* -_/ 'y-• JS ;" i- - • r." m' i*/ . :r%'^ ^ H -i* ' ; "f t a,'!/;.;''; , j* •yrhi- ' -• ,7 7 :7 5 -. . ••r-' '••" .fc> ' '• T-..7'i' • ^ - ' • ,' V-,- ., .^,y_ - i I?;: V:.;-.^ ^ ,.^,; •_' « • Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. • The right to vote, • The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall he hound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member he deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. ^ The right to he confronted by his accuser and to he given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. • The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. • The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stdnd with him in defense of the democratic priti' ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union, -1 ,I 'ij-ri} /' . . >i:.y -WI-' f'i.'• • - - The SlU constitution has been hailed in and outside maritime and labor circles as an outstanding example of trade union democracy. Here are a few of the many reao tions to the document from members of Congress. ': -•• 7 , • i " ;y|i -:,',' 5"^^ ...'i i-J |7-^ -' ;> Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.i •*... I have looked over the constitution and offhand it would appear to be emiently fair and just. I was particularly interested in {he fact that it was adopted in such a democratic manner by the full membership of your organization." "V .'i A ;,;.;s i'j7 . v-- C .•: .. .,•- ' •• •" • '' AFL-CIO "i •. "L'ii' -V-•" «>'. • 3 ' ,••, ' • •• .- ^'. .-•«-' A&G District •'.1 in the spirit of democratic trade imionism." Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.i "The constitution seems to me to be an extremely democratic one and I am im­ pressed with the emphasis which is placed upon ratification by members. I also approve the provisions with respect to providing for a trial committee ..." Senator Paul H. Douglas, HI.: "I ap­ preciate your sharing the constitution with me and I commend the sense of public interest which moves you to feel that these are of concern to persons out­ side the ranks of your own member­ ship," Senator James E. Murray, Montana: "I am particularly impressed by the pro­ visions of the constitution providing for a trial committee to hear charges against members, and' guaranteeing the tradi­ tional American rights to representa­ tion, cross-examination, and confrmitation by the accuser ... am happy to note that your new constitution is drawn -' •' • '•,- ,• •- A •^I hr;pi:< I 7J /•r.Vv,, ^ •<'1. , .. .jQCt,-, |k»,- • 1 •• -444 .»;| ' •\7 77-7'77.. : ,7 '••\'7r-777;%77v;'A'-7-v7/^77%7:;>vA7A;vA;;7-77^?7 -7 - it . A--' 7 '•; 7 :7r-, ; . -L-;' ;!;I:,»r.7-;r.,--''7 ' 7' A / , ;7 ,r.,;l7, r'' •'•'''''77'7fS^-"'7p-w77?'..'7:Ay;77,:7^i --77 '•*.• I' Itey • |V,7-;,y,, ''"7. ' .. 'v.'" • M, ' . ' -.-I. -7, . 7''777 . ^ ^ - ttiv mm "•vm'* '. * y- -j3 ••A''7;:r^ Mr- r»ti'' dM '•mm- .t-m* J'-•7; .i«« "7 713 ^7 -.V- ' i,.. ' """ " ' • V . • .yj:^.. • \ • . • , .y, ^ •oi-'M ««a mm mm- '' U;, |,;7:::A77WA.. • :~zy .•' • 7.. • 7_..; . . •' ; >' -. >7 . .7:71 • I.*; I r-m • ;1| ;l| .7^1 7 Si �.•••'„' • . Is $. W- %y. '?' •••-• p;; -• Jiif '• " • ' ' ' ' '•.••"•' ^T' ' CONSTITUTION United States, provided the member uwsln good landing at the time of entry into the Armed Forces, and futlher provided he applies for reinstatemept within BO days after discharge from the Armed Forces (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of empioyment aboard an American flag mer­ chant ves.sel. ^ Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be Seafarers Internationa! Union • A&G District sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified iii Section 3 shall not run. It (As Amsnded, August, 1956J shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ the Union. PREAMBLE gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance witlh We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote. ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea* taring men, have determined to form one union, the No one shail deprive hhn of that right sary to decide such questions.. in SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to es­ Every member shall have the right to nominate hlmseif tablish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North America, Canada. Alaska, and the Territories, based upon for, and to hold, office in this Union. which dues and assessments may be remitted where a IV the following principles: member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all « members alike, as long as they remain in good standing out due process of the law of this Union. No member Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union in the Union. trial of any proceeding in which he may be charged with shall uphoid and defend this Constitution and shall be First of these fights is the right of the American sea» men to receive their employment through their own failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the rights of every member In accordance with the principles Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to set forth in the Constitution of the Union. Government. the. principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ That it is the right of each member to receive fair and V tion shall be denied further membership in this Union. Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient ' Every member shall have the right to be confronted by A majority vote of the membership shall decide which leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. ' bis accuser whenever he is ch'arged with violating the iaw organizations are dual or hostile. Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation - and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial com­ with the Union shall at all times remain the property of rest. the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ mittee of his brother Union members. Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ VI dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union ful manner by those in command. No member shall be denied the right to express himself meetings. We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen Section 9. Only members in good standing shail be al­ freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. lowed to vote. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we A militant membership being necessary to the security ARTICLE rV are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready REINSTATEMENT mand, our employers, our craft and our country. to defend this Union and the principles set forth in tho Members dismissed from the Union may t>e reinstated We will, therefore, try by all just means to . promote Constitution of the Union. <n accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ing due care and diligence in the performance of the The powers not delegated to the officials and • job duties of our profession, and by giving all po'^ible assist­ ARTICLE V holders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved ance to our employers in caring for their gear- and DUES AND INITIATION FEE to the members. ' property. Section I. All members shell pay dues quarterly, on a CONSTITUTION Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ ARTICLE I To use our infiuence individually and collectively for the ter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall NAME AND GENERAL POWERS purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Interna­ ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional United States, so as to render it ihore equitable and to trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ amendment. make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ tive, and shall include the formation of; and/or issuance of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. mitted into membership without having paid an initiation of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments * the formation of funds and participation in funds, the fee of one hundred ($100.00)'dollars. Of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to Section 3, Payment of dues and initiation fees may be establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, maintain the knowledge of and interest in maritime waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance and similar ventures. A majority yote of the membership affairs. shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at membership". organization and federation, to the end of establishing ARTICLE VI all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all the Brotherhood of the Sea. RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever seamen now perform. Section 1. Members may retire from membership by possible in the attainment of their just demands. ARTICLE II paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals AFFILIATION retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due. and ow­ so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ ing the Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re­ and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are national Union of North America and the American Fed­ quest, and dated as of the day that such member accom­ migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or plishes these payments and request. tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obll-' meet to act, that meetings can be attended by. only a^ by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ fraction of the membership, that the absent members,^ by a majority vote of the membership. riod-of retirement, except that a retired member shall who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded ARTICLE III not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ MEMBERSHIP dual or-hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those Section I. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ his right to reinstatement. who are present may act for and in the interest of all, mitted to membership in accordance with such rules as Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six we have adopted this constitution. are adopted, from time to time," by a majority vote of months or more shall be restored to- membership, ex­ STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION the membership. cept' as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current OF RIGHTS Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly In order to form a more perfect union, we members American citizens, or'eligible for such citizenship. No levied during the period of retirement. If the period of of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem­ retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. period of retirement, including those for the current fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the No candidate shall be granted membership until be has quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic taken the following oath of obligation: during that period. Upon such payment, the person in and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the OBLIGATION retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ following principles: "1 pledge my honor as a man, that I will be faithful to bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall this Union, and thaTi will work Tor its interest and will Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our look upon every member as my -brother; that I will not membership after a two-year period of retirement only duties and obligations as members of the community, work for less than Union wages and that I will obey all by majority vote of the membership. '— our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace orders of the Union. I promise that I will never reveal of communism and any other enemies of freedom and Section 5. The period of retirement shall be computed the proceedings of the Union to its injury or to persons the democratic principles to wMich we seafaring men not entitled to know It. And if I break this promise, 1 from the.day as of which the retirement card is issued. dedicate ourselves in this Union. ARTICLE VII ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!" ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional Section |. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port voice to our views; we shall assist our .brothers of the Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be governed, in sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations rears in dues, or more than three months in arrears in as­ this order, by: . to ihe fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ (a) The Constitution sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus­ ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ (b) Majority vote of the membership pended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights lective influence -in the fight for the enactment of labor and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ dismissed if they'are more than two quarters in arrears ministered by Headquarters and Ports. tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction in dues or more than six rnonths in. arrears in assessments Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the-Secretary-.. based on race, creed or color. or unpaid fines, > » Treasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas-1 To govern our conduct as a Unioi) and bearing in mind urers, the exact number of-which shall be deterniined by This time shall not run: ' ' that most of our members are migratory, that their duties (a) While a member is actually partidpating in a strike majority vote of the membership to be held during the " carry them all over the world, that their rights must and or lockout. T' month of August in any election year, as set forth more: ! shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as (b) While a member is an-in-patient in a USPHS particularly in Article X, Section 1-D, members of the Union to be inalienable: Hospital. Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent andy I (c) While a member is under, an incapacity due to ac­ Patrolmen, as prorided for herein, and the Port shall; No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or tivity iri behalf of the Union, bear the name of the city in which the Union's Port,' privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of (d) While a member is in the /frmed Services of the Offices are located. ^ • • AFL-CIO n vu vm t'.' - !i'. • ^• fl*' -, .1^' !^.y P!" :>. • >•,"' it/' I- • 11 (S?lK :• iil^ '& V' S '.yy) 'I itMi'i'yf �\ S«^n 5. Ev#w member of the Union shall be regie- not be delegated, but the Sceretary-TMasurer may delegate tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, to a penon or persons the execution of such of his duties or stewards department. Hie definition of„these depart­ as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ ments shall be in accordance with custom and usage. tions set forth in this Constitution. (J) Immediately after assuming office, the SecretaryThis definition may be modified by a^ majority votO of the membership. No member may transfer from one de-/ Treasurer shall designate one of the Assistant Secretarypartment to another except by express approval as evi­ Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ denced by a majority vote of the membership. capacity. This designation may be changed from time to ARTICLE Vni time. These designations Shall be entered in the minutes ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT OFFICERS. PORT of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions AGENTS. AND PATROLBIEN of Section 2-A of this Article Hull apply in the ease of a Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, vacancy in the office of Secretaiy-Treasnrer. as set forth except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These in that section. officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and one or more (k) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Port Agent Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. or Patrolman shall be filled by-the Secretary-Treasurer by Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, temporary appointment exce^ in those cases vdiere the except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by. this ARTICLE IX Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS regular meeting for approval,. modUieatkm. substitution of Section I. The following jobs in the Uniop shall be a replacement, or postponement of a vote to a later date, voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the tion: postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall (A) Meeting Chairman . remain in eUect until a vote is taken. (B) Delegates (L» The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and fC) Committee Members of: all measiures. and employ such means, which he deems - (a) Auditing Committeenecessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further Ibi. Trial Committee the welfare, of the Union and its members, in HI matters (c) Quarterly Financial Committee involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and tdl Appeals Committee public affairs. (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 2. Assistant SecretaryrTreasnrer Section Z. Addition^ committees may be formed as ia) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the AsHst-tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with tution. Section 1-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ ARTICLE X retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND OTHER Upon the death, resignation, or removal from of^e of ELECTED JOB HOLDERS the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the, office shall.be Section L The Secretary-Treasurer determined as follows: (a) The Secretary-Treasurer Hull be the Executive Of­ That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans. Mobile. ficer of the Union and shall represent, and act for and in . or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes behalf of. the Union in all matters except as otherwise in the last regular election shall be the firH in line of specifically provided for in the Constitution. succession. The next in the line of succession HtaU be that (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next higheH port or otherwise. number of votes in that election. The next in the line of Ic) He shall be responsible, for the organization and succession shall be that Port Agent of the sHd Ports who maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of received the next highest ntunber of votes. the Union; setting up. and maintenance of, sound accoun(> The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up. and main­ to 1>e Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so tenance of. proper office and other administrative Union referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. procedures: the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the penditure of all Union funds. Port t,r otherwise. He shall Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the tatter's duties be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, as the latter may direct and shall be in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote financial operations of the Union for the previous week. In that body. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considera­ Section S. Port Agents tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall <«) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the take appropriate action to Insure observance thereof. administration of Union affairs in the Port of bis juris­ (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ diction. bership. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port New York, New Orleans. Mobile, and Baltimore may not action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action tobe closed except by Constitutional amendment. insure observance thereof. Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec­ (cl He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded subject to approval .by a majority vote of the membership. by the Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasuref shall supervise the activities (d> In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ of all Ports. istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, n Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income ship. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate, in the event and expenses, and complying with all other accounting of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace­ directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. ment to act as such during the period of incapacity. (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in­ At the. first regular meeting in August of every elec­ structions, shall open each Port meeting and shall deter­ tion year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the mine whether a quonun exists. Nothing contained herein -membership a pre-balloting report. This report shall rec­ shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman ommend the number and location of Ports, the number of any meeting, unless so - properly designated by a of Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the majority vote of the members present at the said Port number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for Meeting. (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any each Port. It shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular^officer thereof, or any other similar Agents' Conference. (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman to depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or de­ livered at the close of each day's voting, except that the such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, Secretary-Treasurer may. in his" discretion, postpone the regardless of the departmental designation under which recommendation as to the depository until no later than the Patrolman was elected. 'h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at. the first regular meeting in October. that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ This recommendatloa may also specify, whether any Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted. (i) The foregoing is in addition to those other duties designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution. Section 4. Port Patrolmen of the membership. Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are. (e) The Headquarters of the Union shall be located In New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section 5. Meettng caialrmen Agent of that Port. (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including: (f) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be chairman of the the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the Al^nts' Conference and may cast one vote. presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his rules of order provided for. from time to time, by a powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and.all rules.and rulings duly majority vote of the membership and, if none, then byadopted by a majority vote of 'he membership. Within such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority Ihesa limits, he Hull strive to enhance the strength, poH- vote of the membership in each PorL (b> The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in the ti^ and pri»;ttge of the Union. : (h) Tbtl foregoing duties Hull be In addition to Hwse event of a tie. <e) The meeting ehalnnan shall not peraHl thf #acii»> Other duties elsevdiere demrlbed In this Constitntion, as aion of aiqr cHlgloaa subject, 'r well as those other duties lawfldly Imposed upon Uin. HCCHM •, DHegateia i "•^•1; U) The responHb^UUr of the ^ecrvtiry-Tmsaser nuy SMMHI •tenr—JPu« ncM (a> The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Union who are elected,^ under the proviHons of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. (bi Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the convention. Section 7. Committees <a) Auditing Committee The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or refuse to certify sHd report The Auditing Committee for the Port where Headquarters is located shall also audit the Secretary-Treastirer's financial report to which the same rules as to certification and refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en­ tirety shall then be presented to the membership with action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of tbo membership. (b) TrlH Committee The Trial Committee shall conduct trials of persons charged, and shall submit findings and reccmmendaticns as prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re­ quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations must specifically state whether or not. in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. Id Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a quarterly (thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where they exist, shall report on their findings, and make rec­ ommendations. Members of this Committee may make dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ rate findings. 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet­ ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and recommendations. 3. Ail Port Agents are responsible for compljring with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc.. by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. 4. No report shall be considered as complete without an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the selection of such an accountant. Who must be certified under state law. 5. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. Id) Appeals Committee I. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adop^^d by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. 2.. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than .one week after, the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee 1. The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre­ sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment of the members of this Union are involved. 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem­ bership of the Union at a regular or special meeting. The Committee may also make interim reports and rec­ ommendations and submit them to the membership at a regular or a special meeting. 3 A Fort may establish a similar Committee for itself provided permission by a majority vote of the membership has been* obtained. In such event, the Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec­ ommendations. together with comments by the Port Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause the said report and recommendations to be submitted to the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ gether with any report and recommendations which the Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, and may submit Interim reports anJ recommendations, in the same manner above set fortb. 4. in no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit­ tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man­ ner, without the approval of the membership of the Union as evidenced by a majority vote of-the member­ ship. 5. A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decide the time of entry into a strike, provided prior authority, as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership, ia granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vnf i of the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. fi. This Committee shall be charged with the preparetlM and exemitlon of a strike plan which shall be bindfat on nU eaemhcrs «aBd other persona «ffiiated with .--3 '•iii m •km • • 3 �saniMi t If |ig vs. .- K'Jl'': -^"•• l.vi"--.'v,;..,; •,>• • iO'' cG?.; r-'V-..-- , mf'' J jlMi UnloB. Howeva*. a majority vote of the membOtvhip Iliiay repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or 'pU of a strike plan. V* ^ AKTICLBXI WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFHCBRS AND OTHER ELECTIVE ;iOB HOLDERS. ONION EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS Section 1. the following eleOted officea ana Jobs shall be held for a term of two years: Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretory-Treasurer Port Agent Patrolman The term of two years set forth herein la expressly 'subject to the provisions for assumption of office as con­ tained in Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), of this Constitution. I Section g. The term of any riecUve Jobs other than ; those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall conUnue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the T'nlon, whichever applies, whose vote was originally necessary' to elect the one or ones serving. I Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shal' be determined from time to time by a majority vote of the membership. Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, all other classifications of employees of the Union shaii be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, as recommended by the Secretory-Treasurer. Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority Vote of the membership, the Secretory-Treasurer may contract for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces­ sary in the best interests of the Union. ' Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a majority vote of the membership shall be followed. ARTICLE XII QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. PATROLMEN. AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent Or Patrolman, provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime, in an un­ licensed capacity, aboard an American Flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant iSecretary-Treasurer in a specified department; this seatime must be in that department, and < (b> He has at least four (4) months of seatime. in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or Job of, the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January Ist and the time of nomination, and (c> He has been in continuous good standing in the Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his nomination, and , (d) He is a citizen oif the United States of America. I Section 2. AU candidates for, and bidders of, othee ieiective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and Jobs, whether elected bi appointed in abcordance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to held such office or Job and shall constitute an incapacity with regard to such office or joV ARTICLE Xin ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS AND PATROLMEN Section 1. Nominations Any member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer Is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re­ quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the folflowing: ^ (a) The name of the candidate (b) His home address and mailing address (c> His book number (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman (e) Proof of citizenship , (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. y The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ gust 12th and no later than September 12th ot the election • year. Section 2. Credentials Committee (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regula'r meeting in September of the election year, at the Port where Headquarters is located. It ^all Consist of six members in attendance at the meeting. With two members from each of the Peck, Engine and Stewards De­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec> ^ calls a special meeting at the Port in •^^^rder te eilecl a replacement, The Committee'a results. : ibaU^^fe vote, with ally tie vote being resolved by • ( 1 BtoJoriW vote of tbe mcmberriiip at a special meeting handed to the member who shall thereupon sign his. nam# i-r--i on a roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate), tea; called lor that at Headquarters Port. <b) After Its elcCtloit. the Cotnolittee shal) immediately gether with his book number, and ballot number. The ^ go into dessioii. It shall determine whether the person portion of theliallot on which the ballot number Is prlnte(i< : has submitted his appUcation correctiy and possesses the shall then be remocved, placed near the roster: sheet-, ana • ^ / • necessaiy qiiallEcatfons. The Committee shall prepare a the member shall proceed to the Voting sitej. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the estab­ report listipg each applicant and his book number under the office Or Job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be lishment of a bootb or other voting site where each mem­ . marked "qualified" or "dbqualified" according to^e find­ ber may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the • < ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been :>. j marked "disqualified." the reason therefor must be stated ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by . noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed tpe Port Aigent, and kept locked and sealed except as by all of the Committee members, and be completed and hereinafter set forth. (gl Voting shall commence on November 1st of the - > submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ ing-after their elMtion. At this meeting, it shall be read election year and shall continue through December 31st; and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holi­ days legally recognized in the city in which the Port Bulletin Board In each port (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram •falls on a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized in at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter a Port in the city in which that Port is located, the bal­ containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate, mail, speciar deliveiy, registered. A disqualified appli­ as the rase may be, on the next succeeding business day. cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem^ Subject to the foregoing, voting in all Ports shall com­ bership from the decision of' the Committee. He shall mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, except that, or Saturdays, voting shall commence at-9^)0 AM forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular and continue until 12 Noon, and, on regular meeting meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ days, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM arid continue until 7:30 PM. mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant Section 4. Polls Commltteea to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, (a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the • without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the Committee within two days voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, eonsisting after the day on Which -the telegram is sent, to correct of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ bis application or argue for his qualification. The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough ** standing the pro\' 'PS of Article XXIV, Section 2, or to allow the applicant to appear before: it and still reach any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) mem­ the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its bers shall constitute a quorum for eaCh Port, with tha said meeting to be held Between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the with no notice thereof-required. It shall be the obliga­ case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis­ tion of each member Wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present in which event, the one so previously classified shall then during this time period. It shall be the responsibility be deemed qualified. of the Port Agent to see that the meeting Tor the purpose (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the of electing the said Polls.Committee is called, and that qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ the minutes of : the said meeting are sent daily to Head­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in quarters. In no case shall voting take place unless a . previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job duly elected Polls Committee Is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall: collect of Port: Agent Or Port Patrolman, has'met all the require­ all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs ments of Section: 1-A of Article XII. of those, ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, Section 3. Belloting Procedure. <a) The Secretory-Treasurer shall insure the proper and' the bal.ot records and files kept' by the Port Agent.. and tihiely preparation of ballots, witiiottt partiality as It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ information and instructive comments not inconsistent sponding serial numbers on the roster, and Hhen com-: with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified pare the serial number and the amounts of haUots used Candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within with the vei-fication list, as corrected,, and ascertain each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and geograpbical pattern, commencing with the most northly anlount, represent the difference between what appears Port on the Atlantic, coast, following the Atlantic coast on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon erly along the Gulf of Mexico and go on,, until the list of shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such dis­ Porta is exhausted. Thqre shall be allotted write-in space, crepancies, which report shall be In <duplicate, and signed on each ballot, sufficient to pennit each member voting to by :all the members of such Polls Committee.' Each write in as many names as there are offices and Jobs to be member of the Committe. may make what separate comr voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared aS to have the ments thereon ho desires, provided they are.signed, and : number thereon plaiied at Uie top thereof and shall be dated by. him. , A copy of this report; shall be given the : so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said Port Agent,'to be presented at the next r^cular meeting. number to be easily removed. On this removable portion A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the Secretaiyshall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature : Treasurer, who shall- cause an investigation to. be made forthwith. The, results of such iqvestigation shall be re^ of the ballot and the voting.dates thereof. <b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ ported to the membership as soon as completed, with retory-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No recommendations by^ th'^ Secretary-^Treasurer. .A majority . others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as vote of the meuibership shall determine.- what action, If . indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ any, shall be taken-thereon, with the same effect as in­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1.' A suf­ dicated In Article I. ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each (c) The Polls ComtAlttee shall also insure mat the ballot ' Port. A .record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre-: be opened except ih the manner hereinafter set forth. tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a . 'The same procedure as Is'set forth In the preceding para­ verification list indicating the amount and seriarnumbers graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized In of the ballots sent. Each Pdrt Agent shall maintain sepa­ the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount (d) The Polls Committee shall permit'qualified niembera sent, as Well as the numbers thereon, conform to the only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they amount and numbers listed by the Secretory-Treasurer are in good standing, stamp their book with .the word as having been sent to that Port, ^e Port Agent shall •'voted," and the date. Issue ballots to voters, insure that immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ proper registration on the roster takes place; collect the ' urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the stubs, and keep them iii numerical order. It shall preservb amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify good order and decordm at the voting site and vicinity the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, voting period, in any event, receipts shall be forwarded vriien called upon, in the preservation of order and for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer decorum. shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and (e)'ln order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of correspondence dealing with the election This file shall the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or at all. times be available to any member asMng for in­ irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the spection of the same at Headquarters. balloting in any port, the following procedure shall he (c> Balloting shall take place in person, at Port Offices, observed: At the end ot each day's voting, the Polls Committee, and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on. the ballot, exOept In the presence of «>ny member desiring to attend, nrothat any member may write ib the name or names of any. vfded he observes v )er decorum, shall open the ballot member or members, as appropriate; for any office, or the bbx or boxes, and piwce all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, or envelopes, as'requirid, which shall Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) No member may vote without displaying his then be sealed.; The members of the Polls- Committee Union Book, in: which there shall'be placed an appro­ shall thereupon sigif their names Across^ the flap of the n : ' priate notation of the date and'of the fact of voting, both said envelope or envelopes; with their book numb.;ie neXb'prior tm being handed a ballot. A ballot shall theii\be to their iijgnatures, The Committee shall also place the ^ ' �SoMMcMCBtary—Page Phr* \0''' fife; f;;% *' If- V Vv - ~ -4eM and name of the Port on the aaid envelope or en-^ lyitb the tally of -all the ballots and the preparation of p. velopet, and shal! certify, on the envelope or envelopes, closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results that the ballot box or hoxa were opened publicly, that of the election. Including a complete accounting of all all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all ballots and stubs, and-reconciliation of the same wiib the of those ballots are enclosed In the envelope or envelopes - s osiers-, verification lists, and receidie of the .Port Agents,. dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls' . ell with .detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts, Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records acd with each total broken down into Port totals. The they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the- Ta.ly.r g Committee shall be permitted access to the elecdispretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre* f f¥-t records and files of all Ports, which they may require pared for the purpose of enclosing the l»ilots and the to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The re­ making of the aforesaid certification, with wording em* port shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and cjntain recommendations for the treatment of these bodying the foregoing inscribed thereon, in which event, these envelopes shall he used by the Polls Committee for discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding member thereof, to submit a dissenting report as to the such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, aicuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with provided the comments are signed and dated by the ?..rt.nent details. member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall The Tallying Committee is also charged with the re­ then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the ceipt and evaluation of written protests by any member discretion - of Headquarters, may be furnished for that "-Ho claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and •sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg­ so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of istered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi­ dismissal. If it finds the i)rotest valid, the Committee tory named in the pre-election report adopted by the shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within membership The Polls Committee shall not be dis­ the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are prac­ charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished tical. effective, and just, but which terms. In any event, and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the , and the designation of the voting site of the Port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special Port Agent's election records or files. vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these The Polls Committee shall also insure thet the ballot terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the 'cey or keys contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in. writing and must be received by the Union Tally­ to the boxe" in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the Committee shall sign their names, book ing Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope se­ of each protest received, the name and book number of curely In addition to delivering the key and ballot box the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall de­ liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster of the said protest. The Committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports culled for by this Section 4, any files that they may have re­ as to enable the soecial vote set forth in this Section ceived. and all the stubs collected both for the daj and 5'c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon­ closing report shall be made by it unless and until the sible for the proper safeguarding of all .he aforesaid ma­ special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have terial, shall not release any of it until duly called for, been duly completed and tallied. td) The members of the Union Tallying Committee and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the after their election but, in any event, shall, arrive at Head­ Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis­ quarters Port prior to the first business day after Decem­ ber 31. of the election year. Each member of the Commit­ tered mail or delivered in person. tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim­ (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc­ compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head­ quarters Port. AH members of the Committee shall also be meals while serving. Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, paid at. the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subsequent to their election to the day they return, in Protests, and Special Votes. (a I On the day the balloting in each Port is to lermi- noFuial course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman V nate. the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in • from among themselves and, subject to the express terms addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de­ liver to Headquarters; or mail to Headquarters (by certi­ of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Decisions fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together .as to special votes, prptests, and the contents of the final with a certification, signed and dated by all members of report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided the Committee that all balloi(s sent to the Port and nui there be.a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each .fixed at nine .19), The.Union Tallying Committee, but not member of the Committee to make-separate comments less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and to obtain tiie ballots from the depository immediate­ under his signature and date. The certification shall , duty after the termination of balloting and to insure their specifically Identify, by serial number and amount, the ly safe Custody during, the course of the Committee's pro­ unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but ceedings, ptoceedings of thisjCommittee, except for bound separately, the Committee shall- forward to Head­ the actual^he preparation the closing report and dissents quarters all stubs collected during the period of Voting, therefrom, if any, shall of be open to any member, provided together with a certification, signed by all members of he observes decorum. In ho event shall the Issuance of the Committee, that all the Stubs collected by the Com­ the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying. mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each "-•V.niitJee be delayed beyond the January i5th Imme­ member of the Committee to make separate comments un­ diately subsequent to the close of voting. der his signature and date. The said Polls Committee, (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up In members shall not be discharged from their duties until sufficient copies to comply with the following require­ the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Port Agent and the Secretary-'Treasurer prior to the first Agent, which evidence shal| be noted and kept in the regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the Port Agent's election records or files. close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such (b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from this Section 5. shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, thei close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five at the address of Headquarters; In the event a Polls days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ Committee cannot be elected or cannot act oh the day ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. shajl have the duty to forward the material specifically As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a Union Tallying Committee which will then carry out the conspicuous .manner. This copy shall be kept posted for functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. . a-perlod of two months. At the Election Report meeting, In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Com­ (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be mittee to execute those functions. taken up the discrepancies, if any. referred to i- Section All certilications called for under this Article Xlll of this Aiticle and the recommendations of the Tally­ shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge. 5(c) ing Committee therewith. A majority vote of Information, and belief of those required to make such the membershipsubmitted shall decide what action, if any, in ac­ certifications. \ (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 cordance. with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, action, however, shall not include the ordering of members. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port, ..which a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of the results of the vote for any ofiRce or job, in which Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A six to be elected from Headquarters Port shall consist of: majority of the membership, Election Report meet­ two from each of the three departments of the Union. ing, may order a recheck andata the recount when a dissent to The others shall be elected without regard to department. The election shall be held^at the last regular meeting in the closing report has been issued by three or more mem­ December of the election year. No Olficer, Port Agent,. bers of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the ,Patreimah, or candidate for office, or the job of Port cbniingBncles provided lur in this Section 5(f}, the closing Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this report shall be accepted as finaL J 'Committee. In addition to' its duties hereinbefore ,aet •; (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Sec, 5(f) must C|«t,^;-»fqrtht. th«^ Union Tallying Uommittee- shaU; be charged take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the dis• crepancles so acted upon took place. Subject to the fore•;going, and to the limits of the vote set by the member­ ship, as aforesaid, the Port agents in each such Port shall - have the functions of the Tallying Committee as set forth ' in Section 5(c), insofar as that section deals with the terms of sych special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immedi­ ately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such spe­ cial vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port I Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, 'and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to Headquarters, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach Headquarters in time to enable the Secretary-Treasurer to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certifi­ cation, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required jof Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The iSecretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report contain­ ing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the letter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent o each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent 'segments of the Tallying Committee's closing report shall be deemed modified accordingly, and, as modified, ac­ cepted and final. If the report is not acceptedi the numerical results in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be de^med-accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report there­ on by the Urion Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of, and deemed accepted and fi,>'l, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report meeting. If such recheck and -ecount is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall 6e required to continue its proceedings correspondingly." Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for particular office or job,-the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations shall be made only from resblts deemed final and ac­ cepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected. (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas­ urer under this Article, except those of the' Polls Com­ mittees, shall be entered In the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer, _ Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report meeting, or the next regular , meeting, depending upon at which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwith­ standing anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Sec. 1. This shall hot apply where the successful candidate cannot assume h(- office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of" the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume office, the provisions of Article X, Section 2(a), as to succession shall apply until such office is assumed. If he does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, and Patrolman shal) take the following oath: "I do solemnly swear that 1 will faithfully execute the duties of of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, and 1 will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the welfare of the membership." ARTICLE XIV OTHER ELECTIONS Section 1. Auditing Committee. Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday of each week, at 3:00 P.M.. for the purpose of auditing the financial report for that week. These reports shall be submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for membership action. The Committee shall consist of three members. No Officer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election shall be by majority vote of the members in attendance at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to serve may nominate himself. ^ The same provisious shall apply with regard to the Port. where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing Committee there shall audit the financial reports of the Headquai^ers Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer. • �, .fju-»i:*i; 11-1^T^Wi-Ji.i-'S^.'*^-^HIM I SupplementaryVvti Mt I If? • h If*' I' P-fc: b^ff |HK^.; / •' 1?^; •''•• !;»?';• i'^ li-' ^ fl-:. " P?' • I"' .SeafioB i. Qnarletlp FliuBdal Camarittee. section •. The Trial CbmmOtee riiall hear an pertinent (01 A new trial riiall be recommended If the Appeals The Quarterly Flaaiielal Cmnmlttee shall iw elected at evidence and rilall not Iw bound by the rules of evidence committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ the Port where Headquarters Is located, at the Hrst or see> required by courts of taw but may receive all relevadt mittee should have beeiTdis^allfied, or (b) that the ac­ end regular meetine held after the close of the calendar testimony. Tiw Trial Committee may grant adjournments, cused was not adequately informed of the details (rf tho quarter for which the Committee is to make the required at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a charged offense, which resulted In his not having been audit It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls give'n a_filr trial, or te) that for any other reason., the ac­ . decide at which of these meetings the election shall take beneath a quorum. It shall adjourn until a quorum does cused was not given a fair triaL place. The Committee shall consist of six memters. with exist (d> If there is' no substantial evidence to support a Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer. Fort Agent. Patrolman or enw accusers are present The Trial Committee shall conduct that the charge on which the finding was based be dis­ ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The the trial except that the accused shall have the right to missed. members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem­ cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witneAes, (e> The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser bers present at the meeting provided that any member as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may punishment. select any member to assist him in his defense at the eligible to serve may nominate himself. SeeUon 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver Its trial; provided, (a), the said member is available at the decision and dissent, if any. to the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 3. Trial Commltfee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting time of the trial and (b> the said member agrees to render The Secretary^reasurer shall cause sufficient copies to bs held at 10:00 AJM. the next business day following the such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ published and shall have them sent to each Port in time regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. place. It shall consist of five members, of which threa that the charges do not adequately Inform him of what He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at shall constitute a quorum. No Officer. Port Agent. Port wrong be allegedly committed, or the time and place of their last known address, or notify them in person. Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and Section 15. At the meeting Indicated in Section 14 ot^' Committee. No member who Intends to be a witness in disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de- this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who fenserTbe guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven accept the decision of the Appeals Ck)mraittee. or the dis­ cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall by the weight of the evidence,.jind the burden of such sent therein, if any. If there Is no dissent, the decirioa of be the duty of every member to decline nomtautlon If he proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be the Appeals Committee shall stand. knows., or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis­ based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held In the qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit­ nuffibef of wliaesses pfeiueed. Port Headquarters is located, in ttie manner pro­ Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as videdwhere tee shall be elected tmder such generally applicable rules for In Section 2 of thia Article. Any decision BO to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. providing for a new trial shall contain auch directions as ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable In will Section 4. Appeals Committee. Insure a fair heariag to the accuaed. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, the Itght of the proceedings. These findings and recom­ Seetton .II. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify tho mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee^ five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the accused and each accuser, either in person or in writing. Port where'Headquarters Is located. The same disqual­ and shall be In writing, as shall be any dissent The Com­ addressed to their last known address, of the results ei mittee shall forward Its findings and recommendations, ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard the. appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set fortb to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In along witli any dlssmit to the Port Agent of the Port In Section 17. where the trial took place.' iriiile a copy thereof riuU bn addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of - In the hearing of an api^ from a Trial Committee deci­ forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either la per­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna* son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. sion. if the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ The tfamal Union of North America, and the rights of. and findings shall include a statement that the rights «f procedure mittee. as to. further appeal at provided for therein. the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ fseetian S. NegotlatlBg and Strike Committee. Decisions reached thereunder shall be binding on all mem­ guarded. The findings also must contain the charges The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee. bers of the Union. ' whether of a Port or otberwi*e. shall be composed of as made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the SeetloB 19. It shall be the duty of all members of the accused, the accuser, and each witness: shall describe each many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote Union to take all steps within their constltutienal power document used at the trial; shall, contain a fair sununafy of the memberriiip. upon recommendation of the Secre­ te carry out the terms of any effective decisions. tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of ,of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rights guilt or Innocence. If possible, all the documents used at Ihia Committee provided be observes'decorum. However, and privileges granted to him by this Artirie. If an accused the trial shall be kept All findings and recommendaUont a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on shall be made a part of the regular flies. has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend the number of those who may attend. without properly requesting a -ostponement, the Trial SeetloB 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, SeeHon d. Meeting Chairman. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the Committee may hold its trial without his presence. The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from Trial ARTICLE XVI cause the findings and recommendations the floor by majori^ vote of the-members at any meeting. to be Committee, OFFENSES AND PENALTIES presented, and entered into the minutes, at the Section 7. Delegates. Section L Upon proof of the commission of the follow* As soon as the Secretanr-Treasurer is advised as to the regular meeting. tag offenses, the member shall be expelled from meooiSection 7. The Port Agent shall tend the record of date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ bcrriiip: . vention of the Seafarers International Union of North the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause (al Proof of membership in any organization advocating sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each America, be shall communicate such facts to the Port the overthrow of the Government of the United States Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to Fort In time for the nest regularly scheduled m^ing. by force: Section S. At the tatter meeting, the proceedings shall generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. (b) Acting as an informer against the Interest of the These facts and recommendations shall be announced and be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority Union or the membership in any organizational campaign; vote of the membership of the Union shall: read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless (c) Acting as an informer for. or agent, of the Company (al Accept the findings and recommendations, or changed by a majority vote of the membership during that against the interests of the memberriiip or the Union: (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall (d> The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy (<a Accept the flndl^, but modify the recommenda­ not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The tions. to destroy the Union. or results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of tht (d> Order a new trial after finding that substantial Jus­ Agent, posted on the bulletin hoard, and announced at the following offenses, the member shall be peiial^ed up to • tice has not been done with regard to the charges. In this next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here­ event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head­ penal^ of expulsion from the Union. In the event the under may Include provisions for aufbmatic election of all quarters is located and. upon application, the accused, the penal^ of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the qualified nominees, in the event the number of such accusers, their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be tation andand privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or subsistence. elected. ARTICLE XV Section 9. After the vote set forth In Section 8. any a fine of $50.00. or both: (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The TRIALS AND APPEALS Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any Secretary-Treasurer shall cause »i6tice of the results erty of the value in excess of $50.00; (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, other member for the commission of an offense as set thereqf to be sent to each accuse** and accuser. seals, etc.*. for the purpose of personal gain; Section 10. An accused, who has been found guilty, or forth in this Constitution. These charges shall be in writ­ (c> Wilful misuse of any office or job. elective or not. ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also Include bis who Is under effective pnnlshme.nt may appeal in the fol­ ' within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan*. book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to lowing manner: He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ fense. or the Port of pay off, if the offense took place Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the execute the duties or functions of the said office or Job,' or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or aboard ship; He shall also request the Port Agent to notice of the decison of the membership. Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port .functions: present these charges at the next regular meeting. The (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice _takes place. , of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals election files, or election material of any sort; (el Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges request to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer those charges to be read at the said meeting. is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ are false: (It Making 0.- trt nsmitting, with intent to deceive, false If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the tioned proceedings and all available documents used as Port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as reports or comr.;urlcatIons. with knowledge of the falsity ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of any written 'statement or argument submitted by the ac­ thereof, or unauUiorizedly altering reports or communica­ the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are cused. The acqiised.may argue bis appeal in person, if he tions which fall within the scope of Union business: (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto- so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar^ matically on notice that he will be tried the following ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ ~ morning. At-his request, the trial shall be postponed the responsibility of the accused to insure that bis written . ment of the Union or its agreements; (h> Deliberate and unauthorized ipterierence. or delib­ until the morning following the next regular meeting, at statement or argument arrives at Headquarters In time for which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He such presentation. erate and malicious viUification, with regard to the exej^u- ~ shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made Section 13. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ tion of the duties of any office or job;against him. (i> Paying for. or receiving, money for. employment peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall Im­ of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grant ad­ aboard a vessel; mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad­ journments and may request the accused or accuserti to (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for dressed to his last known mailing address on file with present arguments, whenever necessaty for such fair coB" the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book sideration. the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning be by majority vote, and riiall be In the form of findings (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders o} after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial and recommendations. .Dissents wOl be allowed, pensions those duly authorized to make such orders during time Committee will be elected and disSents shall be In writing and signed by those partic­ of strike. In the event a majority of the membership of the Union ipating in such decision or dissent In making its flndings Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of tho shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recomroendatioiig. tke.CooHQBittee shall be Eovemed following offenses, members shall be penalized up to Port, the Trial shall" take place in the Port where Head­ by the following: suspension from the rights and prfvlleges'of membership quarters Is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to (a) No ttsding of guUI afaali be reversed if inere is sub­ for two (2> yeanf. or a nne of $50.00. or both: the accused, who shall be Informed of the name of his stantial evidence to suwert eaeb e flndiiig and. In sudi: (a) WUfuUy misappropriating or mlstwing Union prop­ accusers, and who ritall receive a written atatement of case, the Appeals Commlflee ritall net nskke Its mru find- erty of the value under $90:00; Ike charges. At the reqimst ol the accused, transportation togs as to the weight of evidence. (b; Assuming any offiro.or Job. whether elective OMWC. and auksirience ahali be pnvid«t fbo ueused mid ids (b> In BO event shall tncreased nualitaaiMit be Mtw# with knowledge of the lack of pOsseaslon of the quaiificnmended. . .v ffeqtdrad theNfor: "''•''WK -V I •• - 'J!*I ••rM hmw • • '-M ' •' i.r ' • • -V i.': 'K; ii| i.-f' rV'''. r.:- '••vrp, �•""n-'i I m ; 5^ ' >•' n 'frit. SonMeaicafarf—Sena (c) Misconduct daring any meeting'or other official Union proceeding, or bringing the Union Into dlarepnto by conduct not provided for elsewhere in this Article; (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of ' those duly authorized to make such orders at any time. Section 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following offenses, members shall be penalised up to a fine of $50.00: la) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs; (b) Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa­ tives at pay-off; (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign on; (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in discharging their duties; i le) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; ~ (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; (g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 5. Apy member who has committed an offense penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights under .this Constitution and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa­ tive of the Union. Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may go Into a Committee of the Whole and try the member at once, and in-this case, the findings and recommendation of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. Section 7. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution. Section g. Any member under suspension for an of­ fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials and job holders. ARTICLE XVII PUBLICATIONS This Union may publish such pamphlets. Journals, news­ papers, magazines, periodicals, and general literature. In such manner as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership, ARTICLE XVIII BONDS Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, as well as all other employees of the Union, may be re­ quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XIX EXi>ENDITURES Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures to be made or expenses to be incurred shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make. - and incur such expenditures and .expenses as lie within the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ ticle XI of this Constitution. Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall super­ sede, to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles X and XL ARTICLE XX INCOME Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income derived from any other. legitimate business ^operation or other legitimate source. X Section 2. .No member shall be required to pay or de­ liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. It shall be the. duty of the member to demand such re­ ceipt. Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ vided that: (a) The ballot must be secret. -(bi The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ jority of the valid ballots cast. Section 4. A)I payments by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied successively to the mone­ tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated accordingly. ARTICLE XXI PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may provide fdr affiliation with It by individuals in a iesser ^capacity than membership, or in a capacity other than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ gations may include, but are not limited to: (a) the applica­ bility or non-applicability of all or any part of this .Con­ stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c> the right of the Union to'peremptory termination of such affiliation ~ and, (d).the fees required for such affiliation, in no event - may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to that of members, receiv.e priority or rights ' over members, or be termed a member. ARTICLE XXII FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section I. The formulation of shipping rules shall not be deemed part of any routine administrative task. Ship•ping rules governing the details of the assignments of "I ' : 4 and governing conduct and procedure connected > therewith may be Issued and take effect only after ap­ proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping rules duly issued shall be deemed to We Union policy. Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may make special exceptions or rules for any company or vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by a contract or not. ARTICLE XXIU QUORUMS Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a Port shall be six members. , Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port shall be seven members. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents' Conference shall lie a majority of those eligible to attend. Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of those duly elected or apdointed thereto. . Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here-.. in, the decisions, reports, recgmmendations, or other func­ tions of any segment ai the Union requiring a quorum to act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum requirements are met. ARTICLE XXIV MEETINGS Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. If such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shall take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the following night. In the event a quorum is not present at 7:00 P.M., the Port Agent of vhe pertinent port shall post­ pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date of any future regular meeting. Sectioi; 2. A special meeting at a Port may. be called only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ ing may be held, except between the hours of 0:0U A.M. . and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. ARTICLE XXV AGENTS' CONFERENCE Section L The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an.Agen's' Conference-once a year, and may call, with the approval of a majority vote of, the membership, additional Agents' Conferences during the year. The time and place of each such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a majority vote of . the membership in case of emergency. A majority vote of the membership shall determine when such emergency exists. Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any such recommendation by a majority vote of the member^ship^ shall make the provisions thereof binding Union policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority vote of the membership provided such recommendation is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitu- to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year la which elected officials and other elected Job-holders art required to assume office. The first election year shall be deemed to be 1954. Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939. as amended up through August 1951. Action 9. The term, "member in good standing," shall mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good standing. Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ bership. Scciion 11. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting or action shall be put off until the next business day, at the same hour. ARTICLE XXVII AMENDMENTS This Constitution shall be amended in the following manner: Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head­ quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six members, two from each Department and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will act on all proposed amendments, referred to it. The Committee m^y. receive whatever advice and assistance^ legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes or .substitutions or recommendations, and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treas­ urer. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no .vote by the membership of the Union by seciet ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3<b) through Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to out the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (Q' members, twO from each of the three <3) departments of the Union,' elected from Heaiquarters Port. The amendment shall cither be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports. Section 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ ARTICLE XXVI mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment RELATING THERETO Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately illness or condition preventing the affected person from notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence ment. ARTICLE XXVIII from the United States; or suspension from office or TRANSITION CLAUSE membership as provided for in this Constitution; or the Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than prior , to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to one Job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall operations and activities conducted in accordance with this be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or of­ amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the the foregoing purpose and intent. time during which the circumstances exist. Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended caused by an incapacity." shall be deemed to be the same, Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall include failure to perform the functions of any and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ accordance with the provisions hereof. sion from the Union with no further right to appeal in ac­ •Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole, the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order the term, "majority vote of the. membership," shall mean generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, the majority of ali the valid votes cast by members at an' permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting. This practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the definition shalL prevail notwithstanding that one or more adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed Ports cannot hold meetings because of Jio quorum. For to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" hereof. shall refer to a meeting or mretings during the time Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, in­ period within which a vote must be taken in accordance cluding those with regard to admission into membership, with; (a) The Constitution in effect immediateiy prior to the adoption of this amended <b) Union policy, and Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder <c) Custom and usage of the Union and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in in the indicated priority. accordance with-the provisions hereof. Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ not concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, tary-Treasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all and not forming parf of a Union-wide vote, the term, others elected as a result of the balloting held by this "majority vote of the membership," shall refer to the Union during November and December of 1952, shall be majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the meeting of the Port, regular or special. provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption Section 5, THfe term, "membership action" shall mean of this Coustiluliun, they shall execute the powers and the same as the.term "majority vote of the membership." functions, and assume tlib responsibilities, of the said Section 6^ Where the title of any office or job, or the offices and jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They holder thereof, is set forth in fliis Constitution, all refer­ shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration ences thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall date of-the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly Article XIII, only insofar as they apply to election of acting in such bffice or job. Officials. Port Agents, and Patrolmen, sbaU take effect the ' Section 7, The term "Election Year" shall be deemed first election year. m 1 • c^l ' ^I I . /sl -^1 .-1:1 tl ; ^1 --j^l '•'iil ~ rl w.'dl •it •^1 7n �.wA'. ^ 'A SUMMARY of Sll] ARTICLE XlV-Olher Elections: ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: nat^'^i chairmen, delegates and members of the following committees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and. Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. name of the union and defines its general powers. A nn^i Ell A Provides for affiliation of the At- AKTICLc 11—Arnlianon: lantic and GUM District with the Seafarers International Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XV-Trlals and Appeals: S|h', member to a fair trial by ah Impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of fivemember trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership for accepCance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for app^lt. ARTICLE lll-AAembership: set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —j^ovides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE XVI—Offenses and Penalfies: [la^tieb- ARTICLE IV-Relnstalement: fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions oh penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspension or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by meeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meetihg. Statement of dismissed members. ARTICLE V-Dues and Initiation Fee: schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—Provides du« may not be changed mccept by constitutional amendment—^Permits thie membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. ARTICLE XVH-PublicaHons: lication of a newspaper and other literature.. ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: ADTin F Provides for bonding of officers A\K I IV*LC AYm DOnaS: and employes oflhe Union under such conditions as may be determined by the membership. Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement. ARTICLE Vll-System of Organization: ARTICLE XIX-Expervditures: ments of the Union and provides for administrative authority. cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. ADTI/*IC \/iU Designates the following as elecAKTlLLt YlH—Utticers: tive officers: the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men* ADTI/^I C VY D^nes the Union's sources of inAM\ I itwLC AA income: come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any pajrment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be i^ied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member­ ship power to set up general rules ftw assessment balloting—Pror vides for the Union to derive htcome from dividends, intere.st «id legitimate business operations. ARTICLE IX-Other Elective gates and members of certain committees must be elected by the membership. ARTICLE X-Duties of Elective Officers: ARTICLE XXI-Degrees of Membership: the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—Provides procedure for filling vacancies in office—Requires all Port Agents to file weekly financial reports— Establishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. rules for affiliation of individuals other than full members must be determined by the Union's membership. ARTICLE XXII—Formiilation of Shipping Rules: Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules may not be revised unless approved^ by membership. A DTl/"l C Will • Provides that the quorum for AKI IVi^LII AAIM L<UOrUinS; a special meeting of any'port shall be six members and the quorum fot- a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office: Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agmts and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the membershif^Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote-bf the membership. ARTICLE XXIV-Meetings: regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted ibr holidays and. failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office: ARTICLE XXV-AgenKs Conference: Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—^Lists eligibilify requirements for the various offices. APTirtF yill—FUH'irkne. Describes procedure for nomiMK1IV.,LC AMI CieaiOnS: nation to office—Provides for election of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candfdatiBS' eBgffiafty, acccarding to rules of Constitution—Estab­ lishes safeguards for the right of a member to non^ate himself to i^ce. Describes the Union's balkiting jnrocedure in detail—pro­ vides lor «d^on. ^ FoRs Cmnmltt^ to conduct electiwts and of a iffistrietHvid!* Committee, including members from New BahimcKe, New Odeans and San Francisco to tabu^^te cestiltS—manner fas installation of officers. encc of Port Agents to .be called by the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE XXVI-DefWtk»$: of the CiHistttution. ARTICLE XXVH-Am«fldn#«$r£^^ s^ttt^OH by the mttsliirshipi. AR»a£ XXVIII-Traiwitfe^ '.r r''J .t»f i-j/aosoo III: i 8":t«s<l| • r ; i j;ia lOifH .mcv' ec;' Pi smid riri "HBO sniOR os-nt 013 "r; ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource January 16, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU, NMU REACH ACCORD US UNIONS’ PROPOSALS GO TO ITF SIU BLOOD BANK NOW OPERATING’LIBERIA, PANAMA SEEK UN SHIP ROLE RUNAWAYS SEEK MAJOR ROLE IN UN SHIP BODY BRIDGES ON ‘MISSION’ TO SOVIET UNION SANDCAPTAIN IN HARBOR CRASH BLOOD BANK BEGINS; SERVES A&G COAST DEFENSE DEP’T HINTS AT SUBSIDIES FOR ROLL-ONS SOME EX-US LIBERTYS NOW FLYING RED FLAGS BAN ’50-50’ ON RUNAWAYS-PELLY ALASKA SHIP RULES STAY UNCHANGED RED TRADE DRIVE GAINS AS WEST EASES EMBARGO LK. CHARLES SHIPPING UP; 11 VESSELS IN NY GETS TASTE OF RUNAWAY BULL EXPANDS SERVICES; TO OPERATE FROM GULF PLASTIC LIFEBOAT PASSES TESTS STATE COURT CAN’T BAR PEACEFUL PICKETS SS ATLANTIC WINS PHS AWARD FOR CLEANLINESS SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT, TAX RISES TAKE EFFECT CS SHIPS’ ENGINEERS VOTE SET AROSA SHIPS TO BE SOLD VIA AUCTION SIU CONSTITUTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/16/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 2 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9f9d730d4e75f80d432d2aba2d274583.PDF db24f04a876a8a91f657ea97811d9db4 PDF Text Text -y-! r ' > SEAFAREItS«^I.OO \y't -vVlV • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTglCT • AFL-CIO • • •< •R:--I I/'-' , v 'irr f j. V ••'.'J :'ir.;:.•'' :rTm.jy-'\ ' •(. .-' • '- • .' >• ; ^ ^ -.''r •«, ' : -\ " * ^ -'i, H'ii:- • ••• '"•• i-'-- -' • ^ • • .. • •.mi• ."•., .J.-'-W^ ^r..-,-.'. '/y-- '• • •- t-i . .,•, •'' r:t4' ••,'• •'•••• ' •:i~ . /• ; '>•• < ITF Plans New Steps: V, • •'.• .-v-- au.LOHDON RAEETING OF SHIP UNIONS s . .-^ ' ^- I'M •i *5 ] -Stoiy On Page 3 •'-'. ,1 .. - Alcoa Leads 1958 US Safety Contest V.< -Story On Page 3 Bridges Sponsors Red Get-Together In Tokyo Story On Page 2 Morse Asks Halt in Rail War On Coastwise Ships -Story On Page 5 Delta To Build Voting Over; Air-Cooled 5IU Election Freight Ships Count Begins • "" '" —-—Story On Page 3 — , ,,., , .—Story On Pag® 2 • ./.'V. '. '•i I ;• 'fr'% I :A :J^ I " vi- �pace Tw» fe.- SEAFARMRS LOG Bridges Sponsoring Tokyo Meet Of Asia Red Unions SAN FRANCISCO—A transparent effort to blacken US foreign policy in non-Com­ munist Asiatic cotmtries has been liaimched by Harry Bridges, head of the West <3oast longshore union. A Bridges' proposal for a "conference of longshore unions in the Pacific Area" scheduled for Tokyo next spring is clearly a Soviet-sponsored move to make it appear that maritime labor is mouthing the Soviet line on world issues. The tipoff on the proposed conrerence lies in the nature of the unions sponsoring It, four Asian dockworkers organizations which, along with Bridges' union, have a long record of affinity for the ComSEAFARERS mimist line. If that wasn't plain enough, Bridges, in his let­ LOG ter of invitation, outlined an SPECIAL agenda of purely technical mat­ REPORT ters relating to longshore work, but then pushed the door ajar to admit resolutions to the conference which would be critical of the US policy in Asia. • It was anticipated. Bridges said, that the other participating organizations, "wUl probably wish to make additions to this agenda ... takinc Into account issues of a more general trade un­ ion and working class importance including such vital matters as the end of nuclear bomb test­ ing, disarmament, etc." Obviously the matters of "working class im­ portance" (a phrase straight out of the Com­ munist lexicon), will Involve the Soviet Union's position on these major issues and will echo the Soviet line of the moment. Since the conference is not scheduled until next April, one reason for not placing these matters on the agenda could be the expectation of flip-flops in the jf^y line in the next few months. Irrespective of the inhocent-sounding agenda which deals with such items as basic working conditions, safety, medical care, pensions, containerization, flags of convenience and the like, the pro-Communist bias of the proposed confer­ ence is clearly apparent in the list of> sponsors. They are the All-Japan Dock Workers Union; the Wateraide Workers Federation of Australia; the Madras Harbour Workers Union of India and the Waterside Workers and Seafarers Union of Indonesia. All of these have long been identified as proCommunist and Communist-dominated groups. The Australian rmion, in fact, was compelled by the Australian labor federation to withdraw from the Communist-dominated World Federation of Trade Unions in 1953, but still mouths the Com­ munist line. The Madras Harboiu* Workers, a small group of 2,500 members, is affiliated with a Communist-dominated labor organization in India and the Indonesian outfit is also clearly identified as a Party front. Noteworthy by their absence as sponsors of a so-called conference of longshore unions of the Pacific Ada area are unions from the fol­ lowing countries and regions: The Philippines, Burma, Thailand, New Zealand, South Vietnam, South Korea, Formosa, Pakistan, Bombay and Calcutta in India, Ceylon or any of the Latin American countries fronting on the Pacific. Obviously these countries and regions were omitted because there were no pro-Communist dockworkers' unions in the areas involved. The reason for selection of Tokyo as the sito of such a conference at which Bridges will serve as the host is clear on several counts. Japan's, industrial strength and technical know-how make it the strongest anti-Communist bastion in the Far East, and the juiciest target of world com­ munism. In addition, the Japanese public, with its memories of Hiroshima, would tend 4o be eympathetic to Soviet - propaganda about H-bombs, even though the Soviets have blocked a nuclear inspection system for 12 years now. It is also to be expected that the conference will demand greater trade with Bed China and admission of that country to the United Nations, denouncing opposition to China and US trade policies as "western imperialism." For as Bridges puts it in his publicatton "The Dis­ patcher," . . , the remaining colonial areas of Asia and Africa are Unwilling to submit to the type of imperialist trade which they formerly had to accept." This is an open bid to nonCommunist Asia to replace trade with the West by trade with the Soviet Union. If successful, such a move would reduce US foreign trade and deprive bis own members, as well as US. seamen, . of job opportunities. Bridges' new role as a host to International pro-Communist conferences stems from the fact that the US* Government's . deportation case against him has been quashed in the US courts. During the years the case was pending. Bridges could not leave the US for fear that he would be barred from re-entry. " Consequently secondstringers like Hugh Bryson used to substitute for him at international Party pow-wows. Now, with the barrier to his International travel re­ moved, Bridges is free to jplay a more aggressive role on behalf of the Soviet Union. Examination of "The Dispatcher" shows that Bridges is still carrying on his long-time func­ tion of propagandizing Soviet causes. The Decem- . ber 5 "Dispatcher" in which the conference was announced carries a column signed by him de­ fending the Soviet position on Berlin, and criticizing US policy in Germany. He concludes "We need no Adenauers, Chiang Kai-Sheks or Syngman Rees to decide what are the best inter­ ests of the United States. They'll sell us out ks soon as they can make a better deal elsewhere." Alongside these pronouncements is an artlclo criticizing King Hussein of Jordan ( a pro-Western ruler In the Middle East) and denouncing US policy in Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and in Iraq where the Communists are rapidly Infiltrating the gov­ ernment. What this has to do with running a-longshore imion Is hard to determine but it clearly has a direct connection with the international Commu­ nist program. Elect SI U Tallying Committee With baUoting hi the biennial SIU elections having come to a close on December 31, a '14-man tallying committee is now toting up the approximately 6,000 votes cast in the Atlan tic and Gulf District. -i The,committee is composed San Francisco. The six from New C. Stambul, B. Slade, P. Gonzalez of six Seafarers from New York were .elected at last week's and J. Giordano. York, and two each from Bal­ general membership meeting. Bepresenting the out-ports are P-r?V- • kw-- timore, Mobile, New Orleans and They are: B. Schwartz, J. Bluitt, Salvatore Biondo and Oswald Ergle from Baltimore, William Nordlund and D. L. Parker, Mobile, Bay Vaughn, Ashton Stevens, New Orleans, and Waher Beidy and William Bogers, San Francisco. A check of roster sheets and daily poll reports submitted by all SIU branches during the Novem­ ber 1-Depember 31 voting will be made by the committee. The ac­ tual ballots have been withdrawn from safekeeping in the central vault of the Commercial State Bank & Trust Co. in New York in order to be tallied. Their safe­ guarding la part of the election procedures Included in the 1956 Cortstlt itionaJ, amendments. Seventy-three Seafarers were on the ballot contending for 38 offi­ cial posts. The results of the bal­ jCqndMate for SIU failylng committoo, Sfofqror Howard Boekor loting will be inade known at the holds up book os heodquarteix jntmborshlpvotas on commiffto.* membership vui;;;' Jaaaary t, 1959! Record Vacation Payment A whopping $409.71 chtck rupretenHng 668 days* vacation pay is, eoBeetea by Nicholas Leone, 2nd electrician, at SIU headquarters. Leone was aboard Coe Victory from January 27, 1957, to Decem­ ber IS, 1958. Ship was out 11^ months on lost trip. Check cov­ ered payment after taxes on old and new vacation pay rates. Cuban laborTied Up 16 Runaways in Beef T HAVANA—Coming up with « nearfperfdfct record of achievement, Cuban seamen and maritime workers tied up 16 out of 17 runaway-flag ships that were in Cuban ports during ~ ^ • the December 1 to 4 period,"* In a detailed report to the Esso Guatemala, Panamanian Yucatan, Liberian; Barcelona, American Committee of the flag; Costa Bican; Uramar, Honduran{ i n te r n ational Transportworkei s Charta, Costa Bican; Patricia Joyce, Federation, the Cuban imion said Panamanian; Baleares, Costa Bican;. that only one ship, the Esso Argen­ African Trader, Liberian. tina, was able to discharge cargo, Also, the African Monarch, Bican; Yurtia, Liberian; Boaand that one only because she was Costa tan, Costa Bican; Atlantico, Liber» discharged by supervisory person­ ian; Lake Charles, Liberian ithis nel at night. ship skipped out of New York the day before the demonstrations be* 191 in West All told, with the 160 ships af­ fan only to be hung up in Cufoa)t the Urania, flag unspecified, and fected by US demonstrations. 14 the City of Havana, passenger cari> more hung up by the SIU Canadian rier that runs between Key West District and one in Uruguay, 191 and Havana. One other Costa Bi­ runaways were hit by protest ac­ can ship was tied up but the ve^ tion in this hemisphere. sel's name was not reported^ An­ The round-up report from the other pasisenger boat that was in­ Cuban union listed the following active was also picketed by the ships affected by the boycott: ^Cubans. Perishable Cargo Cleared In addition, the Cubans reported that they permitted a Honduran ship to sail because it was already loaded with perishable fruit car­ goes. All other vessels were held up completely until the four-day period came to an end. Most of the vessels involved la the Cuban demonstration are su­ gar-carriers and dry cargo ships with the. exception of the Esse tankers and one other tanker In New Union trustees have been the molasses trade. - r selected to represent the SIU on Ports in which the demonstrar the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Seafarers Vacation Plan. The Wel­ tions took place included Havana, fare Plan trustees will now be Mariel, Cienfuegos and Matanzas. Lindsey Williams, New Orleans agent; Cal Tanner, Mobile agent, aqd Keith, .Terpe, representing the SIU in San Juan. Jan. 2, 1959 ' Vol XXi, No. 1 Vacation Plan trustees will be Marty Breithofif, San Francisco agent; Bob, Matthews, agent in Houston, and A1 Tanner, SIU head­ quarters representative on the PAVL HAIIU Secretary-Treamr«r •- T Lakes. HERBKBX BRAND. Editor. BERNARD Previously, Union trustees of the iRAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARIBDR,.1RWIW i AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZH,, ANA. two plans cmne out of headquar­ SPIVACK, IDLE LEVXOFF, stair Writers, BnxHooDT* : ters. Bringing in outport repre­ Gulf Area Representative. sentatives as trustees offers the ad­ vantage of keeping them fully up- PubllshDd bIWMkly at fli« htadquartan to-date-on all developments in the of tha Saifararf Intarnatlonal Union. Mlantle & oulf. District. APL-cio, 67S Feurlh plans' operations. Avanua. Brooklyn 32. NY. Tal.-HYaciRtll 9-MOO. Saeond class pcstags paM. Both plans are run by hoards of at tba Pest Office'In Brooklyn. NY, undar V ia six trustees, threfe from the Uhiop- ha Act of Aug. 24, 1912. iand three designated,-by companies, wbicb iiVitaysry.. Name New Trastees To SIU Plans SEAFARERS LOG •""1 •:S �Pace Ikre* SEAFARERS LOG jflitttfy t, Uif Deifa Asks Bids On New Ships NEW ORLEANS Seafarers sailing the Delta Line ships of the future will have fully air-con­ ditioned vessels under ship replacement plans made by the Mississippi Shipping Company. In­ vitations have b^en sent out to various US ship­ yards for bids on three C-3 type cargo vessels at part of the company's-replacement program. The new ves­ sels will replace. C-ls presently operating in the West African trade. Additional vessels of the same type will be contracted for at later dates for the C-2s the company now operates on its South American run, since all ships are designed to be interchahgdahle, no matter what service they run in. 18-Knot Cruising Speeds In addition to. full air conditioning, thd new vessels will differ radically from the present C-ls in several respects. They will have almost, twice the deadweight tonnage, 13,000,-as against 6,700 for the-C-ls, and four knots additional speed. 18 knots against-the present 14. The superstructure design will d'.r.>r considerably Drawing shows "two island" design of proposed Mississippi Shipping freighters. They will be of C-3 capacity and replace present C-ls on West African run. Note crone operation of hatches and longitudinal catwalk running from engine room and engine foc'sles aft to main quarters forward. from conventional present-day deep-sea freighters in that it will be a "two-island" set-up reminiscent of tanker design. The navigation bridge, passenger and deck and steward crewmen's quarters, messhalls and galley will be well forward. The engine room and engine foc'sles will be back aft, with two catwalks for communication. The ships will have seven holds, five of them in the midship section, serviced by five-ton cargo cranOs. In addition, there will be one hatch forward of the bridge and another back of the stack. Revised Contracts Ready; Co Out To SlU S/i/ps Revised copies of the SIU standard frelghtship agreement includ­ ing the memorandum of understanding negotiated with the opera­ tors last siunmer are now available at all SIU halls. Three copies of the agreement are also being air-mailed tbday to all SlU-contracted vessels along with this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. The 20-page booklet includes the updated shipping rules as well as the steward department working rules In one compact package. Increases in basic wages, overtime and penalty rates that became effective September 1. 1958 have been- Incorporated in the new printing along with changes in the seniority clauses previously negotiated with the operators. . Meanwhile, negotiations with respect to other items set forth In the memorandum of understanding are still continuing as well as revisions of contract clarifications. Similar steps are being taken to update the tanker agreement and special Seatrain agreement. Alcoa Leads National The hatch covers will be of the hydraulic type. A 30ton heavy lift boom will be included on No. 4 hatch. The five center cargo holds will be divided longitud­ inally into three compartments of three decks each. The design^ the company said, will make for greater flexibility in stowing ore and grain cargoes, and also make possible the use of containers and unitized cargoes. Other data on the ship is as follows: Overall length, 506 feet, three inches; beam, 70 feet; draft, 31 feet; shaft horsepower, 8,340 at 18 knots. ITF Calls London Sea Union Meeting LONDON—Serving notice on the runaway shipowners that the four day protest last month is only the beginning, the International Transportworkers Federation is scheduling a series of meetings in this city from January 19 through January 22 to make plans for fmture actions against the runaway^ Another important meeting on ships. SIU and NMU dele­ renewal of a general world-wide demonsaation against the run­ the subject is expected to take gates will attend. In announcing the meetings, aways, or might consider some place next month between the US Omer Becu, secretary-general other course of action to deal with State Department and diplomatic representatives of major European of the ITF, indicated that the the runaway problem. maritime nations. The Europeans American maritime unions in organization might arrange for the American Committee of the are going to protest the State De­ ITF are already at work on a series partment's position that the run­ of recommendations to be sub­ away registries are justified and mitted to the ITF meeting. The entitled to the protection of the recommendations, now being put United States. At last year's United in final form, will propose a series Nations conference on the law of of specific moves on the runaways the sea, the United States success­ to follow up on the advantage fully blocked moves by maritime countries to require a "genuine gained thus far. As reported in the last SEA­ link" between a vessel and the flag FARERS LOG, the American Com­ it files. mittee has already arranged for continuation of the joint NMU-SIU coordinating committee which di­ rected the December 1 to 4 dem­ onstrations against 160 ships in American ports. Reports are still coming in on last month's' worldwide activity. WASHINGTON — An Interstate Seamen and other maritime work­ Commerce Commission examiner ers in Cuba, for example, reported has recommended approval of that they had successfully tied up Pan-Atlantic's proposed purchase 16 of the 17 runaway-flag ships that and merger with S. C. Loveland, were in Cuban ports during the an inactive operator. Loveland four-day period. (See story on page holds an ICC certificiate authoriz2.) . jng operation as a water carrier be­ The meetings next month call tween ports along the Atlantic for the seafarers section of the Coast and tributary waterways. The examiner's were based on ITF to meet January 19 and 20, the dockers section to meet Janua­ the fact that Pan-Atlantic "is the ry 21 and a joint conference of only active water common carrier both groups to be held on January of its kind on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts 22. Contest Port Rights Sale Upheld Winners of movie pro{ector for 715-day accident-free record, Alcoa Roamer crew receives prize from Others Captain T. L Proud of company port staffr Seafarer Cecil Terry, bosun, is holding chief engineer; (behind terry) and Seafarers Albert Rogers, are C. L. Kinsey, chief mate; A FWT and John R. Tilley, cook. MOBILE—Alcoa Steamship Co., which was barely nosed but last year In the National Safety Covmcirs contest for the safest fleet in the merchant marine. Is on its way to the top, According to the January-October safety figures released by the Council. The SlU-contracted fleet of^ — Alcoa was actually on top of the 16 vessels sustained only 18 two accidents monthly. The overall average reported for heap all year long until it in­ lost-time accidents for the 10teonth period to earn an index rat­ the industry was 5.99, or over twice curred three lof^-time accidents ing of . 2.86. Somewhat behind as'great as the Alcoa figure. How­ during December and was edged With a 3.75 mark was the United ever, the industry's average repre­ out by States Marine Line. An outstanding safety perform­ States Lines, after which followed sented an improvement over the th* United Fruit Co., wr^h a 4.12 1957 figures, reflecting greater ance of 715 consecutive days with­ concern for safety practices out a lost-time accident earned rating. • the crew of the Alcoa Roamer a Two of Alcoa's 18 accidents came throughout all of maritime. Last year, Alcoa's ratio between sound picture projector. The in October and actually had the effect of boosting the fleet's acci­ lost-time accidents and hours award was made by Alcoa's senior dent rating slightly, since the worked earned It a safety rating port captain, Captain T. L. Proud, . year's average has-been less than of S.61, well below this-yeai^'s pace. in-'MobUe. •/ SIU Blood Bank Set Up A Seafarers Blood Bank program, which should assure suf­ ficient supplies of whole blood to meet the needs of Seafarers and their families in the New York area, will get underway on January 5 at the New York-* Clinic of the SIU Welfare necessary steps prior to donating. Before the donation is taken, the Plan. The pilot blood donor project is designed to meet ail Seafarer will be given an examina­ tion by the center. Ai the end of possible calls for blood The program, which for the time each day, the biood collected being will operate in New York through donations will be picked cn a trial basis, calls for daily up and processed by the Brooklyn donations of blood at the facilities Donor Center which will then of the New York clinic. Appoint­ distribute it accordingly as needed. Through these donations. Sea­ ments for blood donations will be scheduled a day in advance by the farers will build up credit in their Welfare Service Department in blood ba-nk for use when any Sea­ headquarters. Welfare Services farer or a member of his family will also instruct donors in the needs assistance.>- �SgilF.<gER5 LOC January ti 1SS9 SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINC ROARD ^i7V 'v il% December 10 Through December 23, 1958 I T/'* ii;"' SIU shipping showed a healthy increalse last period, appar­ ently largely due to holiday turnover The number of jobs dispatch^, 1253, was the highest in 18 months, and repre­ sented a big increase over the same period a year ago when the nation­ wide business recession was at Jts worst. Registration rose also, but not as much as shipping, and was heaviest in the deck department. As a resuit, the total number of men registered on the beach by the end of the period declined. The overall rise in shipping throughout the District was keyed to the large number of ships in port during the period in readiness for the holiday. A total of 242 visits were reported by all ports, covering 62 payoffs, 36 sign-ons and 144 ships in transit. As usual, New York, New Orleans, Houston and Baltimore, in that order, accounted for more than half the activity. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Nine ports shared in the shipping* increase while the other five declined. This accounted for a rise in Boston, Baltimore and all the ports from Mobile on out to Seattle on the West Coast. Baltimore and Mobile are still relatively slow, however, compared to New Orleans and Houston. New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah and Tampa fell off, but this was noticeable in Phiiadelphia only. New York was Ship Activity •till very busy shipping over 400 Jobs; the others ran. Just about normal. The upward spurt in shipping was evident from the number of class Pay C men dispatched, as all ports except Wilmington shipped at least one Off! man in class C. Reversing the trend, most of the class C activity was lettoa 2 in steward department Jobs. Overall, 03 percent of the total Jobs 24 shipped went to class A men, 26 percent to class B and the remainder Philadelphia. . 2 to the "C" men. The class B proportion was the only one to show a f gain, and all of it picked up from class A. 2' Eight ports again listed less than lOO men*, on hand In all depart­ ments at the end of the two^week period. These were Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles. Wilmington, Sim Francisco, and Seattle. All of these except Boston and San Francisco also showed Moblla 7 less than 50 top seniority (class A) men on the beach. Boston had 53, 1 and San Francisco, 81. 2 The following 1» the forecast port by port: 2 Boston: Slow . . . New York: Very good; still shipping over 400. . _ Philadelphia: Slow . . . Baltimore: Fair . . . Norfolk: Slow . . . Savan­ 3 nah: Slow . . . Tampa: Slow . . . Mobile: Should be better . . . New 3 Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . .. Honaton: Very good, grain shipments are very heavy . . . Wilmington: Fair.. ^ San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. TOTALS ... 42 SIga la Oai Traai. TOTAL 2 f . 13 10 48 14 — 12 ^18 4 27 12 2 1 f — 7 7 t •. 4 13 2 4 21 30. 7 13 2 24 28 2 — 7 7 t 13 2 B 10 2 34 144: 242 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A w i/rr Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C Registered On The Bofpch CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED •• *_ • Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile • New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS (• fci "j,' V 1 MM MM . MM •1 MM' MM • MM MM MM MM MM MM "*M— MM Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 2 6 — 8 58 9 77 1 15 7 23 28 1 4 33 1 3 — 4 — .6 — 6 4 —: 5 1 16 4 4 24 5 38 46 3 5 16 11 — 6 23 .1 30 1 3 5 1 5 7 1 1 12 1, 13 — 42 224 31 297 Port m:' Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 AT.T. 1 Z 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 — • 7 2 9 1 3 1 3 - 23 7 1 1 3 4 1 3 1 18 , 4 4 29 62 24 115 1 38 11 15 27 30 71 13 114 1 13 17 31 17 114 17 19 31 17 162 94 158 50 302 2 5 12 4 10 4 18 5 1 5 8 14 40 V , 1 2 4 2 2 — 1 2 18 8 1 1 1 7 25 8 40 — 5 5 6 S3 1 6 4 1 22 5 12 33 12 45 36 18 37 57 91 13 140 2 4 3 8 — 1 3 —, 1 2 1 5 1 2 3 1 5 9 6 21 5 ••5' 4 — 1 3 12 3 10 1 4 7 2 13 _ 2 1 3 —) 1 1 1 _ 1 — 1 2 13 1 2 4 3 8 2 2 1 ; 3 1 1 2 9 — 11 1 1 1 8 2 2 3 1 4 9 1 1 2 3 4 3 7 1 16 12 5 33 1 6 6 19 1 1 4 10 3 43 10 85 1 3 4 19 23 32 2 10 13 4 13 34 1) 58 1 3 8 54 2 12 18 28 8 3 54 5 14 1 1 1 3 71 38 66 18 122 2 8 10 7 14 20 —, 3 6 7 16 3 3 3 3 10 3 __ 3 16 4 1 2 2 3 6 12 4 6 9 1 10 1 12 24 6 42 2 6 8 16 23 3 42 4 16 — 5 7 42 20 69 17 6 20 2 7 34 54 3 3 3 _ 3 2 2 6 2 2 2 5 1 3 1 2 8 8 9 1 4 5 7 18 1 2 8 2 5 7 1 4 12 8 4 13 9 17 7 1 5 3 6 14 17 14 31 9 22 33 1 5 6 1 2 _ ' — 18 4 5 2 11 — 5 3 8 5 18 — 9 4 3 7 4 7 25 8 5 3 3 16 1 4 107 207 78 392 13 35 48 96 97 188 44 1 329 13 63 106 178 41 64 118 3' 36; 329 118 36 483 269 495 124 888 9 9 24 Boston New York Philadelphia n _ J _1 Registered CLASS B Boston • New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk. Savannah..... Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles. Houston Wilmington '. San Francisco Seattle TOTALS •— ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 Ai.r. 1 3 ALL 2 2 — 1 1 2 1 MMI 1 1 1 2 14 16 32 15 54 6 75 1 81 14 46 — 2 2 4 3 1 4 1 1 — 6 5 11 1 22. 3 26 1 6. 9 16 1 — 1 2 — 2 3 1 2 —— — -— — ~ __ —. — — 1 2 3 2 2 — — — 2 2 4 12 4 20 — 6 5 11 7 38 51 2 6 4 6 12 — 2 3 2 1 2 _ 4 _ 2 15 7 to 8 21 1 30 1 12 7 19 10 29 —__ 4 5 — 1 5 8 _ 1 1 3 1 — 4 4 2 6 12 7 4 1 12 — 1 1 2 1 10 1 12 — 4 2 6 6 50 41 97 43 174 28 245 11 75 50 136 MM MM MM MM. MM MM MM MM MM MM. fe: 1:1- GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 3 ALL A xR 2 3 ALL 1 3 AI.L 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 13 5 3 8 10 1 1 11 75 46 11 132 44 128 27 199 8 55 1 10 26 21 5 1 34 7 42 2 2 4 1 4 43 5 16 1 96 1 54 1 1 26 83 8 28 25 — — — 2 5 1 3 — 3 12 12 1 14 2 7 .— _ _ 14 14 1 1 _ 8 _5 2 3 3 1 1 __ '' __ 20 _ 20 14 70 8 50 6 14 70 23 58 7 91 18 3 4 12 7 12 6 6 •7 __ 16 5 5 B •4 15 20 .2 T 5 2 16 30 69 11 4 29 10 31 2 5 19 1 4 5 1 11 __ 5 10 9 1 6 2 2 14 _ 7 2 1 1 12 12 25 7 3 18 _ 3 2 5 1 8 2 3 5 12 6 23 1 14 2 17 — 4 1 5 5 1 13 27 41 245 136 41 422 116 458 64 638 13 105 81 199 MM ' MM - MM MM MM MM MM MM Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 'MM MM MM "i MM MM MM STEWARD DEPARTMENT - Registered, CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B , GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 Z 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 - 2 7 1 4 1 1 2 2 New York 25 15 32 72 — 15 15 21 66 11 34 Philadelphia 4 4 4 12 — 3 3 2 4 1 1 Baltimore 7 3 11 21 2 1 11 14 5 17 2 10 Norfolk. i... 4 6 — 1 1 — 4 4 3 1 4 Savannah.............. 3 •1 1 5 _ — 1 1 Tampa — 2 1 2 5 4 4 Mobile. 28 — 7 4 17 — 12 12 4 17 3 10 _ New Orleans 13 4 34 51 ~ 13 13 11 53 6 36 Lake Charles. 3 2 3 1 — 3 4 1 2 1 4 Houston 5 9 7 •21 2 — 9 11 11 6 20 8 Wilmington 2 2 5 1 3 1 2 San Francisco 8 3 10 21 3 1 3 7 5 3 10 2 Seattle. 4 5 — 1 — 4 4 3 7 2 2 91 50 126 267 9 TOTALS 2 78 89 69 33 109 211 ron Boston MM •— MM' ..M 'MM MM DECK STEWARD mAND TOTALS .v MM MM MM MM MM - MM MM. MM MM. MM GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 4 1 21 1 20 MM MM MM MM MM 1 MM MMM MM 6 11 2^ 14 1 1 1 4 3 70 MM MM MM. M^M •MM MM 3 MM MM MM MM 1 . ^M MM MM MM MM MM^ _M H MM - MM* 6 11 3 15 1 2 4 76 MM s MM MM MM MM 1 1 • 5 4 . __ Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B * GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL , , 6 11 2 1 5 17 3 4 8 5 - — 21 21 66 21 21 108 93 40 98 231 8 32 35 4 13 4 6 12 31 3 . 4 1 — 1 1 17 23 46 18 24 88 5 1 2 89 43 — 2 10 5 3 _ 8 1 4 2 4 7 9 1 - ^ 1 — 1 1 1 2 1 8 11 1 1 2 4 4 2 '_ 2 4 6 — "l 17 24 2i3 14 34 74 1 25 25 19 S3 11 56 110 19 83 43 11 19 1 26- 27 1 9 —" 8 8 4 15 . 4 ' 4 3 8 . 3 3 6 20- 15 — '5 4 6 1 6 28 1 41 18 1 2 . 3 2 10 1 8 4 5 5 6 1 10 2 13 14 3 13 1 30 1 6 1 4 — 1 1 '7 4 1 12 8 2 2 12 3 5 8 1 58 61 211 76 61 348 294 110 255 65al 15 1 9 158 182 MM MM 5 3 TOTAL SHiPPED 1 - MM MM. MM ^M^ ' MM 1 — "MM ^M MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS A moiNE MM Shipped CLASS C Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1^8 ALL 123 ALL 107 207 78 392 13 35. 48 96 97 188 44 329 13 41 64 118 42 224 31 297 6 50 41 97 43 174 28 245 11 75 59 136 A A Fy/> AO QO 1AO 0 TO fin w WD fil 50 12fi 2117 O V dS iO 89 ao liKl Z\l o 3 70 7o 956 2^ .,7^5 TOTAL SHiPPED CLASS" GROUP 123 ALL ABC 36 329 118 36 3 9 24 245 136 41 1 13 27 D19 " trD fi-t Zll 76 61 1 1 59 [.,,5 23 no J 131 Registered 0In The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 1 23 ALL 1 23 ALL 483 269 495.124. |. 888 9 63 106 178 422 116 458 64 I 638 13 105 81 199 VIA Acs 1 iffPA 'IS WAD On>4 A ^CA 346 294 110 255 1 659 15 9 158 182 �•: j'-..'-tT-r-.."';..-' jraim t. ifsf M«rry Christmas In New Orleans Hail SEAFARERS LOG Flv» •f'M Stop Railroads' Rate Yfar On Ships^ Morse Asks ICC WASHINGTON—Maritime Administrator Clearance Morse has appealed to the In­ terstate Commerce Commission to intercede and stop a rate war on Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company by the railroads. In a letter to Howard Freas, ICC chairman, Morse warned that a reduction in rates for one^ form of transport would re­ Railroads were not aUowed to un­ cause of favorable rail rate reduc-. sult in its receiving a prefer­ dercut ship rates, because of the tions on newsprint, for example, ence over the other. Granting of fact that ship lines operate under his company has lost much of ita rate cuts requested by both sides, the handicap of irregularity in trade and will probably be forced he wrote, would result in Pan- scheduling. out of the newsprint trade entirely. Atlantic and the railroads experi­ What the railroads are now do­ As an example. Ready said, on encing "substantial reductiona in ing is cutting rates where they March 20, 1958, the rails protested are competing with ships and rais­ the Coastwise Line rate with tha revenue." The appeal came after Pan- ing rates on other commodities to ICC and the company had its rates suspended. Yet only eight montlui Atlantic, an SlU-contracted opera­ make up the difference. The Maritime Board, Morse later the rails reduced their rates tor, filed a protest against ICC ac­ ceptance of a railroad rate cut on pointed out, is responsible for the below those denied the West Coast canned goods and requested a re­ development of the American mer­ shipping company. duction on the water rates for the chant marine to meet the require­ "Obviously," he said, "if the ments of the foreign and domestic rates denied Coastwise were same products. commerce of the US, and to serve deemed unfair to the railroads, the "Inasmuch as these most recently as an auxiliary in time of an emer­ reductions . . . granted to the rail­ proposed rate reductions (Pan- gency. roads were also unfair to other Atlantic's) would bring about a However, he warned, "it has shippers by rail.. ." situation in wtych water rates been the fact that intercoastal and While granting the rails permis­ would again be lower than all rail coastwise shipping had dwindled sion to drop their rates below the rates," Morse said, "it would be to the point where it is nearly ex­ newsprint rate for 1952, thus cut­ reasonable to expect that the rail­ tinct. ting Into the water rates, the ICC roads In turn will protest and peti­ "For these reasons, we are im­ has also allowed the railroads to tion for suspension of Pan-Atlan­ pelled respectfully to represent to increase their rates for commodi­ tic's proposed rates. the commission that both the raU- ties generally np and down tho . . If only the Pan-Atlantic road and Pan-Atlantic reductions Pacific coast, but excluding news­ rates are suspended," the Admin­ be suspended and the print. istrator cautioned, "water rates should status quo maintained . . ." As a conclusion. Coastwise con­ wiU then be higher than rail, and Meanwhile a West Coast ship­ tended, "the Interstate Commerce it is not unreasonable to expect ping line, Coastwise Line, has that Pan-Atlantic will not be able charged the ICC with being "dere­ Commission, since the 1958 Trans­ portation Act, is now a promotional to retain its canned goods traffic." lict in failing to act with impartial­ agency and no longer a purely Tho rate war between the rail­ ity" has appealed to the FMB regulatory body; and, therefore, roads and Pan Atlantic is exactly for and aid railroad actions legislation should be enacted to Captain Tom Doyle, (fop) Mississippi Rtvar pilot end SlU member, what was predicted by maritime aimed at against killing off water carrier protect the water carriers since ploys Santa Clous surrounded by Seafarers children at Christmas spokesmen when the last Congress competition. the ICC is guaranteeing loans to passed a biU giving the railroads party in New Orleans hall. Below, members of Seafarers' families Howard Ready, president of the rail carriers and, consequently, leeway to do selective rate-cutting attended while dads were at sea. At head of table fs Seafarer on cargo it was competing for Coastwise Line, charged that be­ is incapable of impartiality." Forest C. King, off the Alcoq Ranger. Others Include William against coastwise and intercoastal Donnelly, son of Seafarer Henry Donnelly. Del Mart Mary Cotes, shipping firms. daughter of H. 8. Cotes, Del Sud; Mrs. Cotes, Mrs. King, Cheryl The effect of permitting such Donnelly, Mrs. Donnelly, Patrick Donnelly and Johnny Cates. selective rate-cutting, it was feared, would b« to drive the last few domestic water carriers out of the shipping bu.siness altogether, In­ volving such companies as Seatrain and Pan-Atlantic on the East Coast. WASHINGTON—New higher Social Security taxes, and The SlU of NA objected to the higher benefits to match, took effect today under legislation bill at the time as "highly detri­ Two <nere stetee have completed to aid tha vicklms and their fami­ mental to coastwise and inter­ passed by Congress last August. The new tax rate is 2^2 per­ the formal merger of their state­ lies. cent of the first $4,800 of an--fecoastal shipping." wide AFL and CIO councils Into % % t Under previous rate-making, the nual earnings, or a maximum The tax increase this year is tho one organization. In New York, Delegates fe tho Kansas State ICC was required to consider ship of $120 a year for each Sea­ first of a series of boosts over the delegates from the state's AFL AFL-CIO special convention gave freight rates in fixing railroad farer. The old rate was 2^ per- next ten years. Eventually, tho and CIO unions representing some solid approval to the setting up freight rates on competitive routes. cent''bn the first $4,200 of earnings. taxes are scheduled to reach 4^/i 2,000,000 members unanimously of a central labor news bureau and percent, which would mean an ratified a merger agreement the eventual founding of a state-maximum annual take of $216 a reached last October, and have wide labor newspaper to combat year, which, of course, is matched adopted the name, "New York the hostility of the state's daily by employer contributions. In ef­ State AFL-CIO." Harold C. Han-, newspapers. Machinist President fect then, annual premium payover, president of^e-state -AfL, AI Hayes warned the 600 delegates meitts- will reach a maximum of was named president of the merged that it was the anti-labor force's $432 per worker. On the outgoing organization while Harold J. Gar- monopoly over the newspapers that side, the new taxes will make pos­ no, secretary-treasurer of the New swung the "rlght-to-woric" biU in increases in old age benefits NEW YORK—With a good number of Seafarers staying sible York State CIO, WM elected to the recent election. The news up to $118 now and up to $127 in serve ii^ that capacity. In Id.nho, bureau will provide a unified add home for the holidays and with shipping holding up very future years for retired workers at separate conventions held on De­ consistent presentation to "~the well here, there were more than enough jobs to go aroimd 65; increases in maximum family cember 15 formally ratified the public to make Kansas realize that during the past two weeks.4 benefits up to $254 a month; bene­ creation of a united labor move­ "organized labor is not a foreign Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Pan-Atlantic); Alcoa Runner and fits for wives and dependent chil­ ment throughout the state. Mean­ element, but the person next Bill Hall, noting that many Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Council dren of workers retired at age 50 while talks are still being held in door." class A and class B men have been Grove and Norfolk (Cities Service); under the disability provision and... New Jersey, Pennsylvania and hesitant about shipping out, ad­ Coe Victory and Mankato Victory a variety of other improvements in 4 t Massachusetts towards the adop­ vised them that the competition (Victory Carriers); Atlantic (Ban­ the program. Christmas travelers had to make tion of a state merger agreement. last-minute Seafarers over 50 and under 65 arrangements . after for jobs will be keener after the ner); Chas. C. Dunaif (Colonial); who get SIU disability-pensions Robin Gray (Robin); Steel Worker holidays and that they should be 4", • t 1,500 airline pilots struck American (Isthmian); and the Ideal X (Ma­ and who have dependents should Organized labor in Chicago and Airlines in an effort to get a new less particular now. get in touch with their nearest So­ other Illinois cities donated t'me, agreement. The strike came about The period showed 402 men ship­ rine Tankers). money and blood to aid the families after a US Federa} District Judge ping as 10 vessels signed on, 14 The following ships signed on: cial Security field offices to deter­ and surviving victims of the fire lifted his restraining order against were in transit and 24 paid off. Mankato Victory and Coe Victory mine their eligihilty for additional at Our Lady of Angels .grammar the. pilots, allowing .them to set up Among those paying off was the (Victory Carriers); Steel Worker benefits. Excluding the depen­ school which took the lives of 89 picket lines. In other develop­ Coe Victory (Victory Carriers), (Isthmian); Andrew Jackson (Wat­ dents, men receiving the disabilitychr'ldren and three nuns on Decem­ ments it was reported that 5,500 back from an llVi-month cruise erman); Atlantic (Banner); Beatrice pension plus Social Security can much as $268 a ber 1. Fifty other pupils were machinists at Eastern Airlines around the world with a clean pay­ (Bull); Chas. C. Dunrif (Colonial); now receive month from a combination of the Robin Gray (Moore-McCormack); hospitalized with severe burns and. started voting 6n thie ratification of off. Union and Government programs. Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa) and the Since the Seafarers Welfare Plan shock. Many of the unions ap­ a strike settlement boosting wages pealed to employers to forego the of machinists and inspectors 44 to las announced the start of a blood Valiant Effort (Martis). usual Christmas party and turn the 49 cent's an hour; Federal mediators bank January 5, all men willing to In transit were the Seatrains money over to the families of the have entered' into negotiations donate blood are requested to re­ New York, Georgia And Savannah; victims. Radio station WCFL, between striking Flight Engineers port to the Director of Welfare Steel-Apprentice (twice) and Steel Worker (isthmian); Azalea City and owned by the Chicago Federation arid Eastern Airlines; and the Civil Services on the second deck. of Labor, made round-the-clock Aeronautics Hoard has scheduled Paying off were the, Beatrice, Bienville (Pan-Atlantic); Hastings appeals for blood donors to supply hearings on protests against a Suzanne, Elizabeth,' Evelyn and (Waterman); Cantigny (Cities Serv­ fresh blood for the injured chil- strike fund pact ainong the major Frances (Bull); Seatrains New ice); Yorkmar (Calniar); Mermaid ^ dren. The c ty's union men and airline companies A'dch calls for York, New Jersey, Texas and Loui­ (Metro Shipping); Valiant Faith ' women contributed more than $50,- lines to pay their "excess" revenues siana; Raphael- Semmes, Gateway (Martis); and Capt. Nicholas Satito a special emerjenic^ fond tojetruclt companies^" City, FaiUAnd 'and Beauregard has (Tramp Shipping). Social Security Tax Up; Benefits increase Also HI "4\ ^I I • vvv; I Shipping Sfiii Over 400 Mark in NY FOK AU yook 01Alt SEA CHEST 3 �•. '•••'.• .e'-'• rata Stx SEAFARERS LOd Juraarjr X, 199t Spain Home To Movie Runaways Even Hollywood has its runaway problem. In increasing numbers in recent years, movie and television studios have taken their cameras overseas and have made productions for a fraction of the cost in the States. Unions in the movie indus--^ try have protested. They say pany and its smaller affiliates, familiar with the runaways. The actors' and technicians' jobs operating in Spain, Portugal, result In the maritime world was SlU SHIPS AT SEA l^'- Casablanca is not the best port In the world to spend Christmas Day according to Wllbufu D o d d, ship's delegate on the Ocean Ulla. "The French are leaving here every day," Dodd said, "and we wish we could do the same." The ship is in port Dodd delivering a load of sugar which it picked up in Brazil It has been raining every day so far, and the stevedores ai'e very slow In unloading her. While they were not being spe­ cific, the meeting report from the Seagarden promises to have some news in the future. When Roger Witham was. elected ship's dele­ gate, the crew voted him a hand, they said, for "he'll need it." 4" .';•^-' i. ij^4:r 4 "A vote of thanks was cast by all hands for former ship's dele­ gate, J i m m i e Allen," Manuel Sanchez, meeting chairman on the Coastal Crusader reports. "Brother Allen broke the lee hereregarding lots of crew beefs and straightened out many difficul­ Sanchez ties with com­ pany officials. "In a nice, polite, but firm way," Sanchez said, "this ship was better represented than it had ever been before. "The company representa­ tive hln^lf acknowledges that fact." Votes of thanks are also in order for the steward departments on the Seastar, Beauregard, Robin Hood, Steel Admiral, Steel Designer, Texmar, Evelyn, Del Oro, Azalea City, Mankato Victory, Hastings, The Cabins, Nicholas Sitinas, Valchem and the Atlas. Special applause was given to A! Carpenter, the baker on the Royal Oak and to Joe Adams, chief cook on the Atlas for their fine food and serv­ ice. are jeopardized, pointing to the de­ creasing number of pictures made in Hollywood each year. But for the companies, Europe has been a godsend. With . the lower standard of living there, prices on sets, costumes and crowds do not come close to equivalent costs here. For example, a recent film shot in Spain cost $30,000. The same film on the Hollywood price scale?—$225,000. Spain is the principal European hunting grounds of the movie run away just as Liberia is for the ship­ pers. Italy was, and France wasn't bad either, but rising costs have turned the companies elsewhere. Business, nonetheless, has been booming. So much so that a French company, has been formed for the purposes of sppplying cheap production and distribution for the American companies. The com- France and Italy, permit the run­ last month's successful interna­ aways to take advantage of govern­ tional protest of the runaways and ment subsidies. Import licenses a constant vigil thereafter. and tax benefits. Moreover, it claims ideal work­ ing conditions. Said one execu­ tive: "Five minutes from Madrid there is country that absolutely duplicates Arizona and California and our weather is even more reli­ able than fheirs." Low wages, tax-dodging, govern­ ment subsidies—^the situation is familiar to Seafarers, who are SF Has Spurt Of Ship Action SlU Ballot Record Seen In N'Orleans NEW ORLEANS—Voting In the SIU's biennial election of officers promises to set a new record high for the port, Llndsey Williams, port agent, reports. As of December 24. SAN FRANCISCO—A flutter of a total of 1,190 ballots were cast activity brightened the 'Frisco by the membership in this port shipping picture during the last and with a little luck, the port should set a new record by the end period. of the voting perioil. Three ships paid off, two signed With the exception of a few key on and eight were in transit. ratings, shipping for the port has Isthmian's Steel Fabricator, the been very good. A total of 224 jobs Ames Victory (Victory Carriers) were shippbd from here during the and the City of Alma (Wateiman) period, with 24 of them taken by WASHINGTON—The Administration is expected to ask all paid off with the first two im­ "C" cards. mediately signing on crews and 31 Ships In Port Congress for a one-year extension on its multi-billion dollar shipping out. _ ^ farm surplus program. The program, since its introduction Another two ships are due in There were five vessels, paying for payoffs during the coming off during the past period, four in 1954, has swelled the^ signing on an<f 22 in-transit. The period. policy is undercutting world mar­ amount of shipping jobs, par­ ships paying off were the Del Valle ket prices on farm products. The In-transJt vessels were the ticularly on tramp vessels, The one-year extension, which Marymar, Alamar and Massmar (Mississippi); Neva West (Bloomwhich are the principal carriers of would run through 1960, would (Calmar); Iberville and CWckasaw field); Steel Vendor (Isthmian) farm produce under the "50-50" allow the Government to sell up to (Waterman): Natalie (Interconti­ and the Yaka (Waterman). law. Signing on were the Del Vlento, $1.5 billlod worth of farm surplus. nental); Longvlew Victory (Victory) Although a recent study of the Del Alba, Del Mundo (Mississippi) In its four years, the program has and the • Ocean Dlnny (Ocean economic needs of countries pres­ and the Waldo (Compass). In transit ently receiving US agricultural aid averaged close to $1 billion a year. transport). were the Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa advised that another three to five Clipper, Alcoa Planter, Alcoa years be tacked on to the program, Roamer, Alcoa Corsair, (Alcoa)i Stay Put For Jobless Pay which runs out in one more year, Seatrains Savannah, Louisiana, the Administration is apparently Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits wblle Georgia (Seatraln); Del Viento, Del going slow in an effort to win: over on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid Alba, Del Norte (Mississippi); Steel many legislators who have been changing their mailing addresses If they want ta continue re­ Designer, Steel Vendor, (Isthmian)|i hesitant about supporting the pro­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already -Claiborne, LaSalle, John B. Water­ gram. experienced Interruptions of from three to five weeks In getting man, Monarch of the Seas (Water­ Considerable pressure has been their next check after they notified the state unemployment man); Raphael Semmes, Gateway levied by foreign agricultural na­ offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. City (Pan-Atlantic); Jefferson City tions and by some domestic Inter­ An average delay of a month Is reported In most cases, causing Victory (Victory Carriers); Ocean considerable hardship to the men Involved. ests to cease the "giveaways" on Eva (Ocean Clippers) and the Ided the grounds that the.Government's X (Marine Tankers). | Farm Surplus Cargoes To Continue luto 1960 Tell ^Eih All About It In addition to wotching out for their own safety, Seafarers have another concern on those vessels carrying passengers.^ As Is to be expected, passengers are novices when It comes to following safe pro­ cedure aboard ship. The commonplace practices which are'familiar to Seafarers such as how to navigate properly on stairways and ladders are unknown to the average passenger* ' Alert, safety-minded Seafarers should be orrthe lookout for unsafe practices by passengers and attempt to correct them, just as they follow safe practices In their own doily routine* r;; . r ."•Xw .. V'-' •->-v 7'": -1, lafe r Ani hutilMfi is a Safe Ship J mm qa stm tme ' ^ ^ m 9<ii*Gii4lVWA AlPOttlUuwaitti^hUtf �S^BAFAnEKS LOG laanary t, IBSi P:- YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH t >c • ''iyi VMgi 'Back Home At The Ranch% MCS-Style Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Buying Tips For Your 80-Cent Buck Afler almost three years of inflation, your family will have a breath­ ing spell in 1959 and a chance to improve its financial position. The outlook is for level living costs, with even a dip in some prices In mid-winter, before living expenses start rising again next summer. , Last January this department had estimated living costs would rlire one to two per cent before prices-leveled off in the fall. The actual increase was 1.7 percent. In all, the third major inflation since the end of Woidd War II took a b^ bite out of the buying power of your dollar. * Businessmen and Investors pianaged to do very well in the inflation. The latest compilation of profit reports by the First National City Bank of New York found that corporate net profits after taxes in the third quarter of 1958 jumped 16 percent over the second quarter. Biggest reason why living costs this coming year will be more stable, and give yoii some opportunity to catch up on delayed needs and rebuild gavings, is that food will be cheaper. Food alone takes about 30 percent of a. typical family's Income. The bill for eating went up almost three percent from fall, 1957, to faU, 1958. •But housing will be a big problem in '59, especially if you're seeking a new home. Not only are prices of new homes still edging up, but mortgage money is getting tight again. The present high interest rates ,are firm and lenders are charging additional hidden fees. tn 1959, you can make the best of your 80-cent bucks if you know .where to look for values. Not all prices rise and fall at the same time. In food especially, and that's your biggest single expense, you can save by planning meals around those items that are comparatively plentiful and reasonable. In other goods, yoii can anticipate your needs when price increases impend. Note this particularly: 1959 will be a year to avoid unnecessary inatallihent buying or borrowing, or unnecessarily large mortgages. For tight money is coming back. That means higher interest rates. Hete is a forecast of prices and shopping conditions in various necessities this coming year, which will help you plan your buying: In food, you'll find these items cheaper this year: pork, broilers, eggs, dairy products, potatoes. Other abundant foods which are good buys this winter include canned peas and cooking apples. Broilers are the cheapest they've been in the past two years. Turkeys will continue to be low-priced in early winter. Large ones are the best buys. Not only do they cost less per pound than the smaller ones, but a 15-pound hen turkey will yield 54 percent cooked meat com­ pared to 45 percent for a 6V6-pounder, and 49 for an 8Vi pounder. Clothing prices will be a little higher in "Sg. Some piece goods and household textiles such as sheets, drapes, and upholstery fabrics also win cost more as the result of price hikes by mills. One increase to watch out for is higher prices forthcoming on wash-and-wear fab­ rics and garments made of the popular Dacron-cotton blend. Our advice is to beat the im­ pending prke Increases by shop­ ping the January clothing clear­ ances. These sales offer you one of the best opportunities of the year to find price reductions on all types of apparel. Among im­ portant reductions this month are the semi-annual shoe sales, otteting reductions of 10-20 percent on standard styles. Men's coats, bosm' and Infants' wear also are sharply reduced this month in clearances. One of the best buys at this time are men's wash-and-wear shirts which some manufacturers recent­ ly reduced to $4 while other makers have held the same shirts fat the previous $5_tag. An important development this year is the new winter-weight wash;and-wear suits. Previously such suits have been available only in kummer weights. Not that most people actually wash the so-called wash-and-wear suits. They stiil often have them dry-cleaned. But the Iblends of wool and synthetic fibers like Dacron do resist soiling and [keep their press longer. And they can be washed at home with vary^tng degrees of carie. The truly machine-washable garment is generally labeled "Automatic Waiih and Wear.'" I - Compare values in women's apparel carefully. Dr. Lazare Tep«, tXadies Garment Workers research director, reports that some retailers irecently have increased their mark-ups. Without the knowledge of Iconsumers, the stores, have induced garment manufacturers to put 'cheaper garments in higher price lines. Thus, if you're accustomed >to buying a $10.95 dress, for example, inspect quality carefully to make 'guro it's the same grade as before. ^ Home furnishings sales both for furniture and household appliances fitart in late January. Simple modem furniture generally offers most ireasonable value. Louis Goodenough, editor of "Home Furnishings iDaily," reports that the most popular ^rice range for a modern bed^room set is $150-1200. ' Housing prices are still rising. The F. W. Dodge statistical agency [estimates that a house now tagged $18,900 will cost $1,000 more by [the end of 1059. ^at same house cual only |7,§00 in 1939. : Moreover, mortgage rates have sneak^ bikck up from the small reductions available for a while last spring. Latest reports ue that j;lnost lenders are.charging 5V& to 6 percent. Few FHA or GI mortgages /are available now.:This is especially iro^c, since Congress raised i^e GI rate last spring to the present 4% percent ht the expectation Ibat lenders WMmU 4M |Msndde4Derff<iRich>«MtitgageB. < • A - ^4 -J Photo from way up high shows facilities of SlU-affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards Training and Recreation Center. Recreation hall is at far left, bathhouse and swimming pool behind and to be right of it. At right, rear, are vacation cabins for members. There is olso a lake on premises. ... ^ Runaway Operator Represents US At UN Maritime Meeting LONDON—^US maritime labor and bona fide US-flag shipping operators have been com­ pletely shut out from tiie State Department-named delegation to the first meeting of the new United Nations maritime agency here next week. Set up over ten years ago,4the Intergovernmental Mari- yesterday, and also has not Joined Maritime Commission and repre­ sentative of large stevedoring in­ time Consultative Organiza­ IMCO. tion (IMCO) first became a per­ Accordingly, Liberia's entry into terests. in Boston, and Claiborne manent United Nations agency the world maritime organization Pell, a Washington admiralty law­ last March when it finally gained poses serious diplomatic problems. yer. the approval of the required niun- As one of the foimdlng members The only delegate who could be ber of governments. As part of of the agency, and the nation with remotely described as a US ship­ the world organization, it will seek the second largest merchant fleet owner representative is Millard G. to promote uniform safety and nav­ in the world—though in name only Gamble, consultant for Standard igational rules and eliminate dis­ — it would presumably rate top Oil of New Jersey, which operates criminatory practices affecting consideration in the formation of one of the biggest runaway-flag world maritime commerce. IMCO's governing bodies. How tanker fleets in the world. Gamble The agency's debut comes barely the regular maritime nations such is also one of the founders of the a month after the successful four- as Norway, Belgium and the Neth­ so-called "Committee for Flags of day demonstration staged in the erlands will handle this issue re­ Necessity," a lobby group for American runaway shipowners. US and elsewhere to spotlight the mains to be seen. On the US side, the American As such. Gamble could hardly be tax and wage-dodging practices of runaway shipowners. The State De­ shipping industry will be repr^ expected to voice any support for partment's appointments to the sented by a group led by Capt moves to curb runaway shipping American delegation Indicate no Robert G. Metrill. head of the operations. The State Department change so far in the official Ameri­ State Department's shipping sec­ itself has long been one of the can Government attitude on the tion. Others on the delegation will foremost opponents to such moves be Maritime Administrator Clar­ within Congress and has a long runaway-flag Iswe. Representatives of Western mar­ ence G. Morse; Vice Admiral record of opposition • to "50-50" itime nations who will attend the Alfred C. Richmond, conuaandant legislation and curbs on ship trans­ conference are not expected to be of the Coast Guu^; Richard Park- fers and sales designed to assist as generous in their atUtude to­ hurst, a former member, of the old legitimate US-flag shipping. ward the runaways, particularly in light of Liberia's last-minute deci­ sion to join IMCO last week. Liberia's growth- as a maritime power since 1948 despite its minute role^ as a trading nation—as well as the whole runaway ship problem —is likely to be brought into sharp focus when the conference opens CHICAGO—Union benefits paid to striking workers are Tuesday. The tiny African nation's mer­ not taxable, the US Court of Appeals here has ruled. Such chant fleet is second in size only to Grfkt Britain today although bare­ payments c^ he classified as gifts and as such are not subly a handful of its vessels ever ject to Federal income taxes. touch its shores. Panama also an­ The test case Involved a strike benefits which were paid nounced joining the agency as non-union employee of the were completely unrelated to his former earnings. The benefits has Honduras. The other major runaway haven, Costa Rica, shut Kohler Co. in Wisconsin, who went were given because he and his Its doors on the nmaways effective on strike when the company was family were in need after he ceased struck by Local 833, an affiliate of working. Such payments were the AFL-CIO United Auto Work­ consistent only with charity." Put Postal Zone ers, in April, 1954. Although the worker, Allen On LOG Address Kaiser, did not receive any cash The Post Office Department payments from the union during has requested that Seafarers that year, hi# did receive food, and their families Include postal clothing and payments lor his BOSTON—Shipping for this zone numbers in sending house rent. After he filed port, refiiained steady during the changes of address Into the his income tax return, the In­ past period altheugh there were LOG. The use of the zone num­ ternal Revenue Service notified no vessels paying off and only two, ber will greatly speed the flow him that strike benefits were con­ the Bradford Island and the Bents of the mail and will facilitate sidered as income and that he Fort (Cities Service), signed on. delivery. owed $107 in. taxes. A Wisconsin In transit were the Royal Oak, Failure to include the zone District Court upheld this inter­ Bradford Island (Cities Service); number can hold up delivery pretation. Pandora (^phany); Steel Worker, of the papbr. The LOG is now Steel Chemist (Isthmian): Armonk In reversing the lower court's la the process of zmiing its 2-1 decision, the appellate court (New Englanu); Maria H (Herald) entire mailing Bst. said:...Vlt seems jclesr- that the and the .Nicholas ..Sltinas (Trempk : Court Rules Out Tax On Union Strike Benefit Boston Steady - —"1 I Vj? I • �Tf ngu SEAFARERS LOG Janoary 2. 1059 U.S. biggest V.i Last 20 Commui WASHINGTONtifrm Itself Into ^ ' earth. Space officials fxperlmenj 3t( / . sippi 1 i*i«iiiiii A , I "1 Is f n... - ' vJ When the word goes out from Cope Canaveral that a missile shoot Is In the offing the 11 vessels of the SlU-controcted SuwanneeSteamship Company mOve into their assigned positions on the missile range—the stretch of more than 5,000 miles from the cape to the vicinity of tiny Ascension Island off Africa. Based on the Island of Trinidad and In Recife, Brazil, the missile ships' duties are to serve as mobile tracking stations for earth satellites, moon shoots and just plain, every­ day hfiilitary guided missile and ballistic missile tests. For these special duties, the mis­ sile ships each carry a group of technicians who operate the com>lex assortment of electronic trockIng gear carried in bulging domes on each of the vessels«i^ Frogmen ore also carried when It Is neces­ sary to salvage nose cones and re­ cording gear. The 11 vessels consist of five knottype ships, which in past years were used on "Blue Jay" runs to the far north, and six smaller vessels orig­ inally designed for shallow-draft work during Pacific Island Invasions in World War II. ' Since the ships carry no cargo, the Seafarers aboard them are in­ volved largely in day-to-day main­ tenance and operation tasks. Much of the time is spent on standby waiting at the dock, and many Sea­ farers, especially in Trinidad, have become skin-diving enthusiasts dur­ ing their free time. But when the signal to soil is given, Seafarers know they are participating in a small way in the dawn of the inter­ planetary age. Pictured here are some aspects of the operation and a few of the Sea­ farers manning these vessels. Pho­ tos of the ships and of Seafarers were submitted by Seafarer Ches­ ter R.C6umds. P ^'i.\ ' •: feV' •' '• ,J,-/ ,. 'dh'' • • V..' ^ "•' ^ : ' -' '• •"'- - ' f, • •"•' ", kS;':^"; . • r . ^•;.; . • •iifci'.;> •' - 'f - •i; ^••• ffe-; -.. ' iit . • • •• -.~ V-.- ; • :'t:- ^ i :.r I- ^ ! •:•• "•• './••"•' !•. I-: ^•. : jj.''-""''; .• • 1 • ; '^-^v •'?. ^ • ••• ' ^ :' .' - •.^'5-''r>' r -r 'V •-.'t. ; u-- ,- Waiting orders 4o sail, SIU crewmen (top, 1 to r) A.. A. Apdre^, J. Bingo and W. X Power relax before missile hunt, be^s. Power is also pictured (center) on dock and -R. a W«iioer (left)J Painting goes on, missile himt or not, s| ^ W, Tucker (top) finds out. A ITemo^ f '^ (center) hides from sun, while, bdow, Wi'ii-x Carter works on hatA. ' All photof are aboard tha mlssfla ahlp^ | I'' " -f �Janaary 2, 1959 SEAFARERS LOG ngie liter: .'ald^a^ press dbnJhe radl S?'-J iitfeIl°'®o"®^""'"'scUer r'°'*»-''»ytar.„,„dl,,„ •wto be ?•• vr'rf".',.- • ,^r;V'I >:^ *;•; 'r4 i- .• : :.>vi ^ "; ,;iiiii 'I i liiiiiigilj >< ^iiilMiff: '• -H • ••41 41! ^"Missile-hunter" Paul Bates (top) grabs a smoke en route to picket station while oiler A. Tremor (center) catches up oh reading. In port, unnamed member of • :'?r- d^ gang painie over the side, as main- < tnaance work goes en. ^ r Sequence photos show frogman from missile ship recovering nose-cone of rocket Inspection and tape-recorded data inside t yield vital informatpn. �SEAFAtiERS LOC Pafffli Tea i ^ll: Labor To Press Law Changes WASHINGTON—With Congress coming back in session this week, strengthened on the pro-labor side by the results of November's .elections, the AFL-CIO is expected to push for several legislative changes, including modification of some of the more obnoxious provi­ sions of the Taft-Hartley Act Also"on the trade imioii leg many miscellaneous maritime are receiving less than the presen islative program are proposals workers employed on ferries, $1 an hour minimum and are not for labor reform measures such as barges, tugboats and other small getting overtime after 40 hours those in the Kennedy-Ives • bill craft operating in domestic waters; because they are specifically ex­ which failed of passage last year, In many instances, these workers empt from coverage under the law. minimum wage improvements and welfare fund, legislation. The AFL^CIO program calls for the following; . No Ice Shortage Here • Elmination of the "right to work" permissive clause from the Taft-Hartley Act. • An amendment to the Act to give strikers the right to vote where a struck plant petitions the Labor. Board for an election. Janoaty i, 19St ' lAdLI TRANSPORTIR (Tormlnal Tram.), Hov. 13—Chairman, A. Fentanai Saeratary, B. Andarion. Ona man faUed to join ahlp on aaiUns day —replacemant ahipped <rom Houston. UoUon to air-condition aU trfccted ahlpa. Vota ot thanks to stew­ ard dept. <or Job weU done. Susgestlon that crew members use lounge when messman la aetUng up or taking down tables. CAPT. NICHOLAS SITINAS (Cargo A Tankship), Dac. 5—Chairman, F. Raad; Secretary, A. Rudnickl. Cap. tain thanks crew for cooperation dur­ ing trip. Payoff to be in two envelopes —one for dry cargo, other for tanker. Delayed sailing not good in Lisbon. Transportation will be paid, Members not trened fairly when sick, to make "Wmmiim: up Statpmont and attnnh to rcnorC. Ship's fund $26. Some disputed OT. Vote of appreciation to: delegates. Eng. dept. foc'sles to be cleaned and painted. Request standard brand of coffee aboard. Vote of thanks to stew ard dept. for Job well done. • A $1.25 minimum wage plus extension of minimum wage cov­ erage to millions of workers not now protected. Among these are workers on river boats and harbor craft. • A limited amount of free hos­ pital and surgical care for disabled and retired Americans who are re­ ceiving Social Security benefits. • Establishment of Federal min­ imum standards for all state un­ employment insurance systems to follow, so that there wlU be ade­ quate unemployment benefits in all SiU Great Lakes District member Garry Kortman gets set to do areas. some chopping on decks of ice-girded §. W. Boardmon. Fierce December keeze-up put quick end to Lakes shipping season., • Federal aid to areas which suf­ fer from chronic unemployment. The Taft-Hartley amendments sought by the AFL-CIO have been pending for many years but never got to.first base. However, with the swing in the last elections to­ ward a pro-labor Congress, the Joining the ranks of pensioners who first took to the sea in a US Federation is hopeful that these at the Sailors Union of the Pacifle Navy uniform, plans to catch up on measures will, at least, get a thor­ are Joe Scptt, 66, Mike Sheehan, his reading, while Scott, an avid ough hearing in Congress; soma- 62, and Bob Afford, 69. Scott's fisherman, plans to do Just that. thing which has been denied them career began when he was 13 years % ± thus far. old, serving as an apprentice cook The first Public Health citation The minimum wage provision on a herring drifter. He hopes to ever awarded to a West Coast has particular bearing in maritime live out "my remaining days com­ because it would affect a great fortably and secure." Sheehim, steamship company was recently awarded to the American Ihresident Lines, manned by members of the SIU Pacific District. A nearperfect score was registered by the 26-vessel fleet. MONO OlIR AFFILIATES iir Mobile Repair Yard Hit By Fire; Loss Heavy . A--'. !- < v< mm': » 4. t - Fred Famen, secretary-treasurer of the SIU Great Lakes District, has been named to the executive board of the newly-merged Ktroit MOBILE—A $100,000 fire did considerable damage to the and Wayne County AFL and CIO electric and machine shop at the MAWD-contracted Mobile central labor bodies. The 44-memShip repair yards here, Cal Tanner, port agent, reports. The ber board serves 450,000 workers in the Detroit area. shipyard will have to cut-* : . down on electrical repairs un- the executive board. The elections t 4" til a new shop can be built, will be sometime this month. A resolution submitted by the The ITF protest accomplished a SIU Pacifie District covering the but the yard will not be shut great deal here. Tanner noted, as merchant marine was passed by down for other work. The Mobile Central Trades Coim- it helped bring maritime unions the newly-organized California cil is holding elections for the com­ closer together than before. "It Labor Federation at a recent con­ ing year, Tanner said, and Sea­ has been a long time since all un­ vention. The resolution condemned farer Robert Jordan, SIU patrol­ ions connected with the waterfront the Government's permissive atti­ man here, has been nominated for have worked and cooperated so tude towards runaway ships. closely together in a common cause," he said. 4 't 4 Shipping in the port for the last Tanker negotiations between the couple of weeks was on the slow Sailors Union of the Pacific and side with only a few vessels paying Standard Oil of California yielded off. Those that did were of the a new pact late this week. In­ short trip or Continuous articles cluded are wage boosts of $10-$30 variety, with little turnover in Jobs. per month, higher overtime, lodg­ NORFOLK — Activity remained Prospects for the coming period ing and subsistence payments-«and quiet here during the holiday sea- also appear to be on the slow side four-week instead of three-week iron. Two ships, the Alcoa Pioneer as only a handful of vessels are vacations. • (Alcoa) and the Cities Service scheduled to come into port. 4 4 4 Baltimore, were in for payoffs, A delegation of Iranian trade quickly signed on crews and unionists Visited the SIU Great shipped out. Lakes District headquarters in 'The rest of the period's activity Detroit and seemed highly im­ was confined to^ In-transit vessels. pressed by what they saw. After The five in during the past two a tour of the building they ask^ weeks were the Robin Trent questions dealing with the standard (Robin); Steel Architect (Isth­ of living of the meml^rs, work­ mian); Warrior (Waterman): Alcoa ing conditidhs, wages riud lover^ritan (Alcoa); and the Coe Victime FroiriL^hs. bbd 6ky i •and- Welfare Pi^eiv-^...'^:'>P'!^!V''-'\- Norfolk Has Two Payoffs OATEV/AV CITY (Fan-Atlantic), Nov. IS—Chairman, C. Brazil; Secre­ tary,, H. Cardaar. Meeting caUed at request of chief steward regarding conduct of BR. Stew, utility to pay off vessel upon arrival at Newark. BR, never to saU on another Pan At­ lantic ship as he has created trouble aboard vessel. Discussion on steward utility's attitude. STEEL AOR (Isthmian), Nov. 3*— Chairman, J. Barton; Saeratary, C. Wllha'n. New delegate elected. Dis-' THE CABINS (Texai City). Dec. 7— cussion.on spray bombs, roaches, etc. Chairman, E. Wallace; Secretary, H, Leave table for men on watch at meal Starck. Repair list submitted. Ques­ times. tion on sailing referred to hq. Re­ placement came aboard drunk—was STEEL ARtlSAN (Isthmian), Nov. ordered off ship. Sailed short one IS—Chairman, R. Barret; Sectary, T. fireman. Reports accepted. Request Jackson; Ship's fund Sie.aS. New del­ poop deck awning. Capt. - offered to egate elected., buUd it—no OT involved. Request hq. ask company to build same. Federal aid to education for school construction purposes. It hot eakea for breakfast. Bea patrol­ man about ship's library. ^ BEATRAIN eEORGIA (Seatrain), Nov. 33—Chairman, S. Charles; Secre­ tary, W. Conner. Rooms not painted. Chief mate atraiidrtened out. Request aU hands vote. Ship's fund S4S.60. Suggestion to eliminate ice cream and pig's feet at night. CS BALTIMORE (CIHat Sarvlcs), Oac. 1—Chairman, B. Hagsr; Secre­ tary, B. Manual. Ship's fund S3«. Soma disputed OT. Laundry room (deck) to be painted. Vote ot thanka to steward dept. for Thanksgiving day dinner. See patrolman about getting one extra day for man who haa Bt days—te get B beok and vacation pay. All handa voted in WUmington hail. Ttumka te Wifanington agent for trans­ portation to and from haU. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Aug. B—Chairman, V. gutka; Secretary, L. Taner. All reema te be painted. New delegate elected. Ship te be fumi­ gated for roaches. NeV. 34—Chairman, B. Cefena; Sec­ retary, J.' Sandara. Smooth trip, no beefs. aU repaira made. C%ief cook taken off In Satgon. Report accepted. WM. H. CARRUTH (Fenn Steam­ ship), Aug. IS—Chairman, 1^ Dusan; Sserstsry, 8. Butler, Third %ook heapitaiized in Poland, recovered and ar­ rived back In SUtcs. OS who missed ship In Germany logged end Rned. New delegate elected. Place cups In sink. New coffee pets te be ordered.' Dtacnaaien en Peliah currency ^d monetary regulatidna. Sept. If—Chairman, A. Kaval; Sae­ ratary, M. vugan. Motion net te sign on nntil company recognizee cantract obligations; also have thip'a aterea checked for qnantity. etc. Need new tables for recreation and mesa haUs. Uacuaaion on atorea—^IhsuMident aupply. Crewmembera to observe customs regulation In Danzig. ANDREW JACKSON (Watarman), Nov. 33—Chairman, W. Burton; Secrotary, F. Collins, Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Re­ paira being made. Discusilon on pay off and ahip going into idle status. Some disputed OT. Lighting in bath­ room to' bo improved. Discussion on water pressure in bathrooms. Tee much steam in hot water lines. . GATEWAY CITY (Pan • Atlantic), Dec. 7—Chairman, T. Razauetabi Sae­ ratary, G, Brazil. Sailed one man abort. Ship's fund tS.lS. Need new washing macbine. YOUNG AMERICA (Watarman), Nsv. 30—Chairman, W. Reblnton; Secre­ tary, H. Carmlehaal. Everything run­ ning smoothly—^no beefs. New delegats elected.- Passageways need paint­ ing. Sea mate about medical aupplies. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory), Dae, 7—Chairman, E. Moanay; Saera­ tary, J. Hayllgar. New delegate elect­ ed. To write agent in 'Frisco to have atorea sent to ahip upon arrival ao •teward can check far shortages. EVELYN (Bull), Nov. 90—Chairman, L. Glllls; Saeratary, O. Hafglmltiet. Rooms to be sougeed and painted. Vota of thanks to steward-dept. for good feeding. FAIRLAND (Pan-Atlantic), Dae. 7— Chairman, J. Rivera; Saeratary, C. Rawllngt. Beefs settled by crew mem­ bers. Soma disputed OT. Class C members to be given opportunity to learn duties—members asked to cooperata with men. MERMAID (Metro), Nov, S»-Chalrman, F. Leonard; Saeratary, H. Whitnant. Few hours disputed OT. New delegate elected. Clear with delegatea before sending correspondence to hq. Delegates to handle beefs, Meiaroom to bo kept cleaner, all handa to cooperato. Mora heat needed in foc'ales. "B" «Bd "C ta be treated as crewmembera. Majority voted agaisat purchaaing TV aet. . OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime), Dec. 3—Chairman, C, Haila; Secretary, L. Thomas. Steward reported on difficul­ ties in obtaining storefcfor ship. Rep­ rimanded crew for unnecessary beefs. Explained why certain time allotted for obtaining stores from ice boxes. < WESTPORT (World Tramping), Nov. IS—Chairman, R. McCutloch; Secre­ tary, R. Meloy. New delegate elScted, I Delegate to see captain about. sufH-,'^' dent cigarettes for voyage, adequate slop chest. American money, obtain^, ing more fresh milk, fumigating foc'sles. Steward reported on tem­ perature of atoreroom boxes and get- ting rid of stores' with weevils in them. Laundry to be kept clean by members uatalg same. HURRICANE (Waterman), Nov. 33-^ 3 I Chairman, W. Mllllson; Saeratary, J.', Cabral. No beefs—everything mnnhsg-' smoothly. Dinners for Thanksgiving A Christmas to bo served between 9 PM and 6 PM—to give steward dept. plen­ ty of time to prepare A serve • good .dihaer. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (CIHea Service), Dae. f—Chairman, W. Tatujihl Saeratary, O. Wagnar, Bverytbing running smoothly. Ship's fund S18.29. Few hours disputed OT. Repair liet taken card of. New delegate and treasurer elected. Men paying eft te leave bunks A foc'sles clean. JOHN B. KULUKUNOIB (MarHt), Oct. It—Chairman, J. Wallace; Seeratary, J. Oavlat. New delegate dleoted. Members requeatad te keep track of draws and datea nf aaaae—te s# turned over to patrolman. JEFFERSON CITY - VICTORY (Vietory Carrlara), Nov. B-r-Chalrman, J. Mayarehski Secretary, V. Nlaahan. Wiper hospitalised in Calcutta. Ship's fund S1S.M. Beef with diief znate. Beef about salads, sougeeing alley­ ways and painting mesaraen'a roomai need more Jama. AU doors dosed on main deck in India. Oac. 7—Chaliman, V. Meahan; See* ratary, C. Ollvar. Picked up two men In Honohdn. Ship's fund ttS9t. Few hours disputed OT. Request dariflcaHon or contract. Xliccuasion on run­ away rags. Discussion on deamtaiest of messroom at night. Vote of tBknka te pantryman and measman for Job weU .done. Steward and cooks not cooperative with crew. COE VICTORV (Victory), Dac. 4— Chairman, N. Lsona; Saeratary, J,' Brigham. One man missed ahip in Aden. Two men hospitalized in Ger­ many; one man missed ship In Ger­ many. Captain to obtain' American money for draw in Azores and New. York. Bonus atopped in Izmir, claimed BO tons only laft for Pireaus two daj's later. Repair Uat to be turned in. Ship's fund SS. Some disputed OT. Check 148 days' bonus. Diacuasiuil on lockers, foul weather gear. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Fresh water tanka to be cleaned. Ship to be fumi­ gated. Would like rubber port chute# included in contract. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Dec. 14—Chairman, J. Glenn; Sacra->. tary, N. Rsmlay. Ship's fund S109. Brother thanked crew for flowers sent ' to deceased brother. Materials to ba > purchased to build new TV antenna. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for ' their effort in eliminating left-everA VALCHEM (Haren), Dee. S—Chair­ man, B. Ftrry; Saeratary, W. Haata. To see about getting reUefa in Texaa, To start ship's fund. Keep messhaU clean; TV tuned down low during meal tima and at night. Giva 34 hours' notice when getting off ship; No one to open ship's dMegate nmlL. Vota of thanka to steward dept. STEEL SEAFARER (lathmlan). New IS—Chairman, J. Rlehardsen; Saera­ tary, O. Falrclefh. Good cooperation' among crew. New delegate and re­ porter elects. Dept. delegatea te represent crew at. Safety meettngs; SuesesUuu to rotate books in library . and also those owned by crew. Laun­ dry cleaning aehedttle to be drawn up. Steward to give jnore help.and';:/.• COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Sarvlcs), advice te measman serving meala. 1 Dac. 9—iChairmah, J. Ftfar; iserOtary, Didcuasion' on making coffee in pei>.<t^ I L,- OrUrimn. One man misaed. ahip. celatera before meals, Regneat lawi;;; Repair lisig to be turned in. Bagiwat. aoisa when.''ei»aiag .deOr*,' .,^ more rariety of ice cream for supper, '£t-T3Cir-Tf �t, 1953 fctrf/sr-- •• Juaary —,—^..C—. - • SEAFARERS LOG X- • Pace Elerea 4;"y:i V , ' 'Tli-l . I 'Open For Business' Foreign Tramps OK Lay-Up Agreement LONDON—Representatives of leading foreign-flag tramp operators are reported in agreement on a scheme which would involve the wholesale lay-up of excess vessels in order to boost depressed shipping rates.•— Although many of the opera­ lay up their excess vessels. Al­ tors control American ton­ though all of the details 6f the nage, US-flag vessles are not in­ volved in the 12-nation plan. How­ ever, Japanese operators were re­ ported as backing out of the pro­ gram. The plan calls for the setting'up of a special fund to reimburse those operators who voluntarily 38 Applying For Union's Scholarships , A total of 38 applications has been received by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the 1959 SlU Scholarship Plan awards. Of the 38 applications that are being processed, eight have submitted all their requirements and are scheduled to take the next College Entrance Examination Board tests in January. Eleven of the applicants thus far are Seafarers and the rest are children of Seafarers. The five $6,000 scholarship awards given each year, good for four years of college study, are given to both Seafarers' and Seafarers' children with the proviso that the fifth award is reserved for a Seafarer. Additional, college entrance ex­ aminations are given in February and March, with the March 14 examination being the last that can be taken by applicants seeking to qualify for the award. Requirements for application for a scholarship include three years' seatime on SlU-contracted ships on the part of the applicant or of the father of the candidate, a trans­ cript of the candidate's high school record plus letters of reference, one of which comes from the high school principal. Full details and applications can be obtained from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 11 Broadway, New York City. Always the man with a purpose, Harry Bridges is pulling out all the stops as the Communist Party's frontrunner in the US. He's now abandoning all the pretense to stage a "PacificAsia Longshore Conference" in Tokyo this April, sponsored by his own West Coast dock union and a select few CP-line organizations in Austrialia and Asia. In the process the bread-and-butter issues confronting his own dockers and their counterparts in the Far East could somehow get lost in the shuffle once the confab gets under­ way. After all, one can't overlook the fact that "sentiment" HOUS;rON—As a look at the is so strong against the nasty old "imperialists" that the shipping totals will show, shipping for this port was excellent during delegates may just get carried away in their indignation, and tha past period, port agent Robert forget about tJie problems of containerships. Matthews reports. Heavy grain While all this has comic overtones, it has a serious side too. shipments to all parts of the globe accounted for the increased traffic Nothing Bridges does is artless. Shunned for a long time by going through this port during the responsible elements on the West Coast, Bridges today ha% past year. From the looks of things, it should continue for a achieved respectability in. the eyes of some industry and poli­ couple of months. As traffic in­ tical leaders. This impression has been courted purposefully. creases, so does shipping, Mat­ When Harry calls for tlie renewal of trade with Red China, BALTIMORE —Although ship­ thews said, and that means more this is no longer looked upon as part of the grand design ping for the port picked up some­ Jobs on the board. ordered by the Kremlin, but rather as a pitch for boosting what, it continued to lag behind Voting Increased Too West Coast commerce. The dollar, admittedly, is a great registration. Earl Sheppard, port Another sign indicative of the equalizer, and trade with the Red Chinese would mean a lot agent, noted. Out of the 111 men shipped to permanent berths dur­ growth of the port is the number for West Coast prosperity. ing the past two weeks, only 23 of men voting here in the Union's Resolutions' Mill All Set To Go were in the steward department, biennial election. The last high which left a fairly high registra­ ior the port was 415, while as of At the same time, where does Bridges' Tokyo road show December 24, the figure stood at fit into the picture? Siuely it too will call for free trade tion list for the department at start of the new period. «2e. with Red China, and the agenda has conveniently been left thePaying off In this port during The port shipped 179 men \o open for this and other "spontaneous" resolutions dictated by the 29 vessels calling into the area the CP line of tlie moment. And if the whipping boy of the the past period were the Jean, Emilia, Mae, Edith (Bull); , Sanduring the past two weeks. Three ships paid off, two signed on and conference is the "imperialist warmonger," who, after all, is tore, Feltore (Marven) and the ^.were in transit. Paying ^off the fall guy? Any "Hate-America" pitch, further inflaming Bethcoaster (Calmar). Signing on tyere the Alcoa Planter (Alcoa); Asian nationalism, can only harm American prestige, lessen were the Santore, Feltore (Mar­ Jefferson City Victory (Victory American Influence and—here is the kicker—thereby damage ven); Seamar (Calmar); Mae (Bull) Carriers) and the Shinnecock Bay American trade. West Coast industry, seamen and long­ and the Mankato Victory (Victory IVeritas). The LaSalle (Water- shoremen will be the losers. Bridges thus calls for a boost Carriers). In transit were the nan) and the Del Valle (Missis­ in American trade and, at the same time, kicks it in the teeth. Steel Architect, Steel • Worker (Isthmian); Cantigny, Winter Hill sippi) signed on. This, then, completes the circle. Moscow needs no bloody (Cities Sei-vke); Lusmar, BethAmong the in-transit ships hit­ revolutions today; the bloodless kind, fought by armies of ting the area over the last two merchants, "experts" and technicians, is far better. This is coaster, Seamar (Calmar); Robin Treat (Robin); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Wooks were the Hastings, Almena (Waterman); Petro Chem (Valen- what has already happened in the iJliddie Sasfc to give the Pennant, Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa) and Hne){ Del Viento (Mississippi); Commies their long-sought foothold there. Now the aim is the Mermaid (Metro). ycliant Effort (Martrade); Cantigny, to apply the "coupt-de-grace" in the Far East, where the trade All were reported in good shape, CS Norfolk (Cities Service) and war has been going on. just as earnestly. Indeed, this is with only minor beefs to-be settled |be Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic). )efore all part of the h2.^criali^, Moscow-styl^,;,.^ Grain Cause Boom In Houston Backlog Up In Baltimore plan are not known, it is believed that the member operators would pay an initial fee of $280 and an annual fee of up to $280 for each ship kept in operation. It has been estimated that the fund would pay a fee of almost $22,500 a year to keep a tramp in lay-up, and a bonus of $95,000 to Liberty owners who scrap their vessels. Greek and British tramp owners, leading supporters of the lay-up plan, have been trying since last April to formulate a scheme which would be acceptable to the other members. A major obstacle is that the plan's success would depend heavily on the voluntary coopera­ tion of the other foreign-Rag opera­ tors, and there would be no means of assuring their keeping the ves­ sels in lay-up once the market picked up. However: the new plan will be submitted to the individual own­ ers and it is reported that it will go into effect once 75 percent of the world's tramp tonnage has sub­ scribed to it. There are approxi­ mately 2,000 ships, with a total of some 23 million deadweight tons, eligible to join in the plan. Represented at recent meetings here were owners from France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Spain and Great Britain. Ship Aground At Lk. Charies LAKE CHARLES—A tanker ran aground here last week and stopped all night travel on the river, Leroy Clarke, port agent, reported. The ship," the Ponca City of Continental Oil, ran aground about two-thirds of the way down river heading for sea. Six tugs have been trying to free the vessel but have not- had any luck so far. Although the ship juts out into the river, other vessels can pass her during the day time. There were no injuries reported from the NMU-contracted vessel. The Christmas holidays pro­ vided shipping for the port with a much-needed boost, Clarke said. A large number, of the brothers got off their vessels to spend the holidays with their families, and all available men were needed to fill their jobs. The Eagle Transporter (Eagle Carriers) paid off early in the period after a short trip and later signed on for a trip to the Far East. The Chiwawa (Cities Serv­ ice) also paid off and'signed on over the last two weeks. In transit were the Bradford Island, Royal Oak, Norfolk, Winter Hill, Council Grove, CS Baltimore (Cities Serv­ ice); Del Alba, and the Del Viento (Mississippi). Brother Cecil Magnan, an oiler on the Eagle Transporter, is re­ ported doing as well as can be expected in the hospital here. Magnan broke his pelvis bone while aboard ship and is awaiting transfer to the Galveston PHS hospital. insert loiow!, UOi&fo-mm k-l �. Page Twelve fi: SEAFARERS SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK Along with a cold wave, Boston has a couple of newcomers on the hospital roster: Paul Norton, ex-Natalie, and John T. Keegan, ex-Steel Navigator. Norton is resting up from a nerve condition and is coming along fine. Hospitalized originally at Staten Island over some stomach trouble, Keegan was transferred up to Boston where he's reported making good progress: Much better after coming for a check-up and treatment for a heart condition, Raymond L. Perry is also in the Boston drydock. He was chief cook on the Ocean Dinny. Other new arrivals are Robert Guer-^ rero,' ex-Sea train Louisiana, who came in to the Savannah hospital three, days before Christmas for treatment of some boils under his right arm. He's doing okay now. Lake Charles has Just one man on the sicklist, Cecil Magnan off the Eagle Transporter. He's at St. Patrick's Hospital after breaking his pelvic bone in a shipboard fall. Magnan is due to bo moved to Norton Guerrero Galveston as soon as he can travel. Phillip St. Marie and Martin Hammond are in drydock up in Seattle. Hammond was just repatriated from Japan where he had been hospitalized after being injured in a typhoon that battered the John. C. enroute to Yokohama. This was the big blow, reported in the last LOG, that picked up three men from the deck, washed them over the side and then miraculously tossed them back aboard—^but in a lot worse condition than when they started out. Hammond is now making satisfactory progress, as is St. Marie, who's in due to a chest condition. A new trio has been added to the Baltimore roster, and includes William Mellon, ex-Steel King; Salvador Malhaboor, ex-John B. Water­ man; and William F. Smart, Jr., off the Alcoa Polaris. All are reported doing pretty well. Mellon is in because of high blood pressime, Malhabour due to hemorrhoids and Smart checked in because of a chest condition. The following is the latest available list of SlU men in the hospitals: LOG Good HuntEng letters To The Editor All letters to ths editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names lolll be withheld upon request. Leonard Ells, AB (lop pheosonl and fox he «agged on New Hampshire trip. Ells also got himself a bear, but the bruin wasn't too photo­ genic. Above, the Portmor keeps up its fishing record, as steward B. Rucker gets set to cut open a good-sized king mackerel. Charlie Firtz took the photo. USPHS HO.SPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY BALTIMORE, MD. James M. Lennon James T. AUen Joseph T. Arnold John Macchls Salvador Malhabour Nicholas Anoustis Wm. Luhrsen Kenning Bjork Henry Maginness WiUiam I. MeUon James Antoniadis Gaetano BuscigUo Lud>^ Manhart Helarlon Aquio Peter Messina John S. Clapp Andrew N. Boney Frank Mazet Domingo Orblgoso Rosario Copanl Raymond Potordd Frutuoso Camacho Donald 44ash Peter DeVries Mike Chandoha Abner Raiford Lucious DeWitt L. O'ConneU Thomas Danbeck Juan Otero John M. Gallagher Vincent J. Rizzuto Dusah DeDuisin Anthony Pisant Wm. F. Smart Jr. Clarence Gardner Carl DeMarco N. Reznichenko Nlghbert Straton Gorman T. Glaze Irvln DeNobriga John L. Roberts Wilmer C. White Edgar L. Krotzer Peder Espeseth Jose Rodriguez Luke T. Williamt H. E. LeCompte F. O. Fondila Salvador Rodriguez R. L. Littleton Lonnie Fowler A. C. Sankovldt USPHS HOSPITAL Walter Gill John Slaman BOSTON. MASS. Erling A. Hansen Ramon Varela L. J. Campbell Paul C. Norton WUliam F. Vaughn Wm. B. Gardner Raymond L. Perry -tJohn A. Jackson Barney KeUy James H. West John Keegan Ray Petera William D. Kenny John WestfaU USPHS HOSPITAL James R. Williams Rufino Lara GAI.VESTON, TEXAS USPHS HOSPITAL Bjorn A. Granberg Albert Lambert MANHATTAN BEACH. NY ST. PATRICKS HOSPITAL By Boy Fleischer Lewis R. Akins Frank Hernandez LAKE CHARLES, LA. Manuel Antonana Donald Hewson Cyril J. Magnan Eladio Arls Claude B. Jessup SAILORS SNUG HARBOR There's no place in New York Joseph Bass Ludwig Kristiansen That fascinates me STATEN ISLAND, NY Melvln Bass Thomas R. Lehay Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis As much OS the Battery USPHS HOSPITAL Leo V. Carreon Leo Mannaugh NEW ORLEANS, LA, Where Ignd meets the sea. James F. Clarke Jeremiah CByme Rene A. LeBlane Robert Barrett Joseph D. Cox C. Osinakl John Bigwood Isidore Levy Juan Denppra George G. Phlfer Claude Blanks Seraiin Lopez On one side, the ocean; John J. DrlscoU Winston E. Renny William Marjenholt Arthur Bothelo Otis L. Gibbs Georga Shumaker Alexander Martin Joe Brown Jr. On the other, built by man. Bart E. Guaranick Aimer S. Vickers Jacob Buckelew Joseph MarteUn Mountains of skyscrapers Taib Hassan Fon P. Wing Paul R. Cook Phillip Mendoza Clarence Hawkins Fess Crawford Alonzo Morris To climax the land. Joseph Curtis Dominic NeweU Charles Dalcourt William Nelson Joseph O'NeU Jeff Davis Here, gulls and pigeons. Henry Foy WiUlam Padgett James Glisson As different as can be. Winford Powell E. Granderson Arthur Protilx Stand side by side, Hebert Grant R. Richardson join land and sea. Wayne Harris William RoUins Hayden F. Henry Alvin A. Rome Ben Kitchen Thomas Stevens James Hudson Sr. John Sullivan Adventure, from the shore. Benjamin Huggins Edward Taylor Lies beyond the bay. Ramon Irizzary Clayton Thompson Robert K. James Fernando Tlaga While from the sea, sailing In, Henry A. Janickl James Ward A magic place to stay. James D. Johnson Robert Wiseman Wooldridge King Cleophas Wright James D. Johnson CUfford Wuert* Edward G. Knapp Charles Wynn Leo H. Lang USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA, Francis Boner Mars I. GaUop Arthur L. Cox John J. Harrison USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FILVNCISCO, CALIF. Joseph H. Ber^r Paul D. Llotta Michael J. Coffey John E. Moore Victor Egel ' A. J. Scheving •lyron E. Folts Henry H. Schreiner U3FS3 KOSFrfAL SAVANNAH, GA. Harry Henze Robert Guerrero USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH Martin Hammond P. J. St. Mario USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson H. LedweU Jr. B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer , VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND, MASS. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitzpatrick VETERANS CAMP MT. MCGREGOR. NY E. T. Cunningham VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHT'AN. VA. Joseph GUI VA HOSPITAL Chief electrician Mike Bruton (left) and Larry Tefft try hard to outBOSTON. MASS, ^art each other in a game of cribbage on the /uidrew Jackson. Thomas W, KiUion VA HOSPITAL ~ Oiler Eugene Sobczak looks skeptical of both ployen. Photo sub­ BUTLER, PA. The Battery Tdl it to tht IiOfl! It's Hard To Pick A Winner I.- • W'-' • ir:,; -#aaos r, Markel. ' LOG Article Stirs Interest To tilie Editor: In the October 24 issue of the LOG you printed an article I submitted on the subject of Esperanto. I wish to express my sincere thanks for publish­ ing this item as the response has been tremendously enthusiastic. I .have been receiving letters from all over the country and even from foreign countries LOG-A-RHYTHM: 1^ Jiuniut tf IMt- mitted by John J. Devine, ship's delegate. : * asking further information about the universal language of Espe­ ranto. I have been Teplying to these letters as they come in and will continue to do so until they are all answered. By printing the article. I feel the SEAFARERS LOG Is mak­ ing a significant contribution to. the cause of harmonious rela­ tionships between the people of various nationalities. This, of course, is the primary aim of the use of Esperanto as a uni­ versal language. Any brothers who missed the October 24 issue of the LOG and are interested in obtaining information concerning , t b e language can feel free to write to me at this address; 5065 Cape May Ave., San Diego 7, Calif. Fred T. Miller 4 t 4 Marks Loss Of SlU Brother To the Editor: Please place the following in the LOG in memory of my hus­ band, who passed away last year (1057), In Memory of Jerome (Jerry) Moynihan Earth has lost. Heaven has gained; One of the best This world contained. Sadly missed by bis wife Dor­ othy, son Jerome Jr. and daugnter Valerie. Thanks again also to the crew of the Arthur M. Huddell—and all his former shipmates—^for cverytbing. Mrs. Dorothy Moynlltaii him fax money be should never have to pay. The steamship companies will no doubt try to argue this down on the basis that the majority of their vessels are at sea dur­ ing the period they must send out W-2 forms. But this little matter can very easily be han­ dled by having the captain of each ship send in a list of each man's overtime and penalties up to the last day of the calendar year. In turn, the companies will be able to send out W-2 forms on the taxable wages for a given 12-month year only. Those extra dollars do more good in your own or your fam­ ily's pockets. It Is a misconcep­ tion to say that we are. taxed for a "short year" and then in turn for a "long year" so that they even themselves up. Noth­ ing can be furtber from the truth. The tax rates arp geared to penalize those earning over cer­ tain sums in any one year. So if you're required to pay on a "IS-month-year" you pay much more than would be necessai^if this extra time were ap­ plied in the year where it be­ longs. The painful fact is that we in the maritime industry are paying many more dollars in taxes than we should. The companies hai'e been get­ ting by too long with the argu­ ment that it's too much work for the payroll department, etc. A lot of us have also been "fairttalked" by individuals in and out of. the Bureau of Internal Revenue that you are required to pay tax accor^ng to the year in which you received the with­ holding forms. I don't think this is true, but if it is, let's do something about it and save our­ selves a lot of hard-earned tax dollars in the future. Joseph A. McDougall SS Westport 4 4 ^ • • 1-1 4 Ask Port Relief For Tanker Men To the Editor: We aboard the Atlas, a super­ tanker running coastwise at the present time, have discussed the possibility of having the SIU contact- the tanker compa­ nies to.,make arrangements for having shore gangs handle ship's stores in American ports. There have 'been Instances aboard tbis vessel where men who wanted to see their families could not do so, as the Jesuit of having to wait around handling stores. When a tanker is in port, time is precious and limited, as most tanker men know. We Would greatly appreciate your printing this in the LOG to bring this to the attention of 4 4.4 other brothers aboard, tankers who may have the same prob­ Carryover Tax lem. This matter was discussed thoroughly aboard this vessel Called 'Unjust' and met with great approval To the Editor: It is high time that we, tho from all concerned. Charles Tedora membership, face up to a situa­ Deck delegate tion that vitally concerns each 4 4 4 and eveiy one of us as wageearners. This matter has been A Car Sticker ignored far too long. I refer to the payment- of unjust, un­ For Seafarers? warranted income taxes by hav­ To the Editor: I have bad an Idea for some ing to carry over taxhble income from one year into the next. . time wbich I think we all would To the best of my knowledge go for. This concerns the need this has never been properly for some kind of decai or em­ brought up, although if has been blem to go on our private cars. widely discussed among sea­ to show our profession. I know that all of us are proud of our men. For example: A seaman who profession and our Union. If something like this could signs on a ship the first part of October, 1957, and then pays off be set up and distributed by sometime after the first of the the Union among the member­ year pays 1958 taxes on three ship it would really be appre- r extra months' earnings. It the dated. I'd like jo hear about man shipped throughout 1958 this ^from others throulih the he's in a pretty high tax bracket Loa'after 15 months. This costs Claude B. West .T-. "J'S' �JtalWlT t, 1959 OCEAN DINNY (Maritlmt Ovanaat), Nov. 23—Chairman, W. Harrall; tacratary, F. Napell. Captain plaaied with payoff. -Ship aalled one man abort. New delegate elected. Check repair Uat. Vote of thanka for lob well done to former delegate. Keya to be obtained for all rooma in next port. Check roomi for new fana and onea that need repairing. ROBIN HOOD (RObln), Dec. <— Chairman/ A. Page; Secretary/ J. Capessela. Shlp'a fund tl4. New dele­ gate elected. Water faucet to be re­ paired aft of deck house. Keep na­ tives out of passageways. Screen doors to be fixed. Vote of thanks to steward dept. BEATRICE (Bull), Nov. 30—Chair­ man, J. Fotli Secretary, P. Dunphy. Thanka to steward dept. for fine Thanksgiving Day dinner. Discussion on working rules. Patrolman to see cfmipany about giving men four hrs. on Sunday and Saturday to do sani­ tary work. Steam table for galley needed. V" MONARCH OP THE SEAS (Water­ man), Dec. 7—Chairman, L. Pate; Seeratary, L. Moora. Ship's fund 362. Proper attire to be worn in messhall. Keep- noise down in passageways. Some disputed OT. Report accepted. Safety committee to be elected. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Nov. 30—Chairman, R. Hunt; Sacratary, H. Orlando. Crank for life boat to be checked. Suggestion that watches keep windward storm doors shut when strip taking sprays. Need dutch cleanser for black gang. MesshaUs to be sprayed for flies more often. Deck rooms need painting. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Thanksgiving Dinner. FLORIDA STATE (Ponca Prod.), Dae. 7—Chairman, J. Laslla; Sacra­ tary, O. Turner. Several crewmembers owe dues. Ship's fund tlO.77. Motion not to use washing machine between 4:30 and 5:30 PM, not to foul up show­ er water. Use bread—do not let it go stale. Discussion on outside doors main deck being locked except one. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Nov. 29— Chairman, E. Walker; Sacratary, B. Cabar. Suggested arrival pool to build up ship's fund. Ship's fund S38. 4-S watch to help clean messhall of leak­ ing water. Request to have cat walks put on port dc starboard side when carrying deck cargo. Vote of thanks to steward for very fine Thanksgiving Dinner. WESTPORT (World Tramping), Nov. 2—Chairman, R. Malay; Secretary, D. Patterson. Payoff Monday—captain will wire for money. Some disputed OT. One man .logged. Four men getting off. Motion that World Tramp Agencies be penalized at rate of $5 for each day of delay for failure to forward allotments. Ship needs fumi­ gation for roaches, etc. Discussion about quality of meat and shrimps. Eggs are bad, should bE"disposed of. Delegate to check hospital supplies, food and items for slop chest. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food. Crew urged to be sober at payoff. Clean rooms before leaving. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Nov. 1$—Chairman, C. Athcom; Sacratary, W. Schultz. One man ill in Manila. Some performing on ship. Crew to study and get acquainted with agree­ ment. Wiper to get X-rays and medi­ cal treatment. Personalities not to be brought up at meetings. Fan in laundry room needs repairing. Wiper to report on his injury. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Nov. 29—Chairman, R. Barryman; Socrotary, J. Craft. Ship to load for Far East. One man missing—all agen­ cies in PR notified. Need new wasRing machine. Ship needs fuihigaUon. All men in log book to be reported to patrolman. Crew urged to remain SEAFARERS LOG Pace TUrteea aober for payoff. Ship to be left clean when leaving. Turn In all linen and clean rooma. Repair list sub­ mitted. Improve sanitary conditions. Poor water pressure. No ventilation in bathrooms. Need ladders for top bunks. Quarters need painting. This ^Sayonara' Means Hello ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Nov. 34 —Chairman, A. Thcmpson; Secretary, W. Home. Some disputed OT. One man logged. One man left In Durban due to inness, will be picked up in Dar es Salaam. To designate man to make coffee weekends and holidays in AM. Request iced ten and koolade on menus as often as possible. OT to be equalized. Do not use dryers In laundry when men are sleeping. Use care when disposing of garbage. I was jtist.getting ready to pen a real apple-polisher in appreciation for all the good news our paper brought us in our isolation out here on the John C. in French Somaliland. Then I read it again and found to my utter horror that ye editor had up and outraged all my sensibilities something^ awful by mislabelling George' even get to glimpse it is to trot san who's in charge of the cold, Dunn's plug for Maxie Lip- over there and look for yourself. cold, cold beer, and you sigh, ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Nov. S3— Chairman, J. MaHhewt; Secretary. W. Morris. Draw figured thru Friday. All declaration slips to be handed In. One man hospitalized In Rio—headqitarters notified. Three men logged Record player and iron disappeared last trip. Two men short. All repairs made. Discussion on TV—need re­ pairs; new fans and spare parts. S s about rigging Jury toilet on stern. Discussion on condition of lifeboats; using too many left-overs. COASTAL SENTRY (Suwannee), Nov. 2—Chairman, B. D'Ornellas; Sec­ retary, J. C'Rourke. No reply to let­ ter re; transportation of crew to Jack­ sonville. . Request answer why chief cook was removed from ship. Unable to secure fresh milk and bread. Two men hospitalized in Brazil. Full deck gang for first time aboard. Few hours disputed OT. Three men picked up in Trinidad.* To start ship's fund by donating tl to buy electric irons and ironing board. Everything running smoothly aboard ship—no logs and no firing. Need electric coffee perculators. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), Nov. 11—Chairman, M. Sanchez; Sac­ ratary, S. Lalby. New delegate elect­ ed. Vote of thanks to former dele­ gate. Beefs squared away. All OT will be referred to headquarters foa decision. LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), Nov. 20—Chairman, S. Rowall; Secretary, L. da Parller. Capt. stated no logs to be lifted. Generous draw to be given in NO. no overdraws in Europe. Repair list squared away, except laundry wringer and few keys. One man paying off in NO. Crew warned not to miss ship if nec­ essary to shift same. New delegate elected. FORT H05KINS (Cities Service), Nov. 11—Chairman, F. Jensen; Secre­ tary, E. Wright. Pay off Sat. No pay raise—^not included unless order from office—patrolman to be notified. Va­ rious disputed. Ship's fund $3.30. Ship to be fumigated for roaches and other insects. TV to be repaired. TEXMAR (Calmer), Sept. 28—Chair­ man, D. Stone; Sacratary, V. Monte. Smooth payoff. Carpenter missed ship, fined $50. New delegate elected. ALMENA (Pann Shipping), Dae. 4— Chairman, none; Sacratary, H. Lea. New washing machine not delivered. Check slop chest. No rooms or decks painted for few months. Capt. to is­ sue American money in Japan. Need new washing machine and library. DEL MAR (Miss.), Nov. 30—Chair­ man, H. Mats; Sacratary, H. Huston. Laundry schedule carried out. One man missed ship in Parangua. De­ layed sailing. Clean ship, good crew, good trip. Ship's fund $337. Some disputed OT. Reports accepted. To give movie director $20 for spare parts and $200 for movies next trip. Motion to give brother $25 for fun­ eral expenses. Keep shore personnel out of crew's quarters in NO. Sug­ gestion to check books before each meeting: also delegate replacements. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Thanksgiving meaL ROBIN ORAY (Robin), Nov. 22— Chairman, B. Nuckols; Secretary, E. MIshanskl. Two men logged. Loan to crewmember for emergency. Ship's fund $6.23. Some disputed OT. Need new mattresses, pillows. Request pa­ trolman give info, re; food situation. Delegates to see patrolman first, then individuals.- Electrician thanked crew for assistance rendered. Life pre­ server racks to be Installed in steward dept. rooms. Purser thanked crew for cooperation during voyage. EDITH (Bull), Nov. 3»—Chairman, H. Jenoti Sacratary, J. Parker. One man missed ship in Savannah. Brother thanked crew for their kindness andconalderation shown him on first trip out of hospital. kin's new venture in Yokohonja, That's what we're gonna do, "Bring it, on." "Maxie's Eatery Rates With Him" Frenchy Martineau and me. Oh, To think that we knew you when (LOG, Aug. 29). the hours we've spent on number you were just an ordinary mortal. Eatery indeed! There ain't no five scheming up ways and means We remember you in the West eateries in Japan. Of course, there to get there. Frenchy was all for Coast halls as a wild-eyed visionary is something to be said in ex­ dummying up ordei-s so the old babbling of going to Japan and setr tenuation for the caption-writer. man would proceed right to Yoko­ ting up a business. 1 blush to George Dunn is a misleading sort hama but I was against the idea. think that 1 was one of the scof­ of guy when it comes to food. fers who used to rap my head George is an excellent cook and significantly behind your back to steward but just look who he has indicate that you weren't all there dragged into court to attest to his upstairs. facts—Johntiy Zeireis. But circumstances, alter cases, Now get me right: Johnny Zeireis Maxie, and these are circumstances is my friend. If you're in the that call for me to abandon the market for a master bosun or if principles of a lifetime. 1 hate to you want a guy who can patch up remind you, Maxie old pal, but a sprung camel with a bit of sail you owe me a favor. Wasn't 1 the twine and the tongue of an old guy, Maxie, wasn't 1 the guy that shoe, then Johnny Zeireis is the stepped asidd and let you take the guy to break out for the Job. But We'd just be the logical suspects chief steward's job (was it the Johnny doesn't know any more anyway when the Coast Guard went Irenestar?) on that ship going to about the delicate art of pitching to snooping. Japan ten years ago? Me with 40 for an enterprise like Maxie's than days on the 'Frisco beach and my We're gonna get there though. a rabbit knows about Sunday. we can see you now, tongue hanging out this far for a Now if Maxie really is in the Maxie, Frenchy and me. You've had a ship to Japan .. . me that was hold­ market for a guy to shell for his hard morning the safety deposit ing the killer card. place, I can tell him in all modesty box counting at your and now 1 figure you'll be seeing us soon, where he can raise an eminently you're going home to yen paradise. 'We Maxie. And, Maxie, I'm hoping qualified applicant for the job. that all these years in Japan have can just see you taking off those You can't use George Dunn, stupid Western street-clothes and taught you the difference between Maxie. Look at his similes: "The climbing into your kimono and a girlsan and a mamasan. SayonToots Shor of Japan." Toots Shor your chop-chops, and you turn ara. never slept in th 'Same block with leisurely to that lovely little girlFrenchy Michelet a set-up like you have, Maxie. You just have to snap your fingers and ten people will chop up to see what you want. Let Toots Shor try that. *He'll get the shop steward on his neck and the waiter will give him the soup in his lap. The holidays are over but the greetings to the membership, George's whole letter is one of officials and the LOG keep rolling in. Here are some of them "wish-you-were-here" fables them, reprinted with thanks: you write to your mother-in-law Bodega Bar, Zeebrugge, Belgium To All SlU Brothers: Every good (especially after she's camped in your best to the gang on the SS bedroom for a year or so and fi­ wish for a Happy New Year. Atlantic) . . . and from the whole Peter Zaccone (Junior) nally went home. "Maxie sends gang on the Maiden Creek (via SS Armonk his best,'' George says. Like hell acting reporter Johnny P. Baliday). he does! Maxie ain't about to send his best. Maxie is keeping his best cheer—the warm oldand the only way you are gonna Good fashioned kind. Good friends, the tried and true, Good luck,- the kind that never, Rare Bird never fails. The Christmas wish for you! Big John Wunderlich Reason's (greetinss 0 0 o Season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year to the officials and members of the SlU. Crew, SS Del Mar * * * An old-fashioned wish for a very happy holiday season. James S. McRae Steel Traveler 41 Always ?n the stew, "Poncho" the mynah bird not only talks but he cooks, too. He's been chief chef on the Steel Ad^ mirol since electrician F. Sayo picked him up in Surabaya. » 41 Greetings to all hands from M. Dwyer (LOG-a-Rhythms) . . . Lake Hotel, Lake Charles, La. . . . Mr. and Mn. John Paerels . . . Ruby Drapen-, Bombay ... R. C. Kienast . . . S/T Atlas, via Charles Tedora . . . WilUam J. Dean, MV Merino, Sydney, Australia . . . Franz Pletzidc, Bremen, Germany . . . The Maiden Creek goes firs) class this year with its own greeting card picturing the gang at coffeetime in Japan. �Paftt WomrUsem SEAFARERS L&C Happy To Be Home trouble cashing my chOcks when my husband is out to sea. Another reason why I'd like to have an ID card is thi8: I was To the Editort taken sick a few years ago and This concerns the newly- had to go to the hospital. They organized "ship's corporation wanted some ^identification committee" formed aboard the there so I gave them my'mar­ Alcoa Planter during voyage riage certificate, which was mis­ 111. The main idea is to help placed, and I've never gotten it out all our shipmates, un­ back. licensed and licensed alike, to If we had some kind of ID make the shipboard team stick card we wouldn't have trouble together and live as one big cashing things in the bank or family.. It can make for a real opening a charge account. happy ship. Sometimes I have a very hard The purpose is not to stop time doing that without suf­ ficient identification. Please try to get the SIU wives an ID card, as we surely will ap­ preciate it very much. Thanks a million for looking out for the wives. Mrs. M. H. Angina Work As Team, Planter Urges y '• letters To The Editor Homeward-bound, deck gong on the Notional Liberty breaks out lines on the way in to Houston from Germany. Pictured (I to r) are L Wright, AB; W. Sorenson, DM; J. Nivas, AB, and D. Divala, OS. The vessel soon headed out again for Egypt and India. Ship's delegate N. Mendelson sent in the photo. RICHMOND. Calif....510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. BALTIMORE . . 1216 E. Baltimore St. Douglas 2-8363 Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstem 7-4900 2505 1st Ave. BOSTON 276 State St. SEATTLE Main 0290 James Sbeehan. Agent Richmond 2-014Q WILMINGTON 805 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent NEW YORK 875 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 96165 Capital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarice, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. HONOLULU....51 South Nimltz Highway Louis Neira, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 PHone 5 1714 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn MOBILE I South Lawrence St. NEW YORK Ca! Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 HYacinth 9-6600 211 SW Clay St. MORGAN CITY 1112 Front St. PORTLAND CApltol 7-3222 Tom GoiUd. 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Superior St. , . Phone: Rand: Iph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. 1........PO Box 287 MILWAUKEE Jantury f, 19Bt 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. anyone from drinking or hav­ ing a good time as long as this is done in the right time and place. But there does have to be a limit on when a guy can get gassed up if the ship is to function properly. The idea was Ilut before a special meeting by the delegates and everyone seemed agreeable and satisfied with the report. Now we'll see how it all works out. The committee plans to meet once a trip to see how things . are going. Included on the com­ mittee are the four SIU dele­ gates, plus the steward, chief engineer, chief officer and master. * Z. Y. Ching Ship's reporter if if A ID Card Plan Gains Support To the Editor: I have Just read the LOG for Dec. 19 and was glad to see that the wives of other SIU men also favor getting some kind of ID card from the Union. I think it is a wonderful idea. I have only been a seaman's wife for two years but I have been a seaman's daughter for 21 years. So you see it was natural for me to marry a seaman. I enjoy reading the LOG very much and I want to thank you for all the interesting articles that appear In the LOG. Thank you again. Mrs. Martha A. Dobbins To the Editort I think it is a great sugges­ tion for the seamen's wives to have an ID card. I have a lot of i, i. i, SIU Cafeteria Draws A Have To the Editor: I have had the occasion many times when my husband was home to have lunch with him at the cafeteria in the Union hall in New York. BelicYe me, 1 look forward to this, as the food is excellent, and Just like homecooking. The atmosphere is always pleasant and a delight because of the fresh, clean look the place always has. I prefer hav­ ing lunch there more than any­ where else in the city. Everyone connected with the c^eteria is to be complimented on a good Job. Mrs. Carl Johnsson if i if Frost Dims Joys Of European Run To the Editor: Here are some pictures made on hoard the Yaka (Waterman) since we took her out of lay-up in Mobile. There are still about a dozen of us sticking it out. We have been on this north­ ern Europe run and it's geUing to he mighty cold over here. We all have our hopes that the ship will go hack on the Far East run again. Johnny "Scar" Kennedy would he thankful if you would put his picture in the SEA­ FARERS LOG. Brother Ken­ nedy has been sailiqg with the Union for about 17 years and never yet had his' picture in the LOG. I have been on several ships with Brother Kennedy and he is a good shipmate and depend­ able worker. If you haven't room for all the pictures please put one of Brother Kennedy In the LOG. We don't want him to be shut out forever. M. J. Danzey Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S 128^4 HoUis St. MONTREAL...... .'634 St James" St.^We" FORT V^L^ 408"fcn®St^ PORT COLBOHNE .lOs'SSSbam^t. TORONTO. Ontario.. 272 SoSg'st^E. VICTORIA. BC 617H cS?ant®'it® vANCuUvTia. uC..^ EMoire 4531 298 Main St. SYDNEY. NS 304 cSartotte^ BAGOITOLLE. Queheo 20 Egin^ CITY ..........ZONE.... THOROLD. Ontario......52 St.^Davlds^ QUEBEC.,.^. 44 SaiStauJIta't^ ST^^TE PrincJ'&^^T TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you SAINT NB OX 2-5431 are an old subscribe: and have a change of address, please give your former address belowt . ADDRESS CITY ...ZONE.... STATE •••••••«•« I •• Pictured at work, Johnny "Scar" Kennedy (loft) makei hl| first appearance in the LOG from aboard thf^Yakaz Jimmte roster, DM, h en the end. He's Not The Schoolboy Typo To the Editor: At sea or ashore the radio brings the world to me. A year ago the radio said there was a shortage of car drivers in case of an emergency. I guess they meant in case of an. H-bomb or something like that. I hope there would never be such an emergency but, as I had time on my hands between ships, I decided to ieam the art of driving a car. The right way to learn, I was told, would he to enlist in a driver's school. In the first school I had 55 driving lessons and at the test I fiunked badly. I went to the next driving school in New York. I had quite a few driv­ ing hours hut, at the test, I flunked badly again. Next I went to a third school; same thing. I thought I passed the test hut this time I did sobadly that the inspector threw < Bverything but the bucket at me, Now after -flunking three times from three different schools in NY my faith is wear­ ing thin, not in the high art of driving but in myself. Also, this has cost me about 8 C's so far. But as I still have time, I'll put in for one more driving test and this time, Just to be different, I'll take a few private lessons Instead of going to school. ' Somehow I figure that even If I don't get a license I should get some kind of diploma for flunking three times. Anyway, if I happen to get a ship before the next driving test comes up I'll take the ship and ride over the waves and 'round the world and leave the cars and licenses and schools for the landlubbers to figure out. The way I go through driv­ ing schools there ain't many left in NY for me. Can't blame me for not trying, I reckon. A. E. Auers % % i . Wants To Build Up Blood Bank To the Editor: I have a couple of sugges­ tions that I think ought to be given some consideration by the membership. First, I think we should have a system to build up a blood bank in the various ports. Fei> haps something could be worked out so that after a man is checked out at the Union med­ ical center he would be in a position to contribute a pint .of blood. This could he stored up and used as needed. In the same way, if there's a rush call at the hall for blood donors for somebody, we should at least assure the guy a good meal when he gets back. This would help build up the blood bank, too. The next thing Is that every­ one should be careful about whatever hs signs abcard ship, whether It's a pay voucher or an accident report. A man in­ jured a>oard ship shouldn't sign anything because he's only okaying somebody else's ver­ sion of what happened. Then when he recalls something that may be important, he's got a light on his hands. Many of the men, especially _the aliens, sign these staterneiits without ever knowing what the mate has written down. H. J. Mourn (Ed. notst See story on page t about bloioid bank.) r �Juffurj SEAFAMERS Gunfire Punctuates Crew Shore-Leave In Sumatra LOG Fv* niiMB Sitting in On Union Meeting BELAWAN, Sumatra—SlU-affiliated Marine Firemen, Oilers, and Watertenders got involved in a shoreside dispute last month but never realized they "would be ducking mach­ ine gun fire as a result. Shortly after the fight, In­ er. President Fillmore. *At the donesian pdlice appeared on same time, an eight-man shore the waterfront with machine guns party was refused permission to re­ and rifles and opened fire on the turn to the ship and was held' cap­ American President Line's freight- tive for several hours. Nobody got hurt as the bullets bounced oil the vessel's hull or whizzed by overhead, but one did lodge itself in a lifeboat. Efforts to obtain release of the'shore party were futile for no sooner would a man apprpach the railing so he could call but to the police than he WASHINGTON — The Leilani, was- greeted with a shower of ' Hawaiian Textron's tourist vessel, bullets. continues to attract bidders, with After two hours of vainly trying Danny Gonzalez, 4, sat In with father, Seaforer Mariano Gonzalez, American President Lines recently to make radio contact with Indo­ at headquarters meeting last weelu expressing interest in'the ship. nesian authorities, the skipper se­ A decrease in passenger trade cured release of the eight men. on the Leilanl's tourist class run A similar incident Involving an between Long Beach and Hono­ ALP ship occured in Indonesia in lulu has forced its owners to seek 1957. A formal protest was filed disposal of the vesseL George at the American consulate. Killian, president of the SIU Pacilic-IMstrict m a.n n e d President Lines, has indicated he would'conAll of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity tinue the vessel's present run if benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: the! APL bid Is accepted by the Trena Alice Bishop, bom Novem­ Justine Leigh IHse, born Octo­ Federal MaritimjLBoard. ber 26, 1958, to Seafarer and Miy. ber 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Two mortgages, one held by the HoUls Bishop, Bayou La Barre, Ala. Jack D. Wise, Nags Head, NC. Govemmeot and the other by the » » ft ft ft Bowery Savings Bank in New HONOLULU—The Coast Guard Susan Bosemaiie Crafferd, bom Alvla Leon Starks, born Septem­ York, represent the Leilani's $4.9 million asking price. The figure has ordered two American-flag December 2, 1958, to Seafarer and ber 16, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Is considered very reasbnable since grain carriers to lighten their loads Mrs. Charlei W. Crafford, Ports­ Alvin L. Starks, Perry, Fla. ft ft ft most good-sized passenger ships before continuing their voyage to mouth, Ya. Preston Mitchell, born October sell for in the neighborhood of India with foreign aid grain car­ Pandora Mary Crane, borq No­ 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. goes. Both ships were found loaded $20 miUion. vember 11, 1958, to Seafarer and Lawrence A. Mitchell, New Or­ over their PlimsoU lines when they The. Leilani is GovernmentMrs. Harold E. Crane, New Orleans, leans, La. called here for bunkering. owned and is manned by members a ft ft ft The Wang Governor and the La. of the, Siy Pacific District. Rodney Lee Charles Fontenot, 4 4 , A Maritime Board decision on Wang Hunter were ordered to dis­ Joseph Harold Mills, bom No­ Jr., bom December 2, 1958, to Sea­ the vessel is expected around Jan­ charge 400 and 200 tons of wheat vember 21, 1958, to Seafarer and farer and Mrs. Rodney Lee Charles uary 9. If no sale is negotiated by respectively before proceeding. then, it will probably be turned The Wang Hunter also was brde'red Mrs. Cecil Harold Mills, Portland, Fontenot, Kinder, La. ft ft ft to put enough fuel on board plus Ore. over to the Board. Barry Nicholas Hammond, born 25 percent to spare in case of October 15, 1958, to Seafarer and emergency before she sailed for Mrs. Harry D. Hartmond, New Cebu or Yokohama, her next bun­ Orleans, La. kering port. ft ft ft The ships were loaded at LongDebra Jean Kranse, bom Novem­ view, Washington, in bad weather ber S, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. that reportedly "confused" the Adam F. Krause, Jr., Baltimore, loaders. It was the first time Wang Md. ships, both T-2s, have been in the ft ft ft grain trade. Charles Arvo Larson June Marie Manning, bom. No­ . The death of the following Sea­ Very importent that you con­ vember 10, 1958, to Seafarer and farer has been reported to the tact Laurie Larson, 916 Pleasant Mrs. Michael M. Manning, Tampa, Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Street, New Orleans, immediately. Fla. SIU death benefit is beinp paid to X if his beneficiary. James Ackerman Please contact your mother, Mrs. Frank P. Shaw, 48: Brother Shaw, SAVANNAH—Shipping for this Carrie Ackerman, 241 Hanover St, who became a full member of the Union six months port has been very slow, with only Charleston, SC, phone RA 2-2010. ago, suffered a five men landing permanent berths fatal heart attack during the past period. Of these John C. Levaek October 14 in Na- five Jobs, four of them were in the Will Brother Levack or anyone gaski, Japan. He deck department. As a result there knowing of his whereabouts please A ten-man committee representr worked in the en­ is a fairly large registration list contact his sister, Mrs, John Dun- ing the four geo^aphical districts gine department. for all three departments for the lop, Sheguiandoh, Ontario, Canada. of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Burial was in the port, with more than enough men t ' Association and the BME will meet Pine Grove on hand to fill any open Jobs. Robert A. Desmond in Phoenix, Ariz., January 5 to Cemetery, Farm- The picture for the coming Anybody knowing his where­ draft the language for a series of ington, NH. His period Is about the same as only abouts should contact his mother, wife, Mra. Thelma Shaw, of Farm- tho usual in-transit ships are Mrs. Margaret Desmond, 26 Ham­ amendments to the MEBA consti­ tution. IngtoA,, survives him. scheduled to call-into the area. ilton Road, Brookline 46, Mass. The committee will complete 4 ft 4 the work of the special MEBA George Lichtenb.erger constitutional convention that met Please get in touch with Jack ^BA AS Lynch at Koom 201, SUP Head­ in November and drew up a pro­ quarters, 430 Harrison St., San gram to provide MEBA members Fraucisco, Calif. He has your in­ with equal shipping rights and come tax refund forms which he contract representation in all ports. will sign for you if you give him The convention also laid the groundwork for mergers of the the authority. locals and the creation of a •ft ft ft stronger national organization. Delbert Shields Delegates from nine locals on You are requested to get In touch with your wife at once. . the Atlantic and Gulf and the Pacific Coasts, the Great Lakes ft ft ft and the Rivers will attend the W. "Willy" Madrid, AB Regret to report brother Adolph meeting, which will be chaired by died Dec. 15. Contact brother E. N. Altman, Business Manager Henry, 232 El Campo Drive, South MEBA Local 38, Seattle. BME President Ray McKay will repre­ San. Francisco, Calif. sent the BME. 4i ^ ^ MEBA engineers will vote on Joe Pilutis, at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City, would the amendments by referendum appreciate, mail and ylsltera.,,.... ballets LeSlani Up For Grabs SIU BABY ABRIVALS Overloads Hit By CG Action Personals And Notiees Little Action In Savannah PORTO'CAU e>7S-A=^/'^f^N0B'\2i6 E.SM.-nA«aieE MROOtCX>(fi etAUTTAiOBp MEBA Drafts Union Changes Anti-Union Bomb Piot Fizzies Out BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two striking, members of the Retail, Wholesale and Departmenf Store Union were freed for the time being last week when a Birming­ ham grand Jury refused to in­ dict them on charges of "bombing'* a strikebreaker's house. If up­ held, the charge could carry a death sentence. However, the city prosecutor de­ clared that ^ the Jury's action was mistaken and indicaled he might seek an Indictment when the new grand Jury term begins. According to the "Record," the union's official publication, tee two men are leaders in a twcPmonte strike against Perfection Mattress Company. The two, John Richard­ son, a shop chairman, and Alex­ ander White, were identified by Hulen Bibby, a non-striker, as being in a group riding in a car from which the "bomb" was re­ portedly thrown. The "Record" reported Bibby as charging that on November 17 "smoking, sparking thing" had been thrown from a car and "ex­ ploded" in front of his house. Viteile tee only light in the area was from a bulb in a tree near tho road, tee ^'Record" declared, Bib­ by contended that he was able to identify, both Richardson and White, although not sure how many occupants the car had. Birmingham newspapers carried news of the alleged bombing on page one. The "Record" reported that at the grand Jury hearings no evidence was offered that anybody had been hurt or property dam­ aged, or, In fact, teat any kind of explosive device had been deto­ nated. Subsequent headlines played up six other "bombing" attempts at homes of plant workers, but the "Record" charged that a company investigator was the only source of information as to the purported attacks. There were no reports of any damage in these instances either. The walkout at the company started when an overwhelming ma­ jority of 140 workers at the plant put up picketlines to protest two months of futile negotiations. Picketlines have been successful in curtailing the company's opera­ tions considerably. The firm. is now seeking court action, included heavy fines to be levied on the un­ ion, on the basis of the alleged bombings. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meefings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. Air Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include regis­ tration number). The next SIU meetings will be: January 7 January 21 February 4 ••I'i •i''! 'i| •. ".••i II �SEAFARBRS^k^LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFUCIO • 1958;Year Of Advances f or StU fledged merger. Similaily,. the Am«-ican' Radio Association and the Radio Officers Union now have a' close working rela­ tionship. i] ^ prf ' The runaway problem is now being attacked effectively for the first time. The SIU scored a major breakthrough in this area when the National Labor Rela­ tions Board agreed that the Union had a right to represent the crew of the Liberian-flag SS Florida. The Board acted because it held the parent com­ pany was effectively American-controlled. The subsequent 4-1 SIU election victory opened the door to direct organizing of runaways. • In September, the SIU aided the Cana­ dian District's own fight on the runaway issue with the result that the Canadian District blocked attempts to transfer the struck Canadian National Fleet. . K"-' • -«• Its campaign to win unemployment bene­ fits for Seafarers with "B" and "C" rat­ ings. It added Pennsylvania and . Louis­ iana to the list of states granting such benefits. • » * ^1 • Technical changes in the Industry indi­ cate that the ships of the near future will be quite different from those of to­ day. In 1958, Pan-Atlantic put its trailership operation into full swing,'and Seatrain Line, also adapted for carriage of trucks on ships. a .''••.••it; Great Lakes Affiliation Important developments took place ,ln ? other affiliates of the SIU of North Amer-. lea. The Great- Lakes District voted affiliation with the A&G District and has made headway, in organizing on the Lakes. Beginning with the signing of the Tom- ! Reproduction of LOG front page on Dec. 5, 1958 marking joint American unipn . linson fleet, the Great Lakes District has ^ action against runaway sfiipping Dec. 1-4. made steady progress despite a poor ship­ ping season, jr The close of another year, this On the West Coast, the SIU Pacific^ one the 20th anniversary year of the District made headway In coordinating' , SIU, finds a new list of achievements the activity of its .three member imions, in the record both for the Atlantic the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Substantial headway was made under and Gulf District and its affiliated the joint Union-operator safety program, Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine unions. However, coming up in 1959 are Cooks and Stewards Union. The climax several major developments which prom­ with a declining injury rate showing up was the signing of a joint Pacific District ise to be of tremendous significance to on SIU ships. Several operators, among contract for all threq, following merger them Mississippi, Alcoa and Isthmian, re­ the maritime industry. of three previously-distinct welfare plans. ported heartening declines in accidents, * * » Among these are the continuation and and reports received for 1958 expansion of the first concerted attack show over-all Here, in brief, are a few other events improvement throughout the SIUof 1958: by all US maritime unions on runaway contracted fleet over 1957, Even ship­ The Harbor and Inland Waterways shipping, and the opening of the St. board sanitation seemed Free eyeglasses for Seafarers were to be on the Division raised its welfare plan benefits Lawrence Seaway added to list of SIU welfare bene­ upgrade with Seafarers working for Sea, . . The Maritime Administration started In addition, 1959 should be the year tiain, fits. It now covers 16 items. Bloomfield, American Banner, Ore scrapping 100 of its Libertys . . . The in which many major non-subsidized Calmar achieving exemplary records. . Then on December 1 to 4, in coopera­ Marine Engineers Beneficial Association shipping companies should win approval and Employment opportunities held up re­ tion with the International Transport-*? and the Masters, Mates and Pilots both of their subsidy bids. markably well despite the industry's workers Federation, the SIU, NMU and struck to win new contracts ... The sharp decline from the previous year as other US unions effeotlvelx, bottled up Sailors Union dedicated a monument to the "result of the recession and the recall 137 runaways and hampered the aetivities Harry Lundeberg on the anniversary of of 23 others. The Canadian District his death ... the US Supreme Court tied up 14 ships and other countries' reaffirmed the right of peaceful picketing For the SIU, the 20th year was marked unions did likewise. Legal opinions in a case growing out of the SIU Bull by an unusual degree of progress in the which followed in Federal courts .tended Line strike of 1957. face .of the business recession and the • A Federar judge ruled that runaway ' to substantiate the SIU' argument in the difficulties of US-flag maritime. On the Florida case; namely, that US imions had ship seamen could sue under the Jones bread and butter front, the Union nego­ the right to organize American-controlled, Act ... An international conferehce oh ' tiated an eight percent wage increase sea law failed to decide on a substitute for'. runaway tonnage. and an increase in vacation contributions This Issue will certainly be « major the old three-mile limit. by the operators, making possible a $360 The SlU-manned Claiborne won an -• item of uhion busings in 1959. • * » annual vacation benefit. award from the National Safety Couhcit Equally significant gains were made in Although 1958 was an election year, for two rescue actions during the prevl--'- ' the area of welfare benefits and the it did not feature any startling legislative ous year . . . Four Seafarers and one. Union's health and safety program. A new developments in maritime. The threat­ daughter of a Seafarer won the five $6,000 ., benefit, free eye examinations and eye­ ened closing of some Public Health hos­ SIU scholarships ... The US active ^ glasses, was added to those given Sea­ pitals, protested by tbe Union and Sea­ fleet dropped below .the 1,;000 ship mark * farers and 1,600 prescriptions were filled farers, never materialized. There was for the first time since the 1930's ... in the six months since the benefit took Seatrain Lines added "Seamobile" inuch talk but little action oh legislation The Marine Cooks expanded facilities at ^ effect. The requirements for receiving regulating trade , union activity. Of more the union's ranch to include homes for truck trailers to coastwise lift-on welfare benefits were considerably liberal­ impact in the maritime industry was a oldtimers. service with rail freight cars. ized when the trustees of the Welfare Lebanon offered Itself as a new run­ bill which gave railroads the . right to Plan discarded the "one day in 90" rule, of over 200 Government break-outs that cut rates under those of competing ship­ away regl.stry . , . The SltT Canadian The SIU's New York Health Center were operating most of 1957. Factors ping lines, thus creating grave problems District added new space to its Montreal completed its first year in April giving contributing to good shipping, for Sea­ for coastwise shipping. headquarters and began building a hotel • . more than 5,000 examinations to Sea­ farers were the signing and crewing of On the state level the Union continued in Thorold, Ontario . . . The SIU bought „ property for a new Philadelphia halL farers and their families, and the Med­ 11 Suwannee missile ships; the return of The Public Health Service agreed that . ical Department completed "^its program the Robin Line vessels; the transfer back Vlta'i statistics collected by the Sea­ of providing similar diagnostic and pre­ to the American flag of more than two smoking was harmful . . . US atom subs • J farers Welfare Plan showed the death ventive facilities in New Orleans, Mobile dozen Liberian Libertys and the crewing cruised under the top of the world, right • of 103''Seafarers during the year 1958, of a number of new supertankers. The up to the Pole. and Baltimore. and the birth of 326 children to Sea­ SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Divi­ farers - for which maternity • benefits sion also gained several new. companies. were paid. The births included three sets of twins. Notable among those who passed on were two former SIU officials, Ben Bees, 65, former port agent in Nor­ Undoubtedly, a most important devel­ folk, and Pat McCann, ex-patrolman in opment during 1958 was the joint action Baltimore, at the age of 59. of the SIU and the NMU on the runaway SIU oldtimer John Hopkins, the first issue, a matter of mutual concern to ail Seafarer to receive a disability-pen­ American seamen. The two unions, which sion died at 97 in New York. He had were at odds at the beginning of 1958, spent nearly 80 years at sea. Another are now planning to continue their joint oldtimer to go was Bill McCourt, 80, effort in this field. one of the original group Who broke The trend toward stability and interaway from the Communist-dominated union cooperation was evident .in other, National Union of Marine Cooks and areas. The Marine Engineers Beneficial Stewards and fouihied the SlU-affilFirst woman to go on SIU disabilitySteel King'Crew received six-month :• Association and the Brotherhood of iated Marine Cooks and Stewards pension was Mrs. Mary Chopin, ' safety award of $250 from comMarine Engineers approved formal ties union. shown with Lindsay Wiluams. between them, leading , to. eventual Ml? .5afety^ joins are continuing.. Safety Drive Proved Worth {i, i" /, til : i OM Union Made Pact Gains r /•' I L"^-" £'•: - V-*' -^4 •;y 'W •M % u' ;•£ Joint Union ITF Action 'v..-V u fpyM': - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource January 2, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CALL LONDON MEETING OF SHIP UNIONS ALCOA LEADS 1958 US SAFETY CONTEST BRIDGES SPONSORS RED GET-TOGETHER IN TOKYO MORSE ASKS HALT IN RAIL WAR ON COASTWISE SHIPS DELTA TO BUILD AIR-COOLED FREIGHT SHIPS VOTING OVER; SIU ELECTION COUNT BEGINS CUBAN LABOR TIED UP 16 RUNAWAYS IN BEEF ELECT SIU TALLYING COMMITTEE NAME NEW TRUSTEES TO SIU PLANS ITF CALLS LONDON SEA UNION MEETING SIU BLOOD BANK SET UP ALCOA LEADS NATIONAL SAFETY CONTEST STOP RAILROADS’ RATE WAR ON SHIPS, MORSE ASKS ICC SOCIAL SECURITY TAX UP; BENEFITS INCREASE ALSO SHIPPING STILL OVER 400 MARK IN NY FARM SURPLUS CARGOES TO CONTINUE INTO 1960 SIU BALLOT RECORD SEEN IN N’ORLEANS RUNAWAY OPERATOR REPRESENTS US AT UN MARITIME MEETING COURT RULES OUT TAX ON UNION STRIKE BENEFIT MOBILE REPAIR YARD HIT BY FIRE; LOSS HEAVY FOREIGN TRAMPS OK LAY-UP AGREEMENT GRAIN SHIPS CAUSE BOOM IN HOUSTON 1958: YEAR OF ADVANCES FOR SIU Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/02/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 1 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/50e6c0ff5b234c6dc98747495290d127.PDF ca5b8a951eff986a7decd0d356ecaa46 PDF Text Text i;',- ; J'i'i '• I SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT « AFL-CIO 4i .-i! 'I'-' I. •^f .''Jt 'j I: "vv .• • , ^ I I!; « f 1 •; [i'-'A Story On Page 3 Delta Line Shows Safety Gain Story On Page 2 >• •r •rf - •. •-!(" '-A ^ ai—LL -.J Trying to avoid serving of court order KUnOWOy NObbCO* seeking payment of back bills for fuel, the Panam&iian-flag cruise ship Arosa Star was tied up by Ber­ muda police after it skipped there instead of going into New York. Pas­ sengers read court order posted on mast. The ship is former SIUmanned Puerto Bico, now Swiss-owned. (Story on Page 5.) : -•-.'V. :r.: A: '}:W' \\\'d A€. .\a'- •l-At- " n J - e-.021 the lookout for Santa a week ahead KCOay rOr dflllfu* of time, Susan Pow, 3%, and brother Louis, 2%, children of Seafarer Jerry Pow, stood watch at Christmas tree in cafeteria at New York hall. The SIU has arranged for the tra­ ditional holiday dinner to be served in all ports on Christmas Day. (Story on Page 2.) P One of 59 ships that inched their way through UCDp rfCCXC^ the ice-choked Ladiine and Soulages Canals in effort to clear the Lakes on time, the SIU Canadian District-manned steamer George S. Cleet waits for frozen lock gate to open so it can move out. Most of the ships made it before the waterway was all iced in for the winter. Season is now over until ApriL ''' �SEAFA*Ema\LQG Oceember 19.U#t • vjl Delta Line Hails Sharp Decline In Ship Injury Rate • '-^l . J ^:'>l . ^'ifM Sales Boost NEW ORLEANS—sharp fall in the accident frequency WASHINGTON—A Goveiamentsolicited study bas conduded that rate for the SlU-contracted Mississippi fleet was noted in the tke nation's farm surplus program company's latest accident report, covering the period from must be continued for at least an­ Jahuary through November, other five years to get rid of $10-13 1958. This year's rating of out a single accident of any kind. billion worth of farm surplus. If 8.34 compares favorably with The Del Oro had several minor the recommendations are accepted, injuries but hone of the lost-time the mark of 10.78 for a similar It will result In a considerable period last year and 11.38 for 1957 variety. Only one lost-time acci­ boost In tramp fleet operations. dent was sustained by the Del as a whole. The indnp, which Is principally The Del Rio led the fleet with- Santos and the Del Vtento. Three engaged In bulk cargo movements, others followed with two while has carried most of the farm sur­ only two of the 14 vessels had 10 Obviously enjoyipg their holiday dinners are Seafarer Jhmes Terry plus commerce. Under the "50-50" accidents or more. with Mrs. Terry and daughter, Che^ Lynn. Terrys were guests ef law, half the cargo has to bo Sailors Union of the Pacific at the bUP i San Francisea ha|L Last year only two ships com­ shipped on AmeFkan-Sag ships. piled an accident frequency rate Foreign operators have also han­ below 7. This year seven sMps aredled a good deal of thes.e ship­ between B.61 and 0.00, as in the ments. case of the Del Rio and Del Oro. Begun In 1954 as Public Law 480 i jpHILADELPHlA — The first Apparently, the joint companyChristmas dinners for Seafarers and their families on the to help deplete surplus farm stocks Harbor and Inland Wateiways ionlon safety program Is providing aeach and a $25 Christmas bonus for men in the hospitals are In this country and bolster waver­ Division $ 3 0 0 0 a good measure of success. n the offing during the holiday season. Both the dinners ing economies of friendly foreign death benefit in nations, the tn^granr Included less One factor wWch proved disturb­ arid the bonus have long been an SIU tradition. this area went to ing was the Increase in passenger than a billion dollars In surplus the family of An­ Injuries, from 21 for The $25 Christmas payment, as voted by the trustees of the at Its Inception. Since then, the year's drew Boyd of first eleven months, to 24 this Seafarers Welfare Plan, will go to all Se^arers who are hos- amount has risen steadily because Chester, Pa., who year. Twelve of these accidents >italized for at least one day between December 21 and De- of Improved agricultural produc­ passed away Oc­ took place aboard the Del Norte, »mber 27. It is in addition to the regular we^y hospital tion which has been adding to the tober 31 at the resulting in a r^mmendatlon that )enefit paid to Seafai^ers. farm surplus. Chester Hospital passengers be indoctrinated in The farm surplus'program has The Christmas dinners, like those on Thanksgiving Day, been attacked by predominantly at the age of 70. shipboard safety, especially on the He had been 111 necessity of gripping handrails are held in all SIIT halls where eating facilities are available, agricultural nations as undermin­ since June, 1958. when ascending and descending or in local restaurants. Dinners on the West Coast are pro­ ing their own exports by selling kt Boyd had been employed by the ladders, the cause of most of the vided through halls of the Sailors Union of the FaciJfic. below market prices. Delaware River Ferry Company mishaps. for 28 years. An outstanding safety perform­ He is survived by his wife, Mrs. ance was recorded by the Del Ruby Boyd, fom: children, four step Viento which recently went 356 children, eight grand children, four days without a single lost-time great grand children and nine step accident until its record was WASHINGTON—A proposal that runaway-flag shipping owned by Americans be^taxed broken. grand children. on the same basis as American-flag shipping has been made by Represoitative ITiomas M. Felly (Rep.-Wash.), a member of the House Merchant Marine Committee, Felly's proposal was the first legislative re-4* sponse thus far to the success­ shipowners have did not compare barred from competing with USful foiur-day demonstrations with the complete exemption en­ flag ships and would require them conducted by -US sea unions against joyed by the runaways. to maliitalu IntefnaUooal standards the runaways. LeglsUtlon to curb runaway on safety, manning anS crew ac­ V Pelly wrote to Rep. Wilbur D. shipping Is not new, but this is the commodations. However,-the Pelly proposal goes BALTIMCRE—The AFL-CIO sponsored a three-day con­ Mills, chairman of the Ways and first proposal to deal with the tax Means Committee of , the House, ference in Washington last week to review the provisions of that the loophole through which problem Involved. In March, 1957, further than the Magnuson bill, the Fair Labor Standards Act, at which he was present. Earl the runaways escape taxes should Senator Warren Magnuson (Dem.- which did not touch on the tax ex­ Wash.), chairman of the Senate In­ emptions enjoyed by runaway oper. Sheppard, port agent, reports, be closed. "It only seems fair," he terstate and Foreign Commerce ators. The Magnuson bill would The SIU has urged the exten­ of this Act, he said, would vastly wTole, "that all US steamship Committee, Introduced a blU which effectively prevent any further sion of this Act, which includes Improve Conditions In some areas operators, tax-wise, should be on would have placed very tight re­ transfers of tonnage to the run­ such basic requirements as a mini­ on the Avers and Great Lakes, as an equal basis." strictions on further transfers of away flags but the Pelly. proposal mum wage and the child labor well as In some deep-sea ports. If a bill Incorporating the Pelly American-flag ships to a runaway would go far toward removing the laws, to cover tiie now unprotected Sheppard congratulated the proposal is Introduced In Congress flag. edge enjoyed by the runaways In merchant seamen and other water members of the SIU and other It would certainly get the support The Magnuson proposal caUed their direct coibpetltlon with Amer­ transportation workers. unions who took part In the recent of all American maritime unions. for any transferred ships to be ican-flag sHps. The Washington State Congress­ Sheppard said that thousands of ITF demonstrations against run­ water transportation workers are away-flag vessels. Special thanks man said that the tax legislation now working under sub-standard are In order, he said, for the mem­ proposal derived from the unions' wage scales, and are making up bers of the- Harbor and Inland protest on ships flying the run­ the difference In pay through Waterways Division whose tugs away flags. For some time, he extra-long hours. The extension refused to move any of the run­ said, the House Merchant Marine away ships. Committee has been aware of the Shipping for the port held its runaway problem, but now, he con­ own during the past period. While cluded that the tax approach was YOKOHAMA-—One of thfe worst storms seen in the Faeific It was not enough to boast of. It the best way of meeting the is­ in the past quarter century battered the SlU-manned John did ease the registration lists In sue head on. He added that the tax and sub­ G en-route to this port. The ship limped in with heavy the engine and steward depart­ sidy benefits which AmerlcanTflag damage and a sizable injury overboard, but the waves picked ments. list. A bright spot In the coming him up and threw him back on the For days, while air and sea deck. period Is the news 4hat the SeaSiU membership meet­ rescue vessels waited for the "They sure didn't have their mar will be coming out of lasmp ings ore held regularly and chanc-8 to .come to their aid. Sea­ number coming up yet for Davey taking on a full crew. In every two weeks on Wed- addition to this ship, a runaway farers aboard the John C battled Jones' Locker," he added. the wind and waves. The storm, A .number of the crew were hurt nesdoy nights at 7 PM in freighter has transferred back to according to ship's delegate F. from being tossed about, Johnson American registry and Is expected all SIU ports. All Sea­ to call for a crew. The ship Is WASHINGTON—SIUNA Presi­ Whltey" Johnson, brought waves reported, and had to wait until farers are expected to being operated by an SlU-con- dent Paul Hall has been appoint­ from 40 to 50 feet high. "It was the ship hit port for proper care. ed to the AFL-CIO Social Secu­ of the worst blows Z ever was They could not get any air rescue attend; those who wish to tracted company. rity Committee by President George one In, though I got caught In. the because of the winds. Attsihpts to The ships paying off In this port be excused should request Meany. Pres'. Meany said the typhoon In 1937 on the old Gen­ transfer them to a large JapanMO the period were the Jean, appointment was made because of permission by telegram during Mae, Evelyn, Emilia, Edith (Bull); Hall's knowledge of the problems eral Pershing and we had to fight passenger liner failed because of (be sure to include regis­ Bethcoaster (Calmar); Marore confronting those Cng^ed In the It for three days from Manila to the rou^^scas. tration number). The next (Marven) and the Steel Apprentice maritime trades, "and the leader­ Kobe," the veteran Seafarer said, However the captain and chief (Isthmian). The Harare, Beth- ship you have shown In the devel­ ^ut It didn't compare to this one." mate radioed for medical, advice SIU meetings will be: coaster and the Apprentice signed opment of welfare programs for It wks^a miracle the vessel made and treated the men as best they on. In transit were the Marymar, those engaged in such, trades." Yokohama with her fqU crew, John­ could until the ship hit Yokohama. December 24 Floihar (Calmar); Alcoa Runner, The committee makes recom­ son reported. "We saw two of the '1 Hiu very proud of every on# Alcoa* Polaris (Alcoa); William mendations to the Executive Coun­ crew washed right over the rail of the SIU crew abroard this ship," January 7 Camith, Penn Explorer (Penn- cil and the AFL-CIO convention In Into the sea and thought they were Johnson said, "for they all chipped trans); Robin Gray (Robin); Steel the welfare policy field. Many goners. However they were washed In to do more than their share of .^. January 21 Age asthmlan) and the LaSalle have been translated Into leglsla- right back on the deck. The bosun, the work, from helping serve the (Waterman). Uoa. Karii .He|\mfU, y/ga also, .washf dj. food to assisting the Injured men." PhUa, HiWD Pays Benefit Hospital Bonus Voted Tax Runaways, Congress Told Seek Pay Floor On Harbor, River Jobs SIU Vessely Crewmen Battered IriT yphoon SCHEDULE OF SIU MEHINGS NAME HALLTO AFL-DIO POST 5w;», rK\ - -V • ^ • �;i .;A>vr, •; V - • > ^ftoeeititer It. IMS ^^^iF'AnEnS LOG V Tage Tiwis* Cdntlnue 'QUIT ITF/ GREECE TELLS SEA UNION . With a succ^sful four-day diemonstration against 160 runaway ships in the r^rd, the Anierican Committee of the International Transportworkers Federa­ tion is now drafting proposals-to follow up on the initial gains. Specific moves to be taken against run-^ of recommendations which 124 were Liberian-flag ships, 23 away shipping, to eliminate series wlU be made by the American Panamanian, 7 Costa Rictm and 6 the threat to the jobs and Committee in a report to the next Honduran. In ship types, 49 were of the ITF which vnll be tankers and 111 were dry cargo security of American sea­ session held early in 1959. The recom­ carriers, many of them large bulk men, are now being dis­ mendations are expected to in­ carriers. Of the 49 tankers, 38 cussed in a series of clude specific proposals for a mas­ were under the Liberian flag and Heavy pressure by runaway ship operators is apparently what prompted a sharp attack by the Greek government on the four-day world demonstration against runaway shipping meetings between the SIU sive joint attack on the runaway most of these were in the super­ December 1-4. A govern —~~— shipping problem. They are now tanker category. ment spokesman said Greek Liberia, in turn, with only five and the National Maritime being put into final shape and an Favorable Legal RuUngs Union. seamen would withdraw from ships in 1948, has 965 today. setting forth many The operators themselves con­ It has already been concluded announcement the world sea labor movement as The heartening outcome of most of the details may be forthcoming a result of the protest action by cede privately that the new con­ that the coordinating committee within the week. of the legal actions initiated by the the International Transportwoi-kers struction and transfers back to the set up under the joint leadership against the unions is a The success of the anti-runaway operators Greek flag in recent yeats merely of Shannon Wall, NMU vice-presi­ major factor in future planning. Federation. campaign to date is reflected both Almost half of the runaway fleet reflect a sentimental attachment to dent, and Cal Tanner, SIU vice- in the figures on ships tied up and Very few of the moves to halt under the flags of Panama, Hon­ the mother country. Such gestures president, will continue to function in the area of court rulings as well picketing were successful, and it duras, Liberia and Costa Rica is are what enabled runaway shipping on a permanent basis. The com­ as in the reaction of the press, was apparent that Federal Judge Bryan's finding that the runaways registered by Greek nationals, and tycoon Stavros Niarchos to have mittee was established initially for public and government. should come under the jurisdiction the bulk of the remainder is Amer­ Queen Frederika of Greece christen the purpose of handling all the Breaking down the results, the of the National Labor Relations his newest supertanker here last details involved in the four days ican-owned. committee found that of the 160 Board' in many instances- is "a The Greek consul in New York month. It is one of the few'Niar­ of demonstrations. Under preparation now are a ships affected in the United States,- most significant development. attacked the protest demonstra­ chos ships luider Greek registry. In other legal moves in Norfolk, tions as "sabotage" based on "for­ Virginia, a state court refused to eign antagonism" and "envy." His consider the operators' petition statement indicated that the Panbecause proper procedure had .nqt helienic Seamen's Organization was been followed. In Philadelphia an planning to quit the ITF "next injunction was denied on grounds month." Apparently under con­ similar to those made in the New siderable government and ship­ York ruling. owner pressure to do so, the Greek In Mobile, anti-picketing in­ seamen's union has so far neither junctions were issued on behalf of confirmed nor denied the report. a local shipyard where two Liber­ If the union does withdraw from ian ships were being picketed and the ITF, its decision will likely be on behalf of another ship with based on an implicit threat by perishable cargo. When additional Greek runaway operators—^with operators sought injunctions, they government backing—to also switch were first turned down by the local the ships they still maintain under Mobile court and subsequently by the Greek flag to runaway registry. the Alabama Supreme Court. About 20 percent of an estimated In Houston and Galveston, no in­ 1,000 ships now flying house flags junctions were issued except in the 01 Greek nationals are still under case of one banana boat. The in­ the Greek flag. Less than half of junction actually was effective only all these ships are manned exclu­ a few hours. In New Orleans in­ sively by Greek seamen. junction moves did not have any Government Switch direct effect as the protest was The Greek's government's role in closed out before they were acted the maneuvering on behalf of. run­ on. away operators is also noteworthy By and large, up and down the as a complete switch of its position coast, very few of these operators' only a few years ago. In 1954, when moves had any deterrent effect. Canadian Seafarers too did a the big switch by American, Greek In only one case did a run­ bdng-up {ob on the runaways and other owners to runaway regis­ away operator go to the National hanging up 14 ships in various try began, the Greek merchant Labor Relations Board for relief. Canadian ports. Here gang fleet was among the hardest hit. This was in Philadelphia, but be­ of pickets keeps tight watch on At that time, the Greek govern­ fore any action was decided by the snow-covered dock where Liment, condemned the runaway gimBoard, the company withdrew its -~mick for destroying the Greek-flag berian-flag Perseverance Bay charge because it appeared it would (Continued on page 15) fleet. Later, after almost 200 ships was tied up. WASHINGTON—-Advocates of a strong American-flag had fled the Greek flag and the op­ erators began using their savings merchant fleet were heartened last week by the news that on wages and taxes to buill new Rep. John J. Allen, Jr., has been named Under Secretary of tonnage exclusively for runaway Commerce. Rep. Allen has registry, the government worked in the Department. Up until now, out arrangements to bring some been selected by President the Commerce Department and the Eisenhower to replace Lpuis^S. Maritime Administration have not ships back under its flag. Despite this, the Greek-flag fleet Rothschild. As Under Secretary actively opposed the foreign-flag today is still only slightly bigger of Commerce, Allen -will have transfers and have, in fact, encour­ than it was ten years ago, when its good deal of authority in maritime aged them. NEW ORLEANS—An important victory was won in this 223 ships represented 1.9 million port for class B Seafarers last week. The Louisiana Division A resident of Oakland, Cali­ deadweight tons. Today, even with niattera since the Martirae Admin­ fornia, in the San Francisco Bay of Employment Security finally conceded that class B and G the vast growth of the Greek- istration is a branch of the Com­ area. Rep Allen was first elected men. are entitled to collect un-"^ owned fleet, only 263 vessels total­ merce Department. to Congress in 1946. He is an at­ employment insurance pay­ nated in accordance with the 60ing less than 2.3 million dead­ Rep. Allen represented the 8th torney and a graduate of the Uni­ ments in those cases where day rule of the contract, he was weight tons ai-e Greek-documented. District of California in Congress versity of California. their jobs are affected by seniority entitled to collect unemployment for 12 years until his defeat in clauses in the SIU collective bar­ insurance without being penalized. the recent elections. While in the gaining agreements with the ship­ In applying for such benefits Notify Union then, the Seafarers involved should House of Representatives he was owners. the respective unemploy­ About Sick Men an active member of the House Dec. 19. 1958 Vol. XX, No. 26 A favorable decision by the notify ment insurance' office that their Merchant Marine Committee and Board of Review for the Louisiana Ship's delegates are urged to staunch supporter of legislation Division, handed down in an appeal jobs were terminated because of a notify the Union immediately adesigned to strengthen the USof a test case, brought to successful contract agreement to which the when a shipmate is taken off flag fleet. ' conclusion a fight of several years employers are a party. the vessel in eny port because duration waged by SIU officials Before this puling, most of the Allen's predecessor, Louis of illness or injury. Delegates PAVZ HALL. Secretary-Treasurer denied benefits to the men should not wait until they send Rothschild, had formerly been HBBBCRT BRAND, Sditor. BERNARD SEA­ and attorneys in this port to estab­ states involved, claiming "voluntary quit" Maritime Administrator. It was lish the right of these men to full MAN, Art Editor, HERMAN ARTHDR, IRWIN in the ship's minutes but should SPIVACK, AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, ANA- unemployment insurance benefits. as the cause. handle the matter in a separate during his term of office in that TOLE LEVKQFF, Staff Writers, Bux MOODT. Previously, SIU attorneys had The favorable Board of Review communication, so that the Un­ post that wholesale transfers of Gulf Area Representative, American tohnage to the runaway established the principle in test decision was based on an opinion ion can determine in'what man­ from State Attorney General Jack flags took place, starting in 1953, Publishoe bIWMkiy *T tn* hMdquartart cases in several major maritime ner it can aid the brother. P. F. Gremillion holding that "un­ of the S«af«rari International Unlen; resulting in the loss of over .500 states, among them New York, Mas­ It. would also be helpful If lantic • eult ulttrict, AFL-CIC, i7S Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn S3, NY. Tel. HYaclnth sachusetts, Pennsylvania, Georgia, der the circumstances, a seaman the full name, rating and book ships and over 20,000 jobs to mem­ >-«60e. Second clan postage paid number was sent in. Address bers of American maritime unions. et the Feat office in Brooklyn, NY, under Delaware, Alabama and California. such as the claimant [Luther C. In .all instances, a ruling was ob­ Mason, a class B man] is forced to these notifications to Welfare With Allen in the Commerce the Act ef Aug, 34, 1*13. lU tained that where a class B or C leave the ship pursuant to the conpost, there, is hope of a change in Services at headquarters. (Continued on page 15) man had his employment termi­ dttitude' on the runavvay-flag i^ue Rep, Allen Named To Commerce Post SIU Wins Louisiana OK On Jobless Benefits I IfV,'-' -I SEAFARERS LOG • �Faiie Fonr • SEAFjiRERS^ tOQ IMoni^ It^ -V- - U. SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPING ROARD 'r '"•'*>•; November 26 Through December 9, 1958 The usual ~spurt in shipping as a result of increased job turnover during the holiday season hasn't shown itself yet. Accordingly, the total number of jobs dispatched dropped to 1,002 last period. Registration fell off by almost the same amount to 1,059, so that the number of men left on the beach by the end of the two-week period went down also. Most of the decline was among class A men in all departments. A total of 208 payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit visits were reported by all ports, the same as last period. This covered 56 ships in the payoff column, 31 sign-ons and 121 in-transits. New York, New Orleans, Houston and Baltimore accounted for 118 of these. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Five ports did manage to show some impsovement in shipping, however, including Boston (which shipped, no men last period), Balti­ more (still slow), Norfolk, Lake Charles and Houston, Tampa showed no change; the rest declined. The drop was only a small one for New York, which accounted for almost hMf of all the shipping. Mobile and the three West Coast ports were very slow. New Orleans fell off just a little; Philadelphia and Savannah were quiet New York dispatched over 80 percent of all class C newcomers shipped last peridQ, with the result that one of every four jobs sbipjjled from New York was filled by a "0" man. In turn, Boston^ Philadelphia, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle shipped no class C men. at alL Sixty-five percent of all jobs shipped in the District went to class A, 24 percent to claSs B.. and 11 percent to class C. These figures represent a rise for all but the top seniority (class A) group. By the end of the period, eight ports had less than 100 men on. hand in all departments. These were Bostra, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savan­ nah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle. All of these except Philadelphia and Seattle bad fewer than SO class A men registered on the beach. It is expected that shipping throughout fhe District will show some improvement in the coming period due to the heavy job turnover that is traditional at this time of year. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Very good . . . Miiladelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Slow . . . Norfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Quiet . . . Tanva: No change . . , Mobile: Should be better .. . New Orleans: Steady . . . Lake Charles: Quiet.. . Houston: Good .. .Wilmington: Fair . . . San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. Ship Aeiivify Pay Offs Rostoo 4 Now Yorfc ... 24 PMIodefplita.. > BolHaieio ... • TOTALS ... S4 2M DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York PhUadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans.... Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAtS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CUSS B Milpped CLASS C • GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GBOUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 t 3 ALL 1 2 3 . » — '•aa 1 5 3 9 2 1 3 2 4 6 27 55 10 92 1 14 22 37 23 61 12 96 1 13 26 40 1 3 24 6 3 1 6 2 10 — 1 — 1 1 9 ^. _ 2 2 _ 9 23 2 34 3 3 9 15 4 18 2 1 1 3 24 1 — 4 1 5 — 1 4 2 — 3 1 5 1 4 3 8 — — 3 — 1 6'— 1 1 — 3 2 — 2 — 2 — ' 1 1 1 — 1 1 I 1 '- — 10 13 3 26 — 4 2 3 4 2 7 .' 10 28 8 5 8 46 1 14 10 26 8 44 1 10 11 1 1 >— . — 7 — 4 1 2 1 — 6 5 1 w—. 1 t • ' 10 18 3 31 — 1 5 6 7 22 7 36 _ S 9 _ _ — 3 2 _ 2 5 — '— — 2 . i 2 ... 4 12 1 17 1 — 3 4 6 4 2 _ 2 — 2 — 4 — — — 1 1 — — 1 1 78 174 37 289 7 28 63 98 52 156 35 2431 4 23 56 33 1 3 27 aa. a^ GROUP GROUP CLASS B C ALL 1 A 2 8 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 4 2 6 4. 12 3 19 6 50 33 96 40 28 164 91 165 45 301 3 17 30 ma. 2 3 32 9 2 5 11 10 20 2 24 3 27 41 103 10 154 4 16 48 68 3 4 6 • 11 4 15 3 22 10 3 3 _ 2 5 6 1 2 7 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 7 _ 7 29 42 8 77 1 1 9 11 44 11 85 43 60 15 118 3 , 10 9 22 5 2 7 . 6 6 1 1 7 9 6 8 36 12 48 21 37 2 60 14 2 _ 9 2 9 18 1 '6 I . 4 6 3 9 11 24 6 1 41 2 8 — 1 1 — 29 — 1 3 2 14 11 4 4 31 243 83 81 1 357 277 512 98 887 15 65 130 210 mm aa. .oam 'a. aa mm •a. a— aa. —a a. u s «a. a^- •am ami •a.m mm ma. mm 'mm 'am. mm aaW aa. a..; am mm a— •am mm a_ ^ a.a ma .aia • Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED mm mm am mm aa. •am a. ENGINE DEPANTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York PhUadelphia.; Baltimore............. Norfolk •.............. Savannah... Tampa Mobile. New Orleans Lake Charles.......... Houston............... Wilmington" San Francisco Seattle 70TAL5 Registered CLASS B m. Shipped CLASS B GROUP . GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 8 44 8 60 5 42 17 64 16 61 4 81 — 1 15 — 16 — -— — 6 1 7 4 13 5 8 8 22 — 16 2 15 6 23 — 5 — 5 — 6 — 1 5 7 — 7 — — 4 — 1 — 4 — 1 — — 5 — 5 1 —. — 1 1 1 2 3 16 3 22 — 1 1 2 1 6 2 9 4 23 5 32 1 10 7 18 2 22 4 28 3 5 — 8 — — 2 2 1 5 — 6 6 16 — 22 — 5 1 6 8 25 4 87 — 4 1 5 — 1 2 8 1 2 8 5 5 2 4 3 12 — 7 3 3 2 8 — 4 1 5 — 1 — 1 1 — 1 34 161 26 221 7 75 48 130 35 155 23 213 mm •am mm mm mm •— mm Shipped CLASS C GROUP 2 2 ALL I 1 1 8 25 16 44 . 2 4 . 6 mm 2 2 .4 8 3 6 •am mm mm mm am mm am am mm ma mm am 1 8 2 7 __ 1 1 1 48 45 2 14 4 12 _ 2 1 96 am m. ' mm aa. 1 6 2 5 ma ' mm am* 3 TOTAL SHIPPED ReglMered On The Beach CLASS A ClASS 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS. B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 8 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL A 5 2 7 1 —2 • 5 2 7 1 16 66 15 81 44 Iff 140 51 129 24 204 8 40 18 6 _ 3 2 5 7 13 1 24 2 27 28 7 95 12 114 1 30 31 82 1 4, 1 I 23 'ala — 7 9 5 12 2 14 2 6 .18 16 b— 11 11 1 2 8 _ 8 4 4 1 1 2 mm 1 _ 6 7 64 2 1 13 1 1 9 12 14 44 6 .3 28 14 3 45 25 58 9 19 3 92 2 10 7 7 3 8 4 1 11 3 1 1 6 10 3 2 5 5 37 12 5 54 10 18 1 29 _ l.-- 4 13 . 3 16 __ ' 6 7 3 1 13 2 __ '8 30 3 5 . • 10 6 23 1 2 — 20 — 5 2 7 1 — I 2 2 17 1 27 213 96 27 336 120 460 62 642 13 121 93 227 1 26 am : aaa mm mm am mm mm mm am am am •aa mm am aaa'' a— mm ma. mm mm. am mm •am 'mm mm . •am •mm mm mm mm ' mm 'mm .am mm aa. mm mm STEWARD DEPARTMENT m: lift/' Shipped CLASS A Port Boston New York. Philadelphia''. Baltitnore ...~. Norfolk............... Savannah .............. .Tampa. . • Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington..... San Francisco.. Seattle ;. TOTALS Registered Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 23 ALL 1 23 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 — 3 5 — _ 3 3 — 2 2 30 15 45 90 1 1 20 22 29 11 44 34 13 15 4 2 8 14 2 1 6 9 1 1 14 4 6 24 1 — 11 12 6 3 15 24 4 4 2 — 1 3 2 2 2 6 1 — 3 4 4 2 2 2 5 3 — 2 2 — 2 4 5 5 4 4 1- — 1 1 1 2 2 — 4 4 6 14 9 9 1 7 1 1 8 11 5 21 37 12 12 9 — 24 33 6 6 1 4 — 5 2 3 1 — 6 1 ~6 9 1 4 14 10 6 8 11 20 ~1 — 12 13 1 — 1 2 1 1 — 1 1 4 9 7 16 2 3 1 1 6 —• 2 3 93 40 104 237 5 75 84 57 25 116 198 56 6 46 1 ^ 47 2 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 — 5 6 16 2 11 — 6 2 — — 1 47 51 48 84 . -15 48 147 99 32 113 244 1 6 7 22 3 6 9 1 — JO 13 45 2 41 92 2 24 4 — 28 43 18 31 3 7 12 3 1 11 2 4 6 2 12 7 2 2 JO 4 6 4 2 2 1 — 2 "2 ~ — 25 25 66 9 26 16 24 • 1 — 1 24 25 41 41 13 58 112 33 6 2 6 — 1 1 4 — 7 2 1 6 — — 4 « "s 20 13_ 8 36 21 2 3 26 8 2 4 10 1 r- 7 1 4 4 13 1 7 8 14 81 — 8 2 8 7 12 IS — 15 198 86 55 309 301 99 263 668 16 11 179T206 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 23 ALL 1 *2 "s "i I "2 — 84 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A iKife.'r'< I DECK' ENGINE •RTFIilf ABO • GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered 0>n The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GBOUP GROUP CLASS GROUP • GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 £ 3 ALL 12 3 B C ALL i 2 3 AI.L 1 28 ALL A 78 174 37 289 7 28 63 1 98 52 156 35 243 4 23 56 81 243 83 31 857 277 512 98 887 15 65 130 3 27 83 1 34 161 26 221 7 75 48 1 136 35 155 23 213 3 48 45 I 26 27 213 96 27 386 120 460 62 642 13 121 93 96 — oa ooa AS4 . 10 (i IC >71C t KA ICR KT Oft 2 1a BAB A- ' 'A MM 1 Q.O 4Aa QAi 03 40 104 11 Au XX 179 X.I9 wUlVtP MVV % D fa 1 QJ 54 07 llNf DO DD wW XO llo 198 55 4.0 40 86 1 — 54 teos 375 167 747 18 108 186 1 312 144 836 174 654 11 88 197 402 2192 698 1071 428 2 4 107' ftU 684 285 118 1002 14« aa ^.VWW 4^ ALL 219 22^ , ',;il sno IQUW 637 {I iff �rrT" Deeember 19. 195t SEAFARERS LOG Cops Play Skip-Tracer, Nab 'Runaway' Runaway In^Transifs Prove Boon To Houston HOUSTON—With the exception of one banana boat, the ITF beef was very successful in this area, Robert Matthews, port agent, Aoted. The ship, the Azua, man­ aged to slip out of port after her owners got an injunction barring ITF pickets. However, she was a small factor in the total number of vessels hit by this beef. Shipping for the period has been excellent, Matthews said. Al­ though there were no vessels sign­ ing during the past two weeks the 20 in-transit ships took on a large number of replacements as many of the Seafarers got off to cele­ brate the holidays with their famiies. • There were only two ships pay­ ing off during the last two weeks. They were the National Liberty (American Waterways) and the Nicholas Sitinas (Tramp Ship­ ping). In transit were the Val Chem (Heron); Del Mundo, Del Oro, Del Alba (Mississippi); Almena (Clo­ ver); Seatrain Texas, New Jersey, New York (Seatrain); Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clippers; Steel Appren­ tice (Isthmian); Bienville, Ideal X, Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic); Royal Oak, Fort Hoskins, Bents Fort (Cities Service); The Cabins (Texas City); Mae (BuU) and the Hastings Waterman). Most disappointed bunch of Seoforers was this gang in Lake Charles when runaway ships failed to show up in their port. Coffee and sandwiches tasted good anyway. Lake Charles Downcast: No Runaways Show Up LAKE CHARLES—The most disappointed pickets in the whole United States are tuidoubtedly the jSeafarers in this city. They were all set to go on the nmaway-flag beef, but not a single runaway strip showed up in the port, leav­ for the runaways, but dam it, they ing the men in the port with would not come in here. Oh well, maybe next time we can catch a nothing to do. few." Port agent Leroy Clarke reported With the runaway beef ove?, the that "we, even had one of the brothers, C. E. Savant, who has a port is now facing a new "right to broken leg and ii on crutches, work" drive by the law's Louisiana ready for duty. He reported to the backers. They are busy trying to hdll for duty if needed. We had corral enough votes and support for their proposition at the next enough cars for all our needs. Also, state legislature meeting; Mrs. Guidry, who runs Terry's Bar Shipping for the port picked up near the freight docks, was ready a good deal the past two with her coffee pot and sandwiches, weeks, Clarke over 'said. In fact the free of charge. "So all in all, everything was set port was cleaned out of rated men in the engine department, but was able to get the necessary replace­ ments from the outports. The OS Baltimore made Christmas some­ what better for five .men on the beach here-recently'as she called in for a standby gang to paint her hull. The extra work and mohey QUiESTION: Did yow do your Christmas shopping overseas? will come id Very handy, Clarke said. - James Sanders, eblef steward: Paul P. Lopes, Srd eoofc: I did Calling into the area over the No, I purchase most of 'my Christ­ some shopping in France and Ger­ past two weeks were the CS Noiv many where I folk, Chiwawa, Cantigny, Bradford mas presents here in the states. find the goods Island, Winter Hill, Council Grove, One reason is be­ cheaper,, fancier Bents Fort, CS Baltimore (Cities cause I never and stylish. I Service). The Almena (Penn Ship­ have enough time don't think you ping) was also in port and signed to do any exten­ get Jhe right 12-month articles before taking off sive shopping styles here as fast for the Far East. overseas. Besides, as you can by The membership is reminded while it may be picking them up that- the SIU annuai Christmas cheaper over overseas. Take Dinner there, by the time provided for all one of those big Seafarer'swillandbe their I pay the duty families in and cart the gifts department stores in France, you this port at one of the local hotels. home, I find it a lot cheaper and can't beat them on quantity or easier in the long run to shop here. quality. 9IO CAECVrOAf t MU-r: Michael Lynn, FWT: You could say I do about one-half of my shop­ ping overseas and the other half here in the States. 1 pick things up each voyage and store them until Christmas. I find practicaliy the same quality in goods and work-manship abroad as I can here, and the price is light. " John Walqulst, steward: No. The only things I pick up overseas are articles such as clocks and other knick-knacks for my family. I rather do my Christmas shop­ ping here in the US, especially in 5 s Q . Francisco where I can get better quality than I can get overseas You usu­ ally save money too in ,the long tun> and it is less 8train> Pace Fit# S t Reginald Tasques, cook: I did some of my shopping overseas, and some of it here in the States. However, I think American - made, goods are much better than the stuff in some foreign: countries, and the price does not make that much of a difference. It's the flfiality that counts. t i lb • T. E. Smith, FWTt I did some of my shopping overseas, but I've distributed my gifts already. Or­ dinarily I find that the foreign product is not that good unless you get it in a store run by the government, as in J^mbay. But out­ side of chinaWare, some wool, and seme furniture, buying here Is better. Countries usually export their better foreign products to. the enyyiray; > Trailerships Add Stop^ln Jacksonville PORT NEWARK, NJ—Pan-At­ lantic's SlU-manned trailerships will begin calling at Jacksonville, Florida, early next year. Upon completion of special loading facil­ ities at the port, trailerships will make regular calls on the north­ bound voyage from Puerto Rico to Port Newark. The intemediate stop was made necessary with the extension of Fan-Atlantic's Sea-Land Service to Puerto Rico last summer. This had been the first expansion of the line's operations since the trailership service was inaugurated. Weekly Puerto Rico runs are provided by the' Azalea City and Gateway City while four trailerships make weekly sailings from New York to the Southern ports of Houston, Miami, New Orleans and Tampa. These four are the Beapregard, Bienville. Fairland and Rapbpel! Bqnimes. ..oi HAMILTON, Bermuda—A first-hand sampling of the way runaway companies operate was handed to the 183 passen­ gers aboard the Panamanian liner Arosa Star (formerly Bull Line's 88 Puerto Rico) when^" she abruptly was diverted by the company, the Arosa Sun and from New York and landed the Arosa Kulm, both in England. The Arosa Star action was remi­ here instead. The Swiss-owned vessel was returning from a 15-day niscent of what happened two Caribbean cruise when its owners months ago in Washington. Then learned that the vessel was to be the runaway-flag cruise ship Yar­ attached because of over a mil­ mouth abruptly cancelled a pro­ lion dollars in fuel and supply bills jected cruise, stranding its pas­ senger list, and pulled out to sea pending against the company. to evade an SIU picketline. Upon learning of the pending As the SS Puerto Rico, the attachment, the vessel swung into Bermuda, only to find police wait­ Arosa Line ship had formeriy been ing at the dock to seize her. operated on a New York to San Writs attaching the ship and her Juan run with an SIU crew. The cargo amounted to some $1,300,- 7,000-ton vessel had maximum ac­ 000, most of it, ironically enough, commodations for 200 passengera from Esso. and Standard of Cali­ when it was operated by Bull Line fornia, two major runaway opera­ but, for practical purposes, it never carried more than 140, since most tors themselves. of the smaller cabins were usually Wha Hoppen? rented as singles. Passengers who were anxious to However, after Bull Line sold get home were stunned by the the vessel, she was cut up and re­ development with one girl exclaim­ made into a dormitory-type carrier, ing: "What's happenmg? We were with accommodations for 800 pas­ having such' a good time." Some sengers or better. passengers thought at first that the ship was being diverted to es­ cape the anti-runaway demonstra­ tions. In addition tq the disruption of the passengers' plans as a result of the seizure, ,the company has outstanding several hundred reser­ vations for next spring and sum­ mer's transatlantic crossings. Also under attachment are two other Panamanian ships operated Lakes SIU Wins Three NLRB Votes Seafarer In 2nd Rescue During Fire For the second time this year. Seafarer Anthony Skillman put his seaman's fciiow-how to use in res­ cuing fire victims. Two weeks ago, on November 25, lie climbed into a burning building to help city firemen rescue a mother and her four children trapped in their apartment. Last January, Skillman rescued a mother and her two children and guided several other tenants to safety from a blazing house in the same Brooklyn neighborhood. . Skillman had just returned to his Brooklyn home from a trip on the Hilton when be heard fire en­ gines in the street below. Looking out the window, he said, he saw smoke pouring from a top-fioor apartment of a tenement house down the block. Pausing only to put on a pair of heavy work gloves, he climbed over backyard fences and up the fire escape into the apartment. Along with a fireman who had climbed a 35-foot aerial ladder, Skillman passed the ebildren to firemen forming a human chain down' the aerial ladder to the street. A Sanitation Department worker also participated in the rescue, Skillman said. In the January rescue, the fire broke out when one of the child­ ren involved set fire to clothes in a closet with a lighted candle. Gne small child'died in her crib and the Seafarer wound up with a mild case of smoke poisoning. Rescues are not new to the 39year-old Seafarer. In 1953 he in­ jured his back and right side pull­ ing a shipmate to safety after the latter was knocked unconscious by a heavy _ swell which swept the bow. A member of the deck depart­ ment, Skillman jbined the SIU in Baltimore in 1944. DETROIT—The SIU Great Lakes District has announced organizing victories in three separate National Labor Relations Board elections. The most recent vote was aboard the eight ships of the Gartiand Steamship Company, with the tally showing 72 votes for the Lakes Dis­ trict, 71 for "no union," one chal­ lenged and one void ballotJ Tho challenge was made by the Lakes District on a ballot cast by a su­ pervisory employee. A determina­ tion of the ballot results is now be­ ing made by the NLRB. In past years, Gartiand has vig­ orously battled organizing attempts and defeated other imions' elec­ tion bids three times. Earlier, Lakes District won rep­ resentation rights for crewmembers of Cargo Carriers Inc., and the newly-formed Steel Products company. In the Cargo Carriers vote, the Lakes District won in voting aboard the Harry Jones. The company also owns two other ships, a tug and a barge, and the NLRB certification covers all these ves­ sels which were inactive at the time. A unanimous victory was reg­ istered in the election on the first ship of the Steel Products Co., the steamer Venus, by a 23-0 count. Outlook Poor In Wilmington WILMINGTON —Shipping here remains slow, reports Reed Hum­ phries, port agent. There were no payoffs or sign-ons, mth the entire activity being via the in-transit route. There were six of these in port during the past period. They were the Pennmar and Alamar (Calmar): Jean LaFitte, City of Alma (Water­ man), and the Cities Service Mi­ ami. Due in were the Mas,smar and Marymar-(Calmar); Topa Topa and Chickasaw (Waterman); Natalie (Intercontinental); Longview Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers), and Steel Fabricator Isthmian). Si j �WW^>"-^-' SEAFARERS LOG^ '" • • Deeember 19, MSI: NY SMS Conjinuing Shipping Boom U- llj NEW YORK—Shipping for this port during the past period continued to hold up very well, staying over the 450 mark, Bill Hall, assistant .secretary-treasurer, reports. There were a number of vessels, including the 88 Wang Pioneer and the Kathryn, which came out of lay-up and took on full^*--^—^ —^ — crews. of them came in from fairly long needed, there are a nuinber of From £he shipping figures-. trips, such as the Ocean Eva which vessels coming in from long trips Hall noted, it would seem that a paid off after a lOV^-month voy­ and they will be taking on full large number of Seafarers plan on age. The Eva is crewing up again crews. So far three vessels, the spending Christmas at home this for another long trip. Headquar­ Maria H, the Atlas and the Aryear. Of the 451 men shipped from ters wishes to commend all of the monk, are scheduled to come out this port over the past two weeks, ships' and department delegates of lay-up, and three runaway Lib01 of them were class C cards. This who have be'en doing such a fine ertys are transferring back to means that any seniority men, he job keeping their vessels in order American registry and will be look­ said, who wanted to, could have and clearing iip most of the beefs ing for crews. shipped during the past period befdre hitting port. There was a total of 54 vessels from this port. The outlook for the next period calling into this port over the past "What a mess" is the report from voted to give a donation to the All of the ships hitting the area is very good. Hall said. In addition period. Twenty-six of them paid the SS Jean LaFltte, and it's all Christmas fund for the New Or­ diu-ing the period paid off with to the usual large number of holi­ off, 12 signed on and 16 were in • very few beefs although several day replacements which will be traiysit. because of the holidays. The ves­ leans hall. sel, the report The following were the vessels said, crossed the paying off in this port during the international date past two Uteeks: the' Beatrice, line on Novem­ Suzanne, Elizabeth, Frances (Bull); ber 11, Armistice (Banner); Penn Explorer, A new twist to the old "Government check-up" gimmick used by collection and credit Atlantic Day, and the William H. Carruth (Penntrans); crew decided agencies has been reported to the 8EAFARER8 LOG.-The come-on Is called.the "8emi- Seatrain New Jersey, Georgia (Seathey would cele­ Annual Employment Record."-^ train); Atlas (Tramps and Tankers); brate it on differ­ The form, printed on what Andrew Jackson, John B. Water­ ent dates. The is apparently an IBM card and man, La Salle iWaterman); Alcoa , black gang, for mailed from a Washington, Patriot, Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Po­ gOOM SOr iiiiiiiiliiilM laris Joseph example, decided DC, address, contains a question­ (Alcoa); Steel Architect, Steel 3434 "K" SfHSSr. N.W., WASMtNGTON S, to take off the following day so naire delving into the employment Designer (Isthmian); Robin Trent, Alt; <4; Owe); Alt Ostitiam Mutt tk» Aiitwnttt^ CiwnKftjt CwnMtiy onrf end *»n» SemntMiii wwe) ' they could help celebrate Bill Ev- record of the addressee and his Robin Gray (Mormac); OS Balti­ Itt's birthday. Bill is the electri­ wife more, Bents Fort (Cities Service); cian on the ship. The deck gang Ocean Eva (Ocean Clippers) and If the card is filled out and re­ not to be outdone, took off the turned it could possibly be used the Azalea City and the Bienville second day so they could paint the either to attach a person's salary (Pan-Atlantic). ship red on Sam Joseph's birthday. or can be sold to various firms Signing on were the Seastar (Traders); Longview Victory (Vic­ seeking credit information. t t 3; This is just one of the many tory Carriers); Steel Architect With Christmas coming along ^ ' If KXrff wot fo'wtinSnil pteaw . /A (Isthmian); Seagarden (Peninsular next week. Seafarers hitting Dan­ devices used by private credit Nav); Kathryn (Bull); Atlantic zig, Poland, had better give up agencies. One, previously reported (Banner); Wang Pionee^ (InterInformailon cord used by celleciicn and credit agency resembles the idea of buying presents for to the LOG, sent out what ap­ Ocean); Robin Hood (Robin); Al­ the folks here at home. Accord­ peared to be an official Govern­ an official Government form. coa's Patriot and Polaris, and the ing to the gang on the William ment check voucher, requesting Penn Explorer and William H. Car­ Carruth, Polish customs is very the individual to fill out and re­ ruth (Penntrans). strict on the amount of currency turn the "confidential office ques­ In transit were the Gateway they are allowed to bring ashore. tionnaire" on the back. Carried Eagle Insignia City, Beaiu-egard, Raphael S'emme* LONDON—U8 East Coast ports like Baltimore and Phila­ (Pan-Atlantic); Mermaid (Metro The check and form were also Names of ships' captains also delphia will suffer a slight shipping decline when the 8t. Petroleum); Arizpa (Waterman); entered into the reports from the printed on an "IBM" card and car­ Lawrence 8eaway Opens in 1959, Weston Ltd., London's ship­ Seatrains New York, Savannah* ried a picture of the American ships during the past two weeks. Louisiana, Texas, New Jersey (Sea^ The gang on the Seastar, meeting Eagle. It was sent from the '"Preas- ping analysts, indicated." As a result of studies of Other findings in the study were: train); Val Chem (Heron); Losmar chairman P. M. Meth noted, voted urer's Office" in Washington, DC. (Calmar); Steel Architect (Isth­ thanks to skipper for the good To complete the deception, the facts and figures of tonnage care he has been giving the sick card also carried a picture which gleaned from American and Cana­ ' • The demand for cargo liners mian); Coeur D'Aleae Victory (Vic­ members of the crew during the was a replica of one of the many dian publications, the agency pre­ and possibly the chartering of tory Carriers);" Amonk (New Eng­ land) and the Ocean Eva (Ocean last voyage. They had "excellent US Treasury buildings. dicted there would be a decline tramps for general cargoes will Clippers). continue to rise. care" he said. Since the card stated that the in general cargo and grain exports, • There will be no appreciable On the Del Norte, one of agency would "forward you a which make up only a smaU per­ movement of coal since most of it the SIU's floating baseball teams, Treasurer's Certificate with a centage of'the coast's shipping. ship's delegate J. W. Altstatt said small sum of money" if the form Weston also felt that steel fac­ is still required by local steel fac­ , that Captain Kinney donated $50 was filled out and returned, the tories around the Lakes will enjoy tories. to the fund to purchase new base­ agency usually did mail back a a sharp growth with a large supply • Total shipments on the Sea­ ball equipment for the Norte team. small sum of money—^in fact, ten of domestic and foreign ores avail­ way should rise three or four times The crew in turn, Allstatt said. cents. able. over the 1936 level. SlU SHIPS AT «"•— New Credit Come-On Pops Up , * .,. . r~~ iiiliiiiiif' Seaway To Hurt East tiiMiiovecAt •';|> ''•i. • L ^Crates Are ior Oranges' The use.of makeshift devices such as chairs, wooden boxes and the like as substitutes for proper staging still pops up from time to time as -o cause of shipboard accidents. The kinid of crates used to pack fruit In are seldom sturdy enough to hold a man's weight, and even if they ore, they are o poor substitute for o properly-rigged stage. Take time out to do the job the right way ond there may be one less accident re­ port coming froiR the ship. • .;• - .. • •• •i • 'y ' 'y • y ||;A ISO v.,. . . ' ; J •••• '' . f®-- ' .V - ' ? ; '.i -ite' �SEAFARERS LOG Deeottber 18, 1951 TOUlt DOUM'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying Pare Seres Discuss Plans For Frisco Center '• 4-'''4 By Sidney Margoliua Buys In Encyclopedias This department's recent comment on encyclopedias kicked off controversy, and also brought out some useful information for mod.erate-income families seeking values. ^ A helpful librarian, Evelyn Colcord of Arlington, Mass., writes: "Used encyclopedias are apt to be about ten years old, and dut-ofdate information today is'very bad. Certain'fields of information change almost from day to day: satellites, submarines, etp. As library ians we feel that it is important in supplementing school Work to use only late and accurate information. ^ ^ "Your article gave the impression that World Book is useful only through Junior High. -The Hart Chart lists it for adults as well as for children from seven up. "The Lincoln Library, which we use a great deal, has the advantage M, D, Wiljeyifc (right) from Gsniorniuj operatio!! of being accurate for children ten years and up through adult, and of SfU New York Health Center with Dr. Joseph Logue, director costs only around $25. of the Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Flan. Dr. "Thank you for warning people about the 'package deals' by sales­ Willcutts is sotting up similar facility for SlU Pacific District mem­ men who use all sorts of strategy. If there is a good public library wtdch keeps Its reference books up to date, it is much better for people bers in San Francisco. to use It instead of putting money into books whkh become obsolete so soon. Chain-store, bargain encyclopedias also are poor quality." Any family considering buying an encyclopedia should get a copy of the Hart Chart, to which Miss Colcord refers. It gives price, size, strong points, other buying facts, and evaluation of all major encyclo­ pedias, and is thoroughly fnmk in its ratings and criticisms.- You can get a copy by sending 35 cents plus a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Laurance B. Hart, 14 W. Walnut St., Metuchen, NJ. Additional copies are 15 cents. The Lincoln Library mentioned by Miss Colcord is available in one WASHINGTON—Perhaps somewhat envious of the success or two volumes. It contains 3,000,000 words, 800 illustrations and ten of some large corporations in setting up tax-exempt runawaymaps—about half the wordage provided by Compton's (6,500,000) and flag shipping fleets, business organizations have launched a World (7,000,000). The Lincoln costs little more than some of the drive to obtain special tax^ cheap encyclopedias sold in super­ treatmait on American invest­ runaway operations. Shipowners markets, which most of the ex­ perts feel are poor quality and, in ments in foreign countries. with runaway vessels have no in­ The US Chamber of Commerce, vestment in Panama or Liberia some cases, falsely advertised. Machinery and Allied Products but simply use those fiags as a If you can't find a local agency Institute, American Tariff League tax and wage loophole. Other in your phone book, the Lincoln and New York Board of Trade businesses with investments abroad Library is published by Frontier were among groups proposing such have a genuine connection with Press Co., Lafayette Building, a step in hearings before a House the countries in which they in. Buffalo 3, NY. vest in the form of offices, pro­ Ways and Means subcommittee. Another recommended one(Thif is the same committee duction facilities and employment volume encyclopedia is Volume that has been called upon to close of native personnel. Library published by Educators the tax loophole on the runaway Association, 307 Fifth Ave., New fiags. See story on page 2.) York 16. It's usable for age 8 In their testimony, the spokes­ and up, costs $27.05, has 3,250,000 men called upon the Congress to words, 1,650 illustrations, 77 msps. provide for deferral or elimination The thumb-lridex deluxe edition of United States taxes on income of Vpltime Library $33.9Si. ; earned, abroad.. One. spe^er Members of the Brotherhood of You can get a ten per cent disr called for outright tax exemption Marine Engineers now' operating count on Volume Library as well- for all foreign Income. Curtis Bay Towing Co. .ships in as some of the other one-volume Washington observers pointed out Philadelphia will not be -affected encycloBedias, dictionaries,, and that the ^fect of such legislation, by the sale of the company to other reference, science and tech­ if approved, would be to encourage Moran Towing. The fleet will nical books, from Consumer Book US businesses and investors to continue to operate as a Mwan sub­ Club, PO Box 634, New Rochelle, NY, BuL the larger encyclopedias sink their'funds into foreign tax- sidiary, the company announced. are. available only from company agents. Nor have we, been' able'to' free Investments rather than here find any discounts on Tlie Lincoln Library. in the United States, with the re­ Boscoe Fancher, Wisconsin district manager for Compton's, writes: sult that this country could be The Marine Cooks and Stewards VThere are several Inaccuracies in your article . . . specifically: faced with growing unemployment Union unhappily reports the theft "1—Compton's can still be purchased for $104.50. This places it and declining industrial produc­ of $15,000 from tbe union vault in San. Francisco headquarters. For­ under World Book at $11^5. tion. "2—Compton's. actually has more articles than World Book . . . This is ^exactly what has hap­ tunately, the funds are fuUy cov­ However, all of the brief articles are given in the Fact-Index at the pened in the maritime industry ered by insurance. back of each \'alame, rather than in the general alphabetic sequence. where the investment of funds in 3^ 4^ "3—Both Compton's and World Book are commended as useful from ships built for runaway registries, Joining the ranks of the retired the third or fourth grade through high school. Many recommending which operate tax free, has result­ were Ludvig Thostrup and Oscar agencies also add 'for the whole family,' or 'adults also will find the ed in a shrinkage of ships and'emOsterholm, of the Sailors Union of set useful.' ployment in the US merchant ma­ the Pacific. Thostrup. who began ,"4—The top cost of Compton's in the best binding with all, of the rine. extras, is $179.50. The set most often sold, still including all the As in maritime also, the tax sailing at 15, will devote much of extras, is $149.50. Our installment plan is $10 with the order, and exemption would go to businesses his time to his hobby, photography, either $10 or $6 per month. A 50-cent carrying charge is added for Mdiich, by and large, show a much while Osterholm; who has been on each month. With installments of $10 a month on. a balance of $140, higher margin of profit for a com­ the high seas since he was 16, will the cost of financing would be $7. This amounts to 5 per cent on the parable operation because they are try seeing what the interior, of $140 for the 14 mcmths, or about 4.3 per cent for the year. L ain sure run with far lower labor costs this country looks like. you will agree this is a modest service charge, compared, for example* than in the United States. t 4" With the amounts charged on department-store purcliases. Obviously though, there is one The SIU Paolflo District and Us "It is regrettable that an article of this kind has been published floajor differeilce between shore- affiliates, celebrated Thanksgiving without sufficient study, and that as a result' many homes may ,be side .investment abroad and the with holiday dinners at SUP head­ deprived of the reference materials so desperately needed in these quarters in San Francisco. Pres­ of crisis in education" . ent were men from the Marine BeSureTo^t Fireman. Marine Cotto and Stew­ First, to correct the inaccuracies in Mr. Fancher's letter correctin| our inaccuracies: The charge of $7 on a balance of $140, is not a true ards, Inland Boatmen's Union and Dues Receipis rate, of 4.3 per cent for the year, as he says. It's an actual effective SIU Atlantic and Gulf District. Headquarters again wishes to Interest rate of almost double the stated rate. The fact is, the bnymr remind all Seafarers that: pay­ Turkey and ham were featured. a finance charge of $7 on an average debt of only $75. ments of funds, for whatever ^: jWe are glad an adltion of Compton's still is available at $104:50. Union purpose, be made 'only A new hall in Buffalo has been But the district office we consulted originally, quoted $124.50 and up. to autborirod A&G representa­ Xt% revealing that the finn sells more of the $149.50 set with "extras.", tives and that an official Union acquired by the SIU Great Lakes The salesmen can't be pushiiig the $104.50 set very hard. receipt be fiotten at that lime. District, ha its second move at imThe whole drive of .mmy encydopedia puUh^Bieia is to sell hj^hcr- If no receipt Is offered be sure provini facilities in Lakes ports. piriced sets., The Hai$ Chart warns that"Combinations and premiums to «n^eci yourself by lm(iBei.i- The building, at 914 Main St., three i ; : are becoming^a rmdcet. It.ghlHild be possible for wyone to obtain any ^ .te^ brjegtng iiie mailer lb the blocks north of the Greyhound ter­ set by itself Jit the pHoo of Ifie cheapest biiidingSv Why must one buy: jdlention of Ihe 4ie»etaryj4««a- minal. -will seat 206 wd provide a variety of services. (HMming 4s a h<><fiapasfu globed OT anything ^e. to ^ ureFa office. due by the fhrst of the year. the aet ItsellT": Shoreside Rrms Now Seek Runaway Outlet " 4 Ala. Docfcs Economize; Lose Yachts MOBILE — The financial prob­ lems which have halted the expan­ sion program on the Alabama state docks are still under scrutiny at the Governor's office and in the local press, Port Agent Cal Tan­ ner reports. The new governor sent down a member of the state's auditing staff to check into the financial status of the docks and to make recommendations for its future operations, Tanner said. One of the first moves was an order to sell the dock's two yachts, one air­ plane and one new fire truck. Some 85 persons were reported laid off. : as the local newspapers increased. . their pressxne, claiming that the-.' docks' difficulties result from inef* ficient management in the last two years, '; The recent ITF protest was a big > success in this port. Tanner noted, | as a total of 17 vessels were tied i up during the four-day demonstra- • tion. One ship managed to get away without the aid of tugs and a pilot, but was forced to leave most of her cargo still on tbe docks. Shipping in this port for the past period was fair but should pick up during the next period. The Margarett Brown is still in lay-up here but is expected to call for a crew within the next few days. The following ships paid off and signed on during the past period: The Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa >; Monarch of the Seas and the Claiborne (Waterman). The in-transit ships were the Coeur D'Alene Victory, (Victory Carriers) Cbickasaw (Waterman) and the Natalie (Interconfnental). .•is •'iil •M SIU crews in the ,Great Lakes District have alread;- contributed $2,500 towards a fund set up to a d the EO children left fatherless in the sinking of the freighter Carl Bradley last mohth. Over $25,000 from all sources has already been collected. i t i -i • • •m , An increasie In sick benefits to $50 a week for 39 weeks and a re­ tirement pension of up to $150 has been approved by the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers' Welfare Plan. Moreover, a man will receive $20, a day for his first 12 days in the hospital. Previously, disabiLty benefits were $30 a week for 28 weeks if at home and $25 a week indefinitely while hospitalized. Special disability benefits of $25 weekly have now been extended to life. ' Canadian District Seafarers are abuzz with the construction under­ way at the headquarters building in Montreal. Three stories are due to be added to the building, making It, according to the "Can­ adian Sailor," "the finest union structure in Canada." . Outside, the brick work is finished, whilq inside the galley has been en­ larged and "it is a foregone con­ clusion that the members of the union will be enjoying Christmas dinner in the most modern union hall in the country." -••ij M . ••:S3| ' ' 1 �Paee Eiglil SEAFARERS LOG Mates Add To Cains In Completing Pact All Ready For Seafarers La. Unions Poiiticai Action Drive LABOR ROUNB-UP End Hears For French Luxury Ship P'-'- /i The Masters, Mates and Pilots and the American Merchant Marine Institute have reached agreement completing the terms of a new contract covering deck officers on East and Gulf Coast ships, which added more items from the so-called Mobile last August, and the bulk BATON ROUGE, La.—AFL-CIO of nine other items from the "Mobile Pact." trade unionists from throughout The MM&P and the 21 ship- Mobile agreement. Louisiana met here last week for Substantial gains in imion secur­ owners came to terms following the Louisiana State Labor Coun­ negotiation of nine items that had ity and job opportunities for Mates cil's first Officers* Political Educa­ been left xmsettled by AFL-CIO were won by the MM&P in the tion Conference which concluded President George Meany in his renegotiations. High on the list with organization of a State Com- ' December 1 arbitration award. were new provisions governing re­ mittee on Political Education. . The new pact concludes negotia­ lief mates and night relief jobs. An sru. delegation headed by tions that collapsed October 1 and Under the new agreement, relief New Orleans Fort Agent Llndsey set off a six-day tie-up of East mates will be furnished on the J. Williams, who served as vied coastwise leg of foreign voyages, and Gulf coast shipping. chairman of the conference, was all reliefs will be assigned The terms of the agreement are and among those which heard a succes­ through the MM&P hiring hall. expected to cover mates sailing Night relief mates will be fur­ sion of speakers emphasize the with companies not affiliated with nished importance of effective poiiticai to MM&P-contracted ships the Institute that had not signed in all continental United States action .to maintain recent major with the Mates. legislative gains won by* Louisiana Steward department mess on SS Atlantic was picture of a well­ ports, and night relief watches will labor. MM&P officials hailed the pact run from 4:30 PM to 12:30, and -ordered dining room after it was set up for Thanksgiving Dinner. as a'"hell of a good agreement." from 12:30 to 8 AM. Many friendly members of the Menu included such items ds fresh pineapple; assorted fresh fruit, It includes the full West Coast Louisiana legislature appeared be­ cookies, punch. Walnuts, mince pies plus the usual turkey and trim­ The companies also'have agreed contract, 28 provisions of • the to furnish the MM&P with an fore the conference to warn trade mings. agreement negotiated with a annual list showing what seniority union leaders that already they group of shipping companies in the mates have in the company, are being propagandized by such labor enemies as the Louisiana and to keep the MM&P informed Free Enterprise Association, Louis­ of changes in the list. Mates also iana Farm Bureau Federation, and must be given written notice that various other big business "front" they're being fired 24 hours before groups who are forming for an allpayoff or termination of the voyage. As part of a campaign to bring eight weeks after eight years' ser­ out attack on Louisiana labor's , Earlier, AFL-CIO President about a settlement of the year­ vice. Meanwhile, pilots at Ameri­ gains of the last two sessions. can Airlines gave notice of a strike These gains, they all warned, long strike by sales clerks at an Meany had awarded the Mates PHILADELPHIA — Shipping continues steady here as the year many of the most important pro­ R. H. Macy outlet in Toledo, Ohio, scheduled to start tonight. The will be under attack at. the next , draws to a close. Some of the men visions they had asked for in the Retail Clerks Union will picket pilots strike had been barred earl­ session unless trade unionists re­ on the beach are planning to sit negotiations. Among the key the company's 34 stores through­ ier by a Federal Court injunction. double their efforts to support the campaigns of friendly candidates. if 4 4 it out until after the holidays in items were a minimum manning out the country during the Christ­ order to spend Christmas with scale of two 3rd mates on all four- mas shopping season. The Clerks Editorial and business employees The drive against labor includes their families. This has made it mate ships, overtime pay while started picketing the Toledo store, on the "Washington Evening Star," such major items as reenactment easy for a man to register and working cargo in foreign ports on LaSalle and Koch, in November, members of the AFL-CIO News­ of the so-called right-to-work act ship out quickly, which has hap­ weekdays between 3 PM and 8 AM, 1957, after the > company refused paper Guild, have voted to accept which was repealed in the 1956 pened on a number of ocasions maintenance and cure for masters, to negotiate a 'renewal of their a new contract offer and end their session, and watering down of and improved transportation contract with the union, thereby three-day., walkout which forced sweeping liberalization of the lately. rights. ending a bargaining relationship the paper to suspend publication. state's unemployment insurance The Petrochem (Valentine), Flomar (Calmar) and the Cantigny The Mates also gained major which had run for 20 years. The The new agreement provides for a and workmen's compensation pro­ (Cities Service) paid off during the increases in pension and welfare store then hired strikebreakers and $14-a-week wage increase in top grams enacted by the 1958 legis-. benefits, additional job security held an election in which strikers minimums over a three-year pe­ lature. last period. The conference, first of its kind and severance pay when , jobs are were not allowed to vote. In con­ riod. There will be a $7 a week In transit were the Steel De­ permanently lost because a ship to bo conducted in Louisiana since junction with the • nation-wide raise llie first year, $4 the second signer and Steel Architect (Isth­ is sold or transferred foreign. merger of AFL and CIO unions at mian); Robin Gray and Robin Trent Agreement on the last items of picketing, the union plans an ex>- and $3 the third. The top minimum the state level, was conducted in. tensive publicity campaign to tell wage for experienced editorial (Robin); Wang Pioneer . (Intercontract was reached Decem­ the public of the company's re­ workers on the "Star" under the an atmosphere of complete harr Ocean); Longview Victory (Victory the mony and indicated a united and ber 9 following two days of nego­ fusal to negotiate a settlement. old contract was $127 a week. Carriers); Ideal X (Pan-Atlantic); tiation. determined effort will be made , The new three-year pact Emelia (Bull), and the Petrochem expires June 15, 1961. 4 4 4. to conduct a successful political. . The United Mine Workers and (Valentine). The United Auto Workers have action program in the 1960 elec-. reached agreenaents ending strikes the bituminous coal operators have tions. There were no vessels signing signed a contract providing' for a on. at Studebaker-Fackard, the last The meeting was presided over holdout in the auto industry, and $2 a day wage increase for some jointly by Victor Bussie, president The recent boycott of runaway 186,000 soft-coal miners. The new at Caterpillar Tractor plants in ships was a huge success in this of the State Labor Council, and East Peoria, Morton and Decatur, agreement set a precedent in that Gordon Flory, director of the port, Steve Cardullo, port agent, 111. The agreement with Stude­ it was signed in two separate con­ Council's Department of Legisla- reports. Of 30 ships that pulled in, baker-Fackard provides for a tracts. One agreement, covering tive and Political Activities. only four were able to get away. wage boost of from 7 to 15 cents mine operators who are members Around-the-clock picket duty an hour, and gears the company's of the Bituminous Coal Operators v/as maintained by the Interna­ Association, bars' the operators tional Transportworkers Federa­ LE HAVRE—The lie de France, contributions to the supplemental from buying, selling or handling unemployment plan to the sale of tion. Picket boats maintained a one of the most famous of the non-union coal. The other agree­ constant vigil around the run­ transatlantfc luxury liners, is being Studebaker cars. The union has ment, which covers mines produc­ agreed to allow the company to aways in the harbor. withdrawn from service, the French ing for one buyer only, such as a Line has announced. Excessive drop its five cent an hour con­ steel mill, left this clause out as the operating costs were given as the tribution to the fund 'until the operators feared it would subject sales e«f the 1959 model reach the reason for the decision. BOSTON—There was activity 60,000 total. The full five-cent them to prosecution for violation on all fronts during the last period When buUt In 1928, the He de contribution will be restored when of Federal anti-trust laws. with four payoffs, five sign-ons France was the sixth largest pas­ 90,000 cars are sold. and five ships in transit, most of senger liner in the world and the The Caterpillar agreement ended them in Portland, Maine, as cold flagship of the French fieet. With a seven-week walkout by some weather brought the tankers out. a tonnage of 44,356, a length of 14,000 UAW members and brought BOSTON—^A man who worked 764 feet, a speed of ^31^ knots and added pressure on International Faying off were the Bradford Is- ; briefly for the .Textile Workers accommodations for 1660 passen­ Harvester where 37,000 have been land . (twice 1 and council Grove; Organizing Committee in 1938 but gers, she was one of the first ships on strike for a month. The agree­ (Cities Service); and The Cabins who has served as public relations that proved to the world that a ment provides for increases rang­ (Texas City), ^ NORFOLK A dark shipping counselor for several large firms liner could be both big and fast. Signing on .were the Bradford ing from 8 to 17 cents am hoiir, picture'here was brightened some­ iii the last decade, was described Early in the Second World War, of which 6 to 15 cents is retroac­ what by the signing on of a full Island (twice) and Council Grove as a "former textile union organ­ the lie was converted into a troop­ tive to Aug. 14. crew by the Fandora (Epiphany), (Cities Service); The Cabins; izer" by the local press. The union ship but was taken over by the after she had been tied up for (Texas City) i. and the Fandora 4" .tf if tag was applied after he had been British in July, 1940, after the (Epiphany). . , afrested for possession of part of a Germans occupied France. With Members of the International As­ several Weeks. Those in transit \yere the Robin ^ One other sigri-on, that of Interhalf-million haul of securities from the allies she proved invaluable, sociation of Machinists voted over­ whelmingly in favor of ending their Ocean's Wang Fioneer, was re­ Trent and Robin Gray (Robin); • two Canadian banks last year. as much as 9,700 troops a walkout at Trans World Airlines ported by James Bullock, port Steel Architect (Isthmian); Royal • The man, Bernard J. Erhazy, carrying trip at times. and accepted, the company's latest agent. There wjere no payoffs dur­ Oak ( Cities Service) ; and the: was taken into custody by FBI • After the war, the liner under­ contract proposal. The strike ing the period and" none in yght. Fandora (Epiphany); agents, when he was found with Forty of the . men here spent a : Fort Agent James -Sheehah re-: $50,000 in securities from one of went reconditioning, a project halted the company's domestic and which lasted two years. In 1949, internBtional operations for 16 hearty Thanksgiving together at ported a big turnout at the annuel.; the banks in his possession. In the last ten years he has been minqs her third funnel, she re­ days. The agreement contains im- the Puritan Rest, a local restaurant, Thanksgiving Day dinner, held, at ;" consultant to the Electric. Boat Co;, turned to service on the L'Havre provementii ih the method of which did a good job of keeping nil the Hotel Essex. He urged alt Bates Manufacturing Co., and Col­ r-Southampton — New York run. handling grievances, company-paid stomachs well-fiUed; Since it . will Seafarers'' Planning;: to -attend lins & Aikman. Hou'ever, no ref­ Its' cuisine and .high-style luxu^ life insurance for .hazardous duty not, , be open for Christmas, the. ,Christmas., 'dinner,to, bo ^..held. at erence was miade td these afliiia*- brought the lie de France Inter- ,and lay-off'pay'ranging from two hoiiday dinner on that Occasion. the 'same place;' to- makeAirange^^'jw^^i^ tlons In the newspaper Stdrtes; - ' national fame. ^ jwilFA9«''iwld:.eisewhbiie;'^ • ',m£nts.-.thtouglr • him; .iw)eek4 After tlvo'yehx^^^ Big Turnover Boosts Phlla. 9.1 - December 19,. 195a Union Label Stieks Fast Winter Spurs Norfolk Has Liftle Action �• =/ Deoembar 1», 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Tnge Nia« Press Opinion On Runaways When the lines went down in US ports on midnight December 4, after hitting a total of 160 runaway-flag ships in the previous four days, it was apparent that the demonstra­ tions^ by American isea unions against runaway shipping had been outstand­ ing successes. Totaling the results, the American Committee of the ITF found four major accomplishnrients to its credit; • Of the 160 ships picketed, 137 were completely tied up. The 23 that got away in most instances had to ciit lines and leave cargo' xmtouched. ' • Press reaction throughout the country was very favorable. For the first time, the spotlight was turned on the evils of runaway registries and it was apparent that the press and public were jolted by the exposure. • A series of court rulings rejected most attempts to block the demonstrations and, in many instances, spelled out clearly that the American Committee had a legltima^ trade union beef with the runaway oper­ ators. • The major unions involved, the SIU and the NMU, demonstrated their ability to work efficiently and in complete har­ mony on this issue. In light of the initial success of the deiponstrations, it became apparent that loMg-rango plans are needed to follow up the advantage gained both on the legisla­ tive and organizational fronts. Of the 160 ships picketed here 124 were described as Liberian, 23 Panamanian and the rest Honduran (7) and Costa Rican (6). There were 49 tankers and 111 freight­ ers involved. The runaways had their troubles in other countries as well. Cana­ da's Seafarers hung up 14 ships in grim reprisal for runaway activities by Canad^n shipowners • which have decimated that country's deep-sea fleet. Cuban sea­ men reported nine ships locked up tight in that country's ports and in far off Israel, the nation's labor federation, "Histadrut," reported with satisfaction that "the longshoremen and stevedores In the Port of Haifa refused to handle the cargo of two ships flying 'flags of convenience*, from Deceniber l-4th." Other nations reported similar actions. . , So it went around, the world, but-the . higgest -impact was in the United: Stiaites, ; which is understandable in light of the fact ^ that the biggest slice of runaway shipping is owned or controlled by .Aniericansj, ;j"^l,Aside ftom. the ;unlons' : direct j-inent of the, runaways , via pic]keting, , reaction in the press made it clear that the runaways' mask of respectability had been removed and* that they stood ex­ posed as wage and tax dodgers. For ex­ ample, the "Washington Post" on Decem­ ber 4 declared: "As AmerlcSta ^axes and costs have steadily risen . . . the convenience flags have become a convenient 'out' for American fleet o^wners. But the Paniibhonco flags afford the seafaring man pre­ cious iittle protection, inasmuch as wages and working conditions are notably in­ ferior in most cases. The transfer policy takes no account of this and in this respect, at least, is indefensible . . ." Other editorial opinion, some of which appears on this page, was in much the same vein. On the legal front, the runaways suf­ fered a shattering setback when the major operators went into; Federal Court and were told by Judge Frederick van-. Pelt Bryan that he found nothing in the -law "which prevents . . . American labor unions from acting in concert . . . with foreign trade unions . . . to. carry out legitimate Ijbor objectives in the course of a labor dispute . . He added to the IIM'M II ' ti bargain that "majority ownership and control by Americans of the corporate owners of foreign vessels" might give US trade unions a perfect right to pick­ et, strike and organize such ships. Other judges to* whom the runaways appealed for injunctions came to similar conclusions. Federal Judge William O. East in Portland, Oregon, noted: ". . . what flag any given bottom car­ ries is not of importance. The question is: Who are the true owners, the true operators and the true charterers of any given vessel upon any given voyage? If it should develop that the owners, op­ erator, or charterers are engaged in some sort of conspiracy, or some sort of activity that tends to relieve them of their true obligation of dealing:collectively vrith bargaining, agents of American, seamen, . then the American seaman has had a wrong cqmmitteed against him ..." "That, pf jtself, pretty well sums up the . whole issue. If the protest accomplishes nothing more than to get this kind of policy established in the courts and in the National Labor Relations Board, it will have laid the groundwork for an ef­ fective attack on the runaway problem. at I wbM'Vt** • WW ,where the tne iihlp* smpa •re'lwtihert; ««'• Mftnflay, Ihp rpsul^f an Pickftta caiTiwl plnrmtH wltku stated. 'Condiuors, jtifrnntionril wsxM and not up lo mil' of International Transport Worhiinrifp IgM^MtloMtandftrds.' fn'-e." . -Hie . -. VANCOUVER PROVINCE, Van­ couver, Canada "Ships are registered under flags of convenience to avoid taxation . . . "Freedom from taxation has en­ abled the flags of convenience to earn exceptional profits during the post­ war shipping boom. The shipowners who operate under these flags are not members of any of the recognized shipping federations, nor parties to collective agreements on wages and conditions for seamen." 1 flogs'm ^onfirnQ The boycott aHecfe sMjw o* I Iberian, ranamanian. H«n Kn and Cost* Rlcan regis to-. Many shipowners have sought registration undo Ihesa llaat to paylnf union warns, taxes. nt*'" Ulrting safely .jtamUidi, IN KDMK American poris lhlunrtior.s hiNw heen granlc^, l.i. -hipping <oniEaPiesj*6* • rilnAlt-,.. f/ons • ; *;?: a fry,.. rpccialiy ,l I Ji®?' L.H^ . '«.'l w'w International boycott hits five ships in pprt IrtadliiBof nve'Ubcrtnn|»-TSKn to rroM 11 FINANCIAL TIMES, London: *'The international labour boycott is a dangerous and, in principle, un­ desirable practice; on the other hand, these shipowners have deliberately put themselves outside national loy­ alties and camiot claim their protec­ tion. They cannot ask for the benefit of responsibiiities they do not accept, or of taxes they do not pay." • ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH "... These are ships actually owned in the United States or other countries but registered in Panama, Honduras or Liberia. The false flags are raised to escape wage standards, taxes and regulations imposed by the countries in which the ships are really owned ... What if these ships had to depend on Panama, Honduras or Li­ beria for the navigational aids pro­ vided for modern shipping, not to mention the protection afforded only by the true countries of origin?" • DAILY PRESS, Newport News, Ya. . . . "The registry of American vessels under the flags of Panama, Liberia, Honduras and Costa Rica is not capricious nor purposeless. The unions are correct In their conten­ tion that by these foreign registries the crews can be paid less, working conditions below American standards can be maintained, and perhaps even safety regulations are . not the same ... "The ideal, of course, would be to have them under the . Stars and Stripes . . . suppose an enemy at­ tacked one of these ships—how quick­ ly the owners would run to Wash­ ington for naval protection!" Vif-'-. Four Days' Pkkefing Fo€uses Spotlight On Tax-Wage-Dodging Jil vinofr'i , 'O^eor/jCA'. tX-—J |j„ioii Pi ole5lIiivolvtiS I . ucs«"' ., o.# 10 Vessels ill Porl ,u. ..rW. V JiJ >" J* "'S' \ firrt d*y Jo* J*'*' • u., ,1. * Mostofthep»ckcimgwasf*li ^ 5 oji ^n^•«^Monc m -Nc-.vpi.rt as \ uf ihejcieh'.hniif • :'•'h;^fI , • .ioql bjiriumeipickt lin« 75™ .'J M'trt IntKnaiion- entrance to the • Iv.av toal piers.. I>cU\^ toidiat I ^Crcck. »• e sr\-ci» ;A few samiptes of jprw coverogo i>f |hq: i^navoci^aa pro- f 1 U5 cprried the seqtnen's unions' argomenls as Id wHy - f 1 .-.ji-V: �race Ties ' s E A:P'M if >iy ^ Launch W4,SW^6n Tanker KURE, Japan—The world's largest supertanker, the 104,500-ton Universe Apollo, was launched here last week after her builder, shipping maf^ate Daniel K. Ludwig, received "guarantees" that the ship would be Imder charter from an American company for a long period of time, While most shipowners pany. Gulf Oil, the vessel wUl be ;-2, her crew Is Just 17 more than e T-2*8 complement. Of course, were complaining that the bot­ registered under a runaway flag, her wage bill will also be far less tom dropped out of the tanker giving her Immunity from-Ameri­ than that of an American-flag T-2. can taxes, conditions and stand­ charter market, Ludwig had held The ship, which will be under ards. off laying the keel to the ship In order to cut down on operat­ charter to Gulf Oil for an undis­ until he received assurances that the vessel would be employed on ing costs, the,ship will only carry closed • period; will carry oil from a crew of 60. Whllie the Apollo is ttie Penlan Gulf to Tokuyama. delivery on January 31. seven times the size of a 15,000-ton Japan Ludwig is the owner of National Bulk Carriers, which owns, builds and operates one of the largest ^Daily Worker' Pipedreom; private merchant fleets in the world. The Apollo was built by National Bulk at its Kure ship­ yards. Although the vessel Is owned by en American company and will be under charts to an American com- I Deda^ber U. IMS tlATRAIII NIW JIRSIY (SaatralM), NOV. ts—ChaliMaa, P. arauiw S«cr*tarw V. RaMW. T«m». gaag* and teMRW'llao Rnai ansUUtr etaOmasn oat or w«w. Aft. msebUra at biad to b* replaced. Rblaf fond Sicie. ushta on dack f bo raised and larsar buUM InataUed. Naw delasaU alaalad, lMl«|ata to b« roatatad avary twa trips. Ne pises ts dry clothaa. Dryar naededi tabs in laundry room rostad. Sussaation to iiistan atalnlaaa tuba. Another 15 i' I?-!,- , T-'y-'- • i:;y' Libertys On Scrap Heap Food net up to par. Short on bacon,Jama. praaerves and catsup. Need new washing machine. Some mix-up In hot eekss end bHCkwheat «•!:«•• Discus, ston on food shortage. Delegate to see patrolmaa about shortage. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoal, Nov. U— ATLAS (Cargo), Nov. 3—Chairman', J. FIcou: Saaratary, V. Stsnklowici. HaU situaUon improved. Ship's fund S7a.lS. Few hours disputed OT. One man hospitalized in Pedro. Vote of thanks to deck dept. for help after iiufiil and rwUgh Wcatlier. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good chow, oqpedally chief cook. Jobs Slaik In Savannah MARORH CMaivan), Nay. M—Chafiman, G. Rabartsi Saeratary, C. Kant. SiAOARORN (Pann.), Sapi. 11— Chairman, J. Crows: Seeratary M. Cox. Chairman, M. RUHM; Saeratary, J. No communicaUons or LOGS received. Lakartlk. Ship needs general clean Movie fund S288.53. New delegate up. roc'alea, mesa and recreation elected. Do not place chewing gum on deck. Keep biscuits hot at break­ roonu and bathrooms to bo painted, Nov. SO—Chairman, I. Morsavli Sec fast time for watch: post notice for ratary, J. Lakwyk.. Ice box riiacked— hours of washing and pressing ma­ okay. -One man hoipitaUted. Pew chine. houra disputod OT. Carpenter work SEAMAR (Calmar), Nov. S—Chair­ man, v.. ReM: Secretary, D. Forrest. Repair list submitted. Membership urged to vote in coming elecUon. Several houra disputed OT. To write letter to hq. re: food shortages. Bold? Get 'Arry In White House Harry Bridges may or may not know it, but the fondest dream of one "Worker" columnist is to' wake up one morn­ ing and find him the president of the United States. That interesting bit of information-*^' SAVANNAH—It has been a very was contained in the Sunday, President," he wrote, "and It added slow period on the shipping front December 14, "Worker," offi­ years to my life . . . I had Just for this port as the only Jobs cial organ of the Communist Party about given up believing in the hu­ called in were for replacements In Uie US. man race T. . I thought our coun­ on the six In-translt ships hitting try was finished and though the the area. The outlook for the fu­ The columnist, Michael Gold, whole world had gone socialist, we spun himself a fantasy In which ture Is about the same. would stay dumb and capitalist Calling Into port over the last Bridges, long-time head of the forever. ' , West Coast longshore union, was two weeks were the Fort Hosklns, "How wrong I was, children. CS Norfolk (ClUes Service); Sea- elected president in 1964 on the Never give up your fight for a train Georgia, X^outslana (twice) ticket of the "United Front Party.' good cause -.. ffelt'So gosh damed That 1964 election sent Harry good when Hai^-Bridges and our Seatrain) and the Robin Hood Bridges to the White House as new United Pmnt Party made It (Robin). that my hair riarted growing back on my bald head." There was more of the same, but the drift ought' to lie clear by how. Bridges, meanwhile, was making no'apparent move for the presiden­ cy. but hls offidal publication "The Dispatcher" carried an attack by him on US opposition to the sur­ render of Berlin to Communist (Ed. note: The column this issue is devoted to three retired Sea­ East Germany. farers, an over 75 pears old, who are receiving the ISIU $150 disability Other editorials and stories In benefit.) the same Issue applauded Egyptian George Jackson . . . 73 . . . and preparing to join Golden Age Club President Nasser and denounced In his Baltimore community . chief steward . . . SIU member since US policy In the Middle East; called for trade with Red China, 1938 . . , received commendation from former and demanded, the ouster of Secre­ Secretary of Navy Frank Knox in 1942 for action tary of State Dulles, None of these In combat against German submarine . . . had been objectives are the kind with which aboard SS Elizabeth (Bull Line) which was tor- the "Worker" would quarrel. -pedoed . '. . started sailing in Virgin Islands in 1909 . . . preferred rims to Europe because of bigger payoffs . . . still keeps in touch with former ship­ mates Claude Fisher, Frank Antonettl and Jose Garcia . . spends most of time watching television . . , vividly recalls the hardships of the ^"old days" Jackson ... remembers how the shipowners fought the unions all the way . Is proud of the dignity and decent conditions seamen enjoy today . last sailed on the Seamar in 1952. 4", it 4> Ernest Trotmaa . . . 77 . . . first shipped out from Barbados, British West Bidies, in 1893 . . . Union member since 1938 . . . sailed in both World Wars on the SS George Washington and WASHINGTON — Another 15 others . . .-most trips'he made on one ship was on battered Liberty ships are on sale SS British Guiana . . . 141 round trips between as part of the Maritime Adminis­ New York and West Indies . . . also served 514 tration's Liberty-scrapping pro­ years on Robert E. Lee . . . still In touch with gram. Inaugurated last December, shipmates Frank Moore, Wilfred Grant, Ollva Lake the Junking program has disposed . . . lives in New York City with wife and daughter of 86 damaged or unstrengthened ... occasionally visits the hall to trade stories about Libertys so far. The fleet presently old times .. r sailed for the last time in 1955 aboard numbers 1437 ships. Bidding will open on January 6, the Robin Sherwood . . . urges newcomers In the Trotman Industry to appreciate the good conditions they 1959, with no bids below $70,000 inherited . . "never dreamed" back In '98 of benefits he enjoys in being considered. ' leisure years. A total of $6,595,997 has been collected for the 86 Scrapped Lib­ William Johnson ... 76 ... also an SIU member from the begin­ ertys, an average-of $76,696 per ning . -. . sailed in steward department . . . began in New York in vessel. All Items of machinery, and material and 1917... saw Europe "from one comer to other" equipmeat consumable-Stores- and fuel are ... Referred "any ^Ip I could get a. Job on" . Included in the sale. When con­ Uves with wife and son in Orlando, Florida . . . structed during World War H, attends church whenever he can ^; stiffwed recent Libertys were valued in the area strrico but is "not giving up" . . . "I am stlU hrid- of tZmiUlon. , Jdany ed the 2,7M built for war­ Ing my head up and praying to the Lord for all of time ptirposcs were sunk by enemy my brothers and their families" . . . stlU recom­ torpedoes, sriiUe a considerable mends a taste of a seaman's life for youngsters first numbm' have bera'sold to domestic starting out on. their own . . .. last ship was the and foreign operators under the Wflliun Camrih in 1954 . . . misses oldtlmers who Ship Sales ihet of »46. The inajoef sallect with him and arent around today . . . proud of his fife a« a aytdOM liberty. 9eet^ id J|a^ jeamwi,. , would still fflw to more trip;; 'I^Ulr 'r' : -• dent dgarattes. Heat net turned off in hot weatbor. Veto of thanks ta steward dept.. socially baker. on grain abuts. Sea patrolman abaut ebiat cook, maaaman and pantryman. Clean frarii waUr tanks, check salt water ahewera. repair list made out, washing martilna ta be repaired— needs apara partA Cake atixing ma. china needs spare parts. No perform­ ing at payoff. MORNINO LIOHT (Watorman), Nov. It—Cbalrman, L. Kyaori Socrstary, J. Mumtariynn. Now delegates elected. General diacuaaion on welfara of crew: report on safety meeting. Vote of thanks to steward dept. far axceUent meal provided Thankagiving. PORT KOSKINS (CHIaa Sarvlee), Dac. 9—Chairman, J. Narvsas: Seero. tary> J. MtcLeushlln. Soma disputed or. One pierhead in.Houston. Dis­ cussion on aqualizaUen. Sea steward ahont caid drinks in hot weather. Sea patroiman abaut roaches. Have fan* taU washed down more often. BIENVILLR (Pan-AtlanHc), Dee. 7— Chairman, A. Thompson: Saeratary. R. Wardlaw. Ship's fund S1.72. New delegate elacted. Recreation room to bo cleaned. See patrolman about pay­ ing ship off earlier. Ship to ho fum­ igated for roaches. TBXMAR (Calmar), Nov. 3—Chair­ man, D. Stana: Saeratary, V. Manta. Repair list ta be aubmitted in tripUcate. Bvarytblns running smootUy. New waahlBg macbine and fan to be placed in laundry romn. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done—fine food end lots of milk. STEEL DESIGNER (Itfhmlan), Nov. IS—Chairman, J. LaFolntat Saeratary, J. RlwaH. New wasblns machine or­ dered. Suggestion to send letter to bdqrts. re: OT for no shore leave. All disputed OT taken care'-of. Eng. dept. watch standees ataould have individual foc'dea for each arateb in order not to waka up other men not on watch. Veto of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done—good food and service. Linen this trip vary poor, to bo taken up with patrolman at payoff. eOUER D'ALRNE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Nov. U^Chalrman, H. Krehn: Saerotsry, H. Robinson. Dele­ gate called for .safety meeting. New delegate elected. Ship to be fumigated for roaches and rats. Bombs and spray guns have no effect. WACOSTA (Waterman), Nov. 3S^ Chairman, R. Hodgesr Saeratary, J. Fursall. No ctgarettes to be issued on coastwise; Twa men missed ship. Some disputed OT.' New delegate elected. Foc'alo door to bo repaired. Water Tine not repaired—crusty water coming through faucets. ORION STAR (Orion), Nov. 33— Chsttman, C. Smith: Secretary, J. . Baldarsten. AU draws to bo given as ' men requested." Ch. Cook hospitalized - in Sasebo—may return. Ship's fund SO. Some disputed OT.- Two men short. Reports scesptsd. Keop per•onal opinions to ones self—do not spread rumors. Suggestion to havo PORTMAR (Calmar), Nov. 3—Chair- ice tongs or large spoon for ice cubes. man, E. Bayns: Saeratary, B. Ruckar. Request chairs be brought in fromBhlp'a fund $5. New treasurer elected. decks and fantsU in bad weather. SUZANNR :(BuU), Nav.. IS—Chafr-v ALCOA RANGER (Alcos), Nov. 33— man, J. Bracht: Sccratsry, A- Fedroa. Chairman,, D. Jordan: Secretary, C. New delegate elected. Reports ac­ Crabtree. Milk beef—on board tod cepted. . long. Suggest some be left out for' lunche ALAMAR (Calmer), Nov. IS—Chair­ man, J. McPhaul: Secretary, B. Agel. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin), Nov. Ship's fund SSAS. Written menus to Itr-Cbalrmsn, H. NeiMn: Soeratsry, be used. Letter read cencemlhg food R. Slerk. Need keys, to foc'des. beef and conditions in general. Re­ Foc'slea heed phihtinA Improvement' quest mora IXJGS. Delegate to sew in steward dept. this trip. New dele­ that proper stores are put aboard.^. gate and treasurer elected. Ship's fund to be started. Take care of all HILTON (Boll), Nov. •—Chtlrnlan, Unen. Library to bo locked, ndien in ^J. Winn: Saeratary, W. Bodnar. Few port. hours dlqnited OT. Not enough steaks ' to order. Keep bathrooms cleaner. ROYAL OAK (CItiol Service), Oct. 33—Chairmen, E. Bryan: Socrstary, D. . DEL ORO (Miss.), Nov. 33-:-Chalr- Board. SMp'a fund $3.82. Reporta acman, G. Trexclair: Secretary, F. Wol- cepted. New delegate elected. Dis­ debrand. Ship's fUnd SS.6S. Delegato cussion on limit for coastwise draws. to pick up bo<du from union halL Bathrooms need sougeeingl Repair list Vote of thanks to steward dept. to be made up. Clothes may be dried in fire room fidley not in passageways. MYRIAM III (Int. Nay.), Nov. 37— Chairman, E. King: Seeratary, F. SuiDEL SUD (Miss.), Nov. 33—Chair­ llns. Steward dept. to take care of man, W. Forktni: Saerotsry, T. Novak. recreation room; other dept. to take Capt. allowed one bottle aboard in . St. care of laundry. Keep bathroomc Thomas. Ship's fund 3324. Purchasedclean. Galley range and ovens to be projector parts, movies and library. repaired. Kequest company send mall New treasurer, librarian, athletic di­ rector elected. To procure shrimp in to ship in foreign ports. Brazilian port for X-maa party. Dis­ PBNN TRADER (Pann.), Nov. 33— cussed shoreside workers aboard in Chairman, H. Wostphali: Saeratary, M. So. Amer. ports. MacDonald. One man missed ship in ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Nov. V M«nr»-r. Old man ran SIU. Canadian patrolman off" shii^—letter to NY by • —Chairman, W. Noma: Seeratary, R. Rsyos. Bequlra more night lunch at delegate. Few disputed OT. Crew uq^t. Do not molest dog. Chang# does not went ddp's fwd. linen on day designated. While on STIEL FLYER (isthmian), Nov. 33— African coast, keep all coolies away Chairman, D. Ksddy: Saeratary, A. from water cooler. Maldanade. AU repairs made. Awn­ LUCILLR BLOOMFIILD (BlObming baric aft requested. Ship's fund •irman, F. Rowsll: SUA7. Hdqtrs. tu consider pesslbUity Beld), Nov. of having ghots given to crew three Saeratary, L. da Farller. Crew warned days before aalUng. NEW delegate and if necessary ta shift ship mst to mha reporter eleeted. Members requested same. Capt. says no LOGS lifted. No to pass LOGS along when Rnlahed overdraw la Bnropo. 8 men to bo :pBid off in NO. Taka it oaay en reading. drinking. Repair list squared eway MASSMAR (Calmar), Oct. 33— except wariiihs macbine wringer. Oho Chairman, T. Butorakos: Seeratary, M. man .paying off 1, NO. New delegiato RIbtsch. Extra gervices arc OT. Some elected. OT Oimntta. mat* to equalize OT. Re­ KY8KA (Waterman), Nov. 13—Chairi pair liatg Afi be made up. Discussion on motiene and amendmenta. Economy man, J. MacKamldf Saeratary, R; Cat.fesKUng •Btatcsm was necessary to es- tat. Check wttb. pat-?tma« yd: rittd aure voyage—adequate atorea aboard wlaytag aftar U .FIS. EafUnf. board Wef aettled wUb Capt Reprir Hat now, • iuraed in. aup'x fund EU.fik. Two. WACOSTA XWatorman), Nov. A— men UL To. fvoiac out Cbalrman, «. •Hadgai: Seerolary, A Tauncb acedule; Yum in foc'alo Iceys ta delegates. Beefs-te -ba -mben ii* dt ;Puraan, Aaa oadet for ,el<»F TfOui -row bonra dispntod OT. Fr^ meeting, BiNdaeer t»segif|aib»AeaUag. water faube -to be; cleaiwd. rangiritt-', •ystem aft. (tf. AZALIA CITY (Pan-Atlairtic), Qae. 7—Chairmsn, S. Cisa.t; Sssrstsry, J. Davia. Need new washing machine: Ship's fund St.78. Need chairs for mtss haUi water cooler to be repaired: keys for wipar's foe'sle. Vote of, thanks to steward dept. �December 19, 1959 Pace Elevea SEAFARERS IOC 'Out Of The Depths' 1 STRIKif. BR£4%, BME Votes Organizing Funds; Elects Officers Members of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers have voted to assess themselves $50 a year to pay for the union's organizing and legislative program. The $50 annual assess­ ment carried by better than 4-t to 1 in a two-month referen­ cember 1. Ten candidates com­ dum that ended December !. peted for the seven open posts. BME engineers also have elected officials for a four-year term be­ ginning January 1. Raymond McKay was reelected president, Leon Berlarge, treasurer and Jack Regan, vice-president, businessmanager In the port of San Fran­ cisco. Gordon Spencer was elect­ ed first senior vice-president and business-manager of the port of Phiiadelphia. BME members also elected three union trustees. The successful candidates were William Gammill, William Verwilt and Harry Miller. The trustees represent the mem­ bership directly at meetings of the BME executive board. Results of the referendum and the election of officers were an­ nounced December 9 at the mem­ bership meeting at BME head­ quarters in Brooklyn. The bal­ lots were counted and tabulated by a five-man committee elected by the membership. A total of 286 votes were cast on the assessment. There were 235 votes in favor and 51 against. A two-thirds majority was required for approval. The BME secret referendum began in October 1 and ended De­ SS Uberte Boasts Own Tote Board 600 Eng'rs For years, despite all evidence to the contrary, the National Vote To Join Association of Manufacturers has claimed that it is not really "against" labor and the working man, but only against Canada 51U "abuses" by unions. However, the NAM recently discarded MONTREAL—Some 600 marine engineers, representing the east coast division of the National As­ sociation of Marine Engineers of Canada, have voted to quit the NA of ME and to join the Li­ . Passengers aboard the French censed Division of the SIU Cana­ Line's Liberie were betting win, dian District. According to the place and show shortly after the "Canadian Sailor," the engineers, ship sailed from New York last fed up with years of inactivity on week. The horses. Jockeys, start­ the part of the association, voted ing gate and finish line were all almost unanimously to join the ^present—only they were on the SIU. film. The move came about after the In what was the first known at­ engineers, represented by John tempt to bring horse-racing to the Wood and Peter Scragg, aided by sea, the ship carried electronic the SIU- officials, negotiated a films of actual races at leading vastly-improved contract for Cana­ American tracks. A pari-mutual dian engineers on the Great Lakes. ticket machine was available forAlthough the agreement was to the customers as well as a minature board, flashing odds and final wipThe old SS Puerto Rico, well-remembered by many Seafar­ cover all marine engineers on the ning prices. ' ers on the San Juan run, now lies dead at the dock in Ham­ Lakes, neither the head of the org­ Advertised as "genuine horse rac­ ilton, Bermuda, with writs representing $1,300,000 worth of anization nor any of his appointed ing but without horses In the unpaid bills tacked *to her mast. Now the Arosa Star of the deputies sat in on the negotiations. As members of the licensed divi­ flesh," the races provided viewers with the traditional joys and dis­ Panamanian-registered Arosa Line (Swiss-owned), she and sion, the engineers received an appointments of the track. Losers two sister passenger ships have apparently come to the end immediate cut in union dues from $60 a year to $4 a month for still tore up worthless stubs and of the line as far as continued operations are concerned. The Arosa Star represents one aspect of the runaway pic- the nine months of the inland winners debated whether to keep betting or call it a night. The one ture-i-the aging ship which can no longer make a go of it in navigation season. In addition the advantage-was the omission of the regular competition, Switched to a runaway flag where there engineers will be able to sail as long, cheerless trip home after a are no taxes to pay and precious little wages. Even in this oilers during the slack, periods without having to pay additional day at the track. area, the ship couldn't make money, although her new owners initiation the Canadian Dis­ stuck bunks in eyery inch of space to squeeze in something trict. 'Thisfeesis tomost important in like 809 or more accommodations on a 7,G00-ton ship! view of the opening of the St. Law­ This situation outlines the evils of permitting aging ships rence Seaway which is expected to to transfer foreign instead of being scrapped or going into cut the activities of canalers now Seafarers mailing in checks the reserve fleet. Despite all the corner-cutting oh wages, used on the Lakes. The en^neers wiU also be rep­ or money orders to the Union taxes and passenger accommodations, despite ducking the to cover dues payments are bill-collector, the ship could not make a go of it. But in the resented on the" board of trustees urged to be sure to make all of process, she did a great deal of damage to legitimate carriers. of the Canadian Seafarers Welfare them payable to the SIU-A&G Thousands of passengers who would ordinarily have trav­ Plan and Will have the full use of Canadian District facilities, in­ District. eled on American-flag ships, and who would have supported all cluding the new hotel now being -Some Seafarers have sent in a flourishing passenger operation on modem, efficient ships built for seamen by the Canadian checks and money orders in the were diverted to aging,' inefficient ships under a runawaySIU at Thorold. names of individual Headquar- flag. The only satisfaction that could be derived from this tors officials. This makes fof a situation, if any, is that the concerns that were burned., for. Elections will be held soon among the engineers en all matj' problem in., bookkeeping which can be avoided if'checks are $1,300,000 in unpaid bills werie Esso Standard and California tdrs i^rtaining to the operatiqn of made out to the Union directly. Standard, both of them big-sc^^e runaway-operators them-: t^eir.fiivkiibn - Mid the selection .of ' selves.,, VI.;• oS-.-' fleers for all posts. J* " the mask of benevolence and made it plain that it is ^hat the unions have charged it to be all along—an organization dedicated to the destruction of unions and union contracts. The NAM established its identity by giving its "man of the year award" to an employer who has spent the last four years operating with scabs in an effort to break the union. The same employer has been cited for 11 unfair labor prac­ tices in violation of US labor law, has utilized an elaborate labor spy apparatus against thr union and stocked a, tear gas arsenal in his plant. It matters little who the employer involved is. In this instance, it is Herbert Kohler. "WTiat does matter is that the NAM thinks that this is the ideal way for an employer to behave. The End Of The Line Make Checks To/SIU-A&G' BME members voted by mail in continental US ports and on ships overseas. 1,000 Vote So Far In New Orleans f 'I :4 • •••*9 NEW ORLEANS—Voting in the SIU's biennial election has been very brisk in this port. Lindsey Williams, port agent, reported. Al­ though there are still two weeks left in the balloting period, over 1,000 Seafarers voted in this hall so far. The ITF protest against the flag of convenience vessels affected a total of 25 ships during the fourday demonstration in this port. The support given this beef by all of the maritime unions in the port, and especially by the men on the beach was gratifying, Williams said. In fact, so many volunteers turned out for picket duty that the captains had to cut the watcli to six hours in order to allow all hands a turn on the lines. As has been the custom in the past, the SIU will hold its Christ­ mas dinner here in the hall. All the members and their families are invited to attend. Shipping for-the port was fair during the past period with the exception of a few key ratings. In addition to the 141 regular jobs shipped, 10 relief and 38 HIWD jobs were called during Ihe pe­ riod. Paying off during the past period were the Del Oro, Del Alba, Del Mar, Del Viento (Mississippi); the Alice Brown (Bloomfield) and the Hastings (Waterman). Signing on were the Del Santos, Del Sol, Del Mar, Del Oro (Mis­ sissippi); Alice Brown (Bloomfield); Northwestern Victory (Vic­ tory Carriers) and the Natalie (In­ tercontinental ). Among the in-transit vessels were the Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsair (Alcoa); Claiborne, Chickasaw, Warrior (Waterman); Raphael Semmes, Gateway City, Almena (Pan-At­ lantic) and the Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clippers), Plan Blockade Of Red Ships An economic blockade of East Germany, which would include a maritime boycott, will be staged by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions if the West is pressured to give up its hold on West Berlin. Tife announcement came in the wake of increasing Soviet pressure upon the allies to . puU out of the city. The boycott would not only bar the loading of cargoes for East Germany and unloading of East German ships, but would call on • ail East German crews in nonCommunist ports to quit their ships. * Some 55,000,000. million workers from 137 trade unions of 97 coun- • tries comprise the JCTFU, : •'i *;i-. '^ �• I': On The Job SEIkFMEIS IN DNYDOC Good news is the best news—especially around the holiday season—so the encouraging reports on brothers in the hos­ pitals this period are welcomed by all hands. Among those due for discharge from the Galveston drydock by the end of next week are Bjom Granberg, cx-Almena, who came in with a stroke but is due out soon. The same goes for Fernando Tiago off the Steel Seafarer and Thomas Oliver, ex-Wild Rangen Tlagb checked in with pneumonia and is Hearing the end of his confine­ ment. Troubled by pleurisy, Oliver is likewise iihproVing under capable care. Savannah now has a trio of brothers at the local US Public Gillikin Henze Health hospital. Harry Henze, exGovernment Camp, and William Stanley, ex-Bradford Island, have Joined Marvin S. Forrester since last period. Hospitalized due to stomach trouble, Stanley is reported doing fine now. Ditto on For.rester, off the National Liberty, who had an accident ashore. Henze is progressing slowly. He's been bothered by a loss of memory. Both the surgeons and Brother Paul Llotta had a bad time of it out in San Francisco, with Liotta*under the knife for a total of seven houre. Off the Wild Ranger, Uotta suffered an arterial occlusion but feels pretty fair today. Leo Gillikin, ex-Northwestem Victory, had a cyst removed from his lower spine and is also coming along okay. A skin fungus that had been troubling John Clapp has been brought vnder control at the Baltimore hospital, with the result that his dis­ charge is expected soon. He's off the Oceanstar. M. Kulon, ex-Evelyn, is also getting ready to pack his gear after treatment for a hernia condition. Under surgery for a serious stomach condition, Domingo Orbigoso is making fair progress toward recovery. His last diip was the Steel Age. These brothers and airothers in the hospitals appreciate vlsit^ and mail from their shiinnates. Remember them when you're in port.The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Sidney Anderson Henry A. Janicke Ralph Armstrong Woolridge King James Barnes Edward Knapp Robert G. Barrett Leo H. Lang John Bl'twood W. A. G. Marjenhoff Claude Blanks Alonro Morris Alphonse Bosarge WUUam E. Nelson Joe Brown Jr. Dominic J. NeweU Jacob L. Buckelew William A. Padgett Winford PoweU . Eugene Cheramie Paul R. Cook James O. Price Fess T. Crawford Joseph A. Proulx Jeff Davis R. Richardson Lee A. Smith hlatthew Eurisa Henry Foy Thomas H. Stevens James C. Glisson Pedro ViUabol James Ward Herbert E. Grant Wayne F.~ Harris Leo Watts Hayden Henry George WflUama Cleopbas Wright James Hudson Benjamin Huggins Clifford Wuertz J. W. G. Iglebekk Charles E. Wynn Ramon Irizarry USPIIS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY W. Kenny J. Abraham James T. Alien J. Lelinski Nicholas Anoustis Henry Maglnness AUen C. Mason James Antoniadis L. McGlone Mariano Arroyo Anthony Pisanl John Ausiitz A. Pisano R. Bunner Fi-utuoso Camacho John L. Roberts Salvador Rodriguez August Charous W. M. SikorsU Thomas Danbeck E. Toro Rupert Daniels • S. Trzcinski J. Eaton Ramon Varela J. Furr M. Velez Erling A. Hansen James H. West John Hawkins Joseph Wohleti John A. Jackson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner Mars I.- Gall<9 I •<': USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Paul D. Liotta J. V. Bissonnet Arthtir J. Scheving Michael J. Coffey Henry J. Schreiner Myron E. Folts Wm. E. Thompson Led Gillikin Henry Waller USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Lewis R. Akins Frank Hernandez Manuel Antonana Donald Hewson Eiadio Aris Antonio Infante Fortunato Bacomo Claude B. Jessup Ludwig Krlstiansen Joseph J. Bass Thomas R. Lehay Melvin W. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Bruno Warren J. Mclntyre Leo V. Carreon James F. Clarke Leo Mannaugh C. Osinski Joseph D. Cos George G. Phifer Juan Denopra Winston E. Renny John J. DriscoU Frledof O. Fondtla G. E. Shumaker Almer S. Vickera Otis L. Gibbf Pon P. Wing Bart E. Guranick Boyce Yarborough Taib Hassan Clarence Hawkins USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. M. S. Forrester Joseph ScuUy Harold D. Cause Randolph C. Shedd Harry Henze WUiiam Stanley John M. Power Victor Tubo USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Joseph Arnold Mieczislaw Kulon Hennlng Bjork Robert L. LitUeton Wm. BrightweU John A. Morris Gaetano Buscigiio C. G. Murray Sr. Kermit Bymaster Augustin G. Oporto Domingo Orbigoso John Castro John Clapp Bajrmond Potorski Vincent Rlzzuto Rosario Copani George Schmidt Peter DeVrics Lucius DeWitt William F. Smart WUIiam Dunn Jr. NIghhert Straton Fred England Paul Strickland John M. Gallagher John J. SypniewsU John Jacobs Gewgo Warrington Edgar Krotzer UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. John E.' Jacobs Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON D. H. Anderson Joseph Sharp C. H. Andrews P. J. St. Marls Juan Mojica J. W. Wait* USPHS HOSPITAL ^ BOSTON. MASS. L. J. CampbeU Raymond L. Perry A. C. Harrington Ray Peters John Keegan USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Donald K. Fisher Thomas Oliver Bjom A. Granberg Fernando Tiago Norman Longtine SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAUF. Jacob L. Zimmer SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VA. Joseph GUI VETERANS flAMP MT. MCGREGOR. NY T. Cunningham VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you or* an old tubscribo: and have a Thomas W. KiUlon VA HOSPITAH . cbanga of oddrast, plaaia giva your BUTLER. PA. James F. Markel formor address below: VA HOSPITAL COR.VL GABLES. FT-A. Aimer Ralford VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEX.^S B. J. Arsenauli VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HEIGRTS. MASS. . Charles BarUetj DnnM Ftteptdrlck VA DOMICIABY , SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG —please >ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) STREET ADDRESS ItKl' ,1'/ CITY .. ZONE ... STATE ImM'. ADDRESS .V 'iW^- '., ZONE, STATE DeMmber 19, 195t SMAFAItEltS iOG Paf« Twdlvc L.; SUP Brother Dies In Azores Te tte Editor: Brother Juan S. Nlve8, 'who was a crewmember on the SS Eagle Traiuporter, died Novem­ ber 28 on an island in the Azores < after being stricken by a heart attack. He had been a : bookmember of the Sailors Union of the Pacific for many years. The company has flown his letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names toill be withheld upon reouest, - Enrouto to VugosTavia •on th« Valley Forge, 3rd cook M. Guerro (top) grinds away fop a spaghetti and meatball din­ ner. In his turn, bosun C. Negron !s (iiictiired liking the holes in the dedc of the saloon messhall. with C.. Truenski looking on. Negron fixed all the holes in the foc'sies, too. Photos by "reporter A. Doni- luk. ; • ^ body back to New York where his family lives. Brother Nives was A good shipmate and ail members of the crew share the grief of his family. This is the only news from the ship so far on its first voyage out. M. D. Green Ship's delegate (Ed. note: 'The deceased was flown back by military plane to an East Coast airfield and then was shipped on to New York, where the SIU assisted Brother Nives' wife in making funeral arrangements.) ir Ir i- Seeks Pix, News On WW 2 Ships LOG-A-RHYTHM: By W. WUIdrldse Who are we but wand'rers? No port do we call home. While sailing all the seven seas. Around the world we roam. From New York to Madagascar, Down to Singapore; Spending weeks and days at sea. So we can go ashore. Seldom knowing where we're bound — : Each trip's a different run. No matter what our destination. We hope to find some fun. •t Maybe in Spain with' a senorita. Or a geisha (Jepanese), Perhaps a colleen from Ireland, Or a lovely gal in Greece. We may head for the Equator, Down to Rio or B-A, Or maybe a Kttle port in Chile, Or down to Uruguay. Maybe it'll be a northern port. To -Norway,. Denmark or Sweden. Any Scandanavian spot Is a little bit of Eden. In Europe there are BaDcan ports Of these we're not so certain; They're linked up with the Soviets, Behind the Iron Curtain. No matter where we stop off. It's different In some way. We'd like tdSinflter longer. But there is no time to stay. Europe, Asia, Austratid, Each one has its special ports; Every one a little different. Where we meet all kinds, all sorts. But when we've had our fill Like good teefarin^ men. We're ready^ be on our way; It's back to 'sea again. And nomatter inhere we travel. Every hmtr, every day. There's none wtve found to rival To the Editor: I have been receiving the LOG for quite some time and it. is interesting to note the ships still being mentioned that I saw ' during World War II in many^parts of the world, I'd especially appreciate hear­ ing froid anyone Who sailed on the foiiowing ships during 1944 or 1945: SS Clement Clay, SS Lucius Fairchiid and SS. Alcoa Pointer. If they have pictures . of these ships or would be ing to write about the old days during 1944-45 I'd like them to write to me at the Monroe For­ estry Camp, RFD, Readsboro, vt. i was a ihemhpr of the US Navy armed guard on ail three ships and hope to hear from anyone then aboard during the trip to Europe and Africa on the Clement Clay In ^r the trip to Hawaii, Le:^ and Okinawa on the Alcoa Pointer. Thank you for sending me the LOG, as I can assure you I have always been deeply interested in maritime affairs. Frank D. MeNeli. Sr. t Rates Shipmate Tops in Taient To the Editw: Roscoe Aiford, better known as "Ai" to all his shipmates, has been on the Alcoa Clipper for quite a spell. He has the crewmembers and passengers alike wondering where a young fellow like he is acquired such skill in deborating and dressing pp dishes. He joined the Union in *46, and has sailed with Isthmian, Waterman and Alcoa principaiiy, WhUe on the Ciippm: a num­ ber of years back, he became! interested in the fine art of pre­ paring hers d'oeuyres and cana­ pes, and different types of dress­ ings and salads that would de­ light a gourmet. Incidentally, he was requested by his ship­ mates to sail chief pantryman, and has been doing so ever since. Man, Seafarers can certainly recall the wonderful job he did on Christmas dinner at the hall in New Orleans with Brother Frank Palmer, chief cook ex­ traordinary. - "Ai" v.?a.s struck by illness just recently, hut our luck held out and he is hack with us. Three cheers, and hats off to a man I think belongs in the "hail of fame" for chief pantryman. Maurice "Duke" Duet 'X> if Backs One-Year Limit On Jlobs To the Editor: After reading the article in the LOG (Nov. 7, 1958) on limit­ ing the time a man can spend on a ship, I agree 100 percent with Brothers Art Lomas and Bob Johnson. I believe one year on a ship is plenty long enough^and after that a man should get off. Why should a certain few enjoy the good runs for years? Besides, if a man thinks anything of his family and his health he'll get off. Increase the job turnover and do everybody some good. I've spoken to a lot of feiiow;s. and a great many are in favor of a one-year limit. I say let's have a vote on it and .not wait until shipping is rough. Now is the time for it. The entire membership, not just a few, would profit from this, and it would be fair to everyone. Why should we fall behind like the NMU? Let's hear from mprq,^of the brothers on this. As for me, 1 would like to see a one-year limit so that everybody would have a chance. I believe this is the democratic way. Ernest C. deBautts SS Atlantio • i ail $1 Miami Crew Draws Thanks To the Editor: I'm a retired seaman and was and dfrcharge from the Cities Servicie Miami in order to get my vacation pay. While I'm at It. I'd like to offer my thanks to the boys 1 sailed with to thank them for the line treatment. I have never sailed with any better crew. I'm a retired seamen and was OB vacation' in Japan when the ship came in needing a man, so I took the job. I'm happy I did, because I could not have sailed with a finer bunch of good union men. W. R. Wallaca - t i Benefits Help Again And Again To the Editor: My wife and I think that the welfare services of the SIU are wonderful. We have received benefits for the birth of pur last two children and, while I was away just this last trip, the benefits came in handy again when two of the chiicfren had their toiisiis taken "out. It makes a person feel good to be able to tell the doctor what kind of Insurance hacks him up. Also, Our bat is off to the negotiating committee- for the last raise. I am proud to' be a member of the SIU. •. Alton Booth 'V �I ;a, nptamhee 19, 198t RAPHAEL SEMMES (P«n-AtUntle), Nov. 17—Chalrmanf R. Jonas; Socrotory, B. Varn. Moat repairs taken care of. No beefs. DeleKate resigned wtth vote of thanks from crew for Job well done. Ship's fund $28.29. New deler gate elected. Have lights rigged aft port and stbd. side. Cannot see with present lighting system. Have extra rail put up forward where crossing is by No. 1 hatch. Install chain rails on cranes with snap—on hooks. Re­ quest ttoi using water fuuntala as spitoon and mouth washing station. Suggest cups be brought back to pan­ try. Vote of ^anks to steward dept. for good food and service. SEASTAR (Triton), Nov. 17—Chair­ man. C. Taylor) Socrotary, P. Moth. One man missed ship at beginning of trip. Letter written to union. One man left in Axores due to sickness. SEAFARERS SEATRAtN TEXAS (Seotrain), Nov. SO—Chairman, P. Patrick; Socrotary, T. Moore. No beefs. Motion to ob­ tain new waAing machine. Have air conditioner fixed. Kcportcl on re­ pairs of TV set. RARHARA FRIRTCHIH (Liberty Novigatlwi), Nov. 14—Chairman,' O. Payne; Secretary, E. KarczswAI. Ship's fund $13. Six hours OT dis­ puted: no other beefs One man left ttaip in Canada duo to accident. New delegate elected. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Soatrain). Nov. 14—Chairman, F.' Boyno; Socro­ tary, J. Sweat. No beefs. Request taking care of kerosene can in pas­ sageway. Make effort to get books to patrolman on time. Take up empty stool butts from deck in messhaU. SEATRAiN LOUISIANA (Soatrain), Nov. If—Chairman, J. Clonn; Socro­ tary, N. Romlay. No beefs. Ship's fund $98.90. Mattresses uncomfortablo because of large size. Discussion about repairs on last repair list not taken care of. No rye bread or pumper­ nickel delivered in New Orleans, al­ though reqiUsitloned~by steward. Too many Incorrect orders served. Re­ quest rectifying tiiis. Oct. 19—Chairman, J. Clonn; Socro­ tary, N. Romloy. One man missed Alp in New Jersey. Ship's ftmd $43.80. Some disputed OT. No major beefs. Delayed sailing dieted. Mo­ tion made and seconded to contact patrolman about milk and bread in Texas City. Beef on quality of food. MAR (Bull), Nov. S3—Chairman, R. SHIia; Secretary, R. Tapman. Elect one man from each dept. to act on safety committee. Ship's fund $42.72. Discussion on different types of food to be ordered. Poultry to be inspected by patrolman en arrlvaL More night lunch, to be put out. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service). Nov. 24—Chalrmsn, P. Hammel; Secretary, D. Reard. Repair list made up. Settee In- recreation room to be repaired. Payoff to be on new wage scale. Ship's fund sa-.sa. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good chow and especially to baker. Menus to be typed out for messhall. MUk supply should be ehecfced leaving port. Re­ quest less canned apricots, more peaches and more pitchers. Coopera­ tion urged in keeping messhaU and pantry clean. Need better grade of bathroom tissue. THE CARINS (Toxas City Ref.), Oct. 34—Chairman, E. Mlnyard; Socrotary, R. Orant. Ships needs fumigation. Rooms need painting. Te retain ship's delegate another trip. Mo)» coopera­ tion urged. Delegate wants steward dept. feed for full hour. Parties aboard ship to quiet down. Nov. 23—Chairman, S. Frank; Soc­ rotary, H. Starck. Delegate reported on men fired in Fhila. Deck dept. beefs squared away. Some disputed OT. New delegate elected. Repair list to be made np. AU soiled Unen to be turned in. Blankets to be put on board next port. Vote of thanks to stewdard dept. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas).' Oct. 19—Chairman, R. CuArell; Sec­ retary, P. Napell. No beefs. One man hurt and went te hospitaL New dele­ gate elected. Nov. 9 — Chairman, J. Robertson; Socrotary, P. Jonos. Requested repair list. Chief electrician to be order In Norfolk. Capt. pleased with, deck A cngr. depts. Two men in steward dept. logged and one In deck. Chief CS MIAMI (Cities Service), Nev. IS— electrician hospitalized in Rotterdam. Chairman. C. Burns; Secretary, C. Men dissatisfied about chow In port Ward. Draws te be In checks—requlof Rotterdam. Five hrs. disputed OT Aion for supplies to be okayed by —no oAer beefs. Meeting to be held master. Few miner beefs. Report ac­ in port of payoff to prefer charges cepted. -Keep messroom and pantry against steward dept.. member. Mo­ clean. Need more LOGs. tion made to ronew galley exhaust fan as promised prior to this trip. HASTINGS (Waterman), Nev. Chelrman, H. Mailman; Secretary, J. VALLEY POROE (Penlnsutor Nav. .E. Wells; One man hospitalized in Corp.), Nov. 14—Chairmen, W. Ollli' Gibraltar—headquarters Four Secretary, S. Aralea. New treasurer men logged. Repair listnotified. to be made elected, ship's fund $14.50. Suggest up. SA patrolman at payoff regard­ changing tsrpe of soap powder. Pan­ chief and 2nd mate. Few hours try and messroom- to be kept clean.- ing disputed OT. Discussion about sick Vote of thanks to night cook and men working. Check slop chest for baker for fine job. Vote of thanks to steward Sapt. 27—Chairman, W. Olll; Socro­ supplies. tary, S. Aralot. New delegate elected. dept. No beefs. Suggest repair list bo ARMONK (New England Ind), Dee. turned in. Messroom, pantry, and rec­ N. Matthey; Secretary, reation room to be kept neat at all S—Chairman, L. HIckey. One man hospitalized in times. Germany. Repair lists submitted. LA SALLE (Waterman), Nev. 17— Ship to lay up in Brooklyn and some men may be Irept to secure Aip. Few Chairman, P. Ken; Secretary, E. Moran. Two men hospitalized: ono hours disputed OT. Report accepted. man returned to slUp. Three men All foc'sles to be cleaned up. Turn In .missed sliip—one returned. Some dis­ all Ailed linen and f A'sle keys. puted OT. Everything running OCEAN EVA (Marltimo Ovcrtsas), smoothly. Nov. 23—Chairman, T. BrtghHul; Secraiary, H. Schwartz. Request patrol­ JEAN LAFITTE CVatarman), Nov. 9 —Chairman, W. Evitt7 Sacretary, S. men hold meeting with crew before Joseph.' Good launch Ai-vlce. DUlcus- payoff. Reports accepted. Repair Ust sion on draws In Far East. Request to be made up. Request safety greenbacks and not local money.. meetings. Greenbacks should be put out 24 hours MANKATO VICTORY (Victory-Car­ before arrival. Crew pleaAd on sign­ riers), Nov. II—Chairman, J. Morgan; ing on under new agreement and new Secratary, L. Peppor. AU repairs to wage scale.' AU rooms' and showers painted. AU repair Usts turned in. be made aa Aon as possible. See del­ egate concerning any beefs about pa­ No beefs. Ship's fund $6.75. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Job. trolman. Some disputed OT. Need ice box and washing machine. Quar­ Request painting aU insdie pasuge way de6ks. Suggest watch foc'sle for ters to be Augeed. Company maU eng. dept. Patrolman to check medi­ Arvlco handled poorly. ' Discussion about garbage disposal In portcine cabinet. should be placed in cans. Ship needs •EAUREOARD (Pan Atlantic), Nev. fumigating. Vote, of thanks to steward 15—Chairman, F; Sullivan; Secretary, dept. and aU delegates for job weU T. Vlelanto. Repair Ust turned in. dono. Three men missed ship. Ship's fund MAI (Bull), Nov. I—Chalrmsn, W. $19, No beefs. Few hours disputed OT. Change of Unen schedule dls- McltvMn; SMretary, R. Tspman. Ship's fund $42.74. New delegate ciused. Engine m$n has day's pay disputed. AppUcations for vacation elected. Repairs to deck eng. foc'sle. pay to bo distributed on ship. Vote PENN EXPLORER (Psnn Shipping), ef thanks to steward dept. for good Nev. 23—Chairman, E. Thompson; food and Mrvlco. Secretary, J. Anderton. Three men SHINNECOCK BAY (Msr Trtdo), hospitaUzed in Honolulu—^two replace­ Nov. II—Chairman, P. Boyer; Stcre- ments received. Two promotions. Re­ ;iiiry. None. New delegate elected. pair list to be turned in to Capt. Arrangements made to kAp doors Some disputed OT. Return aU cots cloAd In port—aU men to cooperate to steward dept. MeuluU and pantry With gangway watch. No beefs. Some to be kept clean. Return cups and dlAutcd OT.' glasAS to pantry. BINTS POST (CIHet Service), Nov. 1<—Chairman, W. WUidrldge; Secre­ tary, A. Hobsrt. AU npalrs taken care of. No beefs. Delegate resigned after three months—reotected 1»y acelamatlofc New boatswain to be toUt Pace Thlrteea The Gulls Went Hungry.., to wash down poop deck. 1st asst. to look at scuttlebott in messhall to get cold water.- STERL KING (Isthmian), Nov. II— Chairman, H. Burgotsos; Secretary, P. HoWe. Beef about innerspring iqattressra. Ship's fund $134.01. Need new mattresses. Paper baskets' not delivered. Suggest vote of thanks bo given tn captain for good earo of sick men.. 23 hours disputed OT, cleaning deep tanks. No beefs. Two hrs. OT for oUef cook under pew agreement— clarification will be necessary. Delor gate to see about lay-off slips. Dele­ gate to be reimbursed at payoff for cost of telegrams. Vote of tlianks to steward dept. for Job well done. Sepa­ rate copies of diluted OT for men and captain to be made. LOG ^t.AJKTON (Clover), Now. 4—chair­ man. J. Schilling; SMretary, P. Hai^ aye. Bequest pool for ship's fund. AU Beefs to be taken te delegates. Vote of thanks to brother far aeUnE at delegate. Outgoing . . . going . ., gone! Passing out orders from the galley during Thanksgiving dinner en the Del Mar (left) era crew cook Nicky Bastes (left) and 2nd cook Brown Huszak. On the right, helping to demolish the big teedi were "(seated, I to r) Anthony Russo, Nathan J. Benonate, Louis Suslovitz and Manuel Archibald. In background. William Lennox end Doyis P. Danos serye. Photos by George E. Annis. Thanksgiving Day has come and gone and, with it, a mountain of stripped turkey car­ casses, hams and prime ribs. As usual, this trio proved to be the mainstay of all SIU holiday menus, along with a variety of other fixings. •>Some, like the Mankato Vic­ tory, als(F featured roast shyinff away from meat and poul­ the "Ambrosia spirits" reported chicken and baked Alaska sal­ try, while t h (r Mfwnliiff Light as one item among the Hurricane's mon. Tile Andrew Jaekson offered prepared "filJt of flounder a sauce broiled filet 9t perch for those tartare" to round out the menu. The meeting minutes from the Cities Servfce Baltimore offered no details on the bill of fare, but pre­ sumably it was equal to the occa­ since the steward department EVERY SUNDAY sion draw an enthusiastic vote of thanks for its efforts. The Del Mar sub­ DIRECT VOICE mitted a menu plus pictures BROADCAST (above). Since it's a passenger wagon, its menu naturally reflected long, hard labor by the galley staff for the holiday. Extra touches appearing on some of the menus ranged from such items as "champagne sauce" to complement the "baked sugar cured smoked ham" on the Mankato to "Yorkshire pudding, hard sauce" on the Del Mar and "hot home-made rye. bread * for the gang on the Jackson. How the baker managed to produce home­ - To Ships in Atiantic made bread at sea is a puzzle, but South American of course SIU cooks and bakers do accomplish magic at times in cater­ and ing to their shipmates. European Waters , Another menu spell-binder was many dinner offerings. Perhaps somebody on there will write and let everyone in on the secret of what that is. If the dish matches the advance billing, it must really jiave been something fit for the gods. Ambrosia wassupposed to be the food for the gods in a couple of eons ago. Whatever the CLSJ, all hands concur that the gulls salvaged very little by the time the holiday was over. (Comments from ether ships will be published as they come in since, due to the problems in shipshore mail communication, only a few reports have been received so far. Thanks to John Carey (.Mankoto), George Annis (Del Mar) and M, N. Evans (Morning Light) for the details available.—Ed.) UdOWl, fo-NBWS' Every Sunday, 1420 GMT <11:20 AM EST Sunday) • WFK-39, 19858 KC» Ships in Caribbean. East Coast of South America. South Atlantic and East Coast of United States « WFL-4S, 15SS0 KCS Ships in GaU of Mex­ ico, Caribbean. West. Coast of South AmMica. West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast • WFK-93, IS700 KC» Shipa in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic. European and US East CASt Meanwhile, MID Round-the-World Broadcasts continue ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:lSPJIf EST Sunday) I WCO-130te KC$ Europe and No. America WCO-l490$.t KCs Bast Coast So. America WCO-92407 KCs West Coast So^ America Every Mondsy, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15407 KC$ Australia WMM OI-11037.S Northwest Padfle MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT AFbGIO That Was No 'Fish Story' A mighty cautious man, ship's delegate Bob Musselwhite on the Cce Victory backs up his fishing yarns witl^^he facts. Musselwhite had written in-(LOG, Oct. 10) how anglers on the ship COu9 ht two sharks in Aqaba Boy—one 7' long weighing 195 pounds and the other a 500pound 11-footer. fHe's now sent in a photo showing the smaller one flanked by R. Beale, OS, and A. Queary, MM, after Bill Gurner, FWT, brought it in. Just for the record, we also have a picture of the 500-pounder after it was las­ soed by A. Kasinski, DM. Both fish were hauled up at the stern by the after capstan. One thing is cer­ tain from the photos. Both fish were big fellows that must have put up quite a fight. • "ITB �-- .i ,•*i5®- .'- V ••»• • SEAFyii^WliltS LOG Mca Foiirtieea V r.. . Lull Before The Storih LOG'S Best Cure Nest To Sea Air To the Editor: Receiving an occasional LOG from a fellow sailor is a Joy in itself here in Texas, Since the nearest water—the Rio Grande —is dry three-quarters of the time. Needless to say, eveiy SIU sailor Who served in the Army at one time or another hSs had the longing to have, good old steel and bolts back under, him Letters To The Editor A pretty capable-lopking crew, the galley gang and the crew mess on the Portmar get ready for the meal hour before the hun­ gry hordes descend on them. Pictured (I to r) P. Garvin, chief cook; A. Flores, 3rd cook; F. Smith, cook & baker, ond J. Malyszko, MM. Ship's delegate E. Bayne sent in the photo. SlU, A&G District . ' \J I: . BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Asent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sbeehan. Asent Rlchmuod 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Asent Capital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Claike, Agent HE3nlock 6-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira, Agent FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE I Soutb Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEbniock 2-1754 MORGAN CITV 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Pbone 2156 NEW ORLEANS . 523 BienviUe St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 075 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 NORFOLK ... 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St. Marty Breitboff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncoi Sal Colls. Agent Pbone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St. E B McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2503 1st AVe. Jeff Gillette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1609-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGION, Caiil .. 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humpbries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave., Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST SECKEl'AKV-'rKEASURERS I Aleina De'-k W HaU, Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R Matthews. Joint E i>i •iic.v Sid. J. Volpian. Joint SUP |i' .• L- ^ ^ F' i-' • HONOLULU... 51 South Nimltz Highway PHone 502-777 PORTLAND 311 SW Ciay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND, Calif. .. SIO Macdonaid Ave. BEacon 2-0023 SAN FRANCISCO. 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE' 2505 1st Ave. ^ Main 0290 WILMINGTON ... 905 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 1 fe"' Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters In a huri-y can do so by cabling the Union at its cable • '-ess, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure leedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster rarvice for the men inv'ved. again, so you can understand why I am sending in a plea. If you have a few extra LOGs lying around in some corner I would be more than happy to receive them. Incidentally, any of you old salts who wish to break away from the w'ater for a vacation will find Juarez, Mexico (walk­ ing distance from El Paso) not only a long way from the ocean but also a land of gorgeous senbritas and Bacardi rum sell­ ing for 80 cents a fifth. . I wish also to. extend hopes for fair sailing to all, especially everyone who's already been through this ordeal. I'll be see­ ing yop chaps in another year and a half. Pvt. D. L. Skelton ""nVa'dinTOoS MC&S HONOLULU....51 SoUtb Nimltz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. RAmond 7428 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. SUtter 1-1995 SEATTLE .2505 — 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON..... 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 4 8J3J MFOW HONOLULU....56 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. EAstern 7-3383 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. MAgnoUa 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 hTW Everett .St, CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 Great Lakes District ALPENA . 1215 N Second Ave ELmwoOd 4-3816 180 Main St. Phone; Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave, River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St.. Phone: Randilph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 BUFFALO. NY Canadian District HALIFAX N.S.. Union Has Cable Address All letters to the editor for ^publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. 128V4 HoUis St. Pbone 3*8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Onfario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. £. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 617V4 Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Wn 8L Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS... 304 Charlotte St. _ Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Queboe ...20 Elgin St. Phone: 945 THOROLD. Ontario......52 St. Davids St. OAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-an-Matelot Queheo Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN m Prlnco William St. NB 'OX 2-5431 J, Sees A Solution For Mail Delays To the Editor: While in the Port of New York, one of our able seamen went around to several company offices trying to locate a lot of back mail; Upon his return to the ship, he had a story worth telling. In one office he found a gang of bop-silly personnel lying on the fioor listening to rock and roll with a record player going full blast. Everybody was too busy to pay any attention, to him so he had to create a scene to shake.up someone with a little authority. , His mail was finally found right on the desk. The gal re­ sponsible thought the Chicka­ saw was a Norwegian ship. Speaking for myself, I am fast developing a sense of hu­ mor like Jack the Ripper, I had not heard from my wife for five months. When I finally do get through on the phone, I find out that my little boy fell oil bis hike and broke his wrist three months ago. I understand that the Union has taken care of iMeenlNir 19; IsKl everything, hut it's sUU a hell of a time for me to he finding out about it. I would like to recommend that we appoint a committee to go around in each port and find out just what kind of facilities are being used to handle our , mail. Then, with proper reports filed at headquarters, maybe the next negotiating committee can do something about it. I know these companies like to save money, so maybe we can help them. Why waste money on a mail clerk when, for a bag of salted peanuts, we can go to the local lunatic asylum and get someone to do the job? Theycouldn't possibly foul up things any worse. Daniel D. Backrak $1 Wives Support ID Card Plan To the Editor: As an SIU member's wife, 1 -(oo think it would he a very good idea if we wives had some kind of identification card show­ ing we are dependents of SIU men, I often find it very difficult to cash my check when my hus­ band is out at sea, as people in many towns and cities don't like to cash checks from out of town. I think that if I had some kind of identity card this would make things much easier. Like Mrs. Gillespie in the Nov. 21 LOG I too would like to say, "Come on, wives, let's hear from you if you're for the idea." Mrs. Elnora A. Parks * • • To the Editoh I would like to join the other Seafarers' wives in their request for ID cards as well as the pen­ sion. We do need both. The SIU has done a wonder­ ful job taking care of the sea­ faring man's families and we wives do appreciate - it. I am proud to be the wife of an SlU seaman. Mrs. David W. Liete • * * To the Editor: I was reading in the LOG about a plan to issue identifica­ tion cards for the seamen's wives. My husband is a seaman and I think it would he a great idea. I vote 100 percent for it Here's an example why we need them. I went to the Baltic more hall for Thanksgiving din­ ner and had a very hard time getting in. Since my husband is out to sea and Christmas is com­ ing up, no doubt I will have the same problem then. Of course, I don't blame them at the halL They want to keep out freeload­ ers and keep down trouble, as we have a very nice hall here in Baltimore. I hope you put this in the . next issue of the LOG to get this idea rolling, so we wives can get an ID card and avoid a lot of red tape and arguing. Mrs. Clarence R. Brocket! Welfare Cash CPmes In Handy To the Editor: I wish to express my' thanks to the SIU and the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the $200" maternity benefit and the $25 US savings bond which we re­ ceived after the birth of our daughter Kathy Georgeann. I am very proud that my hus­ band is a member of the SIU, and, I'm sure that when Kathy is older she too will be proud to -be part of an SIU family. Mrs. George F. Clock • • 4: To the Editor: I was recently advised by the Seafarers Welfare Plan that I became eligible for the SIU dis­ ability benefits as of November 2, 1958. My wife and son join me in thanking you all. We ehall pray for the well-being and long life of ail of you. Gregory Morejon 4 4 4 To the Editor: I should like to offer my sin­ cere appreciation to ail SIU offi­ cials and the Seafarers Welfare Pian for the payment of the death benefit left me by my brother, Rufus Freemaii. I am grateful to all of you for your kindness. Mrs. Sadie L. Jackson t- ^ a. Lauds Aid After Brether's Death To the Editor: Please print this letter of ap­ preciation to all the members of the SIU, SUP and MCS for their kindness and help to my broth­ er, Frank B. McCollian, who passed away November 4, 1958, in Baltimore. I wish to extend my personal thanks to Steve Cardullo, SIU agent in Philadelphia; Marty Breitboff, San Francisco agent, and Ed Turner of the Marine Cooks & Stewards for all their help and kindness to Mrs. Frank B. McCoilian. Due to circumstances beyond my control at ; this time and at the time Frank died, I could , do nothing. Thank God for the Broth|erhood of the Sea, our unions and the men who lead them. Jack MeColIian. SUP. 4) i , MIsGlng Watch Gets Home Again To the Editor: A while hack I wrote to you for yoiir assistance in getting iny watch repaired by the man who was to repair it hut had kept it for eight months. I am happy to report tljat the watch has been returned and ; was repaired finally. Your ready cooperation was- certainly appreciated. Without your help, I am fairly sure 1 ^ would never have seen the watch again. Thank you all very much. " Mrs. T. B. Grlffitk ^ AWORP,, 1 ^SKIPPER/ BEEN DESISA/ArED By-rWEe«Ev\/,'3iR,i& PRBSENTTO YdD... .. T — WISH WHSRECfF VoU.ASViEP^Rr/ / YOU A OF-TriE FIRST MRT W RESPECT MERRY. •TO ATDREME/^TIONED AMTTFR, / MERRY , NEVERTWELESSAND^WlTTHB ENTIRE CRE.W POES HEREBY— OULF! v„ ^ k-' �Deeember 19, 1958 SEAFARERS 10 a 60-Day Provision Upheld; Louisiana To Pay Benefits Christmas Card (Continued on page di tract under which he is.employed. It could not therefore be correctly held that the claimant voluntarily quit the job. A review of the con­ tract between the Company [MisEissippi Shipping Co.] and the Union,. contained in the file sub­ mitted to u^, leads us to the con­ clusion that this is a bilateral agreement and, under those cir­ cumstances, we do not feel that the seaman should be disqualified for leaving employment without good cause connected with the work." 'Thanks to the diligence of At­ torney General Gremillion, this de­ cision, coupled with action of the 1958 Louisiana Legislature in liberfilizing unemployment insurance benefits, means that SIU class B imd C men shipping out of Louisi­ ana ports now will enjoy equal treatment with ehoreside workers and with Seafarers in other states where this principle previously was established," New Orleans Port Agent Lindsey J, Williams said. The 1958 Louisiana legislature increased maximum unemployment insurance benefits to $39 a week for 28 weeks. In previous cases, Louisiana un­ employment insurance agencies have refused to pay benefits to Sitl men in such cases on grounds that their employment was interrupted by. a Union shipping rule, By so doing, the agencies completely ignored the fact that the 60-day rule is part of the seniority provi' sions of the. SIU's collective bar­ gaining agreement negotiated bi­ laterally by Union and maoagement It was this latter position which was argued-successfully by SIU attorney C. Paul Barker and up­ held by Attorney General Gremil­ lion ih his opinion. Tampa Sees Better Days TAMPA—Shipping for this port has been on the slow side over the past period. The future is not too bright, for While there are over 12 ships scheduled to call In dur­ ing the next 12-14 days, all are in transit. There were no shijii paying off or signing on in this port during the past period. In transit were the Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Raphael Semmes. Gateway City (Pan-At­ lantic); Chiwawa, Fort Hoskins (Cities Service) and the Almena (Penn Shipping). - EVERY I SUNDAY i DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST I I TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "JHE VOICE OF THE MID' EVERY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday) , WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships In Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. WFt-SS; 15850 KCa Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. TVFK-DS. 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-Worfd Wireless Broadcasts Continue . • • . Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:19 PM EST Sunday) WCO-1S020 KCs Europe and North America WCO-16908.8 KCs East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sundoy) ' WMM 25-15607 KCi Australia ~WMM 81-11037.5 . Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT rare nfteea Ovw 5,400 AA6 Votes Cast; Election End Near n:..: Voting in the SIU A&G District's biennial election picked up early in the second month of balloting to put the totS well over the 5,000 mark. With 14 days remaining in the balloting period, a total of 5,483 Seafar--* — ers cast their ballots in 15 posts are . contested in Tampa, SIU halls throughout the Philadelphia and New Orleans. Seafarer Pedro Villabol sends seoson's greetings to all from the Dei Sud, where he's serv­ ing OS smoking room steward. Scene is festively-decerated lounge aboard the cruise ship. She's due home Jan. 1. Unions Will Press Drive I (Continued from page 3) have' to disclose the true identity of the American ownership. In any event, SIU attorneys believe that they would have won the case be­ fore the Board. Attorneys are studying the con­ tents of all the legal proceedings to determine their collective im­ pact on the methods to be used in dealing- with the rufiaways. (For some interesting quotes from the courts,. and for details of press reaction, see feature on page 9.) Nor could the runaways get much encouragement from devel­ opments in the legislative and diplomatic areas. Congressman Pelly's call for closing of tax loop­ holes (see page 2) was followed by the announcement on Wednesday that the State Department would meet with representatives of major maritime nations in "February to discuss the whole issue of runaway registries. Spokesmen from Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Great Srltain, Sweden, Finland and West Germany are expected to partici­ pate and to seek US action re­ straining the runaway flags. Personals And Notices Dominick D1 Male Please contact your wife at 1321 Ronan Ave., Wilmington, Calif. Harold S. Lelond You are urged to contact LuciUe Lelond at 700 Michele Dr., Mart­ inez, Calif. You can caU person to person at 2417 J. ' Donald it. Pitman It is important that you get In touch with Mrs. Floyd Pitman at 435 North K St.. Muskogee, Okla. Ellis Samhi Please contact Leo Brown, at­ torney, at 165 Broadway, New York 6, NY. Important. Ernest L. Magers The Welfare Services Depart­ ment in headquarters is holding your shot card. Donald French Please contact your mother at 2540 Garfield Street, Hollywood, Florida. WilUam F. EUlott, Jr. UrgeuL that you contact your sister, Mrii. Fannie Lester, in Chatham, Virginia. She is serious­ ly concerned about you. -- country and Puerto Rico. The two-month baUoting period, which started oii November 1, will end as of December 31. As of December 15, the voting- breakdoym port by port was: Boston, 73; New York, 1,425; Philadelphia, 351; Baltimore, 680; Norfolk, 86; Savannah, 70; Tampa, 47; MpbUe, 553; New Orleans, 1,056; Lake Charles, 56; Houston, 554; Wilmington, 163;' San Fran­ cisco, 236; Seattle, 83; and San ,ruan, 50. As Is provided In the Union's constitution, all baUots cast in each port are placed in a sealed envelope and mailed by certified or regi-stered mail to a central location in New York. All of the poUs committee members are also required to write their names across the flap of each envelope after it has been sealed. The baUots are then deposited in a safe deposit with the Commercial State Bank and Trust company in New York City. A total of 73 candidates are on the baUot this year for 38 elective posts. Heaviest competition is for the eight Joint patrolmen posts open in headquarters. Other con­ tested offices are joint patrolmen in Boston, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. Agents CS Baltimore Rescues Five A 14-man taUying committee tyill be elected at the next branch meetings, on December 24. The committee wiU consist of six men from headquarters and two each from Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and San Francisco. It will be their job to take all of the ballots from the bank vault in which they have been deposited and make the official tally for the District, as soon as balloting ends December 81. Freeze-Up Hits Ships On Lakes MONTREAL —Caught by tho sudden drop in temperatures two weeks ago, which froze over many portions of the St. Lawrence, over a score of ocean ships almost found themselves ice-bound for the winter. The two-day exten­ sion of the canal's closing by the Canadian Government ^nd the "flying squads" provided by Can­ ada, staved off this wintry fate, but even at that, many of the ships barely managed to beat the new deadline by only a few hours. I'he oc€an vessels, en route to Atlantic Coast ports which they will use during the winter months, found the going extremely diffi­ cult in the narrow ice-blocked waterway. A breakdown in one of the new locks forced a shutdown in one section, which tied up about a dozen vessels, adding to the trouble. With ice-breakers finally paving the way, the vessels made it to the safety of MontreaL A large fleet of domestic ships were westward bound when they too were trapped. They managed to break through without much difficulty and continued on their way to winter quarters on the Lakes. The number of ocean vessels is expected to more than double in the inland trade when the new St. Lawrence Seaway opens next Spring. NORFOLK — The SlU-manned Cities ServiciB Baltimore an-ived in Virginia waters in the nick of time to save the five man crew of the floundering yacht Kyma. Efforts to salvage the yacht by lashing her to the hull of the Baltimore were In vain, however, and she capsized after a 12-hour struggle. The severe storms that plagued the Atlantic Coast two weeks ago found the yacht ready prey, bat­ tering the vessel and forcing its crew to signal for help. In the area at the time was the Balti­ more, which took the five aboard, and. made the yacht fast alongside. The crew reported that a Coast Guard cutter was summoned but before it could arrive,, the yacht broke loose. Quick action by the deck gang secured her until two hours later, the rough seas broke the craft away a second and last t|me. In the ensuing turmoil the yacht collided with the tanker, -damaging her hull and sending AH of the following SIU families her to the bottom. have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Three Payoffs Coming in SF SAN FRANCISCO—While ship­ ping was on the slow side^^uring the last period, Marty Breithoff, port agent, reports that "all men who want to ship should be able to get out" in the next two weeks. Three payoffs are due in the com­ ing period. There were no ships paying off during the past two weeks, while the Kyska (Waterman) was the only sign-on. In transit were the Jean LaFitte and DeSoto (Waterman); Alamar and Kenmar (Calmar); and Isthmian's Steel AdmiraL -I Francis Negron, born Octobei 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Crua Negron, Bronx, NY. Michele Regan, bom Novembex 18, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. DoviUe P. Regan, MobRe. 3) i 3^ Ernest-M. Lurikin, born Novem­ ber 22, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lester N. Larkin, Woburn, Mass. ^ 3> 3» Faund All, bom November 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fazil All, Brooklyn, New York. 4, Ji, , ^ Margaret A. Bomgamer, bom August 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jerry L. Bumgarner, Nor­ wood, NC. vr-- �SEAFARERSALOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEA FA RE RSINTERNATI ON ALUNION® ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT* AFL-CIO • f. This holiday season, like any other, finds Seafarers cele­ 4:\ brating it in all corners of the globe. Many have come off the ships to spend the time ashore with their families, determined , "K * during the holiday season at least, to make up for the months of JS' • enforced separation that are part of the Seafarers' lot. Others, - who have replaced them aboard ship, might spend Christmas ' Day bucking a North Atlantic gale or Sweltering under a tropic sun. But in any case, there will be a gala Christmas dinner and .a well-decorated messhall to remind them of home. Those who mi^ht happen to be ashore in some foreign port may spend the day participating in the universal celebration in ways that differ from those they know, but still represent the spirit of the season. « Wherever they may be, and however they might celebrate the holiday, the SlU extends to each and every Seafarer warm­ est holiday greetings. .... -r'. ••v::,-- Seafarers International Union Atlantic & Gulf District yrtAFL'CIO • " ''5. V t. •' •' " V" • .• '• • K.V. -L. \ • •. . - .• •f? > .'A- to ..-vo. • Tkw , -A , •' ^ • • •. 'I.'H' • *• • ' -....i-j !-1 i. . ^ i -;^v, - • .•-j;.,.. V'./',. ... -••. -5r i- t'.j.fe-:];;c••• • ".y^ -••-—'-J ry •O.-y iy ^h:- -yy -yyj . ( • 'V' ;»Vv'~ ^ ••,' -'•t' }• -•y."-' • r::y:y-y : ' cvt vV. .-A•frSJ.V.-'.vraV~ ; , LI. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource December 19, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNIONS PLAN NEW RUNAWAY ATTACK DELTA LINE SHOWS SAFETY GAIN TAX RUNAWAYS, CONGRESS TOLD SIU VESSEL, CREWMAN BATTERED IN TYPHOON RUNAWAY DRIVE TO CONTINUE ‘QUIT ITD,’ GREECE TELLS SEAUNION REP. ALLEN NAMED TO COMMERCE POST SIU WINS LOUISIANA OK ON JOBLESS BENEFITS COPS PLAY SKIP-TRACER, NAB ‘RUNAWAY’ RUNAWAY LAKES SIU WINS THREE NLRB VOTES NY SEES CONTINUING SHIPPING BOOM NEW CRDIT COME-ON POPS UP SHORESIDE FIRMS NOW SEEK RUNAWAY OUTLET MATES ADD TO GAINS IN COMPLETING PACT LA. UNIONS SET POLITICAL ACTION DRIVE THE RUNAWAY PROTEST LAUNCH 104,500-TON TANKER BME VOTES ORGANIZING FUNDS; ELECTS OFFICERS 60-DAY PROVISION UPHELD; LOUISIANA TO PAY BENEFITS OVER 5,400 A&G VOTES CAST; ELECTION END NEAR Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/19/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 25 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e8052c9b8f7a0a4776e6d9b5e5ebd562.PDF 2d5636c1caf20c6b7dd8d6d49bb9b692 PDF Text Text Vol. XX No. 2B SEAFARBIIS«^I.OG Doeombor B 19St » OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • I't j J '* "i i'^J.Z ' ~' ''•/.'X '"ll ' ' fmt ' i' l- • f. «• «"••• k Hfl V . « .. i t." • €>EATTLe \• r' NEW YORK, Dee. 4—Jolnriy led by tho SiUNA and NMU, the American union protest on the runaways produced the following results as of 10 PM (EST) tonlghtt - ?: •.. b 160 runaway ships affected in 20 poets. b Only 23 ships escaped from behind picketiines. Most of them left with little or no cargo handled, and i/dthout tugs or pilots. b Injunctions halted picketing on only six ships, b No American-flag ship lost time due to picketing in any port. —Complete Details on Page 3 4. " . . ?'y^' - • • • •' l' - • : --.-f/;". , Joint Picket Action Affects 160 Vessels • ^ Ci i,'ji Misi® :li:;.'•/•••; �[EMS toe i '•,•• i'!.. V • ••• »it 'Go To NLRBV Court Says; OK's ITF Beef EXCERPTS FkOIN JUDGE'S RUUNC Hopes entertained by American owners of runaway tonnage that the US courts would block united labor demonstrations against them< were deflated by the decision isisued by Federal Judge Frederick van Pelt Bryan, lit addi^n to refusing to issue an in-^ when the National Labor Re­ ing that any fraud or violence has junction against the SIU front lations Board ruled that the run­ been CT will be resorted to lo as and the National Maritime away ship SS Florida was actually to bring the case within those sec­ I"' I I <?••;• Union, the judge suggested subject to US labor law. The Board tions of the Nonis-La Guardla Act the runaways go to the Na­ held then that the corporate man­ which autbo^e injunctive relief tional Labor Relations Board ipulations Involved in the transfer by the courts under such excep­ of the ship to a runaway flag did tional circumstances." If they had a complaint. not change the realities of the sit­ However, he still left the com­ li la the opinion in the Industry that the runaway operators would uation—namely that it was an plaint on the calendar stating that be extremely reluctant to so near American ship engaged in Ameri­ he would study the unions' request for a dismissal. > the Labor Board for the simple can commerce. Judge Bryan's ruling was the In his decisV>n, Judge Bry.-ui reason that It would Involve aefcnowledslnr the fact that they are told the runaways that he lacked third recent action which indicated ossentlaUy American businesses. Jurisdletioii ever the issue. ''This that the American-owned run­ In turn, that would mean their court," he said, "has no Jurisdio- away flag Ships come under the crews could be organized by Uie tion over this action, the subject Jurisdiction of US law. Just last matter of which Is udthln the cz- week, another Federal court Judge 611} and other maritime unions. Up until now. the runaways have clu^ve Jurisdiction of the board," ruled that an American-owned run­ away ship was subject to lawsuit been able to evade the Jurisdiction referring to the NLRB. of US labor law by claiming that The Judge also upheld the claim by a seaman under the Jones Act, they were actually foreign busi­ presented by SIU and NMU at­ even though the ship was reg­ nesses. However, last May the torneys that the unions were in­ istered under another fla^ (See SIU scored a major breakthrough volved In a "peaceful protest" }n story on page .5.) The Jones Act against the runaways on the legal j a labor dispute. "There is no show- ruling, like the Labor Board rul­ ing in the Florida case, held that corporate and registry changes could not alter the realities of American ownership. The companies which sought the Injunction against the SIU and NMU included most major Amer­ ican oil companies who operate foreign,tonnage.'Among them were Gulf Oil, California Standard, Amoco, Cities Service, Socony, Esso and Atlantic Refining as well as Independent tanker and bulk cargo operators Including Na­ tional Bulk Carriers, Marine Trans­ port, Naess Shipping and Keystone Shipping. Over 600 Feast At NY's Thanksgiving {Ed. not*'. The following are tom* direct gtiotei .from Judge Bryan'* decision in u^ich he refused to glM tunawcty shipowners an injunction against demonstrations hy But American maritims unions.) ^ » » » f'The Taft-Hartley Act ... doies not authorize any per­ son aggrieved by unfair labor piractices to bring suit in the courts ... the National Labor Relations Board is given aclusive primary jurisdiction. . , "... the first eonsideraticm is wfaeth^ thk is a case inTidvins or srowiaf out of a labor dispute. I think that It dearly is . .. ". .. it Is not for the court to say whether or not the defendant unions are wise in pursuing the course they seek to follow ... As long as their activities concern terms or conditions of employment ... or the representation of persona in negotiating . . . the case involves or growr out of a labor dispute and the courts are pro­ hibited from Interfering with such peaceful activities . . .. 'Legitimate Labor Objectives' "I find nothing in the Norris-LaGuardia Act, or the Sherman Act, or indeed in any other statute which prevents . . .American labor nnions from acliiis in concert . . . wiUi fweign trade unions ... to carry out legitimate labor objectives in the course of a labor dispute ... . . the plaintiffs find themselves on the horns of a dilemma. The remedy against unfair labor practices condemned by the TaftHartley Act lies exclusively under that Act . . . • person aggrieved must-first appeal to the NLRB . . . . . Indeed, the defendants argue that the Peninsula and Occi­ dental ease before the NLRB [SS Flwida ease: Ed.] indleates that the Board would take such Juriadietion, partlenlarly in light of the conceded facta here ahowing that the plaintiff eorporatlona were controlled by Ameriean corporations ... "Moreover, sueh eases . . . eited . . . give some color to the claim that majority owners^ and control by Amerieans of the corporate owners of foreign vessels might nuke . . . sueh statntes aa the Taft-Hartley Aet applicable to such vessels ... "If the plaintiffs have the right to seek the aid ef the NLRB, they have not done so ' "1 conclude . . . the plaintiffs liave not shown that they arc en­ titled to the preliminary, injunction wldch they seek. To sum­ marize, as far as n6;v appears, this case involves a labor dispute within the meaning of the Norris-LaGuardia Act. There is no show­ ing that any fraud or violence has been or will be resorted to . . ." -• Mates Get Part Of Mobile Part n I '^-i •• I' ,t • !iT>. Readying o couple of turkeys for the Thanksgiving Day dinner, headquarters cafeteria chef Al Clark does a little basting with the gravy. » f-•'' •• i: ft, rh-' wm. I f</ • 4; Ifc'- I fe-L' p,'- p: W-'-' lift Pft: hi'--'"(f, ; Seafarers and members of their families had their fill of holiday fare at the six-course Thanksgiving dinner in New York last week. Sixteen large turkeys,.80 pounds of prime ribs of beef and 40 pounds of^" ham were eagerly attacked by included cream of turkey soup and 628 Seafarers and their adult shrimp cocktail, chefs salad, yams, guests plus about 75 children. creamed onions, whipped pptatoes, Besides the entrees, the menu asparagus tips, mince, pumpkin and apple pies/ fruit cake and apple cider, plus coffee, tea and milk. Bee. 5, I95S Vsl. XX, No. 2S . The dinner served -In New York was duplicated by similar feasting in other SIU. ports On the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, as well as in the halls maintained by the Pacific V*m. BALL. SecrAtmry-Treanirtr District imions on the West Coast BBAsa, Editor. BzBHAn SEAKAN. Art Editor, H»MAN AETHUB. lawn Where facilities for preparing and SnvAOc. AL MASXIN. JOHN BBAZIL, AHA- serving food are not available in •OLB iMWorr, Stair Writer*. Bnx MOODT. Oulf Area Repreeentatioei the Union's halls, arrangements were made with nearby restaurants PubMfhaU blwMfcly at MM hBaUaoartar* to accommodate Seafarers and ' ef tha Saafarara Intarnotlonal Union, At­ their families. lantic • Ovif Olitrlct, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avanuo Brooklyn >8, NY. T*l. HYaelnth The Tiijoiksgiving Dinner Is a M4S0. , Socona claw postago paid at tha Post Offico In Brooklyn. NY. undor preliminary warm-up for a similar «w Act of Aoe. as. ins. affair which will be held on Christ­ mas Day in aU SIU ports, follow­ ing Union tradition. SEAFARERS LOG AFL-CIO President George Meany has handed down his arbitration award in the con­ tract dispute between the Masters, Mates and Pilots and 21 shipowners represented by th« American Merchant Marine Institute. Meariy accepted the post of arbitrator after the Mates tied up East and Gulf^ Coast shipping for six days at crease in pensions from $100 to addition, noates have now the right $150 a moiith, and a vacation sched­ to terminate articles in any con­ the beginning of October. ule patterned after the West Coast tinental US port or In Puerto Rico. The nine-page award preserves agreement All three items are Provision has also been made for the traditional contract parity be­ retroactive to June 15, Instead Of the payment of severance benefits tween East and West Coast mates October 1, when .the East Coast when a mate loses his Job per­ and between mates and engineers contract expired. manently because his ship has been on East and Gulf coast ships. It Other Improvements call for sold or transferred foreign. gives the Mates the full West overtime pay while, working cargo Nine issues that are up for fur­ Coast contract, plus 28 items from in foreign ports on weekdays be­ ther negotiation include organiza­ the agreement they negotiated tween 5 PM and 8 AM, greater or­ tional security, relief deck officers, with a group of shipping companies ganizational security, overtime pay shifting ship, seniority lists, shipin Mobile last August. Nine other at sea and in port, and a miniifium ping of relief Jobs through tho items from the Mobile agreement manning scale of two 3rd mates On MM&P hiring hall, and coastwise will be renegotiated by the mates all four-mate ships. Maintenance reliefs. Negotiations will resume and the Institute In the next two and cure coverage has been won December 8 in New York. weeks. If they fail to reach agree­ for masters, and first-class air The new 3-year agreenaent will ment, the items will be submitted transportation for all mates. In expire June 15,1961. to Meany for arbitration. Among' the key gains of the award are welfare benefits of $50 a week for up to 39 weeks when a mate is sick or hospitalized, an in- Coast Guard Alters Rules On Lite Preserver Content Use Only One Mail Address WASHINGTON—The C^ast Guard has Issued orders re­ quiring all life preserver pads made of kapok and fibrous glass materials to be sealed in special vinyl containers, inaking Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due them more resistant to gas and from various operators in back oil seepage. The order is an ex­ plastic substance, protected them wages and disputed overtime tension of a previous require­ from the oil seepage even though the bag mi|d>t be punctmred by a should first check whether they bave a proper mailing address ment for life preservers used on snag. Since vinyl is available in lim­ on file with the company. SIU passenger, ships ^and will affect ited quantities, the order Will apmerchant vesselsr headquarters officials point out that reports recdved from sev­ , The oi^der was issued after a se­ gly only to the future production eral operators show checks have ries of! tests showed that tinder of these types of preservers. A been mailed to one address, certain ! condMion# gasoline and provision was also included in the while a beef on the same score light oil films tended to have>a order to allow present life pre­ is sent from another, thlis cre­ dctrlmeiital e;ffect on' the btiby^y servers made: jyithout ribe vinyl ating much difficulty In keeping of life preservers with kapok and bags to remain in service if they fibrous glass-pads. It was found are In good cohditlons and meet iccounUf straight. other requirem^Si'< that sealing these pads in .1't I'..' •/.Kl •^1 �- - V -DMMAOT I. IfIt SEAFARERS toe Vtc* IfbiM "S; US Unions Hit 160 Runaways 111 4-Day Protest Is Big Success Spearheaded jointly by the SIU and NMU, a dra­ matic demonstration of American support for the worldwide union protest against runaway-flag shipping was successfully concluded ships flying the flags of Panama, late yesterday after 96 Liberia, Costa Rica and Honduras. Plans for the American demon­ hours of picketing by sea stration were set up at a meeting in New York November 24 called' men in 20 US ports. by SIUNA president Paul Hall and The protest staged by NMU president Joseph Curran, as of the American ITF the American Committee co-chairmen Committee. Two former SlU-manned ships which ran away, the Atlantic Wdter and Gulf Water, lie dead behind a picket line in Baltimore. of the International TranS' Summing up the impact of the portworkers Federation af beef in a joint statement issued fected a total of 160 runaway last night, co-chairmen Hall and Runaways Learn They Can't Hide "We got them scattered from hell to yonder , , was the report clicked out by teletype froni New Orleans all week as the ITF runaway ship demonstration picked up steam New Orleans had 24-hour picket squads and a couple of ets dressed in down east foul picket boats roving right into weather gear appeared on a local • i. television show and went back to their posts where Liberian-flag su­ pertankers were hung up. • • • Mobile had the Liberian run­ away Ampala in hand, which was empty when picketing began and empty when she skipped port with­ out tugs or a pilot. Owners of that one should have a bit of trouble when they bring her back to Ala­ Costa Rica, one of the four bama after flouting state law bar­ "Panhonlibco" nations, has com­ ring any sailing minus tugs or a peted plans to cancel the reg­ pilot. A couple of ITF pickets ap­ MONTREAL—Critically af­ istry of runaway-flag ships peared iive on television in Port­ fected by the runaway-flag under her flag, effective Decem­ land, Oregon, complete with picket gimmick that has reduced Can­ ber 31. The action involves signs and ITF leaflets, to tell their ada's deep-sea merchant fleet IZZ ships and affects some 810,- case to the public. They did so to less than 20 ships, the SIU 000 deadweight tons of ship­ well, the local papers upped cov­ Canadian District picketed ping. erage on the runaway protest story on both coasts and the Lakes, The bill passed by the Costa the next morning . . . Five ships tying up 14 runaways that Rican iegislature cancels all were tied up there. showed up in seven ports. The * « * licenses that are in arrears im­ vessels were picketed until the One major benefactor of the mediately and the rest at the end of the four-day demon­ end of the year. The IZZ ships world-wide demonstration are the stration led by SIUNA vicebrought the country $100,000 a rope and paint companies. Unable president Hal C. Banks. All year in revenue, or less than to get any type of service in port, moves to block the Canadian $1,000 each for the privilege of some ships just cut lines and picketing by injunctions failed drifted out, hopeful of gaining evading US wage scales and the completely. 52 percent US corporation tax sanctuary in another port. Others, like the Panamanian Helen H. in New Orleans, painted out their rine Engineers Beneficial Associ­ pushed aside the regular tug crew, names in a bid to hide their iden­ ation, Masters, Mates & Pilots, took over the boat and tried to tity from roving picket squads. The American Radio Association and move the big ship out. pickets stayed with them anyway. the Radio Officers Union. Efforts Typical of the trade union spirit of local ITF port committees, that predominated throughout the which gained the support of thou­ beef was the reaction of the tug's sands of workers in all phases of crew ... They Jumped over the the maritime industry, were co­ side to an ITF picket boat standing ordinated by Cal Tanner, SIUNA by. The tugmen, members of the vice-president, and NMU vicepresident Shannon Wall. Inland Boatmen's Union, said they didn't want to have any part In The port distribution of ships letting the runaway get away . . . showed that New Orleans and Philadelphia bore the brunt of the She left without a pilot also. demonstrations, each having more « * * than 20 ships hung up. New York, In New York, operators of the as a package cargo port, had a Liberian freightship Panagiotis smaller number, since the runaways showed they didn't care much are primarily bulk cargo carriers. what flag they flew if they eould On the Pacific Coast, Morris get their ship serviced . ^ . An­ Weisberger, SIUNA first vicechored out in the stream, the Pan­ president and secretary-treasurer agiotis pulled down the Liberian of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, flag at 4 AM Tuesday, ran up the .directed joint picketing activities 6|:eek ensign and waited for busi­ by the .SUP, Marine Firemen, Ma­ ness. When none came, she upped rine Cooks and Stewards and West anchor at 3 PM Tuesday heading Coordinating American pro­ Coast branches of the NMU and for Boston, where, she was tied up test, SIUNA v-p Col Tanner the officers unions. Wednesday all over again. (center) and NMU. v-p Shan­ Due to the combined US effort, .. t * • non Wall (right) check ship only 23 runaways were able to skip : Snow boots were the order of the day In Portland^ Maine. Pickmoves with Pogor, NMU. (Contjintt^ on page 5.> the bayou country to keep tabs on the more than 20 runaways in the Crescent City's port area. * * « Seattle had the Liberian super­ tanker Neapolis locked up tight at Anacortes, Wash., until three com­ pany officials of Foss Tug & Barge SIU of NA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph Curron took turn on line down at Erie Basin, New York. They were picket­ ing the SS Houston. The runaway ship West Princess was one of more than 20 vessels hung up in New Orleans by the joint action of American maritime unions. Philadelphia, piekat boats madt life miserable for: rundwa^ Sign on pilot house tells.iwhoie story. i i A i Curran declared: "The effective united action of the American maritime unions proves their de­ termination to resolve this critical problem. The unions will now sur­ vey the effects-of the protests as a means of determining the course of our future action." Shannon Wall, Vice-president of the NMU, and Cal Tanner, SIU vice-president who coordinated the activities of the two unions de­ clared the success of the operation was a result of tiie officic-nov and cooperation among the unions m ail ports. All hands worked as one, they said, and despite the vastness of the beef it came off without a hitch anywhere. Picketlines in the ports where runaway ships showed up were manned jointly by SIUN.\ and NMU affiliates, along with the Ma- One Gone Canada SIU Pickets 14 ^.1 �SEAFAMERS r LOG i, l»Bt " I w SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD Ship Acfiyify November 12 Through November 25, 1958 > Per SiOR In Offs Oas Trans. TOTAL iofltM 1 1 3 1 class B and the remaining nine percent for "C" men. These figures New Yerfc ... 27 8 13 40 represent proportions of the total jobs shipped and have been virtual­ HdledelpMn.. 4 3 10 17 ly constant for many months. leMiiere ... 9 2 11 . 22 A recap of the men on the beach at the end of the period shows NerfoHi ..... 1 2 7 11 seven ports with IfiO or less men on the beach in all departments, pee 1 9 8 among them Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wil­ Tompn ...... —" _ 4 4 mington and Seattle. San Francisco follows with 107 and Philadelphia Mobile 7 1 i 13 with 109. Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also have New Orle«M . I 19 2 28 50 or less class top seniority (class A) men on hand. Norfolk has 51. Lake ClMrles . ~ 8 i The following is the forecast port hy port: Boston: Very slow .•. . Neusten .... 1 2 18 19 New York: Still good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Fair . . . . — 7 7 Norfolk: Fkir. . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Quiet . . . Mobile: Should WHmliigfaa 1 8 10 pick up sgein . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Just fair . . . See Fraedsce. 2 4 7 Houston: Still busy . . . Wilmington: Slow . . . San Franeisoo: Fair . . . Seatrie 1 14 SIU shipping showed a healthy increase last period, re­ The seniority totals indicate no change for class A, a slight dip for flecting a 35 percent rise over the previous report. The total class B and a corresponding rise,for industry newcomers in class C. number of men dispatched was 1,126. Registration rose also, The proportion of jobs for class A was 69 percent, plus 22 percent for to 1,138. Thus, the number of men registered on the beach by the end of the period was virtually the same as before. The rise in shipping was across the board, covering all three departments. All SIU ports handled a total of ^8 ships, including 61 payoffs, 28 •ign-ons and 119 in-transit vessels. New York, New Orleans and Bal­ timore again accounted for the bulk of these, 96 all told. The heavy activity didn't do much good for shipping in Baltimore, however. (See '^hip Activity" summary at right.) Eight ports shared in the overall shipping rise. Tampa showed no real change and five others declined. Shipping in New York was more than double the previous report, producing the highest dispatch total for that port in five years. Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, New Or­ leans, Houston, Wiluiington and Seattle also gained. On the downside, Mobile slumped, Boston shipped no jobs at all and Baltimore, Lake SeatOe: Good. Charges and San Francisco fell off again. TOTALS ... 81 28 119 208 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake. Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco.. Seattle TOTAtS GROUP 12 3 2 4 — 30 46 18 5 10 11 28 3 8 1 1 9 21 16 28 2 1 7 20 2 4 9 9 6 11 108 186 46 Registered CLASS B GROUP 12 3 ALL 2 1 3 6 11 12 25 94 4 19 — — 4 4 6 12 46 2 4 5 10 12 1 — 1 1 2 — 1 1 1 6 1 3 34 2 8 13 48 2 23 3 1 — 2 S 3 27 1 9 2 2 6 4' 1 5 6: 23 3 4 7 19 — 340~11 41 62* 114 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL — 31 73 28 132 3 8 5 16 8 10 23 7 3 11 10 6 1 1 — 8 8 19 36 10 20 2 37 10 21 7 4 1 2 10 14 5 4 12 82 172 66 3201 Shipped CLASS B Shipped GROUP 123 ALL Roglsterod On The Booth CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL GBOUP 121ALL 8 15 13 — 2 1 1 2 — — 1 — 1 — 3 2 6 — — — 3 31 2 2 2 1 1 3 8 10 8 19 132 — 1 1 23 16 — 2 11 10 1 19 36 2 37 7 14 12 29320 2 2 1 2 4 27 37 0 8 l7 14 14 31 2 2 2 1 1 19 — 1 — — -- 3 8 2 4 6 — 8 — 67 29 20 2 30 182 88 158 43 289 38 18 14 20 4 26 38 92 13 143 13 9 15 2 22 1 4 — 5 f 4 1 2 1 71 24 26 38 7 n 48; 2 43 7 20 20 42 — 62 14 9 1 34 3 -11 — i2 2 11 2 24 6 12 14 416 279 490 94 GROUP I ^2 3 ALL 5 *3 1 9 2 20 25 47 2 5 7 21 47 71 8 7 11 — i 2 lit 1 10 1 •1 2 17 2 26 1 27 — 863 19 1 6 12 13 1 5 S 2 — 1 79 135 1 9,. 20 7 15 9 7 8 233 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Pert AA Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Cin The Beach CLASS B CLASS A ' *! GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A B 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 1' ' • • 3 3 3 6 3 6 1 12 14 1 50 17 9 76 5 23 13 31 25 41 12 74 11 97 3 3 11 21 18 42 14 153 •69 148 23 230 7 63 42 14 97 _ 13 — 10 1 6 11 — 4 6 4 18 2 12 8 12 13 2 3 20 ' 1 5 _ 5 18 2 36 5 43 —4 8 6 34 25 60 12 1 13 4 18 6 98' 9 lis 1 18 1 1 --4 24 8 _ 1 6 1 8 — 5 2 12 6 20 7 1 2 3 15 2 18 2 1 1 2 3 2 5 1 ' — — 2 5 — 7 — 2 7 2 3 3 6 — 6 — 2 7 3 3 7 3 2 1 13 1 — _ 4 4 — 4.— 3 — 2 — 5 2 3 — 4 4 1 6 — 4 2 2 2 — Q g • 3 19 s 13 10 18 IS 45 5 27 4 10 a0 44 7 X fj 4 12 WW xw X0 xo V xw Aw 34 8 3 45 4 7 7 8 17 91 2 5 59 7 16 6 21 2 2 5 4 11 ~8 11 14 29 14 29 54 25 — ' 3 — 3 —. 2 6 7 1 1 3 3 3 4 1 1 4 1 4 ... 5 1 1 6 23 30 — 1 10 5 18 9 5 S3 13 25. 3 41 3 14 5 24 33 6 2 2 48 13 4 7 13 , _ — 7 6 1 8 _ 6 17 1 1 6 6 14 1 1 1 7 2 6 1 1 2 13 4 4 1 5 19 — 2 21 2 30 — 12 __ 2 . 7 14 7 — 1 3 2 4 21 7 14 1 2 — 11 8 3 3 13 — 5 9 4 8 — 12 — 13 1 9 1 7 8 19 1 4 1 1 11 — 43 221 33 297 9 68 54 131 29 189 27 245 7 43 58 108 13 20 S3 245 108 33 386 134 483 55 672 17 131 94 242 1 • , s "o •— It STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A fOrff Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles..... Hoiiston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TPW ' DECK MN&ME VrfWARIt X Registered CLASS B •— Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 2 2 4 2 2 __ 22 11 33 66 2 13 15 34 15 51 100 6 1 4 11 — 3 3 4 3 5 12 13 4 17 34 12 12 4 1 3 8 1 2 3 6 1 2 4' 7 4 5 — . 1 — 2 2 4 1 1 2 7 1 4 — 2 5 7 _ — 1 1 6 2 5 13 _ 10 10 2 — 7 9 — 34 11 45 _ IS 15 3 1 30 34 — 1 1 2 2 2 3 — 1 ' 4 10 3 3 16 1 6 1 8 7 11 18 _ 1 1 — 2 — 2 2 1 1 1 3 10 2 4 16 — 4 4 5 9 4 — 4 3 — 7 2 2 1 1 4 6 91 26 116 233 3 5 75 83 70 23 123 210 Registered CLASS A MM MM Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Oh The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS C ALL 1 3 ALL 3 ALL A B 2 2 1 ___ - . 5 19 1 13 19 'MM 28 100 19 23 142 94 .34 112 240 1 22 8- 24 3 ' 4 12 4 16 13 96 18 34 8 - 8 5 13 44 11 3 ' 2 5 5 5 10 . 6 8 2 1 2 2 7 2 2 11 5 2 7 13 1 1 MM' 1 1 2 5 M 14 27 2 9 2 11 22 9 t» 118 17 7 7 84 58 40 17 7 3 1 4 2 6 2 2 8 5 31 7 18 7 25 23 3 9 3 3 1 4 3 1 'MM MM 31 3 12 8 3 9 12 16 3 15 1 7 7 1 14 11 1 1 6 98 286 681 75 33 216 75 33 924 297 1 32 GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 MM MM J . MM MM 1 1 1 MM - •' MM 1 2 3 9 4 15 4 4 4 1 1 2 _ 17 2 6 1 1 MM' 4 5 61 MM ,1 . MM • .M MM MM MM MM ^M MM MM MM MM MM MM , M- MM MM MM MM MM MM • - MM MM'. WWM MM Mi—" MM MM «M MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM '•A/- GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 4 4 32 2 2 28 1 '7 8 2 4 85 41 8 7 4 14 — — 1 1 — 14 14 — 1 21 22 — — 4 4 1 5 7 1 7 1 >— 8 — 1 7 8 — 4 1 8 15 144 168 9 MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Sharped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C 1 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered 0ht The Beach CLASSB CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLAJei§ GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 12 8 AIA^ 1 9. % Ak.T,l ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 1 AfX 1 108 186 46 1 340 11 79 135 233 41 62 1 114 82 172 66 320 3 27 37 29]320 67 29 | 416 279 490 94 j 863 19 67 1 14 14 43 221 33 1 297 9 17 131 94 242 68 54 1 131 29 189 27 j 245 7 43 98 109 — 331249 108 33 | 386 134 483 59 1 672 13 20 m. OA AA OMdi. 1 '0AB 00*A9B9.) AfC ' QA 1 'WAX AAW 14C tAA •• tMM ^ • 0 K TK WA AO eoo A' K ' 09 WW WX .. .AMI XXw i X99w' 'xD xw% 0 /D 11 e9 70 297 M xW rfVl 23 123 216 V 83jZ10 75 33 1 824 5 ol 75 — T' 32 b42 p8-_195 1 870 23 114 191 1 32i 181 384 216 .78i] If^ 75 15f .38f{ 1 28 60 XSlTtl 250 95 [IITOITlp ion 435 12216 45 225 373 I .< "1 t f < .• - • • 1 - - m �Deeeaber ». 1M» SEAFARERS LOG 'ii. • •»• "• • " 'Fit® Whig / ;,rt| JONES ACT APPLIES: QUESTION: Do you lind riio protont systom of itsuing draws ogoinft your boso pay ad^uole? Jim 6^i«t«r, ottUtgr: No. I would rather thejr allowed us to draw against our overtime too. As It la now we don't have much to draw against, especially after they take out our allotments, taxes and other deduc­ tions. However I think the draw should be limited to assure a man of some money when he pays off at the end of a voyage. Charles Oglesby, ABi The present system is not fair. If a man makes the money, let him have It. I think It is up to each guy Individually to make sure he saves enough for when he is paid off and winds up on the beach. But the present draw limit Is pretty small when you get down to it after the deductions are taken out. US Court Rules Seamen Can Sue Runaway Ships While American seamen were preparing for their role in the worldwide protest agaipst runaway shipping, a Federal District Court judge in New York ruled that an Americanowned runaway operation was subject to injury suits under the Jones Act. The decision, which held that the creation of a rtmaway-flag corporation owners, to avoid stringent shipping pressed beyond the normal foiv did not absolve American laws by seeking foreign registra­ mantles of more or lew nominal owners of their obligations, ap­ tion eagerly offered by some coun­ foreign registration to enforce, pears to be another important step tries.' against American shipowners the in whittling down the special priv­ "Confronted with such opera­ obiigations which onr law places ileges enjoyed by the runaways. tions, onr courts on occasion have upon them." Judge Irving R. Kaufman, in announcing that he would accept suit against the owners under the ti Jones Act, declared: 4" C. C. Bridgman, AB: Personally "Under the view pressed by the Pete Foti, AB: They should it doesn't matter that much to me Compania" [Compania Panaitiena allow us to draw some amount of for I try to draw our overtime. Af­ Maritime San Gersimo SA] "an as little as pos­ ter all, on SIU American owner might escape his sible during a ships Saturday statutory liability merely by inter­ trip. All they and Sunday over­ (Continued from page 3) posing a foreign corporation be­ claimed that all the Niarchos tank­ take out of my time Is guaran­ ers got away early Tuesday. tween himself and the vessel, both port, after delays, after being hit by pay Is the allot­ teed, so why not Despite the press releases, the of which, for all practical purposes picketlines or roving picket squads ment. However let us have It? World Enterprise and World Bond he owns . . . 'I do not believe that covering miles of waterfront In the present sys­ Many times a the law can be so easily baffled." cars and picket boats. A few of were still being picketed at Port­ tem Is hard on man has a prob­ the ships slipped out after being land until 36 hours later, when the NLRB RuHng Similar the men who lem and has tb serviced by scab labor behind un­ Enterprise skipped after dark Wed­ Judge Kaufman's ruling would have' allotments send money ion picketlines. The rest got away nesday, under cover of a fierce taken out of their pay leaving home, but It is hard to get. I thus appear to follow the same line only after cutting their lines, and snowstorm. The World Bond was . them with little to draw against. would like to see our draw limits of thought expressed by the Na­ then minus tugs and pilots and still tied to the dock yesterday with They should Increase it in their Increased up to about one-third of tional Labor Relations Board when Portland under six inches of snow. with full or half-loads. it ruled that the runaway fiag pas­ case. Operators who tried the injunc­ Major Injunction Bid Fails our OT. senger ship SS Florida was subject t t it tion route to drive off persistent In advance of the scheduled pro­ i t> Max Eustace, DM: I think they to the US Labor Relations Act. The Y. E. (Johnny) Pedrsza, Jr., Board held that the Liberian-flag test, a group of runaway tanker picketlines were successful only in should allow us to have more draws than they FHVT: No, the present draw-limit vessel and its owners were subject operators sought an injunction in Mobile, where picketing was does not give a to its jurisdiction because the ship Federal District Court in New York banned on five ships already in do. After all, man enough to was actually American-owned and to bar the SIU and NMU from tak­ local shipyards, and In Galveston, we've earned the get by on. How- operated In American foreign ing any part in. the beef. District where the NMU was barred from money, so why ever, if they trade, even though two subsidiary Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan picketing one ship. Other than not let us have would allow us corporations were set up as a threw the operators' petition out that the various injunction, pro­ it. Many times to draw agalhst means of operating It under the for lack of jurisdiction. (See story ceedings failed to halt the fourwe've hit a port day protest. on page Z;) our overtime, it Liberian fiag. and needed Accordingly, the Picketing in the ITF demonstra­ Ex-Seatram Picketed would help a lot. Board approved the SIU's bid for money for ex­ tion got underway 12:01 AM on In New Orleans, the runaway exIf a man does an election on the ship whioh was penses, not onl}' Monday, December 1, and con­ Seatrain New Orleans, formerly draw it though, subsequently won by the Union. for ourselves but tinued through midnight yester­ manned by Seafarers, highlighted it would be up to our families, especially around The Jones Act ruling by Judge day on a 24-hour basis. By noon argument in Civil District Court the holidays. But what can we do, him to make sure he saves enough Kaufnoan Involved a suit by a the captain has the money locked to take care of his family and him­ Greek crew-member of the Pana­ Monday an estimated 60 ships were before Judge Rene A. Viosca. already tied up, as support from Ruling out an Immediate ban on' up. self while on the beach. manian-flag Marcella. He was in­ waterfront workers for the anti- picketing, Judge Viosca told the jured while the ship was in Can­ runaway fight steadily mounted. operator's attorney, Walter Carroll, This figure jumped to 75 by (who also represents the SlU-con-' adian waters, and brought suit under the Jones Act although when Monday evening, and to 106 on tracted Mississippi Shipping), that he sighed on In Baltimore he had "Tuesday, when the Liberian "De­ he would not issue a temporary to agree th'at Ife only had rights puty Commissioner of Maritime writ and' leave the unions with no for injury claims under Panaman­ Affairs" Issued a hasty press state­ means to carry on a peaceful pro­ ian' law. Consequently, by accept­ ment calling the demonstration test during the rest of the fourthe case. Judge Kaufman in ineffective." At the time, 75 of day period. It has been normal WASfflNGTON—The SEAFARERS LOG won its 24th La­ ing effect, ruled that the seaman could the ships tied up were Liberian- practice In Louisiana before thia bor Press citation over the years when it was awarded a cer­ not sign his rights away. flag vessels. to "enjoin fi^st and ask questions 'Hot Ships' Snowed Under tificate of merit for general editorial excellence in the an­ A key element In the Judge's afterwards." In the same way, runaway opera­ In addition to widespread tele­ nual International Labor ^ decision was the fact that a ma­ Press of America competi­ volving the over-all content and jority of the stock in the company tors sought some comfort from vision coverage and front-paged tion. The "United Rubber appearance of the entries. was owned by residents of New scattered reports on ships that newspaper stories giving the back­ Judging the entries of over 300 York who are citizens of the United managed to escape from behind ground of the union protest, 100,Worker," published by the union of the same name, took the award labor organs were faculty members States. He cited a 1953 Supreme picketlines. Spokesmen for the 000 leaflets were distributed on the in the class for International pub^ of the Journalism Department of Court case in which the court held big Niarchos tanker interests re­ waterfront by the time picketing leased an "obituary" to the press ended; Tfie leaflets issued by the lications, while the "Machinist" tfie University of California at Los as follows: on the NMU-SIU demonstration In American ITF Committee pointed organ of the International Associa­ Angeles and of the Institute of "It is common knowledge that In tion of Machinists, also won a Labor Relations. In Issuing a cer­ recent years a practice has grown, Portland, Me., after one of the Ni­ out that 400 ships which had fled certificate of merit. General edi­ tificate of merit to the SIU news­ particularly among American ship­ archos supertankers got away. the US flag for tax-dodging Liber­ Heady with this success, they ian registry had torpedoed 16,000 torial excellence Is the major clas­ paper they remarked that, "This seamen's jobs plus thousands of jobs ' newspaper shows obviously high sification in the ILPA contest infor other-maritime workers,, while coippetent technical awareness of endangering national security by journalistic practices." cutting a huge slice from the US Last year the LOG won one first qierchant fleet. Another 100 US prize and three merit awards. As ships also switched to the other a result of its top award for having runaway havens whose vessels were the best front page in the 1957 picketed. competition, the L(X} was ineligi­ Although the protest was acti­ ble to compete In the front page vated in 20 ports, local committees category this year. Other classifica­ were on 24-hour standby in five tions 'judged in the labor press other'ports completely bypassed by LAKE CHARLES—Shipping for competition are "best single edi­ the. runaways. Some of the "hot" this port hit a new low over the torial," "best original cartoon" and ships, unable to move into berths,. past period as many of the vessels "best feature article." rode out the four-day protest at The LOG'S certificate of merit due in for pay-off and sign-on were anchor or slowed up in transit to diverted to other ports, Leroy was the SIU newspaper's 24thUS ports, 4n order to arrive late. Clarke, port agent reports. This prize since the inauguration of the was-largely due to the. fact that annual awards in 1947 under the Cities . Service had slowed down auspices of the American Federa­ production at its refinery in order tion of La'bor. It was the paper's 11th prize siitoe the AFL-CIO to make some inajoi i-epaks. - Calling Into port during the last merger, in 1955. two weeks were the Bents Fort, In 1955 and 1953 the LOG won Bradford Island, Cantigny and the top award for editorial excel­ Winter Hill (Cities Service) and (he lence; It has: placed first or been Sid* by side, EmIle JHqllins,:SlU. (left) and H. Bpvms, NMU, pickol Atlas (Cargp^^ and . Tapdcship). AU vQited./or this award .five.of the last were reported In good shape. seven years.. . runaway ship in Mobile, Ala. •n '•i 4 US Sea Unions Tie Up Rnnaway-Flag Shipping LOG Is Cited For Editorial Excellence CS Refinery Work Slows Ik. Charles Ttll it to tht I/oj! ^ �• ', rum Sta^ -^v A '. "rl' *'i -. -• t, •• SEAWAREK3 IPG DMMitier »; Bloonifield Fleet Gets Top Cleanliness Score WC Sailors HOUSTON—^The 88 Margarett Brown, last of Bloomfield Steamship Company's four-ship fleet to be inspected, received a perfect score in the annual US Public Health Inspection last month. Two of the company's other ships, the Uucille Bloom- immersed in water never less than field and the Neva West also 170 degrees, meat blocks are ecored 100 percent in :the test, cleaned daily with wire brushes, while the fourth vessel, the Alice and cooks' knives and utensils arc Brown, just missed the perfect kept clean and greaseless at all circle with a score of 99 percent. times. "The sanitation certificate framed Daily. Practice In a letter to Robert Matthews, on the bulkhead of each of our Unusual Interest has been shown he did during the last two voyages SIU Houston Port Agent, O. C. vessels is of the utmost importance Webster, Bloomfield vice-president, to all hands," he noted, "as it re­ by the crew on the Steel Seafarer on the Kyska. in the vessel's praised the efforts of the crews in presents not only a clean ship but Several bakers, cooks and stew­ safety program, ard departments were in line for keeping their vessels up to par. a continuous effort of ship's per­ Grady Fairclotb, votes of confidence and thanks "Cleanliness," he said, "is not a sonnel to safeguard the health of ship's, reporter from their shipmates. S. M. Wokcase of being up for these annual all aboard." noted. It • is be­ ton, baker on the Feltote was Matthews commended the crew inspections, but is a day to day lieved to hayC praised for his variety of pastries; practice on all of these vessels." of the Margarett Brown and the come about as a thanks to Johnny Knowles for the It requires daily inspection by other three Bloomfield vessels for result of the ac­ fine French bread he has been put­ the chief stewards, Webster, said, the fine job they have been doing cident on the last ting out for the crew on the Alin true SIU style. tc see that all of the dishes and trip in which one mena; and to the steward depart­ tableware are properly washed and crewmember fell ments on the Calmar, Maria H, Fairclofh and broke his' Steel Admiral, CS Norfolk, Del leg, he said. But whatever the Monte, Ocean Star, Alcoa Polaris, cause, it is an excellent idea for Bienville, Jefferson City Victory, all to join in for it will pay off in and Lucille Bloomfield, all of the long run. whom have been doing "a fine It was a very clean payoff re­ job." cently on the Del Mar, Michael Dunn, ship's del­ PHILADELPHIA—Shipping for egate writes, be­ this port picked up a great deal cause of the fine over the last period, Steve Car- cooperation the dullo, port agent reports. The SS delegates have Evelyn (Bull) recrewed as was been receiving predkted and took a number of from all of the men off the registration list. The crew. This co­ remaining jobs were replacements operation has he for vessels paying off or calling continued, SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping said, with the re­ into port for servicing. Dunn for this port picked up somewhat sult that every­ The membership attending «the thing running qery over the past period as a number has been last meeting in this port was filled of vessels paying off or calling in­ in on the background of the Inter­ smoothly during the present trip. to the area for servicing took on The last, ship's hieeting could be national Tfansportworkers Federa­ tion beef against runaway flag, ves­ called the entertainment meeting replacements. However, Marty Breithoff, port according to the ship's minutes. sels, Ciirdulio said. Paying off during the past period Much of the time was spent In agent, reported that the spurt is were the Massmar, Marymar (Cai- expiaining the system of draws and expected to slow down next period. Calling here during the period mar) and the Cities Service Chl- the vessel's movie program to new wawa and Winter Hill.. The Mass- crewmembers, he noted. All hands were the Coeur D'Alene Victory mar, Evelyn and the Steel Sea­ voted in favor of buiiding up the (Victory Carriers) and the Kyska fund to purchase new movies, and (Waterman), both paying off. Infarer (Isthmian) signed on. In transit were the Petro Chem the whole program as turned over transit were the Ocean Evelyn (Valentine); Robin Hood (Robin); to Brother J. Tucker. (Maritime Overseas); Portmar, Votes of thanks were In order- Pennmar (Calmar); Fairport (Wa­ Young America (Waterman); Emilia, Jean, Edith (Bull); Steel to ship's delegate John Brady for terman); Steel Surveyor and the Admiral (Isthmian); Ocean Dinny the fine job he has been doing in Steel Flyer (Isthmian). The Coeur (Maritime Overseas) and the Alcoa that capacity on the Orion Ciipper; D'Alene Victory and the Wild Pennant (Alcoa). and to Brother Pamell for the job Ranger (Waterman) signed on. SIU SHIPS AT SEA Philly Showis PHote Big Upturn L0rr^/^ In Shipping Shipping Up In 'Frisco; Future Dim VfiAWihm mcLss xkcmd"/ aie >VelCoTti£db\r youjr • ••"T. • ""i: • 54 Running -f ~ SAN FRANCISC(5—The annual election of the Sailors Union of the Pacific got underway December 1 with 64 candidates in the run­ ning for 17 offices. Incumbents Morris Welsberger and Harry Johnson are -unopposed for secre­ tary-treasurer and assistant , secre­ tary-treasurer respectively. Union members will also be called upon to elect five of seven candidates as building corpora­ tion trustees and five of seven as delegates to next year's SIU of NA Convention. Trustees are elected to one year terms while delegates are chosen every other year for the biennial conventions. There are also seven propositions on the. ballot, among which are shipping rule changes incorporat­ ing the seniority preference sys­ tem; a proposal to extend the tenday period ii> which crews can re­ turn to their laid up ships to 21 days; and one to decide whether men working on shoreside jobs have the right to be registered on on the SUP shipping list. Other candidates running unop­ posed are Joe Pohorence for San Francisco dispatcher. Jack Dwyer, first patrolman in San, Francisco, and William Armstrong', New York agent. Voting will continue through January, 1959. . : Throw In For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that may be up for election before the membership, including cmmittees such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groupit named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of eachoneeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so.. h.a ^Memory^s Not Enough^ I ^ 'r. d V-*'* '* ; : ^ 1' fl - it's largely true thot safety practiceg are a matter -of developing good habits, so that it becomes semi-automatic after o while for the safety-conscious Seafarer to dO his .fob tlie. ri^ht way. But oven the bestintentioned crewrheiViber can become forgetful and that's when it's always good to have d reminder handy. • A^V'. v-r ite- Signs posted in appropriate places, such as the one illustrated here, will serve to jog the memory ifa if a crewmember to overlook " happens " a necessary safety precaution. Properly used, such v can be a definite-asset in preventing shipboard mishaps. ' ' J • ,» '•/^f n>' hM' • • -i C!"' •I'Sp-.-h;'"' I V" : • IH< r-\ • '.H 1: Stains"; , vimCi �Deoeoiker 5^ 19tt. SEAFARERS YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Science Toys For Children TagaOngm >;..T LOG Pier Collapses -Tired Bloo^ , Sections of a Brooklyn pier just quietly gave up and col­ lapsed into the Upper Bay, dumping some 50 cases of watches, cameras and other optical goods into saltwater. About 170 feet of Pier 6, Bush Terminal, were involved. The pier started showing" cracks on Sunday afternoon, November 30, and an hour later, a section of the pier gave'way. Fortunately, since it was Sunday, nobody was working on the dock at the time. It was believed that some of the pilings under the dock gave way, which would be an unusual accident but the only logical reason offered for the pier's collapse. New York Booms, Sets Five-Vear Shipping High NEW YORK—Shipping for the past period hit a five-year record high as 477 jobs were shipped from this port alone, Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treasurer reported. The last highest total was in Decem­ V ber, 1953, when 502 berths doing, "^he crew of the Ocean were shipped during the pre- Dinny refused to pay off their ves^ Ch'ristmas rush period. The crew- sel because they could not coma ing of a,couple of ships that were to terms on an overtime beef. in lay-up helped boost the totals. However the beef was settled Next period should also be very quickly in favor of the crew by good'with men piling off in order the boarding patrolman and the to bq home for Christmas. ship paid off deari. On the whole. Hall said, the There were a total of 48 vessels vessels paid off clean because of calling into this port over the past the fine job their delegates are period. Twenty-seven paid off, eight signed on and 13 were intransit. The following vessels paid off: Seagarden (Peninsular ' Nav.); Frances, Beatrice. Elizabeth (Bull); Bienville, Gateway City, Fairland,. patrolman reported that most of Beauregard, Raphael Semmes the tankers are not docking in (Pan-Atlantic); Robin Sherwood, Robin Hood (Robin); Maria H Richmond any more. (Herald); Longview Victory, North­ western Victory (Victory CJiuriers); From the Great Lakes District Steel Admiral, Steel Traveler comes news that Seafarers at the (Isthmian); Atlantic (Banner Line); Detroit Public Health gervice hos­ Ideal X (Marine Tankers); Seapital took to cover when a British trains New York, Texas, Savan­ jet plane recently crashed oniy nah, Louisiana (Seatrain); Ocean 1,000 feet from the hospital One Dinny (Ocean Clippers); Madaket of the men remarked, "Give me a (Waterman); Seastar (Traders) and good safe SIU ship any time over the Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa.) Signing on were the Steel Ad­ the dangers of a hosMtal." miral and Steel Traveler (Isth­ mian); Atlantic (Banner); LongSeafarers who worked aboard view Victory, Northwestern Vic­ the SlU-contracted excursion boat, tory (Victory Carriers); Ines (Bull); the Canadiana, are expected to re­ Robin Hood (Robin) and the Gate­ ceive their wages due them now way City (Pan-Atlantic). The in-transit vessels included that the ship has been sold, reports the Great Lakes District. A ship the Winter Hill, Cantigriy (Cities accident in July had drained the Service); the Arizna (Waterman); company of all its assets. The ship Seatrain Georgia, New Jersey (Seawas bought for $28,500 at an auc­ train), Texmar (Calmar) and the Val Chem (Heron). tion last month. Everybody's science-conscious this Christmas, and toy manufactur­ ers are likely to make more money from Sputnik than the Russians. But the problem for parents who want to make scientific materials available to their youngsters, is to separate the worthwhile materials from the tremendous, amount of "scientific"' junk on the market. First of all. avoid the pseudo-scientific playthings that try to capita­ lize on th% present interest in science. You can spend $4 for a me­ chanical moon rocket that nierely moves around the floor and blinks lights. Or you can get an intt-oductbry astronomy kit for $3 which will really teach a child sky observation. Compare prices. They vary widely. Some mail-order houses and lowprice retailers sell the popular Spitz all-electric planetarium for as little as $14 as compared to the national list price of ^0. Investigate off-beat sources for scientific materials as well as the standard toy retailers. Such specialized sources for science materials -include the large natural-history and science museums, school science suppliers and specialty suppliers like the radio and electronics parts retailers and jobbers who sell to adult hobbyists and servicemen at Marine Cooks and Stewards reasonable prices. Some represen­ member' Jaroslav Pavel is in the tative sources of these types 'are listed below, and will send cata­ restaurant business again but it isn't likely to provide the same in­ logs or'price lists. Buy something good in a low­ trigue that his World War II cafe er-cost . material, rather than in Czechoslovakia did. During the something cheap in an expensive occupation, he piayed host to Ger­ officers, getting away several line. For example, the Science man times a night to meet with other Materials Center in New York, members of the Czech underground which employs high school teach­ in his basement. His present res­ ers to test materials, reports that taurant, at .124 Ellis St. in San many lower - price telescopes Francisco has many of the old proved unsatisfactory in tests, and trimmings, except that the base­ would discourage a young astron­ ment is simply a basement. omer. Generally, says this center, •$, i, field glasses or binoculars of mod­ erate power will be a greater val­ Eighteen additional homes for ue and can be used later as an oldtimers are under construction accessory to a telescope. at the Marine Cooks recreation site Safety features of scientific play­ ill Santa Rosa. Vacant homes are things and materials need careful now available for all pensioners examination. Electric toys, should who so desire them. The area is bear the label of the Underwriters' Laboratories both on the cord and also used as a training site for on the toy itself. Whenever possible, electrical toys should be con­ union members. structed to operate on 6 to 12 volts and should include a transformer. i. t. AM eheffiical sets are potentially dangerous. If a cljild wants a toy San Francisco Congressman John chemical set, he should be taught what each substance is, if it is flam­ mable, how it reacts under vary.!ng temperatures, and its reaction when Shelley addressed SIU Pacific Dis­ combined with other- substances." Under no circumstances should he trict crewmembers at a recent be allowed to mix substances just to see what will happen, the Safety meeting aboard the President Wil­ son. He urged vigilance against Council warns. In buying radio, electrical and construction {tits, make sure the kit Communists who seek to regain is not-too complicated for the child. Simple crystal radio kits are avail- control of the union movement and Although the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway is ex­ able-fpr $3 or less in ihany'stores, but are hot recommended if you labor racketeers who have gained pected to revive the passenger trade on the Great Lakes, only control of a segment of organized live much further than ten miles from a radio station. A widely-avail- labor. one operator so far, a Dutch company, is scheduled to put a itble electrical kit recomihended by the Science Ma^rials Center, is the "Electrical -Workshop," $6, which includes an electrical, motor, 4 t t passenger liner in the service. batteries, svvitches, operating panels, telegi;aph keys, other equipment visitors toured its overlooks since An eleventh hour agreement Hopes for reviving the once 1956. With the Seaway open, it for making hundreds of electrical experiments. The more complete with Olson Steamship averted a "12-in-l electronic lab" kit (available at $15 from Allied Radio, listed walkout by the Sailors Union of the lucrative Great Lakes tourist will be possible to extend tourist trade were sparked this year when service as far East as Quebec City, below), includes equipment for making a relay which can serve as a Pacific as negotiating committees two ships, the North and South and possible to the Saguenay burglar alarm; a photo-electronic relay to turn on lights or other de­ settled the last three of 21 issues American, made two trips to the River, some 300 miles east of vices when you speak into a niike; a code oscillator; electronic flasher, involved in contract talks. The new American locks. Up to this and other circuits. agreement came as the SUP was time the two vgssels were limited Montreal. SCIENCE MATERIALS CENTER, 59 Fourth Ave., New York 3, sup­ about to Impose a "no contract, no to the Lakes region only. Both plies selected scientifle equipment, books and records for young peo­ work" policy on the Olson ships, Ships were heavily booked d«pite ple and schools. Among notable items here are the "Adventure with t it the fact that they could not navi­ Stars" kit, for ages ll up, $2.95. It includes a book on stars, star flnder, Finding that the hall no longer gate any further eastward than log, sky map and scope for locating constellations. Another reason­ serves any useful purpose, the SUP Massena, NY. However the open­ able kit is "Plant Sciehce," $1, which includes materials needed for has decided to close its Richmond ing of the Seaway will permit them growing plants year-round on a window sill or under a lamp, and a office by the first of next year. to go almost to the Gulf of St. The decision came after the tanker Lawrence. Both these vessels are booklet of plant experiments. The excursion ship. Liberty WARD'S NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT, INC., 3000 East manned by the SIU Great Lakes Belle, under contract with the Ridge Road, Rochester 9, NY, is a mail-order supplier of geological and District. Marine Allied Workers Division, biological-science materials for 'schools. They'll sell you a live amoebe Turned Down OT? While a number of American has been sold by its owners. Wil­ if you care to study one, but more practically, have a larger selection Don't Boot On SS companies have been talking of son Lines, to Cuba. Next month of rocks and minerals, fossil and miniature-dinosaur collections, eg^diverting some of their passenger she will head south, with a new Headquarters wishes to re­ science kits, insect-collecting equipment, botanical supplies and other mind Seafarers that meu who ships from former runs to pick up name (Treasure Island) and flag, materials. ' ;i are choosy about woridng certhe Lakes' tourist (fade, has and go into operation as a passen­ ALLIED RADIO, 100 N. Western Ave., Chicago 80, is the: country's taiu overtime cahnot expect an been no further progressthere reported ger-cargo ship. The Cuban owners largest mail-order electronics supplier. equal number of OT hours with In that area. Apparently none of paid $250,()00 for the Liberty AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL BISTORT, Central Park W. the rest of their department. In them plan on building new ships Belle. at 79th St:, New York, has an excellent selection of rock kits, insect some crews men have been for the service. Since 1949, the ship went on kits, weather kits; available by mail. Also publishes "Junioj^ Natural turning down unpleasant' OT Foreign-flag operators, on the countless pleasure cruises to Rye History Magazine," at $1.75 for 14 months. Jobs and then demanding to CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM BOOKS SHOP. Chicago come up with equal overtime other hand, have been trying to Beach, Rockaway Beach and Atlan­ 5, has' the famous "Peoble Pup" kit of rocks and minerals, and book­ when the easier jobs come along. short-cut Immigration restrictions tic Highlands. She was originally on the handling of passengers on built as a Naval-patrol craft, but lets, all for $1.25 postpaid. This practice is unfair to Sea­ the Lakes by foreign lines. The was acquired by the Wilson Line MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, Jackson Park, Chicago farers who take OT jobs as they Dutch vessel, Oranje Line's Princes after the war and converted into 37. Offers rock, gens, jihell and coral collections. Also has individual come. Irene, is expected to drop her over­ a four-deck excursion craft. For rock end mineral specimens for ten cents up. Will send price list. The general objective is to BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, Humboldt Park, Buffalo ll. equalize OT as much as possible seas passengers at Montreal, and if a year she Operated from Boston New York, has insect, shell, rock and other kits, nature and sclencf but if a man refuses disagree- Immigration permits, to pick up to Providence and Nantucket. booklets. atde jobs there is ne require­ tourists to travel the Seaway. An Mass., across Massachusetts Bay. Others that have science materials and books of special regional ment that when an ef^er Job extension of this service would be Renaming ceremonies took plac* December 2 at the Wilson Marin* Interest, include Southwest Museum, Htghtand Park, Los Angeles, 32; comes along be can make-up tbt^ ft Lakes-to-Eurep* run. New York State ftutboilttee have Repair Terminftl in Wilmtagten, Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver 3; The Newark Museum, ovsrtlma ha turned down before. Del. Newark 1, NJ. AMONG OUR AFFILIATES '•J '.i' US Companies Miss Boat On Seaway Passepger Run 5 Excursion Boat Sold To Cuba kv •• •• I M '/ail s| I .'n'i I ' ,1 rEM"'''' �X Pare'Elf^i ..,~!r'.'- SEAFARERS LOG Red Drive Hurts US Ships r ' Pceeaiibci':-!/ ItSt'- Mobile Host To 200 At Holiday thinner -. I'if A potential headache for^ US merchant shipping was highlighted by the news this week that a major American company has signed a contract to buy benzene from the Soviet Union at a price well below the current market price. The annoimcement called attention to a i^ed trade drive which, by-*^ MOBILE—Alabama's Governor-elect John Patterson last - A-'r. undercutting US producers, in the United States because their abroad, and of course, would mean week limited the completion of the new Alabama State Oockf could deprive US merchant metal products are not bringing retaining at least the amount of by barring the authority from borrowing more money foy. them as much money as they used export cargo that US shipping now •hips of export cargoes. construction purposes. His-*— For example, in the past year to get. This too is harmful to US manages to handle. action followed a report that Margarett Brown (Bloomfield)/ Any such moves would be a radlthe Russians have been selling trade and US shipping. the docks, for the first time which is in drydock for about threecaL departure from past practice. The Russian tactics have caused aluminum in Europe at prices un­ der those of American producers. much concern in Washington and But for practical purposes, this Is in 20 years of operation, went into weeks' work will- take on a full They have also been successful in discussions are. going forward on exactly what the United States is the red, Cal Tanner,; port agent crew on completion of repairs. Calling inip the area during the selling oil and oil field equipment how to handle the problem. Sincq doing with its agricultural surplus. said. The authority was reported to Latin American countries which the Russians are selling at a loss, This cargo, is in effect, US-subsid­ as losing almost a quarter of a past twd^: weeks were the Wacosta, are short on American dollars, and it has been suggested that some ized exports,; since the prices it is million -dollars in operations. last Wild ':Rahger. ,peSotp, Claiborne, MonarCkbi;i(be.Sea« (Waterman); are entering other trade Areas m kind of US trading agency be set sold at are below the going rate! year.^ The farm surplus export has up under which the United States Thie director of the docks has Steel Apprentice, Steel Traveler, the Middle East and Far East that were formerly pretty well domin­ could meet the Russian prices been a bulwark of US-flag ship­ been under stiff attack by the Steel Age (lithmian); Akna Clip­ ated by the United States and its wherever and whenever necessary, ping, particularly in the tramp local press. Tanner reported, and per, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsair even if it means selling at a loss trades, where it has provided al­ it is believed that 4he Governor (Alcoa) and the Margarett Brown allies in Western Europe. ; most all of the cargoes available acted as a result of this and other (Bloomfield). The "basic problem involved Is too. Such a procedure would involve both US tramps and US inde­ publicity that politics was inter­ simple. Since the Soviet Union does the US Government in subsidizing to pendent tanker operators switch­ fering with the efficient operation not have to worry about profit and the sale of United States products ing to grain, v ' of the docks. loss in its foreign trading opera­ As these new docks and slips will tions, it can and does deliberately be playing a vital role in the undercut American prices which Changini^ Of The Guard development of the state's ship­ have to return a profit to the seller. ping industry, it is expected that For example, if the Soviet Union sells oil field equipment to a Latin some action will he taken soon to American country, it means that remedy the situation. American ships will be deprived Almost 200 Seafarers, their, of that particular cargo which for­ wives and families, enjoyed the LONDON — With the United merly came from the United annual Thanksgiving! Day dinner States building the SS Savannah , ';;a- • States. held in this port last week. A full and the Russians having an atomy-tX' course holiday dinner was served powered icebreaker under con­ As it is, American-flag shipping by Cliff Taggart and his helpers at struction, shipowners in the United is carrying a shrinking percentage the SIU Snack Bar and was en- Kingdom are ci.lling for a similar of US foreign trade. Should the Joyed by all. over-all total of such trade be cut construction program in their Shipping for the port for the coimtry. by the Russian's tactics it would last couple of weeks was definitely reduce actual cargoes for US ship­ The call for an atom ship was ping accordingly. on the slow side Most of the made by the president of the vessels hitting the area were United Kingdom Chamber of ShipIn addition to competing directly either on continuous articles or plng,~an organization representing with American exports, the Soviet were In transit and as a result British shipowners. Indications Union has been accused of dump­ there were only a few calls for are that the British government ing such metals as tin on the mar­ replacements. The outlook for will go along, with Prime Minister ket, hurting many Latin American the coming period looks just about Harold Macmillan predicting that countries. These countries then the same with only a handful of the choice of a suitable reactor for have to cut back on their-buying ships expected in for payoff or in such a vessel will be made by next transit. From all reports, the spring. Now British Plan Atomic Black Gang List Short In Norfolk NORFOLK—Shipping for this period, while .slack, still held up enough to ease the registration list for the engine department As of the start of the new period, there are only 12 class A men registered in the black gang, James Bullock, port agent said. There were a large number of vessels calling into the area over the past two weeks. Bul­ lock noted, but most of them were in-transits and only took on a few replacements. The membership in this port wishes to extend their sincere sym­ pathies to the family ahtl friends of Seafarer Angelo Gormohti, who died here recently. Brother Cormonti had just paid off the Seafair when he died in the launch going ashore. Paying off in this port during thd past period were the Pandora (Epiphany), and the Seafair (Colo­ nial). The Seafair and the Chicka­ saw (Waterman) were the only vessels signing oh. In transit were the Natalie (In­ tercontinental); Ocean Dinny, (Ocean Clipper); Chickasaw (Water­ man); Cantigny, CS Norfolk (Cities Service); St.eel Admiral (Isthmian), and the Seafair (Colonial). Union Has Cable Address Seafarers •"verseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable ---ess. SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this addresa will assure eedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster --srvice for the men Inv-'ved. , Your Gear... for ship • • • for shore Nelson L Norwoocl (left) outgoing chief steward on the* Penn Ex­ plorer briefs his replacement, L. J. Beai,.on the ship's linen supply. Slump In Baltimore Persists; Ships Idle BALTIMORE—It has been recommended that the men on the beach in this port be allowed to leave their shipping cards with the dispatcher"when they go down to collect imemployment compensation,Earl'" Sheppard, port agent reports. ner, Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Rob­ in Hood (Robin) and the Edith Since that usually is a long, (Bull). slow moving line, some of the There have been reports that men have reported losing out on some of the men In this port have jobs because they could not get surrendered seaman's papers back on time to throw in for them. to the Coast their Guard foC minqr rea­ These have been two of the slow­ sons and are having difficulfy iln est shipping periods in this port getting them back. The only time for some time. At the moment the Coast Guard may take a sea­ there are 12 vessels in idle status man's. papers is after he has been in the area, and although they can found guilty of charges which he made available ^n short notice, warrant his losing, his papeyS' • the possibilities of their getting In some of these cases it has cargo commitments are considered been reported men have had their slim right now. papers lifted for reasons of health, There were a total of 22 vessels or to keep a man on the beach to calling into port during the past appear as a witness or for some period. Nine paid off, two signed other minor reason. Since each on and 11 were in transit. man is responsible for his papers, The ships paying off were the he is advised not to turn them Seaman Texmar (Calmar); Hilton, over to the Coast Guard for these Jean, Dorothy,, Emilia (Bull); San- reasons, but should hold on to tore, Feltore (Marvan) and the them unless he has-been brought Royal Oak (Cities Service). Sign­ up and proven guilty of a charge.' ing on were the Santore and the Feltore. The in-transit ships were the Bradford Island (Cities Service); Kenmar, Bethcbaster (twice). Massmar (Calmar); Steel Admiral, Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); • AlcoA ? Run­ Whafever. you iiBecl, in work or (dress geor, your SIU Sea Ohesf hos if. Qef fop qualify gear af subsfantidi savings by bdy* ing df \our Union-owned and Unionoperafed Sea Chesf sfore. i Sport Coats Slacks Dross Shoos Work Shoes Socks Dungarees frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis > Ties '; yy SweaiShirts' T-Shirts Shorts^ T Briefs Swim trunks.: ' ' Sweaters Sou'wesiers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletrtes Elettric Shavers Radios Teleyinpn , Jewelry . Cameras • /"yi luggage "ih'.''' »;••'"i ] ii - - .i' tXI • V-'l �list: i SEAFARERS - . LOG ; - . 'X'r i v: •-,,^"'7 « :."&.V _:s:, _ • -y.it ..ac ;•' J, ; i:,.-.,;>r.;.) yi •-a i - ix^j :'*x£'? i,' ••• • ':7X,. -.; :^«'f . 'r:j£ :?•" *r •JJ ' • ?'* '• "•; ' • ' . '•V^^. An Admirals In Town •rx: Frank Le Berre and Carlos Morales, DMs, seem to be get­ ting the word from pet bird. Aft^r circling the globe, Sea­ farers aboard the Steel Ad­ miral hit New York lost week, before taking off on another long Far East haul. A few of the crew are pic­ tured on this page. '•• r • ]• 'f-': ^ •• . V" -; • , , There's a lot of soiled linen left after a ship's' been out on, a round-theworld run. 'Here Seafar­ ers Sam Levies and Rich­ ard Doupe- wrestle with laundry supply (right). V -•• >>• Catching up on their mail are Bert Winfield (1) saloon mess, and Frank Villacorti, crew MM. At right, , Valentine Acabeo and K. Benezeos are all set for time on beach. Below, 3rd ass't engineer Bill Joyce gets call while R. Rodriguez and A. Bearden (stand­ ing), Joe Cyr and Adrian Torres pose with ship's mascot. :?v:rS . ,. ••••.. x x .yy-v'::.,xv ' Colon Rose, galley util; ity, scrubs the deck. mii-l •,£}3 fey:?-!. iti*; ?i|a'(!::yj;x-R,a:y Pdl a s o keepsPy.i-^IV^'/^Gut on'deck-Joe ReyeS^:- - t .X V . watchful eye on HagenMiflry: bp^un,-. wre::tles : witfe;!i j •I 1. -• •-s"•"S �Y"- SEAFARERS Bos^ Group Seeking Stitfef NY Labor Law LOG Coffe«tliM Plays No Pavoritss Organized labor, which campaigned so vigorously to de­ feat "right to work" laws in five of six states during the past election, seems to have another battle shaping up in NeW York State. A proposal made-^ by the New York Chamber of be doomed -to almost certain de­ Commerce last week, embod­ feat. But its proposal embodies ies many of the principles of the some of the restrictive features of anti-iahor "right to work" laws, both "right to work" laws and of without being called such by name. the national Taft-Hartley law Declaring as its aim the protec­ which do not now exist on the tion of employees' rights to join state's statute books. The. Chamber's proposals call or refrain from joining a union, the new law is the first obvious for' the outlawing of the closed effort to reduce the power of la­ shop, still allowed in businesses bor in New York, which now op­ not engaged in interstate com­ erates under the "Little Wagner merce, and for employers to file unfair labor practices against un­ Act" of 1937. Aware of the strength of the ions. Under the present state act, labor movement in New York only the unions can file such When It's coffeelime on the Penn Explorer e turns to on the {ava for a few minutes of relaxoState, the business group shied charges. Hon. On Hie left. Rex Conway, AB, himself to a hot cup, while 2nd assistant J. "Bladcie** Martin Other provisions would guaran­ away from proposing an outright shares lu< with "Jocko** the monkey. :o" h Q coffee drinker from 'way back when. ' He*s from "right to work" law which would tee "free speech" to employers in Brazil, teo, along with the coffee beans. union matters, put restraint on secondary boycotts, prohibit "featherbedding," bar jurisdictional strikes and empower State Labor Relations Board te compel unions and employers to bargain in good WASHINGTON—With Isthmian Steamship Company having won a favorable recoip-' faith. The Chamber's proposal does mendation on its proposed subsidy, the battleground has shifted to subsidy plans of Matsoh not go to the point of outlawing the union shop, a key feature of Orient Lines, a joint Mitsbn-Isthmian venture, and those of the Waterman Steamship Com-^' "right to work" law but allows in­ paiiystead for unions and employers to Matsoh-Orient has applied son Orient would be in a position of the trade routes it has bid since A second international confer­ decide upon the maintenance of a or a subsidy on Trade Route to have ships on call almost any­ present policy seems to favor the. ence on the law of the sea may be union shop, on the ifame basis as 12, involving a run from the East where on the route by acting extension of Government assist­ held next year in an attempt to in the Taft-Hartley Act. Coast to the Far East. It would through a common traffic agent, ance to virtually all companies in A spokesman for the Chamber, resolve the knotty question of operate with six C-3 vessels as a giving them an advantage over the off-shore liner trade. whether the three-mile limit will in trying to justify the proposal, starter, with the company having the competition. Matson Orient is asking for stay in force or be replaced by a said it would help combat union the option to purchase three C-3s new measure of territorial waters. "racketeering" and would give from Matson and three from Isth­ sailings on the route, on which US The last conference broke up in "the general public, employes and mian, although there Is* a possi­ Lines is already subsidized for 36 Aprii of this year over failure to employers forms of protection bility that the tonnage will be voyages annually. resolve the dispute with the US which the present law fails to pro­ obtained from other sources. MatUS Lines and Lykes Brothers holding out for the old three-mile vide." He said that workers desir­ son Lines ships are manned by have been concentrating their fire rule. ing to rid themsrives of en­ SIU Pacific District crews and on the Waterman subsidy applica­ Many Asian and Latin-American trenched undesirable unions would Isthmian by the Atlantic and Gulf tion as well. The principal objec­ nations have been coming out for be enabled to take initiate pro­ District. tion raised by US Lines is that the a 12-mile limit on territorial ceedings against them. Objectiims to the proposal have 30 percent objective of the 1936 SAVANNAH ^ It has been a . waters with some South Ameri­ Tlie Chamber itself is one of the been led by United States Lines Merchant Marine Act is "unrealis­ can countries claiming territorial most influential state-wide organi­ which presently operates on Trade tic" on the North Atlantic run. The very good two 'weeks on the ship- ^ waters as far out as 200 miles. zations of large and small busi­ Route 12, and also by American '36 Act called for carriage of 50 ping front, acting agent Nevin El­ These claims have been fought as nesses and can be expected to do President Lines. The principal ob- percent of US foreign commerce lis reports As was predicted, tha;, , depriving some countries of access some powerful lobbying for its ection made by US Lines is that on any given run as the dbjective Edith (Buill came out of lay-up : to valuable fishing grounds and proposals. States Marine, Isthmian and Mat- of the subsidy program. after a short stay and took on a others of free transit of ships 'Service Adequate* full crew.'- However the outlook through waters formerly regarded US Lines' representatives re­ for the next period is not toe ' as being outside territorial do­ peated that the present service good as only In-transit vessels ammains. provided by them and by American scheduled to come into port so For instance, in the recent beef Banner Lines Is "substantial under far. over the offshore China coast present day conditions" and "more islands held by the Chinee Na-r The crmving of the Edith helped tionalists. Red China claimed a than adeqOate to meet the needs cut down, a great deal on. the.regr of this trade." 12-mile limit and has been charg­ istratlon list in all three depart- > ing the US Navy with violating her The argument was based MI the ments for the .port. There were' national sovereignty. Similarly, fact that there are a large dumber less than nine Class A men reg-' ' Iceland and England got into a of foreign flag operators in this Istered in all departments at tiie ' While taking it easy on his $150 monthly disability-pension dispute over fisheries when the trade and as a result, any deter­ of V the period. However as ; Iceland government tried to ex­ check, retired Seafarer Gustav Carlson looks back warmly on mination as to adequacy on a for- start there no payoffs scheduled clude British fishing boats from all 50 years of sailing.. When he started with the National Sail­ malistic SO percent basis would be for theare coming two- weeks, there . waters Within 12 miles of Iceland's are enough men on the beach here ors and Fireman's Union of Great Britain in 1907, he never dreamt unrealiirtic." coast. Lykes Brothers, which is con­ to handle any open berths. A compromise at the last confer­ that some day he would retire in comfort such as the SIU Welfare cerned with Waterman's applica­ There were no vessels paying . ence that would have g^ven a coun­ Plan provides today. tion for on two services- off during the period, and only try the right to a six-mile limit plus One of the first ports Carlson hit in the United States was Galves­ Gulf to subsidy Europe and Gulf to Far one, the Edith, signed on. In . fishing rights for another six ton. He liked the Gulf so much that he shipped out of the area through­ East—argued against Waterman transit were the Council Grove, rr. miles also fell through. out his seafaring career. He even tried fishing in its waters for-a liv­ on the grounds of irregularity and Bents Fort (Cities Service); SeaIt was expected that no renewal ing for a short while. In 1912, Carlson played a inadequacy of past performance on train Georgia (twice); Seatrain Sa-. . of the conference would take place hand in the formation of the Lowboat and Dredge- these trade routes. However, the vannah, Seatrain New Jersey, Seauntil 1960, but a number of coun­ boats Union, but as it turned out, "the president Lykes witness conceded that train Louisiana (Seatrain) and the tries have been extending their was an ex-bartender, and all Lis organizers his old Waterman's services are nefcessary Robin Sherwood (Robin). sea iimits on their own In the past cronies. It didn't last very long," Carlson concludes. for adequate American-flag service few months, making It urgent that Joining the old International Seamens Union in and that an expansion of US-flag the problem be settled. 191S, Carlson found that the only American ships operations op these trade routes is hitting Galveston in thosd days were ah occasicmal required: Bull or Morgan and Mallory vessel, or a coal Lyfceo Asks More Make Checks schoonw. The fruit boats, better known as "banana The Lykes argument Is that such To 'SiU-A&G' boats," which kept the port hopping throughout the expanded services should be 'pro­ Carlson year, were primarily under the Norwegian flag. Seafarers mailing in checks vided by giving it additional sailing Several years later, Carlson joined another union, the Eastern and authorizatioiui on these routes, or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are Gulf Sailors Association. After the "disastrous" strike of 1921, good while en the East Coast runs US urged to be sure to make all (rf jobs were hard to come by when a man carried a union book in his Lines has elalmed that no addi­ tional services are needed ^m them payable te the SIU-A&G pocket Distriof. The twenties and early thirties were "lean, years" tor Carlson, and any steemship company. In addition to Waterman, BloomSome Seafarie^ have sent in for countless other seamen. He kept busy working on a Govenunent checks and money orders in the dredge and on Lykes Brothers ships after which he transferred to a field Steamship Company, another names M mdividual Headquar­ West Coast ship. I ive cruises to South America followed, and then SlU-contracted operator, has a bid in for eiqianded subsidy service ters iHHeiala This makes tm a came the 1936 strike, tying up the vessel. With the 1936 strike victory. Carisen became a member of the Sati- on the Gulf to Europe trade route. proUem in boekkeeping wbleb can W avMded if checks are ors Union of the Pacific. In lt41 Carlson transferred to the BIU It appears at present that^Waternude out to the VaUm directly. and sailed with it until bis retirements He now makes tda home In maq has a good fiance of winnbig Texas CHy. ^ ' v . ' «Ff>r«ral fiar>idr|east Plan New Sea Law Meeting Subsidy Bidders In Stiff Fight Totals DroptmIn Savannah mmumu �SEAFARERS Par* Eleroi LOG Thaf's Him!" Latest Injury Totals Running Below '57 Lost-time-accidents on SlU-contracted .ships showed a small increase in the three months ending June 30, 1958, but were well below the last quarter of 1957, the Seafarers Welfare Plan Safety Department reports. There were 121 booms (14) and carrying stores and lost-time accidents in the linen (11). October to December quarter of 1957. The low figure was hit in January through March, 1958, when a total of 111 lost-time acci­ dents was recorded. The accident statistics now being collected by the Safety Depart­ ment from virtually all SlU-contracted ships will be able to indi­ cate a trend throughout the SlUcontracted fleet after two more quarters have been reported on. Then there will be a basis for comparison from year to year. However, statistics collected by several major SIU companies on their own have shown a reduc­ tion in accident rates in 1957 from 1956 and thus far this year from the 1957 figures. The total of all accidents for the quarter was 391, 270 being mi­ nor injuries which did not involve any loss of work time. The break­ down for all accidents showed that 82 occurred while off duty or on the Way to and from work, more than at any working operation. Ac­ cidents occurring during work time involved' such items as han­ dling rigging (28), while on watch (19), docking, undocking and moor­ ing (17), topping or securing Reject APL Transfer Of Luxury Ship Gale Batters New Bedford The fijrst stage of the coordinated fight by American and world unions has come to a close with the ending of the four Fisit Boats days of demonstrations that were scheduled by the Interna­ tional Transportworkers Federation. These demonstrations have served notice on the runaways that from now on they cannot count on total immunity by virtue of wrapping them­ selves in the flag of a non-maritime nation. The American companies and individuals who own a major portion of the runaway fleet now must realize that Amercan maritime un­ ions are united and determined as never before on this issue. Just The Beginning The SIU, along with all other US maritime unions, con­ WASHINGTON—The Maritime siders the four-day protest but the first step in a long range Administration has refused per- campaign to establish decent conditions on the rimaway inission "for now" for the Ameri­ ships. Already the National Labor Relations Board and at can President Lines to sell its pas­ least two Federal court decisions have indicated that for pur­ senger ship SS President Hoover poses of labor law, the American-owned runaways should to forpign interests.. The owners properly be treated as American-flag ships. The Union in­ had hoped to sell the 23-year-oId tends to pursue the runaways vigorously in this area as well . vessel' abroad upon the comple­ as in the legislative arena. tion of a new superliner to replace The demonstrations have also accomplished another pur­ It In 1962. pose. They have unmasked the false-front of virtue and re­ Administrator Clarence Morse spectability behind which major US oil companies and other cited as one of the factors in the large corporations operated ships whose wages, hours and decision the fact that the ship was woiking condtions are far below the legal minimum exist­ purchased from the Governmentowned Panama Lines and implied ing in every other US industry shoreside as well as being that it 'was desirable that it stay one-fourth of those on legitimate US ships. They have shibwn In American hands. It is also known up the hollow argument that these billion-dollar outflts "can't that the Government would like -afford" jto pay taxes to this United States Government on to build up'its reserve of passenger their earnings. ships, which ij at a low -level in ' 'Good To The Poor* recent years. The construction of the new The spokesman for one of these outfits tipped his mitt on APL super-liner and a replacement the whole operation in a court appearance last week for the United States Line's Amer­ when he posed as the dispenser of food and lodging to iniica was made possible through spe­ poverished seamen. He proclaimed his client's respectability cial Cpngressional legislation this year.' Congress agreed to pay the and boasted how when one of the runaway tankers pulls into entire construction costs and to fix a Mediterranean port the seamen there swam out to the ship the price at which the ships would in their eagerness to get a job. By so doing, he revealed how the runaways prey on unemployment and economic distress be sold to the companies. American'President Lines noted in underdeveloped nations to get the crews they want at bar­ that there had been no objections gain basement wages. raised , when the Grace Line was In the long run, the Anierican runaway - fl.ag operator, considering selling its old passen-; whether he operates'50 supertankers or a rusty old Liberty, ger ships, Santa Rosa and Santa Paula, to foreign hands. As it is one and the same. He can be defined simply as the ship­ turned out, these ships were owner who'deliberately evades his obligations both to his turne^i oyer; to the Government as country and to the working people of the United States. That jpart ! s.yi^'..it on new vessels. This is the . issue. which these ;^monstrations have spotlighted, ' po anaount of-squiEn«ng.-0r protestation can alter the fact < / CompMlll an^hlp repfacdments". at itir«we «perMorS taw «his€®iig*fen a massive scale. NEW BEDFORD—Seventy-mileper-hour winds battered the New England coast last \yeek driving five fishing boats aground in the mud of a small island in New Bed­ ford harbor. The vessels, operated by members of the New Bedford Fishermen's Association, an, affil­ iate of the SIU, had only two days earlier returned in a fleet of 20, after being buffeted , by the same storm while at sea. The mooring, lines of the two scallopers and three draggers had been snapped by the gale, blowing the craft to various parts of the island. Efforts to refloat them after the tide had subsided failed. A watchman aboard one of the draggers was the only person aboard the ships during the mis­ hap. Suffering a minor leg injury, he nevertheless found the stormy trip "a nice easy ride." Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to a Public -Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility /for SIU ben e fi t s; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital' which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ fied in advance. ' Forty-two accidents were the tesult of contact with movable ob- ' jects while 40 took place as the results of slips and falls on walk-' ing surfaces. . V'i'? SIU College Award Goes To Alternate Expressing her thanks to the SIU for the opportunity of attend­ ing college via the SIU Scholar­ ship Plan, Miss Mik^el Brady has written to the SIU membership promising to "try very hard to be v/orthy of your wonderful award." Miss Brady, who was selected as the first alternate at last June's scholarship award meeting, was placed on the scholarship list when one of the five w'nners, Delia Alice Prestwood, withdrew. She is now attending the University of Ala­ bama. A resident of Northport, Ala­ bama, Miss Brady is the daughter of Seafarer John G. Brady, electri­ cian, who is currently shipp'ng on board the Alcoa Pointer. She graduated from Tuscaloosa County High School where she compiled an outstanding straight "A" aver­ age throughout her high school c.ireer. The 18-year-old scholarship winner plans to special ze in public relations. In her letter received at SIU headquarters last week, addressed to the membership of the SIU, she declared: "Since my father, John G. Brady, now'aboard the SS Alcoa Pointer, has been a member of the SIU for many years, 1 am well acquainted with your organization, and be­ cause of his affiPation, 1 was privi­ leged to apply for one, of your annual scholarship awards. As. a recipient of the scholarship, I am attending the University of Ala­ bama withl no financial strain on my family. "Please cons'der this letter a personal 'thank-you' to each of you. "1 shall try very hard to be worthy of your wonderful award." The SIU Scholarship Plan pro­ vides five $6,060 scholarships each year good for four years of college study. Both Seafarers and children of Seafarers are eligible for the awards, and in recent years work­ ing Seafarers have carried off most of the prizes. Scholarship winners are selected on the basis of their high school records plus performance on the standard College Entrance Exami­ nation tests. The SIU Welfare Plan at 11 Broadway is now accepting applications for next year's awards, since the college entrance tests must be taken by the end of March in order to get under the wire for the award. Send 'em to the LOG • •^ -j; ''K - s, I 'I m • �Ttm Tirehw SENFUEIS IIIRTIOC Travel-Log The approach of the holiday season again calls for a re­ minder that the brothers in the hospitals always welcome visits and mail from their shipmates, especially at this time of year when many are far from their familieg and homes. Among the Seafarers drydocked recently, according to tha latest reports, are Charlie Gedra and Ferlton J. Mean at the Public Health Service hospital in Norfolk, both coming along fine dnder treatment for nervous conditions. Gedra was a messman on the Natalie; Mears '< ' was last on the Wang Pioneer sailing as deck maintenance. Savannah reports it has only one man on the USPHS roster right now. Seafarer M. S. Forreiter off the National Liberty? He came in after an accident ashore and is making satisfactory progress. . The new additions to the Balti­ more drydock- list are Telesforo Vazquez, ex-Atlas, and John M. Moors Gallagher Gallagher, who last shipped on the Seamar. Vazquez is recuperating from an eye operation and is appar­ ently doing alright under treatment. Ditto for Gallagher, who checked .in with a stomach condition. A skin condition has hospitalized Sal Rodriguez off the Steel Sea­ farer at the Public Health hospital in Staten Island. Others at the Neur York PHS facility are Adolph Swenson, ex-Hastings, due to ulcers; John Jackson, ex-Rebecca, with a nervous condition; Julian Levinsid, ex-Robin Gray, due to a bursitis condition in his right arm, and Cecil "Rudy" Leader, who's off the SS Atlantic for the first time since her maiden drip last June for treatment of hemorrhoids. All of these broth­ ers are reported to be doing okay so. far. The foUowing Is the latest avaUable list of brothers in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL R. Richardson George Wendel MANHATTAN BEACH. NY " Thomas Stevens George Williams Lewis R. Akins Donald Hewsen Thomas Teears Cleophas Wright Mauuei Aulunana Antonio Infante Robert Vance Clifford Wuertz Eladio Aris Claude B. Jessup James Ward Charles Wynn Fortunate Bacomo Woodrow Johnson SAILORS SNUG HARBOR Joseph J. Bass Ludwig Kristiansen STATEN ISLAND. NY Melvin W. Bass Thomas R. Lehay Victor B. Cooper Thomas Issksen Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis Leo V. Carreon Warren J. Mclntyre USPHS HOSPITAL James F. Ciarke' Leo Mannaugh BALTIMORE. MD. Joseph D. Cox J. S. O'Byrne Hennlng BJork Louis J. Evans Juan Denopra C. Osinski Ben Bone John M. Gallagher John J. DrlscoU George G. Phifer Wra. Brightwell Gorman Glaze Friedof O. Fondila Winston E. Renny K. M. Bymaster John E. Jacobs. Jr. Otis L. Gibbs G. E. Shumaker ^ohn Castro Mleczlslaw Knlon Bart E. Guranick Aimer S. Viekers John S. Clapp R. L. UtUeton Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Clarence Murray Wm. F. Smart Jr. Clarence Hawkins Royce Yarborough Lawrence Proper Paul Strickland Frank Hernandez Augustin G. Oporto Telesfaro Vasques Blkiano ReboUedo George Warrengton USPHS HOSPITAL George Schmidt Wilmer.C. White STATEN ISLAND. NY Jose Simmons John ZohU Clemente Acuin JuUan Lelinski Nicholas Anoustis Roy Lee McCannon USPHS HOSPITAL James Antoniadis Ignatiij. McCormick BOSTON. MASS. Felix Aponte Frank Mastromarino .^os Buzzelle A. C. Harrington John Ausiitz Juan Otero laiwrence Campbell Raymond L". Perry Frank S. Bosmente Anthony Pisani Peter Bush Jose Rodriguez USPHS HOSPITAL Sheldon T. BuUer Salvador Rodriguez GALVESTON. TEXAS Frutuoso Camacho William Saltarez A. R. Castro Jr. Fernando Tlaga Apron Castillo Isaac Sieger V. E. Wilkerson Edward Wright Lawrence Crane Victor D. Solano N. A. Longtime WiUiam C. FeU Adolph Swenson VA HOSPITAL S. B. Ferrer Frank Threp BOSTON. MASS. Ramon Galarza Eduardo Tore Thomas W.' KiUlon George B. Griswold Stefan Trzcinsld Arthur J. Heroux Ramon Varela VA HOSPITAL Alexander Janes Modesto Veiez BUTLER. PA. William A. Jordan Felix Vlte James F. Markel William D. Kenny James H. West Eugene Langstrand Joseph Wohlets ' USPHS HOSPITAL CecU Leader . SAN FRANCISCO. CAUF. Paul D. Llotta -Jtonry J. Schreiner USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph H. Berger HOyt L. Tanner NORFOLK, VA. J. V. Blssonet Wm. E. Thompson Francis J. Boner Raleigh Evans. Jr. Michael J. Coffey Claude A. Virgin Mars I. GaUop Ferlton J. Meara George B. Dunn William H. Walter Charles A. Gedra Myron E. Folts Henry Waller A. J. Schevlng Joaquin Gomes USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. USPHS HOSPITAL M. S. Forrester SEATTLE. WASH. USPHS HOSPITAL Juan Mojlca NEW ORLEANS, LA. USPHS HOSPITAL James Barnes Clifford Iney FT. WORTH, TEXAS Robert Barrett Henry Janicke J. R. Alsobrook H. Ledwell Jr. John Bigwood A. KUo'dopoulaa Lawrence Anderson Woodrow Meyers Claude Blanks Wooldrldge King B. F. Diebler John C. Palmer Alphonse Bosarge Edward Knapp Tim Brown Leo Lang VA HOSPITAL Jacob Buckelew Henry Lang HOUSTON. TEXAS Fess Crawford William MarjenhoS R. J. Arsenaidt Aden C. Ezell Jr. Edward Moore VA HOSPITAL Heiyy Foy Alonzo Morris RUTLAND. MASS. Gerald Garrlty William Nelson Charles Bartlett Daniel Fltzpatrlck Hebert Grant Dominic NeweU • VA DOMICIARY Wayne Harris Lloyd Olsen THOMASVILLE. OA. James Harrison WUUam Padgett Elmer O. Brewer Hayden Henry Harold Plunkett George Hiers Winford PoweU VA HOSPITAL James Hudson James Price CORAL GABLES, FLA. Romon Irlzarry Arthur Prouln Abncr Ralford y-; y. gir,-'. yyv-:,- Ill: DcMMbw S, SEAPAItgRS LOG Sill Anniversary^ Planter Rates Teps With Him Recalls History To the Editor: To the Editor: I've been running to Argen­ It was indeed a pleasure to note in a recent LOG that tha tina for the past couple of years SIU had passed its 20th birth­ on Mississippi ships, so I didn't day. Prior to 1938 when I'Joined get up to headquarters in New the SIU, we went through a York for some time. But now long siege of dues-grabbers: that I'm on the Alcoa Planter ISU, ILA, AFL 240 and AFL go 1 had a chance to visit and say hello to all the hoys. Reorganization Committee. Brothers, that's some fine se^Even in those I^an years when things were tough on all NMU up we got at headquarters. It vessels, we were making rapid was .a . real to progress and making our signed pleasure see eVjgrything running so Smooth'. * It reminds me of the Planter, which is one smooth ship also. The steward de­ Creel partment is All letters to the editor for tops 100 percent and^ with the, publication in the SEAFAR­ officers we have aboard, she ERS LOG must be signed treats everybody fine. by. the writer. Names toill While I'm at it, I'd like to be withheld upon request. give thanks to Captain Youngji chief engineer Leo Grimm, Ist contracts the model for all sea­ assistant Stanley, 2nd assistant men. Bond, 3rd assistant Cale, and The forward strides made by 4th assistant Hall. They're the SIU and the constant bene­ men. fits provided for the? member­ Thanks also to "Big Tiny" the ship make me* very proud to bosiin, and our chief steward, have played a small role and who also keep things running to have been in on the ground­ Just right., Smooth sailing, work that produced the SIU of brothers. today under the capable leader­ James P. "Sloppy" Creel ship of SIU officials. . ^ t. Incidentally, I'd , appreciate hearing from any old shipmates who have time to write me. The Japan Unionists address Is 365 Gushing Highway, Complete Tour Scituate, Mass. Smooth sailing to all my To the Editor: On the eve-of our departure, friends and shipmates in the for home in Japan, we, all teio next 20 years. of us in the sixth Japanese labor Den Ronan union productivity study team, t are happy to report to you the very .successful completion of Westport Black OUF six-week study tour through­ out the United States, which Gang Applauded was made possible by the Inter­ To the Editor: national Cooperation Adminis­ I wish to thank one and all tration and the US Department of the engine room personnel of Labor. for the upstanding Job that the We feel indebted to you be­ men of this department have yond expression for the success, giveiL to this vessel, the SS of our study tour. May we as-, Wes'tport, on the past voyage. sure you that our visit to your Seldom if ever have I had the organization on September 26. luck to uil with a crew that was particularly an inspiring has been on the Job at all times and enlightening experience fori as ready and ahl^ as this one for all of us. It will undoubtedly hoi any work that comes up. I've of immeasurable value to us in also never seen men more our future endeavors. cheerful at doing their work. We will remember your warm It would he my wish to keep hospitality in receiving us for the entire crew here aa long as a long time to .come, as well a* they could stay, but I know that the friendliness and goodwill business and other responsibili­ shown to us by all the Americanties must take some of you off. people we had the pleasure of I can only express" my regret at meeting officially or otherwisO' this. Your leaving will be the throughout our stay in the" United States. ship's loss. Once more thank you all. I Our thanks to all-members of hope it will he my luck to have your staff who -were so kind and you as shipmates again aomo helpful during our. visit. ^; I tipie in the future. Masaki Ishiyama : ,o > President, Mojl Branch:,, D. M. WlUffuns All Japan Seamen's llnisa Chief engineer Letters To The Editor Deck engineer John Hamilfon (top, left) pays no n)ind to the photographer as George Zelensky plays the shiek in Arab's clothing. Above, also on the Pacific Carrier, Harry, 2ncl cook and baker, and John Ausiitz (right) display a wellcleaned camel bone. Maybe the boys missed dinner. M£ETYO£jyeiC*.OSHl^ MATBSAr-mSKJkom THePiaHTSOtilV. AMP ALWAYS. mico^ HERBAL' >t3UieOMMPtAC& owNBR/^opemto �^imicers' Field Day' By Stafpnr Bwmmf Mant Valley Forge Sparks Freedom Once Again Freedom is now a reality for seven Yugoslav escapees res­ cued by the SlU-manned freighter Valley Forge six weeks ago in-the Adriatic Sea. The Yugoslavs won refuge at a UN camp in Brindisi, Italy, after^ four days of diplomatic that the Yugoslavs could go ashore, and wouldn't be sent back. "There wrangling over their fate. Details sent by the' ship's re­ porter to supplement an earlier account in the IX>G (Nov. 7, 1958) reveal how the rescue came about. Outbound from Rijecka, Yugo­ slavia, the 'Valley Forge was just 12 hours froni port on October 25 when the mate spotted a small boat floundering about with six men and a woman aboard. "They were waving their arms and a piece of cloth to attract our attention .. . The mate notified the captain, who brought the ship about to get a better look . . . The 14-foot boat was ready to fall apart and the people had neither water nor food to last them another day. "The captain called below for someone who spoke Italian hut this didn't help since none of the re­ fugees spoke Italian, Fortunately the first assistant spoke Slavic and was able to understand what the people In the boat wanted." Many a tea veteran wiU tmile with recognition at this old story about motes and Although there were some dis­ •ngineers taking it upon themselves to do the crew's work, thereby fattening the senters among the officers, accord­ overtime bundle for the unlicensed gang. This illustration comes out of the Suwannee ing "to the crew's report, the deci­ sion was finally made to take the fleet in the Caribbean. escapeda aboard and make them comfortable. It was on arrival in WANO PIONEER (InUr-OcMll), N*v. eepted. Need new washing machine. Some disputed OT. Ein logs. Patrol­ Brindisi that the diplomatic hassle 3—Chairman, W. Harris; Sacratary, D. Vote af thanks to steward for Ana man to inspect ship. OT sheets to be began, due to the uncertainty Sachar. Some disputed OT. New menus and to baker for fine French brought up to date. To clear up OT bread; also to steward dept. for Ana of two US soldiers who came aboard delegate elected. among the Italian authorities about food and service. in Beii-ut and got off at Bremcrhavcn. what to do with the visitors. Since How to divide 23 days pay. Steam ARIZPA (Walarman), Oct. SS—Chair­ heaters to be repaired. Galley stove they were on an^ American ship SRATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatraln), man, C. Parker; Secretary, P. Van to be repaired—is accident hazard. Nev. IS—Chslrman, A. McKcnzia; Sec­ Wygardan. Crew donated money for they were said to be an American Captain called SOS—crew stand by. retary, O. Conules. Everything run­ wreath to mate's mother's funeral. No apparent danger. Conservation of "responsibility," although at the ning smoothly. Some disputed OT. One All beefs to be referred to delegates. food supply urged. Delegates to turn man short. New delegate elected. Re­ All safety repairs will he made at same time there was no legal way in repair lists. Rooms to be kept quest brighter light bulbs over bunks. Alp yard. Some disputed OT. Drink­ clean. Turn all keys over to qew crew. to get them into the United States. ing water tanks to be cleaned. Have Crew warned to be sober at payoff. DEL SUD (Mitt.), Nev. f—Chairman, rafts and lifeboats to be placed on Eventually, word came down Ask if ship warranted bonus—fired H. James; Secretary, V. O'Rrlant. board. Need new blankets. Need more milk—^juice to be served when no milk is available. FLORIDA STATE (Pence), Nev. «— Chairman, J. Lssifs; •ecretsry, D. Ross. Deck dept. foc'sles to be paint­ ed. Showers and bathrooms to be Clean ship, all okay. Ship's fund S2(M.37. Movie. $355; Athletic, $24.80. Few hours disputed OT. Delayed sail­ ing time disputed. Motion to use $40 from ship's fund to purchase new books and magazines f?r library. To contact agent' or patrolman to try to get voluntary relief men on coast trip to Houston, Suggestion to get differ­ ent type movies. Coffee to be left in pantry for men coming off watch. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory 'Carriers), Nov. 9—Chairman, none; Secretary, J. Katsos. Ship's fund $7.84. Request larger toaster, larger sheets, new chairs for messroom. Medical care not up to par; new ladder for outside of stack. Slop chest prices and Inventory unsatisfactory. New mat­ tresses are faulty. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Nov. 1—Chslrman, V. Genco; Secretary, A. Brodle. Delegate to see engineer ab'out washing machine. Delegate spoke on behavior in foreign ports and also to see that natives are kept out of house. painted. New repair list to be made up. Ship's fund $17.01. Beef about mate doing sailor's work: to be straightened out by captain. One man sent to hospital and one man missed ship. Beef between made and other officers with steward utility. New delegate elected. Notify patrolman of payoff Mohday, Nov. 10. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Sept. 7— Chairman, W. Themss; Secretary, Z. Chliw. Most repairs made. No beefs. Payoff In NO. 80 percent new crew this voyage. Ship's fund $21. Pur­ chased SlY picnic stools and small sets of containers. New delegate elected. Distribute LOG to three de­ partments. Lack of work and weather clothes on board in. slop chest. Sug­ gest ' complete supply of slop chest Items for future yovages. Nev. 2—Chslrmsn, W. Thomas; Sec.rolary, T. Applewhite. Delegate in­ jured foot at Army base—^was re­ placed. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $57. Arrival pool winner donated $25. to fund. MoUon to install smaU "fans in bathrooms. Eng. dept. foc'sles to be sougeed. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Nev. 1 —CtMlrmsn, W. Shoemborn; $acy., E. 'Ibaffa. Few hours disputed OT. Compbdnt about mail delivery in Sues .CanaL Nite lunch to be improved. Messroom to be sprayed. One man missed Aip—not to be fined. One man hospitalized in Bangcok—Joined ship in Singapore. Vote of thanks to dele­ gate for fine Job. Crew quarters need painting and fumigating. • • -rt : Vi'' • '• ALMENA (Penn), Nov. II—Chair­ man, M. toe; Seirstary, M. Morris. JIapair list made out. Performing en ftghting with knife. One man MaMp. failed to turn to untU aaiUng WnO-4e b* roferrod ^ natrohnan. ^.oMalnod :ch,- cook. In, ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Nev. f— Chalrmam R. Hommel; Secretary, C. Gait. Crewmembers to be more care­ ful about smoking in bed. Return cups to gantry: Few hours disputed OT. Need two larger coffee pots for pan­ try. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Oct. 24—Chairman, W. Paderseni Secre­ tary, J. Cantln. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $12. Observe quiet when crewmembers are asleep. All beefs to be taken to delegates. Washing ma­ chine to be cleaned after using. Re­ quest patrolman bo aboard when sign­ ing on. PLOMAR (Calmer), Nev. $—Chslr­ msn, H. Galphin; $earetary, T. Csrmlchael. Everything running smoothly. Some disputed OT, to be referred to patrolman. Suggestion to Include foul weather gear furnished by company. Discussion on revisions in retirement and air-conditioning of ships. Repair list to be turned in. Foc'sles and bath­ rooms need painting. Need dodger for flying bridge. Messhall and pantry to be kept cleaner. One large coffee pot to be left out at night. C $ NORPOLK (Citlot Sorvlco), Nov. $—Chairman, W. Tatum, Jr., Secre­ tary, J. Atchlsan. Rcporta accepted. Repair Uat to be prepared. Motion to have company furnish transportation for men pulled off by doctor in LC, either to Galveston or back to port of engagement. STEEL EXECUTIVE (IsthmUn), Oct. 4—Chairman, G. Plnklea; Sefratary, A. Bredla. All rapaira made: medical chest checked. Discussioa ef ship's fund: union education and duties of ddagate. Request 80c. donations for ship's fans. Wa^Ung macfclna to be rwalrad. Delegate discussed draws in foreign pmrts. MARIA.H (HeraM), Nev. ll^lwlPman, E. Lateyai Secretary, R; Ranta.- was a collective sigh of relief aboSrd," added the crew report, "as we headed out to sea again for our own homes Stateside." Radio Officer Buried At Sea Crewmembers on the SS Marore performed the rites for the traditional burial at sea following the death of radio officer Harold D. fireeland on October 18. Breeland who died aboard the ship after a brief illness, was taken ashore the next day at the Pan­ ama Canal and then flown to Baltimore for cremation. His remains came back aboard the Marore before it sailed again from Baltimore on November 9. He was hurled from his old ship at 0930 on November 11, with Seafarer Edward A. Boyd, SIU ship's delegate and longtime friend of the deceased, acting as pall­ bearer. Capt. J. R. Respess con­ ducted the- service, Breeland was a member of the Radio Officers Union. upon in Beirut. Lebanon. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and special thanks to chief cfiok for Ane Job. t- ALICE BROWN (BloomAeld), Oct. S4—Ctieirman.- W. Wandeli;'Sscretery, A. Hill. One man missed ship 'in Broownsville. Some repairs not com­ pleted. Ship's fund $15.55. 'Reports accepted. Discussion re: closing port­ holes during wash down. Other de­ partments not to use steward dept. shower. Delegate given vote of thanks. Endeavor to obtain ship's foreign port schedule earlier. GATEWAY CITY (Pan - Atlantic), Nov. 10—Chairman, P. Adklns; Secre­ tary, L. Sheehan. New delegate elect­ ed. Ship's fund $3:i3. One man short. Motion to raffle Scotch cooler. NOed new washing machine. Discussion on conduct of chief electrician reporting argument wth AB to chief eng. with­ out first taking matter up With ship's delegate. Matter to be referred to patrolman at payoff. -ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Nov. 10 —Chairman, A. Abrsms; Secretary, W. Cameron. Ship's fund $45.50. To con­ cur with motion by crew of Atlantis re—retirement of seamen with 15 years seatime. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), Nev. $=Chairman, N. Punken; Secretary, H. Crane. No beefs. Suggest giving Christmas fund at New Orleans hall. $50 given by Capt. Kinney for baseball equipment. Ball fund $83.80 in the red. Ship's fund $148.4$. Request using dryer in crew's laundry between 10 AH and 7 PM and washing machine between 8 AM and 7 PM. New dele­ gate and reporter elected. Talk held on showing ship's movies . . . Rota­ tion from each department lounge. Discussion on relief Jobs for coast. Talk on ship's fund. RafugGGs posG aboard VallGy Forga bafcre going oshora to safety in Italy. ToH man on right (stonding) escaped once before, but according rding to his itery, was traded bock for five head of cattle. LOG-A-RHrrHM: Seafarer ^8 Blues MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Nev. 14—Chairman, C. Ruth; Sacratary, J. Bsllday. Everything running smooth)^ with exception of insufficient sizes of goods in slop chest. Ship's fund $31.88. No beefs. Some disputed OT.~ Members to keep Koreans from run­ ning around in passagewaya during ship's stay in Korean ports—also, keep pantry locked. MAE (lull), June 1—Chairman, W. Merrit Jr.; Secretary, A. Ferrer. Everything running smaothly. $7 in ship's fund. Abolish gangway watches on all Bull Line bulk carriers. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well donechief cook in particular.' DEL CAMPO (Mhslsstppl), Chair­ man, R. Crool; Sacratary, C. Ruaux, All repairs ef Tast veyage taken care of. Sh'si'e fund $38.19. No heeft New delegate and treasurer elected. Chief engineer to take care of warm drink­ ing water. Slop sink to bo kept dean. ;iUl books and magailnea to be spBt aatong each dept.: : By J. L. Gomes 1 find myself with pains from loneliness, duing at the moonlight on the tea; My heart grows heavy with thoughts of you. Where are you? TeU me what to do. I watch the shadows gracefully fall. On the hilltops from afar; Calling your name to me. Wishing on every shooting star. When the sun moves toward her cradle. And tradewinds carry a day's heat away; Trees grow shadows on the grass below. As night falls, peaceful and slow. In songs from memory, I praise thee; - . 'f In my dreams J relive our days of htmdness^-'f-^^^'k** down coma. The shadow of lonelinese ^ | ;;; �^PhC« rowteeB SEAFARERS LOG Coot 8|9ot On A Hot Run LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sailor's Love V ryi,' .V. ' • :u} v;. ••-<:. •iri -. ^ }V- Loving a seaman is not altOays gay, 'Cause of the price you often must pay. It's most to have, but not to hold; It's being young and feeling old. It's sending a letter With the stamp upside doiJh, To a faraway love. In a faraway town. And You Not The when he comes in. both laugh together; conscious of others, , time or the weather. Letters To The Editor ; It's having him whisper His love just for you; It's whispering back "I love you, too." All letters to the" editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Then comes a kiss, A promise of love. Knowing you're watched by G6d up above. Reluctantly, painfully, letting him go. And crying inside 'Cause of wanting him so. Days go on by. No mail for a spell. You wait for a word. Just a hint that he's weli; When the letter does come You light up with joy. And act like a child with a shiny new toy. lir;: For though you know well. That he's far, far away. You love him more And more each day. ^ Making the most of a cool spot owoy from the Persian Golf sun, Loving a sailor ' the gang on the Steel Artisan takes it slow and easy. At top, It's bitterness and tears,(I to r), Lorsen, AB; Dennis, OS, and Baugher, carpenter, take Loneliness, sadness and unfound years. their leisure with a smoke. Above, Shoeffer, OS, and Burke, wiper, watch as Ammon, AB, fishes in style—Southern-style—with No. Loving d" sailor is really no a line tied to his toe. "Smokey" Byron, who sent in the pictures, fun. But it's well worth the price. didn't soy whether Ammon wound up with anything, even a When the battle is won. sprained tee. i• SlU, A&G District :ik <.• ' fyFV) -' '• BALTIMORE 1216 G. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 SUte St, James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent « Capital 3-4089: 3-4080 LAKE! CHARLES. La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Oarke. Agent HEmlock 6-3744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Naira. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE I South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmiock 2-1764 MORGAN CITY 012 Front St. Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2136 NEW ORLEANS. 823 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn Hyacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St, S Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Marty Breithoff. Agen* Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE, PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANN^" . ... 2 Abercorn St. ?• Agent Adams 3-1728 T . . 2®"® Ist Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent ^ Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-lBh N. FrankUc St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 iy SEAFARERS LOG. WILMINGTON. Calif 809 Marine Ave. SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 SUtter 1-1995 2508 —1st Ave. HEADQUARTERS... 678 4tli Ave.. Bklyn SEATTLE MAin 3-0088 SECRETARY-TREASURER WILMINGTON. 805 Marine Ave. • Paul Hall TErminal 4-8538 ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J Algina. Deck W. HaU, Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E Mooney. Std. J. Volplim. Joint HONOLULU....56 North Nimltz Highway PHone 86077 1216 East Baltimore St. HONOLULU....81 Sonth Nimltz Highway BALTIMORE EAstern 7-3383 PHone 502-777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvlUe St. CApital 3-4336 MAgnoUa 0404 RICHMOND. Calif....810 Macdonald Ave. 130 Greenwich St. BEacon 2-09^ NEW YORK COrtland 7-7094 SAN FRANCISCO 650 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 PORTLAND ....522 NW Everett St. SEATTLE 2508 1st Ave. CApitol 3-72976 Main 0290 240 Second St. WILMINGTON 808 Marine Ave. S.d^N FRANCISCO DOuglas 2-4592 Terminal 4-3131 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. NEW YORK vrS 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn TErminal 3-4485 HYacinth 96165 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 HONOLULU....81 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn ALPENA .'...1218 N Second Ave. HYacinth 9-6600 ELmwood 4-3616 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. ^ Phone; Cleveland 7391 CApitol 7-3222 1410 W. 29 St. NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvlUe St. CLEVELAND MAin 16147 RAmond 7428 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18, Mich, .r,™. Vlnewood 34741 DULUrH , 621 W. Superior St. _ Phone: Rand, Ipb 2-4110 FRANKFORT. lUch PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 MFOW SUP MC&S Great Lakes District 5 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn 32, NY j I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— i please put my name on your mailing list, i (Print Information) [NAME • 9 f . O , • STREET ADLRESS m:;-- i CITY .. . ZONE. ..... STATE...... • TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are an oM tubtcrlbar and have a ehanga a of addrats, plaata giva your forlnaf^addraW balowt a ADDRESS CITY Says 'Hot' Palnto Heat Up Foc'slo T« the Editor: Just a quick hello and a few lines on foc'sles. I read In the "San Pedro News-Pilot" how this designer Raymond Loewy has some ideas about designing ships and is doing a Govern­ ment study. I don't know what his Ideas are, but he has to know about cool colors, etc. I think they should first study paints. I By E. R. WUd V 9b IMt ...........i.............. i^NE.. WATi......„ Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S . . .128Vi HoUis St. Phone 36911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 26161 FORT WILLIAM ....408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE........103 Durham St. Ontario Phone; 5591 TORONTO. Ontario.......272 King St. E. EMpire 46719 VICTORIA. BC 617M Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC ......298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS .'V.304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAG0TVGLL8. QueDae........ 20 Elgin St. Phone: 848 THOROLD. Ontario 82 St. Oavldt. ' CAnal T QUEBEC 44 Sault^u-Ma Queheii ' ' ' Phone; 3'1869 SAINT J0w......tT7 Prinea William St. • NB • . OX know for a fact that paint is the main cause of hot foc'sles. 1 think some chemist could cre­ ate a new formula for paint to contrast the heat on a ship. Then foc'sles 'would be more habitable. For Instance, on a tropical or Persian Gulf trip the ship can get as hot as an inferno. Thanks to the good old SIU, at least we've got cots on our ships to make things a bit more com­ fortable. Rudy Melgosa t, t, t, Cheers 20 Years Of SIU Progress To the Editor: The crew of the SS Del Alba wants to offer its congratuI.itions to all SIU officials and fellow Union members on our 20th anniversary for a job well done Ln the' past 20 years. May God give us the strength and foresight to make life more bountiful for all Seafarers sail­ ing our nation's merchant fleet as He has done in the past. L. W. Peed Ship's delegate LOG's^His L^k To Seagoing Days To the Editor: I would like to receive the LOG and would appreciate your putting my name on the mailing list. I am a retired SIU man and have been receiving my benefit check every week. Believe me, I appreciate that. I'd like to express my thanks to the ^lU Welfare Plan and the Union's Welfare Department for arranging everything. Please remember to send the LOG to me so I can keep in touch with my brothers who are still at sea. James N. Snell t, ft Offers Thanks For Atlantic Aid To the Editor: Recently I WRS in an automo­ bile accident in Brooklyn and was hospitalized for several weeks. I was 2nd electrician aboard the SS Atlantic and was In the car wreck a few hours before she was to leave for Bel­ gium. I have always knou:u that the SIU was the best Union and I now I want to thank the SIU officials at Union headquahers for helping me while I was in the hospital. I especially want to thank the Welfare Services Department at the Brdoklyn hall for thi2 hnahy times It favg me and my family the assist­ ance we needed after the acci­ dent. I am recuperating at home in North Carolina now and I hope it won't be very long until I will be able to get back on a good old SIU ship again and enJoy the best working conditions anywhere. Believe me, I'm proud to be a member of the finest Union anywhere. Again I say many thanks to the SIU and the crew of the SS Atlantic for their assistance when I needed it. Everett A. Herd ft ft ft Rents Rooms Near NY Hall To the Editor: I would like to advise the SIU brothers who ship out of New York and need a room that I am operating a rooming house in Brooklyn at 353 6th Avenue, be­ tween 3rd ^d 4th Street. " The place is not fai' from the headquarters hall and is ideal for anybody who needs a room. The telephone there is ST 85519. Alfredo RIos ft ft ft Ponsion Dobato Still ContinuoS To the Editor:^ We, the members of the Alcoa Corsair, wish to expi;ess our thought and feelings cpncerning the SIU retirem.ent plan. We feel that 12 years' seatlime on SlU-contracted vessels' Is sufficient time to qualify for retirement, regardless of age or health conditions. What good is a retirement plan if you have to' have ond foot in the grave before you can retire? We feel that a man should be able to enjoy some other form of life after 12 years' of sea life. If some such system were made possible, then members of our brotherhood might be able to enjoy shorcside living after a life at sea. ,We would appreciate any available information on this nialter and also would like to know the feelings of our brother members on this sub­ ject. Donald S. Brooks Ship's reporter • • * To the Editor: This is in reference to Brother Thomas A. Brown's pension proposition (LOG, Aug. 29). I'd like to know what he ex­ pects the members who have 12 years' seatime and are 55 to 70 years old to do. Are we sup­ posed to go another.20 years because he is probably only 18 years of age? After going to sea 37 years and another 20 years for a pen­ sion, we old ones don't stand a chance of cashing in on any benefits. According to insur­ ance statistics and the Social Security people, we should be pushing up daisies. Brother Brown should re­ member that we have worked many years fbr this and would like to. cash in on it for a cou­ ple of years. T. T. Parker (Ed. note: In the Sept.' 26 LOG, Brother Brown amended his proposal for a 2Q-year seatime requirement in favor' of another plan for $100 monthly benefits for men with 16 years' good standing and 12 years' sedtime, with $150 for those mth 20 years' good standing and 18 years' seatime. The present SIU disability-pension provides $150 monthly after 12 years' �% itu SEAFARERS Shorthanded? 1j * 1'.- - , i Y- .. •f - r r'* Viailor T« Headquarters If a crewmember quits while a ship Is In port, delegates are asked to ^contact tiie hail immediately for a replace ment. Fast action on their part wUl keep all- Jobs aboard ship fiiied at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. t-ff. i:< a i ^ nee Wittetu LOG WASHINGTON —Monthly fig­ ures released by the Maritime Administration revieaied a slight rise hi shipping 'conditions here. The grand total of 84 Inactive American freighters and .^nnkers is nine less than reported ^ksi month. Of these, 64 were laid up for lack of cargo while 20 were undergoing repairs or conversion. Activity among ships with over : ,1,000 gross tons capacity also im, proved a bit. Here, 944 ships were ..reported in operation, ah increase of seven over October. The Government gained one ship in various transactions, bringing its total to 2,137. This resulted through the sale of one hospital ship and 12 Libertys plus the transfer of one vessel to the Air Force, while gaining 11 transports from the Navy and four via trades.. The total merchant fleet remained at 3,141, including the lay-up fleet. A 0.1 percent drop in foreign commerce from May, 1957 to May, 1958 was also reported by the MA. American flagships presently carry only 14.6 percent of the nation's , foreign trade, which shows the de­ gree to which runaway ships have been making inroads. Vincent Meehan Contact your brother Bill at the San Francisco hall immediately. Urgent. ^ Phillip E. Giordano It is important that you get in touch with Mrs. Odessa Giordano at once. Her address is Route 2, Box 30A, Peizer, SC. Rated Men Can Get Out In Houston HOUSTON—Shipping for this area slacked off somewhat during the past period. Bob Matthews, port agent reported, but it re­ mained good for any rated or class A men who wanted to ship out. Next period should show an im­ provement, Matthews said, as a number of ships are expected to come into port. The Dei Mundo, which has been in lay-up, will take on a full crew on December 1. There were only two vessels, toe Valley Forge (Peninsular) and the Chief olectficion Sverro federtsen ond daughter Helen stopped in Michael (Carras) paying off during SlU headquarters last wegk. Pederssen was last aboard the the past period. The Michael was Steel Voyager. the only ship signing on. In transit were tm Mae (Bull); Fort Hoskins, Chiwawa, Council Grave, Bents Fort (Cities Service); Seatrain Texas (Seatrain); Dei Santos (Mis­ sissippi); The CabUSs (Texas City); Eagle Transporter (United Ma­ rine); Bienville, Beauregard (PanAtlantic); Steel .^e (Isthmian); All of the follouiing SIU familiea have received a $200 maternity Mermaid (Metro); Northwestern benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's narae: Victory (Victory Carriers) and the Marcia Jean Kinehen, born Au­ •. Mrs. Louis F. Greaux, Texas City, Wacosta (Waterman). gust 29, 1958, to Seafarer and Texas. Mrs. Robert L. Kinehen, Ham­ tit Florence Deborah Doyle, born mond, La. May 16, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ^ James Doyle, Philadelphia, Pa. Begins Lynn Brown, horn Octo­ tit ber 15, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hope Cabral, born October 29, Woodrow A. Brown, Tampa, Fla. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John t iu Cabral, Bristol, Rl. Patricia Ann Gonzales, born Au­ tit gust 16, 1958, to Seafarer nnd Mrs. Lezlee Celeste Herring, born Enrique Gonzales ^Jr., Houston^ October 6, 1958, to .Seafarer and Texas. Mrs. Earl William Herring Jr., i t i Ruskin, Fla. Gail Ann Paradise, born Novem­ i i i ber 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ' Diana Gayle Tulp, born Novem­ Leo Paradise, Swansea, Mass. TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC iUROPEAN ber 9, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. tit AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS John Tulp, Jr., La Marque, "Fex. Lawrence Duracher, born Octo­ tit ber 23„ 1958, to Seafarer and'^Mrs. Patricia M. Wojton, born No­ Louis B. Duracher, "New Orleans, vember 3, 1958, to Seafarer and La. Mrs. Stanley M. Wojton, Balti­ 'tit more, Md. Sherry Jackson, born November SIU BABY MRIVALS EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST 1. i-: I I f _ nr te iffi-' Is- f "THE VOICE OF THE : if-"; th I'.r MTD" EVERY SUNDAY, 1420 GMT (11:20 EU Sunday) •-f. WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast « of South America, . South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. t If WFL-65. 15880 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Caribheaui West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-iS, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, ' North Atlantic, European and US East Coast E ,- Meanwhile, MID 'Roun^The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue • . • ; V .S ( ^ —r- Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America WCO-16908.8 KCs East Coast South America WCO-2S407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia' WMM 81-11037A Northwest Pacific V MARITIIRE TRADES DEPARTMENT 12, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jimmie L. Jackson, Houston, Tex. tit Patricia A. Greaux, born Sep­ tember 11, 1958, to Seafarer and iv X ^ George R. J. Hallahan Essential that you contact Mr. Pearl in New York as soon as po,ssible. 4 4 4 Sam N. Bowser Mrs. Irene Pruitt requests that you get in touch with her at 1521 27th Ave., Seattle 22, Wash. 4 4 4- Woodrow Drake You are urged to contact Smith Ganly, Inc., 1100 Olive Way, Seattle, Wash. 4 4 4 lohn Ezell Please get in touch with Esther at the Salvation Army in Panama City, Florida. 4 4 4 Robert B. Carey • J. E. Barrlnger Your papers are being held for you by Welfare Services in head­ quarters. Please contact Tobey Flynn. 4 4 4 Howard Ross Aimer Vickers faces a year's hospitalization and it is important that you get in touch with him at once. He is at the US Public Health Service Hospital, Manhat­ tan Beach, B'kiyn 35, NY. You can phone at DE. 2-1001. 4 4 4 Tampa Has A synchronized light-whistle signal has been put in use No Change on a few vessels in the latest step towards reducing ship tugs in reserve fleets have* been equipped with synchronized sig­ nals, also achieving encouraging results. The new signal device is an out­ growth of the collision in 1955 which sank the Andrea Doria, Ital­ ian-flag passenger ship. Signal misunderstanding was partially re­ sponsible. J i. Visible Whistle' Is Latest Safety Device The device was invented in an effort to eliminate accidents which are due to misunderstanding of whistle signals or the iiiability to hear the signal. Often, the weath­ er or the very nature of the sea will make a sound appear as if it is coming from one direction, while in reality it is coming from an­ other. The amber light, located atop the bridge, will help in elim­ inating this as it can penetrate most fogs and is also clearly visi­ ble" by day or night. The ,, Maritime Administration has indicated it will, install the new fi'?,vice on Its experimental car^o .y;: Bob Hudglns Please contact Michael Hernandez, c/o SIU, 675 Fourth Ave., B'kiyn 32, NY. Ex-Crewmembers Ocean Ulla If any of the former crew mem­ bers have extra photos of the sea hawk that landed on the deck recently please send theip to Emilio Issac, c/o SIU, 675 Fourth Ave., tit B'kiyn 32, NY. He would like one Divina B. Trevisano, born No­ for his album. vember 23. 1958, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Dominick Trevisano, Brook­ Robert Banta lyn, NY. Get in touch with Robert W. Perry, -237' Westover Avenue, Nor­ folk, Va. collisions. The signal casts a strong amber beam, horizontally in all directions and vertical­ ly, each time the ship sounds ships, John Sergeant and William Patterson, in the near future. MA her whistle. -^4-1 TAMPA—While all is in good shape throughout the port, ship­ ping continuecf to lag for another period, Tom Banning, port agent, reports. However the membership is urged to take advantage of this slack to come into the hall and vote in the Union's biennial elections. Time is running out and each mem­ ber should exercise his right to vote for the officials of his choice. There were no vesseJs signing on or paying off in the area during the past period. In transit were the Gateway City and Raphael Semnies (Pan-Atlantic); Fort Hos­ kins (Cities Service) and the Wa­ costa (VVaterman). Registration is heavy iii thfe steward department. Banning warns and, from the looks of things, -vill not be relieved much during the coming period. ^ ^ �^v. SEAFAilERS»L06 ...-V- .- D«Minb«r S ma • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN IO N • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • TRAINING HEAD URGES MOVE 'Open Kjngs Point School To Men Out Of Foc's/e' I': .,\. K. T-^'- Dump Old Navigation Charts, Commerce Dep't Tells Skippers WASHINGTON—Outdated nautical charts may make excellent keepsakes but they are hazardous when used to direct a ship's course, says the US Department of Commerce. Changes in land­ marks, navigational aids and submerged obstructions—some eight million of them last year, make charts obsolete each year. Sometimes within months, a chart can become outdated by the discovery of former wrecks, and changes in fchannels and. buoys. Modern instruments employed in present surveys-often reveal dan­ gers that were not detected previously. Economical, sentimental and negligent skippers were warned that they were jeopardizing the lives of their crews by using cbaits which hav.e not been amended to include the latest findings. A case was Cited of a skipper who had sent in a chart with pencilsd-in soundings for a blank area on the chart. Investigation showed that the area had already been surveyed and completely charted, and that the skipper's chart was several years out of datel Mariners were advised to consult their local Coast Guard District office or the weekly "Notice to Mariners" for thfe latest revisions. Those who have an affection for old charts as display pieces are advised to purchase reproductions of really ancient ones which are available in bookstores. An informal proposal to revive Government maritime trading facilities for unlicensed seamen has been put forth by Captain Paul S. Maguire of the US Maritime Administration. Captain Maguire is in charge of maritime training including the US Merchant Marine Acad­ emy at Kings Point, Long Is--^ land. Consequently, he would have a one changes coming in the industry. year course set up for the licensed One stumbling block in such a Captain Maguire's proposa would include a two-year program officers on various subjects related program Is the proposal that the for unlicensed seamen who already to their profession so as to bring industry bear part of the cost of have two years' seatime to their them up to date on technical such tr-airiiog. credit. They would be able to get 3rd assistant and 3rd mate licenses Vote Deadline Coming Up by attending the academy under the proposal. A second feature of the program would involve refresher courses for merchant marine officers who came "up the hawse pipe" and have had no formal instruction. The captam argues that with all kinds of tetihnical advances in the offing includ­ ing atom-powered ships, it is neces­ sary for officers to familiarize themselves with a wide variety of hew cargo and ship operating gear MIAMI—The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association has of a complex nature. drawn up a program to provide MEBA engineers with the One of the main reasons for the same shipping rights and contract representation in all ports new program, Captain Maguire in­ that they receive in their t * dicated, is the fact that the great home locals. ers. The amendments were drafted majority of officers are self-edu­ A special 10-day convention by an 8-mah committee of delegates cated because " so many Kings laid the groundwork for the new representing each of the districts Point graduates as weU as gradu­ approach in a series of proposed and the BME and chaired by E. N, ates of state maritime academies constitutional amendments that Altman, business manager of Logal never go to work in the merchant spell out the policy and establish 38^. Seattle. President Raymond marine or else spend only a mini­ the procedures for carrying it biit. McKay represented the BME. mum number of years at sea be­ The amendments will be put into fore going into shoreside jobs. The appropriate legal language in Janu­ SIU has long been critical of the ary and submitted to the MEBA Kings Point set-up for this reason, membership for approval in a 90and has argued that the academy day referendum. served more as a training center Seafarer Ricardo Lata leave) booth after filling out his ballot in for Navy ensigns than as a mari­ The amendments represent a time institution. compromise between the idea of a the SlU's biennial election. Another Seafarer checks over the lists centralized union with national before marking his ballot. Election ends December 31. In fact, a 1954 survey showed control of finances and policy and that only 14 percent of all Kings a loos» national grouping with Point graduates were serving in strong local autonomy. the merchant marine and that the remainder were on active Navy The delegates interpreted the re­ duty or working ashore, with over ferendum that authorized the con-: NEW ORLEANS—A great deal 60 percent of the graduates in vention as a membership demand shoreside jobs. The survey covered for equality and better service than df interest in the ITF worldwide the period 1945 to 1953, so all of the old constitution provided. anti-runaway drive was voiced by the men involved were yoimg and the membership at the last regular (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important Small Port Representation had put in little or no time work­ provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of meeting in this port. A number of Steps also were taken to insure ing on ships. The class of 1946, for various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If more effective representation in Seafarers took the floor and spoke example had less than nine per­ Seafarers have any questions about any'section of the agreement which small ports. The convention set on the dangers which result from cent of its members working on they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the up the machinery for an expanded allowing American-owned vessels ships eight years later. SEAFARERS LOG.) program of national subsidies to to register under a runaway flag. As Captain Maguire put It, "the While shipping for the period Section 30(b). For the purposes of this agreement the following provide full-time representation in majority of ship's officers educate are classed as penalty; ports that have had to get along was very good in all three depart^ themselves for their professions." In bulk: with part-time service, and author­ ments, registration is still on the ized mandatory mergers in cases heavy side. In addition to the 160 Bones Caustic Soda where merger would provide bet­ men shipped to deep sea berths Green Hides Soda Ash there were 21 relief jobs and 43 ter service. Manure Creosoted Lumber berths on "vessels working here in The same thinking also led to a In Bags or Bulk revision of the MEBA policy on the harbor during the past two Bone Meal Saltcake voluntary mergers, which had been weeks. Chloride or Lime Super Phosphate There was a total of 26 vessels limited to the amalgamation of a Lampblack Cyanide very" small local with a larger ad­ calling into the area during the Cement SIU membership meet­ Carbonblack joining one in the same district. period. Five ships paid off, two Sulphur Gasoline carried In any manner Locals with more than lOO mem­ signed on and 19 were in transit. ings are held regularly Copra (3,000 tons) Greave Cakes bers were barred from mergihg, The vessels paying off were the every two '^eeks on Wed­ (c) On vessels carrying penalty cargoes In bulk In the combined even if the-members of both locals Del Sud, Del Sol (Mlssissippi)i nesday nights at 7 PM in weight of 1,000 long tons or over, unless otherwise specified, the wanted an amalgamation. The pro­ Steel Age, Steel Apprentice (Isth* all SIU ports. All Sea­ Company agrees to pay each member of the Unlicensed Personnel, posed amendments would permit mian) and the Almena (Clover). mergers betweeh ad­ Signing on were the Del Sud farers are expected to in addition to the regular monthly wages, 10 percent of such wages voluntary joining locals in the same or sepa­ (Mississippi) and the Steel -Age from the time the loading of the penalty cargo is started until the attend; those who wish to penalty cargo Is completely discharged.. rate districts, regardless of the (Isthmian). size of-their memberships. The in-transit vessels were the be excused should request J" 4 Question: Are there occasions when gasoline Is not a penalty cargo The convention laid the ground­ Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier, r permission by telegram item? work for a national organizing de­ Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Clipper > (be sure to include regis­ partment. It also provided for (Alcoa); Seatralns Louisiana, 4" 4" 4" When a freighter, which had carried a cargo of gasoline In bar­ constitutional amendments through Georgia (Seatraln); Del Sud (Mis« tration number). The next rels paid off recently, the shipowners refused to pay' the men the joint action of the convention and sissippi); Lucille Bloomfield, Mar* StU meetings will be: additional 10 percent, contending that the gasoline was not carried membership referendum. Previ­ garett Brown (Bloomfield); Steel in bulk. The Union rejected this interpretation claiming that over ously the constitution could be Seafarer, Steel Traveler, Steel Age December 10 (Isthmian); Arlzpa, Claiborne, 1.000 tons of gasoline carried in any manner entitled the crew to the amended only by a convention. tional wages The convention met from Nov. Monarch of the Seaf, Wacdsta _ December 24 Union officials discussed the matter with the owners and it was 15 to. Nov. 24 an4 was atteiided by (Waterman);- Raphael Semmes, mutually decided that the crew's demands were legitimate. Gasoline, delegates from 21 MEBA locals on Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic) and fvJanuary 7 in excess of 1,000 tons automatically entitled the men to'the addi­ the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific the Northwestern Victory (Victory tional wages. * Coasts, the Great Lakes and the Riv­ Carriers). MEBA Engineers To Get Full. Rights In All Ports KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT ^rh SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETIMGS I'.'-i-"- 'ISi' fe.y- ^r;:'/' rr>.:v'^v: •-"v*' . '.' V-rf: '•-4 • :ic- New Orleans Hails IIP Picket Move � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource December 5, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: US SEA UNIONS HIT RUNAWAYS JOINT PICKET ACTION AFFECTS 160 VESSELS ‘GO TO NLRB’, COURT SAYS; OK’S ITF BEEF MATES GET PART OF MOBILE PACT RUNAWAYS LEARN THEY CANT HIDE US COURT RULES SEAMEN CAN SUE RUNAWAY SHIPS US SEA UNIONS TIE UP RUNAWAY-FLAG SHIPPING LOG IS CITED FOR EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE BLOOMFIELD FLEET GETS TOP CLEANLINESS SCORE WC SAILORS VOTE BEGINS; 54 RUNNING NEW YORK BOOMS, SETS FIVE-YEAR SHIPPING HIGH US COMPANIES MISS BOAT ON SEAWAY PASSENGER RUN RED RIVE HURTS US SHIPS MOBILE HOST TO 200 AT HOLIDAY DINNER SLUMP IN BALTIMORE PERSISTS; SHIPS IDLE BOSSES’ GROUP SEEKING STIFFER NY LABOR LAW SUBSIDY BIDDERS IN STIF FIGHT LATEST INJUSRY TOTALS RUNNING BELOW ‘57 REJECT APL TRANSFER OF LUXURY SHIP MA REPORTS SLIGHT RISE IN SHIPPING ‘OPEN KINGS POINT SCHOOL TO MEN OUT OF FOC’SLE’ MEBA ENGINEERS TO GET FULL RIGHTS IN ALL PORTS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/05/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 25 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b1b1972248b9ce4c2a52172d9eb24c56.PDF c37ed63a528db1836ae36dec2cae5ae6 PDF Text Text story On Page 3 SEAFARERS^LOG November 21 1958 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • AT L A N T10 AND GULF DIS T RICT • AFL-CIO • SET WORLD AHACK ON RUNAWAYS ; r.'., •1: ii'M • , '".li Story On Page 3 |o |L Looking mighty serious for the moment, Deborah Ortiz, rFOOC* 2, daughter of Seafarer J. Ortiz, gets set as DrTtTohn Shel­ ley tries to get a look at her throat. Deborah and her mother, Mrs. Grace Ortiz (behind doctor), visited the SIU health center in Brooklyn for a check-up last week. (Other Photos, Page 9.) SlU's Vacation Plan Payments Top $10 Million Story On Page 2 The Runaway Flag Issue "Ten years ago, the Repub­ lic of Liberia had five ships re­ gistered under its flag total­ ing 126,700 deadweight tons. Today, the tiny African na­ tion, which plays a very minor role in world trade, has 965 ships totalling 16,457,000 dead­ weight tons. These figures reflect the threat of runaway shipping to the maritime nations, particularly the United States ... "Part of this growth was ac­ complished by the transfer of over 400 'US-flag vessels to Liberian registry . . , • Seafarer D. J. LeBerre (left) heaves in on line wWOSnOOY* bringing up soiled linen from the Steel Admiral's round-the-world trip. Shipmate A. Androh looks on. The ship was just back from a run to India, one of three Isthmian services tentativelyapproved for subsidy aid last week. (Story on Page 2.) (For a complete analysis and' the latest figures on the scope of the runaway ship problem, see Page 7.) M J I 'I :4\ - I •;a| .J �*»*« SEAFARERS LOG VACATION! BENEFITS MOVE PAST liO MILLION LEVEL Ranmher tl, ItSS Welfare^ Vacatoon Benefit Figjures In addiUou to the $tu million, tn Vat^on Plan benefit*,iOiife='following are some of the other benefit ioUls, In toundinuhifi^i as of November 1: • ^ ; / Vr f "'i'. • • Hospital, $1,400,000. • filaterfilty, SlTK^ddd, • Death, $2,350,000. • Flaihily hospital $500,000, • Disability-pension, $600,000. o Optical, $10,000. The total of vacation and welfare benefits paid Seafarers, ac­ cording to the latest figures, now stands at $15,642,000 since the various benefits were instituted. Isthmian C^fs OK On 3 Subsidy Bids WASHINGTON—Nearly two yealris aft^r its original appli' cations, SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines has won the recom­ mendation df a Federal Maritime Board examiner that it be granted US" subsidy aid on>* three routes. The recommen­ from hearings held here between dations stiU need formal ap- February and April, 1958, and in- Vacation Plan omployees at headquarters are shown processing Seafarers' applications. Plan pro­ vides payments to Seafarers in New York within hours; usually within a day or two via airmail to the outports. Seafarers con collect vocation money any time they fiove 90 days' seotim'e. The SIU Vacation Plan is now working on its serond $10 million in direct cash benefits to SIU men. Fittingly enough, a tally by the Vacation Plan shows that the first $10 million benefits level was reached on the eve of the SIU's 20th anniversary, Nov. 1. At that date, the total bene-^ the last negotiations they were fits paid since the Plan started the death benefit. functioning in February, 1952, When the Plan first started-mak­ Jumped $100 to the current $360 I • 1^. f'-' lm: ^"'' stood at $10,019,652.28: . }t took approximately six years and eight months to reach the $10 million level the first time around, but it is obvious that the $20 mil­ lion mark will be reached in a much shorter time as the current benefit levels of $360 a year are far higher than those which pre­ vailed in earlier years. The $360 benefit went into effect on Septem­ ber 1 of this year as the result of an increase in Vacation Plan con­ tributions negotiated by the Union. The coincidence of the $10 mil.llon total with the Union's 20th anniversary WM particularly fitting in light of thd fact that the Vaca­ tion Plan is considered one of the Union's outstanding achievements. The first of its kind in the mari­ time industry, the Plan was nego­ tiated in 1951 to assure that Sea­ farers could get vacation pay based on the number of days actu­ ally worked, no matter how many ships or companies he worked for in the course of a year. To assure this, payment, the operators agreed , to make daily, cash contributions to a central kitty for each day a Seafarer worked for them. In turn, when the Seafarer ac­ cumulates 90 days or more seatime, he is entitled to cash in on bis vacation pay on the basis of the $360 annual rate. Before that, the only way a Sea­ farer could collect vacation money was by staying on a single ship for a whole year. Consequently, few men ever got any vacation benefit. By pooling the benefits the Union assured that all Seafarers would receive vacation pay on an equal basis. In-addition, the SIU system does not require a Sea­ farer to leave his job to collect. The vacation pay is bis as a matter of right, whether or not he actually takes a vacation. For practical pur­ poses then, the Seafarer can col­ lect his vacation money at the time he chooses to do so, whether he is on a ship or on the beach. An added feature of the Vacai tion Plan is that it provides for survivor's benefits. The benefici­ ary of a Seafarer can collect vaca­ tion money due him at the time of his death if the Seafarer had the requJired 90 days' discharges. The •6catipn payment i& in addition to '• >•'. eg citfO'.v Jic. ing payments in 1952, they wetv at the annual rate of $140 for a full year's work. Benefits have been increased several times since then. They became $176 a year in 1954, $244 in 1955 and $260 in 1956. In figure, the largest Increase since the Plan was established. A 30cent increase in the operators' daily contribution for each Sea­ farer was negotiated by the Union to make the $360 figure possible. Early NY Voting Brisk; Shipping,Registration lip NEW YORK—Early voting in the SIU's biennial electitm has been very brisk for this port. Over 750 Seafarers cast their ballots in headquarters in the first 12 days of the 60day voting period. Those who have not yet voted are urged are coming back to American-flag to do so as soon as possible, registry durhig the next two weeks and will be taking on full crews. One of these vessels is expected to sign on here in New Ywk. There was a total of 49 vessels in this port during the past periq^. Twenty-two of these ships paid off, nine signed on and 18 were Intransits. The following were the ships paying off: the Beatrice, Suzanne, Elizabeth, Frances, Ines and Kathryn (Bull); Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Pennant and Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Natalie (In­ tercontinental); Robin Goodfellow (Robin); Seatrain Savannah and Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain); Wang Pioneer (Inter-ocean); De Soto, Chickasaw - (Waterman); Wang Archer (Marine Bulk); Steel Arti­ san, Steel Flyer (Isthmian) and the Azalea City (Pan-Atlantic). ^ Signing on during the period were the Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Pen­ Nov. 21, 1952 Vol. XX, No. 24 nant. Alcoa Runner and Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Steel Flyer and Steel Artisan (Isthmian); Robin Goodfellow (Robin); Seatrain Geor­ gia (Seatrain) and the Alamar PAUL BAU, Seeretary-Treoiurar (Calmar). The in-transit vessels were the HEBBEST BIAMB. Editor. BZHKAMB SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HIBMAM ABTBUE, IBWIM Alcoa Planter (Alcoa); Alamar, SFIVACK, AL MASKIN. JOHN BHAZII,. ANATOLE LEVKOIT. Statf Writers. BILL MOODT. Seamar and Massmar (Calmar); GttI/ Area Jt^eeentatioe, Bienville, Azalea City, Gateway City, and Beauregard (Pan-Atlan­ Publlshad biwMkly at tha haadauartart tic); Steel Navigator, Steel King, of tb# Saafarari Intarnatienal Unlan, At­ lantic a Sulf Dtafriet, AFL-CiO. 079 Feurtli Steel Artisan and Steel Flyer 5Y?!!!!'* Sroehlyn M, NY. Tal. HYaclntti (Isthmian); Atlantic (American 9-0000. Sacond daso aostam paid at tha Pott Ctrico in Brooklyn, NY, undor Banner); Val Chem (Heron); Seaha Act af Aug. 24, 191L trains New York, Louisiana and Texas (Seatrain) and the Dykes (A&S ^ans.). . •••iqc TiiW - especially those signing on foreign voyages so that they don't mi$s out on the voting. Shipping Fair ' Shipping for the port remained moderate throughout the past two weeks. Two Bull Line ships, the Ines and the Kathryn, laid off their crews which helped swell the reg­ istration lists here. However, they are expected to come out of lay-up. Registration for the port is about average at present: The deck department happens to have a pretty big load of-rated men on the beach here, but the black gang ratings are on the lighter side. The outlook for the future is very good both in this port and in the outports. Five runaway vessels SEAFARERS LOG provid by the T)oard itself. The . decision i by ; / ^aminer Charles B. Gray okayed Isthmian's bid for an operating subsidy on its existing westbound round-theworld service, and'^'for expanded service on its India-Paldstan-Ceylon and Persian Gulf runs. At the same time, on the basis of the service already provided by US vessels on the route, he turned down bids by both Isthmian and American President Lines to put additional vessels on the west­ bound round-theworld run. Isthmian also gained permission to continue its Atlantic-Gulf-Ha­ waii service in conjunction with Matson Navigation. States-Marine, which is Isthmian's parent com­ pany, got permission to continue two intereoastal services of its own. However, APL's application to add ships to its westbound-intereoastal service was rejected. APL and Matson are under contract to the SIU Pacific District. In addition to. Isthmian, the ex­ aminer recommended that Central Gulf Steamship and American Ex­ port should also get subsidy assist­ ance on the Persian Gulf service. FormaLapproval of subsidies for Isthmian will add one of the last big unsubsidized offshore operators to the ranks of Government-aided companies. Only four. Isthmian, Waterman, States-Marine and Isbrandtsen, are now outside the charmed circle of subi^ized oper­ ators, and all of them arc seeking subsidies on one or more routes at the present time. Waterman Is in the midst of its subsidy hearings at the moment The examiner's decision stemmed Battery Ad Recalls 7-2 Explosion The blinking of a flashlight which brought rewue to three crewmefiibers of the SlU-manned Salem Maritirk? in 1956 is now being retold via a radio spot com­ mercial plugging a flashlight bat­ tery manufacturer. The tanker ex­ ploded in Lake (Jharles In the radio ad, the listener hears Frank Toto, then 3rd as­ sistant in the crew, describe how he and two others were trapped in the engine room until rescued when their flashlight signals were seen. As reported in the SEAFARERS LOG at the time. Seafarer Fred Gentry, FWT; Toto and 1st as­ sistant George Emery were trapped in the engine room for four hours. They finally managed to reach the head at the top level of the engine room, open a porthole and signal for help with a flashlight. SIU port agent Leroy Cllarke and Cities Service personnel on shore picked up the signal and sum­ moned a tugboat for the rescue of the three. corimrated several proceedings. Isthi^u first publicly announced its intention of seeking subsidy aid early in the fall of 1856, and filed formal applKraUons with the FMB a few months later. • Informal hearings, and the filing of amended applications and other documents look over a year, at which time the hearings eriginaliy scheduled! for January, 1959, were put over toe one month more. The full board new bis to act on the examiner's recommendations. Isthmian presently operates a fleet of 24 C-type dry cargo vessels in its various services. ^ Gov't Barter Plan To Aid US Shipping WASHINGTON—A Government decision to launch an accelerated program irf bartering surplus farm products for itratcgie materials is expected' to provide additional cargoes foe US skips. As opposed to the stralidit sale of surpluses, this ^11 require the transportation of materiala back to the States from foreign ports, in­ stead of ships returning empty, as in the past Farm surplus disposal has been one ' of the bulwarks of US-flag slilpping, particularly tramp ves­ sels. There has been .considerable pressure upon Congress by farm groups fM an increase in barter deals. This serves in the interests of both nations Involved, they con­ tend. For the US it means more production and more trade and a convenient source of strategic raw materials; for fore<gn nations, often unable to purchase agricultural products on iUie world market, it is a ready means of bolstering their economies. Canada, a huge supplier of wheat, has protested the action as unfair competition. The increased barter would reduce Canadian ex­ ports and might lower prices on the world market in an effort to cjmpete with the US. �.—..— t'j-;-^: ;-. •»» tl, IMS SEAFARERS .SIU Health Center Checks No. 5,000 %- The SidOOfh Seafarer to'^e examined br the SlU's New York Health Center since it opened in April, 1957, Dolth E. Holm, AB,' gets his onceover from staff physician. Center gives onnual exam­ inations to Seafarers as well as to family members. —i V • ::'.~-T—•i-.;r^": ^ ;,'i' ' .'>•• ni.. J.... I -' LOG —rr Pae^ lluM World Sea Unions Set 4-Day Protest Against Runnways Seamen and maritime workers affiliated with the International Tran^ortworkers Federation in 42 countries will launch a four-day worldwide demt^tration against runaway-flag shipping starting Decend)er 1. The SIU lias pl^ed its full support to the^ president Hal Banks, representing cf ITF to organize substandard global union campaign. the SIU Canadian District, and Bill runaway shiping in the area. Runaways are a big moneymaker SIU assistant secretaryThe starting date and Hall, treasurer, fiew to Europe for the not only for the operators but also final plans for the anti- strategy meetings. for the countries which collect-the registry fees on the ships. The run away. demonstration Here in the United States a Panamanian minister has meeting of 18 seagoing and shorewere pinpointed last week side maritime unions has been disclosed thatfinance some $2 million of at. a two-day meeting in Ham­ called for next week in New York Panama's $60 million annual reve< burg, Germany, attended by to work out details of American nue comes from registration fees. StU officials. v SIUNA vice- participation in the boycott. The This averages out to a' cost of call for the meeting was issued by SIU of NA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joe Curran to dis­ cuss ways and means of putting the protest into effect against freighter, tanker, bulk ore and passenger ship operations under the runaway fiags. Representatives of the long­ shoremen, teamsters, oil workers and railway clerks (the latter han­ dle bulk loading in such ports as WASHINGTON—A new weapon to fight the activities of runaway-flag shipowners has Norfolk) have been invited to par­ emer^^ from the meeting of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department executive council. ticipate along with the various sea­ going unions. However, no invita­ The MTD council approved the establishment of a Maritime Federation of the Caribbean to tion was sent to Harry Bridges of the International Longshoremen's act within the framework of dorsement of the pending ITF and Warehousemen's Union on the the International Transport- attended by representatives of the world demonstrations against run­ West Coast. Caribbean area unions workers Federation in the various which will formalize the new or­ aways. Targets Set world-wide maritime union cam­ ganization. It was also announced that two Major targets for the drive are paign against runaways. The Department also pledged its more international unions have af­ 1,000 active ships now flying the The Caribbean Federation would continued support for the SIU filiated waterfront locals with the fiags of Panama, Liberian, Hon­ tentatively Include maritime un­ Canadian District in its strike Department. The latest to join are duras and Costa Rica—the "Panions from such areas as Venezueia, against the Canadian National the International Brotherhood of faohlibcp:' /flags of convenience Cuba, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Neth­ fieet, now in its 17th month, and Electrical Workers and the Hod after pufiihg down'the US fiag and erlands West Indies, and others in­ announced Its wholehearted en­ Carriers and Laborers Union. the ensigns of other maritime na­ cluding the SIU Atlantic and Gulf tions to. escape their legitimate Districts. It would concentrate its .obligations not only to their crews, efforts In the Caribbean area which but also to the countries they has been a happy hunting ground abandoned. for runaway ship operators, par­ The ITF already has agreements ticularly in the passenger ship covering an additional 173 runtrades during the tourist season. irways under various fiags, and an For Higher Wages estimated 500 more are currently WASHINGTON—Highlighting the AFL-CIO's ten-point In layrUp. At least 42 percent of The immediate objective would legislative program for the coming session of Congress, Fed­ all runaway tonnage Is Americanbe the improvement of wages, hours and working conditions on eration President George Meany announced, is the "long over­ owned. the runaway vessels. SIU organ­ due" revision of the TaftOne development even before izers working in this area in drives the demonstration begins is the in the states' unem- announcement ainied at American-owned tonnage Hartley Act and the passage provements by Costa Rican have found that the American run­ of a fair and effective anti? ployment systems. President Mario Echandi Jiminez away operators invariably recruit racketeering law. that his country is planning action their crews from widely-scattered of its own against the runaways. The overwhelming victory of locations. The SS Yarmouth, for laborrsupported He said the National Assembly in this example, currently the target of an year's election, candidates will shortly be called to a special Meany said, is a SIU drive, has crewmembers from sign of the voters' hostility to session to draft legislation outlaw­ Cuba, Jamaica, Honduras, Nassau "cynical politicians and big busi­ ing the runaways and barring their and the Dominican Republic ness reactionaries" who have been use of the country's flag. among others. Other operators in trying to make the most of a few Flag A Gimmick the field apparently follow much "isolated Instances of corruption DETROIT—Only two men of Most of 122 vessels how un­ the same hiring pattern, so that in labor's ranks." Most of these a crew of 35 were rescued from der Costa the Rican registry are run­ participation of all Caribbean mar­ instances, Meany pointed out, are Lake Michigan Wednesday when aways using its fiag as a moneyitime groups in a combined opera­ the result of "unscrupulous em­ saving gimmick. The ships have their vessel, the Carl D. Bradley, tion will strengthen the campaign ployers . . . left free to subvert no other tie to the Central Ameri­ split in two during a heavy storm against the runaways. union leaders through bribes and and sank within a matter of min­ can counti-y or any of the other It is expected that a meeting will gifts." utes. Despite a gigantic air-and- runaway havens. Of course, the be held within the next few weeks The major changes needed in sea search, all that was found of 825,000 tons under Costa Rican the T-H act, he said, are < in the the 612-foot vessel was a large registry are dwarfed by the 16.5 provisions allowing the individual tank and other evidence which in­ million tons registered by Liberia, Smoke Costs states to adopt "the Infamous dicated she may have split after an which had only five vessels under right-to-work" laws; the unionits flag just ten years ago. Bull Line S50 busting clause which permits em­ explosion. But the decision by Costa Rica The vessel was returning empty Violating the city's air pollu­ ployers to hire strikebreakers and tion control regulation for the vote them in an election against to her home port of Rogers City to shut the door on the runaways second time in six months, the the union in a struck plant while on Lake Huron when she first sent is likely to help spark the forma­ Bull Lines Co. has been fined the strikers themselves cannot out a "Mayday" signal. Fourteen tion of the Maritime Federation of $30 in Uie Brooklyn Municipal vote, and the ban on secondary minutes later she radioed she was the Caribbean, plans for which going down. Although planes and were adopted two weeks ago by Term Court. Heavy smoke issu­ boycotts by unions. ing from the freighter Beatrice Also on the legislative agenda rescue ships had been immediately the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ while she was docked at the is an increase in the minimum sent to the Bradley's aid, they partment, including the SIU and Bull Lines pier on October 10 wage rate from the present $1 an found only two survivors. Winds all SIUNA affiliates. The new was the reason for the fine. The hour to $1.25 an hour; provisions of up to 50 and 60 miles an grouping of MTD unions in the company was .assessed .$23 In for the setting up of hospital-medi­ hour and 35-foot waves hampered US and their counterparts in the cal coverage for persons on Social the rescue operations. The vessel nations bordering on the Caribbewi April for a similar offense. will operat"ei'^vi)tthin the framework Security, and some permanent im­ was not under SIU contract. Union Body To Fight 'Pirate' Flags Revise T aft-H art ley, AFL-CIO Demands 33 Lost As Lakes Ship Goes Down some $3,500 annually per ivessel. Accordingly, the operator with a fieet of 12-15 ships registered in Panama has to cough up only about $50,000 per year out'of his vast savings on wages, manning, feed(Continued op page 6) Union Drive Alarmed over the proposed ITF boycott, American operators of runaways have banded together under the title of the "American Committee-for Flags of Necessity". In what is obviously a defensive measure against the boycott and long-range organizing program.s, the group announced that it would "enforce" maritime standards that "are in everyway as high as the major countries of Europe." Representing -.American ships flying mainly the Panamanian and Liberian banners; the group could conceivably' represent up to 10 million tons of shipping registered under foreign flags. Evasive. Measure . . By claiming that it will "live up to" European standards, the group evidently hopes to sidestep the fact that its members are American operators and as such would still be evading American taxes and American wage and manning scale standards. The touchiness of the Americanowned runaways on the subject of standards was indicated by the statement that the group would "boycott" any American operator who ran a "substandard" ship. Erling Naess,- president of the com­ mittee and operator of a substantial amount of Liberian-flag supertank­ er tonnage, declared further, that every member would have to meet all the requirements of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention. These requirements, of course, are the minimum world-wide standards and are far below those enforced by the Coa.st Guard for US-flag vessels. Evidently alluding to the "fifth arm of defense" argument used on the runaways' behalf by Ralpn Casey, president of the American Merchant Marine Institute, Naess proclaimed that ships of the group would be made. available to the Government in case of an emer­ gency—undoubtedly at juicy emer­ gency-level frei|,ht_ rates, .all of which would go to a tax-free haven. 51 -J' Ml m'•s| -^sl ?3l �rag* FW SEAFARERS LOG NoTaibar 81, ,JlgW; SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING BOARD •••V" Ship Activity October 29 Through November 11, 1958 Shipping and registration continued to drop last period. On the seniority side, 69 percent of the Jobs shipped were taken by class A men, 24 percent by class B and seven percent by class C. Offs The dispatch total of 836 jobs was the lowest since April, and This amounted to a rise for both the "B" and "C groups, reversing Boito* ...... 2 the registration figure was 1,028. The number of class A men the trend in the previous period. Figured another way, seven of every Now York ... 22 registered during the .period'actually rose, however. Together with routine shifts in the overall registration totals due to retirements, hospital cases, etc., thiese figures combined to produce a drop in the total number of men on the beach by the end of the period. This was the same 'general pictiu-e in the previous two weeks also. A total of 216 ships were handled by all SIU ports during the cur­ rent period. This covers 58 payoffs, 35 sign-ons and 123 in-transit ships. New York, New Orleans and Baltimore accounted for almost half of the total. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Three ports escaped the general decline in shipping. Mobile showed a healthy increase, and Norfolk and Lake Charles gained also. Savan­ nah and Wilmington remained the same as before: slow. The rest all fell off, although New York, Baltimore, New Orleans, Houston and even San Francisco were still relatively busy. ten jobs shipped were taken by class A men, and one of every four by men with class B seniority. The rest was accounted for by class C, representing newcomers to the industry. - The latest count also shows that six ports have less than 100 "A" and "B" men on hand in all departments, including Boston, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington and Seattle. They're followed closely by Norfolk, with 101, and San Francisco with 103. Of all these. Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington have fewer than 50 class A men registered on the beach in all three departments. Following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Good; Jobs still hang on board for several calls . . . PUIadelphfa: Fair . . . Baltimore: Seems to be slowing up . . . Norfolk: Quiet . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Slow . . . Mobile: Good ... New Orleans: Should be better . . . Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: Quiet . . . San Franeisoo: Fair . . . Seattle: Should be busy. ««s la Oas TroMLTOTAI, 2 3 7 f 14 47 — • " 4 II 23 3 3 • 1 4 f — fv B 3 4 14 7 21 34 1 7 f 1 14 17 rUlodolpbio.. 3 ieMaier* ... • Norfolk ... 2 2 Moblio' ..... New OrteoM. Loiw Cborlot. Nomfea .... Wilmiaglon .. Son, Praaclieo. 7 A 1 2 — 3 — 4 3 10, 14, TOTAik ... B4 3S 123 4 U 7 214 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUF 12 3 ALL 2 4 1 7 26 65 17 lOi 4 12 2 18 10 23 7 40 7 2 10 1 2 3 1 ff 2 1 — 1 9 15 4 28 19 10 12 41 2 1 2 5 2 24 7 15 5 — 1 • 16 4 10 2 1 1 2 4 i3 112 50 315( Port Boston. New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle rOTMS Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 3 T 1 1 6 9 1 16 1 — 1 3 17 21 2 2 4 1 — 1 — 1 1 —— 1 — 4 1 — 5 1 .2 22 48 I ~3 5 2 8 2 7 2 75 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B TOTAL Shipped CLASS C SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A [ CLASS • GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 23 ALL ABC ALL 12 3 2 1 3 f 6 4 10 20 2 32 57 1 12 5 11 35 11 18 — 4 57 18 81 90 178 51 319 2 3 6 1 1 6 7 12 27 3 1 42 8 16 8 32 _ — 6 4 1 — 32 40 38 96 13 147 4 1 1 — 2 2 2 5 14 24 2 1 1 4 4 4 3 10 14 1 1 1 1 1 4 7 6 22 35 1 4 9 14 35 14 .2 1 1 51 25 26 14 10 19 33 2 — 12 14 33 14 — 47 41 46 10 97 3 1 — 4 4 A 8 4 — 12 9 2 11 3 14 20 — 5 4 20 — 1 4 1 27 21 39 42 2 2 2 2 3 14 19 2 6 12 — 13 4 12 16 10 15 4 — 27 4 2 2 3 7 1 4 7 13 11 4 — 13 24 52 126 47 1225 19 « •731' 111225 73 11 309 274 513 142 185 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 14 2 7 3 26 26 55 — 24 4 7.. 22 50 79 — 84 12 — 21 3— — 3 3 — — 2 2 5 4' 11 1 3 4 1 13 10 U 2 — 3 1 1 3 2 4 4 2 4 17 88 118 223 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A . Regrsferecf ClASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 Z 3 ALL — Boston 3 — 3 2 2 New York 20 52 11 83 1 15 10 26 Philadelphia........... 0 7 2 9 — 5 5 10 Baltimore 18 1 4 23 1 7 7 15 Norfolk 2 6 — 8 2 2 2 4 Savannah '— — 2 — 2 — 3 3 Tampa — 4 — 4 — 3 — 3 BAohile................ 6 12 1 19 — 3 4 7 New Orleans 6 17 4 27 1 4 2 7 I,ake Charles 7 sV 4 1 1 2 Houston 7 17 2 26 — 2 4 4 Wilmington — 2 — 2 2 2 4 San Francisco — 9 — 9. 1 3 4 Seattle 9 — — 9 3 2 5 43 164 24 231 7 TOTALS 49 48| 104 Port Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 A1.1. 1 2 3 ALL . 1 1 __ 1 1 2 13 32 3 48 16 5 21 1 3 2 3 3 4 3 18 4 25 5 • — — 1 — 1 1 3 '4 — — — — 2 1 3 — — 3.— 3 1 1 2 9 20 4 33 —— 4 10 14 7 20 5 32 — 4 4 • a 7g 1A 2 2 A 4 10 4 4 . 4 18 1 1 — 1 — 2 3 2 14 2 2 .4 18 . — 4 — 2 — 3 2 1 1 5 42 131 27 200 3 32 45 80 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 1 3 ai.s. A 2 B 2 2 1 2 2 8 48 21 4 0 3 _ 25 5 ... 4 1 3 __ 9 2 4 4 S3 16 2 5 7 32 8 WW WW .w 4 17 4 9 18 3 __ 18 — 2 21 200 4 Regiiaered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 5 1 10 12 3 1 1 8 77 51 170 25 244 .4 31 30 47 9 21 2 23 6 6 12 30 8 79 9 94 2 35 28 45 5 1 12 1 12 8 14 1 21 3 10 10 4 1 1 1 1 6 1 8 1 1 2 4 53 13 S3 3 49 1 1 2 7 40 47 18 4 42 -8 4 2 9 ' m A m n 4 4 •9 3 1 2 • 9 . 24 11 23 1 35 1 10 3 14 3 2 12 4 14 1 7 14 24 4 18 3 24 4 7 7 14 16 1 4 9 4 21 301114 4.54 47 1 417 15 119 101 231 www •WW WW. WM www e 5 80 ^^w www STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered ClASS B Shipped CLASS B shipped • TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP AW.WA For# 3 ALL 1 1 2 Z 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A C ALL 1 2 2 B 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 Boston — — — 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 3 16 1 3 4 New York 25 11 48 84 16 6- 19 16 8 33 _ _ 10 10 9 10 10 S3 105 1 10 33 40 132 277 2 "2 36 48 Philadelphia 6 2 4 12 1 2 3 2 2 3 12 2 1 1 1 5 9 26 1 0 7 Baltimore 11 4 12 27 — 2 7 9 7 4 9 10 20 — 10 20 30 39 10 18 25 82 3 3 28 34 Norfolk 5 — 1 6 1 •w. 1 5 7 — 1 — 1 — 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 10 2 3 15 3 2 8 13 Savannah __ _ — — — ' 1 — 1 1 2 4 1 1 — 1 — 1 1 8 4 3 15 2 1 3 Tampa — — — — _ 3 5 8 1 1 1 ... 2 4 1 1 1 1- 5 10 1 1 Mobile................ — 4 4 10 — 18 1 1 10 5 12 3 3 27 — 9 3 9 39 21 9 27 11 27 59 5 1 New Orleans 8 — 6 _ 31 9 21 38 4 6 3 22 7 7 7 38 35 31 10 58 103 2 15 17 Lake Charles — 1 1 3 1 4 4 1 1 3 5 6 5 4 4 11 4 1 1 4 5 1 Houston — — 8 8 16 2 4 6 1 3 1 9 1 11 11 4 4 15 25 1 6 32 1 7 8 Wilmington — 1 1 3 — 1 2 2 1 _ - 3 4 3 4 4 1 1 1 5 6 13 5 9 San Francisco 10 1 7 18 — 2 — 2 5 2 9 2 3 16 3 16 1 3 14 19 1229 1 2 7 10 Seattle 1 3 — 1 5. — 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 5 7 2 5 14 1 4 5 85 35 123 243 4 6 50 TOMts 40 39 51 — 24 90 153 2 2 47 1 21 22 153 51 226 300 102 295 697 12 15 130 157 WW. 47' Shipped CLASS A •WW. .WM www ,• www MM WM MM -.W. W.W WW. www •S<' W» . WW MM www WWW www MM www Mw' www •WW. .. -WW. .w .WW .WiW MW. w. WW. MM MM MM ' ^M 'MM ..'MM • WWW WWW. MM WM www WWW MM MM 'MM MW SUMMARY Registered CLASS A 'WM DECK ENGINE STPWARD GRAND TOTAIS ~ Registered CLASS 0 GROUP 1 23 ALL 83 182 50 1 315 43 164 24 1 231 VU vet .A4b9 I ivV9 «11' m 197 1 789 GROUP 123 5 22 48 7 49 48 A 4t RA 4 V ou 16 77 146 Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 123 i 75 52 126 47 1 104 42 131 27 AA AA 11 DEk 39 24 90 1 239 138 i/.281 144 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered C>n The Beach ClASS A CLASS B GROUP . GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP ALL 1 23 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 19 48 73 15 225 4 5 11 225 73 11 1 309 270 513 102 885 17 88 118 223 [ 200 3 32 45 80 — 80 21 { 301 116 454 47 417 15 119 101 238 4 17 21 200 A 01 AST 1 1 RRf*! %• 09 AA ORO 114 AA I AAA AAA - lAA AAAAAH OA 4 4 AA 1 193 4 2 47 1 91 — 1 21 183 51 22 1 224 300 102 295 697 12 .15 130 197 22 1 10 43j 619 i i78 11 83 140 1 204 578 204 84 I 834 484 1049 444 2198 44 228 349 �ti, lift' SEAFARERS KNOWlNfi YOVB SIU CONTBACT LOG P«jt« Fb«' SS YARMOUTH IS TARGET M4W Union Files Unfair Labor Charge Against Kunaway (Thi$ column h Intended to acquaint Seafaren with important provinona of the SIU contract and will deal toith disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which MIAMI—The SIU hit operators of the runaway cruise ship Yarmouth with unfair labor they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the practice charges on behalf of 136 West Indian crewmembers last week. SEAFARERS LOG.) - Charges filed at the Tampa regional office of the National Labor Relations Board on Article II, Section 38 (d). If tte Tcsaere departore Is delayed and November 10 declared thei the delay la dne to the loadiny or discharylnf of caryo, the new time men were fired for Union ac­ ance from Immigration to go during the Washington layover of departure shall immediately be posted on the board and if sneh tivity and demanded rein­ ashore and, at the same time, set were continued. delay exceeds two honrs the watch may be dismissed and shall re- statement plus back wages for all up picketlines protesting the com­ The whereabouts of the ship ' oeire two hoars' oTertime for sndi reporting. time lost. The vessel has been idle pany's anti-union attitude and re­ were not known until Wednesday,, fusal to bargain. . J, since the end of September. September 24, when she appeared Two days latw, on September in Miami and was met with an SIU ' QUESTION: If a ship is delayed becaoso of the failure of pas­ The company discharged the sengers to arrive on tinm and sailing board time has not been changed, crew and laid up the Yarmouth in 20, the crew was locked out and picketiine again, in line with the la the crew entitled to overtime for the delay beyond sailing board a Jacksonville shipyard in the face abandoned ashore, as the company Union's earlier pledge to picket time? of the men's enthusiastic support cancelled the scheduled Bermuda the Yarmouth wherever she of the SIU and their demands for sailing and skipped port with the showed up. t 4" i Upon arriving in Ponce, Puerto Rico on September 4, a vessel Union recognition, wages and con­ men's personal effects and payroll. However, after the operators posted sailing board time for 0900 hours of the following morning. ditions. Board agents are now in­ Arrangements made by the SIU were obligated to transport for housing and feeding the mew the entire crew down to Miami to At that time, with all cargo operations complete and the stevedores vestigating the SIU complaint. off the boat, it was discovered that two passengers had not yet boarded rejoin the vessel, they chose to pay Demand Union Recognition the ship. Since it was pre9umed that they would arrive momentarily, off the men rather than resume. Organized by the SIU last sum­ sailing board time was not cbanged, but in effect they did not arrive the regular sailing schedule and mer while the ship was running until 1130 hours. The ship* sailed at 1140. provided only two days' pay at The crew held that it was entitled to overtime because they had between Boston and Nova Scotia, that. The crewmen were thereafter been Inconvenienced and restricted to the vessel during the wnifing -crewmembers reacted quickly on sent hack to their homes, while the period. It was the company's contention that Article II, Section September IB after company of­ ship was moved to the Merrill88 (d) printed above did not apply in this instance since; passengers ficials had repeatedly refused de­ Stevens shipyard in Jacksonville, could not be considered as cargo. - mands to recognize the SIU as vyhere it has been idle ever since. HOUSTON—Shipping for the The matter was brought before the clarifications committee which their bargaining agent. past two weeks was decidely off as It is scheduled to go back into found the crew's demands Justified. It concluded that passengers were Arriving in Washington, DC, to compared with the prior period's service on December 12, to bo considered as cargo for the purposes of the contract and that, pick up passengers for a cruise to totais. Bob Matthews, port agent In a progress report to the in-) In accordance with the contract the men were entitled to overtime pay. Bermuda, the crew received clear­ said. However indications are that dividual crewmen on the develop­ it will improve during the next ments so far, the SIU advised each' period. The latest word on the man this week that ". . . the fight crewing of the Del Mundo, Mat­ against job insecurity, inadequate, thews noted, is that.it will be on wages and poor working condi­ That old saw about sea air being healthy has a foundation in fact. Seafarers should be the 26th of this month. In addition, tions wUl not be relaxed by the. until the men's just de­ the Lucile Bloomfield is paying SIU . . pleased to learn that they're breathing the cleanesi around, according to a recent survey of off here and should be taking on a mands are incorporated in an SIU: contract with the company. The the nation's air by the US Public Health Service. Automobile exhausts^ factory furnaces few replacements. Paying off in this' port during present shipboard wage scale and windblown dust are ra­ ranges from $43 to $90 per month.' pidly polluting the nation's rural checks across the country. like that of Los Angeles, which is the past period were the Westport While the Yarmouth is registered' Located in the desert. Phoenix suf­ known as "The smog capital of the (Transport) and the Steel Traveler air, the reports find, and often fers severely from dust and grit, world". Air thus polluted can (Isthmian). The Coalinga Hills under the Panamanian flag, its lead to various physical ailments. which tend to be nose-clogging but cause lung cancer, eye smarting (Marine Tankers) was the only ves­ operators are closely tied in with American interests, as is the case sel signing on. Ocean air, tested off the Florida not seriously unhealthy. Its air is and bronchial ills. As usual, it has been a busy with the Liberian-flag, SS Florida. keys, proved the purest of all the free from chemical compounds, unLos Angeles and other cities, samplings. And with cars and fac­ seeking to control industrial wastes period servicing the large number tories iiot yet ready io take to the in the air, must now cope with the of in-transit ships that hit this sea, it is expected to stay pure for growing number of cars. A Gov- port. This period alone there were some time to come. ernhient expert noted ironically, 16 in-transit vessels. They were the that while our standard of living Del Monte (Mississippi); Ideal X, Phoenix and Los Angeles were Coalinga Hills (Marine Tank); Mer­ rises, bringing more cars, factories, maid found to contain the most polluted (Metro); Bienville (Pan-At­ and private homes which often lantic); Cantigny, Fort Hoskins, C3 air from among 167 urban and burn their own garbage or leaves, SAVANNAH—Shipping for this so does the amount of air pollution Norfolk,, Bradford Island (Cities Service); Petro Chem (Valentine); port, while slow during the past rise. NEW ORLEANS —While much Seatrain New Jersey (twice) (Sea­ period, should pick up in the com­ Other cities with high amount of train); Atlas (Tankers and Tramps); of the clamor over the recent na­ ing two weeks. The Edith, Bull dirty air were San BernardlBO, tional elections has died down, Line's bulk carrier, paid her crew Calif.; East Chicago, 111.; Buffalo, Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Val Lindsey Williams, port agent re­ Chem (Heron) and the Arizpa off here early in the period and NY.; and FI Paso, Texas. ports, there is still a lot of interest (Waterman). went into idle status, E. B. McAubeing shown in the coming election ly, port agent reports, but she is for Supreme Judge here. expected to crew up soon. In ad­ The membership in this port is dition, there will be the normal urged to check into the back­ amount of replacements needed grounds of the two candidates for for the in-transit ships which hit this office before going to the polls. this port. It has been a very busy period While shipping was slow, regis­ for the patrolmen in this port as tration also remained fairly quiet a total of 34 vessels called into the during the period. As of the start area during the last two weeks. of the new period there are less However the overall shipping than 19 Class "A" and "B" men Reg­ picture was on the slow side. Re­ istered in each of the departments gistration at tlie end of the period here. was heavy with class A men in all Paying off during the past period three departments, and normal for were the Edith (Bull) and the B men. The ships paying off were Fort Hosklns (Cities Service). The the Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); Del Fort Hosklns also signed on. Aires, Del Norte, Del Santos, Del In transit were the Seatrain Sud (Mississippi) and the Neva New York, Seatrain Georgia (SeaWest (Bloomfield). train); Robin Goodfellow, (Rob­ in); De Soto (Waterman) and the Signing on over the past two Steel Age (Isthmian). weeks were the Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); Del Rio, Del Norte, Del Monte, Del Aires (Mississippi); Neva West (Bloomfield) and Isth­ mian's Steel E^ng. Headquarters again wishes to In transit were the Alcoa Ranger, remind all Seafarers that pay­ Clipper, Roamer, Corsair, Pegasus ments of funds, for whatever (Alcoa); the Seatrains Georgia and Union purpose, be made only Louisiana; Del Norte, Del Monte, SHORE W^R « SEA6EAR to authorized A&G representa­ Del Aires (Mississippi); Luciie tives and that an official Union Bloomfield (Bloomfield); Steel SEA GEAR iSHORE WEAR receipt be gotten at that time. King, Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); If no receipt is offered, sure the Raphael Semmes, Gateway City to protect yourself by immeci(Pan-Atlantic) and the Antinous, .tely bringing the matter to the Arizpa, Claiborne, Youhg America, attention of the secretary-tr-nsMonarch of the Seas and De Soto Seafarers James Thomas Peft) and Nels Larson enjoy a chat and urer's office. ifWaterman). Boost Due In Houston -..:4 . :1 v'.u) .'I J •6 PHS Finds Ocean Air Purest SS Edith Idle In Savannah New Orleans Activity Up /or SIU MEMBERS! -'^1 AfeSHOKmAR' RmA-r3cmmen TOASOUftESIERAJLATSPeOM. ££4 Cjoer PRICES your SEA CHEST I .; Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts a little fresh jiir outside the SlU'snUouslen Jia|l.>4^« or ir« r ^ m �Tve SI? . SEAFARERS Ready 4^Day Protest LOG Souvenir Of A Long Voyage I v.. •.i •' b'. l' • (Continued irom page 3) Ing, malntenwce, repairs nnd, of cours6, tax^. The rest is pure gravy. Early announcements of the planned ITF demonstration were greeted with the formation of a socalled "Committee For Flags of Necessity" by major runaway ship­ owners anxious to avoid any crimp in their free-booting operations. The "flag of necessity" tag is typi- cal of the same kind of business ethics that dreamed up the "right to work" label for union-busting laws in the US. Meanwhile, a declaration by Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse that he viewed American ownership of runaway ships mere­ ly as another way of spreading American capital investment abroad drew sharp comments from a;New York firm of brokers and agents. J. C. Hampden and Co. said Morse's statement "could not be more hypocritical, injudicious and untimely ... How can Mr. Morse endeavor to encourage investment in US-fiag tonnage by US steam­ ship lines, stimulate business for US shipyards, and at the isame time tell ... of a means to destroy what SAN FRANCISCO—The contin­ little remains of the US merchant uance of $10.50 weekly hospital marine? payments for as long as a man is "Let us be frank about it," the hospitalized is among the new Tony A. Baroni, crew rheSsman on fhe Natalie, lugs a set of chinawelfare benefits announced by the agency added, "neither Liberia, ware purchased on this Notarre's wanderings In the Far East. Panama or Honduras care at all Pension and Welfare Plans of the Looks like somebody , cshore Is in for a -gift.. about the financial problems that Sailoi-s Union of the Pacific. In the their maritime attitudes create in­ past, the patient received $5 a ternationally . . . For the US Gov­ week after the first 26 weeks. ernment to support these nations Another benefit calls for provid­ in creating this havoc is reckless ing the cost of grave markers and irresponsibility, and avoidance of flowers*:at funerals in lieu of the meeting with and solving the is­ small numbered plate which had sues." been used previously. In broaden­ The shape of things to come in ing the death benefits, the plans next month's ITF demonstration is agreed to recognize step-children BALTIMORE—Trade unions here are congratulating them­ and step-parents as eligible bene­ indicated by some notable suc­ ficiaries as well as nephews and cesses in the past with only lim­ selves on the results of energetic "get out the vote" drives and nieces, even though they might not ited effort. These produced agree­ the outcome of the vote. All but one candidate endorsed by be in a' direct bl6od line of the ments on minimum wage and work­ seaman, as was required in the ing standards, manning, feeding the local union groups were and welfare benefits. past. victorious in the November 4 Bethcoaster (Calmar). Those pay­ Typical was the case in 1955 of ing off were the Emilia and Mae In step with past practice, the voting proving the effective­ (Bull); Bethcoaster (Calmar); Pa­ the former British-flag Ottinge, trustees also moved to provide ness of the union members at the cific Wave (Pegor); Oceanstar (Dol­ Christmas and Thanksgiving din­ named the Sofia under Liberian polls. registry. Within 24 hours after the phin); and the Marore and Feltore ners for all seamen ashore and to On the shipping side, twelve (Marven). Sofia was tied up by the ITF with present $10 to ail in-patients in the support of British unions in ships tied up without charters or In transit ships were: Steel Flyer the hospital on Christmas Day, Cardiff, Wales, a full contract was cargoes emphasize the slowness of and Steel Artisan (Isthmian); Alcoa Other proposals under consider­ nailed down. At the time, the shipping in this port. Port agent Poiarl-s s.nd Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); ation are the establishment of a Spanish owners had been paying Earl Sheppard said that future Emilia and Rvelyn (Bull); Pennmar schol^ship program .ajid the ex­ the crew less than ten pounds ($28) shipping prospects lie in the rapid­ and Alamar (Calmar); DeSoto tension of death benefits to widows per month and were ladling out ity in which these ships can pick (Waterman); C S Norfolk (Cities of pensioners. fresh water barely once a day. up some cargo and leave the bone- Service) and the Robin Sherwood The ITF contract produced an yard category. (Robin). immediate 200 percent wage boost, The port saw only four shipis Organizing activity showed more plus shipowner con^tribujions to. a signing on during the past two life than the shipping scene as the welfare plan, increased manning weeks and eight ships paying off. Union filed for a vote with the and full job security for crew- Eleven were in transit. Signing on Burch Co. with the National Labor members who joined the ITF dur­ were the Feltore and Marore (Mar- Relations Board. The election has ing the beef. ven); Pacific Wave (Pegor) and the been set for today. SS V/elfare Aid Limitations Baltimore labor Scores Near- Sweep In Balloting m p: • K ffi.'fnr''. , i-.- • How To Keep AU Ten Fingers K : t t —guwiw r--:- 4" Tdxas trade unions and their members contributed and collected a total of $92,000 In an emergency fund-raising drive to prevent the closing of the Texas Rehabilitation Center at the Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation. Nearly $30,000 of the total came 'from the union's treasuries while the rest was collected in a ddor-to-door campaign by the membei-s. In ad­ dition the affiliated unions and the States AFL-CIO bore the entire cost of material used in-the fund raising campaign and the members volunteered their time to organize the drive. t i Officers of the Plumbers Union have warned their locals to obey . the Taft-Hartley law's restriction on the closed shop. The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that the Union had violated the T-H act by a contract clause which required a Texas firm to hire all employees from the union's ranks. The union was ordered to return ail dues and .assessments collected under the pact .forj.a pe­ riod beginning some six months be­ fore the charges were filed. Con-. sequently the union has recom­ mended isix clauseis' for contracts between - local affiliates and con­ struction companies to be followed in the future, basing employment on seniority. EEPING fingers InlacI while slicing food in the galley is eosily done. All it involves is using a mesh glove on the noncutting hand, then should the knife slip for any reason, the steel webbing on the glove will word off injury. It also helps to keep the knives properly sharpened because a dull blade will tend to slip and do the most damage. Evien if it does, the gloves serve as an extra safe­ guard. They are a useful safety device for every man who works In the galley. AnSIU Ship is a wwifiii dtn In a precedent-setting move, the NLB!B has ordered ah election at six large St. Louis bakeries, where one local of the ousted Bakery and Confectionery Union, under a joint contract with another B&C local, has (decided to join the. AFL-CIO American Bakery and Confection­ ery Workers. Under prior deci­ sions, the Board has refused to hold representative elections where the employees are covered by a contract negotiated jointly by two or more locals until the ter-. mination of the agreement. How­ ever| It allowed the election here because the larger of the locals; undw the contract voted, 483 to 3,1 to disaffiliate from the expelled • orgahization. �" '•V-: SEAWAREtLS LOG iSliSt £ Tax Dodge Registries Now Santfuary 'Ti. For 24 Million Tons Of Ships, Mostly Ameriran-Owned XK'Jtt.-t '• " •-J I iV./' * •• v/ Why Shipowners Run Away The reason for the growth of runawajr flags can be stated in one word—money. The monetary benefit eomes In various ways, at the expense of the seaman, tiie US Government and the legitimate American-flag shipping operation which lives up to specific standards. Here's how the runaways take their competitive edge: • Wages run from f4g to |100 a month for unlicensed men. • There is no vessel inspection. • 'Hiere are no minimum manning scales. e There are no licensing requirements. • Vast tax evasion-Is practiced. No Income or cor­ poration tax is paid as long as the earnings stay outside the United States. • Ship construction and maintenance standards can be held to a minimum. • There is no limit on-overloads. • There is no obligation to provide for repatriation, maintenance and cure, medical care or other benefits. Ten years ago, the Republic of Liberia had Jive ships registered under its Rag totaling 726,; '700 deadweight tons. Today, the tiny African nation, which plays a very minor role in 'world trade, has 965 ships totaling 16,457,000 dead^ weight tons. These figures reflect the threat of runaway shipping to the merchant fleets of legi­ timate maritime nations, particularly the United States. The problem has again attracted world attention as the result of the decision of the In­ ternational Transpprtworkers Federation to put on a four-day world-wide boycott demonstration against the runaways December 1 to 4. Runaway flag shipping—registering vessels under the flags of non-maritime nations such as Panama, Liberia, Honduras, Costa Rica and others—is not new. It was practiced as far back as the 1930's. However, it has been since the end of the Korean War that the runaways have mushroomed to the point that little Liberia has more tonnage under its flag than the whole United States privately-owned Reet. In terms of total tonnage it is the second-largest Reet in the world behind Great Britain and most of this tonnage is American-owned or AmericanRnanced. Part of this growth was accomplished by the transfer of over 400 US-Rag vessels to Liberian registry through one pretext or another begin­ ning in 1953, involving the direct loss of at least 16,000 jobs to Americans. The rest involved the construction of new tonnage, mainly super­ tankers and large dry bulk carriers. Since the amount of bulk cargo in international commerce is becoming a larger proportion of total trade with each passing year, the runaway registry ships are bidding for domination of world trade. US seamen have a very big stake in this de­ velopment because the bulk of runaway tonnage, an estimated 42 percent or about ten million tons deadweight, is openly owned by Ameri­ cans. Much of the remaining tonnage, in excess of 14 million, is technically in foreign hands but actually has been Rnanced by major American oil concerns through the medium of long-term charters. For example, when the Onassis interests trans­ ferred 12 T-2 tankers formerly manned by Sea­ farers to a foreign Rag, all of the ships imme­ diately went on a long-term charter to an Ameri­ can oil company for $20 million a year. Sim­ ilarly many new Liberian-Rng supertankers may be owned by foreign citizens but their construc­ tion is Rnanced directly or indirectly by major US oil companies. The same applies to the many large bulk carriers now in operation, as subsidiaries of steel concerns or mining com­ panies. >4 •v " *_ '-i J. ' Who Supports The Runaways o Some US oil companies. o Some US steel companies and other bulk ore users. International oil companies. The US State Department. The American Merchant Marine Institute. Who Opposes The Runaways e Most US-flag operators Including the Pacific-Ameri­ can Steamship Association. • Major maritime nations — Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and others. • Virtually all ship operators in Western Europe. • All the maritime unions affiliated with the Inter­ national Transportworkers Federation involving seamen and other inaritime trades of 42 countries in all. • All American maritime unions. • Officials of the Department of Defense who want a strong merchant marine. American Union Action Against Runaway Ships 1959: Sailors Union of the Pacific organizes SS Pho Pho, later renamed the Harry Lundeberg. Ship owned by Henry Kaiser interests under Panamanian flag was brought under SUP contract. 1952: Foreign crew of Liberian-fiag Riviera rebels while In Seattle, caUs on SUP for aid. SUP, SIU, A&G Dis­ trict. Masters, Mates and Pilots and other unions keep^ ship tied up for 3V& months until removed by injunctions. Unions compelled to pay damages by the courts. 1956: SS Duncan Bay. Liberian-fiag pulp tanker goes into service between Canada and Antioch, California, for American owners, Crown-Zellerbach. SIU Pacific Dis­ trict unions in cooperation with Canadian District tied up ship until American union contract was won. 1957-1958: SIU Canadian District, with aid of other SIU affiliates, prevents two separate efforts by struck Canadian National ships to transfer to another flag. 1958: SIU wins election aboard Liberian-fiag SS Flor­ ida after National Labor Relations Board rules that Amer­ ican-owned runaway flag ship in American commerce is subject to jurisdiction of US labor law. 1958: Crewmembers of Panamanian-flag SS Yarmouth strike ship with SIU support in Washington, DC. SIU files unfair labor charges against owners when crew is laid off and owners seek to recruit replacements. The Growth Of Runaway Flags, 1948-1958 .us Maritime Administration Official Figures Runaway flags are listed In boldface type 1948 Country Great Britain United States* Norway Panama Netherlands France Italy ..... Sweden Greece ..................... Houduras Liberia ................... Shiim 2,569 1,400 865 453 481 475 355 537 223 IS « Cesta Elci...,......,....;.... T 1 Deadweight Tonnage 21,620,000 14,000.000 6,725,000 4,458,000 3,549,000 3,333,000 2,990,700 2,707,500 1,931,000 511,000 126,700 IJWO 1958 Country Great Britain Liberia Nqrway United States*. Japan Panama i Italy Netherlands West Germany France Costa Rica Honduras Ships 2,569 965 1,248 1,009 800 563 709 581 838 619 122 45 Deadweight Tonnage 21,620.000 16,457.000 13,300,000 13,000,000 7,000,000 6,670.000 6,364,000 5,321.000 5,266.000 5,212.000 810,000 S75.000 i- • V * United States figures exclude some 2,000 ships in the Goveramenf-owned boneyard fleet -1 �Efffht SEAFARERS LOG NoTeaiber>21. 1958 Predict Rise in Oil Imports CHICAGO—^Despite US-imposed qud^5l^^nits on the import of foreign petroleum, the American Petroleum Institute's meeting here was told that the US will become "more and QUESTION: Do you hove arty'tupersHribhs about the sea, or hove more dependent" on foreign oil sources. The prediction came from the retired chairman of you come across any unusual ones? the Texas Company, W.S.S."*^ domestic trades. But in the off­ as well to!supply It with its basic Rodgers, shore trades the American-flag Sam Small, chief cook: I don't industrial fuel. George Zalensky, AB: It's not a If the prediction is justified In fact. Federal Maritime Board tankers have no protection and no have any superstitutions myself, superstition but I doh't. like sail­ then under present conditions thfe" ebairman Clarence Morse told the subsidy against foreign competi­ but' I have seen ing on ships with US will not only be dependent: on INational D'efense Transportation tors, many of whom operate under some on many women aboard. foreign oil but on foreign tankers Association in St. Louis that the the runaway flags. ships. For in­ They always The "50-50" proposal, it was stance there is seems tp cause US tanker fleet is declining rapidly and \yill continue to do so in part argued, would involve building of the one about some kind of. dif­ ficulty. Other­ because of the quota system. As of new tonnage for American-flag small birds land­ Noveinber 1, the active US tanker operation and transfer back of ing on the ship wise, T would sail fleet was down to 275 vessels, a other tonnage from the runaway in the ocean. on a ship loaded drop of 25 from the 300 vessels flags, since at present the Ameri­ Many of the guys with" cats, or any can-flag tanker fleet does not con­ believe that this operating last year. other kind of animal or what Morse emphasized that the grow­ tain enough tonnage to handle 50 is a bad omen, while others in the crew will In­ not and whistle all the way. It ing dependence on foreign-flag percent of imports. MOBILE—Although the hall is tankers is a "serious condition . . . sist on feeding the birds to help doesn't bother me. still under renovation, the mem­ which may frustrate our national them continue their flight. ft bership in this port held its first defense planning for an adequate Mike Itomalo, atwd dep^f: I heard , J. William Adams, messman: ^ one. men say; he didn't'li^e'signing meeting on the new ground floor tanker fleet." dbn't know if yoii would call if a deck, Cal Tanner, port agent, re­ on the iSth. Well Propose "50-50" Oil Rule superstition, b^;.f ports. When painting and facelift­ I did.^on i^eptemQuota or not, the inevitable I remember one ing in the hall is finished. Tanner growth of foreign imports and for­ ber 13, 1|44, and ship I worked on said. Seafarers in this area will eign tanker fleets traces to the we paid |ff Sep­ where the captain tember 18, 1945. be able to point to their meeting fact that Middle Eastern oil can went around and and f r pm the hall as one of the best in the city. be delivered to the East Coast of BALTIMORE—'The first Liberty asked the men money \|o made,. Shipping for the port was very the United States for 50 cents a not to whistle I. woul<S^ hardly good during the past period. While barrel less than Texas oil. That, ship that was built in World War while working. ciall 'it-ttad luck. there were only three vessels in turn, is the result of higher II is noiy being scrapped here He did it sort.^of TheVoply supersigning on, a number of replace­ exploration, drilling and develop­ along with 38 others sold 'ior this kiddingly, ,but {to stitipnk I've no­ ments were shipped to the six ment costs in the United States purpose by the Maritime Admin­ keep him happy ticed are the same we: find ashore In-transit ships which called into where new oil fields are harder to istration. Commemorating her his­ we stopped. Buf otherwise. I have —black cats, or leaving a hat on the port for servicing. find. not noted many superstitions about the bed. Paying off during the past period Last year, some American-flag tory, the welding torch that burned were the Arizpa, Claiborne and independent tanker operators pro­ the ship free at her launching in the sea. ft ft ft. /I Anthony Soto, 2nd cook: I never A $ Monarch of the Seas (Waterman i; posed a "50-50" rule on US oil 1942 was used to start cutting up Henry Bentz, FWT: This is not really gave it a thought, I just Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa imports to deal with the problem. the vesseL The torch had been Cavalier and the Alcoa Ranger Pointing to the country's growing kept as a memento of the Liberty a superstition, but I just dislike shipped out and act as I always (Alcoa). S gnihg on were the Coa- dependence on foreign oil sup- ship program which resulted in signing on a ves­ have. However, Imga Hills, Young America and , plies, these operators argue that the construction of 2,708 vessels. - sel on the 13th. Twice I've done there was one the Ideal X (Waterman). the US is likely to become totallyDuring her operating • career, it, and each time captain I sailed The in-transit ships were the dependent on foreign-flag tankers the Patrick Henry participated in something went under who would Steel King, Steel Surveyor (Isth­ as well. the Normandy invasion, made the wrong. The first warn any crew mian); Yaka, Hurricane, Arizpa When most US oil came from member who (Waterman) and the Del Rio (M s- domestic sources, the country built Murmansk run and delivered heavy time I signed for whistled while he sissippi). up a sizable tanker fleet in the tonnages of war materials to vari­ what was to be a ous war fronts. She went into three-month trip, worked, "not on mothballs in 1946 as part of the but it turned out this ship, son." Government's huge reserve fleet to be a ten-month Another time we had a pregnant which has been tapped from time voyage. The second time we 'made woman aboard and ran into some to time to ineet emergency ship­ just one short trip and the vessel very foul weather. Some of the ping needs. laid up. crew blamed it on her. 1,700 In Reserve Fleets Of the 2,708 Libertys constructed in American yards, about 1,700 are still in the mothball fleet. Many were sunk by enemy torpedoes and Whatever you need, in work or drew aircraft and hundreds were sold to both American-flag and foreign op­ geor, your SlU Sea Chest, has it. Get top erators under the ship sales act. quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ The Maritime Administration is Having succeeded in luring workers into boosting produc­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionnow in the process of culling out tion levels with offers of bonuses and piece rate payments, the oldest' and most decrepit of operated Sea Chest store. these and selling them off for the Chinese Communists lowered the boom by putting all production on a fixed rate of pay. scrap. Sport Coats The decision involves a wage ering of nearly all of the workers'" At» the time of its construction Slacks the Patrick Henry was valued in cut for a large percentage of wages. Communist officials have Dress Shoes the area of $2 millioii. After the Chinese production workers. It is been instructed to hold education Work Shoes war the Liberty ships were sold being excused on the ground that "discussions" with the workers' Socks under the 1946 sales act for bonuses and high earnings are a unions. Shanghai workers! after being around $660,000 and in the fluctu­ vestige of capitalism and have no Dungarees called into one of these discus­ ating steamship market they have place in a Communist society. Frisko Jeens gone, for anywhere from $250,4)00 Adopted a few years ago as a sions, decided that the piece-rate CPO Shirts to $1 million. As scrap though, the means for increasing productivity, system was bad and '^spontaneousDress Shirts Patrick Henry carried a price tag bonuses were paid to piece work­ ly" denounced it. Similar action Sport Shirts of $73,000. ers who exceeded their average was reported in Peiping, by the Beits production quota. However produc­ Communist youth paper, where Khakis tion grew to such a degree, the warehouse workers, after a pro­ Ties "Chinese Peope's Daily" report­ tracted "debate" on the issue, real­ Sweat Shirts ed, that many factories in Shang­ ized that "to labor only for money, T-Shirts hai have had their production goals food and clothing was too narrowminded and selfish and that life increased several times. Shorts , Briefs Under the old system, workers under such conditions had no NORFOLK ^ Shipping yras on paid on a time basis would have meaning at all." Swim Trunks the slow side here during the past to do more work, but collect the Sweaters two weeks with Only three ships same pay. However piece-work la­ Sou'wesiers signing on aiid two paying off. Nor borers jumped their pay as much Raingear is there any substantial activity in as 78 percent above their basic Caps sight. Registration ran high for"A" wage. Writing Materials men in the deck department. The Seafarers mailing in checks Tlie basic objection to piece Toiletries Council Grove and Cities Service woi-k, the Communist press made or money orders to the Union Norfolk (Cities Service) and De- clear, is 'that many workers have to cover dues • payments are Electric Shavers Soto (Waterman) signed on here. been making more money than the urged to be sure to make all of Radios The Council Grove and Norfolk regime thinks proper. Some strong, them payable to the SIU-A&G Television also paid off. In transit were the energetic workers, the Daily noted, District. Jewelry DeSoto (Waterman); Alcoa Polaris have been able to make as much Some Seafarers have sent in .Cameras (Alcoa) and Northwestern "Victory as $25 a month while highly skilled checks and money orders in the Luggdgo (Victory). men have' gone as high as $120. names of individual Headquar­ Recent heavy rains caused some This was in comparison to the ters officials. This makes for a damage around the Union hall. average $12 to $25 monthly pay of problem in bookkeeping "Which Repairs are now being made and urban workers. can be avoided if ehcks are everything should be ship-shape In order to put acr(£)ss the fixedmade out to the Union directly. soon. 'v; ! wage system, which means the low­ Mobile Hall Scrap Yard Gets First t ••, Your Gear... High Wage Scales Evil, China Rules for ship •. . for shore lii:'-"' Norfolk On Slow Pace Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' "'.-•.V'S the �, NoTMttber 21. 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Pac« NIB* Family Day: Happy Time At %IU Medkal Center DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Betler Buying By Sidney Margolius InfBatipn and Labor Costs vi. j, , T I "Constant' j^petitlon by businessmen and some Government officials newspapers of the ckim that wage Increases are responsible for '|||1t6day.'s high living costs has led the public fo assume this is true, '' ' Gite of the ip.ost damaging results of tb^ success of businessmen . ^ in jpf^euvering labor into the whipping-boy role, is that it has en^iitbled them to raise prices with increasing boldness. now the propaganda is beginning tO; boomerang. Labor unions ^{ar^ji^prously attack^g the widespread legend that wage increases j, , , have been responsible for the suc­ cessive waves of Inflation, and Fjederal and State authorities are be­ ginning to examine price boosts more closely. Recently, when five major bread companies increased the price of a standard loaf by the same IV^ cents at wholesale and 2 cents at retail, all in the same Deborah Ortiz, 2, daughter of Seafarer J. Ortiz, week. New York IState legal au­ electrician, weighs in during medical exam at thorities started an investigation. SlU health center in Brooklyn. Dr. John Shelley The bread companies were a little does the honors as Deborah keeps her eye on too brazen for the boost to pass camera. unnoticed. , -; In previous articles, depart­ ment has reported these Acts: Union - made and union - sold goods in general icost no. more than non-union goods made by cheaper labor. In fact, our surveys have found that union goods sometimes cost even less; that the union-made products tend to be better quality as shown by tests of independent iabpratories; that living costs in low-wage, largely non-unionized areas the South, are often as high as in unionized cities in the North. ^ The proof is in the prices. Union-made cigarettes cost no more than non-union Camels. Or take men's hats; Two of the lowest-priced standard-quality men's hats, generally considered by trade experts to be outstanding value, are union-made even though their price tags generally are much lower than other brands. (These are Adams and Young's.) ... in a new investigation of the effect of wages on prices, especially on the present high cost of food, this department finds there is really little or no relation between wage increases and recent price increases. In the first four months of 1958, when the wholesale food price index went up two percent, and. retail food prices rose three percent, aver­ top, Mrs. Michael Aversano readies age earnings of workers in the food-processing industry remained at Michael, 4, and baby Deborah for check-up. exactly the same $2 an hour—no increase whatever. Deborah takes her turn on scale (above) while Nor does this simple- comparison even take into account the inClifford, who's a giggler, finds out (right) that a creiase jn productivity, which holds down unit labor costs—the actual stethoscope can tickle. labQir' cost of manufacturing and selling goods. In the supermarket industry, for example, productivity increased from 1950 to 1957 at an average rate of five percent a year. In industry as a whole, reports Solqmon Barkin, Research Director of the Textile Workers Union of America, output per man-hour rose Seafarers overseas who want 40 percent from 1947 to 1956, compared to an Increase in real hourly to get in touch with headquar­ earnings of 32 percent. ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable Moreover, the labor cost of manufacturing an article is only a frac­ tion of the price you pay. Here are the actual costs of labor in the WASHINGTON—Being more generous than at any time -HHress, SEAFARERS NEW manufacture of typical items you buy, as reported by the US Census in the past, the Federal Maritime Board has upped the con­ YORK. Use of this address will assure Bureau: struction differential subsidy from 45 to 48.4 percent in its peedy transmission on all mes­ Industry Wagea as % of value latest contract. The boost re­ sages and faster -ervice for the sulted from a decision to com­ lowest, instead of against Euro­ men inv^'ved. Meat packing plants 8.1 pare US construction costs pean shipyards as in the past. Canned fruits & vegetables 12.3 In granting the highest subsidy with Japanese shipyards, whose Bread and related products .......................... 15.5 prices are presently the world's since the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 fixed the statutory maximum Cigarettes ............................... ' 5.8 at 50 percent, the Government has Men's and Boys' suits & coats .............. ....... 26.4 agreed to pay Lykes Brothers $4,Men's shirts & pajamas 21.0 452,800 for each of its four pro­ posed freighters, estimated at $9,Women's blouses 21.2 200,000 apiecV. Under the former SAN FRANCISCO—It has been Dresses ....... 21.9-22.7 subsidy rate of 45 percent, the fairly quiet on the shipping front Women's suits, coats & skirts ........................ 19.2 WlLMlNGTON--The Maritime Government would have shelled Children's dresses ..; 21.5 for the past two weeks as only out $4,140,000. Thus, Lykes is Trades Department Council of gaining $312,800 on each ship over three vessels called into port for Southern California went on rec­ the old formula. This could< Wood furniture .' ..• 25.6 payoff. However, shipping is ex­ Upholstered furniture • ......... 22.2' ord last week in favor of the In­ amount to a large sum consider­ Pharmaceutical preparations 8.8 ) ternational Transportworkers Fed­ ing that 95 ships are in the proc­ pected to pick up during the next period as two ships, the Coeur eration's position against the uSe ess of being built or on order by D'Alene Victory and the Kyska, Tires and tubes ". . 17.6 various companies. of runaway fiags. Reed Humphreys, Shoes .... ... 27.9 Up to now, subsidies were com­ are expected in for payoff so far. port agent, said. The MTD Council puted by comparing prices with This is in addition to the port's Domestic laundry equipment 12.2 "Vacuum cleaners 14.8 completely agreed with the ITF's Dutch and West German ship­ normal in-transit business. International Fair Practice Com­ builders, previously the world's Paying off during the period The retailer's margin is added on to the manufacturer's price, When mittee's report on Panlibhonco cheapest. However, a recent slump were the Fairport and Choctaw you pay 816.50 for a dress, the factory price is $10, and the actual registry and voted its support to has plagued Japanese yards, (Waterman) and the Ocean Eve­ labor cost of maniffacturing It is just $2.20. If you gavie the workers the ITF. knocking prices there 20 to 40 lyn (Ocean Trans). Signing on who make that, dress a five percent wage boost, the actukl increase Shipping for the port, Humph­ percent below the European level. were the Maiden Ci'eek and Choc­ in the manufacturing cost would be 11 cents. reys said, remained about the same, The move to use these lower prices taw (Waterman) and the Ocean , To blame the recent food price hike on "labor" is especially false. slow, as there were no vessels in computing a differential subsidy Evelyn. The in-transit ships were Labor costs in food processing run from eight to 15 percent on various signing on or paying off during to American shipowners is ex­ the Losmar, Yorkmar, Calmar items. Labor costs in that industry went up four percent from Jan- the period. In transit were the pected to speed ship replacements. (Calmar); Almena (Clover); Steel With Japanese costs actually Advocate, Steel Rover, Steel Scien­ ; uai-y, 1937, to April, 1958. Thus the actual price increase attributable Yorkmar and Caimar (Calmar); ;,to increased wages, without even considering increased productivity CS Baltimore (Cities Service); running less than 50 percent of tist (Isthmian); CS Baltimore is about one-half; of one percent. But as noted above, retail food S: eel Scientist (Ishmian); Fairport American costs, Lykes requested a (Cities Service) and the Morning , .prices jumped eight percent in that period, or 16 times as much as and. the-John B. Waterman (Wa- subsidy of 55 percent, which the Light and John B. Waterman (Waterman). > Government could not allow. the increase in labor JtS^man). US Board Boosts Construction Subsidy Calif. MTD OK's BoyeofI O . I .,V m •; Union Has Cable Address See Pick-Up In San Fran. 1 xid 5?I �_ • PWTc* -. »s«'* SEAFARERS LOG turned Down OT? Don't Beef On SS SlU SHIPS AT SEA The crew aboard the SS Pacifi,.CHs, ship's delegate C. J. Frey writes, is looking forward to good trip its first time out. The vessel had been bareboated to an­ other company for a number of years, he said, and recently re­ turned to its A&G - contracted operator. Frey declared that tiiere appears to be a fine gang Third 5IU Ship Rpted 100% Clean aboard, both topside and un­ licensed. In addition, he said, the steward department is "high class'' and received a rousing vote of thanks from the gang for fine food and service. ' 4- t Voting in several states on "right-to-work" laws prompted Brother Dowling on the- Del Mar to suggest that crewmembers be acquainted with the issue through the medium of the ship's bulletin board. His- proposal called for posting stories from labor papers on the effects of such legislation for the benefit of Seafarers aboard. 4> ^ 4^ The crew of the Oremar wishes to extend its sjunpathies to the family of Seafarer R. C. Siars who died recently In^ Cuba. They also want to express their thanks to P. Dew and R. Brown who spent much of their time and effort mak­ NEW ORLEANS—For the sec­ ing arrangements to have Siars' ond consecutive year, the SIU- body sent back to the States. manned Neva West (Bloomfield), 4> ^ 4> was awarded a perfect rating for Beefs are beefs, but this is cleanliness by the Public Health Service sanita- new one. Usually the crews want tlon inspection bigger cuts of meat or larger por­ tions, but the team. With the gang on the SS company bidding Steel King will to retain its rank settle for bigger as SIU's cleanest galleys. Accord­ fleet, two of three Bloomfield ships ing to Horace already inspected Mobley, delegate have received 100 on the King, the percent ratings. crew went on Geis Only the Mar­ record as com­ garet Brown remains to be judged. plaining of the A 100 percent finding is extremely Mobley "smallness of the rare. griddle" used for frying steaks. It The steward department aboard must have been a long wait be­ the Neva West was cited by the tween courses. company for maintaining a par­ ticularly high, degree of cleanli­ ness. The galley gang consists of W. R. Geis, chief steward, Humela Fluence,, chief cook, Heinrich Schnoor, night cook and baker. Do Chen, 3d cook, and Francisco Fernandez, galley utility. In earlier inspections the Lucille The US Department of Labor Is iBToomfield was given a perfect rat­ ing while the Alice Brown barely finding it necessary to keep a con­ vigil to sift out employers missed that, receiving 99 percent. stant who are not meeting minimum The Bloomfield Co., though un­ able to I'ecelve a Public Health wage requirements nor paying citation because it has less than their workers proper overtime ' five ships, continues to strive for wages as fixed by the Fair Labor perfection in the Service's 168- Standards Act. In the month of item check. The survey covers all October alone, action was taken phases of shipboard sanitation, against 32 firms in the metropoli­ emphasizing conditions in the tan area alone. While clothing manufacturers galley. comprise the bulk of the violators, there are also firms' representing a wide, cross-section of American industry. A messenger service, real estate firm, auto parts distributor, food wholesaler, television com­ pany, construction firm and a lum­ ber corporation are also involved. One of the plants under indict­ ment, a New York manufacturer of children's clothes, employs no less than 333 workers. A similar Manhattan establishment employs 158, a Brooklyn addressing service 101. Three firms were found guilty of criminal violation of the Act, which fixes wages at $1 an hour for workers engaged in, or in the pro­ duction of goods for, interstate commerce. The fines against them totaled $1,860. Pay Chiselers Still Flourish Headquarters wishes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal- number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to come up with equal overtime when the easier jobs come alor g. This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT jobs as they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job comes along he can mak-^ up the overtime he turned down before. MTD Assails Gov't Policy On '50-50' WASHINGTON—The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has protested to the Department of Agriculture over the letter's policy of interpreting the "50-50" law as a ceiling on American-flag ship­ ping. A letter from MTD Secre­ tary-Treasurer Harry O'Reilly de­ clared that the Department's pol­ icy is contrary to that of the act and of the intent of Congress. "The "50-50" act, he pointed out, provides-that a minimum of 50 per> cent of all Government-flnanced cargoes shipped overseas must be carried on American-flag ves­ sels. The Agriculture Department has indicated It would interpret the law to mean that the 50 per­ cent figure should be the absolute maximum for US ships instead of the absolute minimum as pre­ scribed by the law. "As we read the Act," O'ReUly wrote, "it provides that at least 50 percent of the gross tonnage of cargoes financed by the US for any foreign nation without reimburse­ ment shall be carried in US-flag commercial vessels which are available at fair and reasonable rates. We think Congress intended this to be a floor, a minimum guaranteei We think your Department has treated it as a ceiling, a maximnm guarantee of the amount of American-flag tonnage which must be used . , , Your policjr... not only contravenes the language of the statute and the policy of Con­ gress, but ... is harmful to the American merchant marine." He called on the~ department to consult with the MTD as the rep­ resentative of US seafaring and shoreside unions when it discusses the problem with industry spokes­ men. sw motuesi Novi ALCOA PMASUt (AICM), Oct. Chiirmm, C. ScaMaMi S*cv.. L. Pfillllpt. N«w rlcslM ordarvd for aew aancwar. Safotr Aou may bo ordered from SM Cheat. One man hoapitallzed In Trinidad. Shlp'a fund S9. Few hour» disputod OT—referred to patrolman on arriyal in Mobile, Dis­ cussion on safety. Crewmembers urged to vote. BENTS FORT (Cltlas Sarvice), Oct. 1*—Chairman. W. Walldridga; Sacy., T. Hsbert. Repair list given to captain. One man left ship due to injury. Reports accepted. To see patrolmon about telephone. Beef about dirty poop deck. STEEL CHEMIST (isthmian). Sept. 13—Chairman, J. Levine; Secy., H. Burga. Ship's fund S5.1S. New delegate elected. Close ice box door securely. '.^4- i!.'»ipfliX'5 Agular. AU passageways to be souseed. Meed mora varialy anO «ni»o. tity of supplies in slop 'chest. 'New delegate elected. Suggestion to change linen day to Saturday. Anyone per­ forming when ship is securing gear to be reported to patrolman at payoa. KATHRYN (Bull), Oct. IS—Chair­ man, A. Blorntton; Secy., P. Nakllcfcl. Few hours disputed OT. Check on shore leave in one port. Repair list to be made up. One man missed ship in Rotterdam. Captain will have souveniers cleared in Norfolk. Re­ ports accepted. Check to see if rooms need painting. Motion to accept re­ tirement plan. Leave room clean when leaving ship. KVSKA (Watsrmsn), Oct. 2S— Chairman, J. Alpedo; Secy., R. Hamp­ shire. Patrolman to check on captain's 2,300 hours curfew on cord games ,etc. in mess and recreation hails, dlepairs not completed. Reporter elected. Ship's fund S12.72. Crew to he more quiet when returning to ship from beach. Discussion on storing ice —beef settled between dept. dele­ gates. LOSMAR (Csfmsr), Oct. 13—Chairman, 6. Hansen; Ssey., W. Barth. New delegate elected. Milk to be a4rved until' anpply exhausted—to avoid eomplatnta about sour milk. Water Into washing machine needa adjusting.' Bemovo clothes from Una when dry. • ORION CLIPPER (Oyton), Sept. 34^ —Chairman, O. Barry; ' Secy., R,^ Barker. Some disputed OT. New dele-':., gate elected. 'Vote of thanks to dele­ gate for Job wen done. Keep laundrv Clean. Ehgineersto keep oil off meat block below. STEEI- VOYAOER (Isthmian), Oct. Oct. ll^halrman, T. Webber; Beey., fL- Mwrry. SSSB received from 13—Chairman, T. Blades; Secy., P.'^' captAin ifbleh was swarded to crew Quinteye, New delegate elected. Ship's by company for safety. Ship's fund . fund SIO. Request mora rapid die-' SS. Report accepted. S20 to be taken patch of mail to ships. out of safety award for ship's fund. Discussion on laund^ and night WILD RANGER (Waterman), Oct. lunch. Suggestion to buy TV set witii 11—Chairman, J. Rogarw Bscy.', L. safety award wben ship returns to CIsrnimlL Ship's fund Sll. Hospital to States. Pictures sent. be cleaned and plumbing repaired. WANO ARCHER. (North Atlantic). Oct. IS—Chairman, D. Alt; Secy., L. Brennsn. Two men logged — not lifted. Repair list turned in—to bo acted upon at payoff. Ship's fund S4. Some disputed OT—to be taken np with patrolman. One man abort engine dept. Motion to have ship fullymanned according to manning acale. Vote of thanks to baker for job weU done. Letter of recommendation to be given to man picked up in Karachi. MASSMAR (Caimsr), Oct. 3t—Chair­ man, T. Butsrlkes; Sacy., M. Slblsch. Patrolman explained- that all extra services to captain sre to be over­ time. Some disputed OT. Mate to equalize same. Repair lists to b« made up. Discussion on sub-standard menus. Request patrolman check tosee if men fired are entitled to any compensation. Voyage itores inade­ quate—only 2S percent meats ordered were delivered. Request two meats each meat. ALCOA FARTHER (Alcoa), Oct. 1« —Chairman, O. Erilnger; Secy., L. Pierson. Slop chest inadequate. New delegate elected. Remove clothes when dry. Take better care of wash­ ing machine. To check valves in bath­ rooms. ALCOA FILCRIM (Alcoa), Oct. 3S— Chairman, R. Quean; Secy., A. Plsrrowskl. Discussion on safety. Ship's fund S25. Keep Suez Canal workers out of midship house. Steward asked to feed same in PO mess. Members to keep soiled linen in foc'sles while vessel is in Suez. Steward not to order fresh vegetables in India or Pakistan. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Oct. 2S— Chairman, J. Kana; Secy., L. Moore. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $24.33. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Oct. 1f~ Chairman, J.. Johnson; Sacy., J. Hannon. Tanks to be cleaned—water rusty. Vote of thanks to delegate for Job well done. New delegate elected. Committee to see about overtimemen arc broken out before 6 and after S PM in deck dept. Leave seats for 4-8 watch at supper. See about room for cook and galley man—four to each room at present. ALMENA (Pann), Oct. IS—Chair­ man, H. Las; Sacy., P. Johnson. New delegata elected. One man missed ship in Port Arthur. Repair list to be made np. Check mattresses. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food. SEAFAIR (Orion), Oct. 34—Chair­ man, W. Robinson; Sacratary, R. Vaughan, No increase in amount ofAmerican money for draws. Few hours disputed OT. Motion to sea about sufficient American money or travelers checks for' draws. Check launch schedule for crew. New dele­ gate elected. PETROCHEM (Valentine), Oct. 34Chairman, J. Hoggia; Secretary, J. Hoggla. Two men missed ship. Ship's fund S10.05. Notify headquarters re: oilera pay on diesel Jobs end differ­ ence, in aalariea between freighters and similar Jobs at this. . .t.f'i'' *:>t ''i - '"l- • ' LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomflald), Nov. 2—Chairman, W. Smith; Sacratary, O. Flint. Request clarification on payoffs. Vote of thanks to steward dept. No milk purchased in France. Laundry sent ashore causing shortage of Jackets, aprons, etc. Ask witcther or not milk can be purchased as' certified -milk in France. ARIZPA (Waterman), Oct. Chairman, C. Parker) Secy., P. Van Wygerden. One man logged. Wreath sent to deceased mother of mate. All beefs to be referred to dept. delegate. All safety repairs to be made at shipyard. Surplus money to, be turned over to ship's fund. Some OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), disputed OT. Motion to have rafts Oct. 33—Chairman, T, Oodd; Secret placed on board In addition to life­ tary, S. Rothschild. Need new motor boats. Request steward order new for washing machine. Some food not blankets. Juice to be served daily prepared properly. Stove needi re­ when no milk available. pairing. Delegata to check cigarette prices. ARMONK (Mew England Ind.), Oct. 76—Chairman M. Hitchcock; Secy., E. STEEL SEAFARER (isthmlsn), Oct. Nichelsen. One man missed ship. 34—Chairman, 6. Falrcloth; Secretary, Draw to be given out in American W. Carroll. One amn missed ship in money before going to Germany. Re­ Karachi. Crew warned to watch per­ port accepted. New delegate elected. sonal effects. Observe quiet in pas­ All watertight doors to be completely sageways. Ammo and restricted OT overhauled as soon as weather per­ disputed to be referred to patrolman. Beef with mate regarding issue of mits. medicine. Repair list submitted. Some BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ disputed OT, Pantryman inefficient ice), Oct. U—Chairman, D. Sheehani and irresponsible. Discussion of new Secy., F. Fisher. Beef about draws— Customs ruling for declared articles. to be referred to patrolman. Pump­ man missed ship in LC. New delegate DEL MAR (Miss.), Oct. 34—Chair­ man, H. Maas, Jr.; Secretary, C. Dowl­ elected. ing. Clean payoff. Washing machine FELTORE (Marvan), Oct. 34—Chair­ repaired and movies purchased for man, T. Yablonsky; iaey., S. Wolton. next voyage. Everything . running Everything running amoothiy. Some smoothly. Ship's fund S167. Report beefs to ba taken up with patrolman. accepted. Motion to take up collection Washing machine to be repaired. for children's CSiristmas party in NO. Vote of thanks to all watches for Need more chairs. System of draws keeping pantry clean: also to steward explained. Movie films to be pur­ dept. and baker for fine food and chased. Laundry room to ba kept clean—^rotation system initiated. Clari­ pastries, e<^cfications on agreement to be sent te HURRICANE (Watarman), Oct. 3S— port agents and ship's delegate. Chairman, J. Cabaral; Sacy., E. BrenALCOA RANGER Oct. 34—Chair­ son. Repair list to be drawn up. Dis­ cussion - on SIU activity on Lakes. man, C. Gait; Secretary, G. Crabtrae. Motion to hava rooms arranged in Repair list sutnhitted to eapt. FirecouVvutioSal maauer for this type and boat drill sud meeting to tit held. ship. Remove laundry bags from One man getting off in Mobile. Mo spare room and convert It back into beefs. Complaint about deck tils in recreation room. Vota of thanks to pantry—to ba referred to patrohnan; All garbage to be dumped aft of steward dept. house. Washing machine to be used IBERVILLI (Waterfflan), Oct. It- for 29 minutes only on ono wash and < Chairman, W. Oonssles; t(Ry., M. turned, off, Return cups to pantry., .-L.-i:!'/ • ' s,;"vi ; v.; yy •i • u'' >T'. • i •';:y V �Novemyby >1, IWt •*-i1 rV i T V a i., 't T* •'-,••*• SEAFARERS •-i 1 i;, 'i s J/,t • f|- f fil .V , - • -T'L. . -nitv i." .i;i V -, ,. A-i V '-"-i "' •'•;• Ji*-. .'. ;;S'- . y • .: • - . ' .. >s.. ii): •• > • ^ The Federal Maritime Board Examiner's recommendation calling for an operating subsidy for Isthmian Steamship Company on a number of trade routes is significant far be­ yond its impact on that one SlU-contracted operator. What it involves is an important shift in US subsidy policy, one which has long been sought by the SIU and the other affili­ ated unions of the AFL-(^IO Maritime Trades Department. It has been the SIU's and the MTD's position for a number PHILADELPHIA—Union mem- of years that whatever finaneial aid is given to maritime by bers and their families can be the US Government should be distributed as equally as pos­ very proud of the strong showing sible across-the-board to all shipping companies. For quite some time, the SIU and the MTD were the only they made in the" past election, Steve Cardullo, port agent an­ groups to maintain this position. Ship operators who received nounced. The labor-backed ticket the bulk of the subsidy funds have bent all their energies in this port cleaned up and Phila­ toward keeping newcomers out. Now, however, it has become apparent that the program delphia now bas slx^ pro-union of confining subsidy aid to a small clique was defeating the representatives in Congress repre­ purposes of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act and undermining senting the area. the US merchant fleet. For practical purposes, the approval Shipping for this poA has hit a of the Isthmian application is a fairly good indication that temporary slump, Cardullo reports. other pending applications, including that of the Waterman Registration was high and Job ac­ tivity low. A good part of the regis­ Steamship Company, will also get the nod. When all these tration increase came from the applications have been processed, a big step forward will crew of, the SS , Evelyn (Bull) have been taken toward establishing a merchant fleet in which paid off during the period which all segments, in the liner trades at least, get an equal and went into idle status. How­ break as far as Government assistance is concerned. ever there is still some hope she 4 4" will come back out soon. Phila. Votes Union Way Paying off in this port during the past period were the Alamar (Calmer); Evelyn (Bull) and The Cabins (Cabins). There were no ships signing on. In transit were the Emilia, Jean, Dorothy (Bull); Steel Artisan, Steel King and Steel Flyer (Isthmian) and the Yaka (Waterman). f i Foreign Operators Get • Subsiaies JPo:Wm WASHINGTON—"Ilie Uiiited States k fetfi'brn whent/ * it comes to. providing director indirect subsidies to its mer^j f chant marine.^ A Maritime Administration suryey says that •' nine of the ten leading foreign •nations give considerable aS' bff 140 percejiit of. the cost of a -^0 sistance to merchant shipping ship against his tax bills. "t -=.J? • I J•••-•»<:. f } f -s /,3.;r-v t"?i sjii'A u-.Ji: j riVf f.' •r'T-A lef's Do This Right!' .t-V rr.»t'.i .1 * rti",,*-:/•(- . Paee Elevea LOG Deadweight Outlook Nothing that floats is as slow-moving as one of those plod­ ding old Liberty ships. But those old workhorses are speed demons compared to some US shipowners. The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway is now less than a year off and ioreign operators have that pretty well sown up by default. Trailerships, containerships and "rollons" are taking hold at last, but most are barely out of the blueprint stage. Interesting enough, it was the Military Sea Transportation Service—accused of responsibility for many of the industry's ills—^which laid it on the line in the case of the "roll-ons" and boxships. MSTS said, plainly enough, either the private operators can build and operate them with full assurance of cargoes for years to come—or the Government will do so. Now MSTS has again come to the front with an offer to ease itself out of the transport business—a steady traffic amounting to 13 million passengers plus untold millions of tons of cargo in household furnishings since 1948—providing the private operators will undertake to take oyer. Yet there still hasn't been a noticeable nibble from the shipowners. If the ship operator is going to show himself worthy of Government subsidy assistance, he will have to demonstrate initiative in this and other areas. Failing that, he then can't beef when someone else comes up with an innovation and offers some smart corhpetition. , .. , including direct operating and cow struction subsidies, tax benefits, loans and depreciation allowances. Norway Is the only country that does not provide any form of subf sidy to its ship operators. On the construction subsidy side, both France and Italy make direct payments on the difference be­ tween the domestic and foreign cost of building ships, with the payments going as high as 30 per­ cent. Since construction costs in those countries are less than the United States, the subsidies would not run as high as the 45 percent given on US construction. In addition, the French and Italians also grant operating sub­ sidies on runs and services deemed to be in the national interest. The subsidies in Italy usually involve a guarantee of a four percent profit. The US restrictions limiting domestic trades to US-fiag ships are similar to those enforced by a number of shipping nations includ­ ing France, West Germany, Greece, Italy and Japan. However, West Germany will permit foreign ships in the trade when no domestic vessels are available. The French go the United States one better on "50-50" with a "6633" law. This provides that twothirds of all oil Imports have to be carried by French tankers. French dry cargo ships also get an edge on brokerage fees, giving them a better crack at cargoes. Most of the maritime nations have a wide variety of tax benefits for ship operators. These include lower income tax rates on earnings from foreign trade; free import of shipbuilding materials or tax re­ ductions on such materials and ex­ emption from taxes for various periods when a ship registers under the flag of the nation in­ volved. The biggest British assist to ship operators is a hefty depreciation allowance on construction. Forty percent of the construction cost of a ship is tax exempt, meaning that shipowners who put funds into new vessels can escape taxes on that portion of their earnings. In addi­ tion, the total cost of the new ship can be applied as a business ex­ pense against taxes. This, in effect, is a massive construction subsidy which permits the operator to write " Special tax allowances are also available in different degree ta^ West, Germany, the Netherlands and Jai^." Lew cost loans at in­ terest; rates below the^bing mar­ ket, level are made available to operators in Trance, West Ger­ many, Greece, Italy, Japan and Sweden, with some of,these coun­ tries granting government loans for that purpose. i Seattle's On Even Keel SEATTLE—Although there were no vessels paying off in this port during the past period, shipping remained on the fair side as 25 men were taken as replacements on the six in-transit ships calling into the area. Registration for the port is about average, Jeff Gillette, port agent said. However, there were Only 19 "A" and "B" men on the beach in the steward department as of the end of the period. The Wang Governor (North At­ lantic Marine) was the only vesi sel signing on during the two weeks. In transit were the Wang Governor; J. B. Waterman, Choc­ taw, Morning Light (Waterman 1 and the Losmar and Yorkmar (Calmar). Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility for SIU benefits; namely, a record that they have at least 90 d_ays seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union' immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick upi the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ fied in advance. f Relaxin' In The Taft's Messhall •I-:::!'! 'i -J Lloyd Burkhardt (left) and Abe .Pruilt, carpenter, members of SIU Pacific District unions, take life easy during coffee tinie aboard the President Taft of American President Lines. �Tagm-Vwaw'.i'-r-. SEAFARERS K«#«iiWr-n;lMr-!'^ LOG Wacosta Has All Kinds Of Models ¥•I a*:'-"' ;:5;r. Wives Support ID Card Plan attempt by me to evade paybieut of iuy dues on time ei< though, es things worked out, the fourth quarter 1996 dues To the Editor: In the October 10 issue of the were not paid until 1957 had SEAFARERS LOG, Mrs. Isabel arrived. Joe Brack! Delgado suggested that tho wives of SIU members should be provided with some kind of an identification card that would Lauds Service prove we are an SIU man's On Benefit $ dependents. I think that is a grand idea. To the Editon I too have had difficulty on ' I have been receiving the SIU on several occasions establishing disability-pension since August. my identity as a dependent of Each week, without missing one day, my check is there in the mailbox. This weekly payment for a " seanian is very important he-' cause you know that a seaman ^th money in his pockets most­ ly spends it all at once. This way, we are assured of having only 335 per week to spend. I'm thankful the Union and the SIU All letters to the editor for Welfare Plan set up things with publication ip the SEAFAR­ such understanding. ERS LOG must, be signed by the writer. Names wiR' Aboard ship, every time ihe be/iicithheld upon rcQuest. subject of a pension came up for discussion at a meeting one an SIU member. Identificalion of these sea lawyers would get is absolutely essential in some up and say we have to have this states', especially farther inland ' or that and never knew what It where the' iSIU is not well really was all about. The best way to find out is to known. " So coihe on wives. What do be 65 years old, have 12 years' you think' about it? Let's hear seatime and then see the agent from you, especially if you're in the Union hall. This brother can help you and give you Infor­ in favor of the idea. mation first hand, the same as I Bessie L. Gillespie was given at the SIU hall In ' Baltimore. Maiiy thinks again to To the Editor: the SIU for these benefits. " As an SIU member's wife, 1 R. C. Kienast would be very happy to know 'S> Sr if there is a chance for me to be issued a medical identifica­ Yarmouth Crew tion card. I often have difficulty estab­ Hails SIU Aid lishing my identity in connec­ Te the Editor: tion with the SIU Welfare Plan I wish to thank the SIU in and other matters while my Baltimore and everywhere for husband is away at sea. the excellent treatment 1 and Mrs. Everett B. Pridgeon the other erewrifembers off the (Ed. note: The Union is now Yarmouth received while we looking into the possibility of were staying in your country un­ issuing and distributing an iden­ der the care of the SIU. 1 hope tity card for SIU dependents that the day wiU come when < along the lines suggested- by we'll be in a position to give our various Seafarers and their financial support to our union, vrives. Further detail^ toill be the SIU. carried in the LOG.) On September 25, after we i, t. i. arrived hack at Pier 3, Miami, to receive our belon^ngs on Explains Delay hoard the Yarmouth 1 noticed On Union Dues that the lock was missing from my locker and called one of the To the Editor: While the SIU election cre^ guards to witness same. When I dentials committee has not opened it, 1 found it ransacked placed me on the SIU election and the $55 that 1 had kept in ballot, my disqualification on. a little red box was missing. When I got through packing the basis of my dues record was not the result of any deliberate my belongings 1 told the master of the ship about it. 1 also re­ omission on my part. One of the reasons given by ported it to the SIU attorney. the committee for.my disqualifi­ -who was on the pier,- who told cation was that it could find no me he would try to help me get record of a dues payment in the it back. Thanks again for all you have fourth quarter of 1956 nor any evidence that done for us. 1 hope that we will I was unable he hack on the job under better to pay . that working conditions. Edgar G. Daniels quarter's dues because I was 4" 4 4 at sea. What had SIU Aid Helps actually hap­ In Time Of Need pened was that. To the Editor: I was taken 1 should like to express my ill aboard a gratitude for the assistance and Bracht ship heading sympathy given by the SIU fol­ into Aruba, and -was removed lowing the death of my hus­ from the vessel in Aruba on band, Einar A. Hansen. TheDecember .31, 1956. I re­ Seafarer's Welfare Plan and the ceived treatment there for Union's welfare department about three weeks before being were extremely helpful to us. , repatriated to the States. 1 am thankful that the Union There I received additional had the foresight to .set up a ; treatment before being able to Welfare Plan and greatly apship again, and my fourth quar­ predate receiving these bene­ ter dues were paid subsequent fits. Social Security payments < to my arrival in the States in will not be available to me for the early part of 1957. another three years, so the SIU I'd like to make it clear, in benefits' will help me .ts keep explaining these circumstances, going until then. that there was no deliberate Mrs. Edith Hansen letters To The Editor "someday' Model is scaled one centi­ meter to the foot, and is com­ pletely furnished on the inside. Pollamen made all the blue­ prints himself. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Master Artist By Carl M. McDaniel With giant strokes His brushes apply The red, red glory Of the morning sky; And over the fields of golden rye. Cast the carmine mist of dawning high. With the sun at its zenith. He paints anew. Broad masses of color In harmony, pursue Bright golden yellows and cobalt blue; Nature's panorama From His palette grew, The sun settles slowly. Purple shadows are cast. The Master Artist paints on. His colors contrast. ' In a final burst of glory, The day is past; Another painting tomorrow. Different than the last. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please 3ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) ^l^^hdE a *. ....... ....... e e~ e • t e e e • e e ' STREET ADDRESS 1^; I: I ""^- ' li^r. CITY ZONE ... STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you • ro an eld fubscribe: and have a change ef addrett, plaata give your former addrast below: ADDRESS ee - •• ae-eeee'eeeeeea'eeeeee CITY ZONE ... STATE -. ill.............. Favorite camera subject aboard Wacosta on trip through Europe (top, right), this young lady was dubbed "Miss Wacosa" by crewmembers. She was traveling as passenger. Above, modelbuilder Vic Pollamen stands wheel watch with 3rd mate John Milne looking on. Another model-maker, Fred hTazard (not shown), built kit model of Old Ironsides. Photos by W. Calefato. SEAFARERS IH SRYIOCI Public Health doctors are still checking samples of the water taken orTtsy the Ines at Barcelona, which apparently caused sickness among the whole crew all the way . home. Seafarers Peie Bush, F. Aponte, R. Galarrza, F. Tborp and I. McCormack plus 2nd engineer W. Jackson all had to be taken off at Quaran­ tine and sent to Staten Island for observation. Things got so bad that Jackson's wife got sick after greeting him at the hospital and even the doctor who examined the men at Quarantine was laid low for a few days. Others at Staten Island Include oldtimer George Griswold, exAlcoa Pegasus, who's got an in­ fected leg, and Arthur Heroux, Ocean Ulla, whose ticker is acting up. William Feil is also drydocked in New York after leaving the Cit­ ies Service Norfolk in Baltimore due to a back injury. It looks like he'll be laid up for a long while. On the good side is news that Wil­ Harrington Griswold liam O'Dea, a veteran at Manhat­ tan Beach hospital, has been discharged fit for duty again. Boston reports Arthur C. Harrington laid up due to a severe electric shock he suffered in Belgium on the SS Atlantic. He faces a long hospital stay because of bums on both his back and feet. However, Harrington is making good progress. Ditto on Amos Buzzelle, who has an ulcerated stomach. His last ship" was the Penn Mariner. Richard Chazarra has gotten a clean bill from the Savannah hospital after coming in for a check-up. He's off the Gateway City. Hospital­ ized for treatment of ulcers, L. T. McGowan, ex-Govemment Camp, is also doing fine. Out- in San Francisco, Hoyt Tanner off the Almena is coming along okay after getting a knee injury stitched up. There's still some dis­ agreement between the docs and Brother William E. Thompson, though. The medics think they found a lung spot while giving him a'routine check-up, but Bill is sure they need glasses. He's off the Antinous. These brothers and all others in the hospitals appreciate visits and mail. Keep them in mind. The foUowing is the latest available list USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. T. P. Barbour John C. Mitchell Ben L. Bone Clarence Murray Raymond E. Dabney A. G. Oporto Louis Evans Vincent J. Rizzuto Gorman T. Giaze Richard Savior Everett W. Hodges Leslie W. Sigier Frank Kantorski Jose Simmons Charles M. KeUogg William J. Stephens Adam Krause Sr. Paul Strickland Luther R. Milton John Zohll of Seafarers in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL. BOSTON. MASS. Antos Buzzelle A. C. Harrington L. J. CampbeU Raymond L, Perry Charles Dwyer USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Douglas DeWaU C. K. Wedgeworth Marrin L. Leache Walter Zajanc Walter M. Slkorski Sdward J. Wright (Continued on page 14)- —- V ' �Navfpbcr XI, UU SEAFARERS Tilt! F. Kuvakas Di^s In Ohio Fomer Seafarer Frank Kiivakas, 30, who shipped with the SIU from 1946 through 1952, died of career last May 7, the LOG learned this week. The report came from Kuvakas' brother, John In Youngstown, Ohio. Kuvakas, who sailed in the stew­ ard department. Joined the Union in ^Kew York on November 5, 18i6, as a merman. He shipped steadily with Robin Line for the three years before his retirement in 1952 to work ashore. "He loved the sea, the Union and all the men he came in con­ tact with while he was in the merchant marine," his brother re­ called. He added that Kuvakas was keenly interested in Union activ­ ities and the many developments in the SlU. Was Restaurant Manager Kuvakas had been working ashore as manager of a restaurant in Youngstown for six years, and had been known locally for his aid in the fight against cerebral palsy. He was food chairman sev­ eral times for the cerebral palsy telethons staged in the^area. He died of cancer at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a year's illness. His survivors include his wife. Beryl, whom he married in 1949; two sons, two brothers: two sisters and a half-sister. CHIWAWA (Citlat Sarvlca), Ot*. IS --Chairman,-W. Adamw Sacratary, I. LaBlanc. One man miucd ship in LC. Few hours disputed OT—to ho taken up with patrolman at payoff. Report accepted. Patrolman to square away beef on sailing board time and delayed sailing. CHOCTAW (Waterman), Oct. 1»— Chairman, none; Sacratary, S. Itcobar. One man Injured and hospitalized: one man Joined ship in Yoko­ hama. Ship's fund 11.34. Few hours disputed OT. Send crew list to haU for checking. Need large wooded lockers for all rooms. Crew to have blood test and X-rays at least every six mos. Do not send crew to Japanese doctor who cannot speak English while in Japan. No relief for any dept. while in Japan. Check medicine ehest for fresh medicines. There's no' question where Seafarers Frank Paskowski (left) and J. Johnson have, seen. The only puzzle is where they're going, since we don't know which ship sent this in. The boys are posed near the famed Leaning Tower at Pisa, Italy, during a tour of the sights. to haadquartcra requesting answer about allotments. Repair list to be made up. Keep noise down. Dirty cups, butter, jam, etc. to be put away after using. Discussion about insufficient American money aboard. Card players to clean up recreation room after playing. Obtain better grade of washing powder. Crew warned to be sober at payoff. Ship needs fumlgaUon. •EATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), Oct. SS—Chairman, T. Moore; Sacratary, P. Patrick. Members to donate 90c toward repair of TV set. Chief cook fired—unsatisfactory. Disputed pen­ alty OT straightened out. Coffee time for gangway watches. Report accept­ ed. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to former delegate. Have Union books ready to speed up pay­ off. Suggestion to have payoff every FAIRPORT (Waterman), Sept. 11— Chairman, R. Anderson; Secretsry, J: Coylo. Report on subsistcnee for shortage of hot water. Ship's fund •40.U. New steam iron purchased for crew. All quarters to be sou'gced. No payoff until all disputed overtime Is settled. Motion to contact head­ quarters concerning bonus in Formosa area. Vote of thanks to retiring dele­ gate for Job well done. New delegate elected. KYSKA (Waterman), Oct. S—Chslrmati. J. MacKenile; Secrstsry, R. Hampshire. Crew to be on board one hr. before sailing time—^patrolman Informed captain men not reporting back as per agreement can be logged one half day.' Few Items to be placed on repair list. Ship's fund tU.T3. New delegate elected. Capt. requests steward dept. hold meeting with him—claims lounges and rooms arc dirty. Vote of thanks to delegate for fine Job as delegate past two trips. MERMAID (Metro), Oct. 1—Chair­ man, W. Ssylers; Secretary, D. Emerlck. New delegate elected. Dele­ gates to check all repairs needed for off-shore trip. Oct. 34—Chairman, P. Oazic; Secre­ tary, K. Goldman. Two men missed ship. Repair list made up. Complaint re: wash water, soap. New treasurer elected. Inquiry concerning coast­ wise pay offs: wash powder, washing water. Turn in soiled linen. Insuffi­ cient lava soap. Vote to donate SOe to ship's fund. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), Oct. 13— Chairman, A. Loguldis; Sacratary, A. Kauen. Delayed sailing at Ceuta to be taken up with capt. and eng. Some disputed OT. Letter received from headquarters re:. repairs. Com­ plaint to steward about baker—stew­ ard tc help man. Repairs to be listed and submitted to capt. WESTPORT (World Tramp), Oct. 17 —Chairman, O. Stanley; Sacratary, O. Patterson. Request captain to give crew individual statement of earnings, draws, slops, etc.—agreed. Capt. to request money for draw on arrlvaL Ship's fund $.48. Some disputed OT. Few minor beefs. Three men logged. Motion that patrolman take action re: conduct of member: that allotm- nfs go out promptly and that monny to cover aUotments be put In escrow to insure same: medicine cabi­ net' be ehaidiad for sufficient and proper madlelBat latter to be written 'I LOG Ship News: $s, Mary On Move Reports from several SIU ships give the latest dope on mo: oblems in a'couple of southeast Asian ports as well as news of the shift in locale by "Wi ly Mary's" in Inchon, Korea. On the currency matter, the Mary" at Inchon has moved her there." "The new location, for Steel Executive's Pedro Ha- operations to "... a much nicer anyone whp's interested, is Number rayo says a warnmg is in place. There are the same girls 8, 4th Street, Chungang-Dong, order, especially for the newer and we all had a wonderful time Inchon. brothers, about taking extra spend­ ing money ashore. He points out 'Sea-Spray' — By Seafarer 'Red" fink that authorities in Jakarta, Indone­ sia, allow a seaman to take only 50 rupees ashore—which is not very much—but that if they catch you with more, you'll lose it all. A similar warning comes from the Steel Scientist- regarding Saigon. Ship's treasurer A. Anapol reports a continued crackdown on loose US currency in IndoChina. He says 50 bucks that had been in the ship's fund was con­ fiscated by-^the Customs at Saigon because it wasn't locked in the safe prior to arrival. He said he still had $10 stashed away, how­ ever. The final bit of intelligence from. overseas comes from ship's reporter R. Burbine on the Kyska. Burbine advises that "Whiskey Tell it to tilt I/oj! "You want NEW gear? What's wrong with the tools you got now, boson?" pairs made to TV set. Contributions toward ship's fun-l to be maiia at pay­ off. Disputed OT concerns delayed saiUng at Cochin and restriction to ship at Songkhla. No action taken on on 13-4 room allowance. Report ac­ cepted. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Oct. 30— Chairman, W. Trolls; Sacratary, R. SImpklns. Steward dept. rooms and messrooms to be painted. Steward shifting men around on different jobs where suited—to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Ship's fund S3.90. New delegates elected. Request to im­ prove feeding aboard ship. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Oct. 4— Chairman, E. Foley; Secretary, R. Hall. Delegate reported that Alcoa will not be affected by MM&P strike. Ship's fund S6.39. Some disputed OT. Ship fumigated for roaches. Vote ef thanks to deck dept. for good Job lashing loose deck cargo in storm. ANTINOUS (Waterman). Oct. 25— Chairman, F. Travis; Secretary. J. Maleney. Request new washing ma­ chine. Repair list to be made up. Ship's fund S28. Beef, about feeding plan. Reporter to write protest over loss of conditions In feeding plan to LOG and Sec. Trees. New delegate elected. Discusrien on present feed­ ing plan. Remove clothing from line. two weeks—no matter how much money man has coming captain limits his draw. Engina room noisy in evening. DB SOTO (Waterman), Oct. 34— Chairman, L. Russell; Secretary, - C. Gamer. All clothes of men who missed ship to be checked and put ashore. Some disputed OT. Deck dept. to sougee all quarters. PENN EXPLORER (Penn), Sept. 11— Chairman, E. Thompson; Secretary, J. Anderten. Some disputed OT. Repair -list to be made up. Crew prefers American dollars to travelers' checks If' permitted In port. ORION STAR (Orion), Oct. 1«— Chairman, C. Smith; Secretary, W. Blckford. Mail to be forwarded from Yokohama to Sasebo: yen' to be put out after ship docks same time passes are issued. Two men missed ship in Pago Pago. Ship's fund $9. Some dis­ puted OT. Two men ill. Two men short. Discussion on sick men being given light duty; request clarification from headquarters. Return chairs to messroom from fantail. Discussion on logging practices. CAFT. NICHOLAS SITINAS (Tramp Shipping), Oct. If—Chairman, A. Smith; Secretary, F. Raid, Jr. Settled draw matters with captain. Captain complimented crew on seamanship and excellent conduct. Ship's fund S39.70. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to delegates. Cots to be taken care of: linen to be returned in dry condition. New screen door to be put In messhall. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Oct. 33—Chairman, J. Declngue; Secretary, C. Gibson. New delegate elected. Lodging at shipyard to be settled. Request blanket. Crew to clean recre­ ation hall and passageways. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Oct. 13 —Chairman, J. Lennon; Secretary, A. Barbaro. Discussion on sailing time in Beirut and other ports. To see capt. about posting a sailing board before five o'clock sailing day. Ship's fund $1.79. Messroom, pantry, galley and showers to be painted. Need new books for library. Turn In all excess and soiled linen to steward. FRANCES (Bull), Oct. 34—Chair­ man, J. Doak; Secretary, J. McLaugh­ lin. Beef in steward dept. Some dis­ puted OT. Motion that after Bull Line contract signed, members be al­ lowed for one year, to return to Bull vessels laid up for over ten days. S.. Telech. Wiper relief refused in SJ. Ship's fund $45.90. Motion to accept .dispute on penalty hour. Request price list for slop rhest ho posted—to be taken up with patrolman. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Sept. 3$ —Chairman, L. Koza; Secretary, J. Hannon. Collection made for ch. en­ gineer flowers. Bathroom to be re­ paired. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Fill washing machine with suffi­ cient water. Steward dept. room to be changed. Committee to see about two hrs, when men are broken out before 8 AM and after 8 PM. STilL FLYER (isihmlan), Oct. 19— Chglrman, D. Koddy; Secretary, CNIatltiews: Baker put ashore at Sura­ baya fbr hospital treatment—welfara Bottfted. Repair Uste submitted. Re- ROBIN HOOD (Robin), Oct. 3S— Chairman, A. Arnold; Secretary, J. CaposMla. Some dispute over repair list. Some disputed OT. One man hospitalized in Madagascar. New ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Oct. 19 —Chairman, H. RIdgeway; Secretary, 4'« ••*!>«>.>• -mxa.-VV race 'TiiirueB'«i(,'« treasurer elected. Ship's fund started. Recommend change brand of soap. All extra linen to be turned in be­ fore end of trip. Request clarification as to whether OS is to go aloft or not. All beefs to be straightened out between delegates and partolmen. Patrolman to be notified of mate's accusation that deck dept. is slowbeiiing him and to explain same. Vote of thanks to steward dept. AZALEA CITY (Pan Atlantic), Nov. 2—Chairman, J. Davis; Secretary, J. Austin. Ship's fund $4.75. New dele­ gate elected. Discussion on improving quarters aft section of ship. Coffee urn put Into operation. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Scatrain), Nov. 3—Chairman, V. Whitney; Secre­ tary, V. Ratcllff. Keys obtained for foc'sles—$1 deposit for each day. New delegate' elected. SI per man to be donated for purchase of Coca Cola. Cleaning of laundry room to be alter­ nated. Delegate to see captain con­ cerning repairs not completed. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmlsn), Oct. 11 —Chairman, J. Bruso; Secretary, V. Orsnclo. Ship's fund $27.90. Plastic bags for garbage disposal to be used while ship Is in port. Take better care of washing machine. Steward to put out sugar wafers, more hot rolls, corn-bread and grits. Discussion on quality of bread. Crew and PO messhalls to be sougeed. DEL MONTE (Mist.), Sept. 34 — Chairman, E. Rogg; Secretary, J. Chat- tsln. No liberty boat provided in port of Ambriz. Delegate informed a shore boat would be unsafe, and not per­ mitted to use ship's boat. A record of time remaining on board to be turned in at regular OT rate. Ques­ tion brought up re: frequency of money draws when ship makes more than one port in five days. Request clarification on same. Oct. It—Chairman, J. Chastain; Sec­ retary, J. Long. One man logged. Seven loggings, nine days pay. Few hours disputed OT. Ship's fund $118.25. Purchased food for party. Suggest Public Health Service. Patrol­ man to look into condition of hospi­ tal. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Return foc'sle keys to delegates when leaving ship. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Oct. 11—Chairman, T. Forsbsrg; Secretary, A. Dsheza. One man missed ship. All reading material to be turned over to delegate. New delegate elected. Return boolis and magazines to library after reading. Proper clothing to be worn in messroom during me'ai hours. Unauthor­ ized persons to be kept out of crew area while in foreign ports. Vote of thanks to steward dept. To raise money for ship's fund. Arrival pool made with sixty $1 chances. Winner to receive $50 and fund to get $10. OCEAN STAR (Triton), Nov. 3— Chairman, E. Armstrong; Secretary, J. Springer. One man missed ship in Bait.—^to be referred to patrolman. Repair list to bo submitted before arrival so some work can be done at sea. Ship's fund $17.89. Some dis­ puted OT—to be referred to - patrol­ man. Motion to turn in to Public Health Servlco complaint on galley drains, if not repaired by time of arrival in imrt. Discussion on sanitary work in port. Galley drains to be cleaned. Familiarize membership with agreement. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. MARCRE (Marvcn), Nov. 1—Chair­ man, C. Kent; Secretary, C. Berts. Washing machine repaired. Com­ plaint almut clothes getting torn. To be referred to patrolman. Some dis­ puted OT. Foc'sles not sougeed as yet. Two brothers getting off under fiO-day rule. Complaint on quality of food this trip as compared with pre­ vious trips. Ham served once a week for breakfast. Request bacon or sausage when hash is served. More fruit for night lunch: more fruit juices. No chocolate syrup on table for ice cream. Request rare cuts with prime ribs. Cook says not possible. CALMAR (Calmar), Oct. 3$—Chair­ man, A. Dyer; Secretary, W. Bllger. One man missed ship in Bait., no re­ placement. New delegate elected. To see ch. engineer about ice box and leaking sinks. Ch. cook commended for good job in performing two men's work. CNICKSNAW (Waterman), Nov. 3— Chairman, D. McCervey; Secy., N. Hastings. Repair list turned in. Some repairs being made. Few hours dis­ puted OT. Ship to be fumigated in shipyard. Keep messhall clean at night. Request better slop chest aboard ship. Thanks to baker for nice dishes. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sestrain), Nov. 3—Chairman, R. Mays; Secy., W. Pritchett. Four men missed ship. New delegate elected. Need new agitator for washing machine. Every­ one to be present at payoff. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Nov. 3— Chairman, E. Foley; Secy., R. Hall. Members urged to vote. Minor beefs to be squared away by patrolman such as controlling of keys and steward's authority. Had couple of stowaways last trip. Vote of thanks to bosun and deck dept. for secur­ ing life-boats in storm last trip. Ship's fund $6.25. To see patrolman about porthole in bosun's foc'sle, also bunks. Foc'sles badly in need of repairs. Request better menus in port, also pastries at coffee time. Notify Union that the NMU has requested a paid holiday for birthday. .t ROSE KNOT (Suwannee), Oct. 30— Chairman, J. Patlno; Secy., F. Pat­ terson. Washing machine and ice box broken—new items to he ordered. Two men removed from ship due to iilness in Recife—repiaced by Braziiians working for sub-standard wages. Headquarters to be notified. Ship's fund $16.50. Report accepted. Notify headquarters of captain's attitude towards crew. Gear locker containing slop sink to be left open for all departments to use. Sanitary work in laundry and recreation room to bp rotated between all departments. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Nov. 3— Chairman, H. Smith; Secretary, M. ' Phelps. Ship's fund $284.43. Letter to LOG regarding retirement. Report accepted. Presser to be put back in working order. Cooperation asked in using laundry room. Observe quiet in. sleeping area. - 4' "i �—•— • T" Paire Fcnrteen SEAFARERS Fre^ JEnterprise^Pays Off SEAFARERS IH RRTROCK 'Citizen Only' Job Tag Seen Unfair (Continued from page 12) I,-;- Shipmates together on the Robin Goodfellow, Jock McCollom, (left) and Bob Frazer teamed up last summer to do some fishing out of Boston with their own outboard rig. Now on the DeSoto, Frazer visited the New York hall last week to show the results of the partnership. One of their first outings produced this prize, which was good for a couple of tasty codfish steaks. Sill HALL DIRECTORY VSIU, AiG District J'* f"' BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St.. Earl Sheppard, Acent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 .HOUSTON 4202 Canal St Robert 'Matthews. Agent Capital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Claike, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St, ^Louis Neira. Agent' FRanklin 7-3584 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cat Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITV ... 912 Front St. -•rom .Gould. Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. Llndsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8G26 HEW YORK ti75 ^th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6000 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. J. Bullock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA .. 337 Market St. S Cardullo. Agent . Market 7-1635 SAN FRANClfit O 450 Harrison St Marty Breithoff. Agen* Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos Sal Culls. .-Agent Phone 2-5896 SAVANNAH 2. AMrcorn Si E B McAuley. Agent. A^^s ,3-1728 SEATTLE ..... 2S0'5 Isi Ave Jeff Gillette. Agent filain 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent, - phone 3^1323 WILMINGTON. Cam 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn SECRErARY-TREASURER Paul Han , ' i C. < E ASSl SECRETARY-TREASURERS. Aleina. Deck W Hall, Joint Simmons. Eng. R Matthews. Joint Mooney. Std. J. Volplau. Joint SUP ;F :••• I" •fc' H6NOHJLU....51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 502-777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. CalU. .. 510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO'. ,450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK ini 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacibth 96165 MC&S HONOLULU... .51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. 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N.S t28Vi HoUis St. Phone 36911 MONTREAL 634 SL James SU .West PLateau 3161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE Hl3 Durham St. Ontario . Phone; 5591 TORONTO. Ontario .272 King St. E. EMpira 4-5719 VICTORIA, EC 617t4 Cormorant St. EMpira 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. PacUic 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone; 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebeo 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 8aiUt-au-Matelot Quebeo Phone; 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUllaro St. NB OX 2-5431 '- i'n-'vfly.i'.-.stfji' Norman Longtino John Maher VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R. J. Arsenault USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. .Tames Barnes George Lawson Robart G. Barrett Henry D. Long John Bi.gwood W. Marjenhoff Claude Blanks John Mashburn Tim Brown Edward Moore Jacob Buckelew Alexander Martin Jack B. Cheramie William Nelson John Dixon Dominic Newell Henry Foy Joseph O'Neill Henry Gerdes Winford Powell Leonard Gordo'n Arthur Prou'lx James Guy R. Richardson W.ayne Harris Antonio Santiago D. G. Harrison Melvin Schrade John J. Harrison Thomas Teears Alrin C. Headricks James W.ard ^ .1. H. Hudson Sr. George Wendel Ramon Irizarry George Williams Henry Janicke Robert Wiseman Wooldridge King cleophu.s Wright Edward Knapp Charles Wynn Leo Lang VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND, MASS. Charles Bartlett D. Pltzpatrick USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner William S. Rudd Hermit H. Dotson ,• _ USPHS HOSPirAi SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Arthur J. Schevlng Michael J. Coffey Henry J. Schreiner George B. Dunn Hoyt L. Tanner Myron E. Folts W. E. Thompson William J. Kramer Claude A. Virgin Paul D. Llotta William H.'Walter Edward Robinson ^ . USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Richard Chazarra Reamer C. Grimei Irvin DeNobriga C. T. McGoWan ' USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS < J. R. Alsohrbok H. LedWell Jr. L. Anderson John C. Palmer ' SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper- Thomas Isaksen VA DOMICIARV THOMASVILLE. OA, Elmer G. Brewer VA HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Thomas W. Killion VA HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. James F. Market . VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES. FLA. Abner Raiford USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Lewis R. Akins Donald Hewson i\Ianuel Antonana Antonio Infante Eladio Aris "Claude B. .Tessup Fortunate Bacomo Wobdrow Johnson .loseph J. Bass L. Krlstiansen Melvin W. Bass Thomas R. Lehay Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis Leo V. Carreon Warren J. Mclntyre James F. Clarke Jens Madsen Joseph D. Cox Leo Mannaugh Juan Denopra " J. S. CB-vrne .lohn J. Driscoll C. Osinski Friedof O. Fondila George G. Phifer Otis L. Gibbs Winston E. Renny Joseph M. Gillard G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guaranlck Henry E. Smith Taib Hasean Aimer S. Vlckers Clarence Hawkins Pen P. "Wing Prank Hernandez Royce Yarborough USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Clemente Acuin William A. Jordan Nicholas Anbustis WilUam D. Kenny F. Aponte E. Langstrand John Auslitz • John Laugblin Fred D. Bentley Roy Lee McCannon Fred Bllchert I. McCormack Frank. S. Bosmente M. E. Makatangay Pete Bush . Anthony Pisani Sheldon T. Butler Jose Rodriguez Frutuoso Camacho William Saltarei' Apron Castillo Jesse Shontz Mike Chandoha , Isaac Sieger Florian R. Clarka Adolph Swehson Matthew Eurisa F. Thorp WilUam C. FeU Eduardo Toro R. Galarrza Ramon Varela G. B. Griswold James H. West Arthur J. Heroux Joseph Wohlets Samuel Jonas .• KoTemberSl. 1958 LOG To the Editor: As a former non-resident alien, now a resident of the United States and with a class A seniority rating in the SIU, I would like to raise some ques­ tions about the alien crewmembers on our ships. First off, r cannot understand why so many shipping compa­ nies ins'st on a "citizens only" requirement for their ships wlien men like myself have Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the .SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. jniust be, .^igxted by itfit waiter. Najries, will be withheld, upon request,; been cleared Ity the Coast Guard and;;accepted for residence iH ithe.rUnited States. . We, have •gone through the ,same screen­ ing as everyone else, perbaps even a stiffer one. We pay our US taxes and meet all. our other obligations, yet we are denied employment on one flimsy ex­ cuse or another. The usual reason given for the "citizens only" tag is that the ships are carrying classified cargoes. . Well, that one is knocked in the head by the fact that many of the ships directly operated by the Military Sea Transportation Service on the Japan-Korea shuttle have large numbers of Japanese and other alien seamen aboard. If MSTS ships can run with aliens, how come privately-owned, non-sub­ sidized ships rule us off? My second beef is against the non-resident aliens who refuse to get off the ships. They will ride one vessel for three or four years, keep another man from getting a Job and evade payment of US income taxes because they never. come ashore here. Many of these men could , get landing permits if thejL tried, but we all know that they don't want them. They go to the skipper and ask to stay aboard. Since under the McCarran Act the compa­ nies have to post bond when these men go ashore, the coinpany is just as contebt to leave them stay aboard. The Immigra­ tion people just wash their hands of the whole matter because then there's one less man they have to be concerned about be­ ing ashore here. Then, after they pile up all the loot, they go back to the home country probably laughing at us stupid Americans. When I was a non-resident alien I took my chances with my 28-day shore leave because I Bnrty IS ^ \r r WHAT DIFf=e/2eA|CB DOEBir^ J MAicePy Weu,\r "pie COOK ; was Interested In becoming ff iJS citizen. Sometimes it wasn't easy to get a Job in those 28 days because of the restrictions on aliens. But I made a go.of It, and there are many others in the SIU today who did the same. I say that those aliens who sa.'l our ships, refuse to get off and show no interest in apply­ ing for US citizenship should be unloaded. Then the men who are good Union men and pay their taxes can get a crack at the Union-contracted jobs these people are monopolizing..., . . I would like to hear what some-of the other brothers think; of th's. Kenneth Collins Transatlantic's IVSakIng Steam - To the Editor: A lot of things have happened since the Transatlantic left Baltimore last August 17. • . First of all, we left Baltimorewith a load of grain for Poland on what was expected to -be a short trip; However, before wa completely discharged the grain we had an MSTS charter for the next three months. We got' a royal reception in Poland. In fact, they Pked us so well that even the money­ changers were letting some of the boys go on the cuff. The same thing happened in Nordenham, Germany. It was SO good there that a couple of the boys stayed. We are now two days out of Gibraltar bound for Turkey and a few ports in Iraq and Iran that I cannot even pronounce, much less spell. From the Persian Gulf, it's back to north­ ern Europe empty and, who knows, we may start all over again. Abe Rosen Ship's reporter t ft Urges Pensions^ For Widows Too To the Editor: I am most interested in your articles about pensions. I have often wondered why the Union doesn't also provide pen­ sions for widows and dependents after a seaman has died. The Armed Forces do, so why not the mercjiant service also? I am sure the seamen as well as the wives think the same way about their dependents as I feel about my late husband. You wouldn't have to give the wido^r the same amount as the seaman would receive. I'm sure that If the dependent could receive only half of the pension it would help a lot. I am working to send my two children through school and I know every little bit helps. Think it over, Seafarers. A benefit like this would help your loved ones a lot after you're gone. Mrs. Harry L.- Parrott �M Ifwwriter tl. 1959 i,*"-• T SEAFARERS Seafarer's First - SIU BABY ARBIVALS All of the following SIU familieM have received a $200 maternity henedt plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Thomaa E. Pedersen, born No­ tember 30, 1958, to Seafarer and vember 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. William K. Kehriewer, Balti­ Mrs. Perry M. Pedersen, Brooklyn, more 17, Md. NY. 4 4 4 . Joyce M. Everett, bom October Robert I. McNeil, born October 13, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wal­ 24, 1958,'to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ ter A. Everett, Philadelphia, Pa. ert T. McNeil, Springfield, Mass. 4 4 4 4" 4 Miehele J. Goddard, born Octo­ Susan Ann Smith, born July 25, ber 16, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs: Thonias Edward M. Goddard, Seattle, Wash. W. Smith, Woodford, Va. 4 4 4 t 4 4" Kenneth D. Willis, born October George Lasso, bom October 11, 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Par­ 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert ley D. Willis, Norfolk, Va. J. Lasso, San Juan, PR. 4 4 4 4 4" 4 . Katthy G. Glock, born October 9, Kimberly R. Gilmore, bora Octo­ 195$, to Seafarer andf ^s. George ber 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gldck, Baltimore, Md. David C. Gilmore, Jr., Dunn, NC. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Stephen Spurgeon, bom Sep­ Nada St. Marie Broaasard; born October 6, 1958, to Seafarer and tember 27, 1858, to Seafarer and Mrs. Milton G. J. Broussard, Lake Mrs. Martin Spurgeon, Brooklyni NY. Charles, La. 4. 4. 4 Susan Marie IPConnell, bom Jidut H. Smith, bom October 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. William October 2, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dennis J. O'Connell, San J. Smith, Philadelphia, Pa. Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 Sandy MeMUlan Jr., bom Octo­ 4 4 4 ber 30, 1858, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rita Faye Brodcnr, bom October Sandy McBfillan, Brooklyn, NY. 27, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph W. Brodcur, New Boston, 4 4 4 Bobby Bntts Jr^ bora October Texas. 91, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 Allca P. Raymend, born August Bobby Butts, Whistler, Ala. 15, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs 4 4 4 Tirglnla C. Kehriewcr, bora Sep­ Allen P. Rajrmond, Baltlmme, Md. EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD- IVMY SUNDAY, laao GMT f11.-20 fsr Svad^rl WTK-H, 19tSt KCs Ships in Caribbean. East Coast ot South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. IVFL-88, 18858 KCs Ships in Gull of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of ^ South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast IVFK-98,18780 KCa Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World Vlfireiess Broadcasts Continue ... " •• i.- ;: r. "Vv •!'. 'I- ' •. . ' '••r.- .n X ;i - il " v. .f-- • rate Fifteea LOG Every Sunday. 18I8 GMT <2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCa Europe and North America WCO-16908.8 KCa East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCa West Coast South America Every Monday, 8S18 GMT (10:18 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCa Australia WMM 81-110S7A Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEMRTM^ Seafarer and Mrs. Isaac Vega Brown and Isaac Jr. have (amity portrait token. Personals And Notiees The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Thor Thorson, 69: A Union mem­ Service Hosi^tal in Staten Island ber since 1939, Brother Thorson October 13. Causes of death were heart disease and diabetes. Burial died of heart took place in Heavenly Rest Park, disease October E. Hanover, NJ. He Is survived by 23 in the Public Mrs. Anna L. Fififord, his wife, of Service Hospital Newark. in Chicago. He served In the deck department and had been receiving the SIU disability - pen­ sion. Burial took took place in the Mt. Olive ceme­ tery in Chicago. His sister, Mrs. Jorgine Kristianson of Oslo, Nor­ WASHINGTON — If you're one way, survives him. of those resourceful men who are 4 4 4constantly conceiving new inven­ Charles H. Montgomery, 52: tions, but feel that nobody wants Brother Montgomery died of un­ them, take heart—the Pentagon is known causes on more than willing to hear you out. October 16. A The National Inventors Council, a Union member branch of the Commerce Depart­ since 1947, he ment, reports that the Government sailed in the en­ is in the market for some of the gine department answers to some 82 military prob­ Burial was in lems, with a bundle ef cash ready Richland Ceme­ for every answer they accept. tery, Dravesburg, Seek TV System Pa. Surviving High en the wanted list are a him is his daugh­ ter, Mrs. Virginia Brookes, of Tor­ television system which can clear­ ly trace long-range missiles in rance, Calif. flight, a device to prevent airplane 4 4 4 fuel from exploding upon impact Sidney Ghale, 64: Brother Ghale, or collision, a more effective means another retired of digging holes in frozen ground Seafarer on. the and an artificial eel to generate disability - pen­ electric power in sea water to sion, died of art power amplifiers in undersea teriosclerosis Au­ cables. gust 16 in the Constantly changing conditions Mobile General of modem warfare are creating Hospital. Mobile, new military wants and eliminat­ Alabama. He was ing old (Hies every year. The Coun­ a Union member cil reports that ef 380 inventions since 1941, sail­ sought for last year, 30 responses ing in the steward dep^ment. Burial was in the Pine Crest Ceme­ are now under consideration. None tery in Mobile. Mrs. Frank Smith have been bought as yet. of Charleston, SC, his sister, sur­ vives him. Elite Seraia Please contact Leo Brown, attor­ ney, at 165 Broadway, New York f, NY. Important. F. E. Wing Ex-SS Kyska Your reading glasses, left aboard the Kyska, are being held for you at the San Franci^o hall. Charlee E. Ackennan Contact Mrs. Paul S. Hurdel, Sr., 723 Linnard St., Baltimore 29, Md. She is holding papers for you. Charles A. Carlson Please get in touch with Des­ mond and Dmry at once. Harry C. Scott It is Important that you contact Mrs. Louella Scott c/o Mrs. RoUisd Miller, Westport, Washington, Box 51. 4 4 4 Bill McDonald Ralph Sturgis, 43: Brother SturYou are urged to contact AJ gia was stricken with a circulatory Whitman in Philadelphia. attack July 6 in Leonard A. G. SaHth Rijeka, Yugoslav­ ia. He was an Your wife urges yen to contact SIU man since her at once. 1941, sailing in Giles LcRoy GlcndeBBlng the deck depart­ Your mother requests you to get ment. Place of In touch with her as soon as pos­ burial is un­ sible. Her address is 3900 Clifton known. His Ave., Baltimore 16, Md. mother, Mrs. Beulah Sturgis, of Norfolk, Va., survives him. Lake Charles Hails'Atlas' LAKE CHARLES—Shipping for this area picked up a bit over the past two weeks, Leroy Clarke, port agent, reports. The new super­ tanker, Atlas, owned by Cargo and Tankship Corp., was a welcome sight when she pulled into port for a payoff recently. The ship has been in operation only three months now, and should be kept busy for some time. The following vessels called into port over the past period: the Bents Fort, Council Grove, Royal Oak, Chiwawa and the Bradford Island (Cities Service). Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the ball immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the 'chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. Tampa Future On Dim Side TAMPA—There was little activl^ to speak of dewn here as the two-week period was devoid of any payoffs or sign-ons. A handful of men shipped as replacements for in-transit vessels which in­ cluded the Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Gateway City and Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); De Soto (Wa­ terman) and Chiwawa (Cities 4 4 4 Frederick Fulfwd, 64: Brother Service). The future outlook re­ Fulford died at the Public Health mains dim. "FiJr&r a Seafarer! TMe «aOD AMIS VUxCeSKOHROVtH mmii£Ai^m>isoi^siocAfBrazil ARB ^BAr.AR^lZS OF oo'R, UNXCM, IW 1^ THE AE;Ar TIME YaJ^^EAT-ThiEtUU. Jl �•'• •- 'i • . • m' Vol. XX No. 24 • , ,' • -; 7 .J • SEAFARERS»LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • AfSTS Proposes Privafe Ships For Troop Traffic ST. LOUIS—^Private industry has been called upon to build and operate transports for military personnel, their families and their possessions by the head of the Military Sea Transportation Service, Admiral John Will. In a speech at the annual convention of the Na­ tional Defense Transportation • Association, the Admiral operators build ships for this type however, are new roll-on, roll-off vessels which in his view are un­ called for replacement of the of service. MSTS transport fleet, now ap­ With the establishment ot a equalled for carrying tracked and proaching obsolescence. Will re­ large number of semi-permanent wheeled military vehicles. He said vealed that this plea had already military bases overseas, the move­ that 24 percent of the Army's total been presented to passenger opera­ ment of troops, dependents and cargo requirements consist of such tors earlier in the year and has their personal possessions has be­ equipment. The need for roll-on produced no specific response to come a major shipping operation. craft is so intense, he said, that In addition to approaching ob­ the MSTS will seek construction of date. For a number of years now, ship solescence, the existing MSTS several such vessels for Its own operators and maritihie unions, in­ tiansport ships do not provide suit­ account if private operators do not cluding the SIU, have been calling able accommodations. Wills said. act soon. It is also planning to on MSTS to get out of the trans­ While satisfactory for emergency activate the trailer ship Carib portation industry, particularly wartime needs, they are admittedly Queen, v/hich up until now, has where the carriage of families and cramped and-inadequate for peace­ been on the auction block with no buyer in sight. household possessions of military time standards of travel. Thousands Of Berths men was involved. It was argued On the East Coast alone, MSTS that this type of passenger service, operates 11 transports of varying as well as many other functions of sizes with accommodations for an MSTS, properly belonged to the private shipping industry. Admiral unspecified number of passengers, up into the thousands. Will's statement indicates that running Aside from MSTS' willingness to MSTS is willing to cut back on its out' of the passenger business. operations in this area if the get Will said the agency was eager to employ American-flag reefer ves­ sels, and heavy lift ships. The lack Darn Clever, of such shipping in this area, and Those Indians the shortage of new tankers as As Seafarers who hit Calcutta well, has forced MSTS to charter and Bombay well know, India foreign ships during emergency has embraced prohibition. The periods, he said. During the recent Lebanon inevitable result has been a crisis, he pointed out, the Govern­ spate of bootlegging with some ingenious devices springing up ment was compelled to commission for transporting a bit of home foreign-flag tankers, because not enough American tonnage was brew to the customer. In one instance reported from available. The need for heavy-lift Bombay, police stopped a bus­ ships capable of lifting from 100 load of apparently pregnant to 150 tons (there are only two women. As it turned out, the presently in operation) was accen­ swelling consisted of a gallon of tuated during the Korean War liquid alcohol in rubber bottles when it was necessary to charter strapped to each woman's stom­ German and. British ships for this purpose. ach. Foremost among MSTS needs, SCHEDULE OF StU MEETINCS SiU membership meet­ ings are ^held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: November 26 December 10 December 24 'SIU Of Indonesia' Now Offers Clinic It if: f' An old-time member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Seafarer Arthur Nelson tvas one of that original group of seamen who were the core of the Atlantic and Gulf District when it was founded in 1938. Now a recipient of the SIU's $150 monthly disability-pension. Nelson can look back to almost a half-century of sailing that began back in Seattle in 1908 and included an Interval of Coast Guard Service In the early days. One of the highlights of his career, he recalls, was during World War I when the SS Mongolia fired the first successful American shot against a German U-boat. "We were bound for London with a large cargo of war material for the US allies," he recalls, .when Nelson the submarine was first sighted. The crew's initial alarm gave way to confidence when the SUpper outmaneuvered the sub and turned possible defeat into a significant victory. - But Nelson wasn't always as fortunate. He was aboard the Coast Guard ship Takoma when it went down in Alaskan waters In 1914. The crew got away in a lifeboat and spent several days adrift before rescue came. In 1916, Nelson became a member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and sailed West Coast ships for a number of years. He then switched to Atlantic and Gulf vessels and signed up with the SIU In Mobile when it was formed. The hospitality of the Italian and English peoples made those two countries his favorite runs. They treated you "like one of the family" there, says Nelson. In fact, it was in .Genoa, Italy, where romance turned into marriage. Rheumatism was the cause of Nelson's retirement two years ago. Much of his time is how spent collecting animal mounts, which dec<H rate the walls of his home on the Bon Secour River in Alabama. He also has 20 albums containing photographs taken of his travels. ' The annual Thanksgiving dinners served to Seafarers on the beach and their families will be held in all SIU ports next Thursday, November 27. The Thanksgiving dinners, like the ones served Christmas Day, have been a stand­ ard practice of the SlU for sev­ eral years now. In headquarters, the traditional turkey day dinner will be served in the cafeteria. The same will hold for Baltimore and other ports where facilities are available in the Union halls. Smaller ports are making arrangements with local restaurants for the holiday treat. Last year's dinner in headquar­ ters attracted more than 600 Sea­ farers and members of their fami­ lies. In Included turkey, roast beef, Virginia ham, shrimp cocktails, salad, cranberry sauce, yams, mince pie, pumpkin pie, rum cake and a variety of other holiday specialties. On the West Coast, members of the SIU Pacific District will also enjoy holiday fare in West Coast halls. Tickets for the dinners should be obtained in advance In the port involved. 273 Million By 1980> Official of Indonesian seamen's union, John B. Malacas, speaks at dedication of union's clinic. Services of the clinic are available to Seafarers as well as to members of jhe Indonesian union. iS .• Turkey Day Dinners Set In All Ports DJAKARTA, Indonesia—Things are looking up for the Serikat Pelaut International, the Seafarers International Un­ ion of Indonesia, Seafarer Juan Reinosa reports. He recently attended a meeting of the-* ^ —— group at the inauguration of a new clinic in the port for use by seamen. The Serikat Pelaut International was originally formed by a group BOSTON — Preparations are of Indonesian seamen after they had learned about the SIU struc­ being made foi* the annual Thanks­ ture from Seafarers on the Isth­ giving Day Dinner held for the mian ship run. The Indonesian men on the beach and their fami­ union copied the SIU emblem and lies, James Sheehan, port agent patterned itself In various ways on reports. In order to make reserva­ tions at the hotel, Sheehan asked the SIU. men who plan to attend to let the Seafarers Welcome dispatcher know in advance. Reinosa, ^ crewmember on the Patrolman Gene Dakin Is out of Steel Admiral, was invited to the the hospital and is recuperating Djakarta dedication as represen­ at home, Sheehan said. The men tative of the SIU. He adds that the on the beach here all join in wish­ services of the clinic "are available ing him a speedy recovery. to any SIU brother that may re­ Shipping for the period has not quest medical attention in this been too good with expected tanker port free of charge." runs not materializing. There He reports that the SIU is held were only two vessels, the Brad­ in high esteem among Indonesian ford Island and the Royal Oak seamen. "They have studied our (Cities Service) paying off and constitution, our ° working agree­ signing on ovei: the last two weeks.^ ment and system of .welfare to im­ In transit were the Steel Flyer prove the seamen's working and (Isthmian), Bents Fort (Cities Service) and the. Robin Hood living conditions," he added. Tanker Lag Hits Boston WASHINGTON—This is going to be a pretty crowded country by 1980 according to the predictions of the Census Bureau. If the birth rate over the next 22 years in­ creases by about ten percent, aS forecast, there will be 272,600,000 people in the US, an Increase of more than 100 million over the present population. ' . The Bureau bases its estimates on the assumption that there will be no war, epidemic, major eco­ nomic depression or any other catastrophe which would kill off a large part of the population or reduce the birth rate. Even if the birth rate continues at its present level, the Bureau said, the population in 1980 will be about 260 million, as compared With 174,500,000 as of July this year. The Bureau also predicted that there would be three million more women than men in the nation by that time. The girls, they said, now outnumber the men by about 1,500,000. 106 Million Workers As for the working force, there will be about 106,300,000 persons between the working age of 25 and 64 in 1980, or 24,500,000 more than the present total. That means an equivalent job expansion will be requifed. In addition to the birth' rate climb, the Bureau predicts the life span of the average American, es­ pecially female, will be longer. In fact, it predicts continued substan­ tial increases in the number of persons over 65. The total of elder­ ly folks, it said, should increase .by iabout half a million a year, or up to 24,500,000 by 1980. By that time there would be only 72 men over 65 to every 100 women. -- -vi � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 21, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MTD ENDORSES CARIBBEAN FEDERATION SET WORLD ATTACK ON RUNAWAYS SIU’S VACATION PLAN PAYMENTS TOP $10 MILLION ISTHMIAN GETS OK ON 3 SUBSIDY BIDS EARLY VOTING BRISK; SHIPPING, REGISTRATION UP GOV’T BARTER PLAN TO AID US SHIPPING RUNAWAYS HIT BACK AT UNION DRIVE REVISE TAFT-HARTLEY, AFL-CIO DEMANDS UNION FILES UNFAIR LABOR CHARGE AGAINST RUNAWAY PHS FINDS OCEAN AIR PUREST READY 4-DAY PROTEST AGAINST RUNAWAYS SUP EASES WELFARE AID LIMITATIONS BALTIMORE LABOR SCORED NEAR-SWEEP IN BALLOTING THE RUNAWAY FLAG ISSUES PREDICT RISE IN OIL IMPORTS US BOARD BOOSTS CONSTRUCTION SUBSIDY MTD ASSAILS GOV’T POLICY ON ’50-50’ FOREIGN OPERATORS GET SUBSIDIES TOO MSTS PROPOSES PRIVATE SHIPS FOR TROOP TRAFFIC ‘SIU OF INDONESIA’ NOW OFFERS CLINIC Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/21/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 24 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1ff384ed9df96809702049580fd624ce.PDF 5e29c9d7c4a20bf3caf2a53ca99f788c PDF Text Text 1'- •- ' " '^J' \ ••:' ^.v,. ;- : v"'- •.••/VS*', Vol. XX No. 23 ' "-'i^L . SBAFARBRS^LOG Novombor 7 1958 f OFFICIAl ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIQ j-i-"-.;'.', >.•# • t J WI#," J ''0 ** 'r • • •" •«. • ' I'• ,1 Story On Page 3 Story On Page 2 1: • - f • tUS^^ Linked with California labor effort to JOD rlfllllf WW ins* beat "right-to-work" bill on Tuesday'* ballot, Sailors Union members Glenn Rowe, W. J. Parker, Ed Haskell and Wallace Boyce flank sign outside SUP San Francisco headquarters " turging defeat of job-Mling measure. SIUNA affiliates help^ whip : |»ill by almost two to one. (Story on Page 3.) The SIU-The First Twenty Years Cover Of SlU Anniversary Supp/emenf—See Centerfold CiH American Coal veteran A. Wheaton, AB jf w if Of C %jpCnS* (left), cast one of the first ballots in SIU 1959-60 election of officers that began November 1. Steward Ed Kaznowsky (right) prepares to go into the voting booth at Union headquar­ ters in New York while Joe Braeht, polls' committeeman, looks on. Seventy-three Seafarers are competing for the 38 posts on the ballot. Voting in all SIU ports will continue through the end of December. (Story on Page^ 3.) ••<0.1 t;'!..', S.-r.'V ••f �•'•• -'y *mv£ds^i«r«iMw IMe«NigW:Al<l l>riv(i SIU Safety Down Shipboard • . ... - Trr:*", < r-.-; I Operating less than tWo years, the SIU's joint health and safety program has pro­ duced significant benefits for SIl^ men and their families. All available figures indicate that the program is reducing accidents throughout the SlU-contracted fleet. I S«of«a«r MM I Part of the program involved the establishment of k. I. kr.»'-ft* medical centers in four ports •t MMtai )• Ii.*u •.wylKng li stay. S-H SKATUAin CJBOIt(fjI Ato aid in the detection of ailments . Of ooiaw. *a MM IwMairva lor gdiw hla )«b «kM» MKiMo* ii faroHicjool or d-^roo. ,Myko.a» before they disabled the Seafarers • Ii'lo'ifl UooiklnloiKo^lrtAaiVkMlkiiiginaoiM PfhSlt'AYS WfTil«)A • MoMyatMoroonootiolprooooliofii. Involved. The four, centers have WWlow Iko cimmlmo, II motoi Mina lo Ida larfy ofaii koj groporo br anir tmrgoncy IkM nHjki oriM been in operation an aggregate of .hOHT TIME _ SO months since the first opened hETS iCEMP in Brooklyn in April, 1957. That I center alone handled 4,000 exams I — THE i;EOniUA SAFE An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship In Its first year. I On the shipboard side the big­ vwAi;.^ gest accomplishment has been in Typical of sorios of safety reminders in each Issue of the SEA­ cutting iniuries, particularly lostFARERS LOG is the «ne above which cautions against entering time Injuries, in the SlU-conholds olid tanb oione. tracted fleet Company figures sub­ •r mitted to the Safety Department of the Seafarers Welfare Flan and 1 Information obtained directly from the companies themselves both show accident rates on the decline! ' In a typical case, one major SItJ operator had an . accident fre­ quency rate of 21.11 in 1955. It was down to 13.0 last year and SAN PEDRO^ Calif.—^Almost a year after theix^bvicstoi^ is. 9.87 so far in 1958. Other com­ over a Harry Bridges-inspired raid, njembeiBi^f th« SIU of panies have reported similar re­ North America's Seine and Line ]^^(nmen's Union won sults. Seairain Georgia sign stresses ship's safety record. Messman five National Labor Relations" ' These figures come from a form­ Koa Lim poses before sign. Photo by Glen Vinson. Board elections, defeating an­ the fishermen, Local 33 demanded ula representing the number of These conclusions are other attempt by Bridges to an $80 tonnage rate, which was Ipst-time accidents per million percent. However, a more ac­ cent. man-hOurs in a fleet. It is based curate figure, dealing with the drawn from reports on about three take over their union. termed ridiculous by tee SIU fish­ on a complex National Safety total number of men involved be­ fourths of all SlU-contracted ships. The SIU of NA affiliate, in vot­ ermen as it would have led' to tea The safety picture is best pre­ ing covering crewmembers of 42 closing of most West Coast can­ Council equation that takes into cause of the usual turnover of account the 24-hour exposure to jobs reduces that percentage con­ sented by the following figures: West Coast fishing boats, defeated neries. (Continued on page 15) accidents aboard ship. Shoreside siderably to about 13 to 15 per­ Local 33 of tee International Long­ Roving strong-arm squads then workers have their accidents shoremen's and Warehousemen's attempted to pressure SIU fisher­ figured on the basis of eight hours. Union by a total count of 193 to men into walking off their boats In the course of one year, the 117. in support of Bridges' demands. average ship represents some 350,The elections were a decisive The tactics used included intimida­ 000 man-hours (total crew times defeat handed to Bridges, whose tion of fishermen through mass days worked multiplied by 24). For Local 33 had been attempting to longshore picket lines, threats of example, a 13.0 AFR (accident fre­ raid tee SIU Fishermen's member­ violence against fishermen, their Any search for safety information and statistics in the quency rate) could represent 13' ship for some tin»e now, starting wives and families and threats lost-time accidents on three ships maritime industry will inevitably lead you to the Marine back in September 1957. against members of the SIU Pacifie during one year, or 4.3 accidents Index Bureau. The. SEAFARERS LOG went to the Marine At that time, tee SlU-affiliated District who came to the fisher­ Index Bureau. It found out-* per vessel. union signed a contract for the men's »id. The front-runner among SIU that the Bureau doesn't really It does not perform any safety edu­ fishing season with the. cannhrles No OT Policy companies last year, .Alcoa Steam­ know. cation service. calling for a $55 a ton rate.f To The ILWU raid was defeated at ship, lost the top spot in maritime At the end of each year, the cover up its attempt-to take over tee time when Pacific District Yet the Bureau has been report­ competition by a whisker. Its ing so-called accident and illness Bureau tallies all the reports re­ crewmembers voted a "no-over­ " accident frequency Was 3.71with rates in maritime ceived and projects this informa­ time" policy while in Los Angeles, the industry average at 7.30 for for 20 years. Just tion as foliows: In 1957, for exam­ thus hitting back directly at tea passenger and dry cargo ships. Yet recently, the ple, the Bureau received 24,490 Bridges-run longshore union whoss its record Is even better this year Bureau reported injury reports and then another members were then deprived of than last. its latest "statis­ 23,000 illness reports. Using 58,normal overtime earnings. The Through August, 1958, the Alcoa tic" along these 500 jobs in the industry as a base, SIU Cannery workers of the Pacifie Roamer and Alcoa Patriot were lines to the National Safety Coun­ the Bureau arrived at a casualty also assisted in the fight. still neck-and-neck in the race for cil. Said the Bureau: ". . . over rate of 81.1 percent—although it As a result, Bridges had to with­ fleet honors. The Roamer had a the past seven years . . . illnesses did not consider^be number of draw his picket-lines and resort to total of 808 straight days without a and injuries reported, based men involved. When the LOG an election petition instead, which, lost-time mishap; the Patriot, 603 upon the total number of seamen's questioned this statistical pro­ as It turned out, also proved tm-. ^ days. jobs, rose from 47.5 percent to the cedure,'the Bureau conceded that successful in breaking the ranks of Throughout the SIU fleet, the 81.1 per cent." This 81.1 per the 58,500 figure more accurately WASHINGTON—The total of re­ SIU fishermen. figures show that lost time acci­ cent figure was picked up by news­ should have been the sanie 90.- turning runaways is now up -to 22 John Calise, secretary of tho dents are only about one of every papers the following day as "acci­ 000 men who were employed In with the announcement that three Seine and Line Fishermen's Union, ' three accidents aboard ship. The dents" only. the industry. This use of the more vessels have been redocu- declared at the conclusion of tho others are of the minor variety A casual reader would have thus 90,000 figure would have chopped mehted under tee American flag. voting, "We sincerely hope this that do not keep a man from work­ been led to believe that four of one-third off the 81.1 percent. The three returnees are the Chris NLRB election victory will mean ing. They also show that the ratio every five seamen have at. east The Bureau told the LOG it H, a Liberty tanker; tee Theo- tee end of internal disruption di­ of all accidents to the total of one accident a year these days. doesn't have the following figures: keeter and the Arion, all of them rected against the Seine and Lino jobs involved is about 25 to 30 Fortunately, such is not the case. • Number of actual injuries and formerly Liberian-flag vessels. Union by ILWU Local 33." Vor the "illness and injuries re:> illnesses These ships, like the 19 vessels SIU of NA Secretary-Treasurer ported" by Marine Index turn out • Number of lost-time injuries redocumented before them, are John Hawk and Andrea Gomez, SIU's Safety to be in fact "illness and injury and amount of lost, time involved probably in tee market for "50-50" SIU vice-president, were active in reports"—a small difference in Plan Pays Off • Number of men involved in farm surplus cargoes, since they the beef on behalf of the fishermen Accident reports covering spelling but a big one in meaning its injury and illness reports are unable to compete in the open throughout the attempted raid. October, 1957 through June; because one illness or injury can, The Bureau's totals are heavily market with tee many larger, more and does, often involve a number weighted with repo^ on incon­ modern foreign-flag. tramps that 1958, show the following: sequential injuries such as have been built in recent years. • No fatal accidents to SIU of successive reports. A second factor rendering the scratches, cuts and bruises, most Ships can rerregister under the Nov. 7, 1958 men; Vol. XX, No. 23 • 95 of every 100 Seafarers Bureau reports invalid lies in the of which would not involve lost American flag at will, simply by fact that the number of seamen time on the jo'D. In fact 36.7 per­ s'oowing that the ownership is with no lost-time accident: • 85 of every 100 Seafarers is greater than the number of sea­ cent of all the injuries the Bureau American. Since almost all of these men's jobs—a natural result of the listed were "contusions, abrasions, ships were transferred foreign by with no accidents -at all. inclination of most seamen to take etc." to the extremities, which Americans in the first instance, this VAVL RAUU 5«cretarv-Trcasur«r AAA some time ashore between trips. means minor cuts and bruises on has been no great problem. Based on Seafarers Welfare Hnam BIAMO. Editor. BEBRAU* SUMAN. Art Editor. OBIMM AHIBVII. Inm Skeptical of the 81.1 percent re­ hands or feet-. Another 10.1 per­ Flan records of hospital benefits A majority of the ships returaed SPIVACX, AL MABKIN, JOHN BRAzn,, ANAport, the SEAFARERS LOG ques­ zoLC Staff Wrttera, Biu. MOOBT, paid: cent were "unspecified injuries." thus far are being operated by Gulf ixncarr. Aran JRopsenmtative. • 87 of every 100 Seafarers tioned the Marine Index Bureau The accepted procedures of tee SlU-contracted pramp shipping required no hospitalization for on its reporting- methods. The National Safety Coimcil call for companies and are being manned PuMlfhad biwaekiy IT tha haAdquartara of tha Saafarars intarnatlonal UnkMi, any cause (injury or iUness) in LOG iearned thafi'>the Bureau col­ reports to be made on the lo^- by Seafarers out of SIU hiring lanfie A OUlf Oistricf, AFL-CIO. «75 PflOrtM f lects reports furni^hi^ by shipping time basis, reflecting the actual halls. 1957; Avanua Brooklyn 31, NY Tol HYai y^MW. -Socond class pestaga companies,, tabulaitils' them and '* Less ihan 2 of every 190 severity of illness or Injury in The transfer-back move started at tha Post tMtlea In brooklyn, NT. Seafarers were hospitalised passes these reports on to shipping relation to time spent on the job. last February and has been pro­ 10 Act of Aug. 14, ifllv company subscribers seeking in­ This is the ' system used by the ceeding in. fits and spurts since more .than once in 1957. formation on ipdividuai seamen. Health and Safety program. teen. " I i ' » r NT I Fishermen Vate 'No' On Bridges LOG Cfieek-Up Explodes Setitnen's 'Accident' Rate Three More Ships Back To US Flag SEAFARERS LOQ 1^4 �SEAFARERS race nmett LOG California Leads | 5-Sfate Rejection ' Of'Wreck'Bills * Waiting for their turn to use the polls in headquarters in the SlU's biennial election are Seafarers l-r) H. White, Miguel A. Velez, Rafael Salldana and Ricardo Lata. Early voting in this year's election war fairly brisk in all ports. Voting Brisk For 38 SiU Offices Organized labor scored a smashing victory in Tuesday's elections as aroused voters in five states trounced proposed "right to work" bills. The anti-labor, open shop measure was decisively defeated in the industrial and shipping states of California, Washington and Ohio, and went down to defeat in Colorado and Idaho as well. It was put on the books in only one state, Kansas. Late figures indicated that California voters had rejected the misnamed bill by a margin of 10 to 6, and had snowed it un­ der by 500,000 votes. The same picture emerged in Washington state, where the "right to work" initiative was turned down by a margin of 13 to 8. In highly in­ dustrialized Ohio, where the cam­ paign to defeat the bill was headed up by a coordinated labor drive, Voting in the biennial SIU elections got off to a brisk pace as Seafarers on the beach at headquarters and in other For a round-up of results in ports lined up to cast their ballots for the candidates of the election see page 8. their choice. A total of 73^ trolman, Baltimore agent, Norfolk the "right to work" measure was candidates are on the ballot agent. Savannah agent. Mobile by more than 800,000 for 38 elective posts. Ballot­ agent, Houston agent and agents trounced votes. ing will continue for two months, for the three West Coast ports. until December 31, 1958. While the actual voting started In all ports on Saturday, November 1, Monday, November 3 was the first complete day of balloting and lines of Seafarers waited their turn at the polling place. In head­ quarters, approximately 400 Seafarers cast their ballots through Wednesday with voting running equally heavy in the outports. As per the requirements of the SIU constitution, all ballots voted in a port are placed in a sealed Final details on the projected envelope and mailed by certified world-wide boycott of runaway-flag or registered mail to a central lo­ sliipping will be worked out by cation in New York. The polls the International Transportworkers committee members are required Federation at a meeting fiext week by the Union constitution to write in Hamburg, Germany. The ITF's their names across the flap of the International Fair Practices Com­ envelope after it is sealed. The mittee will meet November 13 and Commercial State Bank and Trust 14 to decide on the scheduling of Company, at 1400 Broadway, has the boycott action. been selected as the safe deposit ITF General Secretary Omer agency for the voted ballots. Becu and Tom Yates, general At the conclusion of the elec­ secretary of the British Seamen's tions a 14-man tallying committee Union, were in New York recently consisting of six elected from head and consulted with SIU Secretaryquarters and two each elected from Treasurer Paul Hall and other Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans maritime union leaders on the and San' Fl-ancisco will get the bal­ boycott plans. Hall was elected as lots from the safe deposit and thr representative of American count the votes. seamen on the ITF's general coun­ The heaviest concentration of cil in August. candidates is in the headquarters Becu announced that union mem­ port with 25 men running for eight bers shoreside and aboard ship in joint patrolmen posts open. Other 62 countries will join in the boy­ contested offices are Qoston joint cott action which was approved patrolman, Philadelphia agent, Bal­ at the ITF's 25th congress in Am­ timore joint patrolman, Tampa sterdam. He Is now negotiating for agent, Mobile joint patrolman, New supporting action from interna­ Orleans agent and joint patrolman tional labor bodies representing with eight running for three pa­ workers in allied industries. trolmen's posts in. that port, and Ships will be asked to pay a Houston joint patrolman. minimum scale of approximately Running unopposed are the can­ $140 a month or else be boycotted. didates for secretary-treasurer, five This is equivalent to British wages assistant secretary-treasurers, Bos­ plus benefits. ton agent, Philadelphia joint pa­ At present, approximately 13 percent of the world's shipping tonnage is registered under the runaway flags, with the bulk of it consisting of Liberian and Pana-f manian registry. A large part of tills shipping is American-owned, in all about 1,500 ships are In­ volved with an estimated 75,000 seamen, all of them outside the scope of union contracts. ITF ^tting Up Details Of Boycott ' •;' •. 'I . - Tell it to "tlit I(Og! Labor unions in all five states, including SIU of NA affiliates in California, Washington and Ohio, played an active part in telling the state's voters about the dangers of the open shop bill. Unprecedented numbers of posters were displayed ealling for "no" votes on the meas­ ure, huge volumes of literature were distributed, and unions con­ ducted a vigorous drive to register members and their families and get the vote out. The campaign paralleled one conducted in Loui­ siana two years ago, where the SIU and '6ther unions went all out to win repeal of the state's "right to work" law. ' Well-Financed Campaign "Right to work" was defeated in the face of a well-financed cam­ paign supported by big business and anti-labor groups that had hoped to gain the advantages of the open shop. For union workers, the measure would have meant the end of genuine proteetion and job security, and an opening wedge for (Continued on page 15) SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: November 12 November 26 December 10 • rJ. 'j' •• SIgi) on Harrison Street opposite Sailors Union of the Pacific San Francisco headquarters was one of many in California urging voters to turn down Proposition No. 18 calling for q state "right to work" law. AMMI HeM Balks At Growth Of US Maritime Ralph Casey, president of the American Merchant Marine Institute, purportedly speaking for a major segment of the operators, has again demonstrated concern exclusively for subsidized shipping and has-* written off any expansion by "impracticable" from Casey's other sections of the industry standpoint is that there is a pos­ as "impracticable." In a statement distributed to member companies of the AMMI, Casey denounced maritime unions as responsible for all the ills of the industry and reaffirmed his consistent position on behalf of subsidized companies against the interests of the rest of maritime. The statement was a copy of a position presented by Casey in the arbitration proceedings dealing with the dispute between the In­ stitute and the Masters, Mates and Pilots. The 20-page document, loosely draped with irrelevant and often inaccurate data, also reveals a total lack of perspective and under­ standing of the conditions , and history of the maritime industry. Stripped of all the trimmings and the off-the-top-of-the-head analysis of the problems of maritime and reasons for industry conditions, Casey's pitch was for preservation of status quo for the major sub­ sidized companies. In effect Casey saw no hope for the rest of the industry. The AMMI president, blithely bypassing Congressional judgment and jurisdiction for dealing with subsidies, says flatly it is "imprac­ ticable" to expand the subsidy provisions of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. At the very time his statement was issued, the Federal Maritime Board was hearing applications for subsidies from no less than five major opera­ tors presently unsubsidized. The FMB sees nothing "Impracticable" about these applications. What is sibility of broadening subsidies to include companies other than the fat cats to which his services are dedicated. • The so-called "haves" of the in­ dustry are violently opposing addi­ tions to the ranks of the subsidized operators; consequently, Casey finds such additions "impractic­ able," although in theory he is supposed to be the spokesman for all companies in the Institute. Casey states the American mer­ chant marine is inadequate and barefacedly offers as the reason that "much of this deficiency can be traced directly to labor trouble." Casey carefully refrained from repeating his pitch for preser­ vation of American shipping under Panamanian and Liberian flags on the grounds that they are "our fifth line of defense." It would be fitting for Casey in his role as spokesman for the industry, to take the position, as does maritime labor, that these ships be returned to the American flag. That of itself would put an end to the deficiency. Having written off the expansion of the industry as "impracticable" on behalf of the clique of major subsidized companies and having expressed tender concern for the runaway-flag operator, it is under­ standable how Casey, in his state­ ment, foresees no future for the shipowners outside of these two categories. With not-too-carefully coucealed satisfaction, he envisions a merchant marine consisting of 300 ships under the American flag, (Continued pa sage 15) 'i^' �ftcc SEAFAREitS LOG HtiftmlmT 1.19S$ • SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD Ship Avthity October 15 Through October 28, 1958 Shipping fell way off in the last period, hitting a six-month low with a dispatch total of 908 jobs. However, registration declined almost as much to a total of 1,060. This was the lowest two-week registration since May. These figures illustrate the erratic conditions in the shipping industry, since the total jobs shipped in the previous repi^ represented a IS-month high. At the same time, due to the drop in both registration and shipping, the "on the beach" figures at the end of the period showed no rise and, in fact, also fell off a bit. Two hundred ships were handled by all ports during the past two weeks, covering 51 payoffs, 37 sign-ons and 112 in-transit vessels. New York, New Orleans and Baltimore handled 95 ships of the Dis­ trict-wide total. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) The general decline in shipping was not reflected in seven ports, all of which were busier than in the previous period. All of the West Coast ports plus Boston, Ba'timore, Tampa and New Orleans showed some improvement. In addition. Lake Charles showed no .change. New York, Fblladelpbia, Norfolk, Savannah, Mobile and HoH.ston all declined. Seniority-wise, the "slow" period produced some sharp shifts in the proportion of jobs filled by the three seniority groups. Class A men accounted for 75 percent of all jobs shipped, class B for 20 percent and class C for the five percent remainder. Thus the only increase was in the class A portion, indicating that the top seniority men don't hold back on taking jobs when the piakings are not as plentiful as usual. Figures, for the period also show that nine ports still have 100 or lesg men on hand, in all departments. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle all fall into this category. Of these, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also have fewer than 50 class A men reg­ istered on the beach in all departments. These figures are a guide to the job potential in any port. The following is the general outlook port by port: Boston: Not much doing . . . New York: Good . . . FhllMielphia:' Should be better . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Quiet; coal is still not moving .much... Savannah: Slow ... Tampa: Fair . ; . Mobile: Good... New Orleans: Good . . Lake Charles: Quiet . . . Houston: Good.. JWUmtargton: Slow = . San Franrisen: Fair . j . Sctttle: Fair. Fay Slpa la Ms Oat Traat. TOTAL Bottoa ...... New Yerk ... PkiloMphla.. BfllHaMfe •. • Norfolk 3 16 2 7 1 3 12 — 5 1 Toaipfl ..... 1 — Mobile 9 3 New OrieoBi. 4 5 — Lake Chorfet. — 3 Hoettoa .... 1 WlSmlagtoa .. 1 ' — SOB Fraacltco. - 1 3 Seafi:^ 1 2 TOTALS . .. il 37 10 40 12 24 2 7 7 4' - 7 13 1 20 31 10 10 17 21 4 11 7 4 7 4 10 10 12 too 111 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle mALs Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL _1 2 t ALL 2 2 '4 5 2 1 8 13 10 18 43 13 24 74 5 1 4 1 9 3 13 10 28 4 12 45 18 5 4 1 2 3 II 3 1 1 4 1 2 4 5 2 5 5 18 4 11 6 14 « 19 28 53 2 3 3 1 — 2 1 16| 6 10 38 — 11 20 8 10 5 13 2 3 « 20 1 4 6 9 18 — 1 3 36 62 105 84 184 50 m Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTALSHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 5 — — 17 32 16 65 — 3 2 6 2 10 — 46 — — 7 28 11 _1 11 — 9 4 3 57 5 10 31 2 10 5 10 7 148 56 13 51 ^ .2 28 5 19 111 26li — 1 2 1 — 4 — 1 — 1 4 2 5 16 GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 23 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 '3 ALL 123 ALL 3 3 — 5 3 — 10 9 1 8 12: 23 4 39 5 59 8 — — 2 2 65 75 85 153 43 281 3 30 26 8 2 1 111 9 23 4 8 2 6 1 36 — .1 — -I 10 5 68 51 38 96 143 8 21 39 5 — 5 .-rr. .46 9 4 5 22 — 6 13 3 1 9 1 2 1 1 12 — 2 2 ' S 6 5 5 2 3 — 9 — 1 S 2 ah 4 — •13 4 — 54J 1 7 17 24 26 4 1 5 1 — 3 25 7 4 51 7 4 62, 47 66 10 Ii23 1 9 15 10 — 2 11 15 1 2 • 1 10 4 66 1 10 10 18 — 28 -10 — 38 22 41 3 5 2 14 2 2 4 18 2 7 7 — 4 1 . 1 26 11 14 1 26 2 12 — 1 — 1 11 12 1 11 6 3 24 11 19 1 31 2 40 '60 7 261 60 7 I 328 272 512 91 875 21 92 129 242 = .1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registerech CLASS A GROUP _1 2 3 AT.L — Boston Z — 2 New York 20 47 12 79 Philadelphia — 5 — 5 1 25 6 32 Norfolk — 2 — 2 Savannah — 3 1 4 Tampa — 2 — 2 Mobile '.. 4 12 1 17 New Orleans 4 20 2 26 Lake Charles.......... 3 4 — 7 Houston 7 24 2 33 Wilmington — 5 1 6 San Francisco.... 4 8 — 12 Seattle . .. 8 — 8 — rnfA'S 43 167 25 235 Port Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL _ 1 12 12 25 1 4 5 4 7 11 3 2 5 — — 2 3 5 5 2 7 1 2 3 1 6 4 11 1 3 4 2 2 4 3 5 8 2 40 46 881 Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 2 ^ 2 1 3 4 13 43 7 63 7 9 18 — 4 — -4 1 _1 — 34 8 42 1 4 — — 1 — 1 — 1 2 — 3 — 4 — 4 1 1 2 4 7 1 12 2 6 8 ' 3 4 3 26 3 32 7 1 5 6 4 4 4 9 5 18 2 4 6 — 3 — 3 1 1 3 10 3 16 2 2 4 8 1 5 1 7 — 4 3 7 30 154 29 213 4 23 43 70 —M i— • Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS fl CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 , 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL li 2 4 3 1 1 7i 1 12 1 2 1 2 7 9 63 18 9 90 54 158 17 229 7 27 21 55 2 4 6 1 1 1 6 1 19 1 21 1 4 — 42 . A 46 13 81 '8 102 3 28 27 58 ... 12 8 9 1 10 20 1 1f 1 1 3 9 1 10 1 1 2 1 4 4 2 6 1 6 1 8 1 1 2 ... 12 8 __ 3 3 6 20 14 33 4 51 6 6 7 12. 51' 23 64 4 8 7 17 12 32 91 2 6 3 3 4 . 10 i 5 5 10 6 6 1 19 1 1 18 25 ' 11 34 2 47 1 12 6 3 7 5 13 1 4 3 14 1 18 1 _ 16 3 3 29 8 _ 24 6 22 1 6 7 5 6 7 14 — 12 —11 12 1 10 14 25 213 70 25 308 132 478 42 652 14 114 96 224 i— -mm. —iM •— STEWARD DEPARTMENT Pert Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL ~5' — 5 26 10 28 64 3 2 4 9 6 4 8 18 1 1 2 2 — 1 3 1 — 2 3 8 4 10 22 14 5 32 51 1 — 3 4 7 2 12 21 2 1 3 6 1 1 5 7 4 1 6 11 80 3l'll5 226 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Sfi/ppecf CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP B C ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 .23 ALL 1.2 3 ALL A 4 — — — 4 3 7 14 2 4 20 1 — 4 5 4 16 21 7 39 33 5 67 5 77 96 37 113 246 3 2 28 67 5 .4- _ 5 5 3 — 1 3 1 4 7 4 6 — 4 4 1 17 12 12 4 19 3 35 39; 43 15 26 3 27 33 3 35 1 — 94 3 4 3 2. 12 2 1 7 1 2 7 10 1 2 8 3 2 2 1 — 2 2 U 1 1 2 4 2 3 6 2 3 — 1 1 2 12 8 3 4 1 — — 4 12 27 66 — 7 6 — 4 1 10 IS 27 7 10 22 10 1 29 30 — 13 4 43 13 60 40 10 66 116 30 43 13 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 9 3 5 5 4 — 1 2 6 10 16 7 23' 23 2 7 3 6 .10 16 1 6 32 1 7 2 1' 8 2 5 — 3 5 1 1 15 2 1 6 4 10 — 15 15 6 5 14 25 — 8 8 15 _6 3 17 3 5 3 1 8 16 10 2 5 9 — 6 8 1 — — 88 61 21 125 I 207 3 1 47 14 207 51 14 272 298 100 284 682 14 15 132 161 51 2 — 12 2 ^3 — — 5 — — 12 112 — r- — 8 8 19 — 24 1 •— 1 — 24 — 33 3 13 72 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B ShIpphd CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3A ALL 123 ALL _1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 84 184 50 I 318 57 148 56 I 26"i "4 16 40 43 167 25 I 235 30 154 29 I 213 '4 23_243 80 31 115 I 226 61 21 125 r 207 3. "1 47 207 382 190 | 779 148 323 210 I 681 11 40 130 1U J.-'" • •; Shipped CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP 28 2 8 ALL ABC ALL 1 ALL 1 7 261 60 7 I 328 272 512 91 I 60 10 14 1 25,213 70 J25 f 308,132 478 42 I 70 14 207 51 14 I 272;298 100'284 I 51 _2 — 12 I ISli 4 GROUP ALL 12 3 I 875 21 92 129 1 652 14_114 96 I 682 "14 15 132 11 31 r 46 681 181 46 |908.7(>2 1090 417 |2209 49 221 357 ALL I 2^ r224 j 161 I 627 �November 7. 195S f. Talks Progress In CN5 Beef V ii.i ji,:;' I-: Now that he is receiving his $150 monthly payments from SIU Welfare Plan, Seafarer John Taurin often reflects on his long seafaring career, especially his experience of being torpedoed in both World Wars. Taurin caught his first "tin fish" in 1918 in the mid-Atlantic when he was a bosun on the SS Lucia, an Army Transport ship. Again in 1942 a U-boat struck, this time in the Caribbean. There was heavy loss of life aboard the Barbara (Bull Line) but luck rode with Taurin a second time. All told Taurin stayed with sea­ faring for 57 years until a heart ailment forced his ^complete re­ tirement last November at the age of 70. He was a mere 13 when he hopped his first ship in Riga, Lat­ via, at the turn of the century. Four, years later he was in the States and had become a member of the internaiioiial Seaiiieu's Union in Baltimore. When the SIU was chartered in 1938, Taurin signed up. He is proud that through 40 total years of union .membership he had a clear union record, , ^ Freighters, tankers and passen­ ger- i^lps .made no difference to Taurin. When finances ran low he John Taurin cmd wife in photo grabbed "whatever hooker I could taken some yeors ago. find." After being torpMoed for the second time, he took a respite from, the sea, putting in five years with the Union at Baltinaore headquarters. He served as a patrolman, doorman and hospital committeeman before shipping out again as a quartermaster on Ore Line boats, which lasted until 1953. Then he worked on and off until his retirement. Taurin's heart condition has kept him in and out of hospitals during the past few years. He puts his time to good advantage, however, working on various handicrafts. Some of his braided cord belts,earned him first and second places in past SIU art contests. He also enjoys a good hand of pinochle every now and then. Taurin and his wife make their home in Baltimore. The . strike bV members of the AFL-CIO Laundry and Dry Clean­ ing Union at 22 dry cleaning and laundry plants in Anniston, Ala­ bama, entered its third month last week. The 165 union members struck at the plants in a drive to land a contract providing for a $1 an hour minimqm, as compared to their present scale of 20 cents an hour. Despite the fact that the union has received pledges from the 165 employees at the plants, most of the companies have re­ fused to recognize or negotiate with the union. Many of these firms have been paying as little as $13 for a 70 hour week. Although hampered by the state's "Right to Work" law and stringent antipicketing provisions, the strike has cut production down to 20 percent of normal because the companies have been unable to obtain enough scabs to'work at these low rates. 'i : , 'V •"; • fiV:-iia*: •fc :.¥• .a,, >".7 ; '.<Vv if 'C. .'"' Wire ri*»~ SEAFAR EES LOC in which only the 124 strikebreak­ ers were allowed to vote. The strike, which started over a break­ down in contract negotiations, was marked by legal harassment of union, individual strikers ^and their families. The company manufac­ tures Cherokee brand bedrooih and dining room furniture. 4 4 4 A "seven point program of pre­ paredness" calling for major changes in the national defense, was adopted by delegates to the 19th convention of the Marine and Shipbuilding Workers Union in Cincinnati. The convention also heard President John J. Grogan warn of'the introduction of auto­ mation into "industry. Automation, Grogan warned, hurts both small business and the worker; the work­ er because it takes too. long for him to reap the benefits and gains of automation, and the small busi­ i. 4" 4" Members of the Steelworkers nessman because he can't afford Union employed by Dominion Steel expensive automated machinery. 4 4 4 & Coal Corp., at its tube plant in Montreal, won a new two-year pact Some 200 delegates to the sixth calling for a package increase of biennial convention of the Ameri­ 18 cents-an-hdur. The new agree­ can Federation of Grain Millers ment raises the base rate from voiced their overwelming support $1.58 to $1.74 ah hour in four of the union's new major organiz­ jumps, the first of which is retro­ ing campaign and voted to increase active to August 6. The company per capita tax payments from $1 employs some 900 Steelworkers. to $1.50 a month to finance it. The 4 4 41 hike, which will Increase the or­ The strikebreaking provisions of ganization's annual income by the Taft-Hartley Act have again $240,000, will be used to expand been relied on by ah employer to the union's organizing staff with oust a union from its plants. Local special concentration on feed mills 251 of the Furniture Workers located in the southwest. The con­ Union had been striking Carolina vention also wrote a detailed code Woodturning Co., of Dryson City, of ethics into the constitution. The NC, since April 8, 1957. The work­ union, a member of the AFL-CIO ers found themselves on the out­ Maritime Trades Department, rep­ side last week when the NLRB de­ resents some 40,000 grain millers certified the union in an election throughout the US. Representatives of SIU and of Cuban labor confer In Havana on problem of ex-Canadian National ships. They are (I to r) Louis Neira, SIU; Hal Banks, SIU vice-pres. in Canada; Jose Ensenat Polit, gen'l sec'y, Cuban Maritime Union; Paul Hall, president SIU of NA; Silverio Simpson Girod, Cuban Confederation of Labor; Sergio Pons Rivero, gen^l sec'y, National M'time Federation of Cuba. MONTREAL—Optimism is rising that a break will come soon in the deadlock over the Canadian National fleet which has been tied up since July 4, 1957. A serjes of meetings be­ tween SIU of NA representatives and representatives of Flota Maritima Browning de Cuba, the present operators of the^' vessels, has approached agree­ ment on the disposition of the fleet. The "Canadian Sailor" pub­ lication of the Canadian District, declared that a settlement appears possible. The objectives of the meetings which have been held at various NEW YORK^—Both business and shipping for this port have times In Montreal, New Yoi^r and Ravang, are to return the ships to been very good over the past two week period, Bill Hall, as­ thie Canadian flag, the manning of sistant secretary-treasurer, reports. While job turnover re­ the' vessels with Canadian SIU mained fairly constant, a*" members and the signing of an greater number of jobs, more sley (Robin); Fairland, Beauregard agreement between the SIU affili­ than 95 percent of them, were and Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ ate and the operators. tic); Hilton (Bull); National Lib­ taken by class A and B men. At present the ships are still Mention should be made at this erty (American Waterways) and Cuban-registered as the result of time. Hall said, of the fine job the the Atlantic (American Banner). the earlier sale of the vessels by ships' and departmental delegates The in-transit vessels were the Canadian National to the foreign are doing on their vessels before Seatrains Georgia and Savannah trade bank of Cuba. Troy Brown­ coming in for payoff. Out of the (Sealtain); Portmar and Alamar ing, an American ship operator 18 vessels paying off in this port (Calmar); Hurricane and Warrior who runs vessels contracted to the during the past period, only seven (Waterman); Val Chem (Heron); SIU Great Lakes District, was to of them had beefs; thre^of the Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Mermaid have operated the fleet on behalf beefs were disputed overtime, two (Metro-Petroleum), and the Steel of her Cuban owners. concerned minor repairs and the Navigator (Isthmian). Coastwide protests by the Cana­ other two contract clarifications. dian District assisted by the A&G Continued cooperation of this kind, District and supported by the he explained, hot only makes it world seamen's movement made it easier to pay off a vessel, but also clear that the new owners could results in additional port time for not hope to operate the fleet until the crews. Organizing in and around New the economic beef the crews had against the former owners was set­ York harbor has been meeting with tled. Consequently, Cuban crews much success. The SIU's Marine that had been placed on some of Allied Workers Division has re­ the ships, were brought back home, ported signing up another com­ much to the relief of the men pany which manufactures marine Foreign-flag tramp shipowners, themselves who were obviously equipment, and is expecting to get alarmed over falling profits, have under pressure to work these ships action on three others. come up with further details on a The membership was reminded plan which would boost their de­ against their personal convictions. The crews were removed from that the polls will be open from 9 pressed charter rates. The back­ the struck ships on September 13 to 5 every weekday and from 9 to bone of the plan is the setting up and negotiations over the disposi­ 12 on Saturdays in the two-month of a fund to pay tramps to keep tion of the eight vessels have been SIU elections. The polls commit­ their excess vessefs off the market going on ever since. The problem tees are elected every morning be­ until the rates go back up to a more profitable level. of their return to Canadian regis­ tween 8 and 9 AM. There were a total of 40 vessels try has been accentuated by the A committee representing some ownership requirements under Ca­ calling at the port during the past ten foreign maritime flags, said it period. Two of them, the Hilton nadian law. Canadian citizens have plans to sound out shipowners in to be involved in such a registra­ (Bull) and the Seatrain New Jersey advance of a December 1 meeting (Seatrain) called for full crews as to settle the issue. British, Italian tion. came out of lay-up. ' As far as the ships are con­ they Greek owners were reported There were 18 vessels paying off, and cerned, they are sitting exactly 12 signing in accord the provision calling on and 10 in-transits. for a fund,with possibly $30 mil­ where they were on September 13, Paying off were the Edith (Bull); lion vicinity area, outin ofthewhich the the Ciudad de la Habana in Mary­ Azalea City, Fairland, Bienville, owners who voluntarily lay-up land Drydock, Baltimore, and the Gateway City, Beauregard, their vessels, would be paid. other seven ships in Halifax, Nova ael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); Raph­ Alcoa Scotia. > It has been estimated that the Polaris (Alcoa); Steel Artisan fund would pay an annual fee of (Isthmian); Robin Locksley, Robin Sherwood (Robin); Seatrain Loui­ $22,500 to keep a tramp in lay-up, siana, Seatrain Texas (Seatrain); and a bonus of $95,000 to Liberty Atlantic (American Banner); Can- ship owners who scrap their ves­ tigny (Cities Service); Antinous, sels. US-flag vessels would not be and the Andrew Jackson (Water­ involved. Included in the international man). Signing on during th^ period committee are representatives of were the Antinous and Andrew tramp owners in France, Germany, Jackson (Waterman); Alcoa Polaris Japan, Greece, India, Italy, the (Alcoa); Steel Artisan and Steel Netherlands, Switzerland and the Scientist (Isthmian); Robin Lock­ United Kingdom. Payoffs Smooth In NY As Crews Do Fine Job Spell Out Plans For Idling Ships �ijs'i winmi"' XH\ .L-,-tiJltJ:% "l,!, •!iui.,JLt.JSi SEAm^mEKS L&G iift Canada SlU To Get Hotel At Lake Port FMB Opens Hearings On Waterman Snbsidy Bid WASHINGTON—Waterman Steamship Company's bid for an operating subsidy on four major trade routes is now being heard by a Federal Maritime Board examiner. Company rep­ THOROLD, Quebec — A local resentatives are testifying on magistrate's attack on the SI (7 US North Atlantic to North Europe the SlU-contracted operator's' Canadian District last August "for 18 to 30 sailings. The proposed application for subsidy on the not providing facilities for Its following runs; US Gulf to the services to Europe would cover At­ members," has aided the union in lantic Coast and-North Sea ports United Kingdom and North Eu­ putting through long-sought plans rope, 30 to 40 sailings annually; exclusive of Portugal on the south for hotel accommodations for its US Gulf, California and Far East and Scandinavia on the north. members. ' As a result, architects In supporting the subsidy appli­ Bervke westbound, 18 to 30 sail­ and designers are now drawing up ings a year; Pacific Coast to Ear cation, Waterman is pointing to its blueprints, while attorneys are East, 30 to 42 sailings a year and existing services on many of these clearing up' the legal technicalities routes. On the North Atlanticin the way of the operation. Continc "ft run, the company spokesrii;;ri ?ited the fact that this The Canadian District has long particular service is overwhelming­ been aware of the pressing need ly dominated by foreign-fiag lines. for better accommodations in the Winner of $1,800 on one TV quiz, John Lombardi brushes up on Major opposition to the Water­ port, but the District's contracted his homework in preparation for another contest while John man subsidy proposal has comq ship operators had ignored the Mascola looks on. Both sail with the Sailors Union of the Pacific. from US Lines and from Lykes problem. When the magistrate Brothers, with US Lines arguing made his attack on the union. that Walefniaii was Uiiable lu op­ SIUNA vice-president Hal Banks immediately utilized it to push WSHINGTON — Loopholes in erate successfully on the North through the hotel plan. the revised 1958 tax form may send Atlantic to Europe run. The Water­ He wrote the operators dedar* expense account spending soaring, man spokesman pointed out that ing: "We have been aware for a. despite Government efforts to con­ the service had to be suspended number of years that some form tain it, many tax experts believe. because Waterman, as a non-sub­ of quarters should be provided for The practice of a businessman en­ sidized operation, could not com­ with the subsidized lines on Tired of watching Navy and Coast Guard officers pick up our members and your employees^ tertaining his wife and friends at pete in this area." Employer represehtis'' the theatre, night club or restau­ these runs. Waterman, Isthmian, States Ma­ extra money on television quiz shows, Johif M. Lombardi, a atives on tiie board of tt-ustees of rant and listing such expenses as and Isbrandtsen are four ma­ member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, decided to show the Canadian District Welfare Plan "necessary" to the business, is ex­ rine jor non-subsidized companies who the audiences that a merchant went, along, under the circumpected to become more widespread are now seeking Government as­ seaman could do just as well. appearance, when he was up to-_ Stanees, with the union proposal than ever. Should their applications So he applied for NBC's day­ $2,800, that he slipped up.'^He for accommodations to be financed Under the new tax form, the sistance. be approved, it would mean that time quiz program,- Tic Tac Dough, missed not because he didn't know by the plan. taxpayer will not be required to virtually all offshore liner opera­ put in three appearances, and the answer, but'because he had to file an itemized account of all his tions would Thorold, a small but bustling receiving subsidy walked off with a check for $1,800. go.4md'"'do them one better." spendings. Instead he must merely aid, leaving be Canadian seaport on the Welland the tramps, tankers He had been asked the name of Canal, is notorious for its lack of submit an account of his expenses and ships in the Lombardi was sailing coastwise and into his employer, indicate the total tercoastal trade outside the sub­ the President Jackson .when he de­ Napoleon's second «dfe, and all he lodging accommodations. The num­ on the form, and he is home free sidy group. cided to tor bis hand as a contest- had to answer was Maria. "How­ ber of Seafarers congregating in —almost. The regulations are ex­ apt,, Whieii- his vessel called Into ever I had to give her middle name the port has often left men without New iTork recently he went down and said, Maria Theresa, Instead a room for the night. pected to make it easier to provide to the program's interviewing of­ of Maria Louisa," Lombardi an­ for more liberal expense accounts. Prices at the hotel are expected fice and asked for a chance to swered. (Maria "Theresa was her to be in line with other low-price However, the Internal Revenue grandmother and the mother of SIU rates. Welfare Plan funds will prove his point. will seek to accomplish its objec­ IAMPA — Shipping has been The girl who processed his ap­ the Ill-fated Marie Antoinette who finance the project. tives by subjecting company rec­ ords to closer scrutiny than before. slQw-for- the men on the beach plication was a little surprised, was guillotined during the French Companies will be pressed show here as there were no vessels sign­ Lombardi said, for the ship was in Revolution.) However he was not completely in detail that expenses had a direct ing on during the last two weeks, port for only a few hours and he business connection, so as to and the only jobs shipped were did not have time to "dress up" in out of the money for he pocketed qualify under the "ordinary and replacements to in-transit vessels. style as did the other contestants. the $1,800 In winnings from his One vessel, the Yaka (Waterman) However he met all of the eligibil­ earlier appearances. Besides he is necessary" clause. Previously Internal Revenue had paid off during the period, but has ity requirements and they decided still eligible to be called for an­ other show sometime in the future; to put him on the show. announced that it would require rot yet signed on. The questions were not too hard, Meanwhile, Lombardi said, he will In transit were the Fort Hoskins, taxpayers to itemize expenses, but It backed dpwn in the face of a Cantigny (Cities Service); Gateway Lombardi noted, and the only dif­ take it 'easy ashore with his win­ rash of complaints plus the fact City, Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ ficulty he had was to keep from nings and try his hand at a couple tic) and the Antinous (Waterman). getting rattled. It was on his third of other "easy money" shows. that this in an election year. Dining Out? Charge If . To Expense SUP Man A Winner On TV Quiz Show "i i C 1n i Tampa Slow ' fon All Yoint PEAn SEA CHEST ir,:r/ ^ Ladders Are for Climbing ^ It would seem obvious thot ladders ore for climbing and not for securing lines. Yet, on one SlU-manned ship a crewmember suffered on in{ury from-leaping to the deck because his passage down a ladder was obstructed by someone who had tied a line to one of the tower rungs " y. • of the ladder. Whether the obstruction is a line as in this instance, a bucket of paint on the landing or any other obstacle to safe passage, it doesn't belong there. Keeping ladders, stairways and passages clear reflects good shipboard housekeeping and neatness on the job aside from reducing hozords to your shipmates. \ An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship • ••v �^•WMbW 1, Hii SEAFARERS VIM DOUAK'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUtu Labor Fights Drug Costs Group health services sponsored by unions and consumer co-ops now are seeking to expand their own drug services as one way to beat price gouging by the big pharmaceutical manufacturers. For unions and group health plans have come to realize that nowa­ days the cost of the medicine often is greater than the doctor's fee for prescribing it. A doctor may charge you $5 or $6, but the bill for the medcine oftsn is $8 or $12 in the case of the modem antibiotics, and sometintes as much as $15 or $20-for other drugs and vitamin preparations Latest vqion-sponsored health-care organisation to open its own pharmacy is AFL Medical Service Pian of Phiiadeiphia, the Labor Committee of Group Heaith Federation of America reports. The new pharmacy fills prescriptions at a minimum charge for union fami­ lies coming to the center for medical care. Numerous co-op and unlpn-servfng pharmacies throughout the country are working out ways to team up to beat the modern phar­ maceutical gouge. They are seeking ways to cooperate in developing private brand?; to educate people in how to buy drugs at least cost; to exchange information on products, prices and suppliers; and most importantly, advises Harry Winocur, director of the pharmacy operated by District 63 in New York, to educate doctors to prescribe medicines by. generic name rather than brand name. For that's the heart of the problem. Nowadays your doctor often wiU prescribe a brand-name drug rather than the basic medicine itself. . • i_L^u brand-name equivalent invar(9191959 UHWiably carries a much higher price LOG Pare Serea 2 SI U Crews Win Safety Awards Seafarers aboard the SteeL Chemist and the Steel Traveler received $250 each frqm Isthi^an Lines last week for having the safest ships in the company's fleet. The two vessels tied for first place in the semi-annual Isthmian Fleet Safety contest by turning'in spotless accident-free records for thef" ^— six months from January paid to the ship's fund for the period, 47 were lost time, and th« shipboard welfare and recreational remaining 85 non-lost time acci* through June, 1958. Close behind in second place comfort of the crew. dents. Nine ships in the fleet re­ was the Steel Voyager which re­ Of the 132 accidents reported ported only one lost-time accident ported one accident, while the in the 24-ship fleet in the six-month during the period. Steel Executive, Steel Rover, Steel Scientist and the Steel Surveyor, all tied for third place with two accidents each. Under the rules of the contest. Isthmian gives $250 checks to both the unlicensed and licensed per^ sonnel of the vessel turning in the best accident-free record for the six-month period. The money is China Buys Liberty Ship A Liberty ship, built in the Bal­ Steel Chemist Captain H. L. Howser turns over $250 Isthmian timore yards in 1943, will soon be award to crew members (I to r) P. Colonna, eng. delegate; J. bearing the flag of Communist China. Transferred to Britain in Kearns, steward and ship's delegate; W. Carter, deck delegate; 1944 under Ihe Lend Lease Act, R. Murray, Safety Representative. the Springbank later passed into private hands, and recently was sold to China for $406,000, the first For example, druggists sell Pred­ time in many months that any Lib-' nisone for $10-$18 per 100, but erty ship sale has topped the $400,Meticorten, its brand-name equiva­ 000 mark. lent, costs $25-$30, depending on A second English ship, the 38the individual retailer's pricing year-old freighter Canadian Fir, policies. Reserpine costs $2-$4.30 was bought by Red China for the per 100, depending on where and phenomenal price of $250,OOQ. It how you buy it. But brand-name was estimated that the same ship General elections for 18 official been 90 nominations for the 17 Serpasil costs $6. Dextro-amphet' would posts in the SIUNA Canadian Dis­ different posts, but many of the be worth about $40,000 on amine sulphate costs you $1.45- the scrap market in the Unitec trict have opened and will continue men have been named for mora $2.70 per 100. But if your doctor States, with few buyers anywhere through December i5. The vacan­ than one position and the final prescribes brand-name Dexe- interested cies, carrying two year terms, are ballot will contain a smaller group. in a ship of that age. drine, you'll pay $3. The new being sought by 22 men. Hal Banks Nominations will remain open The emergence of China as Thfragran formula has a price tag is unopposed for the top slot of until November 15. maritime nation has been a boon of $15.75 for 180. But other thcra= secretary-treasurer while Red Mc­ to shipowners outside'the US, who 4" 4> 4" peutic vitamin preparations of the Pacific District crewmembers Laughlin and Norm Cunningham same potency are available for as are finding that the ship-hungry are alone in the race for the two aboard the 88 'Ventura were com­ little as $7.50 for 250, a cost of Chinese are willing to pay better assistant secretary-treasurer posi­ plemented by numerous maritime three cents apiece compared to 8.8 than the going price to satisfy their tions. organizations in Japan for their growing demand for ships. On the cents for Theragran. Three-man committees in each rapid and efficient extinguishing of US market, Libertys generally net According to Harry Abraham- about $350,000. port will supervise the balloting. a fire which broke out while the son, president of Celo Laboratories, wholesale drug cooperative, the ship was docked at Yokohama. Most of the sales to the Chinese Council of Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medican Asso­ have been in ones and twos since Company action in barring an Among groups to extend praises ciation is reported once to have checked the prices of "ethical proprie­ the sellers, predominantly US al­ SIU Canadian District patrolman were the Japanese Fire Depart­ taries" (the brand-name products which manufacturers advertise pri­ lies, fear to antagonize this country from its ships resulted in a walkout ment, Japanese and United States marily to the medical profession). The Council found that the whole­ by any mass sales. Nonetheless, of two crews on Canadian Pacific Coast Guard and the Maritima' sale price of twelve of the "ethicals" was $31.45, while the price of over the past few months, China's ships, while other personnel stood Safety Council of Japan. twelve identical pharmaceutical substances was $11.26. _ fleet has grown by over 100, niost by for immediate action. The But while state pharmaceutical associations recently have been try­ of which consists of charters rather patrolman was attending a meeting ing to educate doctors to prescribe by genecigname, and save the than sales. aboard ship to discuss various beefs patients often half the price of the prescription, the AMA itself has Shipowners do not believe the with the crew when he was ordered been little help in combating the trend to prescribe by brand-name. harvest will continue for much off the vessel by company officials. In fact, the AMA has been a beneficiary of the exorbitant prices longer. They expect that the Chi­ Later, while on the pier, he was charged by drug companies. The Federal Trade Commission's inves­ nese will begin to sense their im­ attacked by three company police­ tigation of antibiotics prices found that 15 leading mannfacturers had portance in the maritime field and, men. placed 32 pages of antibiotics advertising in the Journal of the AMA noting the exorbitant prices they 4" t Nominations have been opened in 1949 but by 1957, were buying 534 pages. have been paying, will resort to YORK—If it had not been Moreover, before 1950, generic names such as penicillin or strepto­ shrewder tactics in their dealings. for all officials of the Sailors Union forNEW the fact that he parked his car of the Pacific for 1959. There have mycin were generally mentioned. But after that date, the ads in the The flood of Chinese purchases near the scene of a homicide, a AJVLA Journal emphasized the various patented brand-name variations and charters lately is a result of lonesome British electrical engi­ of penicillin or streptomycin. the relaxed sales regulations neer, working in New York, would These patented brand-name variations cost much more than the adopted by US allies early in the probably still be making round-trip original substances under their generic names. A dose of penciiiin, for year. However, the United States voyages as a stowaway to visit his example, has a wholesale price of five or six cents compared to a still maintains a complete embargo family in England'. wholesale price of 30 cents for a dose of the newer patented anti- on all trade with Communist The engineer, William Roland China, which only an act of Con­ Uotics. McAtter, became lonesome after gress can rescind. LAKE CHARLES—It's either a his wife returned to their family The drug manufacturers have persuaded doctors to prescribe by feast or a famine on the shipping near Liverpool last-July following brand-name-not only through the AMA but by employing a small army front in this port, Leroy Clarke, a short visit here. So McAteer de­ of representatives to visit doctors frequently, by entertainment and port agent, reports. While there cided to go and visit them over gifts and constant mailings of brochures. Notify Union was a large number of ships call­ there. On October 3 he parked his < These pharmaceutical representatives are called "detail men". About Sick Men ing into the area over the past ear near the 52nd Street Cunard The FTC found that during its 18-month campaign for Terramycin, Ship's delegates are urged to period, shipping was almost at a Line pier, boarded the liner Bri­ one of the new antibiotics, Chas. Pfizer & Co., one of the biggest and notify the Union immediately standstill. tannic, mingled with the passen­ most lucrative companies, increased its detailing staff from eight to Talking about feasts, if all of gers and ate sandwiches in the when a shipmate is taken off 800 men, as well as using direct mail. Journal ads and exhibits. the vessel in any port because the boasting going around the hall ship's lounge on the voyage over. One former detail man, now working with union health plans, tells of Illness or injury. Delegates here comes true, Clarke said, the Meanwhile his car,. which had this department that the companies have a fabulous sampling pro- should not wait until they send men on the beach, will all be living remained on the street for three ' gram, that some dortors are able to make a side profit by selling the in the ship's minutes but should off wild duck for the next month. weeks without ticketed or samples, and there are even retailers who regularly, buy the samples handle the matter in a separate The duck hunting season opened towed away, wasbeing spotted by police from the doctoi%. communication, so that the Un­ November 1, and many of the last week while they were investi­ The technique of patenting a variation of ,i basic medicine and ion can determine in what man­ brothers have been oiling their gating a homicide. selling it under a brand-name has resulted in fiibulous profits for the ner it can aid the brother. shotguns for a try at . the birds. When the ship arrjVed in New drug man'qfacturers. For example, the 1957 pr(>fit statement of Pfizer Calling into the area over the York on the 18th, the engineer, It would also be helpful if shows that the company made a profit of ovw 2) per cent on its sales, the full name, rating and book two-week period were the Bents his lonesomeness temporarily and of 60 per cent on its investment. number was sent in. Address Fort, Council Grove, CS Norfolk, cured, went down to pick up hU In fact, the FTC found that the ccmpaaiet it recently surveyed these notifications to Welfare Winter Hill, CS Baltimore, Royal car. He was arrested by the policfr . Oak, Cantigny and the Bradford and turned over to the Immigraaveraged about 25 cents in profit on each dollar they took in, for Services at headquarters. Island (Cities Service).. , bwadTRPPR APtiblbtjca. i • ; • I « 41 • 4* • Notes From Other SIUNA Affiliates Car Traps Round-Trip Showaway It's Duck Time In Lk. Charles �Pace Eh:bt k • •f SEATARERS LOG [ i?iir- K- Vofe Result: Dems Riding High Hail NbTOBlitcr 7.19Bt -, Bienville Seafarers' 'Remarkable'Seamanship A landslide victory has been scored by the. Democratic party in Tuesday's elections for the 86tb Congress. The Democrats racked up wins from coast to coast gaining 13 seats in the Sebate and at least 45 in the House. ' The new Congress will con--* sist of; 62 Democrats and 34 Kansas: A. F. Schoeppel, R.; North Dakota: Milton R. Young, Seafarers aboard the Bienville (Pan-Atlantic) were hailed R.; •William Langer, R. Republicans in the Senate, and Frank Carlson, R. for a "remarkable >showing of seamanship in all respects'* 280 Democrats and 152 Republi­ Ohio: Frank J. Lausche, D-; following their rapid-fire rescue of Seafarer C. W. Howard, Kentucky: John S. Cooper, R.; cans in the House. Two seats are T. B. Morton, R. Stephen M. Yonng, D. after he fell overboard. In a-*" still- in doubt. •v i *1 • •i'i Okiahoma: Robert S'. Kerr, D.; letter to all crewmembers, at the time. The lifeboat was back Louisiana: Allen J. Ellender, D.; Each party scored one major vic­ Russell B. Long, D. A. S. M. Monroney, D. Captain O. H. Caswell lauded in its cradle at 12:05 PM. just 29 tory in' the races for governor. Oregon: R. L. Neuberger, D.; the crew for its fast and effi­ minutes after the accident occurred. . Maine: Margaret C. Smith, R.; Republican Nelson Rbckefeller-de­ The ship was off the Florida coast cient action. Wayne L. Morse, D. . Edmund S. Muskle, D. feated incumbent Democrat Averell at the time. . > ^ Pennsylvania: Joseph S. Clark, Howard, who was crane main­ Maryland: John M. Butler, R.: llarriman for Governor of New "I truly know," the skipper de-: tenance man on the Pan Atlantic D.; Hugh Scott, R. *J. Glenn Beall, R. York, and Democratic candidate Rhode Island: Theodore F. trailer-carrier: was working on the Glared, "that every crewmember • Massachusetts: L. Saltonstall, tl.; Edmund (Pat) Brown defeated Sen. aft gantry- crane at the time of did act ih a seamanliHe- manner, • Green, D.; •John O. Pastore, D. William Knowland for Governor of *Jolin F. Kennedy, D. the accident. All of the trailer- from the men in the engine room . California. Michigan: P. V. McNamara, D.; South • Carolina: Strom Thur­ ships have two traveling cranes giving me the., proper speedy Rockefeller's 550,000 vote plural­ PhiUp A. Hart, D. mond, D.; Olin D- Johnston, p. maneuvering revolutions, the men withv which they load and unload ity carried in Rep. Kenneth B. Minnesota: H. H. Humphrey, D; South Dakota: Karl E. Mundt, trailer boxes. on the bridge carrying out my Keating, Republican candidate for E. J. McCarthy, D. R.; Francis Case, R. He fell overboard at. 11:36 AM orders, the meh' that went for- the Senate seat being vacated by Mississippi: J. O. Eastland, D.; , Tennessee: Estes Kefauver, D.; on October 17 and was pteiked up wai'd as lookouts without being . Republican Irving Ives. Out in John C. Stennis, D. •Albert Gore, D. by a lifeboat 16 minutes later al- tol4 to- do so, the men that stayed California, voters chose Democrat Texas: livndon B. .Johnson, D: ikeUgh • hcSVy aWcll was fUiUiing aboard to brisg tho lifsbost aboard . Missouri: T. C. Hennings. Jr„ D.t Clair Engle to replace Knowland •Stuart Symington, D. •R. Yarborough, D. and, of coursel the .men that . as senator. Utah: W. F. Bennett, R.; Frank Montana; Jame.e' E. Murray, D.; manned the lifeboat." He add^ In other notable contests. Sen. E. Moss; D. that they did "a remarkable jotf ' Mansfield, D'. Be Sure To Get John W. Bricker (Rep., Ohio) was •Mike Vermont: George Aiken, R..; Nebraska: Carl T. Curtis,. R.; of getting the boat away from the defeated by Democrat Stephen M. •Roman L. Hrusfca, R. Dues Receipts Winston L. Prouty, R. ship considering at least a seven Young, who attacked Bricker's con­ Headquarter^ again wishes to to nine foot swell was running,' \^irginia: A. W. Robertson, D.; Nevada: Alan Bible, ,D.; H. W. nections with big business. Sen. Cannon, D. remind all Seafarers that pay­ •JBiarry F. Byrd, D. He concluded as folio\);s: ffAa" John W. MalonO'Of Nevada, noted New Hampshire: Styles Bridges, Washington: W. G. Magnuson, D.; ments 0* funds, for whatever master of the^^i^l I llo 'not be- ^ ; iiolationist and ultra-conservative, R.; Norris Cotton, R. Union purpose, be made only lieve it cqtifiMliuiW been done any •Henry -M. Jackson, D. was beaten by Democrat H. W. West Virginia; Robert C. Byrd, to authorized A&G representa­ faster, oiK'^w fast, by any other New Jersey: Clifford P. Case, R.; Cannon. tives and that an official Uqion crew unless they bad been trained D.;. J. Randolph, D. A. Williams, D. Massachusetts Sen. John F. Ken­ Harrison Wisconsin: Alexander Wiley, R; receipt be gotten at that time. highly in this type of rescue. Even New Mexico: C. P. Andwson, D.; nedy (Dem.) won easily in his bid If no rMeipt Ijii^ered, be sure though trained, I have my d<^t# •William Proxmlre, D.: , ; : Chavez, D. for reelection. Baltimore Mayor •Dennis New York: Jacob K. Javits, R.; Wyoming: J. C. O'Mahoney, • D.; to prpbect'Ydnirself by bnmecli- they could have done 1^ as fast ; ": Thomas D.. D'Allesandro lost his K. B. Keating, R. .^te^ bringing the matter to the considering the conditioii of thf ^Gale McGee, D. •" bid for election against Maryland attention of the secretary-treas­ sea. North Carolina: Sam J. Ervin Senator J. Glenn Beall, Republi­ Jr., D.; B. E. Jordan, D. urer's office. "I want to, thank every man on 1 * Reelected. can incumbent. Sen. John J. Wil­ board for doing eversdhing he'<Ud< ? liams (Rep,, Delaware), an out­ It was a remarkable showing-of spoken critic of shipping subsidies, seamanship in all respectif. V,' ' / narrowly won re-election. "I only hope that in the. fu^iUist; In House races. Democrats I will have the pleasure Of sailing scoi-ed heavily in all parts of the - WASIi0S4G'ruN—The start of a maritime nuclear age is not far off, according to ICemper with men that can carry out^f^rderg * country, picking up most scats in SuUivah, Deputy Nuclear Projects officer of the Maritime Administration. If tlie expected as well and as calmly as you men New England, Middle Atlantic and trend in estimated costs for nuclear ships continues, "the- nuclear plant should te in com­ did at a time of emergency." Fast Central states normally dom­ inated by the GOP. A Democrat petition with conventional . : .viwas even elected from Vermont for ships before 1970." ii . Conceding that the $30,500,the first, time since 1852. 000 cost of the MA's first nuclear The following is the list of US Senators for the upcoming 86th ship, the Savaimah, will be ,35 per­ Congress (names in dark type are cent greater than that for com­ parable conventional ships, he QUESTION: The SlU is celebrafing its 20th oniiiversary this month. What, in your opinion, has beM' those elected Tuesday). foresaw lower costs with the pass­ the greatest benefit you have gained by being a member of the SiU? Alabama: Lister Hill, D.; John ing of the experimental stage. The Sparkman, t). J Savannah, designed for round-theAlaska: Election Nov. 25 for two service, will carry 9,400 tons J. Maldonado, carpenter: Back In ^ John L. Gibbons, chief cook: The John Dolan, steward: Respecta­ terms, length to be determined by world of cargo and 60 passengers. A con­ bility! When I started sailing in protection we get by just being in 1927 when I started shipping out, the Senate. ventional ship of its nature would my wife told me the thirties, a the SIU, and beArizona: Carl Hayden, D.; *83x17 cost about $23,000,000. to stay home as Ing' .recognized seaman was look­ Goldwatec, R. The MA's contention in effect seamen were the ed upon as next and looked upon Arkansas: J. J. McClellan, D.; J. disagrees with the findings of the "last people in to nothing, as it a union ni^Wm. Fulbright, D. Pacific Shipper," a West Coast the world." That shiftless and ir­ ber. When I first California: T. H. Kuchel, R.; maritime magazine, published in may have been so responsible. But siailed we had to Clair Engle, D. the last issue of LOG. The maga­ then, but today today, because kneel tmd scrape Colorado: Gordon L. Allott, R.; zine concluded that the overall ex­ we are looke^ the -Union came to the steward, Joim A. Carroll, D. penses of operating a nuclear ship upon as respeci • in and got us the port steward, Connecticut: Prescott Bush, R.; would be much too great to war­ table men, just port captain, and better conditions, Thomas j. Dodd, D. rant commercial usage. It sug­ like any otheir increased wages the ship's skip­ Delaware: J; A. Frear, Jr., D; gested that the Atomic Energy union member. Next to this we *Jnhn J. Williams, R. Commission and MA had not and stabilized the industry making per, before they would deem you Florida: G. A. Smathers, D.; *S. correctly sized up the operating the sea more of a career, we are worthy of the Job. Not so today. have the big gains we received in wages, the medical center and vaca-: L. Holland, D. costs that would have to be borne. respected in our communities. That Now we ship from a shipping tlons. Earlier a working man with means board, and compete with other a lot to me. In addition to Georgia: R. B. Russell, D.; H. E. Sullivan contended that the costs a family could not take a vacatioii Talmadge, D. for a reactor and power plant and this we have such benefits as a members of the Union who are from the sea. If he stopped work­ Idaho: H. C. Dworshak, R.; other operational devices would be welfare and vacation plan. In the just as qualified for. the berth. I'd Frank F. Church, D. more than overcome by the ship's early days no one dreamed seamen much rather get a-Job because of ing, money stopped coming in. But Illinois: Paul H. Douglas, D.; E. cost-reducing advantages. Higher would ever enjoy these benefits as seniority and rating, as It is now, today, we can take time out witk, than because of whom I knew, as our families, and\ still receive M. Dirksen, R. rate of speed, more cargo space, we have them today. it was then, It makes you feel enough money to live on until w#.: Indiana: H. E. Capehart, R.; R. faster turn-around, and smaller 4" ij> secure to have union representa­ ship again. Vance Hartke, D. crew were cited among these. tion. DeForest Fry, chief cook: The Iowa: T. E. Martin, R.; B. 3. Regarding the reduced crew, he John (Jake) Fedlow, AB: The Hickenlooper, R. said nuclear ship crews would con­ difference we now enjoy in both » * i more than 100 percent improve-, :.; sist of specialized manpower who wages aid work­ Walter H. Stovali, AB: Better ment in wages, would utilize remote control and ing conditions. In living and working conditions. The working and gen^ other modern conveniences to a the early days Union put in a e r a 1 shipboard large extent. Other advantages they put out one. lot of time and conditions. One given were the need to refuel the cut of meat and thing w© never effort getting vessel only six to eight times dur­ if you didn't like would have today these, for us, and ing its lifetime, instead of regular it you went hun­ except lor a I for one surely SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping bunkering, and the vast changes in gry, and 12 hours strong union is a appreciate them. for this port was on the slow side marine machinery, hull form and a day was average Standard set nf I am sorry that duHng the past period as only general arrangement which was for the working fair shipping many of the oldone vessel,. the Maiden Creek anticipated in the years ahead. seaman. Today I rules and the (Waterman), paiil off while the City The appointment of Lewis make more on overtime than I timers who first shipping board which guarantees of Alma'( Waterman) and the Wang Strauss, former AEC cliairiuai), as made then iu regular pay. Another shipped with me. a man ah even break in trying for Governor (North Atlantic) signed US Secretary of Commerce is ex­ major advantage is in Union rep­ ^nd who put their pected to have considerable effect resentation. No longer must the sweat into this Union, are not a job. Besides this we now enjoy on. Among the in-transit vessels in advancing the Government's individual seaman go before the around to enjoy these benefits. We a welfare and vacation plan, have were the Losmar, Flomar (Cal- hopes for the use of atom power company boss himself. Now we have gone far In this industry in modern halis and facilities in this mar); Steel Advocate, Steel Fabri­ on merchant ships. The Maritime call the Union ball and they go the past 20 years, and I doubt I and other ports. It's a big jump, cator (Isthmian) and the Iberville Administration is part of the De­ down and go to bat for us. That could have done better if I stayed from the old one-room stOte^.j|^%:sr shipped out of in the early days. partment of Commerce. ashore to make my living. and Choctaw (-Waterman). makes quite a big difference. MA One Payoff Is 'Frisco's Fare Atom Fleet By '70 • �:<t NoTmber T, 1158 'f: Pace Nine SEAFARERS LOC Homecoming: Happy Day For Natalie, DeSoto Men »» - m j *• " CJ Back in New York for payoff and with vacations in prospect for those crewmembers piling off, SIU crews on the DeSoto and Natalie were the targets for LOG visits last week. Returning from Japan, DeSoto crew­ man R. P. Taylor (right) shows-a happy grin for cameraman as he totes oncoming stores for trip to Europe. At left, Karl Dreimer un­ wraps souvenirs from Far East for routine Customs check. Lionel Des)lant waits turn to show gifts he jrought home. Natalie (photos beow) was back from intercoastal trip to West Coasl. Both ships were in good shape. -I m ;|| •fl 1 • iV .t >, Seafarers on- Natalie (above) shoot the breeze in ' passageway while waiting for payoff to begin. It looks like Tony Barone (2nd from left) has pulled off a good one oh baker E. V. Cromwell (back to caniera), as Bill FerriR-join in. Back in port^^vVfi^, , i^ieft), checks radio reception. ; • IJ , �^v-,' w U; if- t/pf' :i «.),<. i;:'i^.--^.»^' ;' • ,->-. '5^ Pare Tea SEAFARERS Naraatw T, UW S!U Hospital Pationte Display Handicraffto Broader Benefits Voted By BME W^fare Plan Broadly expanded welfare benefits for members of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers who are unfit for duty or confined to hospitals have been voted by the BME Welfare Plan. ^ Starting October 1, 1958 en­ Plan also pays up to $150 towards gineers will receive $50 a week the member's hospital expenses for up to 39 weeks while they're and from $15 to $300 towards sur­ unfit for duty, plus $12 a day for gical expenses, if an operation is up to 20 days while they're hospi­ required. talized. The benefit will be paid Extension ^of the Union's $25 each time the engineer becomes weekiy benefit for diskfaled engi­ unfit for duty, or is sick or hospi­ neers also has been approved by talized. the Plan. Starting immediately, For engineers who are confined engineers who are totally disabled to hospitals for three weeks or and unable to return to work will more, the original benefits will receive benefits of $25 a week for amount to $134 a week. Later they life. wili continue to receive $50 a week Pensions of $150 a month for until they recover, or use up the retired engineers also have been fuU benefit. Thfe BME Welfare voted by the trustees of the BME pension plan, subject to approval by actuaries for the Plan. The new benefits will be paid iJo engi­ neers now on the retired list and to those who become pensioners in the future. The new $50 weekly benefit ret SEATTLE—Shipping for this places two benefits that had been port received a much needed boost paid in the past by the BME plan. last period when a crew was sent One benefit provided for payments to the SS Wang Trader, a former of $25 a week as long as an engi­ runaway-flag vessel which retrans- neer was hospitalized. The other ferred back to US registry recent­ called for payments of $30 a week ly. The ship is now being op­ for up to 26 weeks while an engi­ erated by the SlU-contracted North neer was unfit for duty. The -$50 weekly benefit, plus the Atlantic Marine Co., and is on the $12 a day while hospitalized, is grain run to India. Among me other vessels calling similar to a benefit negotiated by into port were the Producer the Marine Engineers Beneficial (Marine Carriers) which paid Association last June. 'The new off and signed on, and the Texmar, benefits will be paid from the addi­ Marymar, Fiomar (Calmar); John tional 50 cents a day in welfare B. Waterman, Maiden Creek, Chot- contributions that the BME nego­ taw (Waterman), all of which were tiated with its contracted operators in transit. October 1. Seattle Crews Ex-Runaway LOG The occuc iional t h e r a room in the Manhattan Beac Public Service Hospital has captured the creative ener­ gies of many of the Seafarers convalescing there. With fa­ cilities available for ceramics, woodwork, paintiiTg, leathercrafts, copperwork, and other activities, many a patient has discovered a previously un­ known talent. Above right, Manuel Antonnana displays hand-made PHS emblem. At his left, aide Alice McCaleb examines a ceramics e c e by Joe Wariekas. )wer right is a comic clay bust of himself done by Seferino De Souza. Plan 'New Look' For Foe'sies Your Gear.. tor ship •. • for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sporf Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Beits Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps hC'". •" |lf-V Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras luggage the SEA CHEST WASHINGTON—The "new look" may soon take to sea. A Maritime AdmihistratioB study of living conditions aboard ship may result in cleaner, plusher and more spacious liv-? ing quarters for crew, officers and passenger alike. ^ The study, by industrial de- ' Once the ship is built, little can the interiors of a number of new ' signer, Raymond Loewy, will be done to relieve the inadequacy passenger ships, among . theni American Banner Line's SS At­ recommend changes in layout, of crew accommodations. The Loewy firm has designed lantic. color schemes, furniture and fabrics that would increase the comfort and. efficiency of living quarters and recreation facilities, while at, the same time decrease maintenance costs. Cramped quarters and lack of recreation space have long been a CHICAGO—Foreign ships using the Great Lakes with­ major source of seamen's com­ out licensed pilots aboard pose a serious safety hazard, accord­ plaints. For the most part, ships ing to Vice Admiral, Alfred Richmond, head of the US Coast taking to the sea today were con­ structed during or right after the Guard. This, in eHect, sup--f" war and were not particularly de­ ports the positon of the Mas­ signed to provide maximum com­ ters, Mates and Pilots in its fort. More recent models have strike last spring against all for­ taken strides towards relieving the eign vessels using the Lakes with­ out a licensed pilot. problem. The SIU and other maritime Speaking at the annual conven­ The surplus of ships will keep unions have long complained that tion of the National Safety Coun­ cil, he declared, "There is simply present slump conditions in ship­ they have not been consulted on the design and layout of living no requirement whatsoever to as­ ping from improving significantly quarters, galleys, messrooms and sure that foreign-flag vessels navi­ for at least another three years, other shipboard spaces, with the gating these waters do so with an according to a London shipping result that these items have usually acceptable degree of competency." analyst, W. G. Weston, Ltd. A large amount of scrapping will been bandied almost as after­ With the opening of the St. Law­ thoughts in the design of a ship. rence Seaway drawing near, and be necessary in order to attain an traffic due to get heavier, the prob­ equilibriunr between the demand lem is one that demands legisla­ for and supply of shipping space, tive action. Present laws applying unless maritime countries resort to to competency in navigation, he a concerted laying up of tonnage. went on, do not apply to foreignThe report noted the similarity with the depression period of the All Seafarers who expect to flag shipping. US Ships Use Pilots 1930's. At that time, even when apply for the SIU $200 mater­ Although not required by law, conditions began to improve, cargo nity benefit and are currently eligible for It^having one American and Canadian vessels rates remained at their lowest level day's seatime in the past 90 have traditionally picked up pilots for almost six years. Now, with days and 90 days in 1956—are in Kingston, Ontario, carrying prosperity "just arbund the cor­ urged to send in ail necessary them to the port of destination and ner," Weston finds little to be op­ docuihents when filing for the back. Foreign ships, however, are timistic about in the shipping benefit. Payment will be not bound in any way to carry world. "On the basis of the time lags made speedily when the Sea­ pilots. The^ need for trained pilots during the 1930's, it will take until farers Welfare Plan xeceives the baby's birth certificate, the aboard Lake vessels is accentuated 1981 at the earliest before the Seafarer's marriage certificate by the fact that the foreign ships older and less efficient vessels now aqd discharges showing eligi- that run aground every so often ia.d up will-have been scrapped, b^tf seatime. Photostats are block traffic and present a hazard so that freight'rates are unlikely acc^tflble in place of- qriginals to -Other , vessels. navigating the to increase substantially until that JUikef. date." it npnolnded. CC Head Calls Foreign Vessels Hazard On Lakes See 3-Year Shipping Slump Send Documents On Baby Benefit �rv-TT-Tu'i..; ; • » »• » • - ^ » s r-« % »-8» > ' > •« if • i > r f .• f ? i r r " " - ; •' "A •'s.'r-r'v-i "'lii'''--^,—-'•> • • IStAlPAnEHig tOG 'Mind If I Lookr iUJL JL V: ViHr* BCTM SIU Hai Program Eyeglass Need Runs High, MSTS Finds Tests of seamen's eyesight are in important factor in ship­ board safety, the Military Sea Transportation Service reports. The results of examinations given 2,000 seamen during the past year. Admiral John Will the MSTS commandant, said tection of periodic eye examina­ show that 325 men were found tions since the SIU health center in need of eyeglasses and 45 others had vision only in one eye. Seafarers on ships under con tracts to the SIU have had the pro- Mobiie On Nise; Job Calls Mount NY Labor Merges On State Level Tap any Seafarer on the shoulder, ask him what changes he would like to see on his ship and the answer will almost al­ ways be in the area of more adequate and more comfortable crew quarters. Shipboard rules and working conditions have changed greatly in recent years as the result of contract im­ provements but shipboard living accommodations have lagged behind because they cannot be easily altered. With a large part of the merchant fleet due for replacement within the next few years, the Maritime Administration has ordered a study by a firm of industrial designers as to how to make more effective use of shipboard living quarters. This is a welcome step in the right direction but it is not enough. Before any recommendations are cast in final form. the men who man the s nips should be heard from on what they consider their ma or needs. Consultations of this dnd would be fruitful in avoiding errors that are all too often made in designing and installing foc'sles, messrooms, galleys, storerooms and other interior accommodations, even on new ships. NEW YORK—Negotiating com­ mittees for the State Federation of Labor and State Congress of Industrial Organizations have reached an agreement merging their two organizations . into a single New York State AFL-CIO. t The agreement, which is ex­ pected to be ratified at conventions in New York City on December 8 The SIU Pacific District and the affiliated fish and cannery and 9, will unite some 2,000,000 workers unions on the West Coast have long been enmeshed members of AFL-CIO unions whose locals are affiliated with the in battles with pro-Communist organizations on the West Coast spearheaded by Harry Bridges' International Long­ two groups. ^ shoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. The most recent The committee also announced Bridges-sponsored raid got underway one year ago when that a draft constitution has been drawn up and, along with the Bridges' union sent out picket squads in efforts to force SIU merger agreement, has been ap­ of NA fishermen's unions off their boats. proved by the executive boards of That move was defeated when the SIU Pacific District in­ the two organizations. stituted a "no overtime" policy in port, hitting hard at the An executive council of 29 mem­ pocketbooks of Bridges' membership. Having failed in their bers—^25 vice-presidents 'and four seizure tactics, the Bridges group then petitioned for a Na­ executive officers — will preside tional Labor Relations Board election only to suffer convinc­ over the merged organization. ing defeat. It looks like curtains for the latest in a long series Harold 6. Hanover, president of the State AFL, will be president of attempted raids on the SIU of NA's membership. 4 4 4 of the new organization, while Louis Hollander, state CIO leader, will be chairman of the group's ex­ Seafarers aboard three ships have been cited recently for ecutive council and director of po­ their records of good seamanship and safe practices. The litical and community activities. New York labor is the fourth crewmembers of the Steel Chemist and Steel Traveler each state group which .will complete received $250 awards from the Isthmian Steamship Company merger plans in December. On for attaining a perfect no-accident record during the^ six December 4, state labor councils months ending in June, 1958. The SIU crew and licensed offi­ in Massachusetts will merge; Cali­ cers aboard the Bienville (Pan Atlantic) got n citation for a fornia labor will merge on Decem­ superb feat of seamanship in the speedy rescue of one of ber 9, and Pennsylvania on Decem­ ber 15. This leaves two states, their shipmates who fell overboard in rough weather. The men of these three ships certainly have won wellIdaho and New Jersey, in which deserved praise for living up to the highest standards of shipstate labor bodies have not yet set boardi operation. dates for a mergeCi Another Bridges Befeat Well-Deserved Citations MOBILE—Shipping and political activity kept this port hopping dur ing the past two weeks with future prospects equally promising, re­ ports port agent Cal Tanner. During the period 11 ships hit port while 13 more are due in. Two ships, the Young America and the Coalinga Hills (Waterman), were crewing up. In port for payoff or in transit were the Alcoa Pioneer, Alcoa Calvalier, Alcoa Roamer Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Ranger and Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); Claiborne, Monarch of the Seas, and Yaka (Waterman); and the Chiwawa (Cities Service). Due for payoff or in transit are the Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa); Arizpa, Yaka, Hurricane, Claiborne, Wa costa and Monarch of the Seas (Waterman); Steel King and Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); and the Del Rio (Delta). The near-completion of two new piers and warehouses will give this port 12 slips capable of holding three ships each, plus a grain ele­ vator and a coal storage plant, thus making Mobile one of the largest ports on the Gulf. The news that five runaways are returning to the American flag was welcomed here. With most of these ships able to haul grain and other "50-50" products, the shipping pic^ ture is given an added shot in the arm. About the only problem present­ ing itself here lately has been get­ ting men to work the grain ships to India. Seems that with the hunting season on, the men want to stay around. and level their sights at the ducks, deer, doves and squirrels in the region. Tanner reports that "from the conversa­ tion being heard around the hall, there are a bunch of crack shots in the Union." program started operating in April, 1957. Every Seafarer gets an an­ nual eye examination as part ol the medical checkup given aUleast once a year, wUh'some men being examined more often than that. Those Seafarers who are found to be in need of eyeglasses are referred to the optical centers in the respective ports where they get a thorough eye check-up and a free pair of glasses under the eyeglass benefit provisions of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Since the free eyeglass benefit was instituted in June of this year, a total of 1,200 pairs of glasses have been pre­ scribed for Seafarers in the first four months. Most of these, of course, involved replacement eye­ glasses for men who were already wearing them. Similarly, MSTS has found that eye examinations involving me­ chanical sight-screening devices and other instruments for examin­ ing eyesight have great value in detecting eye ailments and helping to protect the safety of crewmem­ bers. 'V $\ i J "Ml 3I M ..'I Duncan Bay Hits^ Sinks Fishing Boat SAN FRANCISCO—A thick fog irl M was blamed as. the cause of the collision between the SUP-manned Duncan Bay and the commercial fishing boat, Norma Jean, about three miles northwest of the San Francisco lighthouse. The 50-foot fishing vessel, which was all but cut in two by the coliision, sank within a matter of minutes. The 20,000-ton tanker was headed inbound with a load of pulp from British Columbia when she bore down on the fishing vessel during a heavy fog. Maneuvering carefully in the fog, the vessel came about and quickly spotted the two-man crew of the Norma Jean in a lifeboat. As R. C. Winright, owner of the sunken craft, said, "she lowered a lifeboat and the crew did as nice a job get­ ting us out of the drink as anyone could ask for." The Duncan Bay, which is owned by Crown-Zellerbach, was the center of a major beef two years ago when the Sailors Union of the Pacific fought efforts to operate the runaway in domestic service. As a result, the ship was brought under SUP contract after being tied up by a SUP picketline. The vessel normally runs between Bri­ tish Columbia and California car­ rying pulp in liquid fomh for use by the Crown-Zellerbach paper WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration, rejecting a sole bid plant.. • on the SS Carib Queen, has an­ nounced that it will seek new Quitting Ship? sealed bids in an effort to encour­ age competitive bidding. A joint Notify Union bid of $4,305^00 by J. T. Steven­ A reminder from SIU head­ son & Co. and Zilkha & Sons was quarters cautions all Seafarers only slightly above the minimum leaving their ships to contact bid price established for the vessel. the hall in ample time to allow Built in 1956 from an incomplete the Union to dispatch a repL ••LSD hull, the Carib Queen was the ment. Failure to give notice be­ first privately-owned roll-on, roll- fore paying off may cause a de­ off ship to go into service. How­ layed saiUng, force the ship to ever, high operational costs com­ sail short of the manning re­ bined with other factors forced quirements and needlessly make its owners, TMT Ferry Trailer the work tougher for your ship­ Ferry, Inc., to discontinue opera­ mates. tions after several voyages. Ask Bid For Carib Queen '-y % ^ %'•'•; • I' •'1 ,--V. -.i-' • ..... r-i: �• »SEAFARERS »• - .'»• IN DRYDOC •Mtip Pare Twelve Ifife^i' • fiP'K' SEAFARERS 'Sea-S^pray' -By Seafarer 'Red' Fink fs:r- A fish that "bit back" at the man on the other end of the line kept Thomas L. Teears laid up for a while, but he's now due out of the New Orleans hospital in about six weeks. Teears was fishing when a fish finned hun on the finger and the result­ ing poison almost paralyzed his heart. He was on the Del Rio. Good progress Is also reported on Vincent Pizcitolo, who expects an operation for stomach trouble in a few days. One thing pushing Plzzitolo's recovery is the assur­ ance that once he's out, he'll he packing a full Union book as a result of his organizing work on the SS Atlantic. George Wendel, ex-Del Valle, still has a long con'"Vaiesceijcg. ahead of him, but is doing imSib -beJtjger. He was in pretty bad shape w'BWHie checked in at the New Orleans drydock last Kellogg Wendel month. Walter Zasanc and Walter Sikorski are both due out in a couple of days after a short stay at the Galveston hospital. Off the Del Sud, Zasanc was suffering from gastritis when he came in late last month. Sikorski is being treated for a strained muscle in his arm and should be out soon. He was on the Mermaid last trip out. Hopes are high at the Baltimore hospital that recent surgery on a bothersome gall bladder condition should do the trick' for Charles Kellogg, ex-Calmar. Paul Strickland, ex-cook and baker on the Baltore, is behig treated for high blood pressure. The reports say he's doing okay now. In New York, the SIU roster at the Staten Island hospital includes Clemente Aguin, ex-Steel Recorder, whose pressure is acting up; Florian Clark, ex-Pacific Wave, with a thyroid condition, and Fred Blichert, who came off the Steel Chemist with a dislocated shoulder. Also in there are the Valiant Explorer's Ray McCannon, with a throat condition, and Leslie Johnson, ex-Wacosta, who's up for surgery on a cyst.' All of the boys seem to be coming along fine under USPHS care. Seafarers in the hospitals appreciate your visits and mail. Stop by to see them and write when you can. i::' lU-;-7||''t - ; \m-' [•^iV .•' ' I; i' ''•* ' #" i?: : 4-^ » •' .. V r- vy, • •,, '• r' • - '-• The following is the latest available list USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Harry Acosta Vincent J. McNeil T. P. Barbour Luther R. MUton Ben L. Bone Augustin G. Oporto Claude A. Brown Domingo Orbigoso Ernest C. Colby W. A. Oswinkle Raymond E. Dabney Byron J. Ricketts Stephen Dinkel Vincent J. Rizzuto Simon Eftime Richard Savior Thomas D. Foster David A. Schick Leslie Sigler Guy Gage Aifrcd Sloman Jack Geller Bobby Stalworth Gorman T. Glaze WUiiam J. Stephens Richard Green Everett W. Hodges Paul Strickland Charlie Johnson Francis H. Sturgis Charles M. KeUogg Clyde B. Ward Lester C. Lord Paul V. Ward USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. • Cecil P. Diltz Donald Ruddy SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar J. Adams Thomas Isaksen Victor B. Cooper USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH, TEXAS J. R. Alsobrook Woodrow Meyers Lawrence Anderson John C. Palmer H. LedweU Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Amos Buzzclle A. C. Harrington L. J. Campbell John J. Kulas Charles Dwyer Raymond L. Perry USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Robert L. Cooper John Rawza Marvin L. Leache Isaac G. Shelton M. E. LongfeUow Walter Sikorski L. W. MacPonneU. Walter A. Yahl Roy A. Poston Walter Zasanc USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA, Francis J. Boner Crawford Lightsey USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANOSCO, CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Paul D. Liotta Joseph V. Bi.ssonet Santiago Martinez Michael J. Coffey Francisco Rodriguez Joseph Ebbole Arthur J. Scheving Myron E. Folts Henry J. Sehreiner William J. Kramer W. E. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Richard Chazarra Simcha Zablozki Lucius A. DeWitt Louis T. McGowan Reamer C. Grimes USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN Z2ACH, NY Lewis R. Akins Antonio Infante Manuel Antonana Claude B. Jessup Eladio Aris Woodrow Johnson Fortunato Bacomo Ledwig Kristiansen Joseph Bass Thomas R. Lehay Melvin W. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Bruno Warren J. Mcpityre Leo V. Carreon Jens Madsen James F. Clarke Leo Mannaugh Joseph D. Cox J. S. O'Byrno Juan Denopra W. P. O'Dea John J. Driscoll C. Osinski Friedof O. Fondila George G. Phifer Odis L. Gibbs Winston E. Renny Joseph M. Gillard G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranick Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan Aimer S. Vickers Clarence Hawkins Pon P. Wing , Frank Hernandez Royce Yarborough Donald Hewson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R, J, Arsenault J. S. Harmanson VA HOSPITAL THOMASVILLE. GA, Elmer G. Brewer VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND. MASS, Daniel Fitzpatrick VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph Gill VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas K. KUlion of SIU men in the hospitals; VA HOSPITAL BUTLER, PA. James F. Market VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. Abner Raiford USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN, BiUy Russcl SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIF. Nighbert Straton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Samuel Bailey WUliam Marjenhoif Robert Barrett Alexander Martin Louis Bentley John Mashburii ' John Bigwood Edward Moore Claude Blanks William Nelson Tim Brown Dominic Newell Jacob Buckelew Joseph O'Neil Cloise Coats Vincent Pizzitolo John Dooley Winford Powell Henry Foy Arthur Proulx Henry Gerdes R. Richardson Marion Goold Antonio Santiago Edwin Harris James Shearer Wayne Harris Benjamin Stewart Daniel Harrison Thomas Teears John Harrison Thomas Tucker Alvin Headrick James Ward John Hrolenok George Wendel James Hudson Curtis Wheat Henry Janicke George Williams Wooldridge King James Williams Edward Knapp Charles Wynn Leo Lang Cleophas Wright USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Clemente C. Aguin Ray Lee McCannon Nicholas Anoustis M. E. Mdkatanga David. C. Archia Lawrence T, Mays Anthony Beck Anthony Pisani Fred Blichert Augustin Rosado Frutuoso Camacho Jesse Shonts Apron CastUlo Thomas Smith Mike Chandoha Adblph Swensbn Florian R. Clark Exequiel Tiong Luciano Ghezzo Eduardo Toro Perfecto Hierro Stefan Trzcinski A. Irizarry Ramon Varela Leslie Johnson Joseph Wohletz Oliver J. Kendrick Jose Rodriguez William D. Kenny Robert R, White More On Rule To Limit Ship Time To the Fdltar? I'd like to comment on Broth­ er Wells' letter which Jt Just read in the October 10th LOG. It was in rebuttal to the propo­ sition of a 360-day shipping rule suggested by another brother (LOG, Aug, 29). Brother Wells places much emphasis on our "inherent rights" as Americans to job se­ curity. He fears these rights J?. tej- November 7, IS LOG Letters To "You're tall, Stonley. Yoo can get the overhead!" 'Sm6key'Hits Bottom; Fights Back The old saying that it isn't the fall that hurts so much—it's the sudden stop when you get there— was proven again when the Steel Artisan hit Abadan, Iran, Actually it wasn't the Artisan that did the falling. It was one of the Artisan's "artisans," ship's re­ porter M. E. "Sraokey" Byron. Byron had decided to go swim­ ming at the pool in Abadan, but instead of just hitting water, he fell like a sack of cement and didn't stop until the bottom came up and collided with his head. Byron was • given first aid at the seatnan's club, but shooed off the ambulance that had been called, to the scene. The chief mate was heard to say later, when he saw "Smokey's", head, that it was a good thing his head was square and the pool was flat. Otherwise, there might have been "some damage." The mate never made it quite clear whether he meant the swimming pool or "Smokey's" head, Byron added an extra warning— the first one Is to watch how you plunge into a pool—^regarding occa­ sions when crewmembers go ashore in most of the Persian Gulf ports. He said there had been quite, a few incidents of watches, fountain pens, etc,, being grabbed by street thieyes, especially ;in the native quarters. He urged Seafarers to leave these items aboard ship or at least to pocket them and keep them out of sight while walking through town. In that way, they won't be put­ ting. temptation in the path of the snatch-artists that frequent some Middle East ports. Many items that were lost can't be replaced, he added. Oiler John French looks on (left) as M. E. "Smokey" Byron gets first aid treatment from manager Jane Gallagher at the seqman's dub in Abadan. Byron banged up his head from a nasty spill in the swimming pool but wound .up okay in the end. All letters to the editor lor pubfication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will withheld upon request. would be ^jeopardized if 360day rule was adopted. But I'd like to point out that in any democratic organization like ours, where all rules and regulations adopted express the wishes of the membership through majority vote, no one's "inherent rights" can be im" paired or destroyed. Besides, there is seldom a rule or regu­ lation anywhere that meets with 100 percent approval. The brother also is a bit con­ tradictory on the issue of job security. He first, states that such job security as a 360-day rule is unnecessary because shipping is so good, as attested by the number of class B and class C men being shipped. Later, assuming the adoption of this rule, he says that if a home­ steader did leave a ship for a vacation at the expired time, he might be out of work indefin'tely afifer he came back. He says the homesteader might also have to ship in a lower rating because "of a lack of funds caused by his taking the vaca­ tion.. This of course ignores his previous remark about shipping being so good. It also Ignores the possibility that a member who. has been' homesteading could probably afford to wait out a job a little longer than those who ship out at intervals. Brother Wells seems to think he would be penalized by having to take a vacation. However, if a rule limiting the time a man could stay on a ship was adopted, it would ap­ ply to all. No one member or group could therefore consider themselves penalized. Although a ruling limiting each man's time on a ship to seven months was recently adopted by one of our affiliated unions, it is doubtful that any of the members in that union considers his "inherent rights" trespassed upon. The . rule just gives all hands a fairer shake and keeps the jobs rolling on a much more even basis. Under our present shipping rules, any member has the right to homestead or not, and this is as it should be. One of the most popular, reasons advanced in far vor of homesteading is that if a member is a family man, etc, he has to keep working to as­ sure a steady income. This man be so, but there are a great many family men who don't stay on one-ship indefi­ nitely and still make out okay. They consider it a great advan­ tage to be able to get off s ship at any time and be home with their families, and take their chances on shipping again ^ '/If-..!'. - like everybody else. This is an "inherent fight"-of these broth­ ers and of the rest of the liiembership also. Brother Wells further sug­ gests an amendment to the ship­ ping rules so that a member could insure his homesteading on any ship. His system would be to allow a man to leave for a vacation and have his job held down by a brother member until he returns. But this, 1 think, really would be poaching on the "Inherent right" to job security of the rest of the mem­ bership. It is also out of order because the proportion of the member­ ship who. are homesteaders is very small. And even with a rule like this in force, it is doubtful that all those who homestead would take advan­ tage of it. It would certainly work to the advantage of very few at the expense of the ma­ jority and thus be contrary to the democratic principles under -•schtch we operate. Regardless of whether any change Is made in^4be 4ihipping rules, I'm quite sure-, every brother member is aware that while he is a member of the SIU his "inherent rights" as an American and his job security will always be protected, , / V Art Lomas Si 1. To the Editor: This is reference to Brother Wells' letter in the LOG dated October 10, I propose we vote on the 12-month rule like pur West Coast affiliate, the SUP, A two-thirds majority vote would then approve it or.reject it,. rule or regulation ever made in any union was made not by 100 percent of its mem­ bers but- by the majority. Our vacation plan, which pays $360 a year, enables a man to get some rest. If a man stays on a ship 12 months and can't get off, he'll never have enough. There's nothing to stop him from waiting out the same ship or another one on the same run when he comes back. I have talked with ,numerous brothers and, the majority fa­ vored a vote. How about it? Bob Johnson (Ed. note: The Sailors Union of the Pacific voted a sevenmonth rule last spring. The. SUP previously had a one-year rule.) ft ft ft Welfare Assist Is Appreciated To the Editor: I wish to thank all the mem­ bers of the SIU for being so kind and helpful during my brother's Illness, and following his death. My brother, James A. Oliver, had been sailing for the SIU since 1949 and became a full member in 1955. He thought there was nothing like his Union. He sailed on the SS Producer February 20, 1958, as chief cook, and on July 23 was removed from the ship due to a heart attack. He was placed In the Army hospital in Korea, then recovered and was on his way home. ' , .. However, after stopping for a check-up at the Navy hospital in Japan on August 8, he had a fatal attack - on August 11. As was his wFsh, he was Jburied at sea on August 17. Thanks again to the Union and especially the welfare offi­ cials in Baltimore for handling everything for me. Anna M. Wingate �SE AFARERS 'LOG WoTtHiWr 7,. 19SS PORTMAR (Calmar). Oct. «—Chairinaiv R, Stahli Sacratary, C. tCfia. Bverytbiiif numlnc amootUy. DEL RIO (Dalta). Au«. 14—Chair­ man, A. Durachari Sacratary, L. Morcatta. New delesate elected. Increase In pay A ot rates. Repairs taken care of in NO. No logs to be lifted. Ship's fund S50. Oct. 12—Chairman, L. Eiiandt Secre­ tary, L. Marsetta. Two men logged in steward dept. Ship's fund S3»— spent S17 for party. IS hours dis­ puted ot. No beefs. Two men logged. Request clarification on non-paying passengers such as children. Repair list to be turned' over to steward for typing. Vote of thanks to messman. Need new washing machine. ATLANTIS (Petrol Shipping), Sept. 18—Chairman, M. Keetfer; Secretary, J. Grant. No American money or Bait. Crew Informed of death of brother member. One man rick. One man short. Waritlng machine being repaired. Take better care of cots. Notify Union of brother's death and arrangement for funeral wreath. Oct. 11—Chairman, R. Hampton; Secretary, O. Brown. Crew briefed re: letter to brother's widow: wires sent—no wreath due to trouble re­ moving body from Cuba. Agent writ­ ten concerning ot beef on deck. Re­ port accepted. Vote of thanks to dele­ gate for time A effort spent during brother's death. Donation for widow to be taken up at payoff. STEEL KINS (Isthmian), Oct. 11— Chairman, H, Moblay; Secretary, E. Yancey. Few small beefs. Foc'sles to be cleaned up. Ship's fund S134.01 Few hours disputed. Beef on electri­ cian's and oiler's ot. See patrolman about adequate supply of sanitary equipment and other supplies. Need at least 18 mops for steward dept. Iron in steward's possession—may be used by crew. Galleyman questioned Steward on ot—okayed by headquar­ ters; also disputing ot for carrying stores; also if there are set working rules for steward dept. Ot in steward dept. to be settled by patrolman. Eggs tm be replaced—present ones rotten. Griddle too small for frying steaks. Screens over range need cleaning. KATHRYN (Bull), Oct. 11—Chair­ man J. Giordano; Fecretary, M. H$rnandez. Some disputed ot. One man hospitalized' — headquarters notified. New dfdegate elected. Army coffee to bb used first; French coffee last. Sug­ gestion to collect money for cable­ gram. Slop sink to be locked by deck dept. checks 00 board—notify fleatiquarlers. Letter sent to NY for clarification. Report accepted. Motion that Union adopt, plan for seamen's retirement with 15 yrs. seatimc. regardless of age or disability. Each member to contribute to ship's fund. All excess linen to be turned in. Check ship for number of windshutes needed. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Oct. 12— Chairman, I. Criggers; Secretary,' D. Marine. One man ndssed ship in La Guria—given permission to see sick mother; rejoined ship in Trinidad. One accident. One man injured, not given proper medical attention. Ship's fund $324.40. No beefs. Suggest crew members go to chief mate in lieu of doctor. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Oct. IlChairmsn, L. Moose; Sacratary, V. Hall. No beefs. Ship's fund S24.33. Request complete slop chest. One man injured. Linen not in use to be turned in. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well dona. MARIA H (Harold), Oct. 11—Chair­ man, E. Saboya; Sacratary, R. Banta. a '.*1- ttfi Fait* Ttairteca BEAUREGARD (Pan-Atlantic), Oct. 20—Chairman, E. Yates; Secretary, J. Gribble. Few beefs on repairs—to be turned over to patrolman. One man missed ship; one man missed payoff. Ship's fund $15. Delegate to see about rusty water. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard for Job well done and for good feeding. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Oct. 18—Chairman, E. Sobezak; Secre­ tary, K. Collins. Repairs made. Discus­ sion on replacements and payoff pro­ cedure. Few hours disputed ot. One man hospitalized—returned to ship. 'Request variety in steak meats. In­ sufficient night lunch. Steward would like patrolman to see ell menus of this trip. Vote of thanks to baker for 'Job well done. Member who broke glasses would like to be repaid for same—to see patrolman, DEL ALBA (Miss.), $ept. 11—Chair­ man, G. Parker; Secratery, R. Calla­ han. $21.50 ship's tund. Request cargo boys be kept off riiip in all African ports, also not to wash clothes in ship laundry. No food to be given out without steward's OK. Messman to empty own galbage cans and not cargo boys. Repair list and disputed ot discussed. Ship carrying two soldier passengers MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Oct. —discussion of ot for same to be corrected. Steward dept. to be 18—Chairman, D. Tlcer; Secretary, J. Balldey. Request no sign-on unless sougeed after loading and discharging cargo. Ship to be fumigated. Bath­ .all major repairs are made. Smooth room to be painted. Steward dept. to payoff despite few disputes. Vote of thanks to boarding patrolman for Job check sanitary conditions. Requisition well done. No beefs. Ship's fund for stores to be checked. Request travelers' checks instead of foreign $31.88. New delegate elected. money. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory), Oct. 11—Chairman, C. Foster; STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Oct. Secretary, N. DuBols. No beefs. All I—Chairman, A. NIckle; Sacratary, F. Omaga. Ship's' fund SIO. Some dis­ repairs'made. One man-missed ship from New Haven—rejoined in NC. puted ot—to be settled upon arrival in NY. Motion to revise shipping New delegate elected; vote of thanks rules—four 'groups Instead of three. to old delegate. Ship's fund $7A7. Request Coca Cola machine be in­ Few hours disputed ot. Make out stalled for cold drin^ in hot climates. repair list. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ DEL MAR (Mist.), Oct. 12—Chair­ man, E. Stoush, Jr.; Secretary, E. seas), Sept. 17—Chairman, C. Halla; Secretary, L. Themas. Obtained for­ Fusilier. S50 given to member for hospital. Captain pleased with work mica for tables and chairs. Cabinets, of crew and cleanliness of ship. Ship's port holes, and dogs to be fixed. Ma­ fund $375. Dumping of garbage on jor repairs taken care of with excep­ mooring lines on after deck by shore tion of retinning two sinks. No beefs. workers to be discontinued. Some Suggest each dept. take care of Jaun­ disputed ot. Reports accepted. To ty, spare bathroom A book room. purchase movies next voyage. IVashr - Discussion on officers cleaning laun-. ins machine to be repaired. Radios dry also. Delegates to get together to be repaired. See Sea Chest about on situation of only one washing library. . Vote of thanks to ship's machine aboard. doctor. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways), Oct. I—Chafrmsn, P. McNabb; FLOMAR (Caimar), Oct. 11—ChairSecretary, R. Goodnlck. New delegate man, C. Carlson; iecretary, M. Duco. Everything running smoothly. Motion and reporter elected. One man missed to cut retirement to 12 years without ship in Bremerhaven; headquarters a disability. More food and Juices to notified. 80 hours disputed ot. One man short. Few minor beefs. Messbe put out. rooms and pantry need painting. Hot water heater, engine dept. shower ^ ALAMAR (Calmar), Oct. 11—Chair­ drains, and toaster in messroom need man,' E. Hoggs; Secretary, W. Orr. repairing. Refrigerator cpnstantly Complaint about lack' of variety in meals. Ship's fund $10.29. Report of breaking down. bonus area in Formosa waters estab­ RAPHAEL SBMMES (Pan-Atlantic), lished. Oct. 10—Chairman, B. Vern, Jr.; Sec­ VALIANT FREEDOM (Ocean Car­ retary, E. Stinehelfer. Some rooms riers), Sept. 14—Chairman, J. Thomp­ to be painted aft. Some disputed ot son; Secretary, T. Berry. Everything to be taken care of at pay-off. Every­ running smoothly. Few minor beefs. thing running smoothly. Ship's fund $3.29. No beefs. Request men getting SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), off to notify delegates. Suggest bigger Oct. IS—Chairman, R. Prltchett; Sec­ room for electrician and crane main­ retary, S. Phillips. Need new trash­ tainor. Request cups and silverware ing machine. Few hours disputed ot. be brought back to pantry after using Request better grade of night lunch; same. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food A service, also to Charapples & oranges. Ue Henning for nice TV shelf buUt CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Aug. and Installed. One dollar donation for ship fund to be taken up at pay off. 14—Chairman, L. CConnel; Secretary, R. Martin. New delegate elected. Old ANGELINA (Bull), Oct. 11—Chali^ mattresses will be replaced. Clorox to be distributed to each delegate. En­ man, R. Principe; gscretary, T. Optaszeskl. New delegate elected. Some gine and deck will alternate cleaning laundry; steward dept. to take care of disputed OT. Proper attire to be worn recreation room. Hook to be installed in messhall. Rotate cleaning laundry. Vote of thanks to steward dept. in galley screen. Oct. 11—Chairman, D. Pashkott; Sec­ COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), retary, E. Martin. Some disputed ot­ to be taken up with patrolman. Dis­ Oct. 19—Chairman, S. Furtado; Sec­ retary, J. Douglas. New delegate cussion on American money to be given out at draw—none available at elected. One man missed ship in last port. Vote of thanks to steward Phlla. One man getting off with 60 days. Report accepted. Take better dept. care of washing machine. Use care when placing glasaes in shi^^ Write OREMAR (Marven). Sept. If—Chair­ letter to hq. re blotrara for foc'alea in man. R. Hampson; Secretary, R. Brown. Two men missed ship In engine room. Norfolk A GIobe-Girdler 5 Tunes Some of the "vital statistics" on the performance of a supertanker during a 412-day voyage came to light following the recent payoff of the Cities Service Norfolk. Details on the ship's escape from a dock fire during loading operations appeared in an earlier issue (LOG, Sept. 26). A "fact sheet" on the trip "This is the equivalent of five some of our men spent one-third notes that of 412 days on arti­ times around the Earth at the of their time under water in the cles, 336 days, 19 hours and 28 equator and^ should qualify us for engine room . . ." minutes were spent at sea covering a citation such as was presented The Norfolk's average speed over a distance of 132,629 nautical miles. to the sub Nautilus. Don't forget the distance covered was 16.4 knots loaded and light, enabling her to move 339,048 tons of various car­ goes—equivalent to 2,778,992 net barrels delivered to^cargo;" owners' specifications. Tbe ship hit 42 ports,:spending 75 days all told in port, and went into the Persian Gulf nine times to load. All in all, "35 well-seasoned men" came home with the ship of the "45 men and boys, mostly men," who started out together. Two were lost through sickness, two paid off under mutual consent and one missed the ,ship in Manila. The "boys," of course, were the "short-trippers" who paid off after only a year and 12 days on articles. • Norman Peppier was the ship's delegate. B. Nielsen, deck; L. V. Springer, engine, and A McCullum, steward, were the department dele­ gates. Hurricane Leaves Calling Card /> rri LOG-A-RHYTHM: Rain At Sea Oiler John Pedrosa (left) and deck maintenance on the Irenestar survey some of the wreckage after the ship ran into a hurricane near the Azores. Besides smashing the starboard lifeboat ahd de­ positing same on the engine room skylight (above), the big blow twisted the boom and tore away a couple of ventilators. EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST ( . By Roy Fleischer The ocean was heavy gray And the sky shrouded with mist That dropped rain unceasingly. The waves snarled and hissed. "Everything falls apart. Families divide and die. Love—a disturbing thing— Leaves women behind to pine." The rain soaked the upper deck And seeped dawn to the crew. Men snapped, like turtles at mess. And complained about the stew. • - -- Water, starboard and port. No spot was dry below. Clothes were damp and soggy. The fire went .out in the stove. ' :i TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" EVERY SUNDAY. U20 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday! WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. TVFL-65, 15850 KCa Ships in Gulf of Mexico,'Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-95. 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Meanwhile, iVITD 'Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue ,. . Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America WC<)-16908,8 KCs East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMEHT "Life isn't worth the living. It is trouble, aches and pains. Listen, Neptune! I'll blow my top With one more day of rain!" The rain continued to fall. Nights and days for a week; And the ship sailed on For ships, like men. Have goals and ports to reach. •• And the man didn't blow his top. Saw his wife and child again. They were waiting, filled with tove. On the pier in the cold, gray rain. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS • ••S**$*' CITY STATE ••••*• ZONE ... TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you arg an old tubscribe. and havo • ; change of addraat, pitas* qiv* your form*; addr*ss balow: ADDRESS CITY ZONE...i ST^^TE ••••••••••••*•••• - i '• I .4 I �n r^An^KS^ Lao ^>T^''^FjMn<ie« Good Feeding Comes Naturally > NeremlMr Wants Barbolls, Mot 'Barflies' To tho Edltort NegotiaUoni by SIU officlala with steamship owners have made it psssible for seamen to enjoy pleasant working condi­ tions, top wages, vacation pay and other benefits. This is a fine job they are doing, but I feel that thejt are forgetting a very important item. 1 would suggest that at an early meeting of the negotiating committee and company repres- letters To The Editor m-2r" All letters to the editor for -publication the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG muxt be 'signed by the writer. Names toili be withheld upon request. Above (left), baker Ray H. Casanova dispf wares in bread, rolls, buns and pies after a busy day's work­ out before the crew got to Work on them. Meanwhile, crew pantryman Frank Pieczy< koln (above, right) keeps busy on clean-up chores so every­ thing's in readiness for meal­ time. At right, 2nd cook Charles A. Borrough and chief cook Jimmy Jordan turn to preparing the main items on the bill of fore for the day. Photos by "Big John" Wunderlich. SlU, A&6 District h' ' t^'• t ti^•- :'^-. Uf--. 1-- -'V; • r--: RICHMOND. CalU....B10 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 20935 SAN FRANaSCO........450 Harrison St. Douglas 28363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 808 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORE 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 88U8 Great Lakes District 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO, NY 180 Mahi St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave, River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. MC&S Phone: Randilph 2-4110 3261 E. 92nd St. HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway SOUTH CHICAGO Phone: Essex 8-2410 PHohe 21714 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Canadian District HYadnth 26600 HALIFAX. N.S 128V4 HoUis St. PORTLAND 311 SW Clay St. Phone 3-8911 CApitol 7-3322 MONTREAL 634 St James St. West PLateau 8161 NEW ORLEANS »3 BlenvUle St. 408 Simpson St. . RAmond 7428 FORT WILLIAM Ontario Phone: 3-3221 SAN I^ANCISCO........350 Fremont St. PORT COLBORNE. . 103 Durham St SUtter 1-1885 Ontario Phone: 8581 272 King St. E. SEATTLE ..2505 —1st Ave. TORONTO. Ontario EMplre 4-5719 MAin 3-0086 VICTORIA, BC 817H Cormorant St WILMINGTON .....505 Marine Ave. EMplre 4531 TErminal 4-8538 VANCOUVER, BC 388 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS ..304 Charlotte St. MFOW Phone: 6346 HONOLULU....56 North Nimitz Highway BAGOTVILLE, Quebec.. 20 Elgin St. PHone 5«)77 Phone: 845 THOROLD. Ontario 82 St. Davids St. BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. CAnal 7-3202 •EAstem 7-3383 QUEBEC 44 8ault-au-Matelot NEW ORLEANS.... 533 BienvUle St. Quebec Phone: 3-1569 MAgnoUa 0404 SAINT JOHN..... 177 Prince WUIiam St. NB OX 2-5431 NEW YORK..... 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW EverStt St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SUP SAN PEDRO............296 West 7th St. HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Hi| TErminal 3-4485 PHone 2333 Western Ave. PORTLAND ^ 2ll SW Clay St. SEATTLE.. CApital 24336 MAin 26326 BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard. Aeent EAstem 7-4800 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent Capital 3-40B9; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La.... .1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-8744 MIAMI -.744 W. Flagler St. Louis Nelra. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE. I South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1784 MORGAN CITY 812 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 3156 NEW ORLEANS 823 BlenvUle St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK. .. 075 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 28608 NORFOLK . . 127-129 Bank St. J. Bullock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9634 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 25475 SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez ^Juncos Sal Colls. Agent Phone 25986 S/rVANNAH 3 Abercom St. E. B. McAuley, Agent Adams 21728 SEATTLE 8505 1st Ave. Jeff GiUette. Agent Main 24334 TAMPA . 18021811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 21323 WILMINGTON. Calif ... 605 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 22874 HEADQUARTERS 875 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck W. HaU, Joint C. Simmons, Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E Mooney, Std. J. Volpian. Joint ALPENA Knowi. •(OIHEWS' KH!:- i:- •::;- • thO' membership through- the LOG. We would also' like to know what the other' think on this matter. Furthermore, on Article II, Section 46 (b), regarding the crew being called out to work overtime, the crew of the Kyska, and the deck depart­ ment especially, went on record unanimously that the 15-minute period be changed to 30 min­ utes. If they've sailed these ships in the winter, in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oreans, the brothers can see why we need 30 minutes instead of 15 for proper readiness. J. H. Pamell Ship's delegate (Ed. note: The above was signed by 24 crewmembers.) 4'. 4 4 Baby Benefits Draw Cheers To the. Editor: I wish to express my thanks . tq-,^|khe Seafarers International UnioiV'ior Uie $200 maternity benefit and'the $25 US savings entatives tb§ .iubject of ath­ bond which we recently received letic equipment aboard ship be for the birth of our daughter'' Kathryn. brought up. Not having the aforesaid I am very proud that my hus­ equipment at his disposal, some band is a seaman and a mem­ seamen have a tendency to ber of,such a great organization. "drop anchor" at the nearest: Mrs. Robert Layko bar as soon as they land ashore. If ships were equipped with even a minimum of body-building ap­ SIU B^od Bank paratus, these men would work themselves into top physical Urged By Wives condition and perhaps discard To the Editor: We three wives of SIU men their drinking habits. .1 believe it would be in the in lyiobile would like to suggest best interests of the Union's something for the consideration members and the shipowners to of all Seafarers and their fami­ Have this equipment aboard ship. lies. We think it would be advis­ Seamen would thus be better able to perform their duties to able to start a blood bank among the advantage of all concerned, our own members. It could operate for the benefit of sea­ Anthony C. Aronica men and their families through­ SS Hurricane out the world. Perhaps some­ 4" t 4" thing like this could be started. Sailing Board Mrs. E. S. Brinson Mrs. W. H. Johnson Chango Urged -Mrs. C. J. Vincent To the Editor: (Ed. note: A voluntary blood We, the unlicensed crewmerabank program in cooperation bers of the SS Kyska, unani­ with the USPHS has been tried mously went on record, when in various from time to the last shipboard meeting was time but hasports never covered all held, that in our main freight SIU ports. The Union is cur­ agreement. Article II, Section rently tryingAo work out a more 38 (a), regarding the posting of comprchcnsroc arrangement. In the sailing board, should be addition, the SIU Welfare Plan changed. already provides a blood trans­ We believe the sailing board fusion benefit for SIU wives should be posted upon arrival and dependents.) in port regardless of whether 4 4 4 the vessel's stay in port .is to be 12 hours or more. The week­ Offer Thanks end is a specific beef. The vessel arrives in port at For Condolences 1430 hours on Friday and, on To the Editor: My family joins me in thank­ this vessel especially, they never, so they say, know how ing the SIU and the Seafarers much cargo or bow long we will Welfare Plan for the $4,000 be in port, etc., so those brothers benefiit left me by my son Wil­ having the weekend off natural­ liam W. "Dutchy" Moore. We ly are quite worried when no would also like to express om sailing board has been posted thanks for the lovely letters of sympathy from several SIU offi­ by 1700 hours on Friday. This is an item that should cials after the death of my son. be brought'to the attention of They were all very kind. Mrs. A. Greenlee the negotiating committee and �t9age»¥UUitm IS i: ii F^Ait'etts* L'O'c Sir lfAB¥ ARRIVALS Theodore Calapothakoo Please • contact Jack' Lynch at Room 201, SUP hcadquarten, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco. ^ it> Joseph Padelsky "Your wife requests that you eontact her at once. The address l<i 312 W. Fayette St., Baltimore, Md. % ^ ' John T. Howard Your brqther David urges yon to get in touch with him immedi­ ately. His address is Route Ho. 1, West Point, Va. 4^ 4. Alvin L. Blain It is Important that you contact your family at once at 1202 Whittle Ave., Olney, lU. Your mother has been lU. « » . All of tfie. following SIU famtlies have received a $200 maternity benefit plies a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Tina Cynthia Rnssel, bom Sep­ tember 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Billy Russel, Memphis, Tenn 4 4 4 Tlmetky Dwayne SmKB, bora July 21, to Seafarer and Mrs. R. £. Smith, Boaz, Ala. 4 4 4 Elaine Carol Stevens, bom Au­ gust 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter C. Stevens, Baltimore, Md. 4) W. R. (Dick) MasMy Tour gear has beeu shipped to Houston Hall and la waiting for you there. Geerge W. L. F. Flfait Anyone knowing the whereabouta of the above, please contact his daughter, Mrs. Delorea Buchwaid, 1580 MontpcUer St, BalUmore, Md. George T. Chandler Calvin James » 4) 4^ JoseiA Camso Bin Bcnaon Your shipping cards are being . Yett are urged to contact Thomaa held for you at SHJ beadouartcrs. C. Hephina. c/o Wttmhwlon ptaig Co., P.O. Bebi 1809, Wilming­ ton. NO. Ridiard Nomiapi.Jatir4, and bffitlioe Kbttbon Pafr[fji, Id months, stond for their por­ trait. iha two boys cAr# sons of Seafarer hfarry K. Eost. Boincy JBcuetl, brnm Septem­ ber to l^afarer and Mrs. Garland McHugh Bennett, Jesup, Georgia. 4 4 4 Robert nmothy Mabe, born July 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alvin B. Mabe,, Mt. Airey, NC. Dorothy E. Flanagan, bom Sep­ tember 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Flanagan, Philadelphia, P». 4 4 4 Deborah DegoHado, bom Octo­ ber 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Margairito Degollado, Galveston, Tex. - - '' ' ^ ' .•' •4: --'4 74 WHilam Larce Jr., bora Septem­ ber 2, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Larce, New Oyleans, La. 4 4 4 Jody Amme Pokrywka, born Sep­ tember 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norman J. Pokrywka, Balti­ more, Md. 4 4 - " ;3; 4 Karl Lelter, bora September 1, .. 4. 4. • Thmnae Brett Lirady, bora Au­ 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alex­ 4 4 4 gust 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ander Letter, Elmhurst, NY. Fierentino C.- Saya Thomas J. Lundy, Wflmm', Ala. , 4 4 4 * It ia important that you get in Cynthia Webe, bora September 4) 4 4 tsueh with Jo« Kite at «SS5 Water Bsvid ANsst Wallaee, bom Sep^ 27, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. WiL St., Jacksonville, Fla. tember 23. 1958; to Seafarer and Ham D. Weise, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs, Waltor F, Wallace, Norfolk, 4 4 4 4 4*4 Ivonne Mercedes Hernandes, Va. Henry B. Falle bora September 24, 1958, to Sea­ 4 4 4 ^ Your Union book and seamen's Jetty M. Parker, born October farer and Mrs. Juan Hernandez, papers are being held for you at 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ Pucrta de Tierra, PR. headquarters of Eastern Air Lines. liam M. Parker, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Continued from page 3> 4 4 Judy Marie Gnarlno, bora Octo­ 4 4 4 ittacfcs on wages and union work­ Eldon M. CnDerfon Evelyn Colon,, bom October 12, ber 26, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. BALTIMORE—The first step in ing conditions. Please get in touch with, your renovating the Union hall in this 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leo- Bennie J. Guarino, New Orleans, The chief responsibility for ex­ mother at 2014 Chippewa St., New port has been completed. Earl poldo Colon, New York City. La. plaining the effects of "right to Orleans, La. She has a check wait­ Sheppard, port agenL announced. 4 4 4 work" to the community fell to the ing for you. David Johnston, bora September The outside of the bualding is labor movements in the states 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ sporting a new paint job and looks where the measure was up for a bert W, Johnston, Houstcm, Tex, as if it was newly-built. Work on vote. The results indicate that o»interior of the building has not yet. 4 4 4 ga^zed labor did a successful job Brian Gngliotta, bora September begun, but it Is expected to start in ^getting its message across. 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Otho in the near future. Besides beating back "right to Gugliotta, Baltimore, Md. Although shipping for the pert work" itself, voters in several 4 4 4 has been only fair, the registration states defeated candidates identi­ Dorinda CatalaneUo, born Sep­ list has fallen off somewhat. How­ fied with it. California Senator tember 29, 1958, to Seafarer and ever the membership is warned Willlain Knowland, who made Mrs. Frank Catalanello, Brooklyn, that the list is en the heavy side ••right to work" a major issue in (Continued from page 2> NY, his campaign lor governor, was From October, 1957 through June, in all three departments. There 4 4 4 (Continued from page 3) are still five Ore ships tied up in awamped by Democratic Attorney- 1958, there were no SIU fatalities Thomas Barns, bora October 4, the yards here, Sheppard reported, ail of which, no doubt, would be 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert General Edmund (Pat) Brown by due to accidents; the SIU ratio about one million votesl Governor of all accidents to total working along with the Irenestar, Michael operated by the fat-cat category J: Burns, Jamaica Plains, Mass. Goodwin J. Knight, who opposed membership was less than 15 per­ and the'Kenmar, The Michael is which he represents. Throughout his statement, "right to work," was beaten for cent; the ratio of lost-time ac- expected to crew up soon, bnt it senator by Democrat Clair Engle, ddents to men working was under is anybody's guess as to when the Casey repeatedly blamed unAn but his losing margin was less five percent. In each case, the others will find cargoes and come "frictions" for making his job out of the yards. difficult. His position is that all than Knowland's. figures matched estimateo based There were seven diips paying unions should accept what he Also defeated was Indiana Repub­ on a sampling of SlU-contracted off during the must period, five deems to be the pattern of con­ lican Goveraor Harold W. Handley. fleets. signing on and 12 were in transit. tract settlement. The sincerity of running for the Senate. R. Vance The SIU figures bely the grim Paying off were the Steel Scientist his proposal can be weighed in Hgrtke, Handley's Democratic op­ picture of ah industry loaded with asthmlan); O r e m ar (Marven) light of his reactions when his pat­ ponent, attacked Handley for ap­ "chronic" hospital cases and (twice); Eveljm, Angelina, Jean tern is questioned. It will be re­ The deaths of the following Settproving Indiana's "right to woik" . law by allowing it to go on the "claim-happy'' seamen. The total (Bull) and the Charles Dunaif called that when the licensed farers have been reported to the number of Seafarers receiving (Colonial).. Signing on daring the engineers .would not accept ajdic- Seafarers Welfare Plan and the books 22 months ago.' hospital benefits in 1957 amounted period were the Steel Scientist; tated settlement, Casey's answer SIU death benefit is being paid to Another "right to woric" hacker who was defeated was Ohio's Re­ to barely 13 percent of the total Oremar; Pennmar (Calmar); Char­ was "let's destroy the union by their beneficiaries. publican Senator John W. Bricker. active membership, Including both les Dunaif and the Dorothy (Bull). setting up a company-dominated J. A. McNamara, 31; Sailing on The 12 in-transit ships were the outfit for all ship's officers." Dropped with Bricker was Ohio's injuries and illnesses. Of those hospitalized over 86 percent were the SS Seamar, Brother McNamara The fact that he thought a com­ Yaka, (Waterman); Bethcoaster, Republican Governor O. William in only once during the year, and was reported missing at sea August pany union could succeed in mari­ Portmar, Calmar (Calmar); Steel O'Neill, who made "right to work" the principal issne of his campaign. four percent were long-termers Director, Steel • Navigator dstb" time betrays a lamentable lack of 9. He was a Union member since The only major "right to work" inactive for years because of major mian); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Puri­ understanding. This is coupled 1955 and worked in the deck de­ tan, Alcoa Pennant (Akoa); Robin with the fact that a portion of partment. He leaves no known supporter to win reelection was ailments such as TB. The Marine Index Bureau, a re­ Goodfellow (Robin); Santore (Mar­ the statement consisted of a "pres­ survivors according to the death Senator Barry Goldwater (Rep., porting service, in its 1957 analysis ven) and the Emilia (Bull). All entation" on the structure of the certificate. Ariz)' 4 4 4 • . were reported in good shape with maritime industry which ia shot As a result of the Kansas .vote, notes: Roy Cain, 27: Brother Cain was full of inaccuracies. , . The maritime industry, in­ only minor beefs to be settled. there now are "right to work" laws As head of an organization pur­ stricken while at sea August 25. on the books in 19 states. In addi­ sofar as serious injuries are con­ The cause of porting to speak for a large seg­ tion Jto Kansas, they are: Alabama, cerned, compares favmably with death was not dement of industry interests, Casey Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Geor­ other, industries.. It thus appears termlned. A showed no signs of a bold approach, gia, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, that safety programs In the mari­ Unionmember and no enthusiasm for ways and Nebraska, Nevada, North and time industry, which have been since 1955, he means to encourage industry ex­ South Carolina, North and South intensified during the past few sailed in the deck pansion. It would appear to be Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah years, are producing the desired department. His incumbent upon him to devote results . . and Virginia. wife, Mrs. Sybil his energies to just such objectives, Cain, of Mobile, and, at the very minimum, he Ala., survives should fulfiU his function, of estab­ Stay Puf For Jobless Pay him. Burial took lishing good faith in relations be­ place in MobUe. tween the Institute and the muiSeafarers who are collecting state unemploymeiit benefits, while time unions. on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid 4 4 4 Richard C. Slar, 27: A victim of InsteuT, he cheoses to cut up changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue rethe industry In favor of an cxclih polio, Brother/Siar passed away celvhig their checks regularly., Several Seafarers have already experieneed interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting slve circle of subsidy beneficiaries. S^tember 28 in the US Naval Casey may be spidcesman for the Hospital, Guahtanamo Bay, Cuba. their next check Mter they notified the state uneifiployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. AMMI, but bis statement showed Joining the SDJ fn 19.55, he shUed . An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing no signs of offering a constructive m the engine depariment. Race rcohslderable hardship to the'^men involved.. iwlicy aimed at a healthy and ex­ of bnrial is unknown. Mrs. Jean Ann Siar, his wife, survives him. panding Industry. . Five States Beat Curbs On Unions '•^1 M Paint Job Dresses Up Baitimere SlU safety Sef-Up Cuts Injury Rate AMMI Head Against New A'- •' -I I �'- 0'^ f •OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFAREHS INTERNATIONAi UN lON • ATLANTIC AND ^ULF DISTRICT • AFL-ClO • AFL-CIO Visitor To Health Center Lead Barracks Life Chinese Facing Total Regimentation By Reds ^n-. [K [g, th'i rfef U.:; !5l-i 'Pi': Is Ordered For SlU Co. The semi-imilitary organiration pf workers and peasants tato communes in which eve^body ik. iroifofmed and regi­ A 35^0-ton deadweight tanker,mented and nobody has any money has been rfeported as the believed headed for American-flag latest "stride forward" of^^ operation, has been peered by Communism in Red China. lages from such places as Singa­ .Maritime Overseas Corp., an SIUThe total regimentation of hu­ pore, Malaya and Indonesia have contracted company. Heretofore, man beings involved in the new reported that they have been un­ Maritime has solely been Identified commune system even has Com­ able to locate the places they for­ with dry cargo shipping, operatingmunists worried, the "New York merly lived in or the graves of a fleet of eight vessels. J Times" reports, as ~ involving the their parents aiid ancestors. The taidcer, under constructloa. complete elimination of all per­ In addition to working together New York Shipbuilding' sonal privacy and individual ac­ and wearing identical clothes, com­ Coni:'5'6W*||Camdcn, NJ, will b« tivity. mune members eat in communal 676 feet >nil8BEH||^ In tho - Under the commune system now ijiess halls and leave their children beam. Scheduled fbe*TOBg^gt^ being set up in the Chinese coun­ in community nurseries while the in 1959, she represents the i tryside, everybody wakes up to mothers join the "workers' mil­ large tanker to be started id tfab 5 AM reveille, marches off to work itia." Even the funerals are run yard in the past 14 ^onths^ '' and meals in formation and dresses by the commune with the proce­ A number of other companies in uniform. All men and women dure being a uniform one. are. building supertankers for the . under 30 spend two hours daily in Alms Against Money American-flag, many of them with military drill including handling of A Seafarer in his early days, Nelson Cruikshank, (lirector of AFLOne goal o( the commime is to assurances of long-term charterg rifles. CIO Social Security Department, listens as SlU Medical Dire^ptor, wipe out the use of money alto­ with the Military Sea Transporta­ - To further the commune and de­ gether, which in effect means de­ Dr. Joseph Logue explains x-ray procedure used in the -Union's tion Service. Supertankers in tho stroy the idea of individual family priving Chinese of any type of medical centers. X-ray technician-Ben Ibnnotti looks on. Cruik­ 32,000 to 35,000-ton range are fast living, the Chinese Communists personal possession making them becoming the standard, replacing: are reportedly plowing under totaliy dependent Oh thh Commu-. shank proudly displayi SlU button in his lapeli a reminder of his the now-obsolete T-2 variety; sailing days. ,' , . . ' '! whole villages, uprooting homes nist government for where they —_—.— —• •' -u and even transplanting bodies from sleep, the food they eat, the clothes cemeteries into a common burial they wear and the work they do. pit. The cemetaries are then contrast, residents of Russia plowed up and planted. Overseas By are permitted to accumulate a Chinese visiting their home vil- variety of personal possegsions* insofar as their income permits. The military nature of the com­ mune is emphasized by the fact BRINDISI, Italy—Seven refugees from Yugoslavia, who were rescued two weeks ago by that federations of communes are the SlU-manned freighter Valley Forge (Peninsular) in the Adriatic Sea, have finally found considered divisions and individual communes are organized as battab a home. For a while it looked as if nobody would take them, but the Italian Government, after originally rejecting aid, ions of from 600 to 1,500 men. decided to grant asylum to the sure and lack of food and water sanctuary was found. In addition After reveille, commune members winding up what had and Captain Stefan Kalegaro has­ the Valley 'Forge has no passenger seven, are checked off in a roll call and developed into an expensive rescue tened to seek medical aid at the berths which would have created WASHINGTON —Predictions Of marched to work. They eat break­ operation for the ship. The four nearest port. Upon docking in a problem of accommodattonSi five million unemployed by the fast at 8 AM, lunch at 1 PM and Brindisi, Italian authorities in­ days of idieness cost the. ship's winter began to take shape last dipner at 6 PM when the workday formed the skipper that the ref­ owners $8,000. week as jobless claims, reversing ends, involving a minimum of 10 ugees could not enter the country, It all began when the Liberty a flve-week downward trend, rose hours work daily, probably more. claiming they were under US to their highest mark since mid- There is one day off every second ship picked up six men and a wom­ protectionthat on a ship flying under an adrift on a rajit in the Adriatic, September«' The expected slack, as week. After the harvest is over, a result of suspension of outdoor the communes are put to work shortly after the ship delivered a the American flag. The skipper watf at a loss as to work with the colder weather set­ on road-building and Irrigation grain cargo to Yugoslavia. The what to do. US immigration laws seven were suffering from expoprojects. ting in, boosted the unofficial would not allow the refugees to Because yards and yards of unemployment figure to over enter the US, a return to Yugo­ red tape are enmeshing the ^op­ 4,000,000. slavia might result in serious re­ erations of merchant vessels, ac­ Government economists maintain prisals against the group and the cording to a recent survey made the rise is normal despite the gen­ by the Marinie Exchange, Inc., the Italians were hesitant. eral upturn of business activity. amount of paper work required for Appeals were sCnt to high Italian The increased production will not a merchant ship has increased un­ authorities, to the American em­ be felt during the winter, but offi­ til it is now more than four times bassy in Rome and to the World cials are hoping that the boom will that required by an. airplaiie op­ {This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important Council of Churches. Finally, the begin in the spring and send un­ erating in a parallel service. Italian Government reconsidered provisions of the SW contract and will deal with disposition of employment down to 3,000,000 by various contract disputes and interpretations .of the agreement. If and allowed .the seven to enter. The report claims that a mer­ next October. , chant ship sailing out of the Port The latest national rise, was dup­ Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which The freighter resumed its inter­ of New York, for example, must rupted voyage back to the States, they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the licated on a state level in New while all hands breathed a collec­ prepare 22 documents as compared York, where layoffs in the con­ SEAFARERS LOG.) to five handed in by the airplane. tive sigh of relief. struction, paper, resort and food Article II, Section 38 (d). If the vessel's departure Is delayed and These consist of six documents There have been cases ' in the processing industries boosted the the delay is due to the loading or discharging of cargo, the new time for Public Health officials, eleven total of unemployment claims by of the departure shall Immediately be posted on the board and If past where' ships, unable tp put for Customst four for Immigration alien crewmembers or passengers 8,600. such delay exceeds two hours the watch below may be dismissed and ashore, were obligated to carry and one mysteriously classified aS The high for the current.reces­ shall receive two hours' overtime for such reporting. "miscellaneous." The airplane (f) The overtime prescribed above shall not apply when sailing Is them aboard for months until a which operates out of the same sion was last June's figure of 5,437,000. September's total was delayed on account'of weather, such as rain, fog, or any other condi­ city, merely files a general declara­ almost twice as high as the Sep­ tion beyond the vessel's control. tion and Immigration and Customs Make Checks tember 1957 figure.* declarations. t t QUESTION: If a ship, because it Is taking water and bunkers, does This problem of multiple forms To 'SIU-A&G' not sail until two hours after sailing board time, can the crew claim is not restricted to the United two hours overtime for delayed sailing? Seafarers mailing in checks States, the survey found, for it is An SlU-manned ship, .anchored in Singapore,, had posted sailing or money orders to the Union just as bad in other nations. For board time for 2000 hours. It did not finish taking water and bunkers to cover dues payments are example a iship. in London files 32 until 2200 hours and did not release its lines until 2251. urged to be sure to make all of documents,. 10 in Rotterdani and The steward department and watches below, in both the deck and them payable to the SlU-A&G Hamburg, 21 in Copenhagen aqd engine departments, claimed that the ship was delayed due to the District. 18 in Stockholm. loading of cargo and demanded Iwo hours' overtime. The company's While the maritime industry has , Some Seafarers have sent in contention was that water and bunkers were not to be ^considered checks and money orders in-the been doing a lot of "sharp pencil cargo and that no justified overtime existed. names of individual Headquar­ work" in an effort to cut operating i When the matter could not be decided at the payoff. It vtras referred ters officials. This makes for a costs, the survey concluded, reform to the contract clarifications committee. The committee ruled that problem in bookkeeping which in this area, on an international the delay was not due to the loading of cargo and therefore the men can be avoided ;f checks are level; Avould result In materially were not entitled to any overtime. However, to avoid confusion, the made out to the Union directly. reducing paper work and cutting expenses.' •' ship should properly have-posted a nOW sailin]g' 'b6ajhdi ' » Layoff Total Rising Again US Reports SIU Ship Rescues Seven Yug6s^ Causes International Tangle Ships Tangled By Paperwork KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT B'- •...;'i/--v'. i Send 'em to the Loe • �•' "iW . -/ i ..4 • l Ml J -•'•i I I 'The SIU—The First Twenty Years' V- . .5:^v;:-:^':f>ii,J j' /. v- . • I nr,[i'-\'-•l-iNj > •,-• •...rr,'., ,.'.1 �11- Puw tw« I SEAlTAlttiBS LOO S«(h Aulvcmwy IkuwlcMtel N this special anniversary issue, the SEAFARERS LOG touches upon some of the highlights in the involved, complex and crowded days of the last 20 years during which seamen have scored major advances as workers and as citizens. It also shows how the "bread and butter" union founded in 1938 has changed the seaman's way of living in ways in which its founders could scarcely have imagined. The Seafarers International Union, Atlan­ tic and Gulf District, was chartered twenty years ago, on November 1,.-1938. The new seaman's union arose out of a need for effec­ tive union representation based on a demo­ cratic form of organization. But the new union did not spring out of a vacuum. It had its roots in some 75 years of unremitting struggle in the course of which seamen were beaten, shot, savagelymistreated and deprived of the most elemen­ tal rights enjoyed by Americans ashore.' As late as 1915, a seaman sacrificed'^rights as an. American citizen the minute he went aboard a ship. He could not speak up nor protest his treatment without running afoul of the supreme authority of the'skipper. He could be booted and teaten for petty or imagined infractions without having any It was through the efforts of a trade union leader, Andrew Furuseth, and Senator Rob­ ert LaFollette, Sr., that an act was passed, known as the 1915 Seamen's Act, which erased many of the limitations on a seaman's freedom of action as a citizen and a worker. As great a change as this might have been, it did not remove all of the deficiencies in­ herent ip a seaman's calling. He now had his freedom, politically speaking. From an eco­ nomic standpoint his existence was at the bare subsistence level. He had a sorry diet, cramped, dank and unsanitary quarters and was deprived of the accepted comforts avail­ able to workers shoreside. Except for brief periods of temporary ad­ vance through unionization, the seaman's repeated efforts to break out of the trap col­ lapsed in the face of the power of the ship­ owner, aided by a government in which labor had no status. It was not until the late 1930's that Atlan­ tic and Gulf seamen were able to weld a strong organization which was dedicated to a trade union program free of Communist influence. Thus the SIU Atlantic & Gulf Dis­ trict came into being, on November 1, 1938, as an organization which devoted itself to the economic betterment of the seamen it N«vcab«r 7. ISSt ... In die early days. Union hails may not have been mucli to loolc at, but tp o Seafarer they meant protection... ... Today the Union offers modern, spacft>us - facilitiei|. to provide for increased services to the membership ..• ' HEN the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District , was founded, the nation was in the midst of a union revival. The long-dormant sea­ men's union movement, which had been crushed J in 1921 by Government-supported strikebreakingr > had flared anew on the West Coast in 1934. -In the:: bitter strikes of 1934 and 1936 the Sailors Union • of the Pacific, under the leadership of the late i ' Harry Lundeberg, had succeeded in reestablishing a militant trade union. On the Atlantic and Gulf coasts though, there was confusion and chaos. The waterfront section of the Communist Party, ob• lejiying, the successes of the West Coast sailor, capitalized on the revival of trade union spirit among seamen and seized control of .the newlyformed National Maritime Union, easily displac­ ing the decaying International Seamen's Union which had never recovered from the loss of the 1921 strike. Large numbers of seamen were duped into following the leadership of the Communist Party which successively dominated the Marine Workers Industrial Union and t^e NMU. But a small core of Atlantic and Gulf seamen was not taken in by the Communist line. Neither the ISU nor the then Commuiiist-controlled NMU offered them what they wanted^—a union that would be run by its membership with pure and simple economic ob­ jectives on the trade union level—establishment and preservation of a hiring hall, imposition ofminimum standards of shipboard living and work­ ing, protection of the wages and job rights, of seamen. . ' , ' .... 'h-' Lundeberg issued Charter no In ' •U. These men went tp. Lundeberg, then secretary! of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, and asked for • a charter. In this way the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District was chartered on November 1,1938; and ' became part of a new' seafaring international, the days breadlinfis and stew kitchens kept yoji going until the next s.hip,. .vYou had no money, , Seafarers International Union of North America^ tlxiphyinent and nothing to look forword fo if wi^^L'um^eli^^'^fe first presidettt^^' '^^^ rlh'i �. K*wmh» 'V IMt Pac« ThreA \ SEAFABERS LOajtOilL Amhrenuy AqnMamiil ... Robin Moor Seoforon were vicHmt of Nazi U-i^ts long .^before Pearl Harbor...^ip was first U S. vessel to Be lost... iiilillillli® fight against the shipowner, the Union maintained a,second front against the Communist Party, • • Alongside-the • Aloi ntched~ battles with the Communists, on both coasts were part of the scene until they were driven off US ships, HE immediate problem of the SIU was a simple one—survival. Under dual attack from the shipowner and the Communist Party, the SIU- monbership dug in and fought biUBk. The shipowner's attadc was countered with ihipboard organizing, strikes and job actions. The tinion sought and won recojrnitipn of its hiring hall and coniracts setting specific wage scales and a.few basic overtime provisions, plus assurances fihat the ship woiild. carry such essentials as a bar of soap and a box df matches. The Union fought for fresh milk,, linen change^ dishes to replace the .tini -plate, clean foc'sles, potable drinking water, fin adequate medicine chest and all'of the thourand imd one details that go inito shipboard living. .AisHed to Communist Threat .Alongside this fight, it fought the second front against the Cpminunist Party. It constantly alerted .'the seamen on the ships as to the activities of the jparty both in maritime and in the' international arena and exposed the Party's tactics and objec­ tives. The Party, which set the destruction of the SIU as a major objective, failed miserably in the face, of a determined, informed SIU membership.. {I Winning the first contracts was tough» Enforc­ ing them was equally difHcuIt. The shipowner from whom the contract was wrested, usually •tinder the pressure of a picket line, had not the slightest intention of meeting its terms if he yeasn't .; compelled to do so. It was the Union's membership who had to make him live up to his obligations. For many years after the Union was founded it was' constantly in battle with the ship­ owners over every conceivable item of shipboard living. Bitter beefs were fought ovec such items as assuring a seaman two eggs for breakfast and gegular linen changes. It was that difficult a struggls in which the membership scratched for every inch it moved ahead. Suspicious Of Qovernntent Role Nor were the shipowners and the Communists the only obstacles, Sgunen ivhp T! /twenties had and letter meiit pipping halls where a bill under the counter often was the Shortest route to a job. They remem­ ber^ how in 1921 the Government helped the operators smash the Seamen's unions by sun?lying thousuids of strikebreakers to the ships and break­ ing up union picket lines. Therefore, although the attitude in Washington toward unions, had changed for the better, seamen 'still looked upon the Government with jfuspieioh. In 1939, a few mohths after the A&G District was founded,and in the midst of depression con­ ditions and with'thousands of seamen on the beach, the Maritime Commission .instituted a •toaining program under which uniformed trainees subject' to semi-militaiy discipline were tunied out to man merchant ships. If this program was to go unchallenged the Union , hiring hall as a source of civilian seamen for U S ships could. be endangered. Consequently, the Seafarers fought the trainee p]^ogram in the streets and in the hall% of Con­ gress. Throughout World War II, the Union guarded Its hiring hall against repeated efforts to man privately-owned ships directly from Gov­ ernment training schools. HE first couple of years then, were turbulent ones. They involved organizinif and striking such companies as Eastern, P&O, Seatrain, Waterman, Bull, Robin, Calmar,- New England Steamship, Mississippi and others ; drawing up and voting a constitution, electing officers, setting up hiring halls in all major ports, establishing and enforcing contracts, blocking Government training programs and fighting an endless war with the Communist Party's waterfrdnt section. ... Mora than 1,500 SIU A&G District men lost their lives In U-boat sinkings and oir attacks on US shipping, SIU contract was assurance that the ship would be equipped with soap, matches, dishes, silver, linen changes, mattre^es,. medical supplies and adequate food stores. If it Wasn't, he and his ship­ mates knew that the Union would act promptly. If a Seafarer fell ill or was injured and went to a hospital, the Union would keep him in cigar­ ettes and spending money, and if death should come, then at least he knew he would get the minimum decencies at his funeral. Most important of all, when he was on the beach he could ship via the rotary system through an' SIU hiring hall instead of having to buy his job. This was far more than he could boast of just a fW years before. The, accomplishments of these few years indicated that the seaman was oh the way to ii better life. H 'OWEVER, in the immediate future the > Seafarer was to become deeply involved - with World War II. Even before the United States entered the war the SlU-manned Robin Moor had been, shelled and sunk by a German submarine. That led to a Union demand for war. bonuses and insurance protection for seamen: This beef, like others before it, was fought through on the picket lines. -. With the U S entry into the war on December 7,1941, the SIU faced a new set of problems. Now the need was to provide manpower, to maintain the identity of the hiring hail and to protect the rights of seamen in the midst of a period of mili­ tary rule of merchant shipping. Efforts to bypass the hiring hall were bitterly resisted and the ener­ gies of the organization were strained to make available sufficient trained men to man the thou­ On A Firm Foundation NeverUieleBS, by 1941 the Unioii was on a firm sands X)f ships turned out by the nation's ship­ foundation. A Seafarer now knew that if he had a yards. The story of the war years has been told many . beef over wages, overtime or shipboard conditions he had his Union to protect him. He knew when times and the SIU publication "Seafarers In World he went on a ship that he would be paid a set wage, War II" has dealt with its highlights—the disas­ g9(l a month for example, and that he wouUi g^t trous "Fourth of July" convoy to MurmUjnsk which hr fCOhl^usdairPage-i^l.'^ overtime'ifor ilr«rk out^di^his t^ulai^ dptietie Thg >'.1 T �Ttif Four 6EAFAREFS LOG tftk Aakltktm SnppIcmBBf NoTMlilMr 1, USt^ iiiiitiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiniiHiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'"niiiiiiiimmiinnHiiiiiniiiiiiiimMiiimiimiiiiiiiimiiiniui •• 4 1 • ¥l', i -. . wpa mighty hdrd fo find .V. You hong ' > 4 ? ^ (Biround th« iempany offieo while the doyidraped byW You tiept ert a |dck Woffed' -wlth^ihow.., You ilid Irt butkef^ wpthed up the tamo woy it-' t"" \ -, * • t. • Jta the Early Daym Before the XJhUm ''- T »-.* K • v..;- tmii ;•? If You Wanted a Joh, You Bought It,..* >4-4' 'f'-i. f'- ,• m---: M-'- - • f:•%•.. r •^'' The measure of the first 20 years of the SIU lies int the changes it made ip the life of the^ seeunan. The vay. of life of the man who wient to sea 20 years ago. bears little resemblance to that of the Seafarer today. It's not just the' passage of years, but a considerable change in his way^of living and working, a change wrought largely by the fact ^ that he met his problems through Union actioxi. What was it like to go to sea in the early-days•before the.Union? To start off with, work of any kind was mighty hard to find and a seaman's job harder than most. There were periods when men were feeding families on (15 a week,-and if they had holes in their shoes they filled them with cardboard. If you wanted a job, you bought it in the back of a ginmill or from the guy who ran the flophouse. Or you went.up to the company office and sat on a bench looking at the back of your hands while the days dragged by. Maybe, after a while—^if you got desperate enough the company would put you on as a workaway. That meant that you got a place to sleep, some stew and some watery coffee, but no pay. If you worked one trip maybe you would get knocked off. You might be lucky and get on the payroll. It might be for as little as (30 or (40 a month. Tiie "good" ships in those days would pay you up to (05 and even give you dishes to eat off. But on too many ships the routine was the same. When you went aboard you brought your own soap, matches, knife and fork, tin plate and cup with ypu—unless you wanted to go dirty all trip and scoop stew out of the pot with your hands. You slept on a "mattress" that was nothing more than a sack stuffed with straw covered with cheap blue ticking which served as your linen. You did your laundry in a bucket and washed up the same way. watches—four on, four off around the clock, seven days: a week. When watches,were b;roken ypu might, be turned to on field days—the whole gang including the cooks painting,' scraping, sougeeinS and cleaning up without overtime. You Mode Your Own Way Home' Then caime the payoff. Say you signed on in New York for a European run and they dumped you in Jacksonville. Jobs in Jacksonville might be scarce, or perhaps you just wanted to get back home. If you didn't owe your whole payoff for draws and slops, you might have enough left for a bus ^ ticket home. But you thought twice about it because you ' never knew how many weeks it might- be until you could eat ' regular again. That's why you grabbed a rattler one night when the railroad dicks weren't looking and hoped it would get you to where you could catch another ship. Or you hoofed and hitched the long miles and wished you hhd a pair of shoes that didn't leak. When you got back, if jobs were hard to get, the Salvation Army or some other breadline kept you going until the next ship. You often couldn't get local city relief because you had no regular home. In fact, chances are you would be a loner, unless your wife had a job or you were one of the fortunate few on a steady passenger^ship run. All in all you didn't rate for much. Maybe the law said you were a citizen like the people shoreside,but respectable people would just as soon as not come hear you. You had no money, no promise of regular employment and nothing to look forward to when you got a Job. That's why you wanted a Union—and the minute you got the opportunity, you and your shipmates began building one. Two Pot System Ruled What's the seaman like today, twenty years after the beginning of the SIU? Now when you want a job you come down to the union hiring hall, register, get your shipping card and wait for a good one to come along. If the weather's : right yOu take in a ball game, a picnic with the family or go fishing until you are ready to ship. Or maybe you pass the day at the hall talking with shipmates, or shooting some pool. The galley operated on the two-pot system—"steak for the saloon and stew for the crew." If you were fortunate, you got some evaporated milk to go with your coffee, but most of the time it wOuld be cut with water. You came aboard a ship to work and they saw to it that time didn't hang heavy oh yoUr hands. You stood three /-• - 1 • * * P a * a c f w P P I P �I> Novemter 7, IMft SEAFAItERS LOO tM|i. Aulvenwr Sapplemeiii Pare riy iiiniiiiiii»i«i»iiitiiiiiiiHmuimiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiinHiiiiiiiHUiimiiiiiiiiiBniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiii»iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiig '• Billli ^ ^ •I •:4i j •m ' i ' f i-,t" 'llii -i' ;. • Now when yoy want q io,b> you come, down to^ the Union hiring halt register, get your shipping card ai^ wait for the one you want to cqnie along. ., You ship vfq the,rotary.sx^teiq'insjead 0^ having to/buy your job.., . - , it* f '.I'.'Tr.v A- -."i -• V* 4.^-" ,^i•. * •. ' B' '->.*.11 •."Br'" - -"trf.-r. I .: -;» .^•. ^ .f.r c :• -r - .'•' -.i »,• • ••- nWltli tlie XJnlcm. came not only a f«tir, democratic lilrinc; system, but an entirely new way of life ... " •"A I i\ _ k. You Pick Tho Job You Want ' ? w!hen you find the Job you want aind' thit>w in your shipping card, you put the car in storage and'pabk your gear--which today includes items like a camera ox* short wave radio--and head for the ship; Once aboard you present your shipping card and sign on. By Union contract you have available clean linen, towels, soap and other necessities."' When mealtime comes you wash up at a sink with running water and come in to be served. There's fresh milk, butter and bread on the. table and more often than not the main course will consist of a fresh roast with vegetables, plus soup, coffee and milk and pie or cake for dessert. If you want a second helping it's yours for the asking. The Union feeding program places emphasis on individual service and freshly-prepared food. , You Wtfi-k A Forty-Heur Week As a watchstander, you will stand two four-hour watches daily and get paid automatic overtime for weekends plus a list of holidays specified in the contract. If you are a day worker, you will put in your eight to five, bnday through Friday. Your duties are spelled out in the greement and any work outside of these specified duties is ayable by overtime. The same appliesjif you are called out hile off watch. Should there be any dispute over .your ssignment,-the shipbbard delegate elected 'y the crew takes t up with his department head. If it can't be settled, t's held over to the payoff where the Union patrolman ettles the beef. While you are workl^ng, the operator, luider terms of lis agreement with the Union, is making payments on'-your behalf for every day worked into the Seafarers Vacation Flan and the Seafarers Welfare Plan. In that way, you accumulate, cash credits'toward your vacation pay and become eligible", for a variety of welfare benefits. Among other items, these welfare payments provide for a system of retirement protection for the oldtiraers and those of any age who are physically luiable to perform shipboard work any.longer.. These men draw a $150 a month benefit from the SIU Welfare Plan in addition to Federal old age or disability benefits. Scholarships Are Ayailabfo Also Like-several Seafarers have done, yOu might .think of resuming your education under the Scholarship Plan, or if you are an older man, you might have one of your children competing for the five annyal awards worth $6,000 apiece. If you have signed on in New York and paid off on the West Coast, you go to the company office and collect the equivalent of first class r^il or air transportation back home. Then you hop a plane and go back to your family for a rest until you are ready to ship again. With a good payoff and your vacation money you can take some time off ashore between trips. ^ As a seaman today then, you differ from your next door neighbor only in the treuisient nature of your Job. There will always be some, because of the nature of the .industry, who will not put down roots, but most seamen now "belong" in the community. The change in the seaman's status is shown dramatically in the statistics compiled by the Seafarers Welfare Pletn. Despite the high percentage of young men in this industry, the figures show that close to 50 percent of Seafarers are married men with homes and families and that they support an average of better than,three dependents. To seamen of 20 years ago, marriage and a family, which should be available to every man who wants it, was a luxury they couIdn^t afford. It's commonplace how. In a sense the seaman of today as a family man has more responsibilities and more obligations, which explains why the Union has put so much stress on family protection, vacations,and health and safety. You no longer ride alone. Maybe you traveled lighter 20 years ago, but few seamen-who lived through that period would want to taste it again. As problems arise for you and your family in the days ahead you have assurances that they will be met satis­ factorily, because as an SIU man today, unlike your brothers back in the early '30's, you have a Union to protect you and represent your interests. And your Strength in your Union is multiplied by other unions affiliated with it in the Seafarers International Union of North America—eO.OOO workers in the maritime and allied fields. 'II n -il •^1 AM i''! ..'Bj B'l 'H- 'i'l �WfSIx SEAFARiaWH[.00^4Mh.^teMl« N««Mab^ tr WfHliwiiBl. J, if'" ... With th* war's •nel,th« $|U ambarkMl on a largo-tcolo organizing program aimed at bringing the major non-union ship* ping companies under coilective bargaining agreements... These drives succeeded iri strengthening maritime unionism.. • (Continued from Page 3) ANDREW fURUSETH 1854-1938 ^ Fired by the belief that sea­ men could be freed from age-old servHude, he dedi­ cated his life to their eco­ nomic and social freedom. His efforts resulted in pass­ age of 1915 Seamen's Act which broke bondage In which seamen. had been held. First leader of Sailors Union of the Pacific, he was father of US mari­ time unions. HARRY LUNDEBERO 190M957 'm ifej:- Front-line fighter In sea­ men's movement, he led re­ vival of maritime unions in 1934. flu pressed relentless fight on critical issues, in­ cluding estabiidiment and preservation of the hiring . hall and the destruction of Communist influence on American ships, meanwhile maintaining a ,constont drive to odvance seamen's econo^if well-jbeiiig. , loet 22 of 33 ships; the single-o run of the Sleatrain Texas to Alexandria with the load of Shenhan* tanks which turned the tide against'the German Army then threatening to seize the Suez Canal; the dozens of vessels sunk within sight of the East Coast and in the Mississippi Delata; the beachhead runs to North Africa, Normandy, Guadalcanal and other landing sites. When it was all over, more than l^OO Seafarers had lost their lives and man for man, the merchant marine had suffered more casualties in proportion to total numbers than the Armed Forces of the United • States. ITH"the war's end, the Union was able toface the new and pressing problems of the postwar world bigger, stronger-and more secure than when it started. It took on the issue of peacetime Government controls over wages and working conditions, the growing threat of. Com­ munist penetration in maritime which reached its peak right after the war, and the continuing problem of non-union shipping operations. W Maior Organizing SucceKM A program was set up to deal with these issues. A major organizing drive resulted in notable suc­ cesses. Such companies as Isthmian with 96 ships at the time, and subsequently Cities Service, then a citadel of non-unionism in the tanker industiy, were unionized after drives which were unprece­ dented in size and duration. These campaigns demonstrated that the SlU, which had started out a few short years before without money, with­ out experience and with limited organization, now had stature in the eyes of merchant seamen who looked to it as a strong force to serve their welfare. Organizing was not the only project which the Union undertook. In the 1946 general strike, the SIU, together with the affiliated unions of the SIU of North America; restored the right of free collective bargaining In maritime, breaking iron, clad Government controls on wages and workiim, .-•i. i' 1 _ ... The SIU wai in the forefront of the fight which smiashed the Communiit-front "G>mmittee for Maritime Unity"... forefront of the successful attack which split up and disintegrated the so-called "Committee on. Maritime Unity" the most ambitious effort by the American Communist Party to get a stranglehold on all of maritime. Not long after, the SIU, in cqncert with SIU of NA affiliate^ routed the Communist-dominated Canadian Seamen's Union. In the course of this fight Uie Communists unsuc­ cessfully sought to best the SIU by boycotting American-flag shipping in foreign ports. The last chapter in this story was written in 1955 when the Pacific District of the SIU of NA ousted the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards from West Coast ships. For the first time since way back in Uie early 1930's, the Communists were left without a toehold aboard U S ships. Other Unions Got A Hand Other unions, both in maritime and in shoreside industries, learned they could turn-to the SIU for help when they had a Mrious beef on their hands. The SIU expanded its trade union activities by implementing a program of cooperation with other unions -on their beefs. The program saw Seafarers joining the picketlines of shipyard workers, telephone workers, Stock Exchange em­ ployees, dectrical workers, printers, insurance salesmen, longshoremen, restaurant workers and countless others. IMULTANEOUSLY, the Union went ah^d at a rapid pace in improving conditions for Seafarers. Cramped^ unattractive offices Inaging waterfront buildings gave way to modem, spacious facilities better suited to the member* ship's needs. The new headquarters hail; the Bal­ timore building, the new Philadelphia hall in the offing and. the remodeling of halls in Gulf ports testify to a long-range program of improving shoreside facilities. They provide places where a Seafarer cJin check his g^r, pick up his^ mail, read a book, write a letter, get a haircut, buy new clothes, eat a low-cost meal, watch his favorite S T^^r^^<Sm hi|^ ^xtol |riSme all �N«vciib«r 1, If St UAVABIBS LOO Mtii AnBlvcnary Bawlemeat Pafe ScTca . k.r'' <.va-y i-'iii' , r' ' M ."4 •V ...Th* SIU policy of cooperation with oth*r unions saw ...A revolutionary SIU Vacation Plan gave vacation benefits Seofdrers oh other picketlines as well' as .their own ... to all seamen, available when and where they want.it... ... Oldtimers now ore protected by $150 monthly poyments under the SIU Welfare Plan plus Sociol Security... -^1 i'l .. .five college scholarships worth $6,000 each are awarded - ... The Union provides periodic medical examinations for ... With economic advdhcds made by SIU men, close to half annually to Seafarers and the children of Union men... ' Seafarers and their families through Union health centers... of Seoforers are married men with homes and families . .. surroundings that are bright, cheerful and com­ fortable. They testify to the fact that the Seafarer ';i8 ; moving put of the dingy, surrouhdinga he had. been condemned to In pre-u^n djuysi' (ig Improvements On The Job , Far-reaching changes were also taking, place where they counted most—on the job. The AB who was earning $65 a month or far less in preunion days now enjoys an income of approxi­ mately $600 a month in wages and overtime pay­ ments. The 84-hour week was replaced by the' two-watch system and the 40-hour week. ITH wages and conditions vastly im­ proved, the Union turned its attention to other needs. Seamen had new problems •now which involved more than simple survival, among them added protection for themselves and their families in the areas of health and welfare. Under the SIU Welfare Plan negotiated in 1949 and the related Health and Safety Program put in effect subsequently, a host of benefits was estoblished covering financial needs arising out of hospitalization, surgery, disability and death. The Union concerned itself with such items as periodic health check-ups for the membership and families, maternity benefits, eyeglasses for Seafarers, col­ lege scholarships for teamen and their children, a disability-pension system and a host of other items which reflected the new status of Seafarers. All of these benefits are financed by the employer as the direct result pf Union contract gains. On the shipboard level, the Union instituted a feeding program designed to provide individual service, improved menus, and "to order'^ prepara­ tion while cutting down the. wasteful practices of. mass cookery. The Union undertook to supply adequate reading matter and well-equipped slopchests. A system of communication with the ships was set up. Under this system, copies of the Union news^per and shoreside meeting reports are air- W t^ii^ 'crewis afttipil'iihi; and pass pn the business of the Union. At the same time, the results of shipboard meetings are mailed to headquarters for action on any beefs and for publication in the LOG. In still another shipboard area, the Union, in cooperation with contracted employers, undertook a joint safety program designed to reduce hazard­ ous conditions and practices on board ship and by doing so, cut down on the incidence of .ship­ board injuries. become solidly established. What once was won only through strikes and job actions is now nor­ mally decided on the basis of long-established contract terms. fT^HE kind of problems facing the Union today I are generally vastly different in nature from those of 20 years ago. An immediate problem, for example, is that of the runaway registries. Notable headway has already been made in this area with the Union taking action against a num­ ber of runaway-flag ships. The Union organizing NE of the most significant changes instituted program considers the runaway ship as its prime by the Union was the Seafarers Vacation target. Plan, first negotiated in 1951. The idea of vacations for seamen was in itself revolutionary; the runaway problem looms the chang­ that of pooling time worked for several companies ingBehind structure the industry and rapid advances toward vacation credit the best way yet devised in ship design of and technology. Twenty years from of meeting the particular needs of seamen who now, many ships will undoubtedly have some type went from company to company and job to job. of nuclear power plant. Large numbers of them Under the previously-existing system, virtually no could conceivably be submarines. Turnarounds Seafarer ever got a vacation or compensation for will be shorter and crews will have to be trained . one. The pooled plan put vacation benefits in the to operate complex engineering and navigational hands of all seamen. Now a seaman receives vaca­ devices. Much of the day-to-day maintenance work tion pay at the rate of $360 a year. Since the such as exists on today's ships — the chipping, vacation money is available to him every 90 days painting, securing of cargo ^ear, opening and he has the option of taking it whenever he accumu­ securing hatches, oiling, firing and the like—will lates 90 days' time, if he so desires. be reduced or eliminated. Already there are fiber­ Union action also helped win a fair shake for glass lifeboats, automatic hatch covers and travel­ Seafarers in the legislative arena. Whether it was ing cranes instead of booms and other cargo gear, fighting for the passage of the "50-50" law; de­ as a foreteste of things to come. Bigger ships feating plans to shut down all Public Health operating with the same number of men are hospitals or going to bat for an expanded merchant further illustration of the problems of the future. marine the SIU's legislative activities were di­ In the future, the men of the SIU, like the rectly reflected in improved employment oppor­ Seafarers the past 20 years, will face challenges tunities and better protection for its membership. like those of indicated here and others that cannot Dramatic Chang*'For The Biitfer be foreseen. Whatever they are, these challenges The picture of the past 20 years then is one of can be no more difficult than the ones the Sea­ dramatic change for the better for the seamen of farers of 1938 faced. The problems of 20 years ago the SIU. The group of union-minded men who were met successfully because of an alert, in­ started out in 1988 were clawing for survival in formed and determined membership. That same a hostile world. Whatever they did was against kind of dieterminatidn can solve the Seafarers' stacked odds and they had to fight hard. In 1958 problems to come. For seamen have a Union to the,putlQqk.i&4il 5rent. These men vWbo paiitici- m^t «nd beat-such-problems through their com- O SrSilSei . •;/ - - ..m- ! f' �SBATAUM LOO tOtk AulrnMrr Sawb tntf tsMgn N«Tenlwr T, ItSt \ ^ K' r?. :;.•••• li:'• ' |.i V'--'--. 6-'! ' c--; ; ,"J • . ;C\V. I. 'M -Ij-- •' -fc-.- »*'"•. •'- V.>W,.->'r.-r.- , \ ••\ vvf^'^ ^y^•<••'^' '-. ,; .''.v .' •" '• . r''!••"• T'^''::-•--is • *-•,> • -», '••i' •r . p ;i(. '• ' •' '' •i'r'"'.., : -r' .»• • /• i]/-'. O"' ••':r C'5 jT jMv'f- • I-,.-,,.'. :"y' -• " •'•' -J ;•;; •';^/ v • ^ to dur Brothers ^ :;;>v:y::;;:;;;;:S::-:<;:::;;;:':':':v:::::y:i;:y:; <?". In their years of fighting.to win improvements and chang* their way of woricing and. living, the Seafarers of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District were not isolated from their brother unions elsewhere who were also fighting to advance the welfare of the man who went to sea for a living. No account of the accomplishments of the Atlantic and Gulf Dis1;^ict would be accurate without acknowledging the many instances of joint action and assistance by the dl^er affiliates of the Seafarers International Union of North America. The member unions of the SIU Pacific District — the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union—have fought side by side with the A&G District on many occasions. - These joint actions resulted in improvements for seamen everywhere, Similarly, the close working relationships with the SIU of NA's Canadian District and the Great Lakes District have been of mutual benefit to all seamen concerned. Close relationships with the fish, cannery and' allied marine sections of the international "have also contributed to the economic betterment of the workers, involi^. Obviously the future holds many challenges for the man who goes to.sea, but based on the record of close cooperation Jn the past between the affiliates of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union, it is apparent that these challenges can be V � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 7, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 5 STATES REJECT CURBS ON UNIONS SIU SHIPS SHOW ACCIDENT DECLINE SIU SAFETY PROGRAM CUTS DOWN SHIPBOARD INJURIES FISHERMEN VOTE ‘NO’ ON BRIDGES LOG CHECK-UP EXPLODES SEAMEN’S ‘ACCIDENT’ RATE THREE MORE SHIPS BACK TO US FLAG VOTING BRISK FOR 38 SIU OFFICES ITF SETTING UP DETAILS OF BOYCOTT AMMI HEAD BALKS AT GROWTH OF US MARITIME TALKS PROGRESS IN CNS BEEF PAYOFFS SMOOTH IN NY AS CREWS DO FINE JOB FMB OPENS HEARINGS ON WATERMAN SUBSIDY BID CANADA SIU TO GET HOTEL AT LAKE PORT 2 SIU CREWS WIN SAFETY AWARDS CHINA BUYS LIBERTY SHIP MA SEES ATOM FLEET BY ‘70 BROADER BENEFITS VOTED BY BME WELFARE PLAN EYEGLASS NEED RUNS HIGH, MSTS FINDS MOBILE ON RISE; JOB CALLS MOUNT NY LABOR MERGES ON STATE LEVEL SIU SHIP RESCUES SEVEN YUGOS; CAUSES INTERNATIONAL TANGLE ‘THE SIU –THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS’ Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/07/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 23 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/33b0c3c72f7ecd9f707ff88fcc69ec9e.PDF f6cda32aba82e71c6b5daba291e76890 PDF Text Text SEAFAllEltS#LOG Octobw 24. 1958 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • :Mlif (->.. •< '.J ' ' -'J'- i f s: jS;:;-:; • 0:' • BACK 5 MORE k..:>' •.. I V -i" I n US RUNAWAYS iT-" r I'l'j -i- Backs SfU Stand. Sa(^ (lef5"tours SIU facilities in New York with American Coal veteran Ben Tagle before heading home. Prado had been in Balti­ more on the Ciudad de la Habana, one of the struck Canadian SIU ships whose Cuban crews were called home when SIUNA exposed strikebreaking. (Story On page 3.) -Story On Page 3 SIU Voting Starts Nov. f story On Page 2 Check Pocf Gains. New York study SUP newspaper report on latest SIU Pacific District contract. Pictured (1 to r) are Don Cooper, Bill Korb, Ken Morford, Antonio Gusino, Fred jpadillo and delegate Dusty Briscoe. 5!- - e If :••' If I •I i :• ... Dad's A Sailor. , Dennis Pages, 2^3. maintains & steady perch in arms of Seafarer Frederico Pages on Visit to SIU headquarters. Pages was checking the ship•jping rules, but says Dennis isn't committing himself yet v «n iVheth»r heTTb4 k^sailor^ Mun. L y •Jilic/iisj.'.i'.'iK-'.V; "i. The recent signing of the first uniform contract agreement for the three member unions of the SIU Pacific District is another notable stride forward on the west coast. For many years there existed three ^Continued ,.v.. A irtaffini • >• separate unions each going their own way with individual welfare, pension and vaca­ tion arrangements, working rules and wage scales. Last year, by negotiating Jointly, the three Pacific District Unions on page 11) . J �SEAFARERS October U. U8t LOG Mobile Tugs Get SIU Vof# Gains Underway Nov. 1st MOBILE—Using SIU deep sea contracts as a guide, two Mobile towing companies have signed new pacts with the Union's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division providing for. wage increases and im--^ proved working conditions, shipments of iron and steel, petro­ Cal Tanner, port agent, an- leum, oyster shells and bauxite m- Voting in the SIU's biennial election will get underway on Sat­ urday, November 1, with 73 quali­ fied candidates on the ballot com­ peting for 38 elective posts. The voting will continue for two months, after which a jjistrict-wlde rank and file taUying committee will count up the ballots. All candidates for the two-yCArterm Arere listed, along with photOs and brief biographies, in a special supplement in the October 10, SEAFARERS LOG. The supple­ ment also contained a sample of the b^ot which will be used In the election, as well as proyisiona of the constitution dealing, with election procedures. Additional copies of the suppl^ rtiCBt are available in headquartera and In all SIU ports for Seafarer* seeking Information on the candi­ dates and on the voting procedure. The Uffgest group of candidates consist of nominees for New York joint patrolman, with 25 men In all competing for eight posts open. Other contests are for Boston pa­ trolman, Philadelphia agent, Balti­ more. patrolman, Tampa agent. Mobile patrolman. New Orleans agent and patrolman, and Houston patrolman. Voting will continue through the end of December in aU ports. helped raise the total. noimced. The Mobile Towing and Wreck­ There were nine vessels paying ing contract. Tanner said, was off during the period, five signed geared to the same wage increase on and only four in-transit ships won by the deep sea men, while hit the port for servicing. From all the contract with the Marine Divi­ indications shipping should con­ sion of the Ideal Cement Company tinue to hold up, with nine ships Before union hiring hails were set up. {obs w^r# fifled through calls for a fiat $17.50 increase per scheduled to show in the next cou­ company-operated "Seamen's Shipping Office," where every­ ple of weeks. In addition to these, month, across-the-board. one was at the mercy of the company shipping master. Preone of the box-type tankers, which Shipping Good currently imdergoing repairs in 1938 photo shows scene outside one office in Nbw York. Shipping for the port for the last is the yard here, may take on a couple of weeks was very good crewGulf during the coming period. with the majority of the men shipped going to India or the Mediterranean on ^ain ships. In fact. Tanner reported, the shipping of men to four vessels to India, the The SIU-A&G District wiU mark its 20th anniversary Ocean Joyce, the Pacific Star, on November 1-with the publication of a feature supple­ Hastings and the Captain Nicholas has the port "beating the ment in the next issue of the SDAFARERS LOG. The 20th Sitinas, anniversary "special" will commemorate the hiatoric progress of bushes"'to get crews, despite the fact that there was a good-sized US merchant seamen since 1938 under the SIU banner. backlog of men on the beach. The Historically, the birth of the SIU-A&G followed less than three Pandora also joined the grain weeks after the founding of the SIU of North America. The trade, but took her cargo to Poland. HOUSTON — The Bloomfield international union was established on October 15, 1938, when the Steamship Company is on its way Port's Tonnage Increased American Federation of Labor convention in Houston issued a new to retaining its rank as the cleanest Imports and exports passing international charter covering seamen and allied marine crafts to in the SIU fieet. A US PubUc through the Port of Mobile last the late Harry Lundeberg, then secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Health Service sanitation Inspec­ month totaled 1,178,059 tons, an in­ tion Union of the Pacific. In Galveston, Texas gave the The SUP became the West Coast district of the new international crease of 66,000 tons over the pre­ Alice Brown a 99 percent rating. and Lundeberg was elected its first president. Thereafter, vious month. Most of this increase. This was in line with last year's top organizers in Atlantic and Gulf ports sparked the formation of Tanner said, was aitributed to record achieved In last year's PHS Prove Eligibility separate Atlantic and Gulf Districts which, by 1941, were amalga­ grain movement. However, added inspection. mated in one district. For Hospital S Other Ships Clear, Too Bom in a period of violent upheaval in the maritime industry Seafarers being admitted to a O. C. Webster, Vice-President and in the labor movement generally, the SIUNA and SIU-A&G Public Health hospital are of the company, states that until went on to pioneer the wages, shipboard conditions and benefits dliplaced by Rome other SlU-con- urged to carry with them their which are looked upon as commonplace today. The supplement in tracted company, his company will Union book plus proof of eli­ the next issue of the LOG will help recall this 20-year span In mari­ maintain Its slogan, "An SIU ship gibility for SIU benefits; time and labor history as the forerunner of today's conditions—and is a clean ship—and a Bloomfield namely, a record that they have what's yet to come. Three months after the opening ship Is the cleanest of them all." at least 90 days seatime during of the American section of the St. Two other ships, the Neva West the previous year and at least Lawrence Seaway, the number ot and the Margaret Brown, will be one day during the previous six American vessels making use of Inspected upon their arrival in months. Failure to have the the passage has been dwarfed by Houston. Hotlng that these ves­ proper credentials will cause a that of foreign nations. A mere sels are meticulously clean, Web­ delay In payments to the Sea­ nine vessels have passed through ster Is hopeful of 100 percent rat­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to the locks compared to over three ings for both. thousand foreign. The 27-foot Althoughi ineligible to receive a hospital which Is not a PHS SAN FRANCISCO—Members of the Sailors Union of the draft of the Seaway, inadequate a Public Health citation because institution, he should contact Pacific will be voting in December on proposed revisions of for most US vessels, is one reason the company has less than five the Union Immediately. The the union's shipping rules. The new rules, if approved, would for the vast difference in figures. ships, the Bloomfield vessels con­ Union will arrange with the spell out a seniority system'" Canada, which has sent 650 ships tinue to strive for perfection In the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ for shipping somewhat similar bosun's rating and three years as of limited draft down the water­ 168-ltem check by the Service. The lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up to the one existing in the A&G an AB to ship as deck maintenance. way, has been the heaviest cus­ check covers a variety of ship­ the hospital tab for private An appeals system to a joint tomer. Germany, Norway, Great board sanitation items, the major­ District, and would incorporate hospital care, unless it is noti­ union - employer appeals board Britain and the Netherlands follow ity of them dealing with foodthe existing seven-month rule. fied in advance. handling in the galley. would be set up to deal with dis­ in that order. Previously voted in an SUP ref­ erendum, the seven-month rule putes over shipping and seniority .calls for a maximum of 210 days' rights. The shipping rules also Old Friends Meet Once Again continuous service on SUP-manned spell out the duties of delegates. The proposed rules. If adopted vessels. The proposed rules would estab­ by the SUP membership in the lish three seniority classes, A, B forthcoming SUP elections, would and C, with the class A group con­ be the basis for negotiation with sisting of men who have six years the employers in order to secure or more seatime on SUP-manned their approval of the shipping ships. Class B men would have to procedure. have at least one but less than six years' time with the union, or be graduates of the Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship which the Oct. 24, 1958 Vol. XX, No. 22 SUP maintains. The class C group would consist of men registered after the union and the employers jointly dsterPAVI. HALL, Secretary-Treasurer mined that the number of "A" and "B" men was insufficient in a given HERBERT BRAND. Editor. BERNABO SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTBCB, IRWIN port. . SPIVACK. AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, ANA. Must Take Jobs TOLE LEVKOFE, Staff Writers, BILL MOODY, One rule calls for class B and Gulf Area Representative. class C men to accept any and all Shipping Report Page 4 jobs offered to them. Refusal to Final Dispatch Page 9 accept such a job without reason- Letters Pages 12, 14 abPe excuse would lead to cancella­ Dollar's Worth Page 7 tion of shipping rights. As in the Personals Page 15 A&G, a 60-day rule would apply to "B" and "C" men. Publlshad MwMkly at Hi* haadquarttra tha Saafarara Intarnatlonal Uolen, At­ AiioUief provision of the pro­ ef lantic A oulf Diatrlct, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth posed rules would bar ABs from Avanua. Breoklyn 13, NY. Tai. HYaelnth t-MBO. Saw^nu class postaga paid Old shipmates meet again as Mrs. William Reichord,, wWi doughters Batty, 13,; OBd^Gorol,10j ranaw shipping as ordinaries unless there at tha Fast Ottka In J^Mklyn, NY. undai friendship with SIU steward Jose Aloiwo aboard the Monarch of the Seoi. The iodiei were pleased were no ordinary seamen avaiiab'e. ha Act ef Aug. 34, iyi3. to find Alonzo on hand since he'd lerved them mony times before on Wotermbn trips between Florida 13# The proposals also call for. six 1 yeaesl - seatime -as- AB to obtain- B and their home in Puerto NOVEMBER MARKS 20th SlU BIRTHDAY BlooiAfieM Co. Claims Title As 'Cleanesf Foreign Ships Control Lakes SUP Maps Vote On New Shipping Rules SEAFARERS LOG �Oetobrir 94. 19S8 SEAFARERS Pro-SIU Men Get Gear Off Yarmeuth LOG Page Tbre* MORE SHIPS RETURNING \ J Flag In Cargo Bid WASHINGTON-^A combination consisting of stiff competition from modem foreign-flag tramps and heavy "50-50" grain cargo offerings is stin^ating new interest in "transfer* backs" of Liberty ships from the runaway flag. While not comparable to the spate of re-registrations which took place last spring, the transfer- where "50-50" farm surplus and that have always operated under aid cargoes are available the US flag are in lay-up. hack movement has involved foreign at higher freight rates. The 19 ships that have been in­ five additional ships in the last Up until now the Maritime Ad­ volved thus far, beginning as of few weeks. ministration has accepted Amer­ last February, are the Pegor, Penn The trickle of vessels back to ican-flag registration of these Lib­ Trader, Pacific Pioneer, TaxiarcTi, American registry reflects ' the ertys, citing the fact that the law Galloway, Pacific Star, Penn Ex­ ironic fact that operators of Lib­ permits American registry as long plorer, Wang Trader, Transglobe, erty ships are, in some cases, hav­ as American ownership of the Transyork, Transcape, Robertville, ing a tougher time making ends vessel can be proven. It is no Penn Voyager, Penn Mariner, meet under the tax-free, low wage secret though that many American- Omnium Explorer, Myriam III, Liberian flag than under American flag operators are imhappy about Evicynthia, Eviliz» and National registry where they are protected the transfer-backs while some ships Freedom. by "50-50" law. 19 Break Away Yarmouth crewmemberi ore shown lining op to recover their property which was taken with ship when it fled Washington. DC, All told, so far this year 19 ships have re-registered under the Amer­ to escape SlU picketline. Vessel is currently in a Jacksonville shipican flag or have applications pend­ yard. ing for re-registi-y. Many of these vessels have been purchased by SlU-contracted companies and have been manned by Seafarers. NEW YORK—Two more SIU crews turned in near-perfect Farm surplus disposal programs are largely responsible for the new records when their vessels paid off recently. High on th^ interest in sailing American. There list of clean payoffs were the crews of the Wang Dispatcher have been very heavy shipments of and the Cities Service Miami,"— grain to such countries as India, both of which required ful Pakistan, Brazil and Middle East SAN FRANCISCO—The operation of a nuclear-powered nations. Many T-2 tankers that crew replacements in foreign ports merchant vessel will prove to be a more expensive proposi­ have been dispossessed from the The Dispatcher crew came from tion than that of operating a conventional steamship, the oil trade have also turned to grain Israel and the Miami from Japan cargoes. "Pacific Shipper," a West Coast ^ = when their articles terminated early Sought Gravy Train maritime magazine, claims. efficient design as more experi­ this month. Although both ship Any hopes American shipping ence is gained in operating nuclear Initially, most of the Libertys were on shuttle runs for more than lines migtit tiave had of making a vessels. were transferred to runaway flags a year each, their delegates were MONTREAL—^No further devel­ profit on these vessels, It said, Maritime is now considering de­ beginning in 1954, with operators proud to point to a. record of only would have to rest entirely on very signs involving both surface tank­ hoping to make hay out of the fact one log and less than ten overtime opments have been reported in the strike of the SIU Canadian District generous subsidy allowances from ers and sub tankers as being the that they could hire crewmembefs disputes on the two vessels. against eight vessels previously most economical ways of utilizing at $75 to $100 a month, cut down the US Government. Considering the length of time Basing its findings on a study nuclear power. on maintenance costs and avoid they were at sea, plus the pres­ owned by the Canadian National conducted by a group of marine payment of US taxes to the bar­ sures of the tanker shuttle run, Steamship. Negotiations have been Steam Plant $4 Million • engineers and architects, the The "Pacific Shipper" says, that gain. The gravy train was par­ these records will be very hard to going on for several weeks now in an effort to find a formula where­ "Shipper" published a comparison the initial cost of a conventional ticularly juicy in the fall and beat. by the ships could be transferred of operating costs for two vessels ship of the same size as the Savan­ winter of 1956-57 when the Suez Agree To Arbitrate back to the Canadian flag. The Identical in size > except that one nah would amount to $16.4 million, Canal was shut down. But since would use nuclear power and the of which $4 million would be for last summer, rates have been skid­ Although shipping for the past present owner is the foreign trade other a conventional steam, power the power plant as compared to ding and the foreign-flag Libertys period could be called extremely bank of Cuba. Ships Tied Up plant. the $12 million cost for a du^icate had to compete with many 20,000- good, a large part of it resulted The fuel costs of running the of the Savannah reactor. deadweight ton bulk carriers with from the Mates Union's agreement Of the eight vessels involved, atom-powered ship at sea, it said, The magazine concluded that speeds around 14 and 15 knots. to arbitrate their beef and return seven ships are currently tied up would be $400 less per day than 'a both the Atomic Energy Commis­ The larger, faster ships could haul to work. Almost 400 men landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the conventional ship of copiparable sion and Maritime have overlooked cargo in the open market at rates berths during the last two weeks, eighth, the Ciudad de la Habana, size, the savings resulting from the the high operating expense that below the Liberty ship profit point. 182 of them within a two-day is in Maryland Drydock, Baltimore, use of a small amount of uranium would be borne by an steamship The result has been sporadic period. A total of 15 payoffs, five where her Cuban owners unsuc­ as its fuel source, compared to the company undertaking to run an return of a limited number of sign-ons and 18 in-transit vessels cessfully attempted to put her back heavy tonnage of fuel oil required atom-powered ship. Libertys to the American flag kept business rolling at a good pace in shape for seagoing service. for the conventional vessel. for the port. All the Cuban seamen who had However, this saving would be originally been sent to Halifax to Paying off in the port "were the lost in a $2,950 daily increase in Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Pennant, man the ships have long since been other fixed costs and a $420 rise Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Robin Good- sent home under agreement In daily port fuel costs required fellow, Robin Locksley, Robin Kirk reached between the SIU of North by the nuclear vessel. (Robin); Beati'ice, Frances, Eliza­ America and the Cuban owners. Operation Costs High beth, Suzanne (Bull); Rebecca (In­ The agreement followed SIUN.A The magazine quoted figures tercontinental); Cantigny, CS Nor­ demonstrations against Cuban flag­ The Marine Engineers Beneficial. Organization has been folk, CS Miami (Cities Service) and ships and Cuban government of­ claiming that it would cost $13,925 fices. per day to operate the atom-pow­ authorized to strengthen its national office and to take steps to the Wang Dispatcher (Fairfield). ered ship at sea, $2,550 more than convert the union into a more genuine national organization. The ships were originally struck Beefs Settled the $11,375 daily operating cost of by the Canadian District on July 4, In a membership referen­ Signing on during the period 1957, in a beef over a wage increase the conventional ship. dum completed October 16, local operating costs. were the Robin Kirk (Robin); Alcoa in a contract renewal. In addition to these daily costs, marine engineers called for a forOther principles outlined in the Pennant, Alcoa Runner ( Alcoa); were subsequently sold to the shipowner would also have to convention to write a new consti­ nine guideposts call for maintain­ Sandcaptain (Construction Aggre­ theThey consider the heavy Initial outlay tution embodying the changes. ing the local autonomy Cubam bank for $2.8 million that charac­ gates) and the CS Miami (Cities although Canadian Involved in constructing an atom- The membership vote was 2,128 terizes the MEBA's present had bid struc­ Service). The repair list beef on on them at or abovefirms powered vessel, the magazine said. for the convention and 1,852 ture. The power to make policy that figure. the Robin Kirk was settled with all America's first nuclear-powered is expected to remain vested in the crew repairs being made before Ship, the Bavannah, had a con­ against. The convention will start aroutid convention, which meets every two the ship was signed on. In addition, Be Sure To Get struction tag of some $31 million «rith an initial fuel bill of $1.5 November 15 and continue work­ years, and in the National Execu­ subsistence was paid the crew for ^ Dues Receipts tniUlon. Included in the capital cost ing until a new constitution is com­ tive Committee, consisting of the the time the ship was laid up in Headquarters again wishes to was some $5.6 million spent in de- pleted. The revised text then will business managers of each of the the course of the Mate's strike. remind all Seafarers that pay­ "be submitted to membership re­ locals'. Under the present set-up, glgn and development. Added costs The in-transit vessels were the ments o* funds, for whatever ferendum for approval. locals vote at the convention pome from incidental expenses of Bienville, Gateway City, Beaure­ according to their numerical gard, Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ Union purpose, be made only, ' Changes Due ghoreside facilities, crew training Changes will be made to con­ strength, and each local has one tic); Seatrain Georgia, Savannah, to authorized A&G representa­ gnd the like, raising the total initial form with nine principles laid vote in the council, regardless of New York and Texas (Seatrain); tives and that an official Union cost to around $40 mllion. receipt be gotten at that time. , Proponents of a nuclear-powered down at the MEBA convention in the size of its membership. Young America, Wacosta, Yaka, If no receipt is offered b. sure The MEBA represents about lO,* Afonndria (Waterman); Val Chem to protect yourself by immec.lship, including the Maritime Ad­ 1954. The major change expected ministration, have conceded that will authorize MEBA headquarters 500 engineers in 29 locals on the (Heron); Steel Rover, Steel Maker, .tely bringing the matter to the the initial cost, is very high, but in Washington to collect all mem­ Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts', Steel Voyager (Isthmian); the Cal- attention of the secretary-t-'«'»sclaim that such, costs would he con­ bership dues and assessments and the Great Lakes and - the inland mar (Calmar) and the Bents Fort urer's office. siderably reduced through more remit checks to the locals to pay waterw^s. . (CiUes Service). Study Claims Atom Ship Too Expensive To Run Tanker Shuttle Crews Boast Clean Payoffs •JSl B\ is 'M '1 -I 'il Talks Still On In CMS Ship Dispute MEBA Membership OK's Nat l Set-Up x4\ •'si �Pate Four &EJI.FARERS LOG October 24, 19St SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPIM ROARD October 1 Through October 14, 1958 SIU shipping hit a 15-mnnth high last period, aided in part The only gain in shipping, by seniority group, was for class C, which accounted for ten. percent of the total activity. Class A shipping fell by a number of "re-ships" at the «id of the Masters, Mates & off slightly to 68 percent, and class B, to 23 percmt However, the Pilots' strike. The dispatch total reached 1,192, and affected total shipping for the period showed a gain in the shipping ratio for all three departments across the board. Registratiom rose to a total of 1,290, but all of the increase was in class A registrants. Class B registration fell off slightly. In turn, the figures for men registered on the beach showed the totals up a little also. A total of 210 ships were handled by all ports, covering 48 payoffs, 28 sign-ofis and 134 in-transits. New York, Houston and New Orleans accounted for more than half of the total. (See "Ship Activity" sum­ mary at right.) Seven ports shared in the District-wide shipping rise, among them New York, Philadelphia, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. New York, Mobile and Houston showed the major increases. Baltimore fell way down again, reflecting the erratic nature of ship­ ping in that port. Boston, Norfolk, Lake Charles and all three West Coast ports also declined. Ship Acfmfy Eer Slfo ' la Off! Gas Troas.TOIAi; ioaron ...... 1 1 4 * New York.... 18 it i 38 reslSSwiyww • • V 2 ' 4 13 MHmm ••• 4 4 12 2^ N#rfottl • • • e.p^ 1 1 4 4 SflVflMflll, • « w,• 5 ' • Toaipa — 5 1 MobNo ..... 10 5 5 28 Now Oifeeas. 4 25 * 35 Lake Charles. — * 4 Hosstoo .... 5 3 28 34 Wllmiiigtoa .. — — * 4 Son Praneisco. — 4 4 SeoMo- .^... 1 1 4 > 4 top seniority men (class A) men. Generally, this ratio represents a potential complete turnover of the men on the beach within four weeks. Another index to the Job potential lies in the figures, by port, for men on the beach. They show that eight ports—Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmin^on, San Francisco and Se­ attle—^have lOO or less men on hand in all departments. Boston fol­ lows closely with only 101. Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also have fewer than 50 class A men registered. The following is the port by port forecast: Beaton: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . PhUagelpiiia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Should be better... Norfolk: Quiet. . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Fair... HoMle: Good ...New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Slow . . . BonstMi: Good; grain is still moving out . . . Wilmington: Quiet . . . San Francisco: , TOTAIS ... 48 Fair . . . Seattte: Fair. ^ " -t 28 134 DECK DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS i Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 2 3 ALL 1 t 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 2 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 t 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 9 1 37 1 1 9 23 2 8 1 5 4 22 20 64 26 117 1 9 18 27 , 10 7 3 1 4 11 9 133 86 149 49 284 2 34 71 23 128 11 8 117 6 1 4 3 7 5 14 25 — — — 4 3 22 3 32 1 1 — 25 27 10 21 3 M — 7 — 30 -' — — 30 1 7 13 7 67 4 5 16 10 2 1 4 — 34 47 115 17 178 8 22 47 18 37 12 4 — 1 4 5 2 3 2 — 3 — 17 — 2 4 — 5 1 4 _ 1 3 4 1 8 6 10 1 2 4 — — — — 3 1 — 1 1 5 1 — 6 1 8 — 2 8 — 2 1 2 8 2 5 1 I — 5 — — 5 1 2 — 4 — 6 7 — 4 — — — 8 1 1 2 — 4 _ — 11 — 4 2 — 4 26 6 5 6 7 39 1 3 27 27 10 _ 17 1 1 7 6 9 11 3 57 1 .t— 7 11 39 8 2 5 25 11 11 10 1 7 10 40 2 6 73 17 137 2 25 9 46 1 7 15 6 67 47 12 15 — 1 5 6 46 tA _ — 9 4 4 1 1 3 — 1 1 7 2 11 — .— 3 11 3 16 1 — 2 5 2 2 8 9 10 9 31 7 50 3 21 12 8 14 13 45 7 65 2 77 22 35 1 58 1 25 1 — 1 3 50 25 — 1 - —. —. — 1 — 1 1 — 1 — 1 — 2 1 — 1 2 — 14 2 1 1 — 1 2 3 11 — Q g 1 • A IS 4 15 5 3 a 21 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 1A V Ate 4wA Aef 9 at — 1 3 5 1 9 2 28 2 2 11 3 3 2 7 3 1 1 9 9 . 19 4i 2 1 5 90 116 39 49 looi 79 187 67 333 10 ,31 37 105 251 63 419 12 78 4 6 20 30 333 78 30 j 441 278 523 101 802 23 Port Boston New York •'-t• Jr ALL 11 48 a Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington. 5 7? 9 1 -8 a ' a Seattle TOTALS a 8 23 18 18 2 g u 229 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Port Boston New York Phiiadelphia Baltimore.....' Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 1 24 70 11 105 19 1 17 1 3 44 5 36 2 4 -— 6 — 2 7 5 — 1 1 • 2 4 25 7 14 23 36 10 3 2 — 1 3 25 2 5 32 1 3 — 4 3 6 1 10 2 3 — 5 62 211 28 301 - Shipped Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 3 9 6 10 25 — 2 3 5 2 11 8 21 — 3 3 6 — — 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 6 8 1 4 6 11 — — 6 6 3 12 8 23 — 2 2 4 2 1 5 8 — 4 1 5 15 59 57 13li I >?.>T CLASS B GROUP 1 b ALL 2 —' 1 1 3 13 5 21 6 8 14 3 8 11 2 3 5 . 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 8 7 5 12 1 _ 1 6 8 12 21 2 1 46 49 2 2 101 CLASS ABC 1 1 — 17 89 21 17 12 14 — 1 21 11 1 5^ 6 1 1 1 5 3 2 8 7 37 7 28 12 1 5 S 29 21 1 2 "i 2 10 39248 101 1 15 — 1 1 — 2 5 1 r — 2 1 1 7 29 *• STEWARD DEPARTMENT - • Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A MM , 1 • •- ^M» • .MM MM. • —• 1 MM MM MM 1 •MM. MM 1 MM . .MM MM. MM MM MM ' MM MM MM • • MM MM. • —M MM MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shaped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered 0In The BeachCLASSB CLASS A . < GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS' GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 23 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 105 251 63 419 12 23 90 116 39 49 100 79 187 67 1 333 .10 6 20 38 333 78 30 441 278 523 101 31 37 78 4 82 211 28 301 15 59 57 131 36 172 40 1 248 6 7 29 39 248 101. 39 388 126 488 43 957 21 136 105 26i 46 40 101 3 101 43 113 257 6 08 287 978 17 13 134 8 68 86 — 62 75 2 72 — 49 49234 80 48 363;283 32 127 t 234 6 268 505 204 977 33 106 174 ,8M 313 288 I 13 88 188 381 234 | 815 22 .78 155 ll^ ,888 lltM •• . . • ! • "m • ^SWAKP GRAND Shipped CLASS A • •, ^ ••-DECK fNGIhm ^ -T-= Wilmington. San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS • Registered CLASS B Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 23 ALL ALL 12 3 ALL 1 4 2 2 2 15 1 18 « 32 21 63 127 48 158 17 221 2 — a 26 2 23 — 25 43 32 88 33 14 105 12 131 12 6 18 11 1 8 1 16 1 1 7—71 8 a 3 2 5 1 9 1 11 f 2 9 12 52 18 31 8 52 1 8 10 21 47 22 64 5 81 3 3 7 Ifi 6 3 ~ -7 — 10 9 13 55 6 26 1 33 1 6 18 1 2 7 — 9 2 4 8 4 5 20 1 26 — 13 12 2 10 — I 12 — - 7 388126 488 43 657 21 136 105 262 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 B 3 Al.T. 1 3 ALL A 2 2 3 Af,L 1 3 ATJ. 1 2 2 2 1 ; , , — 8 . 8 2 .... 1 4 14 2 20 1 3 . j . __ 20 24 28 34 10 47 38 121 258 2 91 1 16 20 126 94 17 20 90 10 48 90 2 14 16 18 32 _. 6 4 4 4 11 — 3 3 2 3 10 _ 6 1 23 6 1 1 16 4 3 9 16 1I 6 _ , 4 4 S3 3 24 mmmm 12 6 14 3 15 39 108 4 32 2 2 3 19 24 54 1 6 3 2 12 2 9 5 19 2 10 1 1 1 2 1 10 1 • 'I- 8 6 7 3 1 1 5 3 4 1 1 1 5 4 .. ' 1 — 2 2 — 9 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 — -. 1 2 2 1 8 17 — 2 2 3 2 2 7 2 2 1 1 - 2 10 18 12 7 12 / 55 — 54 22 9 24 31 11 12 9 12 12 31 9 13 4 14 31 11 11 • MM' — 27 21 12 3 15 8 2 11 60 168 — 30 42 37 2 11 2 32 11 6 8 5 21 32 1 7 3 2 1 3 5 2 6 4 2 2 7 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 8 1 1 2 8 2 10 18 5 2 23 — 5 20 — - 2 11 61 -17 4 26 8 8 27 13 9 8 8 10 27 2 1 23 26 — — .2 3 — — 2 4 3 _ 2 i 2 2 1 4 2 I — 1 1 MM' M^ • 2 ' — — 5 2 2 11 MW. 6 80 1 4 13 15 2 3 13 3 2 3 3 9 5 1 — 4 15 6 1 4 4 18 2 2 — 10 10 1 5 8 7 2 6 1 8 1 .A 2 101 17 13 134 164 43 113 257 6 98 287 678 8 68 293 82 75 49 234 80 49 363 49 32 127 234 6 80 2 72 n A. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles • Registered ClASS A TOTAl SHIPPED S/i/ppocf CMSS C GROUP 123 ALL Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 1 11 17 60 12 89 9 1 2 12 18 1 2 21 1 5 *' — 2 3 5 _ 2 2 25 7 37 5 4 18 6 28 1 2 2 5 4 21 4 29 1 — — 1 _ 1 1 2 — 9 1 10 36 172 40 248 r,f.' 1^1887,^188 mrnm ,11 "HI 164 " �Oetober 24, l»Si SEAFARERS INOime SEAFARER : QUESTION: How do you eopo whh tho language barrier In foreign fountriet? Jeho Urrliia, beeoM In jmt |>bout every port I've hit there'! A 0 m e 0 n e who mow* English. Even when there lin't, the Ameritan dollar can Apeak for you. /uat flash a bUl And you'll tee how qnickly they'll under•tand. Money •cemt to be a universal toiiga#. Pare nv* LOG Automation Chopped Million From US Job Rolls In Year Sesaito B. Presto. OS: It doesn't make much et a difference what port I'm tn. There's always a hotel or a Red Cross or a barber shop where someone ° speaks EngUsh. That's the first place I'U hit after docking. The procedure's Just about the same in every port I've bit so far. WASHINGTON—The much-talked-about threat of automation to US jobs gnd employ­ ment has already arrived—and the recession has given it a big push forward. Figures re­ leased by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Federal Reserve Board show that semiautomat^ factories are pro-"^ ducing more output with less percentage of white collar workers, factory jobs has actually decreased professionals and technicians. AFL.- six percent in the same period, men than ever before. CIO research director Everett M. from 12,700,000 down to 11,900,000. Th« result Is that while factory Kassalow points out that 85 percent Automation has had little Impact output is almost back at the pre- of the unions' membership is con­ on the seagoing side of maritim* ' recession level, the number of centrated in the "blue collar" class. thus far, principally because ships, workers employed in production in­ With the trend toward a higher once built, are seldom revamped dustries Is over one million less percentage of white collar employ­ during their lifetime. However, in than before the recession. That ment, the unions would lose ground the tanker field the building of helps explain why unemployment unless they successfully organized supertankers or enlarging old T-2s ^ X is still over four million despite among engineers, technicians, of­ reduces the number of men em­ Michael Nash, ABt I've found Pedro Jf. Ilarayo, chief steward: the biulness pick-up. fice personnel and others in the ployed in proportion to the amount the Middle East Just about the I have a good knowledge of Span­ In addition, the speed-up of auto­ white collar class. of cargo carried. toughest place to ish, Indonesian, mation is doubly-damaging to the A few statistics dramatize the The same holds true for roll-on get by. But there Filipino and Jap­ strength of trade unions for the trend. Since 1948, US factory out­ and lift-on ships which, with faster are certain things anese and I can simple reason that automation put has increased 35 percent. The turnaround, can carry more cargo that I know how even swear in techniques involve using a higher number of workers employed on over a period of time with the same to say In Just Arabic, so I get amount of crew manpower. Of about every lan­ by OK. Where I course, the roll-ons and lift-ons guage. It's pretty don't speak the have a big impact on the employ­ easy to familiar­ tongue, I'll spend ment of longshoremen. ize yourself and the extra money get around after Some industries that have gone and hire a guide.' a short stay in a in heavily for automation have They're your best new land. done much better than the national protection everywhere you go. average. The producers of trans­ '• 'tf ' ALBANY—^After three months of idleness, American Coal portation equipment—automobiles, X' p Asran Carara, ZaA oookt After Shipping's Coal Miner took on a full crew and a load of grain aircraft and the like-^have in­ Tony Gonxalea, bosun: Getting here for Germany. The crewing of the ship revived the hitting a foreign port I'll generally creased their output 80 percent in along in. Europe is easy because dormant issue of representa-^ look around a the last ten years. The number of there's a lot of fWhile until I find tion of unlicensed crewmem- received on Saturday, October 11 workers in these industries is virEnglish spoken. ja 0 m e o n e who bers employed by ACS. The for a Tuesday, October 14, crewing tually the same today as it was in •peaks English, It's in the Middle 1948. ship sailed Thursday for Europe. date. t'axi-drivers usu­ East that I rim American Coal originally had Actually, there are already more The Coal Miner had been laid Into trouble. Sure ally are sure bets plans to charter from 30 to 80 white collar workers than blue col­ up in July after making a number you can get an because they are of trips in the grain trade. Previ­ ships from the Government for lars in all US industry, including interpreter there, constantly deal­ ously, the company had turned hulk carriage of coal exports to transportation and service indus­ but you've got to ing with visitors. back all of the ships It chartered Europe. But the collapse of the tries as well as factory production. pay well for it In Spanish and from the Government. It has coal export market compelled the The white collars have an edge at and you still Arabic - speaking since purchased a second vessel, company to shelve its program and the moment of 251^ million to 23 Coiuitries I know enough to get by don't know what the T-3 tanker Conoco Lake to return the six ships it had million blue collars, and the trend anyone's saying. on my own. toward white collar employment of Charles, renamed the Coal Shipper broken out. a technical, semi-professional or which was formerly owned by an professional nature is increasing NMU-contracted company. all the time. The SIU and NMU crewmembers Any time there is a recession, who had originally been aboard the this tendency is accelerated. The SAN FRANCISCO — As ex­ Coal Miner when she laid up in July went back to their Jobs ex­ pected, activity was at a cra-vrl less-efficient outdated plants tend The proposed merger between victory in its drive to organize cept for those who could not make during the last two weeks with no to shut down because they are the the 170,000-member Pulp, Sul­ Morton's Frozen Foods Co., a for­ the ship on time for her sailing. payoffs nor sign-ons and only six first to lose money. More efficient, phite and Paper Mill Workers and mer client of the "labor relations" In those instances, relief men were ships in transit, reports port agent automated plants then are in a the 130,000-member Woodworkers service operated by Nathan Shef- put aboard maintaining the ratio Marty Breithoff. Calling in were" position to expand when business Union moved ahead another step ferman. The McClellan Committee that existed on the ship when she the Jean Lafitte and Topa Topa gets better, and the old plants last week when tho executive had charged the company with hir­ laid up. (Waterman); the Texmar and Mary- never reopen in most instances. Some producers also take ad­ board of the Woodworkers ratified ing Shefferman to prevent the The use of reliefs was made mar (Calmar); the Steel Executive vantage a recession slack to a two-year interim agreement. The Packinghouse union from organiz­ necessary by the fact tbat some of (Isthmian) and the Mankato Vlc- modernizeofoverage plants with the Pulp-Sulphite executive board had ing the plant. Subsequently, the the oldtimers who composed the torj' (Victory Carriers). result that fewer workers are fdready acted on the merger pro­ company was sold to Continental original crew had gone to their Some of the old hands on the needed when the enterprise gets posal. The terms of the agreement Baking and, through Shefferman, homes all over the country and beach are W. Davey, N. Vrdoljak, back into full production. pledge the two unions to "aid and landed a "sweatheart" deal with there was. not sufficient time to J. E. Contin, H. M. Wong, B. H. assist" each other and when prac­ the ousted Bakery and Confection­ round them up.. Notification Dawson, F. J. White, R. H. Graf, tical "to participate Jointly in or­ ery Workers Union. of the recrewlng of the ship was T. M. Moriarity and D. E. Bull. Notify Union ganizing workers where such activ­ ity will be beneficial to both or­ On LOG Maii Watchlns The Ships Come in ganizations." Two committees were As Seafarers know, copies of set up by the agreement. One will each issue of the SEAFARERS constitute a mutual aid committee LOG are mailed every two ''dedicated to implementing and weeks to all SIU ships as well as fulfilling the terms of the agree­ to numerous clubs, bars and ment," and to settle all differences. other overseas spots where Sea­ .The other committee will concen­ farers congregate ashore. The trate on outlining the structure procedure for mailing the LOG and administration of a merged involves calling all SIU steam­ organization. ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the X P P basis of the information sup­ The United Auto Workers are re­ plied by the ship operator, three ported as aiming for a $100 million copies of the LOG, the head­ Strike fund before the termination quarters report and minutes of the union's new three-year con­ forms are then airmailed to the tract. UAW President Walter company agent in the next port Eeuther is reportedly preparing to of call. ask the union's 1959 national con­ Similarly, the seamen's clubs vention for tho power to assess get various quantities of LOGs the working membership during at every mailing. The LOG is these three years and for permis­ sent to any club when a Sea­ sion to keep the union's present farer so requests it by notifying $39,000,000 strike fund intact. the LOG office that Seafarers Such a fund is believed necessary congregate there. If the union is going to demand a As always the Union would four-day work week as a solution like to hear promptly from SIU to the industry's growing automaships whenever the LOG and [tion problem. Thus far, the UAW ship's mail is not delivered so Jbas not-confirmed the report tbat the Union can maintain a Crowd lin« pter wall in Recife, Brazil, to greet returning Suwannee Steamship vessels on arrival bock - p-p-.p::'.. day-to-day check on the accu­ t«>Th^ Uifited PAolAvliotiiA Werk^ >kr<port. The ships operate between Recifo^ and Trinidad, BWl. cruising in South Atlantic waters.. racy of its maiMn'g BSts.' lers' scored • a three«to-one NLRB The photo of tM, vpwIPWI.Vvfllppmmg by John "Bananas" Zeirsyi. !• J Coal Miner Sails After Long Lay-Up SF Still Slow • ri i m ,.jil --i �!?"• Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG October C4» 195S41 Rails Open Rate War On Ships p:|.j; WASHINGTON—As was predicted when the "help the railroads" bill passed Congress, the railroads are now going to work to undercut coastwise shipping operations. The Inter­ state Commerce Commission has permitted Eastern railroads to put a number of piecemeal rate ciits cuts into effect, rates" SlU SHIPS AT SEA The crew of the Wang Dispatch­ er extended a vote of appreciation to ship's delegate Edgar King for doing his job in true SlU style under trying and difficult condi­ tions. The vessel has been out for Post pone MM? Pact Hearings r^- m The contract dispute between the'Masters, Mates and Pilots and the member companies of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute is marking time as the first arbitration hearing by AFL-CIO President George Meany has been postponed until October 28. Mea­ ny was originally scheduled to start the hearings on October 21. The AFL=CIO president entered the contract dispute at the request of the Institute, leading to settle­ ment of the walkout on October 7. The Mates had been out for six days against member companies of the Institute demanding im­ provements In various contract fringe benefits and working rules. Wages were not at issue. SlU-contracted Bull, Isthmian and Robin Line ships were affect­ ed by the walkout, but a number of SIU companies, including Wa­ terman, Mississippi and Alcoa, had signed with the union a month earlier. The earlier pact, signed In Mobile, provided improvements in vacations, pensions, penalty pay, overtime and other gains. almost a year now, ship's reporter George Van Etten said, and most of the men will be getting off. However it was a much better trip because of the way King handled his post. Also in line for recognition for doing a top notch job. Van Etten said, is the steward department on the Dispatcher. They put out good meals with fine service consistently in spite of the fact that on many occasions, because of the nature of the run, they lacked fresh stores and were frequently short-handed in personneL ' % % S. Votes of thanks this week also go to the steward department on the SS Rebecca, for their excep­ tional food and service, to the 2nd cook and baker and the crew messman on the Penn Mariner; the electrician on the Del Aires for putting the ship's coffee pots back into shape, and to the galley gangs On the Del Aires, CS Miami, cap­ tain Nicholas Sitinas and the Alcoa Runner. t t It's usually the steward depart­ ment that gets the "vote of thanks" < . but not so on the Steel Rover's last trip. Not because they don't de­ serve it, John Higgins, meeting secretary, care­ fully notes, but because someone else came in for it. First, it was Higgins the men who chipped In to have the TV set re­ paired, and second, the crew mem­ bers who donated for new reading matter. which Pan Atlantic Steamship Corp. has charged are specif­ ically designed to force the SIUmanned coastwise operation out of busine^." • Three cuts, covering the move­ ment of drugs and alcoholic bev­ erages from the Northeast to'Dal­ las, Texas, were cited by Pan At- Seattle Sees Upturn Ahead SEATTLE—Shipping continued on the slow side during the past period as only one vessel paid off here. However the picture should be much brighter over the next two or three weeks as the SS Producer will be in port paying off, and a Liberian-flag ship transferring back to American registry will take on a full crew. Knowings the conditions under which Liberian and other nmaway flag ships are operated, the crew going aboard can probably expect to spend some time in the yards cleaning her up. The City of Alma (Waterman) was the only vessel paying off and signing on during the last two weeks while the Natalie (Intercontinental) and the Seamar, Massmar and the Texmar (Caimar) were in transit. Send Documents On Baby Benefit All Seafarers, who expect to apply for the SIU $200 mater­ nity benefit and are currently eligible for it—having one day's seatime in the past 90 days and 90 days In 19.56—are urged to send in all necessary documents when filing for the benefit. Payment will be made speedily when the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan receives the baby's birth certificate, the Seafarer's marriage certificate and discharges showing eligi­ bility seatime. Photostats are acceptable in place of originals lantic as representative of a whole host of rate-cutting proposals "de­ signed to undercut those of domes­ tic water carriers." The coinpany charged that the railroads "are waging an intensified rate-chop­ ping campaign." Stripped ICC Powers At the time the railroad bill was before Congress, the SIU pointed out that it stripped the Interstate Commerce Commission of ks func­ tion as a watchdog over the com­ petitive nature ot freight rates. By selective rate-cutting on runs where the rMls complete with ship­ ping, the railroads hop^e to drive shipping competition into lay-up, -leaving them free to bid for all coastwise shipping cargoes. The railroads have traditionally cut rates whenever possible— where competing water carriers —even if it meant carrying cargo at a loss, and then made the losses up by keeping rates high on : runs where there is no shipping' competition. The railroad bill passed in the last session of Congress made such : rate-cutting easier when it statedt,^ "Rates by a carrier shall no£ be " held up to a particular level )o , tect traffic of any other mode hi transportation. . ." Up until then; the ICC had authority to consider ship freight rates in fixing railroad freight rates, and the practice had been to give the shipping compa-^ hies-a lower rate on competitive runs because of the irregularities of ship scheduling. , Trucking interests are also pro» testing what they -characterized as "drastic selective rate-cutting'-'! by^the railrbads. 'Job Guide' Boosts Rates; Gosts More For Nothing The mail order gimmick which sells would-be. seamen g manual on "where to get a high-paying job,"^are still with us. Only they too are taking advantage of Inflation with on# New Jersey operator listing^ his merchant marine guide at length of voyage" and finally, "op­ portunity for advancement all thf $2.85 as against the $2 fee way to captain of your own ship." which these "services" usually charge. This and other manuals of its kind cater to those who are taken in by spot ads in the newspapers and magazines offering $400 monthly jobs for beginners. What they fail to specify in their comeon literature is the existence of seniority systems in maritime as well as Coast Guard limitations on the issuance of seamen's papers to newcoihers who have no assurance of employment in the industry. A reply to the New Jersey oper­ ator brings a letter informing the would-be customer that for $2.85 he can get the key to a lifetime of bliss as'a merchant marine: "High base pay with loads of overtime, clean semi-private quarters, choice of one of two menus offered at each meal, choice of any country in the world to visit, choice of Once the customer takes the bait, he receives a list of seamen's unions' addresses plus those of Military Sea Transportation Offices and Coast Guard certification units. He is told to file for sea­ men's papers and report to the un­ ions for employment. Only then does he find out about the severe limitations on the is­ suance of seamen's papers plus un­ ion contract seniority provisions which put the inexperienced new­ comer on the bottom of the list as far as employment opportunities are concerned. Actually, the manuals offer little more than an raterprising indivi^ ual could obtain by consulting « telephone book. But judging by the continued appearance of this ads, there always seem to be new customers, even if the price has gone up. ^ Oil the Winch, Not the Deck ' Oiling the winches, lines and other shipboard gear is an essential function in keeping equipment in good work­ ing order. Just as essential though, is core in applying oil. If it splatters or spills on the deck, take time out and wipe it up before continuing. Otherwise somebody, is liable to take q bad spill that could result in broken bones or other serious injury. So don't forget, "oil the winch, not the deck." Keep the deck around the winches clean and dry, and you eliminote a major cause of shipboard mishaps. 6' • .• • " • ^ .{ i:: - "'v' tv t ft .• •/.S.;,.^v..i.fs. " • 'c' ". -.ihjtti,' t "f^r . V' .".-J.'" ;:V irni.-^ . • y '- .'..^3,- A;!-- J! is a ^are^mL , _ L, mm mm f| �OiWVflr M, Iftt SEAFARERS YODB DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUu* How Long Is Battery's 'Lifetime'? race Here LOG Md, Simplifies Absentee Voting - BALTIMORE—Seafarers who are residents of this state and who expect to be at sea on Election Day, November 4th, are urged to look into the new method for casting absentee ballots the next time they are in port, Earl Sheppard, port agent, reported. Under this system, a sea­ However, rated members Bethcoaster, Marore and Santore man, or any other voter who port." who register York and signed up again. In transit were will not be in town to vote other ports onintheNew Gulf will find the Santore (Marven); Losmar, on that date, can go down to the Board of Supervisors and file an affidavit that he wiil not be in port on the 4th, and will be given a ballot which he can cast imme­ diately. Sheppard warned that these elections will play an important role in determining future labor legislation. Every union member should make sure he and his fam­ ily does vote on November 4th. They are also urged, he said, to study the slate of candidates checked by the AFL-CIO on their legislative background and give this list their consideration before voting. On the labor front the only major beef in town at present is the shipyard workers' strike at Maryland Drydock. However, they expect to settle this beef in the near future. Although they have been out for a couple of weeks so far, they have the solid backing of all labor in the city and are determined to get their demands. (Ed. note: The shipyard workers signed a new agreement early this week.) Shipping for the port has been on the slow bell during the past period. Baltimore has been an er­ ratic port where shipping is con­ cerned, Sheppard said, and recent weeks have confirmed the trend. A number of vessels are in layup here and they account for the large registration list for the 'Many moderate-Income car owners become Intrigued by full-page •da in magazines touting the virtues of special "wateriess" or "life­ time" batteries. The Federal Trade Commission already has slapped down one advertiser of "life-long" batteries who promised a guarantee of ten years. Now a former distributor of so-called "waterless" batteries, Reader L. B. of La Crescenta, Calif., reveals the inside story behind these claims. He reports, to collect on the 10-year guarantee On these batteries, you actually have to ship the battery to the factory at your own ex­ pense. Then you must wait for the factory to tear down the battery and. determine whether failure was caused by a defect in the battery Itself, or by a bad voltage regulator or generator. The guarantee doesn't apply if the failure was caused by your car (and how can you prove or disprove it wasn't?). One man who .bought one of these batteries has waited more than a month, so far, to find put why his battery failed. The factory kept telliug .hlm it hadn't beeiv. torn apart yet. Another customer has to go to court to try to make the factory live up to the guarantee, this former distributor reports. The battery is supposed to be waterless,, but actually contains a Jelly-like water solution. , Another hoax, used recently by seat-cover manufacturers, mattress manufacturers and filter-tip cigarette advertisers, is the so-called "re­ port by an independent testing company." You've seen this state^ ment on television commercials Je other ads. w Such "tests";prove nothing to us consumers unless we could see the full report and learn how the prod­ uct stood up on all counts, not just those the advertiser selects to tell us about, fiut the high pressure "waterless" battery manufacturer didn't even bother to have "tests made. He simply advertised that he did, as the distributor learned when he wrote to the laboratories. Mr. L. B. says he now wishes he had checked with his bank, attor­ ney or Better Business Bureau be­ fore he invested his money and hopes in this battery business. He advises any workingman who might be thinking of becoming a parttim*^ pr sideline distributor for such a company to make a careful check beforehand. Not only these "long-life" advertisers, but even some well known manufacturers and retailers tend to exaggerate guarantees on bat­ teries, as this department previously warned. WASHINGTON — Increasing Actually, most batteries never get to wear out, but fail for other pressure is reported being brought reasons, most often from overcharging. on the Administration calling for fiar owners generally just have a new battery installed and let it go at that But ignition experts warn that if the battery died early, relaxation of the restrictions on thp mechanic ought to investigate why. A battery's life expectancy trade with Communist countries can be:shortened considerably by improper installation, a loose gen­ in Europe, or at least for loose erator .belt, frayed or damaged wires, a low regulator setting, low regulations comparable to those electrolyte level, corrosion at terminals or cell connectors, or not imposed by Western Europe and using the car much. Even when all the battery needs is a recharge, Japan. According to a recent study by ypur mechanic ought to find out-why it lost its charge. Otherwise, a special advisory committee of you are doctoring the symptom and not the ailment. : A battery tries to signal you before it dies. A frequent need for the Department of Commerce, water is a signal that something is wrong, either with the battery three out of every four business itself or elsewhere in the charging system. Another sign of a sick and trade association executives in­ battery is a slightly raised or buckled cover and bulging sides, in­ terviewed reported they were in dicating it is aging or is being subjected to excessive overcharging. favor of some decontrol on the Excessive white sulphation- indicates a leak in the case, overcharging trade restrictions. or other defect. The only trade of any conse­ ' It is a good idea to have the battery tested with a hydrometer when quence at present consists of US you have your car greased. This is a syringe-like instrument which aid and surplus cargoes to Poland measures the strength of the acid in the cells. It's inexpensive to buy and Yugoslavia, making those if you want to do your own checkipg. But every 3,000 miles, it's wise, countries ship stops for Seafarers. Last year it was noted, the rest to get a voltmeter test. This measures the voltage remaining in the cells. At this time, also have the terminals and cables cleaned and of the free world and Japan lifted their restrictions and put into ef­ t^tened. If you let the electrolyte level fall below the tops of the separators, fect an almost complete decontrol your battery will be damaged. But don't add too much water, since of their trade with the Communist the excess solution will spill thi^gh the vents and attack cables, nations. While the US State De­ partment acceded in this and indi­ cradle and other metal parts.' Overcharging occurs when the voltage regulator Is set too high. On cated it would revise US trade thd other hand, too low a charge rate also wears out batteries pre­ curbs, the department held that maturely. The voltage regulator is a little box under the hood. It it would not go as far as other na­ regulates the flow of electricity from the generator to the battery. tions did. For one thing, the De­ Regulators do get out of order and in any case an difficult to adjust. partment said, the US would not : The dashboard gauge which shows ^e charging rate, called the lift its embargo against trade with ammeter, should show a constant aUcht charge while the car is mov­ Red China. The committee was formed to ing. If the needle remains on the minus side, there may be too many electrical accessoria ih UM at the same time, or the regulator, gen­ provide a basis for support of any erator or other components pf the charging system may be out of order. changes In US trade policy de­ It doesn't pay to delays recharging a we^ battery, as it will wear cided upon by President Elsenhow­ Wt faster than one kept fully charged. Battery manufacturers them­ er. The President Is expected to answer a letter from Soviet Pre­ selves recommend the use of home chargers. Even if a test'shows your battery Is.alniost discharged, don't rush mier Nikita S. Khrushchev re­ td buy a new one. Experts' advise that no battery should be con­ questing closer economic ties be­ demned^ no matter what the reading, if all cells are discharged. The tween .the two nations. It is be­ battmy i^mild be charged ^t and tested again to see if it holds the lieved that this report will play an charge. U the test discloses two cells are charged and one discharged, important part in the final declitm. there is no dQ«bt,ilie .A»t(My IMolectiw a»d ahouUl .bo, reBlacoiLw . SIOIIM,^. much better shipping conditions. Six vessels paid off here during the period, four signed on and 12 were in transit. The Feltore, Marore, Santore (Marven); Bethcoaster (Calmar); Mae . and Emilia (BuU) paid off while the Feltore, Bethcoaster, Yoikmar (Calmar); Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Runner, Al­ coa Polaris (Alcoa); Young Amer­ ica, (Waterman); Steel Maker, Steel Rover (Isthmian); Suzanne (Bull) and the Robin Locksley (Robin). m Biz Groups Press Red Trade Bids '••bm Veteran Seafarer Thomas Tooma looks over LOG chart describing new Social Security beneftts during visit to SlU headquarters with his wife. Tooma h now retired, and is already drawing SlU disability-pension benefit of $150 per month. "It's going to be dull, but the doctors gave the orders." This is the way Seafarer Thomas Tooma reached his decision to give up his life at sea and take it easy on the beach from now oh. Failing health has ended Tooma's 33-year long career at sea as an active union member. A member of the old ISU, Tooma joined the SIU when it was formed in 1938. He has shipped out since then in the steward department, most of the time as chief steward. Not one to sit around and Just be a "dues-paying member," Tooma Joined in most of the Union's beefs and strikes. He was active in the Wall Street strike when the white collar workers called on the "whita caps" for support, and he participated in the 1946 General Strike, to mention just a few. However, like most Seafarers, his best memories are of the sea. One vessel he will always remember, Tooma said. Is the old Robin Adair. It was during the war, he said, while she was enroute to Bandar Shapur carrying food and ammunition. The ship had rounded the Cape of Good Hope, sailed through the Indian Ocean and en­ tered the Persian Gulf with no sign of trouble, when the lookout spotted a sub in hot pursuit. It was a furious chase, but the Adair came through in the clutch. It arrived in Bandar Shapur with its cargo, and only one casualty— the vessel had burned out her engines putting space between her and the sub. His war career also included serving on troop carriers to the Nor­ mandy invasion and the Morrocan campaign. His vessels were under attack many times, but came through without major damage. Tooma likes all ships and runs, but confessed to favoring Robin Line. "In fact," he said, "1 spent almost ten and a half years sailing on Robin Line ships in my time." Tooma will now spend his spare time taking it easy in his home in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife. His biggest troubie, he said, is finding some hobby which will help him pass the time. Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consh^t of the following; Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, who have 12 years of seatlme plus the Plan's standard eligibility requirement, can aiHily for and receive the benefit The seatime has to be with SlU-contracted companies. Seafarers who are of age 09 m; over, and also meet the 12-year seatime r^ulremeht pltM tiie Flan's standard eligibility pro­ vision^ <:an also obtain eovcrago under this benefit �}ggAiMnttoe -i'-' ••'' ^i'.-, 'rr ri .V'.'' iv . ., f ^Oct*bcrt«, 19St This II the Mvcnth of a itriM en Amer. Icon trade unions te oppeor in the SEAFARERS LOG. Ue leriei is pr^ , lenrtng a cross-section of Americon yyCy ;: .' ! unionsj their members and airns. y ., y: •>/.;• : : j- •r;-* •'j-'-r- -..v.'-r' •^^'. S#ofe> p;°! I •<iri •^••J • •• II rT s-' I Small, Isolated groups off public employees who |olned hoods during the depression formed whot become the Americon Federotion of State, County and Municipoi Employees in 1936. Todoy the union hos 200,600 membem In o wide voriety of fobs: psychiotrists, loborers, troffic cops, librorions ond mony others. They ore orgoniied in the US, Conodo pnd die Conol Zone in 1;600 locols dvd 60 counciis. . Arnold S. Zonder, one of the eorly organisers of the Wisconsin group chortered os the union's Locol 1, has been president of AFSCME since its creotion. Union heodguorters ore ot 015 Mount Vernon Ploee, NW, Washington, DC. It publishes "The Public Employee," 0 monthly mggcBine. th^~ m hr j lfe:> U- ^ • ' • . ?'• IT" ., y tfi • •• h - • • • '• •% : _ '-k' . ; .' ^ l: ''' "i' f:--•w - >•> 1^i:'- • -- K - •r-.• • • ' ...f: r •"' " i...: ' - . ' - , ir' - • ' _ if- <- m'' Trend toward real collective bargaining by state and local administra^ tions is gaining. Demonstrations like this one,> outside New York's City Hall in 1954, help spotlight demands. jtv- rSi- ' f ;»HE DEPRESSION years which r I gave rise to the trade imion • movement of today presented public employees with one major obstacle besides those faced in private industry. The insecure "security"^ of public employment subjected workers to terrific pres­ sures, since the "boss" was the gov­ ernment itself. Small groups in different parts of the country did speak out for decent conditions, however. Sparkplugged by state employees in Wisr consin, some got local AFL char­ ters, and later functioned briefly as part of the American Federation of Government Employees, which went on to become spokesman for Federal workers other than postal employees. AFSCME became a separate AFL international union in 1936, there­ upon clashing head-on with local government restrictions on employ^ ees' rights to imion representation, to engage in collective bargaining or political activity, and to lake collective action to enforce their demands. As a result, the union' has had to seek legislative rentier • dies in addition to using direct ac­ tion. Despite these obstacles, AFSCME has expanded at a rapid pace. Four years ago it had barely half as ma^ members as it has today. It grew by 27,000 members by merging in 1956 with its CIO counr terpart, the Government and Civic Employees Organizing Committee. As in every union, coordinated organizing eHort has paved the way to collective bargaining be­ tween union and public officials. An outstanding example is the city of Philadelphia, where AFSCME was recently recognized as exclu­ sive bargaining agent for sonle 15,000 employees. Since its demands must invariably come under scrutiny in the news­ papers and before legislative bod­ ies, much of the staff work at AFSCME's headquarters in Wash­ ington concerns minute analysis of government pay and benefit sched­ ules, grievance procedures and personnel ordinances. This has paid off in public recognition that as long as conditions for public workers lag behind those in private industry, the public is the loser, too. Gradually the trend is towaM real negotiations and writtein contracts, Former chief personnel examiner of the Wisconsin Bureau of Per­ sonnel, President Arnold S. Zanider is now a member of the executive board of the AFL-CIQ Miaritime "Trades- Department. Several thousand. AFSCME members em­ ployed by municipal port author­ ities are affiliated with the MTD. . ,:r I' ' '-i" * -K.--'.V . ' JUnion member from local factory gets a hand. .. . < Custodian Ray Schwoegler, m em b ex of from librarian Hutti Shajpiro, an AFSCMEAFSCME local in Madison, Wis., gives locker . Olaf the walrus, a 1,000-pound baby at tho . < New. Yoilt Aquarium, suns hiipself uqder the • �.VJIJC 1 Ifit AEAWAUEBS L0€ •.. ¥w NIM Strike last spring by AFSCME against New York City zoos, musemns and Aquarium prodded recognition of union demands for de­ cent pay schedule. Rented for the occasionnot borrowed from the zoo, live monkeys were : wheeled along picketline in cages. Signs urged the city to "Stop Monkeying With Our Pay!" •-S - When sanitation workers struck for imion recognition in Miami, Fla., the city administration used prisoners from the municipal Jail as strikebreakers. Photo shows prisoners hauling garbage under watchful eye of a motorcycle policeman. Arnold S. Zander, president of AFSCME since it was chartered in 1936, is also member of Maritime Trades Department executive board. f At I • Leveling ground for new street, AFSCME policemen in many cities, as in Omaha, Ne* Lab technician O. Taliaferro belongs to Local ; miMhber Alden Mobley Jockeys truck for New ^ ; bra^a X&^ve); are also part of AFSCME. 171 on IMvers^^ campus at liE^^i^iif^^iJi^sklison, 'hom«'of'APSCME-imtilAl957i??^'^.ifs4i^s4ft^^tChreri.l26ilocals riepresent'p^lice••ttepartmel!ltsh^i^{;t*^5<ifh^fli^M?rStiWt.MaintenalltfiC••Depa^tm«ntiA.:}fe:V|'^^ �SEAFARERS Tag* Tea KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT 'M IThia column U intended to ocQuaint Seafarert with important provision* of the SIV contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarert have any Questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the LOG SIU Wage Scales States On Jobless $ With only five states increasing their unemployment benefits dur­ ing the past year, the Federal un­ Tanker Agreement. Article IV, Section 10. Pumpman. Pumpman's employment compensation program dntlea shall consist of handling earyo, ballast and tank equipment in- going Into effect Monday for vet­ eiudlny all work necessary for the operation and maintenance of caryo erans of the Armed Forces will be plpo lines, room heatinr system and all deck machinery including a welcome blessing to many. Patterned after World War H's tank year on deck, doys on waterticht doors and ports and lifeboat darits. He shall not be required to do ordinary enyine or fireroom "52-20 Club," the new law wUl pro­ vide jobless benefits of $20 a week woih except in line witii his regular duties ... for up to 52 weeks, depending upon the individual states. How­ Tanker Agreement. Article H, Section 27 (b). At sea. when day­ ever, since this is Inadequate to men are switched to sea watches and promoted for the purpose of fully cope with the effects of the replacing men who are injured or sick, they shall recehre the differen­ current recession, the Government is urging the states to take proper tial in pay. measures to improve their unem­ * e e ployment benefits system. Question: If a pumpman has to replace an engine room watchstander, New York is the only industrial does he merely get weekend overtime, or Is he paid OT for all his state having acted in this direction. time he was standing watch? Last year it increased payments from 26 to 39 weeks which, coupled with the temporary 50 per cent This issue arose recently on a T-2 tanker that was on the shuttle Federal aid program, would add run In the Far East and wound up shorthanded in the engine depart­ another weeks of payments. ment both on daymen and watchstanders. The result was that the There are, however, still 18 states pumpman was standing fireroom watches for 23 days and put in for which provide benefits for less 184 hours overtime. than 26 weeks and 22 per cent of The company disputed the overtime, citing as justification Article the nation's total insured live in ir, -Section 27 (b), printed above. According to the company interpre­ these states. A number of these tation, the pumpman was only entitled to weekend overtime since he have programs which date back to was already receiving more pay than the fireman whom he was re­ pre-World War days and have been little altered to meet the rise in placing. The Union argued successfully that Article IV, Section 10, applied wages and cost of living. Eligibility in the temporary Fed­ in this instance since in outlining the pumpman's regular duties, it eral program has averaged 10V6 specifically states "He shall not be required to do ordinary engine or weeks since its initiation last June. fireroom work." Thus, for many workers whose The Union's position was that Article II, Section 27 (b), applied to states insure them for 21 or less other daymen such as wipers or engine utilitymen if the latter are weeks, all forms of unemployment carried. The Union noted that the engine utility, if carried, can be assistance will just about be ex­ "required to replace any unlicensed member of the engine depart­ hausted' by now. The Government ment when said member is sick, injured or missing." Similarly, a is hoping the states will act soon. wiper can be temporarily promoted to fireman or oiler for the same purpose. However, these provisions do not apply to the pumpman who is specifically exempted from doing "ordinary engine or fire­ room work." The result was that the pumpman collated his 184 hours overtime, amounting in this instance to better than $400. SEAFARERS LOG.) Kickbacks By Chandlers Ruled 'Ordinary' Expense WASHENGTON—From now on kickbacks customarily paid by ship chandlers to skippers of foreign tramp ships will be tax deductable as ordinary and necessary business expenses, according to a re^ cent ruling by the Internal amount to the foreign shipmaster's earnings. Revenue Service. In support of the necessity of The practice dates back untold the chandler's paying commissions years in this, country and is also to the shipmaster is the contention found throughout the world, the that the failure to offer such pay­ Service found. It is common on ment will cause the master to seek Liberian vessels. Shipowners are elsewhere for the desired supplies. aware of the practice and recognize Generally, a pre-arranged percent­ it as a "legitimate" business ex­ age of the supply invoice serves pense which adds a considerable as the "commission." In the m' -' f'W p • October U, IMS Far East Line Signs 20-Yr. Aid Agreement WASHINGTON — The Federal Maritime Board has announced the authorization of a 20-year construc­ tion and operating differential sub­ sidy contract with Pacific Far East Lines, an SlU-Paciflc District con­ tracted operator. The long-range subsidy, wbich goes into effect January 1, 1959, will replace the ciurent 10-year contract the FMB has with Pacific Far East and which would have ex­ pired on December 31, 1959. Under the terms of the new conr tract, PFE will initiate a ship re­ placement program to replace nine vessels, seven Mariners and two C-2s. The C-2s will be replaced by 20-knot Mariners, and the pres­ ent seven Mariners will be re­ placed when they become 20 years old. It is estimated that the new replacement contract _ will cost $131.4 million. In addition to the shipbuilding program, the company also agrees to continue to provide service be­ tween California and Far East ports. This will guarantee a mini­ mum of 47 and a Tiia»imnm of 53 sailings a year. The Government will pay the difference between the building costs in an American shipyard and a ^presentative foreign yard, and guarantee an operating-differential subsidy to enable the line to con­ tinue service in competition with lower cost foreign ships bperating on these roptes. < Dutch, Belgian and Scandinavian yards, which had . provided the yardstick for figuring foreign ship construction costs, may give way to Japanese yards fdr future cost'estimates. . (Ed. note; The following chart gives wages and overtime rates for all unUeensed crewmemhers of dry cargo vessels and tankships. Dry cargo scales are on the left; tankers on the right. Clip this out and keep it as a handy reference in case of need.) DRY CARGO DECK DEPARTMENT Wage OverRating Scale time Bosun (Mariner) $517.04 $2.23 Bosun 463.46 2.23 tCarpenter (Bfariner) 446.48 2.23 tCarpenter 433.85 2.23 AB Maintenance 397.87 2.18 Quartermaster ............... 363.67. 2.18 Able Seaman 363.67 2.18 Ordinary Seaman 282.45 1.70 OS Maintenance — — ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician (Mariner).... $599.26 $2.23 Chief Electrician. 577.48 2.23 Electrician ' — 2nd Electrician................ 537.96, 2.23 Chief Pumpman —' 2nd Pumpman Maintenance... ~ ' 2nd Pumpman Machinist...... ' Unlicensed Jr. Eng, (Day) ,, 46710 2M Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Watch).;. 417.77 2.23 Plumber-Machinist 479.35 2.23 Deck Engineer..... 440.55 2.23 Engine Utility 424.18 2r23 Evaporator Maintenance.386.70 2.18 Oiler .. .................. 363.67 2.18 Oiler-Diesel 393.53 2.18 Watertender . 363.67 2.18 Fireman-Watertender 363.67 2.18 Fireman 363.67 2.18 Wiper '340.42 1.70 Reefer Engineer— (When 1 carried) 537.96 2.23 Reefer Engineer— (When 3 carried) Chief 496.18 2.23 1st Assistant...... 441.32 2.23 2nd Assistant 401.03 2.18 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward (Mariner)......$517.04 $2.23 Chief Steward 463.46 2.23 Chief Cook 423.55 2.23 Cook and Baker..... — Night Cook and Baker....;... 417.77 2.23 2nd Cook 376.23 2.18 3rd Cook 359.07 2.18 Messman .;.... 280.28 1.70 Utilityman 280.28 1.70 TA^iKER Wage OverScale time $476.66 $2J8 409.89 375.68 367.68 290.31 340.42 2.18 2.18 2.18 1.70 1.70 $577.48 $2.2$ 500.83 500.83 500.83 2.23 2.23 2.23 416.18 2.18 367.68 2.18 367.68 .2.18 340.42 1.70 $476.66 439.91 434.13 $2.23 2.23 2.23 383.10 280.28 280.28 2.18 1.70 1.70 * For Seatraln Line wage scale, add $7.50 to day cargo scale above on all ratings carried except chief electrician and deck engineer. Seatrain scale tot chief electrician la ISSOgB; for deck engineer, $479.67. < tReceivea $20 additional a month if required to provide own toob. Standby ratea are 02.14, SS.IS and 0203 for the respective overtime groupa. Tramps Again Pitch For Subsidy Grant it. ?a PHILADELPHIA—Tramp shipowners are again pressing demands for Government subsidy aid. The Tramp Ship­ owners Association at its aimual convention heard a deipand for speedy application of Fed- ' eral operating subsidies to the The squeeze on US tramps is tramp field before US-fiag particularly heavy, he declared, in tramping is eliminated by foreign such bread and butter bulk exports competition. as grain and coal, where larger, A number of proposals have more modern and more efficient been made in Congress In recent foreign-flag tramps can cut rates years to subsidize the tramp oper­ bkow the A'meiiean break-even * ?. ators, but such proposals have point. never gotten out of committee up until now. James Anderson, executive sec­ retary of the Association, cited fig­ ures to show that foreign^ tramps Seafarers and- SIU famiUei; carry 70 to 80 percent of Ithe na­ who apply for maternity, hos­ tion's foreigp commerc*. Tho pre­ pital or surgical benefits from ponderance of si)ch cargo on for­ the Welfai-e I^n art urged to eign tramps reflects the growth of keep the Union or the Wel­ bulk cargoes In world trade such fare Plan advised of any as coal, grain, oil, bauMte and iron changes of address while theiri ores, most of which are not carried applications are being pir6(V by conventional cargo liners. essed. Although payments are Tht 1936 Merchant Marina Act, often made by return mail, he pointed out, was passed at a change of address (or illegible time when the liner segment of return addresses) delay them the Industry was relatively more when checks or "baby bonds" important, but today, trlthout sub­ are returned. Those who srS sidizing iHilk cairiers, it would he moving or plan to move ate impossiblo to reach-the 'so percent advised to immediately notify objective set in the 1980 Act. This SIU headquarters mr the Wel­ was that 50 petH^nt of US foreliut fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New comihefce idioiilit bs eairied TOrk,,N¥;V;.sM^ en Amedcsa AiPA • Moving? Notify SiU,Woifaro ^ �OctDltor }4« 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Baltimore Has Lots of 'Em .flfliv I VII wi wiliifiviv, iiwiiiiwMy vfio VI iiiv ww9iV9i nuivwi» vn iriv /^iiuniiw v^vvarg i«»omvio» v anip> jboneyard with more than 60 vessels tied up there for lock of corgo. Twenty-seven vessels of the Idle fleet are pictured tied up at one pier waiting for a reversal in the declining export market. McCarthy Co. Advances In Subsidy Bid WASHINGTON — Tlie first hurdle in its effort to expand pres­ ent shipping activities has been overcome by the T. J. McCarthy Steamship Company, whose ships are manned by the SIU Great Lakes District. A Federal Mari­ time Board examiner has recom­ mended that the company be al­ lowed to continue present opera­ tions if and when it is granted a Government subsidy to maintain Great Lakes-Europe trade. Cars Main Cargo The McCarthy ships presently carry automobiles from Detroit to Cleveland and Buffalo plus bulk cargo between various Great Lake ports. The finding states that the continuation of present operations in addition to foreign commerce would not constitute unfair com­ petition to the other companies in the area. It pointed out that Mc­ Carthy's auto shipping stems from a special arrangement with the Chrysler Corporation while its bulk cargo for 1957 totaled less than one percent of the total avail­ able cargo. AtoWlA/ gCTTV More Benefits For AH (Continued from Page l) obtained substantial gains, particularly through the merg­ ing of their pension plan which resulted in a 25 percent in­ crease in payments to retired West Coast seamen. Now, by the combination of the three existing agreements into one uniform contract common to all, the Pacific District has assured all seamen on West Coast ships an equal share in benefits obtained through negotiations. This equal share will apply to common vacation benefits, to standard general rules where applicable to all three de­ partments. The vacation benefits will be administered joint­ ly, just as the pension benefits are at present, with resultant saving in overhead costs. Coming up in the future are plans for a joint newspaper to replace the three separate publications now in existence, and the merging of three separate welfare plans into a joint fund. Also in the offing is a joint pfiedical clinic for members and their families. All of this is assurance to the members of Pacific District Unions of a stronger organization, better able to serve its membership; To the industry, at large, it is assurance of greater stability, with all three member unions speaking with one voice on matters of importance to the industry and to their membership. It was only three years ago that there was no Pacific District. It's little more than five years from the time that only the Sailors Union of the Pacific represented the SIU of North America on West Coast ships. The Marine Firemen's^nion was then independent. "The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union was in the middle of its long fight to oust the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards from control of the steward departments on West Coast ships. Anybody looking at the situation from the vantage point of 1953 would be understandably dubious about predicting stability on the West Coast. But the first major break came in the spring of that year when the Firemen's Union voted affiliation with the SIU of North America. Then the Sailors, Firemen and Cooks, working together, were able to pin complete and final defeat on the Communist-dominated cooks imion. Since then it has been relatively clear sailing for the West Coast seamen with the promise of further benefits in the future for them and a long period of beneficial stability for the industry. . t Automation Arrives The impact of semi-automatic or fully-automatic produc­ tion equipment is becoming more evident in the past year. Official US figures show that US factories are now capable of producing at the peak level of early 1957 with one million less workers than they employed at the time. This development came about as a result of the recession, which speeded the closing of older, less-productive factories. As far as workers are concerned, it is refiected in figures showing that unemployment is continuing in the face of a rapid production recovery. Thus far, maritime has been little touched by these changes, although the development of the "lift-on" ship has had , its impact in the longshore area. But in the long run». maritime too will be faced with the problems created by.,usihglessjjgpi^^ machi^ef^^tp get thp day's. ^ohe. Pare Plerea Organizing Grain Ships Keep Houston Hopping /•.f HOUSTON—While labor councils in California and four other states have been fighting, to prevent the passage of a "right-to-work" law, union members in this state who are" enjoying the "benefits" of such t" a provision, have been striving the four Waterman transfer-tank-, for its repeal. Bob Matthews, ers on the grain run. There were only a few minor port agent reports. The wreck law, he said, is the beefs on the ships, Matthews said, biggest problem on the agenda for but as a whoie, they are coming m the second convention of the Texas very clean with their delegates State AFL-CIO which opened last doing a first class job. Monday. Far from giving a worker the "right-to-work" the law is merely a screen giving the em­ ployer the "right-to-break" labor unions throughout the state. Organizing is continuing in nearly every field in the port. The SIU has leveled its sights on one of the fairly large dredging and towing operators in the port and is making some progress. However, as the drive recently started, there A million dollar sea hunt was is not too much to report on it just launched last week by scientists now. from Columbia University of New Shipping Good York. Leading objectives are a Shipping for the area has been mammoth eel, ten times the size very good in all departments, all of most known specimens, a snail, ratings. A lot of it is due to the whose characteristics have re­ increased amount of grain being mained intact for 300,000,000 shipped from here.to Brazil, India, years and evidence that the Pan­ Pakistan and Haifa. "A tremen­ ama Canal was a natural opening dous" amount is being processed in bygone eras. daily, Matthews noted. A total of 37 ships were serviced in this port during the past period. Five of them paid off, four signed on and there were 28 in-transit ships during the two weeks. Paying off were the Del Valle (Mississippi); Penn Mariner (Penn); Ocean-Ulla (Ocean Trans); Steel Director (Isthmian) and the Alice Brown (Bloomfield). All of these ships, with the exception of the Steel Director, later signed on. Among the in-transit ships to hit the port during the period were the Bents Fort, Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ ice); Seatrains Texas, New Jersey, Louisiana (Seatraln) and the Almena (Penn). The latter is one of Scientists Hunt Sea 'Monster SIU Man Teaching At Sea School Future engineers and mates at­ tending the Maine Maritime Acad­ emy at Castine, Maine, may not know it but they are getting part of their instruction from an active Seafarei'. The seafaring man in question is John Burrowes, who sails with the SIU in the engine room when not teaching courses, or helping run the bookstore he operates in Port­ land, Maine. A Harvard graduate. Burrowes is now teaching pros­ pective engineers and mates courses in admir­ Burrowes alty law, funda­ mentals of economics and ship's business as well as a course in unions for seniors, so that when they start going to sea, they will know what an OT sheet or a union repair list looks like -and what it means—^plus, of course, the im­ portant role that unions play in the operations of the maritime industry generally. The admiralty law course de­ rives out of Burrowes' attendance at Harvard Law School following his graduation from the university in 1828. He has been sailing with the SIU on and off since 1942, and was Just recently appointed to the Maine AMdemy'a instructional The 11-month cruise aboard a 202-foot three-master will take the expedition to South America, the Caribbean, South Africa, and the Equatorial and South Atlantic. They will also seek to determine the roots of the Andes Mountains, the strength of gravity across the oceans and the reasons for the existence of a mysterious layer of pebbles on the ocean bottom near Cape Horn. The search for the eel stems from the capture of an oversized baby specimen by Swedish scien­ tists in 1953. Its parent is believed to be much larger, big enough to qualify as a "genuine" monster. 72c Is Charge For Canal Swim No wonder the Panama Canal has reported making a profit for the seventh straight year—noth­ ing but fish can use the water­ way for free. "The canal toll collector re­ cently assessed 53-year old Dr. Robert Legge 72 cents for trying to be the oldest to swim the canal. Dr. Legge, a United States Naval physician, swam the 28V^ mile waterway with but one stop, within the time limit, of 24 hours he had set for himself. Dr. Legge should feel some­ what overcharged since accord­ ing to canal authorities, the toU was the minimum rate for a ^'one-ton vessel in ballast." •. 1 1 M '.-1 ^^1 �i Baby Album SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK •' •ft:'- A longtermer on the Norfolk hospital register, F'rancis Boner (ex-Council Grove) has been drydocked there since ruffering paralysis in a 1954 auto accident. He couldn't get by without the care assured by USPHS. Others at Norfolk include Mars Gallop, ex-Orion Comet, who was injured ashore after being assigned th a ship but is getting back Into shape, and Crawford Lightsey, off the Arizpa. Improving despite a heart condition, Lightsey is expecting a transfer to the New Or­ leans hospital. He'll be joining a deck department trio in the Crescent City drydock composed of Thomas Tncker, ex-Del Viento, Jolia J. Harrison, ex-LaSalle, and Gerald Thaxton, ex-Alcoa Corsair. Tucker fell aboard ship, injuring his elbow, but is coming along okay. Drydocked over 18 months, Thaxton lost a leg because of a diabetic condition and should be getting out soon. Harrison is also doing better in the face of multiple injuries, including two broken legs. He had to have a brace made for one leg Thaxton Gallop to help, him get around a bit. Out on the West Coast, Seattle reports satisfactory progress by Phillip St. Marie, who checked in there because of a lung hemorrhage. He had been on the Grain Shipper as chief cook. Myron E. Folts, exOrion Clipper, and Dennis A. Marcoly, ex-Marymar, are two of the latest additions to the San Francisco roster. Marcoly is doing okay after surgery and Folts, who Was injured aboard ship, spent two months in an Indian hospital before he was repatriated. Brother Folts is the father of Susan Folts, who was one of the winners of an SIU college scholarship in 1955. Slow progress Is the word on Charlie Dwyer, SIU hospital delegate at Brighton marine hospital, Boston, who's been in and out of drydock for a couple of years because of a lung ailment. He's in there with Raymond Perry, who was chief cook last trip on the Ocean Dinny. Perry went in for a check-up and found that his ticker was acting up. These brothers and all Seafarers in the haspitals appreciate your mail and personal visits. Stop by to see them and write when you can. Th« foUowing is the latest avallabla list of SIU men in the hospitals: New arrivals AlexarJer Benzuk (top) and Kenneth L Ward vie (or honors here. Alexonder, born June 14, is son of Seoforer and Mrs. Alex Benzoic of Camden, NJ. Young Kenneth, son of Seo­ forer and Mrs. Jomes E. Word of Los Angeles, goes it alone, but his- heort belongs to He Can Cook, Too tfiaai Editor, j SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) • ,,.• .. RH STREET^ADDRESS CITY v .... ZONE STATE .,,,. \ rO.AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are en old tubtcriber and have a change ' of addrast, please glva your former address batowi • " ••"I ADDRESS n, P.ITY ...A. • " ' .• 'V-.V : i- ZONE J- - . .j STATE .y Chief cook Peter Gorvin olso shows talent outside the gal­ ley, as he displays lounge , chair he built and upholstered in spare time aboard the Port-mar. The ^ looks mighty • s Uses SIU 8ot-Up As Union Patforn k stewardv Benlamin Ruclcer.- doleuG** are apprMtated by all' sf the fsBsily. It U always heartwarming %bi know that one's friends an4 shipmates taks.tlmc out to shara In someon* else's grief. Sine*' my beloved mother passed sway on October 7, I have seen an-! other example of the brother­ hood that Is so much a part et ths SIU way of Ufa. H. 8. BiesI Te tile Editor: 1 greatly appreciate your kind attention In forwarding'me the latest LOG. Some time ago 1 requested and promptly re­ ceived your previous Issue. My request was based on the fact that I saUed for 18 years with the Sailors Union of the Pacific, which was my original % 1i union In 1940, then with the Masters, Mates it Pilots and Cites Esperanto finaUy with the SIU Great As World Link Lakes District. To the Editor: Now retired from the sea, I If you could find spact In tiio had experienced great difficulty LOG for a letter from a recent­ discussing anions and union ly-retired member of the SIU, I should like to express some­ thing which I believe would bo of considerable interest to SeatsriacB. If only I had known of Espe­ ranto years ago, I believe my life at sea would have been a more enriching experience. Es­ peranto, as some of you may All letters to the editor for know, is an international lan­ publication in the SEAFAR­ guage. designed to facilitate ERS LOG must be signed, communication between th# by the torifer. Names 'will people of the world. It is not be withheld upon request.. meant to replace other lan­ guages, .but rather to use w^a procedures, but your newspaper; second language. - For anyone who travels to now furnishes convineing proof of my pro-union arguments foreign countries, this would be among these, shoreside stiffs. invaluable. We can all think Thanks a lot for your assistance. when the language barrier pre-' The fellows eagerly pounce vented us from communicating upon the LOG, pass it around our. ideas and thoughts to others. and discuss it in great detail. Just think of how much time I must answer many more argu­ a Seafarer must spend in trying ments than an organizer, but all to. express himself to^ people now agree about the SIU's de­ who do not understand his lan­ mocracy and approve of tha guage. Esperanto is the answer. whole set-up. There are millions of people in The ignorant are being edu­ cated apparently, because many the world who speak .this lan­ of my friends are now beefing guage. You may find them In for reforms in their respective any country In the world and unions and using the SIU as a from every walk of life. Once pattern. Again, thank you for you have learned Esperanto you will be amazed at the new your courtesy. world which has been opeped John J. Tencza up to you. » In each country in the worid, and in most cities, there is ah LOG Helps Him Esperanto delegate who will bh glad to inform you of any father Keep in Touch Esperantists in the area. They To the Editor: I am writing in regard to a are always glad to meet another couple of subscriptions to the Esperantist. It Is one of the SEAFARERS LOG. During the best methods 1 have ever seen time I sailed with the SIU, I for establishing harmony be­ enjoyed the LOG very much, tween different peoples. Esperanto was created in along with all the other SIU1887 by Dr. L. L. Zamenhof of henefits. Now I am ashore because the Bialystok, Poland. It is siinple doctors say so and I also want to learn. Experiments in schools to stick close to my parents. But have shown that Esperanto can I do miss the LOG very much be . acquired in a fifth of the and would like to keep up with time required for learning any the SIU's progress toward a . other language. It could be better life for all American learned in 26 hours of diligent seamen. So if you can, please study. There Is much to be said on send the LOG to me. If there is any charge, please bill me. this subject but rather than go I know the LOG is a special overboard here, I'd like anyone benefit for the members and who is Interested in the idea their families and 1 too want to to contact me. I shall be only too glad to furnish all the in­ contribute to keep it going. Give my regards to Keith formation they wish. My ad­ Terpe, Bull Sheppard, Joe Al- dress is 5065 Cape May Avenue, gina and all the gang and be San Diego 6, Calif. Fred T. MiUer sure to send the LOG to me and to the other address listed. ii. 4 4 It's for another seaman who also misses 'being a Seafarer today. Welfare Assist Smooth sailing to all. Js Appreciated Joseph W. Henry To the Editor: (Ed, note: There is no We wish to extend our sincere charge for receiving the SEA­ thanks to the crew of the Bar­ FARERS LOG, which is sup­ bara Frietchle, which was so ported entirely by membership thoughtful when my husband contributions.) was scalded on the ship while - J, in Honolulu. ^ Thanks also to the SIU wel­ Offers Thanks fare representative who, met my For Condolences husband at the airport in New York, brought him home and To the Editor: I wu'ald like to offer my sin­ did many other nice..things to cere thanks for the kind of ex­ help US- We will always 'oe pressions of sympathy from my greatful that my; husbspid. ;lii(j;ah Union brothers when my moth- . SIU, member. Wnd con.- letters To The Editor USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAI. doddy. MEMPHIS. TENN. BALTIMORE. MD. BUly RusseU Henry Acosta Vincent McNeU T. P. Barbour Luther K. Milton Myron E. Folta Hiclial MlchaUk SAILORS SNUG HARBOR Claude A. Brown A. G. Oporto William J. Kramer A. J. Scheving STATEN ISLAND. NY Raymond E. Dabney Byron J. Ricketts Paul D. Uotta H. J. Schrelner Oscar J. Adams Thomas Isakscn Stephen Dinkel Vincent J. Rizzuto Dennis A. Marcoly A. R. Stevenson Victor B. Cooper Jack Geller Richard Savior Santiago Martinez USPHS HOSPITAL Gorman T. Glaze David A. Schick USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Richard Green Bobby Stalsworth MANHATTAN BEACH, NY J. R. Alsobrook John C. Palmer Everett W. Hodges Wm. J. Stephens Lewis R. Akin* Claude B. Jessup L. Anderson Edourdo Piscopo Charlie Johnson Francis H. Sturgia Woodrow Johnson H. LedweU Jr. Paul W. Seldenberg Manuel Antonana Chas. M. Kellogg Clyde B. Ward • Ludwig Kristiansen Eladlo ArU Woodrow Meyer* William Kunak Paul V. Ward Fortunato Bacmno Thomas R. Lehay VA HOSPITAL Lester C. Lord Kenneth Lewis Joseph J. Bass HOUSTON. TEXAS Warren J. Mclntyre Melvln W. Bass USPHS HOSPITAL B. J. Arsenault J. S. Harmanton Herbert C. Mclssac Matthew Bruno BOSTON. MASS. VA HOSPITAL Jens Madsen Leo Carreon L. J. CampbeU Raymond L. Peny RUTLAND. MASS. Leo Mannaugh James F. Clark* Charles Dwyer Daniel Fitzpatrick J. S. O'Byme Juan Denopra W. P. O'Dea John J. DrlscoU VA DOMICIARY USPHS HOSPITAL Friedof O. FondUs C. Oslnskl THOMASVILLE. OA, GALVESTON. TEXAS George G. Phifer Odls L. Gibba Elmer G. Brewer E. Foreman Jr. John Rawza Joseph Bf. GUlard Winston E. Renny Wm. F. Lawless BALTIMORE CITY HOSPITAL G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranlck BALTIMORE. MD. Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan VA HOSPITAL Simon Eftlme Clarence Hawkins Aimer S. Vlckers CORAL GABLES. FLA. VA HOSPITAL Pon P. Wing . Frank Hemandes Abner Ralford KECOUGHTAN. VA. Boyce Yarborough David Hewson Joseph cm Antonio Infante USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORI.EANS. LA. VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. SAVANNAH. GA. William Bates Leo Lang Thomas W. KilUon' Carey J. Beck Reamer C. Grimes W. A. G. Marjenhoff Louis Bentley Jack Mays USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL John W- Bigwood Philip Mendoza STATEN ISLAND. NY SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Claude Blanks WUllam E. Nelson Robert Anderson Edward P. Lessor John J. Cook P. J. St. Msrle Tim Brown Dominic J. NeweU Nicholas Anoustii Boy Le* McCannon Jonas Heldt D. L. Slattery Jack C. Brunson Edward L. Po# Robert W. Bunner Jose R. Moro A. Caragiorgio Winford FoweU Saturnine CaUeJa JOBS Rodriguas Clolse Coats Arthur A. Proulz Mike Chandoha David E. RusseU Clarence A. Dees R. Richardson Warren Conner Jesse Shouts John G. Dooley Henry Robinson Floyd. Dominskl Isaae Sieger William Fisher James H. Shearer Luciano Ghezzo Exequiel Tiong Henry Foy Wm. E. SwUley Luis E. Gutieres Eduardo Tore M. J. Goold Thomas L. Teears Perfecto Hierro Stefan TTzcinsU Herbert E. Grant Gerald L. Thaxton Lawrence P. Hogan Ramon Varela Wayne F. Harris Thomas E. Tucker Leslie Johnston Joseph Wohlets John J. Harrison Ferdinand V. Vigo Oliver J. Kendrick Apron CastUle Alvin C. Headricks James Ward Joseph A. Kramer Frank Mazet John Hrolenok George William* USPHS HOSPITAL James Hudson G. W, Williamson NORFOLK. VA. Henry A. Janicke Cleophas Wright Francis J. Boner Mars GaUop Wooldridge King Charles Wynn Crawford Lightsey Joseph A. Stevens Edward Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. BUTLER, PA. Joseph H. Berger Michael J. Coffer James F. Markel J. V. Bissonet Joseph Ebbole l-ir;.' October M, IIM SEAFARERS LOG Far* Twehre �.••.r=SHv"" •'-•• -^ (Mkibcr 14, l»5t STEEL SURVEYOR (iathmlan), Oct. S—Chairman, P. Shala; Sacratary, J. St. Laurent. Complaint on 2nd mate to bo settled by patrolman. Ship's fund $a5M. No beefs. Suggest dis­ posal of all old eereala—alao suggest tuna Bah on night lunch occaatonally. AZALIA CITY (Pan Atlantic), Oct. 11—Chairman. J. P. Auatbi; Secretary, W. Penka. Eyerything running amooth. ly—no beefa. $3.90 In abip-a fund. Ship'a delegate reatgned: new dele* gate elected. Requeat bathrooma and wadirooma kept clean, alao mfdahip dean eloaad la hot weather. Suggeat return of coffee muga from deck. DSL AIRIS (Miss.), Sept. 3S—Chair­ man, i. Oroen; Secretary, R. Renseme. One man missed ship. Ship's fund $HM. Some logs. Reports ac­ cepted. Eng. dept. foc'sles to be painted. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. and electrician tor flxlng coffee pots. DEL ORO (Mist.), Oct. 4 — Chair­ man, O. OvaTraro; Sacratary, O. Troa- OIL VALLS (Dslta), Sept. SS— Chairman, H. Pstarson; Secretary, J. Clair. XSc ship's fund. No beefs. Re­ quest new ship delegate take reare seeing radio operator about maritlm* news and patrolman about draws and mailing address. ALCOA POINTER (Aicoa), Oct. •— Chairman, D. Krewczyikl; Sacratary. R. Ssdonskl. Report sample of water taken and will be analysed ashore. Several hours ot disputed. One man hoapltallzed In Santos. No becfa. Re­ quest eopa be returned to pentry, and keep pantry clean. DSL MUNDO (MIttlttlppI). Oct. S— Chairman, C. Hancock; Secrotary, L. Prankiln. No beefs. Few hoiurs ot disputed. Ship's fund $93. . Letter to bo drafted re: Allow men 6S yrs. old and 12 years aeatlme in SIU retire without being disabled. Motion made and seconded that carpenter work as carpenter and not carpenter dk. maint. as per agreement. Vote ot thanks to delegate for Job well done. MAS (lull),. .Oct. 7—Chairman, M. Kleiber; Sacretary, R. Tapman. Ship departed without posting sailing board. No launch service for crew on two different nlrtits. Ship's fund S46J4. No beefs. Agree to put In ot for no launch service—no sailing board posted. Discussion on TV re­ pairs. MARORg (Marven). Oct. 11—Chair­ man, R. Nash; Secretary, C. Rerti. Waahing machine needs new motor and repaira cannot be made before Bait. Third mate continuing to per­ form carpenter'a duties on deck. Ot turned In. but not checked by mate yet. Two men getting off under 60day rule. One man quitting. Com­ plaint on old. hard mattress. Request larger fang for foc'sies and additional fan for rec room. Suggest cups bo waAed more thoroughly. Weevils and other crawling insects Inhabiting crackers, dry cereal and other food­ stuffs. captain about correction for late draYa at docking. K 'Bow Lookour iff ff man ffails •varboard, what wovid you dor • By Ssafanr ft. 'Kantucky' Parrf And wbot would you do Iff on ;CSIIonco>', Hollor "mfin offfflcor ffoii ftr ovorb'oord". ovorboordT > Lensfailow. Repair listi submitted— most repairs made. Messball to be painted, Sbmdal paint for awning. Two men short In steward dept. $2 linen allowance. Ship's fund $109. One man mleaed ship. One man In­ jured. Motion to pay ot for any man going down in hold. To purchase $20 worth of magazines next trip. Vote ot thanks to two men working In messhall. Turn In all excesa linen. Dele­ gate explained new wage increase. Loava clean ahlp for next crew. LONCViSW VICTORY (Victsry Car­ riers), Aug. 11—Chairmsn, P. Miran­ da; Secretary, T. Lewis. New delegate elected. Place fruit in ice box. Boson retmests better fan in foc'sle: tee tea and Ismonade. Laundry room to bq cleaned. Put Ud on machine. . Sept. IS—Chairman. F. Taylor;. Seoretary, C. Cadre. To see captain re; fresh stores in Karachi. Some dis­ puted ot. Men can have time off In Karachi but must pay S4.S0 per day to hire shore gang. Motion to run Aedi water One to outer deck for longshoremen to keep them out of crew's quarters. Need new pillows. Usa garbage cans in porL Fix screen door port aft. Need spigot for drink­ ing fountain. See captain about get­ ting fresh stores in Karachi MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Sept. 21—Chairman, L. Pepper; Secretary, J. Dawsen. Repairs made. Need new Ice box tor pantry. Coffeo to be made In um at breakfast time and coffee pots to bs used at stber times. STSEL PABRtCATOR (Isthmian), Sept. 11—Chairman, C. Ruf; Sacre­ tary, L. CeMarsn. All minor repairs made. Water tanks to bs cleaned. Washing machine should be replaced. Patrolman to instruct captain about Instructions for posting sailing board. One man missed ship In NY. One man left ship due to father's illness. Ship sailed short. Ship's fund $42. Reports accepted. Re-elected dele­ gate with Tvto uf tlianks. Motion not to sign articles until tanks are cleaned and washing machine replaced. Ob­ serve quiet when men are asleep. Crew requests better preparation of salads. Toaster to be repaired. Order orange squeezer. SIU Crew Cleans Up Runaway The story is the same, again and again, as Liberian-flag runaway ships come back un­ der the US flag. Thus, when the first SIU crewmen board^ the ex-Omnium Explorer, i.ow the Valiant Explorer, they found a vessel that matched their worst expectations. By now, of course, a good-^ Union crew working imder looked like there weren't any In­ deep tanks failed the marine In­ spection and the ship had to pull Union conditions has brought spections to pass." things closer to par, reports stew­ ard's delegate James B. Elliott. But It was an uphill fight all the way, he adds. The ship is now enroute to Calcutta after « stop at Ceuta for bunkers, "A full crew from the SIU head­ quarters hall found s dirty mess to clean up, plus a stripped ship," EUlott recalled. "Even bunk Ughts and fire axes were missing. It sure WANO ARCHER (He. AHantIc Ma­ rine), Sept. 14—Chairman, J. Shaughnemy; Secretary, P. Bressl. Medical supplies to be checked in States. New man aboard at Karachi. Stores com­ ing aboard at all ports. Captain re­ quests food beefs be brought to him and not the steward. Ship's fund S3. Ot disputed on spoiled grain thrown overboard. Pantryman shifted top­ side. Notify Union concerning food. Boxes are dirty—to be inspected. Beef between steward and chief cook —to be taken care of by delegate. CANTiONY (CttisTssrvlcs), .Oct. II --^etMinnsii, J. Csnnsr, Jr., Sscrstary, T. Drtscsll. CsptolB to pay off ut oM wsgo sealo uota notlBed otborwiso eoavony. No boofA BSBOB OBO sfesiS booBvoo of foSaro to ksnr* for food hSBdlor. MOSBhall to ho atoayoB. OlacuatoB go Bodi ssatebgg hrtas TBB- Crew Kept Busy Boarding her at the Hoboken shipyard, the whole crew worked to get ready for the sailing date. Stores for all departments were received spread over a five-day period. Then, at Albany, rain slowed much of the work as well as the grain loading. Finally, while topping off at Weehawken, the number 4 hold The Heat Has 'Em Beat STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Sspt. 11—Chslrmeii, S. Manning; Secretsrv, R. Brown. Ship's fund $30.29. Dis­ puted ot to be settled. New delegate elected. Suggestion to close laundry room door when using machine after midnight. Saturday & Sunday coffee should be made In um for afternoon coffee time. MARYMAR (Calmer), July 31 — Chairman, J. Labenzi Secretary, 6. iusclolle. Request cable be sent to headquarters re: Brother H. B. Thom­ as injured aboard ship and hospi­ talized in Balboa, Canal Zone 7/20/58. No beefs. Request repair list to get wind chutes and screens for all port­ holes for arrival at Long Beach, Calif. Awguat 24—Chairman, W. Zaletkli Secretary, O. Busclglio. Some ot to WAHO DISPATCHER (He. Atlantis be turned over to patrolman. Motion Marlns), July 23—Chairmen, E. King; made and seconded to post shifting Secretary, D. Van EHan. Donation to ship no later than 9 PM If vessel la be made at next draw for ship's fund. sailing before 8 AM. Hake repair list Headquarters to be notified re: no for NY patrolman. draws and no fresh stores in last port. . One man missed ship—two men short. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Sept. Clarification on tank cleaning time 81—Chairman, S. Rivart; Secretary, J. per freight ship agreement. Three Oenlas. All that got off coastwise men sent home by doctor. Sept. 37—Chairman, E. King; itcvoyage received, penalty cargo bonus, those remaining aboard to collect at rstsry, O. Etten. One man sent home end of voyage. Pictures and letter by doctor. Disputed ot oh tank clean­ sent to LOG. Ship's fund $13.36. No ing and no draw while in port of beefs. One man hospitalized in Dam- Elath. Vote of thanks to delegate for man. Turn In cota before end of voy­ Job well done—also to steward dept. for excellent cooperation and for fins age. Delegates turn In repair list. meals and service. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Oct. 7— WANO FORWARDER (Intsr-Oeean), Chairman, I. Wilson; Sacretary, C. Strlngfeliow. Request not to wear Sspt. 14—Chairman, D. Syktt; Sacra­ wooden shower clogs on deck. No tary, J. Mesill. Beefs to bo taken to beefs. Have stevedore toilet kept in dept. delegates. Nee4 new washing machine. One man short in steward working order. dept. Repair list turned in. Take caro of washing machine. Insufficient OATEWAY CITY (Pan • Atlantic), bathrooms. about cutting Oct. 5—Chairman, H. Cerla; Secretary, atnres. SomeComplaint holding two Jobs. J. Martus. Repair list to be turned Beef about pt men payment. over to patrolman at payoff. No other beefs. $3.13 in ship's fund. Some dls- - WARRIOR (Waterman), Oct. <->> puted ot. Dry stores to be stored F. Blanksnbsrg; Sscrstary, every two weeks becaiue of intense Chairman, M. B. Elliott. Few minor beefs to be heat cai dng weevils. Keep washrOom discussed. Payroll to be mads up clean. Do not write on bulkhekda. throurti midnight Bverythtng Bee captain about keeping door In running smoothly. Monday. Request water bs passageway atbd aide" open for more put on all tables. Discussion on logs elr. Oeffee mugs to be returned t« and safMy. crew pantry. ROYAL OAK (Cities Servlsel, Aus. >S—Chairmen, D. Mefeerti Secretary, 1. Kress. No beefs. B hr. delayed" sailing dlnwted—norlda. Now drteta elected. Request repaira on waabI maohlBe. BtewartPg ratSMbur of milk rcauRa in sooing A urairte. Aajh geat put out 'wbile atm frssk. See Pace Tldrteea SEAFARERS LOG aLORlOA STATf (PMM CamMt). Pat. ia—Cbalnnan, J. McCnmtaj ••» ratary, J. A. Latlla. IMlon made and aaeondad to accept lUp'a delegate ra. part. Sblp'a fund an.Ol, No becfa. •ama dlaputed ot. New diip'e delegato-' Bominatcd. ^ Patrolman to talk wttb cb. englneera and 9nd aast. re­ garding crew, llequeet better grade meat and mora varletp of trulti. - out Into the stream to get them cleaned again. A further complica­ tion was added when company cfflcials themselves tried to work the holds and do longshore work on the ship's stores, as well as cut comers by making repairs. "Our draw money arrives In paper sacks and, of course, only after a few days' delay. Nothing can surprise us anymore," Elliott notes. Ship Shaping Up Now "However, our ship is in good shape now and we feel that the captain has done his best, both with hard work In port and by cooperating with the crew. We were glad to get the new mat­ tresses and fans, and left New York on a high note because of the new raise and vacations. "The feeling of good, solid Un­ ion conditions is fully felt after see­ ing the hole-rldden, sagging mat­ tresses and one-pot galley operated by the runaways. Thanks are duo also to our ship's delegate, G. O'Rourke, who has really been on the ball." Kiowt. Xo-tHEuJS' Mike, crew messman, plays life guard for Gut Liakos (cen­ ter) and George Zelensky as they romp in "swimming pool" aboard Pocifio Carrier on trip to Middle East. "Pool" it for "good swimmers" only. With temperature at 129*, Bill Simpson, AB (left), and Gut Liokos, OS, strip down to shorts. Sitting still proved to be the best woy to beat the heat. In photo ot left, the "snake charmer" is John Ainliti, AB. This b one "snake" ho knows con't bite boclL The trip by tho Poc^c Carrier wot the first one under SIU contract. TM Pocifle Carrier Is the former SS Maurice George. It was the ftion under the SHJ controcl before thot. , .'A- . . �•• .T' ..i^.'-; •' • '4-' SEAFARERS IOC Tonrt^ LOG-A-RHYTHM: One Oood Turn Rates Anether nj-. It WamH^ine At All f'- -By Jolin F. Wunderlich. It's strange, my dear. But true. I are not one, I am two. "• T - •.t: •I il­ ls-: ' •,! . I am a man with the darkest thought; ' A Ttotjjbclieuer in kindness. J am a drunkard, a gambler. " I am vile. I am low, v • -When I am far away from you and the U>orld . >>: That I envy, worship and love, . ,i': ' The world of cleanliness and wisdom ;v That never was mine. >?• Hoping, dreaming, my dear^ Brought me doum. Instead of, up. Bringing me lower. As every dream shattered. But, disillusioned, I turned to you And saw a world of love. Not. overshadowed by the ring Of marching boots. ':i. -s; ' •* 1 Not thrilled ^ By the beat of the drums. Or the shine of steel on naked bayonets. Not shivering with fear, from the rumbling tanks. But no. Your were listening To the soothing effect of a symphony. Then I saw the future; I saw peace. _ ' ^ - s* Now I am tired, sleepy. It's over. And now I can sleep in peace. :*'• JJ. > Goodnight children of tomorrow. The world is yours And it's free. PORTLAND SlU, A&G District I?'- BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard. Acent EAstern 7-1900 BOSTON 278 State St. Jamea Sheehan. Asent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthewa, Agent Capital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La.. . 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 8-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira. Agent FRanklin 7-3584 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cat Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 875 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. -Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5096 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St. E. B. KIcAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 let Ave. Jeff GiUette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif ... 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS .. 675'4tb Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER ^ Paul HaU ASST. SECREH'ARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. Deck W. HaU. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. J. Volpian. Joint 311 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif....810 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 Ist Ave Main 0290 WILMINGTON 80S Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 96165 Great Lakes District ALPENA . 1218 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO. NY 180 .Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAln 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE -.10225 W. Jefferson Ave, River Rouge 18. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 DULUTH 821 W. Superior St. 'Phone: Randtlph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3281 E. 92nd St. Phone! Essex 5-2410 Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S.... 12814 HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 834 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. _ Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 81714 Cormorant St. ' EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 ^aln St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quehee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 82 St. Davids St. „• CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebee Phone; 31569 HONOLin.U....51 South Nlmltz Highway SAINT JOHN 177 Princo WilUam St. PHone 502-777 NB OX 2-5431 MONTREAL SUP To the Editor: The ship's delegate on the . J^tCoastal Crusader has asked me to write this as we are due to sail from Port - of - Spain tonight. ^ There' is a Trinidad native down here working on the Suwannee Steamship Company shoregang who is one nice guy. He is always obliging when anyone needs someth'ng in the line of clothes, repairs, etc., and Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAF'ARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. also takes things ashore. He's not the type to charge fOr his services and just won't take a tip of any kind. That kind of person is few and far between in this part of the world. At any rate, he sometimes gets stuck with stuff. He now has some color films he had developed for one of our SHJ men who quit his ship while the films were still in the shop. This local guy is named Alfred Mollineaux and he's anxious to send the film on to the owner, Eddie Hernandez. Perhaps Hernandez; who's off the Coastal Sentry, will see this and get in touch with Molli­ neaux at Western Main Road, Caranage, Trinidad, BWI, about the film. Thanks in advance for your consideration in this matter. Little things like this make for good union relations with the people down here. ' Donald J. Wagner X ^ Urges Extra Aid For Family Men To the Editor: I would like to get the view­ point of the membership on our new pay raise, as I think we overlooked an important thing. I refer to the brother who has a family, and is sick or injured, or gets sick on the beach and is hospitalized, and whose income consists of $21 per week. His wife and children can't live on this. There should be something extra allowed for dependents, which could be added to the $21 per week. This also applies to the brother who is released from the hospital as an out-, patient and is not fit for duty nor eligible for maintenance. He has no Income at all, except for the meal tickets he can get YUPI THERE'S A/UTH/N' LIKE A eopo PAYSWORK^ Id MAKE YOU (500D — Oirtob^ 24; lOSg through the Union, and this still doesn't take care of his family. Cites Errors lit ^ There should be a benefit to Death Notice take care of these brothers. You To the Editor: can find some in every port who I think there is a mistake need our help and deserve it, almut Brother James Ruth in but there is no solution to it thd LOG'S "Final Dispatch" col­ now. Maybe the membership umn on September 12; 1958. has the answer to this and can Brother Ruth was a very goods, offer an idea. friend and Shipmate of mine. BUly Russell : The article states that he was in the deck department and $ there were no Wants to Swap survivors. .' Now this is: Photos Of Ships the correction! To the Editor: James sailed in . 1 have read the SEAFARERS the steward de­ LOG for many years, and I find partment and that it is one of the best papers his mother and of its kind about the sea and father plus a sailors. sister survive I wondered if any of your him. Ruth members would exchange ship I have the photos with me, as I am par­ last Itoown photo of him, which ticularly anxious to obtain a pic­ I- maid'e on his last voyage. As ; ture of the TMT Carib Queen. it is on a color slide, I will have > I would like to hear from any a pi9ture printed from it as soon | Seafarerit interested in swap­ as I can get out of the hospital. | ping photos. My address is 4 to see that his mother ! Clayton Close, Wisbeck, Cam-; andI'd-likc father get a copy and also ' bridge, England. I would be his. close buddy Clarence. I grateful if you would print this might add that James was very letter. proud of his Union, the SIU. Alan A. Lynn Keep the LOG rolling. (Ed. note-. Just to start things H. J. "SUm" For off, we are forwarding a picture (Ed. note: to Brother of the Carib Queen from our Foy for callingThanks this to our atten­ files.) tion. The facts of Brother Ruth's survivors were not • known at the time because, un­ Welfare Helps fortunately, Brother Ruth had not named a beneficiary for the In Nick Of Time Union's records. This required To the Editor: Just recently received word a check to establish his mother both from my doctor and Bon as his next of kin, as well as Secours Hospital in Baltimore involving her appointment as that the SIU Welfare Plan has administratrix of Brother Ruth's once again come to my aid in estate so that she would be able to collect benefits due her. As time of need. This time it was for a com­ the Union has recommended, pound fracture of my left elbow. the membership should fill out It has been six months since the beneficiary cards so that their operation, and although I've beneficiaries can get prompt as­ regained partial use of my arm sistance in time of need.) it 3^ 3^ I cannot straighten it out as fully as I previously had been able to do without a lot of pain. Baby Benefit With that kind of knowledge, Called Unique facing the possibility of having To the Editor: a stiff elbow for life, and with I'd like to express my thanks no future work in sight for me, for the latest benefit that my it's comforting to know I don't husband and I, and our threehave to worry about further ex­ month-old daughter, Gloria penses. I'm proud to be the Marie, have received because of wife of an SIU member and to Richard's membership in the know that the Union is respon­ SIU. sible for all this. We have been happy and There is no lyay for me to grateful many times before for express on paper my feelings other advantages and benefits about the SIU Welfare Plan, but provided by the Union, but I please accept my thanks and should like to express special deepest gratitude for this aid. gratitude for the maternity ben­ May the good Lord bless and efit. It is not only valuable, but keep each and every one of you also demonstrates the Union's for your kind thoughts and gifts interest in the well-being of the to all the members and their Seafarer and his family. Fur­ families. thermore, it is an extraordinary My husband, Robert C. Co- contribution, if not an unique Iyer, will again sail with the one, to the advancement of or­ SIU when I'm able to resume ganized labor. my responsibilities fully here at Thank you all again for your home once again. He is waiting genuine interest in, and the patiently for that day. Thanks able leadership of, one of our to all once again from the bot­ country's most outstanding un­ tom of my heart for your kind ions, the Seafarers International assistance. Union. Mrs. Robert Colyer Mrs. Richard Law .-AMD SiVB YOU THAT FEELINS OF AGCOMPUSHMEA/T — KAJOW Yoa'Rm USEFUL. - lUAT C5/?AAJO f=££I^INa OF HAV/NS .IT'S JUSTSETTiN/G THB DAY STARTBD SO AWipi/L! c'' •pOAjg YOUR. S.MAR6 ..iisfllil » - r V ..J . 7 ^ �Oetobor U, 19SS DIL SUD (Mist.), Oct, f—Chalrmaii, B. Jamat) Sacratary, V. CBrlatit. No liquor or dgarattea to . bo brought aboard In St. Thomaa. Crow warned not to pay oif until all beefs are settled. Ship's fund STS-S?. Movio fund tlOS.41: athletic fund $24.80. New delecate and new librarian elected. Motion to ralTle off old movie pro* lector—use money for new machine— dllference to be taken from ship and moWe funds. Motion defeated. Re­ quest more fresh fruit. Do not throw butts and trash In fruit box. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), $apt. 27—Chairman, W. Dodd; Secre­ tary, F. Johnson. Need more LOGs. Repair , list submitted. Few hours dis­ puted ot. Foc'sles and bathrooms painted. Some trouble with pantry­ man—does not observe sanitary rules A conditions. Motion tliat pantryman not be allowed to sail ' in steward worked. More eoBee perculators needed—steward tg break out anoth­ er. DlseusMoB en aaonlas A form of draws, to be cash or travaUars* ahaeka. PACIFICU8 (Orion), Sept. IS—Chair­ man, J. Tauarti Sacratary, C. Fray, hip returned to the EIU rooently. Everything running smoothly—One crew. Repairs being made. Received new washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food and good aervlce. Discussion on vacation raise. Suggestion to make up by do­ nations, money borrowed from captain by "C" men, who got off without pay­ ing It back. WANO PIONEER (Inter - Ocean), Chairman, L. Smith; Secretary, D. Sachar. Some disputed ot. Do not slam doors. Urge more cooperation between ch. cook and measman. STEEL SCIENTIST (isthmian), Oct. S—Chairman, A. Twckle; Sacratary, P. Omega. S90 ship's fund eonSacatod by customs at Saigon for not being locked prior to arrival In port. Ship's fund now giO. Disputed ot to be taken care of upon arrival In NY. Motion that shipping rules should be revised to make four groups Instead of three,' steward, bosun A elect to be In group. Domestic and drinking tapks to bo cleaned. Suggeston to Install coke machine for cold drinks In hot oUmates. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Sept. II —Chairman, W. Cameron; Secretary, M.' Howell. Ship's fund S3S. Eight bra. disputed ot. One man sick, sent ashqra 1M. NO replacement. Patrolmau'"to check. dept. for one yr. Stores In Houston not satisfactory. Request more milk and lee cream. Ask why sldp can't change course when blowing tubes. Cots covered with soot. Proper attire to be worn In messhaU. Ttim in aU soiled linen. BEATRICE (Bull), Sept. 2S—Chair­ man, C. Kaust; Secratary, B. Joy. No major beefa. Discussion on possibUity of strike; contract demands. In case of strike delegate requested all mem­ bers leave in good order and leave ship In clean condition. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Chairman, P. Travis; Secretary, E. Vacar. Cap­ tain'thanked crew for good trip. Re­ quest new washing macliine. Need port hole fan in bosun's foc'Sle. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Poor water pressure. Need fan in foc'sles; new wringer on machine. DEL SOL (Mlas.), Sept. 7—Chali^ man, H. Fountain; Sacratary, O. Payne. Ship's fund S3S. New dele­ gates elected all depts. PBNN MARINER (Penn Trading), Sept. 27—Chairman, J. Canard; Secre­ tary, S. Bayne. Four men missed ship In Barcelona. Repair list posted —no beefs. Some disputed ot. Wiper promoted to oiler. Disputed ot to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to cook & baker for job well done. YORKMAR (Calmer), Sept. 22 — Chairman, P. Holland; Secretary, R. Lamb. Some disputed ot. Report ac­ cepted. New delegate elected. Crew asked to have ham more often. DEL NORTE (Miss.), Sept. 21 — Chairman, S. Monardo; Secretary, H. Crane. Request delegates report num­ ber of trips on board for all B & C men to patrolmen at payoff. Ship's fund $138.49. Delegate to contact agent to negotiate for reliefs on coastwise trip' adth company. Movie fund $33. $20 refund due on movie machine guarantee. To order films for next trip. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), Oct. 2—Chairman, R. Wright; Secre­ tary, B. Jenhl.ns. No cota, no Ameri­ can ' currency aboard—-captain had radiogram authorizing local currency. Two men hospitalized. Short three men. Donation made for member fly­ ing home due to illness. Discussion on food stores received In Europe. Have sanitary system and coffee um repaired. Call NY re: obtaining American currency per contract. PACIFIC STAR (Compass), Sept. 27 —Chairman, J. Straka; Secretary, M. Kamlnskl. Two men left In Hamburg due to Illness. Motion to have com­ pany forward mail A not kept 48 hrs. If crew not provided with overaeaa address. Check to see If captain has adequate supply of American money aboard before leaving VS. Poor mail aerWce It limited draws dis­ cussed. cnief steward extends thanks to crew for good cooperation with steward dept. ROBIN eOODFELLOW (R o b I n), Sept. 2$—Chairman, J. Busalaekl; Sec­ retary, B. Landos. Some disputed ot. Two hrs. delayed sailing. Reports accepted. Library to be changed. Need another shelf for liteary. To write letter to Union re: crew's opinion concerning new retirement system. Need fan In bathroom. Everything to be in order to have good payoff. Page PUtMB SEAFARERS LOG NATIONAL LIBERTY (Amar. Water­ ways), Sept. 24—Chairman, W. Mull­ ing; Secretary, P. Bruggnar. Ship to be paid off thru Sept. 28. No logs. Repair lists made up. Five men short —due to Injuries requiring hospitaUzatlon. Disputed ot to be turned over to patrolman. Report accepted. AU fans to be checked by patrolman and replaced. Ship needs fumigating. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Aug. 14—Chairman, T. Yarbrough; Secretary, O. Jackson. Ship's fund SS7.S0. Motion to change present vacation pay period, from 90 days to 60 days. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Sapt. 14—Chairman, L. Pate; Secre­ tary, C. Crabtrae. No beefs, every­ thing running smoothly. Shjp'a fund S63.80. One man missed ship In NO. KYSKA (Waterman), Sept. 21 — Chairmen, P. Qetergeerd; Saerefary, S. Alpede. One man faUed to join ship in Puaan—^picked up replacement in Yokohama: one man hospitalized. Crew to take care of their own beefs. Ship's fund $12.72. Motion to Insulate fan room. Hospital to bo put on re­ pair list. Dlscussloa with steward and his dept. ALCOA BANDER (Alcoa), Sept. 29 —Chairman, W. Barnes; lacretary, O. Annls. Few minor beefs. Spray crew messroom after meeting la over for flies and bugs. Repair list to be turned in also list of men getting off ship. One man getting off. . Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Request change of dairies. -38 qts. of bad milk received. Bequest better cuts of ham. Dlacusaion re: contract requiring S/ hra. notice when quUting ship. CAPT. M. SATINAS (Tramp Ship­ ping), Sapt. 21—Chairman, I. Peacock; Secretary; A. Rudnlckl. Vote of thanks to mate for fixing recreation room for crew. Dlacusaed conservation of fresh water. Ship's fund S27.B0. Some disputed ot. New delegate elected. AU lockers to be eho^ed and re­ paired. Coffee cups to be pantry. Vote of thanks to erow meas­ man. Proud Parents SIT BABY ABBIVALS All of thg follouHng SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. KenneUi Martin, bom September Mrs. Salvatore L. Biondo, Balti­ 23, 1058, to Sparer and Mrs. more, Md. Charles Martin, Union City, NJ. t t t Karen Marie Dnchmann, bora X aKathryn Rodrignei, bora Septem. October 8, 1958, to Seafarer and ber 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Fred H. Duchmann Jr., New Orleans, La. Pablo Rodriguez, Fajardo, PR. ^ X t t t Ronald Lane Kledinger, bora Pamela Jane Reed, bora August 30, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ October 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert -E. Kledinger, La drew C. Reed, Purvis, Miss. Marque, Tex, 4 * t t t t Alan Toler, bora October 6, 1958, Rickey De Wayne Rains, bora to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Leroy September 17,1958, to Seafarer and Toier, Vineiand, NJ. RL-s. Horace B. Rains, Houston, ^ X. Tex. Patrick Allen Totnis, bora Janu­ t t t ary 2, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfred Benitez, born September Hughes P. Towns, Savannah, Ga. 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs, Al­ tit fred R. Benltez, Bronx, NY, Gwendolyn Ann Padilla, born t t t Charlene Colleen Uorbac, born September 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Padiiia, New Orleans, September 4, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. August Horbac, Newark, NJ. La. t t t Debra K. Brown, bora August 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tim Brown, New Orleans, La. t t t John Paul Kelsoe, bora October 9, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. Kelsoe, Springhiil, Ala, t t t Gloria Marie Law is center of attraction following her christ­ ening in Philadelphia. Proud parents are Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Law of that city. The baby was born July 8. John King Your daughter Patty requests t t t that you get in touch with her at Sarah Gray Lewallen, born Sep. 4th St. in Nicerviiie, Florida. tember 3, 1958, to Seafarer and XXX Mrs. Joseph C. Lewallen, Asheboro, Crew, SS Falrland NC. Tomas Ramirez thanks you for ^ ^ & the donation and help in Puerto Jeffrey Mena, bora September 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Rico. He is well now and back in New York. J. Mena, Baltimore, Md. 'I XXX X a. Mary Virginia Condos, bora Sep­ Robert H. Kline Michael John Sovich, born Sep­ tember 20, 1958, to Seafarer and tember 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Please contact Monica Condo at Mrs. George Condos, Wantagh, LI, Mrs. Michael Sovich, Clifton, NJ. 535 Amoi Drive, SW, Atlanta 15, NY. Ga. X X ^ t t t Deborah Prevon, born August 12, XXX Vlto Salvatore Biondo, bora Sep­ 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roy F. Bill Simpson tember 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Prevou, Gretna, La. You are requested to contact Bill Lowe, SS Cities Service Norfolk (Cities Service), 17 State St., NYC. r'-ai XXX John Poluchovich It is urgent that you contact your brother Alex immediately. •Hie deaths of the follouHng Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Rnfas Freeman, 53: An SIU member since 1939, Brother Free­ man passed away Au^st 6. Death was attributed to natural causes. He had been a patient at the US PubUc Health Service hospital in Staten Island at the time. He sailed in the steward department. Burial took place in Feraclifl Cemeteiy, Hartsdale, NY. His sister. Mrs. Sadie F. Jackson of New York City, survives him. X X % Kenneth R. Jenkina, S3: Brother Jenkins died aboard .the Orion Clipper September 4 of unknown CS MIAMI (CItlas Sarvica), Aug. 24 —Chairman, M. Ohstrem; Secy., A. Janes. Some disputed ot. Ona man hospitalized In BahrelB. Members re­ quested to take care ot ship's prop­ erty. Black gang's picture publlahed In LOG. Ship's fund S11.S0. Some disputed otr-to be referred to patrol­ man. Washing machine to bo re­ paired. Beef on no fruit—to be taken PBNN MARINER (Penn Shipping), up with ateward. Medical suppUes Aug. 7—Chairman, J. Canard; Sacra­ obtained In Bahrein. Discussion on tary, e. Bsyr.3. New delegate elected. future voyage, and termination of Vote of thanks for flowers sent to articles. October 1—Chairmen, J. Lefco; Sec­ brother's mother. retary, A. Janes. Disputed ot to be REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Oct. taken up at port of payoff. To call 4—Chairman, R. Barnes; Secretary, S. Hdqrts. re: non-union men staying on Wright. Some dlimuted ot. Report and determine port of payoff. Ship's accepted. Vote of thanks for fine food fund S14. Each member to donate SI and service. Ship needs fumigating. at draw time for ship's fund. Dis­ puted ot to be settled at payoff. Re­ VALIANT EXPLORER (Ocean Car­ port accepted. All mare Unen to be riers), Oct. 5—Chairman, T. Crawford; turned in to steward. Lock doors in Sacratary, J. Elliott. Delegates, elect­ a^yard. Keys to be turned over to ed. Major stores Items received be­ dept. head. Books A magailnes to be fore departure. Delegates to make returned, packed and lockod away I up repair lists, also pick up shot for new erow. Vote of thanks to cards. Few ot hours disputed. Dla-' ateward dept. and ship's delegate. cusalon on soap shortage & soap pow­ DEL AIRES (MISS.), Sapt. 7—Clisliw ders. Each dept. to share supply on hand; Additional soaps to be requlsl- man, R. Ransame; Sacratary, H. St. imi B4A0. Read ttgned. Observe quiet when men are Oarmsln. asleep. Sougeelng of mcsshails. show- letter re: purser eelllta' zi^rettss tq era A small repalra of Ice box. galley non-crew members tnrJoragn ports. A showers discussed. Screen doors New delegate and troaauror elected. to be locked In port. Gangwap. watch Suggestion tbrTglva crew Ust to guard holds key for messhall at night. Deck at NO In order to ki^ 'StBiilMani off dept. cautions crossing batches In ship. Vote of thanks to geAs and por^r is .ffahgerdus- whilg safgo ' Is 1 steward dept. fw snaoolh ]•lit'!:- IN MMQIZE XXX Tony Bilok William Scott requests that you causes. He' was a Union member reach him at 2519 S. Cuyier Ave., since 1957, sailing in the deck departMent. His body was shipped Berwyn, 111. XXX home to his father, Lloyd Jenkins, Peter Amoren of San Diego, California. Vasco M. Barros XXX Samuel S. V. Carubba Harold A. Thomsen Jfanmie Littleton, 43: Brother Lit­ You have income tax refunds tleton, confined to the US Public waiting for you at Room 201, 403 Health Service Harrison St., San Francisco. hospital in Sa­ vannah, Georgia XXX since 1953, died Salvatore J. Sbriglio September H of Please contact your wife at once multiple acieroat her new address: 9403 Wystono sls. He had been Ave., Northridge, Calif, a Union member !• since April 4, Crew, SS Irenestar 1939, sailing in J. Di Grazia has donated $11.52 the engine de­ from the ship's fund to the LOG. partment. Burial was in the Laurel XXX Grove Cemetery in Savannah. He Henry E. Faile is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Your Union book and seaman's Littleton, of Savannah. papers are being held for you in the Headquarters mail and baggage XXX Leonard A. Marsh, 61: Brother room. XXX Marsh died aboard the Ocean DinMichael Toth ny on August 9 Please contact your sister, Mary as a result of a Witkowski, 216 Bessemer Ave., heart ailment. He joined the Union East Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1941 and served In the en­ Make Checks gine department. Mrs. Mary Marsh, To 'SIU-A&G'_. his wife of Seafarers mailing in checks Youngs town, Ohio, survives or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are Place of burial is. unknown. urged to be sura to make ail of X X X them payable to the SIU-A&G Paul J. Senior, 36: Suffocation District. caused the death of Brother Sen­ Some Seafarers have sent In ior August 1 while he was aboard checks and money orders in the the Choctaw, Joining the Union in names of individual Headquar­ 1945, he galled In the deck depart­ ters officials. This makes for a ment. Cremation took place in problem in bookkeeping which Kobe, Japan. He is survived by his can be avoided if checks are mother, Mrs. Helen CuUey, of made out to the Union directly. Jeffersonville, Indiana. - J/. ,-'y .'3 • 'fA �SEAFAREIIS#U>C i t"-|in" m I :•'• • I L/:.I: If I p, - Ir1 I I ^'r • I" J •'•i.t • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Subsidy Group Continues War On New Applicants More samples of the efforts of the clique of subsidized companies to limit the growth of the American Merchant Marine have come to light in the past two weeks. They tend to confirm the arguments presented by the SEAFARERS LOG in the October 10 issue that the large subsidized companies * are inimical to the best inter­ pitch that it is not necessary to in additional vessels being placed the Far East runs. ests of the merchant marine. have 50 percent participation on a onThe LOG article had pointed out Support for the SIU viewpoint given trade route, and that the also came from another ctuarter Government should be satisfied when the "Journal of Commerce," with less than the objectives of the New York shipping newspaper, merchant marine act. said as follows in an editorial in its .. In answer to this, the FMB counsel declared that on the com­ Wednesday, October 15 edition: "There is good reason why the bined trade routef involved US FMB" (Federal Maritime Board) participation has never exceeded "should favor more rather than 35 percent at any time and that fewer 'chosen instruments' in the "none of his testimony" (by the ocean trades. It is a simple matter US Lines witness) "demonstrates of fairness to 'et as many operators convincingly that the low partici­ participate in the subsidized liner pation on these trades routes could trades as practicable. And in time. be accepted as adequate AmericanCongress may come around to the flag service." US Lines had also been the sole view that some form of subsidy for objector to the establishment of tramping services is justified." One example of the subsidy a joint Isthmian-Matson Far East clique's attitude was reported in service which would have resulted the October 10, "SIUNA Washing­ ton Report." The report cited Lykes Brothers, a large subsidized operator, as opposing States Marine's application for a subsidy on Trade Route 13 on the ground that existing service supplied by Retiring on pension recently Lykes was adequate for that route. from the Sailors Union of the Pa­ Lykes then turned around and cific were Whitman Hyde, John asked the Federal Maritime Board Mikkelson and Lee Ballard. Hyde, to increase the number of its own who intends to relax with his wife subsidized sailings on the route and family and with that monthly from 52 to 56 a year on the ground pension check, .expresses the senti­ that present service was inade­ ments of all three when he says, quate. "Thanks for a job well done:" Similarly, United States Lines $ j; has been fighting tooth and nail SUP'S Portland and Seattle against a recommendation by an homes are due for a face-lifting. FMB examiner which would give Low bids for painting the buildings Isbrandtsen the right to operate on have been accepted. The oldtimers' the US East Coast-Europe run dur­ ing winter months when the Lakes apartments in both building^^ will are frozen over. The recommenda­ also get a new coat of .paint, the tion came as part of Isbrandtsen's cost of which will be shouldered bid for a Lakes-to-Europe subsidy. by the Welfare Fund. » The examiner's position was sup­ If you don't believe that^ 16ported by the FMB's public counsel as maintaining continuity of serv­ foot shark can be snared with a ice in the winter and providing lasso, ask any of the crew of the more adequate services on this run. SS Oregon, writes ship's delegate "US Lines," a Washington news A. De Los Reyes-in the "Marine service reported, "was the only in- Fireman," publication of the Ma­ tervenor to participate in the hear­ rine Firemen's Union. The crew ing and is the predominant US was treated to a free performance flag operator over the proposed while at anchor in the Philippines. Isbrandtsen subsidized service." The native captor told the boys As in its opposition to States that type of shark had no teeth Marine, US Lines agidn made the and was harmless. Most of the crew how the clique, which monopolizes the greater part of Government funds, persistently opposes the ex­ pansion of the American Merchant Marine by attacking any and every other subsidy applicant. The net effect, is to keep the merchant marine small and weak while a few companies control the disposi­ tion of Government subsidies. As the LOG article put it. "The major subsidized companies . . . do not want to see any growth in the American-flag merchant marine unless the growth takes place ex­ clusively within their own orbit. They are the enemies of an expand­ ing merchant marine." AMONG OUR AFMAm Wf. (•i: '^y Fresh Linen Aboard m M> • wf m ; f-ir- '• ' SP • 'fe:. .ti; P^M:U SUP member Ken Morford keeps a close eye on his fooling as ; he carries two bundles of fresh linen aboard APL's President Taft during here recent stop-over here In NY. The vessel completed back to the West Coast soon. were content to take his word for it. 4- 4" 4" Everything is peaceful aboard the SS Matsonia now that the waitresses have their mirrors, reports the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. They'd been ask­ ing for them for some time which simply goes to prove once again that when the gals want something bad enough, they get it. 4 4* Forty-five candidates, an un­ usually high total, are competing for 18 slots as the Marine Fire­ men's Union, began its annual elec­ tions October 1. The polling will continue for 00 days. President Sain Bennett is nmning unop­ posed, while Incumbent Jack Hatton and W. W. Jordan arc vicepresidential candidates. Lakes' Ship To Operate AsShowBoat DETROIT — The SIU Great Lakes District cruise ship Canadiana was sold at auction early this week after the vessel was sued by her crew for non-payment of wages. The successful bid for the $75,000 ship was a low $28,500 offered by a Toledo, Ohio, businessman, Gordan Vizneau. Vizneau said he planned on using the ship as a showboat, complete with refresh­ ments and entertainment., at' a home dock in Toledo for .nine months of the year, and as an excursion boat for the other three months. Although final acceptance of the successful bid is up to the Federal District court which ordered the auction, it is believed it wUl be accepted on the recommendations of the vessel's owner and the union. The only alternative would be to accept bids for separate installa­ tions on the ship The Canadiana made headlines early in August when she was struck by a swiaginf dratvbridge in Toledo, -•••.v-s,'' - SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU fnembership meet­ ings art ., held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number The next SIU meetings will be: October 29 November 12 November 26 December 10 Backlog Up In Lk. Chas. LAKE CHARLES — The city's Central Labor Council voted last week to seek the appointment of a delegate from the Firefighters Union to the post of chief of the city's fire department, Leroy Clarke, port agent reported. The present chief is retiring next month, and the unions would like to see a union member fill that job. Shipping for the period was very slow. There were only a handful of ships calling into port over the last two weeks with the result that there is a fairly large registration list. Outside of the usual Cities Service tankers, the only other vessels in the area were the Del Campo (Mississippi) and the tug Abbie R (Blue Stack Towing). Tankermen on the beach here are hopeful that shipping wiU pick up shortly in order to supply seasonal needs for heating oil in the north­ east. The heavy shipments should start soon. US To Build Roil-onsif Go's Won't Noting the failure of the marltime industry to heed previous re­ quests, Vice-Admiral John Will,' commander of the Navj''s Military Sea Transportation Service, has warned that unless industry begins building roll-on, roll-off ships, the Government itself will huild them for MSTS operation. Admiral Will made the latest developments known at a merchant marine con-ference in San Francisco last week, Construciion Urged The construction of roll-on rolloff ships has been urged upon the industry as part of the merchant vessel replacement program, for which large Federal appropriations have been designated. Despite Gov­ ernment willingness to subsidize^ construction, the operators have been reluctant to participate be­ cause the ships are considered a poor investment. The operators have maintained that these types waste vital cargo space. Vehiclestrucks, tanks, jeeps—cannot be stacked, while lift-on or standard vessels are able to stack regular cargo so as to make full use of storage space. Container Ships Preferred Container or lift-on ships, fa­ vored by many segments of the in­ dustry, are deemed undesirable for military purposes because of the special equipment needed at both tejmtnals of a ship's route. PanAtlantic and Seatrain are the only lines presently employing • such vessels. Two years ago the Government chartered the Carib Queen as the first full-sized traUership. The con­ verted LSD made several runs be­ fore abandoning operations due to excessive cpsts. Admiral Will has indicated that if the Government should build its own ships, the Navy would be obli­ gated to use them first before allo­ cating cargo to private vessels. ; k, •\ /•, • 'ii !('• Giving Father A Hand ( j-iLI.. ••••• .J 'H''If. V.'>| • • I i I When the erew of the Beatrice paid off In SIU headquarters recently, George ond Manuel DeJeiut decided to come alongand help their rather, Seofarer Armando Garcia DeJesus, (stand- : Ing) and chief Cook ^ed Turok (sitting) gather their gear. Crew if , Apwoff ln Jialafter shlp waitledup by^otes Union stHke» � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 24, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ’50-50’ LURES BACK 5 MORE US RUNAWAYS SIU VOTING STARTS NOV. 1 MOBILE TUGS GET DEEP-SEA GAINS SUP MAPS VOTE ON NEW SHIPPING RULES RUNAWAY SEEK US FLAG IN CARGO BID STUDY CLAIMS ATOM SHIP TOO EXPENSIVE TO RUN TANKER SHUTTLE CREWS BOAST CLEAN PAYOFFS COAL MINER SAILS AFTER LONG LAY-UP RAILS OPEN RATE WAR ON SHIPS BIZ GROUPS PRESS RED TRADE BIDS UNIONS OF AMERICA STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES GOV’T PRODS STATES ON JOBLESS $ FAR EAST LINE SIGNS 20-YR. AID AGREEMENT TRAMPS AGAIN PITCH FOR SUBSIDY GRANT ORGANIZING, GRAIN SHIPS KEEP HOUSTON HOPPING SUBSIDY GROUP CONTINUES WAR ON NEW APPLICANTS US TO BUILD ROLL-ONS IF CO’S WON’T Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/24/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 22  1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5f638eb10165b1239ddecac7dda60144.PDF f6cda32aba82e71c6b5daba291e76890 PDF Text Text SEAFAllEltS#LOG Octobw 24. 1958 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • :Mlif (->.. •< '.J ' ' -'J'- i f s: jS;:;-:; • 0:' • BACK 5 MORE k..:>' •.. I V -i" I n US RUNAWAYS iT-" r I'l'j -i- Backs SfU Stand. Sa(^ (lef5"tours SIU facilities in New York with American Coal veteran Ben Tagle before heading home. Prado had been in Balti­ more on the Ciudad de la Habana, one of the struck Canadian SIU ships whose Cuban crews were called home when SIUNA exposed strikebreaking. (Story On page 3.) -Story On Page 3 SIU Voting Starts Nov. f story On Page 2 Check Pocf Gains. New York study SUP newspaper report on latest SIU Pacific District contract. Pictured (1 to r) are Don Cooper, Bill Korb, Ken Morford, Antonio Gusino, Fred jpadillo and delegate Dusty Briscoe. 5!- - e If :••' If I •I i :• ... Dad's A Sailor. , Dennis Pages, 2^3. maintains & steady perch in arms of Seafarer Frederico Pages on Visit to SIU headquarters. Pages was checking the ship•jping rules, but says Dennis isn't committing himself yet v «n iVheth»r heTTb4 k^sailor^ Mun. L y •Jilic/iisj.'.i'.'iK-'.V; "i. The recent signing of the first uniform contract agreement for the three member unions of the SIU Pacific District is another notable stride forward on the west coast. For many years there existed three ^Continued ,.v.. A irtaffini • >• separate unions each going their own way with individual welfare, pension and vaca­ tion arrangements, working rules and wage scales. Last year, by negotiating Jointly, the three Pacific District Unions on page 11) . J �SEAFARERS October U. U8t LOG Mobile Tugs Get SIU Vof# Gains Underway Nov. 1st MOBILE—Using SIU deep sea contracts as a guide, two Mobile towing companies have signed new pacts with the Union's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division providing for. wage increases and im--^ proved working conditions, shipments of iron and steel, petro­ Cal Tanner, port agent, an- leum, oyster shells and bauxite m- Voting in the SIU's biennial election will get underway on Sat­ urday, November 1, with 73 quali­ fied candidates on the ballot com­ peting for 38 elective posts. The voting will continue for two months, after which a jjistrict-wlde rank and file taUying committee will count up the ballots. All candidates for the two-yCArterm Arere listed, along with photOs and brief biographies, in a special supplement in the October 10, SEAFARERS LOG. The supple­ ment also contained a sample of the b^ot which will be used In the election, as well as proyisiona of the constitution dealing, with election procedures. Additional copies of the suppl^ rtiCBt are available in headquartera and In all SIU ports for Seafarer* seeking Information on the candi­ dates and on the voting procedure. The Uffgest group of candidates consist of nominees for New York joint patrolman, with 25 men In all competing for eight posts open. Other contests are for Boston pa­ trolman, Philadelphia agent, Balti­ more. patrolman, Tampa agent. Mobile patrolman. New Orleans agent and patrolman, and Houston patrolman. Voting will continue through the end of December in aU ports. helped raise the total. noimced. The Mobile Towing and Wreck­ There were nine vessels paying ing contract. Tanner said, was off during the period, five signed geared to the same wage increase on and only four in-transit ships won by the deep sea men, while hit the port for servicing. From all the contract with the Marine Divi­ indications shipping should con­ sion of the Ideal Cement Company tinue to hold up, with nine ships Before union hiring hails were set up. {obs w^r# fifled through calls for a fiat $17.50 increase per scheduled to show in the next cou­ company-operated "Seamen's Shipping Office," where every­ ple of weeks. In addition to these, month, across-the-board. one was at the mercy of the company shipping master. Preone of the box-type tankers, which Shipping Good currently imdergoing repairs in 1938 photo shows scene outside one office in Nbw York. Shipping for the port for the last is the yard here, may take on a couple of weeks was very good crewGulf during the coming period. with the majority of the men shipped going to India or the Mediterranean on ^ain ships. In fact. Tanner reported, the shipping of men to four vessels to India, the The SIU-A&G District wiU mark its 20th anniversary Ocean Joyce, the Pacific Star, on November 1-with the publication of a feature supple­ Hastings and the Captain Nicholas has the port "beating the ment in the next issue of the SDAFARERS LOG. The 20th Sitinas, anniversary "special" will commemorate the hiatoric progress of bushes"'to get crews, despite the fact that there was a good-sized US merchant seamen since 1938 under the SIU banner. backlog of men on the beach. The Historically, the birth of the SIU-A&G followed less than three Pandora also joined the grain weeks after the founding of the SIU of North America. The trade, but took her cargo to Poland. HOUSTON — The Bloomfield international union was established on October 15, 1938, when the Steamship Company is on its way Port's Tonnage Increased American Federation of Labor convention in Houston issued a new to retaining its rank as the cleanest Imports and exports passing international charter covering seamen and allied marine crafts to in the SIU fieet. A US PubUc through the Port of Mobile last the late Harry Lundeberg, then secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Health Service sanitation Inspec­ month totaled 1,178,059 tons, an in­ tion Union of the Pacific. In Galveston, Texas gave the The SUP became the West Coast district of the new international crease of 66,000 tons over the pre­ Alice Brown a 99 percent rating. and Lundeberg was elected its first president. Thereafter, vious month. Most of this increase. This was in line with last year's top organizers in Atlantic and Gulf ports sparked the formation of Tanner said, was aitributed to record achieved In last year's PHS Prove Eligibility separate Atlantic and Gulf Districts which, by 1941, were amalga­ grain movement. However, added inspection. mated in one district. For Hospital S Other Ships Clear, Too Bom in a period of violent upheaval in the maritime industry Seafarers being admitted to a O. C. Webster, Vice-President and in the labor movement generally, the SIUNA and SIU-A&G Public Health hospital are of the company, states that until went on to pioneer the wages, shipboard conditions and benefits dliplaced by Rome other SlU-con- urged to carry with them their which are looked upon as commonplace today. The supplement in tracted company, his company will Union book plus proof of eli­ the next issue of the LOG will help recall this 20-year span In mari­ maintain Its slogan, "An SIU ship gibility for SIU benefits; time and labor history as the forerunner of today's conditions—and is a clean ship—and a Bloomfield namely, a record that they have what's yet to come. Three months after the opening ship Is the cleanest of them all." at least 90 days seatime during of the American section of the St. Two other ships, the Neva West the previous year and at least Lawrence Seaway, the number ot and the Margaret Brown, will be one day during the previous six American vessels making use of Inspected upon their arrival in months. Failure to have the the passage has been dwarfed by Houston. Hotlng that these ves­ proper credentials will cause a that of foreign nations. A mere sels are meticulously clean, Web­ delay In payments to the Sea­ nine vessels have passed through ster Is hopeful of 100 percent rat­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to the locks compared to over three ings for both. thousand foreign. The 27-foot Althoughi ineligible to receive a hospital which Is not a PHS SAN FRANCISCO—Members of the Sailors Union of the draft of the Seaway, inadequate a Public Health citation because institution, he should contact Pacific will be voting in December on proposed revisions of for most US vessels, is one reason the company has less than five the Union Immediately. The the union's shipping rules. The new rules, if approved, would for the vast difference in figures. ships, the Bloomfield vessels con­ Union will arrange with the spell out a seniority system'" Canada, which has sent 650 ships tinue to strive for perfection In the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ for shipping somewhat similar bosun's rating and three years as of limited draft down the water­ 168-ltem check by the Service. The lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up to the one existing in the A&G an AB to ship as deck maintenance. way, has been the heaviest cus­ check covers a variety of ship­ the hospital tab for private An appeals system to a joint tomer. Germany, Norway, Great board sanitation items, the major­ District, and would incorporate hospital care, unless it is noti­ union - employer appeals board Britain and the Netherlands follow ity of them dealing with foodthe existing seven-month rule. fied in advance. handling in the galley. would be set up to deal with dis­ in that order. Previously voted in an SUP ref­ erendum, the seven-month rule putes over shipping and seniority .calls for a maximum of 210 days' rights. The shipping rules also Old Friends Meet Once Again continuous service on SUP-manned spell out the duties of delegates. The proposed rules. If adopted vessels. The proposed rules would estab­ by the SUP membership in the lish three seniority classes, A, B forthcoming SUP elections, would and C, with the class A group con­ be the basis for negotiation with sisting of men who have six years the employers in order to secure or more seatime on SUP-manned their approval of the shipping ships. Class B men would have to procedure. have at least one but less than six years' time with the union, or be graduates of the Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship which the Oct. 24, 1958 Vol. XX, No. 22 SUP maintains. The class C group would consist of men registered after the union and the employers jointly dsterPAVI. HALL, Secretary-Treasurer mined that the number of "A" and "B" men was insufficient in a given HERBERT BRAND. Editor. BERNABO SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTBCB, IRWIN port. . SPIVACK. AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, ANA. Must Take Jobs TOLE LEVKOFE, Staff Writers, BILL MOODY, One rule calls for class B and Gulf Area Representative. class C men to accept any and all Shipping Report Page 4 jobs offered to them. Refusal to Final Dispatch Page 9 accept such a job without reason- Letters Pages 12, 14 abPe excuse would lead to cancella­ Dollar's Worth Page 7 tion of shipping rights. As in the Personals Page 15 A&G, a 60-day rule would apply to "B" and "C" men. Publlshad MwMkly at Hi* haadquarttra tha Saafarara Intarnatlonal Uolen, At­ AiioUief provision of the pro­ ef lantic A oulf Diatrlct, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth posed rules would bar ABs from Avanua. Breoklyn 13, NY. Tai. HYaelnth t-MBO. Saw^nu class postaga paid Old shipmates meet again as Mrs. William Reichord,, wWi doughters Batty, 13,; OBd^Gorol,10j ranaw shipping as ordinaries unless there at tha Fast Ottka In J^Mklyn, NY. undai friendship with SIU steward Jose Aloiwo aboard the Monarch of the Seoi. The iodiei were pleased were no ordinary seamen avaiiab'e. ha Act ef Aug. 34, iyi3. to find Alonzo on hand since he'd lerved them mony times before on Wotermbn trips between Florida 13# The proposals also call for. six 1 yeaesl - seatime -as- AB to obtain- B and their home in Puerto NOVEMBER MARKS 20th SlU BIRTHDAY BlooiAfieM Co. Claims Title As 'Cleanesf Foreign Ships Control Lakes SUP Maps Vote On New Shipping Rules SEAFARERS LOG �Oetobrir 94. 19S8 SEAFARERS Pro-SIU Men Get Gear Off Yarmeuth LOG Page Tbre* MORE SHIPS RETURNING \ J Flag In Cargo Bid WASHINGTON-^A combination consisting of stiff competition from modem foreign-flag tramps and heavy "50-50" grain cargo offerings is stin^ating new interest in "transfer* backs" of Liberty ships from the runaway flag. While not comparable to the spate of re-registrations which took place last spring, the transfer- where "50-50" farm surplus and that have always operated under aid cargoes are available the US flag are in lay-up. hack movement has involved foreign at higher freight rates. The 19 ships that have been in­ five additional ships in the last Up until now the Maritime Ad­ volved thus far, beginning as of few weeks. ministration has accepted Amer­ last February, are the Pegor, Penn The trickle of vessels back to ican-flag registration of these Lib­ Trader, Pacific Pioneer, TaxiarcTi, American registry reflects ' the ertys, citing the fact that the law Galloway, Pacific Star, Penn Ex­ ironic fact that operators of Lib­ permits American registry as long plorer, Wang Trader, Transglobe, erty ships are, in some cases, hav­ as American ownership of the Transyork, Transcape, Robertville, ing a tougher time making ends vessel can be proven. It is no Penn Voyager, Penn Mariner, meet under the tax-free, low wage secret though that many American- Omnium Explorer, Myriam III, Liberian flag than under American flag operators are imhappy about Evicynthia, Eviliz» and National registry where they are protected the transfer-backs while some ships Freedom. by "50-50" law. 19 Break Away Yarmouth crewmemberi ore shown lining op to recover their property which was taken with ship when it fled Washington. DC, All told, so far this year 19 ships have re-registered under the Amer­ to escape SlU picketline. Vessel is currently in a Jacksonville shipican flag or have applications pend­ yard. ing for re-registi-y. Many of these vessels have been purchased by SlU-contracted companies and have been manned by Seafarers. NEW YORK—Two more SIU crews turned in near-perfect Farm surplus disposal programs are largely responsible for the new records when their vessels paid off recently. High on th^ interest in sailing American. There list of clean payoffs were the crews of the Wang Dispatcher have been very heavy shipments of and the Cities Service Miami,"— grain to such countries as India, both of which required ful Pakistan, Brazil and Middle East SAN FRANCISCO—The operation of a nuclear-powered nations. Many T-2 tankers that crew replacements in foreign ports merchant vessel will prove to be a more expensive proposi­ have been dispossessed from the The Dispatcher crew came from tion than that of operating a conventional steamship, the oil trade have also turned to grain Israel and the Miami from Japan cargoes. "Pacific Shipper," a West Coast ^ = when their articles terminated early Sought Gravy Train maritime magazine, claims. efficient design as more experi­ this month. Although both ship Any hopes American shipping ence is gained in operating nuclear Initially, most of the Libertys were on shuttle runs for more than lines migtit tiave had of making a vessels. were transferred to runaway flags a year each, their delegates were MONTREAL—^No further devel­ profit on these vessels, It said, Maritime is now considering de­ beginning in 1954, with operators proud to point to a. record of only would have to rest entirely on very signs involving both surface tank­ hoping to make hay out of the fact one log and less than ten overtime opments have been reported in the strike of the SIU Canadian District generous subsidy allowances from ers and sub tankers as being the that they could hire crewmembefs disputes on the two vessels. against eight vessels previously most economical ways of utilizing at $75 to $100 a month, cut down the US Government. Considering the length of time Basing its findings on a study nuclear power. on maintenance costs and avoid they were at sea, plus the pres­ owned by the Canadian National conducted by a group of marine payment of US taxes to the bar­ sures of the tanker shuttle run, Steamship. Negotiations have been Steam Plant $4 Million • engineers and architects, the The "Pacific Shipper" says, that gain. The gravy train was par­ these records will be very hard to going on for several weeks now in an effort to find a formula where­ "Shipper" published a comparison the initial cost of a conventional ticularly juicy in the fall and beat. by the ships could be transferred of operating costs for two vessels ship of the same size as the Savan­ winter of 1956-57 when the Suez Agree To Arbitrate back to the Canadian flag. The Identical in size > except that one nah would amount to $16.4 million, Canal was shut down. But since would use nuclear power and the of which $4 million would be for last summer, rates have been skid­ Although shipping for the past present owner is the foreign trade other a conventional steam, power the power plant as compared to ding and the foreign-flag Libertys period could be called extremely bank of Cuba. Ships Tied Up plant. the $12 million cost for a du^icate had to compete with many 20,000- good, a large part of it resulted The fuel costs of running the of the Savannah reactor. deadweight ton bulk carriers with from the Mates Union's agreement Of the eight vessels involved, atom-powered ship at sea, it said, The magazine concluded that speeds around 14 and 15 knots. to arbitrate their beef and return seven ships are currently tied up would be $400 less per day than 'a both the Atomic Energy Commis­ The larger, faster ships could haul to work. Almost 400 men landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the conventional ship of copiparable sion and Maritime have overlooked cargo in the open market at rates berths during the last two weeks, eighth, the Ciudad de la Habana, size, the savings resulting from the the high operating expense that below the Liberty ship profit point. 182 of them within a two-day is in Maryland Drydock, Baltimore, use of a small amount of uranium would be borne by an steamship The result has been sporadic period. A total of 15 payoffs, five where her Cuban owners unsuc­ as its fuel source, compared to the company undertaking to run an return of a limited number of sign-ons and 18 in-transit vessels cessfully attempted to put her back heavy tonnage of fuel oil required atom-powered ship. Libertys to the American flag kept business rolling at a good pace in shape for seagoing service. for the conventional vessel. for the port. All the Cuban seamen who had However, this saving would be originally been sent to Halifax to Paying off in the port "were the lost in a $2,950 daily increase in Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Pennant, man the ships have long since been other fixed costs and a $420 rise Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Robin Good- sent home under agreement In daily port fuel costs required fellow, Robin Locksley, Robin Kirk reached between the SIU of North by the nuclear vessel. (Robin); Beati'ice, Frances, Eliza­ America and the Cuban owners. Operation Costs High beth, Suzanne (Bull); Rebecca (In­ The agreement followed SIUN.A The magazine quoted figures tercontinental); Cantigny, CS Nor­ demonstrations against Cuban flag­ The Marine Engineers Beneficial. Organization has been folk, CS Miami (Cities Service) and ships and Cuban government of­ claiming that it would cost $13,925 fices. per day to operate the atom-pow­ authorized to strengthen its national office and to take steps to the Wang Dispatcher (Fairfield). ered ship at sea, $2,550 more than convert the union into a more genuine national organization. The ships were originally struck Beefs Settled the $11,375 daily operating cost of by the Canadian District on July 4, In a membership referen­ Signing on during the period 1957, in a beef over a wage increase the conventional ship. dum completed October 16, local operating costs. were the Robin Kirk (Robin); Alcoa in a contract renewal. In addition to these daily costs, marine engineers called for a forOther principles outlined in the Pennant, Alcoa Runner ( Alcoa); were subsequently sold to the shipowner would also have to convention to write a new consti­ nine guideposts call for maintain­ Sandcaptain (Construction Aggre­ theThey consider the heavy Initial outlay tution embodying the changes. ing the local autonomy Cubam bank for $2.8 million that charac­ gates) and the CS Miami (Cities although Canadian Involved in constructing an atom- The membership vote was 2,128 terizes the MEBA's present had bid struc­ Service). The repair list beef on on them at or abovefirms powered vessel, the magazine said. for the convention and 1,852 ture. The power to make policy that figure. the Robin Kirk was settled with all America's first nuclear-powered is expected to remain vested in the crew repairs being made before Ship, the Bavannah, had a con­ against. The convention will start aroutid convention, which meets every two the ship was signed on. In addition, Be Sure To Get struction tag of some $31 million «rith an initial fuel bill of $1.5 November 15 and continue work­ years, and in the National Execu­ subsistence was paid the crew for ^ Dues Receipts tniUlon. Included in the capital cost ing until a new constitution is com­ tive Committee, consisting of the the time the ship was laid up in Headquarters again wishes to was some $5.6 million spent in de- pleted. The revised text then will business managers of each of the the course of the Mate's strike. remind all Seafarers that pay­ "be submitted to membership re­ locals'. Under the present set-up, glgn and development. Added costs The in-transit vessels were the ments o* funds, for whatever ferendum for approval. locals vote at the convention pome from incidental expenses of Bienville, Gateway City, Beaure­ according to their numerical gard, Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ Union purpose, be made only, ' Changes Due ghoreside facilities, crew training Changes will be made to con­ strength, and each local has one tic); Seatrain Georgia, Savannah, to authorized A&G representa­ gnd the like, raising the total initial form with nine principles laid vote in the council, regardless of New York and Texas (Seatrain); tives and that an official Union cost to around $40 mllion. receipt be gotten at that time. , Proponents of a nuclear-powered down at the MEBA convention in the size of its membership. Young America, Wacosta, Yaka, If no receipt is offered b. sure The MEBA represents about lO,* Afonndria (Waterman); Val Chem to protect yourself by immec.lship, including the Maritime Ad­ 1954. The major change expected ministration, have conceded that will authorize MEBA headquarters 500 engineers in 29 locals on the (Heron); Steel Rover, Steel Maker, .tely bringing the matter to the the initial cost, is very high, but in Washington to collect all mem­ Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts', Steel Voyager (Isthmian); the Cal- attention of the secretary-t-'«'»sclaim that such, costs would he con­ bership dues and assessments and the Great Lakes and - the inland mar (Calmar) and the Bents Fort urer's office. siderably reduced through more remit checks to the locals to pay waterw^s. . (CiUes Service). Study Claims Atom Ship Too Expensive To Run Tanker Shuttle Crews Boast Clean Payoffs •JSl B\ is 'M '1 -I 'il Talks Still On In CMS Ship Dispute MEBA Membership OK's Nat l Set-Up x4\ •'si �Pate Four &EJI.FARERS LOG October 24, 19St SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPIM ROARD October 1 Through October 14, 1958 SIU shipping hit a 15-mnnth high last period, aided in part The only gain in shipping, by seniority group, was for class C, which accounted for ten. percent of the total activity. Class A shipping fell by a number of "re-ships" at the «id of the Masters, Mates & off slightly to 68 percent, and class B, to 23 percmt However, the Pilots' strike. The dispatch total reached 1,192, and affected total shipping for the period showed a gain in the shipping ratio for all three departments across the board. Registratiom rose to a total of 1,290, but all of the increase was in class A registrants. Class B registration fell off slightly. In turn, the figures for men registered on the beach showed the totals up a little also. A total of 210 ships were handled by all ports, covering 48 payoffs, 28 sign-ofis and 134 in-transits. New York, Houston and New Orleans accounted for more than half of the total. (See "Ship Activity" sum­ mary at right.) Seven ports shared in the District-wide shipping rise, among them New York, Philadelphia, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. New York, Mobile and Houston showed the major increases. Baltimore fell way down again, reflecting the erratic nature of ship­ ping in that port. Boston, Norfolk, Lake Charles and all three West Coast ports also declined. Ship Acfmfy Eer Slfo ' la Off! Gas Troas.TOIAi; ioaron ...... 1 1 4 * New York.... 18 it i 38 reslSSwiyww • • V 2 ' 4 13 MHmm ••• 4 4 12 2^ N#rfottl • • • e.p^ 1 1 4 4 SflVflMflll, • « w,• 5 ' • Toaipa — 5 1 MobNo ..... 10 5 5 28 Now Oifeeas. 4 25 * 35 Lake Charles. — * 4 Hosstoo .... 5 3 28 34 Wllmiiigtoa .. — — * 4 Son Praneisco. — 4 4 SeoMo- .^... 1 1 4 > 4 top seniority men (class A) men. Generally, this ratio represents a potential complete turnover of the men on the beach within four weeks. Another index to the Job potential lies in the figures, by port, for men on the beach. They show that eight ports—Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmin^on, San Francisco and Se­ attle—^have lOO or less men on hand in all departments. Boston fol­ lows closely with only 101. Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also have fewer than 50 class A men registered. The following is the port by port forecast: Beaton: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . PhUagelpiiia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Should be better... Norfolk: Quiet. . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Fair... HoMle: Good ...New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Slow . . . BonstMi: Good; grain is still moving out . . . Wilmington: Quiet . . . San Francisco: , TOTAIS ... 48 Fair . . . Seattte: Fair. ^ " -t 28 134 DECK DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS i Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 2 3 ALL 1 t 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 2 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 t 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 9 1 37 1 1 9 23 2 8 1 5 4 22 20 64 26 117 1 9 18 27 , 10 7 3 1 4 11 9 133 86 149 49 284 2 34 71 23 128 11 8 117 6 1 4 3 7 5 14 25 — — — 4 3 22 3 32 1 1 — 25 27 10 21 3 M — 7 — 30 -' — — 30 1 7 13 7 67 4 5 16 10 2 1 4 — 34 47 115 17 178 8 22 47 18 37 12 4 — 1 4 5 2 3 2 — 3 — 17 — 2 4 — 5 1 4 _ 1 3 4 1 8 6 10 1 2 4 — — — — 3 1 — 1 1 5 1 — 6 1 8 — 2 8 — 2 1 2 8 2 5 1 I — 5 — — 5 1 2 — 4 — 6 7 — 4 — — — 8 1 1 2 — 4 _ — 11 — 4 2 — 4 26 6 5 6 7 39 1 3 27 27 10 _ 17 1 1 7 6 9 11 3 57 1 .t— 7 11 39 8 2 5 25 11 11 10 1 7 10 40 2 6 73 17 137 2 25 9 46 1 7 15 6 67 47 12 15 — 1 5 6 46 tA _ — 9 4 4 1 1 3 — 1 1 7 2 11 — .— 3 11 3 16 1 — 2 5 2 2 8 9 10 9 31 7 50 3 21 12 8 14 13 45 7 65 2 77 22 35 1 58 1 25 1 — 1 3 50 25 — 1 - —. —. — 1 — 1 1 — 1 — 1 — 2 1 — 1 2 — 14 2 1 1 — 1 2 3 11 — Q g 1 • A IS 4 15 5 3 a 21 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 1A V Ate 4wA Aef 9 at — 1 3 5 1 9 2 28 2 2 11 3 3 2 7 3 1 1 9 9 . 19 4i 2 1 5 90 116 39 49 looi 79 187 67 333 10 ,31 37 105 251 63 419 12 78 4 6 20 30 333 78 30 j 441 278 523 101 802 23 Port Boston New York •'-t• Jr ALL 11 48 a Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington. 5 7? 9 1 -8 a ' a Seattle TOTALS a 8 23 18 18 2 g u 229 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Port Boston New York Phiiadelphia Baltimore.....' Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 1 24 70 11 105 19 1 17 1 3 44 5 36 2 4 -— 6 — 2 7 5 — 1 1 • 2 4 25 7 14 23 36 10 3 2 — 1 3 25 2 5 32 1 3 — 4 3 6 1 10 2 3 — 5 62 211 28 301 - Shipped Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 3 9 6 10 25 — 2 3 5 2 11 8 21 — 3 3 6 — — 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 6 8 1 4 6 11 — — 6 6 3 12 8 23 — 2 2 4 2 1 5 8 — 4 1 5 15 59 57 13li I >?.>T CLASS B GROUP 1 b ALL 2 —' 1 1 3 13 5 21 6 8 14 3 8 11 2 3 5 . 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 8 7 5 12 1 _ 1 6 8 12 21 2 1 46 49 2 2 101 CLASS ABC 1 1 — 17 89 21 17 12 14 — 1 21 11 1 5^ 6 1 1 1 5 3 2 8 7 37 7 28 12 1 5 S 29 21 1 2 "i 2 10 39248 101 1 15 — 1 1 — 2 5 1 r — 2 1 1 7 29 *• STEWARD DEPARTMENT - • Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A MM , 1 • •- ^M» • .MM MM. • —• 1 MM MM MM 1 •MM. MM 1 MM . .MM MM. MM MM MM ' MM MM MM • • MM MM. • —M MM MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shaped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered 0In The BeachCLASSB CLASS A . < GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS' GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 23 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 105 251 63 419 12 23 90 116 39 49 100 79 187 67 1 333 .10 6 20 38 333 78 30 441 278 523 101 31 37 78 4 82 211 28 301 15 59 57 131 36 172 40 1 248 6 7 29 39 248 101. 39 388 126 488 43 957 21 136 105 26i 46 40 101 3 101 43 113 257 6 08 287 978 17 13 134 8 68 86 — 62 75 2 72 — 49 49234 80 48 363;283 32 127 t 234 6 268 505 204 977 33 106 174 ,8M 313 288 I 13 88 188 381 234 | 815 22 .78 155 ll^ ,888 lltM •• . . • ! • "m • ^SWAKP GRAND Shipped CLASS A • •, ^ ••-DECK fNGIhm ^ -T-= Wilmington. San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS • Registered CLASS B Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 23 ALL ALL 12 3 ALL 1 4 2 2 2 15 1 18 « 32 21 63 127 48 158 17 221 2 — a 26 2 23 — 25 43 32 88 33 14 105 12 131 12 6 18 11 1 8 1 16 1 1 7—71 8 a 3 2 5 1 9 1 11 f 2 9 12 52 18 31 8 52 1 8 10 21 47 22 64 5 81 3 3 7 Ifi 6 3 ~ -7 — 10 9 13 55 6 26 1 33 1 6 18 1 2 7 — 9 2 4 8 4 5 20 1 26 — 13 12 2 10 — I 12 — - 7 388126 488 43 657 21 136 105 262 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 B 3 Al.T. 1 3 ALL A 2 2 3 Af,L 1 3 ATJ. 1 2 2 2 1 ; , , — 8 . 8 2 .... 1 4 14 2 20 1 3 . j . __ 20 24 28 34 10 47 38 121 258 2 91 1 16 20 126 94 17 20 90 10 48 90 2 14 16 18 32 _. 6 4 4 4 11 — 3 3 2 3 10 _ 6 1 23 6 1 1 16 4 3 9 16 1I 6 _ , 4 4 S3 3 24 mmmm 12 6 14 3 15 39 108 4 32 2 2 3 19 24 54 1 6 3 2 12 2 9 5 19 2 10 1 1 1 2 1 10 1 • 'I- 8 6 7 3 1 1 5 3 4 1 1 1 5 4 .. ' 1 — 2 2 — 9 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 — -. 1 2 2 1 8 17 — 2 2 3 2 2 7 2 2 1 1 - 2 10 18 12 7 12 / 55 — 54 22 9 24 31 11 12 9 12 12 31 9 13 4 14 31 11 11 • MM' — 27 21 12 3 15 8 2 11 60 168 — 30 42 37 2 11 2 32 11 6 8 5 21 32 1 7 3 2 1 3 5 2 6 4 2 2 7 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 8 1 1 2 8 2 10 18 5 2 23 — 5 20 — - 2 11 61 -17 4 26 8 8 27 13 9 8 8 10 27 2 1 23 26 — — .2 3 — — 2 4 3 _ 2 i 2 2 1 4 2 I — 1 1 MM' M^ • 2 ' — — 5 2 2 11 MW. 6 80 1 4 13 15 2 3 13 3 2 3 3 9 5 1 — 4 15 6 1 4 4 18 2 2 — 10 10 1 5 8 7 2 6 1 8 1 .A 2 101 17 13 134 164 43 113 257 6 98 287 678 8 68 293 82 75 49 234 80 49 363 49 32 127 234 6 80 2 72 n A. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles • Registered ClASS A TOTAl SHIPPED S/i/ppocf CMSS C GROUP 123 ALL Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 1 11 17 60 12 89 9 1 2 12 18 1 2 21 1 5 *' — 2 3 5 _ 2 2 25 7 37 5 4 18 6 28 1 2 2 5 4 21 4 29 1 — — 1 _ 1 1 2 — 9 1 10 36 172 40 248 r,f.' 1^1887,^188 mrnm ,11 "HI 164 " �Oetober 24, l»Si SEAFARERS INOime SEAFARER : QUESTION: How do you eopo whh tho language barrier In foreign fountriet? Jeho Urrliia, beeoM In jmt |>bout every port I've hit there'! A 0 m e 0 n e who mow* English. Even when there lin't, the Ameritan dollar can Apeak for you. /uat flash a bUl And you'll tee how qnickly they'll under•tand. Money •cemt to be a universal toiiga#. Pare nv* LOG Automation Chopped Million From US Job Rolls In Year Sesaito B. Presto. OS: It doesn't make much et a difference what port I'm tn. There's always a hotel or a Red Cross or a barber shop where someone ° speaks EngUsh. That's the first place I'U hit after docking. The procedure's Just about the same in every port I've bit so far. WASHINGTON—The much-talked-about threat of automation to US jobs gnd employ­ ment has already arrived—and the recession has given it a big push forward. Figures re­ leased by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Federal Reserve Board show that semiautomat^ factories are pro-"^ ducing more output with less percentage of white collar workers, factory jobs has actually decreased professionals and technicians. AFL.- six percent in the same period, men than ever before. CIO research director Everett M. from 12,700,000 down to 11,900,000. Th« result Is that while factory Kassalow points out that 85 percent Automation has had little Impact output is almost back at the pre- of the unions' membership is con­ on the seagoing side of maritim* ' recession level, the number of centrated in the "blue collar" class. thus far, principally because ships, workers employed in production in­ With the trend toward a higher once built, are seldom revamped dustries Is over one million less percentage of white collar employ­ during their lifetime. However, in than before the recession. That ment, the unions would lose ground the tanker field the building of helps explain why unemployment unless they successfully organized supertankers or enlarging old T-2s ^ X is still over four million despite among engineers, technicians, of­ reduces the number of men em­ Michael Nash, ABt I've found Pedro Jf. Ilarayo, chief steward: the biulness pick-up. fice personnel and others in the ployed in proportion to the amount the Middle East Just about the I have a good knowledge of Span­ In addition, the speed-up of auto­ white collar class. of cargo carried. toughest place to ish, Indonesian, mation is doubly-damaging to the A few statistics dramatize the The same holds true for roll-on get by. But there Filipino and Jap­ strength of trade unions for the trend. Since 1948, US factory out­ and lift-on ships which, with faster are certain things anese and I can simple reason that automation put has increased 35 percent. The turnaround, can carry more cargo that I know how even swear in techniques involve using a higher number of workers employed on over a period of time with the same to say In Just Arabic, so I get amount of crew manpower. Of about every lan­ by OK. Where I course, the roll-ons and lift-ons guage. It's pretty don't speak the have a big impact on the employ­ easy to familiar­ tongue, I'll spend ment of longshoremen. ize yourself and the extra money get around after Some industries that have gone and hire a guide.' a short stay in a in heavily for automation have They're your best new land. done much better than the national protection everywhere you go. average. The producers of trans­ '• 'tf ' ALBANY—^After three months of idleness, American Coal portation equipment—automobiles, X' p Asran Carara, ZaA oookt After Shipping's Coal Miner took on a full crew and a load of grain aircraft and the like-^have in­ Tony Gonxalea, bosun: Getting here for Germany. The crewing of the ship revived the hitting a foreign port I'll generally creased their output 80 percent in along in. Europe is easy because dormant issue of representa-^ look around a the last ten years. The number of there's a lot of fWhile until I find tion of unlicensed crewmem- received on Saturday, October 11 workers in these industries is virEnglish spoken. ja 0 m e o n e who bers employed by ACS. The for a Tuesday, October 14, crewing tually the same today as it was in •peaks English, It's in the Middle 1948. ship sailed Thursday for Europe. date. t'axi-drivers usu­ East that I rim American Coal originally had Actually, there are already more The Coal Miner had been laid Into trouble. Sure ally are sure bets plans to charter from 30 to 80 white collar workers than blue col­ up in July after making a number you can get an because they are of trips in the grain trade. Previ­ ships from the Government for lars in all US industry, including interpreter there, constantly deal­ ously, the company had turned hulk carriage of coal exports to transportation and service indus­ but you've got to ing with visitors. back all of the ships It chartered Europe. But the collapse of the tries as well as factory production. pay well for it In Spanish and from the Government. It has coal export market compelled the The white collars have an edge at and you still Arabic - speaking since purchased a second vessel, company to shelve its program and the moment of 251^ million to 23 Coiuitries I know enough to get by don't know what the T-3 tanker Conoco Lake to return the six ships it had million blue collars, and the trend anyone's saying. on my own. toward white collar employment of Charles, renamed the Coal Shipper broken out. a technical, semi-professional or which was formerly owned by an professional nature is increasing NMU-contracted company. all the time. The SIU and NMU crewmembers Any time there is a recession, who had originally been aboard the this tendency is accelerated. The SAN FRANCISCO — As ex­ Coal Miner when she laid up in July went back to their Jobs ex­ pected, activity was at a cra-vrl less-efficient outdated plants tend The proposed merger between victory in its drive to organize cept for those who could not make during the last two weeks with no to shut down because they are the the 170,000-member Pulp, Sul­ Morton's Frozen Foods Co., a for­ the ship on time for her sailing. payoffs nor sign-ons and only six first to lose money. More efficient, phite and Paper Mill Workers and mer client of the "labor relations" In those instances, relief men were ships in transit, reports port agent automated plants then are in a the 130,000-member Woodworkers service operated by Nathan Shef- put aboard maintaining the ratio Marty Breithoff. Calling in were" position to expand when business Union moved ahead another step ferman. The McClellan Committee that existed on the ship when she the Jean Lafitte and Topa Topa gets better, and the old plants last week when tho executive had charged the company with hir­ laid up. (Waterman); the Texmar and Mary- never reopen in most instances. Some producers also take ad­ board of the Woodworkers ratified ing Shefferman to prevent the The use of reliefs was made mar (Calmar); the Steel Executive vantage a recession slack to a two-year interim agreement. The Packinghouse union from organiz­ necessary by the fact tbat some of (Isthmian) and the Mankato Vlc- modernizeofoverage plants with the Pulp-Sulphite executive board had ing the plant. Subsequently, the the oldtimers who composed the torj' (Victory Carriers). result that fewer workers are fdready acted on the merger pro­ company was sold to Continental original crew had gone to their Some of the old hands on the needed when the enterprise gets posal. The terms of the agreement Baking and, through Shefferman, homes all over the country and beach are W. Davey, N. Vrdoljak, back into full production. pledge the two unions to "aid and landed a "sweatheart" deal with there was. not sufficient time to J. E. Contin, H. M. Wong, B. H. assist" each other and when prac­ the ousted Bakery and Confection­ round them up.. Notification Dawson, F. J. White, R. H. Graf, tical "to participate Jointly in or­ ery Workers Union. of the recrewlng of the ship was T. M. Moriarity and D. E. Bull. Notify Union ganizing workers where such activ­ ity will be beneficial to both or­ On LOG Maii Watchlns The Ships Come in ganizations." Two committees were As Seafarers know, copies of set up by the agreement. One will each issue of the SEAFARERS constitute a mutual aid committee LOG are mailed every two ''dedicated to implementing and weeks to all SIU ships as well as fulfilling the terms of the agree­ to numerous clubs, bars and ment," and to settle all differences. other overseas spots where Sea­ .The other committee will concen­ farers congregate ashore. The trate on outlining the structure procedure for mailing the LOG and administration of a merged involves calling all SIU steam­ organization. ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the X P P basis of the information sup­ The United Auto Workers are re­ plied by the ship operator, three ported as aiming for a $100 million copies of the LOG, the head­ Strike fund before the termination quarters report and minutes of the union's new three-year con­ forms are then airmailed to the tract. UAW President Walter company agent in the next port Eeuther is reportedly preparing to of call. ask the union's 1959 national con­ Similarly, the seamen's clubs vention for tho power to assess get various quantities of LOGs the working membership during at every mailing. The LOG is these three years and for permis­ sent to any club when a Sea­ sion to keep the union's present farer so requests it by notifying $39,000,000 strike fund intact. the LOG office that Seafarers Such a fund is believed necessary congregate there. If the union is going to demand a As always the Union would four-day work week as a solution like to hear promptly from SIU to the industry's growing automaships whenever the LOG and [tion problem. Thus far, the UAW ship's mail is not delivered so Jbas not-confirmed the report tbat the Union can maintain a Crowd lin« pter wall in Recife, Brazil, to greet returning Suwannee Steamship vessels on arrival bock - p-p-.p::'.. day-to-day check on the accu­ t«>Th^ Uifited PAolAvliotiiA Werk^ >kr<port. The ships operate between Recifo^ and Trinidad, BWl. cruising in South Atlantic waters.. racy of its maiMn'g BSts.' lers' scored • a three«to-one NLRB The photo of tM, vpwIPWI.Vvfllppmmg by John "Bananas" Zeirsyi. !• J Coal Miner Sails After Long Lay-Up SF Still Slow • ri i m ,.jil --i �!?"• Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG October C4» 195S41 Rails Open Rate War On Ships p:|.j; WASHINGTON—As was predicted when the "help the railroads" bill passed Congress, the railroads are now going to work to undercut coastwise shipping operations. The Inter­ state Commerce Commission has permitted Eastern railroads to put a number of piecemeal rate ciits cuts into effect, rates" SlU SHIPS AT SEA The crew of the Wang Dispatch­ er extended a vote of appreciation to ship's delegate Edgar King for doing his job in true SlU style under trying and difficult condi­ tions. The vessel has been out for Post pone MM? Pact Hearings r^- m The contract dispute between the'Masters, Mates and Pilots and the member companies of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute is marking time as the first arbitration hearing by AFL-CIO President George Meany has been postponed until October 28. Mea­ ny was originally scheduled to start the hearings on October 21. The AFL=CIO president entered the contract dispute at the request of the Institute, leading to settle­ ment of the walkout on October 7. The Mates had been out for six days against member companies of the Institute demanding im­ provements In various contract fringe benefits and working rules. Wages were not at issue. SlU-contracted Bull, Isthmian and Robin Line ships were affect­ ed by the walkout, but a number of SIU companies, including Wa­ terman, Mississippi and Alcoa, had signed with the union a month earlier. The earlier pact, signed In Mobile, provided improvements in vacations, pensions, penalty pay, overtime and other gains. almost a year now, ship's reporter George Van Etten said, and most of the men will be getting off. However it was a much better trip because of the way King handled his post. Also in line for recognition for doing a top notch job. Van Etten said, is the steward department on the Dispatcher. They put out good meals with fine service consistently in spite of the fact that on many occasions, because of the nature of the run, they lacked fresh stores and were frequently short-handed in personneL ' % % S. Votes of thanks this week also go to the steward department on the SS Rebecca, for their excep­ tional food and service, to the 2nd cook and baker and the crew messman on the Penn Mariner; the electrician on the Del Aires for putting the ship's coffee pots back into shape, and to the galley gangs On the Del Aires, CS Miami, cap­ tain Nicholas Sitinas and the Alcoa Runner. t t It's usually the steward depart­ ment that gets the "vote of thanks" < . but not so on the Steel Rover's last trip. Not because they don't de­ serve it, John Higgins, meeting secretary, care­ fully notes, but because someone else came in for it. First, it was Higgins the men who chipped In to have the TV set re­ paired, and second, the crew mem­ bers who donated for new reading matter. which Pan Atlantic Steamship Corp. has charged are specif­ ically designed to force the SIUmanned coastwise operation out of busine^." • Three cuts, covering the move­ ment of drugs and alcoholic bev­ erages from the Northeast to'Dal­ las, Texas, were cited by Pan At- Seattle Sees Upturn Ahead SEATTLE—Shipping continued on the slow side during the past period as only one vessel paid off here. However the picture should be much brighter over the next two or three weeks as the SS Producer will be in port paying off, and a Liberian-flag ship transferring back to American registry will take on a full crew. Knowings the conditions under which Liberian and other nmaway flag ships are operated, the crew going aboard can probably expect to spend some time in the yards cleaning her up. The City of Alma (Waterman) was the only vessel paying off and signing on during the last two weeks while the Natalie (Intercontinental) and the Seamar, Massmar and the Texmar (Caimar) were in transit. Send Documents On Baby Benefit All Seafarers, who expect to apply for the SIU $200 mater­ nity benefit and are currently eligible for it—having one day's seatime in the past 90 days and 90 days In 19.56—are urged to send in all necessary documents when filing for the benefit. Payment will be made speedily when the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan receives the baby's birth certificate, the Seafarer's marriage certificate and discharges showing eligi­ bility seatime. Photostats are acceptable in place of originals lantic as representative of a whole host of rate-cutting proposals "de­ signed to undercut those of domes­ tic water carriers." The coinpany charged that the railroads "are waging an intensified rate-chop­ ping campaign." Stripped ICC Powers At the time the railroad bill was before Congress, the SIU pointed out that it stripped the Interstate Commerce Commission of ks func­ tion as a watchdog over the com­ petitive nature ot freight rates. By selective rate-cutting on runs where the rMls complete with ship­ ping, the railroads hop^e to drive shipping competition into lay-up, -leaving them free to bid for all coastwise shipping cargoes. The railroads have traditionally cut rates whenever possible— where competing water carriers —even if it meant carrying cargo at a loss, and then made the losses up by keeping rates high on : runs where there is no shipping' competition. The railroad bill passed in the last session of Congress made such : rate-cutting easier when it statedt,^ "Rates by a carrier shall no£ be " held up to a particular level )o , tect traffic of any other mode hi transportation. . ." Up until then; the ICC had authority to consider ship freight rates in fixing railroad freight rates, and the practice had been to give the shipping compa-^ hies-a lower rate on competitive runs because of the irregularities of ship scheduling. , Trucking interests are also pro» testing what they -characterized as "drastic selective rate-cutting'-'! by^the railrbads. 'Job Guide' Boosts Rates; Gosts More For Nothing The mail order gimmick which sells would-be. seamen g manual on "where to get a high-paying job,"^are still with us. Only they too are taking advantage of Inflation with on# New Jersey operator listing^ his merchant marine guide at length of voyage" and finally, "op­ portunity for advancement all thf $2.85 as against the $2 fee way to captain of your own ship." which these "services" usually charge. This and other manuals of its kind cater to those who are taken in by spot ads in the newspapers and magazines offering $400 monthly jobs for beginners. What they fail to specify in their comeon literature is the existence of seniority systems in maritime as well as Coast Guard limitations on the issuance of seamen's papers to newcoihers who have no assurance of employment in the industry. A reply to the New Jersey oper­ ator brings a letter informing the would-be customer that for $2.85 he can get the key to a lifetime of bliss as'a merchant marine: "High base pay with loads of overtime, clean semi-private quarters, choice of one of two menus offered at each meal, choice of any country in the world to visit, choice of Once the customer takes the bait, he receives a list of seamen's unions' addresses plus those of Military Sea Transportation Offices and Coast Guard certification units. He is told to file for sea­ men's papers and report to the un­ ions for employment. Only then does he find out about the severe limitations on the is­ suance of seamen's papers plus un­ ion contract seniority provisions which put the inexperienced new­ comer on the bottom of the list as far as employment opportunities are concerned. Actually, the manuals offer little more than an raterprising indivi^ ual could obtain by consulting « telephone book. But judging by the continued appearance of this ads, there always seem to be new customers, even if the price has gone up. ^ Oil the Winch, Not the Deck ' Oiling the winches, lines and other shipboard gear is an essential function in keeping equipment in good work­ ing order. Just as essential though, is core in applying oil. If it splatters or spills on the deck, take time out and wipe it up before continuing. Otherwise somebody, is liable to take q bad spill that could result in broken bones or other serious injury. So don't forget, "oil the winch, not the deck." Keep the deck around the winches clean and dry, and you eliminote a major cause of shipboard mishaps. 6' • .• • " • ^ .{ i:: - "'v' tv t ft .• •/.S.;,.^v..i.fs. " • 'c' ". -.ihjtti,' t "f^r . V' .".-J.'" ;:V irni.-^ . • y '- .'..^3,- A;!-- J! is a ^are^mL , _ L, mm mm f| �OiWVflr M, Iftt SEAFARERS YODB DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUu* How Long Is Battery's 'Lifetime'? race Here LOG Md, Simplifies Absentee Voting - BALTIMORE—Seafarers who are residents of this state and who expect to be at sea on Election Day, November 4th, are urged to look into the new method for casting absentee ballots the next time they are in port, Earl Sheppard, port agent, reported. Under this system, a sea­ However, rated members Bethcoaster, Marore and Santore man, or any other voter who port." who register York and signed up again. In transit were will not be in town to vote other ports onintheNew Gulf will find the Santore (Marven); Losmar, on that date, can go down to the Board of Supervisors and file an affidavit that he wiil not be in port on the 4th, and will be given a ballot which he can cast imme­ diately. Sheppard warned that these elections will play an important role in determining future labor legislation. Every union member should make sure he and his fam­ ily does vote on November 4th. They are also urged, he said, to study the slate of candidates checked by the AFL-CIO on their legislative background and give this list their consideration before voting. On the labor front the only major beef in town at present is the shipyard workers' strike at Maryland Drydock. However, they expect to settle this beef in the near future. Although they have been out for a couple of weeks so far, they have the solid backing of all labor in the city and are determined to get their demands. (Ed. note: The shipyard workers signed a new agreement early this week.) Shipping for the port has been on the slow bell during the past period. Baltimore has been an er­ ratic port where shipping is con­ cerned, Sheppard said, and recent weeks have confirmed the trend. A number of vessels are in layup here and they account for the large registration list for the 'Many moderate-Income car owners become Intrigued by full-page •da in magazines touting the virtues of special "wateriess" or "life­ time" batteries. The Federal Trade Commission already has slapped down one advertiser of "life-long" batteries who promised a guarantee of ten years. Now a former distributor of so-called "waterless" batteries, Reader L. B. of La Crescenta, Calif., reveals the inside story behind these claims. He reports, to collect on the 10-year guarantee On these batteries, you actually have to ship the battery to the factory at your own ex­ pense. Then you must wait for the factory to tear down the battery and. determine whether failure was caused by a defect in the battery Itself, or by a bad voltage regulator or generator. The guarantee doesn't apply if the failure was caused by your car (and how can you prove or disprove it wasn't?). One man who .bought one of these batteries has waited more than a month, so far, to find put why his battery failed. The factory kept telliug .hlm it hadn't beeiv. torn apart yet. Another customer has to go to court to try to make the factory live up to the guarantee, this former distributor reports. The battery is supposed to be waterless,, but actually contains a Jelly-like water solution. , Another hoax, used recently by seat-cover manufacturers, mattress manufacturers and filter-tip cigarette advertisers, is the so-called "re­ port by an independent testing company." You've seen this state^ ment on television commercials Je other ads. w Such "tests";prove nothing to us consumers unless we could see the full report and learn how the prod­ uct stood up on all counts, not just those the advertiser selects to tell us about, fiut the high pressure "waterless" battery manufacturer didn't even bother to have "tests made. He simply advertised that he did, as the distributor learned when he wrote to the laboratories. Mr. L. B. says he now wishes he had checked with his bank, attor­ ney or Better Business Bureau be­ fore he invested his money and hopes in this battery business. He advises any workingman who might be thinking of becoming a parttim*^ pr sideline distributor for such a company to make a careful check beforehand. Not only these "long-life" advertisers, but even some well known manufacturers and retailers tend to exaggerate guarantees on bat­ teries, as this department previously warned. WASHINGTON — Increasing Actually, most batteries never get to wear out, but fail for other pressure is reported being brought reasons, most often from overcharging. on the Administration calling for fiar owners generally just have a new battery installed and let it go at that But ignition experts warn that if the battery died early, relaxation of the restrictions on thp mechanic ought to investigate why. A battery's life expectancy trade with Communist countries can be:shortened considerably by improper installation, a loose gen­ in Europe, or at least for loose erator .belt, frayed or damaged wires, a low regulator setting, low regulations comparable to those electrolyte level, corrosion at terminals or cell connectors, or not imposed by Western Europe and using the car much. Even when all the battery needs is a recharge, Japan. According to a recent study by ypur mechanic ought to find out-why it lost its charge. Otherwise, a special advisory committee of you are doctoring the symptom and not the ailment. : A battery tries to signal you before it dies. A frequent need for the Department of Commerce, water is a signal that something is wrong, either with the battery three out of every four business itself or elsewhere in the charging system. Another sign of a sick and trade association executives in­ battery is a slightly raised or buckled cover and bulging sides, in­ terviewed reported they were in dicating it is aging or is being subjected to excessive overcharging. favor of some decontrol on the Excessive white sulphation- indicates a leak in the case, overcharging trade restrictions. or other defect. The only trade of any conse­ ' It is a good idea to have the battery tested with a hydrometer when quence at present consists of US you have your car greased. This is a syringe-like instrument which aid and surplus cargoes to Poland measures the strength of the acid in the cells. It's inexpensive to buy and Yugoslavia, making those if you want to do your own checkipg. But every 3,000 miles, it's wise, countries ship stops for Seafarers. Last year it was noted, the rest to get a voltmeter test. This measures the voltage remaining in the cells. At this time, also have the terminals and cables cleaned and of the free world and Japan lifted their restrictions and put into ef­ t^tened. If you let the electrolyte level fall below the tops of the separators, fect an almost complete decontrol your battery will be damaged. But don't add too much water, since of their trade with the Communist the excess solution will spill thi^gh the vents and attack cables, nations. While the US State De­ partment acceded in this and indi­ cradle and other metal parts.' Overcharging occurs when the voltage regulator Is set too high. On cated it would revise US trade thd other hand, too low a charge rate also wears out batteries pre­ curbs, the department held that maturely. The voltage regulator is a little box under the hood. It it would not go as far as other na­ regulates the flow of electricity from the generator to the battery. tions did. For one thing, the De­ Regulators do get out of order and in any case an difficult to adjust. partment said, the US would not : The dashboard gauge which shows ^e charging rate, called the lift its embargo against trade with ammeter, should show a constant aUcht charge while the car is mov­ Red China. The committee was formed to ing. If the needle remains on the minus side, there may be too many electrical accessoria ih UM at the same time, or the regulator, gen­ provide a basis for support of any erator or other components pf the charging system may be out of order. changes In US trade policy de­ It doesn't pay to delays recharging a we^ battery, as it will wear cided upon by President Elsenhow­ Wt faster than one kept fully charged. Battery manufacturers them­ er. The President Is expected to answer a letter from Soviet Pre­ selves recommend the use of home chargers. Even if a test'shows your battery Is.alniost discharged, don't rush mier Nikita S. Khrushchev re­ td buy a new one. Experts' advise that no battery should be con­ questing closer economic ties be­ demned^ no matter what the reading, if all cells are discharged. The tween .the two nations. It is be­ battmy i^mild be charged ^t and tested again to see if it holds the lieved that this report will play an charge. U the test discloses two cells are charged and one discharged, important part in the final declitm. there is no dQ«bt,ilie .A»t(My IMolectiw a»d ahouUl .bo, reBlacoiLw . SIOIIM,^. much better shipping conditions. Six vessels paid off here during the period, four signed on and 12 were in transit. The Feltore, Marore, Santore (Marven); Bethcoaster (Calmar); Mae . and Emilia (BuU) paid off while the Feltore, Bethcoaster, Yoikmar (Calmar); Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Runner, Al­ coa Polaris (Alcoa); Young Amer­ ica, (Waterman); Steel Maker, Steel Rover (Isthmian); Suzanne (Bull) and the Robin Locksley (Robin). m Biz Groups Press Red Trade Bids '••bm Veteran Seafarer Thomas Tooma looks over LOG chart describing new Social Security beneftts during visit to SlU headquarters with his wife. Tooma h now retired, and is already drawing SlU disability-pension benefit of $150 per month. "It's going to be dull, but the doctors gave the orders." This is the way Seafarer Thomas Tooma reached his decision to give up his life at sea and take it easy on the beach from now oh. Failing health has ended Tooma's 33-year long career at sea as an active union member. A member of the old ISU, Tooma joined the SIU when it was formed in 1938. He has shipped out since then in the steward department, most of the time as chief steward. Not one to sit around and Just be a "dues-paying member," Tooma Joined in most of the Union's beefs and strikes. He was active in the Wall Street strike when the white collar workers called on the "whita caps" for support, and he participated in the 1946 General Strike, to mention just a few. However, like most Seafarers, his best memories are of the sea. One vessel he will always remember, Tooma said. Is the old Robin Adair. It was during the war, he said, while she was enroute to Bandar Shapur carrying food and ammunition. The ship had rounded the Cape of Good Hope, sailed through the Indian Ocean and en­ tered the Persian Gulf with no sign of trouble, when the lookout spotted a sub in hot pursuit. It was a furious chase, but the Adair came through in the clutch. It arrived in Bandar Shapur with its cargo, and only one casualty— the vessel had burned out her engines putting space between her and the sub. His war career also included serving on troop carriers to the Nor­ mandy invasion and the Morrocan campaign. His vessels were under attack many times, but came through without major damage. Tooma likes all ships and runs, but confessed to favoring Robin Line. "In fact," he said, "1 spent almost ten and a half years sailing on Robin Line ships in my time." Tooma will now spend his spare time taking it easy in his home in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife. His biggest troubie, he said, is finding some hobby which will help him pass the time. Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consh^t of the following; Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, who have 12 years of seatlme plus the Plan's standard eligibility requirement, can aiHily for and receive the benefit The seatime has to be with SlU-contracted companies. Seafarers who are of age 09 m; over, and also meet the 12-year seatime r^ulremeht pltM tiie Flan's standard eligibility pro­ vision^ <:an also obtain eovcrago under this benefit �}ggAiMnttoe -i'-' ••'' ^i'.-, 'rr ri .V'.'' iv . ., f ^Oct*bcrt«, 19St This II the Mvcnth of a itriM en Amer. Icon trade unions te oppeor in the SEAFARERS LOG. Ue leriei is pr^ , lenrtng a cross-section of Americon yyCy ;: .' ! unionsj their members and airns. y ., y: •>/.;• : : j- •r;-* •'j-'-r- -..v.'-r' •^^'. S#ofe> p;°! I •<iri •^••J • •• II rT s-' I Small, Isolated groups off public employees who |olned hoods during the depression formed whot become the Americon Federotion of State, County and Municipoi Employees in 1936. Todoy the union hos 200,600 membem In o wide voriety of fobs: psychiotrists, loborers, troffic cops, librorions ond mony others. They ore orgoniied in the US, Conodo pnd die Conol Zone in 1;600 locols dvd 60 counciis. . Arnold S. Zonder, one of the eorly organisers of the Wisconsin group chortered os the union's Locol 1, has been president of AFSCME since its creotion. Union heodguorters ore ot 015 Mount Vernon Ploee, NW, Washington, DC. It publishes "The Public Employee," 0 monthly mggcBine. th^~ m hr j lfe:> U- ^ • ' • . ?'• IT" ., y tfi • •• h - • • • '• •% : _ '-k' . ; .' ^ l: ''' "i' f:--•w - >•> 1^i:'- • -- K - •r-.• • • ' ...f: r •"' " i...: ' - . ' - , ir' - • ' _ if- <- m'' Trend toward real collective bargaining by state and local administra^ tions is gaining. Demonstrations like this one,> outside New York's City Hall in 1954, help spotlight demands. jtv- rSi- ' f ;»HE DEPRESSION years which r I gave rise to the trade imion • movement of today presented public employees with one major obstacle besides those faced in private industry. The insecure "security"^ of public employment subjected workers to terrific pres­ sures, since the "boss" was the gov­ ernment itself. Small groups in different parts of the country did speak out for decent conditions, however. Sparkplugged by state employees in Wisr consin, some got local AFL char­ ters, and later functioned briefly as part of the American Federation of Government Employees, which went on to become spokesman for Federal workers other than postal employees. AFSCME became a separate AFL international union in 1936, there­ upon clashing head-on with local government restrictions on employ^ ees' rights to imion representation, to engage in collective bargaining or political activity, and to lake collective action to enforce their demands. As a result, the union' has had to seek legislative rentier • dies in addition to using direct ac­ tion. Despite these obstacles, AFSCME has expanded at a rapid pace. Four years ago it had barely half as ma^ members as it has today. It grew by 27,000 members by merging in 1956 with its CIO counr terpart, the Government and Civic Employees Organizing Committee. As in every union, coordinated organizing eHort has paved the way to collective bargaining be­ tween union and public officials. An outstanding example is the city of Philadelphia, where AFSCME was recently recognized as exclu­ sive bargaining agent for sonle 15,000 employees. Since its demands must invariably come under scrutiny in the news­ papers and before legislative bod­ ies, much of the staff work at AFSCME's headquarters in Wash­ ington concerns minute analysis of government pay and benefit sched­ ules, grievance procedures and personnel ordinances. This has paid off in public recognition that as long as conditions for public workers lag behind those in private industry, the public is the loser, too. Gradually the trend is towaM real negotiations and writtein contracts, Former chief personnel examiner of the Wisconsin Bureau of Per­ sonnel, President Arnold S. Zanider is now a member of the executive board of the AFL-CIQ Miaritime "Trades- Department. Several thousand. AFSCME members em­ ployed by municipal port author­ ities are affiliated with the MTD. . ,:r I' ' '-i" * -K.--'.V . ' JUnion member from local factory gets a hand. .. . < Custodian Ray Schwoegler, m em b ex of from librarian Hutti Shajpiro, an AFSCMEAFSCME local in Madison, Wis., gives locker . Olaf the walrus, a 1,000-pound baby at tho . < New. Yoilt Aquarium, suns hiipself uqder the • �.VJIJC 1 Ifit AEAWAUEBS L0€ •.. ¥w NIM Strike last spring by AFSCME against New York City zoos, musemns and Aquarium prodded recognition of union demands for de­ cent pay schedule. Rented for the occasionnot borrowed from the zoo, live monkeys were : wheeled along picketline in cages. Signs urged the city to "Stop Monkeying With Our Pay!" •-S - When sanitation workers struck for imion recognition in Miami, Fla., the city administration used prisoners from the municipal Jail as strikebreakers. Photo shows prisoners hauling garbage under watchful eye of a motorcycle policeman. Arnold S. Zander, president of AFSCME since it was chartered in 1936, is also member of Maritime Trades Department executive board. f At I • Leveling ground for new street, AFSCME policemen in many cities, as in Omaha, Ne* Lab technician O. Taliaferro belongs to Local ; miMhber Alden Mobley Jockeys truck for New ^ ; bra^a X&^ve); are also part of AFSCME. 171 on IMvers^^ campus at liE^^i^iif^^iJi^sklison, 'hom«'of'APSCME-imtilAl957i??^'^.ifs4i^s4ft^^tChreri.l26ilocals riepresent'p^lice••ttepartmel!ltsh^i^{;t*^5<ifh^fli^M?rStiWt.MaintenalltfiC••Depa^tm«ntiA.:}fe:V|'^^ �SEAFARERS Tag* Tea KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT 'M IThia column U intended to ocQuaint Seafarert with important provision* of the SIV contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarert have any Questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the LOG SIU Wage Scales States On Jobless $ With only five states increasing their unemployment benefits dur­ ing the past year, the Federal un­ Tanker Agreement. Article IV, Section 10. Pumpman. Pumpman's employment compensation program dntlea shall consist of handling earyo, ballast and tank equipment in- going Into effect Monday for vet­ eiudlny all work necessary for the operation and maintenance of caryo erans of the Armed Forces will be plpo lines, room heatinr system and all deck machinery including a welcome blessing to many. Patterned after World War H's tank year on deck, doys on waterticht doors and ports and lifeboat darits. He shall not be required to do ordinary enyine or fireroom "52-20 Club," the new law wUl pro­ vide jobless benefits of $20 a week woih except in line witii his regular duties ... for up to 52 weeks, depending upon the individual states. How­ Tanker Agreement. Article H, Section 27 (b). At sea. when day­ ever, since this is Inadequate to men are switched to sea watches and promoted for the purpose of fully cope with the effects of the replacing men who are injured or sick, they shall recehre the differen­ current recession, the Government is urging the states to take proper tial in pay. measures to improve their unem­ * e e ployment benefits system. Question: If a pumpman has to replace an engine room watchstander, New York is the only industrial does he merely get weekend overtime, or Is he paid OT for all his state having acted in this direction. time he was standing watch? Last year it increased payments from 26 to 39 weeks which, coupled with the temporary 50 per cent This issue arose recently on a T-2 tanker that was on the shuttle Federal aid program, would add run In the Far East and wound up shorthanded in the engine depart­ another weeks of payments. ment both on daymen and watchstanders. The result was that the There are, however, still 18 states pumpman was standing fireroom watches for 23 days and put in for which provide benefits for less 184 hours overtime. than 26 weeks and 22 per cent of The company disputed the overtime, citing as justification Article the nation's total insured live in ir, -Section 27 (b), printed above. According to the company interpre­ these states. A number of these tation, the pumpman was only entitled to weekend overtime since he have programs which date back to was already receiving more pay than the fireman whom he was re­ pre-World War days and have been little altered to meet the rise in placing. The Union argued successfully that Article IV, Section 10, applied wages and cost of living. Eligibility in the temporary Fed­ in this instance since in outlining the pumpman's regular duties, it eral program has averaged 10V6 specifically states "He shall not be required to do ordinary engine or weeks since its initiation last June. fireroom work." Thus, for many workers whose The Union's position was that Article II, Section 27 (b), applied to states insure them for 21 or less other daymen such as wipers or engine utilitymen if the latter are weeks, all forms of unemployment carried. The Union noted that the engine utility, if carried, can be assistance will just about be ex­ "required to replace any unlicensed member of the engine depart­ hausted' by now. The Government ment when said member is sick, injured or missing." Similarly, a is hoping the states will act soon. wiper can be temporarily promoted to fireman or oiler for the same purpose. However, these provisions do not apply to the pumpman who is specifically exempted from doing "ordinary engine or fire­ room work." The result was that the pumpman collated his 184 hours overtime, amounting in this instance to better than $400. SEAFARERS LOG.) Kickbacks By Chandlers Ruled 'Ordinary' Expense WASHENGTON—From now on kickbacks customarily paid by ship chandlers to skippers of foreign tramp ships will be tax deductable as ordinary and necessary business expenses, according to a re^ cent ruling by the Internal amount to the foreign shipmaster's earnings. Revenue Service. In support of the necessity of The practice dates back untold the chandler's paying commissions years in this, country and is also to the shipmaster is the contention found throughout the world, the that the failure to offer such pay­ Service found. It is common on ment will cause the master to seek Liberian vessels. Shipowners are elsewhere for the desired supplies. aware of the practice and recognize Generally, a pre-arranged percent­ it as a "legitimate" business ex­ age of the supply invoice serves pense which adds a considerable as the "commission." In the m' -' f'W p • October U, IMS Far East Line Signs 20-Yr. Aid Agreement WASHINGTON — The Federal Maritime Board has announced the authorization of a 20-year construc­ tion and operating differential sub­ sidy contract with Pacific Far East Lines, an SlU-Paciflc District con­ tracted operator. The long-range subsidy, wbich goes into effect January 1, 1959, will replace the ciurent 10-year contract the FMB has with Pacific Far East and which would have ex­ pired on December 31, 1959. Under the terms of the new conr tract, PFE will initiate a ship re­ placement program to replace nine vessels, seven Mariners and two C-2s. The C-2s will be replaced by 20-knot Mariners, and the pres­ ent seven Mariners will be re­ placed when they become 20 years old. It is estimated that the new replacement contract _ will cost $131.4 million. In addition to the shipbuilding program, the company also agrees to continue to provide service be­ tween California and Far East ports. This will guarantee a mini­ mum of 47 and a Tiia»imnm of 53 sailings a year. The Government will pay the difference between the building costs in an American shipyard and a ^presentative foreign yard, and guarantee an operating-differential subsidy to enable the line to con­ tinue service in competition with lower cost foreign ships bperating on these roptes. < Dutch, Belgian and Scandinavian yards, which had . provided the yardstick for figuring foreign ship construction costs, may give way to Japanese yards fdr future cost'estimates. . (Ed. note; The following chart gives wages and overtime rates for all unUeensed crewmemhers of dry cargo vessels and tankships. Dry cargo scales are on the left; tankers on the right. Clip this out and keep it as a handy reference in case of need.) DRY CARGO DECK DEPARTMENT Wage OverRating Scale time Bosun (Mariner) $517.04 $2.23 Bosun 463.46 2.23 tCarpenter (Bfariner) 446.48 2.23 tCarpenter 433.85 2.23 AB Maintenance 397.87 2.18 Quartermaster ............... 363.67. 2.18 Able Seaman 363.67 2.18 Ordinary Seaman 282.45 1.70 OS Maintenance — — ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician (Mariner).... $599.26 $2.23 Chief Electrician. 577.48 2.23 Electrician ' — 2nd Electrician................ 537.96, 2.23 Chief Pumpman —' 2nd Pumpman Maintenance... ~ ' 2nd Pumpman Machinist...... ' Unlicensed Jr. Eng, (Day) ,, 46710 2M Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Watch).;. 417.77 2.23 Plumber-Machinist 479.35 2.23 Deck Engineer..... 440.55 2.23 Engine Utility 424.18 2r23 Evaporator Maintenance.386.70 2.18 Oiler .. .................. 363.67 2.18 Oiler-Diesel 393.53 2.18 Watertender . 363.67 2.18 Fireman-Watertender 363.67 2.18 Fireman 363.67 2.18 Wiper '340.42 1.70 Reefer Engineer— (When 1 carried) 537.96 2.23 Reefer Engineer— (When 3 carried) Chief 496.18 2.23 1st Assistant...... 441.32 2.23 2nd Assistant 401.03 2.18 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward (Mariner)......$517.04 $2.23 Chief Steward 463.46 2.23 Chief Cook 423.55 2.23 Cook and Baker..... — Night Cook and Baker....;... 417.77 2.23 2nd Cook 376.23 2.18 3rd Cook 359.07 2.18 Messman .;.... 280.28 1.70 Utilityman 280.28 1.70 TA^iKER Wage OverScale time $476.66 $2J8 409.89 375.68 367.68 290.31 340.42 2.18 2.18 2.18 1.70 1.70 $577.48 $2.2$ 500.83 500.83 500.83 2.23 2.23 2.23 416.18 2.18 367.68 2.18 367.68 .2.18 340.42 1.70 $476.66 439.91 434.13 $2.23 2.23 2.23 383.10 280.28 280.28 2.18 1.70 1.70 * For Seatraln Line wage scale, add $7.50 to day cargo scale above on all ratings carried except chief electrician and deck engineer. Seatrain scale tot chief electrician la ISSOgB; for deck engineer, $479.67. < tReceivea $20 additional a month if required to provide own toob. Standby ratea are 02.14, SS.IS and 0203 for the respective overtime groupa. Tramps Again Pitch For Subsidy Grant it. ?a PHILADELPHIA—Tramp shipowners are again pressing demands for Government subsidy aid. The Tramp Ship­ owners Association at its aimual convention heard a deipand for speedy application of Fed- ' eral operating subsidies to the The squeeze on US tramps is tramp field before US-fiag particularly heavy, he declared, in tramping is eliminated by foreign such bread and butter bulk exports competition. as grain and coal, where larger, A number of proposals have more modern and more efficient been made in Congress In recent foreign-flag tramps can cut rates years to subsidize the tramp oper­ bkow the A'meiiean break-even * ?. ators, but such proposals have point. never gotten out of committee up until now. James Anderson, executive sec­ retary of the Association, cited fig­ ures to show that foreign^ tramps Seafarers and- SIU famiUei; carry 70 to 80 percent of Ithe na­ who apply for maternity, hos­ tion's foreigp commerc*. Tho pre­ pital or surgical benefits from ponderance of si)ch cargo on for­ the Welfai-e I^n art urged to eign tramps reflects the growth of keep the Union or the Wel­ bulk cargoes In world trade such fare Plan advised of any as coal, grain, oil, bauMte and iron changes of address while theiri ores, most of which are not carried applications are being pir6(V by conventional cargo liners. essed. Although payments are Tht 1936 Merchant Marina Act, often made by return mail, he pointed out, was passed at a change of address (or illegible time when the liner segment of return addresses) delay them the Industry was relatively more when checks or "baby bonds" important, but today, trlthout sub­ are returned. Those who srS sidizing iHilk cairiers, it would he moving or plan to move ate impossiblo to reach-the 'so percent advised to immediately notify objective set in the 1980 Act. This SIU headquarters mr the Wel­ was that 50 petH^nt of US foreliut fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New comihefce idioiilit bs eairied TOrk,,N¥;V;.sM^ en Amedcsa AiPA • Moving? Notify SiU,Woifaro ^ �OctDltor }4« 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Baltimore Has Lots of 'Em .flfliv I VII wi wiliifiviv, iiwiiiiwMy vfio VI iiiv ww9iV9i nuivwi» vn iriv /^iiuniiw v^vvarg i«»omvio» v anip> jboneyard with more than 60 vessels tied up there for lock of corgo. Twenty-seven vessels of the Idle fleet are pictured tied up at one pier waiting for a reversal in the declining export market. McCarthy Co. Advances In Subsidy Bid WASHINGTON — Tlie first hurdle in its effort to expand pres­ ent shipping activities has been overcome by the T. J. McCarthy Steamship Company, whose ships are manned by the SIU Great Lakes District. A Federal Mari­ time Board examiner has recom­ mended that the company be al­ lowed to continue present opera­ tions if and when it is granted a Government subsidy to maintain Great Lakes-Europe trade. Cars Main Cargo The McCarthy ships presently carry automobiles from Detroit to Cleveland and Buffalo plus bulk cargo between various Great Lake ports. The finding states that the continuation of present operations in addition to foreign commerce would not constitute unfair com­ petition to the other companies in the area. It pointed out that Mc­ Carthy's auto shipping stems from a special arrangement with the Chrysler Corporation while its bulk cargo for 1957 totaled less than one percent of the total avail­ able cargo. AtoWlA/ gCTTV More Benefits For AH (Continued from Page l) obtained substantial gains, particularly through the merg­ ing of their pension plan which resulted in a 25 percent in­ crease in payments to retired West Coast seamen. Now, by the combination of the three existing agreements into one uniform contract common to all, the Pacific District has assured all seamen on West Coast ships an equal share in benefits obtained through negotiations. This equal share will apply to common vacation benefits, to standard general rules where applicable to all three de­ partments. The vacation benefits will be administered joint­ ly, just as the pension benefits are at present, with resultant saving in overhead costs. Coming up in the future are plans for a joint newspaper to replace the three separate publications now in existence, and the merging of three separate welfare plans into a joint fund. Also in the offing is a joint pfiedical clinic for members and their families. All of this is assurance to the members of Pacific District Unions of a stronger organization, better able to serve its membership; To the industry, at large, it is assurance of greater stability, with all three member unions speaking with one voice on matters of importance to the industry and to their membership. It was only three years ago that there was no Pacific District. It's little more than five years from the time that only the Sailors Union of the Pacific represented the SIU of North America on West Coast ships. The Marine Firemen's^nion was then independent. "The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union was in the middle of its long fight to oust the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards from control of the steward departments on West Coast ships. Anybody looking at the situation from the vantage point of 1953 would be understandably dubious about predicting stability on the West Coast. But the first major break came in the spring of that year when the Firemen's Union voted affiliation with the SIU of North America. Then the Sailors, Firemen and Cooks, working together, were able to pin complete and final defeat on the Communist-dominated cooks imion. Since then it has been relatively clear sailing for the West Coast seamen with the promise of further benefits in the future for them and a long period of beneficial stability for the industry. . t Automation Arrives The impact of semi-automatic or fully-automatic produc­ tion equipment is becoming more evident in the past year. Official US figures show that US factories are now capable of producing at the peak level of early 1957 with one million less workers than they employed at the time. This development came about as a result of the recession, which speeded the closing of older, less-productive factories. As far as workers are concerned, it is refiected in figures showing that unemployment is continuing in the face of a rapid production recovery. Thus far, maritime has been little touched by these changes, although the development of the "lift-on" ship has had , its impact in the longshore area. But in the long run». maritime too will be faced with the problems created by.,usihglessjjgpi^^ machi^ef^^tp get thp day's. ^ohe. Pare Plerea Organizing Grain Ships Keep Houston Hopping /•.f HOUSTON—While labor councils in California and four other states have been fighting, to prevent the passage of a "right-to-work" law, union members in this state who are" enjoying the "benefits" of such t" a provision, have been striving the four Waterman transfer-tank-, for its repeal. Bob Matthews, ers on the grain run. There were only a few minor port agent reports. The wreck law, he said, is the beefs on the ships, Matthews said, biggest problem on the agenda for but as a whoie, they are coming m the second convention of the Texas very clean with their delegates State AFL-CIO which opened last doing a first class job. Monday. Far from giving a worker the "right-to-work" the law is merely a screen giving the em­ ployer the "right-to-break" labor unions throughout the state. Organizing is continuing in nearly every field in the port. The SIU has leveled its sights on one of the fairly large dredging and towing operators in the port and is making some progress. However, as the drive recently started, there A million dollar sea hunt was is not too much to report on it just launched last week by scientists now. from Columbia University of New Shipping Good York. Leading objectives are a Shipping for the area has been mammoth eel, ten times the size very good in all departments, all of most known specimens, a snail, ratings. A lot of it is due to the whose characteristics have re­ increased amount of grain being mained intact for 300,000,000 shipped from here.to Brazil, India, years and evidence that the Pan­ Pakistan and Haifa. "A tremen­ ama Canal was a natural opening dous" amount is being processed in bygone eras. daily, Matthews noted. A total of 37 ships were serviced in this port during the past period. Five of them paid off, four signed on and there were 28 in-transit ships during the two weeks. Paying off were the Del Valle (Mississippi); Penn Mariner (Penn); Ocean-Ulla (Ocean Trans); Steel Director (Isthmian) and the Alice Brown (Bloomfield). All of these ships, with the exception of the Steel Director, later signed on. Among the in-transit ships to hit the port during the period were the Bents Fort, Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ ice); Seatrains Texas, New Jersey, Louisiana (Seatraln) and the Almena (Penn). The latter is one of Scientists Hunt Sea 'Monster SIU Man Teaching At Sea School Future engineers and mates at­ tending the Maine Maritime Acad­ emy at Castine, Maine, may not know it but they are getting part of their instruction from an active Seafarei'. The seafaring man in question is John Burrowes, who sails with the SIU in the engine room when not teaching courses, or helping run the bookstore he operates in Port­ land, Maine. A Harvard graduate. Burrowes is now teaching pros­ pective engineers and mates courses in admir­ Burrowes alty law, funda­ mentals of economics and ship's business as well as a course in unions for seniors, so that when they start going to sea, they will know what an OT sheet or a union repair list looks like -and what it means—^plus, of course, the im­ portant role that unions play in the operations of the maritime industry generally. The admiralty law course de­ rives out of Burrowes' attendance at Harvard Law School following his graduation from the university in 1828. He has been sailing with the SIU on and off since 1942, and was Just recently appointed to the Maine AMdemy'a instructional The 11-month cruise aboard a 202-foot three-master will take the expedition to South America, the Caribbean, South Africa, and the Equatorial and South Atlantic. They will also seek to determine the roots of the Andes Mountains, the strength of gravity across the oceans and the reasons for the existence of a mysterious layer of pebbles on the ocean bottom near Cape Horn. The search for the eel stems from the capture of an oversized baby specimen by Swedish scien­ tists in 1953. Its parent is believed to be much larger, big enough to qualify as a "genuine" monster. 72c Is Charge For Canal Swim No wonder the Panama Canal has reported making a profit for the seventh straight year—noth­ ing but fish can use the water­ way for free. "The canal toll collector re­ cently assessed 53-year old Dr. Robert Legge 72 cents for trying to be the oldest to swim the canal. Dr. Legge, a United States Naval physician, swam the 28V^ mile waterway with but one stop, within the time limit, of 24 hours he had set for himself. Dr. Legge should feel some­ what overcharged since accord­ ing to canal authorities, the toU was the minimum rate for a ^'one-ton vessel in ballast." •. 1 1 M '.-1 ^^1 �i Baby Album SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK •' •ft:'- A longtermer on the Norfolk hospital register, F'rancis Boner (ex-Council Grove) has been drydocked there since ruffering paralysis in a 1954 auto accident. He couldn't get by without the care assured by USPHS. Others at Norfolk include Mars Gallop, ex-Orion Comet, who was injured ashore after being assigned th a ship but is getting back Into shape, and Crawford Lightsey, off the Arizpa. Improving despite a heart condition, Lightsey is expecting a transfer to the New Or­ leans hospital. He'll be joining a deck department trio in the Crescent City drydock composed of Thomas Tncker, ex-Del Viento, Jolia J. Harrison, ex-LaSalle, and Gerald Thaxton, ex-Alcoa Corsair. Tucker fell aboard ship, injuring his elbow, but is coming along okay. Drydocked over 18 months, Thaxton lost a leg because of a diabetic condition and should be getting out soon. Harrison is also doing better in the face of multiple injuries, including two broken legs. He had to have a brace made for one leg Thaxton Gallop to help, him get around a bit. Out on the West Coast, Seattle reports satisfactory progress by Phillip St. Marie, who checked in there because of a lung hemorrhage. He had been on the Grain Shipper as chief cook. Myron E. Folts, exOrion Clipper, and Dennis A. Marcoly, ex-Marymar, are two of the latest additions to the San Francisco roster. Marcoly is doing okay after surgery and Folts, who Was injured aboard ship, spent two months in an Indian hospital before he was repatriated. Brother Folts is the father of Susan Folts, who was one of the winners of an SIU college scholarship in 1955. Slow progress Is the word on Charlie Dwyer, SIU hospital delegate at Brighton marine hospital, Boston, who's been in and out of drydock for a couple of years because of a lung ailment. He's in there with Raymond Perry, who was chief cook last trip on the Ocean Dinny. Perry went in for a check-up and found that his ticker was acting up. These brothers and all Seafarers in the haspitals appreciate your mail and personal visits. Stop by to see them and write when you can. Th« foUowing is the latest avallabla list of SIU men in the hospitals: New arrivals AlexarJer Benzuk (top) and Kenneth L Ward vie (or honors here. Alexonder, born June 14, is son of Seoforer and Mrs. Alex Benzoic of Camden, NJ. Young Kenneth, son of Seo­ forer and Mrs. Jomes E. Word of Los Angeles, goes it alone, but his- heort belongs to He Can Cook, Too tfiaai Editor, j SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) • ,,.• .. RH STREET^ADDRESS CITY v .... ZONE STATE .,,,. \ rO.AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are en old tubtcriber and have a change ' of addrast, please glva your former address batowi • " ••"I ADDRESS n, P.ITY ...A. • " ' .• 'V-.V : i- ZONE J- - . .j STATE .y Chief cook Peter Gorvin olso shows talent outside the gal­ ley, as he displays lounge , chair he built and upholstered in spare time aboard the Port-mar. The ^ looks mighty • s Uses SIU 8ot-Up As Union Patforn k stewardv Benlamin Ruclcer.- doleuG** are apprMtated by all' sf the fsBsily. It U always heartwarming %bi know that one's friends an4 shipmates taks.tlmc out to shara In someon* else's grief. Sine*' my beloved mother passed sway on October 7, I have seen an-! other example of the brother­ hood that Is so much a part et ths SIU way of Ufa. H. 8. BiesI Te tile Editor: 1 greatly appreciate your kind attention In forwarding'me the latest LOG. Some time ago 1 requested and promptly re­ ceived your previous Issue. My request was based on the fact that I saUed for 18 years with the Sailors Union of the Pacific, which was my original % 1i union In 1940, then with the Masters, Mates it Pilots and Cites Esperanto finaUy with the SIU Great As World Link Lakes District. To the Editor: Now retired from the sea, I If you could find spact In tiio had experienced great difficulty LOG for a letter from a recent­ discussing anions and union ly-retired member of the SIU, I should like to express some­ thing which I believe would bo of considerable interest to SeatsriacB. If only I had known of Espe­ ranto years ago, I believe my life at sea would have been a more enriching experience. Es­ peranto, as some of you may All letters to the editor for know, is an international lan­ publication in the SEAFAR­ guage. designed to facilitate ERS LOG must be signed, communication between th# by the torifer. Names 'will people of the world. It is not be withheld upon request.. meant to replace other lan­ guages, .but rather to use w^a procedures, but your newspaper; second language. - For anyone who travels to now furnishes convineing proof of my pro-union arguments foreign countries, this would be among these, shoreside stiffs. invaluable. We can all think Thanks a lot for your assistance. when the language barrier pre-' The fellows eagerly pounce vented us from communicating upon the LOG, pass it around our. ideas and thoughts to others. and discuss it in great detail. Just think of how much time I must answer many more argu­ a Seafarer must spend in trying ments than an organizer, but all to. express himself to^ people now agree about the SIU's de­ who do not understand his lan­ mocracy and approve of tha guage. Esperanto is the answer. whole set-up. There are millions of people in The ignorant are being edu­ cated apparently, because many the world who speak .this lan­ of my friends are now beefing guage. You may find them In for reforms in their respective any country In the world and unions and using the SIU as a from every walk of life. Once pattern. Again, thank you for you have learned Esperanto you will be amazed at the new your courtesy. world which has been opeped John J. Tencza up to you. » In each country in the worid, and in most cities, there is ah LOG Helps Him Esperanto delegate who will bh glad to inform you of any father Keep in Touch Esperantists in the area. They To the Editor: I am writing in regard to a are always glad to meet another couple of subscriptions to the Esperantist. It Is one of the SEAFARERS LOG. During the best methods 1 have ever seen time I sailed with the SIU, I for establishing harmony be­ enjoyed the LOG very much, tween different peoples. Esperanto was created in along with all the other SIU1887 by Dr. L. L. Zamenhof of henefits. Now I am ashore because the Bialystok, Poland. It is siinple doctors say so and I also want to learn. Experiments in schools to stick close to my parents. But have shown that Esperanto can I do miss the LOG very much be . acquired in a fifth of the and would like to keep up with time required for learning any the SIU's progress toward a . other language. It could be better life for all American learned in 26 hours of diligent seamen. So if you can, please study. There Is much to be said on send the LOG to me. If there is any charge, please bill me. this subject but rather than go I know the LOG is a special overboard here, I'd like anyone benefit for the members and who is Interested in the idea their families and 1 too want to to contact me. I shall be only too glad to furnish all the in­ contribute to keep it going. Give my regards to Keith formation they wish. My ad­ Terpe, Bull Sheppard, Joe Al- dress is 5065 Cape May Avenue, gina and all the gang and be San Diego 6, Calif. Fred T. MiUer sure to send the LOG to me and to the other address listed. ii. 4 4 It's for another seaman who also misses 'being a Seafarer today. Welfare Assist Smooth sailing to all. Js Appreciated Joseph W. Henry To the Editor: (Ed, note: There is no We wish to extend our sincere charge for receiving the SEA­ thanks to the crew of the Bar­ FARERS LOG, which is sup­ bara Frietchle, which was so ported entirely by membership thoughtful when my husband contributions.) was scalded on the ship while - J, in Honolulu. ^ Thanks also to the SIU wel­ Offers Thanks fare representative who, met my For Condolences husband at the airport in New York, brought him home and To the Editor: I wu'ald like to offer my sin­ did many other nice..things to cere thanks for the kind of ex­ help US- We will always 'oe pressions of sympathy from my greatful that my; husbspid. ;lii(j;ah Union brothers when my moth- . SIU, member. Wnd con.- letters To The Editor USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAI. doddy. MEMPHIS. TENN. BALTIMORE. MD. BUly RusseU Henry Acosta Vincent McNeU T. P. Barbour Luther K. Milton Myron E. Folta Hiclial MlchaUk SAILORS SNUG HARBOR Claude A. Brown A. G. Oporto William J. Kramer A. J. Scheving STATEN ISLAND. NY Raymond E. Dabney Byron J. Ricketts Paul D. Uotta H. J. Schrelner Oscar J. Adams Thomas Isakscn Stephen Dinkel Vincent J. Rizzuto Dennis A. Marcoly A. R. Stevenson Victor B. Cooper Jack Geller Richard Savior Santiago Martinez USPHS HOSPITAL Gorman T. Glaze David A. Schick USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Richard Green Bobby Stalsworth MANHATTAN BEACH, NY J. R. Alsobrook John C. Palmer Everett W. Hodges Wm. J. Stephens Lewis R. Akin* Claude B. Jessup L. Anderson Edourdo Piscopo Charlie Johnson Francis H. Sturgia Woodrow Johnson H. LedweU Jr. Paul W. Seldenberg Manuel Antonana Chas. M. Kellogg Clyde B. Ward • Ludwig Kristiansen Eladlo ArU Woodrow Meyer* William Kunak Paul V. Ward Fortunato Bacmno Thomas R. Lehay VA HOSPITAL Lester C. Lord Kenneth Lewis Joseph J. Bass HOUSTON. TEXAS Warren J. Mclntyre Melvln W. Bass USPHS HOSPITAL B. J. Arsenault J. S. Harmanton Herbert C. Mclssac Matthew Bruno BOSTON. MASS. VA HOSPITAL Jens Madsen Leo Carreon L. J. CampbeU Raymond L. Peny RUTLAND. MASS. Leo Mannaugh James F. Clark* Charles Dwyer Daniel Fitzpatrick J. S. O'Byme Juan Denopra W. P. O'Dea John J. DrlscoU VA DOMICIARY USPHS HOSPITAL Friedof O. FondUs C. Oslnskl THOMASVILLE. OA, GALVESTON. TEXAS George G. Phifer Odls L. Gibba Elmer G. Brewer E. Foreman Jr. John Rawza Joseph Bf. GUlard Winston E. Renny Wm. F. Lawless BALTIMORE CITY HOSPITAL G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranlck BALTIMORE. MD. Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan VA HOSPITAL Simon Eftlme Clarence Hawkins Aimer S. Vlckers CORAL GABLES. FLA. VA HOSPITAL Pon P. Wing . Frank Hemandes Abner Ralford KECOUGHTAN. VA. Boyce Yarborough David Hewson Joseph cm Antonio Infante USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORI.EANS. LA. VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. SAVANNAH. GA. William Bates Leo Lang Thomas W. KilUon' Carey J. Beck Reamer C. Grimes W. A. G. Marjenhoff Louis Bentley Jack Mays USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL John W- Bigwood Philip Mendoza STATEN ISLAND. NY SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Claude Blanks WUllam E. Nelson Robert Anderson Edward P. Lessor John J. Cook P. J. St. Msrle Tim Brown Dominic J. NeweU Nicholas Anoustii Boy Le* McCannon Jonas Heldt D. L. Slattery Jack C. Brunson Edward L. Po# Robert W. Bunner Jose R. Moro A. Caragiorgio Winford FoweU Saturnine CaUeJa JOBS Rodriguas Clolse Coats Arthur A. Proulz Mike Chandoha David E. RusseU Clarence A. Dees R. Richardson Warren Conner Jesse Shouts John G. Dooley Henry Robinson Floyd. Dominskl Isaae Sieger William Fisher James H. Shearer Luciano Ghezzo Exequiel Tiong Henry Foy Wm. E. SwUley Luis E. Gutieres Eduardo Tore M. J. Goold Thomas L. Teears Perfecto Hierro Stefan TTzcinsU Herbert E. Grant Gerald L. Thaxton Lawrence P. Hogan Ramon Varela Wayne F. Harris Thomas E. Tucker Leslie Johnston Joseph Wohlets John J. Harrison Ferdinand V. Vigo Oliver J. Kendrick Apron CastUle Alvin C. Headricks James Ward Joseph A. Kramer Frank Mazet John Hrolenok George William* USPHS HOSPITAL James Hudson G. W, Williamson NORFOLK. VA. Henry A. Janicke Cleophas Wright Francis J. Boner Mars GaUop Wooldridge King Charles Wynn Crawford Lightsey Joseph A. Stevens Edward Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. BUTLER, PA. Joseph H. Berger Michael J. Coffer James F. Markel J. V. Bissonet Joseph Ebbole l-ir;.' October M, IIM SEAFARERS LOG Far* Twehre �.••.r=SHv"" •'-•• -^ (Mkibcr 14, l»5t STEEL SURVEYOR (iathmlan), Oct. S—Chairman, P. Shala; Sacratary, J. St. Laurent. Complaint on 2nd mate to bo settled by patrolman. Ship's fund $a5M. No beefs. Suggest dis­ posal of all old eereala—alao suggest tuna Bah on night lunch occaatonally. AZALIA CITY (Pan Atlantic), Oct. 11—Chairman. J. P. Auatbi; Secretary, W. Penka. Eyerything running amooth. ly—no beefa. $3.90 In abip-a fund. Ship'a delegate reatgned: new dele* gate elected. Requeat bathrooma and wadirooma kept clean, alao mfdahip dean eloaad la hot weather. Suggeat return of coffee muga from deck. DSL AIRIS (Miss.), Sept. 3S—Chair­ man, i. Oroen; Secretary, R. Renseme. One man missed ship. Ship's fund $HM. Some logs. Reports ac­ cepted. Eng. dept. foc'sles to be painted. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. and electrician tor flxlng coffee pots. DEL ORO (Mist.), Oct. 4 — Chair­ man, O. OvaTraro; Sacratary, O. Troa- OIL VALLS (Dslta), Sept. SS— Chairman, H. Pstarson; Secretary, J. Clair. XSc ship's fund. No beefs. Re­ quest new ship delegate take reare seeing radio operator about maritlm* news and patrolman about draws and mailing address. ALCOA POINTER (Aicoa), Oct. •— Chairman, D. Krewczyikl; Sacratary. R. Ssdonskl. Report sample of water taken and will be analysed ashore. Several hours ot disputed. One man hoapltallzed In Santos. No becfa. Re­ quest eopa be returned to pentry, and keep pantry clean. DSL MUNDO (MIttlttlppI). Oct. S— Chairman, C. Hancock; Secrotary, L. Prankiln. No beefs. Few hoiurs ot disputed. Ship's fund $93. . Letter to bo drafted re: Allow men 6S yrs. old and 12 years aeatlme in SIU retire without being disabled. Motion made and seconded that carpenter work as carpenter and not carpenter dk. maint. as per agreement. Vote ot thanks to delegate for Job well done. MAS (lull),. .Oct. 7—Chairman, M. Kleiber; Sacretary, R. Tapman. Ship departed without posting sailing board. No launch service for crew on two different nlrtits. Ship's fund S46J4. No beefs. Agree to put In ot for no launch service—no sailing board posted. Discussion on TV re­ pairs. MARORg (Marven). Oct. 11—Chair­ man, R. Nash; Secretary, C. Rerti. Waahing machine needs new motor and repaira cannot be made before Bait. Third mate continuing to per­ form carpenter'a duties on deck. Ot turned In. but not checked by mate yet. Two men getting off under 60day rule. One man quitting. Com­ plaint on old. hard mattress. Request larger fang for foc'sies and additional fan for rec room. Suggest cups bo waAed more thoroughly. Weevils and other crawling insects Inhabiting crackers, dry cereal and other food­ stuffs. captain about correction for late draYa at docking. K 'Bow Lookour iff ff man ffails •varboard, what wovid you dor • By Ssafanr ft. 'Kantucky' Parrf And wbot would you do Iff on ;CSIIonco>', Hollor "mfin offfflcor ffoii ftr ovorb'oord". ovorboordT > Lensfailow. Repair listi submitted— most repairs made. Messball to be painted, Sbmdal paint for awning. Two men short In steward dept. $2 linen allowance. Ship's fund $109. One man mleaed ship. One man In­ jured. Motion to pay ot for any man going down in hold. To purchase $20 worth of magazines next trip. Vote ot thanks to two men working In messhall. Turn In all excesa linen. Dele­ gate explained new wage increase. Loava clean ahlp for next crew. LONCViSW VICTORY (Victsry Car­ riers), Aug. 11—Chairmsn, P. Miran­ da; Secretary, T. Lewis. New delegate elected. Place fruit in ice box. Boson retmests better fan in foc'sle: tee tea and Ismonade. Laundry room to bq cleaned. Put Ud on machine. . Sept. IS—Chairman. F. Taylor;. Seoretary, C. Cadre. To see captain re; fresh stores in Karachi. Some dis­ puted ot. Men can have time off In Karachi but must pay S4.S0 per day to hire shore gang. Motion to run Aedi water One to outer deck for longshoremen to keep them out of crew's quarters. Need new pillows. Usa garbage cans in porL Fix screen door port aft. Need spigot for drink­ ing fountain. See captain about get­ ting fresh stores in Karachi MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Sept. 21—Chairman, L. Pepper; Secretary, J. Dawsen. Repairs made. Need new Ice box tor pantry. Coffeo to be made In um at breakfast time and coffee pots to bs used at stber times. STSEL PABRtCATOR (Isthmian), Sept. 11—Chairman, C. Ruf; Sacre­ tary, L. CeMarsn. All minor repairs made. Water tanks to bs cleaned. Washing machine should be replaced. Patrolman to instruct captain about Instructions for posting sailing board. One man missed ship In NY. One man left ship due to father's illness. Ship sailed short. Ship's fund $42. Reports accepted. Re-elected dele­ gate with Tvto uf tlianks. Motion not to sign articles until tanks are cleaned and washing machine replaced. Ob­ serve quiet when men are asleep. Crew requests better preparation of salads. Toaster to be repaired. Order orange squeezer. SIU Crew Cleans Up Runaway The story is the same, again and again, as Liberian-flag runaway ships come back un­ der the US flag. Thus, when the first SIU crewmen board^ the ex-Omnium Explorer, i.ow the Valiant Explorer, they found a vessel that matched their worst expectations. By now, of course, a good-^ Union crew working imder looked like there weren't any In­ deep tanks failed the marine In­ spection and the ship had to pull Union conditions has brought spections to pass." things closer to par, reports stew­ ard's delegate James B. Elliott. But It was an uphill fight all the way, he adds. The ship is now enroute to Calcutta after « stop at Ceuta for bunkers, "A full crew from the SIU head­ quarters hall found s dirty mess to clean up, plus a stripped ship," EUlott recalled. "Even bunk Ughts and fire axes were missing. It sure WANO ARCHER (He. AHantIc Ma­ rine), Sept. 14—Chairman, J. Shaughnemy; Secretary, P. Bressl. Medical supplies to be checked in States. New man aboard at Karachi. Stores com­ ing aboard at all ports. Captain re­ quests food beefs be brought to him and not the steward. Ship's fund S3. Ot disputed on spoiled grain thrown overboard. Pantryman shifted top­ side. Notify Union concerning food. Boxes are dirty—to be inspected. Beef between steward and chief cook —to be taken care of by delegate. CANTiONY (CttisTssrvlcs), .Oct. II --^etMinnsii, J. Csnnsr, Jr., Sscrstary, T. Drtscsll. CsptolB to pay off ut oM wsgo sealo uota notlBed otborwiso eoavony. No boofA BSBOB OBO sfesiS booBvoo of foSaro to ksnr* for food hSBdlor. MOSBhall to ho atoayoB. OlacuatoB go Bodi ssatebgg hrtas TBB- Crew Kept Busy Boarding her at the Hoboken shipyard, the whole crew worked to get ready for the sailing date. Stores for all departments were received spread over a five-day period. Then, at Albany, rain slowed much of the work as well as the grain loading. Finally, while topping off at Weehawken, the number 4 hold The Heat Has 'Em Beat STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Sspt. 11—Chslrmeii, S. Manning; Secretsrv, R. Brown. Ship's fund $30.29. Dis­ puted ot to be settled. New delegate elected. Suggestion to close laundry room door when using machine after midnight. Saturday & Sunday coffee should be made In um for afternoon coffee time. MARYMAR (Calmer), July 31 — Chairman, J. Labenzi Secretary, 6. iusclolle. Request cable be sent to headquarters re: Brother H. B. Thom­ as injured aboard ship and hospi­ talized in Balboa, Canal Zone 7/20/58. No beefs. Request repair list to get wind chutes and screens for all port­ holes for arrival at Long Beach, Calif. Awguat 24—Chairman, W. Zaletkli Secretary, O. Busclglio. Some ot to WAHO DISPATCHER (He. Atlantis be turned over to patrolman. Motion Marlns), July 23—Chairmen, E. King; made and seconded to post shifting Secretary, D. Van EHan. Donation to ship no later than 9 PM If vessel la be made at next draw for ship's fund. sailing before 8 AM. Hake repair list Headquarters to be notified re: no for NY patrolman. draws and no fresh stores in last port. . One man missed ship—two men short. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Sept. Clarification on tank cleaning time 81—Chairman, S. Rivart; Secretary, J. per freight ship agreement. Three Oenlas. All that got off coastwise men sent home by doctor. Sept. 37—Chairman, E. King; itcvoyage received, penalty cargo bonus, those remaining aboard to collect at rstsry, O. Etten. One man sent home end of voyage. Pictures and letter by doctor. Disputed ot oh tank clean­ sent to LOG. Ship's fund $13.36. No ing and no draw while in port of beefs. One man hospitalized in Dam- Elath. Vote of thanks to delegate for man. Turn In cota before end of voy­ Job well done—also to steward dept. for excellent cooperation and for fins age. Delegates turn In repair list. meals and service. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Oct. 7— WANO FORWARDER (Intsr-Oeean), Chairman, I. Wilson; Sacretary, C. Strlngfeliow. Request not to wear Sspt. 14—Chairman, D. Syktt; Sacra­ wooden shower clogs on deck. No tary, J. Mesill. Beefs to bo taken to beefs. Have stevedore toilet kept in dept. delegates. Nee4 new washing machine. One man short in steward working order. dept. Repair list turned in. Take caro of washing machine. Insufficient OATEWAY CITY (Pan • Atlantic), bathrooms. about cutting Oct. 5—Chairman, H. Cerla; Secretary, atnres. SomeComplaint holding two Jobs. J. Martus. Repair list to be turned Beef about pt men payment. over to patrolman at payoff. No other beefs. $3.13 in ship's fund. Some dls- - WARRIOR (Waterman), Oct. <->> puted ot. Dry stores to be stored F. Blanksnbsrg; Sscrstary, every two weeks becaiue of intense Chairman, M. B. Elliott. Few minor beefs to be heat cai dng weevils. Keep washrOom discussed. Payroll to be mads up clean. Do not write on bulkhekda. throurti midnight Bverythtng Bee captain about keeping door In running smoothly. Monday. Request water bs passageway atbd aide" open for more put on all tables. Discussion on logs elr. Oeffee mugs to be returned t« and safMy. crew pantry. ROYAL OAK (Cities Servlsel, Aus. >S—Chairmen, D. Mefeerti Secretary, 1. Kress. No beefs. B hr. delayed" sailing dlnwted—norlda. Now drteta elected. Request repaira on waabI maohlBe. BtewartPg ratSMbur of milk rcauRa in sooing A urairte. Aajh geat put out 'wbile atm frssk. See Pace Tldrteea SEAFARERS LOG aLORlOA STATf (PMM CamMt). Pat. ia—Cbalnnan, J. McCnmtaj ••» ratary, J. A. Latlla. IMlon made and aaeondad to accept lUp'a delegate ra. part. Sblp'a fund an.Ol, No becfa. •ama dlaputed ot. New diip'e delegato-' Bominatcd. ^ Patrolman to talk wttb cb. englneera and 9nd aast. re­ garding crew, llequeet better grade meat and mora varletp of trulti. - out Into the stream to get them cleaned again. A further complica­ tion was added when company cfflcials themselves tried to work the holds and do longshore work on the ship's stores, as well as cut comers by making repairs. "Our draw money arrives In paper sacks and, of course, only after a few days' delay. Nothing can surprise us anymore," Elliott notes. Ship Shaping Up Now "However, our ship is in good shape now and we feel that the captain has done his best, both with hard work In port and by cooperating with the crew. We were glad to get the new mat­ tresses and fans, and left New York on a high note because of the new raise and vacations. "The feeling of good, solid Un­ ion conditions is fully felt after see­ ing the hole-rldden, sagging mat­ tresses and one-pot galley operated by the runaways. Thanks are duo also to our ship's delegate, G. O'Rourke, who has really been on the ball." Kiowt. Xo-tHEuJS' Mike, crew messman, plays life guard for Gut Liakos (cen­ ter) and George Zelensky as they romp in "swimming pool" aboard Pocifio Carrier on trip to Middle East. "Pool" it for "good swimmers" only. With temperature at 129*, Bill Simpson, AB (left), and Gut Liokos, OS, strip down to shorts. Sitting still proved to be the best woy to beat the heat. In photo ot left, the "snake charmer" is John Ainliti, AB. This b one "snake" ho knows con't bite boclL The trip by tho Poc^c Carrier wot the first one under SIU contract. TM Pocifle Carrier Is the former SS Maurice George. It was the ftion under the SHJ controcl before thot. , .'A- . . �•• .T' ..i^.'-; •' • '4-' SEAFARERS IOC Tonrt^ LOG-A-RHYTHM: One Oood Turn Rates Anether nj-. It WamH^ine At All f'- -By Jolin F. Wunderlich. It's strange, my dear. But true. I are not one, I am two. "• T - •.t: •I il­ ls-: ' •,! . I am a man with the darkest thought; ' A Ttotjjbclieuer in kindness. J am a drunkard, a gambler. " I am vile. I am low, v • -When I am far away from you and the U>orld . >>: That I envy, worship and love, . ,i': ' The world of cleanliness and wisdom ;v That never was mine. >?• Hoping, dreaming, my dear^ Brought me doum. Instead of, up. Bringing me lower. As every dream shattered. But, disillusioned, I turned to you And saw a world of love. Not. overshadowed by the ring Of marching boots. ':i. -s; ' •* 1 Not thrilled ^ By the beat of the drums. Or the shine of steel on naked bayonets. Not shivering with fear, from the rumbling tanks. But no. Your were listening To the soothing effect of a symphony. Then I saw the future; I saw peace. _ ' ^ - s* Now I am tired, sleepy. It's over. And now I can sleep in peace. :*'• JJ. > Goodnight children of tomorrow. The world is yours And it's free. PORTLAND SlU, A&G District I?'- BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard. Acent EAstern 7-1900 BOSTON 278 State St. Jamea Sheehan. Asent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthewa, Agent Capital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La.. . 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 8-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira. Agent FRanklin 7-3584 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cat Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 875 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. -Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5096 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St. E. B. KIcAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 let Ave. Jeff GiUette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif ... 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS .. 675'4tb Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER ^ Paul HaU ASST. SECREH'ARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. Deck W. HaU. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. J. Volpian. Joint 311 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif....810 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 Ist Ave Main 0290 WILMINGTON 80S Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 96165 Great Lakes District ALPENA . 1218 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO. NY 180 .Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAln 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE -.10225 W. Jefferson Ave, River Rouge 18. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 DULUTH 821 W. Superior St. 'Phone: Randtlph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3281 E. 92nd St. Phone! Essex 5-2410 Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S.... 12814 HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 834 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. _ Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 81714 Cormorant St. ' EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 ^aln St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quehee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 82 St. Davids St. „• CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebee Phone; 31569 HONOLin.U....51 South Nlmltz Highway SAINT JOHN 177 Princo WilUam St. PHone 502-777 NB OX 2-5431 MONTREAL SUP To the Editor: The ship's delegate on the . J^tCoastal Crusader has asked me to write this as we are due to sail from Port - of - Spain tonight. ^ There' is a Trinidad native down here working on the Suwannee Steamship Company shoregang who is one nice guy. He is always obliging when anyone needs someth'ng in the line of clothes, repairs, etc., and Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAF'ARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. also takes things ashore. He's not the type to charge fOr his services and just won't take a tip of any kind. That kind of person is few and far between in this part of the world. At any rate, he sometimes gets stuck with stuff. He now has some color films he had developed for one of our SHJ men who quit his ship while the films were still in the shop. This local guy is named Alfred Mollineaux and he's anxious to send the film on to the owner, Eddie Hernandez. Perhaps Hernandez; who's off the Coastal Sentry, will see this and get in touch with Molli­ neaux at Western Main Road, Caranage, Trinidad, BWI, about the film. Thanks in advance for your consideration in this matter. Little things like this make for good union relations with the people down here. ' Donald J. Wagner X ^ Urges Extra Aid For Family Men To the Editor: I would like to get the view­ point of the membership on our new pay raise, as I think we overlooked an important thing. I refer to the brother who has a family, and is sick or injured, or gets sick on the beach and is hospitalized, and whose income consists of $21 per week. His wife and children can't live on this. There should be something extra allowed for dependents, which could be added to the $21 per week. This also applies to the brother who is released from the hospital as an out-, patient and is not fit for duty nor eligible for maintenance. He has no Income at all, except for the meal tickets he can get YUPI THERE'S A/UTH/N' LIKE A eopo PAYSWORK^ Id MAKE YOU (500D — Oirtob^ 24; lOSg through the Union, and this still doesn't take care of his family. Cites Errors lit ^ There should be a benefit to Death Notice take care of these brothers. You To the Editor: can find some in every port who I think there is a mistake need our help and deserve it, almut Brother James Ruth in but there is no solution to it thd LOG'S "Final Dispatch" col­ now. Maybe the membership umn on September 12; 1958. has the answer to this and can Brother Ruth was a very goods, offer an idea. friend and Shipmate of mine. BUly Russell : The article states that he was in the deck department and $ there were no Wants to Swap survivors. .' Now this is: Photos Of Ships the correction! To the Editor: James sailed in . 1 have read the SEAFARERS the steward de­ LOG for many years, and I find partment and that it is one of the best papers his mother and of its kind about the sea and father plus a sailors. sister survive I wondered if any of your him. Ruth members would exchange ship I have the photos with me, as I am par­ last Itoown photo of him, which ticularly anxious to obtain a pic­ I- maid'e on his last voyage. As ; ture of the TMT Carib Queen. it is on a color slide, I will have > I would like to hear from any a pi9ture printed from it as soon | Seafarerit interested in swap­ as I can get out of the hospital. | ping photos. My address is 4 to see that his mother ! Clayton Close, Wisbeck, Cam-; andI'd-likc father get a copy and also ' bridge, England. I would be his. close buddy Clarence. I grateful if you would print this might add that James was very letter. proud of his Union, the SIU. Alan A. Lynn Keep the LOG rolling. (Ed. note-. Just to start things H. J. "SUm" For off, we are forwarding a picture (Ed. note: to Brother of the Carib Queen from our Foy for callingThanks this to our atten­ files.) tion. The facts of Brother Ruth's survivors were not • known at the time because, un­ Welfare Helps fortunately, Brother Ruth had not named a beneficiary for the In Nick Of Time Union's records. This required To the Editor: Just recently received word a check to establish his mother both from my doctor and Bon as his next of kin, as well as Secours Hospital in Baltimore involving her appointment as that the SIU Welfare Plan has administratrix of Brother Ruth's once again come to my aid in estate so that she would be able to collect benefits due her. As time of need. This time it was for a com­ the Union has recommended, pound fracture of my left elbow. the membership should fill out It has been six months since the beneficiary cards so that their operation, and although I've beneficiaries can get prompt as­ regained partial use of my arm sistance in time of need.) it 3^ 3^ I cannot straighten it out as fully as I previously had been able to do without a lot of pain. Baby Benefit With that kind of knowledge, Called Unique facing the possibility of having To the Editor: a stiff elbow for life, and with I'd like to express my thanks no future work in sight for me, for the latest benefit that my it's comforting to know I don't husband and I, and our threehave to worry about further ex­ month-old daughter, Gloria penses. I'm proud to be the Marie, have received because of wife of an SIU member and to Richard's membership in the know that the Union is respon­ SIU. sible for all this. We have been happy and There is no lyay for me to grateful many times before for express on paper my feelings other advantages and benefits about the SIU Welfare Plan, but provided by the Union, but I please accept my thanks and should like to express special deepest gratitude for this aid. gratitude for the maternity ben­ May the good Lord bless and efit. It is not only valuable, but keep each and every one of you also demonstrates the Union's for your kind thoughts and gifts interest in the well-being of the to all the members and their Seafarer and his family. Fur­ families. thermore, it is an extraordinary My husband, Robert C. Co- contribution, if not an unique Iyer, will again sail with the one, to the advancement of or­ SIU when I'm able to resume ganized labor. my responsibilities fully here at Thank you all again for your home once again. He is waiting genuine interest in, and the patiently for that day. Thanks able leadership of, one of our to all once again from the bot­ country's most outstanding un­ tom of my heart for your kind ions, the Seafarers International assistance. Union. Mrs. Robert Colyer Mrs. Richard Law .-AMD SiVB YOU THAT FEELINS OF AGCOMPUSHMEA/T — KAJOW Yoa'Rm USEFUL. - lUAT C5/?AAJO f=££I^INa OF HAV/NS .IT'S JUSTSETTiN/G THB DAY STARTBD SO AWipi/L! c'' •pOAjg YOUR. S.MAR6 ..iisfllil » - r V ..J . 7 ^ �Oetobor U, 19SS DIL SUD (Mist.), Oct, f—Chalrmaii, B. Jamat) Sacratary, V. CBrlatit. No liquor or dgarattea to . bo brought aboard In St. Thomaa. Crow warned not to pay oif until all beefs are settled. Ship's fund STS-S?. Movio fund tlOS.41: athletic fund $24.80. New delecate and new librarian elected. Motion to ralTle off old movie pro* lector—use money for new machine— dllference to be taken from ship and moWe funds. Motion defeated. Re­ quest more fresh fruit. Do not throw butts and trash In fruit box. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), $apt. 27—Chairman, W. Dodd; Secre­ tary, F. Johnson. Need more LOGs. Repair , list submitted. Few hours dis­ puted ot. Foc'sles and bathrooms painted. Some trouble with pantry­ man—does not observe sanitary rules A conditions. Motion tliat pantryman not be allowed to sail ' in steward worked. More eoBee perculators needed—steward tg break out anoth­ er. DlseusMoB en aaonlas A form of draws, to be cash or travaUars* ahaeka. PACIFICU8 (Orion), Sept. IS—Chair­ man, J. Tauarti Sacratary, C. Fray, hip returned to the EIU rooently. Everything running smoothly—One crew. Repairs being made. Received new washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food and good aervlce. Discussion on vacation raise. Suggestion to make up by do­ nations, money borrowed from captain by "C" men, who got off without pay­ ing It back. WANO PIONEER (Inter - Ocean), Chairman, L. Smith; Secretary, D. Sachar. Some disputed ot. Do not slam doors. Urge more cooperation between ch. cook and measman. STEEL SCIENTIST (isthmian), Oct. S—Chairman, A. Twckle; Sacratary, P. Omega. S90 ship's fund eonSacatod by customs at Saigon for not being locked prior to arrival In port. Ship's fund now giO. Disputed ot to be taken care of upon arrival In NY. Motion that shipping rules should be revised to make four groups Instead of three,' steward, bosun A elect to be In group. Domestic and drinking tapks to bo cleaned. Suggeston to Install coke machine for cold drinks In hot oUmates. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Sept. II —Chairman, W. Cameron; Secretary, M.' Howell. Ship's fund S3S. Eight bra. disputed ot. One man sick, sent ashqra 1M. NO replacement. Patrolmau'"to check. dept. for one yr. Stores In Houston not satisfactory. Request more milk and lee cream. Ask why sldp can't change course when blowing tubes. Cots covered with soot. Proper attire to be worn In messhaU. Ttim in aU soiled linen. BEATRICE (Bull), Sept. 2S—Chair­ man, C. Kaust; Secratary, B. Joy. No major beefa. Discussion on possibUity of strike; contract demands. In case of strike delegate requested all mem­ bers leave in good order and leave ship In clean condition. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Chairman, P. Travis; Secretary, E. Vacar. Cap­ tain'thanked crew for good trip. Re­ quest new washing macliine. Need port hole fan in bosun's foc'Sle. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Poor water pressure. Need fan in foc'sles; new wringer on machine. DEL SOL (Mlas.), Sept. 7—Chali^ man, H. Fountain; Sacratary, O. Payne. Ship's fund S3S. New dele­ gates elected all depts. PBNN MARINER (Penn Trading), Sept. 27—Chairman, J. Canard; Secre­ tary, S. Bayne. Four men missed ship In Barcelona. Repair list posted —no beefs. Some disputed ot. Wiper promoted to oiler. Disputed ot to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to cook & baker for job well done. YORKMAR (Calmer), Sept. 22 — Chairman, P. Holland; Secretary, R. Lamb. Some disputed ot. Report ac­ cepted. New delegate elected. Crew asked to have ham more often. DEL NORTE (Miss.), Sept. 21 — Chairman, S. Monardo; Secretary, H. Crane. Request delegates report num­ ber of trips on board for all B & C men to patrolmen at payoff. Ship's fund $138.49. Delegate to contact agent to negotiate for reliefs on coastwise trip' adth company. Movie fund $33. $20 refund due on movie machine guarantee. To order films for next trip. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), Oct. 2—Chairman, R. Wright; Secre­ tary, B. Jenhl.ns. No cota, no Ameri­ can ' currency aboard—-captain had radiogram authorizing local currency. Two men hospitalized. Short three men. Donation made for member fly­ ing home due to illness. Discussion on food stores received In Europe. Have sanitary system and coffee um repaired. Call NY re: obtaining American currency per contract. PACIFIC STAR (Compass), Sept. 27 —Chairman, J. Straka; Secretary, M. Kamlnskl. Two men left In Hamburg due to Illness. Motion to have com­ pany forward mail A not kept 48 hrs. If crew not provided with overaeaa address. Check to see If captain has adequate supply of American money aboard before leaving VS. Poor mail aerWce It limited draws dis­ cussed. cnief steward extends thanks to crew for good cooperation with steward dept. ROBIN eOODFELLOW (R o b I n), Sept. 2$—Chairman, J. Busalaekl; Sec­ retary, B. Landos. Some disputed ot. Two hrs. delayed sailing. Reports accepted. Library to be changed. Need another shelf for liteary. To write letter to Union re: crew's opinion concerning new retirement system. Need fan In bathroom. Everything to be in order to have good payoff. Page PUtMB SEAFARERS LOG NATIONAL LIBERTY (Amar. Water­ ways), Sept. 24—Chairman, W. Mull­ ing; Secretary, P. Bruggnar. Ship to be paid off thru Sept. 28. No logs. Repair lists made up. Five men short —due to Injuries requiring hospitaUzatlon. Disputed ot to be turned over to patrolman. Report accepted. AU fans to be checked by patrolman and replaced. Ship needs fumigating. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Aug. 14—Chairman, T. Yarbrough; Secretary, O. Jackson. Ship's fund SS7.S0. Motion to change present vacation pay period, from 90 days to 60 days. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Sapt. 14—Chairman, L. Pate; Secre­ tary, C. Crabtrae. No beefs, every­ thing running smoothly. Shjp'a fund S63.80. One man missed ship In NO. KYSKA (Waterman), Sept. 21 — Chairmen, P. Qetergeerd; Saerefary, S. Alpede. One man faUed to join ship in Puaan—^picked up replacement in Yokohama: one man hospitalized. Crew to take care of their own beefs. Ship's fund $12.72. Motion to Insulate fan room. Hospital to bo put on re­ pair list. Dlscussloa with steward and his dept. ALCOA BANDER (Alcoa), Sept. 29 —Chairman, W. Barnes; lacretary, O. Annls. Few minor beefs. Spray crew messroom after meeting la over for flies and bugs. Repair list to be turned in also list of men getting off ship. One man getting off. . Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Request change of dairies. -38 qts. of bad milk received. Bequest better cuts of ham. Dlacusaion re: contract requiring S/ hra. notice when quUting ship. CAPT. M. SATINAS (Tramp Ship­ ping), Sapt. 21—Chairman, I. Peacock; Secretary; A. Rudnlckl. Vote of thanks to mate for fixing recreation room for crew. Dlacusaed conservation of fresh water. Ship's fund S27.B0. Some disputed ot. New delegate elected. AU lockers to be eho^ed and re­ paired. Coffee cups to be pantry. Vote of thanks to erow meas­ man. Proud Parents SIT BABY ABBIVALS All of thg follouHng SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. KenneUi Martin, bom September Mrs. Salvatore L. Biondo, Balti­ 23, 1058, to Sparer and Mrs. more, Md. Charles Martin, Union City, NJ. t t t Karen Marie Dnchmann, bora X aKathryn Rodrignei, bora Septem. October 8, 1958, to Seafarer and ber 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Fred H. Duchmann Jr., New Orleans, La. Pablo Rodriguez, Fajardo, PR. ^ X t t t Ronald Lane Kledinger, bora Pamela Jane Reed, bora August 30, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ October 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert -E. Kledinger, La drew C. Reed, Purvis, Miss. Marque, Tex, 4 * t t t t Alan Toler, bora October 6, 1958, Rickey De Wayne Rains, bora to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Leroy September 17,1958, to Seafarer and Toier, Vineiand, NJ. RL-s. Horace B. Rains, Houston, ^ X. Tex. Patrick Allen Totnis, bora Janu­ t t t ary 2, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfred Benitez, born September Hughes P. Towns, Savannah, Ga. 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs, Al­ tit fred R. Benltez, Bronx, NY, Gwendolyn Ann Padilla, born t t t Charlene Colleen Uorbac, born September 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Padiiia, New Orleans, September 4, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. August Horbac, Newark, NJ. La. t t t Debra K. Brown, bora August 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tim Brown, New Orleans, La. t t t John Paul Kelsoe, bora October 9, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. Kelsoe, Springhiil, Ala, t t t Gloria Marie Law is center of attraction following her christ­ ening in Philadelphia. Proud parents are Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Law of that city. The baby was born July 8. John King Your daughter Patty requests t t t that you get in touch with her at Sarah Gray Lewallen, born Sep. 4th St. in Nicerviiie, Florida. tember 3, 1958, to Seafarer and XXX Mrs. Joseph C. Lewallen, Asheboro, Crew, SS Falrland NC. Tomas Ramirez thanks you for ^ ^ & the donation and help in Puerto Jeffrey Mena, bora September 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Rico. He is well now and back in New York. J. Mena, Baltimore, Md. 'I XXX X a. Mary Virginia Condos, bora Sep­ Robert H. Kline Michael John Sovich, born Sep­ tember 20, 1958, to Seafarer and tember 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Please contact Monica Condo at Mrs. George Condos, Wantagh, LI, Mrs. Michael Sovich, Clifton, NJ. 535 Amoi Drive, SW, Atlanta 15, NY. Ga. X X ^ t t t Deborah Prevon, born August 12, XXX Vlto Salvatore Biondo, bora Sep­ 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roy F. Bill Simpson tember 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Prevou, Gretna, La. You are requested to contact Bill Lowe, SS Cities Service Norfolk (Cities Service), 17 State St., NYC. r'-ai XXX John Poluchovich It is urgent that you contact your brother Alex immediately. •Hie deaths of the follouHng Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Rnfas Freeman, 53: An SIU member since 1939, Brother Free­ man passed away Au^st 6. Death was attributed to natural causes. He had been a patient at the US PubUc Health Service hospital in Staten Island at the time. He sailed in the steward department. Burial took place in Feraclifl Cemeteiy, Hartsdale, NY. His sister. Mrs. Sadie F. Jackson of New York City, survives him. X X % Kenneth R. Jenkina, S3: Brother Jenkins died aboard .the Orion Clipper September 4 of unknown CS MIAMI (CItlas Sarvica), Aug. 24 —Chairman, M. Ohstrem; Secy., A. Janes. Some disputed ot. Ona man hospitalized In BahrelB. Members re­ quested to take care ot ship's prop­ erty. Black gang's picture publlahed In LOG. Ship's fund S11.S0. Some disputed otr-to be referred to patrol­ man. Washing machine to bo re­ paired. Beef on no fruit—to be taken PBNN MARINER (Penn Shipping), up with ateward. Medical suppUes Aug. 7—Chairman, J. Canard; Sacra­ obtained In Bahrein. Discussion on tary, e. Bsyr.3. New delegate elected. future voyage, and termination of Vote of thanks for flowers sent to articles. October 1—Chairmen, J. Lefco; Sec­ brother's mother. retary, A. Janes. Disputed ot to be REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Oct. taken up at port of payoff. To call 4—Chairman, R. Barnes; Secretary, S. Hdqrts. re: non-union men staying on Wright. Some dlimuted ot. Report and determine port of payoff. Ship's accepted. Vote of thanks for fine food fund S14. Each member to donate SI and service. Ship needs fumigating. at draw time for ship's fund. Dis­ puted ot to be settled at payoff. Re­ VALIANT EXPLORER (Ocean Car­ port accepted. All mare Unen to be riers), Oct. 5—Chairman, T. Crawford; turned in to steward. Lock doors in Sacratary, J. Elliott. Delegates, elect­ a^yard. Keys to be turned over to ed. Major stores Items received be­ dept. head. Books A magailnes to be fore departure. Delegates to make returned, packed and lockod away I up repair lists, also pick up shot for new erow. Vote of thanks to cards. Few ot hours disputed. Dla-' ateward dept. and ship's delegate. cusalon on soap shortage & soap pow­ DEL AIRES (MISS.), Sapt. 7—Clisliw ders. Each dept. to share supply on hand; Additional soaps to be requlsl- man, R. Ransame; Sacratary, H. St. imi B4A0. Read ttgned. Observe quiet when men are Oarmsln. asleep. Sougeelng of mcsshails. show- letter re: purser eelllta' zi^rettss tq era A small repalra of Ice box. galley non-crew members tnrJoragn ports. A showers discussed. Screen doors New delegate and troaauror elected. to be locked In port. Gangwap. watch Suggestion tbrTglva crew Ust to guard holds key for messhall at night. Deck at NO In order to ki^ 'StBiilMani off dept. cautions crossing batches In ship. Vote of thanks to geAs and por^r is .ffahgerdus- whilg safgo ' Is 1 steward dept. fw snaoolh ]•lit'!:- IN MMQIZE XXX Tony Bilok William Scott requests that you causes. He' was a Union member reach him at 2519 S. Cuyier Ave., since 1957, sailing in the deck departMent. His body was shipped Berwyn, 111. XXX home to his father, Lloyd Jenkins, Peter Amoren of San Diego, California. Vasco M. Barros XXX Samuel S. V. Carubba Harold A. Thomsen Jfanmie Littleton, 43: Brother Lit­ You have income tax refunds tleton, confined to the US Public waiting for you at Room 201, 403 Health Service Harrison St., San Francisco. hospital in Sa­ vannah, Georgia XXX since 1953, died Salvatore J. Sbriglio September H of Please contact your wife at once multiple acieroat her new address: 9403 Wystono sls. He had been Ave., Northridge, Calif, a Union member !• since April 4, Crew, SS Irenestar 1939, sailing in J. Di Grazia has donated $11.52 the engine de­ from the ship's fund to the LOG. partment. Burial was in the Laurel XXX Grove Cemetery in Savannah. He Henry E. Faile is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Your Union book and seaman's Littleton, of Savannah. papers are being held for you in the Headquarters mail and baggage XXX Leonard A. Marsh, 61: Brother room. XXX Marsh died aboard the Ocean DinMichael Toth ny on August 9 Please contact your sister, Mary as a result of a Witkowski, 216 Bessemer Ave., heart ailment. He joined the Union East Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1941 and served In the en­ Make Checks gine department. Mrs. Mary Marsh, To 'SIU-A&G'_. his wife of Seafarers mailing in checks Youngs town, Ohio, survives or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are Place of burial is. unknown. urged to be sura to make ail of X X X them payable to the SIU-A&G Paul J. Senior, 36: Suffocation District. caused the death of Brother Sen­ Some Seafarers have sent In ior August 1 while he was aboard checks and money orders in the the Choctaw, Joining the Union in names of individual Headquar­ 1945, he galled In the deck depart­ ters officials. This makes for a ment. Cremation took place in problem in bookkeeping which Kobe, Japan. He is survived by his can be avoided if checks are mother, Mrs. Helen CuUey, of made out to the Union directly. Jeffersonville, Indiana. - J/. ,-'y .'3 • 'fA �SEAFAREIIS#U>C i t"-|in" m I :•'• • I L/:.I: If I p, - Ir1 I I ^'r • I" J •'•i.t • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Subsidy Group Continues War On New Applicants More samples of the efforts of the clique of subsidized companies to limit the growth of the American Merchant Marine have come to light in the past two weeks. They tend to confirm the arguments presented by the SEAFARERS LOG in the October 10 issue that the large subsidized companies * are inimical to the best inter­ pitch that it is not necessary to in additional vessels being placed the Far East runs. ests of the merchant marine. have 50 percent participation on a onThe LOG article had pointed out Support for the SIU viewpoint given trade route, and that the also came from another ctuarter Government should be satisfied when the "Journal of Commerce," with less than the objectives of the New York shipping newspaper, merchant marine act. said as follows in an editorial in its .. In answer to this, the FMB counsel declared that on the com­ Wednesday, October 15 edition: "There is good reason why the bined trade routef involved US FMB" (Federal Maritime Board) participation has never exceeded "should favor more rather than 35 percent at any time and that fewer 'chosen instruments' in the "none of his testimony" (by the ocean trades. It is a simple matter US Lines witness) "demonstrates of fairness to 'et as many operators convincingly that the low partici­ participate in the subsidized liner pation on these trades routes could trades as practicable. And in time. be accepted as adequate AmericanCongress may come around to the flag service." US Lines had also been the sole view that some form of subsidy for objector to the establishment of tramping services is justified." One example of the subsidy a joint Isthmian-Matson Far East clique's attitude was reported in service which would have resulted the October 10, "SIUNA Washing­ ton Report." The report cited Lykes Brothers, a large subsidized operator, as opposing States Marine's application for a subsidy on Trade Route 13 on the ground that existing service supplied by Retiring on pension recently Lykes was adequate for that route. from the Sailors Union of the Pa­ Lykes then turned around and cific were Whitman Hyde, John asked the Federal Maritime Board Mikkelson and Lee Ballard. Hyde, to increase the number of its own who intends to relax with his wife subsidized sailings on the route and family and with that monthly from 52 to 56 a year on the ground pension check, .expresses the senti­ that present service was inade­ ments of all three when he says, quate. "Thanks for a job well done:" Similarly, United States Lines $ j; has been fighting tooth and nail SUP'S Portland and Seattle against a recommendation by an homes are due for a face-lifting. FMB examiner which would give Low bids for painting the buildings Isbrandtsen the right to operate on have been accepted. The oldtimers' the US East Coast-Europe run dur­ ing winter months when the Lakes apartments in both building^^ will are frozen over. The recommenda­ also get a new coat of .paint, the tion came as part of Isbrandtsen's cost of which will be shouldered bid for a Lakes-to-Europe subsidy. by the Welfare Fund. » The examiner's position was sup­ If you don't believe that^ 16ported by the FMB's public counsel as maintaining continuity of serv­ foot shark can be snared with a ice in the winter and providing lasso, ask any of the crew of the more adequate services on this run. SS Oregon, writes ship's delegate "US Lines," a Washington news A. De Los Reyes-in the "Marine service reported, "was the only in- Fireman," publication of the Ma­ tervenor to participate in the hear­ rine Firemen's Union. The crew ing and is the predominant US was treated to a free performance flag operator over the proposed while at anchor in the Philippines. Isbrandtsen subsidized service." The native captor told the boys As in its opposition to States that type of shark had no teeth Marine, US Lines agidn made the and was harmless. Most of the crew how the clique, which monopolizes the greater part of Government funds, persistently opposes the ex­ pansion of the American Merchant Marine by attacking any and every other subsidy applicant. The net effect, is to keep the merchant marine small and weak while a few companies control the disposi­ tion of Government subsidies. As the LOG article put it. "The major subsidized companies . . . do not want to see any growth in the American-flag merchant marine unless the growth takes place ex­ clusively within their own orbit. They are the enemies of an expand­ ing merchant marine." AMONG OUR AFMAm Wf. (•i: '^y Fresh Linen Aboard m M> • wf m ; f-ir- '• ' SP • 'fe:. .ti; P^M:U SUP member Ken Morford keeps a close eye on his fooling as ; he carries two bundles of fresh linen aboard APL's President Taft during here recent stop-over here In NY. The vessel completed back to the West Coast soon. were content to take his word for it. 4- 4" 4" Everything is peaceful aboard the SS Matsonia now that the waitresses have their mirrors, reports the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. They'd been ask­ ing for them for some time which simply goes to prove once again that when the gals want something bad enough, they get it. 4 4* Forty-five candidates, an un­ usually high total, are competing for 18 slots as the Marine Fire­ men's Union, began its annual elec­ tions October 1. The polling will continue for 00 days. President Sain Bennett is nmning unop­ posed, while Incumbent Jack Hatton and W. W. Jordan arc vicepresidential candidates. Lakes' Ship To Operate AsShowBoat DETROIT — The SIU Great Lakes District cruise ship Canadiana was sold at auction early this week after the vessel was sued by her crew for non-payment of wages. The successful bid for the $75,000 ship was a low $28,500 offered by a Toledo, Ohio, businessman, Gordan Vizneau. Vizneau said he planned on using the ship as a showboat, complete with refresh­ ments and entertainment., at' a home dock in Toledo for .nine months of the year, and as an excursion boat for the other three months. Although final acceptance of the successful bid is up to the Federal District court which ordered the auction, it is believed it wUl be accepted on the recommendations of the vessel's owner and the union. The only alternative would be to accept bids for separate installa­ tions on the ship The Canadiana made headlines early in August when she was struck by a swiaginf dratvbridge in Toledo, -•••.v-s,'' - SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU fnembership meet­ ings art ., held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number The next SIU meetings will be: October 29 November 12 November 26 December 10 Backlog Up In Lk. Chas. LAKE CHARLES — The city's Central Labor Council voted last week to seek the appointment of a delegate from the Firefighters Union to the post of chief of the city's fire department, Leroy Clarke, port agent reported. The present chief is retiring next month, and the unions would like to see a union member fill that job. Shipping for the period was very slow. There were only a handful of ships calling into port over the last two weeks with the result that there is a fairly large registration list. Outside of the usual Cities Service tankers, the only other vessels in the area were the Del Campo (Mississippi) and the tug Abbie R (Blue Stack Towing). Tankermen on the beach here are hopeful that shipping wiU pick up shortly in order to supply seasonal needs for heating oil in the north­ east. The heavy shipments should start soon. US To Build Roil-onsif Go's Won't Noting the failure of the marltime industry to heed previous re­ quests, Vice-Admiral John Will,' commander of the Navj''s Military Sea Transportation Service, has warned that unless industry begins building roll-on, roll-off ships, the Government itself will huild them for MSTS operation. Admiral Will made the latest developments known at a merchant marine con-ference in San Francisco last week, Construciion Urged The construction of roll-on rolloff ships has been urged upon the industry as part of the merchant vessel replacement program, for which large Federal appropriations have been designated. Despite Gov­ ernment willingness to subsidize^ construction, the operators have been reluctant to participate be­ cause the ships are considered a poor investment. The operators have maintained that these types waste vital cargo space. Vehiclestrucks, tanks, jeeps—cannot be stacked, while lift-on or standard vessels are able to stack regular cargo so as to make full use of storage space. Container Ships Preferred Container or lift-on ships, fa­ vored by many segments of the in­ dustry, are deemed undesirable for military purposes because of the special equipment needed at both tejmtnals of a ship's route. PanAtlantic and Seatrain are the only lines presently employing • such vessels. Two years ago the Government chartered the Carib Queen as the first full-sized traUership. The con­ verted LSD made several runs be­ fore abandoning operations due to excessive cpsts. Admiral Will has indicated that if the Government should build its own ships, the Navy would be obli­ gated to use them first before allo­ cating cargo to private vessels. ; k, •\ /•, • 'ii !('• Giving Father A Hand ( j-iLI.. ••••• .J 'H''If. V.'>| • • I i I When the erew of the Beatrice paid off In SIU headquarters recently, George ond Manuel DeJeiut decided to come alongand help their rather, Seofarer Armando Garcia DeJesus, (stand- : Ing) and chief Cook ^ed Turok (sitting) gather their gear. Crew if , Apwoff ln Jialafter shlp waitledup by^otes Union stHke» � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 24, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ’50-50’ LURES BACK 5 MORE US RUNAWAYS SIU VOTING STARTS NOV. 1 MOBILE TUGS GET DEEP-SEA GAINS SUP MAPS VOTE ON NEW SHIPPING RULES RUNAWAY SEEK US FLAG IN CARGO BID STUDY CLAIMS ATOM SHIP TOO EXPENSIVE TO RUN TANKER SHUTTLE CREWS BOAST CLEAN PAYOFFS COAL MINER SAILS AFTER LONG LAY-UP RAILS OPEN RATE WAR ON SHIPS BIZ GROUPS PRESS RED TRADE BIDS UNIONS OF AMERICA STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES GOV’T PRODS STATES ON JOBLESS $ FAR EAST LINE SIGNS 20-YR. AID AGREEMENT TRAMPS AGAIN PITCH FOR SUBSIDY GRANT ORGANIZING, GRAIN SHIPS KEEP HOUSTON HOPPING SUBSIDY GROUP CONTINUES WAR ON NEW APPLICANTS US TO BUILD ROLL-ONS IF CO’S WON’T Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/24/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 22  1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f6af3823dc572515a74e5444959fb6fa.PDF d134d66f6c86293c129ae82be2e12e14 PDF Text Text SEAFAREBS^LOO OctolMr 10, 1950 •OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN lOK • ATLANTIC AND GULF'DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • •' .-•'-••A '•m / -• ; •'51 Story On Page 3 J:-, Meany To Rule On MMP Pact Story On Page 2 U • CfffI Forel^ crewmembers off Panamanian liner Yarmouth MOCK. 9 m %M |[/rf1rVf prepare to leave Baltimore SIU hall for repatria­ tion at company expense. The runaway skipped from Washington and abandoned pro-SIU cr^w ^er cancelling cruise schedule. Men were later flown back to homes in West Indi^. Yarmouth Is now idle at shipyard in Jacksonville. Arrangements for feeding and housing crew were handled in Baltimore. (Story on Page 3.) Seafarer C h a r1i e Karlsen, mmOmmO^OOUnO* oiler, holds on to fishing rod as bus driver stows his gear for trip to New York airport with other crewmen. New SIU crew was flown to Haifa as replacements for tanker Wang Dispatcher. IN THIS ISSUE A & G ELECTION SUPPLEMENT • Makhij^ roundf^ of New York piers struck by Masterjc Mates and ^^^OWWOCWimmtPiio^Sf coffee wagon hrom AFL-CIO Maritime Tradei Depart- I'ment stops outside shipyard Where Isbrandtsen's Flying Clipper was plcke" I Stan Wysokowski helps MM&P pickets store up. Coffee wagon was operate arb - the clock by MTD during the six-day beef. Strike ended Monday pending arbitral .:v-<Story on Page 2.) iPhotoi And Records Of Candidates Cons^ution Rules On Voting Sample Ballot I CENTERFOLD I I I I .•^1 •5-Yi �Pace Tw* SEAFAREHS October 10, 195S LOO Sign War Bonoft Mates Return ili'.". -'* • VirtaaUy an SiU shipa aaillat !H Fs«99saB waters are Essir covered by the recently-nego­ tiated 100 percent boniu agree­ ment. The area Involved ex­ tends from a point^ughly 12 miles east of the island starting at Its soothem tip and extending northward towards Manchuria. Seafarers in tiiese waters will received a 100 percent bonus on their base pay, a $150 vessel attack bonna or a $100 harbor attack bonus In the event the vessel should cmne under ^tack and indlvidnal $10,000 life !lfsnrance coferage. The agreement, idiich went Into effect last month, is similar to the one reached' by SIU Paelfie District Unions with Btest Coast operators., Shipping in Atlantic and Gulf ports returned to normal this week as AFL-CIO President George Meaoy accepted the role of arbitrator in a labor-management beef. The Federation president's action ended six days of picketing by the Masters, Mates and Pilots based on a "no con­ tract, no work" policy which was amplified by the opera­ tors Into a full-scale lockout As the MM&P called off its picketlines on Tuesday, Seafarers from the crews of the i^ances, Beanice and Bobln Kirk began returning to their Jobs' In New York and similar scenes were re­ peated in other A&6 ports. Bull, Isthmian and Robin Line were the oidy SIU companies involved In the group of some 20 operators In the American Merchant Marine Institute against whom the shrike was called. The mates' pact ex­ pired September 30. As the walkout came to an-end A continued decline in shipbo^ the National Maritime Union's na­ tional cotmcii issued a statement accidents was noted in the Janu­ condemning thp strike as needless ary-June accident repffrt of the and a "fiasco." Similar action had SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines. been taken by the 104U in the The fleet wide average rating course - of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association strike in of 88.13 far surpasses the record MM&P "no conlraet-no work" policy shut down operations ot June. The MEBA, like, the Mates of previous years. Union, was striking against the Robin Line pier in Brooklyn, where Robin KirLlbdckground) was The Steel Chemist and Steel AMMI for a new contract berthed. OiTthe line at pier'3 was 76-year-old MM&P veteran, Traveler topped the list of 24 ships. Meany has set October 21 for Copt. W. S. Evans. Both went without a single acci­ the start of hearings on the con­ dent during the six-month period. failure to reckon with the MM&P's Waterman and Mississippi to the tract beef, at which time the mates determination to strike for its de­ Close at their heels were the Steel and shipowners will set forth their so-caUed "Mobile pact." •Voyager and Steel Navigator. Yhey The AMMI Immediately attacked mands once the contract had ex­ recorded position on the issues. Meany's several minor accidents, direct involvement in a maritime the Mobile pact and refused to pired. Then when the walkout be­ none of them in the lost-time cate­ contract dispute in thii fashion is negotiate on that pattern, in large gan, the operators excused their gory. The Steel Artisan, last year's regarded as a major development part because of the loss of Indus­ refusal to reach agreement because leader with a 9&.7e rating, was try leadership that would be in­ "other'' -.maritime unions, would one of nine ships that encountered In the industry. The tie-up began on October 1 volved In letting shipping com­ then reopen their contracts and one disabling accident. There were after weeks of negotiations had panies establish a'pattern outside ask for parity with what the Mates only two ships with morO than failed to bring about an agreement. the framework of the AMMI. It achlbved. Apparently they were three disabling accidents. The AMMI had been stalling a new was then that AMMI President alluding to a warning by Joseph The totM accident count of 132 contract for some time when the Ralph Casey first denoun^ the Curranr the president of the NMU. over a six-month period compared Mates Union, seeking to make some Mobile package as the "tail wag­ Most observers agree that thl^_ favorably with last year's figure of same reluctance to face up to the 303 and the 1056 total of 306. Both headway, signed some 31 steam­ ging the dog." Another element in bringing facts that the officers wanted disabling and non-disabling acci­ ship companies including such major *Gulf operators as Alcoa, about a tie-up was the operators' dents were greatly reduced. (Continued on page 11) Steel Shtps Injury Rate Dawn Again Eng'rs Ask i Contract On OS Ships ' NEW YORK~The SlU-affillated Brotherhood of Marine Engineers has asked for recognition as ex­ clusive bargaining agent for the engineers on the 11-ship Cities Service Oil Company fleet. Sup­ ported by_ 'applications for BME books from .a sizable majority of the ships' etigineers, the union has also requested an early me'^ng with the company to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement covering these engineers. Unim reiH-esenfatives ' reported that their three-month campaign took on steam as CS engineers began, comparing the BME's bene­ fits, policies and contract with those under their" present Deepwater Officei? Association agree­ ment. . DOA, they noted, is under the management of John Collins, welT known operatot of a string of other company unions. Under the DOA agreement, CS engineejs are not entitled to over­ time pay .for work in excess of eight hours, have no job security and receive little, if any, union representation and service. . In contrast, the BME contract provides for all of these benefits and for stHc{ policing of the un­ ion's agreement which in turn means more money and better working conditions for the ISnglneers. In addition to providing for un­ ion representation in four ports to service BME-rantract vessels, the union announced that It will also appoint a permanent rep- . resentative in Lake Charles to sendee Cities Service after It figns a contract with the company. DOA, ak with the other CoUins'run company unions, provides no on-the-job lepresentatioh for its members. M'time Growth i":. w^- mm The oft-repeated SIU criticism of near-monopoly prac­ Orient Line came in the form of a iettqr from John the oSicec&-Jind administratprs of the favored companies tices on the part of a small clique of subsidized ship­ Franklin, president. United States Lines Co." ' wiir have to get out and hustle for the first time In their owners was pointed up "Sharply in Washington last week. The 1936 Merchant Marine Act was" based on the prin­ lives. , ' Faced- with the possibility that a new major subsidy ciple that subsidies should be used to develop AmericanIn their deathly fear of competition, these companies operation might be established-vone with a record of flag trade; consequently they should be given to operators have actually pat themselves In a position of objecting considerable initiative and success—the subsidy clique who have an -experienced, efficient stqamshlp organization to the States Marine subsidy because, as one representa­ is fighting tooth, nail and elbow to box out the new which could compete, effoctlvely.with foreign flags. Yet tive put It, States Marine would have to grow from 14 applicant. ' States Marihd is under attack for Uie very reason that toAl ships. That statement drew a rather tart question , . > The company in question is States Marine-Isthmian. it Js efficient! from Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse who wanted "The SIU wd the Maritime Trades Department, AFL- to know If the companies were asking the* Maritime Both-lines have subsidy applications pending, and the CIO, has mi^tained foe years that the present subsidy Board to disconrage an operator from investing his current. hearing relates to the States arrangements work to the detriment of the American money to increase American-flag, operation. Marine operation. However, similar SEAFARERS merchant marine. By limiting subsidy benefits to a treatment is being dished out by the But that Isn't all. 'The attorney for US Lines-MooreLOO handful of companies, (and for practical purposes, four mack objected to States Mai^e effwts to bring Amer­ subsidy clique to Isthmian as well as SPECIAL or five of that handful, topped by US Lines, get virtually . ican participation in North Attanths trade rontes closer to to Waterman, Isbrandtsen and any other all of the funds) the Goverffihent's present subsidy policy the 60 percent goal of the Merchant Marine Act. the REPORT potential newcomer to the ranks of gives these. companies an unfair competitive advantage attorney told the Board that the 50 percpnt goal was far eubsidized operators. 'v/hile many arguments against the current subsidy ap­ over the rest of maritime ^Blch has to go It alone. At the too rigid, even though on some of these trade routes plicants are being offered on various legal points and same, time, those compani^ which have-Uie big edge all . US-flag participation is as low as 16 percent! practices, the major reason for the subsidy clique's op- too often lapse into complacent, inefficient practices. In other words, the subsidy monopolists object to the ' Foul Up Industry Relations . position, particularly In this ease, is-mot hard tq find. expansion of an American-flag merchant marine, with all The SIU has pointed out that many of this same group . of the benefits such expansion would produce In the States Marine-Isthmian is more than just another new boy on the block. It is an efficient, aggressive and In­ of subrtdized companies are directly responsible for the form of increased shipboard and shoreside employment, ventive shipping combine with strong finances, to boot. deterioration of labor-management relationships in mari­ stimulation of business and increased tax revenue fof the "r The subsidy^fat cats fear that such a combine would up- time through the gyrations of the Amierican Merchant "US Government. , -fet the cozy subsidy arrangements which the fat .cats Marine Institute, including Its preposterous and Ul-adFavor Foreign-Flag Fleets have worked out to their own advantage. They fear too, yised attempt to set up a company union of licensed Rather than see new companies come Into the industry officers. the spectre of ^an efficient, aggressive and live-wire ship­ and enlarge their operations,, the objectors prefer the. Subsidies, in the SIU view, ^ould be distributed ping operation which would set a competitive pace too existence of foreign-flag operations in this trade.. For, across-the-board to the entire merchant mariile so'that fast-for the old-line companies to match. no one American operator enjoys a Govemment-spon- in effect, if such companies as States Ma/ine Set a sub­ Offered I'd Withdraw New Service sored competitive edge over another. In that way, com­ sidy, it means they have to divest themselves of foreignflag services .and put addltiooal ships under the US flas. - It is no wonder then, for example, that last week Isthr petitive efficiency would alsoji>e encouraged. . The major-subsidized companies then, do not want to mian toM the Federal Maritime Board that it would withThe clique which monopolizes i^bsidies-wants none of , draw from a proposed hew joint Far East service with this equal competition. It fears that If States Marine, see any gr-owth lb the American-^ag merchant marine . hlatson Line—a service which would have developed new Isthmian, Watorman, Isbrandtsen, T. J. MeUarthy and unless that growth'takes place, exclusively Within their ehipping opportunities—if arrangements for such a serv­ other applicants are added to the list, that it is'going own orbit. 'They are the enemies of an expanding Amer-. ice stood in the way of.it or States Marine getting a sub­ to have to share some of the Government largess it re­ lean merchant marine. That lis the reason why the^SIU sidy. As a Washington news service put it "The only serves to itself. Without a doubt, the clique fa fearful has opposed, and will contifiue to oppose, the mainte­ oppojhtidQ ^ tyiid Propd joint acc^uisition of Matson of competition. facfiause competifion means that ;.Bome of nance of their monopoly on US i^vemment subsidies. �•v lu October U, l»5t SEAFARERS * LOG ilR Plan: Kill Ships Pax* TbrM OPENS MIAMI OFFICE • •- "WaU railroads would like to put over a system whereby cargo shippers whb agreed to give the railroads all their business for periods upwards of a year would get a discount on freight rates. Such a jystem, If permitted to exist, would amount to the destruc­ tion of competing forms of transportation. It confirms the SIU> charge that the railroad's maneuvers on freight rates have as their objective the elimination of competition from coastwise and interMIAMI—ITie opening of an SIU port office in this city has signaled a stepcoastal shipping companies. To put such a program through, the railroads undoubtedly would up in the pace of SIU organ^g activities aimed at runaway-flag cruise ships have to get a special act of Congress since under present regulations, sailing out-of this port It coincided with several new developments involving the such monopolistic practices would not be permitted. However, the "Journal" story Indicated that one such arrangement Is now bein^ cruise ships Florida andti discussed to provide a test case. Yarmouth, both of which Rate-cutting devices, of this'type are permitted in Canada and Eng­ have been t^ets of suc­ land, where the laws against monopolistic and collusive practices are much less stringent than in the United States, cessful SIU organizin g Offering discounts of this nature to shippers who agree to ship all campaigns. their freight by rail would, in effect, compel all shippers td follow The follciwing, in brief, suit. Those who wpuld refuse to ship all their cargo by rail Viould have to pay higher rates and would thus be at a distinct competitive are the latest devdopments in disadvantage. » this area: .. ' Negotiations for a firsttime contract for the crew ot the^ Florida are approaching the show­ down stage, with the ship .sched­ uled to resume service, • All 'cruise operations for the Yarmouth have been cancelled un­ til' next Jamfaiy wd the ship placed in a shipyard. The SIU had ' The Sill's 1959-'60 election will get underway November 1 been picketing the vessel. With 73 qualified candidates on the ballot as the result-of still • The British seamen's union another successful appeal from a ruling by the rank-and-file and the International Transportcredentials committee. workers Federation have been HMdquartprt, Safad Saptambar IS, alerted concerning reports that one A imanimous vote by the oA Striking crewmembers of the Yarmouth regisFer in SlU's hail in lass. ^ membership at meetings in all Ha haa raquestad that this mean* of or both of these ships might be Baltimore after being barred from the ship by the company. The to all yorta ba uaed. ports October 1 overrmed the communication Ha la runnlns for New York Joint transferred to British registry. Union made arrangements for feeding and quarters for the men • The 126-member Yarmouth disqualification of Seafarer Alan patrolman. - Tha commlttaa dlaquallEad until thoy wero returned home ot company expense* hint bqcauaa hla third quarter .1958 duea (Honest Al) Whitmer, thus making waa nm paid. However, aa it tuma out. crew, which walked off the ship in him eligible to run for the post of tha duea ware-In faet paid in Houaton Washington,. DC, has been repatri­ with -overtime for weekends and prior to tho conclurion of tha commitat company expense and two work outside of tHe 40-hour spread; owners barred them from coming New York Joint patrolman. tee'a fnnctlona. although tha committee ated days' pay for the time they were paid vacations and welfare benefits. back aboard and snuck the ship Whltmcr's appeal is the foutiH to waa not awara of this and did not act out of port 'Hdth the crew's payroll off the ship in Washington. be presented and upheld by a vote^ Improperly. These things are hound to happen ones The SIU had previously won a-preof the membership. Three others In a while, and when they do, they can Louis "Blackie" Nelra, who has cendent-setting Labor Board elec­ and personal effects aboard. How­ ever, on arriving in Miami, thd ship remedied. Even with tha exceUent were. successful at regular port he accounting system uaed by tha Union, as been named as port agent of the tion on the Liberian-flag ship by a was met by another SIU picket meetings on September 17. Mem­ everybody reallsea. It atm takes aoraa new Miami branch office, re­ vote of 87-21. - , line, leading to the cancellation of for dues records to ba brought up ported that demands have been bership action has thus reduced time to date. Under the circumstances. Head­ presented to the P&O Steamship The vessel, which has been in its cruise schedule. the number of disqualifications to quarters Intends to ask tha membership the shipyard for 12 days, is sched­ The company was compelled to to honor Brother Whitmer's appeal and 11. declare lUm qualified to run for oSlea. Company, owners of ihe Florida The credentials committee origi­ You are requested to brlns this appeal to and a sister ship, the Southern uled to resume service this week­ fly all crewmembers back to Miami tha attention ot tha mambarahlp at tha Cross, calling for a sizable wage end. Thus far, the owners have and then repatriate them, giving nally qualified 69 of the 84 Sea­ regular meeting to ba held on Wadne* increase; a five-day," 40-hour week been stalling on an agreement and them two days' pay. Additional farers- who nominated themselves day. October 1. USS. ^ a showdown is expected^hortly. pay due the crew has not been for the 38 open elective posts. forthcoming in some instances and Meanwhile, the Yarmouth has Three others withdrew from the been moVed to the Merrill-Stevens SIU attorneys are planning legal race shortly after submitting their drydock in Jacksonville, Florida. action, credejjtlals. (Ed. note: The Hast The September 18 strike of the en­ i Until the crew was repatriated issue of the LOQ-4ncorrsctly re­ tire unlicensed crew, consisting of by the conqiany, the SIU had made ported' oniy 68 men qualified by natives of Cuba, the Dominican arrangements to house and feed the committee.) Republic, Jamaica, the Bahamas the men in Baltimore. The strike The committee's disqualification and other West Indian islands, re­ on the Yarmouth erupted initially ot Whitmer, in accord with the sulted In the cancellation of its the company was informed SIU constitution, was based on his Considerable gains, in vacation benefits and a six percent West Indies cruise schedule until after that the SIU represented the ma­ failure to show paiunent of his wage increase have been negotiated by the Brotherhood of January. jority of the crew and wanted to third quarter 1958 dues. However, Mmne Engineers with the union's contracted operators. The When the unlicensed crew talk turkey on wage demands and although the dues had actually ———- walked off the ship in Washington other issues. Company representabeen paid in Jidiuton, Whitmer's BME also won stepped-up-*(Continued oh page 10) dues.,-record had not yet been welfare and pension contribu­ of 60 days. An additional 18 days demanding an SIU contract the brought up to date at headquarters tions plus manning scale Im­ annually for a total of 88 days was in New York, wh6re the committee provements in wrapping up a three- negotiated for chief engineers. All of these gains took effect immedi­ was checking each candidate's year contract. ately, as of October 1. The vacation gains give asi^stant qualifications. Other provisions of-tho agree­ statement of the ownership, man­ Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. The membership voted last week engineers an additional 11 days to overlook the technical violation, paid vacation annually for a total ment call for a 20 cents per man agement, and circulation required by 3. The known bondholders, mort­ per day increase in contributions the Act of Congress of August 24, gagees, and other security holders -honor Whitmer's appeal and give to tha BME Welfare Plan,, raising 1912, as amended by the Acts of owning or holding 1 per cent or mora him a place on the ballot. March 3,1933, and July 2, 1946 (Title of total amount of bonds, mortgages, the total to 80 cents a day; and a 39, (Ed. note: The following is the States Code, Section 233) or other securities are: (If there are 50-cent increase in daily contribu­ of United text of the teletype message from SEAFARERS LOG, published none, so state.) None. tions to the BME-Pension Plan, every other week at Brooklyn, NY, 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include. In headquarters to all starts on Octo­ making that contribution $1.50. for September 17, 1958. ber 1, 1958, regarding Whitmer's cases where the stockholder or seThe new manning scales call for 1. The names and addresses of the cmjty holder appears upon the books appeal). R«i APPMI by Aton (Hon*«t Al> Whltsix engineers on all'ships that now publisher, editor, managing editor of the company as trustees or in any nipr, epok Nc. W-I1< from flndlnft ef and business managers are: Pub­ other fiduciary relation, the name of SAN FRANCISCO — Morris carry five. the CrMlantlal* CemmittM ef th« Part lisher: Seafarers International Union the person or corporation for whom Weisberger, first vice-president of Several other Improvements of North America, Atlantic & Gulf such trustee is acting; also the statethe Seafarers International Un­ were prortded including crediting District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, nwnts ta the two paragraphs show tha s fuU llnowledge an8 belief as ion of North America, and Sec­ of vacation days when paying pen­ NY; Editor: Herbert Brand, 675 4th affiant the circumstances and conditions Oct. 10, 1958 Vol. XX, lie. 21 retary-Treasurer of the Sailors Un­ sion and welfare contributions, Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing to imder which stockholders and secureditor, (none). ion of the Pacific, penalfy cargo pay of ten percent who do not appear upon 2. The owner is: (If owned by k me holers books of the company as trustees, has been lelect- a trip, 4 PM start for night reliefs corporation its name and, address hold stock and securities in a ca­ .^•d as a member in US ports and higher subsistence. must be stated and also immediately pacity other than that of a bona fid* of the flva-man It Is expected that the boost in thereunder the names and addresses owner. VAVt HAU. Sveratarv-iytiuwcr San Francisco welfare and pension contributions of stockholders owning or holding 5. The average number, of copies one per cent or more of total amount of each issue of mis publication sold Rmmix BMAMB. Editor. BnmAao au.Port Authority. will make possible a monthly pen­ of MtiXa;Art Editor. HSnux Asnum. hnriH stock. If not owned by a corpora The appointment, sion of $150 or more for engineers ration, the names and addresses of or distributed, through the mails or SFIVACK. AL BIASKIH. J'oBit BBACXL. otherwise, to paid subscribers during . AWATOUI iJEVKorr. atm Writert. Box subject to con- as well as considerable increases the individual owners must be given. me HOOBT. Outf Area KepreeentcUiva, 12 months proceeding me date If owned by a partnership or other flnnatioa of the in present hospital payments and shown above was: (This information unincorporated firm, its name and State Senate, is ether welfare benefits. EuMtthMi rubllthw bfwMkly gt the huutaiwrton IS required from daily, weekly, semiaddress as well as that of each in­ weekly, SMfaruto IntumaflMal I • • Atft the » and triweekly newspapers unttt AprU SO, The three year contract provides dividual member, must be given.) JeiiHcAi a eolf DMrlat, APL^iO, ias FaurM mipborgor only.) This information not. requ&ed, , AVSfiUf. Bfeskl'yn HV. Tel. HYseinm nu-iim. 1860. for a ihonetary reopener on Octo* Seafarers International Union, At­ - MM*., SacoiHl clan pestana paM (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. Weisherget's appointment to tha her 1,1860. Companies which have lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave., ^ , jt thJPMt pmea.ln Bmklvii, HV. undar Sworn to and subscribed before ma Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall, Secre­ -HI* itct or AiUS-S4, Itll. one seat reserved for labor is re­ signed the agreement include Isth­ tary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brook­ this 17m day of September, 1958, gained as recognition of the SlU's mian, Isbrandtsen. and Victory lyn 32. NY; Robert Matthews. Assist­ Al Bernstein, Notary Public, (My /-irole; in the labor movement. V • Carrters.• r . •— •- ant Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4tb commission expires March 30, 1960). Drive On Runaways 73 Now In Race For SIU Offices Sixty Day Paid Vacation, 6% Hike Top BME Gains statement Of Ownership Weisberger On SF Port Body SEAFARERS LOG v'S . yH a • •• /.i?- 'a. I ^1 ..ii •ll -II �/-• V-.- '/• rs»*r«ii# SEAtAUtRS 10^ If. MM SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD September 17 Through September 30, 1958 SIU-A&G shipping showed a substantial increase this peri­ od, rising to the highest point since July. The total number of jobs shipped was 1,115, the deck department showing the only gain. The registration total for the period, 1,153, was virtually unchanged and actually represented a . decline in class A registrants. The total number of men registered on ^the beach also fell off. The 14 ports in the A&G District handled 22a ships all told, cov­ ering 70 payoffs, 53 sign-ons'and^97 in-transit vessels. New York was busiest wi^ 57 ships in. during the period. (See "Ship Activity" sum­ mary at right.) Seven ports contributed to the overall rise in shipping, six listed declines and one—^Norfolk—stayed the same. The gains showed up in Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lake Charles,' Houston, Wilmington and Seattle, with Baltimore particularly active again. While New York fell off, it still enjoyed good shipping. The other ports that slowed up were Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans aiid San Francisco. Class A men again increased their share of the total Jobs shipped, garnering 69 percent, and class B accounted for an even 25 percent. •>"' The only decline was in the class C portion, which fell to six percent. The District-wide rise in shipping also produced some improvement In the, already-favorable shipping ratio. One top seniority (class A) man was, shipped for every two that remaned on the beach. The ratio for clas^iB by itself was 1:2.25. These figures mean there could be a complete turnover of the meif on the beach every four weeks. As a further guide to the job p^ntial in the various ports, figures for the inen on the beach show seven ports have 100 or less men on hand in all departments. These ports are Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savan­ nah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and San Francisco. Seattle, in turn, has 101. Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wil­ mington likewise have less than 00 class A men on tap. The following is the forecast port byj^ort: Beaton: Quiet*. . . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . .* Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Not much in prospect . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Quiet . . . Mo­ bile: Good .. . New Orleans: Good ... Lake Charles: Fair ... Houston: Steady . . . Wilmington: Slow . . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Fair. Ship Activity Pay SIga Offt Beitoa 3 New York.... 24 PbliadelpMo . 4 Raltlaioro ,,,13 Norfolk.~4 Sovoai^ — Tompo ...,— Mobile 8 Now Orleaas. 3 Loko Cbor^. 1 Hoetfoa ..., 4 Wllmlngioa ..M Soa. ProBclieo 2Seottle , ., 1 TOTALS :,,,, 70 ^• . 33 37 DECK DEPARTMENT I"* 'V". ik-f-u • Port ^• Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore-. Norfolk Savannah^. Tampa Mobile New Orleans. . Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 12 3 AI.T. 1 2 4 — 6 1 11 5 17 25 56 20 101 3 3 8 3 1 2 14 11 27 7 25 45 7 16 3 4^1 8 4 1 k 5 3 2 — 5 1 1 2 2 2 2 6 2 1 10 15 4 29 1 2 18 10 16 32 . 11 59 3 5 4 2 — 3 5 1 7 17 10 15 5 30 2 2 2 7 — 9 2 - 4 2 7 4 7 — 11 6 2 8 3 8 1 12 96 187 57 340 11 46 "Se' 113 GROUP 123 ALL 1 1 1 8 21 46 18 85 3 10 3 16 18 43 20 81 -3 3 — 6 1 1 2 1 — 1 6 10' 19 38 9 20 1 2 5 11 15 32 2 2 4 10 5 15 13 3 5 88 164 68 I 320 1 — — 1 11 7 — 2 19 4 4 19 2 10 '9 3 IZ "i 2 "l 4 11 1 17 3 4 1 81 8 11 1 4 6 2 — — 6 — 3 9 3 1 5 • 32 44, 4 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUF GROUP CLASS ABC ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 8 4 13 3 13 27 3 43 1 3 35 19 7 111 85 151 66 292 4 22 17 it — 2 16 2 1 t 18 10 17 6 33 19 41 68 61 10 — 91 39 91 12 142 8 4 12 6 9— 15 9 12 3 24 1 — 8 4.2 a 1 2 2 2 3 8 — 8 12 1 1 8 1 — 9 • 19 4 4 W 27 28 35 6 38 11 3 62 50 75 15 140 r 12 14 28 1 10 14 8 4 16 3 8 — 1 6 3 12-10 22 32 17 3 62 16 '33 2 51 3 — 4 2 18 1 — 2 7 4 14 — 1 4 8 4 — . 19 6 13 — 19 19 3 10 4 14 1 — 13 26 14 10 16 — 19320 81 19 I 420278 504 109 891 19 94 120 I 233 \ ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A •— Shipped CLASS A - GROUP GROUP 2» 3 ALL 1 Z 3 1 3 Boston................ 1 8 9 3 New York 57 1 11 7 19 14 42 1 4 "43 Philadelphia 1 10 1 12 — Baltimore 37 1 19 15 35 2 31 4 3 3 Norfolk............... 4 1 5 — 6 — 1 1 2 1 3 Savannah 2 — Tampa 3 — 3 — 1 — 1 6 12 4 1 10 Mobile 22 — 11 6 8 New Orleans 4 26 4 34 — 14 3 2 Lake Charles 3 3 — 6 — 5 7 6 Houston.../. 25 1 4 17 4 14 Wilmington 4 1 3 — ' 4 1 6 1 San Francisco 7 1 1 2 — 7 — Seattle 9 — 9 — 4 3 7 37 171 20 228 4 74 60 138 TOTALS Port , • • ^5^, Shipped^ Shipped CLASS B CLASS C GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL Shipped CLASS A V GROUP 1 2 3 AI.T. Shipped CLASS B / Shipped CLASS jC TOTAL SHIPPED Registered G n The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 2 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 Af.f. A 3 8 4 1 2 3 4 19 1 24 12 3 __ 1 13 10 2 12 86 14 58 24 14 96 42 156 16 214 8 31 17 24 — —' 3 3 2 2 1 8 16 3 16 1 20 — 3 .— - —. 2 2 11 1 13 14 78 11 87 10 iOS 3 35 32 78 28 — — — ' — 60 '28 — — 9 7 6 B 1 . 6 — — . 6 12 1 12 1 14 — 16 — — ' — —— 1 — — — — —: 8 1 1 1 2 9 — 1 • i— — — — .' — — 2 2 1 3 11 — 2 — 11 — — 3 6' 6 3 9 1 — 8 1 74 9 — 22 22 47 6 1 12 — 10 6 9 7 18 16 _ 4 — 52 17 62 4. 83 2 4 32 16 4 — — 2 — - — 8 3 1 9 — 2 7 3 12 — 2 4 .»... —. 1 — 6. 8 12 13 47 6 18 2 26 — 10 2 1 33 18 1 — — — _ 8 4 14 4 10 3 4 3 M 7 — .— — 1 3 4 1 25 . 13 14 2 23 -5^ 1 1 __ — 6 6 3 17 — 12 2 4 9 14 — 16 1 9 6 7 15 5 57 52 114 22 232 114 22 368 114 491 42 647 15 131 94 240 1 .HS- 17 — 6 1 — — 2 6 3 5 1 2 36 6 9 2 40 4 5- — 1 — 2 — 9 1 18 8 2 — 26 2 2 1 9 2 4 1 43 163 26 58 11 60 6 1 ,2 12 32 5 33 4 13 5 232 • STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston.. New York Philadelphia i.... Baltimore ^^orfolk • Savannah..... Tampa Mobile. New Orleans. Lake Charles.......... Houston. Wilmington. .>.... San Francisco......... Seattle. mMS 1 la Gas Troai. roTiU. 3. 1 21 12 17 / 7 11 ' • S 90 3 2 - '9 • ' — 4 4 8 S 3 4 16 f. 17 29 . 1 0 11. a 2 IS 23 1 4 4 ' 1 i . 8 1 3 8 '. ' *•" tDECK 3fAICfWfi ^STtUfARD GRAND TOTALS ..;... Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 — 1 4 1 1 17 9 44 70 3 1 11 7 34 56 15 15 2 3 2 7 — 3 2 7 11 3 2 12 4 24 40 2 7 25 1 14 46 17 14 4 — 2 6 — 1 3 1 1 1 1 — . 1 — 1 2 — 2 2 2 4 — 2 6 1• — 2 3 1 2 3 5 1 18 24 — 1 7 8 10 , 1 15 26 8 22 11 41 — 1 10 11 8 ' 2 19 29 2 1 3 6 — 1 2 3 3 1 4 12 6 12 30 1 2 9 3 15 12 8 26 1 2 3 — — 1 1 1 4 6 1 3 9 9 1 ^ 1 2 8 4 4 4 2 — 1 3 — 1 2 X 3 3 3 79 35 136 1 2501 10 10 64 84 67 23 132 222 •|— Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 3 8 10 16 7 7 17 17 1 ^. 2 3 mimm 1 1 6 'ea» ... 1 ll 1 WW* —X 9 13 3 9 1 1 3 4 71 8-~ 13 3 10 •J.' 3 3 81 — 4 1 1 1 •— 1 88 —• Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 4 6 25 2 — 7 9 1 15 1 V84 83 99 41 123 263 8 — 21 ii 66 16 11 13 — B' 3 4 1 7 8 21 6 1 11 95 4 ' 2 20 26 1 46 17. 1 64 47 11 37 2 2 2 6 6 7 11 — 3 If 3 1 1 8 7 i .8 2 3 2- — 1 8 1 18 — 3 — — ' 8 9 1 35 24 12 27 63 — 1 10 11 6 4 "4 26 2 22 45 36 10 62 108 84 3 29 13 3 1 — 3 • .1. 8 3 1 8 2 9 1 4 4 6 3 6 37 > 13 22 — 1 26 10 1 • 2 3 3 — 8 — — 8 6 10 2 8 2 10 26 1 — 8 3 — 11 14 4 — 8 3 8 4 6 20 1 6 10 3 — 18 24 222- 81 24 327 290 98 296 684 14 IS 121 1 GROUP 2 8 ALL 1 -I-* - ^ TOTAL SHIPPED • JSS SUMMARY Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 96 187 57 340 37 171 20 228 79 ,35 136 250 218^ 3931213 | 818 -v;-. Reglsteted CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B /Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered C In The Beach CLASS A CLASSB GROUP GROUP ' GROUP CLASS GROUP GBOUP GROUP B ' C ALL 1 28 ALL 1 S 8 ALL 28 ALL 1 2 ii ALL A 123 ALL 12 8 ALL 1 8 11 11 46 56 113 88 164 68 320 5 32 44 19 320 81 19 420 278 504 109 891 19 94 120 233 81 —• 7 15 4 74 60 138 43 163 26 232 6 67 52 114 — 22 232 114 22 368 114 491 42 647 15 131 94 240 10 10 64 4 71 81 — 1 23 24 222 81 24 327 290 98 296 684 14 15 121 150 84 <67 23 132 222 6 66 774 876 65 1115 682 1098 447 2222 48 240 335 j «?3 25 130180 835 198 350 226 774 16 93 167 i 876 — 16 49 li f- �- • • •'p;^0.k.-'- , • 1 '••X ikibher 10, lost SEAPAREtiS -r^ rag9 Fhr#. _ ::XM LOG Mobile Starting To Crew T-2s Photo shows oxterior of tho Mocihatton Beach Public Health Hospital which may bo closed next \^year.. The hospital houses approximately 250 patients, many of them seamen. It is believed the city ' is anxious to Mnvett the orea into a recreation site. Manhattan Beach.PHS May Close Another attempt to cut expenses of the US PuWic Health Service was reported recently when it was revealed that the Service is studying the possibility of closing Manhattan Beach, the Service's tubercular hospital in New York City; Increased cost, especially in-^-r maintaining the hospitaTs ported they may be transferred to available in a deep sea port like ^ower plant, had been cited as the Service's hospital in Memphis, New York. e reason for the closihg. The ex­ Tennessee. At present Staten Island has an There is sentiment reported empty ward which was formerly pense and maintenance of the plant had been' shared by the US among the patients in Manhattan used to accommodate tuberculosis Air Force which used It to supply Beach to go to the PHS hospital on victims. It is believed that the power for a training center it oper­ Staten Island in the event of the Stapleton hospital has enough va­ ated next door to the liospital. closing of Manhattan Beach. cant space to. accommodate the It was pointed put that a long approximately 250 patients now at However - the center has been closed down andjthe hospital has trip to Memphis would result in Manhattan Beach, plus offering had the burden of maintaining a severing close connections with them the fuU facilities of a general plant which is too large for its friends, and in many bases, with hospital, facilities which are lack­ needs. The %rea in which the hos­ families in New York. In. addi­ ing at Manhattan Beach. pital is located is being sought by tion. the long trip to Memphis While the economic saving may the city for a beach development. would be a difficult one for some be the primary reason behind clos­ Although there has been no offi­ of the patients.. ing Manhattan Beach, the modern cial statement on what will happen Another drawback" in moving to trend has been to treat tubercular to the patients in the hospital, 40 Memphis would be the loss of cases with drugs and surgical pro­ of whom are Seafarers, it is re­ direct Union services which are cedures, which can be adminis­ tered in most general- hospitals, rather than shipping patients to a hospital with a dry climate, which is limited to certain, areas of the country. KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column "is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. ' If Seafarer^ have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would Uke to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Artic!e II, Section 57 (b). Transportation and Pay Off Procedure. If the final port of discharge is located in an area other than the area in the continental US in which is located the port of engage­ ment, first-class transportation shall be provided to only those men who leave the vessel, plus wages and subsistence to port of engage­ ment in continental US. (d) For the purpose of this. Section, the continental 'US shall be divided into five areas—Pacific Northwest; California; Atlantic Coast Area, North of - Cape Hatteras; Atlantic Coast Area, South of Cape Hatteras and the Gulf Coast."" - • * • QUESTION: If a man, hospitalized in a foreign port, is discharged fit for duty and sigiu on another ship returning to the States which pays off in a port other than the one he was originally engaged hi, is the man entitled to transporfation back to his port of-engagement? Recently, two Seafarers were hospitalized in foreign ports. In the first case, the man had signed on in New York and was hospitalized when the ship hit Kobe. Found fit for duty.^he joined another vessel of the same company as a member of the crew (not « workaway) and paid off in San Francisco. Ih the second instance, the Seafarer had signed on in San Francicsd and was hospitalized in Yokohama. After beiifg. discharged fit for duty, he joined the vessel of another company and paid off in New York. In .both cases, the question arose as to whether the men were en­ titled to-transportation back to the'ir respective ports of engagement— tbe first, from Sari Francisco to New York, the second, from New .: j^iJ|sYprk to the C^alifornia port. ' * , • . • After consideration by the clarifications committee, it was agreed ^ that both Seafarers were entitled to transportation back to their-ye' ^ spective ports-of engagement, with the man who had returned on another company's ship to receive it from the company he had orig• inally-signed on with. It was the comiriittee's opinion that a man did •" iiot wil£ully..get off a ship to be laid up in a hospital and that there;• fore the company with which he had originally signed articles-was responsible for his return to the port of engagement ' ~ Side Motion Installed On British Ship A1 ships have forward and re­ verse propulsion, but the English vessel, the SS Oriana, will be the first ocean-going liner to be equipped for sideways* travel. The ship is being fitted with propeller assemblies on her bow and stern which/Will enable her to pull side? ways into her berth. The ship, a 40|000-ton liner, is now being built in the Barrow-inFurness, Lancashire, yards and is expected to be ready for service around 1960. The system of trans­ verse propulsion is the use of pro­ pellers mounted in circular steel casings arranged athwart the ves­ sel at the bow and stem below the waterline. Both the stem and bow assem­ blies will consist of two units which may be operated together or separately froiri the bridge. Spe­ cial ' pedestals in the center and either side of the wing of the bridge will be used to control the vessel and her sideward movemebts. Lateral propulsion will allow the Oriana to dock by pulling into berthing position parallel to the dock, and then moving in sideways under full control. The use of transverse propulsion had been adopted in the bow of the Princess of Vancouver about three years ago. However this will be the first time any ocean-going liner will have both bow and stem transverse propulsiui. MOBILE—^With the four box-type tankers recently char­ tered by Penn Shipping expected to crew up shortly, and with twelve other ships due to hit port in the next two weeks, ship­ ping prospects look quite good • ' here, according to Port Agent bleachers collapsed injuring seven­ ty spectators. Fortunately the SaCal Tanner. Penn, which is SlU-contracted, farefs present escaped injury. reports that the first of the tankers wiirtake on a crew sometime this week, with the others not far be­ hind. All four, the Almena, Maxton, Coallnga Hills and the IdealX, will carry grain on their initial outbound voyage and oil on the return. The crewing of these ves­ sels, idle for months prior to Penn's chartering, will leave the Morning Light as the sole idle ship A nationwide organizing drive to in poij:. rout the Communist-dominated Docking for payoffs or in transit United Electrical Workers union in the coming period will be the Claiborne, Monarch of the Seas, from the electrical manufacturing Iberville (Waterman); Ranger, Part­ industry received unaminous ap­ ner, Patriot, Clipper, Roamer and proval from the 700 delegates at Corsair (Alcoa); and the Steel the eighth constitutional conven­ Maker, Steel Advocate and Steel tion of the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Navigator (Isthmian). Workers in Philadelphia. The UB Favorable grain shipments are was expelled from the CIO nine reported with two ships leaving years ago because of Communist with loads. En route to India i« control. ' the Ocean Joyce (Maritime Over­ ii ^ seas). Also carrying a full load is Citing "our backward approacli the Pandora (Epiphany Tankers), to the whole problem of prepaid a Liberty tanker that was con­ medical care," Machinist Union verted into a grain carrier. President A Hayes called upon One hundred percent effective-, executives of Blue Cross and Blue ness was reported by Masters, Shield, the largest health-care in­ Mates and Pilots in their strike surance plans in the country, to against 20 steamship companies. emphasize health insurance that SlU-contracted Watenrian and covers preventive aspects and early Alcoa ships have not been affected treatment of disease. The Amer­ as these companies, along with ican people, Hayes warned, need others, signed the "Mobile Pack­ a system of insurance that will age" with trie Mates some weeks give them greater access to the back. kind of health care that prevents Contract negotiations with two illness or nips it in the bud." t it 5» Harbor and Inland JV^aterways The Retail Clerks union won • Division companies are moving smoothly towards their final stages. major victory in its drive for nego­ The companies had requested an tiations with three Toledo, Ohio, extension after their present con­ department stores last week when a Federal District judge ruled that tract ran out. The Union has been bustling the union could call for separate with election activity as an im­ elections rather than be foi-ced pressively large amount of office- into a single election for the three seekers put in their bids for stores when it struck LaSalles, a affiliate, and the largest of office for a two-year term. Four Macy's men, previously disqualified by the the three. The store immediately 350 strikebreakers and called credentials committee, have been hired for an representative elec­ declared eligible to run on appeal tion for NLRB the three stores as a single to the membership. The recommen­ unit. It was hoped, the 350 dation from headquarters on these strikebreakers would that swing a "no men was favorably received. union" vote for the other two A number of Seafarers attending stores. However the judge upheld the football opener between the the union's contention that it was University of Alabama and Lou- being deprived of its right to with­ siana State thought that only the draw from joint ..store negotiations players down on the field get when the NLRB was allowing em­ roughed up. They found out they ployers to take the same with­ were wrong when a section of the drawal step. 4. 'No Payoffs In Sight'-Soattle SEATTLE—Like the rest.ofJthe West Coast, Seattle is suffering from hardening of the shipping arteries. Port Agent Jeff Gillette reports. There was just one payoff in the paist period, the Ocean Eve­ lyn (Maritime Overseas), and there are no payoffs in sight at the mo­ ment for the coming two weeks. As a result, the port has more than enough men on the beach to handle all up-coming business and Seafarers are advised not to go out of their way to come to this port. The Ocean Evelyn signed on and went out again. Four in-transits provided the rest of the business, the Natalie (Maritime O'seas) and the Alamar, Portmar and Seamar. (Calmar). , _ Just 12 hours after some 300.000 members of the United Auto Work­ ers union waiked off their jobs and closed, down 126 plants. Gen­ eral Motors Corp., the nation's largest auto manufacturer, signed an agreement providing gains con­ forming to those agreed to earlier by Ford arid Chrysler. While set­ tling the basic issues, the agree­ ment still leaves local issues to b« settled on a regional basis. In addi­ tion to providing for substantially the same terms as the other two contracts, the GM agreement also calls for a fund Of one-half a cent an hour to be used for correcting wage inequities. The contract also calls for a six-cents an hour wage increase for houj^y-rated workers, retroactive to July 1, or per­ cent of the present hourly wage, whichever is greater; an additional across-the-board pay increase of six cents or 214 percent in August, 1959, arid September, 1960; pen­ sions, supplemental unemployment payments, and improved workirig conditions. T/ .5J -J - ;j1 I �rat* six SEAFARERS October 10, 19n LOG BOX SCORE OH US SOCIAL SECURITY Amendments to the Social Secnrity system have expanded henefits considerably. Further improve* - ments will come in future years based on cover­ age of earnings up to $400 a month. The old earnings ceiling was $350. In combination with SIU Welfare Benefits, they provide protection -for Seafkrers and their families as outlined here. I I»*•;•• m- • |®s, :f: I Disabled, t 58-64 I 'if--: • f-: •• V I - US GOVT REREFITS MAXmVM BENEFITt $116 |Ser month v t. ^ (For men retiring in future years up to $127 per month) I I Disabled, I 65 or Over r I -1^.. . -f ' a;,- ;S: f . MAXiMVM BENEFIT t $1.16 per month • ' ^ ^- (For men retirmg in future yeorA up to $127 per month> a; it-: • bgi, •;:. ••(•' Woildng Wife .tV fj:.-:: try- WIVES (of retired or disabled Seafarers over age 50} sS,,t., Il--;"'"' MAXIMUM BENEFIT: I I Nen-Woiking I Wife ' ' CHILDREN W-'\ (of retired or disabled Seafarers over age 50) W-I-Vi. I Children I Under 18 or, I Disabled I children whose disability began I before 18 1 i(v*' • NoCMidren I Under 18 WIDOWS • (62 or over) I t, 8ne Child Under 18 WIDOWS (any age) Two or More I Children Under 18 V. • ,. $150 per month (Combined benefits up to $266; in future yMre, combined benefit up to $277) Family hospital, su^ical benefits If husband is receiving SIU disabilitypension; eligible for family hospital, surgical benefits .. $116 per mo. (if she retires at 65) (Working wives retiring in future years at 65, up to $127 per mo.) (In addition to huabanJFa benefita) >_ i'f' W>y MAXIMVM BENEFIT: (In addition to hutband*a benefita) ^2.80 per mo. (if she retires at 62) (Working wives retiring in future years at 62, up to $101.60 per mo.) \ p,4i I.sS-'V •- • - • »:• Family hospital, surgical benefits * Children eligifade for scholarship Y . r.. V-.:''- ^ V- 1^' & $f50 per month (Combined benefits up to $266; in future years, combined benefits up to $277) Children eligible for scholarship SEAFARERS I ft; SIU WELFARE RENEFITS . ^ $43.50 per mo. (if she files claim at 62) (Woman filing in future years at 62, up to $47.62 per mo.) ' ••T'-JY.- If husband is receiving $IU disability-pen­ sion, eligible Jpr family hospital, sur­ gical benefitis ' C ? Y $58 per mo. (if she files claim at 65) . (Women filing in future years at 65, up to $63.50 per nvo.) * - MAXIMVM BENEFIT: $58 per month (In future years, up to .$63.5Q per mo.) (Total US benefit. Seafarer, non-work­ ing wife and children, $232 per mo.) MAXIMVM BENEFIT: If father is receiving SIU disability-pen- ' sion, eligible for family hospital, sur­ gical benefits if under 19 and single Eligible for scholarship benefit- $4,000 death benefit $87 per month ' • (Up to $95.30 in future years) Family hospital, surgical benefit for 180 days after last day Seafarer worked Up to $255 burial benefit Seafarer's earned vacation pay •.. . .. $4,000 death benefit' MAXIMUM BENEFIT: , $174 per month ^ L (Up to $190.60 in future yeiiirs) Up to $255 burial benefit MAXIMUM BENEFIT: Y $254 per month Up to $255 burial benefit Family hospital, surgical benefit for 180 days after last day Seafater worked T'V' '''Y'. Seafarer's earned vacation pay $4,000 death benefit Family hospital, surgical benefit for 180 days after last day Seafarer worked Seafarer's earned yafatipn pay * Benefits for wives and children of disabled workers over 50 stewed in September, 1958, but at a lower rate. All rates listed here start as of februqry, 1259. •^1 �October 19, 1958 •-• SEAFARERS LOG Page Severn •fev Y. vl- YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Liberia tests Officers — for $50 striving vainly for some respectability among maritime nations, Liberia has report­ edly instituted a system for licensing ship's officers and upgrading officers seeking higher ratings. . The system is a money­ er they work in the capacity listed owner after the necessary regis­ By Sidney MaryoZiut on their licenses. tration fees have been paid. The maker for the nmaway ship Aside from her former lack of ships have no further tie with the haven. Exam fees range from any licensing system for ship's of­ country and never call at Liberian $30 for a second-class radio offi­ ficers, Liberian-flag runaway ves­ ports. - A number of materials and building components recently have de cer's license to $50 for a master's sels are still subject to few if any Officers can obtain Liberian doc­ veloped which make home renovation and expansion easier and less or chief engineer's ticket. Another of the safety and inspection stand­ uments in several countries, upon costly for both home owners and contractors. $50 is tacked onto the regular fee ards enforced by J)ona fide marl-' payment of the proper fees. A re­ For one thing, it's getting simpler to renovate old walls and ceil­ if the exam is taken in-a language time nations and exercises no con­ cent story in "The New York ings, or put up new Ones, as in basements and unfinished attics. There other than English. By comjpari- trol over manning, feeding or gen­ Times" reported that an boncH* are now several tjiJes of pre-finlshed wall planks which'can be pasted son, despite the rigoroasf ilandards eral working conditions aboard the graduate from Kings Point, who on to old walls with special adhesive, or nailed on to studs or furring enforced here by the Coast Guard vessels. The country's tax laws took one of the tests, commented: strips to make new walls. One advantage of these easy-to-handle no fee is charged for American have also made her a popular hav­ "It was tough—as tough as any en for cut-rate operators. I've faced." This possibly under­ narrow plianks is that they fit together with tongue-and-groove Joints documents. Documentation of vessels under lines again the question of Kings and thus save taping and plastering joints between panels. The Liberian. system has appar­ ently been in effect about 18 the Liberian flag has meant a lu­ Point's merit as a^ US-supported Such panels can be cut and fit with ordinary Carpenter's tools. months. It was reportedly put into crative source of revenue for the maritime academy. A graduate Least-costly interlocking wall panels are pre-decorated gypsum tiny African republic, which im­ King's Pointer heads up the Li­ These are available in plain colors, simulated knotty-pine or striated operation to deal with one pf the poses no regulation over the ship­ berian licensing agency. many major deficiencies in Li­ finish. "The pre-finished plain colors usually cost 8 cents a square foot; Simulatbd knotty-pine, 14 cents; striated, 20 cents. The total cost for beria's supervision over the vast amount of tonnage registered un­ a 10 X 12-foot roo^ thus is $28, $49, and $70 respectively. der her flag by runaway ship op­ ; In comparison, ordinary wall, board, at 5^-cents a. square fo<A tor erators. About 6,000 Liberian docuthe %-inch thickness, or 7 for the Vi-inch, cpsts $19 to $25 for a uments have been issued so far. 10 k 12 room. But ordinary gypsum board must be nailed up, the However, there is no control Joints must be taped and plastered and the surface painted or papered. QUESTIOK: What was the best trip you ever made? over how many licensed officers ; One of the best types of prefinished wall plank and ceiling block are employed on a ship, or whethIs plastic-surfaced. ThiR saves painting or wallpapering the walls, not : P. C. McBride, AB: I don't think Antonio Gonzalez, bosun: The • only initially but for years to come, and also saves housework, since, I could pick out Just one trip and best trip I ever made was some 12 fto plastic finish resists soiling and merely needs to be wiped-off say that was the years ago, on the with a damp cloth. best. They all Coastal Steve­ . 'But the initial expense Is very high. For renovatin^old walls with seem to run to­ dore. We 'were these plastic-surfaced planks, which need merely be pasted on,'the gether. Some I've on the Dominican cost of Just the planks, at 43 cents a square foot, is $151 for a 10 x 12 found better than run, with all of room. For making new walls ove/ others of dourse, its fine ports. We studs, the special hollow-core plas­ LAKE CHARLES — Registration wheu we had a had a top notch tic-finished planks for this purpose, outnumbered men shipped as the good crew and crew aboard ' in are 98 cents a square foot, or $345 shipping pace continued to lag in very little beef­ all departments for a 10 X 12 room. It would take ing. Add to that and there was many years without painting to re­ the bayou area. In nearby Houston, a good run like very little beef­ cover this big investment, some­ however, shipping has been brisk Europe and I would consider it a ing among them. They were good thing the ads for this product and several of the Seafarers have good trip. seamen and knew their jobs: neglect to mention. gone to that port and shipped out 4" 4= 4 4" 3^ 4' Another interesting material for Harvey Morris, steward: I would quickly. Peter Blanco, AB: A trip I made interior walls is a rigid vinyl plas­ pick the trip I had on the Robin Calling into-port during, the past around Thanksgiving, 1955, on the Doncaster some tic with a brick-like surface al­ SS Catherine. We ready finished in decorator colors. two weeks were the following SIUtime ago. We had This is especially easy to apply manned Cities Service tankers: were on a run to a good crew with since it comes in small 2 x 3-foot Bents Fort, Bradford Island, Chi- Genoa ^ with a fine officers, and panels, which are pasted' to the wawa. Council Grove, Cantigny, load of ' scrap being on the waiTs. The panels can be cut with CS Norfolk and CS Baltimore. The iron. We were 16 South African unloading scissors or bent as needed, are Steel Maker (Isthmian) and' Pctro days run, we had and 14 days load­ Chem (Valentine) also called. washable, and help insulate against plenty . of ports ings. During that The latest piece of legislation heat or cold. to hit. Ail in all time I managed These plastic panels are espe­ here saw the City Council vote this ship had to take in all of everything — cially promising for finishing base­ themselves a $3,500 yearly increase the sights on the ments, and also for renovating while increasing salaries of city Riveria from Rappolo to the bor­ cre\y, food, shore leave and OT. kitchens and bathrooms, since they workers five percent. Port Agent der. You could not beat htat trip. 4 4 4 •r# waterproof and grease-resistant. But they also can be used to Leroy Clarke reports that labor H. Menicou, AB: To me they're .renovate any room. But this material isn't cheap either; it costs is enraged at the small increase to 4 3^ 4" all good trips. 1 just enjoy sailing city employees, many of whom are about. 28 cents a square foot, or about $98 for a 10 x 12 room. p. Carbone, OS: I would say the OUd if I hOVO U Slup with a good Another modem material, especially useful for adding bath­ AFL-CIO members. The uproar trip I made last June on the Ha­ waiian Tourist bunch of guys to rooms or renovating kitchens, is tile partition panel with built-in has been quite load and the Council is reported squirming a little in when I picked pp work with, good runs for wiring and plumbing. trying to explain its actions to the some $500 in chow and some . A development of special interest to women is a less-costiy method voters. overtime for the overtime, it's a of applying ceramic tile floors and walls, prized in kitchens as well twq-month trip. top trip. If we as baths. The cerarhic tile people have seen some of their market If I make the should happen to snatched in recent years by manufacturers of less-costly plastic and OT, it's a good be on th^ Euro­ metal tiles for walls, and asphalt tiles for batlu-oom floors. run. We had a pean run, that : Now ..ceramic tiles cah be installed in sheets on walls and floors good crew on makes it alF tbe faster and without expert care. The 4V^-inch square tiles for walls As Seafarers know, copies of board and every­ better. But I could not pick out come from the factory mounted twelve to a sheet on a mesh backing. each issue of the SEAFARERS one did his job one of the many trips I've made The entire sheet goes right on the wall. The small mosaic tiles used LOG are mailed every two and had his share of the fun. as tbe best one. for bathrdnm floors in top-quality construction, also are available weeks to all SIU ships as well as how in sheets mounted on fiber netting. These go on the floor on a ^ to numerous, clubs, bars and bonding layer of cement, without removing the netting. * other oversea^spots where Sea­ farers congregate ashore. The One of the most potentially useful developments is a new roof deck. This is a 2 x 8-foot ^'sandwich panel" of insulating board, Pi'ocedure for mailing the LOG with One side asphalt-covered to provide the outside room, and.-the involves calling ail SIU steam­ other side already painted to provide the inside ceiling. The outside ship companies for the itiner­ WASHINGTON—One of the largest Government-sup­ aries of their ships. On the of the roOf deck then gets a final covering of. asphalt strip shingles basis of the ' information sup­ ported agencies competing with US private industry, the or built-up rooffng material. The panels pome in two or three-inch thickness, with the better-insulating three-inch ne^ssary in cold plied by the ship operator,'ihree Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service began its tenth copies of the LOG, the head­ areas. ' ; • ' » quarters report and minutes year of operation on '^OctoChief uses of roof deck, so far, have been for garages, porches, attack from maritime unions and forms are then airmailed to the her 1. patio decks and modern flat-roof houses, or roofs with a slight pitch. the private shipping industry for Boof decicing also can be used for steeper roofs, but then must be Company agent in the next port MSTS began functioning in cutting out a huge slice of the of call. covered with rigid shingles, i Similarly, the seamen's clubs 1949 with the pooling of separate dwindling cargo market which You'll also find it easier, and cheaper too, to build a brick house get various quantities of LOGs Army and Navy transport agencies. could be handled by privately. or put up a fireplace or any other brick; wail, with recently-developed It has since handled the overseas nigger and lighter-weight brick. The new bricks are 50 percent at every mailing. The LOG is shipment of nearly one bill^m owned ships. Congressional studies of the agency's operations show sent to any club when a Sea­ lodger than the traditional size. Their large but workable dimen­ barrels of petroleum products, and its costs have run higher than for farer so requests it by notifying sions reduce the number of bricks you need d:o build a wall, and the LOG office that Seafarers as weir as several hundred million private ships, both tanker and dry make it go up faster. congregate there. tons of dry cargo. Over 13 million cargo, in the same trade. Despite ' The new big bricks aren't solid like those you've always known. As always the Union would servicemen, GI dependents and its claims that privateiy-owned US They have pierced round cores which make them easy to handle and like to hear promptly from SIU refugees have traveled as passen­ shipping is getting a larger and also facilitate .wiring and plumbing. ships whenever the LOG and gers on MSTS vessels. larger share of MSTS cargoes, as Another development jvhich promises to make brick houses more ship's, mail is not delivered so The service's basia operating recently as last summer it by­ ccmpetitive with wood and asbesius shingle, is a lo.'id-bearing brick that the Union can maintain a ^/;()}j||lding panel" which comep from the factory ready-assembled. day-to-day check on the accu­ fleet is now 145 ships, and is re­ passed American vessels in favor' portedly due for another cutback. of foreign-flag ships for the move­ By using the new prefab panels, a builder recently erected 1,200 racy of its mailing lists. MSTS has been under constant ment of emergency military cargo. .^uare feet of exterior facing for a ranch house in Illinois, in 8Ms hours. Marer's Guide To Better Buying New Products For The Home V. i'. Council Boost Burns Lk.Clias. Notifybnion On LOG Mail Ten Years Old, M5T5 Still Has 145 Vesse/s •U - •, kkvtrfe •/ • •;;U �Ofltafter It, itn SE^M*MSrOC_ r«i«iiifci Shipping, Strike Beefs Liven Bait ! Visitors At Headqiiartors &-• BALTIMORE^After hittog bottom In the previous two week period, this port is gltd to say that shipping has really bounced back with a vim. Port Agent Barl Sheppard reported that 13 payoffs, eight sign-ons and nine in-transit ships kept business hopping along. In addition, Baltimore Sea-^" ~ ' star (Dolphin); Irenestar (Traders) Flormar (Calmar); Steel Rovaf farerjs played an important and Pacific Wave (Pegor). (Isthmian); Pacific Wave, Oceanrole in two major SIU beefs, There was an overtime beef on star and Memuid (Metro). Tho one over the SS Yarmouth and the Robin Kirk which was sub­ nine in-translts included tiie Marythe other bn the struck Canadian mitted to headquarters for clarifi­ mar, Bethcoastar (three times) and (Calmar); the Alcoa Runner National ships. Baltimore hall cation, but this has been cleared Flomar up to ti^e satisfaction of all bands. and Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa), and the served as host to the Yarmouth Signing on were the Marore, Steel Voyager and Steel Executive orewmemberk all "of whoin sup­ Oremar. tad Santoro (Marven); (Isthmian). ported the SIU to a body and were pleased with the treatment they got here, as compared to the kind they have been accustomed to re­ ceiving from the ship's operators. As to the Canadian National beef, this -port lent a hand in helping tie up the Ciudad de la Habana, the only ship the new owners were After three months in the hospital, Andres Antonio Gon­ able to get out of Halifax. It ap­ zalez, ten-month-old son of Seafarer Antonio Cronzalez, is now pears that this beef will be settled very shortly on terms faVorable to a healthy 25-poimder. Thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan^ the SIU Canadian District. (See his father said; tHe long.hos-^ pital siege was no burden on the extent of dne Union's welfare story on page Ifi.) Discussing these- two major the family because welfare benefit, and were truly thankful beefs, Sheppard told the member­ picked up almost 100 percent of when we found out that the plan would pay the entire biU for us.** ship, "I recommend that the secre­ the hospital tab. GonzMez, who sails bosun^ on tary-treasurer be instructed to take Alth^gh weighing in at eight SIU ships, added that the assist­ whiftever steps necessary—physi­ poimds at birth, Andres had a case cal, financial or otherwise—^to of acute gastroenteritis, an inflam­ ance received from SIU welfare bring these runaway-flag ships, mation of the itoiaach and intes­ was a great relief in times of stress back under the banner of the SIU, tine. In a matter of a few days his such as these "because whatever and that We extend our efforts in weight had dropped to six pounds might have happened, at least we this matter so. that American in­ apd bis parents had to put him knew that we" would be protected terests will-think a long, long time into the hospital in Ponce, Puerto against heavy expense by the Union." _ before trying to evade their respon­ Rico. sibility to the American people by Young Andres spent almost attempting to hide behind a for­ three months of eign flag. bis first half year "Thus,, in my opinion, we are in the hospital in taking a position in tJietbest in­ Ponce while doc­ Seafarers and SIU families terests of our membership specific­ tors tried to de­ who apply for maternity, hos­ ally and maritime workers In velop a formula pital or surgical benefits from general." which he could the Welfare Plan are urged to On the political scene, Sheppard digest and which keep the Union or the Wel­ reported that the Baltimore Feder­ would build him fare Plan advised of any ation is now in the proce» of draw­ up. changes of address while their ing up a slate of candidates which HIT diet was applications are being proc­ Gonzalez will be recommended to the union changed nine essed. Although payments are membership in that city as being times before doctors finally found often made by return mail, most favorable to organized labor. a non-allergic milk which did not changed of address (or illegible' These slates will be submitted to irritate his condition and would return addresses) delay them Seafarers as well as to all other help him put on some weight when checks or "baby bonds" union members for their considera­ tion and action in the coming During this time the hospital are returned. Those who are and doctor bills started piling up moving or plan to. move are elections. Paying ofHn the port were the at the rate of $100 a month. VWe advised to Immediately notify Jean. Edith, Emilia and Mae (Bull); did not have much aaved at the Sitr headquarters or the Wel­ Oremar, Santone (Marven); Robin time," Gonzalez said, "and we did fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New Kirk (Robin); Michael (Carras); CS not taow how we would meet York, NY. Baltimore (Cities Service); Ocean- them. However we did not realize Xr-r • SIU Welfare Pays ^ Off; Baby Recovers Taking 0 breother in SlU headquarter library are Seafarer and Mrs. Joe Burns, who stopped in at Union hall last week. Tankers' In Grain Trade Create '50-50' Problem WASHINGTON—The growing employment of T-2 tankers on dry cargo grain runs has created a problem in adminis­ tering the "50-50" Cargo Preference Act. As a result, the General Accounting Office has* ruled that tankers cannot be cargo carried by foreign-flag taiAclassified as "dry bulk car­ ers only. riers" for purposes of the "SO- The impact of the decision would be to reduce the AT? cargo offer­ SO" act. As it Is administered now,' the ings to tankers and- switch them to law splits the US fleet into three tramp ships. A considerable num­ segments for purposes of "50-50" ber of T-2s which are independ­ —^tanker,--tramp and cargo liner. ently-owned have been carrying In figuring the distribution of car­ grain outbound and oil as import go, the 50 percent is figured on cargoes. Normally these ships the basis of cargo carried by the would have to run in ballast one same _categories under foreign way and the carriage of the out­ fiags; tanker against tanker, tramp bound cargoes enables them to against tramp and liner against compete, successfully for the mo­ ment against the foreign-flag su­ liner. While holding that it was accept­ pertankers carrying oil only. able for tankers to be used in the The T-2 is admittedly no longer dry cargo trade, the GAO said, in competitive on long offshore runs effect, that the ^nker sharb of car­ and is running into difficulty in go would have to be figured against getting coastwise charters. Moving? Notify SIU, Wolfaro •t- ' •; •S- V' --V Stow Those |ta#5 Cx You can'f write "finis" to any paint fob wlieri you step back and admite your handiwork. There's still the .matter of cleaning tools and getting the point out of the way.„ Equally important, all paint' and turpentine-soaked rags must be safely stowed^ also. The guy who dumps painty rags in a corner^of the point locker is just inviting disaster. Hake sure there's always a covered metal 'Container avail­ able for this.purpose^ Costly fires can be avoided' In this mannOF. r.-'^r' ['T''.'' 'i.-'-.' •V. j An Ship is a Ser/e 5^ I i .. . . I'}.-; ^ ^* 4t V* V ' . �Odsber It, ItSt SEArARERS tagrnmak LOG : -'v '• '• .r-' • • . .'r. :> - i <^4 •Adl Above, Carl Petersen (left) and Jerry Lichtman are busy at the controls _ _ - Guardia ia Airport. Shli " _ during_ Sandcaptain operations at La Ing in\lill proj^ at the field. Above, right, dredge ddpper Peder Peteraon tikes a breather on deck. At far right, Steel,Executive Seafarer Ches- ter Maxuk-ls under a fun load. *Vr4\ •'.'•a..' Happy trio at Steel Executive payoff . (left) are Nick Gaylord, R. Wiseman and L. Diana. Gaylord subsequently checked into SI hospital for treatment. Above, Seafarer Jim Martin is deep in conversa­ tion. with SIU Ass't Sec.-Treasurer Bill HaU. �Ten SEAFARERS Labor'Goaf In Big Biz Vote Drive k-r'-'V :r.-.. . 0^1 &> • Drive On Runaways Outlook Dim For 'Frisco I '• ^'•T,','i.\'* ' ' "V' iSSVf';#: •• I 'I ,'.. IS- / ' - - October 10, 19S8 ALCOA aOINTIR (Alcoa), Aufl. SO— Chairman, S Krawetynikli Saeratary, J. Jakalilcl. Sussaatioii to coUoct $a from oadi man or purehaaa of radio. IlrawUis to M holtl at and of Toyaso —wlnnor to kaop radio. Mamtierihlp plaaMd with Alp. Veto of thank* to ataward dapt. for food food. Savaral hyura or dlaputod. No beafa. ALCOA aiNNANT (Alcoa), Aufl. IS —Chairman, 1. hradlayi Secretary, W. Cameron. Hotioq«.ta hay* patrolman ae* If bettor moat can be obtained, also mora brands of clsarette*. New delesato alected. « salt on breakfast potatoes. Repair list to bo mads up. Get draw and slop chest account from purser. PORT HOiiCINS (CItlas Service), Sept. «—Chairman, W. Ooffi Secy., O. Andoraon. Two men left ship. Ship saUed short. Ship's fund sai.sa. New delegate elected for two mcntbs— delegates to bo rotated amon;( depart­ ments. Need more fresh bread. LUCILB BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld)^ Sepfc 1—Chairman, J. Maysi Secy., T. Seanlon. Repairs made. One man missed ship In Bremerhaven. 13 hrs. disputed ot for delayed sailing. Three FWT'a kept on sea watches over 24 hours. QUera kept on watch In'two ports while at dock or safe* anchorage —watches broken on deck. Fresh water situation to be looked Into. Check- meat from' chandlers—some re­ ceived spoUed. Check bad mattresses and plUowsi check slop chest for cigars and large size gear. Major business concerns are BBATRICI (Bull), Aus. II—Chair­ «f' with 1 plunging • into politics both man, J. Potif Secretary, P. Lypen. feet this" year, and Jbe labor move­ Sea patrolman about stopplns payroll two days bsfora payoff. No beefs. ment is the number one target. Crew to stay out of saUey and pantry. While business participation in Outsld* persons to oat aboard after political campaigns is nothing new, as the "New Yoric Times" put it, "The newness is In the outspoken ROBIN SHIRW^ (Robin), Aug. fashion" in which leaders of big 34—Chairman, A. Beckr Secy., S. Johnbusiness firms are pushing their sen. One man replaced. Ship's fund Votes of thanks were' in order for The latest word on Middle East tll.Sd. New treasurer elected. Coopcampaign. Jack T. Fillingbam for the "Job he ' eratlon urged in keeping laundry porta was heard froiji the Steel clean. Request more tomato iulce. done and is doing in his capaci­ - The campaigning is taking the Artisan. According to. meeting has ty as crew messman" on the Alcoa form of soliciting contributiops NICHOLAS SITINAS (Tankihip), chairman Sidney Rivers, the crew Ranger^ and to the steward de­ from employees and distributing Sept. »—Chairman, A. Smith; Secy., J. Knight. Repairs not satisfactorily of the Artisan partment on the Santore for the literature which usually either at­ taken care of. S29.7S In ship's fund. picked Ahadan as excellent variety of menus put out. tacks unions or supports proposed In event ship Is laid up. fund to be rMfled off. No beefs. Awnings and the best port to Special compliments, said ship's "right to work" legislation. A case chetrs needed for messhaU. Smoking hit. As to the rest delegate William Smith, were in point, as reported in the last on cabin deck to be discussed. —they were n^ given to the Santore's baker for SEAFARERS LOG, was the action . FABRICATOR (Isthmian), of high officers of PuPont, Gulf he said. The crew bis pastry delicacies. .$*pt. 7—Chairman, A, Donnelly; Secy., Oil, Republic Steely General Mo­ R. Labombard. See about sailing board of the Artisan, i Xcrew. I,ettW to bo sent to h«. ro: dis­ posting at Rotterdam. Need new tors and others in financing the Rivera reported, approval with currant wag* raise washing machine. Water very rusty: No one is questioning it, but this distribution of an extremist pam­ offectlv* Boptombor Instaad of ratrodoublo bottoms to be cleaned. Request held a, safety is the "fishing" report headquar­ actfv* to last July. Keep longshore­ repair lists. Ship's fund $42.00. Vote meeting recently ters received last meeting from the phlet in California violently attack­ men and beadMombers off ship and of thanks to Steward Dept. for Job ing the labor movement. The pam­ out of mesi^all—have watchman at wen done. Mattresses need replace­ during which the Rivers gangway. Request hot plate In pantry. ment: toasters need repairing or rephlet was written by Joseph Kamp, chief mate and Coe Victory. AcSuggestion te have wind dodger on placli^. cording to ship's a right-wing extremist. Similarly, the first assistant explained the delegate bow. Keep messhaU clean. Robert NIVA WIST (Bloomllold,) Sspl «.another group calling itself the vessel's fire .detecting equipment, Mnsseiwhite, the OKL MONTI (Ms*.), Aug. 17— Chairman, H. Hutcherson; Socty. W. Committee for Constitutional Gov­ the use of COi and the ship's fire anglers Chairman, J. Chastlan;'Secrstary, J. Oels. No beefs. Everytlung running on the Long. New delegate elected. Vote of smoothly. Houston delayed sailing ernment, has been placing ads in control apparatus. thaiikg. to former delegate. Ship's disputed. New delegate elected. Sug­ ship*caught two daily newspapers attacking trade fund. $40.07. $100 spent for soft gest daymen b* moved to larger quar­ sharks in Aqaba drinks. Everything running smoothly. ters. Request Andrews coffee bereunions as "dominating" the US Bay. One of them Vote of thanks to steward dept. Need ters. Request Andrews coffee be re­ Government. In both instances, placed. New washing machine and soft-drink box. was seven feet drain for same . needed, as water Walter Reuther, president of the long and weighed DOROTHY (Bull) Aug 37—Chalr-^ backs up In cook's room. Water con­ United Automobile Workers, Was nection to be placed on deck aft of man, J. Colon; gecretary, C. Tonley. 195 pounds while Musselwhito No beefs. One man missed ship In house. a. selected target. the other measBaltimore—^replaced. Keep messroom An interesting sidelight to the COUNCIL OROVB (Cities Service), clean at night and dump garbage pall. lured 11 feet and topped the scale campaign was the announcement Keep cots In good condition and do Sept. 13—Chairman, W. Saylors; Secty., (Continued from page 3) at 500 pounds. "Th^tS is the truth," by the Committee for Constitu­ J. Stump. One man missed ship. Re­ not leave on deck. pairs to be made fat foc'sles. Repair tives had refused point blank to so Musselwhite swears. Hinm list to be made up Suggest delegate tional Government that it has ap­ FfLTORI (Marven), Aug.-3$—Chair­ man, A. Novak; Sserotary, T. Drobins. see steward about menu. Need new discuss the wage issue at all, lead­ proached a list of the "30 wealthi­ t Continued discussion on painting of washing machine. "Short and concise" was the final est men" in the United States for passageways and craws quarters. ing to the walkout. DEL VALLB (MIsi.), Aug. 24— Everything running smoothly. Report The strong support for the SIU report from resigning ship's deto- contributions to the anti-union on new wage and OT scale; new Chairman, C. Wheat; Secty., J. Long, benefits. New delegat* elected/ Sug­ fellow. No beefs. Ship's fund $3S." among the ciew is understandable gate Milton Phelps to the crew of campaign tmd had been unsuccess­ gest hot drinks bo served on trips to $51. paid out for cokes. One man ship. New delegate elected. in light a shlpboardT wage scale the Alcoa Corsair. His last report ful in raising a nickel to, as they Seven Islands. Hkko up repair lists. missed See captain abnut painting messhaU* fat the vicinity $4S to $90 per before stepping down and turning put it, "change the national climate awning back aft leaking. JRAN (Bull), Aug. 31—Chairman, St gaUey: redreatiott haU. laundry, inop month with an overtime rate of 50 the Job over to A. W. George was, of thinking against present labor D. Duhson; Secretary, W. Lachsuer. Clean sinks, etc. "All beefs setUed with Uttle ado." boto: domination." Baltimore agent cleared up Bull beef cents an hour. donation and loans during strike with The extent of activity and inter-_ AZALEA CITY (Waterman), Sept. IS The Yarmouth is registered un­ NY. One man missed ship. No beefs. —Chairman, W. Banks; S*cty.,.J. Au* est shown by corporate officers in" Few der Panamanian flag. Crewmemhours disputed or. ^ stin. ]Sverything ninnlng smoothly. "right to work" tends tb confirm not completed from last voy­ bers were organized by the SIU MARYMAR (Calmar), Aug. 34— RepairsOn* man left ship because ot labor's arguments that "right to while the ship was on its Summer Chairman, W. ZaIeskI; $serotary, e. age. death In family. $2.90 In ship's fund. work" proposals are an attempt to Busclgllo One man hospitalized In No beefs. One replacement received. run between Boston and Halifax. Coos Bay—one man promoted. Shift­ Vote of thanks to steward dept. for destroy the bargaining effective­ ing of ship tv hs posted no later than fine food and preparation. Delegat* . Transfer Riimofcd ness of trade unions. Friday. S PM, U ship, to to saU before requested to get required funds for Monday morning before S AM. Make brother who came back to States from SAN FRANCISCO —ThU port General Electric has been among One reason given for the^refusal repair list for payoff. San Juan hospital and needed same of the owners of these two ships to had two payoffs in the last period, the most active companies in stir­ for Iransportation. Request linen VALLEY FOROI (Peninsular), Aug. change when necessary. Return cups come to terms quickly was the re-' but they did not give much of a ring up political activity among its 10—Chairman, I. Dore) Secrstary, O. to pantry. • port that, like the struck Canadian boost to a slow shipping picture, employees. While factory workers R. Mesaros, See captain about fresh stores in Pedro and repair Ust. .Ship's ALCOA FOLARIS (Alcoa), Sapt. 7— protected by union contracts would National ships, they were seeking Marty Breithoff, port agent, re­ fund, $1.20. Two men hospitalized fit Chairman, D. Martin; Secty., J. Hanan "out" through transfer to still ports. The outlook is not bright >e immime to company reprisal Pusan and Yokohama. Repair Ust to nen. One man paid off in St. Thomas. be turned in. No painting for IS Sea about Jury bathroom' aft. Now another fiag, with British r^istry for the immediate future since at for failure to respond to such cam­ months. Black gang quarters need delegate elected. New towels re­ mentioned as a possibility. Conse­ the moment, the port has no pay­ paigns, the lower and middle echerepairs. Bathroom to bs painted. Vote quested. AU domestic tanks to bo cleaned; water clear for about., two of thanks to delegate* for Job wen on of company executives, would quently, the SlU-has cabled Tom offs'scheduled.. done. Discussion about food not up weeks ot voyage, then rustry rest of Yates, head of the British seamen's Calling here for payoff were the he under great pressure to go along to p;ur. Crew agrees to keep -messhaU trip. clean. union and Omer Becu, of the In­ Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the with the company as a means of BIENVILLH (Pan-Atlantic), Sept. 14 ternational Transportworkers Fed­ Coeur D'Alene (Victory Carriers). protecting their Jobs and their $TEBL VOYAOR (ftthmlan), Aug. i —Chairman, A. Thompson; Secty., J. eration informing them of the The latter ship signed on again. opportunities for promotion. —Chairman, R. Hunt; Eecretsry, $ Hall. New delegate elected. No beefs Pedertson. No launch service in NY —everything nuinlng smoothly. Ship's - SIU's organizing activities on be­ Calmar supplied three in-transits, Other companies active in the po­ after arrival. Poor ventilation system. fund $3.12. Motion to get Seatrain half of the crews and alerting them the Portmar, Seamar and Massmar. litical field include Ford; Sears Ship's fund, $8. One man In hospital agreernents on ships so members can with back Injury. Some disputed pT. have , day off at one end. Bathrooms to the rumored transfer moves. Also in transit here were the Kyska Roebuck, which itself is largely nonbo cleaned In House hall. "^Mirrors Report accepted. Return keys, books to In deck & engine dept. needed. Vote unibn and .was the creator 'of the (Waterman) and. Steel Chemist and cots before payoff. The Florida and the Yarmouth of thanks to steward for good, service. Shefferman lanion - busting appara­ . are but two of a number of run­ (Isthmian). SAHTA VBHRTIA (Blam), Aug. 31 WACOSTA> (Waterman), Sept, 11— Some well-known Seafarers on tus; Johnson & Johnson, the sur­ away-flag cruise ships operating -i-Chalrman, W. Brown; Sacrotary, R. Chairman, H. Hodges; Secty., R. Elli­ Everything running smoothly ott. No beefs. out^f the Miami area so that the the beach waiting to catch a>good gical supply manufacturers; Tim- 'Morrow. Few hours disputed ot. —no' outstanding beefs. Few hours Some men getting off In deck dept. outcmne of these cases vdll have one are T. Ulisse, C. Bush, W. F. ken Roller Bearing, which leans disputed OT. Delegate to contact One brother was sick—now returned Union re: expediting and squaring to work. See patrolman about strong bearing on the SIU's objec­ Bamberger, A.. Johannson, A. H. heavily on advertising; Gulf Oil better away beefs before departure. - Return grade of meats—present meats are tives. Both are former SlU-manned Riiiguette, G. Olive, H. Krohnk and and • number of other organiza­ excess linen before arrlvaL Vote of commerola!;. also about dirty, rusty thanks to steward dept. for Job well water. Vole of thanks- to steward vessels. Another former AiRerican- A. W. Brown. tions. 'done. Contact delegate for new mat­ dept. flag SlU operation is the Evange­ tress and pUlowf. AU repairs to bs turned over to ..delegate. line, sister ship of the Yarmouth, ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), 14—-Chairman, A. GlovanI; Secty., Ease Seatime Rule For SIU Benefits which also runs in this trade. WM. H. CARRUTH (Fenn), Aug. 3t Sspt. P. Lopsz. Del^ate thanks members —Chairman, M. Dugan; Ste-/., B. But­ The Yarmouth is operated by fbr taking care of him when lU. Dona­ Seafarers inquiring about th« hasic eligibility rule for SIU ler. One man hospitalized in Poland. tions asked for work away brother the McCormick Shipping Corp. welfare benefits are advised again that the seatime requirements —^recovered—arrived back In States. aboard ship. Repair Ust turnSB inOS missed ship in Germany, logged some minor, repairs completed. Few which, in, turn, is a subsidiary of has been cut, effective June 1, 1958, to one day's seatime in the and aned. ,Reort accepted. New dele­ hours disputed ot^to be referred, to Eastern Shipping Corp. The latter last six months. This is broader than the old rule of one day in gate elected. Place cups In sink. New patrolman. Request menus for each coffee pots to bs ordered. Discussion table. Return cups to pantry. Keep is the successor to the old Eastern the last 90 days, and is in addition to the other basic requirement on PoUslr currency and monetary bathroom dean. Steamship Corp. which used to of 90 days' seatime in the previous calendar year, which remains regulations. operate these vessels under the ALICE BROWN (Bloemfleld), Aug.' unchanged. OIL ORO (Miss.), July' 30—Chalr- 31—Chairman, W. Dandsll; Secty., A. American fiag. msn, J. Huff; $*cy., H. esrdat. Ship's Hill. Water beef squared away: doOcs The revision was voted by the joint SlU-shipowner b^rd of fund $6.68. New delegates and re­ to be instaUed In foc'sles. Delegate The close relatioioships-between trustees for the Welfare Plan, as reported previoi'sly, to allow porter elo'ctad.. lAundry to ba kept saw captain ..ubout draws in foreign the runaway operators' in' their clean. DUcusston on performing. for cases where a Seafarer might be on the beach due to per­ ports. AUotments for~thls voyage Sspf. 4—Chairman, J. Huff; Secy., started on Aug. 18. Reports accepted. fight against SIU organizing efforts sonal business, vacation or other reasons and does not ship within H. Garda*. Four accidents: two on New delegate elected, Take care of was pointed up when customers board and two ashore: seven logs. - washing machine. Keep laundry room 90 days from the date of his discharge. The one day in six Ship's fund $.18. Soma difference In clean. Washroom floor to be cement­ seeking to make reservations on mohths, it was felt, should be more than ample to allow for such OT rates te b* taken up with patrol-. ed to slopo toward drain. Donate 81 the Yarmouth were informed by man. Throe hours disputed ot. Juicer. .-..toward ship's fund—$10 to be. taken circumstances and to assure uninterrupted welfare coverage for to be removed from pantry, Vse less out of arrival pooL McCormick Shipping to obtain Seafarers and their families. SlU SHIPS AT SEfl r?; .» (, ••-" iSS-i' •. LOG Siqpace pn tbe floridfu ' -"S-"-. 1 • l-; J •'l-.r-, �• ,_v; :/r.r:-;-.^',y^,.; -; "V; ^•,'^v-i. SEAFARERS "o^ber i«r 195t liil-,. • •';(. V'iis' 'jift- • !»> I- ^.'i, - ,:j(#?vvw® a-^Uiy: I' . I'. ' "• f or Your Information' -. V Iw • •-rV^§<•'•',••" If.'-.'••".^•'4 ^ ••'-M - :•-,. I;,' •; 1 /• • I'?;V''•''• • • ' " •• - . ,- A formal protest is expected to be lodged with the State Department against the operation of American-own^ and financed runaway vessels.* Seven of this -country's Western, European allies are hoping' weakens the entire Western com­ that they can induce the US munity. to curb the activities of Amer­ In the past, the official stand of. :, •• " ican banks, which are financing American ships to sail under Liberlan, Honduran and Panamanian registry. Joining in the first diplomatic approach in this area, Great Bri­ tain, France, West Germany, Nor­ way, Sweden, Denmark and The Netherlands charge that their ship­ ping businesses have suffered greatly due to the competition of these "runaway" ships which pay very slight taxes. This, coupled with the lower wages and smaller crews of these ships, offer a plush attraction for US capital. Spotlight­ ing the tax differential, Norwegian shipowners say thea- taxes are 70 percent greater than for owners of ships sailing under Siberian reg­ istry. Norway has been dethroned by . Liberia as the world's leading maritime operator from the point of view of tonnage. The nations, which have been protesting the issue informally for many years, contend that their economies are being undermined by these ships, and that, as NATO members, this development a «. * • * • ^ Information which will help every Seafarer decide on the candidate of his choice in the forthcoming SIU elections is contained in the eight-page supplement which appears as mi ipsert in this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Seafarers are urged to study the material in this supplement which includes photon and records of all candidates for SIU offices; a sample ballot, and a reprint of the sections of the constitu­ tion which spell out the procedures to be used during the balloting and the counting of votes, and the rights of every Seafarer to vote for the candidates of his choice. Remember, the voting period begins in three weeks. Sea­ farers on" the beach at the time, or coming into any SIU (Continued from page 2) port, are urged to cast their vote as the first order o^ busi­ definite contract improvements was ness so that the sentiments of the entire membership can responsible for the strike last June be registered on who its representatives will be for "the, by the Marine Engineers Bene­ next two years. ficial Association. .., Meany To Decide On. Mates Pact 'X Major issues to be resolved by President Meahy in his role as arbitrator cover vacations, pen­ sions. penalty pay and other work­ ing rules. He will make rebommendations on the basis of .testi­ mony and briefs submitted by both sides and his findings will be bind­ ing. It was agreed that the pro­ visions of the Mobile pact would enter into the-arbitration picture with Meany having the right to accept, .jreject or alter them, or to apply any provisions of theC'West Coast MM&P contract. , Ih any event, the AFL-CIO president's findings will apply to all. When Meany got together with the mates and the AMMI to shape the issues which were to* go to arbitration, SIU of NA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph Curran^were present. As in last June's MEBA strike, the leadership on the operators' 'side was taken by US Lines which apparently was determined to square off with the mates regard­ less of thb consequences. The mates' return to work pend',ing the arbitration proceedings means only one other maritime union contract has yet to be com­ pleted. This covers various secur'ity-and seniority provisions under the SIU-A&G agreement, for which money matters were settled in August. . . ,' Allies Plan Formal Protest On Runaways ;. \|,. .fix•-'••' -r-''- '''••'•".• i^l-s ; ' .•,' )'r J V*!'" •*? 'X ''•» "-••• Page Elevem LOC TheTight Orcle Oh page two of this issue appears a case history of what happens when a" previously unsubsidized company tries to break into the tight circle of shipping operations who are currently subsidy recipients. In a sense, it reveals much of what is,presently wrong with the US maritime setup. It is obvious by now that the industry is undergoing major changes which will involve broadening the base of present subsidy operations whether the old-line subsidized companies like it or not. They are fighting what appears to be a last ditch stand for the "good old days? wh^n they could slice up the- subsidy melon among themselves and bar , the door to newcomers. Itds a measure, of the lack of realistic thinking among these companies that they attempt to justify an inequality in American-flag shipping which no longer can be. tolerated. The sooner they realize this fact and start pulling with the rest of the industry instead of butting it head-to-head, the better off the industry and the seamen who work in it will be. PHS Cutback? The continued cutback in Public Health Services is re-fleeted in the report that the service is considering the shut­ down of the Manhattan Beach hospital. If the closing takes ^lace, it will be another in a long series since the end of World War II. . No formal announcement has been made as yet but, in ^y case, the SIU will be keeping close tabs on the situation to -make sure the patients' interests are protected. Ukes SIU Is Winner 23-0 RIVER ROUGE—The SIU Great Lakes District won a unanimous 23-0 victory over Local 5000, Uni­ ted Steelworkers, last week in a National Labor Relations Board election for representation of the crewmembers employed by the newly-formed Steel Products Steamship Company. The company, whose main offices are in Marquette, Michigan, pur­ chased its first vessel, the steamer Venus, from Ore Steamship Com­ pany. The Steelworker's local inter­ vened in the election but .was un­ able to record one vote from the ship's crew. Survey Set On Cancer A survey of one million Amer­ icans to determine the relation­ ship between personal habits and cancer is being prepared by the American Cancer Society. Some 50,000 volunteer workers will go into the hqmes in an attempt to learn of any link between cancer and factors such as diet, exercise, sleep, occupation, health histo^ and smoking. The Society will not be primarily concerned with smoking inasmuch as its past sur­ vey, dealing exculsively with smok­ ing, has already established a link between heavy amoking and lung cancer in men, but it will tiy to determine the extent of the rela­ tionship in women. Questions ^ asked will deal with personal habits, consumption of alcoholic bevgrages, fried foods, tea, coffee and cola drinks," X-ray treatment, baldness, nervous ten­ sion, height, weight. and heredity. The isurvey also hopes to uncover clues to the nature of tuberculosis, heart attacks and other conditions. Government officials has been that as long as the ships are controlled by American capital, they are un-, der "effective US control." NY Activity High As 57 Dock NEW YORK—Shipping for this port, while not equaling last peri­ od's unusual high, continued to hold up very well. Rated men in the deck and engine departments should not find any difficulty in shipping out in short order as the registration lists for those depart­ ments are low for this port. A full crew was dispatched to the Middle East to the Wang Dis­ patcher last week. Bill Hall, assist­ ant secretary-treasurer, reported. The ship's articles expired as she had been out over a year and the old crew was being flown, back to the States. Headquarters wishes to compli­ ment the crew and delegates of another shuttle tanker, the" Cities Service Norfolk, for doing a top-; notch Job in bringing their vessel in clean for payoff recently. The ship had been shuttling back and forth to the Persian Gulf for 13 months and 17 days. It paid off in this port without one dispute for the patrolmen to settle. "This was a good crew and the delegates did a bang-up job," Hall said. There were .57 vessels in this port during the past period. Twen­ ty four of them paid off, 21 signed on and the rest were in-transits. Among the ships paying off dur­ ing the period were the Beatrice, Frances, EUzabeth, Suzanne (Bull); CS Norfolk (Cities Service); Aza­ lea City, Bienville, Fairland, Beauregard, Raphael Semmes, Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic); Seatrains Georgia, New York, Louisi­ ana, Savannah, Texas (Seatrain); Alcoa Polaris and Pegasus (Al­ coa); Andrew Jackson (Waterman); Steel Recorder, Steel Executive, Steel Navigator, Steel Voyager (Isthmian) and the Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers). Signing on were the Alcoa Po­ laris and Pegasus (Alcoa); Cities Service Norfolk (Cities Service); Bienville, Azalea City, Gateway City, Fairland, Beauregard, Ra­ phael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); Steel Recorder, Steel Voyager, Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Ines, Suzanne (Bull); Northwestern Vic­ tory .(Victory "Carriers); Valley Forge (Peninsular Nav.) the Ibervijle, and Andrew Jackson (Water­ man); Valiant Explorer (Ocean Wind); Losmar (Calmar) and Seatrain Texas. ' ' FOR RU YOUR OFAR SEA CHEST •- '. 'l- • •^ • •• J �SEAPARtStS Paffv It Was Greek To Everybody But The Fish tPfG SEAFAREBS INDRYDOCK October IC. 1^ Applaiidg^ SIU Strike Assist To the Editor: We of the Glass Bottle Blow­ ers Association, AFL-Clb, have had the opportunity to call on SIU officials in New Orleans, and. have received tlie fullest cooperation and assistance la our strike at the Underwood Glass Co.,. Harahan. La. We wish to extend our heart­ felt appreciaition to th^se offi- knows. Adding another essen­ tial like . language education would make our list of achieve­ ments greater. Perhaps the LOG could get the ball rolling. William Calefato Laid up for five months by a nerve oondition, It. Nandkesh(Ed. note: prother Calefato's ITie old j^oolbpok adage war, ex-Suzanne, got his _ discharge from the Staten suggestion for assisting Sea­ about how patience and per- Island marine hospital last week. SIU oldtimer Dollah Ben farers in Uinguage study is a good one. While nothing as serverance usually pays off has also been discharged from there after'a long stay and a general ambitious' as a language proved Itself on the Alcoa Pennant check-up. school is. contemplated right for Seafarer Evangelos Kondour-' New arrivals at the NY drydock 'include Frank Maxet, ex-Valley now, the • LOG recognizes Sea­ akis. Forge, with an Infected knee; Lnciano Gheno, ex-Fairland,- with an farers' needs in this area, and is ^ arranging for .a regular In August, Kondourakia was arm condition; Eduardo S. Toro, column in forthcoming issues ex^coa Ranger,, over bladder leisurely fishing from the ship at on basic phrases and vocabu­ trouble, and Robert Anderson, Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico, tenalary for the 'major countries who's off the Robih Gray for treat­ ihg a line tied to the life-ring. Seafarers visit.) ment of a prostrate condition. Nick Every now and then he'd give the Gaylord, ex-Steel Executive, has line a little shake, until, finally checked in at Staten Island again Culinary Efforts for treatment of a kidney condition. something tore the line right out Baltimore reports good progress Highly Pcaised of his hand. It pulled the life-ring All letters to the editor for all around by Claude Brown, Ever­ from its resting place and Kon­ To the Editor: publication in the SEAFAR­ ett Hodges and t[:!liai1ea Johnson, dourakia really had to hustle for Saxon Ghezzo We, the officers and techni­ ERS LOG must be signed all drydocked at the local hospit^. a minute or two to keep the dough­ cal staff of this vessel, who dine by the toriter. Names will Brown, who sailed as deck engineer on .the Marore, came in for an nut from going over the side. in the officers' mess, wish to. be withheld Upon regueat. eye operation an<Lis progressing fine.- Tlie game goes for Hodges, excommend the galley staff of this' Line Went Slack oiler on Orion Clipper, who's being treated for yellow jaundice. The Huwannee' Steamship Company But it was all Jn vain, as the line docs apparently have Johnson's high blood pressure under control too. cials andv say thanks to your vessel, especially our steward parted and went slack. "This didn't He was AB on the' Irenestar. George £. Richardson, laid up by a leg entire organisation. Alberto Espeneda, and our 2nd: stop the Greek," reported William injury, is coining Dining around slowly. He was fireman on the Council Grove. cook and baker, Julie Minesis. Wi- W. Russum R. Cameron. He repaired the line, Salvei On the Galveston roster, the word's all good on Albert W. Saxon They have labored under Execntive Officer went through the same routine and John Spiearman. 'Saxon injured his back and hip in aTaO. aboard very adverse condiMbns in e again and then had to give up be­ ship, but should be out in about two weeks. Ditto on Spearman, who* t t t very small galley to produce^ cause the ship was sailing. underwent surgery for a kidney infection and expects to be discharged excellent meals. To add to their Language Study A month later, back at Central by the end of the month. work load we sailed short one; Aguirre, Kondourakia tried again, These and all brothers in the hospitals always appreciate mail and Called Essential messman and BR, whose duties and it was a different story. "After visits by their shipmates. Stop by" to see them and write when you can. To the Editor: also had to be performed. a half hour," Cameron said, "he HM toUowing iM Oi* lateit «vaUable list of me a. in the liospltalK It seems to me seamen are These men are a credit to let out a yell that made everybody handicapped when they can't your Union, and cannot be usPHS HosprrAi. who heard him rush br>ck aft to set USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MO. NOpFOLK. VA. speak the language of the praised too highly for their" what had happened. Harry Acofta Luther Milton Francis J. Boner country they are in, and lack work. • Balcer R. E. Morrison USPHS HOSPITAL "Meanwhile, he was heading Benjamin Raymond Boston an important social asset. Jesse Lee Painter SAN FTIANCISCO, CAUF. D. C. Yates amidship telling everyone about it. Wm. BrightweU G. E. Richardson Joseph V. Bissonett Santiago Martinez Miutcr It should be an easy thing to The funny part about it wasLthat Claude A. Brown Byron J. Ricketta Joseph B. Berger Joseph Neubauer Vincent Clpriano Harry B. Rigfin Michael J. Coffey Arthur P. Smith start some kind of a language nobody knew what had happened Stephen Dinkel (Ed. notes The above was also Vincent. J. Rlzzuto Joseidi R. Ebbole Arthur J. Scheving school —not anything on as signed by five other officers and: since, in the excitement, he forgot James Farreu Calvin Rome WiUiam J. Kramef Henry J. Sdireiner Glaze Richard Savior Hicfaal HichaUk serious a scale as the Union's six members of the technical where he was and was speaking Gorman Leslie Sigler Clarence Gardner USPHS HOSPITAL scholar^p program or all ^he staff aboard the vesseL) nothing but Greek. It wasn't until Daniel Gorman Joseph Snyder SEATTLE. WASH. ' Bobby Stalsworth Green other big benefits, but-some­ later that everyone learned Kon* Richard J. Cook P. St. Made Wm. J. Stephens 4* tf iit A. Han Jonas Hddt D. L. Slattery thing like the training classes dourakis had landed this big man­ EsUe Francis Sturgis Everett Hodges VA HOSPITAL Troy Thomas on seamanship and other sub­ 'Frisco Hospital Stanley Johns grove snapper," Cameron added. HOUSTON. TEXAS Clark L. Waldron Charlie Johnson jects. R. J. Arsenault J. S. Harinanson In the process, the lucky angler Avis E. Meadows Clyde B. Want Norman Mendelson Paul V. Ward VA HOSPITAL ' Everybody wouldn't respond, Gets Top Rating set a record on the ship. His fish SAILORS SNUG HARBOR NIW YCHtK. NY of course, but I'll bet my hat To the Editor: weighed in clean at 9 pounds^ 121^ STATEN ISLAND. NY E. T. Cunningham , I have just finished a fourOscar J. Adams Thomas Isaksea BALTIMORE CITY HOSPITAL there are hundreds oTSeafarers ounces. Victor B. Cooper BALTIHOSE, 5H>. imd-one half-month stint as a who would be^ glad to have a USPHS HOSPITAL Simon Eftlme FT. WORTH. TEXAS VA HOSPITAL chance to leam another lan­ patient at the marine hospital J. R. Alsobrook John C. Palmer . RUTLAND, MASS. guage. Many of Gie foreign-born here In San Francisco. I'd like L. Anderson Harold J. Pancost Daniel Fttzpatrlck . B. F. Deibler Edourdo Plscopo seamen in the Union — who to express my thanks to the VA HOSPITAL H. LedweU Jr. Paul W. Seldenberg KECOU6HTAN. VA. would afeo like to improve theljc doctors and staff there for the Woodrow Meyers Joseph GUI EngUsh — would be indispen­ most excellent treatment that 1 - USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. , BOSTON. MASS. received. Everyone didvall they sable as teachers and guides. Lk J. Campbell Raymond L. Perry Thomas W. KilUon T. E. Lanphear I talked this afternoon with a possibly could .to help me in USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS BUTLER. PA. shipmate on the Wacosta about 'every way. Charles E. CoUlns Albert W. Saxon James F. Markel I've sat in on an awful lot having some kind of a language Robert McCuUoch John Spearman USPHS HOSPITAL George H. Noles of the coffeetime sessions and' MEMPHIS. TENN. program in the Union and he USPHS HOSPITAL BiBy RusseU said it was almost a necessity listened to the gripes about the TiEW ORLEANS. LA. USPHS HOSPITAL . Henry P. Learey ' Herbert AUman STATEN ISLAND, NY for the kind of work we do. Public Health Service. But 1 do Leo Lang John Bigwood C. Aguin B. Keenum . Such things may have to be know that I couldn't have re­ William Marjenhofl R. Anderson Claude Blanks Frank Mazct Alexander Martin Richard Bowman acted on by the membership, ceived any better treatment at Robert W. Banner:7. MicUek Jack Mays Tim Brown J. Moro A. CastUlo so the LOG is the place to first the most expensive private hos­ John Mills Jr. Cloise Coats F. Regan M. C^doha William Morse WUliam Crawley introduce them. Then the mem­ pital John Robertf W. Conner William E. Nelson Aaron R. Dickey Carl Ernest P. RusseU The moral is: "Stay well, but bership can decide; Dominic J. Newell John G. Dooley Jessie Shonts L. Fowler Naturally not all Seafarers if ypu get sick, head for San Michad Pardur Ray A. Fauber Nick Gaylord C. Siaran Henry Foy Earl H. C. Poe Jose P. Sousa F. Fnlford could become linguists but they Francisco. They'll do their best Monroe C. Gaddy * Edward L. Poe Exequiel Tlong R. GeUing could learn enough about a and that is good." Winford Powell, Chadboume Gait Luciano Ghezzo E. S. Toro WiUiam B. Gillian Henry Robinson Teofila Torres Luis E. GuUerez language to get along. For ex­ Neil Lambert Simon Glove James' H. Shearer S. TrzcInsM P. Hierro ample, I mailed some parcels Marlon J. Goold Thomas L. Teears Ramon Varela L. Johnston ~ $ t ic> Wayne F. Harris Gerald L. Tharxton Shipmates peer into galley Roland E. Wilcox E. Lessor in France and couldn't count out John J. Harrison Joseph Wohlets Patrick Thompson G. Littlewood the change requested. Since I Seeks ID Card where Evangelos Kondourakis Alvin C. Headricks James Ward . N, Wood . R. McCannon John Hrolenok George WlUismssn J, Kasisian do know some French words, For SIU Wlves^^ poses with big fellow caught gt James Hudson USPHS HOSPITAL George Williams along with some German, Central Aguirre, PR. Photo Henry A. Janicke MANHATTAN BEAGH, NY ~ Cleophas Wright Wooldridge King Lewis R. Akins CUude Jessup Dutch imd Italian, I understood To the Editor: Charles E. Wynn by W. R. Cameron. Edward Xnapp Manuel Antonang Woodrow JbhaaoB As an SIU member's wife, I'd what the clerk said. Eladio Axis Lududg KrlBtlanara The eiraence of it, In French, like to offer a suggestion. Since Fortunate Bacomo Thomas R. Lehay •eaeeeeeeea • •••••••••eeeeeeeeeaaaeaei. Kenneth Lewie Joseph J. Bass was: "The -dummy can't even we seamen's wives at one time Warren J. Mclntyrt Melvln W. Bass Edifop, count bur money yet the Ameri­ or another have' to visit the SIU Matthew Bruno Herbert C. HCIMM Jens Madsen James F. Clarke SEAFARERS LOG, cans think they are so superior." hall or health center for advice Leo Mannaugh Juan Deno^a Before I bought the Lingua- jor help while our husbands are Albert HartlneRt John J. DriscoU 675 Fourfh Ave., *' Frledof O. Fondlla John J. NoU phone course for Dutch (we run away at sea, we often have some J. S. (FByme OdU L. Glhba Brooklyn 32. NY into Holland also), I was hunt- ' difficulty establishing our iden­ Joseph M. GUtod W. P. ODea C. Oslnskl E. Gtn-aiflck Ing around for some informa- tification. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS tOG-^ Bart Winston E. Retniy Wade B. HamU Perhaps some kind of card ion on the pronunciation of G- E. Shumaker Talb Hassan please put niy name on your mailing list. & Clarence Hawkins Henry E. Smith Dutch words. I finally found one identifying each man's depend­ Hernahdes Aimer 8. Vlckere {Print Information) Frank valuable little book for any ents could be issued. It would : Pen P. Wing Donald Hewson, sincere student of European simplify these matters, assure , AntotUo Infante . Royea Yarhorengh hJ^kK^E .••••••••• J^« •••••• languages, which Is called accuracy, and also be a time-, • ••••# # # e e • 'iLyall's Languages of Europe." saver for. all concerned. STREET ADDRESS >#•••• It offers a generous vocabulary • In the Dressihaker's Union, : for each language and a'guide we are provided with a medical CITY:. ..A:.....:......: ZONE..;... STATE .:... on bow to the time, order card and a'Blue Cross card that Tw AVOID DOfLJCATION; If ysu ar* en old subicriber end heve • sKairae meals, ssk directions and such identifies, us at all times. Why of address, p|ea>e give your former address below: not have 'something of the same things. We've got the best of ;eve^-' kind for SIU seamen's wives? ^ AlIDRESl thing In the SIU, as evf^bbe CITY ....... ZONE. Letters To The Editor i -t t': -> • si/Sg':: •»: L-ka'-i- •" TdHt eteoeeeeMeepeeeoeenoeeoeeeeeoeeeei t-' '• 'n i::' -..S the liag f iee«Mee«|M«e«< leseeeeee/apoeeoeeeeoeoeeefaseeeoeseove s«ee«i vsfiif �W?''- Oetober 10, 1958 ALCOA PIOMim (Alcoa), Sapt. 1— Cholrman, L. Mooro; Socty., V. Hall, will take bunkera at t;ueta. and get draw. One member lnJured4-removed at Galveiton by CG—hdqtra notifled. Return cupa and glaicea to pantry. Two cacea of better brand of coffee to , be put out thla trip. Return all booka ' to library after reading. 7 • •lATRAIN GffORGfA (Soatraln), •opt. 14—Chairman, S. Charlea; Secty., A. Lambert. Feeding beef partially ' aettled—ateward dept. cooperating 100 percent. Storea of inferior quality put on board. Letter aent to hdqtra. requeating atorea be aent arrival day ao ateward can check aame. Safety meetInga to be held. Ship'a fund $37.58. •7 donated by poker piayera. Reporta accepted. Return cota after uae. Beef . about ch. mate—wanta to cut ot and la againat penalty hra.—too much auper- SEAFARERS puted ot—to bo referred to patrolman. Voluntary contributlona made for library. Waahing mactiine damaging clothea—needa repalra or to be re­ placed. Ovena not working properly. Need new library! more freab milk before aailing. Cupa and giaaaea to be returned to pantry. NORTHWESTBRN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriera), Sept. <—Chairman, H. DuCloux; Secretary, N. DuBola. Re­ palra to be completed thia trip. New delegate elected. Ship'a fund S7.84. Hang clothea properly in fidley to avoid falling in engine room. Vote of thanka to ail deiegatea. OREMAR (Marvan), Sept. 13—Chair­ man, G. Browni- Secretary, R. Hampaon. One man mlaaed ahip. Oiler hoapitaiized. GATEWAY CITY (Pan-Atlantic), Sept. 19—Chairman, G. Grahno! Sec­ retary, L. Sheehan. Payoff probably Thura. 9/18. Need new waahing ma­ chine. FUrchaae new cooler for crew. Ship'a fund S3.13. Some diaputed ot. Patrolman to adviae membership re: new wagea and contract benefita. Union to get together with company officialrre: life raft aft. Station billa to be painted. STEEL EXECUTIVE (lithmlan), Sept. 1—Chairman, G. Plnkleai Sec­ retary, A. Brodle. Some ot diaputed. Food not up to par. Locks missing £rom orepeak. Excessive cupa used thia voyage. ^ vlalon over day men—will take up with patrolman. Milk to be aerved threft timea k day. Need mora milk. Remove clothes from lldley when dry. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), July 27 —Chairman, B. Folse; Secretary, J. Hunt. Life lacketa to be returned to foo'ala after boat drills. Garbage to bo dumped In chute. One brother .paaaed away. Some disputed OT. Reque^ meeting with patrolman in Mo­ bile. Motion to remove toasters from light circuits. To ask headquarters why class B man beat others out for Job in NO. MAS8MAR (Calmar), Sept. SO— Chairman, R. MItchelli Socrotary, A. DoPoroat. Some diaputed ot. Request Wilmington agent at shipboard meet­ ing. Beef about captain—attitude to­ ward ateward dept. Repair lists to bo made up. Carpenter requests elariflcation re: ot painting. DiacuaMon about extra services for cap­ tain. Steward wanta replacement at Long Beach. JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Carsa Tankahip), Aug. 17—Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, E. Sceley. New delegate elected. Beef on American currency in foreign ports. Need paint Job for all foc'sles: laundry, showers and bathrooms completed: patrolman to decide delayed aailing. Repair list! to be made out. Cooperation urged. Some disputed ot. Return food to ice box. Keep laundry, recre­ ation and messrooma clean. ROBIN KIRK (Robin), July 9i7— Chairman, , A. Page; Secretary, J. DIetsch. Water contains salt—con­ dition corrected'. Ship's fund S11.15. No dodger on bow for three trips. Report accepted. New delegate elect-. ad. cooperation urged in use of waahing machine. Dispose of coffee grinds in garbage can. Sapt. 31—Chairman, A. Orao; Sacratary, J. DIatrlck. Water rusty; waavela in food. Ship's fund Sll.lS. Few hours disputed ot. Delayed sail­ ing. Poor LOG aei^ce. Need mora variety in menus. Request coke maehlna be kept aboard. Vote of thanks to delegate. Refer requisitions to patrolman. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), Sapt. 31— Chairman, B. Nuckals; Secretary, M. Pllosa. New treasurer elected. Ship's fund S.88. Various topics discussed for betterment of ship'a crew. ' BRADFORD ISLAND- (Cities Serv­ ice), Sept. 31—Chairman, N. KIrl; Sec­ retary, A. Wile. Ship may go to shipyard. Discuss new wages at pay­ off. Motion to write letter to negoti­ ating conuqittee re: pay raise on Cities Service ships. 'ALCOA CORSAIR' (Alcoa), Sept. 31 —Chairman, A. McCloskayi Secretary, M. Phelps. AU beefs settled. Thanks to crew for good cooperation. Few minor liaefs. Report accepted. New delegate elected. To see patrolman about air conditioning. To see stew­ ard to obtain some dark curtains for messroom when showing movies. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Sept. f —Chairman, N. Beck; Secretary, L. Pleraon. Few hoUTs disputed ot. One man missed ship. Request slop chest to he put on board. Beef about messman notTiaving coffee pots ready for morning coffee time. BEATRICE (Bull), Sept. 17—Chair­ men, S. FotI; Secretary, P. Dunphy. Letter aent to headquarters re: retro­ active pa'y. Contract It security clause diacussed. Motion that'15-day and 10day shipping rule clause be changed to 30 daya. Request patrolman inform members about Union business at payoff. IRB^ESTAR (Triton), Aug. 34— Chairman, C. Jennette; Secretary, H. Hutchlna. Need new waahing ma­ chine! new galley range. New dele­ gate elected. Reduce noise in alley­ ways; keep radios tuned low; sougee foc'sles. Repair list to be made up. Sept. 14—Chairman, T. Jones; Sec­ retary, H. Hutchlna. Having - trouble with waahing machine and range. Rep«|y ,ll4t mailed...to hq. Some dis- RCBIN 600DPELLOW (Rabin), Sept. 15—Chairman, H. Nalaon; Secretary, B. Landes. Draws in Madagascaa must be in francs. One hour disputed ot. Request ample stores. New delegate elected: vote of thank* to predecefsor for Job well done. Request improve­ ment in quality and cooking of food. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Sapt. 9—Chairman, S. Rivera; Seeretayy, J. Denals. Few beefs—will try to straighten out before arrival. Ship'a fund Sie.36—telegram to advise Union of brotBer hospitalized in Arabia; Few hours ot diaputed. Safety meet­ ing held on fire-detecting apparatus.Request new dishes and glasses. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), Sept. 7 — Chairman, A. Arnold; Secretary, S. Doyle. No beats. Suggest all cups, dishes, glasses. It cota be returned to proper places when not in use. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for service well done. SEATRAIH NY (Seatrain), Sept. 30 —Chairman, J. Cole; Secretary, V. Whitney. Everything running smooth­ ly. One man missed ahip. New dele­ gate elected—vote of thanks to retir­ ing delegate for Job well done. Keep mesahall clean. Request, air-condi­ tioner be taken care of once a week. COB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Sept. 14—Chairman, J, Goude; Sec­ retary, R. Muaselwhita. One man missed ship in Aden. Request more cigarettes in Casablanca—try to get American money. Ship's fund S9.20. Some diaputed ot. Keep water foun­ tain clean. Steward dept. to put out bigger night lunch. Complaint on launch service. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Sept. 14 —Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, C. Crabtree. All delegates and key men to attend safety meeting. Anyone with locker to be painted nnd hasn't repair list, is to pack aU gear and put in hospital, thereby letting shore gang get access to locker. Two hours dis­ puted ot. Everything smooth; no beefs. Request wider variety of dry " cereals. Return cups to pantry. Prop­ er attire required in messroom. Sug­ gest sufficient coffee and cream at night. Vote of thanks to crew messman for Joh well done. SHINNECOCK BAY (VcrHas), Aug. 33—Chairman, J. Bates; Secretary; L. Parller. No beefs. Slop sink to be squared away. Laundry to be cleaned by dept. Proper attire to he worn in messroom. All repairs to be turned in. Request foc'sle keys be located. Messroom to be straightened up after each watch. New delegate-and treas­ urer elected. One minute silence for departed brothers. Vote of thanks to steward dept..for excellent food. Com­ plaint about insufficient American money aboaird ship. STEEL KING (Isthmian), Sept. 13— Chairman, H. Mobley; Secretary, R. Stern. Food not up to par. Ship's fund S134.01. No beefs. Request new mattresses or have old ones steamed. Metal chairs for messroom needed. Complaint on bad fresh stores. Sept. S—Chairman,' B. Yancy; Sec­ retary, H. Burgaster. Chief cook con­ demned fish, and complained about meat disappearing, also vegetables were bad. ARMONK (New England Ind.), Aug. 34—Chairman, N. Matthey; Secretary, J. MIchaux. Captain w?.nts repair list made up weekly. Few hours ot dis­ puted. -Report accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Laundry space to be cleaned. Keep washing machine clean. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), Sept. 14—Chairman, R. Sully; Secretary, L. Hagmann. Two men missed ahip. Re­ pair list submitted. Some repairs made. Locker situation to be taken up with ptl. IVhen dogging port­ holes, windscoops to be removed. Crew urged to see delegates for any beefs. Retuim cups to pantry. Report' accepted. See steward about steak knives. No LOGS or reports received. BEAUREGARD (Fan-Atlantic), Sept. 31—Chairman, O. Rhodes. Secretary, C. West. No beefs. Ship'a fund 814.89. Some disputed at. Request doors clbsed between decks ao engine rooni heat win not go in ateward dept. .sleepi]^ .quarters. LOG Fate Tlilrteea Skipper's A Hard Man To Please Veteran seamen still recall the evils of the old two-pot feeding system, when topside got the cream and the rest of the crew got the slops at every mealtime. Two-pot feeding went out the window with the growth of strong unions in the maritime industry. ^ ; • Today, there's one menu for 'Sea-Spray' -By Seafarer 'Red' Fink all hands and everybody from the skipper on down eats the same. At the same time, this has meant better service, preparation and more varieties of food all around. Notorious for many years as "bad feeders," under the SIlT even the Calmar ships are toprated feeders today. The changeover hasn't been easy for some, however. As ship's dele­ gate Robert R. Mitchell delicately puts it: "The steward department here on the Massmar is having some trouble with the captain at this time." Says Crew Eats Better The trouble? The skipper claims there's a two-pot system on the ship and that the crew is getting the benefit of the better pot. He makes this claim, Mitchell notes, despite the fact that the BR has standing orders to bring fresh ice and water to the captain's room twice daUy, a bowl of fresh fruit every evening and chilled fruit juice every afternoon between 4 and 6 PM. In addition, the captain Is noted for sending the saloon "I don't care what movie you saw. GET 'EM OFF MT S&IP!" messman to the galley at mealtime to seek various items that are not even on the menu. Indeed, says Mitchell, if anybody LOG-A-RHYTHM: has^-a beef about a two-pot system. It's the rest of the crew. "We feel that any additional services pro­ vided for the captain should be available for all hands. We do -BrW. Willdridce, SS Bents Fort. know the steward has leaned over Whose job Is to keep up steam. The top man is the cdptain, backwards trying to attend to the And keep a sharp watch always The leader of the gang; skipper's petty complaints and stop —No chance to sit arid dream. Out at sea his voord Is Uw, the harassment." He runs the whole shebang. Needless to say, in spite of the Three wipers end the engine list. \ They keep the whole works clean. skipper's beefs, the galley gang has Under him there are the mates. A black gang needs good wipers earned numerous compliments on From chief on down the line. the food this voyage. SIU officials Some let the bosun work the crew, To keep things running keen,. hope to have the situatioh Ironed Others just hardtime. The steward's gang is vital. out by the time the ship is back in It makes its livelihood, Another gent who's on his own Baltimore. Catering to the entire crew. But carries quite a load. When it must have its food. Is "Sparks" the radio officer. Who gets the word in 'code. Under the steward is a man The engineers run things below. No one can overlook. The mainstay of the galley. As part of the black gang team; Is known as the chief cook. They get us where we're going By keeT^ng up power and steam. The baker makes the bread 'n rolls, The reg'lar crew is split three ways', A valuable man is he; Each has a job to do. . There's deek and engine personnel. He takes care of a sweet-tooth, And the steward's department, With cakes and fine pastry. too. The 3d cook has a specialty Of fresh vegetables and cans. The bosun is head man on deck. And when each meal is over. Twelve men make up his crew; He takes his orders from the mote. He washes pots and pans. And sees they're carried thru. A saloon messman is next in line, He's always clean and neat. Six able-bodied seamen For serving all the officers Are those who steer the ship. Except when they're not on the When they sit down to eat. wheel. The crew has its own messman, And then they paint and chip. He's got a big job, too; Three ordinary seamen follow He's never finished with his work Until the meal is through. them. They stand •dhe bow lookout; Unique distinction fell to vetThe pantryman is also there. And report their findings to the Cleaning dishes for the men; eron SIU electrician Homer bridge Starling (right) who celebrated He keeps things looking spic 'n If anything's about. span. two birthdays this year on 'Tftree maintenance men complete Until we eat again. Sept. 10. Starling's 50th the deck. birthday came as the Wild A bedroom steward is the last Their jobs they never shirk; His rate has some misled. Ranger was crossing the Date­ As they go on from 8 tb 5, He keeps the topside room clean. line homeward-bound from Giving a good day's work. And makes up officers' beds. the Far East. He wound up In turn there is the black gang, Well now my work is over. with only one cake, however, These meti work down below. with baker Henry Harris do­ It's the hour to go to town. Checking gauges, temps and pres­ I hadn't a thing to do 'til now. ing^ the honors. Photo by sures, So I wrote our crew list down. chief cook C. E. Martin. To keep the ship on the go. Tanker Personnel 7 '.J! 7^ • ••-4; Double Whamniy The, chief pumpman works the cargo. The' second pives him a hand; And when the tanks are empty. He's the engine maintenance man. We come now to three oilers. Who keep the engine from getting hot. As sometimes ttie chief will call • down And ask for another knot. firemen, Stay Put For Jobless Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their maiUng addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that Uiey had moved and ..changed their maiUng address. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing oonsiderable hardship to the men involved. •I » srw « ' •I « • B' i ••'A I'l 1 �,. 7Far* Fenrteea l« SEAFARERS Mixed M On The Jlohn B. f/- tv-':-'.- V Vacation Rollef Rule Proposed To the Editert I fead with a great dear of amusement the letfer written by a brother (LOG, Aug. 29, 1958) proposing a 360-day shipping rule which, he ^ilaimed; would provide more Jobs for our mem­ bers. This brother's suggestion, if adopted, would destroy our in­ herent rights as Americans and would be against one of the Keady for anything (nobody Icnowi {ust whot), Chorli* Conner ' fhows form that's earned him nick­ name "Killer" on the John B. Kuloicundis. He didn't soy ha was ready for a tide bout just yet. J. -W. Parker sent in the picture. On the lighter side, steward George Alvarb plays "Pied Piper" Vith the local k1ds in Greece and caems to be having a better timb^ ot it than the youngsters. The steward's photo waS taken by Yernon Harris. I'- :-IV LOG letters To The Editor All tetters to the editor for publication in the SBAFARERS LOG must be signed by the icrtter. Names will be withheld- upon request.. •>, • <K,- SlU, A&G District sur BALmiOBE 121s B. Baltlmoi* St. HONOLULU... .81 South Earl Sheppafd. Asent KAstem 7-4900 311 8W Clay St. BOSTON 378 Stat* St. PORTLAND CApltal 24336 James Sbeehan. Agent Riclunond 2-0140 HOUSTON. 4203 Canal St. RlCHMONO.*Calif.,..510 Macdonahl Ave. Robert Matthews. Agent — BBacon 3-0923 Capital 3-4089; 24080 SAN FRANasCO ..,430 Harrison St. LAKE CHABLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 SEATTLE . ' Main 0200 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. WXLMXNGTONe.geo^Ie.SOS M&rtn* Ave. Louis Neira, .'Agent FRanklin 7-3564 ' Termina] 4-3U1 S7S 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn SIOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. NEW YORK HYacintb S816S CaJ Tanner. Agent . HEmlock 21754 WOROAN CITY 912 Front St. Great Lakes Disfricr Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 533 BienviUe St. ALPENA ' ......1215 N. Second Ave. Lindse.v WilUams, Agent Tulane 8626 Phone: 713-J NEW YORK 075 4tb Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. HYacintb 9-6600 Phone: Cleveland 7391 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. 1410 W. 39 St. J. Bullock, Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 CLEVEL.AND MAln 1-0147 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. S Gardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 River Rouge 18. Mich. PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo VInewood 3-4741 Sal Colls. Agent Phone 25996 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. , , Phone: Randt vb 2-4110 Marty BreithofL Agent Dou^as 25475 3261 E. 92nd St. SAVANNAH ...2 Abercom St. SOUTH CHICAGO Phone: Essex 5-2410 E B. McAuley, Agent . Adams 21728 SE.ATTLE . 2505 1st Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agfent Main 3-4334 Canadian Distritt TA.\1PA 18021811 N. FrahkUn St. ....12814 HoUia St. Tom Banning, Agent Phone 21323 HALIFAK. N.S Phone 3-8811 WILMINGTON. Cam ... 605 Marine Ave. 834 SL James St. West Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 MONTREAL PLateau 8161 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. FORT WILLIAM ...408 Simpson St. SECRETARY-TREAStraER Ontario Phone: 23231 Paul HaU PORT COLBORNS 103 Durham St ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS Obtario Phone: 5581 J. Algina. Deck W. HaU, Joint TORONTO. Ontario.......372 nng St. E. C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint EUpire 4-5718 E. Mooney. Std. J. Volplam Joint VICTORIA. BC......81714 Cormorant St BMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC.. 298min St. Paciilc 3468 SYDNEY. NS......... . .. 304 Charlotte St. m '• HMowt. BAGOTVILLE. Quebec.......l.loBgln^ PhooGt 545 82 St. Davids St CAnal 7-3203 QUEBEC 44 Ssnlt-aa-MatMot Quebee Phone: 21568 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WDIlam St THOROLD. Ontario basic alms ©f the trade union movement in America. Such "job security" Is needless, as the present state of SlU shipping Indicates. First, as every oldtlmer In this Union knows, we are still shipping a large number of class B men and even class C men in some ports. Does this indi­ cate a shortage of jobs? Second, this brother seems to me to be the type who wants to make only one or two, trips and then get off. Well, that's okay with me. I'm for his having (hat right. Lsurely would be against any Union or Government rule which would deprive any broth­ er of the right to get off his ship, if he desires, after one or two trips. By the ^me token, our Union Aould continue to hold Invloiate the right of-every member to stay on his job as long as he desirnj, provided he does not violate any part of the Union contract. I have talked to quite a few homesteaders, especially those who are on the passenger ships, and I cdtild find no l^ult with their fidelity to the Union nor their knowledge of what is go­ ing on. On the contrary, they seem to be more Union-minded and more of a credit to the Un­ ion by doing a good job. which the Union has assigned them to do, and by discharging their ob-' ligations to the SIU. On ships where there are one or more so-called homesteaders, conditions are invariably as good or better than..elsewhere, and our Union patrolmen, I'm sure, can attest to this last statement. "• In one respect, I do agree with this brother that our mem­ bers should take their vacation when it comes up, but this should be a vacation in the true sense of the word. Vacations were one of the first conditions fought for by the trade union Oetober J|«. Itn movement and surely by now SF Elks Lodgm every major union has provi­ sions for them in-its contracts. Draws Thanks However, the vacation this To the Editorr brother suggests is not the same The memltors of the SIU who as that which prevails for other are in the' TB ward of the union groups. In such cases, when members take vacattous,^ United States Public Health they are relieved from their Service hospital in San Fran­ duties for a definite period of cisco wish to express their time, knowing that after they'vb heartfelt thanks and apprecia­ had their fun and spent their tion to the Elks Lodge No. 3, money, they have the same job BPOE, for the donation of a tetevlsion set for their ward. to go back to. Special thanks should go to The vacation suggested by Frank J. Courtney, chairman of this brother means that a man the special services, committee would be out of work indefi­ of the Elks, for making the nitely, not knowing when he arrangements. This kindness Is will ship out again. In most deeply appreciated by all of us cases, he has to ship at a lower here. rating when bis finances do not Micheal J. Coffey allow him to wait out a job sim­ ilar to what he had. I believe that kind of arrangement is un­ Seiaffarei^F : v fair, as we then penalize a man v who takes a vacatigh-by putting Is Daddy Now him in a position where he has To thq Editor: f to take a lower-rated job to Former sdiipmates of Richard catch up with his vacation ex­ H. MpDanieis may be Interested pends. to learn that Richard became a j Most of the so-called home­ father on Monday, September steaders are willing and want to 22. The chUd' is a boy named take vacations, even twice a Bruce. year like deck and engine qfftAil are doing very nicely, iiicers, if they are assured of their .TCiuding the new baby's father. old Jobs back. I think our U^- Richard, is now stationed at Fort ion should give this serious con­ Bliss, El Paso, Texas. . sideration and should ^explore Mrs. T. McDaniel the possibility of giving our tt. $ 'members a real vacation free from worry about the next job. Baby Benefit ' Then, when they ^0 Take one, they can enjoy it like other Makes Bis Hit To the Editor: > workers do.' We can accompiish this by Just a few words to' tKawir modifying our shipping rules to everyone for/the benefits that make it possible for those who were sent for the birth of my are, on vacation to go back to son on May 9, 1958; their former Jobs if they wish I am very proud to belong to to. Then we can truly say we such a wonderful union as tha really have had a vacation. What SIU, that'does everything-[H>Sever rule we adopt, let us not siblo to help its members and take away the rights we inherit­ their families. I have been a ed-firom the founders of bur member for many years, ever American trade jinlon move­ since 1947. I always have and ment, and that is job security. always will continue' to keep up John E. Weils the rules and regulations of tha (Ed. note: The letter referred Union. to by Brother Wells proposed a Enclosed is a-i>ictuFe of my rule limiting employment on family at home in San Francisco. otie ship to 360 days.) Nick EfthnloB •/ /.SSI Newcomer Johnny Efrimloo draws admiring glances from happy parents, Seafarer and Mrs. Nick Eftimiou, at their. San i^rancisco home. Johnny was bom May 9. vl Bariy f.'' "-'WO ^ r' | • •• -V,/ '' ' v' •> 7-:•'?V ^ v I �10. 1958 SEAFARERS SUZAMNI (Bull), Mpt. S»-ClMlr. man, B. Benafont; facraify, R. Bacan. Report accepted. Obtain taovUil csrde next trip. Need Isresr eoSss pota. ELIZABETH (Bull), Sept. tl—Chair, man, J. CNalll; Sacratary, W. Jahacly. Licensed; crews working on deck—^to ba referred to patrolman. Vote af thanks to steward dept. Foul weather locker. to be placed outside on pas­ sageway. Keep noise down In passage­ ways. laectric heater to ba installed in cook's foc'sle. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Sept. S—Chairman, J. Fitxpatrlek; Secre­ tary, I. Lleno.:^ Some disputed ot. Ship's fund S38. One man logged twice this trip. New treasurer elects. Everyone to be sober at payoff. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman before payoff. Repairs to be made and SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Sept. 24—Chairman, W. McBride; Sec­ retary, N. Remley. One man missed Aip in Texas City. Ship's ^nd S28.79. Some disputed ot. No beefs. Discus­ sion of letter from Treasury Dept. re: Income tax on monies received from coke machine. Request direct deliv­ ery from dairy to-insure freshness of milk. SEATRAIl/ SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Sept. 23—Chairman, R. Douglas; Sec­ retary, R. Elford. No beefs. More fresh buttermilk and fruits requested. Ice cream not cold enough—toO soft. Separate freezer for ice cream to be put on repair Ust. Request more SANTDRE (Marvsn Steamship), Sept. Sept. 22—Chairman, F. Jeffords; Sec­ retary, F. Bane. Vessel to pay off under new wage scale. Eveiythlng running smoothly: no major beefs. SUp's fund S32. New'delegate elected. Cooperation asked of members to keep ship in SIU style. Vote of thanks given to steward dept. for ex­ cellent variety of menus. Suggest all' members be present to clear ship and speed' up pay off. RAPHAEL" SEMMRS (Pan-Atlsntlc), Sept. 22 —ChalrmSn, B. Varn, Jr.; Secretary, C. Henning. One man missed Aip in New Orleans. Every­ thing running smoothly: no beefs. S3.2!) in ship's ^uRd. tsss noise around gangway at night in port and aft in crew quarters. ElectricUn to fix TV set. Vote of thanks to Radio Operator for getting MTD news every Sunday. Vote of thanks to Steward Dept.-for good food and service. WILD RANDER (Waterman), S*pt. 13—Chairman, C. Martini Secretary; H. Starling. Delayed sailing, disputed ot, and super phospate as penalty cargo to be brought to attention of patrolman. One man missed ship in Pusan due to no launch service. One man logged to be protested. Suggest: • :-X: *" I'-'V. •* Paf« fifteea Signing For His Benefit MP be ftuattataR and M mam pay •S imtU patnlmwa Bnda oBt iriwtW •apar pho«Iuta ia paaaltp aaiioA BBNTf PORT (CItlas larvica), fapt. n—Chairman, R; Ray) Sacratary,. A. H. Harbart. Oelejiata and ch. cook missed ship in'New Orleans. 7 hours disputed at. 1 FWT misdns. laaTins LC. New delegate elected. ALCOA PILORIM (Alcaa), Auf. M— Chairman, J. Rablnsoni Sacratary, W. Massanaar. Ship's fund S38. Reports accepted. Check milk, cigarettes and fresh vegetables before leaving HawaiL See patrolman about cash or travelers' checks In KaradiL Ship to be fumigated: fore and aft bunks ba put in 4-S deck foc'sleg New dale>gate elected. Request more green egetables on menu. Beef about ftresh salads—request onions, celery etc. for nlte lunch. Potatoes not well done. ATLAS (World Tankship), Sa^. 11 —Chairman. J. Piceu) Sacratary, V. Stankiewlcz. Soma disputed ot. New delegate elected. Remove clothes from washing machine after they are washed. Washing machine to be checked. washing machine to be repaired be­ fore sign on. Medicine chest to be checked — purchase medicines. Ail water tanks to be Inspected by Board of Health. Ship to be fumigated when in drydopk. Obtain more clean­ ing gear for all depts. LOG KATHRYN (Bull), Aug. S—Chair­ man, O. Fargo; Secretary, F. Nakllckl. Few hours ot oh delayed sailing and port time questioned. Report accept­ ed. Keep balhrooms clean. Steward to get more stores In France. Sept. M—Chairman, A. Biolnsson) Secretary," F. Nakllckl. Delegates not cooperating—too much running top­ side. One man fouled up. Motion to hold meeting once a month. Meeting may be called by consulting delegate. Observe quiet in passageways and messhalls. No LOGs received In two months. OCEANSTAR (Triton), Sept. 21— Chairman, W. Compton; Secretary, J. Breen. "O&e man missed dilp in Bait. Crew warned to stay sober at payoff. Ship's fund S17.60. Few hours dis­ puted ot. Need new refrigerator. Ship to be fumigated. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good Job. Do not place. glasses in sink. Bulkhead doors need repairing. Put clgarettea in ash trays. SEASTAR (Triton), Sept. 21—Chair­ man, M. Bugawan; Secretary, P. Meth. One man hospitalized. Galley to be sougeed. One man logged—to be re­ ported to patrolman. Two men get­ ting off. Motion that 12 yrs. seatime, regardless of age or dlsabiUty, be the sole requirement necessary for mem­ ber to qualify for pension. Motion defeated. Vote of thanks to steward, engine and deck gang. Take better care ot. washing madilne. Need new agitator for machine. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Aug. 14—Chairman, none; Secretary, H. Franklin. One man mlssed"-shlp— steward dept. short. OT sheets messy ^no long carriage typewriter on board. Repair lists to be made up. Some disputed ot. Request 3 copies of ot sheets—copy for each man. Re­ port accepted. TV to be repaired. Need more milk. Request Canadian bacon—will try to obtain same. Broth­ er explained use of deep fryer. Sept. 2S—Chairman, L. Hall: Secre­ tary, T. Moera. Suggestion to obtain longer wind chutes. Received notice from- Internal Revenue Dept. re: coke machine taxes. Some disputed ot. Food not up to par. Request to store ship on day of arrivaL Food being served raw, burnt, etc. Menue to be made up without changes during day. Have canned fruit chilled before serv­ ing. Majority of crew dlsatlsacd with -feeding program. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Sept. 25 —Chairman, F. Rowetl; Secretary, L. Pierson. Slop chest to be paid be­ tween Mobile &• NO. Somp disputed ot. Eng. to order new washing ma­ chine. Fans need cleaning. Sail under protest . If they secure a deck cargo like this again. Vote of thanks to steward dept. 'r'-' v ym fOOP A^^t> ^iCeSATOJKOvJAi Tbir following Ust of Seafarerg have money duo fbem from the Alcoa Steamship Company. Write to 17 Battery Place, New York 4, or call at buUding 152-153 at the foot of^Marsh St, Southside, Port Newark, New Jersey. Raymond B. Allen, Henry J. BiMiop, Jas. R. Bradley, Jos, Barringer. Frank L. Bartlett, Erwin O. Berwald. Millard E. Byron. David S. Blackwell. Jesse D. Baugher, Ramon Bcnitez, Robert M. Beliveaii, Vincent D. Becker. Rodney L. Bennett. Jimmy Barbaccia, J. C. Bennett, Arthur 0. Berry. Paul J. Capo, John Christopher. Carl L Copper. Walter Conley, Terrell G. Clark, Darrell L. Cole­ man. Donald Chestnut, George S. Cntrer. Roy Lee CutlireU. Sboum Chaban.- C. V. Culpepper, Joseph C. Ctrr,- Thomas P. Crawford, Philip J. Carpovlcta, William CoUazo, Ferinand J. Coccia. Henry L. Dili. Anthony P. Dinlcota. Thos. C. Deale, Fred Diekow, Durwood B. Dees. William G. DyoL Theodore Delfin,' Benjamin Davlnls, Ed Delaney, George K. E. DuFore. Otis N. Edwards, Clifford Eman­ uel. William F. Egan. John H. Edlund. Glenn R. Ellis, Ramon Encamacion, Flor­ ence Foster, WUliam - Frasor, Horace G. Gray. Leslie J. GulUot. Albert W. Gatewood. Robt, L. Garrlas. , Thomas E. Griffith. Henry J. Gable, James C. Glisson, Ekmis A. Grady, James Gonzalez, Jose Garcia, Julio C. Gonzalez, Edward T. Glenn, Carl E. Hawks, Paul S. Huseby, Sam Henry, VirgU L. Harding, John G. Hand, Douglas K. HarreU, rfancls J. Haigney. John R. Johnson, Seafarer Joiwh Wohlili iigni siteef as SIU Welfare Services Di­ Frank F. Jameg, Bernard Jackson, rector Joby Flynn stands.bv with hospital benefit. Wphllti is laid Forrest C. King, Barney Kelly. Robert H. Kline.' Darius L. Knapp, Konstant IT. up in Staten Island hospital with broken leg. Kain, Melvin J. Keeffer, Robert D. Lowe, George 1. Lawrence, Clarence W. Lomax, Edward Llgon.-Walker T. iLaclair. Robert T. Land, Henry L. Lowery. Charles M. Lambert, Charles S. Lucas, Ruben Llauger, Leonard A. Libby. Jesse Lowe. John T. Morton, Salvat Mancino, Luther V. Myrex, Mortimer T. Morris, Harry Monahan, James B. Morton, Percy A. Mouton, F. R. Maldonado. Carl W. Mitchell Jr., Frank, Mamerto, James Charles Cook John J. Lesknn MacDonald. Clark Mullis, George K. It is Important that you contact Contact your heme and let them Murphy. Gustave Malensky, Bowman P. McNulty. Edward N. Mclnis, Lawyer Roger B.eroud at 7637 Parkview know about your whereabouts. McGrew, James L. McLamone. Renshaw McPherson. Carl M. McDanleL Road, Highland Park, Upper Darby, K. C. Smith—S-18 VoUie W. O'Mary. Paul E. Owen. Faus- Delaware County, Pa. tino Orjales. Chas. D. Oglesby, Harry G. We are holding your union book Peek Jr., Edward Lee Poe, Frank M. Walter C. Zajano at headquarters baggage room. Puglisi. Santiago Pena. Edward J. .PuchalYour mother asks you to get in ski. Thomas B. Rodgers, Milton Robinson. ' Eddie Hernandez James Russell, Juan Reyes. Elmer B. touch with her at 147 John St., Rice, William E. Reaves. Charles L. Staten Island 2. or call GI 8-6808. Please contact Alfred MolllneReeves, Harold B, Ray, James E. Rivers, aux. Western Main Rd., Caranage, Andrew C. Reed. Homer Ringo, An­ Frank Parsons tonio Rivera. Guillermo O, Rosado, You are urged to contact Mrs. Trinidad, BWI, regarding pictures George E. Rival. Thomas W. Rogers. Emile Roussell Jr., Charles E. Seymour. Barbara McKeen at 42 Pine St., La- from MV Coastal Sentry^. Arcangel Saavedra, Wm. E. Smith. Frank W. . Smith, Henry V: Sedgeway, Alex conlir. New Hampshire. T. J. K. Sokolowski. John B. Smith, WilUam C. E. P. of Seattle, Wash., Is anxi­ Carroll E. Harper Scott. Charley Stevenson, T. B. Simmons Jr., James C. Savage. Wm. V. H. Susikari, . It is urgent that you contact your ous to Rear from you again. Thomas Stratford. Wm. R. Tbompson, Harry L. Toal, Evis J. Thibodeanx, sister at once. Tom Ricbardson Frank W. Ungcr, Arturo Valiente, John Fred Walker Pat Jones A. Waith, James E.^ Willlams. John E. White. Charles H. Williams, Hubert G. It Is important that you get In Important you contact J. W. Sim­ Weeks, Charles ,E. Waldrop. Woodrow W. Whltford, Willie A. Young. Ralph W. mons at once at 606 Iberville touch with Martin Larsen, 357 Gray Youtzy. Earl H. Young, Alberto A. Yado. Street, New Orleans, or attomey St., Orange, NJ, pertaining , to Demetrio G. Zerrudo. money. . 8IU BABY ABBIVALS George Sladovlcb at 502 Maritime Building, New Orleans. Howard Ross Aimer Vlckers faces a year's hos­ pitalization and requests that you contact him at the USPHS Hospital, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn 35. The phone number Is D£ 2-1001. All of the following SIU familiea have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Sally Arleen Kelley, bom August 13, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Robert N. KeUey, MobUe, Ala. Seafarers Welfare Plan: 4 . if if Leo A. . Dwyer, 58: Brother Jose G. Sanchez, 55: A V^eran Spencer Lawrence Lyle, horn September 19, 1958, to Seafarer member of the SIU, joining back Dwyer died of a heart ailment while at home In In 1938 when and Mrs. Ross F. Lyle, Houston, Nashua, - New the Union was Texas. Hampshire, oh founded, BrotheZ 4 4 i August 10. He Sanchez^ died of Angel Morales, born August 15, had been a full natural causes on 1958, to Seaf^er and Mrs. Ramon member of the September 6. He Morales, Bronx NY. SIU. for the past was a patient at ^ t t nine years, join­ the Staten Island Antbony ReneU Myers, bom ing In New York US PubUc Health 'September 15, 1958, to Seafarer on January 12, Service hospital and Mrs. James Thoibas Myers, 1949, and sailing at 'the time. He Mobile, Ala. is survived by his datighter, Mar- In the steward department. Burial cella SanQfaez of New York City. took place In. St. Patrick's Ceme­ if X' ^ Jacduelyn' Faye Niehelas, born Burial took place In the Mt. Olivet tery In Nashua. His father, John O. Dwyer of Nashua, survived. July 2, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Cemetary, Maspeth, NY. Leroy Maurice Nicholas, New XXX Jeao Marna, 62: Brother Marna Orleans, La. Jean Vaimont Dupre, 46: A head was stricken by a heart ailment Injury suffered aboard the SS At­ aboard the steamer Del Norte on Pbilllp Padilla,' born Jidy 10, lantic led to Brother Dupre's death August 19, 1958. He had been a 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Euseblo on August 3, 1958. Brother Dupre member of the SIU since 1955, Padilla, Brooklyn, NY. had joined the Union on* August joining in New Orleans, and sail­ X X X 24, 1955, and s^ed In the steward ing In the engine department. He Carlos Rodriguez,, born Septem­ department. Burial took place at, la survived by his wife, Mrs. Ilibla ber 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. sea on August 4. Surviving is his' -Marna, of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Carlps Rodriguez, Brooklyn, NY. wife, Ena pupre,,of Mamou, La, Place of burial is not known. •X S in & • 11#LM TIME YPOkBMiHiMu. - Raymond Labombard George Lampos Your-gear Is being held for you In the care of Mr. Reilly, States Marlne-Isthmlan Agency, 1108 Na­ tional Bank of Commerce Bldg., New Orleans, La. X x: �11 1 .:^ SEAFARBIIS*I.OO •OFFICIAL ORGAN O F TH E S E A FA R E R S INTERN ATION AL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO* < SlUNA, Cuba In Talks To Settle Canadian Beef MONTREAL—SIU and Cuban negotiators are still seeking agreement on tfee way to resume Canadian operation of the . strike-bound Canadian National Steamship fleet sold to Cuban interests last August. The-^*^ — SIU Canadian ' District has foreign trade bank two months been on strike against (^NS ago. The plan was to have an American operator on the Great since July 4, 1957. The pressure is on for a speedy Lakes, Troy Browning, run the settlement due to the rapid ap­ ships via a Cuban subsidiary. This plan to freezcvout the strik­ proach of Monter. Seven of the ing Canadian SIU seamen was ships are anchored at Halifax and could he frozen in if a pact satis- abandoned following SIUNA deSketch, prepared for the Government by General Dynamics Corporation, Is the first to be published , factory to all parties, can't be manstrations exposing the strikeshewing details of a nuclear-powered submarine,design, it makes available all space except the eeiw reached. The eighth ship, the breaking piove. Cuban unioh sea­ tral cylinder for liquid cargo.. men sent to Canada to man the Ciudad de la Habana (ex-Canadian Cl^llenger), is still tied up at struck ships were withdrawn from the vessels almost a month ago. Maryland Drydock in Baltimore. Meetings held here and in Wash­ Major problem being encoun­ ington then have sought tered by the negotiators is how to formulasince to protect the rights of WASHINGTON—-Although studies indicate that a submarine tanker is a long way from comply with the rules for re-regis­ the Canadian SIU crewmen, being economically feasible, the Maritime Administration has indicated that It is considering tering the vessels under the Can­ struck Canadian National who 15 adian flag. They were switched moflths ago in a straight economic the construction of a relatively slow-speed prototype vessel powered, by a nuclear reactor. frop Canadian to Cuban registry Maritime Administr over wages. / following their sale to the Cuban dispute tor Clarence Morse, in- pre­ At higher speeds, submarines re­ commercial utility. Other advan* Canadian National, a subsidiary of Canadian National Railways, senting a r^ort on the possi­ quire much less power than surface tages of the submarine are its im­ both owned by the Canadian gov­ bilities of a cargq submarine, said ships, which run into heavy wind munity to weather conditions and ernment, attempted once before to that studies that have been under­ and wave resistance. In neither its ability to maintain constant break the strike by transferring taken Indicate that the ideal cargo case though, at present levels of speed no matter what the surface the eight-ship .fleet to Trinidad submarine would have a speed of engineering achievement, could a conditions are. ^ cargo submarine be built and op­ registry. However, its efforts to about 40 knots. Studies are still going on to He explained that rt 20 knots, erated on a competitive basis.. recruit scab crews failed when the gather additional data on the world labor movement rallied to there is no particular advantage in The advantages of the cargo sub­ cargo submarine project. They are the support of the Canadian Dis­ building a sub-surface ship because marine come out at high speed but being conducted by. the Electrie it would-^-require the same-sized there is a^lways the question of Boat Division of General Dynamics. SAN FRANCISCO—Negotiating trict. The ships were then brought power plant as a sufface vessel. whether such apeed has enough Electric Boat was the builder of jointly for the first time, the SIU the Nautilus and other Navy Pacific District, representing the back under the Canadian* flag, nuclear subs. Sailor's Union of the Pacific, the while a deal for a "quickie" sale Marine Cooks aiid Stewards and was engineered between the Can­ The studies deal with the best tjie Marine Firemen's unions, has adian and Cuban governments and theoretical sizeis and speeds for reached an agreement with the Browning. submarine tankers ranging be­ An agreement for Cuban seamen Pacific Maritime Association pro­ tween 20,000 and 40,000 tons dead­ viding substantial gains for unlic­ to man the CNS ships was reached weight with speeds upwards of 20 ensed personnel on West Coast well in advance of the completed knots. " ships'. The new contract also elimi­ sale to the Cuban bank and appar­ nates inequities that , formerly ently even before the ships were existed and provides for uniform advertised for sale. They were let The men who sailed tankers in World War JI were known provisions in clauses that are com­ go for the bargain price of $2.8 as "volcano sailors" because their volatile cargoes might go mon to the three departments. The million despite other - Canadian contract will run for three years. bids that nearly matched that fig- up in one huge ejcplosion af any moment. One of them was Two major contract changes are me and one that topped it by Seafarer August Steinmann, now 75, who rode mostly tankers all dur­ ing the war and is proud of the fact that he never missed a ship— a provision for a tighter, seniority $200,000. nor lost one either. ' The subsequent SIUNA demonclause and an amended vacation A representative of the poft en­ Steinmann, a veteran of the Cities Service fleet, became an SIU benefit plan which provides 21 istrations against other ships and gineering staff of the Cities Serv­ member in 1947 while the Union was involved in at the Cuban Consulate and the days pay for seven months work. the drawn-out organizing campaign which result­ ice Oil Company is taking part in In order to protect seamen now United Nations building in New Maritime Administrationed in the signing of the coiripany four years later. the in the industry, the contract in­ York convinced the Batista govern­ But before that, he had 22 years sailing under his Atomic Energy Commission joint creases the seniority requirements ment that running the ships with belt with a variety of freight and tanker operators, training course for maritime per-^ on West Coast ships from the Cuban crews would not prove sonnel. The course, which wiU run including NMU-contracted companies. profitable.' present three years to six years or A machinist by trade, he first went to sea in for 15 months, will deal with the more. 1925, following the death of his flaWe. Tie started operation of the nuclear ship Sa­ This increased seniority require­ out as a crewmember of expedition ships used by vannah, which is now under con­ ment will protect the rights of men explorer-naturalist William' Beebe, exploring such struction. now sailing these ships, and will Several months of the course unusual areas as the Sargasso Sea and the Galapa­ limit the number of men with top Steinmann gos Islands off the west coast of South America. He will consist of classrodm instruc­ seniority In proportion to available recalls vividly one occasion when the expedition tackled a giant ray. tion in Lynchburg, Virginia, fol­ employment opportunities. •nie ray was-harpooned five times and then shot with eight rifle bul­ lowing which instruction wlU shift Because of a ruling by the Cali­ SIU membership meet­ lets but was still alive and kicking wben it was lifted to the deck with to an Atomic Energy Comiuissioii fornia state unemployment service reactor site, and finally, to^ thf jthat vacation pay as such is addi- ings are held regularly block and tackle. \ • Marine life wasn't the only interesting aspect of the Beebe exji^di- ship itself. ^ tional income and the person re^* Candidates for the course ceiving it is not entitled to unem­ every two weeks on Wed­ tion, he recalled. There were a number of women aboard the ship, ployment benefits, the unions have nesday nights at 7 PM in either traveling as members of ^ the expedition or wives who tagged to pass a series of aptitude tfili. changed their joint vacation plan all SIU ports. All Sea­ along. The resulting complications, he recalls, explain jvhy women before- being qualified. They' idy elude the States Marine engi^s^ are considered disruptor%«of good relations aboard ships. . to a supplemental wage benefit farers are expected to program^ After that initiation, Steinmann sailed with such companies as Luck- who will man the Savannah,': pjuf The new plan provides for the attend; those who wish to enbach, tha American Merchant Line on which, he made 40 trips to reprfeentatives from other dr^ ear* payment of three days for e^ 30 be excused should request London, Socony and Cities Service, working as machinist or deck en­ go and tanker shipping coispanies. days worked and is in lieu of a gineer. He continued to work as a tankerman after becoming an SIU Kings j^int and . other iSaritimd paid vacation. Under the old plan permission by telegram member, although he. made a couple of trips to France and Algeria training schools also have repre* a man earned eight days' vacation (be sure to include reg­ on dry cargo ships. Like many oldtimers, he can reel off hames, dates sentatlves present. after seven months' employment. istration number). The and places concerning most of the ships he's sailed. ' But under this new supplemental He has fond memories of Buenos Aires and Montevideo particularly wage program, the same seaman next SIU meetings^ill be: during the war years when those twQ ports were havens'of good lut­ will now earn 21 days' pay for the ing and hospitality for US seamen. Octobier 15 same seven months Worked. In 1952 at the age of 69, he underweat a hernia operation whicl? October 29 The seven month period is being laid him up for some time. The-resultant complicatioila brought aboiit used as a base because of a ruling his retirement from seafaring. ^ November 12 on the West Coast limiting a man's A bachelor all his life, Steinmann passes the time yisiting his sis­ November 26 continuous time on : one Ship to ters oh Long Island and upstate New York. He is an avid movie-goer seven mpnths. as well, but can't get around too much now because of his disability. - Sub Tanker Proposal Advances WC Pact Ups PENSIONERS CORNER Train CS Man . For Atom Sjiip 0'' \.'^.-r I t-^iV' -: rfc'." m 1 SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS •• •• V. • I �- .. /. , •% ! < ,•» ,^,,^v , i •' .':'7'.'' SEAFARiatS^^LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THB SEAFARERS INTERNAtlONAt UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CJO • I--'' y-tj''': !'i.- '•'•-J .• ••'• '-"^ •• " . -; - . »- T'j.:.. .°*' \ •. " •"• .i«• '•a^y .—^(h. ,,vf' ,• . _.»<, •.- • '•;•"'• V-- •; , vV V • • - 7-;;^ ^ v'iw-wJ •'"• • V- :7 "• 7:-: -• "• " •-•- " " .'. • I;.."-:' • ' •' . , i-l -•7 : i^. ' «; • .'•iJL..V-.' • ,. • ^ 'r . ... . • Ii|::i$liiiil5:.QUALIFIED ®ltlilS7'^ CANDIDATES v;'Vi:-3-*v^&a, isST;-.--? •HTi With Photos And Records ••»•-, f*' Submitted By Candidates • -iJ ^;- - • > V'..' "j t• ^ ^ • - •- • 'V -1 SECTIONS OFSIU CONSTITUTION I ---'•a 'I" "•7^>1 Governing Compiete •" •]'^;i?''"3 3^ri';,,tff>" V'-.^' ••y ^' f-y'-r ',' ST "" '-I'.'r. :7rhe|i^Ri^^ this supj^M^I^'ls signed td^ ehdISIflrThe SMfemSr to 1ully uNirstond the t a '^-' , iU, "•«7'7'.:p,'*'':'v'7*--''7-'7"'•-•;•• '''•/;-\7-''"'' '"• "•'" !' j "'*'•• ' •' ' '•' ' • 7-7'';.'-v.:7' •7:." "y •'.' •'. -^ •'•••77 - SAMPLE BALLOT • '•-^7 ;A:77777^,.y:V;::.:^7:yy;?^ : "• .!«• '• . '" ' , ,i- . / Jfef'' liTiiaiSi Si!V'3 3,:"V.!!^*' 'vB«Vr' l-%77'.T«7r'; ivi.;-;.: - • • •. ;, v; • ^'Si" ; to acquaint him with all of the candidates for Union office. Included here are those sections of the constitu­ tion which spell out his voting rights and the procedures taken to protect the secrecy of the ballot and to assure an accurate count, with rank and file committees overIspeing every step of the process. Every Seafarer should '7^7 -,dedy the material in this supplement, and^ then having 17 7 made his decisions, should Vote for the candidate of his , <3^. , . fdhoics in the balloting which starts November I. m. -.• '• -7^ :7,;y:?7: 7i7i ,^.> ] ^^ 1 . . , • • : •/';''•••••.. ' ; ^:^ 3,. ,•.. j.. ^„ .•as*-;' 'V-;MV3J. "i;/: _Si, • a-ff: ,,,, .,.. . .... ^ 4c:''V4m(0i '7'7:.7;;7-aa7:iiiSft �5?rJ5:^5'^ 8iipplementai7--rP*f e Tw* %:: Ootolier 10. USt Candidates ' -. ;• For: Serrefary'Treasurer \ •' : V; I §$ ' '-f' .. • • •V -1960 A&G Posts f . for: Boston Agent (Vote For One) (Vote For One) -BALLOT PAUL HALL—No. H-11 AL TANNER—No. T.12i Original member of SIU. Holds all strike clearances. Active In all Union organizing since earliest days. Elected secretary-treasurer' 1948. Reelected every time since. Served on all SIU negotiating committees since 1948. Helped initiate Welfare, Vacation Plans. Participated in drive for SIU seniority hiring system to save Union hiring hall, add in fight which broke Communst hold on Canadian waterfront. GENE DAKIN—No. D-9t -BALLOT No. 2 JOE ALGINA—No. A-lt For: Engine Assi Secretary-Treasurer " WILLIAM J. SMITH—No. S-60i , ^ CLAUDE (Sonny) SIMMONS—No. S-1: ——BALLOT No. 3 • Member of old ISU in 1935, then worked with US lighthouse dept. until joining SIU in 1939. Sailed until August, 1941, when appointed Tampa patrolman. Shipped again, August, 1942, and sailed through war. Appointed NY patrolman, Feb., 1945. Elected Tampa agent for 1946 through 1948. Resigned July,, 1948, and shipped until Nov., 1949. Elected NY engine patrolman for 1951, 1952; elected assistant sec­ retary-treasurer from 1953 to present. - JAMES E. SWEENEY—No. S.6i (Vote For One) Joined SIU in 1945. Served as ship's delegate or steward dele­ gate on majority of ships. Member of JFood and Housing Committee for 1946 General Strike. Assisted SIU during the Canadian beef, and represented Union in^various beefs in Puerto Rico. Participated in^. Wall Street Strike. Appointed New York patrolman 1952. Elected New York joint patrolman 1953-'54. -Elected steward assistant secre­ tary-treasurer 1955-'56, 1957-'58. WILUAM HALL—No. H.272i -BALLOT No. 5 Joined the SIU, A&G District, in 1944, in the Port of New York. Served actively in many of the Union's major strikes and beefs, in­ cluding the 1'946 General Strike, the 1947 Isthmian Strike, the Wall Street Strike and the Canadian beef. Was elected deck delegate and ship's delegate on most of the ships he sailed. Holds clearances for all Union actions. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1053-54. I«elected 1955-'56, 1957-'58. JOSEPH H. VOLPIAN—No. V-li •' " •:\' Started sailing In 1922.. Active in maritime labor many years be­ fore joining SITJ In 1940 in New Orleans. Served as NY engine patrolman from 1948 to 1947. While patrolman served .da special services representative in charge of membership problems. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953-*54, '55-'56, '57-'58. Elected hq representative in 1951 and 1952. Has strike-clew., record for all SIU^ Strikes and beefs. r v , , ... V. n--. I -** I\ -BALLOT No. 6|t " • -BALLOT No. 10 Served as Boston Joint patrolman,, either by appointment or elec­ tion for ten consecutive terms, up until the end of 1956, with the exception of a brief lapse in 1948-'49 while at sea. First went to work for the Union In 1941. Directed General Strike activities In 1946 in Portland, Me. Also served as joint patrolman in New Y'ork in 1943. He has been a member of the SIU since 1938. Has played active role in all Union activities. Holds clejarances for all beefs. for: Steward Ass't Secretary-Treasurer -BALLOT No. 4 -BALLOT NO. 9 starting going to sea In 1944 during World War II with the Sailors Union of the Pacific. Transferred to the SIU, Atlantic & Gulf "Dis­ trict,^ in 1947. Was active as picket captain in Philadelphia In the 1946''General Strike. Active In- Isthmian strike at Marcus Hook in 1947. Served Union -as doormap/at Philadelphia hall In November and Decemljer, 1947. Ras been active . Union member on all ship% often elected deck and ship's delegate by his shipmates. Hr EDWARD X. MOONEY—No. M-7J -BALLOT No* 8 Was a member of the old ISU and Is a charter iliembep of the SIU. Holds clearances for all the SIU strikes and beefs. Has sailed In all unlicensed ratings In the deck department. Appointed patrolman and dispatcher In the Port of Boston from June, 1945, to March, 1948. Resigned and returned to sea until June, 1949. Served , as Boston patrolman-dispatcher to July, 1951 and for brief periods during '53, '54, '55 and '56. Elected joint patrolman for 1957-'58. Transferred to SIU from old AFL ^Seamen's Union when SIU was formed. Sailed actively in WW H before becoming Union organizer. Served as NY deck patrolman, acting port agent, before being elected NY port agent 1948, 1949 and 1950. Elected hq representative for 1951 and 1952; asst. secretary-treasurer from 1953 to present. Par­ ticipated in 1946 General, Wall Street and Isthmian Strikes. Union negotiating committee member for past 12 years. — • I- , / (Vote For One) (Vote For One) (Vote For One) -BALLOT No. 7 Sailed steward, department ratings on SIU ships for many years. Became. SIU member December, 1951. Came off ship to manage Baltimore Port O' Call when new hall opened. Participated in Baltl- ^ more HIWD and MAWD organizing including successful drive for harbor tugs. Active In aid to Westlnghouse strikers. Also in NY ^AWD organizing and- as Welfare Services representative. Now co­ ordinator of Great Lakes organizing. For: Boston Joint Patrolman / For: Deck Assi Secretary-Treasurer .. . '-.H for: New York Joint Patrolman \ (Vote For Eight) ERNEST (Sc«*tly) AUBUSSON—No. A-Si -BALLOT No. 11 . Joined the SIU, A&G District, in 1942 and sailed with the Union during World War II. Active in numerous major strikes-and beefs of the Union, Including the 1946 General Strike, the 1947 Isthmian strike and many other beefs since then. Has served as dispatcher at headquarters regularly since 1955 and also as headquarters patrol­ man. Participated "recently in drive to win SIU majority aboard SS Atlantic. Served often as ship's delegate. Has clear Union record. ROBERT A. BARRETT—No. B-86» -BALLOT No. 12 Started sailing with SIU In World War II and sailed in aU combat zones. Became member of Atlantic & Gulf District on October 25, 1943, joining Tn New York. Has taken part In all strikes and other beefs in which. Union has been involved- and has volunteered fo^r numerous assignments. Participated in SS Atlantic beef. Served on rank and file trial committees. Sails in engine department, and holds , all engine ratings Including chief electrician. ARM BJORNSSON—No. B-34i -BALLOT No. 13 Native of.Jceland but now US citizen. Sailed in all combat zones in World War II on foreign-flag and WSA ships. Started shippW with SIU nine years ago and has been In good standing ever sincec... Elected delegate and meeting ehairman by shipmates on many oc­ casions. Elected to many headquarterji membership committees and active in behalf of Union in other matters.. Served as master at a^i^s in headquarters. Sails as AB and bosun. ^ > (Contlnutd on p«e« 1). r •«:/ �WOLUAM BURKE—No. B-586i -BALLOT No. U Aethr«lr participated In Atlantic A Giilf port-war organizing diiira ai voluntary shiplward organizer. Becelved full memberahip, March 1, 1948, as a result of organizing services. Elected many times by his shipmates to sen's in capacities of deck delegate and ship's delegate. Has a clear record on all Union strikes and beefs from the beginidng. -^ails all ratings in deck department and is now aboard the Ames Victory as bosun. DANIEL BUTTS—No. B^28t -BALLOT NO. 15 Has been a bonafide union man for the past 30 years and an ac­ tive SIU member since the Union was chartered in 1938, Was elected port agent in San Juan in Union's first election in 1939 and served in that capacity for five consecutive years. Has been elected many times by the membership to various rank and file committees,. Sails regularly as bosun and deck maintenance and has been chosen deck delegate or ship's delegate numerous. times by his shipmates. MALCOLM CROSS—No. C443: -BALLOT No. 16 HOWARD GUINIElt—No. C-Si -BALLOT No. 24 Joined SIU at its start Served as organizer in various drives from 1938 to 1941. Represented I^ion before National Defense Mediation Board on cmitraet dispute in 1941. Served as chairman of head­ quarters Bonus Strike committee. Was chairman of NY branch food and housing committee for the 1948 General Strike. Secured 3,000 berths for members during strike. Elected steward patrolman in NY from 1946 through '56; joint patrolman 1957-58. FRANK J. JANKOWSKI—No. J.74i -BALLOT No. 25 Joined the Seafarers International Union, A & G District, on September 4, 1951, in the Port of Norfolk. Sails in all ratings in the deck department. Was a crewmember until recently aboard Jean LaFitte. Has served as ship's delegate or deck department delegate on various tyi^ of ships since joining the Union, and has assisted, in settling several shipboard beefs. Holds a clear record on all Union beefs and picketing actions since he joined SIU. CASMIER (Casey) KAUST—No. K-309t -BALLOT No. 26 Joined the SIU in the Port of New York in 1944. Sails in the deck department. Participated in Isthmian organizing drive which brought this fleet into SIU fold. Has strike clear record' on all major beefs the Union has had since he joined up. Has served as ship's and department delegate on many SIU vessels. Has often assisted Union agents in West Coast ports -when help was needed. Elected New York patrolman, 1957-'58. CARLOS M. DIAZ—No. D-91s -BALLOT No. 17 Has been sailing in the deck department for.the past 15 years, and as a member of the Seafarers International Union-A&G Dis­ trict since 1949. Joined the SIU originally in the Port of New York. Active in all Union beefs and strikes. Holds strike-clear record for all Union actions. Now aboard the Beatrice as carpenter and is serving as ship's.delegate. Has been ship's delegate and deck de, partment delegate on many types of ships since joining the Union. WILLIAM S. PORTER—No. F-93; -BALLOT No. 27 Joined the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, in 1944 and has been an active Union member since that time. Has a clear record 'for all strikes and beefs in which the Union jias participated down through the years. Sails regularly in steward department ratings and was last aboard the Carolyn (Bull Line) as chief cook. Familiar with problems of his department and with needs of the membership. _ Has been a member of the SIU-A&G District for the past 12 years. Joined the Union in the Port of Philadelphia on March 15, 1946, and has sailed regularly since then. Ships in the deck de­ partment as bosun, carpenter or AB. Was elected to serve as ship's delegate and deck delegate department on his last ship, the Wil­ liam J. Camith. Has been delegate on various other SIU ships since he began sailing. Holds clearances for all strikes and beefs. JOSEPH (Joe Di George) DI GIORGIO- -No. D.2t —^BALLOT No. 18 • Joined the Atlantic & Gulf District in 1941 in New O^ans. Served actively in many of the Union's major beefs and strikes in the years since then. Including the 1946 General Strike, the Isthmian Strike, the Wall Street beef and numerous others. Active in SS Atlantic crewing beef in Mobile. Elected Baltimore patrolman 19591956. Served on numerous rank and file committees and elected ship's delegate and steward delegate on many occasions. EUGENE RAY—No. R.321t PAULDROZAK—No. D-180: -BALLOT No. 19 Became SIU member in 1949 in Mobile. Active in many major Union strikes and beefs from 1946 General Strike down ta present. Served as Seattle and San Francisco, patrolman from 1991 to 1954. Served a two year hitch in the US Army, 1954 to 1956, and then was assigned as New York patrolman. Major assignment was on Robin Line beef where he was active for full year from time the ships were sold until SIU won them back. Has clew Union record. THOMAS FLEMING—No. F.24li -BALLOT No. 20 -BALLOT No. 28 A member of the Seafarers International Union, A&G District, since 1946, when he joined in the Port of New York. Has shipped regularly since that time, except during a hitch in the Army from 1950 to 1952. Sails in all ratings in the steward department. Holds clearances for all strikes and Union beefs from the 1946 General' Strike up to the, present Was one of the original crewmembers. bn the SS Atlantic and Is still serving aboard that vessel CHARLES SCOFlELD^o. 8-186: -BALLOT No. 29 Joined SIU, A&G District, in 1941 in Port of Norfolk, Va. Sailed actively throughout World War II, entering most combat zones at one time or another. Was a member of the Savannah strike com­ mittee during the 1946 General Strike. Has been elected engine delegate and ship's delegate by his shipmates on many SIU vessels he has safied on. Has full clearances for all strikes and beefs engaged in by the Union in the 17 years since he joined up. FREDDIE STEWART—No. 8-8: _^l -BALLOT No. 30 Has been going to sea since 1929. Joined the SIU in the Port of Boston in 1943 and ..generally ships from that port. Sailed all types of ships diiring World War H to all war zones. Served as chairman of the Housing Committee in Boston during the 1948 General Strike." Holds a clear record on all strikes and beefs in which the SIU has been Involved since he first joined the Union. Has been depart­ mental and ship's delegate many times on various types of vessels. ' Was voluntee^rganizer for SIU when it was founded. Participated in all major strikes including bonus strike. Isthmian,. 1946 General Strike and other actions. Was leader of direct action to secure milk, good provisions and decent shipbosud conditions for all Sea­ farers. Served as steward patrolman in NY in 1947 and joint patrolman in 1948 and 1949. Elected steward patrolman or joint pa­ trolman sinceLl950. Assisted in drawing up many contracts. VINCENT GENCO—No. G.79i JOSEPH TEICHER—No. T-132: I -BALLOT No. 21 Joined the SIU in the Port of New York in March, 1949. Retired from membership in December, 1949, and reactivated in 1949. Has been sailing evei^ since that time in all ratings"in the deck depart­ ment. Is ship's delegate on the Steel Executive at the present time. Holds .strike clearance for all beefs while at sea, and has volunteered for picket duty at. various times in port Served on strike committee during picketing of American Coal vessel in Baltimore in 1957. LOUIS COFFIN-No. G-Tt -BALLOT No. 22 Transferred into SfU from old AFL Seamen's Union in~1939. Par­ ticipated actively in 1941 bonus beef.«1946 General Strike and Isthmian Strike. Served Union as patrolman and- agent in Phila­ delphia and Jacksonville and as assistant secretary-treasurer. Elected deck patrolman in NY for every year from 1947 through 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman for '53-'94; NY deck patrolman, '55-'56, joint patrolman, '57-'58. Aided contract talks. Has all clearances. V. PAUL GONSORCHIK—No. G.2t 'y '" -BALLOT No. 25 A&G mamber since Union was founded in 1938. Sailed steward, chief cook and baker. Member of Union negotiating committee, 1940 and 1941. Assisted in drafting original SIU constitution. Member 1941 Bonus Strike committee. Returned to sea in 1943, then elected NY dispatcher. Served NY steward 'patrolman, 1991, until elected Baltimore steward patrolman 1952. Elected NY steward patroUiun for •93-'54 and "BS-'Se, Joint patrolman,'ST-W. ' - -BALLOT No. 31 Became SIU member in the Port of New York in April, 1951. Sails in the deck department. Previously had served in organizational capacity on board Cities Service ships during drive. Took active part 'in many SIU beefs of the past few years. Served as ship's delegate or department delegate on practically every ship he has sailed on except when he was bosun. Has clear record on all Union strikes and picketing actions. KEITH TERPE—No. T-3i -BALLOT No. 32 Sailed throughout World War H on West Coast in both deck and steward departments. Jidned the SIU in 1949. Was headquarters organizer during 1949-'51, active in winning successlul Cities Service drive. Abo served as acting port' agent in Lake Charles during 1950-51. Helped organize several 'other non-union companies. Was New York "patrolman, contract negotiator and headquarters representaUve' 1951-'52. Elected NY joint patrolman 1955 *56, '57 58. JAMES L. TUCKER—No. T.22i -BALLOT No. 33 Transferred from the old AFL Seamen's Union in 1938, becoming a charier member of the SIU in the Port' of Baltimore. Has sailed regularly since then in all ratings in the deck department. Served under appointment as acting patrolman and acting agent in the ports of Charlesttm and Mobile. Participated in various union beefs and bas a strlke^car record. Has been ship's delegate and deck department delegate on mai^ shipS. Last shipped on the Del Norte. (Centinuse en PMO 41' . ' ::ii I �r -r-: i/vV . • v• Saptfementary—Pace Fonr Ootober 1«. MM » -No. W-316t :BALL0T NO. Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1944 and sailed SIU steadily since then. Has been ship's delegate or deck delegate on most of the ships he has sailed on. Served as shipboard editor of the Del Norte "Navigator" and on the Del Sud newspaper. Participated in 1946 General Strike and helped collect funds for Wall Street SEyU strikers. Frequent contributor of stories and pictures to SEA-^ FARERS LOG. At^ (Honest Al) WHII7IIER- $f'r' • •liv:'; . • - 'A.' '• •. '.•A •. • VAN WHITNEY—No. W-lIi -BALLOT No. 35 Joined the SIU in 1944. Holds Union clearances for all strikes and beefs since then. Picketed in Jacksonville, ^a., during Uio 194i6 General Strike, and was an .organizer during the Cities Services., campaign. Sailed in all ratings in the engine departpient. Sailed to all war zones. Took an active part in the SUP strike of (951. Delegate on many Seatrain ships and others. Waq on hq tallying com', mittee for Baltimore Building Fund Resolution. K*- . as ' • (Vote For One) BALLOT No. 36 Became a charter member of the Seafarers International Union, A&G District, in 1938, when he Joined in the Port of Philadelphia. Has shipped continuously since that time except for the period from 1942 to 1945 when he was in the Marine Corps. Sails in ail deck department ratings, generally from the Port of Philadelphia. Was last aboard the Ines.- Served as department delegate and ship's delegate on many ships. Is clear on all Union strikes and beefs. S. (Blackie) CARDULLO—No. Git -BALLOT No. 37 Sines joining the SIU he has been active in all Union strikes' and beefs. Was Marcus Hook agent until that hall, was closed. Served as patrolman in Phlladielphia, as West Coast representative and as NY hq representative. During war sailed in all combat zones. Has clearances for all Union actions. Active participant in Isthmian organizing and s^ike. Elected Philadelphia agent for every year* since 1950. Active in Philadelphia port affairs. HARRY GERIE—No. G26fh -BALLOT No. 42 Joined the ^afarers International Union on July 23, 1941,..JB the Port of New. York. Sails in the deck department. Served on numerous: ships as ship's delegate and department delegate. Partic­ ipated in many major Union actions and is strike-clear On all strikes Served as dispatch^ part of 1953 and 1954 and again, in 1990. Elected patrolman 1957-'58. Has been an active SIU member for over 17 years. (XIFTON H. JACKSON—No. J-235t -BALLOT No. 43 Started With the SIU, Atlantic A Qulf District, in 1946. Was active in the 1947 Isthmian strike. Was an organizer aboard Cities Serv­ ice. tankers during the SIU drive in that company and also on the independently-owned tanker John H. Marrion. Has sailed 3rd cook and carpenter but spent most of his seatime in the engine rooni. Hss served as engine delegate and ship's, delegate on many sbip& 'Has fulTciearance for all strikes and beefs. vir- / •, RALPH W. MURRY- for; Philadelphia Agent STANLEY (Sioeh) BOJKO—No. B.33; EU HANOVER-r-No. H-313i -No. M-3741 -B;U1X)TN«.44 Joined the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District,' In the Port iff Norfolk in 1946. Sailed steadily since then in the deck department on Slti ships, ustially as AB or bosun. Has been active in most of the Union's beefs and strikes down through the years since he first be­ came a member. Also has been active aboard ship, often serving as ship's delegate or departmental delegate. Has recently been ship­ ping aboard the Baltore (Ore Line). AL STANSBURY—N6. S-22: -BALLOT No. 45 Member of SIU since it was organized, joining in Port of Balti­ more. Taken active part in all strikes and organizing drives since Union began. Sailed during the war into most combat zones. Serired SIU in various Appointive capacities. Was often elected black.gang delegate on ships. Was appointed dispatcher for Baltimore in 1949. Has been elected as Baltimore engine patrolman from 1950 up to the present time, For: Norfolk Agent (Vote For One) -BALLOT No. 38 Si Member of the SIU for the past 16 years, joining the Union In the Port of Philadelphia in 1943. Has sailed at one time or another in all three departments and is familiar with the vm-ious problems affecting Seafarers. Has been elected departmental or ship's dele­ gate on most vessels he's sailed on. Sailed during-World War II in all war zones as well as during the Korean War. Was last aboard the Steel Artisan. V &:• For: Philadelphia Joint Patrolman (Vote For One) JOHN HETZELL—No. H-61 i- -BALLOT No. 46 '^Jbined the SIU in May of 1939, and has .sailed steadily since. was appointed patrolman-dispatcher in the Port of Norfolk in 1946, and has since been elected to that position. Has been active in all SIU strikes and 'beefs since he joined the Union, and holds clear­ ances for all of them. During the Wall Street Strike, he served in the capacity of area captain. He was also active in Isthmian andCifies Service campaigns. for; Savannah Agent -BAtLOT No. 39 Has been a book member of the SIU since 1947. Has serve.d as ship's delegate and departmental delegate on many ships. Has taken an active part in Union beefs on the West Coast, the Com­ mercial Telegraphers Union strike, the Isthmian beef on bedialf of the AFL Marine Engineers and the Operating Engineers' strike in 1952. Was appointed joint patrolman in Philadelphia in 1951. Elected Philadelphia joint patrolman from 1953 to present. .a-:. JAMES A. BULLOCK—No. B»7i For: Baltimore Agent -A (Vote For One) WIIXIAM J. (Red) MORRIS—No. M-4J -BALLOT No. 47 Sailed since 1939 and through World War II until appointed acting agent for Jacksonville in March, 1945. Was later assigned to New York and then to Norfolk as patrolman. Served as noting agent in Charleston, SC. Appointed patrolman for Mobile in 1947. Was elected deck patrolman in Mobile for 1948, joint patrblman In '49 and deck patrolman for 1953 through 1956; joint patrolman 1957-'58. Has clear record on all Union beefs. (Vote For One) EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD^No. S-2i -BALLOT No. 40 One of SIU's original members. Active in P&O strike and other early Union actions. Directed field work in Isthmian organizing drive. Participated in Great Lakes organizing. Directed NY water­ front activities in 194.6 General Strike. Appointed New Orleans port agent in 1947. Elected New Orleans agent for 1948, 1949, 195D. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1951. Appointed Baltimore l^agent in 1951. Elected Baltimore agent from 1952 to present. A For; Baltimore Joint Patrolman (Vote For Three) 1 '1 IMgkl REX E. DiqULEY-^No. D-61 For: Tampa Agent r--. (Vote For One) t A. W.: (Andy) GOWDER—No. G-352t -—-BALLOT No. 48 Became member, of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, In Savan­ nah in 1944. Since that time has been 'active' in all Union beefs, strikes Aid organization drives. Participated in 1946 ^General Strike and Isthmian Strike. Served on numerous committees in the Union's branches. Elected delegate, chairman and recording secre­ tary on many SIU ships. Sailed during World War II end Korean War. LOUIS (Blackie) NEIRA—No. N-lr -BALLOT N^. ^ -BALLOT No. 41 Elected deck patrolman for the Port of Baltimore for ten terms from 1938-48, Sailed actively on a leave of absence in the war years, 1942-'43. Served as-patrolman-organizer during the Isthmian drive and returned to this position op appointment in May, 1952, Was active in the 19M General krike Sailed AB between 1948 and 19S2. Elected Baltihiofe Jf^it Patrolman 1955 td-present. Has been-clear in all Union strikes. Joined the SIU in the Port of New York in 1943. Sailed in the engine department., Appointed organizbr in Mobile in 1945. " Or. ganiyed Mobile 'Towing Co. and other towboat companies in Mobile and Gulf area. , Chairman of strike committee ih Mobile for 1948 General Strike Active in 1947 Isthmian strike and numerous other Anibh beefs. Has served as acting SIU agent, patrolman,jind organizer ih'Mobile and bther ports. Appointed Miami port agent 1958.(Conttnusd an paga iM ^ " ~ t ^ , ' ^ : �October It, ItSt San^caMatair—'ace Fire /- Fa Fa BIKIIly JH.^—Noa R*432i -BALLOT No. iO A member of the englna department for 28 ytara, atartlnc aaUlng with the old ISU in 1834. Joined the Seafarers International Union, A 8r O District, in 1943 In the Port of Tampa. Has served the Union In niany capacities since then as ship's delegate and Union organ­ izer. Activity participated in the Union's drive this year to organize Suwannee Steamship Company. Usually rfiips out of Tampa. Among v vessels he sailed on this year were the Boyal Oak and The Cabins. I / \ for: fHobU* Agent (Vofo For Ono) for: New Orleans Joint Patrolman (Vote For Three) GEORGE E. ANNIS—No. A-230 -BALLOT No. 58 Shipboard organizer In Isthmian. Served as volunteer picket during Isthmian strike. Became SIU member in February, 1947, in the Port of Mobile. Ships regularly in deck department. Also sailed two years in steward department. Was.in Navy from 194852. Has clear record on all Union beefs. Assisted organizers in New Orleans on American Coal and Banner Line beefs. Now ^ip'i v delegate on Alcoa Ranger. -BALLOT No. 59 TOM GOULD—No. G-267: CAL TANNER—No. T-li -BALLOT No. 51 Charter member of the SIU since the beginning, lulled actively during war, seeing service in most combat mnes. Active In Isthmian organizing drive both on ship and ashore as. organizer. Elected Mobile agent every yearliince 1947. Veteran of SIU organizing drives of past years. Active in all SIU beefs and holds clearances for all strikes the Union has engaged In since It was first organized. Joined SIU In Fort of New Orleans on December 23, 1942, Sailed regularly through war years. Active in Union's post-war organ­ izing campaigns at Isthmian and Cities Service. Took part in 1946 General Slrike' and other major union beefs through the years. Elected to various rank and file committees. Served as welfare services representative, dispatcher and patrolman in New York. Also served In Seattle. Elected NY deck patrolman IPSS-'-lfi. SYLVESTER MONARDO—No. M-734: Has been a member of the Seafarers International Union since November, 1943, sailing exclusively ip the deck departmnt. Is pres­ ently sailing as bosun on the SS Del Norte. Holds clearance for all SIU strikes and beefs. Has served as deck and ship's delegate on many ships and assisted In settling shipboard beefs while in those Capacities. Resides In New Orleans when ashore. Joined the At­ lantic and Gulf District in the Port of New York. for: Mobile Joint Patrolman (Vote For Throe) \ BURWOOD DEES—No. D42i -BALLOT No. 52 C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS—No. S-4s Joined the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf Dii^trict, In the Port of Mobile in 1943. Although a native of Baltimore, ships out of Mobile and San Francisco regularly. A member of the deck gang, he holds almost all of the ratings in that department. Has been cleared in all of the Union's strikes and beefs, both ashore and board ship since a'member. Has been an active participant In Union affairs. HAROLD J. nSCHER—No. F-li -BALLOT No. 53 In SIU since 1938. Sailed steadily In engine department during war until December, 1943, when appointed Mobile dispatcher. Was drafted into US Army in 1944 and discharged in 1946. Returned to sea. Served 'again in Mobile as patrolman-dispatcher for four years from 1946 to 1950. Has clear record on all strikes^ Served as SIU West Coast representative and San Francisco agent. Elected Mobile joint patrolman since 19^3. ROBERT J. JORDAN—No. J-li -BALLOT No. 61 •. --^1 •ll FRANK (Red SuUy) SULLIVAN- -No. S^21i BALLOT No. 62 A member of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, since it was founded In 1939, has served actively In every major Union strike and beef. Served as area commander in Brooklyn during the Union's strike against I^hmian Lines in 1947. Prior to this was appointed to the position of deck patrolman for the Port of New Orleans in 1944, and was elected to that post in 1945. Was later elected to the jdb of Joint patrolman for New Orleans in 1946. •, • -BALLOT No. 54 Sailed since 1938 In engine department Was organizer in Gulf area for Isthmian ships and tugboats from September, 1945, on. Served as Mobile engine patrolman, February, 1946. Was acting dispatcher and organizer In that port. Was elected engine patrol­ man In Mobile 1949-1952. Elected engine patrolman for '53-'&4 and '55-56. Joint patrolman for 1957-'58.Active in all SIU beefs and picketing actions for many years. BALLOT No. 63 -fi y. Joined the SIU. A&G District, in June of 1943. Since that time he was active in the Isthmian organizing drive, and also in the Cities Service organizing campaign. He holds clearances for all SIU striked and beefs since he joined the Union. In 1948, elected Boston joint patrolman. Elected joint patrolman for Galveston '50-'51. Elected New, Orleans patrolman for last "six years. Served as New Orleans patrolman, 1957-58. Was acting Houston port agent. -BALLOT No. 55 LEO MARSH—No. M.9J JOHN L. WHITED; JR—NO. W-282: Has been a member of the SIU, A&G District, since it was formed and he has alway sailed in the steward department, sailing in all ratings on almost every type of vessel under SIU contract. He holds clearances for all SIU strikes and beefs since the Union was organ­ ized and has taken an active part In all of them. Was appointed as steward patrolman for the Port of Mobile in December of 1951. Elected Mobile steward patrolman 1953-1956. For: New Orleans Agent (Vote For One) WALTER (Rusty) BEYELER—No. B-Sli -BALLOT No. 56 Joined the SIU, A&G District, In 1942 and sailed as>bosun or AB throughout the war In dvery war zone. Was active In the 1946 General Strike and the 1947 Isthmian Stvlkg, and holds clearances for all SIU strikes and beefs since he joined. Has served on eyery type of ship under SIU contract. Sailed to Korea during Korean War. Has served on various membership committees ashore, and as department or ship's delegate oni many SIU vessels. LINDSEY WaLIAMS—No. W-11 , ' - -'^1 One of early members of SIU, joining in December, 1938. Active in 1939 Isthmian ririke, 1939 Bonus Strike, 1946 General Strike and 1947 Isthmian Strike when company signed. Served A&G District in many capacities from dispatcher to agent in New Orleans. Sailed in all combat zones during WW ll. ^Elected New Orleans engine or joint patrolman since 1947 in every election up to the present time. Has participated in many Union beefs. CM. (Whiley) TANNEHILL—No. T-5: • BALLOT No. 60 / -BALLOT No. 57 ^ \ Joined SIU, A&G District, In January, 1942, In New Orleans. Sailed in the deck department during the war in practically every war zone. Served as Gulf area organizer during Union, drive to organize Isthmian. Led drive on American Trading and inducing. Director of organization for Cities Service drive and was- responsible for ^ twinging many new companies under contract. Elected New Orleans ^ port agent since 1950. j -BALLOT No. 64 A member of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, since 1944, sailed on both A&G and Pacific District vessels in all war zones through­ out World War II.' Has shipped on all types of ships, including tankers, and aided in settling many shipboard beefs while serving as deck or ship's delegate. Actively participated in the Union's strikes and beefs and assisted in the SIU Harbor and Inland Water­ ways Division's organizing campaigns. KEITH (Honolulu) WINSLEY—No. W-269: BALLOT No. 65 Hks been a member of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, since joining up in October, 1945, in the Port of San Francisco. Has sailed., regularly since then in the engine department and holds various engine department ratings Including that of .electrician. Has a clean record In the Union, holding clear­ ances for all SIU strikes. Is 37 years of age and a resident dC Algiers, Louisiana. . For: Houston Agent \ (Vote For One) ROBERT A. MATTHEWS—No. M-I i -BALLOT No. 66 Joined SIU when it was chartered. Served aS patrolman and port agept In .Mobile and later as port agent in Jacksonville and San Francisco, Assigned in 1946 to NY as hq representative. Served on every Union negotiating committee from 1946 to 1954. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer 1948, 1949 and 1950, hq representative for 1951 and 1952. Elated asst. secretary-treasurer 1953-'54, 1955-'56, '57-'58. Paltlclpated In all SIU strikes and beefs. (CenHnwaS en S) • M '"M -if f• '••-'p. • -3 .-Jf; �• Snpplementarr—Slic m '• Oetober M, l»tt For: Houston Joint Patrolman For: Wilmington Agent (Vote For One) . JAMES L. ALLEN—No. A.90» (Vot6 For On«) -BALLOT No; 67 Joined the Seafarers International Union In the Port of Mobile Sails in the deck department. Active in the 1046 strike in Galveston. Alsp participated in 1951 Isthmian beef. Has clear record omall other Union actions. Has been ship's delegate and departmental delegate on many occasions on SIU ships. Usually sails in the bosun's rating. Has shipped on many types oi ships under SIU contract since he became a member of the Union. . " CHARLES. KIMBAU^No. K-2 -BALLOT No. 68 Active member of SIU since Union was first organised in 1938. Sailed^ at all times in deck department until 1944 when appointed patrolman for Mobile. Acted as West Coast representative of Union in San Francisco in 1945. Elected Mobile port agent in 1946 and was appointed pati^lman and dispatcher in 1947 in Mobile. Sailed 1948 to 1951, then elected Galveston joint patrolman in 1952. Beelected Joint patrolman since then. JAMES ARTHUR McCONATHY—No. M4^4: BALLOT No, 69 Started sailing on SUP-manned Pilot Butte in 1945, and became a member of the SIU-A&G District when the ship paid off in Mobile later that year. Sails in all ratings in the engine department Has shipped on practically every type of ship under SIU contract at one time or another. Elected engine department delegate by ship­ mates numerous times on* different vessels. Is strike-clear • on all Union beefs and picketing actions since bMoming a member. W. (BBl) MTTCHELU—No. M.22: —BALLOT No. 7i Joined the Seafarers International Union In the Port of Norfott in 1944. Started sailing in the deck department and later in engine department where he now sails as electrician. Has clearances for all SIU strikes and pa^cipated directly in. a number of strikes and heefs. Has been chosen many times by his shipmates to serve as departmental and ship's delegate aboard SIU ships and has assisted in settling various shipboard beefs. REED HUMPHRIES-^No, H-4i —-BALLOT No. 71 Joined the SIU in July, 1944, in the Port of New York. Sailed In all ratings in the deck department. Active in li946 General Strike. Served on grievance committee during Wall Street ^strike and par­ ticipated in many other beefs. Shipboard organizer on Mar-Trade tankers. Appointed New York patrolman in 1952. Elected NY Joint patrolman for 1953-54. Reelected 1955-56. Appointed Wilmington port agent in 1956 and has served as agent since that time. For: San francisco Agenf (Veto For One) MARTY BREITHOFF—No. B-2i . .S ' - -BALLOT No. 72 started sailing with SIU in 1942 and saUed during World War H in all combat sones in both engine and steward departments,.Served on grievance committee in Tampa during 1946 General Strike. Was shipboard organizer at start of Cities Service drive in 1946. Served as chief dispatcher. Port of New York, in 1951 and 1952. Elected NY Joint patrolman 1953 to present Elected San Francisco agent, 1957-'58. , . 'r-,--.. For: Seoff/e Agent •-.r (Voto For One). TEDDY BABKOWSKI—No. B-lt -BALLOT No. 73 Joined SIU in 4941 and sailed in all combat zoifes during WW n. Was.Tolunteer organizer in Isthmian drive and various tanker drives. Served on New York Isthmian Strike committee. Active in 1946 Strike, Coos Bay and'shipyard beefs. Served on Baltimore'Mmmit-' tees aiding shipyard and telephone workers. Elected Joint patrolman in New York for 1949 and NY engine patrolman for yean 1950, 1951, 1952, •53-'54, '55-'56, '57-'58. SIU Constitution Ruies On Eiections (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at Port Offices, and shall be secret. No signature of any voter-or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any Section 3. Boilofing ProcOdure member or members as appropriate^ for any office, or the (a) The Secretary-'treasurer shall insure the proper Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as (d) No member may vote without displaying his to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general Union Book, in which there shall be placed an appro­ information and instructive comments not inconsistent priate notation the date and of the fact of voting, both with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified prior to being, of handed a ballot A ballot shall then be candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within handed to the member who shall thereupon sign his name each category. The listing of the Forts shall follow a on a roster sheet (which shall kept ih duplicate), to­ geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly gether with his book number, be and baUot number. The Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast portion of the ballot on which the ballot is printed down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ shall then be removed, placed near thenumber roster sheet, and erly along the'Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of the member shall proceed to the voting site. Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, . (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the estab­ on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be lishment of a booth or other voting site where each mem­ voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the ber may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold number thereon placed at the top thereof^ and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion cont^ing the said the ballot so that no part of the printed or written por­ number to be easily removed. On this removable portion tion is visible. He shaU then drop the ballot into a narrow-, shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that pur­ pose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except of the baliot and the voting dates thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ as hereinafter set forth. retary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as election year and shall centime through December 31st, indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holi­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ days legally recognized in the city in which the Fort ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each affected is located. If November 1st or December Slst Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and falls on a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized in amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ a Port in the city in. which that Port is located, the bal­ tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate, verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers as the case may be, oh the next succeeding ^business day. of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ Subject to the foregoing, voting in all Ports shall com­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, exCi^t count the baliots, when received, to insure that the amount that, on Saturdays, voting shall-commence at 9:00 AM sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the and continue until 12 Noon, and, on regular meeting amoimt and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer days, voting shall commence at 9:00-AM and continue as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall untU 7:30 PM. Immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the Section 4. Polls Committees anaount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify (a) ^ Each Port shall elect, l>rior to the begiiming of the the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ voting on each voting day, a Polls Committed, consisting ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior,to the^ of three members. For fhs purpssc of holding a meeting voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded ' for the election of a Foils Com.rrMttec ouly, aud uulwilhfar ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer * standing the provisions of Article XXIV, Section 2, or shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and any other provision of this Constitution, five (5)r mem­ correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall bers shall constitute a quorum for each Port, with the at all times .be available to any member asking for in- said meeting to be held between 8:00 AM and 2:00 AM>apection of the same at Headquarters. with no notice ffiereof required. It shall be the obliga­ Article XII •' • tion of each ifiember wishing to serv^ on a Polls Com­ mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose Of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and Jhat the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to Head­ quarters. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect ill unused ballots, the voting costers, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the ballot of records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts ot stubs with the number of names and corr^ spending serial, numbers on the roster, and then com­ pare the serial number and the mnounts of ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by thc~Polls Committee finding such dis­ crepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what separate coniments thereon he desires, provided they are signed "and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to.bb presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be re­ ported to the membership as soon as completed, with . recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with.the same effect as in­ dicated in Article I. (c) ^ The Polls Committee shall also insure that the balTOt box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set fort^ The,same procedure as is set forth in the j^eceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utiliz^ in |he event the Polls Committee has reason to believe t)^e lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified mem­ bers only to votefT'Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they are ts. g(S0d stsndihg, stamp their book withrthb word . "voted," and the date. Issue baliots to voters, insure that proper registration On the roster takes place, collect the stubs,'and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All membefs and, others affiliated with the Upion ftri charged with the ffuty of agisting the'Polls Cpmmit- �^Ootob^r 10, 1958 •hall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, information, and belief of those required to make such certifications. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 members. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port, and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The six to be elected from Headquarters Port shall consist of two from each 'of the three departments of the Union. The others shall be elected without regard to department. The election shall be held at the last regular meeting in December of the election year. No Officer, Port Agent, Patrolmaji, or candidate for office, or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tally of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts, and with each total broken down into Port totals. The Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the elec­ tion records and files of all Ports, which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The re­ port shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. The Tallying Committee Is also charged with the jeceipt and e^luation of written protests by any member who claimi^an illegal denial of the right to vote. If It finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are prac­ tical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3 (c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special , vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5 (c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tally­ ing Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief sumihary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a sumiuary of the disposition Of the said protest. The Committee shall take all reason­ able measures'to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5 (c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it imless and until the special votes referred to in this. Section 5 (c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at Head­ quarters Port prior to the first business day after Decem­ ber 31 of the election year. Each member of the Commit­ tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim­ bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc­ casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head­ quarters Port. All members of the Committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day Section 5, Ballot Collection. Tallying subsequent to their election to the day they return, in Procedure, Protests, and Special Votes normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman (a) On the day the balloting in each Port is to termi­ from among themselves and, subject to the express terms nate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Decisions addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de­ as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final liver to Headquarters, or mail to Headquarters (by certi­ report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby with a certification, signed and dated by all members of fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not the Committee that all ballots sent to the Port and not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediate­ member of the Committee to make separate comments ly after the termination of balloting and to insure their under his signature and date. The certification shall safe custody during the course of the' Committee's pro­ specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the ceedings. The proceedings of this Committee, except for unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Head­ therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, j)rovided quarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, he observes decorum. In no event shall the issuance of together with a certification, signed by all members of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying the Committee, that all the stubs- collected by the Com­ Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th imme­ mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each diately subsequent to the close of voting. member of the Committee to make separate comments un­ (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up In der his signature and date. The said Polls Committee sufficient copies to comply with the following require­ members shall not be discharged from their duties until the forwarding called for hereunder Is accomplished and ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such Port Agent's election records or files.^ meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from (b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least at the address of Headquarters. In the event a Polls five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day meeting applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, the balloting, in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent and shall be referred to as the "Election-Report" meeting. shall have the duty to forward the material specifically As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall set forth in Section 5 (a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the post one copy of the report on the bulletin bo'atid, in a Unioh Tallying Committee whicli will then carry out the conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept" posted for functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall bd material deemed necessary by the Union "Tallying Com­ taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section mittee to execute those functions, All ceVtifibations called for , under this Article. XIII ' 5 (c) pf this Article and the. recpnamendations of the Tally­ tee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affiecting all the balloting in any port, the followin^E procedure shall be obseryed: At the end of "each day'r voting, the Polls CommitFee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, pro­ vided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, or en\^elopes, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall thereupon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or envelopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. The Committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelope or en­ velopes, and shall certify, on the envelope, or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shaH check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre' pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording em­ bodying the foregoing inscribed thereon, in which event, ; these envelopes shall be used by tbe Polls Committee for the' aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then bo placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of Headquarters, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg­ istered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi­ tory named In the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be dis­ charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure th^ the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed b^ore handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope; across the flap of which the members of the Committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope sesurely. In addition to delivering the key aift ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall de­ liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused .ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have re­ ceived, and. all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon­ sible for the proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid ma'terial, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remziining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. ' ' . (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve with­ out compensation, except that the Port Agent shall com­ pensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sumi for meals while serving. SawlemenfaaT—Pare Seven ing Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in ac­ cordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote unless the retorted discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report meet­ ing, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more mem­ bers of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the contingencies provided for in this Section 5 (f), the closing report shall be accepted as final. (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Sec. 5 (f)' must take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the dis­ crepancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the fore­ going, and to the limits of the vote set by the member­ ship, as aforesaid, the Port agents in each such Port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as set forth In Section 5 (c), insofar as that section de^als with the terms of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasiurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immedi­ ately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such spe­ cial vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results arid communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to Headquarters, all in the same pack­ age, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach Headquarters in time to enable the Secretary-Treasurer to prepare his report as required by this Section 5 (g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to thoso required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report con­ taining a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the latteir's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent to each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the-Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tallying Committee's closing report shall be deemed modified accordingly, and, as modified, ac­ cepted and final. If the report is not accepted, the numerical results in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report there^ on by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of, and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the'regular meeting following the Election Report meeting'. If such recheck and re­ count is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall be reqiired to continue its proceedings correspondingly. '3 i , .-4 N. Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Port Agent or Patrolman (a) The person elected shaU be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job Involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office oi^ job, the proper number of candidates, receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations shall be made only from results deemed final and ac­ cepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to notify each Individual elected. ~ '< (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas­ urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com-, mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon at which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Section i. This shall ndt apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In th^e event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume office, the provisions of Article X, Section 2 (a), as to succession shall apply until such office is assumed. If he does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shaU be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership.. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, and Patrolman shall take the following oath: "I do solemnly swear that I will faitnfuUy execute the duties of of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, and I will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the welfare of the members^p." I �J J, °J"®lf H5M»M tlflMfs VOnNC INSTRUCTIONS TO oidex %vote . 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Title A name given to the resource October 10, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SPEEDS DRIVE ON RUNAWAY SHIPS MEANY TO RULE ON MMP PACT RR PLAN: KILL SHIPS 73 NOW IN RACE FOR SIU OFFICES SIXTY DAY PAID VSCATION, 6% HIKE TOP BME GAINS MOBILE STARTING TO CREW T-2’S MANHATTAN BEACH PHS MAY CLOSE BOX SCORE ON US SOCIAL SECURITY LIBERIA TESTS OFFICERS – FOR $50 SHIPPING, STRIKE BEEFS LIVEN BALT. TANKERS IN GRAIN TRADE CREATE ’50-50’ PROBLEM LABOR ‘GOAT’ IN BIG BIZ VOTE DRIVE ALLIES PLAN FORMAL PROTEST ON RUNAWAYS LAKES SIU IS WINNER 23-0 NY ACTIVITY HIGH AS 57 SHIPS DOCK SIUNA, CUBA IN TALKS TO SETTLE CANADIAN BEEF SUN TAKER PROPOSAL ADVANCES CANDIDATES FOR 1959-1960 A&G POSTS SIU CONSTITUTION RULES ON ELECTIONS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/10/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 21  1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3e9658e77a914a8950414f3c6b480fa9.PDF b068a4bc2eacda9e4ff52d79118276b7 PDF Text Text Stoiy On Page X SEATARBRS^LOG » OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THI $E A FA R E R$ I NTERN AT I ON AL UNION •ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • 5-'' ! -•> • I. '-•H. • '•'-i I -m Stoiy On Page 3 'K-- I > -• 'v', OiJI^ Seafarers aboard Sandcaptain VCOWn IffOv« rescued four persons from this Jersey Central coacK'hanging onto open Newark Bay lift ' bridge in disaster that took 48 lives. One other person JWa» pull^ from the wate3ri,.j^j»ry en Page • Mass protest of Cuban jtovernmeht's strikebre aking J» against Canadian strikerB at Cuban consulate in New ; York helped win withdrawal of Cuban stamen lorced to work struck shi^ White-cap­ ped, placard-bearing marchers surround costumed "Cuban police" to^g effigy of "the s^utnan Batista wants." (Sterjr en Page li natares^ Page f.) i �Fice Tw« SeptAmbw 99,'mm :':M:^,.: SMAPAKERS For 38 Union Offices A total of 71 Seafarers have been found fully qualified to fun for Union office and will vie for 38 elective posts open ib the coming Atlantic and Gulf District election. Sixtyeight of the candidates passed the credentials committee of rank and file Seafarers aft«r gubmitting proof of seatime,-*^" membership in good standing grounds in advance of the voting, were disqualified, the committee and citizenship as required the SEAFARERS LOG^ in its issue reported,,could have been abli to by the Union constitution. Three of October 10, 1958, will print a qualify if they had followed the other qualified on appeal. (See special, supplement containing pic­ rules and procedures set forth in tures and Statements from all of the constitution. "The Commit­ •tory below.) In ail. 84 Seafarers nominated the candidates for office. In addi­ tee," they said, "is bound by the themselves for office, but 12 were tion the LOG wiU carry a sample constitution and had to decide on disqualified for failing to meet the ballot which will be an exact dupli­ the basis of the constitution constitutional requirements, and cate of the actual ballots. These The cases of tUsquaiification cited one withdrew his name from the copies will be available in all are especially regrettable because race shortly after submitting his ports and will be airmailed to the of the fact that the Union, this credentials. Two years ago, al­ ships so that Seafarers can ac­ year, as in every election year, though there were 39 open posts-— quaint themselves with the candi­ went to such lengths to set forth one more than in this year's elec­ dates and election procedure be­ the procedures and requirements John Sfafhis, Marino Cooks and Stowoltilt dlspoldior. calls fobs to be followed by Uiose seeking a tions—there were only 72 qualified fore voting. while Wilder Smith, MCS New York agent, stands by. SIU Pccifie Of the disqualified candidates, ID place on the ballot." candidates on the ballot. District affiliate recently moved its New York operation into SIU Voting'in the SIU biennial elec­ were found by the committee not The qualified candidatei and the headquarters. ~ \ tion willbegin on November 1 and in continuous good standing for the posts for which they are competing will contlnqe for two months, two year required period, two- are as foUows: through the end of December. Un­ failed to produce the necessary Secretary-treaanrer:, Paul HalL der the provisions of the constitu­ four months seatime in the current Deck assistant seerelaryiti-eMtion, the nev?ly elected officers will year, two had their books in retire­ nrer; Joseph Algina. ment during the two years previ­ take their posts as soon as they have been certified elected by ous to nominations and one did not Engine assistant seeretary-treasmembership approval of the tally­ submit his credentials to the com­ nrer: Claude Simmons. Steward assistant secretarying committee report on the voting. mittee by the midnight, September treasurer: Edward (Eddie) Mooney. NEW YORK—TTie merging of Marine Cooks and Stew­ 12, deadline. To familiarize the membership A number of the candidates who Jtdnt assistant secretary-treas- ards-Sailors Union of the Pacific halls in . the major outporta with the candidates and their back­ nrer: (two posts open) William was completed last week when four MCS replacements wera Hall, Joseph Yolpian.'^ shipped to the SS President-^ Boston agent: A1 Tanner. Adams from the SIU A&G recreation hall. We don't have to Boston Joint PaWidmani Gene hiring hall in New York. The go outside for anything." Dakin, William John Smith, James two Pacific District affiliates use The rotary shipping board, Joint hiring halls in the ports of which is located on the second Sweeney. New York Joint Patrolman: New Orleans, Seattle, Portland, deck In the hall. Is divided so that the upper half will be used by (eight posts open) £m^ (Scottie) Wilmington and Honolulu. Three Seafarers have qualified as candidates in the forth­ Aubusson, Robert Barrett, Ami members of the A&G District, Step Up Joint Aetiim and the lower half by the Faclfie coming SIU general election as a result of membership Bjomsson, William Burke, Daniel The use of joint hiring halls is action upholding their appeals from rulings by the creden- Butts, Malcolm M. Cross, Carlos M. another step in the general plan District sailore and cooks. MCS Diaz, Joseph Di Giorgio, Paul Dro- to coordinate, the activities of the and SUP registration will bo tials committee. The appeals ' zak, Thomas H. Fleming, Vincent three unions which form the SIU's handled at the dispatch counter in had been at headquarters all the are the first ones taken under Genco, Louis Goffin, W. Paul Gon- Pacific District-the MCS, SUP. and flont of the board. the new SIU constitution time for the processing of a vaca­ sorchik, Howard Guinier, Frank J, the Marine Firemen and Watertion paymmt and thus he couldn't adopted in 1952. Jankowski, Casimer Kaust, William tenders Union. Only recently the prodoqe it for the .conunittee until The additions increase the num­ Scott Porter, Eugene Bay, Cbarlei three West Coast affiliates Joined returned to him. ber of qualified candidates to 71. it had been ScOfield, Freddie Stewart, Jo­ their pension plans into a tingle No Seatime Proof The trio includes William Burke, seph Telcher, Keith Terpe, James fund and later announced plans for In turn, Blaust had bepn dis­ Carlos M. Diaz and Casey Kaust, qualified for failing to show proof Tucker, Van Whitney. the future publication of a single all running for posts as New York of three years seatime, although Pacific District newspaper. Philadelphia agent; Stosh (Stan­ Joint 'patrolman. A total of 24 it was found later he actually had ley) Bojkq, Steve (Blackie) Car- The move into the A&G head­ candidates wUl now compete for the necessary time. However, dullo, Harry Gerie. quarters hall was well liked by the the eight open posts on the ballot, since he was aboard ship prior Philadelphia Joint patrolman: MCS membership. As MCS messinstead of only 21, who were orig­ to the close of nomiimtions, he had John HetzeU. man Tony Locicero put it, "We HOUSTON—The SIU-i:ianned inally qualified by the committee. no knowledge of thq committee's have everything we need right Steel Advocate (Isthmian) rammed Based on provisions spelled out ruling. A further gpk^nd for dis­ Baltimore agent: Earl Sheppard. here in one building, * new an oil barge and a tugboat in the in the SIU constitution, the dis­ qualification, again ^ue to a late Baltimore Joint patrtdman: shipping the board, a cafeteria and a Houston Ship Chaimel early Sept qualifications were reversed by the dues payment, was also waived three posts open) Rexford E. 16. There were no casualties aboard vote of the shoreside membership when he showed it was due to his Dickey, Eli Hanover, Clifton H. the ship. at regular meetings in all ports participation in the Bull Line Jackson, Ralph W. Murry, Flaye On engineer on the tugboat Ox, (Al) Stansbury. strike last year. operated by Bludworth Construc­ AU of these situations arc ipeci- Norfolk ageiti: James A. Bullock. Texts of the appeals acted on tion Co., was missing and pre­ fically recognized in the Union Savannah agent: William J. In all ports are on page 10. sumed drowned. Three other men constitution. Morris. aboard theTiug were injured. The tug capsized and sank. Tampa agent: A. W. (Andy) on September 17. It was empha­ MONTREAL—Last minute con The Steel Advocate ran aground Gowder, Louis (Blackie) Ncira, F. sized in the appeals that the cre­ tract talks between the SIU Cana­ following the collision. She waa Reid, Jr. dentials committee had acted prop­ dian District and two major Great pulled off with no apparent dam­ erly in all cases, based on the doc­ Mobile agent: Cal Tanner. Lakes operators have averted thb age by two G&H tugs, manned by uments submitted by the candi­ Mobile Joint patrolman: (three threat of a 60-ship atrike and set members dates at the time to establish their of the SIU Harbor and posts open) Durwood Dees, Harold the pattern for further negotiations eligibility under the constitution. Inland WaterwaysDivision, and J. Fischer, Robert Jordan, Leo Pat­ with six remaining Canadian com­ sailed to" Houston for inspectionu Lacked Seatime SIU membership meet­ rick Marsh. panies on the Lakes. The disqualification in the case The ship was inbound from India New Orleans agent: Walter (Rus­ The' new two-year contract, when the collision occurred. of Burke was based on his failure ings ore held regularly ty) Beyeler, Lindsey J. Williams. whkh covers some 2^408 Canadian to show four nmnths seatime in every two weeks on Wed­ New Orleans Joint patrolman; seafarers, provides for a ten perthe cturent year, j^owever. his nesday nights at 7 PM in three posts open) George E. Annis, coit package increase, five percent wife appealed on his behalf, point­ 'om Gould, Sylvester Monardo, C. retroactive to June and another $qpt. 26,1958 Vol. XX, No. 20 ing out that he was aboard ship all SIU ports. AH Sea­ and that this time (September 5 farers ore expected to J. (Buck) Stephens, Frank (Red five percent next year. to September 12—closing date for attend; those who wish to Sully) Sullivan, Charles M. TanneHeld Separate lidka hill, John L. Whited, Keith (Hono­ nominations) would.-give him the Separate talks were held ^th be excused should request lulu) Wlnsley; seatime necessary. lie already had the two operafdjrs,'N. M.'PattiNriBma permission by telegram shown 112 days on dlsch^ges. PATO HAU. Secrttarit-Tr^asunt How^n agent:J^be^ A. Mat­ & Soiu, Li^ and the Ujpper Lakes, MdHor. BHOfAae MMtur • • Diaz was disqualified for not (be sure to include' reg­ thews. •and St. Lawrence ^anspbrtatibn UAH, Art CdOor. JOquuii A»Binu wraa maintaining the two yoars of con- istration number). Houston JMht pafyofanaa: James Co,, after formal negotiations with SnvACK.^ A(. HA|ixm. JTonii BaThe tinuoi^ good standing in the Un­ the Lakes Carriers' Association lUM iCAxua, JBOV WfOcm mot Jlom* L. Allen,' Charles M. Kiinball, ion required by the cpnstitutibh negt SIU meetings e^ll be: James Arthur McConatby, W< (Bin) which represents all M the #ajor due to a late- dues pnyxnent. In Mitchell. - Canadian Great Lakes' compraniesr Pubtlxh;a feNvMliTy it tba' ; October I tha Saafarars Intarnallonal UnL this ca^. It was determined that Wilmington > ageui: Reed Hum- failed to produce a new agreement. of laiOlc a-Oulf Dlstclct. APL-CIO, i7S F< Diaz had been- on a ship af the October IS ' it it. expected that the new cpnpltties,^ >-•.. ' -'i'-. time and- Atnt wag^ net liable' for San ' Fmneiseo agent: Martin ract,*which covers the two largest ' the-dues until hn lwtd :off. It was (Marty) .Breltboff. ' ; Cafiadian fleets' bn ' the Great -'Shown further bis .discharge I Tbiovember 12 ; Seattle agentt .Theqdoro .(Tad) Lakes; wSl: ba flfilowed by the covering the' ^ilod' in -rFother operatora^''''::^ MCS New Yorit Office Moves Into SIITs Hall Membership Okays 3 Men On Appeal Advocate In Crash With Houston Tug Canadian SIU Signs 2 Go's SCHEDULE OF SIU MEEnMGS SEAFAHERS LOG asT .-.-;> , _ I �r7y: r-77#.--;-j V SEAFARERS i f^MMT II, Iftt LOG Flf* TlUM Struck Ships Yields To SIU, Pulls Men OH China Coast Now 100% In light of the active hostilities betweed Goitimunist and Nationalist Chidese along the China coast, the SIU has negotiated a 100 percent area bonus agreement in Formosan waters. The agreement actually covers four bonus areas beginning at a point south of Formosa and extending northward to Manchuria, but for practical purposes, it will only involve those SIU ships sail­ ing In Formosan waters as no American ships go into Chinese ports. The agreement calls for a 100 percent bonus on base pay, a $190 vessel attack bonus or a $100 har­ bor attack bonus in case of direct attack while in a 100 percent area and $10,000 life insurance for each crewmember. The bonus area begins at 23 de­ grees north latitude and extends eastward as far as 124 degrees east longitude along some portions of the area. The area Involved off Formosa reaches about 12 miles east, off the island and starts at its southern tip. Ships which have entered the area since September 9 are covered by the bonus agreement The bonus agreement is similar to one reached by SIU Pacific District Un­ ions with West Coast operators. ; I - p'l mi J J • ii.if i m. I'f SlUNA Vice-Prisideni Banks fa b o v •) expresses thanks for aid In Canadian beef at SIU meeting in NY. Right. CNS strikers Bill Zinuck and L Engleman discuss' strike news with Halifax Port Agent Stan Devine (center) after meeting here. Faced with demonstrations up and down the coast protesting its strikebreaking against Canadian SIU members, the Cuban government threw in tlm towel on Saturday morning, Septem-^ would be made for her 13, and pulled Cuban arrangement the International Transportworkers seamen off the struck Ca­ Federation to mediate the dispute. This was the second time an nadian Nationai ships. attempt to work the struck ships Demonstrations from Hali­ had failed. The initial effort, in­ fax, Nova Scotia, down to volving L-ansfer of the ships to New Orleans, on the Gulf Coast on Thursday, September 12, precipitated rapid action by .Cuban government representa­ tives. The Cuban consul general in New York, Alfredo Hernandez, announced Friday night that the Cuban seamen would be with­ drawn from the ships. The following Thursday, a meeting was held in Washington attended by SIU of NA President Paul HaU, Vice-President Hal Banks from Canada and four rep­ resentatives of the Cuban labor federation. As a result of the MOBILE-^Idle here for many months, Pan Atlantic's meeting it was agreed that an four combination tanker-box ships have been chartered to an SlU-contracted company, Cal Tanni^r, port agent, reported. The four tankers, the Ideal-X, Almena, Maxton and Coalinga ly, the first one being Waterman's Hills, will carry grain on their Hastings. first outbound voyago and oil com­ The chartering of the four ing back. tankers came against a background The ships were the forerunners of only fair shipping in this port. of Pan AtlanticvS trailer box opera­ There, were 14 ships calling for tion but have been idle for some payoff or in transit, among them time now. With the crewing of the Chickasaw, Arizpa, Claiborne, these four vessels only one ship, the Monarch of the Seas, Hastings and Morning Light. wiU be left in idle Jean Lafltte (Waterman); the Alcoa WASHINGTON—The Maritime Cavalier, Roamer, (Clipper and status in this port Administration has offered to Ranger (Alcoa); the Del Ore (Mis­ Tanker Trend TAMPA—Port activity here con­ sissippi); Steel Recorder (Isthmian) "turn the other cheek" and guaran­ tinues on the sleepy side with the The trend on tankers carrying and tee loans to help Greek .shipping the Captain Sitinas. iisual run of in-transits providing grain was emphasized when an­ magnate Aristotle Onassis com­ Vacations Gains HaUed a handful of Jobs. The Del Sol other SIU tanker, the Captain plete his previously-breached con­ (Mississippi); Arizpa, Tops Tops Nicholas Sitinas, formerly the Gov­ Seafarers here are commenting tract to build three supertankers and Jean Lafltte (Waterman); ernment Camp, took a load of grain favorably on the new SIU Vacation for American-flag operation. Gateway City and Raphael Semmes out of here for India. She too will Plan. Aside from the increase in Under an earlier contract with (Pan Atlantic) and Alcoa Polaris pick up oil on the inbound trip. benefits, the men see the Plan as the MA, Onassis interests prom­ (Alcoa) were the ships calling here, This was the. second SlU-con- increasing the turnover in shipping ised to build the three vessels, according to Port Agent Tom Ban­ tracted ship to take" grain at the because a crewmember will get off two 46,Q00-ton tankers and one of ning. State Dock grain elevators recent- a ship more readily when he knows 106,000 tons, in return for permis­ he can have some extra vacation sion to transfer 14 US vessels to money to tide him over in between foreign registry. The earifings Publlc Health Gets SIU Assist jobs. from the use of the vessels under The Harbor and Inland Water­ foreign flags were to be reserved to ways Division is expecting more finance the construction of the activity in the coming months as three tankers. the proposed state road-building However last June the company program gets under way. A num­ announced that it would not be ber of HIWD-contracted operators handle sand, sheU and gravel able to complete its contract and which are widely used in road con­ construct the three vessels because struction. The program has been of a depressed tanker market. In marking time pending removal of an effort to enforce the contract, legal obstacles such as securing the Department of Justice filed right, of ways and condemning charges for the return of the 14 properties, but it is expected, to be ships and their profits, or the in full swing by the beginning of forfeiture of some $8,000,000 in performance bonds. 1999. Subsequent hearings by the House Merchant Marine Commit­ tee found that the profits from the UM Only One operation of the 14 vessels under Mali Address foreign flags were-diverted to pay - Seafarers with t>eefs regard- off back taxes and fines owed to log slow payment of monies due the US government by Onassis In­ from various operators in back terests. wages and disputed overtime Under this new guarantee should first check whether they agreement, the terms of which have a proper mailing address are being kept secret, the Govern­ on file with the company. SIU ment will guarantee the $51.3 mil­ headquarters officials point out lion construction loan which Will that reports received from sev­ be financed by two banks. The eral operators show checks have terms of this agreement, Clarenr^ i^n mailed to one address Morse, Maritime Administrator, Staff phyiicians Sfdten Mdnd P^lio HtMlfb Sf^^^ ' while a beef on the same score said, will be stricter thkn those examine tape recorder, an SIU gift fie the hbspHiBK^ Recbrdhr'WIN is sent: irom anpth^, thus cre­ normally used by the Government be used in hbspifai's training program fw i^^ teeknl^idhiiu . ating much difficulty lu keaping in gparanteebg ahip construction Doctors qreJI to ;r),W. B, f-wgutohi U iiew, J.iM. jlu^sissi deputy i .'aeccfuads straight' to guard ^einst a default in the, contract' r. ^ qhifi, MediMjSd^ices} V. R. Warbtu . Tampa Still Slow m Four Tanker-Traiferships Shift To SIU Operator Onassis May Get US Aid For Supers the Trinidad flag and importation of West Indian and British crews, flopped in the face of the refusal of the West Indians and British to man the ships. The coastwide demonstrations by the SIU Canadian District, sup­ ported, by the A&G District and other SIU affiliates, were touched off when CulMn seamen were flown into Halifax to man the eight struck ships formerly owned by the Canadian National St^mshlp Company. The eight vessels, Ttiffkebbund since July 4, 1957, had been sold to a Cuban government bank Cuban seamen at first refused to work the vessels, but subse­ quently they took one ship, the jCiudad_de la Habana (ex-Canadian Challengerj_put of Halifax and in­ to Mfir]^3hd Drydock in Baltimore. Members of the Marine and Ship­ builders Union In Halifax had also refused to touch the vessel The arrival of the scab ship in Baltimore harbor touched off the protest demonstrations. They were climaxed when three hundred SIU demonstrators appeared at Mary­ land Drydock on Thursday morn­ ing to he met by a large covey of Baltimore police fully-equipped with paddy wagons. Fifty-nine men were arrested for "blocking the highway" and a number of them clubbed by the police. Among those arrested was Jack Gerson, regional Director of the Marine and Shipbuilders Union. Following the police action, an(Continued on page 15) Low Tanker Turnover In Lake Charles LAKE CHARLES—Tankerland hasn't had much action to boast about the past two weeks. Port Agent Leroy Clarke writes. "There are plenty of ships calling here," he comments, "hut few of the men are getting off." Six Cities Service vessels pro­ vided the port's business, the Royal Oak, Chiwawa, Bradford Island, Council Grove, Winter Hill and Cities Service Baltimore. One other ship, the PetroGhem (Valentine) called at nearby Port Nueches, Texas. Further details are available on the memorial for the victims of Hurricane Audrey which hit here on June 27, 1957. The Marble Workers Union will donate labor free for this purpose, and contri­ butions are coming in at a veiy rapid rate. The dedication had been set for June 27, 1959, the second anniversary of the big blow. / Seafarers hare were saddened to learn of the death of Morris H. Ward, of a heart attack in Pt^ Arthur, Texas. He waa w!(ll known ^0 men ahipplhg' out of this port. ^ 'i •n\ a I "M �SMAWAMMKS Loa \ S«iHeai&er ii. 19St A&G Credentials Report Charles J. Scbfield, 8-186 Qoalifled CredentUa in order.-^- ' ^ Johannes SoreL 8^ Dioqualifled ^ Was apt In continuous good standing for two (2) years previous to nomination. Frsddie Stewart, M Qoalifled Credentiais in twder; J W*, the uncertlfiMd eoniBifttee on eredentiali, duly elected at tbe fnt regular business iile^Bg at Joseph Teidicr. T-1S2 Qoalifled Credentials in order, ^ beadquartera on September 9, 1998, In accordance with the constitution, have examined thetreden^ Keith Terpe, T-3 Qualified Credentials In order. tials of the candidates for elective office or job in the Seafarers International Union of North America, James L. Tucker. T-32 Qualified Credentials in order. Alan tHeocst All Disqualified Was not in continuous good AtlanUc and Gulf District, for the Whitmer. W-dlt years of 1999-1960. as per Artide Paragraph (d) of our Union copstlstanding for two (2) ^ars XI, Section 1, and sulmtit the fol­ tutlon. This same pre-balloting reprevious to n(»ninatIon. Van Whltn^. W-11 Qualified Credentials in order. lowing report; pert was acted on in all ports hold­ Three candidates listed by PHILADELFHIA. AlGKNT We qualified or disqualified ing regular membership meetings, those men who submitted for office on the same night, August 6. 1958. the committee as disqaaliAed (Stanley) BojkOk DBS Qitallfied Credentials in orderi by the rules of our constitution as The pre-balloting report was again were declared qualified by »e-, S. S. (Bladde) CarduD^ CM Qualified Credentials in order, tion of the member in alt porta contained in Artide XII, known concurred in by the membership Qualified 'Credentials in order. as QoalifieatlMU For Officers, Port in all pwts iuddlng regular mem- on their appeals from the de­ Harry Gerie, CM8B Agnts, Padrehueu. And Other bmfalp meetings on the date of cisions of tbe credentials com­ PHlKAlXELPmA JODn! PATBOU^^ Eleottve Jobs. The article reads as August 20, 1958, when the minutes mittee. The three, all candi­ Qualified^ CredenUala In order. follows: of the meetings of August 6, 1958, dates for New YoHc joint pa­ John Hetzell. H-f trolman. are Carlos If. Diaz, **8601100 1. Any member of the were accepted ha all ports.' The ^LT1M€^BE AGENT Union is eligible to be a candidate pre-baUoting report had been re­ William Burke and Casey Eiuri Sheppard. S-X Qnalified Credentials In order.' for, and hold any office or the job produced verbatim in the August Kaust. See page 10 tor rea­ sons for the appeals. 15tb Issue of the SEAFARERS ef port agent or patrolman, prov­ BALTiMOBE JOINT PATBOLMAN LOG as mentioned previously. ided: Rexford E. Diduy, DB Qualified Credentials in order. •'"(a) He has at leastr three (3) We further point out to the were contained, were and have £11 Hanover, HBIS Qualified Credentials in order. years of seatime, in an unlicensed membership, that the August 29, been made available to all of the Clifton H. Jackson. J-239 Qualified Credentials in order. rapacity, aboard an American- 1958. issue of the SEAFARERS membership of our Union.. In this Ralph W. Murry, M-374 Qualified CiredenflAls In oider. flag merchant vessel or vessels; LOG carried an article of informa­ constitution, we, as good Unlto Flaye (AD Stansbury, S-22 Qualified Credentials in order. if he is seeking the job of patrol­ tion that all Seafarers still had members, know that it fully oatman or assistant secretary-treas­ time until September 12, 1958. to lines all quaUficadons necesaair NOBFOLK AGENT for office and the 8tei» and the James A. BulkN^ B-7 urer in a specified department, nominate themselves for office. Qualified Credentials in order. this seatime must be in that de­ We find that, by referring to the manner In whlcli' to qnalify for issues of the SEAFARERS LOG office SAVANNAH AGENT partment, and The following is a complete Hst- William J. Morris, M-4 "(b) He has at least four (4) mentioned above and to the min­ Qualified Credentials in order. months of seatime, in an unli­ utes of the regular membership ing of all men who submitted their censed capacity, aboard an Amer­ meetings, in all the Atlantic, and credentials to the committee. The TAMPA AGEOT ican-flag merchant vessel or Gulf District po^, that every pos­ men's names and jobs for which W. Cunningham, C-309 Disqualified Credentials received after vessels, covered by contract with sible effort was not only made to they submitted sneh credentials are tbe dose of the; nominatioa period. this Union, or four (4) months of advise tbe membership of the qual­ listed in the order which this com­ A. W. (Andy) Gowder employment with, or In my of­ ifications to run for office but in mittee feels they should be placed G-352 Qualified Credentials in order. . fice or job of, the Union, its sub­ addition, a plea was made that any on the general ballot That is. In Jack H. McCkanie. K-AM Disqualified Was not in continuous food sidises, or affiliates, or at the man who thought he may be capa­ alphabetical f<nm onder the efiSces standing for two (2) years previous to nomination. Unlon-'s direction, or a combina­ ble of holding any elective office for which they run, and that the Louis (Blackie) Neiza, N-1 Qualified Credentials in order. ' •. tion of these, between January 1 was urged to submit his creden­ ports, following the headquarters F. F. Reid, Jr., H-432 Qualified Credentials in order. / offices, beginning with Boston, be C. E. (Buster) WeHs, W-441 Disqualified Was not In continuous goud and the time of nomination, and tials for same. "(c) He has been in continuous We. this committee, as well as arranged on the ballot geographiestanding far two (2) years previous to nomination. good standing in the Union for at our rank and file members, are ally as has been done In the past least two (2) years immediately aware of the fact that copies of the Following each man's name and MOBILE AGENT eottstitutiim, wherein all the quali­ book number In bis qualiftcatimi or Cal Tanner, T-1 prior to his nomination, and (Qualified Qredentials in order. "(d) He la a citizen of the Unit­ fications for submitting for office disqualification, followed by the BirailE JOINT PATBOLMAN reason for same. ed States of America. ^ -4 Durwood Dees, DB2 t^ialHIed ClredenUals In order. . "Section. 2. All candidates for, Harold J. Fischer, F-1 QualUled Credentiels In wdw. and holders of, other riective jobs SeCBEIABT-TBEASiniEB James M. Foster, r-24« pisqnalified Was not in continuous food not speeified in the preceding sec­ Paul Hall, H-1 Qualified Credentials In order, standing for two (2) years previous to nomination. tions shall be members ^ the James W. Hunt, H-3W tRthdrew Withdrew his credential* Union. DECK ASSISTANT SECBETABY-TBEASUBEB Robert Jordan, J-1 QuaRfied Credentials In ordeh "Section 9. All candidates for Joseph Algina, A-I Qualified . Credentials in ord«>. ' Jack D. Kennedy. K-22B Disqualified Did not submit proper ami holders of elective offices and time as required by tbe constitUtimL jobs, whether elected or mipointed ENGINE ASSISTANT SECBETABY-TREASUBEB Leo Patrick MSrsb, M-t 'Qualified Chredentials in order. la accordance with this eonstita- Anthony Mdanson, M-867 Disqualified Was not In eontlnaous good tion. shall maintain membership In NEW (HILEANS AGENT standing for two (2) years previous to nomination. good standing. Failure to do so Claude Simmons.'H-l Qualified Credentials in order. : (Rusty) Bcy^, BBl Qualified Credcatlals In order. shall result in ineliglbtlity to hold Lhadsey J. WtUlaiM^ W-1 Qualified Ckedentlala In ordm; aueh office or job •wd con­ STEWABD ASSISTANT SECBETABY-TBEASOBEB stitute an incapacity with regard to Edward (Eddie) _ NEW OBLEANS J<»NT PATBOLMAN such office or job." (End of quote Mooney, M-7 Qualified Credentials in esdcr. George K. Amita, ABM QuaBfied Credentials In order. from constitution.) Ton Geuld, GBt7 Qualified CTedenttals in order. It Is to be pointed out to the JOINT ASSISTANT SECBETABY-TBEASUBEB Sadvcster MonaidA M-734 Qsellflcd Credaadlsto in ocdcc. membership that the SEAFARERS WURam Hall. H-272 C. J. (Buck) Stephens, SB Qualified Qualified Cred«itla6 In order. Credemiali in order. LOG issue of July 18, 1958, carried Joseph Volpian, V-1 Frank (Red Sally) Qualified CTedentiids In order. an article of information, on the SnHhran, SB21 QoeUfied Credentials in order. matter .of the pre-balloting report, BOSTON AGENT Charlea M. TanoehlU. TB Qualified Credentials In erder. on page 3, as well as giving the John L. Whfted, W-S82 QoeUfied Credentials In order. A1 Tannmr, T-13 Qualified Credentials In order. requirements for office. Keith (Hontfafaa) Wlnal^, We further point out to the BOSTON JOINT PATBOLMAN W-2«f Qualified Credentials in erder. membership that the full notice of Qualified Credentials in order. HOUSTON AGENT opening of nominations, necessary Gene Dakln, D-9 Qualifi^ Credentials la order. qualifications for same, and an ap­ William John Smith, S-60 Briicrt A. Matthews, M-X Qualified C^edientiala In order. Qualified Credentials in order. peal for all interested members to James Sweeney, SB HOUSTON JOINT PATBOLMAN qualify themselves are contained James L. Allen. A-80 Qualified In the SEAFARERS LOG, in the NEW YOBK JOINT PATBOLMAN Credentials in order. C. O: (Chuck) Falrcloth, Issue of August 1, 1958, on page Ernest (Scottie) F418 Disqualified Was not in eontinuous g0dli~ three. Also in the August 1, 1958, Aubusson, A-8 Qualified Oedentlals in order. , standing for the two years previous to nomination. Issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. on Robert Barrett, B-86 Qualified Credentials In order. ' Charles M. Kimball, K-2 Qualified Cr^entials in order. page eleven, was an editorial on Arni Bjornsson, B-34 Qualified Credentials In order. Jas; A. MeCenathy, M494 Qualified the opening of nominations, as well Joseph G. Bracht, B-45 Credentials In order. Disqualified Submitted credebtlals prior QuaMed as a cartoon on same. C^entials in order. to opening of nominations. Was not in continuous good standing W. (Bill) MttehelL M-22 The SEAFARERS LOG issue of for two (2) years previous to nomination. August 15, 1958, carried an article W. D. (Billy) Burke, B-586 Disqualified Did not showfour (4) months WILMINGTON AGENT Reed HumphrleA H-4 QuaMOl Credentials In order. of information on the matter of seatime for current year, nominations on page two, as well Daniel Butts, B-628 SAN FBANCISCO AGENT Qualified Credentials in mder. as all the offices that are open in Malcolm M. Cross, 0443 M. (Marty) Breithoff, B-2 QuaMed Qualified Credentials In order. Credentials in wder. the Seafarers International Union, Carlos M. Diaz; D-91 Disqualified Had book in retirement If • Disqualified Was not In continuous goed Francis E. MeCall. M-790 Atlantic and Gulf District, election. the twa (2) ycm* period previous to nmnlnation. standing for two (2) years previous to nomination Alsn in the August 15; 1958, issue Joseph D1 Giorgio, D-2 QuaMed Credentials In order. SEATTLE AGENT of the SEAFARERS LOG, on page Paul Drozak, D-180 Quailed Credentials in order. eight, was the secretary-treasurer's Thomas H. Fleming, F-241 T. (Ted) Itobhowaiji B-X (QufdHted (Credehtials In mder. CredentiMs in order. Qualified pre-balloting report, which report Vincent Genco, G-79 4Credentials in mrder. Qualified As wis bckotcd in th*foregoing gave the depository required by Louis GofiBtt, G-7 credentials in order. Qualified dii^aaliflcati«m cited above are sections of th« committee's report, especially: Article X, Section 1 (d) of the Un­ W, Paul Gonsorchik, G-2 Credmtlals in order. regrettable because of Qualified ion constitution. the provlsimic the SIU constltu- the fact that the Union, this year, Howard Guinier, G-3 Credentials In order. Qualified The official recorde of the Seai- Frank J. Jankowski, J-74 tiea govcral^ election proeedlire as is every election year, wait to Qualified Credentials hi erter. fUFcrs International Und^ of C. (Casey) Kaust, K-309 Disqui^fied Did not riiew proper seatime made ft ms^ts^ that several of sudi lesgtht to set forth the pro­ North America, Atlantic and GoK as required by tbe Cmtstitution Was net In coBHanoot goad tb* mca wlm had beea nominated cedures and requirements to be ZUslrlct, show that the pre-balloistanding for two (2) years psevlaus to Beittimtieni. bo cBsqualliMd. The committee is followed by those seekittg a place Ing npott of the secretary-treas- S^ed Oestman, 041 Disqualified Had book hi rutircmoBt in bound by the eonstftution and had on the ballot Sad some^ of the lirer wasi^en hxhhe faeadqaartecs the two (2) year period prcTiom to nmntniaaii. to decide on taie bads ef the consti^ dfsquaUAed men followed these inedibg df Auipoist d, 1998. In eoo- WIlHam Scott. Porter, P-99 QimUfied CrecUmtfadh t« Orthr, tattea. It birio ethex eholce. Kie ndea and procedures, it is the com* IfiiahltF wftfr (Sectfpn 1^ Eugene Ray, R-321 Qu8li|s4. in committee ibeto ttwl tba ciseo of - ICOBbracd Three Mei^ Quali^ •m-f' m • , 'm I*?T |- hY ' 4?/- isl- i, •V-: • . \' • tis t- •-•' iJ ;"v'K"- '-• . �" V, " • Sevfember M, Itn N«w Addition To SiU Ranico SEAFARERS LOG .Pagaflf* Sandcaptain Crew Saves Five In NJ Train Wreck Quick action on the part of the crew of the Sandcaptain was credited with saving five lives from a New Jersey commuter coach after the train. plunged off an open drawbridge into Newark Bay last week. Forty-eight passengers were reported dead or miss­ ing and a number of others.^, hurt. when their train, for reasons still unknown, drove through the open span into the river. The Sandcaptain was the innocent cause of the accident In that it happened to be the ^ip passing under the open draw at the time. A lifeboat launched by the Sandcaptain quickly drew along­ side the sinking coach and while Seafarers Ruppert Daniels and Keith Forster held her to the sway­ ing car, ~ crewmembers George Irvine, James Hanners and John Norgaard climbed in and pulled out four passengers, two of them dead. One other survivor was picked up in the water. The accident occurred early Tuesday moming, September 16, After attending SiU heodquorters meeting with hit father, Seofarer when the vessel, heading for Coney Island to pick up sand for Alfonso Vallejo, AB; Alfonso Jr., 6, prodaimed, "I'm a seaman its dredging operations, signaled At left, Doniel Oszucik, vessel's pilot and member of the Sailors now." f-le has two sisters, Diana, 5, and Loudes, 8, who couldn't the bridge to open its draw. Union of the Padfic, who was at helm when the disaster occurred. make the meeting. The draw was just open when Seafarer Keith Forster (right) was member of boat crew which the Jersey Central train, heading rescued five victims of Jersey train crash In Newark Bay. towards the city, ran through three warning lights and crashed into the the lifeboat crew started giving survivors alive inside. The life­ boat crew took back two more river. Later investigations indi­ him artificial respiration. All they could see of the wreck bodies fiom the wreck, and then, cated that, the engineer of the train may have suffered a heart was a section of one of the passen­ because the swaying was making attack and died just before the ger coaches which stood up at a it impossible to stay in the coach, train came to the bridge opening. ninety-degree angle and was sway­ turned back to the ship. The vessel was about 500 feet ing from side to side. There were A police launch and a private BALTIMORE—With eight former Old Bay Line crew- from the draw, Sandcaptain pilot a number of bodies fioating around boat took the survivors and bodies members winning three years' back pay and restatement to Daniel Oszucik told a Hudson it, Forster said. from the lifeboat and the crew their jobs, SIU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division has County investigator, when he While they held the boat to the returned to their vessel. The Sand­ train, Forster continued, I^ine and stepped up its organizing drive • realized the train was in trouble. captain, which passes under the Hanners broke a window just above in the fleet which operates Their return, Sheppard said, has bridge twice a day, was lucky, Blew Distress Signal the waterline and climbed in. They on Chesapeake Bay between been a great stimulus in reviving Daniels said, tor if it was 30 sec­ the campaign in this fleet. Mem­ When the ship was about 400 feet took one woman and two men from onds earlier the train would have Maryland and Virginia ports. of other Hll^-contracted from the draw, the train fell iq, the car, he reported, before they landed on top of the ship. Two Of the flred men have al­ bers companies as well as the shoreside Oszucik swung the vessel hard came out. ready been reinstated to their for­ Investigations are being held to organizing staff of the Union are right, gave the distress signal on Then John Norgaard climbed in. mer positions and are currently now at work determine the actual cause of the He found one man way up in the contacting Bay Line the vessel's horn and signaled the aiding the Union organizing drive. employeea with coach hanging on to the seats and accident. The train was equipped a view toward pe­ crew to come topside. The reinstatements followed a titioning for an early collective with special braking devices which Captain Peder Peterson, who helped him down to the waterline can be set off by either the engi­ National Labor Relations Board bargaining and out through the window into election. was below at the time of the wreck, the boat. He then checked to neer or the fireman, but they were finding that the company was guilty immediately ordered the crew to of unfair labor practices because it not used. lower the forward lifeboat. In a make sure there were no more coerced its employees and threat­ matter of seconds thd boat, with ened them with reprisals if they the five Seafarers manning her, joined the SIU; discriminated was heading towards the wreck. against SIU supporters in the fleet and interfered with Union organ­ "There were people all over in izing activities. the water," Forster said. "It was Earl Sheppard, Baltimore port a sight I'll never forget. Many agent, said that the decision has went under before we could get to lifted the atmosphere of fear and Therese Crabtree, bom Septem them." coercion wMch existed ih the fleet ber 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. They managed - to pick up one and shown crewmembers that the Calvin A. Crabtree, Crlchton, Ala. person from the water and one of Seafarers shipping out of the Baltimore and Philadelphia SIU would take all necessary ac­ haUs must know oldtimer Patrick Lynch pretty well, since tion to protect their jobs. In a Cheryl Christopher, bom letter to Old Bay Line employees August 20, 1958, to Seafarer and he spends a good deal of time since retirement in January of dated September 11," notifying Mrs. Peter Christopher, Beverly, this year visiting them. For"^ them of the resumption of the Mass. crete blocks to the Normandy those who don't know him and beachhead. The blocks were drive, Sheppard declared in part: "In the past, some of the Old Bay Phillip Boyd Howell, born Au­ want to get acquainted, all used in the construction of a Line employees were afraid to gust 12, 1858, to Seafarer and Mrs. they have to do is look for an seawall for the protection of support the Union due to the fact Earl M. Howell, Houston, Tex. SEATTLE—A slowdown has hit expert pinochle player and landing troops. that the company was using firings - * 4 Earlier in the war. Lynch as a weapon to discourage member­ Ralph Arthirj Fidiet Jr.,' born shipping in this port and the im< they've found him. spent sixteen days adrift in a ship in our Union. . . . The Union August 26, 1958,' to Seafarer and mediate future doesn't show much Starting to ship in 1919, on lifeboat when all there was to took these firings to the National Mrs. Ralph A. Piehet, New Or­ prospect of Improvement. The Re­ American ships of various do was "to pray for drinking Labor Relations Board and the leans, La. becca (Intercontinental) paid off result was that all of the unfair » » and signed on but other than that, kinds—^tankers, freighters, water." labor charges were upheld and the Rosenuty Dawn Fulfdrd. bom there were just six in-transit passengers and diesel tugs— Lynch, who is single, lives men fired were reinstated . . . June i9, 1958, to Seafarer and vessels. the 65-year-old Seafarer at 5834 North Falrhill St. in . . . "the Union will not rest Mrs. Roger W. Fulford, Lowland, They were the Calmar, Yorkmar, joined the SIU in 1941, sailing Philadelphia, with a brother until such time as Old Bay Line NC. Portmar and Alamar (Calmar) and in the engine department as and his family. When he is J^as been organized under the ban­ lb . 'S^ the Fairport and Antinous (Water­ oiler and FWT. During the not playing cards or shooting ner of the HIWD-SIU. The Union Alien Dale Davenport, born May promises the. Old Bay Line em­ 11,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Odis man). Fortunately, there is an ex­ war he was in the thick the breeze with the boys at the tremely light registration on the ployees all of its financial^ and B. Davenport, Prlchard, Ala. beach here so that there should of battle as a crewmember Philadelphia or Baltimore economic protection and the sup­ aboard the tug Black Rock, halls, he is usually out fishing » « » port of the entire might of the Ivone Mercedes DeLaPena, bom not be much of a' problem for any which, on D-Day, hauled con­ or occasionally at the races. of the men who want to get out. AFL-CIO. Make your contribu­ July 10, 1958, to Seafarer, and tion to organized labor by becom­ Mrs. Eduardo DeLaPena, Balti­ Eligibility requirements for the 835 weekly SIU disability-pen­ ing a member of a family of 16 more, Md. sion qonsiiit of the following: million people now enjoying the » » » Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, benefits and privileges of belong­ Kathryn Mioh^ Layko, bom who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's standard eligibility ing to a trade union." . . August 1; 1958, to Seafarer and requirement, can apply for and receive the benefit. The seatime The two former Bay line em­ Mrs. Robert Layko, Portland, Ore. has to be with SlU-contracted companies. ployees now working in the fieet 4". •, 4> 4 Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and also meet the 12-year are George Willoughby of the SS Andrew Picknr, Jr., born June seatime requirement plus the Plan's standard eligibility pro­ City of Richmond and, William 21, 1858, to Seafarer and Mrs,. An­ vision, can also obtain coverage under this benefit. Dawson on the SS City of Nor|p}k. drew PickuT, Pittsburg, Pa, •a .y Charges Upheld, Union Resumes Bay Line Drive Seattle Skimpy On Job Activity iTtll it to tilt Log? '4 �55^7^'/ • SEAFARERS FwBIs \ I''. '••v.---' •1": tOG SeptMBber SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD -. • September 3 Through September 16, 1958 SIU shipping reversed the downward trend of the past delphia also fell off quite a bit, and the Formosa crisis is apparently having no effect on West Coast shipping-so far. month and began climbing again this period. The gain was The breakdown by seniority grojips indicated a gain for class A, mostly in the steward department. Total number of jobs which accounted for 68 percent of the total jobs shipped, with a cor­ dispatched was 1,069; registration, 1,149, remained virtually the same responding decline for the other two seniority groups. Class B inen as before. The wind-up was that the totals for the men registered took 24 percent of the Jobs and class C the remaining eight percent. on the beach were unchanged. Ports throughout the A&G District Despite slight variations from week to week, this has meant that two out of every three jobs shipped have been taken by class A men, and handled a total of 212 ships, including 51 payoffs, 39 sign-ons and 122 one of every four jobs have gone to class B men. In-transits. New York and New Orleans led. the way, with 44 and 43 figures for men registered on the beach at the end of the period show that Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and ships respectively. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Wilmington had less than 100 men on hand in aU departments. Alh The ratio of jobs shipped to men left on the beach remains largely of these except Philadephia also had 50 or less class A men on tap. the same as it has been for over' six months. One SIU man was These figuies offer a guide to the potential. for shipping from , any shipped for every 2.2 top seniority (class A) men on the beach. For port and can help Seafarers coming into port to register to pick class B men, the ratio is 1:2.5. As these figures show, shipping gen­ their spots. / erally remains good. The following is the forecast port by po/b Boston: Very slow . . . Eight of the 14 SIU ports reported gains in shipping during the New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Should be good . » . Baltimore: period, particularly New York, which dispatched 391 jobs. Improve­ Good; lull this period should be over . . . Norfolk: Fair .. . Savannah: ment was also evident' in Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, New Slow . . . Tampa: Quiet . . . Mobile: Good . , . New Orleans: Busy Orleans, Houston and San Francisco. The reverse was shown by again . . . Lake Charles: Not much doing . . . Houston: Good and Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Se­ steady . . . Wilmington: Should pick up . . . San Francisco: Fair attle, with Baltimore dropping way down (48 jobs shipped). Phila- | . . Seattle: Fair. Registered CLASS A •— Ship Acfivity Pay Sign In ' Ofh Cm Trans. TOTAL ' iaiten .....< Ntw York.... Pblladnlplila « Raltfmara ... Narfolh ..... Savannah ... Tampa ...... Mobile ...„ New Orieani? Uke Charles. Honiton .... Wllnlngten .. San PranciKe Seattle ..... 2. 18 4. 5 1 — — 8 4 1 i~ — 2 10 _ 3 1 — 1 9 10 1 _ — 2 1 14 8 12 3 7 7 3 27 7 17 4 8 4 TOTALS .... 11 39 122 4^ 44'12 20 1 7 7, 20 49 f 22 4 7 0 lii DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered C In The Beach CLASS A CLASS B • GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 AT.Ii 1 2 3 ALL 6 1 3 10 1 4 2 14 1 1 1 12 26 5 43 1 8 4 It 13 11 19 54 16 89 24 28 62 21 111 1 13 10 24 2 4 4 10 111 24 10 145 90 154 55 299 1 ^21 26 48 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 9 3 15 , — 10 3 _ - 1 2 2 ... 8 2 2 10 15 10 21 4 38 1 2 — — , — 1 4 8 12 3 8 2 14 29 4 47 — 13 1' 13 1 14 46 115 25 186 3 21 41 68 ; — 2 1 3 3 8 3 3 5 1 9 — 14 14 14 10 11 2 23 1 7 8 18 — 2 4 3 8 — —, 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 4 2 6 1 7 2 10 . *— — 2 —' 3 1 1 5 — — — 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 5 1 9 10 3 10 9 2 21 — 1 8 9 9 14 1 24 _ 2 4 6' 1 6 1 1 24 31 24 24 4 82 1 4 i ^.. 22 31 9 4 8 12! 9 20 6 35 1 62 — 5 10 16 1 _ 1 2 35 16 2 53 45 62 13 120 10 9 19 —— 3 1 1 5 1 — 5 6 2 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 5 3 12 3 2 10 18 4 19 9 13 3 25 1 1 2 4 5 4 9 17 2 28 9 1 1 9 2 2 28 39 22 38 8 68 1 10 8 19 — — . — 2 2 — 4 1 1 1 2 1 4 _ — 4 8 4 4 12 1 1 2 4 —* 2 5 2 9 1 2 3: 3 8 3 14 1 3 4 14 18 8 15 1 4 24 2 1 5 i — — 2 5 10 2 7 — 7 — 2 — 17 — 2 1 — 2 3 3 5 14 12 3 8 5 29 18 97 185 48 330 3 38 50 91 76 147 45 268i 4 26 40 70 3 8 6 17 268 70 17 1 355 290 514 122 926 14 91 127 J88 eg • Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah. Tampa Mobile New Orleams Lake Charles...; Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS MM s •ii. —• ~i aw 1 1 , ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York. Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah. Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles, Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS ; i. Registered Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL r2 3 ALL 2 6 3 4 1 79 2 17 28 20 61 17 55 2 9 12 2 2 3 5 9 2 29 35 14 23 — 8 10 2 1 2 7 .1 1 9 2 1 1 6 1 3 2 7 1 1 2 4 9 « 3 1 12 14 5 2 16 22 45 7 8 31 13 6 30 43 4 5 2 1 1 2 13 22 6 36 5 13 17 22 1 " 1 2 1 4 7 1 1 1 16 18 5 3 3 9 3 11 7 2 10 1 7 6 1 9 51 198 28 277 18 62 38 118 41 161 33 235 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 23 ALL J — 2 — — 1 4 — 2 1 13 3 — 1 1 52 41 — • 8 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 84 8 S 2 1 2 5 13 ~ 3 22 — 11 2 2 11 E iE 12 — 102 1 1 7— "a "s 10 1 — 1 "l 2 ^ 2 7-54 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS ABC ALL 1 1 34 11 133 5 2 9 16 10 8 2 17 9 2 11 3 1 1 8 8 2 1 9 22 8 27 43 13 10 66 8. 8 22 22 48 1 1 11 7 1 19 9 2 13 ~i fi 238 102 31 Registered In The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 23 ALL 12 3 1 14 1 16 6 8 51 1)87 23 241 85 25 2 18 2 22 3 15 81 9 108 26 24 .! 2 13 — 15 12 5 1 7 1 9 1 12 13 1 20 40 61 7 11 23 50 10 82 to 3 9 3 12 § 7 31 39 13 4 12 6 17 5 29 84 4 1# 16 6 17 M 368135 499 49 683 18 132 94 ill -."i s STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile. ....... New Orleans., Lake Charles. Houston Wilmington... San Francisco Seattle TOTALS I Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 4 2 2 8 25 12 27 64 — 11 13 5 2 2 9 — 5 5 13 6 12 31 2 2 8 12 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 — 1 4 3 1 2 6 6 6 12 24 5 5 17 24 45 22 22 2 2 4 3 3 11 3 8 22 — 1 6 7 2 2 4 1 — 1 2 2 4 5 11 1 2 1 4 4 3 13 — 2 7 _9 100 47 101 248 8 70 85 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 31 1 2 2 1 10 13 1 7 1 a 3 78 15 42 88 1—10 1 2 4 _ _ 3 2 3 18 7 — 1 1 4 _ _ 7 1 1 2 1 — 8 4 14 28 7 28 1 24 48 1 — 3 1 2 2 7 5 12- 24 1 1 2 2 "2 "3 10 — 2 1 8 6 75 39 108 225 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 11 3 9 7 8 26 3 10 8 ^ 2 84 — TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A B C ALL 14 88 1 4 1 7 4 11 14 3 1 2 28 48 2 24 2 10 5 — — 8 — 26 10 8 1 10 5 3 34'I 37 228 84 37 1 13 — 1 — 1 1 — — 9 1 8 1 10 1 8 "4 1 9 4 7 — 8 2 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 Z 3 ALL 12 3 11 4 7 6 22 4 113 101 38 116 255 3 28 8 11 2 8 21 5 17 60 15 36 111 3 4 22 11 5 3 1 9 3 2 9 1 2 1 4 1 7 2 6 3 9 18 1 1 36 28 11 28 67 6 84 35 12 56 103 — 1 27 6. 4 2 9 39 14 7 4 1 4 7 3 4 2 7 14 3 — 2 19 16 3 15 34 1 — 6 8 10 8 8 23 1 2 11 I 346 310 109 296 715 19 15 139 J s I 8 « I SUMMARY •-T: r.>: Registered CLASS A h'-'-ma Shipped CLASS B GROUP 12 3 ALL mcK fENGIfilP %tEw^D GRJ^D TOTALS i GROUP 1 23 97 185 48 51 198 28 100 47 101 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP ALL 123 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 330 3 38 50 1 91 76 147 45 268 1 277 18 62 38 1 118 41 161 33 235 1 248 7 8 70 1 85 78 39 108 1 225 i 248 430 177 j.SSS j8 108 wim 'm Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 8 4 26 40 9 52 41 3 6 75 Shipped CLASS C GROUP ALL 12 8 8 6 1 70 8 7 24 1 102 — 1 84 — 8 34 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered C In The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 1 28 ALL 1 17 268 70 17 355 290 514 122 926 14 91 127 1 81 239 102 81 j 368 135 499 49 683 18 132 94 Ui 1 87 225 84 37 346 310 109 296 715 19 15139 IfWl rm 1969 7854382'A67 2324 81 m. $991 m I' S' �• yy¥ •' SoimfeiF Z*. IMt SEAFARERS LOG Pace Serea YOtIR DOLLAR'S WORTH ACS Finding:'Pact Follows Ship' WASHINGTON—No further action has been taken by the National Labor Relations Board here on the intermediate report issued by NLRB Trial Examiner Thomas Wilson last month in the American Coal Shipping Company beef. SIU attorneys are currently pre­ paring exceptions to the re-^" ^ By Sidney Margolius port for Board consideration. mixed-up -mess would probably the contract with ACS was a "tech­ Despite the National Mari­ have been straightened out ami­ nical violation" only, presumably meaning to say that if ACS had not Promoters Exploiting The Elderly time Union's heated claims to the cably between the parties." A non-maritime union. District signed the contract but had simply contrary, the hiring hall was never Several times in recent years. Government programs designed to 50 is part of John L. Lewis' United help moderate-income families get homes, or improve them, have an issue in the case, since it was Mine Workers. The UMW was part gotten the men from the NMU hall, been subverted into high-pressure promotions and even outright never brought under attack either owner of the company and Lewis it could have eventually received the contract after a proper vote. by the SIU or the labor board. frauds. is on its board of directors. Both the general counsel of tho At the same time, interesting ob­ Most notorious was the FHA home-improvement loan situation sev­ servations on the ACS case come The intermediate report of the board and the SIU had contended eral years ago. This was used by "dynamiters," as they are known in to light in a study of the examiner's trial examiner found that ACS had that the entire collective .bargainthe building trade, to sell modernization and repair Jobs at excessive findings. made an unlawful contract for all ^g agreement with the NMU, en­ prices. Another scandal w^ the windfall profits resulting from the ships other than the Coal Miner, tered into before ACS had owned building of big postwar developments with Government backing. A Characteristic of the twists and but that, as to the Coal Miner, the or operated any ships. Including number of speculative bullucrs made millions overnight from FHA- turns in National Maritime Union contract was valid. He also found the Coal Miner, and before ACS policy, in the ACS case NMU con­ that, for the purposes of the case, backed mortgages. had hired anybody, was illegal for Now promoters have seized on the Government's new Elderly Per­ veniently took an exactly opposite the NMU hiring hall was legal, all its ships, including the Coal position to its stand in similar ship sons Housing Program for fiamboyant promotions of developments since neither the board nor the Miner. Also, notwithstanding that In Florida and other regions, sometimes t^t not very reasonable prices, sale situations such as the eat^lier SIU attacked it. the NMU hiring hall, like the SIU's and sometimes in. out-of-the-way locations. You may have seen some sale of South Atlantic to US Lines Thus he found that the 324 SIU hiring hall, was not in and of itself of these ads on television, and in- magazines and newspapers. The and subsequent developments in­ applicants were not the victims of discriminatory, it was-argued that worst feature is that plots, in some of the new developments are being volving Robin Line, the ex-SS illegal discrimination since the ignoring SIU's hall and going to sold by mcil, sight unseen. The come-on is low down payments and Rion and others. company had the right to go to the NMU's hall was discriminatory, not much a month. You can put as little as $10 down and pay only The coal beef was made complex NMU hall for men. and that this also applied to forc$10 a month for a plot with a by the sheer magnitude of the com­ The trial examiner found that ~(Continued on page 15) pany's proposed operations, in price tag of $700-$l,000. There are several other dubious which an 80-ship fleet was con­ Letters From Home templated, raising the question features of these promotions: • The 4i)uyer doesn't get a deed' whether a previous contract on one until his property is paid for. At ship could decide bargaining $10. a month, that will be six to rights for 79 others. eight years. Moreover, there some­ Another major complicating fac­ times is no assurance the seller tor in ACS was the company's deci­ will -be able to-deliver a proper sion to deal with District 50 of the deed after you are all paid up. United Mine Workers in securing • Many of the Florida develop- licensed ship's officers, which, as -ments are advertised as "water­ the examiner noted, "amounted al­ front" communities. In inland most to an act of genius in foment­ tracts thus advertised, the de- ing labor strife ... If it had not valoperS" merely dig canals, or big been for the agreement with Dis­ holes for "lakes," and allow them trict 50," he said, "this whole to fill witlr water. That's the "waterfront." The building lots within sight of such "waterfronts" are called "waterview" sites. They cost as much as three times more than the ordinary lot. • The promoters send out gla­ morous sketches of the developments as they will look completed. With yacht basin, swimming pool, beach golf course, etc. But they don't actually promise they will pay for these improvements. It may be up to the buyers. • Some of the "retirement" houses being offered are very small, ALBANY—Contrary to popular and costly for the square footage provided. For example, one big belief, tobacco and liquor are not Florida developer is offering houses for $7,000. The house turns out to have three small rooms. The kitchen is 6A4xlO; one bedroom, the cause of every human ailment 9Vixl01^; living room, lOV^xlS, plus a porch. Total living room space and disease. According to the is about 300 square feet. The cost is actually close to $14 a square findings of a five-year study of foot.. The larger models, around the $11,000 bracket, offer somewhat Mail call just before the payoff of the Steel Executive in New better value, ranging from under $11. a square foot in Florida and 1,911 middle-aged meh by a team York find Seafarer Dimas Cortex (left) checking on news from of Albany Medical College doctors, other warm climates, to $11.50-$12 in Northern developments where two of man's oldest pleasures, home, while shipmate Walter Nash looks on. From the looks of central heating and full insulation are required. things, the news was all to the good. • Some of these developments are being built in remote new areas drinking and smoking, have been at a distance from towns. Retirees and other buyers expecting to cleared as a cause of heart di­ work even part time may find they have a lot of traveling to find Jobs. sease. ,^ „ The Elderly Persons Housing Act actually is a potentially valuable As a matter of fact, the report program. It would be a shame to see it subverted into another highpressure promotibn scheme. Senior citizens, whose-fixed incomes have indicated milk is more dangerous been^(feroded by inflation, need this help provided by Congress for than whiskey In this respect. securing retirement dwellings. It gives.older folks the same chance The report, which will be read for low down payments and long-term mortgages that young families at the Third Health Congress of have. Some community groups, retired teachers' organizations and others, are taking advantage of the new program to develop worth­ Cardiology in Brussels, Belgium, said that no relation could be —If the passengers want a birth­ while- projects. found between coronary heart di­ day party, there's no objection names, with many of the men en­ For example, in' Portola "Valley, California, the new "Sequoia sease and smoking or drinking. from the Marine Cooks and Stew­ titled to $100 or more. The money Homes" is being sponsored by the Presbytery of Northern California represents unclainMd wages on the on a non-profit basis with FHA mortgage backing. The development Too much weight, high distolic ards Union, SIU Pacific District, books for a number of years. blood pressure and a high level will be open to all, regardless of race or religion. It will provide one provided the baker gets, a little i t 4» story apartments in garden-court arrangement for 175 elderly couples of cholesterol in the blood stream overtime for same. The "Stew­ SUP member Edward B. Allen, were blamed as the leading factors ards News", reported that eight end single people. . . now 66, has decided to call it quits in heart disease. People who do wimt to locate in Florida should investigate prop­ hours of overtime was collected and take life easy in San Francisco Distolic blood pressure, the re­ for the baker on the President on his union pension. He's been erties before they biiy. The National Better Business Bureau, 405 Lexington Avenue, New York City, has prepared a bulletin suggest­ port said, is created in the blood Coolidge for baking and decorat­ an SUP union member since way ing points to consider in the purchase of real estate lots. It will be stream when the heart's chambers ing a few "happy birthday" items. back in 1912. Another retired SUP available after October 1. You Can get a free copy if you enclose a fill with blood, Cholestrol is a oldtimer, Ole Grindahl writes from 4 ' t * fatty white crystalline alcohol stamped, self-addressed envelope (the large No. 10 size). Norway that he has a nice little Work is progressing on the ad­ You also can get guidance in selecting property, from the Florida found in animal fats, oil and milk house "20 kilometers from the Beal Estate Commission, Orlando, Florida. Your local Better Busi­ —^but not in whiskey. It is also dition of three more floors to the nearest railroad station and store, SIU Canadian District's headquar­ ness Bureau or Chamber of Commerce also may be able to advise frequently found in gallstones. in this quiet, clean mountain val­ you on the reputation of individual promoters of Florida developments. The team's study was made at ters. Much ,of the steel superstruc­ ley," but is still keeping in close It also would be well to discuss any prospective property purchase the Cardiovascular Health Center, ture is already in place and twin touch with union affairs, with your lawyer, especially if you're buying sight unseen, at best which is sponsored by the New boilers and additional oil tanks i 4^ a risky procedure. It may be safer to have your payments held in York State Health Department. have been installed. A new, en­ The lack of job protection for escrow to make sure you do get a deed when you've completed paying. The center specializes in detecting larged galley is also coming into non-union seamen was pointed up Other safeguards, recommended by experts include finding out if the early signs of heart and circula­ operation shortly. by Quebec port agent Ray Doucet developer has put up a bond or other guarantee that he will make tory diseases. of the SIU Canadian District in » 4^ 4^ the advertised, improvements, and comparing prices asked for similar There's exactly $16,646 waiting the "Canadian Sailor." He reports Of course, Hiese findings have properties in . the area. no relation to other studies which for members of the Sailors Union that Clarke Steamship Company^ One real-estate authority reports that a 100x100 foot plot on drained have indicated a relationship be­ of the Pacific, SIU Pacific District, a target of Canadian District or­ land, improved with to^ facilil^ies such aa-streets and schools, does tween heavy smoking and cancer, at American President Lines head>- ganizing, laid off 18 unlicensed cort at least $1,000 In Florida today. Speculative properties away and between heavy jinking and uarters in San Francisco. The men, some with 20 years' servfrom the popuiatioQ centers, and often on undralncd land, can be a numtm pt ailaaentfc. iaelwdiai eptember 13 issue of the ''West l^:l^ when putting new ships on its boiight fi>i' ak^^ little «»W ^dnV'Sfcte^buf iirrtfostf >ji W!l^. has A Ust^nf of run which require less men. Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying Milk, Not Whiskey, Kills Em •J 1 - }I Notes From Other SIUNA Affiliates S •yn �'-y.-f.'^ ^r-.^.--._.i^-7-<i^ •;«Tr;;^.^ SEAFAkBRS #MWlichl ^toptember - 26, ISSS^ IOC MTD Protests: • WASHINGTQN-t-Heaplng vast ptofits with A greeii light frPm the Treasury Depart­ ment's Bureau of Customs, a runaway former American linjer inyaded US domestic trade last week, openly flouting US maritime law while President Eisenhower looked on. The occasion for this spec- * - tacle yvithin a spectacle was these A m e r i.c an passengers who are living aboard for part or through AnMrican waters to posi­ all of the four-out-of-seven race the opening race last Satur­ tions in international waters where series and who are paying $144 to day of the 17th challenge for the the races can be obseiyed, bow $410 for the privilege." Three hun­ America's Cup; the "world series" other passengers , are brought dred additional passengers are tak­ of yachting now being held off aboard by "and that after en aboard by tender each racing Newport, RI. The President eight full tender days , extracting day at a cost of $16.50 per day. An­ viewed the race from the deck American currency offrom Ameri­ other big moneymaker for the of a Navy destroyer which is part can citizens, it will transport them ship, according to newsmen^ is the of the force of Navy and Coast back to Newport. Guard vessels patrORlng the rac­ ' "This, in spite Of the plain lan­ bar where Scotch whiskey and martinis are being sold at 30 cents ing course to keep spectator boats guage of a law which has been a drink because the liquor is not a copy of the menu along to the A recent meeting aboard the out of the way. la'w since 1886," barring foreign subject to US taxes. Steel Seafarer brought favorable LOG. Largest of the latter is the trans- vessels from transporting passen­ An American yacht, Columbia, comment from Atlantic liner . Arosa Star, Swiss- gers "between ports or places in is defending the America's Cuir. that vessel's There was quite a bit of discus­ owned, registered in Panama and crew. "This meet­ sion on various topics of interest manned by a predominantly Ger­ the United States, either directly against the British challenger ing was consid­ at the last shipboard meeting on man crew. She is the former or 1^ way of a foreign port, under Sceptre. The competition dates ered very bene­ the SS Pennmar, John Risbeck, Ameilcan-flag SS I^erto Rico, a penalty of $200 for each passen­ back to 1851 y/hen the first race meeting chair­ manned by Seafarers until she ger so. transported and landed." off the British Isles was won by ficial and enlight­ The magnitude of the operation, the yacht America. The cup has man reported. was sold by Bull Line and trans­ ening by all according to "The New York retnaiqed on this side of the At­ Special interest ferred foreign inT953. hands," Cyril Times," involves "400 passengers lantic ever since. was given to the Magnan, ship's A sharp protect by tte AFL-CIO article on pSge 12 delegate noted. Tra^des Department of the August Maritime "It was especial­ Magnan against the use of a foreign vessel 15th LOG deal­ ly interesting to as a "floating hotel" and excursion ing with pension the various *B' and 'C members benefits. (Ed. ship in American waters has been aboard who participated freely in note—^This was a directed to Commissioner Ralph the various discussions." letter from Sea­ Kelly of the Bureau of Customs. t i t Risbeck Members of the Textile Workers wages and a comprehensive list of farer Paul Art- : The MTD protest has also been Union of America will start picket­ other contract improvements from With a few passengers on board circulated among members of Con­ -and the captain due to take his hofer offering pointers for a pen­ gress, many of whom have re­ ing stores selling P. H. Hanes Knit­ the nation's major steel producers vacation at the next trip, the crew sion plan based solely on seatime.) marked on the irony of allowing ting Co. products in a drive to next July 1. The announcement of of the Alice Brown is shaping up "The popular belief aboard here a runaway US ship to make a draw attention to the company's next year's goals was made at the for the captain's dinner. The stew­ isr that something could be done moneymaker out of the America's "attempt to break the union." The union's, biennial convention which ard department should have an op­ along this line," Risbeck said. Cup competition. The races have picketing will be in support of a opened in Atlantic City last week. portunity to put its best foot for­ t 4- 4" been going on tall week off New­ strike by 500 Hanes Workers in The union said that it was basing ward, Harry Scholes, meeting sec­ The last voyage was a "good port. Winston-Salem, NO, started last its request for increased wages on retary, reports promising to send trip" for the crew of the Alcoa Citing the provision of maritime August 14 when the company re­ the grounds that the industry has Pointer according to S. Krawszn- law which the Treasury agency's fused to renew a contract which made "exorbitant profits" on every ski, meeting chairman. The mem­ ruling seems to have overlooked, had been in effect since 1944. The pay raise by increasing their prices bership was very pleased with the MTD Executive Secretary-Treas- workers had made no demands on on each ton of steel produced, Make Checks vessel, fine weather, smooth seas lu-er Harry O'Reilly declared: the company prior to the con­ 4" 4" it To 'SlU-A&G' and six days in Rijeka,-all of which .. .The only deterrent to foreign tract's expiration, but. merely Rhode Island became the 41st Seafarers mailing in checks added up to a' good time and an transfers is the law which prohib­ wanted an extension of the old state to merge its state AFL and or money orders to the Union enjoyable its foreign ships from participating terms. However, the company de­ CIO councils into a unified organi­ 4" 4'i 4" to cover dues payments are in the domestic commerce of the manded an end to arbitration and zation. Over 550 delegates, repre­ urged to be sure to make all of Steward departments again came United States. . . ; By this decision to union security:, and an insertion senting 52,000 state union mem­ them payable to the SIU-A&G into the reports for well deserved you have opened up a loophole in of a no-strike clause which would bers, unanimously elected officers District. "votes of thanks for a job well the law through which fieets of subject the workers to ruinous and adojpted a new constitution for the merged council. Only seven Some Seafarers have sent in done." Amcmg them were the gab- foreign ships may sail into the damage suits. states=Massachusetts, New York, checks and money orders in the ley gangs on the Carolyn, R«^in. profits of the domestic commerce 4" 4i 4" New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Cali­ names of individual headquar­ Trent, Santa Venetia, Del Monte of the United States . O'Reilly cited how the ship was Increased production with fewer fornia, lUinoiis and Idaho—^have ters officials. This makes for a and the "Texmar. Special' thanks problem in bookkeeping which were given Brother Miller, "glory- docked at Newport, solicited workers will be the backbone of yet to merge their state councils. can be avoided if checks are hole" steward on the Alcoa Corsair, American passengers . through an the. United Steelworkers demands However, four of them have set made out to the Union directly. for an outstanding job during the American travel agency and for a shorter work week in 1959. dates for merger conventions in the past trip. American newspapers, carried The union will also seek highpr near future. SIU SHIPS AT SEA i®:: &• ? J' • I'" f. '• iv; SI;. , iV: f' r'. Two Men To Every Door 4 •; The doors on reefer boxes and storerooms con be pretty, destruc­ tive, as anybody unlucky to be hit by one con testify. Add to the weight of a swinging door the roll of a ship and you hove the combination for a pretty serious accident. rj--" rj , , s V The standing safety procedure colls for every such door to have q book so that it can be hooked back on the bulkhead when open. In oddition, the suggested procedure calls for two men to handle these doors, especially if the $hip is running into heavy weather. That means whenever entering or leaving these boxes, both men, not just one, hold bock the door until it is hooked. It may be d little extra effort In terms •/putting down and picking up packages, but It is insurance against :4,..; • • - ••••• •• : • • • .;4 ^ •• .1^ |ST V 4 IfV: I . ' i.nyyy,.!:-': . - y i. "• ' �Oldtimer leads march in front of Cuban consulate on Madison Avenue, another demonstration target. SIUNA PICKETS HALT BATISTA'S SHIP DEAL An experiment in international strike­ breaking came to an abrupt end on Sat­ urday, September 13, when the Cubpn government pulled Cuban seamen off ships of the strikebound Canadian Na­ tional fleet. The Cuban government's action came after SlU of NA protest demonstrations had been staged before four Cuban-flag ships in New York and New Orleans as well as the Ciudad de lo Habana (ex-Canadian Challenger) in Maryland Drydock. Demonstrators also paraded in front of the Cuban consulate in New York and the United Nations denouncing Cuba's president, Fulgencio Batista. Pictured here are some phases of the demonstrations on behalf of the SlU's Canadian District, which has been on strike against CNS for 14 months. Four ex-CNS seamen tolned in, i(front to back), M. Hou­ lihan, L, Engelman, W. Zinuck, R. Johnstone. 1... . Passenbf on Madlgon Avenue tdiowed considerable In" T teresitj; In details of l^f. Some recallid SlU participa, 4ion iin Wall Street strike, r . Chained dummy repriseniing enslavement of seamen under strikebreaking deal is escorted by mock Cuban police. Demonstration referred to report that Cubans were. 'lorccd^tO'work struck shi^undeMicipiiod-iUi^ ww M �r«ff»Tea l.J; ' LOG nominated. Inasmuch as the preballoting report only listed Joint patrolman in each port, this com­ mittee therefore processed the at least four (4) mouths seatime, (Continued from page 4) aforementioned credentials for thb between January 1st and the time mittee's feeling that they could of nomination. During the course joint patrolman's Job in the port have been able to qualify. of the various creden­ for which they had nominated In light of these circumstances, tialsexamining of those members who had themselves. the committee wishes to call to the submitted for office, it was found Your committee received tele­ attention of ali members, the ne­ that, some of our brothers had grams from £w B. McAuley, M-20; cessity of following all require­ failed to submit sufficient seatime Nevin Ellis, £-70, and James W. ments and procedures,. which are in the current year to meet the Hunt, H-363. withdrawing thmr established by pur Constitution to requirements of the -constitution. credentials from nomination. Since govern eligibility to candidacy to However, in sending in their letter the committee hadnt processed the Union office. of acceptance of their nomination, credentials of McAuley and Ellis, The committee particularly de- they had made mention of the fact their names flon^t appear in the aires to ooint out the provisions that they were presently employed prior part of this report.. But inas­ of Article Xm, Section 2 (c) of aboard ship and due to the voyage much as Brother Hunt's credentials the constitution, where Is spdled not being completed, tiiey were had been processed, he is carried out in detail the right of a dis­ unable to secure a discharge cover­ in the prior part of this report. qualified candidate to appeal from ing the time. In each of these in­ In checking the credentials of a decision of the credentials com­ stances, your committee verified the various nominees, this commit­ mittee and how he does it. such employment with the steam­ tee had disqualified James L. Al­ Your committee wishes to bring ship company operating the partic­ len, A-90, a nominee for Houston to the attention of the member­ vessel. The men and the joint patrolman, as well as Joseph ship, the fact that the Union con­ ular vessels are on, that had this Teicher, T-132, a nomineee for New stitution in Article XII, Section 1 type ofthey seatime verified, are as York joint patrolman. A telegram (b) requires that a nominee have follows: was sent to each of these two brothers by your committee, noti­ MAN'S NAME SHIP TIME EMPLOYED W. (BiU) MitcheU, M-22 SS DEL MUNDO 8-5-58 to 9-8-58 fying them of their disqualification CharlesE. (Buster) WeUs, W-441..SS STEEL AGE 7-18-58 to 9-12-58 as per the constitution. However, Arni Bjomsson, B-34 SS KATHRYN 4-5-58 to 9-9-58 before sending out the letters con­ Casmier (Casey) Kaust, K-309 ... SS BEATRICE 7-24-58 to 9-9-58 taining the full details of disqualiSylvester Monardo, M-734 SS DEL NORTE 7-19-49 to 9-12-58 fieation, the credentials of each Carlos Diaz, D-91 ; SS CAROLYN 3-20-58 to 9-10-58 man so disqualified were gone over by this committee to avoid any pos­ Your committee also wishes to * sible error. In making this recheck bring to the attention of the mem­ paying his dues. As we the mem­ of these brothers' credentials, Jt bership, that Article XIL Section bership know, it has always been was the opinion of the committee 1, (b) of the constitution reads as the practice of the Union to con­ that these brothers were qualified. sider anjrone who has been unable, At that time they were each sent follows: to pay dues due to being on a voy­ another telegram by the commit­ "(b) He has at least four (4) age, to be in good standing until tee,-informing them that they had months of seatime, in an unli­ the time of their payoff. More im­ been qualified. censed capacity, aboard an Amer­ portant, the constitution so pro­ Your Committee rec&ved cre­ ican flag merchant vessel or ves­ vides, in Article III, Section 3 (e). dentials from Brothers Stosh sels, covered by contract with this Under the terms of our constitu­ (Stanley) Bojko, B-33, and Vincent Union, or four (4) months of em­ tion, specifically in Article XIII, Genco, G-79, who had failed to list ployment with, or in any office Section 1 (f), it clearly states that what port they were submitting or job of, the Union, its subsid­ the letter of nomination must for, although they had given the iaries, or affiiiates, or at the Un­ reach headquarters no earlier than job for which they wished to sub­ ion's direction, or a combination August 12th and no later than Sep­ mit. Your committee contacted of these, between January 1st and tember 12th of the election year. these men by telegram telling them the time of nomination, and" Based on this section, it was neces­ of this deficiency in the submitting (end of quote). sary for your committee to dis­ of their credentials. The commit­ Your committee at this time, qualify Brother Joseph G. Bracht, tee later received by telegram, the wishes to point out to the member­ B-45, Inasmuch as his credentials information as to what port these ship, that our interpretation of the reached headquarters on July 41, brothers wished to submit for, and aforementioned portion of the con­ 1958. In addition, it was also nec­ we have carried them in this re­ stitution served as the basis for essary to disqualify Brother Wes­ port as .they have designated by the following action of your cre­ ley Cunningham, C-305, based on telegram that they wanted to be. dentials committee on the creden­ this same section, inasmuch as his carried. tials of Joseph Teicher, T-132, and letter did not reach headquarters Your committee also had two let­ until September 13th, 1958. 'In an ters ot nomination submitted, that Eugene Ray, R-321. Brother Teicher submitted the attempt to give every nominee were undated. James L. Tucker, following seatime to qualify under every consideration and to try to T-22, faUed to date his letter of prevent any disqualifications such nomination. However, since the the aforementioned section of the as in the case of Brother Cunning­ registered stamp put on the out­ constitution: ham, William C. Brown, B-796, of side of his envelope by the New SS STEEL ADVOCATE, Sep­ this committee, the Credentials Orleans Post Office was September tember 12, 1957, to February 4, Committee, remained at the en­ 10th, it was stamped by the Brook­ 1958. trance of the headquarters build­ lyn, New York, Post Office on Sep­ SS ATLANTIC, May 31, 1958, ing of the Union imtil midnight of tember 11th and received by your September 12, 1958, to receive any Committee before nine (9) AM on to September 5, 1958. Brother Ray submitted the fol­ credentials that might have been the morning of September 12th, lowing seatime to qualify under delivered either by mall or by we have carried him in this report the aforementioned section of the hand after the closing of business as being qualified. hours by the Union. Charles J. Scofield, S-186, also constitution: SS WACOSTA, December 23, The committee would like to failed to date his letter of nomina­ point out to the membership, that tion. However, since his letter was 1957, to February 27, 1958. although the secretary-treasurer sent by registered mail, special de­ SS ATLANTIC, June 11, 1958, .clearly specified in his pre-ballot- livery, and received by committee to September 5, 1958. ing report the exact offices for member William C. Brown, B-796, Although the previously-men­ which nominations were to be at the door of the headquarters tioned section of the constitution made, some credentials were re­ building sometime between the calls for the four (4) months sea­ ceived for offices other than those hours of seven (7) and nine (9) time in the current year to be carried in the pre-balloting report. PM on September 12th, your com­ aboard an American flag merchant The following are the names of the mittee has carried him in this re­ vessel or vessels, covered by cou' nominees so involved as well as the port as being qualified. tract with this Union, it also states, Job titles for which they actually Telegrams were sent to each or at the Union's direction. Your submitted; man who was disqualified by the committee, knowing that the sea­ committee telling him of his dis­ NAME JOB TITLE time turned in by these two broth­ qualification as well as a detailed ers for time saUed on the SS AT­ J G. Bracht Deck Patrolman letter being sent to each man so LANTIC, is seatime from a vessel W. Mitchell Patrolman disqualified, all in compliance with that wasn't tmder contract to this James W. Hunt Deck Joint our constitution. Ih addition, each Union, we have qualified them un­ Patrolman man disqualified received a copy der the phrase "or at the Union's S. Monardo Deck Patrolman of our constitution, so that the dis­ direction," that also appears in this Ami Bjomsson Deck or Joint qualified nominee would have section of the constitution. Patrolman available the procedure to be used In checking of the continuous Ralph W. Murry Deck Joint in appeal from the decision of the Patrolman good standing for the two year pe­ credentials committOe. Patrolman riod previous to nomination of the John Hetzell The membership can readily see various candidates, your committee However, your committee did from the foregoing report that your found that numerous candidates not feel that a man should be dis­ committee has n^e every effort had paid their dues late. The com­ qualified on such small technicali­ possible within the confines of our mittee found in each Instance, how­ ties as given above. Each nominee constitution te qualify every nom­ ever, that the member so affected listed above had specified a patrol­ inee. had been oh a ship during'the pe- man's job of some department in . All credentials were turned over liod, thereby preventing him from the port for wbich fae ii^hedte b'o 'to ttie.ebnunlttiee in good order at Credentials Report |fe^ Ev-- SEJFAREitS September S«. Action On Appeals (Ed. note: The following is the text of teletype message to all ports on the appeals of Brothers,Carlos Diaz, William Burke and Casey Kaust from disqualification by the credentials com' mittee. Their appeals were upheld by membership vote in all ports and their names will appear on the ballot.) Re: Carlos M. Diss, Bo<A: No. l>-9i—Dlsqnidlfled by the cre­ dentials committee. He is running for New York joint patrolman. The reason' for disqualification was that he had paid his 4th quarter dues for the year 1957 in January of 1958. However, this man was on a ship and, pursuant to the constitution, his lateness in paying is excused. He also had a dls<diarge to prove he was on a ship and, in fact, his discharge was In headquarters. Unfortunately, however, it was in another department and so he could not furnish it until it was returned to him. He has taken an appeal and has specifically requested this that this means of tommunication to all ports be used. Please see to it that this appeal from the ruling of the ere- , dentials committee is brought before the regular meeting of the membership on Wednesday, September 17, 1958. Headquar­ ters, for your information, intends to ask the membership to honor the appeal of Brother Diaz and declare him qualified to run for office, since it feels that the circumstances show he is entitied to his place on the ballot. . • e • Re: William BnAe, Bo<A No. B-5S6—Disqualified by the cre­ dentials committee. He is running for New York joint patrolman. The reason for disqualification was that he did not show proof of four months of seatime for this year when he sent in his papers. However, prior to the close of nominations. Brother Burke was aboard a vessel, and could have had sufficient seatime actually proven if he had not been at sea. His wife has pointed this out and, acting on his behalf, has asked that appropriate measures be taken with respect to appeal. Proof has been submitted that Burke was in fact on a vessel from September 5 to date and the eight days between the 5th and the 12th, the day nomina­ tions closed, are sufficient to give Burke adequate seatime as of the close of nominations. He had already produced proof of 112 days this year. Of course, the credentials committee had not been made aware of all this and therefore did not act im­ properly. However, for your information, headquarters intends to ask the membership to ignore this extreme technicality, to honor the appeal of Brother. Burke, and to declare him quali­ fied to run for office, at the regular meeting of September 17, 1958. The circumstances show that he is entitled .to his place on the ballot. You are requested to bring this appeal from the ruling of the credentials committee before the regular meeting of the membership on. Wednesday, September 17, 1958. . • • * Re: Casey Kaust, Book No. K-309—^Disqualified by the creden­ tials committee. He is running for New York joint patrolman. The reason for disqualification by the committee was that he did not submit proof of three years seatime when he sent in his papers. Prior to the close of nominations. Brother Kaust was aboard a vessel and did not receive the credentials committee's telegram or reg­ istered letter in time to present himself to the committee prior to its adjournment. He does, in fact, have the three years sea­ time and subnaitted proof thereof to headquarters today. In addition, the committee had disqualified him because his third quarter dues for the year 1957 was paid in the fourth quarter of 1957. However, Kaust's failure to pay dues was caused by his participating in the Bull Line strike, and he was under an in­ capacity due to activity in behalf of the Union, reasons specifi­ cally recognized by the constitution. Brother Kaust has taken an appeal and has requested that this means of communication to all ports be used. Please see to it that this appeal from the ruling of the creden­ tials committee is brought before the regular meeting of the membership on Wednesday, September 17, 1958. For your information, headquarters, in view of the circum­ stances of this case, and in line wito headquarters policy of having as many candidates as possible run for office, intends to ask the membership to honor Brother Kaust's appeal and declare him qualified to run for office. . • • » All ports are requested to act on these men immediately and to show the action in your minutes. Please acknowledge this message all ports and thank you. 9:00 AM, Thursday, September 4, 1958, or have been received by mail since that date. All creden­ tials have been examined in strict accordance with the constitution. Any defect in the credentials dis­ posed of by the committee has been the sole responsibility of the sender and no person adversely affected by such defect has denied tills to the committee. It is your committee's final re­ commendation that the memberslilp of the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict of the Seafarers International Union of North . America make every possible effort to vote in this general election, as eve^ good Union man should. This committee having corh^eted its duties, hereby xfMb'hi^d it 9:36 AM on September 15, 1958, in the headquarters offices of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn 32, New York. Dated: September 18, 1958 STAFFORD McCORMICK, M-1073 (Deck Dept.) WILLIAM C. BROWN, B-796 (Eng. Dept.) ROBERTO PRINCIPE, P^2 (Steward Dept.) PASQUALE MABINELLI, , M-462 (Deck Dept.) CUFFORD W. EMANUEL,.s E-103 (Engine Dept.). PETER PATRICK, Chairman '• P-182 JSteward Dept) .iH] - • -f :Ci'I , •' ^ I �3 •eptenilMr UU SEAFARERS Pare Elevea LOG Wealthy Easterners Back Calif. Anti-Labor Drive A group of wealthy Eastern businessmen have inter­ vened in the California elections by financing and promot­ ing the distribution in that state of thousands of anti-labor pamphlets. The distribution is ^—— aimed at helping elect "right tion 18, the "right to work" pro­ to work" backers in the com­ posal which will be voted on by Bait. Plays Key Role In Cuba Beef BALTIMORE—Although ihipping waa very alow during the past erlod, the men on the beach ere were kept busy helping Canadian Seafarers, Earl Sheppard, port agent, reported. Some too SIU and Canadian Seafarers hit the bricks at Maryland Drydock for a demonstration protesting the Cuban government's scabbing on eight Canadian vessels which have been tied up by the SIUCanadian District for 14 months. While the picket line was short­ lived and 59 men arrested for "blocking the highway," the ship­ yard workers unions set up their own lines and kept the vessel tied up. All worked out fine in long run, as all of the cases against the arrested men were dismissed. The yard workers are out over a separate contract beef. Shipping for this por^ continued on the downgrade as less than 50 men landed berths during the last two weeks. Four Ore vessels, three Calmar, one Isthmian and one Bull Line ship are tied up. However the next period will be better with the Steel Rover and the Flomar expected to come out of the yards and take on crews. There were only five vessels paying off during the period. They were the Jean, Emilia (Bull); Pennmar (Calmar); Topa Topa (Waterman) and the Marore (Marven). The Steel Chemist (Isthmian), Topa Topa and the Bethcoaster (Calmar) were the only vessels signing on during the period. In transit were the TexInar (twice), Massmar (Calmar); Santore (twice), Feltore (Marven); Pacificua (Colonial); Steel Recorder (Isthmian); Alcoa Run­ ner, Alcoa Polaris (Aicoa); Jef­ ferson City Victory (Victory Car­ riers) and the Robin Gray (Rdb-^ "in). E The contempt shown by American runaway operators towards all comers—^their seamen, their customers, the Gov­ ernment, and. the maritime Industry, is spelled out for all to see in the actions of the owners of the SS Yarmouth. Al­ though the crew, which is seeking representation by the SIU, was ready to go back aboard and work the ship while nego­ tiations were going on, the owners cancelled the cruise, thus stranding the passengers, barred the gates to the crew and sneaked the ship out of port with the crewmembers' baggage and payroll still aboard. The Yarmouth action, which is meeting with prompt counteraction by the union, reflects the basic attitude of the runaway shipowner. He's the maritime industry's freeloader who rides the gravy train and gets all the benefits without assuming any of the obligations faced by responsible seg­ ments of the industry. The runaway operator wants the protection of Uncle Sam and the patronage of American travelers and shippers without paying taxes, sticking to a schedule, living up to safety, maintenance or manning standards. As far as the SIU is concerned, in the case of the SS Florida and now in the Yarmouth organizing drive, it will make every effort to see to it that these runaway operators, and others to come, meet their obligations to the crews. It is ujp to the US Government and the management side of the shipping industry to see that the runaways are brought up to snuff in the other areas and made to behave like respon­ sible members of the maritime family. 4^ t 3) A Runaway Future ing California voting, including Senator William Knowland, candi­ date for governor. The pamphlet, which has since been repudiated by Knowland and by the Republican National Com­ mittee after Its distribution was first revealed by the "New York Times," was written by Joseph Kamp, a right-wing extremist who has been cited twice for contempt of Congress. In the past Kamp has violently attacked such lead­ ing Republicans as President Eisenhower and Chief Justice Earl Warren when the latter served as California's governor. Aimed At Reuther The Kamp document aimed its fire at Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers who, up until now, has had no role in any California election campaign. It echoed arguments of "right to work" backers that labor unions are seeking dictatorial powers to run the country. It was warmly embraced by Mrs. Helen Knowland, wife of the Senator, who has been active in her husband's cam­ paign. Financing for the pamphlet's distribution came from active or retired officers of such organiza­ tions as (^neral Motors, du Pont (a leading General Motors stock­ holding firm). Gulf Oil and Re­ public Steel. Subsequently, Gen­ eral Electric announced it was en­ dorsing the "right to work" cam­ paign. California Democrats are charg­ ing that these business leaders are intervening in the California cam­ paign to elect "a man who will put their program into effect here first and In Washington next." Knowland has endorsed Proposi­ - i, I '> I I Californians as a referendum is­ sue. Like other "right to work" laws, it would outlaw the union shop and weaken unions' abilities to protect their membership and to bargain for improvements. California's other leading Re­ publican candidate, Governor Goodwin Knight, ^ho is now run­ ning for the Senate seat held by Knowland, is on record against Proposition 18. California's "right to work" forces have been sharply attacked from another quarter by former President Harry iS. Truman and by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt for publishing claims that Truman and the late President Roosevelt sup­ ported the principle of the com­ pulsory open shop. The attempt to tie the Roose­ velt and Truman names to the "wreck" proposition was contained in the official argument which backers of the referendum filed with the California Secretary of State. In answer to the claims Truman said that he had oppose'd "right to work" laws in his own state and "I don't see how I could be for them in another." Mrs. Roosevelt issued a bristling statement branding the claim as a "shameful fraud." With less than two months to go in the gubernatorial campaign, another prominent Californian in­ dustrialist and former president of the state Republican Assembly, has deserted Knowland because of his support of "wreck" legislation. Robert F. Craig, a member of the board of directors of 29 corpo­ rations, announced that he will serve as co-chairman of the South­ ern California Citizens' Commit­ tee against Proposition 18. KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT • / • '..V m (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Article II, Section 57, Paragraph 3. Paying off Procedure. Any member of the Unlicensed Personnel will be allowed to pay off the vessel In any port In the continental US or Puerto Rico upon 24 hours notice, prior to the scheduled sailing of the vessel. In like manner, the Master shall be allowed to discharge . . . Unlicensed Personnel upon 24 hours notice. • * » Article II, Section 60, Vessels in Idle Status. .. . When it is expected a vessel will be Idle In excess of 10 days, the Unlicensed Personnel The struck Canadian National ships are still' at their that may be reduced on day of arrival. anchorages this week as the result of SIU of NA demonstra­ • * • tions in a number of US ports. Cuban seamen have been re­ QUESTION: Does the crew of a vessel going into lay-up have to be moved from the vessels by the Cuban government and while given a 24-hour notice of their layoff? the disposition of the fleet has not been decided, it appears certain that the interests of Canadian Seafarers will be fully protected in any settlement. In its pwn way, the Canadian National beef is the story of a runaway attempt that failed, first to the flag of Trinidad, and then to Cuban registry. The outcome should be clear to aU ship operators who hanker for a runaway flag. • t 4" Good Seamanship A bright spot in the Jersey Central train tragedy which took 48 lives in Newark Bay was the prompt and efficient lifesaving action by crewmembers of the SlU-manned Sandcaptain. At the scene at the time the train ran off the bridge and into the bay, the Sandcaptain had a lifeboat out before any other rescuers arrived and saved five passengers from drowning. They deserve to be cited for good seamanship in aitinxe.'!oli-'Olhc^enGyt,-.| rs. ' .bo'yg is) * \» * An SlU-contracted vessel arrived in Baltimore on June 24 at 9:30 AM in ballast. The vessel drydocked on June 25, and it was found at the time that there was a great deal of bottom work to be done. When the company learned that the vessel's Baltimore loading would be delayed until July 7th, the crew was laid off. They were notified of the layoff at 11:00 AM, on June 25 and were paid off that afternoon. Accordingly, they received wa^es, and in some cases, transportation and subsistence. The Union, however, contested the layoff, of the crew without the 24-hour notice required by Section 57, Paragraph 3. The Company held that according to Section 60, the notice wasn't necessary. After consideration of the issue, the Clarifications Gommittee reached agreement to the effect that the 24 hour "notice ^should be given whether the vessel is going into idle statii-s or is in port of discharge. The clarification, in e^ect, amends the portion of Section 60, which reads, "the Unlicensed Personnel may be reduced on arrival." As a result of the Committee's action, the crewmembers on the-ship in question are entitled to a day's pay/ in lieu of the- 24-hour notice 1 • • -fe i All • • lim �-. l-..^,.^-^r,j-5i5rr^,^,l|F^i-, r-i. SEAFARERS Paga Twelv* Trial Run NMU CREW THANKS SEASTAR Crews Join In Last Rites Americans are still a rarity in Poland, so it was romething of a special event that brought the SIU crew of the Seastar and the NMU crew of the Joan O'Berg together in Gydnia, Poland, where all hands paid their last respects to a fellow seaman. Although the event was by no means a happy one, both crews made the best of the occasion to give a fitting sendoiT to a departed NMIJ seaman in a foreign land. The fact^that the deceased was a complete stranger to the gang on the Seastar didn't enter the picture at all. Arrangements for the attendance of the SIU crew at the. funeral Seastar and the lowering of the flag on^ the SlU-manned ship were made by the skipper of the Seastar, who" also drew thanks from the Jean O'Berg for his efforts. A letter of thanks to the Seastar sent In by NMU delegates Tripola Young and William F. Hotze on the behalf of the O'Berg crew said; "We„ the crew of the SS Joan O'Berg, Isbrandtsen SS Co., wish to thank each one. of you for coming to the funeral to pay your re­ spect to a departed brother. He was a member of a different union but still a brother and a seaman. "We would like to thank the, captain of the Seastar for lowering the flag and granting permission to the crew sO they could attend the services. We also want to thank our radio operator for attending. "We are forwarding a copy of this letter to your union, one to ours and one to the ARA." Trying out for a slot in the deck gang, Francisco Urbina, wiper, proves himself with a hawser aboard the Valchem. Photo by shipmatjs G. F. Abundo. ••••••••••••• »-0 • '• e !;>:,•. -vi*. Call Of The Sea Still Beckons Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor Jot publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names tnill be withheld upon request. ships will Ibe in Haifa or there­ abouts In the near future." ' If anyone would send me this information, I could contact the ship's delegate and ask blm to do the buying for us. We wllj gladly pay for all assistance. Therefore, If I could be advised what ships are going to Haifa I could handle the details after that directly with the ship. My address Is RFD No. 1, Box 28A, West Paducah, Ky. J. W. Henry (Ed. note: Since the itiner­ ary of tramp ships bound for Haifa is always uncertain. Sea­ farers who can help Brother Henry on this matter should contact him directly.) it 4 . 4 120-Degree Heat No sloking Matter To the Editor: The crew of the Steel Sea­ farer really appreciated the prompt receipt of the last three issues of the LOG. especially the one containing the contract news. Our biggest thrlU was the increased, amount of the SIU Vacation benefit. Many thanks to the negotiating committee for doing a fine job. We are all agreed to keep writing letters about afr-condl tionlng these C-Ss on the sum­ mer run into the Persian GuU and other Middle East ports. All font three of the topside rooms are alr-condltloned, and Massawa and Djibouti were 120 to 130 degrees as usual. Moore, DM, failed to Join the ship in Karachi, but may rejoin in one of our last two ports, either Basrah or Khorramshahr. Otherwise the trip Is smooth and uneventful, though mall service Is lousy. What mall there is arrives after 14 day*. Oh yes, the fishing here in Damnum^ Saudi Arabia, Is good. On that happy note, we'll end with regards to "you and all the brothers. C. J. Magnan Shin's delegate what's what and "Your Dollar's Worth." I want to aity without exception that the Seafarers Un­ ion is doing a great job Iq. up­ holding the welfare of the mem­ bership. 'I only have deep re­ grets for leaving the Seafarers A special commendation for the medical and ntirsing staif has been extended by SIU to work ashore. men at the New Orleans USPHS hospital, in appreciation for their fine work and profes­ Enclosed Is my-new address sional services. The gang in New Orleans wants it to be known that, as always, the hospital | and also a small donation-to the is tops with them. SEAFABEBS LOG. 1 wish it Among Seafarers on the roster thore are ein due to ulcers and was sent back to Boston for were more. Simon P. Morris, ex-Claiborne, who's been treatment. He's also had a troublesome cyst re­ I have a question that I'd In and out of the hospital for the past couple of moved and should be in good shape soon. like answered, though. If I ever William V. Kramer, ex-Maiden Creek, is out at years. A recurring ulcer is giving him some trouble wanted to ship out with SIU , - a g a i n. B a 7 the San Francisco hospital because of a hernia and again, what procedure would I Vaughn, an or­ a general check-up and should be tiurned loose in have to follow now that my ganizer on the about a week. Recovery is also on the way for mother-in-law Is off my back, liner Atlantic, is 'Nicholas Sargent, ex-Choctaw, who suffered a frac­ my kids are grown up and my also in for treat­ ture of the head when a block let go. wife Is willing to let me get lost A vote of thanks is in order for ship's delegate ment of an ulcer for a while? and is awaiting H. F. Holmes on the Barbara Frietchie, who wasted Chester Gros surgery. Off the no time notifying SIU headquarters about Injuries . (Ed..note: In order to ship Alcoa Ranger, to two shipmates. One brother, Ramon E. Murillo, out, you would have to follow Aiuron R. Dickey was severely scalded, and had to be hospitalized in the seniority hiring procedure has. been oper­ Honolulu. Already notified by the Union, his wife Kramer Dickey set forth in the SIU agreement ated on for a dis­ later contacted the company regarding her allotment and the shipping rules estab­ and was finally informed by them that he was in located shoulder and is coming along well. lished under the agreement. There's some good news on Brother Lucius De- the hospital. SIU Welfare Services arranged to get Specific details can be.obtained Witt, who checked in at the Savannah hospital her an. allotment advance. by contacting any SIU-AStG SIU, LOC Rate These.brothers in the hospital appreciate visits last month to have cataracts on both eyes removed, hall.) Tops In His Book and is reported to be doing fine. He was cook and and mail from .their shipmates. Stop by to see them ^ ^ $ To the Editor: baker on The Cabins. Another tankerman, Stanley if you can or drop them a line. I would like to receive the F. Ostrom, got off the Cities Service Miami at BahrThe following Is tho latest list of Dretliors In tha hospital: Seek Credit Plan SEAFABEBS LOG once again, Henry Foy William Nelson USPHS HOSPITAI. Nicholas Sargent Henry Schreiner as I do enjoy ruding it very For Buying Home Monroe C. Gaddy. Dominic Newell BOSTON, MASS. Arthur J. Sehevlng Clifford- Womack James C. Glisson Earl H. C. Poa L. J. CampbeU Henry W. Martin much, • USPHS HOSPITAL To the Editor: Wayne F. Harris Edward L. Poe Ralph R. Knowles Stanley Ostrom STATEN ISLAND. NY Your Union is the,^best and John J. Harrison Henry Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL Wallace J. Beeman George Meltzer We the undersized brothers Alvin C. Headricks James H. Shearer GALVESTON. TEX. I envy every member's being «o Standmore BeU Jose B. Moro on the SS Neva West wish to John Hrolenok James A. Slay Jas. A. MeCauley Jose P. Sallnaa DoUar Ben Anthony Pinchook wonderfully taken care of. I James Hudson Andrew Stauder Robert McCuUoch John H. Spearman submit the following resolution Ro.ger Beroud Santos Pizarro am at present awaiting another Peter Hume Florenlio Suarez USPHS HOSPITAL Robert W. Runner Zenor R. Rivera for immediate consideration by Henry A. Jamickc Thomas L. Teears NEW ORLEANS. LA. Robert O. Delgado Jose Bodriquez Wooldridge King Gerald L. Thaxton our brother members and of­ assl^ment aboard ship here In William Bargone Cloise Coats James R. Egan Jessie Shontz Buenos Aires. Please do not, Edward Knapp Patrick Thompson Charles Dalcourt Trussel Beatrous Earl Ernest Warren Smith ficials: Leo Lang Ray E. Vaughan L. S. Biegajewskl Aaron R. Dickey Richard Gelling Jose Souse fall to mail the LOG to meW. A. Marjenhoff James E. Ward John W. Bigwood John G. Dooley Charles Goldstein Edward Thompson Whereas the average seaman regularly. Alexander Martin George Williams Ray A. Fauber Claude Banks Henry Gordon Exequiel Tlong has not established proper cre­ Harry W. Minkler Geo. E. Williamson Luis Gutierez Ramon Varela Karl L. Roettger" Simon P. Morris Cleophas Wright dit, be It enacted that, head­ Francis M. Jennings E. L. Waters Steward Melvia K. Morton Charles E. Wynn John Kffegan Roland E. Wilcox quarters assist qualified mem­ Editor, USPHS HOSPITAL James Meeks Joseph Wohlets * 4 i MANHATTAN BEACH. NY bers In securing or establishing Angelo Heglio Nelson Wood SEAFARERS LOG, Lewis Akins Antonio Infante USPHS HOSPITAL Asks For Mall said credit in a locality where Manuel Antonana Claude B. Jessup ' NORFOLK, VA. 675 Fourth Ave., he Is known, solely for the pur­ From Shrpmates Eladio Aris Ludwlg Kristiansen Francis J. Boner Wm. C. Dowdy Fortunato Bacomo Thomas Leahy USPHS HOSPITAL pose of, acquiring the necessary To the Editor: Brooklyn 32, NY Joseph J. Bass' Kenneth Lewis. SAVANNAH, GA. down payment on a moderatelyMelvin W. Bass W. J. Mclntyro Elmer G. Brewer Lucious DeWitt I received four copies of the I would like to recpive the Matthew Bruno Herbert Milssac USPHS HOSPITAL priced home. James F. Clarke Jens Madsen LCXx today and I sure was glad SEATTLE, WASH. SEAFARERS LOG — please Juan Denopra Leon Mannaugh (The above was signed by 19 to get them. It sure is a pleasure K. M. Bymaster CecU P. Diltz John J. DriscoU Albert MartinelU USPHS HOSPITAL crewmembers.) >ut my name on your moiling Friedof Fondlla to know that our Union thinks W. P. O'Dea FORT WORTH, TEX. James H. Rawlins Odis L. Gibbs C. Oslnski J. R. Alsobrook Harold J. Pancost about our welfare no matter ist. (Print Information) Joseph M. GiUard George O. FhlUer Lawrence Anderson Edoudo Pisgopo Meeting chairman where In the world we are. Bart Guranick Winston E. Benny H. LedweU Jr. P. W. Seidenberg Wade B. HarreU 6eo. E. Shumaker NAME John Palmer • •••••••• I gave the Seamen's Mission it 4 T^h Hassan Henry E. Smith SAILORS SNUG HARBOR two of tho LOGs and kept two Clarence Hawkins Pon. P. Wing STATEN ISLAND, NY Seeks Aid From here since there are no other Frank Hernandez Royce' Yarhorough Oscar J. Adams Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL Victor B. Cooper American seamen here except BALTIMORE, HO. STREET ADDRESS ....... Berge Bergensen Haifa-Bound Ship me. VA HOSPITAL . J. KananiiU Jr. KECOUGHTAN, VA. To the. Editor: Sf'' Boston Joseph Kowolskl Joseph cm The doctor says my ulcers Wm. Bright well Stanley Kupnicid VA HOSPITAL I sailed in the past with the soon will be okay so I will be Claude A. Brown Gibbs T. Llverman RUTLAND, MASS. SIU in the engine department, able to come home, but .mean­ R Cardosa John H. Morris Daniel Fltzpatrick CITY .........ZONE...; Noe. Vincent Ciprlano RusaeU Morrison _ VA HOSPITAL but due to a disability In my while I really would like, to hear Joseph D. Cos Jesse Lee Painter NEW YORK, NY STATE family had to give up the sea from some of the boys. This is Stephen Dinkel Egene Plahn Ed. T. Cimnlngham Harry Ditsky Panl Pusloakle VA HOSPITAL for a while. I am doing okay a good place for a sick man and TO AVOID DUPLICATION? H you William DriMoll Harry B. Biggin HOUSTON, TEX. ashore now, too. •ro an oM subscriboi and havo a J^es L. Farran Vincent J. Rtznto the doctors wd nurses trZt me Ray J. Arsenault Joseph Boll changa of addret*, plaasa giva' your Clarence Gardner BALTIMORE CITY HOSPITAL While aboard the SS Western fine, but It's still not .the goodGonnan T. Glaze Calvin A. Borne BALTIMORE. MD. formar address' balowi Trader I made a voyage to old USA. mchard Green Richard Savior Simon Eftime Boott VA HOSPITAL Haifa, Israel,—and got some If some of the fellows want G. Sahl ADDRESS ............ Mnald Hannlgan Richard BUTLER. PA. souvenirs from Nazareth, Israel, to write me, this is the address: Robert L. Houck Merl Lee Walters James F. Markel USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL for our church. I'd like to get Monastery Hospital, Sea Point, , .. FRANCISCO. CALIF. BOSTON. MASS. some more of these now, and Capetown, South Africa. . Joseph H. Berger Wm; J. Kramer Kffllon CITV .........ZbNE.... Joseph Bissonet Santtago Marttn.. Thomas W. USPHS would like to know what SIU HOSPITAL Charlie V. Horton Michael Coffey Mlchal Hichalik f I ki: ' Sci^bw u, ustr To the Editor; Some 11 years ago, .by request of my mother-in-law, I quit sailing; hoiVever, she could not make me. quit receiving nor reading the LOG, and I want to keep on doing it. And, may I add, without ques­ tion the LOG Is one of the best trade union publications today. I like the Welfare Plan, and everything from who's who ,to SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK . : - "' t&G o s a • e »• « ••• ••• "ST^kTE. .......'...a.......... Joseph Ebbola Albert M. Morse HOMPHIS. TRINN, Bmy RusseU ;• ''' ' ' �SEAFARERS Septembet M, 19SS Karachi; treatment of wiper when ill; poor grade of night lunch; condition of food receiycd fo NO; draw In hunker port: delayed - sailing from Stagapore. Repairs not made yet. -Three men logged—requested Capt. to lift same—^not granted. Ship's fund to be turned over to charity If ship lays up. Ship's fund, 325.5#. Some disputed OT, and dlj^uted delayed . saiUng from Singapore. One man hoipltalized in Honolulu. No fruit avail­ RORIN TRtNT (Robin). Juno Chairman. W. Walker; Secretary. H. able in Honolulu. Thrash. New delegate elected. One man left ship due to Illness. Safety TRXMAR fCalmar). July 23—Chair­ meeting held. Fine cooperation among man. D. Stona; Secretary. V. Menta. crew. Few hours disputed OT. Gen­ Fine among crew. Few eral discussion of ship business; re­ hours cooperation disputed OT. New delegate pair lists to be made up. Vote of elected. Motion to haye headquarters thanks to steward dept. Aug. IS—Chairman. C. Parker; Sec­ check with Public Health Service and slips can be elimi­ retary. H. Thrash Three men short; sea if flt-for-dttty cs men are permitted to ride two men hospltalixed; one, missed nated, ship and not perform dutlcA Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food and good service. Aug. 36—Chairman. C. Roblnfon; Sacretary, V. Monto. Clarification on equalization of OT. working luitch holds, etc. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to steward dept. TRANtATLANTie (Tak), Aufl. M— Chatnnaii, H. Murray; SacraTaryi A. RMMI. May nt aome QT on return trip. Secy.-rcporter elected. _ Report accepted. Icebox door to be repaired. Repair drain en washing machine. Uuahroom ventilators need repairing. Safety suggestions distributed to all members. All minor repairs to bo made soon as poss^e. FACIFIG STAR (Compau). Aug. 17 —Chairman. W. Young; Secy.. M. KamIntkl. Some repairs made. New dele­ gate elected. Report accepted. Mo­ tion to have all SIX) members get off ship after one yr. continuous serv­ ice. Dl~cnsslon on cleaning laundry A recreation rooms—rotation system adopted. Steward will make special dlMies for members desiring same. ship.' Repair lists turned over to chief engineer. New treasurer elected. Few hours disputed OT. Need new water fountain. To start ship's fund—not to exceed $50. Too much concentratecP juice on ship. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. 8CNTS PORT (Cities Service). Aug. 9S—Chairman. A. Willdrldga; Secre­ tary. C. Ray. Motion to print articles In LOG re: procedure of payoff and sign on In Jacksonvlllje. -Wilmington and Charleston. See about awning en deck: Install additional fans in foc'sles. S.D. to see about extra meals for officer's wUe. < CAROLYN (Rull). July 30—Chairman. W. Trolls; Secretary. T. Cunning­ ham. Report accepted. Keep mesahaU clean. Menus to be changed. Aug. 13—Chairman. W.-Trelle; Secrotary. T. Cunningham Do not leave water in showers ruimlng. Few hours disputed OT. Rooms to be painted. Return cups to pantry. Keep messhall clean. Vote of thanks to steward, dept. Sapt. 3—Chairman. P. Pasluk; Sec­ retary. C. Olas. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Keep longshoremen out of passageways. Rooms to be sougeed. Some disputed OT. Steward dept. to be painted. Need new wash­ ing machine. No LOGS, ho mall re­ ceived. No representative from union came to ship when in Galveston. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa). Aug. 31— Chairman. I.. Ouggan; Secratary. R. Alford. Payoff tomorrow. No LOGS er communications this trip. Ship's fund. 3282.65. No beefs—everything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to steward for job well done; also to Brother Tucker for nice brtefcaae given to delegate.' ALCOA RUMnaR (Alcoa). Sept. 7— Chairman. (3. Rlacheff; Secretary. R. Hall. No LOGS or reports received. MesMiall painted, soma repairs made. Vote of thanks to new baker for fine products turned out. Ship's fund. 36.25. Ship to bo fumigated. Galley exhaust fan to bo repaired. MAI (Bull). Aug. 31—Chairman. W McShoohan; Secratary. J. Bend. Bverything running smoothly. Capt. warned men to be on board one hr; before sailing. Five new chairs pur­ chased for poop dock. Slip's fund. BSSB*. Keep laundry clean; place cups in sink. STBIL MAKER (Isthmian). Sept. 7— Chairman. D. Gardner; Secretary. E. Podorson Some disputed OT. Chief electrician missed ship in Honolulu. Members requested to stay out of foc'sles unless some one is in foc'sle. Cigarettes, books, matches, communi­ cations missing. All beefs to go thru proper channels; washing machine to be repaired. Return linen when leav­ ing ship and leave rooms clean. PENNMAR (Calmer), Aug. 3S—Chair­ man. J. Risback; Secretary. T. Cleugh. Reports accepted. Have steward moved to topside so as to have another room on main deck for steward quarters. Membership approves any action SlU takes against AMMI. Discussion on pension benefits. YAKA (Waterman). Aug. 30—Chairman. J Fetter; Secretary, N. Geno. One man missed ship; in NO. New delegate elected. Return excess Ihien to steward. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Aug. M—Chairman. R. Batworth; Secretary. J. Ballday. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund. S20.24. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to former delegate for job well done. GCEANSTAR (Triton). Aug. 31— Chairman. J. Talbot; Secretary. R Marrtsatte. Ship's fund. S17. Ona man mlMed ship in Baltimore. Do not put glasaei in pantry sink: remove clothee it&m line when dry. Vst# of thanks to steward dept. iOSBFINA (Liberty). Aug. Chairman. L. Gardemal; Secretary, J. LtMdy. Rapalr Hst eempOtd. Baa .•elrolmaa re; Murd fani hired In • • iri r/i-r.yL.'.-, TOPA TOFA (Watarman), Aug. 24 -Chairman. T. White; Secy.. J. Lakwyk. One man taken off ship In Japan. Ship's fund $5.60. Some dis­ puted ot. Motion to Jiave committee review present system of fining men who have been.logged. Sept. 7—Chairman, j. Melendeu Secy., J. Lakwifk. New delegate elect­ ed. Few hours disputed ot. Few phoney logs. To check on Innerspring matteressea. Garbage chute not air­ tight. See patrolman about steering engine clarification—distance of gar­ bage chute from foc'sles. Pantry to be kept clean. Need jury bathroom for natives. After house A foc'sles seeds sougeeing. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory). Sept. 1—Chairman. L. Pepper; Se^., A. Stevonsen. Old crew to be paid for Unen ($2.00). Need new motor for washing machine. Repair lists to bo turned In to delegates. Gear of miss­ ing crcwmember to be talcn off ship upon arrival in NY. One man missed ship at Oiympia. Some disputed ot. Report accepted. Standard brands ef coffee to be put aboard with new stores. Need new lee box in pantry. Return. sU Unen and cota to steward at sign off. Proper attire to be worn in messhaU. Repair list to be made MPALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa). Aug. 25— Chairman. T. Sanchoz; Socy., E. Laws. Beef about Graf milk from MobUe. Discussion about bathroom ventalatlon; screen doors to be locked except while In Islands; place Unen In bags: 45 quarts of bad milk from Graf Dairy In MobUe. MURRICANB (Watorman), July 37— Chslrman, F. Caflou; Secy.. W. Murrell. One man hospitalized In Kobe: four man logged. Few hours dis­ puted ot. One day's pay to bs settled at payoff. To hold safety meeting; buUd soma sturdy ladders for gang­ way; dump garbago off deck; have Ught rigged on deck for oiler leading to steering ugino room; repair bathroom. ALCOA FBGASUS (Alcoa). July S— Chairman, B. Murphy; Socy.. F. Lutemen. One man left ridp—hospitalized. One member sick for three days. Beet about amoka and flame from oil barge. One member has eye injury and one has three broken ribs. Keep noiso down In passageways. Bring Unen top­ side. Complaint registered with Amer­ ican consul re: smoke and flame from barge. July 13—Chairman, L. Fhllllps; Secy.. R. Demoss. New delegate elect­ ed. Discussion on scuttlebutt. New Ust to be made up for cleaning laun­ dry. Comments on conserving water. Cots to be stowed away in port. Sales­ man in Ft. Said to be kept on #4 hatch. Recreation room to be locked when necessary; washing machine to be repaired. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmtan), Aufl. S—Chairman. E. Parr; Secy.. G. Falrcleth. New delegate elected. Reports accepted. New secy.-reporter elected. Dlscustion on use of new washing machine: Unen Issue; cups and glasses to be returned to pantry; safety in use ot screen doors In foreign ports; giving Icewater te longshoremen in Persian Gulf; deck garbage disposal cans on deck: keep longshoremen out of crews quarters, passageways, mess roonu. etc. Aug. 3S—Chairman. C. Magnani Secy., O. Falrcleth. Delayed saiUng at approved by captain. Restricted ot disputed pending letter from agent. Fireman directed longshoremen to water source by Arabic signs. Performers warned that action would bo taken against them. Cats to bo re­ moved when tying up er letting to. Return cets after use. Names to bo stencUed on cots. Discussion on Slow servico durinc supper heur; night, lunch; locking doors in pert; lock missing from screen door; keys for Bietn-esm Isetj laagshoremeii ia€ peddlsirs bsacdlng Ship; gsrhsgo eans Rlaced nesr siesping qusrters; absoRM of esrgs not under gangway. CpsM restrieted in Rrinit-aU Rands salSf#* •t. Cs«w agrsgd to drink only MMitd .iratgr .in KsfoRlBBug^'^ByiliB^. tOG Page Thlrteea Fires Made PG Hotter Than Usual t A notorioudy hot place under any conditions, the Persian Gulf has been hotter than usual for the supertanker Cities Service Norfolk, and not due to the mercury alone. The ship was confronted with fires nearby the first two times it went into the Gulf, and a breakdown of the mainj turbine on the third go-round. Persian Gulf. gangway waa thrown down on the Fortunately,-the next six trips "On the first trip to Arabia the dock and 16 minutes after the fire duriDg Its year-long shuttle be­ dock caught fire while we were broke out the ship was on its way," tween the Gulf and Japan weren't loading gasoline. Most of the crew Ruttkay reported. quite as hectic. The Norfolk paid was asleep when the fire broke out The crew received a warm com­ off last week at NJ, end­ but the commotion on the dock mendation from the Arabian ing a 13^-inonth trip that began awakened everybody and we ran American Oil Company at Ras In Lake Charles on August 1, up on deck. Most of the boys ran Tanura "for their expeditious ac­ 1957. to their fire stations, broke out the tion and cooperation in pre­ Relating some of the events of fire hoses and poured water on paring the ship for an emergency the voyage. Rueben (Big Joe) Rutt- the dock. unberthing and in wetting down .kay said "quite a few exciting "Others let the lines go either the adjacent pier deck with their things have happened, even in the by hand or with a knife. . . . The fire system. . . . Such action indi­ cates considerable training and certainly pays off when an emer­ gency arises," a letter from Aramco stated. The dock fire was nothing com­ pared to the disaster the Norfolk met the next time into the Gulf, when the brand-new British frei^ter Seistan caught fire, burned for several days and then blew up "when the fire reached a cargo of nitroglycerine. "This happened about four miles away from us while we were at the dock loading," Ruttkay reported, and caused the deaths of 55 men. Some help was provided by the Norfolk when a tug brought the injured into the dock and the ship contributed medical supplies, stretchers, blankets and other items. The trouble - with the turbine came the next trip just as the Norfolk left the dock. She had to go to Bahrein for inspection and then sailed to Japan on the LP turbine, taking 23 days. "After Scene from the deck of the Cities Service Norfolk as it pulled discharging, we went out, cleaned away from tho dock at Ras Tanura. Sho was laoding gasoline tanks and then spent four days in the shipyard in Nagasaki. Nobody when dock fire broke out, but got away 16 minutes after wetting objected to that," Ruttkay noted. down the dock. Photo by Dick Koche, machinist. "Everything has gone smoothly since Nagasaki, as we have a pret­ ty good crew on here and most of LOG-A-RHYTHM: the original gang paid off with the ship. Everybody's very happy to be back although many will miss those lovely Japanese girls," he added. Br M. Dwyer ' '' 'I-^i '•C What The Old Sea Knows What does a woman know of lovinp. Though the follows a man, wherever he goes? She takes a gift, but what of the giving? A kiss is not all, as the old sea knows. Sign Name On LOC Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters < or ether communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request. What does a woman know of hit yearning. For'the salt and spray against his cheek. And the day he can once more get underway; •To the sea, a woman is fair but weak. Oh the old sea knows, as well it should. For many a test of love it has stood; A woman may borrow, for a little while. But to tea men return, with a beaming smile. First Workout For New Camera The Novo Wosl liat poM off from "anetfi(N> goad trip," occarding te shtp's roperter Howard C. HutctMrson, with avwytliing In good shopa, aipocial^ th# GoHng departiiMnl. Tha plcturss here shew the first rosults obtainad with o ntw camtra bought by tha crow. At loft Is Hutchorsan, with Horatm O. Groy and E. i. Herdcostla ieaklhg ovor loma of the camwta gear* On the right ore Harry Snith, Dgvkl Ri H. ftht and /afflot Hv Ri^t doing.« da!eHHf|5]eh( an th»woy baehta tha Gutf frcm^^^^ . I'i. I ' I •:i/| :.^i :, -yrI �•V;- • SEIFARERS LOG Pare Fonrteea LOG-A-RHYTHM: Hey, Who's Watching The Stove? Beautiful Arabia Somewhere near the Gulf of Persia Where a woman is seldom sem; Where the sky is never cloudy And grass is never green; With drinking water flavored Like slop from a kitchen sink. And no man can drown his sorrows In the lukewarm beer he drinks. .tr- Somewhere near tropic waters Where nights are made for love; Where the moon is like a spotlight And stars gleam higfi obouc; Mid all this glamour and glitter On a lonely tropic night. There's no greater waste of beauty With never a girl in sight. |i uI; Take you then this arid country Where sea birds moan and cry; Where lumb'ring deep-sea turtles Crawl up on the beach and die; I don't like this Moslem pasture Neither fertile, fine nor rich. Any man who leaves his home for thisIs nuttier than a witch. Take me back to dear America The land I love so well; This arid desert oven Is a substitute for hell. You can keep this land of nothing. Without wine, women or beer. Only flies and filth and vermin For I long for home—not here. (O' Stewards on the Alcoa Planter, led by steward 2ee Young Ching '3rd from left) are William Sodron, galleyman; Theodore Harris, aker; Ching; S. M. Hsu, BR; P. H. Jones, crew pantry; L L Odraghty, crew mess; John Gibbons, chief cook, and H. E. Mathes, topside pantry. Absentees are Douglas Dewalt, saloon mess, hospitalized in Karashi, and 3rd cook Tom Riley, wh% was.visiting him at the time. Sudfon had to be drydocked a few days later at Aden, Arabia. Photo by K. G. Siebold, radio officer. SlU, A&G District PHILADELPHIA......... 337 Market St. S CarduRo. Agent^^ Market 7-1838 PUERTA de PR 101 Pelayo Sal Colls, ^ent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO...... 4lS0 Harrison St. Marty Brelthoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH .2 Abercom St. E. B. McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GiUette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMHIGT-ON. Calli . .. 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 UEADaUARTERS.. 675 4tta Ave.. Bkly& SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS W. Hall, Joint Ca Sinunonia Ens# R Matthews. Joint E Mooney. Std. J. Volplan. Joint BALTIMORE .U18 E. Baltimore St: Earl Slieppard. Asent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON. 276 State St. James Sbeeban. Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St Robert Mattbewa. Asent Capital 3-4089: 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La, .1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Acent HBmlock 6-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira, Agent FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 Sontb Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HBmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY ...........912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Pbone 3156 NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvlUe St. Lindsey WBUams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 678 4tta Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 NORFOLK.. 127-129 Bank St. HONOLULU....51 South Nimltz Highway J. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdlson 2-9834 PHone 502-777 PORTLAND 211 SW Ctay St. CAplUI 3^336 fUCHMOND* Calif, a. .510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2'093S SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 3-8363 SEATTLE. 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 805 Marino Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK. 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYadnth 9«68 SUP Short Snort After Long Trip Great Lakes District ALPENA 1315 N. Second Ave. Pbone: 713-J 180 Main St, Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND . ,, 1410 W. 29 St, MAin 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE .,10325 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18. Mich. ... VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W, Sup^or St. Phone: Randifph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO........3261 E. 93nd St, Phone: Essex 8-3419 BUFFALO. NT.. Canadian Districf HALIFAX, N,8...., MONTREAL I' Just back from an 11-month trip, SlU crowmon off th« Orion Star stop in for a few set-ups at the Foc'sle in Wilmington, Calif. On hand (I to r) are Willis Gregory, Shakey Teffner, "Skip" Feeney (the bartender). Bob Gannon and Gene Emery. Gregory sent the picture for the LOG, 1' .ISiSiS^' 5 tV K. - Sees Problems In Alaska Trade about are all tha many benefits ofthesm. ' A few years ago I went to visit the SIU headquarters la Brooklyn for the first time. Well, when I got inside the door a feeling of pride came over me that I have very seldom felt. My thoughts went hack to the old days, comparing the new rig with the headquarters on Stone Street wher<^ I joined and first shipped from. Brothers, if we itemized all of the benefits we have gained over the years it would take many issues of the LOG to pub­ lish them all. 1 mean the kind that are not really classed as such, the little things that are part of our contract and work­ ing conditions of today. Well, I don't want to take up too much space, so I'll just say so long and good sailing froqi an old shipmate, J. R. B. (Name withheld) To the Editor: I've enclosed a newspaper clipping from the "Vancouver Sun." From the story there, Jt appears that statehood for Alas­ ka Is to start off with a fight against.organized labor and the sacrifice of whatever progres­ sive legislation there may be on the books. The antl-iabor - people un, doubtedly will use the argu­ ment that foreign ships will By Alfred Ridinrs Somewhere in the Arabian Desert Where the sun is like a curse; Where each rotten day is follow'd By another slightly worse; Where the flies and dust are thicker Than the endless desert sand, A seaman sits and ponders Of a better, cooler land. v.- • • September Zt, 19St 13814 HoUls St Phone 34911 .634 St Jam^^St^ WeM FORT WILLIAM.........408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3331 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St Ontario Phone; 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 173 King St, E. EMplre 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 617U Cormorant St EMplre 4531 VANCOUVER, BC ...298 Main St. PacUio SMS SYDNEY. NS ,304 Iggrtottej^ BAGOTVILLX, Quebee m'sSdn St, THOROLD, Ontario aUEBEC..., • Quebee SAINT JOW 82 lR.^ajSfis^ 44 SauIt-an-Maf Phone: 3-1 177 PrInea WflUam _ OX 3-8431 Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the mrifen Names tdil be withheld upon request. help develop the young state, so trade between Aiaaka and the other states should not he lim­ ited solely to US-flag ships. . This particular article heralds the entry of Canadian ships into the trade, which in itself would be a way of undermining living conditions aboard US ships. There is also no guarantee that only Canadian ships would he used. , The opening of the trade to^ Canadian ships can just as easi­ ly he extended to allow Liherian And Panamanian ships ini I offer this information with­ out further comment so that you may he able to do as much as you possibly can to defeat any such legislation. ' Jameg. Yates (Ed. note: Since foreignflag ships are barred from US coastwise trade and Alaska is coming into the union as the 49th state, an exemption has been^ voted for Canadian ships to continue serving certain Alaskan ports that no other ships service. This exemption has been voted several times in the past without controversy. No other foreign ships have been given this exemption. The Canadian ships are manned by the SIU Canadian District, df the trade is not exclusively domestic, say, between Alaska and a foreign port, there is no way to keep foreign ships out,, just as they could not be kept out of, San Francisco or New York.) i t t Says Benefits Could Fill Book To the Editor: I thought I'd write a letter to the LOG for iny old shipmates, and other SIU brothers, as I have a lot of time now that I'm. laid up with, had eyesight and a heart aliment. The things I want to writ# t 4> t Backs Brother's Pension ideas To the Editor: I wish to acknowledge Brother Paul Arthofer's suggestions for a , pension benefit as published in the August 15th issue of the LOG, Along with several of the brothers here aboard the Chickasaw, I think his sugges­ tions are very- good,. I personal-, ly would like to thank him for the time and effort, he spent writing these suggestions to the LOG. I sent in a suggestion on a pension -plan from Pusan (LOG, August 29. 1958), hut his is by far a better one. I also read Brother Maurice "Duke" Duet's letter under the heading "He's Thankful For All He Has," I'm sure all of us feel the same way, hut I'm also sura the majority of us hope to see : the time when we will have a pension plan that will provide for retirement based on seatime and union affiliation, regardless of age or disability. . I also''wish to give our nego­ tiators a vote of thanks for oh-~ taining the wage increase, along with a vote of confidence In their ability to settle the other items on the agenda, I'm sure all matters will he settled te our satisfaction as has always been the result before. Thomas A. Brosni (Ed. note: Brother Arthofer proposed a pension plan pro­ viding $100 num/thly benefit for men with 16 years' good standing in the SIU and 12 years seatime, and $150 month­ ly based on 20 pears' good standing and 16 gears' seatime, Brother Brown's earlier letter urged that benefits be paid on the basis of 20 or more geor* of seatime on SIU ships. The present SIU disabilitypension program is based on 12 years' SIU seatime, in accord with the eligibility rules listed in the box on page 5 of thie issue.) , BUT,BtlRLV-T AT ABOUT HWAT j VP?- Vot/KB van' J M'rbvR �September 26, 1956 SEAFARERS Ciiba Yields, Galls Crews Off Struck CNS Ships (Continued from page 3) gry shipyard workers,' who had been In contract negotiations with the company, then voted a fullfledged strike against the yard. Before that, they had refused to do any work on ~ the Ciudad de Habana. At last word, about 700 shipyard workers were still man­ ning the picket lines at the yard. Meanwhile, action had been tak­ en in other ports. On Wednesday, a protest demonstration was staged in front of the* Cuban flag Bahia de Nipe in New York, with a second Cuban-flag ship, the Bahia de Nuevitas, a demonstra­ tion target on Friday. Two Cuban-flag vessels were also hit In New Orleans on Friday. Longshoremen and teamsters in both ports refused to handle any cargo after the protests began. In addition, a demonstration of 100 seamen was staged in front of the Cutban consulate In New Yor>: and the United Nations building in which former crewmembers of Canadian National ships took part. Demonstrators carried signs denouncing Cuba's President Batista as a "flnk" and ah ^'International strikebreaker." Up in Halifax, picketllnes of the Canadian SIU District main­ tained their vigil before the seven remaining ships. The cumulative effect of the demonstrations was to persuade Cuban government authorities that there was no profit in attempting to operate the scab ships. The announcement by the Cuban con­ sul general brought an end to the demonstrations and was followed by the withdrawal of the Cuban seamen from the eight vessels. While the strikebreaking move collapsed, the disposition of the eight struck ships is still open. The SIU Canadian. District is de­ termined to maintain its strike, now in its 15th month, until Can­ adian seamen win back their rights to the Jobs. The eight ships owned by Cana­ dian National were struck in July, 1957, in a straightforward dispute 6ver wages. They were sold to the Cuban government for $2,800,000 in August, a figure which was ac­ tually less than a bid of $3 million made by another Canadian opera­ tor. The Cuban government Intended to operate the vessels on a Great Lakes to Cuba run through Troy Browning, a Great Lakes operator whose other ships are under con­ tract to the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ trict. Browning is now being sued by the SIU of NA on a charge of breach of contract because his agreement calls for hiring of SIU crews on all ships he operates. Support of the Canadian strike has been forthcoming from the free labor movement aU over the world. 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'..i -* '•[< vr.;,A Northwest Pacific fMR^MillADESiEM^ P«fe ClfteM LOG Da Costa Family Portrait The following list of Seafarers who served aboard the SS Massmar have money due them. The wages can be picked up at Calmar Steamship Corporation, 25 Broad­ way, NY: Jack 'Gervaia, Joim Ferreira. hobert CampbeU. Francia McCall. George King. Joao Fernandez. Erlund Larsen, Mel­ bourne Clark, Arthur Endemann. Barney Speegle, Jose Fernandez, Homer Doweli. Philip Korol, Albert DeForest, Francisco SortUlo, Amado Telan, Robert MltcheU, William Underwood. Lawrence Bond. Samuel Glnsburg. William Kleimola. Richard Comatock. James Waller. James Weir, Francisco Cuellar. Robert Metcalf. Saul Bums, and Anlello Verdemare. The. following list of Seafarers who served aboard the SS Feltore also have money due them: Pictured with the latest oddition to their family are Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio DaCosta. Antonio's wife Rose, holds their baby daughter Mario Meloge while oldest ton, Antonio jr., looks on. Others in family were not present. FIRAL DISPATGH Patrick J. McCann, 59: Brother John G. Flynn, 48: Brother Flynn died In the New Orleans McCann died In the Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, PHS on March 13, 1958. Cause of PubUe Health death was pancreatitis. Brother hospital, on Jime Flynn Joined the SIU in 1951 and 23, 1958. Joining sailed In the engine department. the SIU In 1941, He was burled In St. Patrick Cem­ Brother McCann etery, New Orleans, La. There sailed In the are no known survivors. steward depart­ ment. He is sur­ vived by a cous­ in, Mrs. Marga­ ret Flanagan, of N.Y. Burial took place in. St. Raymonds Cemetery, Bronx, NY. ; SAN FRANCISCO—Don Rotan, editor of the "Stewards News," the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union newspaper, has resigned his post and returned to sea. One of the early organizers of the MCS, Rotan (Continued from page 7) was active In the long and success­ Ing SIU men to go to NMU's hall ful fight to free West Coast stew­ for referral to Jobs. ards and cooks from the yoke of NMU and ACS contended that was pur­ the Communist-dominated Nation­ since the Coal al Union of Marine Co,Qks and chased from Arc Steamship, an ipiU-contracted company, ACS Stewards. He edited the "Stewards was bound, as a "successor," not News" for the past six years. only to recognize the NMU but to Has Successor honor the contract, and, thereupon, Rotan is being succeeded in his it became part of a multi-employer post by Fred Steiner, editor of the unit for which NMU was the col­ "West Coast Sailor," official publi­ lective bargaining agent. The trial cation of the Sailors Union of the examiner went along with these Pacific. Recently the SUP, along contentions. Rebuttal Pr^ared with the Marine Cooks and the Marine Firemen's Union, voted to While SIU attorneys are prepar­ take steps to set up a single news­ ing exceptions to this report, predi­ paper for all memben of the SIU cated on numerous factual and Pacific Distitet. It would replace legal inaccuracies. It Is interesting three existing publications, the to note that as energetically as third being the "Marine Firemen;" NMU argued for its position In this case, it had Just as energetically taken a precisely opposite position in the case of Sobth Atlantic, the ex-SS RTon^ ' Robin; IJnes and others. Headguarte^rs again wishes to There, when NMU companies remind all Seafarers that pay­ took over SlU-conteacted ships, ments ' of funds, for whatever NMU experienced no difficulty in Union purpose, be made only vigorously assei^g that those to authorized A&6 represedta- companies 'were hot successors, and tiyes and that an offtdal Union that they were not bound to recog­ recehpt be gotten at that time. nize either the SIU or its contract. K no receipt Is offered, bv sure Meanwhile," the Coal Miner has to protect yourself by immedi­ beehlaid up in a Staten Island ately bilging the matter to the 'f<W' two months and attenti<m of the secretary-treas- sh|pya;fd the iraly'other 'ACS; Ship, a tankprr urer's ojflpe.: ^ J te iOReratibigvih the ;oU trade MC5 Editor Bark At Sea ACS Ruling Theodore Robblns. James Hayes, Rob­ ert ScherSins. Werter Roberts. Melvin Jones. James Bergbower, George Arnold, Frank Clebak. Andrew Novak. Carl Welbe, Lloyd Pentecost, Ralph Gowan. Antonio Palmes. James McGregor. Allen Beverstock, Edwin Ainsworth, Francis Clawson, John Hall. Jr., Browning Wilamotkl, Robert Meadowcroft, James Black. Walter Harris. Walter Adlam. Manuel Mayor. Francis Sturgls. Stanley Woiten. Philip Casilan. John Simpson. Rlcardo Rodrlques, Juan Vazques, RusseU Grantham. Stanley Sneed and Leon­ ard Weeks. it i) Robert H. Kline Please contact Monica Condo at 535 Amol Dr., SW, Atlanta 15, Ga. t 4" 'n- m '.i ' .''i- I -':J I 1 I I • I m I -'tKp'JI -H- i.T*I ••".sjlI Gene Berger W;rlte to M. A. Picking, 2933 Madera Ave., Oakland 19, Calif. 4" 4« Vasco M. Barros Samuel S. V. Carubba Larkln C. Smith Hubert O. HalfhiU You have income tax refunds waiting for you at Rcorn 201, 4S(> Harrison St., San Francisco, Calif. t t Hubert O. Halfhlll It is Important that you contact John Little, Jr., at 1214 Hudson Blvd., Bayonne, NJ. t i Any Seafarer who was an eye­ witness to Ihe incident in Brightwell Tavern, Dec. 23, 1957, is asked to get in touch with Walter Brightwell, 4212 Canal, Houston; Texas. The phone number is CApltal 8-9360. 4. 4 --I n Jack Halpin The above named or anyone knowing his whereabouts, please contact Bill Versloot at 12 Helen PJace, Clifton, NJ, or phone PRescott 3-3204. i t t Ed Seeley Pete Mazzitelli left your gear, left on the Losmar, in the baggaga room In headquarters halL Please arrange to have It picked up. Be Sure To Get Diies Recetivis iHmfifm . -.[J.VaV- �SEAFARBBS September 26 1958 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC A N D GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • '• h- :. • ¥ tf f . •• • t; :,.•' •li" • \ SlU Ties Up Yarmouth In Pact Demand : WASHINGTON — The SIU is preparing to file legal actions against operators of the Panamanian-flag cruise Liner Yarmouth, which hastily slinped away from her birth here Saturday after locking out"^ most of the crew and making by the National Labor Relations off with the ship's payroll and Board. the men's personal effects. Operating for many years under The vessel arrived in Miami the weli-known house flag of the Wednesday only to be met by SIU Eastern Steamship Corp., the Yar­ . Crewmembers of SS Yarmouth picket ship ot Washington, DC, pier. When crew agreed to go pickets. The Union had warned it mouth is now in service for Mcback aboard in time tor sailing, company barred them and the ship skipped port. would picket wherever she showed Cormick Shipping Corp. of Miami. ^^ — ; i^ up. The company has refused to She arrived here from Boston last negotiate with the SIU, although it Thursday, Sept. 18, to pick up has been designated by the Yar­ passengers for a cruise" to Ber­ mouth crewmen as their bargain­ muda. ing representative. At the time, crewmembers got NEW YORK—Shipping busted out all over in this port thanks to the crewing up of A number of other legal actions off for a dockside meeting and set a number of vessels that had been in idle status or on long runs and had a heavy turn­ are also forthcoming under mari­ up picketlines protesting the com­ time law, including suits to re­ pany's refusal to negotiate. US over. A total of 391 jobs were shipped, and the port would probably have to look back to cover the crewmernbers* wages and Immigration authorities gave the Korean War days to find sim--f personal belongings. men permission to go ashore, since ilar periods of shipping pros­ now on about trying to sell or the Steel Recorder. Steel Chemist, Organized In Summer transfer struck ships in the light and" Steel Designer (Isthmianlj many of them are Cubans, Domini­ perity. The SIU conducted a successful cans and West' Indians, and SIU The port handled a total of 44 of the world-wide support the Robin Trent and Robin Gray organizing drive among the crew- officials then met with company ships. Assistant Secretary-Treas­ Canadian Seafarers got on this (Robin); the Frances (Bull); Ames ' members for several months while representatives to present contract urer Bill Hall reports, 18 of them beef. Victory, Jefferson City Victory and the ship was on its usual summer demands. payoffs, ten signing oh and 16 ves­ Payoffs here included the Su- Mankato Victory (Victory Car­ run between Boston and Nova These included provisions for sels in transit. The big shipping zanne^ Elizabeth, Beatrice, Carolyn riers); the Alcoa Runner, (Alcoa); Scotia. Both the Yarmouth and union recognition, establishment of bulge was aided by crew calls from and Prances (Bull); Jefferson City Santa Venetia (Elam); and Orion her sister ship, the EvahgCline, isre necessary grievance procedures, the Ames Victory, Jefferson City Victory and Mankato Victory (Vic- Comet (Colonial), former American-flag ships that job security protection and wage Victory, Valley Forge and the tqry Carriers); §teel Voyager and Among the in-transits were th« had been manned by Seafafiers for increases. The company officials Orion Comet. The supertanker Steel Recorder (Isthmian); Robin Pennmair and Marymar (Calmar); many years. said these matters would have to Cities Service Norfolk, back from Trent and Robin Gray (Robin>; the Seatrain Savannah (twice); Their operation parallels • the be taken up with the higher-ups 13 months oh the Persian Gulf Valley Forge (Peninsular Naviga­ New York and Texas; Winter Hill case of another cruise ship, the and later got in touch with SIU shuttle, also had . a big turnover tion); Topa Topa (Waterman*; and Cantigny (Cities Service); SS Florida, also manned by the representatives for further talks, with 26 men getting berths aboard Alcoa Runner and Alcoa Pennant Steel Fabricator, Steel Vendor and SIU until a few years ago when she which ended with a refusal to dis­ her. (Alcoa); Santa Venetia (Elan\); Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Val was transferred to runaway reg­ cuss the wage issue at all." The coming two week period Capt. Nicholas Sitinas (Tramp Chem (Heron); Gateway City (Pan istry. This ship has also maintained Sailing Cancelled should also be good with a couple Ship) and the Cities Service Balti­ Atlantic); Yaka, Andrew Jackson her regular run in domestic service By Saturday morning, after the of more ships schedulied for reac­ more. (Waterman), and the Coeur D'Abetween Miami and the West In­ ship had been in port two days, tivation and crewing up. The ships signing on Included lene Victory (Victory Carriers). ^ ' dies. She was brought back under the company cancelled the sched­ . The announcement of the Cuban the SIU banner last June when uled 4 PM sailing that afternoon. government that they were pulling crewmembers, predominantly Cu­ The Union then notified the .com­ their men off the struck Canadian bans, voted 87-21 for SIU repre­ pany that despite its failure to National ships was received warm­ sentation in an election conducted come to terms on a contract, the ly here. Hal Banks. SIU of NA crew would be back aboard well vice-president from Canada was With the world charter market in a depressed state and in advance of the scheduled sailing present at the headquarters mem­ the used ship market following close tsehind, a new ship ready for duty. This was also an­ bership meeting and thanked Sea­ farers for their support of the seller has entered the maritime business, its products bearing nounced publicly to the press. However, when crewmembers ar­ Canadian beef. He promised to a "made in Russia" label. Since New York ship sales $364,000, down $85,000 from the rived back at the dock before 3 PM continue the strike until Canadian and attempted to board the vessel, District Seafarers got their jobs are at a virtual standkill, the previous sale of another Liberty, current price pattern for Libertys the Argentine Transport in Au­ they found the pier gate locked back. and the master and another com­ There is no question but that was set in London where the Brit­ gust.. At the time of the Sues, CLEVELAND-^The Marine En­ pany official refused to allow them operators will think twice from ish Liberty-Zunjgon was sold for crisis late in 1956, Libertys were gineers Beneficial Association has aboard. Shortly after, the vessel going for upwards of $900,000. won bargaining rights for the en­ sailed for points 'unknown, taking Market Depressed gineers employed in the SlU-con- the crew's personal gear and the S|U Health Center's 'Ladies Day' In spite of the wona' ship slump tracted Tomlinson fleet. The ship's payroll with her. local agents of European-flag op­ MEBA gained recognition after a erators have received notice of one-day strike, in which it tied SIU Secretary-Treasureer Paul Russia's entry into the world ship-j. declared this week that the up one ship and threatened to hit Hall ing market in a brochure issued tactic of "sneaking the the rest as they came into port. operator's ship put behind locked gates and by Sudoimport, the Soviet import-' Contract negotiations are now in export corporation, describing the carrying off the crew's gear has progress here. models offered by Soviet ship-' emphasized his total disregard for All-Out SIU Support yards.. his employees' rights aiid wellThe MEBA struck the SS Ball being. Operators who have studied the Brothers Sunday September 14 "All he has done is toughen the data, said that the 16,000-deadwhen it docked at Superior, Wis. crew's and the Union's deteminaweight-ton cargo ship is in a class Late the next day, the conipany tion to win their Just demands. with modern Western ships of a recognized its right to represent The union will ^tensify its cam­ similar type. In one respect, the' the engineers. The MEBA picket paign against this company and vessel's hull strength was con­ line won complete support from others like it." sidered ahead of Western types the SIU and other waterfront since the Russians have used a crafts involved. low alloy steel to provide strength Tomlinson operates seven bulk Shorthanded? against ice conditions in Soviet carriers and two self-unloaders. Early for appointment at SIU ports. Western yards use a lower If a crewmember quits while Besides the Ball Brothers, the grade steel for the hull plates of health center In NY, Mrs. J. a ship is in port, delegates ships are the Cuyler AdamSi James merchant vessels. Pineiro (left) checks tinie with .£. Davison, Charles Dunlap, Mer- are asked to contact the hall Officials at Amtorg, the Soviet Immediately for a replace­ SIU Patrolman Paul Drozalc • ton E. Fair, Rufus R. Ramsey and import-export agency In the US, ment. Fast action on their part beforo leaving the hall. the Sumatra. The fleet was re­ claim that they haven't heard of Above, Mrs. Mary De Jessa, cently signed by the SIU Great will keep all jobs aboard .ship the new line. However, they offer­ filled at all times and elimi­ Lakes District foilowing a Labor mother of Seafarer Joseph ed to Investigate sales possibilities nate the chance of the ship Board election victory and success­ sailing shorthanded. De Jessa, arrives at center if a serious purchase inquiry were ful strike. made. for medical checkup. NY Shipping Really Busts Loose MEBA Wins Lakes Pact y.c^- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 26, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CUBA PULLS MEN OFF STRUCK SHIPS 71 SEAFARERS RUNNING FOR 38 UNION OFFICES MEMBERSHIP OKAYS 3 MEN ON APPEAL MCS NEW YORK OFFICE MOVES INTO SIU’S HALL CHINA COAST NOW 100% BONUS AREA FOUR TANKER-TRAILERSHIPS SHIFT TO SIU OPERATOR ONASIS MAY GET US AID FOR SUPERS A&G CREDENTIALS REPORT SANDCAPTAIN CREW SAVES FIVE IN NJ TRAIN WRECK CHARGES UPHELD, UNION RESUMES BAY LINE DRIVE ACS FINDING: ‘PACT FOLLOWS SHIP’ RUNAWAY ENTERS DOMESTIC TRADE WEALTHY EASTERNERS BACK CALIF. ANTI-LABOR DRIVE CUBA YIELDS, CALLS CREWS OFF STRUCK CNS SHIPS SIU TIES UP YARMOUTH IN PACT DEMAND NY SHIPPING REALLY BUSTS LOOSE RUSSIAN SELLING NEW SHIPS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/26/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 20 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5d282f74252d184cf8b6c8e3a99b4c2e.PDF 3a7f933ab55f9fbf90a544ca725d2260 PDF Text Text SEAFARBRS^LOG I'ii m • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THiHAFARmS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND SULF DISTRICT •AFL-CIO • •11 SIU VACATION PAY •. •-i-il M '• • • .Story On Pago I * . l'- • • • y • Seafarers Hit Batista Scalibing :l Story On Page 2 m ;-5 .PK-'' s-.':\ •f AN EDlTORIALt AMMI: Maritime Menace Traditionally, the maritime industry is no stranger to trou­ ble. But aside from the normal quota of headaches maritime faces in terms of violent fluctuation in shipping, competition from runaways and the like, the industry has been hurting for some time because of the long history of bumbling and ineptne^ on the part of the American Merchant Marine Institute. There are a number of major areas in which the AMMI has (Continuedhn page 2) . Canada SIU Protests Strikebreaking Canadian SIU's protest against sale of struck Canadian National ships to Cuban government concern spread to New York and Baltimore this week. Demonstrator (above) in front of Cuban-flag isahia de Nipe participated in protest in New York while other Canadian District lines hit the Ciudad de Habana (former Canadian Challenger) in Baltimore. Highlight of protest took place yesterday as 100 demon(',6trators^picketed Cuban consulate and UN building in NY. (S'tory on Page 2.) �(<•:-r' TfTm stAMAknun tod BtvUmher 12, liM AN EDITORIAL: Hit Batista Scabbing V--: h-\ <u i""' |v; ijr" • ?'' Bm:'' ' ; • - r • -.he;:..'-;" (Continued from page 1) failed the industry, the most unfortunate being that in .the face of past failure, it is persisting on its destructive course. What's Twrong ivith AMMI? Here are a few df the ills it ' The sale of strikebound Canadian National steamships to an agency of the Cuhan govern­ has perpetrated on the industry: ment has resulted in the spread of tho dispute to US ports. The SIU Canadian District has struck hack with protest demonstrations in front of Cuhan-flag vessels in US ports and a mass • Cutthroat infl|ghting to get subsidy preferdhce. protest of 100 seamen in front-f For years the AM3MI has been a pawn in the hSnds of a few of the Cuban consulate in-New fat cats, among them US Lines. Its label and officers have York and the United Nations Jbeen used by this company and others like it to secure the building. lion's Bhare of Government assistance and to rig matters to their Carrying signs labeling advantage even if such arrangements were harmful to the rest of the Cuba's President Fulgencio Industry. A flagrant example was the AMMI's successful lobbying for Batista as a "fink" and an "Inter­ a 65 peraent eonstmctlon subsidy for a new US Lines passenger ship national strikebreaker" tha Can­ while the rest of the industry gets along with 40 to 45 percent aid or adian demonstraton denounced the Cuban government's action in no assistance at all. Companies not favored with subsidy aid have taking the struck Canadian Chal­ to flght alone every step of the way against the fat cats to get such lenger out of Halifax. The ship, assistance from the Government. renamed the Ciudad de Habana, Is now In Baltimore's Maryland • Mensber companies have no voice ui policy-making. ilrydock. It is a notorious fact in the industry that the dues-paying members The orderly demonstration by of AMMI have no meeting forum, no ballot box and no outlet to voice the Canadian District included their dissents from AMMI policy. Policy decision are imposed on a four former crewmembers of Ca-y take-lt-or-leave-it basis by the AMMI leadership, which, in turn, gets nadian National ships who were its instructions from the tight clique of fat cats beaded by US Lines. flown in for the occasion. They The*latter company employs the AMMI as one of its branch lobbies were Mike Houlihan, AB, ex-Ca­ for exerting pressure on legislative and administrative decisions lA nadian Constructor: Lewis EngelWashington. man, FOW, ex-Canadian Conquer­ Tbere is no liasion between companies and no comnidn or; Bill Zinuck, oiler, and Rich­ policy. ' ard Johnstone, donkeyman, ex-Ca­ nadian Cruiser. It follows from the above that with the AMMI the private preserve of US Lines, with no exchange of,views, there is a complete lack of Pistol-Toting Guards coordination on major issues, with companies left to pull every which Passerby gefs leoftel from demonstraior ouilining reasons for pro­ Canadian Seafarers reported that way on their own. The result is a mad scramble for preference. test in front of the Cuban-flag vessel, Bahia de Nipe. Cuban seamen who were flown to • Tbe AMMI leadersbip supports runaway shipping. Halifax to man the ship at first carried signs denouncing .Batista's uted by the demonstrators. Many rebelled at being cast in the role scabbing The. action of the AMMI president in • devoting his energies to »the of strikebreakers. They threw SIU -men.on the striking Canadian recalled the time that white-capped defense of runaway shipping is a total betrayal , of the interests of SeMarers had' participatedin the tools over the side and announced American-flag operators whom the AMMI s}ipposedly represents. Here they would not sail the ship. As Other Cuban-flag Ships are being Wall Street strike. There was con­ again, the objectives of US Lines and that company's desire to attract siderable interest in the dummy a result, the Canadians said, pistol- tied up as they come into Ameri­ effigy flgure representing the en­ the support of major oil companies, have been pushed into the fore­ < toting guards from the Cuban can, ports. front to the detriment of other American-flag companies. The AMMI'a The demonstrations in front of slavement of seamen resulting action in this area reflects the total lack of independence on the part armed forces compelled the Cuban from Batista's strikebreaking. seamen to go to work under the the Cuban consulate on Madison of the nominal leadersbip of the institute. Avenue and the United Nations Newspaper and television cam­ gun. eramen were out in force, and mo­ were highlighted by a mock fu­ • It resorts to foolhardy and archaic tactics on labor issues. When the vessel got to Baltimore neral with a coffln carried by the tion pictures of the demonstration The AMMI's ill-advised venture into company unionism, designed It was met by a protest line. At pickets bearing the sign "Batista! appeared on many T'V stations last to upset long-established and stable patterns of collective bargaining, last word, a large number of the You Killed Canadian Seamen's night. Cuban seamen had quit the ship. Jobs." A staffed efflgy of a work­ The beef with Canadian National was an opeu hiVltatioii to anarchy and chaos in the shipping Industry. One steamship company—US Lines—unilaterally imposed a prepos­ Here in New York, longshore­ ing seaman in chains guarded by got under way on July 4, 195f, terous and dangerous pattern of company unionism on the rest of tha men and teamsters refused to cress mode Cuban tommy-gun toters when the Canadian District struck industry. ,: If there was amy competence in the AMMI leadership, if it the protest line established in front bore the legend-"This is the Sea­ the eight-ship fleet in a straight­ was mot rubber stamp of 4US Lines that it happens to be, but was away contract dispute. The crews repreaOnibitive of the Cuban-flag ship Bahia de man Batista wants." of the feeiings of the industry, that leadership would Nipe of the Vacuba Line. Demon­ Passersby on Madison Avenue had received total postwar wage hove, told US Lines thai ^e 'institute eonid net go along with Its strators handed out leaflets to pas- and in front of the UH indicated Increases of only 17V& cents an strikfe^breaking plans. Not having done so, and having brought the sersby explaining the beef and keen interest in the leaflet distrib(Continued on page 11) Industry to»the brink, the leaders of AMMI can scarcely expect US maritime unions to regard them as "good-faith" trustworthy opposite numbers at the bargaining table, &d the AMMi persisted in ibis adventure, it would have crippled many smaller companies and,involved the industry in a long, costly , Healthy shipping cpnditions for holders of class A seniority in the SIU, plus the shrink­ struggle which it could not \i^. Perhaps it would not be surprising age of the class A group from deaths, retirements and withdrawals from the industry have re­ to find that AMMI leaders would welcome-such a development as sulted in a decision by the Seafarers Appeals Board to modify class A seniority reqifirements. favoring the narrow circle of ship operators whom they actually repre­ sent. . The Appeals Board acted im-' der authority given it by a where It would not have been afolr -~..by all seamen with ratings '<above Tbe AMMI leadersbip bas been partisan witb respect to seaman, wiper, or messman, unions. ( recent change in the SIU con­ to meet the. needs of SlU-con- / 'orfitnary who have shipped -regularly, up to tract with the operators. tracted companies. As has been December 31, 1954, with one or At the recent American Legion convention, the AMMI president of the companies listed* in Ap­ The amendment to the seniority reported in the SEAFARERS LOG more pendix A, since before January 1, made a snide remark to the effect that "some of our union leaders" hiring rules opens up the class A in recent months, increasing num­ 1952, subject, however, to. Rule O. are "unable or unwilling" to understand the need of subsidy assistance On and after September 1, 1958, group to Seafarers who started bers of class B and class. C men Class A seniority rating sluil) also for US ships. His reference to the SIU (for this Union was obviously sailing with the SIU in years after have been taking SIU jobs because be possessed by all seamen who the target) 'was a defeasive reaction to justify AMMI's policy on re­ have shipped regularly Mth one or 1951. of the small numbers of class A . more of the companies listed in Ap­ stricting subsidies to a handful of favorities. If he in at all familiar with pendix A, either The new rules makes the follow­ men on the beach in many ports. maritime, the AMMI president knows that the SIU and affiliated uniona (1) up to December 31. 1955. In addition to the changes in ing men eligible for class A: since before January 1. 1953 or in the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department understand the need (S> up to December 31, lB5d. the class A category, the Appeals for subsidies very well; in fact, have been on record for giving subsldiep since before January 1, 1954 sub• Seafarers Who started with Board amended the rules for class however. to^Rule 9. to the entire industry on a broader and more eqnitabie basis. ithe. SIU before January; 1, 1953, B men. Until now, any man having A lect. Class B seniority rating diall be The partisanship of the AMMI leaders and advisors bas also been (in other words, some Um*! in iggg 90 days in two successive calendar assessed by all seamen vriw have ship­ or earlier) and who have shipped years could advance from class C ped regularly up to qecembtr 31. 1954, shown., in their efforts to torture and twist the shape of long-^standing with one or more of the companies listed collective bargaining units to the advantage, of their favorites. with SIU companies in 1953, 1954 to class B. Appendix A, since beforo January 1, requirement con­ in and 1955 for at least 90 days a year. tinues, but in addition a Seafarer 1955, and who do not have a Class A seniority rating, subject, however, to • Tbe AMMI leadership gnd AMMI pdvisors are strangera Rule 9. On and after Septcmbw 1, o tbe marituue industry. • Seafarers who started with the can also obtain class B status by 1958, Class C personnel WHO possess a SIU before January 1, 1954, (in satisfactorily completing a course certiflcate of satisfactory completion of Much of the present sorry situation in AMMI can be traced to the the Andrew Furuseth TTahiinr School other words, liome time in 1953 or at the Andrew Furuseth Training course and who, after obtaining' such a practice of handing over direction of the institute to political ap­ earlier) and who have shipped School and then serving 60 days on certificate of satisfactory completion, pointees and public relations gimmick men out of Washington, rather have completed 60 days of sea service with SIU companies in 1954, 1955 an SlU-contracted ship. with any of the Canwanles set forth in than seasoned shipping men. Having no base in the industry, the solo ACTION #33 4; and 1956 for at least 90 days a Appendix A, shaU bp ontiUed to a Class interest of these imported strategists is to perpetuate themselves by Tha laaOuran APPMII Baard acting B seniority rating.- ^ year. t (b) Rule 9, paragraph A is amended to doing the bidding of the big lines. Hence their reliance on stunts and and pursuant to. the collective The original requirement called under, bargaining agreement between the Vn- read as.foUows: schemes instead of a constructive program, designed to aid all ship­ "Uniess otherwise specifically «nMd vwioua emidoyera. h«reby takes for "A" men to have started in im Uaed thereto by those Rules, all owners. the foUowtng actions: 1950. Two years ago, this was W) The flrst two paragraphs of Rule those who posMss a Class B senior­ Under snob conditions, responsible sections of the industry and of ity rating sliaU be entiaed to a changed to 1951 and It is now 1 B. are amended to .feed as foUows: Buuritims Isbsr sahsqt stasd by while these disiutesraie ihe Class A senioritv ratiag eight <S) advanced again. "A Class A senltTfity rstteg, the years after they commenced to Nilp American merchant marine. There must bii a responsible management bl|^> diaU be possessed by aU Mgidarly with the companiea set "OMdously,'with the passage^ of ttaUecuMd PwiuuiMl wlio have group dedicated exclusively to the needs of American-flag shipping, fortn in AppendU 'A,' provided they years, retention of the origlqal ep to December maintain their Class B seniority rat­ In which all shipping companies have a voice in deciding policy. Tho SI. 1084. witb one or more of the ing without break." 1950 string ^te would have re­ Mmpuilee listed In Appendix A. (c) Rule 3 J Is deleted from' the Ship- AMMI obviously has demonstrated Its incapacity for this type of lead­ sulted in a j^izibkege of the class atace twfm Jannary J. ISSt. On and gw Abies and Rule 3 K la rededgnated ership.' The maritime union, whose members are dependent on tho aftw <>etober 1. ISBS, « Claw A A seniority to the point aentertty taUng Aatt be DatMb'^mbef 'e-l ThdUdtryj cahnpt phi^lt this incapacity to go unchallenged. • * 511/ Seniority Rules Amended il:; AMMI: Maritime Menace �SEAFARBRS , lOG Wtvtt<mhmv It, 19SS Par* Thre* Boost Vacation Pay To $360 A $360 annual Tacatlon pay rate, involvingr a $100 increase over the old scale, has been established for Seafarers effective as of September 1. The new scale will be paid on all seatime worked by a Seafarer after that date. The $360 benefit level-^' time and still collect on a propor­ benefit no matter how many ships was made possible by the tionate basis. The only limitation they sailed. It started making 30 cents per man per day in the Plan is that discharges payments at a $140 annual rate should not be more than one year in 1952. There have been several increase in vacation contri­ old. in annual benefits since butions that the Union The SIU Plan was the first in the increases then, to $176 in 1954, $244 in 1955, won from SlU-contracted industry to provide for vacation $260 in 1956 and now to $360, the operators. The contribution playments by the operators into largest increase since the Plan increase was part of the set­ a common kitty so that men could was established. tlement on major money items that was reached iast month. Subsequently, Union and em­ ployer trustees of the Seafarers Vacation Plan voted to set the new benefit level at $369. One Month's Pay For practical purposes, the $360 annual benefit is equivalent to one SAVANNAH—^The focal point for still another xmsuccess.month's base wages for crcwmembers employed in the ratings of ful raid by the National Maritime Union, the former SS Na­ ' Six man rank ond file credentials committee checks SIU nominees' AB, quartermaster; watertender, tional Freedom', resumed sailing imder the SIU banner last papers. They are (I to r) G. Principe, P. Morinelli, O. W. oiler, fireman-watertender and week as the SS Valiant Free--^"" Emanuel, S. L McCormick, W. C. Brown and chairman P. Patrick firemen. In effect then, the new bareboated her out To another vacation scale means a cash bene­ dom. company. Manned by Seafarers until fit equivalent of one month's va­ Under'a bareboat agreement, the cation for one year's work, one- the end of 1954 when she went charterer furnishes the crew. As a half month's vacation for six Liberian, the ex-National Freedom result, under the existing SIU con­ was targeted for an NMU raid last months aboard ship and one-quar­ ter month's vacation for every May when her owners got Federal tract with Martis Steamship, which Maritime Board permission to also operates the John B. Kulukunthree months time. Under the SIU Vacation Plan, bring her back under the US flag. dis, the ship crewed out of the SIU Seafarers have the option of col­ The NMU tactics kept the ship hall here. Seafarers went to Charleston to take the ship out, NEW YORK—A six-man rank-and-file credentials commit­ lecting vacation money as soon as bottled up In a Charleston ship­ and she is now enroute to India they have accumulated 90 days' yard, where she was being sur­ tee, consisting of two men from the deck, engine and steward discharges. Or, if they wish, they veyed and refitted, until her own- with a load of grain and a new departments, was elected by the membership In headquarters can accumulate more days of sea-' era. National Shipping and Trading, name. The developments surrounding at the last regular' meeting,| the return of the National Freedom Bill Hall, assistant secretaryto US registry and the bui>. aquent treasurer reported. NMU raiding attempt parallel the This committee is now reviewing case of the ex-Rion, which occurred aU of the applications of members at about the same tiiuc. n that who have nominated themselves as situation, NMU also tried to move candidates in the coming Union in when the SlU-contracted own­ elections and wiU certify those ers, Actium Steamship, sold her to who have fulfilled all of the con­ a newly-formed shipping firm. stitutional requirements heeded to Mack Klosty, Inc. hold office in the SIU. The one SIU Filed Charges month nominating period, whieh An arrangement between Klosty opened August 12th, closes as of and the NMU resulted in the re­ midnight tonight, September 12th. placement of the existing SIU crew . A subsequent edition of the SEA­ with a predominantly-NMU crew, FARERS LOG will carry a special despite the wishes of SIU crewsupplement containing photo­ members to remain aboard. The graphs and statements of each of result was that the SIU filed the certified- candidates discrimination charges against Shipping for this port. Hall said, Klosty, while SIU pickets pro­ while slightly under the prior tested the manning of the ship. period's High of 285, was still con­ Idled in a Hoboken shipyard as sidered good. These totals, he the SS Maurice George at the time, noted, do not reflect the true the former Rion was sold a short shipping picture for class A men time later to World Carriers, an in this port since out of the total SlU-contracted operator, which of 270 jobs shipped during the bareboated her out to another SIU period, more than 60 of them were company. The ship was renamed filled by class 0 cards. the Pacific Carrier and soon after Taking this into consideration, Group of SS Atlantic crewmembers relax in steward department messhall on ship's last stopover in was crewed by Seafarers and sailed he said, it would appear that many New York. Seafarer Marion Payne (center) catches up on National Labor Relations Board decision for Europe. Class A and B men are either in favor of SIU. At left are-Seafarers Allen Friend and S. Bernstein. The wind-up in both cases was on vacation now or are waiting for that the NMU merely exposed its a particular run or ship. Representatives of the SIU and American Banner Lines reached agreement last week eagerness to snatch SIU jobs, since There were 26 vessels paying off on an interim contract setting forth company recognition of SIU bargaining rights and basic both ships have now returned in this port during the past period. working conditions for unlicensed personnel on the tourist liner SS Atlantic. imder the SIU banner. They were the Alcoa Polaris, Alcoa The accord came a day be­ Puritan, Alcoa Pennant-(Alcoa); Frances, Suzanne (Bull); Steel Ap­ fore the Atlantic arrived back gional dir^ector stated: "It does not maiden sailing in June, the NMU prentice, Steel Recorder (Isth- in New York from her fifth appear that further proceedings pulled most of its men off the ship. Sept. 12, 1958 Vol. XX, No. 19 main); Bienville, Fairland, Gate­ voyage to Europe. Working on are warranted inasmuch as there It thus exposed its objective as way, Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic); a quick turnaround schedule, the is insufficient evidence to substan­ harassment of the new operation, Seatrain Georgia, Seatrain New SIU crew got the Banner Line tiate the charge. I am, therefore, rather than a beef over porkchops York, Seatrain Louisiana, Seatrain vessel out again the next day, refusing to issue complaint in this and jobs for its membership. The same harassment tactic, as Savannah (Seatrain); Robin Hood, Saturday, September 6, with the matter." PAUL HALU Secretary-Treasurer reported in the LOG two months . Few NMU Applicants newly-established conditions al­ Robin Trent, Robin Gray (Robin); HDIBERT BEtANO. Editor. BERNABO SEA­ ago in the case of the ex-SS Rion, Characteristically, the NMU had Atlantis (Petrol Shipping); Ames ready in effect. MAN, Art BdUof. HERMAN APIHUH. 1BWIN also accomplished nothing follow­ SPIVACK, Ah MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, HER­ filed its charges of SlU-coippany Meanwhile, apparently still un­ Victory (Victory Carriers); Jean MAN MAKLER, Staff Writers. Bnx MOODT, jLaFitte, Iberville (Waterman) and able to concoct any proof to sub­ collusion last May even before ing an abortive NMU raiding at­ Gulf Area Representative. stantiate its flimsy Taft-Hartley Banner Line started hiring a crew. tempt involving the former SIUthe Orion Comet (Colonial), ; Pages 12, 14 i Signing on during the last two charges against the SIU and the Moreover, despite^he large num­ maidied National Freedom. (See Letters adjoining story.) Editorials Page ll ber of Jobs up for competition, the company, the National Maritime weeks were the Alcoa Polaris,. Appeal Pending Dollars Worth Page 7 Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Pennant Union called on the general coun­ NMU Indicated the Insincerity-of Pending the final outcome of the Labor Roundup ...... i... Page 6 (Alcoa); Steel Apprentice (Isth­ sel of the National Labor Rela­ its charges over the hiring in mian); Charles Dunaif (Colonial); tions Board in Washington for Mobile when it failed to muster NMU appeal to the labor board's SIU Shipping ........... Page 4 biweekly er the needquartere Robin Hood, Robin Gray (Robin), more time to file a petition of re­ anywhere near the number of . men general counsel,^ the Atlantic, urst Publithed the Seafareri International Union, At­ tourist-class liner under the Ameri­ of the Fairland and the Beauregard view. It now has until October 13 to match the open berths. lantic « Gulf District, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Brooklyn II NY. Tel. HYaelnth As a result, a large majority of can flag, is now luider . the SIU Avenue. ' Among the in-transit vessels to file its appeal of the decision 9-etoa. second class postage paid were the Val Chem (Heron); Steel by the NLRB's New York regional the 500 qualified Seafarers who banner. Negotiations for a formal at the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under ttio Act of Auf. M. itia. SIU contract covering all aspects Worker (Isthmian), Michael (Car- director throwing out the charges were on hand secured, jobs. The 12B of the passenger ship operation are SiU margin was further widened for lack of any evidence. rasl and the CS Baltimore (Cities continuing. theAUantiC'i Service). . In a niUjjgiO^ Aosust 2l, V»>:r9r when, on the,eye -kii /^\I •i r'A I Raid Fails, Ship Crewed By SIU HQ Credentials Group Checking On Candidates Agree On Interim Banner Pact 'il SEAFARERS LOG - -(iis •' '^<v| �ffTvU |3^'' II' pI)"'' li,: I SEAtARERS Labor Day Means $ To Mobile Men IOC ScVtemWr lJE. l9St SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO OOARD From August 20 Through September 2, 1958 (Editor's note; Under the new reporting system for SIU shlp- Baltimore, Houston and San Francisco maintained the status quo. This MOBILE—Labor Day had a doutilt meaning for the membership In plng. the summaries below give the complete pictiire in each de­ maintained the good shipping, for the first two and the relative quiet thin port, Cal Tanner, port agent partment by seniority class, Job group and port, tneludlng Uie num­ for the Golden Gate area. Among the ports that declined, MobUe was noted. For while it represented a ber of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers comlnr Into pert to the only one with a substantial drop. day dedicated to the working man. register can pick their spots by checking the "registered on the The totals by seniority classes varied only slightly. Class A men ac­ It also meant the start of the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals fw their department.) counted for 63 percent of all jobs dispatched this thne, compared to monetary terms of the new SIU SIU shipping this period fell oif a bit more from the year­ 64 percent in the previous period. Class B was the same, at 26 percent, contract. The Alcoa-Corsair was and Class C men picked up the 'slight difference. the first vessel in this port to sign long high set a month ago, with most of the decline evident on under the agreement and ail in the steward department. The total number of jobs shipped Overall, the port totals of men on the beach remained the best In­ hands were well satisfied with their was 1,020, while registration rose slightly to 1,138. As a result, the dicator of the shipping picture and its potential for men already reg­ figures for men registered on the beach at the end of the period also istered or just coming Into port Boston, Philadelphia, Savannah, Tam­ new wage scales. pa, Lake CHiarles, Wilmington and Seattle reported 100 or less men on showed a small increase. The Alabama State docks, the beach In all departments—^Philadelphia was high with 88. All of The actual numerical differences since the previous report were 36 opened two years ago, are finally these except Boston and Philadelphia had less than 50 top seniority operating in the black. Unfortu­ more men registered and 63 less shipped, leaving 89 more men regis­ (class A) men on the hand in all departments. Seattle was high with 43, tered on the beach. The variation in these totals is accounted for pri­ nately, the increased revenue comes marily by routine re-registrations, retirements, deaths and hospital Ibe following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New' foreign shipping interests. from Yeili: Always'good . . . Fhlladelifiiia: Fair . . . BalUmore: Good . . . Tanner reported. The dock grain cases. elevator was largely responsible However, three ports were able to show improved shipping and three Norfolk: Slow ... Savannah: Slow .. . Tampa: Fair ... Mobile: Should for the increase with more than 15 others stayed the same as before. Philadelphia, New Orleans and Seat­ be better . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake (jharles: Fair . . . Houstont foreign grain Ships being serviced tle reported a rise which, in the case of Philadelphia, was considerable. 'Good ... Wilmington: Fair .. . San Francisco: Quiet... Seattle: Fair. there during the last six weeks. However it is hoped that more VS-fiag ships will take advantage of these new modern facilities and boost shipping for the port. Ammo Dump fmproved Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Regldend On The Beach On the brighter side, the Govern­ CLASS A CLASS C CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A . CLASS M ment has started face-lifting opera­ GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP tions on the old Theodore ammu­ Port 3 1 3 1 3 13 1 2 8 1 2 3 ABC _AU _1^2 2 2 3 12 2 nition depot for the stock-piling Boston 1 7 1 1 2 2 9 18" 4 1 — 2 4 a of Government bauxite. Several New York 14 34 22 2 — 6 73 19 9 8 10 51 12 2 8 9 98 102 164 62 3 22 26 hundred acres are going to be Philadelphia .... 4 11 3 2 9 2 3 1 9 17 6 — 1 35 2 1 42 12 17 4 6 1 — 12 3 2 36 9 9 15 29 9 7 7 paved with shell and gravel in or­ Baltimore 1 — 53 39 111 20 7 24 43 — 6 4 — 2 3 2 7 — 2 — 4 8 6 4 1 11 17 9 der to allow the dump trucks to Norfolk — 2 2 — 5 8 3 3; 4 1 _ 1 1 — 2 — 1 1 .bring the bauxite from Mobile to Savannah — — _ 3 3, — — 2 — 1 1 10 4 Theodore. The SIU hall here is Tampa _ 3 6 11 4 7 3 3 15 26 "37 12 5 — 1 2 2 5 4 waiting for word from contracted MobUe — — 4 New Orleans ... 8 17 6 3 6 35 46 41 6 16 19 9 5 11 1 10 11 4 companies as to the number of Lake Charles ... 2 _ 4 3 3 2 3 6 3 — 4 2 3 6 16 3 5 vessels they will use to bring the Houston 9 6 10 7 18 6 a 43 27 21 '6 — 8 32 31 12 a 12 12 8 1 million and a half tons of bauxite Wilmington .... 2 6 1 — 3 3 . 2 3 1 1 — 1 2 11 4 9 1 1 6 1 2 1 — Into the port. This could supply San Francisco .. 1 17 2 — 6 1 12: 12 4 ,5 1 1 3 2 2 24 — . 1 7 6 a large number of jobs for the men Seattle 2l[ 11 3 7 1! — 6 3 3 10 13 • 6 1- 3 4 1 4 4 on the beach here. Alcoa, as a major operator in this trade, expected to put a number of ships on the run. The membership attending the Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach last regular meeting in this port CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C . CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B voted down a proposal to limit the GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP time a man may ship on any one Port 3 1 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 C AU 1 2 2 2 2 2 A B 3 1 2 2 8 vessel. It was pointed out during Boston __ 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 11 1 5 2 the discussion that this one of the New York 39 7 1 18 21 7 10 38 10 8 5 i 7 98 57 175 20 9 25 1 5 58 83 32 24 privileges of having an J5IU book, Philadelphia ... 1 5 — 3 2 33 1 7 _ 1 15 2 2 24 5 4 1 4 18 1 2 1 and that shipping for the area had Baltimore ...... 9 32 8 1 8 12 5 23 7 2 7 1 2 1 35 15 4 54 16 87 11 1 23 27 been such that it would not be Norfolk ........ 1 — .... 3 S . 2 7 1 1 3 .1 8 3 6 6 — 5 22 1 11 8 — — — necessary to limit a man's time on Savannah ...... 1 .1 . 2 4 1 5 1 3 1 9 1 — ' —« Tampa 2 1 1 pne ship. 4 — 1 4 9 __ 2 — 1 — • 2 ~2 "f ; — 4 6 15 2 — 7 2 2 2' 4 5 — 1 14 20 52 4 4 2 1 9 Shipping for the port had Mobile 22 7 2 7 4 1 32 11 45 18 3 1 11 1 42 5 4 6 8 slowed somewhat over the last New Orleans.... 3 26 —5 — _ 2 7 8 9 2 4 2 1 1 1 9 3 5 period. Tanner reported, with only Lake Charles.... 2 ' — . — 27 14 — .... 3 • 18 6 — 7 3 5 20 2 10 4 41 6 21 2 1 5 7 a few men getting off their vessels Houston « — Wilmington .... 2 8 — 1 3 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 9 2 13 1 1 2 2 when they called into-the area. San Francisco... 4 3 2 — 18 -Y —. 3 4 7 6 26 1 .- 8 2 6 4 There were nine vessels paying Seattle — 7 — 1 6 2 1 — 2 2 1 7 3 3 1 8 1 4 13 1 12 — 2 9 B off during the period, three sign­ ing on and two in-transits. The outlook for the coming period is not too good as there are only 11 vessels'scheduled to call at the Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered Registered Shipped Registered On The Beach jwrt. DECK DEPARTMENT ItC-,. 14-" I?' Ife: p. It- 'i -.i_ ENGINE DEPARTMENT .W?- |3 • Ir I is'l W/' If"-' W: |V:';,, m STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston ......... New York PhUadelphia ... Baltimore ...... Norfolk Savannah ...... Tampa Mobile New Orleans.... Lake Charles.... Hoirston ....... Wilmington .... San Francisco... Seattle 'W' ife:' TOTALS DECK ENGINE STEWARD 4'; IK; •- lie SJi GRAND TOTAL CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 _ 5 2 19 8 26 1 1 11 3 3 8 4 9 6 18 2 10 3 2 1 1 11 8 1 2 1 __ 1 4 4 1 7 3 10 6 10 4 25 8 1 3 1 2 1 1 8 4 7 4 3 9 1 2 2 2 2 5 7 1 1 3 1 2 . 7 i "i Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 1 2 2 67 185 58 8 42 ^ 63 176 32 6 69 51 75 41 114 12 14 75 195 402 204 26 125 186 801 • CLASS A GROUP 3 1 2 1 13 1 8 2 15 2 16 ._ 2 — ' — 3 _ 1 4 5 1 3 26 7 _ __ . 4 3 7 8 __ 1 — 2 1 4 3 1 — n Shipped CIASS A CLASS B GROUP 3 2 1 6 1 — 2 1 "2 .i..' 't —__ I _ — 1 CLASS C GROUP 2 8 1 _ — 1 31 11 11 S — — 1 — 8 11 ... _ 2 •3 — ' — ' M _ 3 11 7 2 .... —• a— 11 -r— 2 —mm 3 7 — 1 •— Shipped^ CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GBOUP 8 12 8 12 17 54 72 161 49 9 31 142 38 a 62 34 56 19 80 9 159 322 167 26 14 151 SHIPPED CLASS A B C 1 1 14 7 53 25 9 1 29 15 3 2 8 — — 4 8 — 8 10 36 11 7 2 __ 4 18 11 — 2 — 1 7 .. 8 __ 8 4 1 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP AU 1 3 1 2 2 8 2 11 4 2 ^ 1 6 74 10& 46 133 9 » 28 35 10 1 — 4 47 52 13 28 6 83 5 8 6 1 8 1 12 — 4 1 2 1 7 8 9 2 T 2 13 85 12 81 — 18 _ 54 28 8 49 •v. 1 18 6 8 1 .— 8 29 10 7 8 4 4 3 5 •8 2 8 — 1 To 17 1 12 13 6 1 5 "i i - "T GROUP 2 8 81 11 35 21 56 643 261 111 11020 738 1121 463 62 — 8 6 .... 1 t Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GBOUP A B C All 12 3 17 282 80 20 I 382 296 515 127 15 211 104 25 I 340 135 506 46 24 155 77 66 1 298 307 100 290 1 2 1 2322 1 GROUP _2 a 27 91 124 16 115 98 19 17 141 228 862 648 �September 1«, ISSt SEAFARERS tOC "From 1926 to 19431 really had a tough time sailing on non­ union and poor union ships." retired Seafarer Vladslavis Kelpess recalls. The first date was the year he started sailing on a Latvian sailing ship, 1943,"^ which he was the bosun when the year he joined the SIU, on she docked in NY. During the seventeen years Almost immediately, he was K( between,, Kelpess shuttled all over |ht world on every kind of vessel under foreign flag. In 1938, with Europe on the brink of war and the Baltic Sea heavUy mined, he was flown to Holland by the Lat­ vian Shipping Company to man one their ships. From then on he Shipped out of England, holding down all of the engine ratings on Greek, Swedish, Norwegian and Canadian ships. In February of 1943, Kelpess 11Kelpess Ually made it to the US, leaving the Swedish ship BME Boosts Benefits For Engineers The Brotherhood of Marine Engineers has obtained sweeping Improvements in the BME welfare plan which will provide expanded coverage for engineers, their wives and children and their dependent parents. The new schedule increases hos­ pital benefits for engineers and dependents from $100 to $150; raises benefits for doctors' visits to the same level; increases death benefits to $3,500 from the old $3,000 figure and makes dependent parents of unmarried engineers eligible for family coverage. The $150 hospital coverage goes for actual hospital expenses each time an engineer, his wife or de^ pendent child is an in-patient in a hospital. Surgical expenses and visits to the hospital are also covered by the BME plan on the same levels as before. •The doctors' visits benefit in­ volves office calls by engineers or family members or calls at the engineer's home at a maximum of $5 per visit, and up to $20 for specialist calls. Eye care and chiro­ practic treatment are also covered. Eligibility under the BME plan is one day's work in the past 90 days and 90 days in the. previous calendar year. Page Hrp See US Tramps Hard-Hit Under Forced Lay-Up Plan A worW-wide trampship operators' plan to keep Liberty ships idle until the end of the current shipping slump could have important repercussions on SlU-contracted companies. The plan calls for the tramps to set up a pool aid pay owners to keep their tonnage idle until charter rates go up to a more 4^ of "transfer-backs" of Liberty carriers for the foreigners' shars lucrative level. In effect, the plan would be tonnage because of cargoes avail­ of US Government cargo. Practically all US-flag tramp of major benefit to the operators able under the "50-50". law. The assigned by the War Shipping Ad­ of new bulk tonnage under run­ US tramp fleet had shrunk to such operations consist of World War ministration to an SUP-manned away ships at the expense of a low point that it was easier for II Liberty and Victory ships, so vessel heading for Omaha Beach to American-flag shipping which, in a tramp to get American-flag that American-flag shipping would assist in the Normandy invasion. the tramp category, consists main­ "50-50" cargo than compete with be the most severely affected by In May of that year, Kelpess be­ ly of Libertys and Victorys. the many hundreds of foreign bulk such a proposal. came an SIU member while con­ The result would be to put many tinuing to sail as AB, bosun and US-flag ships out of business and carpenter. to give runaway ships a profitable His experiences on foreign ships market in the form of higher rates made him acutely aware of the for-carriage of "50-50" bulk cargo importance of a strong union in such as farm surplus. maritime, and consequently, Kel­ The proposal is being circulated pess was active in the SIU as an Manuel Kulukimdis, who is organizer as well as in other phases by president of the Greek Shipown­ of Union activity. WASHINGTON—^Under a law recently signed by President It was smooth sailing for him ers New York Committee and who Eisenhower, Seafarers who were drafted into the armed forcea has an interest in a number of SIUuntil early in 1956. He was aboard the MontebeUo Hills on the Per­ contracted tramp vessels. It would or those who joined up under the abbreviated six-months tour sian Gulf-Far East run, when he consist of two parts: An annual of duty and who have been-^ was stricken by a heart attack payment to Liberty ship owners in discharged, will be eligible for plo3rment agencies and hot tha which has kept him from return­ the vicinity of $22,500 a year if unemployment compensation Veterans Administration, and tha ing to seafaring life. He retired in they keep their ships in lay-up, and while waiting to ship out. The stricter state rules of eligibility August, 1956 and since then, has a bonus of around $95,000 to Liber­ new benefit will go Into effett the apply to other unemployed work­ ers, will apply to veterans. This been receiving the $150 monthly ty operators' who sell the vessels last week of October. means that a veteran must accept disability-pension from the SIU for scrapping. While patterned after the "52About 500 Libertys and similar 20 Club" used after World War II a suitable job if one is available, Welfare Plan. Kelpess lives Just a subway stop World "War II ships would be and Korea, under which discharged including those listed with the away from New, York SIU head­ affected by the proposals, but only servicemen could receive $20 a state agency. However, Seafarers are remind­ a small percentage of these are week for 52 weeks, the new law quarters at 217 - 42nd St. He is especially happy with visits still under the American flag. The will extend jobless unemployment ed that many states, including New from Ike Isaak, who was steward US tramp fleet has been decimated compensation for the first time to York, have ruled that a shoresida on the MontebeUo Hills when he by transfers to runaway flags "peacetime" servicemen. However, job of the same nature or title' as that one aboard ship is not con­ was stricken, since it was he who since 1954. the benefit will vary in amount and sidered a suitable job for a seaman However, in recent months, duration as set by individual state Kelpess credits with saving his waiting to ship out in that rating. I there have been a growing number laws. life. The amount of compensation Until now, former servicemen, paid to a veteran wili be determin­ except for those who served in ed by his military pay before dis­ Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ the last World War or in Korea, charge and his various service al­ sion consiiit of the following; had to establish a civilian job rec­ lowances. , In New York, there­ Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, ord before being eligible for un­ fore, it is possible for a discharged who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's standard eligibility employment compensation. That veteran to be eligible for benefits requirement, can apply for and receive the benefit. The seatime is no longer necessary. has to be with SlU-contracted companies. equal to the state's maximum un­ Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and also meet the 12-year The new act differs from the employment payment of $45 a week seatime requirement plus the Plan's standard eligibility pro­ World War II law in that it will! for $39 weeks, provided he was in vision, can also obtain coverage under this benefit be administered by state unem- a high pay bracket in the service. Jobless $ For Peacetime Vets Starts in October Health Center 'Open House' "Family day" every Thurs­ day at the SIU medical center in Brooklyn has long shown its usefulness to Seafarers and their families who use the modem SIU Welfare Plan facility. At far left, technician checks eyes of John McHale, Jr., 3. Meanwhile, Seafarer Sou Shek brings his family in for check-up. Seated with doc­ tor is Harrming. 10, while dad, Mrs. Shek, James,' 5, and May Ling, look on. Below, techni­ cian takes blood sample from Harrming. At far left, doctor takes blood pressure reading on Mrs. Rose Salaziar. OufporfCaUs Help In 5F SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping for this port has been on the slow Bide as there were no vessels pay­ ing off or signing on during the period. However 28 men were shipped as replacements on the seven in-transit vessels which - were in port for servicing, and a . number of others were sent to outports which were low on rated inen.. The in-transit vessels were the Madaket, Choctaw, Falrport (Wa'terman)); the Calmar, Yorkmar /<Calmar; Steel Architect (Isthmi­ an) and the Alcoa Partner (Alcoa). - 'I': �fe'r p(/' m Sr'-- • SEAFARERS Pace fix Hogan's 3rd Generation LOG Use Only One Mali Address September U, 195t. Interim Report By NLRB Examiner Issued On ACS Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies doe from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether ^ey An intermediate report has been issued by National Labor have a proper mailing address Relations Board trial examiner Thomas Wilson in the Ameri­ on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out can Coal Shipping case, on the basis of charges filed against • ^ that reports received from sev­ the company by the SIU. .Briefly, the trial examiner been operated by the company. eral operators show checks have The NLRB examiner dismissed been mailed to one address held that the contract ACS had while a beef on the same score signed with the National Maritime 324 individual claims Of dlscrimina-: Is sent from another, thus cre­ Union was vklld on one ship—the tion against the company. He in­ ating much difficulty In keeping SS Coal Miner—and that it was a dicated that the intervention of "technical- violation" with respect District 50 of the United Mine accounts straight. to all the other ships that had Workers was responsible for the whole situation that had developed in ACS. In addition, the examiner was highly critical of the action of-the company in signing an agreement with District 50 for licensed offlcers. He declared that the decision A walkout by 9,000 members of work" law, while verbally agree­ to deal with District 50 "amounted the Steelworkers Union at Tlmken ing to accept the pattern set up almost to an act of genius in fo­ Roller Bearing Co. In Ohio., over for the Industry, was actually try­ menting labor strife ... If it had pension rights has entered its ing to break the union by forcing not been for the agreement with sixth week. The union set up a walkout in a period of recession. District 50, this whole mtxed-up picket lines In protest of the com­ Under the Industry pattern, work­ mess would probably have been pany's refusal to grant vested pen­ ers who are furloughed and not straightened out amicably be­ sion rights to employees of at recalled after reaching the-mini­ tween the parties." least 15 years of service who have mum seniority level are entitled to The NMU had supported District Larry F. Hogon, former SIU wiper and now a Novy man, proudly been laid off and not recalled In reduced pension benefits tipon re­ 50's contract covering the licensed shows off Lawrence, Jr., grandson of Seafarer Lowrence P. Hogan, two years. The union charged tirement. officers on ACS ships as a legit­ a veteran of the American Coal beef. Mrs. Hogan, child's grand­ that Timken, one of the state's 4^ » » imate agreement despite protests leading supporters of a "right-tomother, lends helping hand. Representatives of the Motor- by AFL-CIO mates and engineers men's Benevolent Association and unions and by AFL-CIO headquar­ the Transport Workers Union have ters. District 50, an affiliate of tho reached an agreement making the UMW, is also a p^rt-owner of tha Motormen a division of the TWU. company. Under the agreement the MBA, The NLRB examiner's decision Is A guide to assist in interpretation of New York State's new law barring job disCriminawhich claims to represent 2,600 of not final. It must now go to tha 'tion because of age has just been issued by the State Commission Against Discrimination New York City's 8,100 subway Board in Washington. At the sama Similar bans are already in effect against job bias due to race, color or nationality motormen, wiU become a division time, prior to the Board's consid­ Veteran Seafarers are advised^ of the 'TWU's Local 100 and wiU eration of Examiner Wilson's re­ to note the rulings as ihey is past the maximum entrance age the Job. The fact that he may accept the cuirent contract be­ port, each party has 20 days in: may apply to themselves, and specifie'd in the plan. The com­ only qualify for reduced benefits tween the TWU and the NY City which to file exceptions in the form to notify the SIU of any problems mission says In such cases, where o];,none at all upon reaching the Transit Authority. 'The pact calls of briefs, imless additional time is an applicant meets the other plan's compulsory retirement age for the reorganization of the local granted for this purpose by tba that arise. Effective July 1, 1958, the law qualifications, he has a right to cannot be the basis for barring him. to allow the MBA a greater voice Board. on motormen's problems. It will As far as American Coal Is con­ puts the burden of pfoof on the also provide simlliar division sta­ cerned, the decision is academic employer that the rejection of a tus for other groups of transit as of the moment. The only dry ' Job applicant was not based pri­ workers which are regarded as cargo ship the'company owns, tha marily on age, unless it can be qualified on the basis of their Coal Miner, has. been laid up for shown that age is a bona fide fac­ skills, training or classification. more than seven weeks in Staten tor in job performance. The The agreement, reached under the Island. It had previously been In rules also cover discrimination supervision of AFL-CIO President the grain trade; Another American because of age by employment George Meany, was designed to Coal ship, the recently-purchased agencies, labor organizations or avoid any possibility of a repeti­ tanker Conoco Lake Charles, was in the Issuing of a license which tion-of last December's strike by last reported in the oil trade. may effect a person''s jbb chances. A report on the meaning of tha the MBA which tied up the city's The ban refers primaflly to job subway service. ^. examiner's finding will appear In bias against "over-age" persons, the next Issue of the LOG. Mean­ as in cases where an applicant 4^ » 4^ must be under 35, or between 25 while, SIU attorneys are prepar­ In a. drive to prevent fires In ing appropriate papers for presen­ and 35, or where a job order only small shops and factories which tation to the Board before final specifies the a "young man" or have taken a number of lives in decision is rendered. "young woman" is wanted. These the past, New York Local 1 of the qualifications are considered un­ Pocketbook and Novelty Workers lawful unless age Is a bona fide union has elected 1,000 fire ward­ factor in the performance qf the ens from Its membership to carry job, or in selecting applicants for out an extensive fire prevention an apprentice training program or program. The program is aimed in complying with other statutes, at eliminating fire hazards and at such as laws regulating the. em­ training union members to deal ployment of minors and women. with emergency fire situations. Exams Lawful The action arose out of the disasPre-employment physical examlBrotherhood of Marine Engi­ terous March 19 fire In lower nations to determine if an indi­ HE tima to gat your an­ Manhattan factory which claimed neers president, Ray McKay, la set vidual meets certain .minimum to be reelected without opposition nual check-up at the SIU 25 lives. physical standards are lawful, pro­ in balloting for union office which Health Center is right after 4^ » vided these standards are reason­ starts October 1. A rank and file you come ashore. That ably necessary for the performance The Plumbers and Pipefitters credentials committee aliso re­ way, In case the axamlnaof the joh and are uniformly ap­ Union has reached an agreement ported to the BME headquarters tion shows you need treat­ plied to all applicants for the Job. setting the pattern for wage In­ meeting on September 9 that nlna ment, all your health needs An employer's policy of term­ creases for plumbers In the con­ other candidates in addition to inating the employment of every tan be taken care of be­ struction Industry and providing McKay have qualified for seven' worker reaching the age of 60 is for a, revised hiring procedure. open spots. fore you ship out again. • also subject to challenge unless The new minimum wage scales will Acting Treasurer Leon Berlage Don't wait until just before the boss can substantiate his cover some 150,000 workers em­ is also unpposed In his first bid you ship. Do it now/ . claim that a worker over 60 canhot ployed by 26 of the nation's larg­ for election as treasurer, as are perform the work involved or the est construction firms. Journey­ Business Manager Gordon Spen­ work is very highly specialized. men plumbers and pipefitters will cer, running for the post of "VJceFOT practical purposes then, a received Increases from $2.75 to President-business manager In man's physical condition, not his $2.90 an hour and foremen from Philadelphia. age, is the crucial issue in deter­ $3 to $3.15. These rates will not Paul H. Isham and incumbent mining the employment of older apply to the New York area or John W.. Regan are contesting for men. In this respect, th6 laws any other local contract providing the office of vice-president-busi­ against discrimination conform for scales In excess of these min- ness manager In San Francisco, iVith the SlU policy of assuring Imums. In New York a Joumey- and five candidates are competing emplojment to Seafarers irrespec­ mao pluiiiber receives $4.25 an for file three spots on the ipiloa'i tive of age who are fit for duty. hour, plus 13 percept of his hourly board of trustees. The rules also apply to cases wage rate and 10 cents an hour Voting will continue" until N<H where a job applicant seeks a job for fringe benefits. He also re­ vember 31 with new officers takf qqyered by ,a retirement, plan ;With ceives, $3 a day fqr fegnjrl^, bene- Ing their posts as of January 1, a compulsory retirement age. and ; 1959 for a four year ternv • Age No Job Barrier In NY t-" i !»-. fe- BME Head Unopposed In Voting It's Time T for Y^ur Check-Up fe'^. y,-:••-• m-'ir-, - I IS?::-- �^piember 12; IftSt SeAFAKtRS Pace Serea' LOJG Hi WD Wins Trailership Vofe YOUR DOIM'S WORTH ',fi i •h Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Living Costs Going Down? You'll find your living costs leveling off and even dropping slightly this fall as food, especially meat, gets a little cheaper. But the com­ bination of inflation and unemployment already has done its idamage to wage-earners. In all, there's been a shrinkage of about four per cent in the aver­ age worker's buying power the past year. The most serious situatioq is in mortgage foreclosures, which have been running 19 per cent ahead of the same period in 1957, and 36 per cent ahead of 1956. In contrast, business corporations not dnly have checked their 1957 profit decline, but actually made more money in the second quarter of 1958 than in the first, the First National City Bank of New York reports. Stockholders have barely felt the recession. Dividend payments during the first half year were down less than one per cent from a ye-r ago, the Commerce Department reports. Even in the midst of record-high prices, knowing shoppers can find good buys. Here are this department's recommendations for September's outstanding values: Corduroys for children's school clothes are selling at lowest prices in recent years because the fashion pendulum has swung away from them for the moment . Even men's and women's corduroy slacks, skirts and jackets are jr^sonably priced this year. • Dacron-eotton boy'^^rtifarts for school at around the $3 mark are a big labor-saver because they resist soil, need little or no ironing, and don't w^ar out as fast as plain cotton. Preferred blend is 65 per cent Dacron, 35 cotton. . Resin-treated and polished cotton biousea for girls are available for as little as $1.50-$2 this year, and similarly resist soil and need little ironing. , . , . . Four-in-one reversible skirt, selling at around 211, is a popular and versatile style for women this year. Poultry is the standout food buy this month. Supplies of broilers and fryers are about 20 per cent more than a year ago, with prices lower. Here are tips on these and other September buying opportunities. SCHOOL CLOTHES: In comparing values in corduroys, note that some trousers are made of durable, warm twelve-ounce corduroy, others are only eight-ounce. Look for weight and good construction details as double woven knees, rather than decorative or style details, as full self-belt instead of half, which adds, a half-dollar to the price. In buying' flannels and other wool clothing for children, note that those With ten to fifteen per ceiit nylon are stronger than all-wool and better resist wear on cuffs, hems, and sleeves. Wool with Orion is even a little stronger than the wool-nylon blend. But the advan­ tage is. small compared to the much higher price of Orion-wool garments. Another useful development in children's clothes is flannel-lined denims and twills with water-repellent finish. The finish is the socalled "durable" type, which means it isnt really durable but will last through a number of washings. . . One of the most annoying and costly problems in children's and men's wear are tee shirts, updershirts,'and knit baby garments that stretch out of shape when laundered. Research by the US Agriculture Department's Institute of Home Economics finds that sometimes knit fabrics are stretched and pulled as they are manufactured. The norm­ ally round knit loops are pulled long and thin. When washed the tiny loops return to their normal round shape and the garment be­ comes shorter and wyiei'. To avoid fabrics manufactured cheaply so the loops are stretched out of shape, the researchers suggest you look for shirts with firm .even knitting, and avoid^abrics that have thin spots. You can easily see the shape of the loops with a magnifying glass, if you're deter­ mined enough to take jone shopping with you. tiut even without a glass, if you stretch a fabric a little when you shop, and hold it over a contrasting background, you'll be able to see the shape of the loops. The shape is easier to see on the wrong side of some fabrics. The more round the loops, the more likely the Imit garment will re­ tain its shape. Nearly all tee shirts can be expected to shrink, but a superior one shrinks less than five per cent, and a good one between five and ten, and they shrink evenly, the researchers found. Some of the inferior shirts shrank as much as 35 per cent in length in these tests. If you use a tumble dryer, you'^can expect additional shrinkage of knit garments, and should buy the next larger size. In buying children's jeans, note that an Ohio survey found over half the mothers reporting difficulty getting a good fit, especially in the popular, slim-hipped western style. Don't depend on age size. Gov­ ernment experts warn. Sizes of different manufacturers may vary in waist, in seam and length. Incidentally, the mothers found jeans one of the most durable garments. Girls outgrew them while boys wore them out, but in most cases did get eight months or more wear. FOOD: Pork is getting a little cheaper, but will still be rdatively expensive in early Autunm, as will beef. It's time to switch to pnedium-size eggs, how a better value per pound than large. Besides broilers, another food bargain is the biggest peach crop in eleven years. Exploit it by putting up frozen peach Jam. This uncooked Jam can be stored in a refrigerator for several months. You can get recipes for uncooked jams by writing the Office of Information, US Agriculr tiire Department, Washington 25, DC. Also look for cut prices this,|^qnth on canned and frbzen vegetables as stofbs clear Shelves'for the 1958 pack. ^ • 1 , • W I ' mtrn. ^ Victory smiles wreath faces of crew of MV New York and SlU organizers following SlU-HIWD elec­ tion win in Philadelphia. Around table (I to r) are Charlie Mosior, Norfolk SlU patrolman; Rudolph Salter, Justin Ball, ABs; Dennis Belleville, oiler; Gordon Spencer, BME Philadelphia agent; Henry Hampton, engineer; Leonard Goodwin, OS; John Hetzel, SlU patrolman; Alvin Lewis, AS; Ray Gates, SlU organizer. PHILADELPHIA—The SlU-affiliated Harbor and Inland Water­ ways Division was victorious here in a National Labor Relations Board election aboard the MV Ifew York, a converted LST in the coastwise service. The New York operates as a roll-on, roll-off ves­ sel between Camden, New Jersey, and Norfolk, Virgina; carrying up to 50 large truck vans. Owned by Van-Ship, Inc., a New York concern, the vessel is the first roll-on ship in the coastwise trade. Only one vote was cast against the HIWD in the NLRB voting. SlUf representatives are now seeking an agreement patterned after the contract with the Willis fleet, which also runs in the coast­ wise service out of this port. Bait. Gives Voting BALTIMORE—Seafarers attend­ ing the regular meeting here were again reminded to make sure they and their families register in time for the state elections this fall. In order to facilitate registration, a notice has been placed on the bulletin board in the hall giving all of the particulars on how and where to register. Shipping has been slow and registration high for the last two weeks in this port. There are now four Ore Line vessels, three Calar ships and the Steel Rover tied up in this port, and it is anybody's gpess as to when they are coming out. The ships paying off during the period were the Jean, Emilia, Dorothy, Mae (Bull); Steel Rover, Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Oceanstar (Dolphin); Santore, Cubore, Feltore (Marven); Ocean Deborah (Ocean Trans ); Royal Oak (Cities Service) and the Bethcoaster (Calmai;). Signing on were the Oceanstar, Santore, Oecan Deborah, Feltore and the Council drove (Cities Service). In transit were the Bethcoaster, Seamar (Calmar); Steel Recorder (Isthmian); Alcoa Puri­ tan, Alcoa Ruuitef, Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Valiant Freedom (Martis); Oremar (Marven); Edith (Bull); Robin Trent (Robin) and the Jefferson .tyictpry Carriers). ' Mates By-Pass AMMI, Sign 31 Freight Lines With the American Merchant Marine Institute thus far re­ fusing to approve a new agreement for licensed deck officers, the Masters, Mates and Pilots are signing with individual steamship operators .on the*basis of a pact reached with a over the fact that some steamship committee of Atlantic and companies were no longer willing Gulf Steamship companies. The committee, chaired by Max Harrison, who represents a num­ ber of ship operators, had reached agreement with the mates union on a'contract package that includes pension, vacation and welfare benefits, plus a number of signifi­ cant changes in contract rules. •At last report pome 31 steamship companies operating approximate­ ly 100 ships had signed the pact. Among major companies signing were Alcoa, Waterman and Mis­ sissippi. Negotiations are now in progress with other companies in­ cluding Isbrandtsen, Isthmian, Victory Carriers, Calmar and others including Collier compa­ nies. Ralph Casey, president of the AMMI, assailed the union for ne­ gotiating independently with the operators, instead of doing busi­ ness first with his institute. In maritime circles, the AMMI pitch was seen as reflecting concern to follow the AMMI blindly on labor relations, particularly since the fiasco of an ^MMI-engineered attempt to scab on the Marine En­ gineers Beneficial Association The major contract changes ob­ tained by the mates included the package of pension, vacation and welfare benefits similar to that won by the engineers and other improvements such as grievance boards in all ports to handle con­ tract grievances; 72 hours' notice before layoff and establishment of a - list of penalty cargoes for which premium pay .would be due. ' In addition, the union won the right to ship all reliefs through the union halls, and set up reliefs beginning at 4 P.M. SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS Seafarers who have struggled with the complications of the long form tax return simply because they earned over $5,000 a year can breath easier now thanks to a new ruling by the Internal Revenue Service. The Service said that any taxpayer earning up to $10,000 a year can"now use the short form. For practical purposes, it means that most wage earners will be fil­ ing the short form return unless they have unusually heavy medical expenses and other deductions, or if they have more than $200 in income from diviaends, bank in­ terest or other ^sources not sub­ ject to the withholding tax. One reason for extending the use of the short form is .that it can be processed by computinjf equipment. Since anybody using the form Is not claiming any un­ usual deductions, the extensions of the limit to $10,000 will mean speediw handling of returns and of tax rebates where they are caUed lor. SlU membership meeN ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SlU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SlU meetings will be: September 17 October I October 15 October 29 $S,000-Pliis Earners Get Short Form J .'I VI •il ••''-if '•M :Vri" �Tag* Eight SB4FARBRS ANTINOUS (Walarman), Aut. S4— ' Chairman, B. Partar; Sacratary, J. Malonay. No losa—no major beefs. To cbange snip's library. Improve­ ment needed In cooking dept. Thanks to dept. delegates for cooperatioB*. Repair list to be made up. Ship's fund *28. Some disputed OT. Report on P&O and Tomllnson Victories re­ ceived. Reports accepted. Steam lines Is deck engineer work not bosun's. Beef on 3rd assistant hardtiming members of engine dept.—to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to steward dept. V- 'r •• ii- i ALMAR (Calmar), Aug. 34—Chair­ man, J. McPhaul; Secrelary,. C. Raw^ lings. Ship's fund *42.02.. Report ac­ cepted. IRENESTAR (Triton), Aug. 24 — Chairman, C. Jannatta; Secretary, H. W'- • b4V Borne disputed OT. Ship to be sougeed —very dirty. Bad Ice obtained In Karachi. See hq about filthy condition Ot ship. Ship needs iumigatlon. New delegate elected. Discussion oh - cap­ tain violating promise to put out only US money on draws. Meat very poor quality. All steak meat gone. Dis­ cussion about company not forward­ ing mall. InsuHlclent supply of lava soap, matches 4Ad washing powder when leaving States. No disinfectant aboard. *EA GARDEN (Peninsular), Aug. I —Chairman, G. Emlllu Secretary, J. Cobb. Retain copy -of previous ship's minutes. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), July 34—Chairman, F. Ammons; Secretary, J. Denies. Discussion on old repair list. Engineer had slight sprain of ankle. Safety delegates elected. Beer Issued to crew. No OT beefs. New delegate elected. Tanks to be pumped—^washorater bad. Obtain list of working rules for steward dept. re: food serving, coffee, etc. Crewmembers to wear shirts and pants in pan­ try and messhall. All to observe safety rules. Do., not sit on outside rails. Keep gangway clean. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Aug. 10— Chairman, VV. Harris; Secy, J. Hannen. Repair list turned in. Two men logged. Few hours disputed ot. Re­ quest beef of fireman be taken up at payoff. Cheek on man being logged and fined. See about jury toilet aft. Keep washing machine clean. ft- Hufchlns. Need new washing machine and galley range. Hqlegate elected. Letter from hq rgad. Less noise in passageways: radios to be tuned low. Foc'sles to be sougeed: decks to be repaired. Repair list to be mailed. S-r,. YAKA (Waterman), Aug. 17—Chair­ man, N. Geno; Secretary, F. Johnson. Two men missed ship: two men logged.' Some disputed OT. Check on engine room water fountain. Repair list to be turned over to ship's dele­ gate. NEVA WEST (Bloemfleld),>Aus, 3— Chairman, J. Rawlins; Secretary, W. Gels. Ship being cleaned and painted. Keep doors closed In port. Screen doors to be put up In galley and messhall. Recreation room to be fixed up. Keep messhall clean. Vote of thanks to delegate. Camera purchased from fund. Pictures to be mailed to LOG. Delayed sailing disputed. New delegate elected. Resolution to assist qualified members In securing credit for purchasing a home. List of slop chest prices to be posted. Vote • of thanks to steward dept. for job well done and fine food. ^•; •'.-r- OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), Aug. 3—Chairman, J. Burchlnal; Sec­ retary, T. Brlghtwell. Two men hos­ pitalized; one man failed to join ship: picked up replacements. Unable to secure cots. Motion to refer to nego­ tiating committee to Increase to at least 25 percent on ammunition bonus —at present only 10 percent. Uaveslop chest prices checked for over­ charge. Vote of thanks to steward dept. PACIFIC WAVE (World Tramping), Aug. 33—Chairman, M. Corel; Secre­ tary,. D. Catlln. One man hospitalized. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Aug. 11 —Chairman, R- Echkoff; - Sacy, E. Watt. No beefs. Thanks for coopera­ tion to all hands. Chief electrician hospitalized In Honolulu. Report ac­ cepted. Request slop chest be checked. BIENVILLE (Pan-Atlantic), Aug. Chairman, A. Thompson; Secy, J. Hall. One man missed ship and one quit. Everything going smoothly. Suggest janitor In Houston hall. Request port­ hole In electrician and crane mainten­ ance toilet. Also better heat requested. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine'food. *TEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Aug. 10—Chairman, F. Shala; Secy., E. Dalanay. No beefs. Shipl fund *85.33. Suggest buzzer system be Installed In messruom so stand-by can answer promptly. ELIZABETH (Bull), Aug. 34—Chair­ man, J. C/lell; Secretary, W. Janlsch. No beefs. Some disputed OT. See that awning Is replaced aft. Discussion about new passes. Benches for poop needed. Return all cups to messhall. Beef about stickers being put on luggage. PACIFIC EXPLORER (Compass), Aug. 17—Chairman, M. Krcth; Secre­ tary, E. Taylor. Crew Ust sent to agent. Nev.? fans received. Ship exter­ minated for termites. One man hfispltallzed. Steward dept. bathroom secured. Quarters to be painted. Re­ pair list to be made. No beefs. Every­ thing running smoothly. SUZANNE (Bull), Aug. 34—Chalice man, G. Ortiz; Secretary, A. Araconcs. Report accepted. Motion to hold meet­ ing every other trip. Suggestion to revise method of books, dues, receipt stamping to avoid confusion later on. Disabled Get Big US Aid Boost WASHINGTON—As was expected, President Eisenhower has signed into law the amendments to the Social^Security Act providing for increases in Social Security benefits and increased payroll taxes to cover the added costs. < ! • The new law makes it pos-^ — sible for Seafarers over 50, re- ment and labor representatives percent of the Democrats were for 03iving the SIU disability pen­ should not be allowed to interfere it. The Administration had claimed sion of $150, to get as much as $266 with the right to organize and bar­ a month in . combination with their gain; and that the public be pro­ that the measure was unsatisfac­ US Social Security, with this figure tected against unfair practices by tory because it was not •strong due to go up for retirements in either labor or management. enough. Supporters of the amend­ The Administration had objected ments, including the AFL-CIO, future years to as high as $276. Other benefits are to be increased to the Kennedy-Ives amendments charged that the real reason for proportionately, effective February to the Taft-Hartley Act which dealt the defeat of the Kennedy-Ives bill with these areas. Republicans and was the opposition of business in­ of next year. In addition to increasing disabil­ Democrats are now accusing each terests to provisions which would ity benefits and other payments other for the defeat of the amend­ have required, large corporations the new law provides that wives ments, which had the qualified sup­ to report on sums spent on soand dependentis under 18 of dis­ port of the AFL-CIO. However, called "labor relations" operations. abled men are also entitled to Senator Ives, a Republican sponsor It was aimed at the heavy spending of the bill, stated that 75 percent by management on elaborate com­ proportional benefits. the Republicans in the House pany union and strikebreaking ma­ For practical purposes, it means of voted against the measure and 70 chinery. that Seafarers between the ages of 50 and 65 who are receiving dis­ ability benefits fAm the Govern­ ment can get up to a total of $232 for themselves and their families. Coupled with the SIU benefit, this makes a maximum monthly pay­ ment of $382 a month. At the same time, the law calls for an increase in taxes paid by SAN FRANCISCO—A study is underway of costs and ar­ workers for this purpose to 2^ percent; effective January 1. The rangements needed for setting up a proposed joint unionold tax rate was 214 percent. The shipowner pre-shipping medical center for members of the tax will now be paid on the first SIU Pacific District here. 4— —; $4,800 of earnings as compared to Representatives of the three vided by private doctors, since its $4,200- at present, making it a SlU-Pacific District unions main functions will be preventive double-barreled tax boost. and the operators have agreed to and diagnostic. Over the years. Social Security obtain an expert to study the pro­ Provisions are also being made taxes will continue ta rise to fi­ posed operation from every aspect. to Include the mates and engineers nance the growing outlay of benei- No definite commitments will be fits. They will reach a maximum made until the study is completed unions if they should decide to of 4V6 percent on a step-by-step_ and his recommendations have participate in the program. increase plan. been considered. Retired Seafarers, like other re­ The planned clinic, similar in tired workers, will also benefit conception to ones already in from an - increase in the amount operation in four SIU A&G ports, they can earn in a given month will provide a standard examina­ Seafarers mailing in checks without losing their benefit. The tion at a central location convenient new ceiling is $100 a month, as to members of all three unions. or money orders to the Union compared to $80 monthly under the The intention is to set up an initial to cover dues payments are old regulations. benter in San Francisco with oth­ urged to be sure to make all of In another area of interest to ers to be opened in other Pacific them payable to the SIU-A&G District. union members,' the President Coast ports later. The operation of the medical called for legislation to safe­ Some Seafarers have sent in guard labor-management relations program would be under the joint checks and money orders in the against abuses. He said such legis­ supervision of the participating un­ names of inciividual headquar­ lation should provide that Union ions and the operators, with con­ ters officials. This makes for a dues be used to advance the mem­ trol remaining in the hands of the problem in bookkeeping which bers' welfare; that unions be re­ trustees of both groups. The cen­ can be avoided if checks are sponsive to the will of the member­ ter is not planned to replace ma­ made out to the Union directly. ship; that deals between manage^ rine hospital care or ^at pro­ Study Of Health Center Set By West Coast SIU Make Checks To 'SIU-A&G' r n Be Careful! - feC- • • '<• ./'ft; ,.-,s ".• • .-». . . . 5;V-' --^ ScRtenbcr 12, 195S LOG the Job! Safety is never something to be token for granted, not only on the job but also when the day's work or watch is over and it's time to relax. You can't spend your life looking over your shoulder or wondering when your num­ ber is going to be up, of course, but it certainly isn't enough to be safety-conscious only at work. You can be side-lined just as easily from tripping over a p,aint bucket^on the way back to the foc'sle, or while going to relieve the watch, as on the job itself. Accidents, by their very nature, are unexpected occurrences and carelessness helps them along. 41;;,. • ' ""'•1 • ; -t''. Of fhe 3W8 Occidents-to'Seofarers ' In January-March '58' -Al- Af:. I only in were lost-time oc|;ideiitsl, 53 occurred going to " -or firam Mark, V y . —SHI Walfara Plan y- Satfty papK ;-r- : v;).'rv>v-5 J" "'''' ^''''''"''''' •i --:';i M- �iN ' .imi-.Vl Mel^mheir It. 195t •# '-«>:'.^v •• • ' I •' ' '•? ' LOG Page Slae •t 'All Beefs SettledrMiildir Amount of Disputed OT' i h; 'l •'* "2'^' *•••' >^' '. •'' • SEAFARERS ,./M "r''' . ,, mmm\ ';•• mm ' I iil ' „y SS BIENVILLE. Pictured • at Port Newark Terminal (right) Seafarers C. W. Howell, crane maintainor; Andrew Thompson, DM and M. J. Berrane, (1 to r) pose on gangway. Smiles • reflect fact that trio had just been paid off after learning details of new SIU agreement. Below (extreme right) Charles Tyler, AB, catches up on news items in SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. In photo at Tyler's left, John Monaghan, electrician, finishes off repair on fan before going topside for his pay envelope. Vessel is one of Pan-Atlantic's trailer car­ riers. She is in coastwise service between Port Newark and Houston and photos were taken at the New Jersey end. • i mmmrnimmmi ^;^--.-.v:!'::::::-:' ••^;'^•.-^r •,:, ••'<4 I / .--1 • _ 1 • • I 'M • - -ll M IS! m •I SS ROBIN GRAY. New SIU wage scales are being attentively scrutin­ ized (above) by Ralph Bullard, 3rd cook; (left) and Theodore R. Good­ man, steward. At right, Clifford Henry, chief cook, a member of Marine Cooks and Stewards Un­ ion, an SIU Pacific Dis­ trict affiliate, chats with headquarters patrolman Ted Babkowski before ship'paid off. Vessel paid off at Erie Basin terminal in Brooklyn after return­ ing from her regular Robin Line run to South and East African ports of call. Bienville chief steward H. D. Higginbotham and SIU Assistant SecretaryTreasurer Ed Mooney check canned goods, (below). Guard rails were recently installed. I •• 'I i ifii;'"'' , « Coffeetime call on Robin Gray finds Seafarer H, R. Lov/man, electrician, r^dy for favorite shipboard pastime s «s he-draws himself i cup of Java , J Hard at work on Job of replacing broken ladder rungs are Robin Gray d^k gahg members S,eafarers Mike Filosa, deck maintenance, and Joa­ quin Cortex, AB. to play with as he straightens out > { some of the ship's running gear on ^ ; the Robin Gray's deck. / --ii ?S--J I. r'.S..>V'«?:.=? �SEAFARERS Pace Ten L&4 NY Authority Buys Erie Basin The Port of New York Authority, as part of its to improve.the Brooklyn water­ front, has purchased a major portion of Beard's Erie Basin for $7.5 million. The Basin, fa­ miliar to Seafarers who sail Isthmian and Robin Line ships consists of approximately 34 acres of land and 59 acres of-^ needs 'of modem shipping. basin water at the entrance to It contains berths for 12. large future Port Authority officials declined ships. One of the three piers Is the Gowanus Canal and in­ used by Robin Lines, \(diile Isth­ to predict what changes the agency cludes three old finger docks, vrin effect to Improve the Basin.^^ warehouse pier and two break­ mian-States Marine occupies the breakwater pier. waters, Improved with transit sheds. Acquisition of the century-old shipping center would give the agency a third major holding Jr. Likes It Here port in Brooklyn's pier facilities. The other two are a stretch of water­ front between Atlantic Basin and the Brooklyn Bridge, being de­ veloped now at a cost of $85 mil­ TAMPA—Shipping for this port lion and the grain terminal in during the past two weeks failed to the Gowanus waterway adjacent pick up to any degree. There were no vessels paying off to the Erie Basin. •The stage was set for the pur­ during the period and only one, chase of the property when the the Del Aires (Mississippi) signing private corporation which owned on. In transit were the Gateway it Indicated that ,it was not in a City. Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ financial position to modernize and tic); Hurricane, Yaka (Waterman) improve pie property to meet the and the Chiwawa (Cities Service), Tampa Gripped By Doldrums I l-i- it 'That's No Woman— It's My Watch-Partner' WASHINGTON—"Frailty, thy name is woman," may have been so in Shakespeare's day, but after an examination of the latest Department of Labor statistics on the US working force, it would not seem true-*today. Women, the survey covered the period from 1900 to foimd, have been rapidly mak­ 1950, showed that while the total Francis McGorry, Jr., 21/2, b obviously pleased with IHe as he sits on Seafarer Frank McGary's lap in headquarters. ing their way into every type and class of job, including those previ­ ously considered strictly for men; for example, seafaring, where about 1,000 women are now In­ volved. The Department's figures which Your Gear.., fof ship ... for shore Whatever yoO need, In work or' dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sed Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties ^Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs, Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps, Writing Materials Toiletries Elearie Shavers Radios -.Television ^ jJewmlry • tCdmems ivggage • • • iS-'- , SEA CHEST number of male workers Climbed from 24 million to 42.5 miUion, the number of female workers earning a living more than tripled, from 5.3 million to 16.4 million. More disconcerting to the male than the increased number of female workers is the current trend in women's jobs. For ex­ ample there were 199,893 male bartenders in 1950 as compared to 88,337 in 1900. However the num­ ber of female bartenders in that same period jumped from 440 to a high of 14,295. But the trend has not been all one-sided for today, the findings revealed, therp are 2,737 male "laundresses" in the US. Such categories as merchant sea­ men, funeral directors and embalmers have been invaded by the weaker" sex. '•There are now almost l,0OO female sailors, most cf them stewardesses and wait­ resses but a surprisingly large number deck hands, and over 2,500 female funeral directors and embalmers. Some new industries, the Depart­ ment reported, such as professional pilots and navigators and radio op­ erators have added over 30,000 •jobs to the nation's total. But others such as male black­ smiths, forgemen and hammer­ men slumped from 220,111 in 1900 to 59,520 at the end of the period. The findings showed that while in 1900 unskilled laborers were about as numerous as semi'skilled operatives, and more num­ erous than skilled craftsman, these totals have been completely re­ versed. In 1950 tbeke were only 4,000,000 unskilled workers as compared with 8,500,000 skilled and 12,000,000 semi-skilled workers Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address. SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure jpeedy transihiafion oh all mes­ sages and faster sendee for the men involved. Seviember 12. I9$t 01 SOTO (WMerman), Ausvtt 14— .list to delegate. Vote of thanks -to Chaimun, a Chadtori Secretary. C. men donating for TV repairs and to Oamer. No beefa. Twe men replaced American Merchant Marine Library In MobUa. Sblp'a delasata to lee chief Association. enSlneer about mora prcuure on July S—Chairman, R. Barrett; Secre­ toileta. Have keya.made for aU rooms tary, T. Caspar. New delegate elected. aft. • Motion to Install another water cooler In recreation room. Keep laundry SSAtRAIN NV (Saatrain), August >4 room and slop sink clean. --Chairman, W. Ooffi secretary, J. Aug. 3—Chairman, A. Mother; .Sec­ Cola. Delayed aalUns good. Man re- retary, T. Caspar. Everything running .placed. Two stolen.radios qot recov­ smoothly. No beefs. Few hours OT ered. No beefa. New delecate elected. disputed. Motion made and seconded' to Install drinking water fountain In Three coffee pots needed. recreation hall. Vote of thanks to STKBL aicoaosa (isthmian), steward dept. for good food. Suggest August 17—Chairman, J. Krameri not to give any food to longshoremen Secretary, O. Wlnflald. Request fumi­ or dumping garbage by longshoremen. gation of ship for roaches. Two men mlfsed ship. One man hospitalized. OCEANSTAR (Triton), Aug. 17— Ship's fund SUX7. Disputed delayed Chairman, J Ciller; Secretary, S. saiUng. Mate ezpressM thanks for co­ Kollna. Everything running smoothly operation from deck dept. Ten hours except for repairs. Ship's fund, $17.99. Get rid of old Spanish water from No. 4 tank and use good water. Repair holes In No. 2 lifeboat. Replace life­ boat covers. Hake out repair llsL MARIA H (Herald), Aug. 21—Chair­ man, E. Lasoya; Secretary, R. Banta. Fumigate ship. Everything running smoothly. Water supply discussed. Vote of thrnks to steward dept. for Job welf done. Request bedsprings and mattresses be changed where needed. Better sanitary conditions discussed. No shopeside venders of other Arabs allowed In foreign ports. Theft precautions to be .taken. Re­ quest omelettes for supper. Litterbugs to use-trash cans or have trash. disputed- OT to bo taken with patrol­ man. Thanks to crewmembers for their cooperation. No beefs. Vote of thanks ta steward dept. Keys- to be left on ship after quitting ship. YOUNO AMBRICA (Wstarmsn), Aug t—Chairman, M. Mannlngi Secretary, N. Hatglmlslos. Dectrlcians getting hard time—to be straightened out when arriviag in US. Washing machine to be shut off when not la use. Put cups. Jams and Jars back when through. Erarythlng running smoothly. Ship's fund. SllAO. Turn In aU excess linen. Drains In deck dept. shower to be opened and cleaned. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good meal. PAIRPORT (Waterman), Aug 17— Chairman, •. Anderson; Secretary, J. Coyla. Ship's fund. S99.6e. No beefs. Discussion on restricUon to ship and OT. Five hours diluted OT. Shortage of linen and inferior stores. KYSKA (Waterman), Aug. IS—Chair­ man, J. Parnall; Secretary, S. Alpede. Repalfs being made. One man miseed vessel on coast. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks for Job weU done last trip. One minute silence for departed brothers. Screen doors Installed and can openers to be Installed. Every­ thing running very smoothly. MARORB (Marven), Aug. IS—Chair­ man, C. Roberts; Secretary, J. Oreen. Request foc'sles be soogied.' Report accepted. Second engineer to be re­ ported to Union for cursing pantry­ man and saloon messmen and disrupt­ ing work. Suggest more fruit Juices and larger servings^ ALICB BROWN (Bloomfleld), Aug. IS—Chairman, R. Wllklns; Secretary, H Scholes. Turn in all repairs, also check portholes for leaky garicets and frozen dogs to be loosened. Request larger blankets. Some disputed OT. Suggest LOG be sent to Rotterdam office. PiUows need replacing. Suggest better brands of ice cream, and try buying cheese in Holland. ORION STAR (Oil Carriers), Aug. If —Chairman, W. Ferguson; Secretary, C. Smith. Repair lists made up. Medi­ cine chest and • slop chest to be checked upon arrival in San Pedro. Ship's fund, ST. Suggest making col­ lection for Ship's iron. Discussion on sanitary water pressure, contaminated potable water, pulling ice. cleaning of laundry room and recreation room. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food. STEEL FABRICATOR' (Isthmian), Aug. If—Chairman; C. Ruf; Secretary, L Calderon. Sec'y reporter elected. Ship's fund. $42. No beefs. New dele­ gate elected. Request new mattresses and washing machine. All members asked to check repairs. Each dept. to elect their own safety delegate. .ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), Aug. 34— Chairman, J. Robinson; Secretary, W. Messenger. No beefs. Ship's fund. $29; .Check milk and fre^ vegetables end cigarettes before leaving Hqwail. See patrolman about cash or' travelers checks. Ship to be fumigated for bed­ bugs and rata. Motion that fore and ajt bunks be put In 4-8 deck fuc'sle New delegate elected. Request more greens on menu. Beefs over fresh salads., Suggest onions, celery, etc.. Be left' in night lunch. Potatoes not well done. GATEWAY CITY (Fan-Atlantic), Aug. 17—Chairman, A. Cllllland; Sacretary, P. Erck. Insufficient cold drinking water. Ship's fund, $16.90. Frequent sailing short-handed. Patrol-, man to be notified. Discussion on re­ pair Hsts. arrival day payoff, contract clarification, chief electrlciana (duties re: cranes. To purchase Scotch cooler. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Aug. 17—Chairman, V. Tucker; Secretary, L. Torres. All rooms to be painted. New delegate elected. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Aug. 1# —Chairman, L. Cardler; Secretary, J. Baasfleld, No beefs. One man missed ship. . Ship's fund $1.79. Everything running smoothly. Water system not satisfactory—to see chief enlineer. CANTICNY (Cities Service), Aug. 17—Chairman, A. Ferris; Secretary,' L. Hagmann. Washing machine to be repaired. Need fan in galley: wind^ scoop and Insect screens. All rooms to be painted. Some disputed OT. One replacement. Return cups and glasses to pantry. Members to come In messhall properly dressed. CUBORE (Marven), Aug. 24—Cltalrman, C. Webb; Secretary, W. Strick­ land. One man deserted ship after ( borrowlag money. Vote of thanks to steward fiept. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. 24—Chairman, R. Queenr Sscretary, L. Thomas. Few beefs. Letter sent to hq explaining same. Water probably cause of dysentery. Repair list turned In to captain. Soma disputed OT. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. for Job well done. Discus­ sion on washing machine—weather hose from piimp can be fixed—^if not obtain new one. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Aug. 14—Chairman, L. Coffey; Secretary, J. Hennlng. No penalty cargo according to captain. Discussion about steward OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), not turning to due to alcoholism. Aug. 24-T'Chalrman, W. Dood; Secre­ Generally agreed to have ship's dele­ tary, F. Johnson. OT to be paid for gate confer with captain and try to back-dated artinles. Repairs to be confine steward to hospital. Crew • made on pipe while In Trinidad.' agrees to cooperate and stand watch Everything running . smoothly. • No. if necessary. beefs. Have foc'sles sougeed and painted. Put red light on washbig STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Jan. 11— machine to Indicate when on a'nd off.. Chairman, T. Caspar; Secretary, F, Suggestion to get automatic timer, Donovan. Letter sent to headquarters for machine. Turn off machine whenabout water. Ship's fund, $20.00. Dis­ finished. AU garbage to be dumped puted few hours OT. No beefs. Every­ aft unless it is bad weather. Steward thing running, smoothly. Investigate requests list for new mattresses and' new slop chest list. Ringer on wash­ other items and forwarded to com­ ing machine to be repaired. Vote of pany office. thanks to crew of Robin Lines for splendid work. Vote of thanks to 8EASTAR (Triton), Aug. 11—Chaliw steward dept. for good dinner and man, M. Bugawan; Secretary, E. Caudecorations on Christmas holidays. dlll. No beefs—everything OK. Re­ Painting to be done in rooms, recrea­ quest watch be fed live minutes early. tion' hall, galley crew pantry, showers Discussion on sougeeing galley after and toilet. loading and unloading. Capt. refuses' March 93—Chairman, None; Secre­ to authorize sougee OT. Request new tary, T. Caspar. Beef on chief engi­ fire hoses, need five more. Vote of neer taking water on lake at Panama thanks to steward dept. Canal. Ship's fund, $20. Few hours WANG PIONEER (inter-Ocean), Aug. OT diluted. No beefs. Vote of thanks to reefer for installing water cooler 22—Chairman, D. Sacher; Secretary, pipes on water fountain. None. No beefs. Ship's fund $17.. April 17—Chairman, F. Paget; Sec­ Suggest biscuits be served from _ retary, e, Craqsen.- See delegate ahout gaUey. Information or appllcatlon,.for absen­ DEL SUD (Mississippi), Aug. 17— tee balloL Extra water cooler needed. Discussiuii j'aeafdiug dOuBUuuS for Chairman, B. Jamet; Secretary, V. repair of TV set. Request return of CBrlant. Ship's fund' S9.87: movie shqwer head in steward dept. shower. fund $11.46; athletic fund $24.60. New., Msy 17r-Chalrmen, J. Hlgglnw Sec­ delegate and Ubrarian elected. Mem­ retary- V. Ciaceme. No beefs. One bers to'be-aboard one hour before*' • hour dlsi^ted OT. Request rooms sailing thne. Cups tp be returned to, kept clean tor new men- Give repSlr pantry. " �September 12, 1958 SEAFARERS LOG 'Won # Wash Off Pace Elerea Canadian SIU Condemns Batista's Strikebreaking (Continued from page 2) hour and wage Improvements for the men were long overdue. Rather than settle with its em­ ployees, the company, which is actually a Canadian government subsidiary, first tried to trans­ fer the ships to the Trinidad flag. That move fell through in the face of united opposition from world maritime labor. West-Indian seajnen hired in the islands to man the ship refused to do so as did British engineers flown over from England. Balked in this area, Canadian National worked up a deal with the Cuban government and with Troy Browning, a Great Lakes American-flag operator, to sell the ships. The- sale was announced last month for a price of less than $2,800,000, actually under an offer made by a Canadian-flag fiperatoi'. Several Canadian-flag operators had offered sums near the Cuban offer, but these, Including one bid of around $3 million, were ignored by the company which was de­ termined to sell the ships foreign. After the Cuban crews were flo'Am in and forced to work the Canadian Challenger, efforts wer" made to put her in a Canadian shipyard to clean her bottom. However, shipyard workers, mem­ bers of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers, refused to handle her there. It W?s then that the ship, renamed 'Ciudad de Habana, left for Bal­ timore and the other seven ships When's A T-2 Not A Tanker? Seattle Asks The fast-breaking developments in the Canadian District's strike against Canadian National ships have now expanded the dispute into an international conflict between the union and the Cuban government. By purchasing the scab ships from Canadian National with ^he connivance of an American operator, Troy Browning, by changing the names of the ships and compelling Cuban seamen-to work them under armed guard, the Cuban government is attempting to erase the past history of the vessels and to evade the Canadian District's picketline. "• Whatever the outcome, no matter how many name changes, registry changes and crew changes are undertaken, it seems pretty clear that as far as the world labor movement is con­ cerned, these ships will remain scab ships. It remains to be seen whether the Cuban government's strikebreaking oper­ ation Will succeed in the face of the position taken by free maritime labor throughout the world. SEATTLE — Shipping for this port has been very good. Port Agent Jeff Gillette reported, with rela­ tively young shipping cards hav­ ing no trouble landing berths. In . some cases was necessary to call on San Francisco and Wilmington ^ to find rated men to fill some of the openings during the period. The decision of the Red Chinese government to extend its While all of the beefs on the vessels hitting this port were territorial limits 12 miles out to sea and to include Formosan settled, one of them, an overtime waters as its territorial waters, puts SlU-manned ships in dispute on the SS Producer, was the middle of another red-hot international crisis. Theoretireferred to headquarters for fur­ calljr, according to the Red Chinese decision, SIU ships en­ tering Hong Kong, or calling at Taiwan and other Formosan ther clarification. ports, are trespassing on Red Chinese territory. The ship, a T-2 tanker, had car­ It doesn't seem likely at the moment that the Chinese Comried grain on her last trip and the mxmists will do anything to enforce that decision because pumpmen were required to main­ tain six gasoline engines around any sUcJhustep would almost automatically involve them in the clock while the vessel was dis­ direct hostilities with the United. States. But at the same charging cargo. These men put In time, this crisis, like all the others that have gone before it, for 243 hours overtime under the points up the key role played by Seafarers in maintaining the standard tanker agreement but the US position overseas, < company refused to pay it, claim­ 4) 3) ing the ship was supposed to be under freightship working rules. However the company later agreed to pay the OT and to refer the Another one of those'fascinating runaway-flag stories has matter to headquarters for clarifi­ popped up, this one involving a ship with which many Seacation for future trips. farer-s are familiar, the old SS Puerto Rico. Now called the There were two vessels, the Pro­ Arosa Star, she is Swiss-owned, under the Panamanian flag ducer (Marine Carriers) and the and carries an assorted crew of European seamen. Despite Nojtthwestern Victory (Victory Car­ this, she has been selected by the sponsors of the America riers) paying on during the past Cup yacht race to serve as an observation .vessel. period. Signing on were the Pro­ •This development follows upon the story of a few weeks ducer, Northwestern Victory and back that the runaways, with the helping hand of the Amer­ Waterman's Choctaw. In transit ican Merchant Marine Institute, had,persuaded Uncle Sam to were the Yorkmar,. Calmar, Losr mar (Calmar) and the Alcoa Part- pay their Suez Canal surcharge taxes. Runaways, it .seems, 1tter"~(Alcoa). get preference over all comers. ^ -In The Middle Again of the fleet are scheduled to follow suit. Browning, whose other opera­ tions are under contract with the SIU Great Lakes District, has been sued in Detroit by the SIU of North America on a charge • of bi-each of contract. The lawsuit cited the fact that he agreed to. employ SIU crews on all ships, which he bperates. From the beginning, the Cana­ dian beef has had worldwide labor support. The Canadian Labour Congress, AFL-CIO, International Transportworkers Federation and International Confederation of Free Trade Unions have all de­ nounced the strikfebreaking effort. Ft is doubtful, in light of this sup­ port, whether the ships will be able to operate successfully in commer­ cial service to either Canad'an jr American ports, or on the St.. . Iiawrence Seaway. America Cup Job Given To Runaway The old SS Puerto Rico, well-known to Seafarers on the Bull Line run, is finding profitable employment under the runaway flag of Panama. Originally known as tlie Borinquen, the Puerto Rico was oper­ ated for a number of years on a regular passenger run between New York, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The ship is owned by a Swiss company, under the Four T-2 tankers that were used Panamanianregistered flag, and used to car­ to kick off its trailership operations ry American passengers on cruises are being sold by the SlU-con- to the Caribbean and other parts tracted Pan-Atlantic Steamship Co. of the world. It is manned by The line is disposing of the Ideal crews recruited from waterfront X, Maxton, Coalinga Hills and dives all over Europe. Almena because they are no longer Capping its patchquilt back­ needed in the coastwise operation. ground, the ship's next assignment The four lift-on ships went into will be as an observation vessel for service in 1956 carrying fully- the forthcoming America Cup loaded truck trailers on their decks yacht race between US and British from Port Newark to Houston. yachts. They have been replaced with con­ In effect, the contest between verted C-2's that perform the spe­ Britain and America will be viewed cial service more efficiently. from the deck of a runaway ship The tankers had been laid up which operates regularly out,of US for some time following their re­ ports but Is not obligated tax-wise placement- by the converted to the United States or to abide by freighters. .US wage and manning scales. P-A Selling T-2 LIft-Ons ••Jf! Another Rnnaway Story • a aa-aaa mm i * m m m m • • • m • »'• « Shown in her days at an American-flag SlU-manned passenger ship, the SS Puiirto Rico, is now the Arosa Star of Panamanian registry. Despite her runaway flag, she will serve bs the observation ship for tne America Cup races ta be held off Newport next weekend. ; J �Tv Twelvs SEAFAIERS M NYBOC A variety of ailments have drydocked Seafarers at Atlantic, Gulf and West Coast hospitals in the past few weeks. Gen­ erally, most of the boys seem to be coming along nicely. As a sample, William Brightwell should be discharged almost any day now from the Baltimore hospital after a general check-up He was • little run down after a year in the oil shuttle with the Orion Cliper. A rupture has laid up Thomas Hickey, AB off the Transatlantic., [e's been making fair progress since he checked in. Off the Losmar Since June, Vincent J. Bizznto has been side-lined by a broken leg suf­ fered In a shoreside injury. At last report, he was showing'lots of im­ provement. One of the brothers on the Cur­ tis Bay tugs In Baltimore harbor, Henry MachUnsU has been an. Inand-out patient for the past six months due to a stomach -condi­ tion. He worked last on the tug J. P. Pulliam, and is coming along fairly well these days. Around the coast. In Galveston, two new inmates at the USPHS Salinas Hickey drydock are Jose P. Salinas and Harvey W. Field. Salinas went In for a check-up the same day he got off the Steel Surveyor and was found to have bladder stones. Surgery has apparently turned the trick. They expect he'll be fully re­ covered in about two weeks. A routine exam on Brother Field tiumed up a hemla that required treatment—and quickly got it. Clifford C. Womack and Santiago' Martinez, both at the big San Francisco marine hospital, are also coming along okay. Womack, messman on the Chickasaw, was suffering from chills and fever when he checked in, but is in good shape now. Off the Topa Topa, Martinez is being treated for ulcers. These and all brothers in the hospitals always appreciate visits and mail from their shipmates. Bemember them when you're in port or have a time to drop 'em a line. The following is the latest available list of men in the hospitals: SEAFARERS Easy Does It (i-- Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Broolciyn 32, NY i would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please ut my name on your mailing 1st. (Print Information) NAME i STREET ADDRESS plf'-w/' te.:mr iI J- 't ;' •• [-••ftn-,)* '. • GITY ........ZONE.... STATE : ...T. ADDRESS CITY ....ZONE.,.. STATE i-. Oldtimer Goes To Final Rest To Vxt Editor: Oldtimers who read the LOG —^regardless of their union af­ filiation—will be saddened to leam of the death on August 12 of Archie McGuigan. There are many of the younger members who also numbered Archie among their friends. He had been a seaman for the greater part of his life, having started his seagoing career as a jroung man. His last voyage g James Ward Joseph Stocker USPHS HOSPITAL George WUliams Florencio Suarei BALTIMORE, MD. George Williamson Thomas Tears Conway Beard Joseph Kowalskl Cleophas Wright Gerald Thaxton Rohert H. Belyea Stanley Kupnlckl Charles Wynn Patrick Thompson Raymond Boston Gibbs T. Livermaa William BrightweU Henry MachliasU USPHS HOSPITAL Noe R. Cardosa Jesse Maloney NORFOLK. VA. Elwood L. Cramer Paul Pusloskie Francis J. Boner William C. Dowdy Harry B. Riggin Stephen Dinkel USPHS HOSPITAL Vincent J. Rlzzuto Wiliiam DriscoU MEMPHIS. TENN. ^ Joseph RoU Oswald Ergle BUly BusseU Calvin Rome Clarence Gardner BALTIMORE CITV HOSPITAL Richard Savior Gorman T. Glaze BALTIMORE. MD. John Scott EsUe Hall Simon Eftlme Richard G. Sohl Ronald Hannigan USPHS HOSPETAL Thomas Hickey Donald Hewson FT. WORTH, TEXAS VA HOSPITAL J. R. Alsobrook Harold J. Pancost RUTLAND. MASS. L. Anderson Edourdo Piscopo Daniel Fitzpatrick H. Ledwell Jr. Paul W. Seidenberg VA HOSPITAL John C. Palmer KECOUGHTAN, VA. VA HOSPITAL Joseph Gill HOUSTON, TEXAS USPHS HOSPITAL R. J. Arsenault BOSTON, MASS. VA HOSPITAL George Atcherson Henry W. Martin lit AVE., NY. NY L. J. Campbell L. C. Melanson E. T. Cunningham Charles Dwyer Stanley F. Ostrom ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC GALVESTON. TEXAS George Chaudoin Edward E. Edinger Allen Smith SAILOR SNUG HARBOR Robert McCuUoch John H. Spearman STATEN ISLAND. NY Jose P. Salinas Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. BOSTON. MASS. Chalmers Xnderson Peter Hume Thomas W. Killion William Bargone Henry Janicke VA HOSPITAL Wooldridge Kihf John Bigwood BUTLER. PA. Edward Knapp .Claude Blanks James F. Markel Duska Korolla Richard Bowman USPHS HOSPITAL Leo Lang L. CarrasquiUo DETROIT. MICH Alexander Martin WiUiam Crawley Eugene Roszko Joe Mendoza Henry Foy USPHS HOSPITAL William Nelson Monroe Gaddy SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Dominic NeweU James Glisson " Joseph Berger J. S. O'Byrne Michael Pardur Louis Harris Joseph V. Bissonet Arthur J. Scheving Jack Peralta Wayne Harris Michael J. Coffey Henry J. Schreiner Edward Lee Poe John Harrison Joseph En>bola Bernardo Tapla Henry Robinson Louie Holliday William J. Kramer Clifford C. Womack Harold P. Scott John Hrolenok Albert M. Morse Andrew Stauder James Hudson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Charles B. Bennett Jimmie Littleton Elmer G. Brewer B. F. Lowe Lucious DeWitt Louis T. McGowan USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Lewis R. Akins Claude B. Jessup Manuel Antonana Woodrow Johnson Eladio Aris Ludwig Kristlanseu Fortunato Bacomo Thomas Lehay Joseph Bass Kenneth Lewis Melvin W. Bass Warren J. Mclntyre Matthew Bruno Herbert C. MCISMIC James F. Clarke Jena Uadsen Juan Denopra Leo Mannaugh John J. Drlscoll Albert HartinelU Friedof O. Fondfla W. P. OTlea Odis L. Gibbs C. OsinsU Joseph M. Gillard George G. PhUer Bart E. Guranick Winston E. Renny Wade B. HirreU G. E. Shumaker Taib Hassan. Henry E. Smith Clarence Hawkins Pon P. Wing Frank Hernandez Royce Yarborough Antonio Infante USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Standmore BeU R. S. Nandkeshwar Dollar Ben Anthony Pisani Frank J. Bradley Santos Pizarro Richard Broomhead Joseph Poturalski Buiiner Francis Regan TO AVOI.D DOPLICATIONJ II you Robert Robert Delgado John Roberts Zr* an old tubscribei and hava a Earl Ernest Edison Shaffer ' ehanga of address, pleato give your Charles Goldstein U. Sivertsen Ignatius P. Gomes Warren Smith former address belowi ' Harvey Gordon Henry Sojak Edward Heacox Jose Sousa Konstant N. Kain Ramon Varela Raul Lopez Joseph WohUtz Georgios Mastoras. Roland WUcox George Meltzer . Nelson Wood Marcel MitcbeU ; . USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH -'- • lb A. FreundUch September 12, 198t LOG Shibbom door lock soemt to be no problem for Charles Wysocki, carpenter on the Portmar, es he works en re­ pair. Steward Ben Rucker caught the big smile on film. Like Mother, Steward Day Is Never Done Despite the inevitable dis­ sents &om the deck and engine departments, a chief steward aboard ship invariably has more than his share of problems while serving as head of the culinary and commissary departments. However routine these items happen to be, they still are "problems" that have to be dealt with one way or another. Consider the case on the Seatrain Texas, as noted in the ship,'s minutes of August 16. "Cooks reported no salt. I searched the ship upside down . . . Finally thought of salt tablets. They would have gotten me in (to port). Chief engineer found but about my trouble and. gave me a box. Glass Shortage "Next it was glasses. I got them in Texas City. On linen, we got over one hurdle but were short the second time because a number of bath towels were sent out for cleaning. We just squeezed through by freezing rooms and searching. This was done just with crew delegates. "Six men still had no towels and we were out at sea. I washed three dozen bath towels and ironed them. Now I can wait till 'Euesday as I havb enough for replacements of everything. "Koolade ran out. I got 60 packages; no more . . . They (the company) cut me to 12 quairts of ice cream to come back with but no harm. I had to serve the last of it the second day out. It was in liquid state. Pick tip Fruit ."Ran out of grapefruit and melons. Received canteloupe and watermelon in Texas. Had two meals of canteloupe ... Fruit juice ran out coming back. "Ran out of bread. We couldn't make any; pastry Rour was all we had. I got bread at a supermarket as-soon as we landed. That lasted till 'supplies came. . . . Consoli­ dated a lot of space for new stores . . . W.e were one man short going down to Texas . . . Boxes, messrooms are: immaculate, as is the galley." ' Since there were no beefs regis­ tered. elsewhere. In • &e, minutes over food, service or, sfaprtages, apparently all ended well ansrway. letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOO must be signed by the writer. Names tofU be withheld upon rbqqest. was aboard the SS Thomas Hayward, a vessel owned by Water­ man Steamship. On August 16, following a solemn High Re^em Mass at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mark, Brooklyn, Archie was laid away in his final resUng place in St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, Long Island, NY. On-behalf of the SIU mem­ bership here at the Manhattan Beach Public- Health Service hospital, I would like to thank the SIU Welfare Department for its untiring efforts in assur­ ing that a proper and dignified burial would be' given this wellliked brother. „ John DHscoll Hospital delegate 4 4. i Offers Tribute To Top Shipmate To the Editor: This letter is about Brother Charlie W. White, and I sincere­ ly hope you will print it in your next issue. White, known as "Smokey" to all his friends, hails from Baltimore .and was engine delegate on the SS Wellesley Victory. When I was injured In Suez, he came ashore with me and saw to it that everything was done to make me comfortable. He also made sure that 1 was getting all the medical care that was possible. All the time the ship was in port "Smokey" came to see me every day and brought cigarettes, candy and everything else I needed. When they packed my clothes and brought them ashore there was some question as to a camel saddle that I had bought before the accident. Since it wy-tpo big to carry because of my in­ jury, "Smokey" spoke up and promised that he would take care of it until the ship reached the States*, and then would have it crated and shipped to my home. He tried in vain to find a crate big enough to crate the 'saddle properly and wfien he couldn't, he did the one thing I'll never forget. "Smokey" and his wife put the camel saddle in tlieir car and drove aU night from Baltimore to Boston to keep a promise he had made. "Smokey" was the best dele­ gate and shipmate that I have ever been with. I sincerely hope that someday I wiR be able to ship with him again and repay some of the kindness he showed" me. A man like this' must have a million friends who, like me, are very proud to know some­ one like "Smokey". Thank you "Smokey". I know that Balti­ more' i» proud to have you shipping out of there. Carter V. S. Myers $ ^ ^ . Appreciates Aid in Bereavement To the Editor: Many thanks for the expres­ sions of sympathy aiid condo­ lence on the death of my hus­ band. I must thank all for the kind consideration given me. I must also express gratitude with all my heart for the ex­ traordinary care and servlc4 given to my husband at the marine hospital, and for the un­ surpassed attention given me and my family by the organiza­ tion of which my husband was a member, the SIU. I am also very proud and thankful that my husband was part of the SIU and that the organization shows such resppct and assistance to the families of its members. My deepest grati­ tude to you all. Mrs. Jesusa. Rivera X t ir : Praises Speedy Welfare Service To the Editor: I wish to express my gratitude for the extreme promptness with which the $4,000 SIU death 'benefit was paid to me as the beneficiary of my late brother Rdwin B. Rhoads. In addition, I'd sincerely like to thank everyone concerned for the sentiments and warm inter­ est expressed, in regarding Ed. If I do run into any snags in connection with his affairs, I shall indeed take, advantage of the Uuion's' offer to assist me. Ed will be missed around the hall in New Orleans, at least by the oldtimers. He carried his SIU union book with a great deal of pride and was a loyal Union member. He was not just ah ordinary baker but a skilled craftsman, having been educated along technical and research lines by his work in earlier years. Because of this, I am sure he brought many extra eating delights to passengers and crews alike. Please extend my family's heartfelt thanks to all for every­ thing that was done in Ed's behalf. All good wishes for the' continued success of the SIU. Elizabeth R. Romaine LOG Service is Applauded ^ To the Editor: This is to express our sincere appreciation for receiving the LOG regularly and for the pleasure we have reading it. The LOG is read both by sea­ men and by our staff and we meant to send our appreciation for it much sooner than this. It is our sincere wish that the LOG will serve well in the cause of seamen as it has done so well in the past. Yung Heui Kim Seamen's Overseas Service Pttsan, Korea $1 4> 4> Welfare Assist Is Appreciated To the Editor: Having just been discharged from the marine hospital at Staten Island'after seven weeks of confinement, I should like to express my appreciation for the help given to all of us by the SIU welfare representative, NThis assistance really means a : great deal when a guy is laidup and can't handle a lot of de­ tails himself. 4 .G..M. Waggoner J.J �SeptcnAcr 12. ISM •T»L VINDOR (Itthmlan), July 17 ChtlrniDn. e. Moonayr Sacratary. A. Nettune, ShlB'f fund, 126.00, raw hnura dlaniitMl f»T. Motion that »sceptacla IM placed at,pay-off for ae< ceptlng contribution towarda thip'a fund. Motion that ahipa on India run be auppUed with enough DDT bamba, eapecially where food ia prepared and aerved. Motion that ahip be fumigated. • Motion that forced air fan be led to laundry room to give relief from Intenae heat. Dutiea of gangway watch to be clarified by pa^olman. Keep natlvea from inside paaaagewaya and meashalls. No watchmen or other authorized extra -meala to be fed imtil crew membera have been fed. No nativea to work in messhalla or area where food ia handled. Suggeat better grade and variety of alopa bo placed aboard ship. Medicine chest should be checked before next voyage SEAFARERS 16—Chairman, 1. Rayne; Secretary, M. Httchcocfc. . Repair lists aubmitted— everything ranning acoothly. Men who were logged, ts prsssst their cases to bearding patrolman. Some disputed or. Three men logged. Report ac­ cepted. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for excellent Job. Fine coopera­ tion among crew. No beefs. WILLIAM- CARRUTH (Penn Shl|>ping), July 19—Chairman, W. Pertert Secretary, B. Butlar. Repair lists to be aubmitted. No beefs. To investigate hot water situation. Discussion on washing machine. Need strainer for washing machine. More cold drinks to be put out at meal time. Discussion on brown laundry soap. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 12—Chairman. P. Whltlowi Sec­ retary, R. Simpson. Repair lists to be submitted soon as possible. Fine co­ operation among crew. Few hours dis­ puted OT. Motion to have space out­ side midship house for use by foreign checkers to keep them out of crew's quarters. Request Jury bathroom on ^em for use by foreign- longMioremen. Return cots after use. Ship to be exterminated for roachesL BABBARA PRITCHE (Lib. Naviga­ tion), July 12—Chairman, O. Hayner Secy, R. Charroln, New delegate elected. No beefs. Request laundry be cleaned by engine and deck de­ partment. Keep glasses out of sink. —should include larger quantity of drugs. Only depL delegates to air beef to Insure clean and expedient pay-off. MesshaUs and rooms should be sougeed. STEEL KINO (Isthmian), July 14— Chairman, H. Burgasses; Secy, P. Howe. No beefs. Few unHnished repairs to be completed soon. Ship's fund $183.43. Report accepted. Mo­ tion made and carried to request SlU to seek hard and fast ndes by US Public Health, regulating com­ pany doctors re vaccinations and shots: shots given but not recorded, men getting too many shots. Avoid washing mops in laundry room, ex­ clusively for laundry. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Aug. 16—Chairman, T. Montamaranot Sacrefary, H. Franklin. No beefs. Man failed to meet ship, department short a man. Steward erred on extra meals. - CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Captain explained condition of over­ Service), Aug. 6—Chairman, P. Hamtime sheets. Reports accepted. TV moil Secy, B. Nielsen. Several small needs repairs. Shortage of food and beefs straightened out. Ship's Fund linen take care of. One man short 121.12. AU ships be air-conditioned, or at least those to tropics. Motion going to Texas. made iiiat letter be written to Union ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Aug. 1) about steward. Suggest crew go to delegates with beefs. Dissatisfied —Chairman, J. Bracht; Sacrelary, W Home. Letter read for approval. Dis­ with steward; is strongly anti-union, uncooperative. Vote of thanks to' cussion on performing aboard. steward dept. for good food. July S—Chairman, A. Paura* Sacy, DEL SOL (MIsslttlppI), Aug. S— Chairman, D. RamMy; Sacratary, O. B. Nielsen. No beefs. $20 ship's fund. Payne. Ship's fund, tlJIOO. Some dis­ New delegate elected. Request cups puted OT. Everything running smooth­ returned to pantry. Keep messhall clean. ly. Discussion on raise in pay. JtMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers). Aug. IS—Chairman, L. Mayarsf..Sacratary, P Whitlow. Repairs to be compiated. 34 hour notice to TIM given if planning to quit before payoff port. Members to work their own time off to avoid inconvenience. No beefs. Basic seatime ruling explained. Sug­ gest hot coffee in morning, also larger perculators needed. HASTINOS (Waterman), Aug. S— Chairman, W. Culpepper; Secretary, J. Walls. Hissing men replaced in New York. No beefs. Few hours disputed OT. Have gratings made for shower. Repair list to be made early. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), July 27—Chairman, R. Corns; Secretary S. Zatterman. Ship's fund. $12. Every­ thing running smoothly. Delegate to contact chief mate about cleaning and painting quarters. Keys to lock pantry and messhall in port. No smoking or loitering in train coach being used as passage aft. STEEL APPRENTICE (IsthmUn), Aug. 10—Chairman. J. PaHersen; Secy, W. Rose, Disputed ot. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund S8. One man left in Rotterdam: picked up one replacement. No beefs. Reports ac­ cepted. Suggest Health Department check drinking water tanks. Motion made that chief cook attend school to learn better methods of preparing meals. SEATRAIN OEOROIA (faafrain), Aug. 17—Chairman, P. Sarano; P. Flanagan. Repair list turned in con­ cerning painting foc'sles. larger fans, and longer windscoops. To be taken up with company. Phone installed near guard's shack in Texas City. Request safety meetings be held. •Ve^cation of wage increase to b« given. S30JI4 ship's fund. No beefs. Reports accepted. Request changing agreement on delayed sailing. Poor condition of mesdiall and foc'sles. Night lunch not up to par. New dele­ gate electe<L ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), July 21 ORION COMET (Orlan), July 26— —Chairman, J. Bracht; Secretary, O Chairman, J. Ohannaslan; Sacratary, Vela. Ship's delegate resigned—due to . W. Buttnar. Repair list turned in. accidcnL -Swiff Laundry not to be Delegate resigned: new one to be used—do not do-good Job. Oqe mem­ elected. Ship's fund, $13.82. One man ber getting off with broken leg. Col­ missed' ahip. Price list to be posted lection' made for injured brother. for slop chest. One man in each dept. Water cooler to be repaiirecL to take care of linen change. Delegate to see captain and chief engineer re PAN OCEANIC TRANSPORTER refrigerator. Request more clocks In (Penn Shipping), Aug. S—Chairman, R. messroom and recreation room. Bunce, Jr.; Secretary, H. MacAlear. Aug. 19—Chairman, J Ohannaslan; Ship's fund. S3.25. One ntan missed Secretary, E. WaHs. Request draw sUp in Singapore. Few hours OT dis­ list and men to be replaced. Curios puted. Shortage of fresh milk and to be locked up. Repair list to be vegetables. Suggest better variety in turned In. Ship's fund. $13.82. One Menus. No variety in night lunch. man missed ship. No beefs. Bend Slop chest to be refurnlidied. Report radiogram to agent In Norfolk to meet milk in Singapore not processed under ship on arrival to square away beefs sanitary conditions. Two scuppers need and make arrangements for replace­ repairing. Repair list to be postad. ments. Request checking slop chest for excess prices. Have Icebox and PENN MARINER (Penn Trans.), July washing machine repaired or replaced. ^ B A, PORT CCAU GTS-A^jAilSf^ •1216 E.aAU)/MOilS SfiCCKUfN. eAun/wioeE' LOG Fate Thlrteea Vewlyweds Really Get A Sendoff Every wedding is the happy ending to a kind of a fairy tale. But one SIU man and his bride were really showered with good fortune in Baltimore recently. Appropriately enough, their ship was the Cities Service Baltimore. According to Mrs. Terry Maggio, wife of Seafarer Dom Maggio and matron of honor at the nuptials, the wedding of Seafarer James Logan and Carole Dooghty got un­ derway while the ship was in the shipyard, and the couple decided this was their chance to take the big step. Accordingly, the cere­ mony was held at St. Luke's, with the Maggios, shipmate. John Kozar as best man and most of the crew at the church. From there, everybody went over to the Sonthem Hotel for a couple of drinks, anticipating a modest celebration due to a lack of funds on all sides. It was here that some good Samaritans stepped in. Asked why everybody was all dressed up 'like lor a wedding," members of the SIU party said there really had just been a wed­ ding, but everybody was kind of short on cash. Thereupon the manager of the hotel, Mr. Eldridge, had champagne brought out, and another - bystander. Congressman Edward A. Garmatz, said he was buying too. It went like that all evening, as US Commissioner Car­ roll, Schenley distributor Morris Kasoff, and the owner of Balti­ more's "China Clipper" Restaurant arrived and chimed in to do their hit Before the evening was over, the.^ bridal couple and guests had been treated to dinner and a night on the town with all expenses paid and the newly-weos got the bridal suite at the Southern Hotel. Tho next day they were the honored guests at a luncheon arranged by their new-found friends. Unable up to the last moment to attend the luncheon, Maggio, Kozar and other crewmemhers found that ar­ ridge, manager of Southern Hotel, and Morris Kosoff. rangements had been made with Cities Service to get them soma time off for the occiasion. The round of parties and VIP treatment continued until the Bal­ timore sailed "the following day for Lake Charles with the bride­ A runaway outboard motorboat that threatened to decapi­ groom. tate two men after It spilled them in the water was quicldy Fairy tales? Well, sometimes they really come true. brought imder control with an assist from an SIU ship. The runaway craft was go­ ing around in circles when 'All Ashore!'—by seafarer ft.'Kenfueky' Perry spotted by the SS Dykes as it was docking In New Jersey's Raritan River two weeks ago. Nearby two men in the water were holler­ ing for help. Ordered to lower the port life­ boat, the gang began ripping off the covers until the skipper spotted a boat already in the water a couple of hundred yards ahead. Dutch Remyn and Jimmy Moore, ABs, took off for the smaller boat, broke the lock that held It and began rowing toward the men In the wa­ ter. Once the castawajis were gotten ashore, they went after their own craft, which was still wildly cir­ cling about After a couple of tries, they were able to Jam the oars into the propeller and wrap a heaving line STOund the screw while one of them climbed aboard to shut off the 30 hp motor. It developed that they had been spilled from the outboard while making a sharp turn with the throttle wide open, and had there­ after been at the mercy of the erratic boat, they figured they were lucky to be aUve, mostly thanks to the Dykes' crew. "Skim." tho ship's reporter, Captalni Tho ship h going fast, men* Anyone know how to pray?. added; "P-A wo now have two Rromani I do, eoptoin. chewod-up oari and • one beat-up Coptolni Obod. Youproy. Wt r« on# short on lif« prtsarvars. hckYlntJ^.'* They Were Lucky—Only The Boat Lost Its Head m �Tat* Foarteea SEAFARERS Anyone Got Any Ideas? ; benefits. This letter, incidental­ ly, has the approval of the ma­ jority of crewmembers aboard. To the Editor: Leyal E. Joseph Upon arrival here at Rio de Ship's reporter Janeiro on the SS Del Sud I (Ed, notes The seatime re­ received a copy of the LOG (Aug. 15, 1958) with an article quirement for the existing $150 I sent in from the SS* Monarch ' monthly SIU disability-pension benefit, aside from the basic of the Seas. There is an error in it nam­ eligibility rule for all SIU Wel­ ing me as the ship's delegate on fare Plan benefits, is 12 ycors that ship, as I was actually the on ships of companies now steward department delegate on under SIU contract, as far back there. Brother Pate, DM, was as 1934. Full details on disabili­ pur ship's delegate. I'd appre- ty-pension eligibility are in the box on page 5. Just to keep the arithmetic straight, on the assumption that the average Seafarer sails nine months a year, it would theoretically take him 16 years or more, rather than 18, to accumulate the necessary time.) j Wants to Keep I'Credits'Right 1 : ^ ' Letters To The Editor Repair job on the winches keeps this pair hard at work aboard the Alcoa Pennant, as chief electrican A. A. Abrams flef^ and 2nd electrician E. Watson team up to set things right. Pre­ sumably everything worked out okay. The photo by William R. Cameron, night cook and baker, certainly did. SlU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstem 7-4800 BOSTON 878 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent Capital 3-4089: 3-4080 1419 Ryan St. LAKE CHARLES, La. HEmlock 8-5744 Leroy Clarke. Agent MOBILE .1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 812 Front St. MORGAN CITY Phone 2156 Tom Gould. Agent NEW ORLEANS ..... 523 BlenviUe St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 875 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK . 127-129 Bank St. J. Bullock. Acting Agent MAdlson 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal CoUa. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Marty BreithoK. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St E. B. McAuIey. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Jeff GlUette. Agent Main 3^4334 TAMPA . 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 3-1323 WILMINGTON. CalU ... 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4tll Ave.. Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Aleina. Deck W. Hall. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. J. Volplan. Joint SUP HONOHn.U....51 South Nlmlti Highway PHone 5<_>2-777 '"CMI^-43®^ RICHMOND. Calif SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON NEW YORK 510 Hacdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 450Douglas Hanson St. 2-8383 2505 1st A^ Main 0290 805 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 875 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 96165 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1215 N. SMond Ave Phone: 713-J 180 .Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 821 W. Superior St. Phone: Randtlph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 BUFFALO. NY LOC-A-RHYTHM: Blue Lament By John J. Sodofsky Heading out to sea. Feeling a little blue, 'Cause the ship that I am on Is taking me from you. I've heard men say they'll sail no more; They're going to get a job ashore. And stay home with their kids and wife , To try and lead a normal life. Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S ..128V8 HoUls St. Phone 36911 MONTREAL 634 St James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 372 King St. E. EMplre 46719 VICTORIA. BC......017H Cormorant St. EMplre 4531 VANCOUVER. BC .298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. . Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebee 20 Elgin St. Phone; 545 THOROLD. Ontario .52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC . .44 'Sault-au-Matelot Quebec ; Phone: 3-1569 But they'll find out it's mighty hard. And back they'll go for their ship­ SAINT JOHN.,....m Prince WilUam St. ping card. , NB OX 35431 WHEW! ITbsoHOT I CAN'T«|.EEP... I'v;-'- [ Is- • KlllL w September M. INtt LOC 7m All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ciate if this would be corrected so the record would be straight. Meanwhile, smooth sailing to ali. Everybody on here is very happy with our new contract gains. Eddie Erlksen (Ed. note: Apolopies to Broth­ er Pate for shutting him out.) Opens New Bar in Yokohama To the Editor: I'd appreciate a notice in the LOG that I have opened a bar in Yokohama so some of my friends and shipmates can see it. I'd appreciate anybody drop­ ping in to say hello, as SIU guys will always be welcome. I'm sure they'll find the service and prices right. If possible, have the LOG sent to the place, so the boys can see them when they come over. The address is George's Bar, No. 2-93 Yamashita-Cho, Naka-Ku, Yokohama, Jayan. George W. Harding (Ed note; LOGS are being sent as you requested.) X t, Formosa Strait is Getting Hotter To the Editor: ' Enclosed are photos taken aboard the tanker Cities Serv­ ice Miami on our way back to Sasebo, Japan, after another shuttle run to the Persian Gulf. As the rumors fiy, we have one more shuttle run and then head bapk to the States. The boys are all looking for­ ward to a couple of good days ashore, and then to getting the trip over with and heading home. We will then have been out over a year. ' The pictures were taken with Formosa in the background. As you know, there has been some shooting the past few days be­ tween the Nationalist Chinese and Red forces Involving some "of the nearby islands. Gene Langstrand, OS, should get the credit for the camera work. Alex Janes Ship's reporter Says Hawaii is No Paradiso To the Editor: I just came back to San Fran­ cisco as a first-class passenger on the Pacific Navigator after being in the Tripler Army Hos­ pital in Honolulu. Honolulu stinks in my book. If you can afford to put out about $50 per diem and live in the Royal Hawaiian or Henry Kaiser's Hawaiian Village or own yourself a villa you got it made. Then you can be like the plutocrats or multi-millionaires who use this territorial play­ ground for their backyard and charge a darn good bit off to taxes. But a few miles away and also on other islands, many of the native-born still live in shacks and huts. You take away Ameri­ can protection and money and. assuming no other country takes over, namely Russia, in less than ten years the inhabitants would be using out-rigger ca­ noes to catch their daily meal and the outstanding diet would ho fish and poi. The board of health evidently doesn't inspect the diseasebreeding massage parlors in the downtown area where for $3 per half hour one wades through wet, sloppy- floors without any foot covering to climb on a bench covered with dirty linen which is not changed for each customer. I have seen people lay on these dirty, imsanitary sheets and have pus squeezed out of their bodies, and then watched the next customer climb up on,the same sheet. This is a common practice here. What a joke it would be if this place ever became the 50th state, or even the 150th. • George B. Dunn Urge Pro-Rated Pension Set-Up To the E^tor: We, the crew of the Young America, have been following several articles in the .LOG about u new pension plan. In our estimation, on the issue of seatime, we figure that the average guy sails nine months out of the year. There­ fore, in order to secure 12 years* seatime, he must sail at least 18 years or more. In any event, we v/ouH like to approve Brother Donald D. Whittaker's writeup in the LOG of August 1, 1958 (urging a pro­ rated pension set-up—^Ed.) or at least some kind of outright pension benefit under which the average seaman could draw ^joying peaceful passage off Formosa despite shooting between Chinese forces in nearby Straits, Seafarers on the Cities Service Miami pose for photographer Gene Langstrand, OS. Pictured (standing, I to r| John Lefco, ship's delegate; W. Wallace, fireman; Joe Wilaszak, baker; A ex Janes, ship's reporter; kneeling, Gerry Cordero, utility, and Eddie Abrams, steward. �T-t'T:'': September It, 19S» SEAFARERS Pat* Flfteca LOG Lk, Charles Has 'Dry'Ambitions SlU BABY ABBIYALS All of the following SIU famillea have received a'$200 SIU maternity benefit. Robert Schwatka Jr., born July Rios, New York, NY. 80, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ » ert Schwatka, Baltimore, Md. Guadalupe Romero, bom August 4> 4". 4" 27, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Ralph Bullard, Jr., bom July 9, L. Romero, Houston. Tex. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph t 4> 4" Bullard, New York, NY. Michael Anthony Sullivan, bora 4» 4" 4> July 29, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Knapp Jr., born August Frederick R. Sullivan, New Orleans, 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ La. liam Knapp, Houston, Tex. » » » $ ^ 4, Abert * Alfred Webb, bora Gloria Marie Law, born July 8, August 31, 1958, to Seafarer and 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Mrs. James L. Webb, Mobile, Ala. A. Law, Philadelphia, Pa. " » 4^ 4- 4^ Milagros Cruz, bom August 8, Steven Paul Lupo, bom July 29, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Crui, New York Oily. Lupo, Rosebank, SI, rJY. t, t, Catherine Mae Evans, born Au­ 4> 4" 4> Grant Marrett Jr., bom August gust 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Grant John P. -Evans, Baltimore, Md. Marzett, Mobile, Ala. ^ 4^ James Carley Gordon, bom Au­ S> i> ^ Dora Alice Bios, bom August 14, gust 18, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan L. Hunter U. Gordon, Norfolk, Va. LAKE CHARLES—Expansion of dry cargo freight operations here is reaching the constmction stage. The Board of Harbor Conmdssloners is already letting bids for new docks, on which work is ex­ pected to start at once. the new docks will enlarge the port's freight capacity by several hundred thousand tons, and will undoubtedly lead to greater Job possibilities for Seafarers in the area. Lake Charles is still pri­ marily a tanker port. Shipping, meanwhile, continues to be on the slow side, although some men succeeded in getting out during the period. Port Agent Leroy Clarke pointed out, how­ ever, that there was an ample supply of ratings Vessels in the area during the past two weeks included six Cities Service tankers—^Rpyal Oak, Chlwawa. Council Grove, Winter Hill, Bradford Island and CS Baltimore —plus the Petrochem (Valentine) and pel Sol (Mississippi). AU of them were in good shape. FINA L DISPATCH Arehlbald McGuigan, 71: Brother McGuigan died in the PHS Hos­ pital, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY, after a lengthy illness. He is survived by a sister, Julia Ma- . gilton, of Belfast, Ireland, where he was born. Broth­ er McGuigan was interred in the St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, LI, NY. t Personals And Notices TO SHIPS IN ATtAKTiC • SOUTH AMERICAN - EUROPEAN WATERS THE FIRST DIRECT VOICE BftOADCaST TO SHIPS' CREWS ivmy SUKBAT • IHO «MT t Alexander Rever, 56: Brother Rever, of Philadelphia, died in Bal­ timore, Md. on April 20, 1958. Cause of death was cancer. After Joining the SIU in 1952, Rever Leonard A. G. Smith Please contact your wife at 201 Thomas St., West Haven, Conn. I : - .4- 4 i Joseph Rionx Will you please get in touch with Mrs. Annand Rivet at 161 Avon .St., Lowell, Mass. i . t Selden F. Manard Please contact your wife at 1722 63rd St., Brooklyn, NY. 4^ » 4> Walter C. Zajane Youh"mother, Mrs. Mary Zajane, wants-you to contact her at 147 John SL, Staten Island 2, NY. Her telephone number GI 8-6808. * Pate6 the urn. : 'J' - 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Andrew Danlluk A letter is being held for you in the LOG office. 4- "Blinky" AUen Mitchell Mobley would like you to return the glasses he left with you in NY. His address is 3613 E. Wilder Ave., Tampa 10, Fla. -7 ' :v'.; " UP-TO*THB-MINUT| UNION AND MARITIMi NEWS or SPECIAL INTEREST TO YOUI iiiiiill ' \1 it, - John Thompson Certificates of vaccination which you left aboard-the Robin Hood are being held In the LOG office. I'- S>K..!S Junior Yankee 'MmiM < BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEEP SEA UNIONS OP THE MARITIMI TRADIB DBPARTMINf SlU^AftO MSTRia • SUP • MFOW«MCS • ROU • MMIP • IME • SIU-CANADIAN MSTUa '"1 -•-'v MTD Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Cohtmue... f/'r-/- i'rnji'ii- KS X' I EVERY SUNDAY, ISIS GMT I AA^A-nAv MIX Z (2:15PJII fST5ttnday) J EVERY MO0315 GMT • » l»»ne.ndN»«ll.AiiJ» I <10:15 PM EST Sunday) | Europe ( Authrelfa WCO»l8020Ka WMM 25-15887 KC* Eosl Coeit SeiHfc Aaioilcw WCO.189884 RCD Northwest Pacific WMM 81-11837.5 Wetl Ceotl SeiHli Aniaricii I I I " bsM*:! 'm'fr.'ifp. .,iS: Jm.'. I I I I though bof and armi conceol tho MltOring on ht« shirt, Jomos "Sluggor" Mossie, Jr. h <gi Ihc Yonlmes .. . of tho Bo^oro Uttlo L 0 a g u o. Jim's "monogor" is Seafarer Idmas Moulc, Sr. on tho RoWiiTFiinfc - sailed in the deck department. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Rever of Philadelphia. 4 4 4 James A. Oliver. 51: Brother Oliver died of a heart ailment in the US Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan, on August 8, 1958. Sailing in the steward depart­ ment, he Joined the SIU in 1955. Brother Oliver lived in Balti­ more, Maryland where his sister, Anna M. Wingate, surivives him. The place of burial is unknown. 4 4 4 David S. Furman, 64: Leukemia caused the death of Brother Furman on June '0, 1958, In the Sta­ ten Island PHS. He" joined the SIU in 1952, sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department. Brother Furman lived in Irvington, NJ, with his sister. Bertha F, Hickman, who survives him. He was buried in the Hollywood Ceme­ tery, Union, NJ.. 4 4 4 Charles Barton, 42: Brother Bur­ ton died on July 22, 1958, In the PHS hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. The cause of death was tubercul­ osis. Brother Burton is . survived by his sister, Mrs. Elsie Buena Murray, of Weaver, Alabama. Place of burial is unknown. 4 4 4 James Ruth, Jr., 38: Brother Ruth died May 8, 1958, aboard the Margaret Brown, on which he was a member of the deck department. Death resulted from a heart ail­ ment. Brother Ruth, who joined the SIU in 1953, was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, New Or­ leans, La. There are no survivors. Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafwers congregate \ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steam­ ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head-' quarters report and minutes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of caU. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at- every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOO office that Seafarers congregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. �SEAFAltEIIS«I.Oe • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERN ATION AL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT > AFL-ClO • Twelve-Mile China Coast Limit Seen Danger To Afloat In The Streets Of Detroit The failure of the 86-natibn UN Conference on the Law of the Sea to reach agreement on territorial waters and fishing rights, earlier this year, is having consequences which niight ' .'n directly affect SIU-manned+ ships. The action of the Red the stage for Red China to claim a Chinese government in unila­ 12-mile limit. However, while the terally setting lip a 12-inile off­ basis for Iceland's action was eco­ shore territorial limit, raises ques­ nomic, China's is military. After tions about ships calling at Hong declaring the offshore islands- of Kong as well as ships- going into Quemoy and Matsu and BritishFormosan "fraters" where JRed China held Hongkong within their terri­ torial limit, the Communists are is now pressing her claims. The Chinese proclamation iff a ch.arging the" US with -"violation" 12-mile limit came after Iceland of torritorial waters. Aside from the fact that the announced that she would extend US 7th fleet is In the area. SIUher territorial waters to 12 miles and served notice that British flsh- manhed Isthmian ships occasional­ Great Lakes Dislnct put on this Impressive display for Detroit audience during huge Labor Day pa­ . ing vessels violating the line would ly make calls at Hong Kong which. In the Red Chinese book, would rade in that city. Float won second prize In competition with other unions in the Detroit area. be penalized. be placing SIU ships within the Britain, one of the world's six territorial limits of the Chinese chief fish producers, countered Peoples Republic. Other SIUIceland's decision by sending a manned vessels are frequent call­ small armada of fishing vessels ers at Taiwan In the heart of the into the troubled waters,. accona- trouble area. panied by several warships, in the Propaganda Move event that there should be trouble. At the monvent, it is believed that So far, Iceland has had littie suc­ the Chinese announcement Is a cess in keeping the British from propaganda move designed to win The old Army game," hurry up and wait," took on new fishing its waters. y the support of the majority of the meaning for the crew of the SlU-manned Coe Victory. Dur­ The "fish war" appar&tly set 86-natibhs at the Conference of the SeO. which were in favdr of ah ing the recent Middle East crisis, the Coe Victory spent three extension of the three mile linsit.. weeks waiting^ to unload" Although the vessel is designed During the conference, most "vital" supplies at the Jordan­ pendent on what could be brought to minimize the possibility of radiamajor Western. maritime powers ian port of Aqaba because of in via Aqaba. Consequently, the ship hightailed tion a large majority of the crewoffered plans to extend the three- a dispute over unloading and., a it into Aqaba on August 14, and members aboard the nuclear-pow­ mile limit to six. Since this was backlog of 40,000 tons of cargo on unacceptable to nations demanding the docks. At one time about two then started waiting. It was re­ ered NS Savannah will be re­ twelve mile's or more and agree­ dozen ships were on the hook ported that she finally got out on stricted from the machinery spaces, and others will have to wear per­ ment could not be reached, the waiting to discharge their cargo. September 5. Another Victory Carriers ship, the sonnel geiger counters while going, Western powers gave formal notice AHiiing. to the growing list of that, they would recognize .only the Oil In Drums Coeur P'Alene Victory, left Brem- about their duties. "vote of thanks" members are the traditional three-mile limit as uni­ The .Coe Victory headed for erhaven hurriedly with 457 mili­ According to Richard P. Godwin, deck engineer of the Andrew versally applicable. Aqaba carrying of all things, oil tary vehicles for the trouble area, npclear project officer of the Mari­ Jackson (Water­ The current disputes open, up in drums, because of what was re­ but it . was diveii:ed at sea and time Administration, both passen­ man), Emil Nord­ the possibility that the UN may ported as a dire shortage of fuel. came to New York instead. gers and crewmembers aboard thw strom, and the try again to negotiate new Inter­ The revolution in Iraq had cut off Jeep Road Savannah will be subject to some ship's steward national regulations in this field normal fuel supplies to Jordan radiation. HOwever, it is calcu­ is linked with the rest department gang leaving, that country, totally de- 6f Aqaba as soon as possible. lated to be lower than that which Jordan by a road that's little c 0 n s i s t in g of is allowed X-ray technicians. more than a Jeep track to a rail­ Hemsley Guinier, head 54 miles away. There were Radiation Varies chief steward, not enough wharves to berth the Clarence Oliver, In his address United Na­ ships or trucks to haul cargo tv tions Conferencetointhe chief cook; Cice­ Geneva, the railroad. In addition, American zerland, Godwin reported thatSwit­ ro Douglas, 2nd the Nordstrom experts found that, the local rail­ maximum degree of radiation cook; Pablo Lo­ road had just 21 locomotives, of pez, 3rd cook;. Charles Kayanagh, which 11 were sitting on sidings would vary according to ceitaln Fred Lewis, Frank LavSosa, James turning Into rust. The Americans areas of the ship. Mitchell, messmen;/J. Richards, In passengers areas the radia­ WASHINGTON-rThe Government is finally changing a had to get 100 rail carloads of steward utility and John Fanoli, tion level will be no greater than rubbish and 26 carloads of scrap galley utility. Also making the list cart before ,the horse" situation that. has been plaguing an accumulated dosage of 0.5 rems hauled out of the railroad yards was the entire steward department consumers for years. Beginning early in 1959, food producers per year. The maximum in areas ^ and the shops before they could of the Oce^n Deborah (Maritime will have to prove that the* where the crews will be quartered get the railroad, functioning with Overseas) but especially the cooks, • chemicals, used in their prod-" of the product could be some degree of normalcy. or work will be five rems per year. Roland Loinax, chief cook, Robert. ucts; are safe before the food sale barred. In the interim, the con­ It is now moving 600 tons of Some parts of the ship, those Green, night cook and baker and sumer would be left on his own. to cargo a day with a mere 25,000 labeled "limited areas" will not be can be put on the market. 3rd cook Dallas D. Hill. Up until now, consumers have, decide whether it might be safe tons piled up on the docks and an entered without the captain's per­ Finally, a sweeping okay for the been at the mercy of the often- to use a particular product. equal amount waiting to be un­ mission. In these parts, when the entire crew of the Penn Mtwiner exaggerated claim of food pro-: Issues have frequently been loaded. plant has full reactor power, no (Penn Trans.) from meeting se­ ducers and processors who may raised, for example, over chemicals Things got so bad that oil more than three rems will be per­ cretary M. Hitchcock, who pointed have stretched the truth a little used by bakery chains in making tankers were unloading directly mitted in any 13|-week period. Five out that "cooperation among the in advertising their wares. The various types of bread, particularly into tank trucks which were put rems is the average radiation' at entire crew shows why there is no new regul9tions under the Food over the additives used for color­ on landing barges and brought to which X-ray technicians are al­ bee^ng aboard this ship." and Drug Act also affect virtuafly ing purposes and to retard spoilage. the ships. lowed to absorb. 4. 4. .. Incidentally, the charges for the all other foods oh the market. • Bimilar circumstances surround Engine Room Rules other types of foods as well. ' . Burden Of Proof Coe Victory while she was waiting Because he is doing such a Total , restriction, he said, will Chemicals used In food are to unload- her "vital'' cargo "swell job". Evert Rosenquist was The change now puts the burden be placed on the controlled ma­ reelected as deck of proof on the food industry, added for such purposes as color, amounted to $^200 a day. . chinery spaces where only mem­ delegate on , the rather than the consumer or the flavor, bleaching, thinning, thick­ bers of the engine department and Pacific Explorer. Government itself. Previously, a ening and preventing mold and officers, when wearing personnel And that's the new product could go up on the rancidity. The new rules require Shorthanclecl? dosimeters, can work. wdfd fo|: the en­ grpcer's shelves, without challenger the-manufacturer to make the tests H a crewmemher quits while Extreme precautions were iaken tire crew Ed Tay­ It then became necessary for -the and submit proof of the results a -ship is' in port, delegates lor, meeting sec-, Government to shew that a chemi­ before the product can be mar­ are asked to contact the hall for the containment of all radio­ retary, notes. cal used for flavoring, coloring or keted. Foods already on the shelves Immediately' for a replace­ activity on the Savannah in case "Everyone is do­ other purpojses was harmful alto­ will have tp. be tested in the same ment. Fast action on their part of a rupture of the reactor or its ing his job well, gether or at least in the amounts manner. will keep all jobs aboard ship primary system. All equipment used. the SIU way, H6 tests will be required in the filled at all ~times and elimi­ that may fail during operations Rosenquist Taylor reports. Aside from court action, animal case of such long-Used additives as nate the chance of the ship may be completely contained and* isolated and duplicate machinery J "No beefs,'no disputed overtime feeding tests over a period of two sugiur, salt> vpnilla, vinegar, sailing shprthanded. v/ill be used. years were then re^hired before paprika'lihd lsbih'd other spices. In all departments." Jordan Dock Snafu Check Atom Holds Xoe' B Vfeeks Ship Crew OnRadiation I| � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 12, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU VACATION PAY BOOSTED TO $360 SEAFRERS HIT BATISTA SCABBING SIU SENIORITY RULES AMENDED HQ CREDENTIALS GROUP CHECKING ON CANDIDATES RAID FAILS, SHIP CREWED BY SIU LABOR DAY MEANS $ TO MOBILE MEN SEE US TRAMPS HARD-HIT UNDER FORCED LAY-UP PLAN BME BOOSTS BENEFITS FOR ENGINEERS INTERIM REPORT BY NLRB EXAMINER ISSUED ON ACS MATES BY-PASS AMMI, SIGN 31 FREIGHT LINES DISABLED GET BIG US AID BOOST STUDY OF HEALTH CENTER SET BY WEST COAST SIU NY AUTHORITY BUYS ERIE BASIN CANADIAN SIU CONDEMNS BATISTA’S STRIKEBREAKING P-A SELLING T-2 LIFT-ONS TWELVE-MILE CHINA COAST LIMIT SEEN DANGER TO SHIPS JORDAN DOCK SNAFU HOLDS ‘COE’ 3 WEEKS NEW FOOD REGULATIONS TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC’S HEALTH CHECK ATOM SHIP CREW ON RADIATION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/12/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 19 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/89f84f83272a5eaface6adf321677e81.PDF a959fc0b6abacac1f66e47b6b9ab111b PDF Text Text - - LOG .>-• 1. .. Aiigusf 29 1958 • OFFICIAL ORQAN OP THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • 1 NLRB Dumps NMU's Charges Story On Fage 3 Farm Bill Seen Shipping Boost Story On Page 2 New 51U Freight^ Tanker^ Passenger Ship Pay Scales Effective Sept.I 1958 See Pages 3,10 Tomorrow's Cargo Ship? No artist's daydream, this design for an un­ derwater cargo ship (above) is now being Studied by a contractor' for^e US Maritime Administration. The submerged torpedoshaped hull would carry cargo only. Above the waterline, the gondola-shaped structure would house the crew and navigational gear.. Propulsion would be an imderwater jet ex­ haust system. Nuclear power might eventpidly be used. (Story on Page 2.) / \ pfseoss ffew Pad Go/ns. Seafarers aboard the Bienville hold ship's meeting in advance of payoff at Port Newarl^ NJ, to go over terms of new SIU aCT??ment, including 8 percent wage rise and. ad­ ditional 6 percent in overtime pay. At right, standing (1 to r) are Winan T. Walker, wiper . (holding cup); Jesus Araya and J. M. LaPointe, ordinary seamen. Facing camera L (seated, center) is Joe Barron, oiler. SIU patrolmen are seated (left). Membership ratified pact terms at meetings ashore last (Story dn Page 3.) 's 1 �Pare iri» TV SEAFAttisRS tne A^ciwi jt l»8f Appi^ntM CAIttcis Hoinf US Ship Cargo I'' ffi • it'-ii., I ' •' • fv Uil't:;'-''" ' . US To Spur Binlding Of Atoiii Ships WASHINGT(iN — Government aid to shipownen Interested in building nuclear ships will be called for In the next session of WASHINGTON—The last two bread and butter programs (Congress, the Maritime Adminis­ for US merchant shipping—foreigh aid and the farm surplus tration has announced. Under-SeOretary jtf Commerce Ldttis Roth­ disposal program—have Jseen passed by Congress'and seem schild told A symposium ort nu­ sure of approval by the Presi-^^ clear ship propulsion that the Ad­ an immediate boost Jn dent. Earlier, the reciprocal to result ministration is in the process of trade program, considered the cargoes tor UE shipping. It was drafting such a measure. In addi­ learned eariier that pending agree­ backbone of American foreign tion, Government officials are trade policy, was extended for four ments for dUposal of a whopping holding discussions with various $600 million in farm surpluses had years. unnamed steamship Companies on been held up, waiting for npyi leg­ A Senate-House compromise ex­ Iheir Interest in operating such tended the farm aurplus program islation to extend the program ships. whieh expired oiUeially on Jime for ,18 months, the longest exten­ New legislation'will be needed sion so far, and' authorized dis­ 30. The program now will remain for private operation of such ves­ in effCet at least untilDecember posal of $2.25 billion in surplus sels because of the extremely high ^ agricultiu-al commodities. Under 31, 198K^ initial cost of nuclear propulsion. Because of the bulk nature of provision of the "50-50" law, However, once the initial con­ under which |he disposal program much of the farm surplus cargo, struction costs are out of the way,, operates, 50 p^cent of the farm consisting of such items as wheat, the Government maintains that nu­ Biuplus cargoes must be trans­ rice and cotton, the program is clear-powered ships could compete particularly Important to US-flag ported in US-flag sblps. on an equal cost basis with con­ Passage of the bill was expected tramp shijiplng. Liner services4also ventional steamships. benefit under the program which Competitive Speeds aids such under-developed, coun­ The shipowners were told that tries as India, Pakistan, Turkey, the puclear-powered ships could Korea and others, compete on long trade routes Congress also voted $3.3 billion where high speed would be a com­ for foreign aid to US allies over­ mercial factor. Ore carriers anff seas. The sum was $600 million tankers are favored for this pup> less than the President asked for BALTIMORE—Although no new in his budget message In January. pose. records have been set, shipping in The funds are used to pay for US In this area. Aerojet General, this port for the past two weeks military, economic, and technical a corporation specializing in mis­ has been good. Earl Sheppard, assistapce to -foreign nations, and siles and rocketry, has come up SIU agent, reports. All beefs aris- also provide a considerable amount with a proposed design for a com­ Ing on the various ships serviced of cargo for US-flag shipping, un­ mercial nuclear-powered ship In here have been squared away, and der the "50-80" law. which the crew would ride above all business affairs are in order. the surface but the cargo would be The new reciprocal trade bill ex­ Paying off during the two week tends the Government's foreign carried in en underwater subma­ period were ~ the Joan, Dorothy, trade policies for four years, the rine-like section entirely separata Mae, Emilia and Edith (Bull); the longest extension to date. Previous and apart from the navigation and Baltore, Venore, Oremar and Ma- extensions had been for three living quarters of the vessel. ^ rore (Marven); CS Baltimore and years or less. It also permits the Construction costs of a nu­ Council Grove (Cities .Service); President to cut tariffs 20 percent clear ship would be 10 to 15 per­ Ready for payoff on orrlvol-of Steel Apprentlco In New York, SIU the Transatlantic (Pacific*Water­ below present levels. In the view cent higher than for a^convenUonal ways) and the Armonk (New Eng^ of proponents, passage of the mea­ crewmen (top, i to r) Louis Vige, Morlo Mprcelino ond Temos ship at present, but this differen­ land). tial Is expected to diminish as tha Romirez listen to dis^lon ot ship's meeting. Above, Leonord sure assures a continuation of com­ years go by. The Oremar and Marore (Mar­ mercial foreign trade at least at Boiley signs off ortlcies ofter long trip. The ship Is hooding'cut As a result, one report held that ven); Jean (Bull); Pacific Star its current lexpls. ogoin to Jopon ond the For East. within five to 10 years, a nuclear(Compass); Atlantis (Petrol Ship­ ping); Irenestar (Traders) and powered tanker could become eco­ nomically-competitive. Transatlantic (Pacific Waterways) IGNORES RUNAWAY TIES: signed on. . Among those present .at the sym­ posium were representatives of the A total of 14 ships stopped by SlU-contfacted Cities,- Service Oil In transit. They were the Robin Company. Cities Service is one of Sherwood and Robin Hood the companies which reportedly is (Robin); the. Steel Traveler, Steel The nature of the relationship between NMIT President Joseph Curran and the Amer­ studying the possibilities of con­ Recorder and Steel Worker (Isth­ ican Merchant Marine Institute was underscored In the August 14 "NMU Pilot" in its story structing an operating nuclearmian); the Feltore, Santore and Cnbore (Marven)f the Alamar on Suez surcharge payments for nmaway ships. While attacking the decision by the State tanker. (twice), and Portmar (Calmar); Department that the United' the Seafair (Orion) and the Al­ States would pay the addi­ which appeared in the August 26 Lines president General * John coa Runner (Alcoa). Franklin and Curran serve as co"New York Times." tional taxes on Americanchairmen of-the "Labor-Manage­ By contrast, Cnrran's last re­ owned runaway tonnage using the ment Maritime Committee" which maining ally in maritime labor, the Suez Canal, the "Pilot" made no is merely another aspect of the mention of the fact that the AMMI American Radio Association, made company's many-sided Waslilngton it clear where it stood on the carried the ball for the runaways SAN FRANCISCO The trend AMMl's pro-nmaway role in a eon- political machine. on this issue. toward carriage of cargo in trailer vention resolution. The resolution As reported in the August 15 truck bodies Is being carried one SEAFARERS XOG, the US govern­ denounced Balph Casey, the AMMI step further by the Matson Navi­ SIU membership meet­ ment had agreed to pay the extra iwMdeat, for his role as a defend­ August 99,1958 Vol. XX, No. 18 gation Company, under contract to er of runaways and< declared, "We ings are held regularly charges on US ships using the (Wom efforts by Casey and the the SIU Pacific District. Matson is canaL The surcharges Will go to having S50 container units manu­ every two weeks on Wed­ defray the United Nations expense AMMI to seuttie the US Merchant factured lor use in Its service, from nesday nights at 7 PM in in clearing the canal following the Marine.'^ California to Hawaii, wUch is The August 15 LOG, in a page PAVI. HAIX. S«cr«(arv-Tr«a«iir«r all SIU ports. All Sea­ Suez War In the fall of 1956. expected to get underway very The Government's decision to in­ one editorial, declared that ~the Bum, tditor. BUKARB SU- shortly. . farers are expected to. clude runaway vessels as benefi­ AMMI action reflected thp under­ XAH. Art Bditor. HEBMAM ^XBOB. IRW» For the time being, Matson will;^ SnvAcac. AL JoaM'BuuL. BCR. attend; those who wish to ciaries of Government tax assist­ standing between United States UAS UAxun. ICASxnr. Staff Wrttert, Bnx MooDT. handle the containers' as deck cargo, btit is considering plaiu to be excused should request ance followed vigorous activity in Lines and major oil companies Oulf Arta RAprcnntotiv*. this direcUon by the AMMI, which with heavy forelgn-fiag operations Letters ......... Pages 12, 14 convert some of its C-3s into "iiftr permission by telegram ostensibly represents American to support each other's proposals. Pe^rsonals, Notices 15 on" ships similar to . the. Pan-At­ (be sure to include reg­ ship operators who are in direct With US Lines apparently In com­ Shipping Roundup ...., . Page Page 4 lantic operation. The cbntp^fra istration number). The competition with the runaways. plete control of AMMI machinery, Unions Of America ..,. Pages 8, 9 under order are aluminum and Any honest attack on this poUcy American shipowners have no way Your Dollar's Worth .,, .. Page 7 capabIe,^of carrying a load o^ about neict SIU meetings will be: decision would necessarily have to of voicing their views on this and. 22 long tons. include an attack on 4he AMMI other subjects.' To handle the boxes, the com­ September 3 ^Jlthad blwaalcly at tlia aMdmciCwa tha saafarara IntarnatSonat wt Unl^ „ .. Ai^ pany is ordering a dockslde crano. since it waa the organization that It was US Lines, In cooperiiltlon ireA Oult Oiatrict, API..CIO, «TS F«urth f L September 17 was the pri^e mover in the State with Curran, which embarked nn. Avanna. Broaklyn 12, NY. .Taf. HYaclnth with a 25-toh lift strength. TWs Departmeut's decision. But Curran the ill-fated venture of setting up at flia PoB Offica In iraoklyn, NY,maitar October I wndar will be necessary In light of the was silent on the AMMI role both a scab engineers' union to bretik MM Act af AUS. 24, ItlS. fact that existing Matson frei^tert October 15. in the MMU newspaper and in a the recent strike of the Marine Endp not . have cargQ-handling jmar; subsequent irtatement on runaways g^eers Beneflci^ A^qclation, US Bait. Reports Good Shipping Curran Mum On AMMI Polky SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS Matson Buys 350 Trailers SEAFARERS LOG ^ �sEAWAkknd LOG PMr« Tbre# W New Dry Cargo Wage Stale* DECK DEPARTMENT V . * 'X Old New OTer* Ratinr Scale Increaae Seal# time Bosun (Mariner) ;$478.74 $38.30 $517.04 $2.23 Bosun 429.13 34.33 463.46 2.23 tCarpenter (Marinel-) 413.41 33.0/ 146.4$ 2.23 tCarpenter ............... 401.71 32.14 433.85 2.23 . AB Maintenaifce .......... 366.40 29.47 397.87 2.18 Quartermaster .............. 336.73 ; 26.04.' '363.67 2.18 Able Seaman .............. 336.73 26.94 363.67 2.18 ; Ordinary Seaman ......... 261.53 20.92282.45 .1.70 ENGINE DEPAIKTMENT . ' ' .' Chief Electrician (Mariner) . 554.87 43.39 598.26 2.23 Chief Electrician 534.70 42.78 577.48 2.28 2nd Electrician 498.11 39.85 /537.98 2.23 Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Day) . . 432.50 34.60 ' 467.10 2.23 UnUcensed Jr. Eng. (Watch).; 386.82 30.95 417.77. 2.23 . Plumber - Machinist :...... 443.84 35.51 479.35 2.23 , Deck Engineer 407.92 32.63 . 440.55 2.23 Engine UtUity ............ , 392.76 31.42. , 424.18 . 2.23 Evaporator Maintenance ... 358.06 28.64 386.70 2.18 Oiler 336.73 - 26.94 363.67 2.18 Oiler - Diesel 364.38 ' 29.15 - .393.53 2.18 Watertender 336.73 26.94 363.67 2.18 Fireman - Watertender .... 336.73 26.94 363.67 2.18 Fireman .. 336.73 26.94- 363.67 2.18 -Wiper 315.20 25.22 340.42 1.70 • Reefer Engineer— • • • . , (When 1 carried) 498.11 39:85 537.96 2.23 Reefer Engineer— (When 3 caiMed) Chief. .... 459.43 36.75 496.18 2.23 1st Assistant 408.63 32.69 441.32 2.23 2nd Assistant 371.32 29.71 401.03 2.18 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward (Mariner) ... 478.74 38.30 517.04 2.23 Chief Steward 429.13 34.33 463.46 '2.23 Chief Cook 392.18 31.37 423.55 2.23 Night Cook & Baker ...... 386.82 30.95 417.77 2.23 Second Cook 348.36 27.87 378.23 - 2.18 Third Cook 332.47 26.60 359.07 2.18 Messman 259.52 20.78 280.28 1.70 . Utilityman 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 The SIU's drive for exclusive representation rights on the SS Atlantic took a major forward step as the National Labor Relations Board's regional office threw^ out Taft-Hartley chargOs filed by the National Maritime Union. NLRB Regional Director Ivan C. McLeod,| in dismissing the NMU's charges, stated, "It does not appear that further proceedings are warranted inasmuch as there is in­ sufficient evidence to sub­ stantiate the charge. I am, therefore, refusing to issue complaint in this matter." . As a result of the 6nding, it ap­ pears likely that the SIU will soon be in a position "to establish its rights to represent SS Atlantic crewmen and .to sign a Union con­ tract with American Banner Lines, the operators of the new transatthe ship on the eve of the vessel's maiden voyage out of New York, letting SIU men get the jobs. Big SIU Edge The SIU established a command­ ing majority on the ship in com­ petition for job openings back in Successful applicants for jobs in hiring for SS Atlantic last May May when the crew was hired. At wait for ferry to take them out to the ship at Alabama State the time some 500 qualified Sea­ * For new Seatraln Line wage scale, add $7.50 to new scale Drydock in Mobile. Most of the Seafarers who mode jobs are farers showed up for job openings above on all ratings carried except chief electrician and stil aboard the Banner Line ship. as compared to well under 200 -deck enginer. New Seatrain scale for chief electrician is NMU men. The SIU majority was $589.98; for deck engineer, $479.67. widened subsequently when the be considered in such cases, not failed to help it overturn an over­ whelming SIU majority as estab­ t Receives $20 additional a month if required to provide own NMU. puUed most of its men off unsupported aUegations." tools. lished in a collective bargaining The NMU has ten days from the the ship. Standby rates liave been increased to $2.14, $2.18 and $2.23 for The regional director's decision, date of the decision in which to contest with NMU the year before. The Atlantic, whichls the first , the respective overtime groups. which is subject to appeal to the file an appeal at NLRB headquar­ tourist-class venture in the trans­ ters in Washington. NLRB in Washington, was made atlantic service under the Ameri­ Second Use of T-H on Taft-Hartl6y Act charges filed by the NMU back in May even be­ The original NMU charge, ac­ can flag, is the fir.st of two ships fore Banner Lines started hiring a cused the SIU of acting in collu­ the company is obligated to oper­ crew. The finding was followed by sion on hiring. It was the second ate under the terms of its subsidy what has become a standard NMU instance in which the NMU had agreement with the US Govern­ reaction to such defeats, an out­ filed Taft-Hartley charges against ment. burst accusing the Board of "cor­ the SIU, the first being in Phila­ ruption" and a "cover up" of a delphia when the NMU attacked The NMU Way: the legality of the union shop "smelly deaL" SIU membership meetings in all ports hav« voted their ap­ Regional Director McLeod's re­ clause In an attempt to raid the ' No Evidence proval of the memorandum of agreement reached with SIU- sponse to the accusation was a SlU-contracted Willis fleet. The NMU's angry cry of "we contracted operators on Augiist 8. The memorandum, which statement that, "only evidence can There too, the NMU's use of T-H wuz robbed" which followed covered all dry cargo, passen- • the NLRB ruling on the SS At­ ger and tanker companies un­ lantic is the standard Curran der SIU contract, calls for an reaction to every organization­ eight percent wage increase, six al defeat administered by the percent overtime increase and a The NLRB order throwing out the National Maritime Union's Taft-Hartley complaint SIU. Back in November, 1957, boost of 30 cents per day in the against the SIU was another serious setback in its long-term campaign to wreck the Banner when Curran was attempting to operators' contribution to the SIU raid SIU Robin Line jobs, he Vacation Plan, effective Septem­ Line operation. Picking up where US Lines left off, the NMIThas undertaken a series of ac­ characterized as "criminal" and tions beginning last March ber 1. "anti-labor" the NLRB order for The 30-cent increase will make which were designed to put ship construction. It had the sup­ It was then (hat the company ap­ an election to give Seafarers in possible'a sizable increase in Vaca­ the-company out of business port of the Maritime Administra­ pealed to the SIU for finannial a.s- the fleet the right to choose the tion Plan payments to Seafarers, and destroy new job opportunities tor, the US Navy and the maritime sistance, to avert collapse of the union they wanted. gomewhere in the neighborhood of in the American merchant marine. industry at large, as well as strong whole operation, and the SIU mem­ After taking a bad shellack­ bership approved a $500,000 loan $100 over the present $260 annual The apparent motive for this ac­ support from the SIU. ing in the election, the NMU Although this, measure would to make up the additional 5.1 per­ payment. The trustees of the Sea­ tion was the preservation of the then went to coxu-t trying to create many more iob opportuni­ cent. long-time US Lines monopoly on farers Vacation Plan, at their next ties for US seamen, the NMU did In this area, it is interesting to overturn the results by alleging meeting. on September 2, will de­ transatlantic passenger service. not testify pro or con on the issue. note that US Lines was successful an unconstitutional disregard of The NMU action came after op­ cide oh the amount of the Vaca­ (Two years later, when US Lines in obtaining Government subsidy evidehce by the Board. position by US Lines to the grant­ tion Plan increase and the effec­ Federal Judge Sugarman an­ was seeking direct Government of 55 percent or better, some 15 tive date for payment of the In- ing of construction and operating swered that "The NMU has no­ financing of Its new passenger percent more than Banner Line, for subsidies to Banner Line had failed Creased vacation benefit. As is the practice imder the SIU and it seemed that the company ship BO as to get lower interest its projected new passenger ship where in the record indicated Vacation Plan, any increase in the would be successful In. starting up rates, as opposed to a mere mort­ in the same service. The NMU vig­ that its claim is buttressed by Cnnual benefit will be pro-rated for a low-cost tourist class service on gage guarantee "provided in the orously supported the special treatr anything more than<the conclu­ sion that, because it lost, the 1956 bill, the NMU actively lobbied ment for US Lines. Seafarers who wish to collect vaca­ the North Atlantic run. Board ignored the record."—in Consequently, with the Banner for such preferential treatment for At the initial Banner Line sub­ tion pay at intervals of 90 days or more. This ineans, for example, sidy hearings in 1956, US Lines had the company and is still doing so.) Lines having succeeded in finan­ other words, there was no evi­ The passage of the 100 percent cing a new ship, the next step was dence to support the charges. that Seafarers' with six months' led the opposition even though it Now comes the NLRB ruling ceatlme can collect exactly half conceded that its passenger vessels ship mortgage in August, 1956, en­ the NMU's. Far from showing any the annual benefit, and are not did not provide service to Holland abled Banner Lines to bid for the interest in competing organization­ in the Banner Line case, and penalized because they did not put shd Belgium; This opposition was Badger Mariner for conversion Into ally for available Banner Line jobs, once again the finding is that passenger ship. The company's the NMU's first step was to fire off there is no evidence to support overruled, but the question of fi­ In a full year's work. bid was made on the assumption a telegram to AFL-CIO President the charge, just as the AFLnancing the service then became Other provisions of the memo­ that it would .get approximately 45 George Meaay, demanding that the CIO executive couucll found no randum of agreement call for an paramount. In June, 1956, the House Mer­ percent Government construction SIU withdraw its loan. The effect evidence to support NMU's additional five cents per man per day contribution to the Health and chant Marine Committee opened subsidy. But in December, 1956, of such withdrawal, of course, charges against SIU in that Administration would have been to bankrupt the area. Changes without evidence Safety Program, a five-cent daily hearinga.on a bill, which- was sub­ the' ' Maritime lopped 5.1 percent off the amount company, and wipe out the em- seem to be the NMU wav of life.' sequently, passed, for 100 percent contribution'to establish a standing (Cointihued on page 11) US mortgage' 'InBuranca on nev/ Banner Lines thought it would get (Continued On page' 10) ' New Wage Terms Win Approval in All Ports NMU's Wreck' Drive Failing ^^1 �T^$^ rw it'-"-. La. Labor Plans Storm Memorial LAKE CHABLES—Labor In this trea, under the sponsorship of the Central Trades Council, Is plan­ ning to erect a mmorlal to the unidentified dead of Hurricane Au­ drey which hit here June 27, 1957. Following the storm, SlU members from the Lake Charles and New Orleans halls along with other un­ ion men, helped to reconstruct five communities of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, after they had been obli­ terated by the hurricane. If plans go according to sched­ ule, the memorial will be dedicated on Juhe 27, 1959. The cost of about $1,000 will be home by all the labor unions In the area, Leroy Clarke, SIU agent, reports. Elsewhere on the labor front, the Plumbers and Fitters Union has signed a new contract which Includes a wage Increase and ad­ ditional fringe benefits. All but five of the big construction con­ tractors have been signed up, but all members are working. The Butchers Union has started an^organizlng drive for which it is get­ ting full labor support. Shipping picked up a little In this port, but it is far from boom­ ing with plenty of A and B men in all ratings and groups on the beach. The outlook for the next two weeks Isn't any better since the tankers are going into drydock for their annual overhaul. Calling into this area over the past two weeks were 11 ships; OS Baltimore (twice), Royal Oak, Brad­ ford Island, Bents Fort, Cantigny, Winter Hill, Royal Oak and Chiwawa (Cities Service); Del Monte (Mississippi); and the Petro Chem (Valentine). All ships were in good shape. p • -• I*-; Little Action For Tampa - TAMPA—Maybe it's the fault of the hurricane season, but ship­ ping is still in the doldrums, and there is no sign that it will im­ prove during the next two week period.There were no sign-ons or pay­ offs, but seven ships stopped in transit They were the Warrior and La Salle (Waterman), Del Monte and Del- Mundo (Missis­ sippi), the Gateway City and Ra­ phael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic i and the Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa). Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff 1l£s^ f^ iL Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want to sign on tor anbther such voyage. SEAFARERS SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPINO ROARD From August 6 Through August 19, 1958 (Editor's note: Under the new reporUng system for SIU ship­ ping, the summaries below give the complete picture in each de­ partment by seniority class, |ob group and port, including the num­ ber of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers coming into port to register can pick their spots by cheeking the "registered on the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals for their department.) SIU shipping fell off a bit last period, but the drop was only in the deck and engine departments. Steward depart­ ment shipping was up. Total shipping for the two Weeks was 1,083. Registration during the period was 1,102, down for both class A and class B seniority men. However, by the end of the period, the total number of A men registered on the beach was up slightly. These figures combined to uphold the steady job ratio of one SIU man shipped for every 2.1 top seniority (class A) men registered on the beach. The ratio for class B by Itself is one man shipped for every 2.2 men on the beach. Both these figures are above the average for the past five months. Four ports rode out the slight decline in district-wide shipping to show increased activity during the last two weeks. These ports were Boston, Norfolk, Savannah and Lake Charles. In addition. New York and Houston remained the same as before: good. Philadelphia and Tampa stayed as is and continued slow. Besides these ports, Balti­ more, Mobile and New Orleans fell off slightly, and* the West Coast ports slowed up also. Of the three, San Francisco fell way off. The breakdown by seniority grbims shows xlass A men accounted for 64 percent of thr total Jobs shipped, while dass B men took 2ff percent of the Jobs and class C an even ten percent. The drop fof^ both B and C men was offset by a rise in the class A portion. These^ figures show that class A 'men have been taking roughly two but ofevery three Jobs diurlng a period and class'B^men better than one out d every four Jobs available. ' ^ In terms of the men pn the beach, seven ports—Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle—have 100 men or less on hand In all departments. Philadelphia is close behind with only 102. In the same fashion, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington have BO or less class A men on the beach, followed by Boston and Seattle with 51 and 52 respectively. These figures should always be watched as'a key to the Job potential in any port. The following is tiie forecast port b^ port: Boston: Fair . . .. New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair , .7 Baltimore: Good and steady . . . Norfolk: Slow ... SavanBsh; Fair ^ . . Tampa: Quiet . . . Mobile: Good . . . New Orleans: Should be good ... . Lake Charles: Fair .,. Houston: Steady ... Wilmington: Fair .. ; San Franoiscp: Slow . • • Seattle: Fair. " : DECK DEPARTMENT X . Port Boston ........ New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah ...... Tampa Mobile ........ New Orleans . .. Lake Charles . . Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle Registered Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 1 3 S 1 S 1 1 2 2 2 2 7 2 2 2 9 2 2 1" 7 1 31 58 8 _ 5 12 18 41 7 16 — — 3 _ 7 1 7 2 1- — 36 10 4 > 9 22 6 7 8 14 24 10 4 3 12 5 1 1 _' 1 — 2 4 2 — — 1 2 —- — 1 2 3 2 2 — — — — 2 1 1 1 — — 2 — — 9 . 6 — — 8 1 2 5 1 6 2 3 15 4 5 12 20 3 22 __ 1 4 1 6 3 9 1 2 1 2 7 20 10 9 11 12 15 9 1 7 3 1 4 3 8 1 4 4 1 1 2 8 5 1 12 1 5 2 1 2 4 6 2 1 8 8 — — 5 1 1 2 4 - T Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 1 2 1 8 7 2 — — _ 3 — - — — 1 — — a.. 1 7 — — 2 — _ — I — _ 1 —1 RegMered On The Beach TOTAL CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP C AU 1 3 1 A B 2 2 2 13 9 10 1 17 2 4 1 5 1 66 24 17 107 103 178 55 2 25 80 12 1 — 8 — 13 14 1 1 19 100 23 6 40 19 3 62 13 40 9 ll 13 3 6 — 5 6 1 1 7 11 4' K 3 4 4 — 1 1 '6 ' 1 — 1 , 3 2 •— 2 8 3 7 18 26 35 5 ti 2 — 38 8 2 48 43 57 9 — ' 4 7 11 16 8 3 2 2 2 7 36 8 — 44 2? 38 5 18 13 13 7 1 21 6 11 — . — 2 4 9 6 1 • 16, 14 ir — 3 2 2 7 1 1 131 13 11 2 — 7 2 •— i ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore .' Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles ,. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle Registered CLASS A1 GROUP 3 1 2 3 6 12 42 — 4 2 8 31 12 13 1 1 — 6 —2 6 — 10 1 1 16 2 4 ,— 1 4 12 2 6 2 4 4 — 2 — 1 9 Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED GROUP 1 2, __ 5 15 — 1 13 1 — 3 — — — 1 3 11 2 1 — 3 10 1 2 3 1 4 GROUP 2 3 3 1 3 5 1 41 7 6 12 — 8 1 12 1 27 5 2 3 — — — 11 1 _ 1 4 1 — .19 — — 18 4 5 6 3 1 3 2 7 3 22 2 — 3 n* — 1 1 3 — — 2 6 , — •MB GROUP 1 2 2 1 7 — — 11 1 — 3 — 1 . — 21 2 — 4 1 2 3 1 3 _ 1 — 3 3 5 1 12 1 2 2 3 7 2 ,— ^ CLASS GROUP B 2 8 A 1 6 5 S 9 60 13 ... 9 1 — 24 — 1 33 4 — 1 3 — ~ 12 — mmm 6 —1 . — 19 23 6 1 1 28 6 — ' 1 6 — 27 11 — — 7 8 ^ 2 "• 4 .... 8 — z s , —" •"— s •i*. Registered On The Beach C vAU — 11 87 14 — 10 58 1 8 1 15 — — 6 3 45 2 38 13 1 38 . 12 9 2 — 8 —• GLASS A CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 9 — 1 45 165 24 19 ' 5 2 7 13 81 19 1 '2 .— 7. 1 8 — 1 17 42 2 5 21 40 6 — 3 18 1 6 3 12 2 6 -17 2 3 1 11 GROUP 1 2 3 5 1 1 10 39 23 2 1 25 22 1 •= 9 4 — — — 1 t — • .4 . 8 1 • -J* 9 — 6 7 16 10 2 4 4 3 "8 2 4 1 1 —1 .( STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston ........ New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk ....... Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington ,.v. San Francisco .. Seattle TnTAfC E wf Mfci# DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAL Shipped CLASS B GROUP 2 8 1 — 1 1 13 3 — 1 _ — 16 — 5' — 2 — — 2 4 1 2 — 14 14 _ ' — 11 _ — 6 1 — ' «— — 2 Shipped TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS C CLASS GROUP c 8 A B 1 2 1 2 2 1 -2 20 52 17 22 1 4 . 16 1 1 80 5 1 —* ~ ; 1 3 2 1 1 5 .— 8 2 — 7 18 8 10 — 15 _ ~ ' 5 42 14 5 3 5 >- 17 11 MM' " 6 1 1 9 >— 6 ' M 1 — — 2 1 1 7 Registered CLASS A GROUP 3 1 1 30 11 31 3 3 15 6 20 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 6 5 2 13 1 18 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 6 1 3 — 3 Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 2 1 2 1 7 3 1 _ 1 _ 1 15 2 .r-—- - 3 . 1 2 2 16 4 1 1 7 *2 1 1 ~1 4 1 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 1 2 " 1 21 .6 25 — . 1 3 3 14 ' 13 1 2 1 3 1 1 '_ 2 1 8 6 10 . 4 21 1 2 — 8 5 .4 1 4 4 1 1 8 5 2 .— Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 99 197 46 47 155 28 92 31 89 Registered CLASS B GROUP 8 1 2 20 39 60 23 57 39 11 6 83 Shipped TOTAL Shipped SMpiM ClASS C SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A GROUP CLASS ^ • GROUP GROUP C 8 A B 2 8 1 2 3 1 2 1 11 16 263 90 36 1 70 147 46 13 - 29 48 9 39 40 5 4 15 228 104 24 1 49 155 , 24 25 6 78 8 32 196 90 52 ; 12 95 8 29 72 238 , 1 883 163 64 .102 162 191 MM 784 • •— MM • MM MM ' •• • ,r 818 >• - Reghfered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 1 All 1 2 2 8 2 1 4 8 ,-4 91 107 42 129 3 28 — . 5 9 6 14 2 47 ,52 15 27 1 7 81 9 9 6 3 I 3' 7 8 8 8 1 1 —• 8 5 8 -, —, 1 8 —- 12 "40 33 12 23 — 61 26 11 41 — 1 25 8 4 1 1 1 0 5 28 14 4 1 1 8 16 4 4 4 2 2 6 16 « 15 2 0 6 10 9 2 A •• • Registered C IB The Beach CLASS B : CLASS A GROUP ! GROUP 2 AU 1 2 8 1 9 90 121 389 307 618 115 16 356 121 454 63 18 127 91 338 306 106 272 19 127 91 68 687 284 112 jlOjBS 734 1078 440 49 '• ' / 831 165 44.- 74 160 28 a. , -A,4,1 A, 4 Aociut t9. IMI LOG 1083 A h: . A-;-;. •• •'.44 . - ?252 ^ 'L . - . /• .. -• 353 / �Aaraai 29,1968 SEAFARERS OuasHoni What It your Idoa of a good brookfost with which fo •fart fho day right? Alonco Bryant,^ eUef stoward: Most men, Including myself; eat a pig breakfast, so Is keep them hapt>y not holding miything back, for example, I gee to It that there 10 a choice "Of two cereals, two meats, two hot breads,, syrup or honey with hot cakes as well as the usual ^tems such as juice, potatoes and good coffee. Topped off by a good took, who could ask for more? i -s t Edwarf Heaeox, deeki .1 eat a hearty breakfast, usually pancakes when i 'come oil the 4 to 8 watch. Before going to work on deck in bad weather, though, I make it a point to have a bowl of hot 'cereal for the en* ergy and proteo* tion from the cold it provides. Also,^ke most seamen, I'm a heavy coffee drink­ er, so a cup of good, hot coffee is always welcome. ^ » * * J. Charon, steward depti Up to now, all the ships I've saiied on have had good food and I make the most of it. For, example, I start with juice, then cereal, eggs or French toast, sausage, , bacon or sweet buns with butter and jelly and a good cup of coffee. Even when rations are short, I manage to get a bal­ ance* but not fancy meal which 4 a> Jackson Fong, steward ntflity: satisfies me. I.shoot the works just like miost $ ^ i. guys. I don't / know why Frank Panette, wipen I'm not they're always different from most guys so I complaining, usually have the' though. The works. My ap­ food's about, the petite is' the best same as they get if I get up be­ at home. Most tween six and companies put seven o'clock, out the same and I go through menu so it's usu­ the juice, eggs ally juice, bacon and eggs, toast and cereal with or hot rolls with butter and jelly no trouble. An­ and good coffee that suits me fine. other, item to me Of course, some of it depends on which is very important Is fresh milk. ^e cook. Anthony Timas, deck] I hardly oat breakfast aboard ship, as a .,rrule. But It de­ pends^ on my mood. Some­ times, at home, I'll have the beef stew that I had the night before tor supper. But other times I can't stand - the sight of the stuff. Since beef stew isn't on the break­ fast menu aboard ship, if I'm hun­ gry, I settle for the bacon and eggs with all the trimmings. AFL-CIO Rules Against Pacts With Ousted Uiuons FOREST PARK, Pa.—The AFL-CIO has ordered its affili­ ated unions to end all dealings—formal and informal—on a national level with the expelled International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The ban, cover-> Ing agreements on joint organr izing, bargaining and other ac­ tivities, also applies'to other ex­ pelled unions. However, the Executive Council's decision left room for working day-to-day relationships on • local level. The council, by a 22-1 vote, made clear that the directive would ap­ ply to both existing alliances and agreements and to new alliances, including a proposed Conference on Transportation Unity jcoverlng -teamsters, sdamen, longshoremen and other transport workers. The sole -dissenting vote was cast by KMU President Joseph Curran, a co-sponsor of the CTU. "Obviously," the Council said,, "there are situations which arisein the day-to-day relationships be­ tween various workers which would call for understanding and cooperation based on elementary trade union principles between these workers at the local level. The Executive Council of the AFLCIO has no desire to interfere with such relationships or under­ standings." However, the Council-nikde it l.'i' «Ieprl^b.at "«hy euienc* or agpOft- ment, formal or Informal, between an affUiate of the AFL-CIO and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters be cancelled." In other actions, the Council criticized Secretary of Labor James Mitchell and the Eisenhower Ad­ ministration for contributing to the defeat of the Kennedy-Ives bill to amend the Taft-Hartley law. LOG Revive Tjalk of Conffols On Maritime Bargaining WASHINGTON—Renewed talk of some form of Government limits on collective bargain­ ing in maritime has emerged as a result of the annual meeting of subsidized steamship op­ erators with the Maritime Administration on August 12. Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse indicated that the Board would lijke to see imified bar­ likely prove controversial would negotiate independently of these gaining by all subsidized call for over-all uniformity in agencies. steamship operators through a com­ negotiation on the management There would most certainly be mon shipowner group, uniform con­ side with one group representing objections both on the part of tract termination dates and pos­ all subsidized operators. shipowners and unions if one sibly soma control over manning At present. Pacific Coast opera­ agency such as the AMMI were scales, L tors negotiate through the Pacific given exclusive authority over all The procedures outlined by Maritime Association, and most collective bargaining on the ship­ Morse parallel in part proposals East Coast subsidized operators owners side. The last issue of the first put forth in^lDSS' by Rep. thtough the American Merchant SEAFARERS LOG outlined the Herbert Bonner (Dem.-NC), chrlr- Marine Institute. SIU A&G-con- SIU's criticism of the A^BJI ai man of the House Merchant tracted operators, including three being opposed to the basic inter­ Marine Committee. At that time. existing subsidized companies. ests of American-flag shipping. Bonnes proposed that a ceiling be set on wages, manning and fringe benefits. He subsequently made efforts to secure conunon expira­ tion dates on all maritime con­ tracts. The SIU and other SIU of NA WASHINGTON—A bill authorizing certain foreign-owned affiliates at the time objected vigorously to the proposals as in­ companies to carry their own cargoes in the US coastwise volving limitations on their rights trade has been passed by Congress. Passage of the measure to bargain for their membership. sets a precedent for large- • The tentative proposals by scale domestic operations by loiew of no other US industry ex­ Morse, while milder in form, cept shipping that restricted alien would appear to meet with the foreign companies and a pos­ ownership of stock. He suggested same kind of objections. For ex­ sible boost in job opportunities for that this policy should be reversed. ample, on manning scales, the US seamen. Morse proposed that aliens be Maritime Administrator indicated permitted to buy into "all but the The bill applies specifically to he would like to establish a basic the Bowater Southern Paper subsidized lines. To assure Gov­ scale for various ship types, after Corp. and the Shell Oil Company, ernment control of their vessels, which the operators would have which had sought permission to he suggested that the ships should to justify employment of men in carry paper and oil in barges and be manned by American crews and excess of the scale. This, in turn, other small coastal vessels manned officers and the directors of the would affect the union's right to by US crews. Shell's parent com­ operating companies should be negotiate on manning. pany is Royal Dutch-Shell, the American citizens. He said the Other proposals that would most biggest corporation in existence new policy should apply to all ship|ping, domestic or in-, the outside the United States. The measure may pave the way foreign trades. for open operation of the SIUcontracted Victory Carriers fleet CG Moves by Aristotle Onassis, Greek ship­ ping magnate. It might also en­ The Coast Guard has an­ courage other foreign companies nounced that its Certificating with American plants and opera­ Unit willimove fr^m its present WASHINGTON- -A new type of tions to carry their own cargoes in location. Pier 9, East River, NY, to 21 Trinity Place (near Rector bond issue, US Government-in­ the coastwise ti^de. Proposals to encourage foreign St.) on or about August 16. The sured merchant marine'bonds, will be available for public sale shortly. investment in US shipping was telephone number will be Shipowners building new vessels supported earlier by Maritime Ad­ WHitehall 3-8000, extensions with Government-insured mort­ ministrator Clarence F. Morse. In 108, 109 and 110. gages will be issuing the bonds as House testimony, Morse said he a means of financing new ship con­ struction. 294 New Ships It's expected over the next IS years existing subsidized com­ panies are obligated to replace 294 ships at a total cost of more than $314 billion. These figw-es (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important could go higher if subsidies are provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of approved for Waterman, Isthmian and other bidders who are now various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which unsubsidized. they would like to have clarified,: send them in to the editor of the The Government Insurance will, SEAFARERS LOG). in effect, guarantee the bond-hold­ ers against default, and conse­ Article V, Section 3(c). In port of payoff, all work performed by quently, it is expected that the the steward department between the hours of 5 PM and 8 AM. Monday bonds will have a ready market through Friday, shall be paid for at the overtime rate. The spread of particularly in investments by pen­ hours shall be as provided in this agreement. sion and welfare funds and other L L L QUESTION: If, due to unforeseen circumstances, a crew is paid oH trusts. In a port other than the one intended by the company, are the membera of the steward department entitled to overtime for work done between S PM and 8 AM while the ship was tied up in that port? Two Foreign Co's Get Right To Operate In US Waters ::-i\ Gov't To Back M'time Bonds PORTO'CALL 675--,4mEAv9SMCF *12/6 e.BM3U«aeE BAin/zwioce \ • . v- JUL , !• Pare FIv« n"' v'-f KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT The SlU-manned Arlyn left Philadelphia recently bound for Puerto Rico for the purpose of taking on a sugar cargo. While in Puerto Rico, the ship fan aground. After refloating, the vessel was laid up in a Puerto Rican shipyard for repairs and the crew was kept on for about twenty days, when the company decided to pay them off. After doing so, they provided the crew with transportation back to Philadelphia, according to the provisions of the contract. However, the members of the steward department were not paid overtime, according to Section 3(c) of the contract, for the twenty days they were held aboard ship in Puerto Rico. The company held that the intended port of payoff was Philadelphia, and since only the unforeseen emergency made IJie payoff in Puerto Rico necessary, the men had no overtime coming. The Union argued that sinfce the company did, in fact, pay off in Puerto Rico whether it intended to or not. Section 3(c) applied, and consequently, the Arlyn's steward gang was entitled to overtime for the lime that the ship was tied up. The company has* honored the Union's intention with the result that the men involved aUtuild he reoeiving their overtime checks, sotpv i V- 'M m — '• ^i-JJ • V:0i| . jj �w SEAFARERS Pare Six NY Shipping Steady; Cains Please Crews NEW YORK—the number of ships calling ,at thus port dropped off after the previous week's rush of 50 vessels, but there was still plenty of action for the men on the beach who were looking to ship out.* In fact, the port shipped a to­ for cla~ss A men who want to ship tal of 285 jobs, exactly one job in a hurry. SIU Assistant Secretary-Treas­ more than the previous two-week period. Of these, 111 went class B urer Bill Hall reported a total of and C men, so.'there Is no problem 16 payoffs, four slgn-ons on foreign articles and 24 l.i-transit vessels liiaking 44 ships serviced In all. The one sour note was the lay-up of three Bull Line ships, the- Hil­ ton, Ines and Angelina. However, he reports, shipping should continue to hold up for the coming two weeks." Crews on ships comlpg Into the port were reported as being wellA new joint East Coast to Far pleased with the terms of the new East service will be opened by SIU agreement and looking for­ Matson Navigation and the SIU- ward to the wage and vacation pay contracted Isthmian Lines, Inc. Increases that resulted from the The new combined service will negotiations. They are ready to be under the operation of Matson give full backing to Union efforts Orient Line, which has applied for to wrap up job security provisions an operating differential subsidy and other Important clauses still on the trade route. under negotiation. For the time being, three Isth­ The 16 ships paying off Included mian ships and three Matson ves­ the Elizabeth, Suzanne, Beatrice, sels are scheduled for the run. Frances and Hilton (Bull); Alcoa Tiie Isthmian C-3s are the Steel Pennant and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); A^'chitect, Steel Maker and Steel Steel Fabricator, Steel Worker and Executive. However, If an operat­ Steel Designer (Isthmian); Seaing differential subsidy agreement train Texas (Seatrain); Azalea City is reached, the company proposes (Pan Atlantic); Robin Sherwood to,offer 20 to 26 sailings a year (Robin); La Salle (Waterman); and may purchase additional ton­ Charles Dunaif (Colonial) and nage in the opten market as well Bents Fort (Cities Service). as contracting for the construction Sign ons were the Steel Fabrica­ of new vessels. tor, Steel Worker, Robin Sherwood The trade route would Involve and Andrew Jacksoi\ (Waterman). the entire Atlantic East Coast and In-transit ships included the ports In the Philippines, Formosa, Seatralns New Jersey, Georgia, Japan, Korea and elsewhere In thfr Savannah, New York and Louisi­ Far East. ana; Steel Architect, Steel Age, Steel Traveler and Steel Worker (Isthmian); Azalea City, Bienville, Gateway City, Raphael Semmes, Fairland and Beauregard" (Pan At­ lantic); Angelina and Ines (Bull); Alamar (Calmar) Robin Hood (Robin); Andrew Jackson, and Wacosta (Waterman); Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); The CaWns (Texas City Refining), and Val Chem (Heron). Isthmian On New Service To Far East :.".v J.-* •• Aocut is, »n. LOG Seafarers In Action IM MRViai WNm UNITED STATES SHIPPINO lOAIID The new erew on the Seatrain Texas-which recently came out of lay-up, voted Its .thanks to the foi> mer gang on the Texas for leaving their television set aboard. "It's a swell television and we are get­ ting much enter­ tainment out of it," Charles LgLaResa Rosa, chalrmaiv said. to CUsfbtr.' M AM*. Rntr. Z MO«ie«r DmkCmitU MOMk l>«k ¥ CU. lUdUO^.! _L eurfOMk . ...L ttCMk ./i^ ^ I Wsf TPidMs It •± Sample of what the "good old days" wore like Is provided by this US Shipping Board order for men needed by the bS Kishacouquillas on a trip from Dupont, NJ, to Cuba in 1934. The going scale for ABs was $45, and the high man here is the 2nd cook and baker at $70 per month. The documen| was submitted by o Philadelphia brother. Phila. Thinks Back To Pre-Union Days PHILADELPHIA—News of the new wage and overtime increases in the SIU contract brought out some nostalgic me­ mories in oldtimers in this port, Port Agent Steve Cardullo noted.. "The oldtimers around here can recall very well that about equaling the number of reg­ roughly 20 to 25 years ago jobs istrants. were at a premium with ABs draw­ Next to the terms of the newlying the large sum of $45 or $50 s negotiated contract, the favorite month and the firemen and oilers topic of the men on the beach here making the same rate of pay with Is the outlook on the new SIU hall no overtime. This on top of the which Is coniing in this port. The deplorable conditions that existed new hall will be located at 2602 in those days." South Fourth Street and will offer On the shipping /side, the port ample facilities for shipping, re­ has continued to hold Its <own, creation and parking, as well as Cardullo reported, with the num­ easy access |o major dock areas ber of replacements' called just on the Delaware River. Withont a beef or even an hour of overtime to argue about, the crew of the Bradford Island (Cities Service) spent m o 81 of their time at the last meeting discus­ sing cbntract rules and hiring procedures, An­ thony Melanson, meeting secre­ tary, reported. Melanson, who is Melanson also ship's dele­ gate, contributed a talk on ship­ board safety as part of the SlU's Industry-wide safety program. $ 4 Most parents have given up try­ ing to drag their children mvay. irom the TV set at meal time. They just bring the food to the kids. Although the ar­ rangement Is a bit different on board the Val Chem with the set located right in the mess room, the crewmembers voted at their last Harris meeting to have the set turned off during meal hours in order to give full atten­ tion to 2nd cook Lowell Haivls' fine culinary talents. I I Watch the Gangway IV^' • v'> m . '=-^'• ,y •• •- •; V Gangway' watch in port is never something to be considered lightly, however- routine the job may seem. It's not enough just to keep an eye out for who's coming aboard or going ashore, or to keep undesirable or unauthorized persons away from the ship. The job is much more than that, as many a man who's token a liasty tumble from 0 badly-rigged or unsafe gangway can testify. -/• •/ , - J' ••'f- .. 5'.- /.''-A ,3- ,v I I I Anm m imAk'i if W i is a Safe 1*".-ii " The duties of the gangway watchmpn call for him To keep a sharp eye at all times on whether the rigging is secure, the lines are fast and all the steps and treads ore in good condition and where they're supposed to be. The shipmate toting a heavy or outsize parcel piso should be cautioned as he hurriedly heads for shore since his mind invariably is on where he's going and not where he's coming from. The gangway man has to be traffic cop, safety man and security watch all rolled into one, for the safety of the ship and the entire crew. I ,L 1- .A. W V, r-.g . . . -f. �iaitmi»,wt» SEAFAK)ikB~ t Faff* jBerea TOm iKHMR'S WORTH T'H Law Changes Dead; Seafarer's Guide To ^tter Buying Welfare Fund Bill Passes fitf Sidnev Margoliua How Some Salesmen Get By I ^. V WASHINGltJN—Opposition by the Natidnal Association of Manufacturers and other business interests toward any disclosure of th^ "labor relations" operations has helped kill the Kennedy-Ives amendments to the Taft-Hartley law. The Kennedy-Ives bill, which had passed the Senate as. a labor ^ reform bill with the qualified operations of any welfare iflan. ment from being included under Such reports are already made the legislation. The measure had support of the AFL-CIO, was defeated in the House by 198-190. iby the Seafarers Welfare Plan to the support of organized labor However, another measure, th* the New York State Department which was critical of the NAM and bill establishing Federal controls of Insurance under state legisla- other business groups for seeking special exemption from regulation over welfare plans, whether oper­ tlod which took 'effect last year. Business groups had fought so , that they could run their plans ated in part by unions or other­ wise, has passed Congress over the tooth and nail to exempt plans as they pleased without super­ financed apd operated by manage­ vision. opposition of the NAM. The death of the Kennedy-Ives bill was assailed by the AFL-CIO Beating The Heat in Abadan Executive Council in a statement which apportioned the blame on the NAM, and the White House, as well as on John L. Lewis and the leadership of the Teamsters Union. The statement said that the bill was a much needed reform measure despite its imperfections. The AFL-CIO said that the NAM ". . . evidently found un­ acceptable even the slightest regu­ lation of management . . . wrong­ doing in the labor-management field." This view was substantiated by Senator Irving Ives (Rep.-NY). a sponsor of the bill, who said that the House had been misled by "false. propaganda from the Na­ tional Association of Manufactur­ ers, the United States Chamber of Commerce, "^he American Retail Federation, the Teamsters and the United Mine Workers.' One major reason for business opposition to. the bill was a provi­ Ocean Dlnny crewmembers (I to r) Santos Reyes, 3rd cook; George sion calling for business to report Bowden, AS and J. W. AHen, AB, watch shipmates cooling off in expenditures designed to Influence teamen's dub poo! in Abadan, Iran. employees. This would have brought out into the open heavy business spending #n union-bust­ ing operations and for so-called labor consultant"-set-ups such as the Sheffeiman flrm created by Sears, Roebuck to break-up union organizing campaigns. Another provision disliked- by the NAM A National Labor Belktloiis ly the union had won an NLRB would have given economic strikers Board examiner has upset a la^r election at the plant. the right to vote in a collective agreement" between the assistimt t t t " bargaining election, eliminating district attorney of Rensselaer A weekly 15-mlnute television County, New York, and ihe Grand what unions ,regard as one of the series is now being produced by nrnst vicious features of the Taft- Union Company. The attorney, the AFL-CIO to be offered for use Robert E. Gray, said he had been Hartley law. designated as tha bargaining agent by local television stations around Other provisions' of the measure for the country. The series will con­ some 200 employees who were sist would have called for secret ballot forced of film presentations under the to pay him duel or lose elections in unions, union reports their jobs. The NLRB examiner title "Americans at Work" and will on finances to IJie Secretary of show American workers on the job Labor and limited the terms of declared that the attorney was not in various Industries. The first films a "labor organization" and oidered will be available around Novem­ union officers. The welfare plan measure pretty the payments returned by the com- ber 1. much parallels legislation now pany^ t t 4" » » » existing in New York State. It calls on all welfare plans, whether run Runaways are causlnff trouble In General Eleetrle and Westingby employers, unions or union- the motion picture industiy as well house, the two giants of the elec­ employer groups jointly, to file as in maritime. The 44th conven­ trical equipment industry, are now financial reports with the Secre­ tion of the Theatrical Stage Em­ In talks with the International Un­ tary of Labor, effective January 1. ployees Union has gone en,rec­ ion of Electrical Workers over job •The Labor Department will supply ord as strongly opposed to the security provisions. The security standard forms for this purpose practice of making motion pictures Items are the sole topics for dis­ requiring detailed reporting of the abroad as a devtce for escaping cussion permitted in this year's reopener of the five year agreement. US taxes and wages. Union demands include provisions ' it. • • for severance pay, guaranteed an­ Money Exchange A similar sort of problem is be­ nual, wage, seniority rights where Bates Listed ing faced by the International Ty­ piapts. are shifted, a shorter work • The following is the latest pographical Union, ^ti lOOth con­ week and elimination of area dif­ Available listing of free ex­ vention in San Francisco last week ferentials. change rates for foreign cur­ heard that the University of CaUrencies. Listings are as of fomia is having a mathematics August 28, 1958 and are subjournal publishedln Japan because - Ject ta change without notice. of cheaper printing costs. ITU rep­ EnxUnd. New Zealand. SonUi Africa: resentatives protested the. action . sa.SO per pound iterllns. by the tax-supported institution. When families are limited in their purchases by high prices , and unemployment, and selling-competition'is< keen, sellers resort to all kihds of hoaxes to jnake prices seem low. One of the most widespread tricks of the day is the fake list price. Here the wholesalers and retailers often connive to put indate'd price • .tags on goods so the actual price asked by the store seems like a bargain. Another trick now being used in the appliance trade as in the auto business, is exaggerated trade-in allowances. Dealers often add the trade-in allowances to the price of the appliance, or^charge extra for otherwise free services as delivery and installation. The trade-in prob­ lem is complicated by the fact that unlike used cars, second-hand appliances haVe little resale value with the possible exception of t^evision sets.r A leading trade paper in the ain>liaace business, "Home Furnishings Daily," has Just pubiished a series of frank articles by an appliance salesman exposing the tricks he and other sellers use. The revelations may make your plood boil, but a so will serve" to warn you agahist these practices. Worthless *FreeV Gifts One of the tricks used to close a sale is the "free gift.*,' The salesman points "impulsively" to a table lamp landing on one of the TV sets and says, "Give me the order now and you can have that lamp free. I'll make it up with the manager.". Actually, the trade paper reveals, the lamps are spotted around the store for exactly that purpose, and are worth all of 89 cents. Other cheap items often used to close sales are water pitchers. Inexpensive television tables and salt-and-pepper sets. With the public conditioned to expect price increases, the threat of "a price rise tomorrow" is another device for pressuring a hesitant customer. The salesman even may produce a sheaf of news clippings and manufacttu:ers' bulletins announcing impending rises. But the announcements are undated and may be years., old, the trade paper reveals. J ^ When you walk in off the street and ask the price of a particular model and brand, the-salesraan generally realises you have shopped several stores. Hence he may quote a very low price. But he will disparage the make you are shopping and-try to switch you to another. If it's an automatic washer, he may pull out a rusty filter, or show you a letter of complaint about excesrtve vibration from another buyer. In the case of a refrigerator, he may say that a particular make with a magnetic door closure loses its ability to grip after a year, or pull on a gasket until it stretches. With TV sets, one device is to keep a wellknown brand on th» floor oh a bad hook-iip, show you the poor recep­ tion, and attempt a switch to a more profitable set. But trade-ins are a genuine problem. None of us likes to throw out a refrigerator, washer, range or TV set that still seems to have some life. The fact is, used appliances are hard to sell in the second-hand market. TV se^ do have soqie resale value if the cabinet is in good condition. But here too, the new portable TV sets have reduced the 'demand for used consoles. One technique used by appliance stores to solve the trade-in dilemma Is to offer no more than $10 or $16, and then try to get the allowance back by making a service and delivery charge. Or^tf-you initially hinted ' that you have a trade-in, the store simply may quote a higher price. Since dealers sometimes merely junk traded-in appliances, you often can get much the same price with or without a trade-in. Your best bet is to sell your old appliance yourself, either to a private party or a second-hand dealer, and then shop for the lowest price without a trade-in. A used refrigerator or washer in good c'bnditioo- may be worth $15-^25 to a second-hand dealer. Or-if you give the appliance to one of the charitable organizations that renovates and re-sells used goods, you at least can take a tax deduction for the organization's appraisal of the market value. "Home Furnishings Daily" reveals that salesmen also mislead cus­ tomers about finance charges. A customer buys a washer and refrigeraator for $390, and pays $50 down. The balance is to be paid over 24 months. If the customer asks what the finance charge is, the salesman \does some quick figuring, then replies, "Two dollars and change a month." He.avoids saying that the total finance charge will be gSSf or that the stated interest rate is ten per cent a year, which is actually a true rate of about 20 per cent' on an installment debt. If the ^stomer insists on knowing the interest rate, rather than tell him ten per cent a year, the salesman says it's less than one per cent a month. Here the salesinkn is actually giving incorrect informa­ tion, although perhaps not ddiiberately. The rate would be under one per cent a month only if this charge were figimed on the impaid balance. Hut since the ten per cent la CaSplated on the original debt, and the customer really owes, during ^^e Ufe of the debt, an average of about half the original amount, the tine interest rate is approximately double. It's worth knowing the ways shady appliance stores try to tack on ejEtra charges. On TV, for example, if a customer has forced the sales­ man to cut his price by $20, he will counter by charging $19.95 for the manufacturer's warranty, or $4.95^ for the rabbit-ear antenna which the Auetrallai SS.SS per pound aterlins. fftore normally may give free, or $10 for a swivel base which costs the • * » BelatuBti 80 franca to the doUar. sti^re only a couple of <dpl!w isnd often is throwU in with a sale. Uenmaik: U.SS cents per krone. • The first breakthreuffh in the France- dSfit franca to the doUar. J', ' Concealed Charges '' ^ ~ ' southern hat industry has been Germany: -t marks to the dollar. jbu washing machines, the concealed charge ma^ be an extra fee for HoUandi 8.7-3.8 suUdera to the scored by the Hhtr Cap and Mildollar. ptais warranty, service and normal installation. Tlds; of course, is linnery Workers Union with the Italy: 634 lire to tJie dollar. supplied by the manufacturer and is already included in the price the signing of the Teim-MiUw Com­ Norway: 14 eeats per Juvue. • retailer paid for the machine. With ranges, the usual inslalialion charge pany of-Corsicana, Texas. The con­ Spain; SO pesetas per dollar. by the store is $5. In turn it pays $3 to the plumber. But if the store cern Is the countiT's fifth largest, Sweden: 10.33 cents per krone. wants to conceal an extra fee, it may charge $10 to.$15. supplying the Adams Hat chain. India: 31 cents per rupee. Another potential concealed extra charge is a credit-inyestigation fee The agreement provides a abc-cent Pakistan: 81 cents per jnipeo. Arfentlna: 40 pesos to the dollar. of $5. To prove his slncertty, the salesman offers to refund this fee if hourly increase, five paid holidays, -Braall; .008 cents per cruzeiro. . the application doesn't pass. This "sounds like a sporting proposition," Pjsid vacations, cost of .llvi|if Vrusnay: 14 cents per peso. hijit "the bank will pass, anyone whose pulse still can be detecteti.. » ^^Veneiuclai nuses and overtime payments as 88.ae^ew^ ^var. and thk hank does-h<rt.oh*r^ -for -aiv lnvefdlgaHeis.« • - • - - - • • - - - • W41I as welfare benefits.' Fir^isus-* SF Reports Dull Outlook SAN FRANCISCO—Without a payoff scheduled for the next two : weeks, Marty Briethoff, SIU port agent, reports that shipping here ^ is at a "standstilL" There were no "payoffs during the last two week period, but there was one sign-on, Uie Maiden Creek (Waterman). . , Stopping in transit' were the J. H. Wateima,n anfi..Afi>mt^a (wa- ; terman), %e Steel Admiral, (Irth^ j mfah'l'and l&e Losmim'((^linarii • "' •M -ll i\ "•rsl - .^^1 J| :s\ /'il �%' • •?. •'^ -: '*'V, ..-V Ta««lli»l 'C'" -;.••' .* •^-- •. • ' T' ••V "X -f • i V:< ^Atinift'MiatM ^SEAFARWKS^ ihc ••- UNIONS \. tKWi lh« itxrii«)! a i«r^ en American;'{-\^y%^ In Irade untont'fe app^or ai In the SEA.. FARERS LOO. The MFIM It pretenf. fng a^ett-teetlon el American unions, ' their members and alms. X> ' of AMERICA -1 Air Line Pilots Association . ii ii" :'• Typical professional airman, TWA Captain Roger D. Rae, veteran pilot and former AL^A treasurer, is pictured in cockpit. i I^LAGUED like everyone else by 1^the depression, seven veteran . pilots whose flights happened to put them in Chicago one night conceived what became the Air Line Pilots Association in 1931. Part of a yoimg, hazardous indus­ try, they had neither fmancial security nor any safeguards for life and limb. . Recognizing that gains for its members hinged on the safety of air travel and technological ad­ vances, ALPA quickly made its voice heard in Washington. Its ef­ forts are largely responsible for Federal laws, safety codes and practices that have helped make air travel commonplace. The union's motto "Schedule with Safety" shows its concern in this area. The first real protection for pilots came in Decision 83 by the Na­ tional Labor Board in 1934, which fixed an 85-hour monthly flight time limit, set the base for. pay rates and avoided a major strike. » US cancellation of private air mail contracts, when for a time the Army flew , the mail, produced another crisis. But a series of ^ -- •sjXnf'H - , ^ |^ The Air Line Pilots Assocloflen was informally organized 28 years ago by seven men meeting secretly in a Chicago hotel room. Since then, its growth has paralfeled world progress in civil aviation. ALPA today has 15,000 members employed by regularly.schednled American lines. They are divided into five geographical regions composed of 142 local councils based here and overseas, plus a master council for each of the S2 carriers under contract. Clarence N. Soyen, a former pilot for Branlff Airways, has been ALPA president since 1951. Union headquarters are In an ALPA-owned building at 55th Street & Cicero Avenue, Chicago,'111., adioeenf to Chicago's Midway Airport. It publishes a monthly magazine, "The Air Line Pilot." 5¥^' • • J:: I J , ;j:-• -- Eastern airliner-on night flight comes into Newark Airport, Newark, NJ, aided fey centerline • <iUnl®lwnaiataii»S«ui'Engineeping and< Air Safety Department, has piop?erj^ TOa3<>E f(^^^ in the industry;, 5 X disastrous accidents brought thu return of private contracts, helping to stabilize the infant industry. ALPA's first formal contract was signed with American Airlines in 1939 and has been followed by vast improvements in conditions. Air­ line. pilots today are highly-paid professionals. ALPA's greatest growth, like the industry's, came after World War H showed how air power had shrunk the world. Its members were the backbone of the famed Air Trans­ port Command when war broke out in 1941. ' Now the union has full-time Washington representation, a head­ quarters in Chicago and regional offices in New York, Miami and Los Angeles. It has its own credit union and insurance plans that provide substantial income even for members who lose their li­ censes. Its engineering* and Air Safety Department is top-notch. Chartered by the AFL in 1931, ALPA is also,part of the ITF, and its current president, Clarence N. Sayen, has h^ded the world pilots organization Since 1952. �iiAatrntU. 19<S SEAFARERS LOG \ \ ;; 'V -s Master executive^ council for American Airlines crewmen in yi cities ineets at ALPA home office in ChicagA Sixth annual air safety forum at Chicago this March brought airline safety experts together under union sponsorship. Abuses arising from early air mail flights in 1930-vintage crates like this helped spur growth of pilots union. Detailed realism of Unfted's DC-6B electronic flight simulator enables observer to check out "flying" technique of crew. ^ "Middle ground" in airliner development,- twin-engine ship has largely given way to four-engine jobs, faces jet (below) next. "-3 I "'.'•if ,.Jj ' a; " s; ^^smi v:r US cpinmercial jet, Boeing 7:07 will be in service this falh Adi^^f^%«yances in p^«»e,d^ign adi^td. problems on flightfcdeck.or:->a^i^}<£^i«e« 'vV •'.••. tt.k... T-.v, David Behncke (front), with Ethel Dare In 1922, iT, CT founders and president frona 1931 tp 1951, 4 > 1u: v, » : ^« s �-,-••4 SEAFARERS Paa* TMI 'Wreck' Law Brings Back Speed-Up Days What life is like under "right-to-work" laws was presented by a letter-writer to the "Indianapolis Star'' on August 14. Mrs. Patricia Bolen, whose husband is a carpenter, described the legislation as a "right-towork - a - man - to-death" law see that the company provided which has resulted in bring­ fresh drinking water, tojlet facili­ ing back all the old evils of speed­ up and total insecurity on the fob which unions have fought, for so many years. * In Indiana, a "right-to-work" law was passed in March, 1957, and was permitted to become law by Governor Harold Handley, who said he opposed the measure but refused to veto it Seafarer Eugene A. Stanton, himself a carpenter, sent in the item, which reads in part as fol­ lows: "As a ilfe-Iong Republican . , . I pooh-poohed when the right-towork law was first called a 'mankiller.' But it is—^the man I love is being killed by it He is a car­ penter. a strong, capable, hard­ working man, capable of doing three men's work, which he does, thereby keeping his Job—^luckier than most carpenters these days. "He retains his job by doing man-kllllng work, but the rest of his crew is fired each Friday. A fresh group is bronght in on Mon­ day; fresh, like horses. "There is no longer a union steward whose job it used to be to 1^*' ties, a place to change and keep dry clothes, safety precautions among many other nwessities. So my man comes home^ each day, thirsty' (for lack of water), consti­ pated (for lack of a toilet), soaking wet. (for lack of g change of clothes), alive (by accident) and heartsick because the eager, hard­ working family men on the Job are being laid off because they can't double or triple their output. "As a schoolteairher, I have lis­ tened to older teachers talk of days when, to acQuire a Job, one had to attend the trustee's church, buy from his store, vote his politics, make large contributions, conform to all his beliefs, grovel in the dust, beg for a Job and then be dismissed without notice for rep­ rimanding his child. Could we teachers go back to that in one day? Labor did. "I address this to other teachers, office workers, business people and others who may not have a chance to know first-hand lyhat the 'Handley law' really is—a 'rightto-work-a-man-to-death' law. 1 plead for repeal" New Passenger Ship Wage Seale* DECK DEPARTMENT New Old: New ' OverRaUng " Scale Increase Scale time Bosun $504.19 $40.34 $544.53 $2.23 Bo.sun'a Mate 396.77 31.74 428.51 2.23 Carpenter . 422.51 33.80 456.31 2.23 Deck Storekeeper 375.42 30.^3 ' 405.45 2.18 Watchman 836.73 26.94 363.67 2.18 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician (Del Mar) . 576.72 46.14 622.86 2.28 2nd Electrician (Del Mar) .. 498.11 39.85 537.96 2.23 3rd Electrician (Del Mar) .. 447.54 35.80 483.34 2.23 Chief Electrician (Alcoa) ... 534.70 42.78 577.48 2.23 STEWAltD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward ............ 577.35 46.19 623.54 2.23 2nd Steward 405.89 32.47 438.36 2.23 Headwaiter 362.04 - 28.96 391.00 2.18 Sipoking Room Steward, i... 259.52 20.76 28Q.28 1.70 Bartender 297.72 23.82 321.54" 1.70 Deck Steward 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Linenkeeper 267.17 21.37 288^54 1.70 Storekeeper T 363.95 29.12 393.07^ 2.18 Chief-Stewardess 297.72 23.82 321.54 1.70 Stewardess ....*:. ..... 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Chief Cook 497.97 39.84 537.81 2.23 2nd Cook 425.72 34.06 459.78 2.23 3rd Cook 394.75 31.58 426.33 2.23 4th Cook ;.... 340.58 27.25 ^ 367.83 2.18 Larder Cook 425.72 34.06 459.78 2.23 Ch-ew Cook 404.89 32.39 437.28 2.23 Butcher 438.83 35.11 473.94 2.23 Chief Baker 486.06 , 38.88 524.94 2.23 2nd Baker 420.57 33.65 454.22 2.23 Chief Pantryman 386.82 30.95 417.77 2.23 2hd Pantryman 332.47 26.60 359.07 2.18 Night Pantryman 282.44 22.60 305.04 1.70 Night Steward ........ 259.52 20.76 280.28 1,70 Bedroom Steward 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Bath Steward 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Officers' Bedroom Steward . 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Waiter 259.52 20.76 280.28 L70 Saloon Porter .............. 264.12 21.13 285.25 1.70 Night Portet .......... 264.12 21.13 285.25 1.70 Messman .. .......... 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Steward Utility ........... 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Assistant-Cook 332.47 26.60 359.07 2.18 Dishwasher 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 POtwasher 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Assistant Pantryman 282.44 22.60 305.04 1.70 Assistant Baker 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Rellman •...•• 25d.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Gloryhole Steward ^ 259.52 20.78 280.28 1.70 Night Cook 405.89 32.47 438.36 2.23 Galley UUlitiy 259.52 20.76 280.28 1.70 Saloon Steward 274.81 21.98 296.79 1.70 Printer-Porter ....i....... .' 264.12 21.13 1,70 Porter ..; ....^.'...7... 264.12 21.13 285.25 1.70 "'.gundrypaaii 282.44 22.60 305.04 l!70 .•.Wlien Uie resjpectiye ratings are carried. Ratings not listed .V follow the standard- dry cargo'wage scale. • - ' " •' J-- • '•• i®;.' 1::-; ;• M.'iiii^ LO€ Get Poilo Shots, PHS Urges Tha Publln Healtb Servie* urges Seajfarers who have not already done so to get their polio shots ai soon as pcssible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. Plenty of vaccine is available so there Is no delay in the admin­ istering of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to In­ sure himself against the erl^ pling disease by getting the shots are well worth the saving of time, money, and most of all, the avoidance of suffering and possible disability. End Onassis Quiz, Turn To Niarchos WASHINGTON — Healings on the transactions involving the transfer foreign of 14 SlU-contracted ships owned by the Aris­ totle Onassis Interests have come to an end. A report on the con­ clusions o7 the House Merchant Marine Committee on the transac­ tions is to come out shortly, with the expectation that there will be different views expressed on the subject by committee members. The hearings dealt with the failure of the SlU-contracted Vic­ tory Carriers company to build three supertankers as part of an arrangement under which 12 T-2s and two Libertys were transferred foreign. It was 1>rought out that the earnings of the transferred ships, which were supposed to be earmarked for new construction, were diverted for other purposes including payment of back taxes and fines. Not CanceUed Both the Maritime Administra­ tion and the company have insisted that the construction program has not been cancelled, but has simply heed postponed. A "draft" letter had been sent by the company to the Maritime Administration de­ claring the shh>s would be can­ celled, but Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse Insisted that the cancellation was not acceptable to his agency. ^ The three ships to be built are two 46,500-ton tankers and one of 106,000 tons. •Rep. Herbert Zelenko {Dem.-NY) who has been the leading critic of the transfer-and-build program, declared that he would call for fur­ ther hearings into similar transac­ tions on the ~ part of the Niarchos interests. He was critical of tactics on the part of the independent tanker operators involving trade-out of T-2s on promises-of building new ships, and then trade-outs of the new ships on promises of building still larger ones. Ports Approve New Scales (Continued from page 3) Food Pro^am stewards committee to administer, the SlU shipboard feeding program, and Increases in room and meal allowances to $1.50 for dihner, $2 , for supper and $6 for room. The memorandum is to take ef­ fect this coming Monday irrespec­ tive of the disposition of other contract items, still under aegotiatioh. These ihcliide provisions af­ fecting Job security arising out of transfers to foreign .fiags and-fieet addithn:^, or ,subtractipns. Roll-On PriM $4 Milliim Rrst true US "roN on-roH ofP' ship^the TMT Cdrib Quean b shotvn being eased out of Brooklyn Army Base for maiden voyage to Europe lost year. The former SlU-manned ship was taken: over ' by tne Government when the company. defaulted on mortgage . payments. US has been trying to sell it ever since. WASHINGTON—In an apparent effort to recoixp ita losses on niortgaga insurance, the'Maritime Administration has put the trailer ship Carib Queen up for sale for $4.1 mil­ lion. ^ Industry observers ex­ pressed doubt that Uie ship, TMll failed, there were-^xumors which was operated for a that the, ship might be taken over short while by the SlU-contracted TMT Trailer Ferry, will bring that price in the open market. The first true roll-on, roU-off ship under the American flag fell back into the Government's hands last April, when TMT failed In its efforts to operate the ahlp on the trans-Atlantic run. The Govern­ ment picked np the tab for the mortgage insurance that had been provided to convert tge ship from a Navy LSD to a commercial car­ rier. Tha Carib Queen is now In the reserve fleet at Wilmin^on, NO. The Carib Queen measures 8,050 gi OSS tons, and is 438 feet long and 72 feet in beam. She made a num­ ber of trial runs to Europe, carry­ ing cargo for the Navy's Military Pea Transportation Service. Bids for tho ship open Septem­ ber 17. Indostiy observers believe the Government may hava a prospectiva buyer in mind. Before by some'other company, but these repoxte never materialized. . MM&P Gets New. Trustee In Local 88 The International Executive Committee of the Masters, Mates and Pilots has named Charles Crooks of Wilmington, Califomis,. to succeed Captain Roy D. Lurvey as .trustee of the New York Local "88. , The committee also approved^ the appointment of Captain Carl' C. Jurgensen to act as secretary- , treasurer and business manager of .. Local 88. The New ToA local union has been imder tiruirteeship since March of this year following an unsuccessful bid Iqr an insurgent group to forcibly seize possession of the union's offices and control of its operation. The insurgent group was ousted by the courts in May following which the trustee took over the headquarters of the local union at 105 Washington Street. The previous local union officials had been suspended by the trustee and replaced by appointed officers. New Tanker Wage Scale DECK DEPARTMENT New New Over­ Old . Rating Scale Dicreasa Scale time Bosun .......jc. I $441.35 s $35.31 $476.66 $2.23 2.18 30.38 . 409.89 AB Maintenance • aac/saaees 379.53 27.83 375.68 2.18 -Quartermaster .. a-a a • • a • • e • 347.85 367.68 2.18 27.24 Able Seaman . ... I a'»« s a'a a a a 340.44 290.31 1.70 21.50 Ordinary Seaman vaaaaaaaaa 268.81 315.20 25.22 340.42 1.70 OS Maintenance/. •NGINB DEPAB'TMENT 42.78 577.48 Electricien iS34.70 2.22 37.10 500.83 Chief Pumpman 463.73 37.10 500.83 2.23 2nd Pumpman/Maintenance, 463.73 37.10 500783 2,23 - 1^. 2nd Pumpman/Machinist ... 483.73 30.83 416.18 385.35 2.18 ' Engine Utility 340.44 27.24 367.68 2.18 ' Oiler I a a ea• a 340.44 27.24 367.68 2.18 Fireman/Watertender 315.20 25.22 - 340.42 Wiper 1.70 ^STEWABD DEPARTMENT 476.66 35.31 Chief Steward -.......... = v 441,35 2.22 439.91 32.59 2.23 Chief Cook ..... V • 407.32 434.13 32.16 2.23 401.97 Cook and Baker 28.38 383.10 2.18 3rd Cook 354.72 20.76 280.28 1.70 Messman ....... 259.52 20.t«; ^^2605# Utilliyman: 7v... . ......... ^ ,n' v.-'w / n / V ..-SI.- •.VV; . •>/») �•(' ^ '• :^AiiCM{ M.^fU •"' A SEAFARERS hOQ Pace Wvrem Bauxite Stockpile Seen Boosting Mobiie Shipping 'Bigger Edition' MOBILEI—There is a great deal of activity in this port which indicates that the already steady shipping picture should improve even more in the future. " For one, Alcoa has contracted with the Govern-"* ment to store approximately crease deep-sea shipping from this port. two million tons of bauxite at Members at the Mobile branch the Theodore Ammunition Depot. Present plans call for the ore to be brought into Mobile by ship and then hauled to the depot by truck or barge. It is not known at the moment whether additional Alcoa ships will be needed to han­ dle the operation, but it is a pos­ sibility. Grain Elevator Working Also, after several months of inactivity, Alabama's dockside grain elevator is finally operating again with the elevator officials looking forward to a banner month in September. .Nine ships hauled grain out during July and August, but only one of them, the Ocean Joyce (Ocean Clippers), bound for Yugoslavia, was SIU. In another area, construction has begun on the state's system of river docks. When this system is completed, cargo previously shipped by rail at a tremendous cost will be handled by barge at a great saving in both time and money, which in turn, should in­ are mourning the loss of SIU oldtimer Sidney Ghale, who died on August 17. Brother Ghale, who was one of the first men in this as^a to qualify, for the disability bene­ fit, spent the last year and a half at a rest home here. He is sur­ vived by his sister, Mrs. Frank Smith of Charleston, South Caro­ lina, to whom the membership ex­ tends its deepest sympathies. Shipping in the port remains steady although most of it comes from the coastwise trips. Last week there were nine payoffs, four signons and one ship in transit, all of which were handled with a few minor beefs. Prospects for the coming period look good with the following ships due to hit port either for payoff or in transit within the next two weeks; the La Salle, Hurricane, Yaka, Claiborne, Monarch of the Seas and the Hastings (Waterman); the Alcoa Clipper, Roamer, Ran­ ger and Corsair (Alcoa); and the Steel Ranger, Rover and Vendor (Isthmian). ••I • I NMU Failing /n Campaign To Wreck Banner Line m *1 t>f ^ Ordinarily, items like feeding, safety and health are lumped under the heading of "fringe benefits" in a union agreement. The word "fringe" implies that they a^e frills attached to the more basic sections of the agreement. Actu­ ally, the SIU's health, safety and feeding programs are far more than "fringe." Rather they involve areas which are extremely fmportant to every Seafarer's well-being and job security. The increased shipowner contributions negotiated for these programs, which will enable them to be run on an expanded •scale, represent a major gain in the SIU contract. 'Hie fact A freeze has -been put on specu­ is that both sides—thp Union and the operators—^are agreed lation that a commercial -polar that these programs have made a valuable contribution to route would soon he opened up as shipboard harmony and to the health and welfare of the a result of the voyage of the Nau- crewn. tilds under the North Pole from X i 4 the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. No Chance Seen For Polar Route The dramatic feat of the atompowered submarine tended to ob­ scure geographical facts which would make such a seaway not only impracticable but extremely hazardous. The Bering Strait — the only entrance from the Pacific to the Artie—-is not only narrow but it is also shallow. Charts show water . depths as shallow as 78 feet. It is completely iced over in winter months and pack ice often piles up in the strait to great thickness in spring and early summer. Ice floes sixty to, 120 feet thick are known to have grounded in the shoal water which extends some 500 miles northward from, the Bering Strait ' into the Arctic Ocean. The period of safe transit dur­ ing the summer months is also unpredictable since ice thickness defends' in part on the direction ofji the wind. " I |n view of these facts, the com­ mercial development of the route se^ms- unlikely. Although nuclearpowered submarine tankers or freighters are feasible to construct from the. engineering point of view,' with the Northwest Passage reasonably safe for only three months of the year, use of them on the. polar route would not offer ai^ adyantag^-jpver cpnyentional trade rbiites. ^ ' " ^ ;;•• . International Test Even before the International Ti-ansportworkers Federa­ tion sets upTproposed machinery for an international boycott of runaways, a major test is facing the world's maritime unions over the sale of the struck Canadian National ships. By. selling the vessels to Cuban ownership, the strikebound company- is hoping to accomplish what it failed to do up until now—to get the ships -registered under a foreign fiag and sail them with imported crews, leaving the striking Can­ adian SiU seamen on the dock. This attempt flings down a major challenge to the world's maritime unions who are equally determined to face it. The SIU Canadian District has received world-wide pledges of support from the AFL-CIO, the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress, the ITF and, of course, from the SIU of NA. This then, will be a crucial showdown in the ability of the world's maritime unions to put a stop to cut-rate runaway ship practices. (Continued from page 3) ployment opportunties involved. At the same time, it would have preserved the US Lines monopoly of American-flag service in this area. In the choice between jobs and the US Lines monopoly, the NMU clearly picked the latter. This tactic too, was a failure when the SIU conclusively docu­ mented the reasons ..for the loan and established it is proper ^vithin the ethical practices codes. The next logical step was for the NMU, if it was interested in manning the ship and not destroying it, to com­ pete for jobs when hiring was opened. As it turned out, the NMU put in little more than a token appear­ ance at the hiring sessions, with well under 200 NMU men showing up for some 300 available berths as compared to some 500 SIU ap­ plicants. The result was that the SIU won an overwhelming ma­ jority of the open b^ths. Even before the hiring began, on May 27, the NMU had already filed Taft-Hartley charges against the SIU that the hiring—which had not yet taken place—was unfair. It was these charges which were rejected by the NLRB regional of­ fice as unsupported by evidence. The NMU had more cards to play in its attempt to destroy the oper­ ation. The evening before the maiden voyage, it ordered its mem­ bers off the SS Atlantic and start­ ed picketing. No economic griev­ ance was involved in the picketline. By pulling key men off the ship, the NMU hoped to throw the first sailing hopelessly off sched­ ule, but the key men were replaced and the ship left. By this action the NMU for­ feited any opportunity it had to obtain a majority of the crew in subsequent hiring of replacements for the vessel. At the same time that the NMU was picketing Banner Lines, it was attempting to^ set up a company union of licensed engineers on US Jnes, in collaboration with the company, to forestall legitimate economic demands by the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. The action was further evidence of the partnership between the NMU and the company. r ,-,:g Whose Rights?. Aj By now a few million words have been written pro and con on the "right to work" issue, but none of them have stated the case as forcefully as those of the carpenter's wife whose letter to an Indianapolis newspaper appears in this issue. She clearly points out that, since passage of the law in that state, conditions for working men have nose­ dived and all of their job security has disappeared. Right to work" then, is simply nothihg more than turning back the clock _to conditions which existed before unions were born. Under those circumstances, the upcoming votes on this issue in Ohio and .California assuttie great importance fq union men eyerywhere..^ In the hospital? (rill fil Hill immediately! • i: .. V ••'.."•I ... I 4 L ^ Ja «»;SSrf A «-W*i - • • ••it'Jfr. Aii �£22. Twelv* SEjtFAHtEKS too Asks 360-Day ^ Shipping Rule SEAFARERS IN mYDOCK .•?•- ' *, pv,/' Teamwork by the Union's welfare department and the ship's delegate and others of the Frances finally got Brother Joseph Wohlitz comfortably settled at the Staten Island PHS hospital last week. Wohlitz, in a fall on the ship, broke his leg in three places and was hos pitalized in San Juan for three daya^ before returning Stateside with the Frances. The only kink was that the company hadn't made any arrangements for him to enter the hos­ pital on arrival here. Fast action by the ship's delegate enabled the Union to get the paperwork ironed out quickly. Georgios Mastoras Is another nqwcomer to Stateh Island after repatriation from Yokohama. He was hospitalized for illness there after getting off the J^aSalle. Double hernias have both Richard Broomhead, ex-Steel Flyer, and M. E. Wright Peacock Reld,;ex-Shinnecock Bay, laid up in New York also. Breomhead Another new arrival is Henry Sojak, yrho devel­ be Improving already. He oped back trouble while sunbathing on his roof at condition and seems home. It wasn't the sunburn at all. Sojak Just was on the Steel Traveler as bosun the last seven twisted his back while trying to get up' and had months. In and out of the hospital over the past to lay there until someone came along to help him. -two years sinpe he suffered chest injuries from an oil drum explosion on the Alcoa Pennant, Robert The back can be mighty tricky sometimes. Lone SIU man on the Seattle hospital roster is jfoLamore is back in again. However, the last surLeo Freundllch, ex-oiler on the Portmar, who had ' gecy on him seems to have been successful and he a little trouble with his thyroid gland. He should should be on his way to recovery. Hospitalized two months ago after getting off the be out by the end of this week. New arrivals at the Savannah drydock include Thomas M. Peacock, Del Valle, Jack D. Feralta is coming around okay ex-Government Camp, who's having some glandular although they may have to amputate one of his trouble, and Charles Bennett, off the Ocean Dinny fingers. Peralta suffered a pinched nerve in the due to a back condition. Eugene Blanchard, pump­ spinal region which affected his circulation and man bn the Royal Oak, is also in there trying to get then was complicated by gangrene. his teeth fixed up. All of these brothers and others in the hospitals Cleophas "Butch" Wright just checked in at the always appreciate a visit or mail from their ship­ New Orleans PHS hospital for treatment of a chest mates. It's good medicine for all concerned. i ^ ''•i" ' i' * fe {(,. yy • The following USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Joseph T. Arnold James W. Qrant Conway Beard Eslie HaU Robert H. Belyea Ronald Hannigaa Daniel Butts Donald Hewson Peter DeVrles Henry Machllnskl Stephen Dinkel Harry L. Oakes William DriscoU Anthony Plnchook Oswald Ergle Vincent J. Rizzute Clarence Gardner George Rode. Stanley Gelak Joseph RoU Gorman T. Glaze Calvin A. Rome tOG-A-RHYTHU; Shadowy Sea By M. DWiniB. Purple shadovDs in the hay. Night will soon be on the way. . Shining star that i^er fails. Guard the men who tend the sails. ii^: Foaming waves that leap and roar. Ripples that caress the shore. Silver fish that swim the sea. Men in ships—so shall it b«. Chipel bells at evening tide. Sunset on the ocean wide; ' Women who weep as their men sail Foam that beats against the rail my' P"; •.ft?',. Sfv, £-:• . "•• - ivf. Cr' v^- T:y •:.<.' I 1^ •' Beacon lights that gleam and. glisten Winds that whisper, if you listen; Salty tales of days of yore Is there such magic on the shore? Oh seamen's women are ever yearning. For their beloved ones' returning. Purple shadows, while they roam. Guard them till they're safe at home. Is the latest available list of SIU men In the hospitals: Juan "P. Perez Frank L. BradUey Richard G. Sohl John Van.Dyk Anthony Plsanl Joseph Tagliaferre Joseph Zeschlts R. Broomhead George Pltour Robert" Bunner USPHS HOSPITAL Francis Regan Robert Delgado BOSTON, MASS, M. E. Reld Domenlc Di Sel George Atcherson Robert W, Oslln Jdsr Rodriguez Leonard Ellis L. J. CampbeU Ernest TraUmavlcb Frederick Fulford Michael Romlho L. G. Melanson Victor Shliapin Charles Goldstein USPHS 30SPITAL Ignatrus P. Gomes G. Slversten GALVESTON, TEXAS Adrian Guns '' Warren Smith Max W. Anderson Fuella Scroggins Henry Sojak Richard Hamdan John W. Graves John H. Spearman Noral Jorgensen Jose Sousa Claude B. Pickle V. E. Wllkerson Harry Jurgerson James Skarvells USPHS HOSPITAL John Keegan ' Edward Telechla NEW ORLEANS, LA. Georgios Masters Ignaoio Tirado * Chalmers Anderson Edward Knapp Roy Lee McCannon Ramon Varela Louis Bartron Antolne Land^ Samuel Merkerson Archibald Volkerts John W. Bigwood Leo Lang Marcel MitcheU John Williamson Claude Blanks A. Lyrlardoppulos John H. Morris Joseph Wohlitz Richard Bowman Wm. A. MarjenhoS R. S. Nandkeshwar Nelson Wood Daniel Byrne Alexander Martin Turner Parker WlUlam Crawley Robert McLamore USPHS HOSPITAL _ Louis Dutour Joseph F. Mendoza NORFOLK, VA. Ben D. Foster William E. Nelson Francis J. Boner William C. Dowdy George W. Flint Dominic J. NeweU Henry Foy Kenyon F. Parks USPHS HOSPITAL • Monroe C. Gaddy Jack Peralta SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. James C. Glisson Jerry Pontiff Joseph H. Berger W. J. Kramer Joseph Harmanson Henry Robinson Joseph V. Blssonet Albert M. Morse Wa:me F HarrU James H. Shearer Michael J. Coffey Jose Neubaurer ^me Homday Thomas A. Stevens F. B. McCoUlan J. S. O'Byme Jolm Hrolenok Joseph W.< Stocker John J. DeCuIty A. J. Schevlng John HoweU Thomas L. Teears George B. Dunn H, J. Schreiner James Hudson Gerald L. Thaxton J. R. Ebbole I^on Irlzarry Patrick Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL Henry A. Janicke James E. Ward SAVANNAH. GA. ^ford Johnson Charles Welbom Charles B. Bennet Jlmmle Littleton Chas. W. Johnson George Williams Eugene Blanchard T, H. Peacock I^Mrd Kay CTeophas Wright Elmer G. Brewer Woolrldge King Charles Wynn USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. MANHATTAN BEACH Leo FreundUch J. W. Walte BROOKLYN. NT SAILORS, SUNG HARTOB Lewis R. AkIns Antonio Infante STATEN ISLAND. NY Manuel Antonana Claude B. Jessup Thomas Isakseh El^o Arls Woo^row Johnson Oscar J, Adams Fortunate Bacoma Ludwig Kristtansen Victor B. Cooper £• B»w Kenneth Lewis USPHSi HOSPITAL Melvin W. Bass Leo FT. WORTH. TEXAS M A, S. MartlneUl J. R. Alsobrook * Harold J. Panebst Matthew Bruno W, e. Mclntyre Lawrence Anderson Edourdo PlscopoJames F. Clarke H. C. Mclssac H. LedweU Jr. P. W, Seidenberg Juan penopra Joaquin Mlnlz John C, Palmer John J. DrlscqU WUUam P. ODea VA HOSPITAL Frledof O. FonoUa C, Osinskl , ^HOUSTON. TEXAS Odls L. Glbh George O. Phifer i°"Pfc GOlard Winston E. Renny R. J. ArpeMuIt ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL . E. Guranick Gaorga Shumakar WASHINGTON. DC Henry E. Smith George Chaudoln Talb Hassan Pon P. Wing Cl^arence Hawkins Royce Yarborongb VA HOSPITAL Frank Hernandez Jens Madsen FIRST AVE., NY, NY USPHS HOSPITAL K. T. Cunningham STATEN ISLAND, NY BALTIMORB CITY HOSPITAI. Hassan All Dollar Ben BALTIHOBE. MD. Frank Andrews Edward Boles Simon Eftfane , VA HOSPITAL % a RUTLAND. MASS, B Daniel Fltzpatrlek VA HOSPITAL KBCOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph GUI VA HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS, Thomas K, KllUon ? VA HOSPITAL . " v BUTLER. PA. 'i James F, Markel USPHS HOSPITAL WINDMILL PT. DEEROIT, MICK , Eugene Boazko USPHS HOSPIT^ ; MEMPHIS, TENM. BUIy Russel \ Editor, ^ I . SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., ! Brooklyn 32. NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— | put my name on your mailing list. ; (Print Information) i NAME s S I STREETADCRE^ ..y....." i CITY ^: ..... ZONE. STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION, It yea sr. an old zub.crlba, and h.v, ".Vblng.' I ef address, plaass giv# your lormor addratt balowi • i ADDRESS I CITY ^ ^ \ iONE,,..,,,..... $UTE...„..........„.. . I ABgwi t9/l9iB 1040V)f To tho Editor: This letter Is in reply to out from tho Seatrain Georgia (LOG, August 1, 1958) regard­ ing a motion for an SIU retire­ ment plan. The motion was as, follows: "JResolved, that tho ofdclals of our Union, in future negotia­ tions seek in liehalf of tho membership the establishment of a retirement fund so that a member may retire after IS letters To The Editor AW letters to the editor for publication in the 5EAF4ABBS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names tolll bo withheld upon request. • the tables (no booths) Have in­ timate, subdued lighting. Most of smiling Maxle's'kueiii are civlilan workers "Yind their wives who live nearby, and h> does a hell of a damn good busi­ ness. This is the kind of a place you can bring your wife or girl friend and know she wiU not 'feel out of place or be insulted. I didn't see so many Seafarers when I was there, though sev­ eral of cur SIU ships were In port. But Maxie tells me that quite a few of the boys do drop In from time to time.. However, as we say aboard ship, "she's a feeder," and believe me the food Is tops and prices are rea­ sonable. Maxie sends his best to ail also. Geetire B. Diom Locksley Crew Draws Thanks To the Editors: The family of the late' Yin-' MBzo Vola, father of Qreste Vela, acknowledges with grate­ ful appreciation the kind ex­ pressions of sympathjr from' the crew of the SS Robin Locksley. Many thanks to these wonderful men for their consideration. Mrs. Vincenzo Vola $ ^ ^ years' seatime on contracted ships, such retirement plan to be based on seatime alone and not have . qualifying require­ ments such as old age, disabili­ ty, etc., where it becomes com­ pulsory." Grandpop Knows I say this mqjUon only per­ tains to certain members of the Who's The Boss Union who at the present time To the Editor: Enclosed is a picture of the may have obtained 12 or more years seatime on SlU-contracted boss of my life, who U my shipx These brothers are home­ grandson. I would like it Very steaders who stay on one ship much if you would put it in the for a period of five, six or ten LOGjlor me. I have a lot of shipmates who years. I have known certain know him and think a lot of brothers stay oh one ship for ten years and still maintainjthey are unable to take a vacation. Brothers, I ask if you can answer this question: If every SIU man homesteads his ship like the brothers who made this motion, where will the Union find Jobs for all its member­ ship? I suggest Instead the fqiiowIng motion which I and many others would be - willing to vote on.^It is that we adopt the same measure as the Sailors Union of the Pacific did not long ago. Under that rule, SUP members now ^end a maximum of 210 days rather than 380 aboard the "Newton's Boss," Soniiy, same ship and then have to give 4, fakes d whirl around ' up their berths to a fellow the,^ porch on his new member. scooter. If the SIU were to adopt such a measure on a 360-day basis him. They all call him "New­ there would be, more Jobs, the ton's boss." You see, he is all homesteaders would have to the reason I have to go to sea, take a vacation aUd they would as I have raised him since he also get acquainted with the was boim. His^ama is Sonny, Union hail again, and he will He four on AuFrancla A. Femandes ^gust 23. James E. Newton SS Marore Maxle's Eatery Rates With Him To flie Editor: In a recent copy of the LOO (May 23. 1958), I read an inter­ esting article by, the bearded besun, Johnnie "Bananas" ZeIreis, the uld bard of the spUt infinitive, about another old pal, Maxie Lipkin, who Is fast be? coming the Toots Shor of Yoko­ hama. Hnowing Maxie from New York and Beaver Street days, and of his many years in Japan as ft "big" bar operator and sou­ venir sfaoppe proprietor, I dropped into his latest enter­ prise, the Marco Polo Restau­ rant in the Chinatown section of Yokohama. It is really a firstclass place, featuring ItalianAmerican cooking and everythiiig fioiu mliiieBlrone to spu-^ moni. The walls are all covere4. with dark, sea-blue drapes from' the overhead to the deck, and all - '^ • _Li_ tit Urges Guarantee On Weekend OT To the Editor:' I have a suggesitlon I think should be put In the new con­ tract for the passenger ships. It seems the wash-down gang is classified as watch-standers. Our hours are from 4-8 AM and 9 AM-12 noon, but on Saturday and Sunday the mate knocks us off at 8 AM, giving us Just four hours of overtime. However, during the week, rain or shine, between 9 AM and 12 noon they always find lots of work for us to do. The other watches make their eight hours Saturday and Sun­ day and the buU gang always works the eight hours OT. Why can't we? Clifton G. McLeilanDeck delegate • SSDel Norte •"P* �Ami t». U88 SEAFARERS ALCOA PIONflit (AlcM). iVM •— efMlmub R. iokeO/ Cacratary. W. •fana.' Propar atUra ta ba worn Curing maala. Bamat itaatry or oooUaa at coSaa &a. VoU e< thanka to atairard Capt for Job wan Coaa. Diacuaaion to Improva condittona aboard °wp. Jvna 14—Chairman, C. Oragoryi Sacratary, W. Ctona. No boOfa. ovary thing running amoottaly. Raqueat only pwaonaal oparata wabUng maeblna. Haatera mlaalng from batlirooma and ahowara to ba placad on repair Uit. Craw to eonaolt dept. delegata in lieu of ahip'a delegate. Cooperation raUueated in keeping meaahan clean. . July IS—Chairman, D. Parkari Saeratary, W. Siena. To purchase new part for waahlng machine. No beefs. Meetings to ba alternated ao men absent from previous meeting can at­ tend. Inquire why cigarettes in- Xaquaat biU eoverlng ilop diait. Chlal pumpman auggasta mora man on 4Mi during loading A discharging. Motion to' sea American consul In Aden If no reply from Unioh. Request Ameriesa coffee. WELLiSLEY VICTORY (Itthmfan), July 37—Chairmsn, J. Steekman; Sac­ ratary, A. Lorani. All disputed OT ready for submission. Also repair lista. OT worked on main engine re­ pair. pay rata wlU be dlacuaaed with atrolman and company officiala. Few oora disputed OT. Status of utility man to be squared away with patrol­ man. Notify USPHS officer and Union patrolman condition of drinking water. Request patrolman check reason for meager supply of fresh fruit and vagatables at Port .Said. Rcquise better mailing and distribution of LOGS to ships at sea. e WARRIOR (Watarman), July <— Chairman, P. Blankenbarg; Secretary, M Elliott. Some disputed OT—to be taken up with patrolman.. Motion to rotate ship delegate's job. Discussion on repair list. Need many repairs.-. Aug. 3^halrwn, B. McCasksy; Secretary, M. ^Ilott. Three men loggedt'two missed ship and rejoinedi Capt. cannot life logs. Some disputed OT. Do not disturb patrolman until after payoff. Suggestion that one man of steward dept. be put on OT at night in foreign ports to watch pantry and meashalls to keep out stevedores ..and atrangera and also try to prevent stealing. When washing garbage buckets throw dirty water Overboard not in sinks. Take trash aft. Repair list submitted. creased in priced. Rationing to be cheeked by patrolman, and limit on draws'. Request less seasoning in food; more fresh fruit. All garbage to be thrown over atem. Vote of thanks to delegate for job well done. Cooperation with ship and dept. dele­ gates urged. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), June 3*—Chairman, R. King; Secretary, T. Buckley. Several men logged. Ship's fund $40. Grievance committee elect­ ed. Moved to have LOG article on donations. Request Public Health analyze water. Suggestion to donate ship's fund to March of Dimes. JEAN (Bull). July 30—Chairman, D. DIeksoni Sacratary, W. Ludlam, Jr. - " I iTr--|-iT iif ' - ' Pace TUrteea ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Aug. 3 —Chairman, S. Senak; Secretary, E. Kratz. Steward beef settled. Some dis­ puted OT. Baking not up to par. Shore leave to be straightened out. Request nMre variety of food. PACIFIC STAR (Compass), Aug, I— Chairman, F. Hughes; Secretary, J. McGlann. Few repairs made.' Few hours disputed OT. Xmas In Springtime Doesn H Help Schedule Since he's given her "a fair trial"—19 months, 9 days and 18 hours at the last count— Seafarer Jbse.M. Melendez is now ready to concede that the Topa Tcpa measures up to 1953, which was the last time he was aboard Melendez says he's **enjoyed every single minute" of his latest stay, and is happy to echo the praise he wrote to the LOG about the ship and her crew five, years ago. "She's still the 'Queen of the Seas'," he adds, "and as far as food is concerned, my trip's wages are open for wager to anyone, who can produce a better menu with such plentiful variety." Thanks and praise for the happy state of affairs should start at the top, Melendez says, with Capt. Wallace Royal, Chief Mate Whittaker, the chief and *first assistant engineers, and on down. They have gone out of their way to show con­ sideration for the welfare of the crew, he notes. "We should be proud to hive officers of this cali­ bre aboard SIU ships." Chief steward Herb Knowles likewise comes in for some lavish praise as "one of the best—if not the cream of-the best—stewards you ever want to meet ... He is always on the ball when it comes to having a clean galley, pantry and mess-room." Melendez rates as some kind ot an "authority" on this subject, since he had been aboard what h* classed as "the hungriest ship" on the seven seas just before he went on the Topa for the first time. That ship was the Seavictor, which soonafter went Liberian. Unlike many a story that has a happy ending, the Topa Topa had some bad luck this trip, with tho death of Brother Maurice A. Webre, who had come aboard a few days earlier in New Orleans. Webre suffered some heart trouble on the way to the Panama Canal and had to be left off at Acapul(X» for treatment. The ship was in­ formed two days later that he had passed away. ^ " Melendez added praise for the ship's delegate and officers who cooperated in helping to keep Webre comfortable aboard the ship. The best-laid plans don't always work out on schedule, as the Pan-Oceanic Transporter found out on a recent trip to Karachi. At the present time, the Trans­ Somebody just neglected to figure that "Christmas" or its porter is on Its fourth shuttle be­ Moslem equivalent would tween the Persian Gulf, Japan, come up in the middle of Spring Okinawa and Manila. One other —^four months late or eight months bit of, incidental Intelligence offer­ early, depending on your point of ed by King was that the Persian view. Of course, most Americans Gulf "is not as hot as its reputation don't have a working familiarity makes It. Our hottest day so far with the Moslem holiday calendar; has been only 112'," he said. so it's hard to know Just who to ^ By comparison, newspaper re­ ports from way up north-in Athens, hlame. What happened, basically, is that Greece, list temperatures of 114 tlic Transjporter, a T-2 tanker, left degrees in a local heat wave. Houston last March with a load of grain for Pakistan. The plan was Notify Union On LOG Maii to expedite the discharging with As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS six vacuum pumps that were to LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to tried out for the first time in numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers KarachL It was expected that the congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves pumps would discharge about 4,000 calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their tons a day so the ship could be shipa. On the basis of the Information supplied by the ship oper­ emptied out In four days. ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ HoUdaya interfere utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next The element that nobody counted port of caU. on was the arrival of the Moslem Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs holidays, which stretched out the at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer discharging to 19 days anyway. so requests It by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ However, on the days when work gregate thmre. went on, it did proceed smoothly, As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU, Seafarer T. W. King reported. The ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that' grain was pumped on the ground, the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of sacked up by native workmen and its mailing lists. then loaded In railway cars. -f 'Sea-Spray' -v. Topa Topa StiU Tops' In His Book Looking a mito sk^tical (photo at right), Seoforor T. W. King watches a notivo snake charmer do his stuff with a cobra on tho dock in'i Karachi. Below. Ray Bunch, DM (lefu, and Bill Hemple, OS, pose with one of -tho vocuum pumps brought over from US to expe­ dite dischorg^g. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), July 37— Chairman, S. Deyla; Secretary, E. McOarry. Chief cook incompetent. Repair list turned in. Few minor beefs—to be tajcen up with patrolman. Locker to be repaired. Vote of thanka to delegates and steward dgpt. except chief steward and chief- cook. Some disputed OT. Report accepted. Foc'sles to be painted. Letter to be written covering clearance of Milp MAIDEN CREEK (Witerman), July upon arrival. New delegate elected. . 39—Chairman, R. Mayeantsson; Sacra­ Insnfflclent ice for cold drinks. Dis­ tary, J. Bsllday. Minor repairs being cussion on rearranging men's room made. Injured brother on way hack for greater convenience. Request to US. Ship's fund, $11. To have raffle mora variety of ice cream. on heaters. Some disputed OT. Discussinn on brother's Injury and how DEL ORO (Miaa.), June S Chair­ he was left behind In Korea—^to be man, J. B v-tlar; Sacratary, H. Oardas. No penalty cargo—to ba taken up referred to patfohnan. with patrolman at payoff. Report on LOSMAR (Calmar), Aug. 3—Chair­ no shore leave at Island. Soma logs to be cancelled. Ship's fund $6.68. man, J. Faircioth; Secretary, W. Earth. 64 longshore hours disputed ot. S4V4 Reports accepted. New delegate regular hours disputed ot. Motion elected. Motion re; change of work­ that members be permitted to remain ' ing rules pertaining to cleaning of on vessel only one year. I.ocker to cargo holds In continental US. porta. ba built in passageway for bad IRENESTAR (Triton), Aug. S-«halrweather gear. Flowers sent to de­ ceased mother of brother. Fatrolman man, C Jennctte; Secretary, W. Deal. to see chief aitd 1st engineer about Beef re: eno crowmembcr with chief treatment of njen in engine room. mate—to be turned over to patrolman Electrician requests clarification ret —also about transportation rate, subshore leave. slstcnco pay and travel pay. Some disputed OT concerning longshore MICHAEL (Carras), Aug. 4—Chair­ work. Request special meeting with' man, A. Wilson; Sae'raiary, 8. Padgett. patrolman before payoff. See patrol­ Ship's fund. $9.09. Few hours disputed man about SIU feeding plan on ship: OT. New treasurer- elected. Need two also fresh fruit in foreign ports. mattresses. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE'tCitics ALCOA ROAMRR (Alcoa), July 37— Sarvice),'July 30—Chairman, R. Fink; Chairman, V. Alford; Sacratary, T. Sacratary, T. Ouarraro. Baker fired— Sanchai^ Two men missed ship—one justified. Do not use messroom as bar in hospital! one in Jail. Change brand room or flop house. Money owed to of milk. Order sufficient milk to last crew by missing pantryman sent to until NO voyage. Vote of. thanks to delegate. Vote of thanks to delegate steward dept. See what can be dona for job well done. Crew mess to eat tJlQUt ventilation. . after" crew is served. See patrolman for clarification on OS contract. Ice OCEANSTAR' (Triton), July SO— trays for crew mess. Use own cotA Chairman, J. Barrett; Sacratary, R. Morrisatta. New delegate elected. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Ship's fund, S16.2S. Some .disputed. OT. July 36—Chairman, T. Hill; Sacratary, All rooms to be songeed. Return eoffee V. Hopkins. Ship's fund. $23.17. Re­ cups to pantry. Place dirty dishes and pair list to be submitted. Reports ac­ silver in pantry sink. cepted. Motion capt. issue one day discharge for day's pay received In CUBORE (Marvan), July 34—Chair­ NY. Change brand of coffee. Washing man, J. Coniay; Sacratary, W Strick­ machltto to be repaired. To buy-Iron. land. Flowers sent to deceased father of member. One man missed ship. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime OverVents in passageways to be kept open seas), July 30—Chairman, B. Burton; for ventilation. Purchased some books sacratary, L. Thomas. Few minor and games. beefs. Galley fan needs new motorengineer will' Qraer same. Notify headDEL NORTE (Mist.), July 10—ChaliP. quartera—Insufficient drinking water man, J. Tucker; Secretary, H. Ellis. aboard In order to take on mora Movie projector to be purchased in caiKo. Suggestion to make evap­ NO.~Ship's fund, $198. Doctor's office, orated water for drinking purposes. door to ba fii^d to prevent slamming. Vote of thanks to steward dept., Donations for movies WIU be ae-< esFk^ially the cooks. ceptad. ALCOA RANDER (Aleaa), July 4— IBERVILLE (Waterman), July 14— Chairman, C. Crabtraa; Sacratary, J Chairmaiw A. Ortega; Secretary, P. Faircioth. Discussion on food. Sug­ eiaddan. Need more cigarettes for gestion steward get more 'variety of slop chest In Honolulu. Few liours lea cream and obtain watermelon and disputed OT. Discussion about - short­ grapes. Also mora chocolate syrup. age of some fpods at meal time. July 3S-i-Chairman, J. Stswsrt; SeeBequest coffeetlme sweets. Repair lists rotary, O. Annls. New detagata to be prepared by delegates. Discus­ elected. One man fired. Crew pantry' sion an left-over foods, meat^ eta, and.jnesshall to be cleaned at least once a month. Spray messhall while ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), July 17— In port to keep down files and bugst Chairman, A. Abramt; Sacratary,, H. place vinegar into, pepper saube bot­ Rfdgaway. Ship's fund, S44.iS0. W^- tles; .fresh fruit placed In pantry logmachine to be repaired. One man .during coast trip same as topsldei hospitalized in SJ. Motion to go an cups to. be. cetumed to pantryi leave recofSl next neg. comm. ''to be able safety lights on in cross-passsgeway to retire after so many years at sea for safety. Keep ice box closedi re­ regardless of disability. Report ae- pair washing machine. capted. Need new waMdng machine. PlaM catwalks on top of deck loads FAClFie EXI^LORER' (Compass), not on side. Proper atUre to be worn July 37—Chairman, J. McKrath; Sac­ in messhall. Keep vrashlng machine ratary, B. Rosangat. Repair list to be clean at all times. mhda out. Ship fumigated; fans or­ dered; desks te he sprayed. New dele­ WANO DISPATCHER (North AHsil- gate eleoted. Stewards will takr care tlc), July 3S-Chalrman, E. KliiEf Of locroation room, oagino dept. YrlU •aaretary, O. Van ilten. Donation to dpan laundry. sMp's fund to bo ho made next draw for ahip'a fund. atertod. •i L6G -By Seafarer 'Red' Fink -M '•-'i •••4 J- - c' •n I �St rMoieea •< SEAFARJSRS LOG Pennant Gang Keeps Things in Trim Aoffiut 2», l«5t More On Changes In Pehsien Plan T* fh* Edltort Durlnfi a recent meeting on the Chickasaw, I started a dis­ cussion on a pension plan based on actual aeatlme. My suggestion Is that a pension plan be set up entitling any member to a paid pension if he can show 20 years actual seatime on ships for which the SitJ funilshed crews. The member letters To The Editflir IBERVILLE RINGSIDER AT H-BLAST Pleased with the way things are going this trip, tho steward depart­ ment on the Alcoa Pennant gangs up for a photo. Pictured (kneel­ ing, front, l-r) H. Ridgeway, steward; W. Hamby, 2nd cook; E. Colon, saloon MM; (standing), T. Walston, crew MM; Mike LaFontaine, crew pantry; M. Howell, passenger utility; J. Cubano, salon pantry; (on hatch) Carlos Mojica, steward utility; J. Rioux, galley utility. At right, bosun F. A. Pehler keeps a watchful eye on W. T. Mathews, AB, as he maneuvers motorized wire-brush around deck. Both photos by W. R. Cameron, MCB. Seafarers aboard the SS Iberville who were up and about at the time had them­ selves quite a show when they hap­ pened to be a mere 600 miles from the scene of a hydrogen bomb test near Johnson Island pn July 31. The test involved the use of a hy­ SIU, A&G District drogen warhead in the missile pro­ BALTIMORE UlS B. Baltimore St. gram. Earl Sheppard. Asent IlAstern 7-4900 276 SUte St. Ship's reporter Paul B. Gladden BOSTON Sr., said A1 Ortega was on lookout James Slieehan. Axent Blchmond 2-0140 4202 Canal St. when the blast went off several HOUSTON Robert Matthews. Agent Capital 3-4089: 3:4080 minutes before midnight while the 1419 Ryan St. ship was ^00 miles north of John­ LAKE CHARLES. La.. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-S744 son Island. MOBILE 1 Sooth Lawrence St. "The first flash was so brilliant Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1734 that he did not know how far away MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Phone 2196 the explosion Tom Gould. Agent NEW ORLEANS 823 BlenvlUe St. was," Gladden Llndsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 said. "He started NEW YORK 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 to pick up the NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. bow telephone, J. Bullock. Acting Agent MAdlson 2-9834 337 Market St. but decided he PHILADELPHIA S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 had better hunt PUERTA da TIERRA PR......101 Pelyro a hole. Sal CoUs. Agent Phone S-aSoo 430 Harrison St "The only SAN FRANCISCO M^y BrelthoH. Agent Douglas 2-3473 holes on the SAVANNAH 3 Aberconl St. Adams 3-1728 foc'sle head be­ B. B. McAuley. Agent Ortega .........SS03 1st Ave. ing the hawse SEATTLE Jeff GUlette. Agent Main 3-4334 pipes, and not much protection, he went down on the main deck and into the forepeak locker. Looking Moving? Notify out through a crack In the door SIU, Welfare he observed the rest of the display. Seafarers and SIU families "After several erupting balls of fire had climbed out of the first who apply for maternity, hos­ mushroom and the display was pital or surgical benefits from over. It was learned that some of the Welfare Plan are urged to the crew had heard over the radio keep the Union or the Wel­ of the test to take place on John-"^ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their son Island.'The explosion was so strong that applications are being proc­ it shook the city of Honolulu and essed. Although payments are caused considerable alarm there often made by return mall, changes of address (or Illegible until the situation was clarified. return addresses) delay - them The Iberville was en route to when checks or "baby bonds" the Hawaiian Islands at the time are returned. Those who are to pick up sugar for the East moving or plan to move aro Coast. Before that,, while one day advised to Immediately notify out of Korea on June 30, she had SIU headquarters or the Wel­ suffered a badly-dented propeller fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New and had to drydock in Japan for York, NY. repairs. i SIU HAU DIRECTORY S:' I':* '! jy :• • m r m-' kit .1 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 803 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....673 4tb Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J Aleina. Deck W. HaU. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. 3. Volplan. Joint SUP HONOLULU c/o MM&P. Pier 8 PHORB 3-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApltal 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif....810 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0928 SAN FRANCISCO 430 Harrison St. Douglas>8363 SEATTLE ...3803 1st' Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON ...BOS Marina Ava, Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 673 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 06163 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1218 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO. NY..:-? 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 20 St. MAln 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE . .10228 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randclph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO ..3»1 E.' 92nd St. Phone: Esses 8-2410 Canadian District HALIFAX, N.8. 128M HoUls St. Phone 36011 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM .406 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone:-8801 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EUplra 4-niO VICTORIA. BC......617M Cormorant St. moire 4931 VANCOUVEBs BG • o. .398 JHein St. Paelllo 3468 SYDNEY* N8 804 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILUE. Qaih«6........n^^^in^ THOROLD. Ontaido QUEBEC Quebeo SAINT JOHN NB 82 St. Da^ds St. CAnal 7-3202 44 Sault-au-Matelot Phone: 3-1360 177 Prince WUllam St.^ OX 26431 All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the toritcr. Names tviil be withjield upon request. would get this pension regard­ less of age or disability. A large majority of the Chick­ asaw crewmembers voiced their approval of this proposal, and said they ^ould like to see such a plan provided for in the future. I One brother pointed out that no one stood to benefit under this plan now because the Union was only 20 years old. But told, him—assuming that such a plan will be provided—a fund would have to be accumulated and the sooner this plan could be set up, the. better our chances of accumulating the necessary funds. 1 figure that the average member would have to go to sea approximately 30 years to ac­ cumulate 20 years" of actual seatlme and when one thinks of this It doesn't seem too un­ reasonable to suggest this plan. This plan, of course, Is not to be confused with our present disability plan. Thomas A. Bronn (Ed. note: Basic provisions on seatlme for the existing $150 monthly disability-pension ben­ efit are 12 years on ships of companies now under SIU contraot. If the time was spent on the ship before the company was contracted to the SIU, all the way back to 1934, it still counts toward the benefit. For full details on disability-pen­ sion eligibilty, see box on eligi­ bility requirements on page 15.) ir ^ X Want Bonus Or Air Conditioning To the Editor: This Is something that should he brought to the attention of all the membership. It arose at a ship's meeting aboard the Steel Voyager In Che Persian Gulf during the month of July. To us It Is one of the best mo­ tions we have heard. Tho motion was that all ships hot alr-condltloned that make Saudi Arabia and Persian Gulf porta during tha s u m m e r monthi should bo required to pay crewmembers a bonus of $5 per day for their Inconvmilence and discomfort due to the heat. There are a few reasons why this motion was brought forth. For one, our ventilation system doesn't work. For another, tha captain caught someone mess­ ing up the boat deck and after­ wards refused to allow the crew to sleep up there. The reefer boxes are also outlawed for us, as there Is cargo In number three and four holds. R. Hunt Ship's delegate ii i. ji ' : Offers Thanks For SJU Help To the Editor: I would like to have this ^ piece put In our paper.^Flrst of ; ,all, I want to thank our welfare| officials for the assistance they ]' gave me In helping me obtain my disability benefits. As always, the officials of our | Union were right there to help and no time was lost In approv­ ing my claim. I was permanent­ ly put In the boneyard on account of my heart, after I went through the Staten Island US Public Health hospital. Now with my disability from the SIU and the Social Security I hope I can enjoy things for a while. Thanks agaln~ to all the of­ ficials of our Union that I had the pleasure of meeting aboard ship and In the hall, and to all the Union brothers I sailed M'lth. Best of luck aiid good sailing to all. I hope to drop' In at the hall once In a while to see some of you. Adrian Guns 4 4 4 'SS Vincent Jlr.' ^Arrives in Port To the Editor: My husband sails with the SIU out of New Orleans and Is at present an ordinary seaman aboard the SS Josefina. Perhaps you could reprint the birth an­ nouncement for our new baby so that his frlentls could see it It reads this way: Mr. and Mrs. Vincent T. Tividad Announce The Launching of their Newest Addition to the Family Fleet By the Birth of Vincent Aubrey Tividad, Jn On Tuesday, July 24, 1958 ~ Displacement: 8 lb. ox. Fuel: Milk Moisture-proof Hatch Covers Construction Cost a Military Secret By Authority of Married-Time Commission • Smooth Sailing Expected After Shakedown Cruise At New Orleans, La, Thank you In advance, and please send us a copy ol the SEAFARERS LOG, with my son's statistics. ^ Mrs. Yineent A. Tividad . �SEAFARER9 ifWiftW.MSt MARVMAR (Calmar), ^uly «— Chairman* J. Labann Saeratary, • RWdglla. OM hrothar iiijurad. hoavUaliaad Balbaa. Kaad mia& clwlaa. •cfaena for port holaa. Kay seat to KT. tod. 9tt.tr. Rapwrta gaaaptad. Jwiaatoeina and Niowara in Rack dept. aaad r%. paUlAi, eeawBltog, paUktlBg.. PhlBt or aougaa foc'alea. RRADRORD ISLAND (Cttla* Sarvfca), July' SI—Chairman, •. Phllllpi; Sacrotary, A Malanson. Deleiate gava aafety talk; also dlscoksed workings of Unlois pertaining to "B" and "C" earda. i ' SIASTAR (Trltan), Abff. S—Chair­ man, M, Bugawani Sacratary, C. Caudlll. Repair list to be made up. To sea Mtrolman about food stores and cof­ fee. Motion to concur with haadquartera organising drive. Vote of thanks to ataward dept. for azcallaat aarvlea and Job vary wall done. Diaenasion about mattress. Snggaatioa to ardor wind scoops. VALCHRM IHaraii), Jgn* SS—Chair.man, ML Drayi Sacratary, W. Nasta. fitalp'a fimd. SSP: Some dlspdted OT. Raqueat awning overhead' outside ' above galley. New delasate elected. Crewmembera to donate aSe to get TV aet rapaireC. Bblrta to be worn in meaahan. Place screens in all port holaa and fcaap aeraen doora closed while in port. Turn off TV at mtal hour. . July It—Chairman, T. Daly; Sacrafary, W. Nasta Repairs to be made. Ship's fund, S40.90. Some disputed OT. One member missed ship. Mesa'hall to be sougeed and painted. Make up repair lists and submit to delegate. Vote of thanks to baker. DEL SUjD (Delta), Aug.-S—Chairman, W. Perkins; Secretary, V. CBrlant. Crew to use crew gangway only not passenger gangway. Saloon steward left in Rio. Shlp'i fund, S9.87. MoVto fund, S212.46. One man hoq>ltallzed. one man logged. HoWes to be pur­ chased with fund. To show-movies every other night Instead of nightly. Get latest Information on pay raise. CS MIAMI (Cities Service), July 14— Chairman, J, Nash; Secretary, A. ' James. Pictures sent to LOG for pubUcation. Ship's fund, 3700 Yen. S3. Crew requests information on action taken regarding raise in wages. Re­ port accepted. Notify Union re; medi­ cal service and supplies. Report on air venta to he taken up with engi­ neer. . Do not take tales topside. STllL WORKIR (lalhMlan), May 4 —Chairman,-C Rvmv tactatary, J. Rarnai. Ship's fund, tMJt. Baaf rai • Sparks painting foc'da an own tima. To bo refenrad to patrbtanan. Soma disputed OT. Disenaalon rat alactrleian'doing welding an OT. Chief olactrieian refuses to teach Sad alectridan how to hook up welding out­ fit. Request elarificatian. Aug. S—Chairman, C. Rumai Sacra­ tary, L. Zwarilng. Repair list sub­ mitted. Ship's fund. g30.39. Soaaa dis­ puted OT. Repairs being made. Ong man logged. Two alaetriciang' beef to be referred to patrbbnaa. Diluted delayed sailing. Reports acceptedr Amer. Merchant Marina Library Assoc. contributions to ship treasurer. ' Suggestions to air beef before payoff. Washing machine on repair list. WM. H. CARRUTH (Pann Shipping), Aug. t—Chairman, J. Part) Sacratary, S. Butler. Radiogram and letter sent headquarters re hospttalluUcs in Poland of 3rd oook, also letter to his wife. Repairs being mada and mesa-, room chairs ordered. No hoots. Some disputed OT. Motion to investigate men missing ship, also personal con­ duct aboard ship. Motion to recom­ mend men mlsdng Ship be barred from Union. MUk in-Poland apoUcd on both occasloni ordered. SEAMAR (Calmer), Aug. S—Chair­ man, R. Laffbbn; Secretary, J. ilchcnbcrg. New delegate to be elected. Ship's fund. S300. Leteer read from headquarters about Mck AB. Crew thanks headquarte'rs for prompt ac­ tion. Good care to be taken of new washing machlna; tlmar to be ordered. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for flno food and service. PLORtOA STATE (Pence Cement Ce.), Aug. 11—Chairman, O, Lee; Sec­ retary, R. DeMartlne. Ship's fund, S20.43—report accepted. IMsputs pend­ ing concerning dismissal of oiler. Dis­ puted OT. New washing machlna to be Installed, 'Buggest head be more carefully cleaned. SS APOUNDRIA (Waterman), Aug. 10—Chairman, C. Hall; Secretary, J. Puller. Cheek with patrclman ea American money draws, radio mesCHARLES e. DUNAIP (Colonial). •age to headquarters, men being per­ Aug. S—Chairman, J. Piter; Secretary, mitted to miss ssillngs. and hbcf over W Walsh. New delegate elected. testing cluster lights. R and C men Three aUotments mailed by company. with over 80 days pay eft on Wast Men who fouled up will, be reported Coast. Bast coast B and C man to . to headquarters. Report accepted. return to area of sngagament as per • Request better grade washing powder - new ruling in LOG. One man loggsd. , hboird. New mattresses and pillows" Ship's fund, S1.78. Disputed OT. ' needed) also.. lava soap Instead of Shortage of soap and matches, also ; pumico soap now being Issued. Need milk. No bsefs. Thefts reported. new Washing machine. Vote of thanks Renew or repair crew's waAlng mato steward dept for Job well dona. AZALEA CITY (Pen AHentIc), Aug. •UZANHR (Bull), Aug. 11—Chair­ man, W. Ortis; Sacratary, J Pratts. No 17—Chairman, W. Ranks; Secretary, major beefs. Report accepted. Dis­ J. Austin. Bvarytblng OK. Two men cussion on food and general cleaning. took off In San Juan, Usputed OT. New delegate elected. Water to be PORT HOSKINS (CIttoa Sarvica), put on table during meals. Stsam to Aug. 3—Chairman, A. Reiarlo; Sacra­ be cut off aft for'hot watar. Suggest tary, C. MIddlaten. One man missed gattlng vralkway bosr^ Soution of •kip. Affidavits re: OS taken off In 80 cents per man to ship fund. y" It's Hot Whatever Name Yeu Call It One result of the coup in Iraq has been an announcement by the Iraqi government that as far as they are concerned, from now on the Persian Gulf will be known as the Gulf of Arabia. This has drawn a protest from the government of Iran which declared (bat-the Iraqi decision was not binding and must be considered an unfriendly, atti­ tude toward Iran. As far as Seafarers are con­ cerned, whether its Persian Or Arabian, it still Is one of the hottest spots on earth'with temperatiures often going well above the 100 degrc^ mark. ^ Some Seafarers may have their own names for the place," but they are not likely to get into an atlas. Personals And Notices Harold George Beleford Contact your wife at 235 W. 102 St., NY 25. NY. • -4 t , Tom Heeney SS Steel Apprentice Get in touch with Joe DiGeorge at SIU hall in New York for the money due you. t ^ t Frank Parsons It is urgent that you contact your former wife, Mrs. Barbara McKun, 42 Pine St., Laconia, NH. 3; 3^* 3^ John A. TonanI Walter Ammann wants you tO' get in touch with him at 816 S. Bond St., Baltimore 31, Md. - t t t Salvatore Sbrigllo Your wife Bita asks you to send money for the children to her new address, 18833 Rayen St., Northridge, Calif. 3i ^ t Harold W. Lawrence Contact your wife Doris regard­ ing some important papers to be signed. 4 t t .Pwejnffefii LOG Tom Hodney Get in touch with M. McLaugh­ lin, 38 White St., East Boston, Mass. 3> Si 3i ' George Mills - Contact James O'Neill, 15 Lib­ erty St., Poughkeepsie, NY. Keeping in Toaeh WITH SIU OlDTIMERS This year the SIU celebrates Its twentieth year of existehc'i^ but for retired Seafarer George Guy Gordano it marks the end of twenty years as a member of the SIU. ; Joining the Union in the^ year of its organization, 1938, Gordano can account Jor over a hundred ships he has sailed on since he started shipping in 1918 on the Great Lakes passenger ship, Frank E. Kirby^ During World War I he served on a variety of Navy vessels including a battleship, the USS Arkansas; an ammo ship, the USS Nitro; a copper-bottomed gun­ boat, the USS Galveston, and even a couple of submarines. He also managed to put a stint in with the US Engineering Department on s Mississippi stern wheeler, the SS Douglas. After the war, Gordano went ^ack to the Great Lakes passengers until he,-started to make the deep sea rung, shipping as an AB^and Oldiimer George G. Gor­ bosun on tankers, freighters and dano, wife Pauline, sons deep sea tugs. Gordano, who is 54 years old, Kery Lee and George Jr., lives at 3040 Music Street, New line up for family photo out­ Orleans, La. with his wife, Pauline, side home in New Orleans. two sons, George, Jr., and Kerry Absent is daughter, Sylvia Lee and a daughter, Sylvia Lynne. Lunne. Even though he has settled to the ease of the retired life, he remem­ bers vividly the rigors of seafaring. sea. The English and Germans In 1944, while aboard the John were always hospitable and Gor­ L. Sullivan, all hands were called dano especially "enjoyed their on during a heavy gale to lace the ways of joking about life in gen­ starboard foredeck with runners eral." With the SIU haU just a stone's and spring wires after the ship had cracked in a storm. Another time, throw away, the retired Seafarer while rounding Cape Horn on the has no trouble in keeping In touch Josiah PaNier during a storm, the with many of his old buddies. deck gang was called on to save LeRoy Clarke, port agent in Lake the deck load whiqh had broken Charles, D. Horn, C. Miller, W. R. Thompson, C. J. Stephens and loose. But the times Gordano hit the Charlie Kimball are Just a few of English and German ports more the Seafarers who keep him up to than made up for the hardships-at date. Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consist of the following: — Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's sUmdard ell^billty requirement, can apply for and recelye the benefit. The seatime has to be lylth SlU-contracted companies. Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and also meet the 12-yeaF seatime requirement plus .the Flan's standard eligibility pro- : vision, can also obtain coverage under this benefit. SIU BABY ARRIVALS 3^ 3^ 3^ All oj" the following SIU families have received a $200 SIU mater­ Walter Scott nity benefit. Paul Widener asks that you con­ Raul Aguilar Jr., born August 4, 14, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. tact him at 115 Wooley St., South­ Tilg deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the hampton, NY. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Raul Gabriel Bonefont, New York City. Seafarers Welfare pirn. Aguilar, Brooklyn, NY. 3; t 3; Isaac Brown, born July 29, 1958, -• James C. Turner John L. Madden, 47: Brother Brazil, where hla death occured, to Seafarer and Mrs. Isaac Vega Katrina Fritz, born May 24,1958, Madden of Salem, Alabama, died but the place of burial is unknown. Get in touch with O. J. Esser, to Seafarer and Mrs. Floyd W. Brown, Playa Ponce, PR. on May 21, 1958, Brother Wedberg lived in Jackson­ Iowa National Mutual Insurance Willie Mldgette Jr., born June in New Orleans. ville, Florida. He is survived by a Co., Florida Branch Office, 1451 Fritz, Baltimore, Md. E. 4th Ave., Hialeah, Fla., or phone ' Tina Marie Murphy, born June 20, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. The cause "of brother, Walter F. Wedberg. 80-2042 regarding your claim. death was a ^ 16,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Car- Willie G. Mldgette, Lowland, NC. WilUam Roohell, 78: Brother stomach aliment. Vincent Tividad Jr., born July melo Murphy, New Orleans, La. Charles O. Lynsky He b e c a m e an Rochell died of a 22, 1958, to Seafarer and lifos. Victoria Durmo, born July 7, Vincent A. Tividad, New Orleans, SIU member' in malignant tumor Your mother asks you to get In 1958, to Seafver and Mrs. John La. 1943 and Satied Auguat L 1958, touch with her at home. Durmo. Bronx, NY, in the engine dein New Orleans, V ,4 4 4 Kathryn Wallace, born August partm^t. Broth­ La. He jdlned Seafarer and Mrs. John P. HayLawrence Hitchcock, bom July 12, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Earl er Ma d,d en is the Union at its ward of Little Falls, NY, wish to 13, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Co­ C. Wallace, La Marque, Tex. survived by a sister. Mrs. Esther organization in announce the bbUt of Barbara lumbus Hitchcock, Baltimore, Md. Antbtmy Ferrer, born July 10. M. Pajme, of Colombus, Georgia. 1938 and saUed Jane Hayward, on May 11, 1958. He was burled In the Salem Ceme­ in the steward Susan Rome, bora July 22, 1958, 1958, to Seafarer S. B. Ferrer, . 4 4 4_ . Gene Berger tery. department. Sur­ to Severer and Mrs. Calvin A. Bronx. NY. : Engine Dep't ^ viving is his sirt ' Rome, New Orleans, La. William Agnlar, born July 19, Write Mary Ann Picking, 2933 . tl^ahelg,j. Herr, 39: Brother Herr ter, AlicO De SUva of New Orleans. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Herman Mlelke Jr., born August Madera Ave., Oakland 19, Calif; died oh August 8, 1958, in Baltic- He was buried in the Holt Ceme­ 4, 1958 to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ Aguiar, Bronx, NY. more, Md., of a brain hemorrhage, tery, New Orleans. -4-44 man C. Mlelke, Baltimore, Md. Joel Thomas, born July 9, 1958, Robert Prideaux ^e is survived by his wife, Mildred » » John Flynn, gli Brother Flynn ,Tom Griffith would like you to DennlDr Nettles, born July 19, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph E. Aniui Herr, of Baltimore. Burial took place in the Oak Lawn Ceme- died on May 23, 1958 it the, Medl- mail his repaired watch to him at 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Johnny Thomas, Alameda, Calif. oal Center, jpraey City,-NJ. The 58 Elder Place, Potomac Heights, Nettles, Baltimore, Md. teipy, Baltim<»«.. H Michael 3. Hayes, born May 2, cause of death was eaneer. Brother Md. -3?• w 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. George Boland-I. Wedberg, A cere­ Flynn started sailing with the SIU 4 4 4 John Eftimiou, born May 9, L. Hayes Jr., Vancduver, Wash. , Edmund K. W. Eriksen bral hemorrage Was the cause of in 1957 iind was last aboard the 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nicho­ Jolm Howland, born May 23, Please write your wife, Betty, or las ^timipu, San Francisco, Calif. Brother WedbO!^'s death pn June Ocean Neva. He was interred, in 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John 13i 1998, His body hR4 been re- tiie Mpnti^e, Cemete^, MontviUp, phone her at AD* ?:7444. Very R«f«elR ^oneftm^ born Ail|9>sl Upwhmd, Luther/lUe, M(|.^^ > Important. tv^fned to^ the . VS from Becife«- NJi irhere are no survivors. 7.;^ T.';jn i r • - •% •k �^ Tt.' SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATION AL UNION •ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AFL-CIO • Congress Boosts Old Age Benefit 1^ w. I i-v Gosy Spot For Rolaxatlon In 'Frisco WASHINGTON—A seven percent increase in Federal So­ cial Security benefits has been voted by Congress and is ex­ pected to be signed by the President. The-new pensions for retired workers would go into-f The SEAFARERS LOG is effect February now in the process of obtaining The increased benefits will full details of the new benefits be financed by higher payroll from the Federal Security taxes on employers and 75 million Agency. These details will be workers, starting January 1. Max­ presented in chart form in a imum tax levels will be increased future issue of the LOG for the on that date from $94.50 to $120 information of the membership. a year. In addition to Increasing deducted up to $4,800, or $400 benefits for 12 million workers month average earnings, and a hew now on .the retirement rolls, the categoiy of benefits is set up on bill sets up a new category which the $400 level. Therefore, as It now stands the will lead to still higher benefits for some workers retiring in the bill provides: A) A maximum of $110-for future. Up until now, benefits Newly-refurbished library al Sailors Union hall In San Francisco provides comfortable spot for reading were based on average monthly presently-retired single work­ and relaxation. SUP members, Seafarer* shipping from West Coast and men from other SIU affilK ers and future retirements at earnings up to a maximum of $350 otes utilize the facilities. At front table (I to rj are Tom Banich, Pete Nielsen and Ben Gagliasso, aH the old top figure of $350 a month or $4,200 a year, and pay­ SUP men, frying out the new captain's chairs and some of the 1,100 new volumes added tb the library roll taxes were deducted up to average monthly earnings. This collection. . is'an increase of $7.50 a month. that figure. For a man and wife in the Workers averaging more than $350 a month In earnings got no same bracket it goes up $11.20 a month to $174. For a widow credit toward retirement pay for their additional income as they and two children it goes up to • a top $232 monthly — a $32 did not pay taxes on any earnings increase. over the $4,200 figure. B) In the brand-new bracket Now though, the taxes will be of $400 monthly average earn­ ings the maximums will be $127 a month for a single HALIFAX—A showdown appears' to be In the'offing in the SlU-Canadian District's 14worker; $190.50 a month for a man and wife and $254.10 a month strike against the Canadian National Steamship company^ Troy Browning, Lakes month for a widow with two operator who is handling the ships on behalf of the new Cuban owners, has announced that children. he wiU attempt to get the — ^ For practical purposes, most since . the SlU strike began, demands to 20 percent, and the Seafarers will probably qualify oi ships out Of port in the face of July 4, 1951 company countered with a twothe $400 monthly average and bi an SIU picketline. The ships step 15 percent tajce-it-or-leave-it It had been expected then that entitled to the top figure for retire­ were sold to the Cuban interests the' company would attempt tq offer. This would have kept CNS ment. In combination with the SIU undier a Canadian government- sail the ship for Havana, although wages way below prevailing standf disability-pension, a single retired sponsored strikebreaking move. neither she nor any of the other ards, as they have been all aW^ There is still some time left for Seafarer would then be entitled to At week's end, the Canadian struck ships have had a going-over Rejection by the SIU of the com­ Seafarers who wish to be candi­ $277 a month, a married retired strikers had the full support of the in the shipyard since, being idled. pany's meager offering prompted dates in the forthcoming Union Seafarer to $340.50 monthly. world labor movement, including Like pother lahor groups. Local 1 CNS to transfer the ships to Trinaelections to nominate themselves. Payroll taxes will go up on the AFL-CIO, Canadian Congress of the Industrial Union of Marine dad in order to break the strike. The nominations period will wind January 1 from 214 to 214 percent of labour, the Internationid' and > Shipbuilding Workers has re­ However, worldwide labor solidar­ up as of midnight, September 12, on both workers and employers Transportworkers Federation and fused to handle the '«hoV' ships. ity forced the company to back for the 38 union posts which will and the taxable wage base will be the International Confederation of This month's sale of the CNS down when It was unable to obtain be open in the voting. Balloting increased from $4,200 to $4,800 a Free Trade Unions, and were ships, which have been operated scab crews anywhere. will get underway on November 1 year. The tax increase, which will awaiting further moves by the new Two planeloads of 100 men from by a Canadian government-owned amount to more than the Govern­ owners. and . dose December 31. Jamaica turned back in mid-flight subsidiary, was the latest in a The nominations procedure calls ment needs to cover the benefit series of sixikebreaking maneuvers and other seamen from England Report Steam Up for a candidate to nominate him­ increases,, has been enacted to •by the operators and the govern­ refused to bqard the ships on ar­ On Monday, news reports in­ ment self for any Union office simply by provide long-range stability for the to smash the SIU strike. rival in Canada when they learned dicated that some crewmembers Waterfront submitting proof of his three years' Social Security fund. observers have echoed of the SIU strike. Three of the saatune, four months of which has The final bill also provided for had gone aboard the Canadian the imion contention that the ships have been tied up here since to be in the current calendar year; a $197 million increase in Federal Cruiser, largest of the CNS ves­ bargain sale of the ships was engi­ the strike began. Five others have his two years' continuous Union public assikance grants - to the sels, and that steam was up. How­ neered ^prlmadly in retaliation for been anchored in Bedford Basin membership and US citizenship. states for the needy aged, blind, ever, this was presumably done by the union's determination not to since December, when they were Those seeking departmental posts disabled and dependent children. soab ship's officers, who"^ Have knuckle under. sliifted from Montreal manned must show seatime in that depart­ The increase, will raise Federal been maintained aboard the ships only by ship> officers, and water­ Opposition members of Parlia­ front workers here wouldn't tie ment. Candidates should remem­ contributions for the blind, aged ment have, sharply criticized the them to the dock. ber to specify the port and office and disabled from $60 to $64 or government for letting the CNS $65 a month, and for-a'dependent they are seeking. Unable to obtain crews, CNS fleet go foreign, particularly when chad to $30. transferred the ships back to After all nominations are in and sv-Jie of the Canadian bids came Payroll taxes will be increased have been deemed valid by a mem­ again at three year intervals until within $200,000 of the $2.8 million Canadian registry and put them-bership-elected credentials commit­ 1969. There will be an increase sale price and one, late by a few up for sale a short time ago. tee. the SEAFARERS LOG will to 3 percent in 1960, to 3V4 percent hours, topped the Cuban bid by publish a special supplement cbnr in 1963, to 4 percent in 1966 and $200,000; . taining photos- and statements of to 4^ percent in 1969; Experts SEATTLE-^Meetings with the The government's action was each candidate. All Seafarers who beUeve that by 1960 the present crews of all ships hitting this port . criticized because the are candidates are asked to submit deficit in the Social Security were held in order to inform them further actual moffey issue between the such statements" of not more than system wiU be wiped out and the of the new wage increase, Jeff GUc. SIU and th'e in company amounted 100 words, with a photograph. lette, port agent, reports. Need­ system will be in the black from to barely $24,000'yearly. Not even' The 38 offices open were listed then on. less to say, the news vvas well re­ taken into account, says the union, in the last issue of,, the SEAFAR­ ceived by all hands. is the Canadian loss in wages, ERS LOG. They are largely the Shipping for the two week period taxes and other Items as a result same as in the' previous election continued to be good and is a good of the "outright foreign sale. ' with the foliowihg exceptions: < If a crewmember quits while bet that it will continue that way. Crews Locked Out : Two assistant secretary-treasur­ a'^hip is in port,': delegates Two ships, the Mankato Victmy ers joint will be chosen as against (Victory Carriers) and the Alcoa The. SIU beef arose last year are^ 'asked to contact the ball three the previous time. , Partner (Alcoa), paid off and when CNS Id'cked out its seanien immediately for a replace­ The ports of Norfolk, Savannah signed on. Over a SO percent wage increase and Tampa will elect agents only. ment. Fast action on their part In transit were the Penmar and demand. At the t(me, ABs drew will keep ail jobs aboard ship The ports of Wilmington and at all times and elimi­ Losmac (Calmar), the Maiden $204 a month. When a govern­ Seattle will be on the ballot for filled nate the chance of the ship Creek and Afduhdria j (Waterman), ment conciliation board- recom­ the first time for the election of sailing shorthanded. the Ocean Jlv^lyn (Ocean Trans­ mended a ten. percent award, the •r.;.7 port agents. port) and the Orion Star (Oridnl. union membership scaled do^'Its Showdown Seen Near On Struck Canadran Ships Union Office Nominations End Sept 12 • • -•'4 V':"! Seattle tikes Gontract News Shorthanded? m I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 29, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU PUSHES DRIVE FOR SS ATLANTIC FARM BILL SEEN SHIPPING BOOST US TO SPUR BUILDING OF ATOM SHIPS CURRAN MUM ON AMMI POLICY SS ATLANTIC HIRING OK’D, SIU PUSHES FOR PACTS RIGHTS NEW WAGE TERMS WIN APPROVAL IN ALL PORTS NMU’S ‘WRECK’ DRIVE FAILING LA. LABOR PLANS STORM MEMORIAL REVIVE TALK OF CONTROLS ON MARITIME BARGAINING AFL-CIO RULES AGAINST PACTS WITH OUSTED UNIONS NY SHIPPING STEADY; GAINS PLEASE CREWS ISTHMIAN ON NEW SERVICE TO FAR EAST T-H LAW CHANGES DEAD; WELFARE FUND BILL PASSES UNIONS OF AMERICA AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION ‘WRECK’ LAW BRINGS BACK SPEED-UP DAYS END ONASSIS QUIZ, TURN TO NIARCHOS BAUXITE STOCKPILE SEEN BOOSTING MOBILE SHIPPING NO CHANCE SEEN FOR POLAR ROUTE CONGRESS BOOSTS OLD AGE BENEFIT SHOWDOWN SEEN NEAR ON STRUCK CANADIAN SHIPS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/29/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 18 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b83ba277136d8d280d09e99377745c4e.PDF ddcedeb801b869188d986a1b6e38d28b PDF Text Text LOG August IS 1958 » OFFICtAl 0»»AN OF THi ttAFARIRt INTIKNATIONAL UN ION » ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO » \ Now Takes Up Job Security, Other Benefits SVeitYBOtY- 9ow:i - Story On Page 3 >3 1 AN EDITORIAL; A Merchant Marine For Whom? * • ^ ' '" • ' , t Last week US maritime was treated to the spectacle of the represen­ tatives of the American Merchant Marine Institute pleading in Washing­ ton on behalf of runaway-flag shipowners. The AMMl, ostensibly devoted to the interests of. American shipping, made a successful pitch to the Ad^ ministration that the American taxpayer should pick up the tab for Suea Canal surcharges imposed on runaway ships—ships whose owners registSted foreign to escape payment of US ^taxes in the first instance. Maybe the top brass of the AMMI congratulated themselves on a job well done. Undoubted!;^ _the runaway operators were pleased with the re­ sults. But we wonder if many American-flag operators were cheered by this development. We are sure that the US public, if it learned, the facts, V'ould disapprove. Thes public would be bewildered as to why a so-called "American" Merchant Marine Institute would make a money pitch fgr opjerators who have fled the American flag. 1 To understand why tlds happened it is necessary to understand the natiire of ^e AMMI as an organization. - . In theory, the AMMI is a combinatiou of US shipowners acting in con;* eei^ on matters oi .interest affescting all of them.. In fact, it has develop^ -(Coiltlnued-on page 2>' -'-.v '5%.;;, i UtM -Mmm Mmm Jimm. tJsually it'i ft ship that hits a bridge but in * >^ "X DFtOj^Om this instwcu the bridge swung first. Victim of the swinging drawbridge'In Toledo, the Canadiana had her bow ' ripped up, but 900 passengers escaped serious injury. Ship is mknned .by the SIU Great Lakes District. (Story on Page 11.) - - . I; • I*-. ' ti �Fa*« Two SEAFARERS LOG .Ixvt U, U5« Ukw SIU HMd At NY Mertlhgr NOMINATIONS NOW OPfeNt 5eatarers To Ko/e On 38 Union Posts A total of 38 elective offices will be open to qualified candidates in the coming SIU bien­ nial elections scheduled to get underway on November 1. The 38 offices to appear on the ballot were approved by the membership at headquarters and In all ports following presen­ tation of the secretary-treas-^^ urer's pre-balloting report and the first •time for the election of ning for Uzdon office to nominate port agents. These positions had themselves. recommendations. The number of posts to be voted been appointed posts up until now, After the voting is concluded oh on is one less than the^l956 rostei since the West Coast halls had of 39. A number of changes have been opened as a temporary meas­ The foil text of the seoretarybeen made In the type and location ure., However, the pattern of ship­ treasarer'B pre-ballot report ap­ of some of ~ the offices to be voted ping has been such over the past Frod Famen, socrotary-troasuror of iho Sill Grout Lxilies District, on. This was done in light of the few years that these halls will now pears on page S. tolls A&G headquarters meeting of orogress in Lakes organizing changing pattern of shipping in the be regarded as permanent and various ports in which the SIU agents elected for them accord­ December 31, newly-elected offi­ drive. Bection is now going on in Boiand and Cornelius flMt, one ingly. cers will take office as of midnight of prime organizing targets. MTD Unions on Lakes are working maintains halls. on the night that the headquarters together on this and other drives. The other ports-—Boston, Phila­ At headquarters, there will be five assistant secretary-treasurers delphia, Baltimore. Mobile, New tallying committee reports on the as compared to six on the 1956 bal­ Orleans, Houstoa and San Fran­ results of the election to the mem­ lot, and eight Joint patrolmen to cisco—have the same number and bership. be elected as opposed to seven last type of elective posts assigned to The constitution calls for each time. Three ports, Nbrfolk, Savan­ them as there were In the 1956 days' ballots In every port to be mailed by certified or registered nah and Tampa, will elect agents balloting. mail to a safe depository.' Nominating ProeeM only. They had previously elected an agent and a-patrolman, but a The presentation of the pre-bal­ The roster of posts to be voted drop in shipping in their area has loting report paved the way for the on is as follows: reduced the need for permanent opening of the nominations period' Headquarters: One secretary _ SAN FRANCISCO-^'liie proposed establishment of an SIU personnel. which began August 12 and will treasurer; one deck assistant sec­ On the other hand,''the West wind up as of midnight, September retary-treasurer, one engine assist­ Pacific District newspaper to replace three existing publica­ Coast ports of Seattle and Wil­ 11. The nominations procedure ant secretary-treasurer, one stew­ tions received another boost when the members of the Sail­ mington will be on the ballot for permits a candidate to nominate ard assistant secretary-treasuref; ors Union of the Pacific went ^ himself by sending a letter to two assistant secretary-treasurers on record in favor of the publishing of. a better paper, the ' headquarters during that period joint. SEAFARERS LOG stating the office three unions to ail intents and for which he in­ New York: Eight joint patrolmen. move. purposes, legally and otherwise, August IS, I95> Vol. XX, No. 16 tends to nm, submitting proof of Boston: One agent; one joint The Marine Firemens Uniim and are banded together and have mu­ Ids three years' seatime, his citi­ patrolman. the Marine Cooks and Stewards zenship and his two years of con­ Philadelphia: One agent; one Union h'ad already taken official tual problems. We therefore. rec- . ommend that the Secretary proceed' tinuous Union membership. Four joint patrolman. positions in favor of consolidating months of the seatime has to be Baltimore: One agent; three the "West Coast Sailor," the toward an agreement with the other two unions, the MFOWW PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treamrer in the current calendar year. joint patrolmen. "Marine Fireman" and the "Stew­ and the MC&S, to publish .a joint HEBam BRAm, Editor, BOITABO SEANorfolk: One agent. In addition, under the terms of ards News" into one publication to paper, and, if possible, to put out MAN, Art Editor. HBBMAN ABiauir, BIWIH Savannah: One agent. fiPtvACK, AL MASKIN. JOHN BRAZIL, HER­ the pre-baUoting resolution, all represent the entire Pacific Dis­ such a publication as soon as pos­ MAN MAKLER, Staff Writert, BILL MOODT, candidates are asked to submit Tampa: One agent. trict. Gulf Area Representative. photos and written statements of Mobile: One agent; three joiht The SUP action came at its head­ sible." Last year^the three unions put Publlshttf blWMhly at tfia haadquartar* 100 words or less on their activities patrolmen. •f tha Saafarara Intarnatlonal Union, At­ in the Union. The statements will New Orleans: One agent; three quarters membership meeting in out a joint newspaper as a Labor * adopting the report and recommen­ Day issue, with each union having lantic « Cult District. APk-CIO, *75 Fourth joint patrolmen. Avonuo Brooklyn 31. NY.. Tot. HYaclnth be . printed In ^a special election Houston: One agent; one joint dations of the SUP quarterly fi­ separate sections for reporting on y-44M. Enterad as socond class maHar supplement in the SEAFARERS nance committee. The committee its .business. at tho Post Offica In Brooklyn, NY, undar LOG, before the two-month vote patrolman. report said in part: The edition was favorably re­ Wilmington: One agent. 'RM Act of AUB. U, 1913. gets imderway on November 1. "We feel, not only from a finan­ ceived by members of the unlong San Franeiseo: One agent Hall, in issuing the report, urged IIB cial standpoint, but also for the involved. ail men who are interested in nut'^ Seattle; One,agent. SUP Votes To Approve Joint WC Newspaper •f ^ , r • f.j- • An Editorial: A MERCHANT MARINE FOR WHOM? ii: -/vJ • (Continued from page 1) ' InlQ a pressure group to serve the manipulations of United States Lines. This was clearly shown once again in the recent contract negotiations when US Lines president, General John Franklin, embarked with NMU President Joseph Curran on a strikebreaking expedition against licensed engineers because of a dispute between the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and the company over conditions on US Lines passenger ships. The position of General Franklin,—to set up an ill-fated company un­ ion of engineers—became the position of .the AMMI in dealing with the MEBA. It is an open secret in the industry that the other operators were un­ happy with this blundering, negative approach which killed any chance of peaceful settlement and cost ihe industry accordingly. The Franklin NMU scheme bypassed the established bargaining mach­ inery. It was more a reflection of the private pressure set-up, the LaborManagement Maritime Committee, which Franklin and Curran have es­ tablished as part of the US Lines system of applying multiple pressures on maritime legislation. The same manipulation of AMMI to serve US Lines' purposes is ap­ parent on the subsidy level. When US Lines wanted a new passenger ship, it involved the leadership of the AMMI for the better part of a year to get a bill through which gave it more favorable terms than any other US ship­ ping cpmpany. Up until now, 50 percent of construction cost was the ceil­ ing over which the Government would not go, with most contracts calling for US participation up to 45 percent of cost. But US Lines got itself a con­ struction subsidy which provides 55 percent or more assistance from Uncle Sam, something in the vicinity of $80 million dollars, giving it a competi­ tive advantage over any other subsidized operator. This is especially in­ teresting in light of the fact that the last comparal^e construction subsidy applicant—American Banner Lines—was required to put up 60 percent for a vessel on a similar run, to the Government's 40 percent. ' ^ • When it appeared that construction of this new US Lines luxury ship might be postponed, it was the president df the AMMI, not the president of US Lines, who leaped into the breach with a telegram to the White House and a public statement that, "with the tenSe world situation and the current newspaper headlines before Us^ this would be the last" item tha country wouM want to postpone."' On the operating side, the AMkH's concern with US Lines' well-be­ ing is reflected by the fact that its«1957 subsidy bill, some $32 millionj ii $15 million greater than any other company's and represents about 22 per­ cent of the entire subsidy figure for the whole merchant marine. And now ^e leam these AMMI representatives going to Washington: and demanding a break for tax-free Liberian-flag operators. Why? Be­ cause US Lines has traded for the support of the international oil compa­ nies, with their huge foreign-flag interests, to get their backing in Wash4 ington for US Lines subsidy requests, no matter how inequitable they might be—-and because US Lines is interested in selling the passenger ship America to a foreign-flag operation. It is for these same reasons that the president of the AMMI called the runaways the "fifth line of defense," and aroused the animosity of other legitimate maritime nations by his strenuous support of runaway shippin^^ at the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. He took this po­ sition even though such shipping injures the American merchant, marinfi ' and the maritime operations of our~ allies. ^ In this area, it is interesting to note that while US Lines is perfectly willing for the America to run in transatlantic or other service under a foreign flag, it strenuously opposes every attenipt by newcomers to enter the transatlantic trade under the American flag. It is reported that one.,recent application in this area was disapproved in part, on the ground that;: US Lines would face stiff competition from the propose Operation. The'^ AMMI, which, one would assume, would welcome jadditions to the US-flag fleet, was conspicuously silent on the issue. Tbe US Lines policy then, is the AMMI policy, to the detriment af other operators whd are relatively powerless to affect the course of AMMl aflairs. „ ' The current Situation reflects a need for reappraisal of our merchant marine policy, as has long been-sought by the SIU and the AFL-CIO Mari­ time ^ades Department, to assure more equitable distribution of Govern­ ment aid to the entire industry. It also reflects the need for shipowners to;' reexamine the ^^MI to determine whether it is serving the best inters 5 ; ests of the American merchant niarine. .: ^ �'• % ^Ui ,Ji AugmH iS, im SEAFARERS LOG Tage Tbrtm New Pact Raises Pay 8 I An eight percent increase in base wages and a 30 cents per man per day additional contribution to the Vacation Plan are the highlights of an agreement on major contract items that has been reached* between the SIU and its contracted operators. A memoran-^ Here in a nutshell are the cents added benefit per man pec dum of agreement that was basic terms of the settlement day on vacation payments, brings thus far reached with the ship­ the total package increase of direct signed on Friday, August owners: money payments by the operators ; MONTREAL—A new twist in the Canadian. National Steam­ 8, a few days after the start to Seafarers to around lOV^ per­ Wages up eight percent. ship hepf was reported as the company announced that a cent. That would be figuring thn Cubaii banking _group had pimchased its eight strikeboimd 'of negotiations, provided . Overtime up six percent. 30 cents per day increased vaca­ deep-sea ships. The ships had^ ^^ Vacation payment increased tion contribution as in the vicinity for several basic changes Cuban Group Purchases Struck Canadian Ships been hungup for over a year in Halifax as a result of a strike by the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict. « It was reported that Troy Brown­ ing, a Great Lakes ship operator, would run the ships under the Cuban flag in an arrangement with the Cuban government! Browning's Lakes operations are under con­ tract to the SIU Great Lakes District. SIU of NA Vice-President in Canada, Hal Banks, when informed of the sale, declared that the strike would go on and he was asking for continued support from other unions. The strike has had the full support of the SIU of NA and of all unions affiliated with the International Transportworkers Federation. The ITF harf put the ships under a boycott and has called on member unions not to handle them. . Meanwhile, members of the op­ position Liberal Party in .Canada have charged that a Canadian-flag shipping firm offered $3 million for the ships, nearly $200,000 more than the Cuban bid, but was turned down. The CN§ ships are the prop­ erty of the Canadian government through the Government-owned Canadian National Railway. The SIU Canadian District had report­ ed previously that two of its con­ tracted companies were in the bid^g. " The ships have been idle since July 4, 1057, when the Canadian District struck In a contract beef. Subsequently, the company an­ to take - effect September 1, nounce It was transferring the one month before the present ships to Trinidad, but the niove failed when West Indian seamen contract expires. Contract talks on a number of and British officers both refused to have any part of the struck other important items, covering Job security problems the main are ships. continuing. However, the agree­ ment on basic money items, if ap­ proved by the membership, will take effect as scheduled irrespec­ tive of the disposition of the rest of the contract matters. The major changes arrived at BALTIMORE — Seafarers' de­ thus far include the following: pendents are making full use of • An eight percent increase the services of SIU Health Center across-the-board in base wages. For here with appointments being A^, this means an increase from made two weeks ahead. Port Agent the present $336.73 per month to Earl Sheppard reported. One day $363.6'/, a boost of $26.94 monthly. a week Is set aside for. them and • An Increased contribution by so far it seeiiis sufficient in spite of the large number of appoint­ the operators of 30 cents per man per day to the SIU Vacation Plan. ments. y. The increase will make possible a Shipping has be^ fair for the substantial rise in 'vacation pay, two-week period and the outlook likely in the neighborhood pf $100 is for it to continue on about the over thc-present $260 yearly max­ same level. Even though 210 men imum. .were shipped, there was. a heavy o An increase in overtime and registration of 276 men due mainly penalty rates of six percent. Pres­ to the lay-up of two Ore ships. Paying off were the Jean, ent rates are $1.60, $2,06 and $2.lk) Carolyn and Emilia (Bull); Marore, per hour, with most men getting, Baltore, Venore, Feltore, Santore the $2.06 rate. That wiii now be­ and Cubore (Marven); Atlantis come $2.18 per hour. Entry rating (Petrol Shipping); John Kulu- OT will now be $1.70 and for the kundis (Martis); Pacific Star (Com­ top ratings, it will become $2.23. o Another five cents per men pass) and Kenmar (Calmar). . The Marore, Baltore, Venore, per-day will be Contributed to es­ Feltmore, Santore and Cubore, the tablishment of a standing Food Yorkmar (Calmar) and Alcoa Program stewards committee. The Pointer (Alcoa) signed on. standing committee will expand Families Bait. Gulf Tanker Crash Kills 16 Some of the victims of the crash between SS Gulfoil and the coastwise tanker Gtaham are layed out on the Gulf tanker. Six­ teen lives were lost on the Gulfoil when the. two vessels crashed in a fog off Newport, ' Rhode Island. The Gulfoil was empty, but the Graham, which had a full load aboa^^ blew up after the collision, spewing flaming oil. The Gulfoil carries an NMU crew aboard.In addition to the 16 dead, two are missing and there were 24 injuries suffered between the two ships. It was the worst Ui? tanker disaster since the SlU-manned Salem Mari­ time blew up in-Lake Charles on January 17, 1956, apparently from a static electricity spark, with the loss of 21 hves. . 30 cents daily. Five cents more per day for SIU health and safety programs. ^ Five cents per day for SIU feeding program. Improved room and meal al­ lowances. Other items to be negotiated. of 2Vi percent of an AB's existing monthly wage scale. Security Clauses While reaching agreement in these areas, SIU and company ne­ gotiators have to deai with a num­ ber of other items which have been put on the agenda as subjects for negotiation. The operators havs the present joint Union-operator agreed to work out provisions cov­ program to improve standards of ering such items a$ job security feeding and service aboard ship.. problems arising out of fleet addi­ In the areas in which it has oper­ tions, questions of appropriate bar­ ated, the program has won the gaining units, subsidiaries and af­ praise of both crews and shipown- filiates of contracted employers. Provisions to safeguard Seafarers • Room and meal aliowances against the impact of foreign flag have been increased as foilows: transfers are also on the docket For dinner, $1.50; for supper $2; for discussions. The termination for room $6. date of the new agreement also The wage increase, plus the 30 has to be settled. AMMI 'ACHIEVEMENT': Runaways Saddling us With Suez Transit Bills WASHINGTON—Runaway ship operators who left US reg­ istry to escape payment of US taxes will have their Suez Canal surcharges paid for by the United States government. The surcharges, figured" at"* three percent of the regular who pay no taxes to the US. canal tolls, will be collected in this area. Senator Warren sfarting September 15 to help repay the cost of clearing the canal after the Suez war. The announcement on the US decision to pick up the runaways' tabs came from the American Mer­ chant Marine Institute, which had been pressing for such a ruling. While ostensibly, representing USflag shipping,' the institute has shown considerable zeal in protect­ ing the runaways. This latest action followed upon the AMMI's vigorous opposition at the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea to any proposal which would have brought the' runaways under the coatrol^of any legitimate maritime nation.' Oil Company Rdie In the opinion of the SIU and other maritime unions, thq AMMI action in sacrificing US shipping objectives to support the runaways represents the fact that the organi­ zation has come under the domina­ tion of a small group which enjoys support from oil companies who have extensive runaway interests. Consequently, the SIU believes it is no longer representative of US shipping. (See editorial, page one.) In fact, the president of the AMMI, Ralph Casey, has charac^torized the runaways as the "fifth line of defense," a position which was promptly repudiated by other US shii, operators, particularly those in the Pacific American Steamship Association. The practical effect of the US decision' will be that American taxpayers, including, of course, shipping concerns operating under the American flag, will be helping to subsidize runaway shipowners Magnuson (Dem.-Wash.) has in­ troduced a measure designed to close off the tax loophole on some runaway operators. Senator Magnu­ son, who is chairman of the SenateInterstate" and Foreign Commerce Committee, has proposed that any steamsh-p companies transferring tonnage to foreign registry could be required to continue payment of US taxes as a condition of the transfer. Such payments would have to be made if, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, a prin­ cipal purpose for the runaway registration is "avoidance of Fed­ eral income tax." The US decision cam'e after the United Nations "said it would ask .all ships using the canal to pay the surcharge. The UN spent a total of $8,200,00() on the canal clearance job of which the US ad­ vanced $5 million. . > The US, of course, will also reimburse the toll surcharges on ships under the American flag. The decision to take respbnsibil ty for runaway surcharges cleared the way for the extra charge to go into effect since no other maritime nation wanted any part of them. Of course, Panama, Liberia and Honduras, which are havens of runaway shipping, were equally unwilling to pick up the tab. Soviet Russia has declared that its ships would refuse to pay the surcharge, which is voluntary, but few of its vessels^ make use of the cai'al. Meanwhile,' the' Suez Canal Authority in Cairo has notified ship operators that the canal's permissible depth will be increased to, 35 feet effective August 31. The present dr^t limit is 34 feet. _ •if �-•r.. 'i-*!-..--'-' e Fonr ' ' Canada SlU Ship Iced In OTTAWA—The Maple Branch, manned by members of the SIUCanadian District, is trapped In ice in Hudson Bay while bound for a radar line station, the .Canadian Government announced. The ship, along with a 900-ton landing craft, was 130 miles from its destination at Great Whale River, Quebec, about 700 miles north of Ottawa. Normally, ice is not that far gouth in the Bay, the Canadian an­ nouncement sai^ at least not at this time of the year. Canadian Air Force rescue units are keeping watch on the ships and may have to take the crews off if the vessels are not able to free themselves. Pacific Sm SBAFARERS tr '• tt- AitfoA IS, MSI SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD Sir. .i From )uly 23 To August 5, 1958 (Editor*! note: Under the new reporting system for SIU ship­ ping, the summaries below give the complete picture In each de­ partment by seniority cldls. Job group and port, including the numher of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers coming into port to register can pick their spots by checking thb "registered on the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals for their department.) the largest drop, shipping 156 men, a decrease of, 64 Jobs froln thd previous two Weeks. The other ports dropped slightly. New York shipping, while below the previous figure, is still running hlgb, Seniority-wise the job breakdown among the three classes remained almost the same, with class B men picking up a few more berths-than before. Class-A men accounted for 62 percent of the jobs, shij^ed, B 27 percent, an increase of one percent, and class CI re­ SIU shipping for the last two weeks made a comeback class maining 11 percent. . ; from the previous period's decrease to hit a new year-long" On-the-beach totals show three ports with less than 50 class A men record high. A total of 1,151 men were shipped to permanent registered in all three departments. Tampa was almost cleaned out, jobs during the period, just inching past the previous high of 1,149, having only 11 men on the list. New York had only 682, a decrease of Reflecting the pick-up, registration for class A men dropped consid­ 103 class A men registered. New Orleans, however, has reported that erably in some ports leaving a total of 2,155 class A men on the beach it has more than enough class A men on the list to handle all ex­ as compared to 2,204 last period. pected openings. Port-by-port Baltimore showed the greatest increase in shipping, The foUowlng is the fitrecast port by port: Boston: Slow , . . New with the deck and Engine departments almost doubling. Also on the YMII: Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Might slow down... rise were Philadelphia, Savannah, Mobile, Tampa, San Francisco, Norfolk: Slow . , . Tampa;:Fair, should pick up . . , Mobile: Slow... Seattle and Wlmington. New Orleans: Slow . . . Lake Charles: Slow . . . Houston: Good but Five ports reported slower shipping for the period. They were New may decline . *. . WnmluKton: Good/. . . Saw Franelsco: Good . . , Orleans. Norfolk, Boston, New York and Houston. New Orleans had SoatUe: Fair. Enters Info Pact Talks SAN FRANCISCO—Representa­ tives of the SIU Pacific District are readying demands to be pre­ sented to West Coast operators in negotiations for a new contract to replace the agreements expiring September 30. Emphasis in the negotiations will center on improved vacation, subsistence and welfare benefits plus changes in various working rules and conditions in the exist­ ing agreement. Last Year's Gains In last year's agreement, wage gains of from $20 to $37 a month were won plus increases of 13 to 17 cents hourly in overtime rates, a $25 monthly boost in pensions to $125 and other monetary gains. Four basic agreements are in­ volved in the negotiations, the off­ shore, intercoastal, coastwise and Alaska contracts. Another subject of the negotia­ tions will be clarification of those rules of the agreement which have been subject to controversy be­ cause of differing interpretations by the companies and the Pacific District unions.. LOG .f DECK DEPARTMENT Reg/sfered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 1 2 3 4 16 • 32 5 7 13 28 1 5 — 1 1 5 10 24 10 19 9 1 16 25 2 6 8 6 9 6 Regfsfered CMSS B GROUP 1 2 1 2 2 9 .2 3 19 — 2 — 1 — — — . 1 6 1 2 2 1 8 5 1 3 1 1 8 S 2 16 1 13 —1 — — 4 3 7 4 1 1 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 1 2 2 _ 1 15 20 33 3 1 2 34 11 9 1 2 3 1 S — — 5 2 7 15 20 3 13 3 3 2 9 9 20 4 5 13 8 2 7 2 3 4 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 1 3 2 — 1 ' 17 . 8 8 4 _ 7 9 8 10 __ 1 1 2 — — — — — — 3 — 3 1 8 1 13 10 S 3 — 1 — 5 — 4 2 3 3 8 8 3 3 1 — GROUP 1 2 __ 3 1 1 1 1 1 _ __ _ — —i _ — — _ 1 _ _ — 1 — : TOTAl SHIPPED 3 A: __ 2 5 78 _ 9 2 SO _ 4 5 __ 5 1 25 1 38 1 10 — 30 _ 22 — 18 1 10 CLASS C B • , • 16v ' 9 2 4 1 1 1 a 5 2 17 4 1 2 .f •" AU ' 2 95 11 79 7 5 5 SO 63 14 35 24 36 16 7V', Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS • GROUP 1 9 19 92 183 16 19 37 94 11 • 5 4' 1 8 28 43 89 41 1 12 30 39 5 15 10 14 9 2 a GROUP 1 2 S 2 5 3 4 30 25 „ 1 1 3 *18 . 29 3 8 18 1 2 3 4 51 11 20 4 1 3 12 3 8 3 WM 2 1 1 2 2 • 2 ' 8 3 2 12 7 1 4 3 '4 10 i 3 4 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... Ban Francisco . Seattle Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 1 2 10 1 12 54 11 — 10 3 1 27 6 — 3 — — 6 —— 3 — 3 18 5 7 25 1 6 1 26 4 1 1 5 — i 4 2 10 2 — GROUP 3 1 2 3 16 7 1 — 2 — 19 14 — 3 1 — — 2 — 2 1 4 5 1 9 3 1 _ . 2 1 2 12 5 2 6 1 4 3 4 3 ' 2 — Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 1 1 2 _ ' 2 15 41 4 1 15 7 2 1 — 1 3 33 5 — - 11 1 1 — — 2 — — 2 — 5 . 1 5 15 5 1 23 2 1 2 19 — 3 1 10 2L 4 1 2L 8 7 3 1 — 10 8 1 7 2 1 2 1 2 Shipped CLASS C 8 M,' 7 2 12 — 1 2 8 7 _ 4 2 S J GROUP 1 2 3 2 S 2 — —' 6 1 1 ' — _ — 1 a. 1 1 — 1 — -r- TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach ^LASS A CLASS B CLASS A B C All 3 2 5 60 23 19 102 10 3 1 14 23 41 9 73 1 ; 2 2 5 2 1 3 5 3 .8 25 7 . 6 38 20 19 6 51 __ 4 4 1 27 15 2 44 10 2 11 2 23 7 25 _ 32 5 6 3 a4 3 _ 14 1 3 — — — 4 2 • "i GROUP 1 2 15 1 40 - 168 2 24 9 82 1" 14 12 ~ . 2 15 51 23 48 4 7 8 26 3 15 8 12 1 13 3 22 5 8 2 2 8 4 2 3 2 GROUP 1 2 s "7 1 2 5 29 24 a 2 , 28 15 7 5 1 i , 2 1 1 3 8 7 5. 1 1 6 7 2 10 8 2 8 6 2 -2 — i 3; 3 STEWARD DEPARTMENT . Registered CLASS A A\£ETYOCAPaOSHl^ MATES AT-me emsom AiiP/iH/.tULlA. SWAP TAPN5 /4KC>WAT64 TUBFKShtTSOi^TV. AiBW LOW PRICES ANVYOWRE ALWAYS WBlCcmnERBM , rauR OWN PLACE. OWNEQAfKiCPERAm WfTMeSSA^^t^ V<'f- I I Port Boston New YiJrk ...... Philadelphia Baltimore ....;. Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 1 2 2 5 23 9 — 2 21 4 1 1 3 4 7 6 9 4 1 6 9 3 3 6 2 3 3 1 26 1 10 2 2 12 33 1 6 2 5 4 Registered Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 1 1 2 , 2 1 1 78 22 1 2 _ 4 1 1 17 10 — 3 1 — — i ... 3 9 6 '6 9 4 1 1 -1 1 4 2 l'" 13 4 3 1 2 1 2 i 8 — — 1 3 GROUP S 1 2 — — 25 1 — — — 23 1 1 1 1 1 T— — 1 14 __ — 13 — 1 —/ — 6 1 — 4 — S 6 1 4 — . —. Shipped Shipped • •MM. ,. "1 Registered •M. '• •— Shipped CLASS C _ 3 . TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS* c B GROUP 2 S A 1 2 1 22 54 9 1 — — 2 1 1 — — 6 37 7 2 1 — 1 1 — — 1 — — - — 9 23 11 — 5 23 13 1 — . — 1 2 T- . 3 14 / 11 —• 8 2 — . —. : — 14 11 3 — 2 8 MM MM 8 1 6 — — 11 12 — 10 2 7 s Shipped / , 24 2 5 1 — — 9 6 '— 5 — — 2 TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP All 1 2 2 8 1 87 100 35 4 12 8 49 56 12 4 9 7 2 5 2 — 1 3 43 32 13 42 21 13 1 3 1 30 16 6 10 8 3 25 13 8 13: 10 2 GROUP 3 1 2 3 3 4 11 3 82 12 —, 7 23 5 23 2 2 3 9 2 1 2 ' 26 15 60 mLmm • ."Tr 21 2 1 • 7 4 2 T 8 8 3 1 -8 14 •1 5 8 ~1 2 MM. MM MM M. TOTALS e 836 V. 359 •I#'.-;- 1151 MM. Registered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS C CLASS B CLASS A CLASS A CLASS A CLASS B • .\P f AlbiW CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP -C All 1 B 2 8 A 1 2 8 I 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 DECK 96 178 58 13 37 47 4 6 U 293 '103 1 422 297 502 121 68 55 80 164 54 ,19 ENGINE 15 29 227 139 50 1 416 111 489. 58 71 66 31 207 32 11 85. 48 33 -166 28 12 70 ^ 54 i 313 296 106 175 STEWARD 5 60 4 1 49 ibo 96 38 105 8 ef4 63 - 28 98 5 22 89 714 812 125 11151 704 1097 854 223 423 190 32 160 167 176 358 188 38 113 163 14 GRAND TOTAL 1 219? -^CLASS B GROUP 1 2 8 92 115 IIA Oa M . 1-5- 141 43 263' 341 17 13 �r.W<if - - • >^iiffiut IS, i»si :*>? SEAFARERS LOG Pare Five Anchored at La PalUce (top left) crew checks lifeboat while French oldtimer (center) works as guard on ship. In Bremen, bargeman listens to speech by gent on dock (top. right). Bargefolk (bottom) live comfortably. House­ wives peel potatoes, keep homes tidy and curtained. Bugs (right) need dusting the same as they do ashore. One of t]he top-rated trips on. the shipping board, the run to Nortnern Europe, seldom lacks for job-seekers. The run .to France, the Low Countries and Germany means good ports, plenty of opportunities for signt-seeing and fast turnaround—too fast, usually. Relatively new on the scene, Sleafarer William Calefato, long a'Far,East "regular", kept hh camera handy v^erever the Wacosta weiit. Some of the results are pictured on this page, Strickland, OS, stands gangway watch, keeps an eye on things while ship's in Rotterdam. Sailing board is posted for trip to Bremen. Reunion at La PalUca brought Seafarer Chris Kerageorgiou and mother together for first time in ten years. Mrs. Kerageorgiou cams from Marseilles. Waterfront street scene at La Rochelle, France, shows youngsters Joining in dance near dock where fishing boats are moored. Town is big tourist attraction. ' •* * The Tour' »• ' ^ •-1 9 La Pallice Rotterdam Bremen During working hours in Rotterdam, two SIU daymen perched high on mast tend chipping and painting chores to keep ship in trim. V . Relaxing on Wacosta after a day's work^ SIU txlo (1 to r) of Tom Thomassen. AB; B. F. Lowrey, deck engineer, and j Bob Smith, wiper, pose for shipmate Calefato. It must have been a busy^ay. The boys look a little bushed. -15, -.1^ Wreckage of old French ship Champlain. scuttled In World War II near La Pallice, is given wide berth. y-.: -iS L. '' c % I �SEAFARERS Pare Six .Aonut 15, 1951 LOG Nautilus Polar Voyage •5^. -if I*. •,' - I- '• -y"' f :A • '•* . '1 'N. •i'r'^ >•:. ^• WASHINGTON—Prospects for the eSrly development of submarine tankers were intensified this week following com­ pletion by the atomic submarine Nautilus of the first voyage across the "top of the world" under the North Pole. The ministration says it could haveVin Navy vessel found the short operation with conventional powv^r set' route between Atlantic and Pacific waters in an epoch-making 1,800 mile cruise beneath the 50foot Arctic ice pack. The 96-hour trip from Alaska to European waters cut thousands of miles from the conventional route through the Panama Canai and raised the pos­ sibility that commercial submarine tankers would be economical sooner than had been expected. Ten-Year Development The Nautilus cruise has spurred plans for the development of com­ mercial submarine tankers, which could be feasible in 10 years, ac­ cording to present estimates. The first step would be a prototype tanker, which the Maritime Ad­ in three years, and with nuclear • power "relatively soon after." Cities Service and other oil com­ panies already have a commercial ship under study. The Nautilus voyage also may spur the Qovernment's plans for putting an advanced reactor into a converted T-5 tanker. A tanker is being considered for the first commercial sub because it is easier to build than a dry cargo ship. A liquid cargo would equalize pressure front the outside, while a dry cargo hull, with empty spaces subject to tremendous sea pressure, would require a stronger, heavier, more complex and less economical hull. • , •. • 4" - ' .V.' - .-A; t' , V . :% 'i -••Lf.-•r.V-.-sim,' Keeping in Tonch .1; -i! WITH S 1 U OLHTINERS "The hills of East Tennessee" may seem an unlikely place for'a man to get his first taste of a shipboard rating, but it was back in those hills that retired Seafarer George B Thurmer started as an FWT ... "on a moonshine still during pro­ billboards." • hibition," that is. So, it was In drydock now, the retired t:t W' W' llh 1'!^: ii •?. ; • only natural that when he started Seafarer hit just about every port shipping in 1939 on Great Lakes during his twelve years at sea. He ore carriers, that Thurmer should made the African ports several times with Robin Lines; Puerto Rico was a frequent port o' call while on the bauxite and sulphur runs with Bull Lines. During the war, Tliurmer spent some time snuttling between England and Africa and later on shifted to the Pacific whefe he helped to man a Navy tug. Although he saw many ships go to the bottom, fortunately he was never on one of them. Finally, before retiring, he made a couple of trips to Korea while the war was on. Back home in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, Thurmer is idaklng up for the years of ocean travel by spending most of his time with his family. Married for thirteen years, he is the proud father of two boys, Stephen, 12 and Sidney, 10 Both are Little League ballplayers Seaforer George B. Thurmer and "A" students in school. Every chance he gets, Thurmer takes the and wife^re shown at home in boys fishing, his favorite pastime, Oliver Springs, Tennessee. but when they are id school he fail in the engine department as. pursues his hobby, writing stories an FWT. for children. One of the first men to qualify Thurmer occasionally gets the under the SIU disability benefit urge to return to the Seafaring life, when It was set up in 1952, the 45- especially when he hears from year-old Seafarer had already re­ former shipmates, but since it is tired in 1951. The SIU Plan pro­ impossible, he'd settle for just the vides benefits to men regardless of chance to live near salt water. age who are unable to sail because of disability, in Thurmer's case, failing eyesight. Thurmer held many other jobs during the depression which weren't as helpful to Jiim later, but nevertheless kept him going through the'tough years. For a while he was a gandy dancer on the Milwaukee Railroad, an apple conductor on the Atlantic Coast Thurmer's two children, Steph­ Line and a commercial artist and en, 12, (left) and Sidney, 10, free-lance writer, painting every­ thing "froq> 'No Smoking' dgns to keep dad on the go. Eligibility requirements for the |3S weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consist of the following: Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's standard eligibility requirement, can apply for and receive the benefit. The seatime has to be with SlU^'ontracted companies. . . Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and also meet the 12-year' teatiine requirement plus the Plan's standard eligibility pro-, vision, can also obtain coverage under this benefit. ' ~ ,x , ' it ^ -\i • I'. • ' Hbnging ox.er the side on a slagb or chair can be prflly^ troublesome sometirhes,. especially when the weather is not quite what you'd like it\ to be. Jobs that call for going over the side ore not the tnost desirable ones anyway, siQce d false step'can mean at least d dunking in the water ''—<ind sometimes worse. . T- ! H It's always a smart move not only to check the gear you have to work with, but olsd the linei and rigging secured on deck tO: lower you into place and keep you there. An added precaution is to make sure there's 0 rope ladder or two to grab onto In case your stage liries sud­ denly part. Of course, having a man up on deck to tend lines and watch for trouble should be standard procedure as well. > Finally, make t^^e that your lines are not trailing in the water. The propeller of a passing harbor craft can foul on your lines with unhdppy consequences. Keep your gear secuTe—and keep it taut. I I An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship \ piC'i J �"• ;•"' • • ^ •SEAFARERS LOG Tv^tm San Francisco Ferry Bows Ouf {Mobile Steward School Has Large Registration Ferryboaf San Leandro comet Into San Francisco slip on day beforo service ended. Oakland Bay bridge is in background. Crewmen who mode last voyager mos^ of them members of SIU> offiliated Inland Boatmen's Union, are' re' (I to r) F. Rutia, F. Montan> aro, seamen; L Frakowick, 2nd mate; »; A. Rand, seaman;. M. Silva, watchman; U Barrett, XB and delegate; M. MHet, pilot; j. Silvera, 2nd mate, H. Tebbett, mechanical supervisor; Capt. P. McGaregill; A. L Kientz, F. Small, M.. Rodriguez, A. Silva, seamen; L Price, 1st assistant; J. Silvera, engineer; J. Rivera and L Senna, firemen. SAN FRANCISCO—After 108 years, the era of the San Francisco Bay ferryboat has come to an end. The Iong_perlod of service, which contributed to the phenomenal growth df the city and the Bay area, bowed out July 30 when Southern Pacific retired the ferry­ boats San Leandro and Berkeley, the .last two operating on the bay. The boats, which were manned by members of the SlU-affiliated In­ land Boatmen's Union, carried passengers from San Francisco's ferry building to Southern Pacific's Oakland terminal. San Francisco ferryboating reached its peak in 1930, when SouUiern Pacific and Its affiliated companies alone operated 43 boats on the bay. Ferry^ating began on a regular basis In 1850' with the tiny pro­ peller steamboat Kangaroo, which provided twice-weekly service across the bay and up to Oakland. The fares were |1 per person or hog; $3 per horse, wagon, or head of cattle: $9 per two-horse wagm; and SOe per cwt. of freight. The ferryboat era was finally de­ stroyed by the automobile age, which give rise to the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate, and the Richmond-San Raphael Bridge. MOBILE—The SIU training school for members of the steward department is progressing very rapidly. Cal Tan­ ner, port agent, reports. Two classes have already com:eted the tl " ' 30-day course and^ graduated, and a third class' probably remain on the slow side." is in its third week of training. Only ten vessels are scheduled to The training school was set up by hit this area during the next two the SIU to improve standards of weeks, and only one, the Madaket, food preparation and service is expected to take on a full crew aboard ship. Members of the stew­ for a trip to the Far East. ard department are taught the fundamentals of preparing, cook­ ing and storing food on board ship, personal hygiene and sanitary practices and safe methods of operating in the galley. The. school is very popular among the men as is seen in the long registration list for the next class. , The recreation deck in the haU Two SIU crews have donated here has had a "face-lifting" with funds to popular health drives. an eye towards greater accommoda­ ' Seeing as- the tions for the membership. The pool vessel was going tables have new covers on them into the yards for and more chairs and tables have a short period, been brought in for reading, letterLee Bruce, meet­ writing or a good game of cards ing secretary on or checkers.« the Alcoa Pointer reported, the Continuous rain for 28 straight crew has voted to days has caused a big slowdown in turn the ship's shipyard work and dredging oper­ fund over to the ations which are under HIWD or Bruce Heart fund. On MAWD contracts. Both operations were just coming out of the usual the John C., the gang decided to summer slack season when the give their fund to the March of rains forced them to slow down, Dimes to help in their new drive. and in some cases, halted them t 4" 4" completely. Shipping in the port for the last There were a large number of period was considered slow, with steward departments receiving only eight vessels paying off and "votes of thanks" from crews last two signing back on articles. The month. Among them were the Azalea City, one of Pan-Atlantic's gangs on the Young America, Del lift-on lift-off vessels took on a Viento, LaSalle. Maria H., Michael, full crew early in the period and Carolyn, Irenestar and the Topa started on the company's Port Topa. Newark-San Juan run. Other vessels to join the "chow Shipping for the next period will hounds" list were the Johp KuluKundis, Morning Light, Robin Gray, Wild Ranger, Topa Topa, Fort Hoskins, Robin Locksley; Ocean Eva, 'Val Chem,. and the Oceanstar. Special mention went to the galley gang on the Beaure­ gard—chief cook Gene Ray, night cook George Berry, third cook Sammy Gutierez and Claude (Pop) West, steward. YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH ' Inflating A Piece Of Cheese I sifier and water, and cooked it for five minutes, then machine-packaged the melted cheese. This story of what happens to cheese on the way from Now the first thing to notice is that the processors the factory to your table, may be the most revealing les­ added approximately seven per cent water to the natural son in modern economics and how to buy your money's Cheddar. When you buy 18 ounces of this cheese, you worth that you ever had. get 14.9 oimces of the original cheese and 1.1 ounces of Recently the US Agriculture Department traced the water. • path of this cheese from the day the farmers delivered the The processor then took this softened, watered cheese raw milk to three cheese factories, to the day your wife stopped at a cheese counter and bought'a- package of it. and sold two lots of it to-retailers and jobbers at 37 and 'These facts and figures are an ey^-opener. They show 37.8 cents, and one lot at a much higher price of 47.3 cents. how small the labor oost Is in manufacturing and retailing The two cheaper lots were sold as two-pound and fivesuch items, and the exaggerated prices manufacturers pound loaves. But the high-priced lot has been sliced and packaged in half-pound packages. For this, the processor charge the public for "convenience" foods. The raw milk delivered by the farmers cost the cheese actually got ten cents more a pound, or more than twice as factories 28.2 cents for the quantity of equivalent to one much as the entire cost of manufacturing the original pound of processed cheese. It cost just 4.2 cents a pound cheeSe. A chain store that bought the high-priced sliced cheese, to manufacture this milk into cheese. This included all labor, equipment and overhead costs. The factories also paid the transportation charges, marked up the price 31 per cent, and sold the cheese to you for 62 cents a pound. had to add a small amount for boxes and hauling. The cheese factories in turn sold the cheese to assem­ The two-pound loaves were sold by supermaricets who had bought it for 47.5 to 49.9 cents a pound, and by the blers for an average price of 31.7 cents. The assemblers graded and paraffined the big wheels of chain store, for 52.9 cents. The five-pound loaves were cheese and re-sold it to processors for an average price of ' sold to small grocery and deliclites^n stores. They charged 49 to 75 cents per pound cut from the loaf. 82.3 cents a pound. So far, nobody has made much money on this cheese,Here's virhat we can learn from this incident: and in fact, the factoi;ies even lost a bit on these particu­ 1—The more the manufacturers process foods, the more lar lots. they charge, and often out of proportion to the value But now the processors have the cheese^ These are the added. It only costs four eents a pound to manufacture big companies like Kraft and Bordens who . change, the the original eheese, but to soften it and form It Into futm of the original cheddar slightly and package it under loaves adds another six cents. But if the processsor also brand names. ' " slices it and wraps it in half-pound packages, he chargm - The processors ground the cheese into small granules you another full dime. « blended it Mth other cheeses, added cdldrlngV'salt,' emtQ.-' ' "mSa Is^caUed ''built-in mtdd service" and is used to jus­ By Sidney Margolius ^ ^ tify the high prices charged for "convenience" foods. The • food-industry's slogan of "built-in maid service" is actually the biggest hoax perpetrated on the buying public in re­ cent years. Any husband reading this will be glad to slice cheese for his wife and save ten cents a pound. ~ Look how hard wage-earners have to argue for a ten-cents-an-hour wage increase. Moreover, by buying processed cheese which is easier to spread instead of natural cheddar, you pay 4VJ cents for a little over one ounce of water. If I get my water from my kitchen tap, the town water department lets me have 121 gallons for four cents. Some processed "cheese foods" actually are as much as 44 per cent water. 2—For the same cheese, some people paid as little as 47Vi cents a pound, and some as much of 75, depending on where they bought it, and in what size package and under what brand name. 3—^Actual labor costs of manufacturing and retailing the cheese are only a fraction of the price charged. The entire basic manufacturing costs of the cheese including labor, machinery and other overhead, was only four cents a pound. Similarly, the labor cost was only a small part of the cost of retailing the cheese despite the frequent statements that labor Is the chief expense in retailing. Dun & Bradstreet reports that in grocery stores, emplo-yees' wages comprise 3.9 per cent of the retail prices. On this basis, the chain store that bought the half-pound packages of processed cheese for 47 cents and sold it to you for 62, actually paid its clerks, checkers and other worke:^ less thgn 2V^ cents of its 15-cent profit margin on that cheese. In comparison, owner's compensation amount/to 3.7 cents, and occupancy and advertising costs l.T cents. "I 1 iI i| -^1 �'mm Pare Eirht SEAFAREltS Mo/or Labory Ship Laws Still Pending SECY-TREAS. PRE-BALLOT REPORT WASHINGTON—Two major legislative programs that have direct and crucial effects on maritime—the trade gind aid Bills —are sailing through Congress this week. The farm surplus disposal program, which de- "* termines how much aid cargo tions. The House wants to extend US merchant ships carry un­ the bill only for one year. Origi­ der the "50-50" law, is in doubt. Also uncertain is the fate of in­ creased Social Security benefits, and of various bills involving regu­ lation of unions and all welfare plans. Congress hopes to adjourn by Aug. 16. The Senate has already passed the reciprocal trade program pro­ viding for a four-year extension of the act and giving the President authority to reduce tariff barriers under certain conditions. Reduc­ tion of tariffs here and abroad means more commercial cargoes for US ships and more jobs for Us .seamen. The bill had been approved by the House. Senate action also was expected shortly on the foreign aid appro­ priation bill, which has cleared the House. The House was expected to go along with most of the Senate's $3.5 million figure without the need for a prolonged conference. A cor­ nerstone of US merchant shipping for many years, the aid program is of critical concern to the shipping Industry. Farm Bill Voted Down The farm surplus extension was jeopardized last week when the House voted down the Senate farm bill, but observers believe the dis­ posal program will be approved in some form before Congress ad­ journs. The Senate supports a twoyear extension, with an additional $1.5 billion each year in appropria­ nally authorize by separate House and Senate bills, the program offi­ cially ended June 30.-and needs new legislation to continue.' The surplus program is of spe­ cial importance because it involves disposal of large amounts of bulk cargoes such as wheat Since the disintegration of. the coal export market, US tramp ships have counted heavily on farm surplus cargoes to keep them in operation; Social Security Vote Due The Senate also is expected to act this week on the House-passed Social Security bill raising bene­ fits seven percent and increasing social security taxes to pay for the benefits. The bill may be vetoed unless the Senate eliminates a pro­ vision raising Federal contributions to state-operated public assistance programs. The House passed the bill re­ quiring public disclosure of em­ ploye pension and welfare funds, whether administered by unions, employers or both jointly. The Senate has. asked ior a conference on it. The biir still faces tough sledding because of employer op­ position to reporting requirements of management^ontrolled funds. The reform bill, which woiild im­ pose, controls on various union and management activities, is still in the House Labor, committee, but it may come to a vote. QUESTION; Are you at all partial to movies or books about ships and the sea? I- ' i'"' rl- Pt->? '; • SK':'': ffKij' -• IS® . Martin Valle, bosun: I don't get J. J. Kelly, oiler: Yes, I prefer a get to the movies much, but I can gopd story about the sea. Even say that I would though I've been like a change and at sea for the betnot see some­ ^r part of 20 thing about the years,. 1 can't sea. After all seem to get we live on the sea enough of it. I and see the ves­ will always look sels first-hand all forward to read? the time. For that ing a book or a reason I would movie with ships • prefer a change in it. After all, I of pace. make my living on ships and want to know all I can about- the sea. . 4. 4 John ' Williamson, fireman: No 4 4 4 sir, I want the good old western- Dan Alvlno, bosun: When I'm type movie and ashore, I run for the television set, book. And no plunk down and mysteries either, watch my Yank-, just a light, easyees briiig In the to-read western. runs. However, The only sea sto­ if- there is no ries I've read and game, fight or enjoyed were the other Interesting ones written by show, I would Jack London. watch a sea story He knew the sea over a cowboy and ships. serial. But I cer­ tainly would not go looking for a t 4 4 John Williams, oiler: Yes, I ani sea story. partial to ^stories about the sea. 4 4 4 However, I would Frank S. James, electrician: I not go to a movie don't think so. I go for the old about modern "shoot -them- up" sailing, where types of movies John Wayne is and, books. See­ the captain who ing a sea' story re­ runs down, fixes minds me top the engine, runs much of work, so up and fixes the I would rather radio, iif" short, watch a good runs around and western or mys­ fixes everything. It just isn't done tery. Besides, that way. Td rather see stories most of these sea about the old brigs and frigates. stories pre .too phoney. .. You can ^ghi tbrnugh tb^m. They're moca interesting. LOG (The fallowing is the text of the pre-balloting report presented by the secretary-^ treasurer to all port meetings, and adopted by the membership). . .v WHEREAS, under the constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, Article X, Section 1 (d), the secretary-treasurer shall submit d pre-balloting report; and WHEREAS, the office of the secretary-treasurer has carefully appraised the needs of the organization in all ports and in headquarters therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following offices be. placed on the next referendum ballot of the Union for the election of the officers of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, as per the constitution: I 1 < ••• HEADQUARTERS secretary-treasurer 1 fcsistant secretary-treasurer (engine) • Pch: assistant secretary treasurer (deck) 1 assistant secretary-treasiu-er (steward)'" 2 assistant secretary-treasurers (joint) NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK NORFOLK 1 agent ' / 1 agent 8 joint patrolmen 3 joint patrolmen BOSTON HOUSTON SAVANNAH 1 agent 1 agent ragent 1 joint patrolman • r 1 joint patrolman PHILADELPHIA TAMPA WILMINGTON 1 agent 1 agent 1 agent -.4 1 joint patrolman SAN FRANCISCO MOBILE 1 agent BALTIMORE . t' 1 agent SEATTLE 1 agent 3 joint patrolmen 1 agent 3 joint patrolmen •' • ' .• '• ' BE IT FURTHElt RESOLVED, pursuant to Article X, Section l" (d) of the Union constitution, the depository to which the polls committee shall deliver, or mail, bjrcertified or registered mail, the ballots after the close of each day's voting in the coming Unign^ election, be as follows: , . , Mr. R. Harold Bach * • V. Executive "Vice-President Commercial;State Bank and Trust Company 1400 Broadway " t.' i New York, New York • : ' i . 'i It will be-the function of the depository to receive all th^ enveloj^s delivered, or; mailed in, as aforesaid, to Safeguard them properly, in the bank, and to surrender thTem' only to the duly authorized Union tallying committee, in accordance with Article XIII; Section 5 (d) , on or abou^ the first business day in January, 1959. Proof of authorization' shall be a certification by the assistant .secretary-treasurer in- charge of the minutes, Joe! Algina. The Union tallying committee shall be-authorized to sign a receipt for the said, envelopes; The depository shall be requested to certify that all the envelopes received by him have' been properly , safeguarded, have been surrendered only to the said tallying, committee, , and that no one, other than appropriate bank personnel, have had access to them. , ^ . • The polls committee is especially urged to. insure that, whether delivered or mailed, the envelopes are properly addressed, properly stamped if mailed, and certified as per tlie. constitution. . ; " ^ . . BE IT FINALLY . RESOLVED, that, in addition to the regulaf . constitutional reauifements, each candidate foi; office 'be requested to furnish with ,his . acceptance for office' a regulation passport picture of recent taking as well, as a statement of not rtiore than 100 words, giving a biief sununary of .his'Union record and activities, such picture and state­ ment to be run in the SEAFARE]^ LOG just prior to the commencement of voting. This is to be done in accordance with»previous membership action to familiarize the member-ship with the names, faces and records of 'aU candidates for office. The nominations open August 12 and each man who nominates himself fpr office ia requested to submit a 100 word atatement plus ,a passnort size .photograph to be run li| the SEAFARERS.. LOG, just prior to commencement of Voting. Middte East Lull Douses Ship 'Boom' The easing of fhe crisis in the Middle East has doused talk, for the time laeing, of any major US ship movements into.the area. However, despite the start of US troop withdawa'ls from Lebanon, the prospect of. long-term supply movements to Jordan indicate that the portof Aqaba will become a steady — - '' ^ stop for many. American ships. viously reported on the, new cargo for this operation. The withdrawal of US troopi; The United States is under­ hm, while several other SIU ships taking the responsibility of supply­ were reported as haying- been from Lebanon will be followed, by. ing British troops in Jordan, plus chartered- by the Military Sea increased long-term aid- to that shipping fuel and food. Jordan's Transportation Seryice specifically. country, Jordan, Turkey, and Iran.^ normal oil supplies were cut off by the revolution in -Iraq. ^ EA MiHtary Cargo The latest SIU ship to show up in the area was the Coeur d'Alene Victory which came from Bremerhaven with 457 assorted military vehicles. The Uongview Victory, Coe Victory and Maria H were pre­ PORT C CAU SHariliaiicled? If a crewmcmber quits while a ship is ^in: port, delegates are dsked to contact tlie ball immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all- jobs aboard ship filled at all times add eiimi-; nate the chance, of the ship sailing shorthanded.' ' V /•' �AnfWt^ 15,198S SEAFARERS LOG Paca NIM. - yr,; The current upsurge of ship arrivdis in New York reoched Its peak In the two week period up to August 6th when the'port handled 21 SlU ship payoffs. As part of Union policy, payoff time is also time for bringrfig ship crews up-to-date on the lat­ est developments. Consequently, in addition, to dealing with assorted ship­ board beefs and other pay­ off itemsi SlU'representatives and crews hold shipboard meetings to discuss such matters as contract talks ahd Welfare Pldn procedures. Pictured here are some of the aspects of payoffs on four SlU ships which were in home ^ort during the twoweek period involved. rtlililfS ROBIN HOOD: It was a good p^y-off judging from the Smiles on the faces of A. Meglio and A. Arnold (above). Left, Assistant Sec.-Treas. 3ill Hall listens as messman Sam Doyle explains shipboard beef. Standing, 1-r, are F. Nagy, J. Winley, J. Riemer, T. Pincho and Z. Pretious. m i -.il ^^1 "3 FRANCES: Progress on wage talks holds crew's attention during shipboard meeting be­ fore pay-off. Listening while patrolman explains negotiations are (seated) J. Dovak, "Chile" DeDusin and Leavey. Standing are Nordstrom, P. Drews, N. Souris, Taylor and Red Campbell. Meeting was held a couple of days before SIU wrapped up monetary items in agreement. FRANCES: The Braves' fiye-g^e lead does not bother DM Red Campbell who proudly displays the baiiner and poster 6f his second place Pittsburgh Pirates. ;i -'-J -J P-J. " "I ••••i I •'-•i CI m BEATRICE: The jUtest oil the Union's activities is passed on to the crew during shipboard meeting. Among the group pictured are J. Maltinado, Roberto Diaz, Feli^ Bohefoht, Jose Pacheco and Rafael Grarofeib. Meet-' ing took up operations of ivatioua SIU welfare bmefits and^discussedv HBbTON: Repair lists and beefs are hashed out by crew and patrolmen befbre fwy-off. Looking op are Jose Ross, Andres Lugris and Anthony piamicb^ Seated between patrolmen Paul (Gkmsbrchik and Howard Guinier is.Seafarer Hector DeJesiis. Vessel was carrying bulk sugar from ;Puertb^Rico -to-Long Island City-refinary.- • - •. • -. ^: . j.-:., , -• - km .-'km �. k' ic '• •^'' ' "i SWAFAREMS »' B-' EMIASSY OF THE OHION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REFUILICS PrmBt Pmpmrimmmt I7M IM 35^" - ^ -' |r' - ftv ?''- 1; t 9, O. C1 ml, N.W. No. lf2U 'WuiWibst laC July 21* 195S . PEACELOVmO PEOPLES WILL m'AHT THE CRIMINiiX PLAM3 .OF THE Ae(ffiESSO«lS ' AMBKbW/'JACKSON (WStaiman), iuhr 4—CMInnaii, rnnai SacrMary, H. Starck. Dtapatad at aot pdd. Craw wamad aareaa aot Jok Win ba lossed. ffllp'a fund tat-lf. Ixtra maaU aot paid. Now dalasata and aafety, cammlttaa eliotad. meal«-ta ba put oa ot aheat. To aeo captaur about pay dip aad dlf^toysa tor port time. Sacamaiead batter grade of aoffaa. ATLAMTIS IPatral), May IS-Ohalf lan. W. Mcar/ Sacratary< O. buka. laa homUalltad la Bombay. New delesate eleetad. WaahiaS maehlno aeeda rapalrlns. macnaatoa on tood altuatioa. PraparaUoa at food .not .up to par—raqueat cooka try to improve aaine. Raqueat cold cuta once a week. July t—Chairman, It. kaatkai Saorotary, O. Luke. Repair lirt aubmlttad. Captain claims ahlp wiU aot Appeal of tha Sorlet Trade Tnlcns to tha Wbrklng pTOple of all Couatrle# Mankind Is living tluroug^ a very asrious and sinester period of its history. Crassly violating the United Uations Charter, the Governments of the Ifaited States and Great Brltaic have launched an armed intervention ' * against Lebanon and Jordan. The independence of the other Middle Eastern countries has been placed in jeopardy. The Anerican-British military venture is fraught with the direct danger of the most dreadful, tiie irost • devastating war in tha annals of history. The ruling quarters of the United States and Great Britain are striv­ ing to cMver up their aggres.sivn actions against the sovereign Arab States bj^ false ass«^[^mu that th^jpAave sent thg^)»<troops to Btbanon fnsure.>l^ myj Excerpt fiom Soviet embossy propagando handout denounces US and Great Britpin far "agg^ive actions" against Arab states, t ostensibly comes from Soviet "trade union" grou^ and is distributed through the embassy to US unions. Red Embassy Propaganda Link 1^ IS. :• i'/V; •k- /"• Apparently stepping in to fill the void left by the death of the "Daily Worker" the Russian embassy in Washington is now distributing propaganda handouts in the mail to US trade unions. The handouts consist of pronouncements ostensibly issued by Soviet trade — unions, echoing the Soviet line • considered this a very important of the moment, folded under legal attack and ex­ • The most recent one re­ aspect of their propaganda activL posure in the public press. Besides, the end of the "DaRy ceived at SIU headquarters, dated ties and were prolific in spawning Worker" eliminated a major pipe­ "Moscow, July 21, 1958" denounces assorted fronts for this purpose. the governments of the United In effect then, the Soviet em­ line for the distribution of propa­ States and Great Britain, which, it bassy outlet enables local Commu­ ganda on a national scale and the says "have laimched an armed in­ nists tq^conserve Party funds for soviet Embassy's releases would tervention ' against Lebanon .and other purposes, and also to estab­ serve to fill the part of that gap.* Jordan." It goes on to say, "The lish a "privileged sanctuary" for At one time, the US Communist true reason. for the American- propagandT use which is Immtme Party went to great pains in at­ British aggression against the peo­ to legal attack by the authorities. tempts to deny that it received any ples of the Arab East lies in the Many of the Party fronts which assistance, particularly financial fact that the ruling quarters of the used to operate in this area have aid, from Soviet sources. ' United States and Great Britain have set themselves the task of strangling the national-liberation movement of the Arab peoples.. echoing the Soviet line that it isthe true friend of Arab nationalism and that the US is the Arabs' enemy. Members of the United Tele­ expected that merger conventions Wants End To Atom Tests phone Organizations, which has will be held in six more states in The releases are signed by the 20,000 telephone technicians in the next few months—^Idaho, Illi­ "Central Council of Trade Unions" New York City and the southern nois, California. Massachusetts, in Moscow. Those received to date part of the state, can get up-to- Pennsylvania and Rhode . Island. If appeal to US trade unions to come date news of their coiitract dispute this program goes forward as out against the policy of the US by merely dialing any of four lo- scheduled, it would leave only New government' in areas where that telephone numbers. Latest re­ York and New Jersey with sepa­ policy conflicts with the objectives ports on negotiations and other de­ rate statewide central bodies aris­ of the Soviet Union. velopments are recorded daily and ing out of the Old division between For example, an earlier release, played back.over the phones. Ar­ the AFL and CIO. AFL-CIO head­ dated July 16, calls on the AFL- rangements for the automatic quarters has been pressing hard in CIO membership .to get the United telephonic information service' recent months to complete the mer­ States to suspend nuclear testing were made by the union through ger process on both the state-wide without inspection, along the lines the regular business office chan­ and city levels. proposed by the Soviet govern­ nels of the NY Telephone Co., the 4" 4 4" ment. company with which the union is US railroads, which were Just The releases are sent out by the In dispute. The;special recording down in Washington in a success­ Embassy's Press Department. service is reported costing about ful quest for tax relief and Govern­ A number of reasons can be $500 a week. ment assistance are back again, cited for Moscow's open distribu­ this time opposing benefits for t tion of propaganda via its embassy. their employees, A proposed bill of transportation costo For one thing, the embassy action of Deduction would liberalize retirenient and un­ has been permitted for spares the American Communist theworkers employment compensation benefits first time in a ruling affecting Party the need to devote time, per­ for railroad workers, financed by sonnel and money toward making building and construction trades­ 114 percent increase in employer men.' The Internal Revenue Serv­ up and distributing Soviet hand­ has agreed that transportation and employee contributions. Rail outs to US trade unions. At one ice* and living expenses away from brotherhoods are supporting the time the domestic Communists home are deductible items if the propflsal to give relief to retired worker involved has a permanent railrad workers in the face of residence and went to some other higher living costs. Union Has 4 4 ,4 city temporarily to work on a Hat industry Jobbers have ^ Cab3e AdiSress building project which lasts less agreed to join with manufacturers Seafarers overseas who want than one year. The Plumbers and to get in touch with headquar­ Pipe Fitters Union initiated the and the Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers > in financing a national ters in a buity can do so by action which led to the ruling. union label campaign. The cam­ cabling the Union at its cable 4" '4' 4" paign is aimed at eliminating low"pss, SEAFAHEKS NEW Kentucky's labor movement be­ wage-produbed products from the YORK. came the 40th to form, a merged market. Jobbers w;iU contribute Use of this add: ^ss will assure - edy transmi^ioh on all mes­ state labor body as .the state AFL one percent of their payrolls' to the sages and faster -?rvice for the and CIO central bodies held sepa­ progtam. The agreement followed rate conventions on August 8 to a two-day stoika oI pnmen Inv-'ved. ' ' ratify a merger agreements It is lon membeix • r v " xnaaduU. PORT. bOSI^Nd . July C. Mlddl^. - Two aUd New delasato. Macta^ Shto'if' i •21JS. ..-•i SUZANNI {biilD, July >•—Chair, man, J. Prator Secretary, C. Peitoesa. Some disputed Ot Raporta accepted. New ddhSata alecfed. . OATSWAY eiT* ®aa AOanUc), July 7-r«halrib«n. J.. Alkim ..0*crmtary, A. RofM^' dna man? Sarins •hip. No.t^ts;'. CHIWAWA . (Citlaa SarvleaL ^uly 21—Chairman, J, Marrlsi SMiwtory/ • W. OicKens. Evarythink. runnlns smoothly. . Repoct Accepted. ' ^lew delesate elpcied.- Crew warbed to keen watertiRht doory closed ; When loading or. unloadinei also ieautloned about smoking.' . ki-i.' r:^ '•• -r, • bote acraaaai Find out about bomia If aUp coaa to Jordaa. To cbatSc oa medical anppUea bafoip trip .to. Far . LUCILE BLOOMFIELO (Bloomfleld), Juno 29—Chairmen, C. Catf; Secro4ary, T- Scanlon. Repairs made. Reort accepted; New delegate elected, iscufsion on fant,. Request mora cold drinks. Menu beeto Will be cor­ rected by steward. E STEEI. FLYER (Isthmian), July If —Chilrmcn, D. Keddyi Sacrotary, A. pay off la Texas—wiU pay off snyona under mutual consent. AU beefs to bo bandied by delegates. Few tcrapa aboard ship—to bo reported. Somo disputod ot. Captain refuaes to have boxea cleaned and gaUey sougeed. No LOGa or communications received for threo mos. Food not up to part too much aoaaoning. Need more fans, dedc lights. Beef on shortage of food. Captain refused to okay requisiUon. American moaay put out only once. Crew took logs in Turkey. Question on repreaentaUon from Union In NO. . BALTORI (Marvan), July 24—Chalrw man, R. Murryi Saeratary, H. Murray. Drinking fountain repaired, water cleared up. Ship's fund $3.M. Ono man retumod to Bait, aa passanger. One man louad. two men getting off. two days pay for replacement. Discna•ion on ship's routine. MARIA H. (Herald) July 28—Chair­ man, S. SaNlff; Secretary, R. Parry. One man mimed ship. Delcgata dieensfad trip to Ttr East and explained ahip's porition under present condftltms. Brokan bad gprlnss to be re­ paired or raplaead. To order lea for trip to Fa r East; srlnd icoopa and port Maldon:do. No beefs. AU repairs completed. Ice box needs repairs. Ship's fund S12.3S. Crew donated 820 for memtw tnjured In Bait. New reporter elected. Agreed to have SCO pool—winner to donate S29 to ship's fund and keep 840. Cots to be re­ turned to foCsles. Awning requested. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), July 2»— Chairman, J, Thompson; Socrotary, M. Pheipt. No beefs—everything running smoothly. Ship's fund S283.2S. New delegate, movie direc­ tor and secretary-reporter "elected. Motion to pay 820 to niovio director. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatrain), July 27—Chairman, R., Carey; Secre­ tary, O. Rufidblad. Repair list and delayed tailing time turned in. Dis­ cussion on time oft. To lUsposo of old TV set and ahelf. Aah trays to ba put in messhaU. Request lihanga of soap powder; more leo to ba ordered. STEEL ROVER (IsHimian), July f— Chairman, R. Barrett; Soeratary, T. Caspar. New delegate elected. Re­ port accepted. Water fcHintain to bo installed in recreation hall. Longahoremen to ba kept out of measbaU and not to be aerved. Ask about not hiring reefer when leaving NY. Laundry room to be cleaned by three departments. Captain refused' to •ougee messhalL Your Gear... for ship ... for shore Whatever you need, In work-or dress geor, your SIU Seo Chest hos it. Get top. quolity geor pt substontfol sovings by buy­ ing ot your Union-owned ond Unionoperoted Seo Chest store. Sperf Coats Slacks , Dress Shoes Work ShoM Sacks. Dungarees Friska Joans CPO Shirts brass Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shlrts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sau'wastars ~ Raingaar Caps Writing Materlali Toilotriet Electric Shaven Radios Talavistan Jewelry Cameras Loggaga' M. SEA CHEST ,;x �SEAFARERS LOG •mjoA Pw«ElcT<a Mates In Wrap-Up Of Tanker Contract Improved manning scales, welfare benefits, vacations and pensions have been negotiated by the Masters, Mates and Pilots in a wage reopener with East Coast tanker operators. Agreement was reached after all MM&P-contracted tankers mates paralleled those negotiated had been immobilized three by the MEBA in its East Coast dry days as a result of an impasse in cargo agreement in June. Some of joint MM&P-MEBA negotiations the major highlights pf the new with the tanker owners. The new agreement include; terms are effective June 16. • An additional third mate on The improvements won by the all offshore tankers; previously th« * ships carried only four mates. • Increases in vacation from 60 to 75 days a year, effective imme­ diately, with 90 days vacation ta become effective in June 1959. Days of vacation count as work days. • Welfare benefits of $30 a wqek for up to 39 weeks when a mate is unfit for duty plus $84 a week for up to three weeks while he's hospitalized • An increase in pensions from TOLEDO—Some 900 passengers $100 to $150 a month and SIU Great Lakes District crew­ • Severance pay for mates whoso men aboard the excursion ship jobs are permanently lost when Canadiana escaped serious injury their ships are transferred to forwhen the vessel was struck by a reign flags swinging drawbridge here. The Increased room and subsist­ bridge smashed into the bow of the vessel as she was returning ence allowances Affected by the agreement are from an outing, tearing up the first two decks while passengers mates on some 200 American-flag tank ships operating op the Atlan­ retreated to the stern. The Candiana's skipper. Captain tic and Gulf Coasts including such Philip Thorpe, said that he was companies as Keyston, Marine following an ore ship through the Transport, Hess Oil, Amoco, Sin­ draw. After the ore ship passed clair and Gulf. through, he said, the bridge began to close on the excursion vessel. Fortunately, all of the damage was above the water line so that there was no danger of the ship sinking at any time. In addition, a providential shower had cleared the open deck area at the bow of its normal complement of passen­ gers -BO that they were not exposed to injury. The skipper praised members of the crew for their prompt and coolheaded response which helped calm the pas-sengers and avert pos­ sible panic. •m Bridge Pulls lake Charles On Slow Side LAKE CHARLES — Plenty .of ships have hit this port but there have been very few Jobs since khe boys are reaHy sticking to the wagons. There are enough ipeii registered here ,to take care of all pending business, Leroy Clarke, Port Agent, noted. . Calling into this area over the past weeks were ° the Council Grove, CS Baltimore, Bradford Island, Chiwawa, Bent's Fort, Win­ ter Hill, XSovemment "Camp and Boyal Oak, all Cities Service. All were in good shape. Plumbers StiU Out The Plumbers and Fitters Union is still stalemated with local con­ tractors in its wage talks and it doesn't look though accord will be reachedTin the near future. All of the smallef shops have been signed up and are working but the big contractors who do construction work are holding back. On a happier note, the State Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO, will, hold their state convention here in the uear future and expect a large attendance. Sisn Name On LOG LMers ^ J ; For dbvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name, unsigned anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances, justify, the LOG will withholili;i siipaature on request ' The rapid completion of agreement on major monetary items to be included in the new SIU contract is, a welcome development. If the new terms are approved by the mem­ bership at next Wednesday night's meetings, they will go in­ to effect less than two weeks later, even though the contract package has not been completed. By getting these money items out of the way, the nego­ tiators will now be free to concentrate on several other mat­ ters of importance which a|^ect the jot) security of Seafarers on SlU-contraeted ships. i^uch remains to be done to square away these items. But the rapid agreement oh money matters indicates that good headway is being made toward obtaining for Seafarers the maximum in seamen's security and benefits. Atom Power Again Despite its convincing demonstration that submarines dan go anywhere, the Nautilus' run under the North Pole doesn't mean that commercial atomic subs are around the corner. The short Northwest Passage that the atomic sub found may some day have commercial significance. But right now, none Of the major oil-producing regions are near the Arctic. Since the first use of an atomic merchantman submarine is expect­ ed to be an oil tanker, the voyage, sensational as it is, doesn't alter the outlook too much. However, it has focused attention again oh the prospects of developing the subinallne tanker, which is under study in this country. Great Britain and Japan. The first step that would seem to be logical would be de­ velopment of a commercial surface tanker with an advanced atom power plant which has thus far been held up by the Budget Bureau. Then,it could be determined whether atomic rectors have any immediate future as commercially-useful ship power plants. Also needed at this stage is some consultation oh the safety problems involved. With merchant seamen scheduled to man the SS Savannah and< existing merchant ships contracted to dump radioactive wastq at sea from shbreside plants, the atomI ic age is coming up rapidly the working merchant seaman. Send 'em to the LOG KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the SIV _ contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any station of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG). . Article III, Section 12. Carpenter's Duties, (a) Routine duties of the carpenter shall include the following: 1. Painting, chipping and cleaning the windlass. 2. Sounding bilges, fresh water and ballast tanks daily. . I. Shoring-np cargo. 4. Standing by the windlass when necessary. 5. Maintenance work such as repairing locks, installing porthole gaskets, fixing and fastening sicel lockers, etc. 6. Such other work as is customary for carpenters to perform. * * * QUESTION: Are maintenance of sheet metal overheads and over­ hauling of fairleads used for topping and lowering booms included in the carpenter's duties? * * * Seafarer SteVe Szanto, carpenter aboard the Alcoa Clipper, reports that aboard ship the question of the carpenter's duties often arises tWho does he work for and just what are his duties," Szanto asks. "Are maintenance of sheet metal overheads - and overhauling of fairleads his jobs?" Article HI, Section 2 of the contract outlines the duties which the carpenter may be called on to perform. However, there, are certain jobs which are not specifically mentioned in the section but which are contained within the meaning of paragraphs 5 and 6, as being customary work." Szanto's question concerning fairleads has come up a number of times and accordingly the Clarifications Committee has spelled it out as a regular duty even though it is included within the meaning of .^ paragraphs 5 and 6. The clarification reads, "The repairing and maintaining of blocks, whether made of steel or wood, is part of the deck department, Iswludlng carpenters." As for the maintenance of sheet metal overheads, the job has been cohsideted within the provision of paragraph as a cdstomaiiy duty of the carpenter, even though it is not specifically, stated. .... f, '•? . j-J' - --'S •I m �••2'; *5'!^' 4 SEAFARERS Tag* Tweira S:IK- Everybody Says ^Cheese' On Massmar : >;• SEAFARERS INDRYDOCK A swimming accident in which he uroke his leg has laid up wiper Joseph Taglairferri in the Baltimore PHS hospital for a while. '^glalT' There's a dilemma aboard the 6S Massmar, according to a reitort ferri last sailed on the SS Pandora. Also in the Baltimore hospital are from Robert Mitchell, ship's dele­ Dan Butts, bosun on the Alcoa Pointer, who is, as he -puts it, "being gate, over "the problem of cheese overhauled"; Ronald Hannfgan, ex-Chilore, who broke *his shoulder lovers and preferential treatment. and William Hendershot, carpenter on the Jean, who is in for a general It seems that someone (and there check-up. •re no indications that mice are New medication is reported making a marked Improvement in an the culprits) has been devoudng old eye ailment which has been bothering Lawrence Melanson, former all of the cheese in the night messman on the Government Camp. Melanson is being treated at the lunch so that it Is practically Boston PHS hospitaL Lawrence Campbell, ex-Grain Shipper is making "cheerless" by the time one of progress now after two hernia operations in-the Boston hospital, but • the men on the 12 to 4 watch gets he will still be laid up for some time recuperating. there. Walter Coleman, a member of the steward department on the SS There was considerable discus­ Atlantic, was,admitted to Staten Island hospital after a shipboard sion over the beef at the last accident in which he broke his arm. Coleman plans on returning to Mobile to continue treatment, ship's meeting, when he is discharged. Another MitchpU said, but Atlantic crewmember, William .no one came up Reid, is also in Staten Island after with a workable being taken off the ship with virus solution. pneumonia. Other Seafarers in The third cook, this hospital are Charles Goldstein, in an effort to ex-Seatrain Texas, for a checkup; ease the situa­ Frank Adams. Bents Fort with a tion, offered to Mitchell bladder infection and Ray Reddick, make special ex-Longview Victory. Coleman Bntia cheese sandwiches for the watch In San Francisco PHS hospital, to take and keep-ih his foc'sle un­ til it is time to go on watch, but are Michael Coffey, AB off the Choctaw, with a fractured ankle; Joscpli, this, was quickly argued down. Ebbole, kidney infection and WUHam Worthington, bosun the Steel Some of the brothers felt that this Chemist with pneumonia. Seafarers ashore are asked to visit their .shipmates in the hospitals. was likely to be considered prefer­ ential treatment and that could not Men on ships should drop the patients a line. be allowed. Tba foUowlns la Uia laUat aTaUabla Uat of Siy mon in tha hoapltala; After all of the proposals. were VSPHS HOSPITAX. Clarence Hawkins Leo Mannaugh BALTDfORlt MD. •hot so full of holes they resembled Fkank Hernandez A. S. Ifartinem Antonio Infante Joaquin Mlnlz' Gorman blaia Swiss cheese, Mitchell said, the John Sergei Claude B. Jessup WUUam P. O'Doe Walter Sikordd Vincent J. Risiate Issue of the "missing cheese" was H. J. Panowies Lewis R. Aklns C. Oilnskl Joseph TagUafent Woodrow Johnson George G. Phifer Juan Hemandaa Joseph Roll tabled for the time being. Ludwlg Kristlansen Winston E. Renny Kenneth Lewis G. F. Shumaker ^ HcGuigan Henry E. Smith W. J. Mclntyre Pon P. Wing Herbert C. Mclssac Royco Yarborough USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. * Flrancls J. Boner Henry W. Lovelace WiUiam C. Dowdey James B. Oliver USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Josepb Blssongt Albert M. Morse Micheal J. Coffey J. S. O'Byme Joseph Ebbole """ Edourdo Plscopo James A. Lewis A. J. Scheving F. B. McCoUian H. J. Schreiner John McConnel VV. Worthington USPHS HOSPITAL U.'U'HS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. SAVANNAH, GA. L. J. CampbeU Lyle W. WUUamson Elmer O. Brewer Thomas J. ReUley L. C. Melamson Jimmlo Littleton . W. L. Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL JOHN SEALEY HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS GALVESTON, TEXAS Maxlmlno Bemes Malcolm Launey' James R. Hodges Troy A. Cousins Curt Moroa R. Gladroslch John. H. Spearmap USPHS HOSPITAL Henry P. Lopez FORT WORTH, TEXAS MOBILE COUNTY HOSPITAL L. Anderson Harold yJ. Pancoit MOBILX. ALA. John C. Palmer A. J. Panepinio H. LedweU Jr. Paul Seldenburg William Robinson SAILOR SNUG HARBOR USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. STATEN ISLAND. NY Thomas Isaksen Victor B.. Cooper With one eye on the gauges George Atcherson Wayne F. Harris Oscar J. Adams Edward AVard John Harts and the other on camera, oiler Louis Bartron Louie Hollld«t ST. ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL Claude Blanks John Hrolenok Sam Nugent has his work all WASHINGTON. DC Alton BeU . James Hudson cut out. The backdrop is the George Chaudoln Jack Brunson Ramon Irlzarry Daniel Byrne VA HOSPIHAL throttle gauge board on the Henry A. Janlcke NEW YORK CITY Dearmon Charles W. Johnson Seatrain Texas. Phbto by Roscoe Daniel Fegan Jasper U. Jones E. T. Cunningham Glen Vinson. Woolridge King Ben D. Foster ' VA nosPikAi. Henry Foy Edward Knaro GALVESTON. TEXAS Alphonse Fremer Antoine Landfry R. J. .Arenault Monroe C. Gaddy Leo Lang James C. GUsson W. Marjenhoff VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND. BIASS. USPHS HOSPITAL D. Fltzpatrick , NEW ORLEAN5, LA. Alexander Martin Joseph W. Stocker VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VA. Joseph F. Mendoza Thomas H. Stevens James T. Moore Thomas L. Teears Joseph GiU William E. Nelson Gerald L. Thazton VA HOSPITAL "^ Dominic NeweU Ernest Trakimavld BOSTON, MASS. Jack Peralta James E. Ward Thomas W. KllUon WiUiam Rollins Charles Welbom Calvin Rome George Williams VA HOSPITAL , James H. Shearer Charles E. Wynn BUTLER. PA. Jim Spencer Anthony Zaich James F. Markel ~ USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN, ISLAND. NY DETROIT. MICH, Peter Arthurs Eugene Roszko James Miller Dollar Ben Harvey W. Morris VA HOSPITAL Frank J. Bradley' R. Nandreswak CORAL GABLES, FLA. '' Robert Bunner John F. Murphy BerUn Saunders > Robert Delgado Perry Pederson Domenic Di Sel Pedro Perez USPHS HOSPITAL A. Fernandez Anthony Pisanl MEMPHIS. TENN. Fredrick Fulford George Pitour C. D. Shlvely Charles Goldstein Francis .Regan VSPHS BALTIMORE Harry Jurgerson WiUiam Reid John Keegan John Serget Gorman Glaze Raymond Reddick Antonio Fernandez Victor ShUapin Walter Slkorskl Vincent -J. Rlzzuto Jerry Chapkewitz G. Slversten Michael J. Panowlcz Joseph TagUsferri Juan Hernandez Krushner Ralph Spiterl Joseph RoU TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you Walter Win. Barnette William Lewis Matthew StabUs Peter De Vries era an old lubscribet and hava a Roy Lee McCannon Ignaclo Tirado RusseU Clymer WUUam CuUUon Ramon Varela LoUis Nelson Stephen Dinkel ehanga of -address, plaasa giva your John McLaughlin Albert Lee WUUa Anthony - MaleUo former addrbss balowt USPHS "HOSPITAL Gfeer Stevens * Joseph Zeschitz MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Robert Belyea George WilUams MeuHcl Antonaha John J. ibriscoU Stanley Gelak Dan Butts Elado ArisFriedof Fondila VirgU Harding Joseph Arnold Fortunato Bacomo Fabin Furmanek Eugene Plahn WUUanr P. DrlscoU Joseph J. Bass Odls L. Glbbl Oswald Ekgle Samuel tiordon Melvin W. Bass Joseph M. GUlard WUUam Ritson Stokes Ayres .• • • • •. Frank Bemrick Bart E. Guranick Walter McDonald John Van Dyk WiUiam Henderahot VirgU Coash James F. Clarke Wade B. Harrel «;V •• y , •• • • ' Clarence Gardner . Ronald F. Hannlgan Juan- Denopra Jaib Texas Oilman f>v, •'i!'-'• l''V Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., 'Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please >ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) NAME r STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE 1^" ZONE..:. ADDRESS eiTY STATE ;ZONE. Wm. Bametta Peter Da Vrfea RusseU Clymer William Cnpson Louia Nelson Stephen Dinkel Albert Lee WUlla Anthony Malello Greer Stevens Joseph Zeschlts Rol>ert Belyea ' George WlUlame Stanley Celak Dan Butts VirgU Harding Joseph Arnold Eugene Plahn William P. DHSCOU Samuel Gordon Oswald Ergle Stokes Ayres WUllara Ritson John Van Dyk Walter McDonald W. Hendershot Vlrgn Coash Clarence Gardner R. P. Hannlgan ST. JOSEPH'S. HOCPITAZ. BALTIMORB, HD. Paul W. Strickland Aivtut 15, 195> LOG Suggestions On Pension Benefit To flw Editon . Having discussed the SIU's retirement plan pro and con wJ|lh fellow Seafarers, and hav­ ing deliberated on It for soma two years, I wish to offer the following proposal for consldv eratlon: Feeling that our present re­ tirement plan sboulif be Im­ proved, I propose the following as a guide, or perhaps to pro- Letters To The Editor All letters to ths editor for publicatiort in ths SEAFAR­ ERS LOG mutt be tigned by the writer. Namet will be withheld upon request... vide itointera for a more real­ istic plan that would be mo^e suitable ""for the " professib^ seamen. 1—a plan that will provide retirement-on seatime and iin-i. ion affiliation, regardless of age or disability, although age and disability clauses ^ould also be included as we-have at present Because as seamen we spend 24 hours a day "on the Job" as compared to eight hours a ^y and five da^ a week by^shoTeside employees, I feel that some thought and consideration be given to drawing up a retire­ ment plan more adjusted to otir needs. - ra . 2—therefore, any and all members in good standing in the SIU for 16 years who have accumulated 12 full years : (4,380 days seatime) on SIUcrewed ships (war-time compa; nies or otherwise to be recog­ nized and decided upon by ai trustee committee), said mem­ ber, if he desires, be retired at $100 per month. , 3—'that any member in good standing for 20 years, who bas accumulated 16 full years, or 5,840 days seatime on SIU or SUP-crewed ships (with refer-^. ence to wartime service or otherwise as abqve),- said mem-. ber, if he desires, be retired , at $150 per month These two are to be paid re­ gardless of age or disability. I do not Uiink that these pro­ posals are too hard to irod' out, for in order to accumulate 12 full years of seatime, it will take the average sailor some 20 years or better. . I would appreciate it if the membership would give these proposals some thought, for I for one, would like to hear any further proposals on the subject. ' Paul Arthofer Steel Scientist $> $> Asks Shipping Rule Change To the Editor: The shipping rules presently provide that a man who accepts a job has 24 hours in which to decide whether he wants to keep it. In a number of cases, men have kept the jobs for close to the one-day limit, and then returned them to the hail. A man in the hall either has to make a-T)ierhead jump, without, gear, or turn the job down, Iqs; ini an opportunity to work. To safeguard the membership against this practice, I suggest that the imles be revised as-follows: If a iiian In a key rating takes -a joS, lie must make up his mind about keeping it with- in six hours. If hs-keeps the Job more Ahan six hours and then turns It back In, hs should have two choices:, either to take the Job, or to pay his replace;^ mmt one day's wages, and to ,lose his own lAilpping card and ' go to tha bottom of the list W. F. Helma » » Gives Thanks To Blood To tha Ultar: This is a belated letter of thanks to all of tha brothers who gave blood for ma whan I ^ was being operated ox not tob 'long ago. It is dialy lately that 1 started getting enough p^ tq write this letter so I am sura they understand. /Although I am recuperating now, I haveli lot of lost weight to gain back be­ fore I will be in shape. I also want to thank the brothers in Philadelphia and San Francisco for keeping my wife Informed as to my condi­ tion. They helped ease^her wor­ ries, and thanks to the fellows who visited me and sent me cards. I hope to be back sailing with them once again in a few months. Thanks to all for every kindness. Frank B. MeColliaii S> t> ' No or, But He Likes It To tha Editor: It's been a long time since I've written a letter of praise about a ship, but I feel that this vessel, the Pacific Navigator, de­ serves one. I've been on some mighty l^od ones and some lousy ones, but this r^lwcket we took but of Seattle last June is a good one thanks to Captain -Uucos, the mates and engineers and the unlicensed crew. Special thanks must be extended to steward George Dunn and his gang for a fine feeding trip. Although there is Jiot much overtime, we have no beefs, and with the help of a little paint­ ing ahd face-lifting, the ship would be in top shape. It's been a hot run all the way, but we managed to have a good time in Yokohama, and Willi soon be basking in Hono­ lulu. From there We will start me long trip back to the East Coast. If there are any brothers on the Jbeach who want a good ship with a good captain and galley:gang, this is the vessel... There will be quite a few jobs on the board when we arrive as a good number of the men have "B" cards, &nd with transporta­ tion being paid, many of the men will be going home. Thanks also to agent Jeff Gil­ lette who' came aboard three days in a row in Seattle and made sure this ship left under SIU conditions and that every­ one was satisfied and contented. All in all this is one-of the finest crews I've sailed with and some of the finest officers. Eyeryone has worked together to' make perfect harmony and trying to live up to the SIU agreements and conditions. • It sure makes a delegate's job easy. John A. Sullivan Ship's delegate ^ t ' 4" • 4 Welfare Flan Aid Applauded To the EiUtor: I wish ta express my appre­ ciation tq the SIU Welfare Plan for making it possible for me to recielve hospital care and the surgery and treatment I needed. It is wonderful to have a plan like this to.tuT|q 1" emerr gency. Thanks again. ' Mrs. Jesse E. Collins . 'fj .J / �AVciuf 15. 1958 DIL MAK (MiUlHt»pn. July t— Chairman. M. Walltf Sacratary. C. Oawllng. Vaw log*. Cut out oztra yurchaaaa In St. Tbomaa. Baef in deck cans. Raouaat acent ba on board for payoff. Solp'a fund aaos.TT. Soma iUaputad at. Will apend sas for niaeailaai from aUp'a fund. Vota of thanks to^membara for food job dona la lifeboat elaaa. Movla projector to ba rapatred. Report any unsafe equip* nmnti obtain safety shoes. Suggestion to tava rallabia person take care of Bouvenlrs. Suggestion to buy new inoris projector. PLORIDA STATI (Panes), July II— Chairman, P. Matao; Sacratary, S. DaMartlna. Suggestion to sepd letter to authorities concerning doctor in Ponce. Request headquarters send dayman for deck gang.: New delegate SEAFARERS at least in messhall on Persian tiulf runs. Washing machine to ba re­ paired. Need fresh stores: new cots with mora durable canvas. Steel wool to be replaced. Vote of thanks to Steward for Una cooperation. LOG Fare Tbirteea 'Sea-Spray' —B/ Seafarer Robert 'Red" Fink •TEIL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), July II—Chairman, B. Browning; Secrotary, P. Harayo. Discussion on wages, etc.) listing of ship. Ship's fund 812.29. Remove clothes when dry. PACIFIC NAVIOATOR (Compass), Juno 2f—Chairman, J. Sullivan; Sac­ ratary, O. Dunn. General discussion— no major beefs. Captain put out draw day before arrival. Galley and pantry Will be painted. Repair list to be sent to company. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. for jdb well done. ' OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), uly 4—Chairman, W. DoMj Secre. tary, J- Johnson. Need fans. New crew on board. Need awning aft. One man hospitalized. Some disputed ot. Repairs to Be made. Order fans, windscdops and cots. Observe quiet when men dire sleeping. Turn in ail soiled linen. Schedule for cleaning washing machine and recreation room made up. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Juno i—Chairman, E. Parr; Secretary, W. StalnsiMlr. Dispute on rest period. Overtime disputed. Black gang re­ fused ot in future. Few beefs in deck dept. •lected. Nothing less than Bchnuda shorts to bo worn in mssshaU. Need better device for bathroom Uuue. OCtANSTAR (Triton), July « — Chairman, J. Callari Sacratary, R. Merrlialta. Ship's fund S1S.25. Rooms to be left clean when getting off ship. Pantryman to take batter care of diaheS as soma are,dirty. Vota of thanks to steward .for good Job. ORION CLIPPRR (Colonial), July 1— Chairman, M. Woods; Sacratary, R. Barker. Notify captain 8 days ahead if travels checks ara requested. Can draw on et. Captain will send out mall. Log book will be turned over to CO every trip. Arrangement will ba made for men to buy radios in slop chest. Men to wear shoes and caps at flra and boat drill, also while working en deck in heat. New delegate elect­ ed. Discussion about upkeep of swim­ ming pool. ROBIN KIRK (Robin), June 14— Chalrmsn, R. Rivers; Sacratary, J. Townsand. Beef over loggings. One man hospitalised: wages disputed. Beefs and disputes to be settled by delegate and patrolman. Discussion on whether dishwasher be reimbursed for' visiting baker in hospital. SEATRAIN NEW JIRSCY (Sastrain), July If—Chairman, P. Patrick; Sacratary, C. Cowl. Ship going into shipyard: all hands to be paid off. Repairs to be made. Motion to have all bunks welded in position with ply­ wood and have foam rubber mat­ tresses Installed. All rooms to ba painted. ORION PLANET (Colonial), July «— Chairman, M. Pyk; Secretary, P. Van DlLsan. 811.38 In ship's fund: money to be used to purchase magazines in Honolulu. Two men advanced in rat­ ing put back in original ratings. Ship still two men short in engine depart­ ment. OT disputed. New awning to be constructed on aft deck. Awning on aft poop deck to be extended to cover all of fantail. Filters to be in­ stalled in ventilating system. Desk lights, additional drains In showers to be installed. See that watertight doors are repaired. Fruit shortage dis­ cussed: only apples available. Dis­ cuss with patrolman ship chandler in Yokohama not. being able to supply sufficient stores to vessel. MARIA H. (Herald), July i—Chair­ man, J. Mayerchak; Secretary, T. Bol­ ton. Repair list turned in. Few hours disputed ot. Ship's delegate to see about painting messhall and steward dept. quarters. Fumigating requested. Drinking water tanks to be checked. Vote of thanks to delegates for Bne Job done. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), June 28—Chairman, W. Nash; Secretary, A. Brodle. Crew complimented on ship's condition last voyage. Some disputed ot. Washing machine repaired; don't overload It. Empty pockets before washing as wringer was broken. Re­ quest locker be flxed in messman's room. Men not to miss any watches. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), July If—Chairman, H. Phillips; Secretary, C. Primeaox. Few hours disputed ot. Vote of thahks to steward dept. PACIFIC OCEAN (World Tramp.), July 20—Chairman, J. Rose; Secretary, C. Skendalas. Three men logged. Logs to remain. Galley mixer to be repaired—other repairs to be made in shipyard. Some disputed ot. One day's allowance for each man in engine dept. To see patrolman about B meh 60-day status. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), July If—Chairman, A. Wheaton; Secretary, W. Rhone. Some disputed ot. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well done. „ ' STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), July 20—Chairman, O. Ruf; Secretary, J.V. Magy. Drinking water rusty and salty. Ship's fund $>12. Soma diluted ot to be referred to patrolman upon arrival. Water tanks to be cleanedi take on fresh water at Port Suez. New delegate elected. Motion to in­ stall air-conditioning on all ahlps or SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatraln), July 27—Chairman, V. Syimanikl; Se^ refary,, N. Ramlay. Ship's fund $80.44. 80 cases coca cola on hand. Soma disputed ot. No major beefs. New delegate elected. Discussion about --Mor quality and ahortage of linen: fmita. To purchase sandwich grill for meisToom with 830 from sbip'a fund. BEAUREGARD (Pan-Atlantic), July 24—Chairman, E. Yates; Secretary, G. Rorry. 820 draw limit—riiip paying off in Houston. One man missed ship. Repair lists to be submitted. Turn off washing machlna pump. Re­ quest patrolman bring records aboard at payoff. Oew complimented on cleanliness of rooms. Ask headqusrters for special agreement almllar to Seatraiiu. SEAFAIR (Orion), July 27—Chair­ man, C. RIdga; facratary, J. Dahasa. Few houra disputed ot. Cheek slop chests, medical atons. MARORR (Marvin), July 20—Chair­ man, R. Nash; Sacretary, C. Berts. One man left ahip. Some disputed ot. to be referred to patrolman. Report accepted. Turn off steam on coffeo raakera to keep pantry bulkheads dry. Request fruit put out earlier during voyage to prevent apoiiage. PORTMAR (Calmar), - July—Chair­ man, B. Buckor; Secretary, R. Stahl. New delegate elected. Crew would like to know what progress is being made on wage increases. Discussion on washing machlna wringer: hot water altuation. ALAMAR (Celmar), July 27—Chalr­ msn, D. Pcatss; Sacratary, J. MePhaul. Ship's fund $43.29. New dele­ gate elected. Vote of thanks ot stew­ ard dept. Thanks to crew for flowers sent to crewmember's deceased wife. JOHN C. (Atfshtlc), May 25—Chairman, R. King; Sacratary, T. Bucklay. One member hospitalized In Djibouti due to accident. One man missed ship: rejoined: transporatlon not paid as yet. One man signed off due to her^ received while working aboard ahip. Ship's fund t40. Report ac­ cepted. Delegate to aee. engineer on repairs such as stopped up drains, more pressure on sanitary line, repair lock on door, repair bathrooms. Re­ move cots from main deck and hatches when not in use. July 22—Chairman, R. King; Sacre­ tary, T. Buckley. Several men logged. Some disputed ot. Two men repatri­ ated back to states. Ship's fund $20 to be donated to March of Dimes. Report accepted. Delegate to handle all Union affairs at payoff. All linen to be turned in at payoff: crew to leave quarter! clean. Any member paying off to leave name with dele­ gate. CUBORE (Marvan), June 30—Chair­ man, C. Bartiatt; Sacratary, R. Lavo- Ina. Ona man missed ship. SANTORE (Marvan), July 24—Chair­ man, J. Miller; Sacretary, J. Mehalov. Repair list submitted. Ship's fund S22. Steward in possession of electric iron for crew's use. VENORB (Marven), July 24—Chair­ man, T. Hsnsaii; Sacretary, R. Gran­ tham, Two men fired—slow workers. To see patrohnan on fining delegates for failure to-have captain notify when B and C cards' time expires. ST TEXAS (Seatraln), July 24 — Chairman, LaRosa; Secretary, H. Franklin. Thanks to former crew for TV set. To purchase new aerial. New delegate elected. Bosun needs tools. Need screen doors for deck dept; LONGVIEW VICTOJlV (Vtctcry Car­ riers), July 22—Chairman, C. Gedra; Secretary, P. Miranda. Hepaira not made. No launch service while ship at anchor. All disputed ot settled. Garbage not to be thrown on deck— cooperation urged in keeping ahip clean. Card games not to be held at table near bread box and coffee pots. ELIZABETH (Bull), July 27—Chair­ man, Q. Sinclair; Secretary, B. Suall. No beefs—everything running smooth­ ly. Two men left ship in PR. Shoreside palntere ptoting crew's quarters. Request more pressure to ipecd up work. All fhe time he's home all he wants to know k 'when k coffeetime? . . .'vrhen k coffeetime? . . 'Step On It' Is The Motto On 'Monarch' The "cartoonist's-eye-view" of a fire and boat drill on the Josefina which appeared in the July 4 edition of the SEA­ FARERS LOG brought back some-memories of ttie last b6at drill aboard the Monarch of the Sea, ship's delegate Eddie fine and fast ship, averaging 17 Eriksen writes. The gang knpts and better, during a trip. ilidn't have all of the commotion This speed la CM'tainly equal to and mishaps depicted In the draw­ any other C-2, and is excellent for ing by Seafarer Norman "Moo|e" her class. Lighteii, Eriksen added hastily, The "Mobile" gang aboard was but there wag some close resem­ very happy over the inspection de­ blance. • lay last month for it meant a twoThe drill was held on July 8, day lay-up is their home town. while the vessel was undergoing The 'Bama boys were also looking her annual inspection in the port forward to a one-and-a-half day of Mobile. "We had lowered the layover in New Orleans before the number one lifeboat and the crew ship gets back on a regular sched­ WES getting into it when, Just as ule. These delays are well re­ Brother Lighteii illustrated in his ceived for usually there is only cartoon, one of a 12-hour tum-around in Mobile, the brothers and less In some of the other stepped on top of ports. another while With that kind of a snappy tumcoming down the around, Eriksen reported that the ladder." Need­ crew is already looking ahead to less to say, this next year's Inspection for another resulted in some long stay in port. pungent remarks which, out of a sense of .delicacy, Eriksen will have to be omitted here. There was plenty of commotion and running around on the part of ail hands, as is usual in these life­ boat drills, but other than the one mishap ail went off satisfactorily. We think that Brother Ughteil, while stretching his Imalgination somewhat, did a fine Job with his drawing, 'Step Lively, "Boys," as it was really good and funny." This vessel was aptly named king of the sea, Eriksen said. She is a Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the •erieE of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take ail the "shots" again when they want to sign on for another such voy­ age. P^^05 . Time Out Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters, again^wishes to remih(l ail Seafarers'that pay­ ments of funds, for whatever Union purpose, be mad& only to authorized A&G representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, b>. sure to protect yourself by Immedi­ ately bringing Uie matter to the attention ok>the seeretary-treas>urer't office. r> W fXlCLES ii^^&lcozaedhf your Aboard th* Val Chem, John Fobian, OS, tokes a break from his scraping chores for a relaxing smoke. Shipmate G, F. Abundo, who's getting In some seatime before starting college this fall with an StU leholanhip, took the photo. r �Fo«ri««i SEAFARERS lOG SIVHiLL DIRECTORY SlU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Aeent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON Judging from tho expressions, ail's well wilh the Neva West. Pic­ tured (front, I to r) IHardcastle, AB and ship's delegate; Valentine, oiler; Quinn, DM. Among those standing are Hutcherson, 2nd electrican; Fluene», chief cook; Burgner, wiper; Banta, AB, and Keller, MM. Hutcherson sent in the photo. ...278 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert fiUtthews. Agent Capital 3-4089: 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La. . 1410 Ryan St. Leroy Clarbe, Agent HEmlock 6-S744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1734 MORGAN CITY .'..912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2186 NEW ORLEANS..;823 BienvUle St. Undsey Williams. Agent Tulana 8626 NEW YORK 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaciqth 9-6600 NORFOLK . . 127-129 Bank St. J. Bullock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardollo. Agent H8rket..7-1639 PUBRTA do TIBRRA PB 101 ^yo Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harrison St. Marty BreithoiL Agent Douglas 2-3473 SAVANNAH 2 Abprcom St. B. B. McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1723 SSATTI.R 2308 1st Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-lSlt N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 3-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif.... 303 Bilarinc Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS^.. 673 4tb Ave., Bklyn. SEOtETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. Deck W. Hall. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E Mooney. Std. J. Volpian. Joint SUP HONOLULU .c/o MHAP. Pier 8 PHone 3-8777 RICHMOND. Calif....810 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0923 SAN FRANCISCO 480 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2303 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILHINGTON 803 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK......078 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 96163 The verdict's the same on the Pacific Explorer, as (front, I to r) Swede, Wasmer, Mike, and (rear) Anton, Smitty, Paul Petak. Bob Angelo, Mamou and Ramos pose for Manny Paperman. •iHiEiiEiieeHWiii Great Lakes District ALPENA 1218 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO. NY....; 180 Main St. Phono: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W.'29 St. MAln 1-0147 RTVER ROUGE . .10223 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Rsndclpb 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. /Phone: Essex 8-2410 LOG-A-RHYTHM: My Mistress Br C. M. McDaniel Once I wag a sailor lad So happy and care-free. For I had a mistress. And my mistress was the sea. Canadian District HALIFAE, N.S Sometimes stormy, sometimes serene Fickle as the wind was she; But always I came back to her. For my mistress was the sea, ' 12814 HoUia St. Phone 3*8911 MONTREAL 834 8L James St. West , PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: SS91 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 6nH Cormorant St. EMpire 4931 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS ;304 BAGOTVILLB. Quebee One time I met a honnie lass So fair and sweet was she, But I could not win her, alas! For my mistress was the sea. THOROLD. Ontario...;..82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 44 Saultau-Matelot Phone: 3-1369 177 Prince William St. OX 2-3431 QUEBEC Onebeo SAINT JOHN NB % On John B. Kulukui;idis, "Blockie Rivers" Scherzer has his own heat shelter rigged to avoid the Moroccan sun. Photo submitted by j. V/. Parker from Ceuta. Heat was of Persian Gulf variety. 20 Elg'in St. She said to me: "I'm sorry, sir. But you are not for me. For you have a mistress, ^ And your mistress is the sea." Now once again I'm a sailor lad So happy and care-free. For I have a mistress. And my mistress is the sea." CG Moves The Coast Guard has an­ nounced that Its Certificating Unit will move from its present location, Pier 9, East River, NY, to 21 Trinity Place (near Rector St.) on or about August 16. The telephone number will be WHitehall 3-8000, extensions 108, 109 and 110. Aotnat IS. 19St He'« Thankful For Ail He Has To the Editor: In the past few years I faSve read many articles about differ­ ent pension plans, mostly about the differences of opinion on our SIU disability-pension plan. I would like to say that I am very fortunate to belong to the Seafarers International Union, because everything I have and own has been accumulated since I became a member of this Un- Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must V be signed by' the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ion. It almost seems like a dream that came true. ;>< Lately I have noticed in evdry LOG that someone is mention­ ing something about a retire? ment plan, although I am almost sure that no one has any bene­ fits with other maritime unions that could compare with ours at the present time. I also believe that in time to come our Union will negotiate a plan of some kind to cover all the questions raised. What I strongly believe is that we should all be more thankful for the many benefits we have at the present. As for myself, while" I am only 31 years of age, I can proudly say that I lack very little more, seatime to'meet the requirements for all the bene­ fits in our Union. Maurice "Duke" Duet SS Alcoa Corsair ^ ^ $ SIU Benefits Welcome Baby To the Editor: This is to inform you that we have received the US savings bond in the amount of $25 from the Union on the birth of our daughter Ana Lucia. She was born May 28, 1958 in New York. We are'very grateful for this and the regular $200 benefit from the SIU Welfare Plan, as well, as for all the wonderful things our tifficials have done. Our thanks to the SIU for mak­ ing all these things possible. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Diangson t> it ht Got Quick info On iii Brother To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to show my apprecia­ tion to the Union and SIU Wel­ fare Department representa­ tives for the help they gave me recently. My brother was stricken ill While in Livomo, Italy, and was sent to a hospital there. I was. very much concerned about him as I did not know if it was seri­ ous, or if he bad any funds-or >. | how he would get back-to'th* States. I called the Union hall here in Baltimore and really got some fast service. Mr. John Arabasz of the Union's Welfare Sevlces Department called headquarters in New York to find out what the situation Was. He later no?tified me that it was not serious and assured me that my brother would secure any assistance.that he would heed, and that L should not worry. My sincere thanks go to Mr. Arabsz and the other members of the union for their fast and efficient services. Mrs. Stella Figinchi t ft ft Norfolk CG Draws Praise To the Editor: This is to express my appreci­ ation for the splendid coopera­ tion and courtesy given me by the US Coast Guard Documenta­ tion Servich in Norfolk, Va. They fulfill a job with the same Icind of frankness and Informal help that generally goes with the.old US Commissioners and Inspectors. Having visited this branch of~ the maritime seryice on two dif­ ferent occasions, I can say they do their utmost to help. No matter how tedious or tem­ pered, they show courtesy that's worth mentioning. My travels have carried me to quite a few places, and I have never found any group of peo­ ple who could beat the US Ma­ ritime Authorities for frankness. Of course, seme of them are a little cranky too, but only a few. To place these Coast Guard men alongside the Commission­ ers rates them pretty damn good in my book, and these men in Norfolk are well worth a good word. 1 also believe the Commis­ sioners aind these kind of CO men rate a "hats off" for the Job they do. May they have many happy years ahead.Charles L- Woolford ft ft ft Thanks To A Good Crew . " . To the Editor: ' I wish to express my thanks to the members of the deck gang on the Alcoa Pointer who paid me a visit here at the Bal­ timore Marine Hospital. Some of them had sailed with me for a number of trips on the Point­ er while she was chartered to States Marine and later to Cen­ tral Gulf. They were good Un­ ion men and are tops as sailors. It looks as if I may be stuck here in the hospital for about a month while the Docs give me a general overhauling, so their visit was very welcome. Dan Butts •> '7r-'> • . •.-',4V. �•• ;tacMlll.lfM •> SEAFARERS mm mmm LOG tiBt Details In Cables To Union Pare rifteea •r — Co's Still Pitching For WW II Payments When notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ All of th* faUnoing SlU familie$ hoot received a $tOO 5117 nwterfarer has paid off In a foreign idtg honiftt, ' \ WASHINGTON—Twelve never-say-die steamship compa­ port because of Injury or illness,; ships' delegates should include nies, among them the SJU-contracted Bull Line,^ are still in Df^rid Lee Nenuwe, tiorn June to Seafarer and iMrs. Ronald Nei­ the following Information: there pitching for some $40 million worth of charter claima ' 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. bert, Baltimore. Md. The man's full name, his SIU dating back to World War II" Mario Notasco, San Francisco, CaL PPP book number, name of the ship, days. The companies just had statute of limitations, and at the Rosemarle Poir, bom July 11. the port of payoff and the hos­ t- P P Jeflery Thrasher, bom May 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jerry pital where he lb being treated. their charter claims reinstated same time, entitled the companies the US Government by the to introduce evidence that Clause 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Julius Four, South Ozone Park, U.'NY. The rqaponse of ships' crews against United Court of Appeals. 13 in' the Charter Contract was Pii Thrasher. Greenville, SC. • P • P P to the Union's request for these They areStates seeking to recover money Intended to reserve all disputes * P P. Stereo Ryan, bom June 10.1958. notifications has been very good. Cheryl Lynn Vovaki liora June to Seafarer and Mrs. William Ryan, Sometimes though, not all of which they claim the Government until final audit. collected from them , in the form The Appeab Court had directed 23. 1958. to Seafarer and, Mrs. Brooklyn. NY. the above Information has been of additional charter hire. that ttie suits go back to the Dis­ Ciiester Ycvak, Glen Bumle. Md. included. Be sure , to Ibt all of - » P P trict Courts for trial. If, after hear­ The Appeals Court ruling re­ p. P this data so that the SIU can Helen Swing, bom Febmary 20. ing the evidence, it is decided that versed earlier decisions which held James R. Falicloth, bom June 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Philip. act as promptly as possible. Charter Clause 13 is valid, then, that the suits were barred by the 27. 1958. to Seafarer and Mrs. Swing, Gretna. La. any suit brought within two years James Falrcloth, Mobile. Ala. ' PPP of final audit will not be timeP P P Irene Sybil 'Undertajle. bora barred. Donna Patrice Hamer, bom June July 4. 1958. to Seafarer and Mrs. If the claus'e Is upheld, It would 10. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. BasU Undertajlo. Brooklyn. NYi^ jmean that the companies would . Patrick C. Mamer, Tampa. Fla. PPP then sue Individually for their per­ P P P Donald Willis, hom July 19. sonal with the possibility 17i« deaths of the /ollowinp Seafarers have been reported to the that it claims, Cynthia Jankewlak, bom June 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald might be twenty years from 27, 1958. to Seafarer and Mrs. Lee WlUls,. Sea Level. NC. Seafarers Welfare Plan. the time of the incidents invo'ved Raymond M. Jankowlak, Baltimore. * P, PWilliam W. Moore, 42: Brother leaves a wife, Minnie Lawrence, before final settlement is reached. Md. James Brian Byrne, boyn June 7. Moore was lost at sea off the SS of Baltimore. Burial was at OakP P P 1958. to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Andrew Jackson bwn Cemetery, Baltimore. Tanuny Lynn Poole, bom- June J. Byrne, Baltimore, Md. on August -8, 11, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. MUP p 'P 1957. A resident P P P ton A. Poole. Houma, La. Karl Rune Johansson, 36: Broth­ Stephanie Diane Primeanz, bora of Florida City., er Johansson died September 17. i P P P Rurene L. Reed, Jr., bom June June 19. 1958. to Seafarer and Blrs. Florida, he be­ 1957. of Injuries received In an Ex-Navy men who served with 29. 1950. to Seafarer and Mrs. Curtis P. Prlmeaux, Sulphur, La. came a full mem­ auto accident near hb home in him aboard the USS Cincinnati, ber In June. 1948. PPP Eugene L. Reed, Sr.. Farmlngton. Fairfield, Connecticut. He joined USS Quick (DD490), USS Shubrick NH. . Gary Wayne Suon, bora July 8. and sailed In the the SIU In 1952 and sailed in the (DD639) or the USS Evans (DD552) 1958. to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert engine depart­ P P P', engine department. Brother are asked to get in touch with ment. Brother Paul Burke, bom July 27, 1958, W. Saxon. Plateau, Ala. Johansson b survived' by his moth­ Harry A. Forney, 367 - 24 St., Oak­ Moore b sur­ to Seafarer and Mrs. John S. P P P er, Hilma of Arbogh, Sweden. He land 12. Calif. Burke. Mobile. Ala. Harvey Hood Jr., bora June 11. vived by hb mother. Mrs. Arrie was Interred In tbe Center Ceme­ P P ^P 1958. to Seafarer and Mrs. Harvey Francis Greenlee of Delray Beach. tery, Monroe, Conn. • PPP Thirteen-year old'Tommy Jensen Florida. Larry Neibert, bom July 9.1958., IL .Hood. New Orleans. La. P P p of 2101-59th St.. Galveston, Texas, PPP EUb John Petrleh, 55: Brother John George Berkenkiemper, 66: would greatly appreciate any fcreign stamps sent to him to be Petrlch. who macje his home in An SIU deck department member added to his collection.* since 1939, Broth­ New Orleans, died July 9 of a skull Berkenkemper er 4" 4" P fracture suffered In an accident. died at the Balti­ Pete Walsh Pbce of burial b not known. He more PHS Hospi­ Raymond O'Dowd Is survived by hb brother. W. C. % tal July 21 of a Glasses you left on the Del Petrlch of San Antonio, Texas. heart ailment. Alba are being held in the New P P p He was cremated Orleans hall. Leroy William Lawrence, 57: at Green Mount. 4 4 4 Heart failure was the cause of Baltunore. Sur­ '"H • Simon Bnnda Brother Lawrence's death July 18 viving b hb wife. Your nephew. Jose Besana. 362 at Baltimore's St. Joseph's HospiBertha Berken­ Holt Ave., El Centro, California, taL Lawrence became a full mem­ kemper. "I' would like to hear from you. ber of the SIU In July, 1957, and PPP 4 4 4 sailed In the deck department. He Daniel Clayton Ginther, 23: An •; -..V Walter Scott TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC lUROPlAN auto accident near Pbrtsmouth. Contact Paul Widener at 115 AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS Vbginia caused the death of Broth­ Wooley Street, Southampton, NY. er Ginther on July 12. A native of 4 4 4 Norfolk. Ginther joined the SIU .Fritz Bantz in 1955 and sailed in the engine de­ Your nephew, Captain E. Bantz,partment. He was buried at St. M/S Jytte Skou, United Fruit Mary's Cemetery. Norfolk. Sur­ SEATTLE—Just as "was pre­ viving b his stepfather, Jack Company, Pier 3, North River, •VBIY SUNDAY, 1620 OMT fST Suadoy) dicted In the last report, shipping George Mamonds. of the same city. NY 5, wants you to contact him personally or by letter at the above was very good diulng the last twoWrK-S9, 19859 KCs Ships In Caribbean. East Coast address. ~ P P P week period and all signs point 'of South America, South Atlan­ Theodore R. Correll, 53: Broth­ 4 4 4 tic and East Coast of United to two more weeks of the same, Andrew Daniluk States. er" Correll died in his Brooklyn port agent Jeff Gillette said. Photos you submitted from The Rebecca (Maritime Over­ home July 10 and WFL-08. 18889 KCs Ships In Gulf of Mexico. CarlbSteel Executive and Dunkerque was burled at seas) and the Ames Victory (Vic­ bean. West Coast of Souths are being held for you at the LOG tory Carriers) pald-off and slgned- Bessemer City America. West Coast of Jdexko. office in NY. . Cemetery, Besse­ on In routine fashion. and US East Coast. 4 4 4 In-transit were the Hurricane mer City, North WFK-05, 15799 KCs Ships In Mediterranean area. Jpseph Anderton Carolina. He b and Kyska (Waterman), the PenNorth Atlantic, European and Please contact Ethel M. Pier at mar, Seamar and Texmar (Cal- survived by his us East Coast 135-E. 29th Street, Norfolk, Va. mar), the Santa Venetla (Elam) wife, Mary Alice Correll. of .444 and the Faclficus (Colonial). Henning Bjork Brooklyn. Cor­ It b very urgent you get in rell got hb SIU Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World book back In 1939 and sailed in the touch with Mrs. Mary Roeger, 2266 Street Road, Cornwell engine department. Wireless Broadcasts Continue .. • Heights. Fa. y.. , '• -I . Every Sunday, 1918 GJHT 4 4 4 L. Rea (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-1S029 KCs It b very Important that you get Europe and North America In touch with your wife. Rose. 4 4 4 WCO-10908.8 KCs Checks are being "held in tha East Coast South America headquarters baggage room for the WCO-22497 KCs following Seafarers: TAMPA—^Wlth no ships signing West Coast South, America . , Berte. Francis on or paying off during the past Every Monday, 981S OMW • Buzbee, B. O. two weeks, there is no other word (10:15 PM EST Simdoy) ^ ^ Coats. Ira K. ; ; jr for the shipping picture in this Corey. H. H-. |)ort but slow. However, the out­ wkM 2545807 KCs ' .i Calano. A. B. look is good-for the next period. Australia Dunsmobr. ~R. E. Five ships stopped in-transit. WMM 81-11937.5 V* £ Evans. A. C. They were the Repnael Sernmes Nbrthwest Pocifi,c ^ ' and GatWay City (Pan-Atlantic). Fait. F. C. Chlwawa and Cantlgny, (Cities Henry, R. W, Setvice). and the Alcoa Pabiot Heath. Donald (Alcoa). Mastrlanni^ Edward 1n EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BirOADCAST f "THE VOICE OF THE MTD' Seatflje's On High Level Tampa Hopeful On Job Upturn III IE 1: iARITlME TRADES BEPARTMENT •-vr.' �'V SEAFAltrakS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ' ATLANTIC ft ITF To Boycott Runaways; Elects Hall US M'time Rep AMSTERDAM—The Intefnational Transportworkers Federation has elected Paul HaU, SIU secretary-treasurer and president of the Seafarers International Union of North America to the ITF general cotincil as the representative of United States seamen. - ITF delegates representing trahsportation • . workers throughout the free also declares its intention of opei^ fleets. action In the .Unit­ world met here from July 23 to ating a general boycott of such edAnti-runaway States has been led by SIU of ships . . . Declares further that the August 1, at the 'organization's campaign will be directed against NA unions. The SaUors' Union of 25th congress. ' . Hall fills the post left vacant by all such ships for which there the Pacific in recent years success­ the death last year of Harry Lun- exists no collective agreement rec­ fully organized -two runaway-fia^ ships, the Pfao Pho, a Panamaniandeberg, former head of the SIUNA.. ognized by the ITF ..." The ITF specifically pointed to flag ship hauiing. gsrpsum from The SIUNA convention delega­ tion, consisting of John Hawk.) the fact, "that present Untted Mexico to California (later renamed SIUNA secreti^fy - treasurer and States government policy openly the Harry Lundeberg) and the Dun­ Hal Banks, SIUNA vice-president encourages Panlibhonco registra­ can Bay, a Liberian-flag paper Part of tk« group ol dologalot to the ITF ^riventlon H thown In In Canada, also reported that the tions, which adversely affects all pulp carrier. Efforts by the SUP, the'SIU and other unions to organ­ teulen. SIU of NA Seerefary-Treaiurer John Hawk it seated In ITF Congress authorized its Inter­ traditional maritirtie countries." Hawk said that in view of this ize another Liberlan-fiag vessel third row, right. Directly behind him it Hal Banks, SIU vice-prttii national Fair Practices Committee to set up machinery and a time­ situation, the congress has suggest­ the Riviera were, beaten dqwn by dent In-Canada. monm of. table for the boycott against "flags ed that representatives of govern­ injunctions after of convenience" vessels that had ments, shipowners and unions, at picketing. been voted by the congress. The least in North Europe, meet to The*'latest victory, paving the renewed action against runaway- work out a common policy to com­ way for widespread organization flag shipping came less than a bat the runaway registrations, •"in­ of American-owned runaways, ^as month after the SIU scored a ma­ cluding the possibility of a multi­ scored by the SIU on the Florida, jor breakthrough against the run- lateral approach to the" United the Liberian-flag passenger ship a\^ayS by winning the right to rep­ States government on this matter." operiating out of Miami, in which Define /Genuine tiink' the SIU won an NLRB election resent the crew of the LiberianNEW YORK—-lliis hai been one of the busiest P' periods for flag passenger ship SS Florida. As another measure, Hawk <ala by a'wide margin following a board part in a long time, Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treas* The ITF resolution said in part the ITF congress would call on ruling that the ship was subject this port reporte wim more than 50 ships calling in for serviothat the congress, "Declares for appropriate international maritime to US labor law. Similarly, in Cana­ urer reported, the continuance of the campai^ agencies, to work out an agreed da, the SHI Canjidian District, with ing. Of the total, 21 vessels-^ against Panlibhonco (Panamanian, definition of the term "i^uine the help of ITF'affiliates, has thus paid off, six signed on and 26 there were a large number of Jobs Liberian, and Honduran) ships and link." The recent United Nations far stymied efforts to operate were in transit. left on the board for as many as Law of the Sea Conference held struck Canadian National Steam­ Although there were so many four and five calls. ' that a "genuine link" should exist ship ships under a runaway flag. ships bitting the port during the Paying off during the period between the nation and a vessel ,In. another action, the ITF con­ period, shipping took a slight dip, were the Bienville, Gateway City. gress urged member organizations with 287 men landing permanent Beauregard, Raphael Semmes (Pan* flying its flag. The projected ITF boycott rep­ to support the traditional three- berths as compared to 316 for the Atlantic); Beatrice, Elizabeth, resents the latest in a long series mile limit for territorial waters. previous pSrlod. Even so. Hall said. Suzanne (Bull); Seatrains Georgia of actions by seamen's unions in It also paid "fraternaL tribute" (twice) and Louisiana; Chiwawa, the States and Europe to to Spanish workers for their fight CS Baltimore (Cities Service)! WASHINGTON—Bids have been raiseUnited Govertiment - sponsored scales, wages and against Ocean UUa (Ocean Trans.); Steel opened calling for the installation safety manning standards aboard runawaystrike-breaking, and called for Seafarer, Steel Architect (Isth* of stabilizers on the American Ban­ restoration of freedom of speech, mian); Robin Sherwood, Robin ner Lines passenger ship Atlantic, flag ships. Three weeks ago, the Finnish Hood (Robin); John C (Atlantis the Maritime Administration an­ Seamen's iJnion and other ITF af- press and association in Spain. Frank Cousins; of the General Carriers); Andrew Jackson (Water* nounced. The {^parent low bidder flliates in that country voted a fullTransport and Dockers Union of SAN FRANCISCO — With two man); Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa) and was Bethlehem Steel's Hoboken scale boycott on runaways. Union Great Britain, was elected new ships, the PaciflcuB (Colonial) apd the Val Chem (Heron). yard at $605,844. The stabilizers will be installed members will refuse to tow, pilot, president of the ITF. Omer Becu the Santa Venetia, crewing up, and Signing on during the last two in from 16 to IB dajfs. They help load or discharge runaways in pro­ was reelected General Secretaryt a third, the Kyska (Waterman) weeks were the Robin Goodfeliow minimize a ship's roll and make for test against their substandard Also elected to the general coun­ signing-on, shipping showed an (Robin); Steel Seafarer, Steel more comfortable traveling in wages and working conditions. ITF cil in addition to Hall were A. E. improvement' in this port. Architect (Isthmian); Seatrain Sa* stormy weather. The work will also took actioh against a number Lyon of the Railway Labor Execu­ « Paying off was the Maiden Creek vannah (Seatrain)' and the Alcoa tives Association to represent US (Waterman), while in-trahsits were Pennant (Alcoa). probably be done when the ship of runaways earlier. raiload workers, and Michael Quill the Texinar, Pennmar and MaryShipowners in Great Britain and goes in for her annual inspection. in transit were the Steel Ad­ other European countries have of the Transport Workers Union, mar (Calmar), the Hurricane and miral, Steel Architect, Steel Age The Atlantic is currently return­ ing from her fourth voyage. She asked for world-wide restrictions to represent workers In civil avia­ Wild Ranger (Wateman), and the (Isthmian); Kenmar, Calmar, AlaSteel Flyer (Isthmian). is scheduled to arrive in New York on the operations of runaway-flag tion. mar, Portmar (Calmar); Hastings, tomorrow, August 16. Andrew Jackson, Warrior, Wacosta (Waterman); Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Conversation Group At Headciyarters Runner (Alcoa); Fairland, Raphael Semmes, Azalea City, Bienville^ Gateway City (Pan-Atiantic){ Robin Hood (Robin); Seatrains Sa­ vannah, New Jersey, Texas and Georgia (Seatrain). ' 50 Ships Swamp NY; Outlook Good M- SS Atlantic To Get Stabilizers 1 Upturn Aids 5P Shipping |i5'' '• i ^:.r SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wednesdoy nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. A|I Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram {be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next'SIU meetings will be: Augusf2p^ Sepl^ber 3 : Septqq!ib(^ IT ^ Octobur I -r VVHEftl CHAt^SlNO ADDRESS ON LOG •ik- JNCIUPE^^^^^ iftGTALTmEi I- Seafarer Arthur Gillitamf, DM, makes his poinf (luring a eoffee break In the New York heafll<|uarfi|rs cafeteria. His attentive audience eohslstl af Jeriy DeMeo, 2nd electrlclani Robert Clurman; age ?| his father. Sam "Citiien Joe" Qurman^ AB, owl Id Sllntaki AB. > y:. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 15, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU WINS 8% PAY RISE, BIG VACATION GAIN IN NEW PACT SEAFARER TO VOTE ON 38 UNION POSTS SUP VOTES TO APPROVE JOINT WC NEWSPAPER AN EDITORIAL: A MERCHANT MARINE FOR WHOM? CUBAN GROUP PURCHASES STRUCK CANADIAN SHIPS RUNAWAYS SADDLING US WITH SUEZ TRANSIT BILLS GULF TANKER CRASH KILLS 16 CANADA SIU SHIP ICED IN PACIFIC SIU ENTERS INTO PACT TALKS NAUTILUS POLAR VOYAGE SPURS SUB TANKER PLANS MOBILE STEWARD SCHOOL HAS LARGE REGISTRATION MAJOR LABOR, SHIP LAWS STILL PENDING MIDDLE EAST LULL DOUSES SHIP ‘BOOM’ SHIPS PAYOFFS KEEP NY PORT ON BUSY SCHEDULE RED EMBASSY PROPAGANDA LINK MATES IN WRAP-UP OF TANKER CONTRACT BRIDGE PULLS SWITCH, HITS CRUISE SHIP CO’S STILL PITCHING FOR WWII PAYMENTS ITF TO BOYCOTT RUNAWAYS; ELECTS HALL US M’TIME REP 50 SHIPS SWAMP NY; OUTLOOK GOOD SS ATLANTIC TO GET STABILIZERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/15/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 17  1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0149fa3425d287be07db241587107f5c.PDF 74d3338f7632cd1b0b13a5c64f7689f7 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG x3 August 1 1958 - • OFFICIAL ORIGAN O F TH E S E A FA R E RS INTERNATIONAL UN fON • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ' 3I ''i I -Story On Page 3 Trade & Aid, '"A-Ry *V 1 R ApV'^'V' t' E e<U.A.R.).. Y 1 Farm Surplus Bills Advance Story On Page 2 ^'x ( """''l s ML&L. ••/fe SA U D I ARAB I A I •'4 • TI - •' CQ||JI Crisis in Middle East, an outgrowth of Suez blowup nvM years agp, poses new problems for shipping. Dotted lines indicate two major supply routes into Beirut, Lebanon, and Aqaba, Jordan. US is supplying both American marines in Lebanon and British force in Jordan. (Story on Page 3.) - '^1 Mourn MfS Voferan. ^ oldtimer William J. McCourt into St. Christopher's Chapel, San . - V ,, Prancisco, for final rites. Veteran maritime unionist MqCpurt, who was . « . (Story on Page 5.).,. XV': • .tl •M Tflf f SlU-manned Ocean UUa Idles alongside pier at Poughkeepsie, u tffi • "see-saw" voyage from Port Gamble, Wash. Shift­ ing deck cargo of lumber added to problems, when vessel at times listed 20* to starboard. She's tilted to port here, before SIU crew righted her. (Story on Page S.) �'• , I, race Two Sg^F^itJgltJ See Congress OK On Trade, Aid $ LOG A Sailor Paints A Portrait WASHINGTON—Action on all three parts of the Admin­ istration's "must" program—trade, aid and Pentagon reorgan­ ization—is nearing completion in Congress. The first two will have direct and crucial ef--^ fects in maritime since they two-year extension of the farm will help determine how much surpliu disposal program has cargo will be available to US mer­ cleared most of the Congressional hurdles. The surplus program, chant ships in the coming year. In addition, authorization" of a along with foreign aid, operates under the provisions of the "5050" shipping law. The fate of various labor bUls involving regulation of unions and all welfare plans remains In doubt. (See story on page 5.) Developments in the Middle East appear to have shaken both public and Congressional apathy over the foreign aid program with the likelihood that the Administra­ tion will get most "of ..what it origi­ nally asked for. Another long-time supporter of - The foreign aid authorization bill Robert Brugmon, member of the Soiiors Union of the Poolfie, Joseph Curran, NMU president, has already passed, but prior to shows portrait ho pointed of the lata SUP Secretary-Treasurer has been purged by Curran, re­ the crisis the money appropriated Harry Lundeberg. Brugman, who had never met Luncfeberg, did sults of the NMU elections show. in separate bills was almost a bil­ the painting over one weekend from a photograph borrowed out Joseph Dunn, an NMU vice-presi­ lion short of what was originally dent, was defeated by Curran's sought by the President. A corner­ of the LOG file. hand-picked choice, Steve Feder- stone of US merchant shipping for off, by a count of 10,265 to 8,572 many years, the aid program is of In a close contest for the office of critical concern to the shipping NMU secretary-treasurer. Industry. The present secretary-treasurer, Separate Senate-House action on The SIU formally notified its contracted operators last John MacDougall, also a long-time the reciprocal trade program is Curran supporter, had dropped out likely to produce a four-year ex­ week that it wishes to negotiate new agreements cover­ before the election began. tension of the act which gives the ing wages, overtime, working rules and other conditions Dunn, who headed one opposi­ President authority to reduce tariff for all pacts expiring September 30, 1958. The union tion group, had been active in Cur­ barriers under certain conditions. rants behalf in earlier fights It is considered by its supporters acted under its standard contract clause calling for noti­ against Curran's. former pro-Com­ a cornerstone of an active US fication by either party at least 60 days prior to the con­ munist allies such as Ferdinand foreign commerce. For ship oper­ tract expiration date. Smith and Blackie Meyers. Sub­ ators, reduction of tariffs both sequently, he assisted Curran in here and abroad means additional In accord with membership authorization at the last purging Neal Hanley, H. B. War­ commercial cargoes and jobs for SIU headquarters meeting, the Union called for talks to ner, Hedley Stone and others be­ US seamen. begin this Monday, August 4, Most SIU pacts covering fore he himself was marked for The farm surplus program ex­ tlie ax. tension is in the farm bill passed freight, tankship, passenger and specialized operations Other members of the Curran- by the Senate last week and up for will run out at the end of September. Full details will backed slate, which was known as action in the House. Originally be reported to the membership as the talks progress. the "Committee for the Adminis­ authorized by separate House and tration," were elected, including Senate biUs, the program officially John Kadash, David Ramos and ended June. 30 and needs new Shannon Wall as vice-presidents, legislation to continue for another and Robert Nesbitt, Mel Barisic two years. and Rick S. Miller as national rep­ The surplus program is of resentatives. special importance because it in­ Before the elections Curran said volves disposal of large amounts of he would not endorse any slate. bulk cargoes such as wheat. Since Then he pulled a characteristic the disintegration of the coal ex­ WASHINGTOpi—The National Labor Relations Board has flip-flop and in two separate writ­ port market, US tramp ships have ten statements he specifically con­ counted heavily on farm surplus confirmed earlier findings that the purpose of National Mari­ demned Dunn and other candidates cargoes to keep them in operation. time Union picketing against Robin Line and Mooremack and specificaUy endorsed all of the Coal dumpings at Hampton Roads ships last December was to get candidates for national office and in the first half of 1958 were down Mooremack to ignore SIJU cer­ CIO,' is the certified collective bar­ port agents on the "Committee for ten million tons from the year be­ the Administration" ticket^ The fore, which means 1,000 less Liber­ tification on four Robin ships. gaining representative ..." In the course of the NMU NMU was also called upon" to written endorsements were then ty shiploads. "strike" and picketing demonstra­ post the appropriate notices in distributed to the NMU's member­ tion at the height of its unsuccess­ accord with the Board's findings ship. ful Robin Line raid, the NMU had and Federal labor law. Curran ran unopposed and re­ sent its own men in to work behind The picketing last winter, was ceived 19,236 votes out of 24,111 eventually halted by an Injunction, NMU picketlines. cast. Voting figures on other can­ The SIU completed the rout of and had been ineffective anyway. didates were not available as they the NMU when the Labor Board, Despite the NMU's protes'tations to were not published in the last in the face of^the overwhelming 4he contrary, even the daily news­ "NMU Pilot." The "Pilot" was vote majorities- won by the SIU on papers noted that both teamsters four pages under its usual size ap­ the ships, subsequently certified and longshoremen had worked the parently because Curran had gone .SIU bargaining rights on three ships, and had not recognized the to Europe. other ships. As a result, seven NMU's announced objective of The flourishing transatlantic Robin Line ships came back under forcing Mooremack's defiance of tourist service has a new foreign the SIU banner. the NLRB's first certification entry, the West German-flag Han- The Labor Board's ruling on the order. August 1,1958 Vol. XX, No. 16 seatic. The ship is similar in many NMU's picketing last December Failure of this maneuver and of ways to American Banner Line's 17-23 said, in part: the NMU's effort to grab off the SS Atlantic, due back in New York The NMU shall "cease and desist Robin ships sold to Mooremack today from her third voyage to from engaging in, or inducing or was evident when NMU put its Europe. encouraging the employees of men back to work, on the ships PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treasurer Like the Atlantic, which is the Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., or while NMU picketlines igere still HEBBOIT BRAND. Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN flrst American ship in tourist serv­ any other employer, to engage in a up. The ships, sold to Mooremack SFIVACK. AL MASKIN. JOHN BRAZIL. HKR- ice, the 30,029-ton Hanseatic has strike or concerted refusal in the earlier in the year, had been under MAN MAKLER. Staff Writers. Bm. MOODY. mostly tourist accommodations. course of their employment to per­ SIU contract and manned by Sea­ Ctilf Area Revresentative. Only 85 of her 1,254 berths go at form services, where' an object farers since 1941. Published" biweekly ef the headquarters first-^lass rates. The NMU's effort to raid the thereof is to force or require •f the Seafarers Internstronal Union. At­ ships prompted SIU election petirThe new West Genaan vessel Mqore-McCormack Lines, Inc. to lantic a Gulf District. AFL-CIO. *75 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 3L NY. Tel; HYaclnth arrived here Tuesday on her maid­ recognize or bargain with National tions covering eight ships last f-*tOO. Entered as second class maltor en run for . Hamburg - American Maritime Union of America, AFL- August. The SIU won back seven at the Post Office In Brooklyn. NY. under Line, sporting two stacks and a CIO, as the representative of-em­ of them. It lost one when a large the Act Of Aus-24. mi. brand-new aluminum superstruc­ ployees for whom Seafso-ers Inter­ number of SIU men were, fired, ture. She is the former Canadian national Union of North America, removed. from the. ship and re^ree-stacker Empress of Scotiuud. Atlantis and Gulf Distrtet. jU?'L-; plp9pd,by,pi^;?!if%ii. v;. Dunn Gets AicCurran Slate Wins SlU Starts Pact Tattcs NLRB Finding Again Baps NMU Raiding New Foreign Tourist Ship In US Trade SEAFARERS LOG ii' ' Anrnst 1. 1958 Issue Full Report On Job Rules A full report has just been issued on the decisions of the Seafarers Appeals Board re­ lating to the shipping rules under the SIU contract. The report cov-. ers all board actions and clarifica­ tions of the shipping rules since March, 1955. The appeals board was set up at that time, when the Union and the operators jointly agreed to estab­ lish a seniority shipping system governing hiring operations under the contract. The board is com­ posed of SIU and shipowner rep­ resentatives, who meet regularly each month to interpret the ship­ ping rules and deal with whatever problems may arise. Full text of the SIU shipping niles flrst in-omulgated In March, 1958, and all actions ef the Seafarers Appeals Board since tihat Ume, are In the cen­ terfold of this Issue. All told, the board has publishedi 32 actions covering clarifications and definitions of the shipping rules, the addition of new steam­ ship companies which have signed the' agreement, and other routine matters. Almost half of them ap­ peared previously in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG (February 3, 1956), fol­ lowing an earlier progress report by the board. Transportation Rule The latest action, number 32, is a clarification covering transporta­ tion for SIU men who ship under ' the 60-day contract rule, and was reported in the last issue of the LOG. Seafarers are advised to keep a copy of the report for handy refer­ ence at home or aboard ship. The texts printed in the LOG center­ fold this issue cover the shipping rules adopted by the appeals board under the SIU contract and board actions since then in con­ nection with the shipping rules. The shipping rules went into effect March 14, 1955, following ratifica­ tion by the Union membership. Copies of the board's actions are also, posted and available in SIU halls. In addition, the LOG Vill continue to report them from time to time. AfCS Opens Resort^ Sets Family Rate SAN FRANCISCO—Members of the SIU Pacific District unions and their families have bfeen invited to enjo^ moderate-priced vacations at the newly-opened Marine Cooks and Stewards training center at Santa Rosa. The rates for the vacationers, announced by the MCS, fange from $7 a day for adults, down to $3.50 a day for children. This in­ cludes Uvlng accommodations, meals and the use of the recreation facilities. Meals purcj|fised in­ dividually will run $1.25 per per­ son. Facilities at the center include cabins with one, two or three bed­ rooms, kitchenette and bath; a swimming pool, wading pool, bath house and showers; a recreation hair with a TV lounge; library, snack bar and soda fountain; pool tables and a dance .floor. The vacation facilities, dedicated last month, are now fully-equipped and staffed and should SODA be op? erating,»ti^apucityw i,; �•:-r:--' -••y'v.f'ri^-y '-. AoiriiiiJ, i^5S SEAFAKEtiS Pac« Tlire* LOG SlU-Manned Ships Rush US Cargoes In Mid-East Crisis SlU-manned ships found themselves in the middle of a new international crisis as the US Government rushed supplies and equipment to its armed forces in Lebanon as well as oil and grain to the Kingdom of Jordan, The latter countryhas been cut off from its*^ to MSTS for this run. away from the ship on June 11, normal oil supplies by the vessels Aside from the charters of pri­ There was no damage, but the gang revolution in Iraq, and will vately-owned ships, MSTS has was more happy to leave that port. Routins firo and beaf drill on Steel Mdlcer In Belrtit, Lebanon, fea« turei Walt Newcombe, L L Browne, Al Brinkerhoff, Carl Wayne and W. Yahl. It assumed added significance when bomb exploded near ship a few days later. Above, Seafarers throw in for 50 jobs hanging on board after last Wednesday's NY meeting. be dependent on US tankers for oil. • Indications of a long-term carg#. movement to the area were seen in the action of the Military Sea Transportation Service in char­ tering 27 US-fiag ships. In addi­ tion to supplying troops in Le­ banon, the US is undertaking to supply British troops in Jordan and is promising increased mili­ tary and economic aid to Turkey and Iran. The first SJU ship to head for the trouble area was the Longview Victory which sailed on July 22 with a load of military equipment for an. "undisclosed destination." Another Victory Carriers ship, the Coe Victory, had its itinerary switched and is headed for Aqaba, which is Jordan's only seaport. One other Victory Carriers ship, the Coeur D'Alene Victory, may also be involved. In addition to these vessels, the Maria H (Herald) is also en-route to Aqaba with a load of grain from Corpus Christi, Texas, and other SlU-contracted companies, includ­ ing Bloomfield, and independent tanker operators are chartering P&O Rigs A New Phony Front MIAMI—Fronting for the boss, 38 shoreside employees of the Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company have sent a flag-waving appeal to President Eisenhower urging him to nullify the SIU's 4-1 vote victory covering P&O's Liberian-flag passenger operations. The SrU won its precedentbusiness by seeking decent wages getting election victory in dressing that .. had the obvious for his seamen. Obviously drafted aim of returning thO ships to the June, gaining bargaining operational control of P&O . . by a'n attorney, it was replete with rights for crewmen of the liners Florida and Southern Cross. Both vessels had been under SIU con­ tract until the company switched from US registry in 1955, to escape union wage scales and US taxes. Prior to the elecUon, the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board had ruled that the elaborate corporate structure set up by P&O to bypass US standards was merely window- Since the company was clearly American-owned and in domeitlc trades, the board found no reason to give It immunity from union or ganization. The letter to the White House from the shoreside personnel raised the typical shipowner issue of the union "bogeyman" that would drive the poor boss out of 'Tipsy' Voyage Oyer^ UUa Goes Straight POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.—Seafarers aboard the Ocean Ulla worked around-the-clock last week shifting cargo and oil before they were' able to restore the vessel to an even keel go longshoremen could unload her deck and hold cargo of the vessel roUed into 20-degre« starboard list. 8,750 tons of lumber. Urewmembers reported that the vessel had developed a slight list shortly after leaving Port Gamble, Washington, with her 15-foot high deck cargo. Although she was on a fairly even keel going through the Panama Canal, she traveled up the Hudsoii Bivcr. with a five-degree tut. • Crewpieiubers and shoreside workers at Poughkeepsie pumped ballast into her several times in an effort to straighten her out. But no sooner had they succeeded than She was righted again and held that way for a short time, but slipped five degrees to port. Some­ time during the night the vessel tipped eight degreeai starboard, L'ife aboard the vessel. Whitey Johnson, chief steward, repbrted, was unusual to say the least. Cans slid back and forth across the decks, and the gang found it some­ what difficult to. sleep, eat or work. Crewmembers and officers were unable to explain what caused the vessel to tUt from side to side. detailed citations and documenta­ tion backing P&O's position that it couldn't pay US wages. Ironically, the employees—citing themselves as American citizens and taxpayers—said the Labor Board was wrong in paving the way for non-citizens to decide whether they wanted imion conditions be­ cause "these crewmen pay no US taxes, feel no responsibility toward the US and owe no allegiance to the US." This, of course, is pre­ cisely the position of P&O and the reason why it created three Liberian subsidiaries to bypass US conditions. SIU headquarters pointed out that the employees, who are them­ selves receiving an American wage scale, did not suggest that they be paid at foreign-flag wage levels to "save" the company. Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts ' Headquarters again wiishes to' remind all Seafarers that paymentf of funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G representa­ tives and thai an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, b>. sure to protect yourself by immedi­ ately bringing the matter to the attention of the eecretary-troasurer's office. pulled two Victorys out of the re­ serve fleet. Should the current crisis drag on, it is expected that there would be some additional breakouts. The military, which is anxious for "roll-on" ships, is pulling the, Carib Queen out of the US re­ serve. She was formerly SIUmanned under contract with TMT. Even before US marines landed in Lebanon, the SlU-manned Steel Maker got caught in the middle of the flght while in Beirut harbor in June. The Maker's crew reportea that a bomb landed some 500 yards SIU officials at headquarters are keeping watch on the situation in the event any SIU ships are in­ volved in hostilities. Up until now, the latest develop­ ments have had little effect on shipping although the port of New York enjoyed the best shipping it had experienced for many months' in the two-week period ending July 23, with 316 Jobs going off the board. Ironically enough, the last ship boom followed the closing of the Suez Canal. Since the clearing ot the canal, US-flag shipping has ebbed steadily downward, illustrat-ing once again the indispensability of the merchant marine in time of crisis and the nation's inability to establish it on a firm footing dur­ ing relatively normal periods. ' Pointing up this situation, the American Tramp Shipowners As­ sociation reported that in January, 1958, US ships carried only two million tons, or 16.8 percent of the country's total foreign trade. The figure was the lowest of- any year since the Merchant Marine Act was WASHINGTON—A proposal by passed in 1936, States Marine Lines that would permit the first nuclear cargo ship, the Savannah, to sail in a wide variety of runs under a large number of house flags has been adopted by the Maritime Adminis­ tration and the Atomic Energy Commission. The ship will go Into service in 1960. Under the plan the general agent The presentation of the Secre­ for the combination passenger- tary-Treasurer's pre-balloting re­ cargo ship will be States Marine port at the August 6 membership Isthmian. For the first year or in all ports will clear the more the ship Will sail on States meeting way for nominations to SIU office Marine-Isthmian runs serving' the in the coming biennal elections. Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts, Nominations will remain open as well as 37 countries in Europe, August 12 to September 12. from the Near East, the Mediterranean The secretary's report will and the Far East. Matson Naviga­ recommend for membership ap­ tion will help handle future pas­ proval, the number and type of senger travel. elective posts that are to be filled Later, other American lines will in the various ports and at head­ have an opportunity to operate the quarters based on the need for Savannah commercially in their servicing the membership. Any own services. Presumably bids will Seafarer who meets the constitu­ be made . by American President tional requirements may nominate Lines and Pacific Far East Lines, himself for any of these posts by whose ships are manned by the submitting his credentials and rec­ SIU Pacific District; Isbrandtsen, ords of seatime to the credentials Moore-McCormack, Farrell and committee. United Btates Lines, which havs Requirements for office under expressed interest in operating the the SIU constitution are: US citi­ ship, and possibly by other Amer­ zenship, eontinuous good standing ican lines. Alcoa, Bull, Banner in the Union for at least two years Line and Waterman are also par­ immediately prior to nomination, ticipating in the discussions. and three years actual unlicensed While plans for the Savannah seatime on American-flag v.essels, are proceeding smoothly, prospects four months of which must be on for the early development of a US-hag vessels under SIU contract competitive nuclear ship have been during the period between January set back again. The Budget Bureau 1,1958 and the time of nomination. has turned down a Maritime Ad­ Those throwing in for departmepministration plan to convert a T-5 tal posts, such as engine patrol­ tanker this year to atomic propul­ man, must show three years' sea­ sion, and has not indicated when time in that department. it will give the MA the green light. A six-man rank-and-file creden­ The development of atomic ships tials committee, consisting of two for the Armed Services is faring men from each of the deck, engine better. Last month, the Senate and steward departments, will be Commerce Committee passed a elected at the September 3 membill authorizing the construction of ber^ip meeting in New York to an atomic icebreaker fof the Coast check all of the applications. Voting will begin in all ports off Guard and for training a crew to operate it in US, Arctic and Ant­ November 1 and conthiue through December 31. arctic waters. Isthmian Atom Ship Role Likely Pre-Ballof Report Due On Aug. 6 .11 ' '^1 '>il . ' nI .^>11 : JI �SEA FA R'ERS House Asks More Data On Onassis WASHINGTON—Public hearings Into the complex dealings of the Onassis shipping interests con­ tinued here last week. A House Merchant Marine subcommittee heard additional testimony about the Justice Department's suit to restore to the US flag 14 former SlU-manned ships transferred Liberian. The suit also seeks re­ covery of $20 million in profits. Former Attorney General Her­ bert Brownell Jr. was questioned about the part he played in 1956 in settling the Government's orig­ inal suit against Onassis. Brownell's law firm had a previous con­ nection with Onassis when he first purchased American tonnage. The Justice Department's suit, filed June 12, charged Onassis with reneging on an agreement to build two 46,GQ0-ton tankers and one 105.00Q-ton tanker for Amer­ ican operation under the Victory Carriers' house flag. The action followed a Victory Carriers' an­ nouncement that it could not build the ships because of the collapse of the market. Congressman Herbert Zelenko (Dem.-NY), a member of the in­ vestigating group, has accused the Government of dragging its feet on the suit. The Justice Depart­ ment denied the charge and said that the Federal Bureau of In­ vestigation is currently examining Onassis' influence over a trust fund set up in the name of his Amer­ ican-citizen children. The trust operates Victory Carriers and is charged with the new tanker con­ struction agreement. Earlier, a spokeman for Victory Carriers confirmed that the Onassis group has been earning $1 million a month on long-term charters for the 14 former SIU ships. The prof­ its, he conceded, have gone large­ ly towards settling old debts owed by Onassis to the US Government instead of toward a fund for con­ struction of the new tankers. SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO ROARD From July 9 To July 22, 1958 (Editor's note: Under the new reporting system for SIU ship­ ping, the summaries below give the eomplete picture in each de­ partment by seniority class. Job group and port, including the num­ ber of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers coming into port to register can pick their spots by checking the "registered on the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals for their department.) Maintaining a steady pa(», SIU shipping last period fell off barely two dozen jobs from the previous report, for a total of 1,124 jobs dispatched. The good shipping was reflected in the seniority breakdown, which showed class B and C shipping to be higher than last period despite the decline in total shipping by all seniority groups. Registration was also up slightly, to 1,157, but the total number of men on the beach declined. There were 2,204 class A men* and 571 B men registered by the end of the period. Overall, the comparison of the shipping totals to the number of top seniority men registered on the beach continued to show a ratio of one man shipped for every two left on the beach. This healthja Job ratio has been maintained for several months. The identical ratio also holds for class B men alone, all of which adds up to a good shipping picture. Six ports showed a rise during the last period, seven declined and one (Savannah) stayed the same: .slow. Shipping was up in Boston, New York, Norfolk, Tampa, New Orleans and Houston. New York, New Orleans and Houston were busy, and Norfolk showed a sizable Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 2 4 17 35 3 5 9 38 8 5 — 4 — 5 3 12 17 25 2 3 14 21 4 4 13 5 13 5 Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 1 2 3 50 13 7 1 46 1 5 1 6 1 — 7 9 17 U 17 6 1 25 4 1 4 8 2 1 3 Port Boston New York Savannah Tampa MobUe . New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Keeping up with the fashions, Houston Wilmington .... the crew of the SS Florida State ,San Francisco T. has agreed to al­ Seattie low the wearing of bermuda shorts in the messhalls at any time. How­ ever, the motion, made by Jerome Kilgore, and sec­ onded by Hans Port Hansen, drew the Boston line with ber­ New York Kilgore muda shorts, Philadelphia ... style or not. It said nothing less Baltimore Norfolk would be tolerated in the mess- Savannah ...... halls. Tampa •^i:^._:. ;• 'M>^. w«r': ' •'. 3 2 13 4 7 3 — — 1 6 3 4 3 — 2 Registered CLASS A Norfolk t Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2. 2 — 4 1 — — — 3 1 — 2 1 11 — 6 4 — — 1 6 1 6 1 L— 2 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 4 20 61 3 2 2 16 3 9 _ — 1 1 5 19 18 SO 1 2 21 19 3 6 6 ' 4 2 6 3 1 0 —10 4 2 1 2 7 1 8 — — 1 MM Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 2 2 1 7 11 1 _ 2 — 1 3 1 4 1 4 — __ _ 1 — 4 — 1 3 6 2 1 2 10 8 2 — 1 — 4 5 1 1 ,2 — Shipped CLASS C 3 1 12 1 8 1 — — 1 12 2 11 TOTAL, SHIPPED GROUP 2 1 __ 6 — 2 2 — 2 — _ — — — 3 1 11 _ 4 1 — _ 3 _ — — 1 — —— 1 3 1 ' 2 CLASS B 4 20 1 12 6 — 3 1— 19 2 53 17 3 5 48 23 — 10 14 9 10 2 A 6 82 7 19 16 C 1 16 2 6 3 — — 3 1. — 3 Registered On'The Beach CLASS A CLASS B All 11 118 10 37 25 _ 3 21 73 8 72 • 10 23 15 GROUP 1 2 , 5 19 94 167 15 16 43 105 10 6 7 9 10 43 25 34 52 8 1 SO 21 8 18 13 1 9 7 MM 3 4 59 13 17 1 5 3 8 7 4 4 7 1 1 GROUP 1 2 2 1 3 28 _ 1 9 14 3 6 —. —— • 1 3 1 1 ^ 1 5 — 17 — 3 3 8 80 29 12 8 8 7 7 5 10 2 MM 8 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Baltimore 4" gain. Philadelphia, BUtimore, Mobile, Lake Charles and the West Coast ports were off somewhat. ^eniority-wiso, class A men accounted for 62 percent of the total Jobs shipped, class B for 26 percent and class C for the remaining 12 percent This represents a small gain for class B and a considerable one for class C. It also indicates that the A men have been holding back, prefering to wait out certain Jobs instead of taking them as they show up on the board. Vacations probably also account for some of this. The on-the-beach totals ^ow six ports with less than 100 men on hand in all -departments. These ports are Boston. Noirfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Seattle. In addition, San Francisco has only 101. These ports as well as Wilmington are also stretched pretty thin on class A men, as none of them have more than 78 top seniority (class A) men registered. As noted before, the "beach" figures are worth watching by Seafarers coming in to register because they clearly in­ dicate the chances for quick Job turnover. Houston again is a prime example. This port shipped 162 men in the last two weeks, registered 137 and had but 134 A and B men registered in all departm^ts by the end of the period. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New Tbric: Good . . . ndladelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Better . . . Norfolkt Fair .. . Savannah: Slow ... Tampa: Quiet... Mobile: Good . . . New Orleans: Very good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good . , . Wilmington: C>ood . . . San Francisco: Fair . . .Seattle: Fair. DECK DEPARTMENT Philadelphia ... |b''.i Aornit 1, lS5t LOG Mobile ^.... It was a real "vote of thanks" New Orleans*... meeting aboard the La Salle be- Lake Charles .. fore it paid off recently according Houston to the report of Hugh Randall, Wilmington ship's delegate. The crew went on San Francisco .. kecord giving a vote of thanks for Seattle ......... , a Job well done to the steward de­ partment, which promptly gave one back to the crew for its co­ 1 wf F\Em^ operation. Then the crew gave one to the skip's delegate, after which the galley gang came back with an- DECK . other vote of thanks to the elec­ ENGINE trician for keeping all of the de­ partment's elecrtical appliances in STEWARD ^ good running order. It . was GRAND "thanks" all arbund at that meet­ TOTAL ing. TOTALS Registered CLASS B 3 MM 4 3 3 1 1 M— MM ' MM MM MM - 3 2 5 2 3 1 Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 1 26 7 6 1 17 8 1 2' 5 1 9 2 8 2 1 6 ~2 6 1 6 1 5 1 GROUP 2 1 2 15 8 3 10 6 1 — — 4 1 1 11 5 18 1 4 1 4 MM 8 2 8 8 — 1 1 5 3 8 4 1 2 Registered CLASS B MM MM MM MM 14 14 1 4 2 2 7 4 •1 Registered CLASS A 3 GROUP 1 2 __ 2 9 41 3 1 — 16 3 8 — 3 — 3 9 4 16 36 3 6 21 1 7 1 — 4 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 2 1 1 7 1 25 — 1 — 5 2 1 1 4 — _ — 3 1 —— 2 8 12 8 — 2 __ 6 1 10 _ 5 1 1 1 _ 5 3 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP B 2 3 A 1 2 1 2 4 39 8 4 8 57 — 5 11 1 2 18 1 _ 11 8 1 — . 3 —• _ w_ 3 3 3 2 — 14 16 8 2 64 1 _ _ 5 1 1 — 2 33 17 7 1 _ _ _ 9 5 _ 1 2 4 5 MM 13 — 5 4 — M 1 6 1 6 2 3 — STEWARD DEPARTMENT « ~ GROUP 3 1 2 . 1 40 8 5 2 • 19 1 2 3 1 MM Shipped CLASS A MW __ 1 MM MM 'MM MM MM MM MM Shipped CLASS A 3 •MM GROUP 1 2 3 18 10 2 1 2 1 2 .MM 16 4 12 10 _ 2 1 6 8 9 12 1 1 9 9 2 2 2 3 1 MM Registered CLASS B _ 8 4 1 — 1 — 3 2 30 4 9 — _ 1 11 25 __ 5 2 7 1 « Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 2 1 r 8 — — 8 1 GROUP 3 1 2 1 1 7 » 3 — 3 14 — 6 1 — -.a5 IS 2 7 1 — 1 MM MM MM M MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 1 M •mm MM _ •M. M 'MM 3 4 18 1 5 10 — _ 1 —- Shipped CLASS B MM , .MM 2 MM —- 7 1 14 _ 1 3 _ 3 AU 9 110 5 33 23 3' 6 19 85 6 83 8 14 12 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A B 5 1 58 9 7 3 11 14 3 9 — 1 8 — 18 5 41 14 1 2 15 7 4 . 1 10 1 2 . 2 Shipped CLASS C C 3 14 — ,4 4 — — 2 8 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B c All 5 11 21 88 1 11 5 30 10 22 1 2 — 23 7 62 4 1 15 . 37 — 5 — 11 5 1 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 1 2 __ 10 3 1 42 161 23 6 24 3 28 4 2 89 IS 7 28 8 14 ~. 14 8 2 — _ 8 3 1 18 54 2 2 1 19 82 7 —. 3 7 4 5 1 1 8 5 23 4 1 3 9 IR­ 3 4 5 IS 1 1 . 4 — — 2 MM' Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 — 3 4 33 119 4 97 ~ 35 9 5 11 — •— 8 54 12 35 2 6 21 6 8 8 11 4 2 8 .— 1 3 — 1 7 10 10 — 1 4 28 13 23 a— — 15 IS 18 35 '_a » 16 4 2 — 0 10 4 1 — 7 13 7 7 1 — 10 18 5 16 _ — ' 4 8 6 1 4 1 8 M«. Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP . CLASS GROUtf* GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 8 8 A B C AU 1 8 2 8 8 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 If 1 8 23 290 101 35 426 285 491 134 30 S3 4 91 185 48 14 38 46 85 160 45 18 14 18 231 117 38 386 113 469 55 46 204 28 6 84 46 39 157 35 7' 69 41 8 — 69 66 312 281 104 272 5 61 5 62 20 97 2 99 21 114 7 6 74 60 87 102 698 287 139 11124 679 1064 461 236 410 190 128 ;166 184 337 :177 27 184 156 19 r m •3h 32] im 8 1 28 3 14 6 — 8 7 4 6 5 7 8 — GROUP 1 2 8 34 65 113 11 102 85 11 " 10 141 56 177 338 �AOfittt 1. 1S5I SEAFARERS LOG Par* Ftr* Bosses Kill Labor Bills Mobile Sees INOne SEAFARER Old-Age Benefit Big Upsui^e QUESTION! What Is th* toughest job you have to perform in your roting? MOBILi^-Two Italian labor stu­ dents spent a eoupl* of days last week going over th* SIU's opera­ tions here in Mobil*. The students. In the US under an exchange pro­ gram sponsored by tt* Department of Labor, were especially 'inter­ ested in the SIU rotary shipping system. Port Agent Cal Tanner reported. Shipping for the port during the past two weeks was on the slow side. However, the outlook for the coming period is good as there are a large number of vessels expected in for payoff or In transit Scheduled to hit this port within the next period are the Claiborne, Monarch of the Seas, John B. Waterman, Wacosta, DeSoto (Water­ man); the Del Monte (Mississippi); Alcoa Banger, Cavalier, Patriot, Roamer, Clipper (Alcoa); Steel Sur­ veyor tisthmian) and th* Bents Fort (Cities Service). Paying off here during th* last period were the Alcoa Clipper^ Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Ranger (Al­ coa); Claiborne, Madaket Monarch of the Seas (Waterman) and the CoaUnga Hills (Pan-Atlantic). Sign­ ing on were the Arizpa (Waterman) and th* Margaret Brown (Bloomfield). Thomas Tolede, FWTt I don't know about th* toughest Job, but th* dirtiest one is cleaning up oil. Oil can be dangerous,' espe­ cially in bad weather, when it slicks up the decks and pas­ sageways. Other­ wise, I don't find any part of my work tougher than any other. .1 guess it's because I'm used to it all by now. » » » Frank Travis, FOW: I'm an oiler, and there's nothing more danger­ ous than lubricat­ ing in bad weath­ er. For one, there's the pos­ sibility of falling into th* crankpit. Also, if the screws come out of the water the engines race and you can break an arm if you're not careful. Having to go below deck plates to do re­ pairs is pretty risky also. Odd Olsen, AB: Going aloft is always dangerous, but it's all in a day's work. Af­ ter 28 years at sea nothing seems too tough any­ more. I guess experience and familiarity with the Jobs on deck make them rou­ tine after a whiie. That wasn't the way it was when I first started shipping, of course. Raise May Pass WASHINGTON—^The House is expected to approve a seven per cent rise in Social Security benefits following committee vote. Senate leaders have indicated the bill may come up for a vote there before adjourn--j ment. neither the national nor state la­ Under the House bill, in­ bor boards exert jurisdiction—has creased Social Security bene­ been accomplished via another fits would go into effect this route. January, along with a rise in tax As a result of Congressional ac­ rates for employees and employers. tion boosting the appropriation for The measure would add $3-$14 to NLRB activities, the Board wili ex­ current benefit rates that range tend its jurisdiction starting Sep­ from $30 monthly for individuals tember 1. Unions generally sup­ to $200 per month for a husband port this step. C. Negron, bosun: After 17 years and wife. at sea nothing is too tough. I am The tax rate to pay for the high­ er benefits would go up to two and especially safetya half percent of the first $4,800 conscious and I in annual earnings—or $120 a year. try to make my The present tax level is two and men conscious of a quarter percent on the first it also when they $4,200 of earnings to a- maximum are working. of $94.50. Once though, on Meanwhile, the labor reform bill the Steel Rover, and the welfare and pension fund I had to go aloft disclosure bill—both passed by the to fix a light. It was in a storm Senate—still await fomal House and the bosun's chair kept swing­ action. An amended welfare-pen­ ing but the job had to be done.sion fund measure has cleared the MONTREAL—Prospects of the House Labor Committee and would SIU Canadian District regaining A. Bell, steward: I believe that cover all types of plans, whether the eight struck ships of Canadian without experience and knowledge administered by unions, employ­ National Steamship have bright­ of your Job ever­ ers or jointly by "both. It faces ened with reports that two Cana­ ything is tough. tough sledding because of employ­ dian companies are dickering to In the steward er opposition to reporting require­ purchase the vessels. department, when ments for management-controlled •Both companies, the Brqpch Lines you've got the funds. and the Canada Steamship Lines experience there The reform bill, which would are under contract to the Canadian is no reason why impose controls on various union District, so that if either of them a guy should have and management activities, was put purchases the vessels it would a hard time at up for committee consideration this mean manning them with SIU his job. Granted week. One .of its objectives, to members. The latter company is SAN FRANCISCO—William J. McCourt, veteran of many it can be danger­ broaden the jurisdiction of the Na­ the largest in Canada and at pres­ seamen's union struggles and a founder of the SlU-affiliated ous in bad weather, but you still tional Labor Relations Board over ent operates exclusively on the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, passed away here at the don't have any control over that. 'no man's land"—the area where Lakes. Canadian National has been at^ age of 80. A familiar figure to"* tempting to sell the struck ships the members of the SIU Paci­ McCourt was prominent in the opposition group which fought to for some time following failure of fic District, McCourt had a prevent seizure of the union. As a the company's bid to man the ves­ long record of accomplishment in result, the pro-Communist faction sels with strikebreakers and oper­ ate under the Trinidad flag. The th* trade union movement cli- expelled him in 1949 after it was successful in seizing control. strikebreaking move was defeated when West Indian seamen and Brit­ From 1949 te 1991 McCourt BUFFALO—Crewmembers of the 13-ship Boland and Cor­ ish engineers refused to crew the served as chief steward on a num­ ber of vessels contracted to the nelius fleet will start voting August 12 to determine whether ship. The International TransportSailors Union of the Pacific. Then they will be represented by the SIU or any of the three workers Federation put the crusher on when it promised a world-wide in 1991, the SIU of North America unions on the ballot. The elec-4' chartered the present Marin* tion ordered by the National th* Seamen's National Brother­ boycott of the "hot" vessels. Cooks "and Stewards Union. Mc­ Labor Relations Board marks hood. The original intention of the Court was appointed secretary- another major step in the Maritime The Boland and Cornelius vote company was to peddle the ships treasurer under the union's pro­ Trades Department's Great Lakes- follows the successful conclusion foreign, but thus far foreign buyers visional constitution and spent th* St. Lawrence Seaway organizing of a five-week strike against the have shied away fearing that th* next five years working with In­ campaign. recently-organized Tomlinson fleet. boycott would follow them wher­ ternational organizer Ed Turner in " The SIU entry will he opposed A one year contract won by the ever the ships went. However, it the fight against NUMC&S and In the election by the Seamen's District provides for substantial has been reported that this avenue Harry Bridges. Th* fight was cli­ National Brotherhood, Local 5,000 wage increases to approximately is not completely closed yet. The maxed by a 4 to 1 election victory of the United Steel Workers of $650 per month, a ten percent sea­ vessels have been on strike since of the SIU's Pacific District over" America and the Great Lakes sonal bonus, overtime after eight July 4, 1957, when the Canadian the Communist-dominated entry. Freighters and Self-Unloaders As­ hours daily and on Saturdays, Sun­ District men walked off in a wage days and holidays, recognition of beef. McCourt continued as provision­ sociation. Meanwhile, on the West Coast,. al secretary-treasurer of the MCS Both the Seamen's Brotherhood hiring procedures, job security, until 1997, and after adoption of and the Freighters'Association en­ paid vacations and a reopener on Canadian District members are back at work on nine ships of th* a new constitution, he retired from tered the contest after the Great health and welfare benefits. The lot* Williom McCourt oi The Tomlinson victory repre­ Canadian Pacific Railway follow­ active service^ In the last year and he appeared at an MCS con­ Lakes District had already -filed sents the first major success of ing government imposition of a a half his health steadily declined its election petition. The Brother­ vention. until he died peacefully last hood has gone down the line with the MTD-coordinated drive on the compulsory arbitration procedure. maxed by his participation In the month. the company on its objections to Lakes since the Lakes MTD or­ The West Coast men had been out The union's fiag was kept at the composition of the voting unit, ganization was set up last February. since May 16. successful fight against Communist half mast for three days and the helping to confirm charges tiiat it control of West Coast cooks and. hall in San Francisco closed for is a company-inspired organiza­ Ease Seatime Rule For SIU Benefits stewards. three hours while services were tion. - McCourt first entered the labor held at the Aposlleship of the Sea. Seafarers inquiring about the basic eligibility rule for SIU Pending the election, the District movement in California back in Turner paid tribute to McCoxurt hax demanded that the company welfare benefits are, advised again that the seatime requirements 1901, upon his return from the for his long service to West Coast Immediately put into effect wage has been cut, effective June 1, 1958, to one day's seatime in the Alaska gold rush. He was a found­ seamen. "Brother McCourt spent Increases comparable to those re­ last six months. This is broader than the old rule of one day in er of the old Marine Cooks and his life fighting for trade union­ cently received by the company's the last 90 days, and is in addition to the other basic requirement Stewards Association of the Pacific, ism," Turner told the MCS mem­ officers and by unlicensed seamen of 90 days' seatime in the previous calendar year, which remains which subsequently became the bership. "No greater ambition for aboard a majority of ships operat­ unchanged. National Uniwi of Marine Cooks any man could be had than to fight ing on the Lakes. The revision was voted by the joint SlU-shipowner board of and Stewards. Although only 23 for the good of the working man. In its drive for an election, the trustees for the Welfaie Plan, as reported previously, to allow at the time, he soon emerged as This Bill MfcCourt did and we are District was successful in defeat­ for cases where a Seafarer might be on the beach due to per­ a leader of the union and eervad reaping the benefits today of his ing a company move to include sonal business, vacation or other reasons and does not ship within in various positions of responsibil­ great fight. He was a fine and good clerks in the voting unit. The 90 days firom the date of his discharge. The one day in six ity down through the years. ' NLRB, in deciding the composition man and we will miss hipi." months, it was felt, should be more than ample to allow for such When the Communists started McCourt's body was returned to of the unit, ruled against the com­ circumstances and to assure uninterrupted welfare coverage for their campaign to take over his home town of Akron, Ohio, for pany on this issue. Inclusion of Seafarers and their families. the.clerlu had,been;supported by . NVMC&S dwing; Wocld War II, burial. Canada Go's Bidding For StnickShips )AfC Sea Veteran Bill McCourt Dies At 80; Helped Build illiCS NLRB Orders Vote in 2nd Lakes Fleet • '•* I '•f'l ^1 �Tat* Sht SEAFARERS LOG 4-... --.Jf A. ABKUSI 1, 195t • i -I ' "'r •" • f'" ...: ;T -"if^ ^ ' •; • ?•'S- '. -• [i:*-r: •Si'-' .Frank Poznokos, Marine Rreman's Union, deals ouf hand to his buddy, Eugene McPortiand, also MFOW, while recuperating in Baltimore PHS hospital. Seafarer Stan Rodgers is the one catch­ ing vp on his reading. Rodgers was bosun on the Jean before ' being hospitalized. Dry One Baltimore Talks Up State Political Action BALTIMORE—^With the threaterted spread of "right-to^ work" drives, it is most important that labor in this state maintains a strong voice in the legislature, Earl Sheppard, port agent, reported. As a re-1 suit, a number of imions (Marven); Bethcoaster (twice) (Calmar); Robin Goodfellow (Robin); throughout the state have Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Steel Ad­ started an all-out drive to register miral (Isthmian) and the CS Bal­ every eligible union member, his timore (Cities Service). or her family and friends. Seafarers at the last meeting in this port were urged to support all municipal, state and Federal can­ didates friendly to labor in the coming elections. "This is the only way we will be assured of being heard on any matters that may af­ fect our membership," Sheppard warned. Increases in postal rates on first As the figures show, the bottom fell out of shipping for this port class mail went into effect today. during the last period. The outlook Failure to comply with them may for the future is not too good cost the sender not. only the differ­ either as the only vessels expected ence due, but also a five-cent are the regularly-scheduled Ore penalty for each letter. Line ships. Other than that, the Under the new rates, regular crewing of the Yorkmar is about letters will cost four cents each, all that is in sight. three cents for post cards, seven There were ten vessels paying cents for airmail letters and five off during the past period, three cents for airmail post cards. Mail signing on and nine were in transit. with Insufficient postage will not Paying off were the Jean, Mae, be returned to the sender but will Emilia (Bull); Royal Oak (Cities be delivered to the addressee who Service); Yorkmar, Oremar, Flo- will have to pay the difference. If mar (Marven); Bethcoaster (Cal- the addressee refuses to pay, the mar) and the Alcoa Pointer (Al­ letter will be returned to the coa). Signing on were the Beth- sender. coaster, Oremar and the Ocean- Under the new rate law, a fivestar (Dolphin). cent penalty can be attached to The in-transit vessels were the letters without sufficient postage Cubore, Santore, (Ore); Oremar but the Post Office said that it would suspend the penalty until 31. After that the sender Turned Down OT? October" must pay a nickel if the letter is for insufficient postage. Don't Beef On $$ returned Although new postage stamps, Headquarters wishes to re­ envelopes and post cards will be mind Seafarers that men who available soon. Seafarers may use are choosy about working cer­ up their present supply by adding tain overtime cannot expect an one-cent stamps or whatever is equal number of OT hours with needed to make up the difference. the rest of their department. In major change will be in the some crews men have been useOne of greeting cards. Since the turning down unpleasant OT department does not return greet­ jobs and then demanding to ing cards that are undeliverable come up with equal overtime because of insufficient postage, when the easier jobs come along. they will be treated as dead mail. This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT jobs as they come. The general objective Is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job com^s along he can make up the overtime he turned down before. 4c Sfamps Make Debut On US Mail •*4ii.-. • Sf •. a;- When wiping around electrical gear, a few precautions ore In order. One of the most Important among them Is to moke sure that wiping rags are thoroughly dry. Moisture on the rag Is a sure Invitation for some current to do a little, traveling In the wrong direction and a severe born or worse con result. Should 0 Seafarer be soogeelng In the engine room he should make a point of finding out what gear Is "hot". In any event, a good general rule to follow Is never to soogee any electrical gear or container for same. When It comes to cleaning around electrical equipment,, "use a dry one.". ' ! An SlU fi I /s o Safe Ship • 'Tell it to the Lofl? ry.inniT.ititirti trnV •• • i f -I A? �rAfivdsf 1. i98t YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying SEAFARERS Pace Serea LOG This Check' Has A Kick To It tEreosncct'il d^ffice HEADQUARTERS BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. Watch Tire SaBe Gammicks • 'i '.1^ •IMPORTANT ADDRESSEE ONLY MAY COMPLETE If \ou Hill fill in ihr rrvrrar wlr of ihk blank giving tin- rrqiirslnl DISBlRSiiMENT iiifitriiialion Usually tire manufacturers and dealers offer tire sales for Labor Hr nill forManI you a Trrasurcr's Ortifiratr willi a umall Day. But this year they have been cutting prices all summer in a Hiiin of monry uliirli nr havr on IVpoail tor ymi for thai |iiir|H)fir. DinCERTIFICAIE liiirHriiirnl nill In- HrnI lo thr aiMma pvm KcgMtrrril in your namr. belated attempt to get recession-hit consumers to buy. All during the boom 1950's, tire manufacturers freely raised prices until they had Jumped them 31 percent in six years. 5low they are slowly retracing the road back down the price escalator. The most helpful trend in tire prices is the smaller difference in DO NOT PIN, FC LD cost between nylon and rayon-cord tires. In current sales, tube-type STAPLE OR MUTILATE first-line nylon tires are available for about $19-$20, including Federal 'j:,i;jrg£=3 tax, and plus your recappable tire, compared to $17-017.50 for firstline rayons. Nylon tires used to cost as much as $5-.'?6 more, for no giBBS • orrict c.i • reason other fhan that our merchaneising geniuses always charge dis­ proportionately more for an extra feature. \ Experts generally consider nylon tires preferable to rayon of the Collection agency sent this so-called "disbursement certificate" to Seafarer's home. Notice effort to same grade. The stronger nylon body gives more protection against give impression that official US Government agency is involved. Actual "disbursement" is ten cents sidewall injuries froiff curbs, and hazards such as potholes in the road. after individual in receipt of the document has unwittingly supplied information about his possessions , The nylon body also is considered to be cooler-running because it's which con lead to attachment of his property. le.ss bulky than rayon. E.vcesslve heat is one of the destructive forces reducing tire life and causing blowouts. Tires are most likely to blow A new version of the "Government check" trick used by a Washington collection agency out in fast driving on hot days. But be warned that while nylon has iieen reported to the SEAFARERS LOG. The agency sends out what appears to be a tires now are less expensive, they "Government" check and requests the unsuspecting party to fill out and return the "Con­ also come in different qualities. fidential' Office Question; No longer is a nylon tire necessar­ naire" on the back. sonal property. This form, pictured above, will ily a premium or even first-line Any individual returning the be turned over to the SlU Welfare The check and the questiontire. Some distributors now sell aire, printed on a simulated "IBM" form may find the agency is on Services Department and to the second-line nylon tires too. card, carries a picture of the Amer­ his tail trying to collect money Better Business Bureau for in­ With today's faster, heavier cars, ican eagle on it and is sent from from him. vestigation. it's more important than ever to the "Treasurer's Office" in Heaaknow what quality tire you are quarters Building, Washington DC. buying,. But the tire business is It even has a picture-of the "Head­ notorious for exaggerated claims, quarters Building," a replica of misleading terminology, guaran­ one of the many US Government tees and bait' advertising. Not only Treasury buildings throughout the the fringe of high-pressure retail­ country. ers, but some of the best-known The form states that if the per­ manufacturers use confusing ter­ son named "will flll in the reverse minology in labeling and advertis­ side" of the blank, the "treasurer" The la.st vessel of American Coal Shipping's projected "80will forward a "Treasurer's certifling tires. ship" coal-carrying fleet was laid up last week for lack of A "first-line" tire is not actually the manufacturer's best quality, as cate with a small sum of money" cargo. The SS Coal Miner, which despite its name has been —in fact, ten cents. you' might assume. It's his second-best quality. The best is called the The questions on the back oi in the grain trade most of the "premium" grade. The so-called "second-line" tire is really the third grade. An "original equipment" -tire is not the best either, but is the form include the person's busi­ time, is now in idle status in go back aboard should the vessel obtain a cargo commitment. Their usually the same quality as the "first-line." Nor does "deluxe" tire ness address, his wife's, business a Staten Island shipyard. mean this is the best grade. More often, a manufacturer's "deluxe'" address, his bank's name and ad­ SlU and NMU oldtlmers aboard last vacation was at Christmas­ tire is his first-line, which in reality is his second-best quality. And the dress, and even the make and year the ship were paid off,on July 21. time when the Union put a relief second-line, really the third grade, often is called the "super" line. of his car. In short, in contains all SIU crewmembers took advantage crew aboard after some oldtlmers Or a manufacturer may even call a second or third-grade tire the the necessary information required of the lay-up to go home for well- had ridden the ship for over a year. for attaching a man's salary or per­ earned vacations, but are on call to "new advanced super deluxe." ACS wps formed originally by a group of coal-carrying railroads, Nor can you assume that the "premium" tires of different makes are coal companies and the United approximately the same quality. According to tire experts at Na­ Mine Workers back in 1956 when tional Cooperatives, Inc., some manufacturers may market a tire of coal rates to Europe were at their 180 to 190 level as a premium tire, while others may call tires of only peak. The company purchased the 110 to 118 level "premium." A first-line tire is generaliy a 100-level Coal Miner and won approval on tire,, while second-line tires are usually around 80-level. charters of 30 vessels from the US Actually there are no standards for tire grades, although the Fed­ reserve fleet, six of which were eral Trade Commission has Just issued a voluntary guide which hopes actually broken out. However, ; to curb some of the high-sounding nomenclature. It warns manufacIt has often been said that one person's loss can be another when the coal market collapsed, i: turers that if their "first-line" tires are designated as "standard,' the company turned its charters i their "second-line" tires must not be designated "super standard." one's gain. There's no doubt this is true in the case of SIU hack to the Government. Also, the "original equipment" designation must be given only to tires oldtimer William Guilford, 66. The lay-up of the Coal Miner generally used as original equipment on current new-model cars.. came following the purchase by The losers, in this instance. Generally you can get at least a fair idea of comparative quality by the company of the T-3 tanker examining several tires before you buy. A better-quality tire generally are the hundreds of Seafarers Conoco Lake Charles from an feels (and is) heavier. It also has a wider, flatter tread face, which who sampled Guilford's culi­ NMU - contracted operator. The provides more road contact, and more cross-cuts in the tread to aid nary talents when he was a mem­ ship is now operating in the oil braking action. The better-grade tires have relatively straight treads ber' of SIU from 1938, when the trade with her NMU crew aboard. or only slight zig zags. This helps provide longer tread life. But be­ The company has announced it tween the treads, these top-quality tires have small cross bars or Union was first founded, until his intends to convert the 18,000-ton retirement in 1955. The winners buttons to provide suction. . . vessel into a hulk dry cargo car­ are the members of his church in You'll also notice that a flrst-line tire has a deeper tread than the Prichard, rier, hut for the time being, it is Alabama, who are able second-line, and thicker outside ribs. The tread on a premium tire to enjoy his cooking at the barbe­ still running as an oil tanker, put­ has extra rubber backing so it can be regrooved after possibly 20,000 cues he holds for them each week. ting the coal operators in the un­ usual position of aiding the trans­ miles. Settled down now to a quite life portation of their bitterest com­ The guarantee is a somewhat-useful but not wholly reliable guide in retirement, with time-a-plenty petitors. to comparing quality. Some sellers puff up guarantees more than to tend his garden, Guilford re­ others. Of two big mail-order houses selling approximately the same- calls that life as a Seafarer was quality tire at close to the same price, one guarantees for 15 months, anything but tranquil. For ex­ the other for llB. All that the warranty or guarantee on tires generally ample, he has the dubious distinc­ HY Primary means is that if the company agrees the failure was due to an actual tion of having been an SIU crewOn August 12 defect and not to yoiu- own abuse of the tire, you will get a propor- member on the SS Wacosta, the tioi|iate allowance towards a new tire. But make sure you do save the first American ship to be stopped Seafarers who are residents Retired since 1955, Seafarer guarantee certificate you get ivith a new tire. by a German submarine at the of New York should note that Of the three most-common tire grades (premium, first-line and onset of World War II. William Guilford and hit wifo primary elections in the state second-line), best value for the average owner is the flrst-line or A short while later, ^ on the find life pretty comfortable to­ original-equipment gr^de, preferably with nylon cord. It's safer, Middle East run, he was on the will be held August 12, not day, thanks to SIU disabilitylonger-wearing and quieter than the second-line. It provides better Alcoa Prospector when she was August IS as reported In the pension. traction and stopping power both at a difference of only $4-$5. A torpedoed in the Red Sea. Later last ediUon of the SEAFARERS second-line tire is recommended only for temporary duty. Especially still, he was shipwrecked by a they try to see as often as possible. LOG. There is no absentee vot­ Guilford also manages to keep typhoon in Okinawa Bay. beware buying light-duty tires for medium heavy cars. ing in this primary but resi­ With aU of that behind him, In steady contact with two old Premium tires cost 50 percent more than flrst-line tires, and pro­ vide perhaps ten percent additional body strength. Nor are cut-price Guilford and his wife now live • shipmates, Lish Taylor and Walter dents otherwise qualifled and ' offers available as often on preniium tires. Theoretically a premium lot less nerveHshattering life at Dunn. All of thia, and the comfort ashore on primary day can cast i: tire will return its price, since it can be regrooved, if hot otherwise home in Prichard. The couple has assured by tho SIU disability-pen­ ballots. damaged. But the initial cost is enough more so that it seems worth two children, a son and daughter, sion, make life today pretty pleas^or«y)p,^SIU,veteraq, , plua three grandchildren whom ij,,.|he jtxtra,twill onJz |9r a. hard, fast driver,witXf.heavy car._ Oldtlmers Take Vacation As Coal Miner Lays Up Keeping in Toneh WITE S 1 U OLDTINERS ) •". •i 'I �On M^ch 5. 1955, the Seafarers Appeals Board createa shippings rules under the SlU ' contract, which were ratified by the SIU mem­ bership and went into effect March 14, 1955, as follows (See below for actions of the Sea­ farers Appeals Board in connection with these rules): f: Every seaman shipped through the hiring halls ot the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, hereinafter called the "Union." shall be shipped pursuant to the following rules; V I. SENIORITY A. Without prejudice to such other legal conditions and restrlc tlons on employment as are contained In the agreements between the Union and the Employers, seamen shall be shipped out on Jobs offered through the hiring halls of the Union in accordance with the class of seniority rating they possess, subject, nevertheless, to the other rules contained herein. B. Seniority shall be determined in the following manner: A Class A seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly up to December 31. 1954. with one or more of the companies listed In Appendix A. attached hereto and made a part hereof, since before January 1, 1951. subject, however, to Rule 9. A Class B seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly up to December 31. 1954. with one or mora of the companies listed in Appendix A. since before January 1. 1955, and who do not have a Class A seniority rating, subject, however. . to Rule 9. A Class C seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who do not have a Class A or Class B seniority rating, subject, however, to Rule 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no seaman shall be deprived of the seniority to which he would be otherwise en­ titled by virtue of service with the armed forces of the US. C. A seaman wiU be deemed to have shipped regularly with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A If he has been employed as an unlicensed seaman no less than ninety days (90) per calendar, year on one or more American flag vessels owned or operated by the said companies, subject, however, to Rule 3 A. This latter provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority if the requirements therein were not met during the first calendar year in which the seaman commenced to ship but, if not met. the said calendar year shall not be counted Insofar as seniority ' upgrading is concerned. D. Employment with, or election to any office or Job In the 1? ^ The following are the actions by the Sea­ farers Appeals Board under the contracft ACTION NUMBER 1 Add a new rule 4(c) as follows: "C. There shall be a limit of eight (8) Job calls In which the priority of class A and class B personnel may be exercised in ob­ taining a particular job. If the eighth-job call does not produce a qualified seaman possessing either a class A or class B seniority rating (in the order prescribed herein), that seaman with a class C seniority rating, otherwise entitled under these rules, shall be selected for the job. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to sail, shorthanded or late. (Dated 3/7/95) ACTION NUMBER 3 m;v Croup III—Mcssmen UtlUty Messman. Messman." (g) All disputes placed before the Board shall be given an appro­ priate file number In the following form; SAB-l-NY. to represent the Searfarers Appeals Board, the number of the dispute, and the Initials of the port In which it arose. Ail other matters Evolving individuals shall be designated In accordance with the following example. "SAB-Jones-Misc.," to indi­ cate the last name of the person involved and that it Is a miscel­ laneous Seafarers Appeals Board matter. All application for information, for advisory opinions or rules, and all other miscellaneous matters, requiring l^afarers Appeals Board attention, shall be referred to the Chairman of the Seafarers Appeals Board, who shaU make such replies as he deems appropriate. All actions taken by the Board sliall be displayed on all Union bulletin boards and request made for the Seafarers Log to publish the same therein. As soon as mimeographed copies of the rules and actions taken by the Board, are available (the Union having agreed to furnish same, as soon as possible), the Chairman shall notify the companies of this availability and shall dispatch copies thereof when so re­ quested. (Dated 4/8/55) The Seafarers Appeals Board, acting under and pursuant to the authority contained in the collective bargaining agreements between the Union and various Employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) In order to clarify the iqtent of the parties with respect to the accumulation of seniority, rule 1 (1) Is amended to read as follows: "(I). Seniority shall be calculated on the basis of employment without regard io department (deck, engine or steward), without prejudice, however, to the application of any other rule contained herein." (b) The annexed application blank is to be given to all applicants Who appear to be within the Class "C" seniority rating, the final determination, however, to be made upon the appropriate filling out of the questionnaire, submission of two passport photos, and reason­ able vertification of the contents thereof. (c) The Arthur Steamship Corp. of 120 Wall Street. New York City, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bar­ gaining agreement. (d) The action taken persuant to letter of Max Harrison, dated March 7, 1955. is hereby labelled action No. 1. (e) Max Harrison is unanimously designated as Chairman of the Seafarers Appeals Board. (Dated 3/18/55) The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, particularly Section 8(f) thereof, hereby takes the fol­ lowing action: The phrase, "employment taken at the behest of, the Union," appearing In Secdion 8(D of the standard hiring clause, shall be con­ strued so as to Include within the scope thereof, schooling taken by seamen at the nehest of the Union. All seamen who receive scholarships from the Seafarers Welfare Flan and who attend school pursuant thereto shall be deemed to have taken schooling at the behest of the Union. (Dated 5/13/55) ACTION NUMBER 3 ACTION NUMBER 5 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the collective bargaining agreement, between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Ship & Freight. Inc.. 17 Battery Place. New York City. New York, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bar­ gaining agreement, pursuant to Art. I. Sec. 8 (f) of the said agree­ ment. (b) The Board construes the provision in the agreement and ship­ ping rules with respect to "service with the armed forces of the United States" as not intended to include actual service for which less than a discharge under honorable conditions was given. (c) The Board further construes the aforesaid military service clause as requiring an appraisal of what seniority the seaman would have had but for the performance of his military obligations, this In a manner consistent with the liberal purpose of the statute. (d) The Seafarers Appeals Board will recognize, with respect to a particular company, specific provisions set forth In the contract between such company and the Union. (e) The Board construes that part of Sec. 8 (f) 5 of Art. I. dealing with transportation, not to preclude the collection of transportation moneys. In the event these moneys are properly earned under the transportation clause of the agreement, by seamen with a Class "B" or Cflass "C" rating.. It Is only when Class "B" and (Bass "C" seamen leave a vessel for seniority reasons that transportation shall not bo payable. . ~ (f) Rule 2 (F) of the shipping rules Is amended to read as follows: "F. No seaman shall be allowed to register on more than one list (department), and in not more than one group, as hereinafter set forth. No seaman shall be shipped out on a job off a list (depart­ ment) other than that on which he is registered, except under emergency circumstances, such as insuring against a vessel sailing short in a department. No seaman shall be shipped out on a job outside the group in which he is registered, except as specifically set forth herein. The following are the groups within the lists (departments). In which classified seamen may register. Wfthin one list (department), those possessing g higher seniority rating may take priority In the obtaining of jobs over those with lesser seniority rating even when not re.gistered In the same group, subject, however, to the provisions' of Rule 4 (c). The following Is a breakdown- of the list (department) group: DECK DEPARTMENT Croup I—Day Workers Bosun. Bosun's Mate. Carpenter, Deck Maintenance. WatchmanDay Work. Storekeeper. The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Exhibit A. attached to and part of the new hiring clause of the standard agreement, omits, by virtue of a stenographic or other unintentional error, the name of the Calmar Steamship Corporation. Quite obviously. Calmar Steamship Corporation should have ap­ peared on Exhibit A. As a matter of fact. It Is one of the largest companies under contract to the. Union; It is a party to the Seafarers Vacation Plan; it is a party to the Seafarers Welfare Plan; and it has been in contractual relations with the Union for a considerable number of years. Further, there Is no question but that typograph­ ical and human errors In compiling the list were not intended to result in an exclusion, and the consequent need for a renegotiation of the- contract to remedy such- errors. For these reasons, the Seafarers Appeals Board construes Exhibit A. annexed to the hir­ ing clause, as containing the name of Calmar Steamship Corporation ab Initio and will take the same action should other unintended omissions appear. (Dated 5/34/55) ACTION NUMBER 5 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) The Alba Steamship Corp.. 120 WaU Street. New York. New York. Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bar­ gaining agreement. (Dkted 5/3/55) Group If—Rated Watch Standers Quartermaster. Able Seaman. Car Deckman. Watchman—Standing Watches. Croup III—Ordinaries on Watch ENGINE DEPARTMENT Croup I Chief Electrician. 2nd Electrician. Unlicensed Jr. Eng'r ^Day Work. Unlicensed Jr. Eng'r.-Watch. Plumber-Hachinist. Chief Re­ frigeration Eng'r., 1st. 2nd. 3rd Refrigeration Eng'r.. Chief Store­ keeper. Evaporator Maintenance Man. Pumpman. 1 and S, Engine Maintenance. Croup II Deck Engineer. Engine Utility. OUer—Diesel, OUer—Steam. Watertender. Flreman-Watertender. Fireman. Wiper.. Croup III STEWARD DEPARTMENT Croup l-^Rated Men Chief Steward-Passenger, 2nd Steward-Passenger, Steward, CheC 1 <^ef Clook, Night Cook and Baker, 2nd Cook and Bakeg, ,,./r Union, or any empioylnent Uken «t the behest of. the Union, shall be deemed to he the same as employment with any of the compa­ nies listed In Appendix A. gnd seniority shall accrue accordingly during the-period such employment, office, or Job Is retained. E. A Class A seniority rating shall be the highest. Class B. the next highest, and so on. and priority as to jobs shall be granted accordingly, subject, nevertheless, to the rules contained herein. F. Within each class of seniority, a seaman ahall be shipped In accordance with the length of time he has been unemployed, the one unemployed the longest to be shipped the first, subject, never­ theless. to the rules contained herein. G. It shall be the responsibility of each seaman to furnish proof of seniority and length of the period of his unemployment. Not­ withstanding any other provisions herein, the failure to produce adequate proof of seniority or length of unemployment shall bo grounds for denial of the job sought. An appropriate seniority rating card duly issued by the Union shall be deemed sufficient proof of seniority, for the purposes ot shipping, without prejudice to the right of any seaman to furnish different proof of his seniority In reasonably legible and easily ascertainable form, such as official Coast Guard discharges. Unemployment periods shall be ascertained solely from shipping cards issued by the Union. H. Seniority rating cards will be Issued by the Union only upon written and personal application made and accepted. These will be valid only for the calendar year in which issued. No seniority rating card will be issued after October in each calendar year, unless the remaining time Is not needed to preserve the seniority rating ot the applicant, or Is mathematically sufficient to enable him to retain his seniority. Each seniority rating card shall be based upon entitle­ ment as of the date applied- for. Shipping cards issued by the Union shall be valid for a period of three months from the date of ^issue. subject to the other rules contained herein. Shipping cards shall be Issued to all those request­ ing the same, provided the seaman has all the necessary documents and papers required by law and is otherwise eligible. I. Seniority shall b^calculated on the basis of employment In any one of these threo departments: deck, engine or steward. J. Seamen with a Class B and Class C seniority rating may ha shipped on a vessel for one round trip, or sixty (60) days, whichever is longer: In the latter case, the sixty (60) day period may be ex­ tended, where necessary to Insure practicability insofar as leaving the ship is concerned. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to sail shorthanded. No transportation shall be due by virtue of the application of this rule. The words, "round trip." shall have the uru^ and customary meaning attributed to it by seamen, whether It be coastwise, Intercoastal or foreign. 3. SHIFPINO PROCEDURI A: No seaman shall be shipped unless registered for shipping. No seaman shall register for shipping in more than one port of the . • . .Cl-flip. .R. „ ACTION NUMBER 4 Seafarers InfI Union, A&G • SHIPPII Union at one time. No shipping card Issued In one port shall honored In another. B. No seaman may register for another, or use another's shlpplnij card or seniority rating card. All registration must be In person and seamen must be present. In person, when a job la offered then C. No seaman may register for a job so long as he is employed oij any vessel. D. No seaman shall have the right to reject more than two job after throwing in for them, within the period of validity of hlJ shipping card. Rejection of more than two jobs during this period will require re-registration and the taking out of a new shipplni| card, E. Every seaman who accepts a joh. and who quits or is flreil after one day. shall-not be permitted to retain the original shipping card on which he received his job. but must re-register to ship, he quits or is fired within one day. he must report back to the d pateher on the next succeeding business day or else give up thi| original shipping card on which he received his job. F. No seaman shall be allowed to register on more than one lisl (department). No seaman shall be shipped out on a job off a lis! other than that on which he Is registered, except under emergenc;| circumstances, such as Insuring against a vessel sailing short in department. G. No seaman shall be tendered any job unless he is quallfici| therefor In accordance with the law and can furnish, on demand, th appropriate documents evidencing this qualification. H. No man shall be shipped while under the Influence of alcoho or drugs. I. All seamen shipped through the Union shaB be given tw| assignment cards. One of these cards shall be given by the seamen tJ the head of his department aboard ship, the other to his departmen| delegate aboard ship. J. Subject to thq other rules contained herein, a seaman recelvinj a Job shall give up the shipping card on which he was shipped. 3. HOSPITAL CASES A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contalnedl the period of employment required during each year to constitutl regular shipping, or for the maintenance of Class B or Class C senloti Ity without break, shall be reduced, pro rata, in accordance with thl • ACTIONS BY SEAFi ping rights or seniority at the hiring ball level. It considers that :| does not have jurisdiction to take action with respect to deprlvlnl an Individual seaman of his right to ship, regardless of the sourcl of the request to do so and the grounds set forth In the said requerl However, this action la to be deemed In no way" to prejudice an| company under Its contract with the Union, (Dated 9/8/55) ACTION NUMBER 13 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. thl collective bargaining agreement between the Union and varloni Employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) A new rule 4(d) ahall be added to the joint shipping rules. a| follows: "(d) The five major ports are declared to be New York. Baltimore Mobile. New Orleans, and San Francisco. In halls other than thos therein located. If three (3) calls for a job do not produce a quallfie seaman possessing a Class "A" or Class "B" seniority rating, th job shaU be placed In suspense but only with respect to Class "A and Class "B" personnel who are' registered for shipping, and nc with respect to Class "C" personnel. The nearest major port sha: be notified, and the suspended job offered there. A qualified Clas "A" or Class "B" seaman (in that order) in tke major port s notified shall have the right to bid for these jobs but only wlthi. the remaining five (5) job calls. In the event these jobs are not bi for. that seaman with a Class "C" seniority rating, otherwise entitle under these rules and registered in the notifying port, shall fc assigned the job. This rule shall nut be aoplied so as to cause i vessel to sail shorthanded or late, and shall not be deemed t require any Employer to pay transportation by virtue of the transfc of the job call. The provisions of Rule 4(c) shall be subordlnat hereto." (Dated 10/4/55) ACTION NUMBER J3 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. th colleetlve bargaining agreement between the Union and varlov Employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Rule SF is redesignated Rule 5G. (b) A new rule 9F shall be added to the shipping rules as follow: "F. (1) Within each class .of seniority, preference for the job o Bos'n shall be given those seamen who have sailed as AB for i least 3 years with one or more of the companies listed In the afon' mentioned Appendix A. (2) Within each class of seniority, preference for the-job of Chk Electrician shall be given those seamen who have sailed for at lea/ 3'years in the Engine Department. Including at least one year a Second Electrician, with one or more of the companies listed in th aforementioned Appendix A. (3) Within each class of seniority, preference for the Job < Steward shall be given those seamen who have sailed for at lea/ S years In the Steward's Department In a rating above that of 3r Cook, with one or more of the companies listed in the aforemei tloned Appendix A." (Dated 11/29/55) ACTION NUMBER 14 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. th! collective bargaining agreement between the Union and varioi; Employers, hereby takes the following action:, "The Seafarers Appeals Board considers that Its jurisdiction undt ^ the collective bargaining agreement in effect between the Seafarei International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf iDlstrif and various Employers, does not encompass jurisdiction to take actio ACTION NUMBER 7 ^ with respect to disputes over discharges of seamen by Employer: The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. ihe and that such disputes can be dealt with upon compliance with th collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various conditions set forth in the said agreement, in accordance with tl employers, hereby takes the following action: ' grievance procedure therein set forth."' (Dated 1/5/55) (a) The Ventura Steamship Co. (Trans-Oceanic Marine Inc.. ACTION NUMBER 15 Agents), is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement. (Dated 5/10/55) The Seafarers Appeals Board acting- under, and pursuant to. tt collective bargaining agreement between the Union and varloi ACTION NUMBER 1 employers, herebv takes the following action: The Seafarers Appeals Board acting tmder. and pursuant to. the "The Seafarers Appeals Board considers that the phrase, 'shipplr collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various regularly.' as used in the rules, refers exclusively to the period i employers, hereby takes the following action: time between January 1. 1951 to December 31. 1954 and that, ther (a) The Ace Steamship Corporation. 120 Wall Street. New York. fore, to receive a Class 'A' seniority (apart from promotion thereto New York. Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective a seaman- must have shipped anytime before January 1. 1951, wil bargaining agreement. (Dated 5/30/55) any SlU-contracted company and must thereafter have shipped reg: ACTION NUMBER » larly (90 days per year) with SlU-contracted companies in 1951. 195 The Seafarers Appeals Board Is bound to and will recognize and 1953. and 1954. inclusive, subject, nevertheless, to the exceptioi honor decrees and orders (as well as settlements made In contem­ created with respect to bona fide in or outpatient time, militai plation thereoD of duly constituted courts and administrative service, and work for or at the behest of the Union." (Dated 1/20/5agencies to the extent applicable to its functions, without prejudice, ACTION NUMBER 15 however, to any legal right to contest the same. Within these limits, . The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. tl actions taken by the Union or the Employers, as a result of pro­ collective bargaining agreement between the Union and varioi ceedings to which any governmental body or agency Is a party, will cmpioyers. hereby takes the following action: be presumed to "be permitted through the exercise of this Board's power and right to make elaboratlve rules and regulations. In which "(a) New England Industries, Inc., 120 Wall Street. New Yor: event, however, notification of the action taken shall be sent to the New York, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collecti Board, which reserve.^ the right to take other, further and different bargaining agreement. action thereon as may be appropriate. (Dated 5/29/55) "(b) The Seafarers Appeals Board considers that seniority credit fi ACTION NUMBER 10 employment with the companies set forth on Appendix A annexe to the hiring clause agreement is to be granted subject to tl The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the' foUoiving: collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: "In the event a company or any of its vessels cease to bo covert by any collective bargaining agreement or understanding with tl (a) Trans Oceanic Marine, Inc., 39 East 61st Street. New York, New Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gu York, is hereby added to .Exhibit A annexed to the collective bar­ District, employment aboard such vessels during the period sugaining agicemcut. (Dated. 7/18/55) circumstances exist shall not be deemed seatime entitled ACTION NUMBER1I seniority credit." (Dated 1/35/55) The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the ACTION NUMBER 17 collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various - The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, . Employers, hereby takes the following action: collective bargaining.- agreement between the Union and vadoThe Seafarers Appeals Board considers that Us Jurisdiction, pur­ employers, hereby takes the following action; suant to the contract made between the Union and the various •mployers. -ls Umltefi, In the -esse of mdivldaal seamen, to heayinE v-- -1? * <a!! The «Seafertre -.topeale Eeerd considers-thAt.i attend HSUMl,de(ddinE;>sgiEHlillft'hk>-8<8MneB^«oat:A-'dIaMMMi-:4MpHvAtion^$4*^ �iisirlct/ and Cbnfracted Eifiployers llG RULES • proportion of bona fide In and out patient time to each calendar year. Example; If a man baa been a bona fide In and out patient for four (4) montha in one calendar year, the yearly 'employment ' required for aenlorlty purposea ahall be reduced by one-third for that year. B. A seaman who entera n bona fide hospital as an Inpatient and remains there for thirty <30) days or more, shall be entitled. If otherwise qualified, to receive a thirty <30) dny back-dated shlppinfi card. If he has been such an Inpatient for less than thirty (30) days, he shall be entitled, if otherwise qualified,-to a shipping card backdated to the day he fir.st entered the hospital. This rule shall not apply unless the seaman reports to the dispatcher within forty-eight «8) hours after his discharge, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, and produces his hospital papers. 4. BUSINESS HOURS AND JOB CALLS A. All Union halls shall be open from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM. On Saturdays, the halls shall be open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon. On Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and Holidays, the hours of business shall be determined by the Port Agent, upon proper notice posted on the bulletin board the day bfifore. B. Jobs shall be announced during non-holiday week days. Including Saturday mornings; on the hour, except for the 8:00 AM and noon calls. On Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and Holi­ days, or under exceptional circumstances, the job may be called out at any time after It comes In. In no case shall'a Job be called out unless It Is first posted on the shipping board. S. SPECIAL PREFERENCES A. tVithln each class of seniority rating, seamen over fifty <50) years of age shall be preferred In obtaining jobs of fire watchmen,B. A seaman shipped on s regular job, whose ship lays up less than fifteen <1.8) days after the original employment date, shall have restored to him the shipping card on which he was shipped, pro­ vided the card has hot expired. C. If a ship lays up and then calls for a crew within ten <10) days after Ici^p, the same crew members -shall have preference, providing they are registered .on the shipping list. D. A seaman with a Class A seniority rating shall not be required to throw In for a job on the same vessel after first obtaining a job thereon, so long as he has not been discharged for cause or has quit. B. Class C personnel with a certificate of satisfaction completed IRERS APPEALS BOARD • lent of seatlme appropriate for seniority credit and each day's attend­ ance thereat shall be deemed the equivalent of one day of seatlme appropriate for seniority credit under , the contract and the rules. <b) Rule SF Is hereby amended to read as follows: "F. (1) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of bosun shell be given those seamen who either have actually sailed as AB for at least 36 months In the deck department, or, have actually sailed In any capacity In the deck department for at least 72 months, or. have actually sailed as bosun for 12 months, in all cases with one or more of the companies listed In the afore­ mentioned Appendix A. (2) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of chief electrielan shall be given those seamen who have actually sailed for at least 36 months in the engine department, including at least 12 months as second electrician, with one or more of 'he companies listed In the aforementioned Appendix A. (3) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of steward on ca<go vessels shall be given those seamen who either have actually sailed for at least 36 months In the steward depart­ ment in a rating above that of 3rd cook, or, have actually sailed as steward (or as 2nd steward on passenger vessels) for at least 12 months. In either case with one or more of the companies listed in the aforementioned Appendix A. <4) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of chief steward, on passenger vessels, shall be given those seamen who have actually sailed for at least 12 months as chief steward or as 2nd steward on passenger vessels, and preference for the job of 2nd steward, on passenger vessels.^ shall be given on the same basis as that of steward on cargo vessels. In all cases with one or more of the eompanles listed In the aforementioned Appendix A." <c) A new Rule 5H shall be added to the .shipping rules as follows: "H. In cases of unusual hardship, the Seafarers Appeals Board may permit the granting of seniority on the basis of. appropriate employment Irrespective of department." (Dated 2/27/54) ACTION NUMBER II The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employeas, hereby takes the following action: <a) Rule 2J Is redesignated Rule 2K. (b) A new Rule 2J Is added, to read as follows: "J. Without prejudice to the right of appeal contained herein, a seaman may be refused permission to ship when he is not In compliance with the union shop or maintenance of membership provisions of the contract entered between the Union and its contracted employers, where such provisions -are applicable. It shall be the burden of the Union, in the event of appeal, to establish that the refusal to ship, in such cases. Is based on grounds consistent with those provisions of Sec^tlons 8A3 and 8B2 of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act), as amended, dealing with failure to tender uniformly required periodic dues and Initiation fees." (Dated 3/9/54) ACTION NUMBER 19 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Rule 5 H Is hereby deleted. <b) The last paragraph In Rule 1 H Is amended to read as follows: "Shipping cards Issued by the Union shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of Issue, subject to the other rules con­ tained herein. If the 90th day falls on a Sunday or a holiday, national or state, or if the hall In which registration has been made Is closed on that day for any reason, the card shall be deemed valid until the next succeeding business day on which the hall Is open. Shipping cards shall be Issued to all those re­ questing the same, provided the seaman has all the necessary documents and papers required by law and Is otherwise eligible." (Dated 4/2/54) ACTION NUMBER 20 , The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and the various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) The following companies are hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement: Intercontinental Transportation Co.. Inc.. Arapahoe Co.. Inb. Algonkln Co., Inc., Isthmian- Lines, Inc. Liberty Navigation and Trading Co., Inc. (Name changed—pre­ viously referred to on Exhibit A as Liberty Navigation, Inc.) (Dated 4/11/54) ACTION NUMBER 21 I. The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and' various employers, hereby takes the following action: Rule 1 (1) Is amended to read as follows: "1. Seniority shall be calculated on the basis of employment . without regard to department (deck, engine, or steward), without prejudice.- however, to the application of any other rule con­ tained herein. A seaman may not change the department In which he usually ships without permission of the Seafarers Appeals Board, which permission shall be granted only upon proof, deemed satlsfaetory by the Board, that medical reasons. . insufficient to prohibit sailing, all together, warrant the change." (Dated 4/24/54) ACTION NUMBER 22 "The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the cbllec-llve bargaining agreement between the Union and vsrlous employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) yiforld Carriers, Inp.. 80 Broad Street. New .Ifork. New York. 'J-. . ' Is hereby added to BbcUblt A annexed to the .collective bargaining x-' agreement, as of May 11. 1936. <b) dockland Steamship Corp.. 80 Brokdwiy. New York, New . . r < York.;:ls hereby adde<l to EshibU A annexed to the coUeotlvo 1 from th# Andrew Funiseth Training School shall bo preferred over other Class C personnel. T. The above preferences shall obtain notwithstanding any other provision to the countrary contained In these rules. «. tTANDBY JOBS - A. Standby jobs ahall be shipped In rotation, within each class of seniority rating. No standby shall be permitted to take a regu­ lar job on the same vessel unless he returns to the. Hall and throws in for the regular job. His original shipping card shall bo returned to the standby when he reports back to the dispatcher unless It has expired In the Interim. 7. RELIEF In the event an employed seaman wants time off and secures permission to do so, he shall call the Hall and secnire a relief. No reliefs shall be furnished for less than four <4) hours or more than three <3) days. The one asking for time oft shall be responsible tor paying the relief at the regular overtime rate. Reliefs shall be shipped In the same manner as a standby. This -rule shall not apply when replacementr are not required by the head of the department concerned. 8. PROMOTIONS OR TRANSFERS ABOARD SHI|1 No seaman shipped under these rules shall accept a promotion or transfer aboard ship unless there Is no time or opportunity to dispatch the required man from the Union hall. 9. CHANCE IN SENIORITY A. All those who possess a Class B seniority rating shall ba entitled to a Class A seniority rating eight (8) years after they commenced to ship regularly with the companies set forth in Ap­ pendix "A", provided they maintain their Class B seniority rating without break. B. All those who possess a Class C seniority rating shall be' entitled to a Class B seniority rating two <2) years after they com­ menced to ship regularly with the companies set forth In Appendix A, provided' they maintain their Class C seniority rating without break. C. Shipping with one or more of the companies set forth In Appendix "A" for at least ninety <90) days each calendar year Is necessary to maintain without break a Class B or Class C seniority rating, subject, however, to Rule 3A. This latter provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority If the require­ ments therein were not met during the first calendar year In which the seaman commenced to ship but. If not met, the said calendar year shall not be counted insofar as seniority upgrading Is con­ cerned. D. The same provisions as to military service as are contained In Rule IB shall be- analogously applicable here. 10. DISCIPLINE A. The Union, although under no Indemnity obligation, Mdll not ship drunks, dope addicts and others whose presence aboard ship would constitute a menace or nuisance to the safety and health ACTION NUMBER 21 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Grain Fleet Steamship Company. Inc., 80 Broad Street, New' York, New York, Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of July 26, 1956. (b) Fairfield Steamship Corp., 60 Broadway. New York, New York, Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of August 1, 1936. (Dated 8/3/54) ACTION NUMBER 24 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: Ponce Products. Inc., 61 Broadway, New York, New York, Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of August 9, 1956. (Dated 8/30/54) ACTION NUMBER 25 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Denton Steamship Corp., 60 Broadway, New York,' NY. Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of September 11, 1956. .(b) Transcape Shipping Corp., 30 Broad Street, New York, NY, is hereby added to Exnlblt A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of September 14, 1956. (c) The Seafarers Appeals Board considers that such jurisdic­ tion as It possesses, under the collective bargaining agreement in effect between the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, AFL-CIO, and various em­ ployers. to take action with respect to a claimed deprivation of shipping or seniority rights. Is not limited by the fact that the deprivation Is claimed to be occasioned by an employer,- rather than the Union. It considers Its jurisdiction to be the same In either case. Anything to the contrary appearing In previous actions (see Actions 11 and 14) Is hereby overruled. (d) The Board considers that the provisions for the appoint­ ment of a Hearing Committee of 2 (Section 8(f) (6) in the standard agreement, and corresponding sections in others), do hot limit such appointments to cases where the alleged grievance affecta only an employer. The Board considers that the Intendment of that section Is to make clear that, where an employer Is affected. Its riepresentatlve must be one member of the Hearing Com­ mittee, unless the employer waives this privilege, and that It was not thereby Intended to require a full Board to sit in all other situations. The Board notes that Its present rules were designed to, and considers that they In fact do, reflect this In­ terpretation. (Dstsd 10/10/54) ACTION NUMBER U The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Transglobe Shipping Corporation. 30 Broad Street. New York, NY. Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of October 25, 1956. (b) Transyork Shipping Corporation, 30 Broad Street, -New York, NY, Is hereby added to Bhchlblt A annexed to the collective bar­ gaining agreement, as of November 1. 1956. (c) Rule 9 Is amended by adding a new paragraph "E" thereto, to read as follows: "E. In cases where a seaman's shipping employment has been interrupted because of circumstances beyond his control, thereby preventing the accumulation of sufficient seatlme to attain eligibility for a higher seniority rating, the Seafarers Appeals Board may, in Its sole discretion, grant him such total or partial seniority credit for the time Inst as, again In its sole discretion, it considers warranted in order to prevent undue hardship. "For purposes of .Board procedures, whether a matter pre­ sented to the Seafarers Appeals Board Is an appeal as a result of a dispute over shipping or seniority rights, or Is an appeal for the exercise of the Board's discretion, shall be initially determined by the Chairman, who shall thereupon take such administrative steps as are appropriate in connection with this determination, subject, however, to overruling by the body hearing the matter. If the Chairman Is overruled', the matter shall be deemed to be a dispute appeal, or a discretionary matter, in accordance with the deter­ mination of the said body, and It shall thereupon be subject to disposition under the i rules corresponding to the type of case It has thus been determined to be. "The applicant shall, at his election, have a right to be heard In person, but only at the place where the Seafarers Appeals Board Is meeting to consider the same. The Chairman shall Insure that the applicant shall, receive fair notice thereof." (Dated 11/9/54) ACTION NUMBER 27 TOe Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant, to, the eollectlve bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) The last paragraph In Rule IH Is amended to read as follows: "Shipping cards issued by the Union shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of Issue subject to the other rules con­ tained herein. If the 90th day (alls on a Sunday or a holiday, national or state, or if the hall In which registration has been made IS closed on that day for any reason, the card shall be deemed valid until the next succeeding business day on which the haU is open. The period of validity of shipping cards shall be extended by the number of days shipping In a port has been materially affected as a result of a strike affecting the industry generally, or other similar circumstances. Shipping cards shall be Issued to sll those requesting the same, provided the seaman has all the necessary documents and papers required by law and is otherwise eUglble." (b) Rule SC. is amended to read as follows: "If a ship lays up and then calls for a crew within ten (10) days after Uyiip. the same crew member's shaU have preference, pro' vhUag they ere registered on the i^lppln* list, S^ch pre.ferehce M irons of the crew. Anyone claiming a wrongful refusal to ship may appeal to the Seafarers Appeals Board, which shall be a board of four <4), two 12) -to be.selected by the Union, and two (2) by that negotiating committee, representing Employers, known and commonly referred to as the Management Negotiating Commltee. This Board shall name a Hearing Committee of two (2), to sit in the port where the refusal to ship takes place. If practicable, and If not, at the nearest available port where it is practicable. This latter Committee shall arrange for a. prompt and fair hearing, with proper notice, and shall arrive at a decision, unanimously, to be binding and 'final. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, an appeal shall be taken to the Seafarers' Appeals Board. Where a specific company Is Involved In the dispute, a repre.sentative thereof must be appointed to the Committee by the Board, unless waived by the said company. B. Where a seaman deliberately falls or refuses to Jain his ship, or is guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, be may lose his shipping card for up to thirty <30) days. For a second offense, he may lose his card up to .sixty (80) days. In especially severe cases, or In case of a third offense, he may lose bis shipping card permanently. C. The Board of four (4) shall be a permanent body, and each member shall have an alternate. The selection of alternates, and the removal of members or alternates shall be set forth in the agreements signed by the Union and the Employers. Members of the Board may serve on a Hearing Committee, subject to sub­ paragraph A. The Board shall act only If there participates .it least one Union member and one Employer member, while the collective strength of each group shall be the same, regardless of the actual number in attendance. The decisions of the Board shall be by tmanlmous vote, and shall be final and binding, except that, in the event of a tie, the Board shall select an Impartial fifth member to resolve (he particular issue involved, in which case, a m ijority vote shall then be final and binding. Where no agreement can be reached rs to the Identity of (he fifth member, application therefor shall be made to the American Arbitration Association, and Its rules shall then be followed in reaching a decision. D. All disputes over seniority, and transportation disputes aris­ ing out of seniority ru'e applications, shall be dealt with in the same m'lnner as disputes over shipping rights. E. It-Is the obligation of the one aggrieved to initiate action. No particular form is necessary, except that the complaint must be in writing, set out the facts in sufficient detail to properly identify the situation comnlained of. and be addressed to the Sea­ farers Appeals Board, Room 316, Graystone Building, Mobile. Alabama. 11. AMENDMENTS These rules. Including seniority classifications and requirements, may be amended at any time, in accordance with law, contracts between the Unon and the Employers, and. to the extent permitted by law and contract, as aforesaid, by the Seafarers' Appeals Board. strikes affecting ihe Industry generally, or other similar circum­ stances." (Dated 2/14/57) ACTION NUMBER 28 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant. to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) New Jersey Industries. 120 Wall Street, New York, New York, Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of September 25, 1956. (b) A. & S. Tr; nsporlation Co., 249 Wallace Street. Orange, New Jersey, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of December 1, 1936. (c) T.M.T. TraUer Ferry, Inc., Pier 2, Municipal Dock, Miami. Florida, IS hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of December'24, 1956. (d) Transportation Utilities, Inc., 11 Broadway, New York, New York, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of April 25, 1957 (Dated 5/7/57) ACTION NUMBER 29 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreemoit between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Heron Steamship Company, 80 Broad Street, New York, NY, Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of June 25, 1957. (b) Boston Siapplng Corporation, 152 Milk Street, Boston, Massa­ chusetts. is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of May 14, 1957. (c) Inter-Ocean Steamship Corporation, 60 Broadway, New York, NY, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bar­ gaining agreement, as of August 21, 1957. (d) Marine Bulk Carriers, Inc., 60 Broadway. New York, NY., is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of September 21. 1957. (Dated 12/3/57) ^ ACTION NUMBER 30 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following actions: (a) The following companies are hereby added to Exhibit "A" annexed to the collective bargaining agreement: Marven Steamship Company (formerly Ore Navigation Corp.) as of January 7, 1958. Suwannee Steamship Company as of October 2, 1957. Penn Shipping Co. Inc. (successor to Drytrans Inc., Pan-Oceanic Navigation Corp. and Transfuel Corp.) as of February 14, 1957. Petrol Shipping Corp. as of February 5, 1958. Construction Aggregates Corporation as of November 20, 1957. (b) To reflect a change of address only. Paragraph 10-E of the Shipping Rules is amended to read as follows: "E. It Is the obligation of the one aggrieved to initiate action. No particular form is necessary, except that the complaint mu.st be in writing, set out the facts in sufficient detail to properly identify the situation complained of, and be addressed to the Seafarers Appeals Board, 106 North Jackson Street, Mobile. Alabama." (Dated 3/4/58) ACTION NUMBER 31 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, faereb.v takes the following actions: (a) Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., 5 Broadway, New York, NY. is hereby addeu to Exhibit "A" annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, for the following vessels only, and effective as of (he dates indicated for said respective vessels: As oF December 6. 19,57: SS . Robin Loeksley, SS Robin Gray. SS Robin Kirk. SS Robin Sherwood As of March 28, 1958: SS Robin Goodfellow, SS Robin Trent. SS Robin Hood (b) To formally effect a change In the first paragraph of Rule 1 (b) to confornq to a change in the collective bargaining agreement, effective October 15. 1956. and to record what has, of necessity, been the practice followed since the change in the agreement was In effect, the said paragraph is amended to read as follows: "(a) A Class A seniority rating, the highest, shall be possessed by an Unlicensed Personnel who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1951. On and after October 1, 1956, a Class A seniority rating shall be possessed by all sea­ men with ratings above ordinary sgaman, .wiper, or messman, who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the * companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1952, subject, however, to Rule 9." (Dated 4/4/58) ACTION NUMBER 32 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following actions: (a) Herald Steamship Corporation. 39 Broadway, New York, New York, is hereby added to Exhibit "A' annexed to the collective bargalhing agreement, effective as of April 3, 1958. (b) Epiphany Tankers Corporation, 39 Broadway. New York, New York, is hereby added to Exhibit "A" annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, effective as of May 3, 1958. (c) Rule 1 (J) is amended by adding the .following thereto: "On coastwise voyages, if the schedule of the vessel is such tha* It Is to return to the area of original engagement, a seaman shall not l>e required to leave the vessel until the vessel reaches the said port or area. On intercoastal and foreign voyages, where the vessel pays off at a port in the continental United States other than In the area of engagement. If the vessel is scheduled to depart from the said port of payoff within 10 days after arrivaL to return to the port or area of original engage­ ment. a seaman with a seniority rating of less than Class "A" shaU not be required to leave the vessel until It arrives In tha said port or area of original engagement." (Dated 7/1/58) (Note; - Appendix (or "exhlblt'O A lists the names of companies . under contract with the Union at -the time of adoption of the shipping ruleii. Additional qompsnlef^ as t)jey cams under contract, have bee* �is.TM SEAPAkERS LOG MEBA Scores In New Tanker Pact Alviiil 1.1«|| The President Harding Cemes Te Tewn Members of the National Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation resumed work aboard a majority of East Cdast tank­ ers following agreement early this week on contract terms All liffiBA-contracted tank--*^ ships had been immobilized rine Transport, Hess Oil, Amoco, three days as a result of an im- Sinclair and others. Negotiators for the Masters . passe In negotiations. Mates and Pilots are also in ses The only major operator yet un­ signed is California Tankers, Pick- sion with the tanker operators and ctlinea are a possibility on these expect to reach agreement short­ vessels if no agreement is reached. ly. The new contract provisions on vacations, pensions and welfare benefits paralleled those which the union negotiated in June with dry cargo operators. They included: • Increases in vacations from 60 to 75 days a year, effective imme­ Sailors Union port agent for diately, with 90 days vacation to New York, . William Arm­ become effective in June 1959. strong, (above) writes out Days of vacation shall count as receipt for Charlie Farranto work days. on I'resident Harding. At • Welfare benefits of $50 a week right, aboya, Howard Hinkle for up to 39 weeks when an en­ WASHINGTON—Turning down and Tony Timas discard pail­ gineer. is unfit for duty plus $84 ful of old water cans from lifea week for three weeln while in a request by the SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines that it reconsider the hospital. boots. Below, MFOW pa­ its decision, the Federal Maritime trolman Slim Von Hess, chats • Pensions increased to $150 a Board has upheld the ruling that with MFOW members (I to r) month from $100 a month. it does not have to decide which of Ted Walker, Mike Lyskanych • Severance pay for engineers several competing subsidy applica­ and Harry Cru. Ship was in whose Jobs are permanently lost tions best serves the purposes of New York harbor on Ameri­ as a result of ship transfers to the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. can President Lines regular The ruling, which was handed foreign flags. down originally in another subsidy around-the-world run. • Increased room and subsistence case, could jeopardize Isthmian's allowances. application for subsidies on its • Improvements in ifeneral work­ established Persian Gulf Service ing conditions. and other runs. In a report involving applications Affected by the new agreement are engineers on some 200 Ameri­ for subsidies on a service between can-flag tankers operating off the the US East Coast and the Far Atlantic and Gulf Coast including East, the Board made the following An attempt to make union dues not negotiate a new contract pro­ such companies as Keystone, Ma­ statement: "However, we do not agree—^nor has it even been held collections more difficult In Iowa viding for substantial uncinployby our predecessors, that the pur­ >ackfired when it became known ment payments. The union has a poses and policy clause of the sec­ that checkoffs must continue at five-year contract with GE that tion (of the Merchant Marine Act) three Ford plants in the state still has two years to run, but was intended to determine which despite cancellation of the Ford- started negotiations under a re- LAKE CHARLES—The Middle of several applications is best UAW contract. A provision in the opener on issues affecting employ­ East situation has caused quite a suited to achieve adequacy on a Iowa "right-to-work" law permits ment security. The union is seek­ slowdown in shipping from this oil wage assignments only after the ing a stronger program of supple­ port, Leroy Clarke, port agent said. SAN FRANCISCO — Although given trade route." there were a number of vessels Isthmian pointed out that the worker and his wife have signed an mental unemployment benefits for The outlook for the next period is calling into the area during the "novel language" would have a far- authorization card In the presence Its members, 100,000 of whom are past two weeks, the majority of reaching effect on other cases, and of a notary public. While making employed at GE. The company anyone's guess since the oil com­ them were in-transits with the re­ asked the Board to strike out the siich assessments more difficult, has indicated It will force strike panies are very uncertain as to. where they will be sending their sult that shipping continued on words. It suggested that the Board the provision puts them under action by the union. vessels. the slow side. put off a final ruling until it heard state law and therefore the comr » 4 » Waterman's Kyska and City of full arguments in the case involv­ pany must make the checkoffs Plumbers Union Is continu­ Officials of the Oil, Chemical ingThe Alma were the only ships pa3dng ing applications by Isthmian, Amer­ whether a contract exists or not. Its "no contract-no work" poli­ and Atomic Workers and the In­ cy against a number of contractors off during the period. The City ican Export Lines, and Central X % X, ternational Chemical Workers un­ here in town. They have been out of Alma later signed on again. Gulf Steamship Company for sub­ In transit were the Seamar, sidies on the Persian Gulf run. The Retail Clerks Association ions will discuss the possibility of for a coupie of weeks and are de­ Massmar (Calmar); Steel Scientist Traffic offices of all three com­ ended a 13-year struggle for recog­ a merger at meetings in Cleveland termined to stick It through until (Isthmian); Alcoa Partner (Alcoa) panies agree that there is not nition covering some 660 emplyees this month. The ICW has a mem­ they get a new agreement the Bailey Department Store in bership of 180,000 while the OCAW and the LaSalle and Chickasaw enough cargo in the Persian Gulf Eleetrielan's Beef Cleveland by winning an NLRB has 75,000 members. The merger (Waterman). All were reported in trade to support ail three oper­ A hearing is likely in an effort election 353 to 305. In another of the two major unions In the good shape with no major beefs. ators. area, two San Francisco Clerks lo­ chemical field will facilitate an to straighten out the beef the Elec­ cals, Locals 1100 and 410, signed organizing drive in the industry, trician's Union has against a con­ agreements with the San Francisco which still operates largely on a tractor here who has locked them out. Retail Council splitting what the non-union basis. union calls "a million-dollar pack­ As is the usual cas^ when ship­ 4 4 4 age" among 6,500 employees. • The The Rubber Workers wound up ping slows down, the registration agreement's major features are a this year's wage talks with the list starts to grow. As it now five cent-an-hour wage increase Industry's "Big Four" with the stands, there are plenty of men in retroactive to June 1, and a sick signing of an agreement covering all classes to handle any business leave plan under which an em­ 22,000 employees of the US Rub­ that might show up. ployee imable to work because of ber (k>mpany.' The contract calls Most of the vessels calling Into sickness will receive up to 13 for an' Immediate eight. cent-an- port last period were the famiUar weeks' full pay and 13 weeks' of hour wage increase and provides 'milk run" ships. They Included half-pay after five years of service. for negotiations on the pension the Chiwawa, Government Camp. and insurance program, covered by Bradford Island, Winter Hill, Royal t 4) X> More than 95 percent of the a separate contract, under an April, Oak, Fort Hoskins (Cities Service). members of the United Auto Work­ 1959, reopener. The union recent­ Atlantic (Petrol Shipping) and the ers at Chrysler have voted for ly signed contracts with B. F. Pebro Chem (Valentine). An were 7f^ Fooo AMr>v(i\cesAraJifZo\A/At strike action to back up UAW de­ Goodrich, Goodyear and Firestone. reported in fair shape. mands for a new contract The totals showed 40,144 la favor; 2,144 against. The UAW said slmiStay Put For Idle Pay llar percentages are being re­ Seafarers who are oolle<^g state unanployment benefltt wbfle corded in the voting by General on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid Motors and. Ford locals, where bal­ changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ 1/4 VMB YaJkBAT-rHE/^AU. loting will not be completed until ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have alreadjf the end of this month. esperJejiced interruptions of from three to five weeks In getting 4. t t their next check after they notified the state unemployment The IntemaUoaal Usdoa of offices that they had moved and-changed their mailing address. Electrical Workers has set an Oc­ An average delay of a month is reported in most cas^ causing considerable hardship te the men Involved. , ^ ' tober 2nd strike deadttne at Gopiyt' i, jr.. 0.: eral Elebfiic if th# ot^KMiny met FMBRebuffs Isthmian In SubsidyDuel LABOR ROUND-UP In-Transits SF's Share I'?;., ®; IM. "fitAr a SeaEarer! i. id-East Beef Clouds Outlook In Lk. Charles I I �SEAFARERS MMP Proposes Merger Of Sea Officers' Unions TAe Nominatmg Process' ""OHonal (J, !: , Ef^EPV n„ '• ' '"'»u,y„J";;r,s,fy^^^j ^TEEo .Pare Elevea LOG -,--4;,:l SAN FRANCISCO—Some 50 delegates representing locals of the Masters, Mates and Pilots, wound up their convention here after electing Capt. Robert E. Durkin national MM&P president and calling for re--^ newed efforts to merge all the union as a corporation and AFL-CIO unions of licensed proposed a dues increase subject ships' officers. to membership referendum. The convention got underway Capt. Durkin, who Is also presi­ dent of the MM&P's West Coast July 14 after a New Yortc rump Local 00, succeeds Capt. Roy D. group unsuccessfully sought court Lurvey, who has served as national action to stall the start of proceed­ president pro tern for the past ings. The rump group is composed of elements from New York MM&P seven months. The call for a merger of the li­ Local 88, which was put in trust­ censed officers groups apparently eeship by the international execu­ was in part an outgrowth of ac­ tive board a few months ago, with tion by the National Maritime Un­ Capt. Lurvey as trustee. ion to set up a dual officers divi­ sion in opposition to the estab­ lished AFL-CIO organizations in the field. It highlighted a six-day conclave at the Clift Hotel at which delegates from MM&P Stateside locals, Canada, Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone voted hiajor changes in the union constitution covering membership admissions, trials and appeals and rules gov- NEW ORLEANS — Officers'and Seafarers of the Del Mundo, Del efning local trusteeships. In other action, the convention Valle, Del Rio and Del Viento are called for efforts to negotiate a leading the Mississippi Shipping June 15 expiration date in'future fleet safety sweepstakes. The Del MM&P agreements to coincide with Mundo heads the list with 316 ac­ the date in contracts of the Ma­ cident-free days dating back to rine Engineers Beneficial Associa­ May 1, 1957, with the Del Valle tion. It also voted to disincorporate running a close second with 299 the international organization to days without lost-time injuries. ease the threat of lawsuits against For the purposes of these statis­ tics, only those injuries which in­ volve losing time for work are Moving? Notify counted. Running a respectable third and SIU, Weifare fourth are the Del Viento with 266 Seafarers and SIU families days and the Del Rio with 264 days. who.apply for maternity, hos­ The company's report on the pital or surgical benefits from first six months of 1958 indicates the Welfare Plan are urged to that the men working in the 14keep the Union or the Wel­ ship- fleet are continuing to reduce fare -Plan advised of any the number of injuries. There were changes of address while their 35 lost-time injuries during that applications are being proc­ period, an almost 50 percent re­ essed. Although payments- are duction as compared with the first often made by return mail, six months of 1957. changes of address (or illegible Avoidable injuries listed in the return addresses) delay them company bulletin included a fall when checks or "baby bonds" off a ladder by a messman wearing are returned. Those who are wet shoes, an injuried foot suf­ moving or plan to move are fered when a -50-pound can of lard advised to immediately notify fell off a shelf and a hernia suf­ SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fered by a crewmenber who at­ fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New tempted to lift heavy luggage with­ York, NY. out assistance. Three Ships Pace Delta Fleet Safety See Stiff Fight On Waterman's Subsidy Move The simple, trouble-free manner in which a Seafarer can nominate himself for SIU office—without having to appear at a shoreside meeting or get himself seconded—^has been an SIU tradition for many years. It was purposely done that way in the SIU constitution to allow for the problems raised by the fact that the SIU membership is at sea most of the time. The right to nominate oneself and the provision of a month-long nomination period, August 12 to September 12 has long been an significant factor in the SIU's operation along with the right to vote and other rights guaranteed Seafarers in the Union's constitution. It is one of those practical procedures devised by seamen which helps give genuine substance to the principles of democratic operation in a trade union. WASHINGTON—SUff opposition la expected from a number of com­ peting carriers at the October 28 Federal Maritime Board hearing on Waterman Steamship Company's application for a federal subsidy. A number of steamship companlea and railroad lines have inter­ vened in opposition to the Water­ What appears to be a major shift in US shipping policy has man application on the grounds been spelled out by Maritime Administrator Clarence G. that a subsidy. would enable the company to continue to operate its Morse, with possible far-reaching effects on US maritime. In subsidiary corporation, Pan-Atlan­ essence, it defines an American ship as a vessel operated by tic Steamship Lines, at a loss and American management and crewed by American seamen. In direct competition with other The turnabout came on testimony covering bills to operators. open up some of domestic shipping trades to alien-owned Pan-Atlantic, .they contend, is companies. It directly contradicts the notion that American iresently operating its domestic Ut-on lift-off trailership service at ownership amounts to "effective US control" of a vessel and low rates with the parent company that ships under runaway flags—^which switched registry in absorbing losses. The granting oi the first place to avoid US jurisdiction—are our so-called a subsidy, it is charged, would en­ "fifth line of defense." able Waterman to continue oper­ Actually, the new policy complements the precedent won ating Pan-Atlantic, and still profit by the SIU in the Florida case. The ruling there was that a from its over-all operation. runaway set-up fronting for American owners and American Meanwhile, Pan-Atlantic has an­ management, operating in US domestic trade with foreign nounced the resumption of its trailership service to Puerto Rico. crews, was not immune to organization by American unions. If Congress votes to translate the Morse declaration into ac­ The company was forced to pull the SS Bienville off the New York- tion, the wind-up could be more ships and jobs, with possible San Juan run last April, after benefit for American seamen. Puerto Rican longshoremen tied 4" ^ , her np in a dispute over the num­ ber of men who would work the vessel. Speaking of rimaways, it appears .as if the SIU Canadian The first trailership to Puerto Rico, the Fairland, left New York Dlstfict has a good chance of regaining the eight struck for San Juan last Wednesday. Canadian National ships which were supposed to be trans­ Arrangements have been made ferred foreign. Reports are that at least two Canadian-flag with local truckers in Puerto Ricu operators are interested in purchasing the ships. to handle the company's trailer Should a sale of this nature go tlu ough, it will mean that boxes^ maritime labor unions around the world will have scored an­ While present plans call for two other inalor victory iii the fight on runaway shipping. It failings a week from New York, consideration is being given to ex- was the firm stand of ITF-atiiliated unions in cooperation . iending the service. to include other Stateside ports. A New Yardstick J News From Canada • V'v:^; '^,v; J t_a 1 9_1. A xt-"L. KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT y (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Article III, Section 2.' Division of Overtime. If the bosun Is re^ quired to work with and supervise the watch on deck on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays at sea for which the watch on deck receives additional overtime, he shdll receive the same amount of overtime per hour as paid to a member of the watch on deck, in iieu of the regular overtime rate. & 4^ » Question: What overtime rate is the bosun entitled to for weekend or holiday work when the ship is in port and the watches are set? 4. 4) This section of the agreement has been used by many Seafarers working in the bosun's rating, as the basis of a request for double overtime—the rate the watch on deck gets for weekend or holiday work while at sea—for Saturday, Sunday or holiday work while the ship is in port and the watches are set. Section 2 specifies that the bosun is entitled to the overtime rate of the watch on deck for weekend or holiday work when at sea, but it does not cover the same situation when the ship is in port. In those cases where a beef has been brought to the Union, the Seafarers haye been advised that they are not entitled to the over­ time according to Section 2, but to overtime at their regular rate. Section 2 will shortly be sent to the clarifications committee for the purpose of specifying the difference between the two situations. • : ..y' • �SEAFARERS Pac* TwelT* LOG Fiahing's Fin«! SEAFARERS IN DRVDOCK Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. ^ 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please )ut my nome on your mailing ist. (Print Information) NAME ..... STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZONE ... ADDRESS CITY ZONE... ••••••• • • I I « . %tiJ VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph GUI -JOHN SEALY HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS . - Urges Housing Plan In Ports To the Editon Whatever happened to the wonderful idea of a housing project for the mwchant sea­ man and his family in or near the shipping ports? I'm speak­ ing for myself, of course, but surely there are many, many families in the same position. The seaman spends very little time at home, even "between ships," as he has to be at the Union hall to throw In for jobs. After examination at the SIU medical center in Brooklyn uncovered h condition he hadn't known about, William Ben­ nett, off the Alcoa Ranger, entered the Staten Island PHS to b* treated for a double hernia. He is now .convalescing from one opera­ tion and waiting further surgery which will put him back In shape. Other Seafarers at the Staten Island drydock include Frank Hemandes. ex-Suzanne, who's being tested for a chest condition, and his ship­ mate, Louis Colpeda who's getting treated for a nose condition. Kendell Kelly, ex-Timber Hitch, Is due to gtet out any day. Meanwhile, oldtimer Frank J. Bradley, off the Arlyn, is being trdated for a minor stomach ailment which shouldn't keep him out of action too long. Classified as outpatients for a while. Perry Pederson, ex-Steel Advocate, and Carl Carlson, off the Armonk, are both at Staten Island being treated for shipboard in­ Lovelace Colpeda juries. Pedersen is in because of a back Injury and Carlson for some trouble with his leg. Without a minute to spare, Robert McCnlloch, off the Cabins, was admitted to the Galveston PHS facility for emergency treatment of a ruptured appendix. He's on his way to complete recovery and will bo discharged in a few days. After .surgery for a hernia at the same hos­ pital Rudolph Giadroslch, ex-Del Santos, is about ready to return to duty too. Also off the Cabins after four-and a half months, Henry Lovelace is now in the Norfolk PHS hospital for treatment of a blood pressure condition. Treatment for ulcers la also bringing around William C. Dowdy, ex-Baltore. Edward Avard came off the Del Campo in New Orleans with \ hernia. He's had an operation and should be back sailing soon. Joseph Savoy, taken off the Wang Archer in Aden, Arabia, has been repatri­ ated and is now an outpatient in New Orleans. Th» foUowing Is the Utest avaUable list of .SIU men In the hospitalsi L. C. Melanson L. W. WUliamson USPHS HOSPITAL Thomas J. O'Conner STATEN ISLAND, NY John F. Murphy USPHS HOSPITAL Wm. J. Barrett R. S. Nandkeshwar GALVESTON. TEXAS WUliam Bennett Carl M. Olson Frank J. Bradley James W. Cobb R. Giadroslch Perry Pederson Robert L. Cooper Robert McCuUoch Carl A. Carlson Anthony Pisanl Julio Colon John S. Davies Santos Pizarro Luis Colpeda USPHS HOSPITAL Salvador Rivera Ian G. Cummings NEW ORLEANS. LA. Jose Rodriguez Ted Densemore Edward Avard Robert McLamore Frederick Fulford Charles Rozea Alton BeU Wm. Marjenhoff Victor Shliapin Frank Hernandez John W. Bigwood Joseph F. Mendoza G. Sivertsen KendeU W. KeUy Albert MitcheU Claude Banks Ralph Spiteri Thomas Mailer James T. Moore Daniel Byrne Samuel Merkerson Matthew Stabila Wm. E. Neiwin Horace S. curry Ignacio Tirado James B. Miller Dominic J. NeweU Roscoe Dearmon S. Trzclhskl Marcel Mitchell Jack Peralta Ben D. Foster i Harvey W. Morris WUliam RoUins Henry Foy VA HOSPITAL Paul Royesh James C. Glisson BOSTON, MASS. Joseph Savoy Adam Hauke Thomas W. Kllllon Jim Spencer Louie Holliday VA HOSPITAL J. W. Stocker .lohn Hrolenok BUTLER, PA. T. H. Stevens .Tames Hudson James F. Markel Benjamin Huggins Gerald L. Thaxton USPHS HOSPITAL James E. Ward Jasper U. Jones MANHATTAN BEACH George WllUams Edward G. Knapp BROOKLYN. NY Charles E. Wynn Antoinq. Landry Antonio Infante Lewis R. Akins Anthony Zaich Leo Lang Claude B. Jessup Manuel Antonana Timothy Less Woodrow Johnson Eladio Arts USPHS HOSPITAL Fortunato Bacomo Ludwig Kristiansen BALTIMORE. MD. Kenneth Lewis Joseph J. Bass .Archibald McGuigan James M. Aitman Wm. Morris Jr. Melvin W. Bass Louis Nelson Stokes Ayres W. J. Mclntyre Frank Bemrick Julius Prochownik Ben Bone H. C. Mclssac James F. Clarke Virgel L. Coash " Thomas W. Riston I.eo Mannaugh Juan Denopra Vincent J. Rizzuto Stephen Dinkel A. S. MartinelU John J. Driscoll Joseph RoU Wm. P. DriscoU Friedof O. FondUa Joaquin Miniz Harry W. Sagarine Oswald Engle W. P. O'Dea Fabin Furmanek John Serget> Peder Espeseth C. Osinski Odis L. Gibbs Stanley Geiak W. M. Sikorskl George G. Phifer Joseph M. GUlard Richard G. Sohl Clarence Gardner Winston E. Renny Bart E. Guranick Gorman Glaze Greer Stevens G. E. Shumaker Wade B. Harreli Nighbert Straton R. P. nannigan Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan VirgU Harding J. Tagliaferrie Pon P. Wing Clarence Hawkins John Hawkins John Van Dyk USPHS HOSPITAL Wm. A. Hendershot Clyde B. Ward WINDMILL PT. R. L. Littleton Albert Lee WiUis DETROIT, MICH. Thaddeus Loboda Ihigene Roszko 1 USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. L. J. CampbeU Roy K. Johnston Joseph H. Berger F. B. McColiian Arthur W. Brown J. L. Mongrief Anacleto Delgado Charles T. Nangle Albert E. Holmes J. S. O'Byrne Neil H. LambMt A. J. Scheving James A. Lewis ' H. J. Schreiner George B. Little Johnnie Simon USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner Henry Lovelace Wm. C. Dowdy Murray A. Savoy USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Elmer G. Brewer Jimmie Littleton Arthur L. Fricks Wm. L. Robinson Reamer C. Grimes USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Frank S. Paylor David G. Paylor SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar J. Adams Thomas Isaksen e.. ...eeeeee. Victor B. Cooper USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS J. R. Alsobrook Harold J. Pancost L. Anderson A. J. Panepinto • • ••e»*««««*ee«e»*e»». •• H. Ledwell Jr. P. W. Seidenberg John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault USPHS HOSPITAL , MEMPHIS. TBNN. TO AVOID OUPLICATIONt If you Charles Burton •re an old subterlbai and have a VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY change of addratt. piaata give your B. T. Cunningham formsr address balowt ' VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HOIITS RUTLAND. MASS. Daniel Fitzpatrick Aitfiut 1, l»H SIU, Runner Uphold Ritual In Sea Burial Conforming -with his ex­ press wishes, the ashes of Sea­ farer Walter G. iHartman were scattered over the sea last month following the customary burial rite on the Alcoa Runner. Hartman died April 28 on the Alcoa Puritan, and the SIU Wel­ fare Department followed through by arranging for his burial at sea. He joined the Union in J941 and had sailed in the black gang. Outbound from New York for San Juan, the ship stopped engines on July 4th for the performance of the burial service by Capt. Irby F. Wood. Ship's delegate Edward J. Foley scattered the ashes. Notification to' Hartman's broth­ er in Bellmore, Long Island, NY, cited the following official logbook entry: "At 1030 In Latitude 36-05, North and Longtitude 72-08 West the. ashes of Seafarer Walter G. Hartman (1909-1958) were strewn oyer the ocean in the presence of the eatke ship's company;" Foley added his thanks for "the complete cooperation on every­ one's part that made this cere­ mony all that I imagine Brother Hartman would have wanted. Our special thanks to Capt. irby for giving his utmost." Tell it to the LOG 4" t 4- Backs Pro-Rated Pension Set-Up To the Editor: A very good statement by one of our brothers was called to my attention in a recent issue of the LOG (June 20, 1958), and I do have to give him credit.for his suggestion. It is a very encouraging Idea for ^our welfare, as I read it. The idea would be to set up the disability-pension program so that a brother with ten years of seatime, especially if he is past 65 years of age, would be able to get a monthly benefit of $125. The way things' are in All letter* to the editor for this business, it really would publication in the SEAFAR­ take quite some time for a man ERS LOG must be signed to put in 12 years and-qualify by the loritcr. Names trill for the full $150 benefit. be withheld upon request. Another thing is that it Is getting rather difficult for-guys At times tl^s takes weeks, so to pass a physical examination he's away from home anyway. after they hit 65. In this way,But if his family was in or near they could retire a lot sooner, a port city, he could live at which would be to their advan­ home and still report to the hall. tage and also benefit the young­ Just moving to a port city er men by giving them an op­ doesn't settle the problem be­ portunity to get in some seatime. cause th6n the family is among 1 think the brothers should strangers with very little in really think this matter over, common. But if such a housing because it means a lot to all project were in existence the of us now and in the futura. wives and children would have Let's see some more ideas' on the same thing in common, with this in the LOG. their husbands away at sea. Donald D. Whittaker Clubs could be formed, baby sitters arranged, car pools could be set up to get the chil­ Lauds Kindness dren to school dnd, in short, the In Bereavement wives understand the need for Editor: the husband having to leave the To1 the would like you to publish a family to go to sea. "thank-you" in the LOG on be­ The last, I might add, is not half of our entire family for th# understood by the majority of kindness shown by broth­ wives, who have their husbands ers in, memory of many my mother, home all the time. died June 28 in Tampa. My husband is an SIU mem­ who We appreciate the fine ber and all the benefits are so flowersall and wreaths sent from well-arranged and carried out ail the Union halls and the that 1 can't understand why the brothers on the ships, especial­ "housing" idea hasn't developed. ly several Waterman ships. This is just a thought sent Their thoughtfulness is really your way by a curious wife and appreciated by all of us. It's al­ mother. ways comforting to know all the Mrs. W. L. "Duke" Gardner friends you have on such an Nashua, NH occasion. My father, whliam C. Sim­ mons, my sister, brothers Char­ Agree On Help lie, Claude and 1, with all of our For Outpatients families, want to express our To the Editor: deep appreciation to all hands The crewmembers ot the SS for their kindness. We know no Maria H. read Brother "Spider" words sufficient to' thank you Karolia's letter which appeared all properly. in May 25th issue of the LOG 1 myself am still in the hos­ regarding benefits for out­ pital here in New Orleans with patients and we heartily agree a broken knee. I hops to bo with his idea. We feel there around to thank some of the should be some benefits for brothers personally when I'm outpatients who receive neither up and around again, W. H. "Red" Simmons compensation nor unemploy­ ment benefits of any kind. tit After much discussion pro Benefits Came and con in regard to Karolia's suggestion, we, during a ship- Right On Time board meeting, passed a motion To the Editor: that this be put in the form I'd like to thank the SIU Wel­ of a resolution and introduced fare Department for everything at a regular meeting at head­ it's done for me. It makes a quarters is soon as possible. man feel proud to know that ho We think it should be acted on has a friend to turn to when ho at all branch meetings so that is in need. it can be voted on by the mem­ I am also proud to be a mem­ bership. ber of an organization like the We all realize and appreciate SIU, which makes all this pos­ that the SIU welfare benefits sible.' Two days after 1 received we now receive while hospital­ the check covering benefits for ized are very good and helpful. my wife, I shipped on the Bent's We realize too that on a few Fort. I will be staying on here , occasions some members are in until I can get enough money to­ outpatient status with no means gether to stay home with my of support and how hard it is children while my wife is in the hospital. , for them to get by. Thanks to all for their kind­ We would like to see all SIU shipboard meetings discuss this ness and great assistance when idea and contact the Union to It was needed. ' Lloyd D. Richardson offer their views. Meanwhile, letters To The Editor No slouch as' an angler no matter where he is, Reino Pelaso, FOW, shows off recent catch in rowboat off Mastio Beach, LI (top). fHe also landed a few aboard the Armonk, running to Callao, Peru, with Gene, MM (left), and McCall, AS (right). regards from all crewmembers of the Maria H. and its dele­ gates, who join in signing this letter. H. A. Berglne Ship's delegate �I'- •va Awnst 1. 196S SEAFARERS RAPHAIL aiMMES (Pan-AtUntIc), Juna 29—Chairman^ R. Sackiniar; •acratary, B. Varn. - One man missed ahip. Kepalra made. Ship's fund •31.29. Disputed ot to be taken care of at payoff. Equalization of ot re­ quested. Reports accepted. Motion to send letter to Negotiating Commit­ tee to include time-off clause in next contract with Pan-Atlantic similar to one in Seatrain contract. $2 dona­ tion. for TV set to be installed in recreation room. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food end service. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), June 31—Chairman, J. Morgan; Sectetary, H. Kaufman. Draw to be in travelers' checks. No intoxicating drinks al­ lowed on board. Ship's fund ttS. Vote of thanks to steward. See mate abo(^t chipping during meal hours. retary, J. Malone. All repairs made. Ventilation inadequate in foc'sles. Some disputed ot to be paid at pay­ off. Need cots as foc'sles are too hot. Matresses and pillows In poor condi­ tion. Water rusty, tanks need clean­ ing. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), June 22—Chairman, G. Champlin; Secretary, R. Tayler. New door for refrigerator ordered. Letter on engine room scuttlebutt read. Ship's fund 87c. New delegate, sec­ retary and treasurer elected. Messroom and pantry to be kept clean. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Juna >7—Chairman, J. Salde, Jr.; Secretary, R. Bridges. One man missed slUp. Ship's fund $7.02. General discussion: everyone happy. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), June IS— Chairman, R. Andersen; Secretary, S. Lynn. Repairs not completed. Ship's fund $5. New delegate and treasurer elected.' Motion to make steel racks over lockers for life preservers. Black gang foc'sle door to be fixed. Do not place cigarettes and matches in coffee cups. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for Job well done. Foc'sles need painting. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), July 2—Chslrmen.- P= Patrick; Secre­ tary, A. Gylland. New delegate elect­ ed. Suggestion to get benches for poop-dcck and longer windchutea for port holes. More night lunches. YORKMAR (Calmar), June 32— Chairman, W. Aycock; Secretary, R. Keep passagewa.vs and gangway clean. Garbage cans to be kept in checkers house aft of liouse. Return coffee cups to pantry. Cold supper to be served occasionally. Door to engine room to be kept closed. Huddlesten. Details concerning man being logged discussed with captain. Complaint about chief mate to be taken up with delegate. See mate about salt tablets. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman) Juna 3i—Chairman, E. Anderson; Secre­ tary, C. Rawllngi. Former baker hospitalized in Kobe and headquaricrs notified. Was returned to ship as repatriated employee. New dele­ gate elected. Reports accepted. In­ sufficient stores put aboard. BEAUREGARD (Pan-Atlantic), June 30—Chairman, E. Yates; Secretary, C. Sypher. Letters sent to ICC as re­ quested by LOG. Men who missed ship will be turned over to patrolman. Some disputed ot on delayed sailing in Houston. Repairs outstanding for 3 months. Remove clothes when dry. Keep doors to fidley closed. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), June IS —Chairman, J. Robinson; Secretary, W. Messenger. Ship's fund $25. Mo­ tion that members with 12 years seatime be permitted 'to retire with pen­ sion regardless of age or physical condition. U.se numbers above bunks in fire and boat drills. Need more pitchers in messhall. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Juno 29 —Chairman, Cam; Secretary, M. Phelps. Payoff slips completely filled out as requested by membership. Ship's fund S264.80, Spent for movies •247.20. One man getting off. Report accepted. Chairs in messhall need repairing. Request cornbread more often. Display Instructions on op­ eration of •'steam presses. SUZANNE (Bull), June 22—Chair­ man, J. Bonilla; Secy. J. Bonilla. Re­ ports accepted. Contact patrolman about sailing board time and stain­ less steel sink for pantry. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Juna 39—Chairman, S. Drury; Secretary, H. "Fitzgerald. Logs to be referred to patrolman. Ship's fund $12. Some disputed of. Engine department agreement should be improved. Crew not to accept any bad potatoes. Beefs should be referred to delegate, not topside. Vote of thanks to steward department. NATALIE (Maritime), June Chairman, G. Hildreth; Secretary, J. Leilnikl. Three men hospitalized. Repair list to be submitted. 75 hours disputed ot. Delegate to col­ lect from each member for ship's fun^. Delegate to see captain about disputed ot eand firing. Make sure sufficient stores are aboard and in­ ventory ' taken day before sailing. Shortage cf .American money and travelers' checks. Safety committee to hold meeting. lEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Juna 2t—Chairman, R. Gram; Sec­ retary, C. Lewery. Washing machine should be repaired or new one ob­ tained. Two men missed ship in NY, Reports accepted. Membership satis­ fied with amended Welfare Plan. Delegate re-elected. Beefs to be taken to delegates. Fantail decK • to be kept clean at all times and washed down more often. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin), JMay 11—Chairman, H. Conrad; Secretary, J. Yuknas. Cleaning list for laundry to be posted. Suggestion to place names on all souvenirs to avoid mixup at payoff. New delegate elected. Juna 9—Chairman, H. Nelson; Sec­ retary, E, Gouldlng. Special meeting regarding crew pantryman. JUNE 29-:-Chalrman, G. Reler; Sec­ retary, L. Walker. Few beefs. Some disputed ot. Check with patrolman about lost time. Beef about steward Interferring with chief cook in gal­ ley. Steward abuses galley person­ nel. Messhall needs painting. Roast and other left-overs to be used for night lunch. Need more cheese in night lunch, better grade of bacon. Check on supply of steak and ham. Check fantail awning. Obtain keys for messhalls and keep locked at night in port. Check glass and gas­ kets in port holes. . DEL SUD (Delta), June IS—Chalw •nan, W. Perkins; Secretary, V. O'Brl- anf. NeW delegate elected. Ship's fund S13.85i movie fund S3: athletie fund Sa7.80. Delegate iequcBted erew $e use erew gangway instead of pas­ senger gangway. COUNCIL GROVE (CItIss Ssrvlasl, July •—Chalrmaii, L. Raradlnsi Sec- ^ % LOG Pace TUrtcMi Europe: A Run For Your Money Always popular with Seafarers, Waterman's run to Northern Europe generally means good ports and shore leave to match every time around. The Arizpa found the last trip no exception, according to reporter John Wunderlich. For the record, he set down^" s o m e recollections of his some attractive specimens of fe­ heaven for a seaman. Prices are a meanderings through the key male pulchritude parading in those bit higher than elsewhere in Eu­ provocative French bathing suits rope and on a par with Bremerports covered. ' "La Pallice-La Rochelle: Ships can for a few francs take the ferry haven. Trips of interest from there dock at one of two places. For across to lit de Ree, an island but can be made to the Hague, for quick dispatch, ships dock at the ten minutes' ride off^ore. The scenery; to Brussels, for the world's German-built jetty a mile offshore, ferry landing is but a five-minute fair; to Delft, for china and pottery, connected to th6 French mainland walk from where the ship docks. or by electric express to the Hook by a pier-supported causeway. Reg­ "Local bars or clubs and res­ of Holland for th* excellent beach ular tonnage is unloaded inside the taurants are friendly and reason­ . . . All trips can be made at rea­ locks at the foot of the old German ably priced , . . The favorite seems sonable cost, both in time and submarine docks; now occupied by to be one operated by an ex-para­ money. ". .. Very good shopping in local the local French naval unit and the trooper and his wife . . . Trips to Meteo, a government weather ship, Rochefort or St Nazaire are not establishments for watches and when it's off station. recommended . . . Strong anti- Phillips electric shavers ... As always, Mary and her husband call "Seafaring sun-worshippers or American feeling there. those who may enjoy to gaze upon "Rotterdam: As always, a bit of aboard ship with their wares and arrange credit with the skipper for those of the crew who desire it. Prices are a small fraction higher than ashore, but the service is accomnmdating. "Bremerhaven: Not much to add to what has been said so often about this port, except that it's still about the best spot in Europe for a night on the town ... A Seafarer has a wide choice of clubs and restaurants from the high class to the wild and woolly and back . . . The salesmen with china, silver­ ware, knives and watches still call on all ships upon arrival . . ." MAE (Bull), Juna 30—Chairman, W. Morris; Secretary, M. Klalber. Few repairs to be made. Proposed abolish­ ment of gangway watches discussed. Purchased wire for TV set. Motion to air-condition all .SIU ships in trop­ ics, also to allow 30 minute prepara­ tion when called. Donation of SI per man to be made toward ship's fund. ANTINOUS (Waterman), July 13— Chairman, F. Travis; Secretary, B. Porter. Delegates to be notified of all necessary repairs. All beefs to be squared away with patrolman. Ship's fund S7. Spent $21 for flowers. Some disputed ot. Request Improvement in foreign launch service. Cots to bo stored when not In use. Repair foc'sle fans. -ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), June 34 •—Chairman, R. Winan; Scccetary, A.^ Paige. New delegate elected. Gar­ bage tq be dumped from stern. Prop­ er attire to be worn in messhall. July 10—Chairman, J. Clark; Seeretar,y W. Davis. All slop chest items to be ordered. When machines are used on midship house motion adopted to put in for ot. Keen radioe tuned low and voices down. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), July 4 —Chairman, W. Wllklns; Secretary, A. Hill. Discussion on time off and relief man. Company Insists men must have doctor's flt-for-duty slip before work­ ing. Delegate re-elected. Proper at­ tire to be worn in mess room. Cooks to be more quiet. Return cups to messroom. Avoid using washing ma­ chine after midnight. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), June 31 —Chairman, J. Morris; Sacretiry, W, Dickens. Everything running smooth­ ly. One man unable to turn to: an­ other sent to hospital. Collection for flowers for crewmember's father. CHARLES e. DUNAIP (Orion), July 12—Chairman, T. McCarthy; Secretary, W. Walsh. No beefs: no disputes. Delegate to see about advance and type of money to be issued in Ceuta and Rijecka. All previous advanc-es were in foreign currencies. Back ol -the ship, Eddy Morris, AS; Opsol, OS, and Stokey, AS (left to right], toss off a few quick ones before heading ashore from the Arizpa. Photo by J. F. Wunderlich. Fire Might Fnd Game —'Mouse-nik' Does It The game's the thing aboard ship, so the odds are usually pretty good that nothing shgrt of a fire or collision can dis­ tract the card players from their appointed task. However it took a lot less"*^ than that to break up the cus­ the pot completely Ignored and left tomary evening diversion on unattended as a mad scramble en­ the Michael last trip when the sued," Padgett reported. cry went up about a rocket streak­ "About half the brothers wqpe ing through the sky. As Seafarer fortunate enough to witness this Billy Padgett recalls It. "We were flight Into space. The rocket was serenely steaming along off the visible for nearly a minute and the coast of Florida on July 9. Down second stage was quite spectacular below the poker game was hitting . . . Even the losers felt the night a frenzied pace. Then the cry was was well-spent. = sounded: 'A rocket! You wanna Padgett didn't say whether the card-players returned to their game see a rocket.' "The cards were dropped and afterwards. Even poker would seem pretty tame after that. According to the news reports later, this was the flight from Cape Yes, They're Real Canaveral, Fla., of the rocket con­ taining a mouse—^the first US rock­ et launched Into outer space with a live animal aboard. CLAIBORNE (Weterman), Julg 13— Chairman, C. Batson; Secretary, C. Turner. Delegate quit ship last voy­ age. One man short. Four hours dis­ puted ot. New delegate elected. DOROTHY (Bull), July 13—Chalrv man, O. Masterseni Secretary, E. O'Rourke. Two men missed ship. Each department to use Its own bath­ rooms and showers. Vote of thanks to steward department. Matter taUed. To Ships in Atlantic^ South American and European Waters Ev«ry Sunday, U20 GMT (11:30 AM EST Sunday) e WFK-39, 19t5S KC$ Ships in Caribbean. East Coast of South America. South Atlantic and East Coast of United States e WFL-4S, 15U0 KCt Ships In Gulf of Mex­ ico. Caribbean. West Coast of South Amer­ ica, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast e WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic. European and US East Coast Meanwhile, MID Round-the-World Braadcosta continue . . . Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff DEL AIRES (Mississippi), June 39— Chairman, C. Lee; Secretery, H. Cordes. New delegate elected. Wash­ ing machine and drinking fountain repaired. New treasurer elected. Start ship's fund to purchase speaker for messroom. Chief .engineer will not give anything out of machine shop or move fans. Only 35 watt bulbs to be used In passageways) 60 watt bulbs in foc'sles. MASSMAR (Calmar), July 11—Chair­ man, P. Pox) Secretary, A. DeForest. Draw to be put out. Some repairs not completed. Foc'sles to be sougeed. Dispute over handling of sheets. No radiator in one engine foc'sle. Take this up with engineer. Rsplscement to be called for man who missed Ship. Discussion about cheese in night lunch, (kiok offered to make special eheese sandwiches, was turned down. EVERY SUNDAY DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST Besidles boredom, the only other thina that grows in the Persian Gulf seems to be whiskers, James A. McCouley displays his crop—* handlebar end all-;—a f t e r seven months on tho FG run with the Alcoa Pilgrim. Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when-they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing oq for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shota. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "ahota" again when they want to sign OB tor another auch voyU«. Every Sunday, IfIS GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCt I Europe and No. America WCO-U90B.S KCs East Coast So. America WCO-12407 KCs West Coast So. America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15407 KCt Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-DIO - �SEAFARilRS Pare Fourteen LOG Mercury's Hottest Of All In PG Although its itinerary has since put it square In the middle of the boiled-over Mid-East crisis area, the last report from the Sted Designer found the crew more conceme4 over the boiling point hit by the mercury. The Persian Gulf area being what it is, all things are over­ layovers are the rule. The ab­ the heat in the photo below, shadowed by the temperature sence of most modem diversions which is successful only for some. highs notorious in that region. No naturally keeps the crew straining Chief cook Manhart Ludwig, how­ ever, seems to have the situation exception to the rule, the Design­ at the leash in port. Ridings - cited one way to beat well in hand. er found itself well-simmered dur­ ing a June layover at Khoramshahr, Iran, and conditions didn't improve much on the trip over to Bombay. The vessel left India two weeks ago, heading back for Suez. Needless to say, noted ship's reporter Alfred Ridings, the usual heat didn't need any help from Gamal Abdel Nasser to make • things uncomfortable for every­ body. "The heat out here is as can be expected—IKjt" to 125°—in the shade," Ridings reported. The Designer report also- noted "no beefs—no sorrow" on the cur­ rent voyage, but said the rate at which the ship is being discharged doesn't help any. Due to the local methods for handling cargo, long LOG-A-RHYTHM; Sailing Home By Wiley Carter The sun wants to shine But the clouds want to drop; It even looks like rain, And the running seas won't stop. So we just keep on sailing. Home to the USA. The masts need some painting. The decks are rusty, too; We could use the OT, But the mate says no can do. So we just keep on salting. Home to the USA. We visit many ports All around the world; But there's really only one. That's where our flag's unfurled. So we just keep on sailing, Home to the USA. Every seaman dreams today g aosy place to rest; he can be the Master ' And hie wife can he the best. So this if why we're sailing. Sailing home to the USA. Grabbing his shuieye as he finds it, chief cook Manhort Ludwig stretches out in shade on deck to ovoid scorching 125* heat in Persian Gulf. Photo by Karl Walters, OS. SIU HALL DIRECTORY SiU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1218 B. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON .276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St Robert Matthewi, Agent CspitsI 3-49891 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. fom Gould, Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Llndsey WUllama. Agent. Tulane 8626 NEW 'YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK..... 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA: 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty BreithoIL Agent Dougias 2-5475 .SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. E. B. McAuIey. Aggnt Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE . 2505 1st Ave. JeS Gillette. Agent Main 3-4334 Notify Union On LOG Maii As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. 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Canadian District HALIFAXp NJS 128H HoUit St. Pbone 3-8911 St. Jamei St. Weat PLateau 6161 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 103 Durham St. Phone: 5991 MONTKEAL FORT WILLIAM Ontario PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO, (tatarte VICTORIA. BC VANCOUVER. BC 272 King St. £. EMplre 4-5719 617W Cormorant St. EMplre 4531 298 Wn St. SYDNEY. NS.-. 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 83 St. Davids St.. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 Bault-au-Matelot Quehee Phone: 3-1869 SAINT JOHN......m Prince WUUam St. NB OX 2-8431 BAGOTVILLE. Quehee Georgia Urges 15-Year Plan To the Editor: On a motion by S. Lopez, seconded by D. Gribble, at the ship's meeting of the crew of the Seatrain Georgia on June 26, 1958, a motion regarding an SIU retirement plan was adopt­ ed, as follows: "Resolved, that the officials of our Union, in future negotia­ tions seek in behalf of the membership the establishment of a Retirement fund so that a letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. member may retire after 19 years' seatime on contracted ships, such retirement plan to be based on seatime alone and not have qualifying require­ ments such as old age, disability, etc., where it becomes compul­ sory." The above motion was the same as the suggestion that was submitted at our previous ship's meeting on May 23. It would help the middle of the road men who are in the middle-age bracket and assure future merchant seamen that they have a future in working on ships and can earn their respective places by democratic, American standards. Charles Oppenhelmer Ship's repprier 4. SUP PORTLAND Anrnst 1, 1951 i Mother Offers . Fervent Prayer To ttie Editor: Thanks for sending me the SEAFARERS LOG. I enjoy reading its news froiii front to backpage. Enclosed is^ "A" Mother's Prayer," which* you may pub­ lish in the LI^G. "God, Father of freedom, look after that boy of mine, wherever he may, be. 'Walk in upon him, keep his mind stayed on Thee and talk with him dur­ ing the silent watches of the night. "Transfer my prayer to his heart, that he may know the lingering love I have. bequeath­ ed to him as my everlasting gift. "Through the lonely days and nights at sea keep his spirit high and his purpose unwaver­ ing. Make him a proud pal and brother to all with whom he comes in contact and make his influence a noon-day light wherever and whatever his du­ ties may be. Satisfy the hunger of his soul, God, with this daily prayer of mine. "To my country and to a world of freedom, O Heavenly Father, have I bequeathed this boy of mine. He is my choicest treas­ ure. Take care of him, keep him In health and sustain him under every possible cir­ cumstance of events. 1 once warmed him, 'God, under my heart. You warm him anew at sea, 'on shore and under the stars. Fail him not,, and may he not fail You, his ship or his country, nor the mother who bore him. Amen." Mrs. Johnnie Pizzuto New Orleans, La. 4 4> Retiring, Urges Others 'Carry On' To the Editor: I would like to offer my deep­ est appreciation to the SIU Wel­ fare rian, to the SIU welfare representative in Baltimore and all officials in the port for their wonderful assistance. Their help in handling my retirement, as well as my wife's difficulties' in the hospital, is deeply appreciated. The prompt action on all these matters really helped out, as It was a blessing to receive the checks and remove a big burden from my shoulders. I am now 88 years of age and not able to carry on as I was five years ago. I would like to say to the young Seafarers who are trying to make a living as seamen that Ihey should always avoid foul­ ing up and keep their records clean. Be good shipmates, as you must carry on the job that the oldtimers can't handle any more. A clean record can mean everything for the future of your family and loved ones. By avoiding such trouble, yon not only protect yourself and your family, but also S^our Union brothers and officials who con­ stantly go to -bat for you to get better wages and conditions. For myself, words cannot ex­ press the proper appreciation for all the wonderful things jhe finest union in the world is do­ ing for its members and has done for me since the time I joined in Miami back in 1930. John Berkenkemper 4 4 4 Timely Help Draws Thanks To' the Editor: My family and myself wish to thank the SIU men who donated blood for my late son, Andrew Scott. Thanks also to the SIU welfare representative who made it possible to arrange for these donations through the Union. I don't know how I could have managed without thU help. It is a blessing to have a place like the SIU to be able to call on in time of need. Again, I want to thank everyone, as it is hard to write the way I feel, Mrs. Margaret Scott • •! �Anrnst 1, 1958 SEATRAIN NEW JtRtlY ((••train), July It—Chairman, P. Patrick; C. Cowi. No bceta. Ship going to tblpyard; crew to be laid off. Kepalra to be aubmltted. Bonka to be welded with plywood and toam rubber mattreasea to be Inatalled. Repair Uat to be left In ateward'a room. Eooma to ISe painted and kept clean. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), July 4—Chairman, J. h a r t m a n; Secretary, S. Johnion. Two water, tanka cleaned. Two men missed ship in Capetown and rejoined In Pt. Eiizabeth. Washing machine to be kept clean. Ship's fund (17.20. Few hours disputed ot. All tanks and drainage system to be cleaned. Quiet to be observed In passageways. SEAFARERS haadqnartera on certain condltlona •board ahlp. Dlacnaalon on inaHfficlent alop cheat anppllaa. fumlgaUnff, gaRey atove. atorea, carrying paaaengera, etc. Letter to bo drawn up and poated In Balboa. Requeat equalluHon of at. See about having longahoremen BOeuro hatchea. SANTORE (Marven), July I—Chair­ man, F. Jeffords; Secretary, L. War­ ner. Everything running smoothly. Fine cooperation among crew. Ship's fund $32. Refrigerator needs repair­ ing. BEATRICE (Bull), 'July 3»—Chair­ man, W. RezellskI; Secratary, P. Dunphy. Crabs not to be put in Icebox. No beefs. New delegates elected. .Swivel chairs to be instaUed in messhall. Messhall to be kept clean at ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), July 20— Chairman, J. Norstrem; Secretary, J. night. Observe quiet at night. Bonded locker to be watched where articles are stored. BIENVILLE (Pan-Atlantic), July 21 —Chairman, A. A. Thompson; Secre­ tary, J. Urtaw. No beefs; everything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service; SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), July 20—Chairman, A. Heag; Secre­ tary, F. Flanagan. Repair list turned in. Need larger fans in foc'sles. Foc'sles to t be sougeed and painted. Messroom filled with soot, causing un­ sanitary conditions. New telephone booth to be Installed. Members re­ quested to send protests on railroad bill. Ship's fund $28.80. Discussion and motion on wages. Hamburger and fish not up to par; patrolman to check. Ship tp be fumigated. Hannon. Check on 3 days' pay and subsistence from lay-up. Collect on Vouclier with discharge If possible. Take better care of washing machine. Repair list to be submitted. New dele­ gate elected. STEEL SCIENTIST (IsHimian), July <—Chairman, K. Thomas; Secretary, F. Omega. Member of deck gang can take day off In any port during trip.Ship's fund S50.01. Few hours dis­ puted ot. Garbage not to be dumped on deck near hatch No. 4. Suggestion to have lever water pump placed In Washing machine. Cigarette butts to b^ placed in can, not on deck. , ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), June 2*— .Chairman, P. Robertson; Secretary, R. Hall. New delegate elected. New washing machine Installed. Ship's fund $6.25. Do not overload washing machine. 'Need more cots In hoi weather. Crew asked for seasonal fruits and vegetables and more fans. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), July 1—Chairman, C. Rice; Secretary, C. MIddleton. Ship's fund S12.27. Free porthole dogs: replace gaskets on same. SEASTAR (Trit^), June 29—Chair­ man, E. Caudlll; Secretary, S. Emer­ son. No requisition for fresh vege­ tables and milk In European ports this trip. New delegate elected. Fan In messmen's room needs guard. Cateyes on deck to be painted white. Steward asked for suggestions to Improve menus. Vote of thanks to galley for Job well done. FLOMAR (Calmar), Juna 29—Chair­ man, J. RIsbeck; Secretary, 6. Nichols. Repair lists to be made out and sub­ mitted. Some repairs not made since last trip, such as scuppers In meat and chill boxes. Plugs driven in them cannot be removed. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), July 4—Chairman, A. Thome; Secre­ tary, C. Johnson. No performing at pay-off: leave vessel clean. Ship's fund $4.49. Few hours disputed ot. Ask patrolman If captain changed articles to gO' north for cargo and Is crew entitled to transportation from SP area. Turn in room keys. Vote of thanks to stewards. Ship to be fumi­ gated. ORiON STAR (Orion), July 13— Chairman, R. Henke; Secretary,' A. Morales. Repair list to be submitted. Ship's fund $7. Some disputed ot. Members requested to write Congress about railroad bill and effect on coast­ wise shipping. COB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Juna 2S—Chairman, J. Martin; Sacratary, N. Leene. American money and cigarettes aboard. Captain will handle mall in port. Ship's fund S10.59. -Few hours disputed ot. Motion not to fine men when logged. New and clean rice purchased. Need ot sheets. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime), July '4— Chairman, W. K. Dedd; Secretary, F. John Johnsen. Check with patrolman on fan.s. Suggest canvas for awning aft. Everything running smoothly; good crew aboard. Fireman taken off for hospitalization. Five hours ot dis­ puted. Head to be repaired in NY. Order wind scoops ' and cots. Less noise requested. Washing machine room to be cleaned and recreation room Straightened out. Soiled linen will be changed on linen days. Re­ pair list to be made up by delegates. PACIFIC CARRIER (Compass), July 5—Chairman, J. M. Yates; Secratary, A. Bell. New delegate elected. Two fans needed for foc'sle. Delegate to see captain about slop chest. Engine and deck departments to clean laun­ dry room: steward department will clean rec. room. LA (ALLS (Waterman), July 5— Chairman, R. A. Sanchex; $ecretary, D. A. Mitchell. All departments run­ ning smooth. Few hours disputed ot. Repair list turned In. Any foul-ups to be turned in to patrolman. Ship's fund $24.75. Two men off in Yoko­ hama due to sickness. Vote of thanks to stewards, who thanked crew for cooperation. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate and electrician for doing good jobs. Agent should board ship In San Francisco. Beef on launch service. Allotment to be given man leaving ship due to sickness or acci­ dent. MICHAEL (Carres), July 9—Chair­ man, B. Padgett; fiecretary, R. KledInger. Minor repairs made; patrolman to take others up with company. Ship's fund $9.09. No beefs: no dis­ puted ot. Steward to get cots needed. Request patrolman bring SIU library aboard. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Scupper In.galley still backing up. Galley range not satisfactory but being worked on. DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), May 11 Chairman," J. Meares; Secretary, L. Santa Ana. Patrolman will take care of pay for two men not paid for coastwise voyage. Ship's fund $5.34. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and delegates for cooperation. July 4—Chairman, J. Meares; Sec­ retary, L. Santa Ana. Two men logged; take it up with patrolman. $15.34 ship's fund. No beefs. Exhaust fans midship needed. Vote of thanks to galley gang and delegates for good Job. YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), July 4—Chairman, N. Hatglmlslos; Secre­ tary, F, Maggie. New delegate elected. $12 In ship's fund. No beefs. Few hours delayed sailing disputed. Re­ quest delegate to see about ventilation in .crew rooms and messhalls. All linen to be turned In. Consumption of coffee to be reduced. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine food and movies. LA SALLE (Waterman), May IRENESTAR (Triton), June 30 — ..Chairman, D. Mitchell; Secratary, Chairman, W. Daci. One man hospi­ R. A. Sanchez. No beefs. Delegate talized. Need hook for steward de­ to make collection for ship's fund. partment. • Need new library for next New station cards suggested. Vote of voyage. thanks to steward department and ship's delegate for Job well done. TOPA TGPA (Waterman), Juna 39— Chairman, W. Knewles; Secretary, J. KENMAR (Calmer), July 11—Chair­ Lakwyk. One man hospitalized. Few man, J, Marshall; Secretary, E. L. hours disputed ot. No beefs. New Morris. Letter of thanks received on reporter and treasurer elected. Vote crew's cooperation after fatal accident of thanks to all for their attention to to longshoreman in Seattle. $21.65 sick brother. Vote of thanks to in ship's fund. Some disputed ot. Re­ steward. fusal to work necessary overtime to be brought to patrolman's attention. IRENESTAR (Triton), Juna S — Clarification requested regarding Chairman, J. Foster; Secretary, W. agreement. Avoid getting water on Deal. Everything okay. Bathrooms deck when laundering. Ship's fund to to be painted and sougeed. Washing be donated to charitable organization machine to be repaired. Discussion In event ship ties up. Request stew­ on duties of eng. untlUtyman. Re­ ard see about changing pillows. Be queat clarification on this. Vote of sure, foc'sles' are clean before getting thanks to steward department. off. IRENES-^R (Triton), July 13 — (TEEL ADMIRAL (isthmian), JOly Chairman, f. Hail; Secretary, W. Deal. 4—Chairman, J. Kite; Secretary, H. OT disputed on longshore work. Li­ Orlando. New delegate elected. No brary secured. New delegate elected. beefs. Few hours disputed ot. De­ One brother hospitalized In Balboa; partment delegates to turn in repair will be repatriated on Qceanstar. list before arrival. Request locks InShip's fund (11.53, 8en4 letter to .gtalled on screen doors. Pare FIfteea LOG Four Hands On Deck Red Trade Bans Eased PARIS — A top-level "consulta­ tive group" representing virtually all NATO countries plus Japan has reached agreement on a substan­ tial relaxation of East-West trade controls. Agreement was reached after the group reviewed the re­ sults of a four-month overhaul of Western strategic trade controls made by a 15-nation coordinating committed called COCOM. Until now there were three_(eparate embargo lists. The first con­ sisted of totally-banned strategic materials «uch as chemicals and industrial equipment, the second, of items whlc^ could be sold in limited quantities and the third, of goods subject to "watch"" if It appeared that stockpiling was tak­ ing place by the Red-bloc coun­ tries. Now, the first list has been cut down about 40 percent; the sec­ ond and third have-been abolished and replaced by a small number of items which will remain under general supervision. The liberalized trade program will begin on August 15 when all member countries will publish new lists of goods which will remain subject to strategic embargo. SIU BABY ARBIVALS AH of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Lorl Jean Brown, bom May 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. George R. Brown, Harundale, Md. t i.' Elsa Cabrera, bom May 14, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angel Cab­ rera, Playa Ponce, PR. $i Maria M. DaCosta, bom April 4, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio A. DaCosta, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4^ 4. i t 4!* 4^ 4^ Pamela Hicks, born May 24,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fred R. Hicks, Norfolk, Va. Jimmy Oliver, bora Jime 26, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. James C. Oliver, Pasadena, Tex. Ralph Alvarez, born May 24, 195fi, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel Alvarez, Baltimore, Md. 4> 4^ » - .f: Taking a pause aboard the Steel Admiral are (I to r] Seafarers Joe Mojoska, AB; John Levanos, AB; Adrian Torres, OS and Carlos Morales, DM. FINAl WSPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being.paid to their beneficiaries. Everett Howell Fairbanks, 58: Carl David Jones, 42: A liver Pneumonia was the cause of Broth- ailment caused the death on July ; 5 er Fairbanks' 7, 1958, of Broth­ ' I death on May 22, er Jones, In Mo­ 1958, in New Or­ bile, Alabama. lie leans, where his is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie wife, Mrs. Susie Fairbanks re­ Delane Jones of sides. Brother Mobile. Brother Fairbanks be­ Jones, who sailed came a full Union in the deck de­ member in 1955 partment, became and sailed in the an SIU book engine department. He was buried member in 1947. He was buried in the Lake Laui-e Park Cemetery, in the Pine Crest Cemeteiy, Mo­ New Orleans, La. bile. 4> 4. t Eustaquio Rivera, 54: A member of the SIU since 1947, Brother Rivera died in the Staten Island PHS Hospital on June 21, 1958, of natural causes. He sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Survived by his wife, Mrs. Jesusa Rivera, of Corona, Long Is­ land, NY, Brother Rivera was in­ terred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, LI, NY. William Bonefont, bom February 4^ 4* 4< 24, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Benjamin F. Grice, 60: On June Eduardo Bonefont, Puerta de Tier19, 1958, Brother Grice died in the ra, PR. \ USPHS hospital, 4 ^ 4i Galveston, TexaS, Gregory Byrd, born June 19, of cancer. He 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry originally joined N. Byrd, Baltimore, Md. the Union in 1943 and sailed in the Linda Jordan, bom July 4, 1958, steward depai-tto Seafarer and Mrs. Dewey B. ment He is sur­ Jordan, Wilmer, Ala. vived by his wife, 4> 4>- ' Rowena Grice, Ralph KendorskI Jr., born June Haynesville, Ala. 29, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph KendorskI, Philadelphia, Pa. Burial took place in Haynesville. 4* 4; 4j' 4i 4i ^ Walter G. Hartmann, 49: Brother WilUam Laffoon Jr., bom June 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs, Wil­ Hartmann died of a heart ailment aboard the SS liam H. Laffoon, Seattle, Wash. Alcoa Puritan on 4" t 4^ Rosemary Lambert, born July J, April 28, 1958. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert He sailed in the engine depart­ K. Lambert, Prlchard, Ala. ment, having t> '$> if Tabra McLamore, bom June 6, joined the Union 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert in 1941. He , is survived by a McLamore, Mobile', Ala. brother in Bell4> 4> James MuUins, born June 19, more, LI, NY. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry He was buriqd at sea from the Al­ coa Runner following cremation. C, Miijains, Payne Gap» Ky. $1 Raymond E. Leonard Please contact your wife at 903 Pine Street, Henderson, North Carolina. it 4» 4 Henry O. Cooper Your mother is anxious to hear from you. Get in touch with her at 929 Stewart St.," South Norfolk 0. Va. 4» 4i $ John F. Rodgersi Please get in touch with your wife at 8317 Mulberry Street, Tampa 4, Fla. 4i t 4i Truman L. Sustaire Get in touch with S. T. Sustaire. You have some important papers to fill out. 4> 4» 4 Abraham Aragones Contact ^the Civic Orientation Center, Inc., 6-8 East 108 St., New York, NY. 4^ 4> 4> Shoblik Ferdinand Get in touch with Robert at 1139 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. 4^ 4> 4i Edwin Harris Your wife asks that you contact her at PO Box 121, Westlake, Fla. ii 4> 4« ,, Fred Morrison Contact James R. Hodges at 1211 10 St., Galveston, Texas, or call SO 3-5143. ' �SEAFARERS^LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • After The Fire Was Over Morse States Position: :l 1 'US Manning Is What Makes A Ship American' In Penalties WASHINGTON—For the first time in American maritime history, a shipbuilder was forced to pay damages for the withdrawal of its successful bid for the construction of two vessels. Under the terms of the settlement, Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company will pay $300,000 Jp the US Government and to American President Lines for its refusal to construct two Searacer4ype vessels. The vessels are advanced Mariner-types and will be manned by members of the SIU Paciflc District. Although the settlement is for damages incurred in the "increased cost in awarding the contract to a higher bidder." both the Govern­ ment and APL wiU profit from the withdrawal since the contact was subsequently awarded tq anothef company for only $I44,fl«b higher than the low bid. However, the necessity of making a new award meant further delay in delivering the ships. All bidders for the construction contract were required to post a $500,000 performance bond with their proposals. WASHINGTON—Maritime Administrator Clarence G. Morse last week proposed a new yardstick for what consti­ tutes an American ship. Morse said that manning and opera­ tion by Americans should be^ Shell, the biggest corporation in the guide, not stock owner­ existence outside the United States. It would also mean that Onassis ship. The adminlstrat(M:'8 position could openly operate the SlU-conrepresents a major shift in US tracted Victory Carriers fleet The decision won by the SIU on shipping policy designed to en­ courage foreign investment in US the Florida represents a switch on Damage done to SUP-MCS hall in Honolulu following fire is shown the Morse idea. In that case, the merchant shipping. in photo submitted by Seafarer George E. McDonald. Fire des­ Florida was in domestic trade but Government officials for years troyed the second deck of the building. Repairs are to be com­ have been attempting to justify the was American-owned under the cover of runaway registry. pleted early this month. ship transfer program on the ground that the vessels were under "effective control," even under the runaway registries of countries like Panama, Liberia arid Honduras. The "control" in this instance was said to emanate solely from the fact NEW YORK—A major step in Seatrain's "shlp-train-truck" Seamobiie service was taken that the ships were American last week when the* Seatrain New Jersey laid up and entered the yards for conversion, Bill owned. However, in testimony on bills to Hall, assistant secretary-treasurer, reported. The vessel is being modified to handle trailer : open up some segments of domestic truck containers, as well as-* shipping to foreign-owned com­ railroad freight cars. She is truck, and will offer the advantages more (Cities Service); Coalinga panies like Shell Oil, Morse took expected to go back into serv­ of all three means- of transporta­ Hills, Hastings (Waterman); Maria a new tack. He said he knew of no ice sometime next month. tion. H (Herald); Robin Kirk (Robin) other US industry except the ship­ The program is actually an ex­ Shipping for the past two-week Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Alcoa ping industry which restricted alien tension of the company's 29-yeai period has been very good. Two Runner, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa) and ownership of stock. He cited this old operation. It will be geared to vessels, the Frances and the Sea- the Seatrain New Jersey (Seatrain). policy as being out-moded and one provide interchangeability of truck train Texas, were taken out of Signing on were the Robin Kirk that should be reversed. bodies between ship, train, and idle status and crewed up. In fact, (Robin), John B. Waterman (Water­ many jobs are being left on the man), Steel Admiral (Isthmian) The only restrictions the admin­ board for a number of calls. In and the Seatrain Texas (Seatrain) istrator recommended on the legal one case, a chief electrician's' job, ownership of American-flag ship­ The in-transit vessels were the left on the board for three calls, Losmar, Flomar, Kenmar (Calmar) ping companies was that alienwas taken by a Seafarer who had Gateway City, Raphael Semmes^ owned operations should be limited registered only an hour before. to non-subsidized lines, the ships The SIU has reached an Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic); Sea­ There were 13 vessels paying off train Georgia, New York, Louisi­ agreement with Cities Service should be manned by American during the period, four signing on ana, Savannah (Seatrain); Valchem under "which the company's crews and the officers and directors and 14 were in transit.' Paying off (Heron); Edith (Bull); Ocean armed guards will no longer bs of the company should be American were the Elizabeth, Hilton, Su­ Eveljm (Ocean Trans.) and the stationed at or near ships dockedcitizens. This, he declared, would SEATTLE — Shipping for the zanne, Frances (Bull); CS Balti­ Citrus Packer (Waterman). assure the US Government control at its Lake Charles refinery. In­ past period has been very good for qf the ships in an emergency. stead, a guard will be stationed at Removal of the restrictions on men in the deck and engine de­ the marine gate to the plant. alien ownership would be extended, partments, port agent Jeff Gil­ The agreement arises from a not only to vessels in domestic lette noted. There were only six series of incidents provoked by men left on the black gang regis­ trade, but also on those in foreign some of the company's "security tration list at the end of the peri­ trade. officers," the latest of which in­ The change would make possible od. volved an SIU crewmember aboard However It has been slow for a large-scale domestic operation by the tanker Council Grove last Shell and other foreign-owned oil men in the steward department,~ month. Seafarers have reported The only girl to receive one of this year's five SIU scholar­ companies and boost job opportuni­ with the result that there,are a occasional instances of hard-timing ties for all US seamen. Shell's number of them left on the beach ships, Delia Alice Prestwood, daughter of Seafarer James R. by the guards from time to time. parent company is Royal Dutch- to pick up any jobs that may open Prestwood, is as determined as her fellow winners to acquire New rules worked out by the up. , Union and the company call for the best education possible The SS Rebecca (Intercontinent­ This is the last article of all personnel to enter the plant via al) was the only vessel paying oif with the $6,000 award. a series on the 1958 winners the marine gate, where a guard and signing on during the twoThe Prestwoods live in Mo- of the SIU's $6,900 scholar­ will be stationed to visually check week period. In transit were the sile, Alabama, where Delia, who's ship , awards. their identification and the con­ City of Alma, LaSalle, (Waterman); 19, completed a science course at tents of parcels. Portmar, Alamar and the Seamar Murphy High School in June.. An SIU men are asked to cooperate In the fall Miss Prestwood will (Calmar). Shipping should improve outstanding student, she is a mem­ enter the University of Alabama in' this matter to expedite traffie SlU membership meef- during the cqming weeks as two ber of the National Honor Society with the help of the scholar through the refinery area. ings are held regularly vessels so far are scheduled to pay and in addition, found time to par­ and, ship, take a pre-medical course off in this port' ticipate in many " extra-cun5cular with the hope of going on to Medi­ every two weeks on Wed­ activities Such aS debating, the Sci­ cal School. She set sights on her nesday nights at 7 PM in ence Club, the Future Nurses Club goal, as stie put it, "when I was all SlU ports. ^11 Sea­ and the Bible Club. nine years old." As she grew older farers ore expected to she became more certain that soirie branch of medicine was for her. attend; those who wish to Last Summer she got a good be excused should request start while working as a,nurse's permission by telegram TAMPA—Shipping for the past aide at the Mobile County Hospital (be sure to include reg­ two weeks continued on the slow in'Mobile, where she "quickly be­ side with only a small nuriiber of came a-part of the hospital rou­ istration number). The replacement jobs being called for. tine." ~ next SlU meetings.will be: There.were no vessels paying Her father, Seafarer James off or signing on during the peri­ Prestwood, joined the SIU in August 6 od. In transit were the Alcoa Po­ April, 194S, when he shipped in August 20 Pre-medical' course Js next laris (Alcoa), Del Oro (Mississippi), the steward department aboard the hurdle for SIU 1958 scholar­ John B. Waterman, Wild Ranger James W. Wheeler. He has September 3 (Waterman) and the Raphael Semship winner Delia Alice Presishipped steadily since then and is September 17 mes and Gateway City (Pan-Atlan­ wbod, daughter of Seafarer currently the crew cook on the tic).^ • Alcoa Corsair. JaihevR/ Prestwood (right). 'Seamobiie' Service To Start Soon CS To Keep Guards Off LC Ships Seattle Ups Pace; Deck/ Engine Busy Mobile SIU Scholar Eyes Medical Career SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS No Change in T ampa •V^Ji � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 1, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SHIPS RUSHING MID-EAST CARGOES TRADE & AID, FARM SURPLUS BILLS ADVANCE SEE CONGRESS OK ON TRADE, AID $ DUNN GETS AX; CURRAN SLATE WINS NLRB FINDING AGAIN RAPS NMU RAIDING P&0 RIGS A NEW PHONY FRONT ‘TIPSY’ VOYAGE OVER, ULLA GOES STRAIGHT HOUSE ASKS MORE DATA ON ONASSIS MOBILE SEES BIG UPSURGE OLD-AGE BENEFIT RAISE MAY PASS CANADA CO’S BIDDING FOR STRUCKSHIPS NLRB ORDERS VOTE IN 2ND LAKES FLEET BALTIMORE TALKS UP STATE POLITICAL ACTION OLDTIMERS TAKE VACATION AS COAL MINER LAYS UP MEBA SCORES IN NEW TANKER PACT FMB REBUFFS ISTHMIAN IN SUBSIDY DUEL MMP PROPOSES MERGER OF SEA OFFICERS’ UNIONS RED TRADE BANS EASED ‘US MANNING IS WHAT MAKES A SHIP AMERICAN’ ‘SEAMOBILE’ SERVICE TO START SOON YARD PAYS $300,000 IN PENALTIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/01/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 16  1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9152b1b1bf532e1bc9f00b541887e2dd.PDF bfef72c636cc69133e97a433459db44a PDF Text Text LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UfllON • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ..-•v £-• •:rSi'-,ov : ' • i ..y-rLf- •• Arv 0»n Eager to come under full uliion protection assured by "•^X •*H"* SIIJ contract, crewmen of Liberian-flag liner Florida go over suggestions for pact covering P&O operation witK Rep. A1 Lopez (seated, left). Bosun Joaquin Blanco (right) offers ideas for deck gang. P&O came'iSnder SIU banner again last month after 4-1 SIU vote victory. (Story on Page 2.) TOP LAKES PACT ENDS SIU STRIKE •V-'V . -I Story On Page 3 624 Seafarers Get Eyeglasses Under SIU Plan I-': -Story On Page 3 CSreE Kttw MtkhiiA Shackleford checks eyes of rtrsw rwr movfie. seafarer Hezzie Pittman at SIU optical center in Mobile, where Pittman was first SIU man to use benefit. Only six weeks old, the program has provided free glasses for well over 624 Seafarers so far, 94 of them in Mobile center. Other centers are in NY, New Orleans and Baltimore. (Story on Page 3.) IN THIS ISSUE TITIITlAkl ,|f^|ni^^.^mE^ARLY BY THJl * Rally Round Tho NMU President Joseph Curran's latest effort in be­ half of US Lines—the setting up of an officers' imion to wreck the MEBA in the mid­ dle of its contract talks—now lies smoldering in ruins. The entire maritime industry—in­ cluding Curran — knows how the US Lines-NMU unionbusting project went up in smoke, and how MEBA won a top contract. As is his cus­ tom, Curran refuses to give the facts straight to the NMU membership and appar­ ently finds it's easier to re­ write the events. Curran's latest version of how every­ body but Curran Is out of step is reported on page 2. •f �rr,r,-r/7 'V; SEJIPARERS . JL 04? ifm 3'V K, ' Ex-Rlon Sails Again Under SlU Banner Settling down to a rou1|ne The former SS Maurice George, laid up in the sWpyard operation, the American Bwgince an unsuccessful National Maritime Union raid last ner Line's tourist ship SS At­ Spring, sailed again last week as the SS Pacific Carrier, with lantic left New York as scheduled ai full SIU. crew aboard. " ^ Wednesday on her third voyage to Seafarers have been man­ SIU Jobs, the NMU even offered Europe. SIU men in the crew rening the vessel, originally im- to supply strikebreaking mates and • ported everything running smooth­ der the name Liberty Flag and engineers to move the ship out, as ly when the ship came in Mon^. tlien as the Rlon, since February, It did recently for the liner PIU headquarters has still '^not 1851. Following the practice in America. As reported in a "Times" received any word from the Na-. the industry, each new owner who story on May 11, "An NMU spokes­ tional Labor Relations Board on purchased the vessel permitted the man said his union co'jld get thq. the disposition of a variety of vessel completely manned with crew to remain abo'ard to protect charges filed against the Union and licensed personnel, but fearing their jobs. the company by the National Mari­ However, when the vessel was further trouble, the company de­ time Union. In a typical harass­ •old by the SlU-contracted Actium clined the offer." ment action, the NMU filed charges Steamship Corporation early this The Maurice George remained of discrimination even before the year to Mack Klosty Inc., a newly- idle in a Hoboken shipyard until first crewmembers had been hired formed shippiiig firm, the crew was a few weeks ago, when she was sold for the vessel. * to World Carriers, an SlU-conordered off the ship. Back in New York on Monday after completing second round trip Prior to her maiden sailing June Ordinarily it would be expected tracted company, which bareboated to Europe on American Banner Lines' SS Atlantic, SIU crewmem­ IL the NMU abruptly pulled off that a new company making its first her to Compass Steamship, another NMU men In the crew and staged bers rushed to* phones in terminal to contact their families. On venture in the maritime field with a SIU operator. The ship was re­ a half-hearted picketing demon­ waiting line (I to r) are Seafarers George Hair, unidentified stew­ single ship would retaiii the crew named the Pacific Cafrier and left stration. This held up the ship's ard department crewman (back to camera), Irving '-'Nash" GON employed at that time if the crew- last week with an SIU crew and departure for barely an hour, after don and Chen Kung Zai. The ship went out again Wednesday. znembers expressed a desire to a cargo of grain for Europe. which idle left unaided by tugs. remain aboard. This was the case •New York harbor tugboatmen* are with, the SIU crewmembers in­ members of the NMU's tugl&oat volved here, but Klosty would have affiliate. " rone of it. Klosty, whose agent There were no incidents on her was the NMU-contracted Arrow second sailing, and this week's de- • Steamship Corp., instead notified MIAiMI—On the heels of the SIU's victory over P&O's Liberian-ilag passenger opera­ parture also was routine. SIU representatives he intended to The Banner Line, vessel, with ac- ; tion here, the Finnish Seamen's Union and other ITF affiliates this week voted a full-scale sign a contract with the NMU. commodations for 900 passengers, As a result, the SIU filed dis­ boycott on runaway ships. Both developments beef up the world-wide union drive on sub­ operates on a seven-day transat­ crimination charges against the standard shipping. lantic schedqle, with little more company, while SIU pickets proLabor certifies that unemployment vote on the Florida in favor of SIU than a day in port at both ends of Under the Finnish boycott, te.sted the manning of the ship. among American seamen is high. representation was 87 to 21, repre­ the run. Meanwhile, in an effort to imion members will refuse to The bill Is one of several measui'es senting a 4-1 endorsement of SIU •'legalize" the hiring, Klosty placed tow, pilot, load or discharge runa­ before the Congress designed to and American union conditions. , a two-line ad in the classified sec­ way ships in protest against the stabilize the job security of Ameri­ Special significance Is attached tion of "The New York Times," on substandard wages and working can seamen confronted by mount­ to the developments on P&O and Saturday, April 5, calling for a conditions aboard the vessels. the Florida, since this is the first crew. Strangely enough, the vessel Other affiliates of the Internation­ ing runaway competition. case in which the NLRB has as­ Entering Talks was found to have a full crew of al Transportworkers Federation serted US jurisdiction over runa­ In this city, SIU representatives, 27 men by Monday morning. Not are taking a.similar stand. way vessels. In upholding the SIU armed by National Labor Relations Would Bar Transfers so strange, however, was the fact election petition, the board stated Board certification of SIU bargain­ Meanwhile, in Washington, a bill that 22 of the 27 men hired were that the Liberian registry and cor­ members of the NMU. None of the has been Introduced in the House ing rights on the Florida and her porate set-up rigged by P&O were WASHINGTON — An offir sister ship, the Southern Cross, are by Rep. Thomas Felly (R.-Wash.) original- crew was rehired, even simply camouflage to obscure the though all of them had applied for making it unlawful to transfer an entering negotiations with P&O to real American owners of vessels in cial of Victory Carriers has confirmed that the Onassis in­ American ship foreign during any secure an SIU contract for crews jcbs. what was essentially domestic US terests have been pulling in steady Exposing its eagerness to raid period when the Department of of the Liberian-flag vessels. The trade. profits of $1 million a month on All Foreign -Ships 14 ex-SrU ships now operating unThe SIU's Florida victory is dei^iberian registry. naturally of major interest here, 'rae treasurer of the SHJ-consince none of the cruise ships op­ tracted company, which is the US erating from this area to -the West operating concern for Onassis, told Indies and Cuba are American-flag a House Merchant Marine subcom­ vessels, though all of them were mittee that the dollars rolled in at at one time. Most of them are for­ The raiding and scab-herd-' : Members of the National Maritime Union who rely on the mer SIU-A&G or SIU Pacific Dis­ the million-a-mouth rate from September 1956, to March 1958, ing tactics of the National Ma­ NMU "Pilot" for maritime news got a deliberately twisted trict ships that operated in other the period covered by his testi­ version of the facts on last, month's Marine Engineers' strike ritime Union has prompted trades. They are still predominant­ mony. He admitted further that the filing of still another in the July 3rd issue of the^ ly American-owned. The Florida the profits had been siphoned off but issue blasts on the NMU while whs under . SIU contract until 1955, primarily to pay old debts to the charge With the AFL-CIO ovfer NMU paper. NMU strikebreaking — the Obviously distressed by his picking up gains trail-blazed by when she abandoned US registry. Government. The Southern Cros§, now in lay- This has left only $750,000 for third is as many weeks by different failure to break the MEBA strike ARA, although the radio union was AFL-CIO unions. in concert with US. Lines, NMU clearly the tail to the kite in this up, was formerly the Cuba and, be­ the new ship construction pledged fore that, the Denali in Alaskan by Onassis when the transfer deal The latest beef came from the President Joseph Curran offered instance as in many others. was okayed by the Maritime Ad­ -International Brotherhood of Long­ his membership wild distortions to The facts on the Engineers' beef trade. ministration. shoremen, and charged that NMU's justify his anti-union activity and are simple: The subcommittee began prob­ strikebreaking and supplying of loss of "face." The NMU presi­ Last Junfe 12, MEBA engineers ing the complex transaction after. crc-ws for non-union tugs behind dent has since taken off for Eu­ refused to sign on the superliner the Justice Department filed suit an IBL picketline at Ggdensbigrg, rope—on a US Lines' flagship, na­ United States due to a lohg-jstandIng list of beefs the comply had June 12 charging Onassis with re­ NY, was part of a continuing effort turally. been shufiting aside, and held up neging oh his agreement to build "to destroy our organization." Fooled No One the vessel (for eight hours) until three two 46,000-ton tankers and Last month, in the course of its The strike version in the "Pilot," the beefs were settled. (The "Pilot" one 105,000-tonner for American strike against East and Gulf Coast which fooled no one, made it ap­ called this a ^'haywire" job action, SIU mefnber.ship meet­ operation. The action followed a . operators, the Marine Engineers pear that MEBA had done nothing apparently becauise the engineers ings are held regularly Victory Carriers announcement Beneficial Association was com­ had the "effrontery" to delay the that it could not build the ships. pelled to file similar charges with sailing of Curran's "Big U" over every two weeks on Wed­ The House group hais called for the AFL-CIO, . particularly over an issue like union beefs.) nesday nights at 7 PM in testimony July 22 from Herbert steps taken by the NMU to set up July 13, 1958 Vol. XX, No. 15 In this connection, union observ­ all SIU ports. All Sea­ Brownell, former US attorney gen­ a dual union for ship's officers. ers recall the following statement eral, who approved the original MEBA also cited NMU support for in the "Pilot" last February 27: farers are expected to 1956 settlement. . N the United Mine Workers' District "In testifying for HR 9342, Ma­ attend; thos^ who 'wiS^fo The Justice Department is .suing 50 against AFL-CIO officers' jor General ' John M.- Franklin, be excused should requ(Mt for the return to the US flag of the unions in the American Coal Ship­ PAVL UAUU Secretary-Treasurer president of the US Lines, re­ ships, ail ,of them formerly ping beef. permission by telegram .14 HEBBIBT BBAHD, Editor. BEBNABO SEA- viewed the fecord of the SS United manned, by Seafarers, plus^ profits Art Editor. HEBUAN ARIBUB, IBwnt The Masters, Mates and Pilots UAN. (be siire to include reg­ estimated at $20 million. This SPIVAC3C. AL MASKIN. JOHN BRAZIL, HER- States. He said: 'Since her first have likewise condemned NMU's KAN MAKLER. Staff Writers. Biu. MOODY. voyage, the ship has carried 382,552 istration number). The amount has now been confirmed. actions Sad support for dual union- Gulf Area Representative. passengers and has not been tied . A denial that the company has Ism. Its convention in San Fran­ PubllthRd blwRCkly at tha headquarter# up one single day by labor trou6le. next SIU meetings'will be: defaulted on Government pay­ cisco this week was expected to of tha Seafarera Intarnatlonai Union. At- I want to .give credit... particular­ ments and or that the construction July 23 authorize a formal protest to tlie lentle « Gulf District, AFL-CIO, m Fourth ly to Mr, Gurran, president of the contracts had been cancelled was Avoqua. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYssinth Federation on the same grounds, f-<MO. Enftrod as aacond class mattar NMU, who realizes the importance August 6 V entered by -the company official. In filing its charges with AFL- at tha Post Offica In Brooklyn, NY, untfor of keeping the big ship oa sched­ said a payment of $2.5 million August 20 i 5 I{e CIO President George Meany, the >ha Act of Aug. 24, 1912. ule,.:.:.' " would be made in October to Beth­ Septeipber 3 ; j;Concerned over-the delayed sailIBL reaffirmed the position of its lehem Steel against the $51 million shipbuilding contract (Continued on page, 6). , - : (Continued on page 6) i Finns Vote Runaway Boycott $19 Million Crossed In Ship Deal IBL Raps NMU Raid On Tugs; Cur ran Rewrites Strike News SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SEAFARERS LOG • • ' • 'j -J.. �5;-v 'jiir ifit ' SKAFAttEMS LOC Lakes 5IU Strike Wins Top Contract J RIVER ROUGE, Mich.— Hammering home its demands for top SIU wagM and benefits/the SIU Great'Lakes District called off its five-week tie-up of tho Tomlinson fleet last week after the signing of ft pace-setting SIU contract es­ tablishing union conditions on the company's vessels for the-^ first time. Seaway area at a regional confer-,, The signing ended an SIU strike that had completely shut ence last February. The Lakes-Seaway area has been down Tomlinson's bulk car-4 rier operations and kept its election conducted by the National targeted for major campaims by ships hung up in Duluth and Labor Relations Board early this various unions affiliated With tho Buffalo for over a mouth. The year set the stage for the success­ Federation's maritime department, particularly with the formal open­ one-year contract package ful strike action. Some 250 seamen ing of the St. Lawrence Seaway provides a substantial wage are employed In the former non­ scheduled next summer. An infln* increase for the company's seamen, union fleet. Under the new wage scale set by of large numbers of workers in va­ plus job security protection and a the first-time agreement, able bod­ rious marine crafts, including sea- " liberal program of company-paid Saafarer Hezzle Pittman watches as Mobile Patrolman Ha! Fischer ied seamen will be paid approxi­ men, is expected when the opera­ vacations. checks application lor free eyeglasses under the SlU's welfare pro­ mately per month, plus a ten- tions get fully underway. A smashing 3-1 Lakes SIU vic­ percent$650 seasonal bonus on wages On the Canadian side of the bor­ gram. Pittman paid off the Alcoa Pennant the day the program tory over the United Steel Work­ and room and board. Overtime der, the SIU Canadian District has started and was the first Seafarer to Jse processed through the ers Local 5000-in a representation rates are payable for all hours already had substantial success in Mobile optical center. 4worked in excess of eight hours organizing in this area. It has or­ daily. Work on Saturdays, Sundays ganized a variety of non-union and holidays, as in ali SIU agree­ barge, towboat and similar marina operations brought in for the Sea­ ments, calls for overtime pay. way construction. Key provisions of the historic Prior to the Lakes strike, Tom­ Established only six weeks ago, the SIU Welfare Plan's new eyeglass program has pro­ contract establish the following; linson operated eight bulk carriers vided free glasses for more than 600 Seafarers so far. The program operates through six un­ • Recognition of the SIU hiring and one self-unioader. One addi­ hall. ion optical centers in the ports of Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and New York. tional bulk carrier, the Sylvania, • Full job security protection. was being converted to a self-un­ Under the terms of the eye­ glass benefit, the Plan pro­ West 32nd Street, both in Manhat­ resulting from special eye condi­ • A vacation schedule based on ioader. The other ships in the fleet the Cuyler Adams, Ball Broth­ vides free glasses once every tan, or at 46 Station Plaza, Hemp­ tions are handied separately four days' paid vacation after are ers, James E. Davison, Charles 120 days of se^wice, plus an ex­ through the SIU Welfare Plan, 11 stead, LI. two years to Seafarers who need Dunlap, Merton E. Fair, Rufus R. Broadway, New York. tra -day for each additional Applications for "unusual" lenses them, and covers the basic shell Ramsey and the Sumatra. month. Extra days of vacation frame and whatever type of lens are provided for men with more is needed, including bifocals. The than a year's continuous service. additional cost of trifocals or fancy • A reopener anytime during the frames is not covered and sun­ life of the contract on health and glasses are not covered at all. welfare benefits. •All six SIU optical centers, three The contract victory also assures of them in New York, have been the men in'the fleet the full bene­ in full operation since the first fits of SIU on-the-job representa­ week in June. A breakdown of the total figure shows that 09 pairs of WASHINGTON—President Eisenhower this week signed tion on all beefs, guaranteeing glasses were issued in Baltimore, the bill authorizing construction of two superliners for United them greater security than they 94 in Mobile. 153 in New Orleans States Lines and American President Lines, but urged Con- have ever had before. The agree­ ment will expire ne.xt June 15. and 278 in New York. gre.ss to hold up funds at least Special importance was attached In- order to obtain glasses, all a until mid-1959. BOSTON—One. SIU fisher­ hearings on proposals to build two to the success of the Great Lakes' ^ Seafarer .has to do is tp get an eyeman was killed and two of­ 90,000-ton low-fare tourliners for District in the ^ Tomlinson beef, The President said he would ' glass certificate at any SIU hall to ficers presumed lost when a company headed by New York since it represent? a major break­ ask Congress not to appropriate establish his eligibility. He then their fishing trawler sank 50 miles has the option of getting an eye construction subsidy funds if pri­ hotelman H. B. Cantor. Counter­ through in a fertile area for union from Block Island after colliding ing AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ organization. The drive was co­ "on reasonable exam through the USPHS, by his vate financing with a British freighter in a heavy own doctor or at one of the optical terms" is available. The bill pro­ partment support. Maritime Ad­ ordinated through the AFL-CIO fog bank. ministrator Clarence" Morse says Maritime Trades Department, centers provided by the Plan. vides for the Government to pick The freighter, the City of Kara­ Exams are given at no charge at up a record tab of 55 percent of their financing by the Government which established special machin­ chi, recovered the body of John and sale to Cantor for up to half ery to assist the organizing efforts the cost on a sister ship for the these centers. Eligibility is the Paulson, a member of the SlU-affithe estimated cost was out of line. of member imions in the Lakessame as the basic requirement for luxury liner United States and a liated New Bedford Fishermen's new trans-Pacific liner for APL. all SIU welfare benefits. Association, but reported the cap­ Basic Flans Approved Although a Seafarer may obtain tain and engineer of the trawler an eyeglass certificate in any SIU Earlier, the Federal Maritime R. W. Griffon still missing. Three hall to establish his eligibility, it Board approved the basic plana for other SIU fishermen, George Wisis advisable to get one in a port the new three-class APL liner. ell. Tore Rubin and Grandison Tawhere one of the optical centers APL must sign a construction con­ ber, were rescued from the sunken is, located as the certificates are tract by December 1, 1958, or lose craft. good for only ten days. its operating subsidy on the Presi­ The Crriffon was headed for Nominations for SIU office in the coming biennial elec­ Portland, Me., with a load of lob­ The locations of the centers dent Hoover next April. where eyeglasses may be obtained Another West Coast Company, tion will open August 12. The nominations period will follow sters when the vessels collided Pacific Far East Line, has applied presentation of the secretary-treasurer's pre-balloting report early in the morning. Although under the SIU program are; the trawler sank immediately, the e Baltimore—^Universal Optical for a new 20-year opmrating sub­ to the August 6 membership Company, 201 West Fayette Street sidy on its nind-ahip fleet, and for meetings in all ports, as an­ tials and record of seatime to the freighter'suffered only slight dam­ construction subsidies covering r^ e MobUe—Dr. R. M. Shackel­ placement of the flrst two of l£i nounced at the last member- credentials committee in care of age. the ^secretary-treasurer. The Coast Guard reported that, ford. 20 South Conception Street vessels. Both APL and PFE Ships ahip meeting. A six-man rank-and-file creden­ Under the SIU election proce­ at the time of the collision, weath­ • New Orleans—^Dr. Fred Ket- are manned by SIU Pacific District dure detailed in the Union's con­ tials committee, consisting of two er conditions were "foggy with chum, 154 Baronne Street. unions. stitution, the secretary - treasurer men from each shipboard depart­ visibility ranging from zero to half Meanwhile, the House Merchant must submit a pre-balloting report ment, will be elected at the Sep­ a mile at most." • New York—^Union Optical Plan, 152 Fourth Avenue,-or SB Marine Conunittee has wound up for membership approval recom­ tember 3 membership meeting in The collision occured not far mending the number and type of New York to check all applications. from the site of the fatal Andrea Requirements for office under Doria-Stockholm collision in 1956. elective positions to be filled in the Ease Seatime Rule For SIU Benefits various ports and at headquarters. the SIU constltntion are: US eitiSeafarers inquiring about the basic eligibility rule for SIU In the last election' in 1956, 72 Sea­ zenship, continuous good standing Be Sure To Get welfare benefits are advised again that the seatime requirements farers competed for the ^ union in the Union for at least two years has been cut, eflective June 1, 1958, to one day's seatime in the immediately prior to nomination, posts to be filled. Dues Receipts last six months. This is broader than the old rule of one day in A bank, bonded warehouse or and three yeai^ actual unlicensed Headquarters again wishes to the last 90 days, and is in addition to the other basic requirement similar depository, to which the seatime on American-flag vessels, remind all Seafarers that pay­ of 90 days' seatime in the previous calendar year, which remains ballots will be mailed or delivered four months of which must be on ments o' funds, for whatever unchanged. at the close of each day's voting, US-flag vessels under SIU contract Union purpose, be made only also has to be selected. A midtown during the period between January to authorized A&G representa­ The revision was voted by the Joint SIU-shipown» board of toanch of a major New York bank 1, 1958 and the time of nomination. tives and that an official Union trustees for thf^ Welfare Plan, as reported previously, to allow was used for this purpose in 1956. Those throwing in for departmen­ receipt be gotten at that time. for cases where a Seafarer might be on the beach due to per­ Nominations will remain open tal posts, such as engine patrol­ If no receipt is offered, b.. sure sonal business, vacation or other reasMii and does not ship within for one month from Augusf 12 to man, must show three years' sea­ to protect yourself by immedi60 days from the date of his discharge. The one day In six September 12. Any Seafarer who time in that department. months, it was felt, should be more thra ample to allow for such .tely bringing the matter to the Voting will begin in all ports on attention of the secretary-treas­ meets the constitutional 'require­ circumstances and to assure uninterrupted welfare coverage for ments may nomii^te himself for November 1 arid cQQtinue through urer's office. ^ Seafarers and their families. any post by submitting his creden­ December 31. SIU EYEGLASS PLAN SCORES US May Stall Superliner Program Until Next Year SIU Man, 2 Others Lost On Trawler Nominations In SIU Start On August 12 ' ,'.i �sBArAttKRa loe gwr* Baltimor* Boys "••••T f.. V" 'f~* SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD 1^' >•> • From June 25 To July 6, 1958 p? Il> 1• • ' • V? v- I• ' Roger Zurn, 3, took the lime­ light between job colls at the Baltimore hall recently, when dad, Harold Zurn, bosun, came in to check on shipping. Roger seemed to like the idea. / La. Downs New 'Work'; Law Effort LAKE CHARLES—The re­ cent failure of the anti-laborItes to jam a "wreck" bill ¥: i-r iv.. i;' .<C' ' through the legislature still hasn't •idetracked the "right-to-work" drive in this state. It now seems likely to become a key issue in the next race for governor. However, union members, who had a taste of a "work" law not too long ago, are prepared to fight it again. Labor won fepeal of a state "work" law in 1956, when the SIUalso played a major role in the fight. Meanwhile, there are a couple of labor beefs going on in this port. The Electrical.Union has a walkout on its hands at one of the construc­ tion jobs, and the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Union shut down three other jobs by taldng a "no-contract, no work" stand. Although shipping picked ^ somewhat over the past two wejelw, there are stili enough men on the beach waiting for berths. Calling into this area during the period were the Chiwawa, Government Camp. Bradford Island, Bents Fort, Winter Hill, CS 'Baltimore, Royal Oak, Fort Hoskins (Cities Service), and the Cabins (Texas City). Pace Holds In Seattle; Beaeh Low SEATTLE—It's been a fair­ ly active period on the ship­ ping side, Jeff Gillette, port 'iifi •;'' i '^. -:>v = !:>•. I iK--;; Nine porta reported Increased shipping to make the record tolal {or the past year, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, Lake Charles and the three West Coast dispatch centers. The rise this period wM especially significant since it came at a time when the key porta of^ New Orleans and Houston fell way off. However, Baltimore enjoyed record..activity. Mobile was busy and the West Coast perked, up again. On the other hand, Norfolk, Savannah and Tampa shipped less than 25 Jobs between them. By the end of the period, a breakdown of the number of men reg­ istered on the beach showed fully a third of the District-wide,total registered In New York, while five ports (Boston, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Seattle) had less than 100 men on hand. Boston,, in fact, was high in this group, with 76. In addition, Philadelphia had 109, Norfolk 113 and Wilmington 103. These figures should be watched by Seafarers, as they offer the key to potential shipping in any port. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New Tofk: Good . . . Philadelphia: Should Jiold steady.. . i Baltimore: Busy . . . Norfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Quiet . . . Tampa: Slow . . . Mobile: Good:. . . New Orleans: Clood . . . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Honston: Good . . . Wilmington: Fair '. . . San Francisco:-Good . . ; Seattle: Steady. (Editor's note: Under the new reporting system for SIU shlpK lUng, the summaries below give the complete pictnre in each de­ partment by seniority class. Job gronp and pdrt, Including the num­ ber of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers coming into port to register can pick their spots by checking the. "registered on the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals for their depu'tmeni.) agent, reported, with the men on the beach enjoying a steady job turnover. There were 35 men shipped to permanent berths during the last couple of weeks as compared to 21 for the prior period. This leaves only 39 Class A men and 12 B , men registered on the beach here, barely 50 men all told. Although there was only one ves­ sel, the SS Producer (Marine Car­ riers), paying off and signing on during the period, there were a number of vessels in port for serv. Icing. These were .the Alamar, j.Calmar, Portmar,, Kenmar (,Calmar); the Choctaw (Waterman); Northwestern Victory (yj^^opr Carriers) and the Seafair (Orion). SIU shipping last , period .topped everything for the past 12 months to reach a high of 1,149 jobs. The rise was across the board for all seniority groups. At the same time, the registration total for the period dropped back to »"normal" level of 1,095. The total number of men registered on the beach at ttie end of the period likewise declined. The overall effect was to produce a job ratio of one man shipped for every two top seniority men on the beach and virtually the same ratio for class B activity by itself. These statistics continue to reflect a high level of job opportunities available to Seafarers at all time^! Sixtynine percent of the total jobs shipped went to cla^ A men, 24 percent to class B and the rest to class (5. The class A proportion showed the only rise. f - 1:' DfCK DEPARTMENT Roistered CLASS A GROUP 12 1 55 26 6 6 32 10 4 2 Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore.... Norfolk Savannah .... Tampa Mobile ...... New Orleans . Lake Charles Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle 6 7 3 9 1« 1 1 Registered CLASS. B GROUP 12 3 2 2 5 4 1 1 11 15 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 6 1 f 3 16 3 8 1 2 3 3 5 2 6 1 3 1 2 — 12 27 2 31 7 3 6 Shipped Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 12 3 12 3 12 3 — 42 — 1 19 45 16 1 8 5 — rr « 8 9 3 S 1 — 1 — 14 50 9 8 9 .20 4 1 3 — — 2 1 18 5 3 5 3 3 — 4 21 4 18 7 6 15 5 2 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 — TOTAL ^ ' ^Registered On The Beacfr SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 12 B C 26 1 5 4 2 9 3 95 183 23 4 13 15 1 9 37 13: 123 36: 9 2 •— .'6 7 12 3 6 7 1 i — —2 2 1 ^•-7 38 — 3 42 3 — 45 28 78 17 8 — — 5 25 51 5 10 8 — 18 1 2 — 45 5 — 26 25 21 -r 5 19 3 — — 5 8 11 7 11 9 — -1- .. •-•rr20 11 13 6 1 7 -.--5 • — 12 A 6 80 20 73 ' 4 1 M 1 • Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah ' Tampa Mobile . New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle •MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM Sh/pped Shipped CLASS C CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 A _ ' _ . __ 6 1 12 2 it 'L1 2 4 1 • 4 1 23 16 4 3' " ' _ — '^l —. . — — __ _ — 1 • •4 . K r: .9 —. — 3 2 — 3 — 1 I 1, ^ 4 ' 2 — 3 4 — —— ' •mmm • — 1 2 — " •* •'*— M M. — 1 TOTAL ' Registered On The B6dik SHIPPED ^ CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP. ' C AB 1 ,'4 A 3 1 B 4 4 1 V Ifl 1 2 3 . 1 66 19 8 93 42 4>152 • • 25 4 35 30 . 7 16 1 24 2 ' 27 4 3 2 40 16 111 12 55 59 6 23 11 3 1 4 1 17 7 8 3 1 4 — 15 2 _ 2 1 1 — 7 2 10 35 15 24 1 41 2 1 •2" 1 8 16 24 25 71 12 2 14 3 7 2 3 12 6 7 — 1 r 5 23 9 1 33 6 23 3 — 10 7 5 6 — 11 4 10 1 1 8 >,^-5 — 12 7 18 19 4 1 29 3 7 3 — ,10 — 6 1 1 .l.:-l cmssA -MM ' —- z? 13 1 1 5 13 5 13 3 3 .1 V ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A CLASS A GROUP * GROUP GROUP 3 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 8 1 1 2 2 47 8 16 57 4 2 22 12 11 — — 2 3 2 11 11 1 47 4 21 19 12 4 1 4 7 1 4 . 1 1 3 — 8 — _ 2 2 ' 1 3 1 17 3 18 1 4 4 6 2 9 1 23 1 4 — 6 8 3 3 2 2 3 ..._ 1 3 3 3 6 14 19 4 5 6 . 6 4 — 1 3 2 1 5 2 6 5 1 4 1 1 1 7 — 6 — 1 2 — — — 3 2 33 MM MM MM MM STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore ...... Norfolk Savannah ....... Tampa ' ........ Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle TOTALS DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALV MM MM •• M. L MM' MM MM 1 1 MM MM .MM-' MM MM. MM MM MM MM MM- , MM MM MM Registered CLASS A GROUP 12 3 75 195 56 46 193 18 88 35 111 209 423 185 '• Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 1 2 __ 1 1 . 1 10 — 4 — 9 1 — — — — — — — — 1 — M 1 1 'M — — 2 — — — —. — TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A B C _ 3 1 6 12 48 .3 > 4 12 56 24 10 — — — — B1 2 1 1 68 2 — 26 6 2 2 4 — 9 8 2 5 1 — 16 4 • •— .3 3 — M . M ' M ' M All 4 66 19 90 — 1 4 70 34 6 16 6 14 6 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP. 3 1 2 1 2 2 5 1 5 5 88 36 119 2 • i- •28 7 5 10 6 9 25 1 39 4 23 12 7 2 4 3 5 2 2 — 1 1 9 — 12 2 1 10 24 29 17 32 14 73 2 30 — 6 1 7 — 12 5 . 10 6 7 8 1 8 ll 7 17 4 " —' 14 5 10 3 5 1 1 .;4 —• 'MM'' •M. Registered C In The Beach TOTAL , Shipped Shipped Shipped Registered CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B : CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP i GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2^ 3 1 B C All 1 2 8 8 A 8 12 8 12 1 2 3 12 294 535 131 305 96 23 424 19 68 122 4 2 17 85 168 52 17 26 53 11 36 43 60 61 5 11 14 240 119 30 1 389 118 463 57 13 145 96 6 66 42 41 172 27 7 63 32 [ 336 279 105 308 .15 13^ . .H7 24 132 4 3 57 2 2 28 241 2 - 7 65 85 19 109> 150 211 864 211 28 89 161 ii :;"ii: 99 786 278 Ssi |1149 091 1103' 496 47 236 855 278 • & .4 i .i U. i I Shipped Shipped Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 1 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 _ 1 1 2 4 4 — •6 6 28 1 13 14 19 14 ' 36 — 3 1 4 1 7 4 2 8 23 3 2 19 6 12 25 18 5 12 1 — — — — 1 — 3 1 1 1 • _ — — 1 1 1 1 -— 1 .— — 1 1 — 8 4 . 2 fi 47 — 7 16 13 10 — 6 2 16 — 8 8 12 5 14 1 — — . — 4 4 1 2 — 8 2 — 1 8 11 3 6 2 . -4 ' — — 1 3 3 1 5 1 — ' 3 1 . 4 1 3 4 1 2 5 — 3 2 •— — 1 3 1 1 4 1 V f 1149 • i 1 1 \ �' r' • Uit SEAFARERS IPG Par* Fffit« LOG Ship Mail Hitting Target > Despite complicated itinerary problems, the SEAFARERS LOG'S direct-to-the-ship air-mail distribution system con­ tinues to function with a near-perfect record. A check of the LOGs airmailed during the-< • past three months revealed Seafarer -Ken Collins, took the that copies for only five ves­ trouble to write the LOG about the I I I ^ " * ' " ^ - ' SEA ANCMQ* HAFH S COMpljSATfNG tOS 5U»-D»¥IS10N WAn» POCttf Of «AfT (STAWUSEftS^ /vy'-— A RtSCU l»Nf ilNSttS* -V ' ' BOAWMNG lAOOBT • "*• . ... ^:. • • • . 'J •••••• •v.'^ Sequence photos show 32-seeond time interval from instant the celf-inflating life raft is tossed over the side to full inflation in the water. Above is a cut-away diagram of a 20-man raft. These rafts are of English manufacture by a subsidary of the Dunlop Rubber Company. British Gov't Proposes Rubber Rafts' Use On Deep Sea Ships ^ The use of inflatable liferafts aboard ships has been carried one step further with the British Ministry of Transport rec­ ommending their use aboard alt dry cargo ships engaged in long international voyages. The ministry's recommenda­ from their sinking boat. They were tion follows extensive testing adrift for 58 hours without suf­ sels were returned as undeliver- absence of mailings. A bundle of able. LOGs was immSiately airmails The scattered instances when to the ship at the addreu indicated, SlU-contracted vessels did not re­ and other mailings followed the ceive the copies forwarded to them ship at ports and dates the dele­ resulted from the following situa­ gate specified. Consequently, the tions: Suzanne averted a complete black­ • Where a ship was chartered out on Union news, although the out to another company (sometimes ship did miss some issues. other than an SIU company) or The Suzanne case points up the chartered to Military Sea Trans­ fact that when a ship is not on a portation Service, and regular run, SIU crewmembers • Where a* ship was in a'tramp can help out by air-mailing the trade and the operator maintained names of the agents and ports that he did not know far enough where they can be reached. The in advance where the vessel would LOGs can then be forwarded just be at a given time. as if the" ship was on a milk run. In instances such as these, it Is often not possible to get an accu­ rate mailing address for a vessel, and the LOGs have to be sent to company offices for forwarding. The problem is particularly diffi­ cult where MSTS runs are in­ volved, since it is virtually impos­ sible to get information on ships with military cargoes. In the ten years the air-mail dis­ tribution plan has been in effect, the LOG has constantly ferreted out the causes of non-deliveries. Over the years, this has gradually An SIU company may wind resulted in the near-perfection the up operating two 41,000-ton delivery system enjoys today. tankers now on order for Since Union policy requires that foreign-flag operation. They are maximum information be made available to SIU crewmembers at slated to be taken over and com­ sea, every effort is made to main­ pleted for American operation in tain a corrected itinerary for all order to qualify for Federai ship SIU ships. All contracted ship oper­ mortgage insurance. ators are called every two weeks The two vessels, now under con­ for ship's locations and mailing struction in an American yard, are addresses in their ports of call. being, built for the Kulukundis in­ LOG mailings are thus based on in­ terests, which has several US com­ formation which is care foully panies under SIU contract at the present time. The companies to checked out. which the ships will be assigned A typical instance where the LOG was undeliverable to a con­ have not yet been announced. tracts vessel involved the SS Estimated costs of construction Suzanne some months ago, when for each ship is ^12 million. The Bull Line chartered the ship to construction loan would cover MSTS for a round-the-world run. three-fourths of this under the ship The company was unable to supply mortgage act. The ships would mailing addresses, and the LOGs have a speed of 17 knots. could not be airmailed to the ves­ Application for the mortgage in­ sel. surance has already been filed with Fortunately, the ship's delegate. the Federal Maritime Board. SIU Co. In Line For 2 Big Tankers of ttie rafts on small British coast­ fering any discomfort. ing and fishing vessels involving a Of course, one of the main dis­ number of siiccessfui rescues. advantages of a rubber raft as com­ Tho British Ministry's action pared to a lifeboat, is that the raft came shwtly after the crew of the is normally boarded by first going President Adams, members of the into the water and then climbing SIU Pacific District, stressed the aboard, a severe handicap, espe­ need for liferafts on US ships as cially in cold weather, in that it an invaluable aid in rescue opera­ means a soaking for every survivor. tions. The Adams crew recently was involved in an attempted res­ cue of the crew of the Italian-flag Plastic Boats, Too? WASHINGTON—The Maritime ship Bonitas. Members .of this crew were on the verge of being brought Administration has ordered four aboard the Adams when their life­ experimental plastic lifeboats from boat was smashed. Twenty-two men Lane Lifebqat and Davit Corp. of Brooklyn. The resistance to cor­ were lost. The Adams deck gang wrote the rosion and elasticity claimed vfor Sailors Union of the Pacific, say­ plastic boats is said to cut main­ ing, that some of the 22 men might tenance and placement costs. Price have been saved if liferafts were of a single boat, capable of carry­ ing 40 passengers, is set at $12,827. available to throw over the side. If are successful, they would The inflatable UfdTafts utilized b* tests authorized as standard equip­ on the British ships differ consid­ ment. erably from the type of Uferaft that vraj carried on US merchant ships during World War II. Unlike the rigid structure of the old shipboard rafts, the inflatable type comes packed in a valise. The smaller A new effort to torpedo self-insured union welfare funds and bring them under in­ rafts can be handled by one man, the bigger by two. Each raft con­ surance company domination—at added cost and with a possible loss in benefits—^has^been tains a cylinder of compressed gas Uiunched by the Institute of Life Insurance in New York. The latest attack singles out •' ® — for inflation. 20 unions, including the SIU tion. It confirms predictions in the by it represented annual premium All that has to be done when the raft is put in use -is to pull the and three other marine un­ SEAFARERS'LOG, and by the SIU income to the companies of over release and toss the raft over the ions, as primd targets for exploita- in a brochure sent out last year to $33 million. all unions in the state, that the in­ Self-insured since it was estabside. The British manufacturer. surance companies were not giving iished in 1950, the Seafarers Wel­ Dunlop Rubber Cotnpany, claims up their attempt to outlaw self- fare Plan has saved an estimated it takes just 32 seconds for the raft insured funds so they could pick $110,000 annually in premiums that to inflate fully once the releasing up the business for themselves. would otherwise have gone to in­ gear is ti'ipped. The raft also has In 1956, the legality of such surance companies and yielded no a hand pump for keeping up infiafunds was reaffirmed when the return. This has meant more and tion in the event of air leaks and SIU won a ruling by NT Attorney broader welfare benefits for Sea­ plugs for repairing leaks and tears. TAMPA—Shipping almost General Jacob Ja^ts that self- farers and SIU families, as well as The ease of handling and rapidity standstill in this insured funds did not come under less red tape and restrictions. of launching of the rafts offers ad­ came to The fight to kill off self-insured vantages over conventional life­ port during the past period state licensing' requirements. At the hearings preceding the funds stemmed from the 1955 ac­ boats in that there is no problem and, from the schedule,' the next in launching on ships with a severe period should be about the same, attorney general's ruling, SIU tion of the National Maritime Un­ General Counsel Seymour W. Mil­ ion in questioning the legality of list and no concern about possible says Port Agent Tom Banning. There were no vessels paying off ler had noted pointedly that the hundreds of these plans in ex­ Januned gear or damage to the raft from bumping the side of the ship. or signing on during the past two only motivation of the insurance istence. Unable to get a ruling on In addition, the rubber boatr offers weeks. Only three, the Del Aires companies in attacking self-insured the issue, the NMU self-insured shelter, a tremendous advantage to (Delta), Raphael Semmes and the plans was that they "see several anyway before the decision was survivors If they have to wait any Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic), were hundred million dollars lying handed down two years ago. Ironi­ in. transit. ' There were no beefs. around and want to get hold of it.!' cally, the NMU fund, as well as length of time for a rescue. In one Instance reported from a Banning added, however, that if Underscoring this fact, when the those of the Marine Engineers Rritish fishjng vessel in 1957, crew- there is some kind of a break­ Insurance lobby petitioned State Beneficial • Association and tha members inflated the raft on deck, through in jobs, particularly in Superintendent of Insurance Julius Masters, Mates and Pilots, ar* loaded it up with supplies, pushed the deck and engine departments, A. Wikler to overturn the 1958 among those now sp^ifically under ruling; it, said the 20 funilst cited attack. it over the aide and stepped into'it the beach will be clean. -'I -^1 '•^1 Insurers Eye Union Benefit $ Tampa On Slow Bell J! I �SEAFARERS Fa«* Six Jnly la^ MSft LOC Curran Rewrites History, Distorts Engineers' Beef That Disowned Contract It Had (Continued from page 2) Ing of the US and his Inability to Signed Wins Added Benefits." The "lead" on the "Pilot" story repeat on past performances, Cur­ ran issued a statement that the stated: "Following the customary NMU would not tolerate union pattern ARA and MEBA wound up beefs that interfered with the their talks after conclusion of the schedule of the big ship, A day NMU negotiations . . ." Particu­ later, due to a manning beef with larly irksome to Curran, of course, Grace Line on the new Santa Rosa, is the fact that not only was the MEBA refused to sail her from the NMU pattern repudiated and then shipyard to New York. She sailed improved on by the engineers and late, with an NMU crew and non­ later even by the ARA, but also that the "me-too" reopener in the union engineers aboard. The NMU National Council NMU contract calls for a 60-day advance notice to the operators. thereupon authorized setting up an Curran has thus been caught |n officers division for mates and en­ his own mousetrap. gineers within the NMU. Curran The record on NMU's published was now formally established in distortions should also note that the same tactic was used in NMU the scab-herding business. . "news" on the Robm Line, Banner Contract Expiration Day Line, Rion and American Coal Simday, June 15, was contract beefs, to name a few. The dis­ expiration day for all three unions, tortion was so flagrant at one NMU, MEBA and ARA. NMU point in the American Coal beef— promptly settled and ARA fol­ when Curran claimed that NMU lowed suit a few hours later. had accepted and the SIU had re­ MEBA held out for substantially jected a specific proposal by AFLmore than the others, and activated CIO President George Meahy to a "no contract-no work" policy settle the coal beef early In 1957— that tied up shipping in all At­ that the Federation president lantic and Gulf Ports. called for a retraction in order to In the midst of the engineers' set the record straight. The oppo­ beef, the America airived on June site was true in that case, just as 18. With a delayed sailing a pos­ the LOG repdi^ed it. sibility, NMU went to work look­ ing for engineers. Since Curran could no longer "deliver" the MEBA, he offered an alternative: scabs. At the same time, with US Lines calling the shots, the opera­ tors, via the American Merchant Marine Institute, tried to panic MEBA into a settlement on their terms. (Continued from page 2) They threatened a lockout with a "sign on and sail or get off the convention a year ago that NMU ships" ultimatum to the engineers, actions showed NMU President Jo­ who responded by picketing the seph Curran to be "unfit" to serve America. (The "Pilot" nowhere on the Federation's Ethical Prac­ mentions "lockout" in-its accotint, tices Committee and as an AFLnor does it explain why the Amer­ CIO vice-president. The IBL's protest In 1957 was ica's NMU crew worked behind the over Curran's "stab in the back" picketline.) on the eve of the 1956 waterfront Scabs Aboard Ship election in the port of New York, By Friday, the 20tb. with the when Curran urged the dockers to America due tO: sail that PM, back the AFL-ousted ILA against NMU's scab engineers were aboard the IBL. the America. Now, however, with Spelling out the latest NMU the pressure on the operators due offense, IBL Secretary - Treasurer to a West Coast MEBA settlement E. L. Slaughter said the NMU's the day before, the operators of­ United Marine Division had res­ fered the West Coast pattern to ponded to a call from a tugboat the MEBA here. Firm in its de­ operator, the A. S. Wickstrom mands, MEBA now called for the Company, in the midst of an IBL West Coast pattern, plus parity on strike, and was furnishing scabs manning and welfare benefits with to man the company's boats. He the West Coast and concessions on noted that the company had pre­ key East Coast issues such as sev­ viously recognized the IBL tugerance pay in the event vessels men's union for several years. transferred foreign. Recently, after a brief halt in its Histofy will record that the en­ operations, it stai*ted using non­ , gineers settled their beef on the union crews. At that point. Slaughter added, basis of this package and that the America sailed three hours late IBL contacted the crews and was since the scabs had to be sneaked "making good headway until the off by a tug before MEBA men employer heard of it and imme­ diately fired two of the employees. would go oack. It was at this point that the ARA Of course this resulted in banners came back although it had signed being placed on the employer's job an agreement five days before on site and if . . . (NMU had) . i . NMU's terms. ARA now hollered stayed out of the picture, the whole "me-top," claiming its earlier pact affair could have been settled with­ out too much trouble." had not been ratified anyway. Some of the NMU-UMD mem­ A story in the "New York Herald bers even refused to cross the IBL Tribune" on June 24 pointedly plcketlines, he said, but the NMU noted this in the headline: "Radio Men To Get Pacts Based On En­ sent in a representative "to herd gineers.'' The same day, "The New them through the picketline. At York Times" said, "Radio Opera­ the present time the tugs are oper­ ating with strikebreakers under tors Renegotiate Pact / Ship Union the name of NMU-AFL-CIO," with three-man instead of five-man crews and at wage scales and con­ ditions "much lower than those of the IBL." Twice last spring, the NMU tug­ boat affiliate was slapped down in similar raiding attempts against the SIU's Harbor and Inland V/aterways Division and the Trans­ port jVorkers Union., . , . • •S? ' ,, -• ^ iBL Raps NMU Raid i t: wi: •. -l' • (•,,J- . 'ii •- ' v.. Portholes Are for All • r. 1, • -1 "•>' At y. . ^ '.V u: -i •Jb ' • T -yX'-. . The habit of clumping butts or trash out of portholes or over the side has two bod features. For one thing, it isn't what you wdufd caji good hbusekeeping. Aside from that, it is a definite safety hazard, particularly when ships are in port and somebody may be working over the side. If it's been a matter of h^it to flip dis­ cords out of the porthole, then in a moment of forgetfulness, the some act performed while the ship is at the dock con have unpleasant consequences. y • • •• y" »V;V*3' • :.l . ' 'yyyjXs'y "y'.y • fy. In this instance, as in mbny others, safety and good housekeeping go hand in hand. Use appropriate receptacles for butts and other trash and .$hort put y another-safety hazard in the process. 4?: '-y '^y i; yX-X X ' •• y •v*; 'x.-. "'••is-.-*' ' • ' r Tell it to the Iio®! \UK5HJ 1 yyy • - IS a f i » S'. 'I �Jidr It, 1958 SlU 60-Day Rule Eased SEAFARERS LOG Barbados Union Leader Visits Page Pursers Launch Severance Pay Plan MOBILE—SIU thipping The first US maritime union with a severance pay pro­ rules have been amended to gram, the SlU-affiliated Staff Officers Association launched allow seamen who have to leava a vessel under the 60-day its pioneering benefit last week with a payment of $1,075 to rula in the contract to stay on the a veteran SOA purser. •*-— ahip in some cases until it returns Based on a lump sum pay- private secretary for a New York to the port or area of original en­ ment equal to $100 a year for business man with world-wide ingagement. The action was taken pursers who leave the industry terests. here by the Seafarers Appeals after a minimum ten years of serv­ Board. ice, the first check went to" George The Union - shipowner panel Waldbusser. After ten and threevoted the change to avoid situa­ quarter years as a purser on US tions that might work a financial Lines , and Mooremac ships, Wald­ hardship on seamen affected by the busser quit the industry last Jan­ 60-day rule. The rules provide that uary 1. men with less than top class A Pays' $2,000 Maximum seniority may ship on a vessel for Benefits are prprated for parts one trip or 60 days, whichever is of every year after ten, up to a longer, but cannot collect trans­ WASHINGTON — Formal maximum of $2,000 for 20 or more portation when they get off. hearings on its subsidy appli-. years of service. Under the plan, Looking In on .SIU operations during a visit to the US, Frank L However, the amendment adds cations moved a step nearer 250 days of employment equals a Walcott, general secretary of the Barbados Workers Union in the provision that when a ship is year of service. SOA represents as the SlU-contracted Waterman on a coastwise voyage pnd is due Barbados, BWI, gets briefing on teletvpd system linking outports pursers on East and Gulf Coast Steamship Corp. met with Govern­ to^ return to the area of original with headquarters. LOO Editor Hero Brand (left) explbins use ment officials Wednesday to dis­ vessels. engagement, men leaving the ship of teletype network for speedy union communications. cuss ground rules and fix a date Pursers who retire from the in­ and under the 60-day rule* can remain for the hearings. dustry must be at least 40 years Theplace aboard until she returns to - the company is seeking operat­ old at the time. A key stipulation ing subsidies on original port or area. When men runs between of the plan is that a purser cannot With less than class A seniority are GuU ports, California and the Far draw the benefit until six months on an intercoastal or foreign voy­ after applying, to assure that the East westbound; the Gulf and the age and the vessel pays off at a decision is considered carefully. United Kingdom and Europe; the continental US port other than the Pacific Coast and the Far East; and The SOA severance pay plan was North port of engagement, but is sched­ ports and Europe. created in 1957, and is financed by It also Atlantic uled to return to that port within has asked authority to the employers in the same manner return eastbound tor ten days after arrival, the men from the Far SAN FRANCISCO—California labor unions have started as other maritime pension and wel­ may remain aboard until it strives East to Atlantic and Gulf ports. a statewide door-to-door campaign to defeat a "right-tofare plans. Service time for bene­ back. Waterman has a fleet of 27 cargo The revision is expected to ease work" proposal that will be on the ballot in November. Ths fits is counted from January 1, ships and its Pan-Atlantic sub­ 1947. transportation problems faced by bill would outlaw the union^ sidiary operates ten more. Worked Since 1943 men with class B or C seniority. shop and void over 90 percent of the labor-management con­ Earlier in the week, Waterman tracts. in the state. Waldbusser was a purser from announced sale of the Citrus The "work" bill was gotten on 1943 to 1958. After quitting the the ballot by a well-financed peti­ sea, he worked for a short while Packer, a C-2, to Gulf and South tion campaign. One columnist re­ in Waterman's Puerto Rico oper­ American Steamship of New Or­ ported that over a dollar a n^me ations, and to now employed as a leans. had been offered to get the neces­ sary 350,000 signatures on peti­ Close cooperation from topside tions. Times are tough on the MV Del Rio, according to the latest ship's is helping to make it a .pleasant • Listed on the ballot as "Proposi­ meeting report. Thoughout/ the trip on the Alcoa Pointer, writes tion 18" on "Employer-Employee past trip, tpr instance, the r^ort P. J. Carpovich. meeting chairman. Relations," the measure to designed •aid there were "nq. logs, li­ The captain apd chief mate have to force a compulsory open shop brary, no nothing." • Howiver it been doing all they can with the on workers in California. does mention that although there suggestions made by the ship's The powerful California State was nothing to report, "evqjrything safety meeting and are certainly Federation of Labor is spearhead­ was fine" among the crewmembers helping to keep the ship as safe ing an all-out fight on the proposal. as possible. aboard. Appeals are being directed both it « to union members and the public, pointing to the high standards and It's no longer a rumor; the com­ PHS Gets New Boss earnings enjoyed by California bination of chow and a good run workers, which contribute to the make life aboard state's , overall prosperity. The the. Jean LaFitte average weekly earnings of an in­ second to none. dustrial worker in the Golden Gate "There are a few State are $93.50. This Is compared boys aboard here to the $54.40 average in Mississippi, who were on the $55.75 in North Carolina and $65.35 dredges in Venein Florida, 'all "right-to-work" niela," reports States. Joseph Keames, WASHINGTON—The Sen­ steward depart- ate has unanimously con- Meanwhile, "work" law advoca­ ment delegate, firmed the appointment of tes in five states are reviving peti­ Kearnes "and they had a Arthur S. Flemming as the new tion drives to put their proposals All smiles, purser George Waldbusser (left) accepts severance pay on state ballots. In Washington, a Igt to talk about, especially how Secretary check for $1,075 from Burt Lanpher, secretary-treasurer. Staff Offi­ of Health, Education and they missed the food on there Welfare. In his new position, group of industrial leaders have cers Association. Check was first paid under SOA plan. Looking most of all." However with the Flemming will be setting policy started a "minute man" campaign on is William G. Mullins, vice-president, American Merchant Ma­ good chow served on this ship governing the US Public Health using industry representatives on rine Institute. a "voluntary" basis to go out and added to the salt air and Japan, Service. get ten signatures a day for ten they all agree you can't beat this ' A veteran of Government Service days. Unions have filed unfair •hip. as far back as 19^, the new Cab­ labor practice charges against sev­ » ^ » inet secretary has been a member eral big employers for coercing Welfare Services Department of the Cirtl Service Commission, workers into signing. The trade union movement drew support from an unexp^ted source representatives at headquarters the first Hoover Commission on Anti-union groups in Ohio adver­ last month, from none other than J. Paul Getty, reputedly the richest yrish to express Government Reorganization and tised in four cqllege newspapers to man in the world. their thanks ' to was chairman of the Atomic En­ get students to work as solicitors, A widely-reprinted excerpt from the June issue of "True Magazine" tllchard DarvlUe, ergy Commission on Personnel during the summer at average sala­ makes Getty look like a regular pal of the working man. Said Getty: Management. •hip's delegate, ries of $100 per week. Similar peti­ "I am a 'union man' myself. I don't carry a unjon card or pay dues gnd to the rest of In 1951, he was named assistant tion drives in Colorado and Kansas to any local, but I do believe in unions and I believe that free, honest to the Director of Defense Mobil­ have produced enough signatures the crew of the ization to handle manpower prob­ to get a bill on the ballot this fall, labor unions are our greatest guarantees of continuing prosperity and BS Jefferson Ci^ lems, and in 1953, wa^ appointed but the signatures are stili being our strongest bulwark against social or economic totalitarianism. yictory for their "True, some unions and union officials abuse their power ... On director of ODM. He retained qhecked. fast action and that position until February, 1957, The united forces of the Mon­ the other hand, some businessmen abuse their power, too. Some are fine cooperation when he returned to his duties as tana Farmers Union and lahof unethical or even downright crooks. Simply because -'some' are this In reporting acclpresident of Ohio Wesleyan, a groups succeeded this year in side­ or that doesn't mean the entire system of private' ownership should dents to three Methodist university. He will re­ tracking a petition drive by a nar­ be condemned . . , members of the crew. "Yet let a single union—or even a local—turn sour; and a loud alarm The report was one of the most main a member -of its hoard of row margin. The other bright spot detailed and complete yet turned directors while in his Cabinet post. in.,the picture is Louisiana, where is raised castigating all organized labor. It doesn't make sense . . You said it,^ pal. Now if you'll also tell the folks that one of the Flemming's predecessor, Marion the state senate killed ah attempt Into headquarters. ,It is through •uch' cooperatioh from the dele­ B. F61.«iom, had been Secretary of to'get another "work" law on the reasons for that bulging bank statement is the vast fieet of Gettygates and crews that the Union is Health, Education and Welfare books. Efforts by the SIU and other owned or operated runaway ships used to escape those American able to assist the membership to since 1955. He Is returning to AFL-Cip unions sparked the re­ standards and union conditions you mention, then they'll know just how you stand. private business in Rochester, NY. peal of one such law In 1956. the fullest degree. Waterman's Subsidy Bid Coming Up High-Cost Pitchmen Get 'Work' Bill On WC Ballot ' "'S I! Senate OK's Health Sec'y Getty Tells All... Almost •M -'I •^1 Ml �ywMlM SEAFARERS LOO fidr It. UN ' • . 'ii- ••Hr:'.. 'lia •' ! -• 'i' '*'' 1. ' r !'?•-K"-- ifl? P"" 'SI r- • "'"v.'/ Mate Elmor JohmoB, Tliltliv froBi another tor. irlei out bridre deiA of tibe tor A. G. Laun. Arondel fleet inelndeo flvo boats all told. Bailiinora At any hour, seven days a week, there's an SlU-HIWD tug on the move somewhere ^n Greater Baltimore harbor from the yqrietv of towboot operations under contract to the SlU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division. This selection of photos shows some of the men jsnd boats Involved in moving the heavy How of ships and coi go throu^ the Maryland port city. Hcirbdr In messhall on the A. O. Lann. cook H..WIn8low Qeft) and deckhand Henry C. Mnllins check Un^| Ion hooks. Deckhand Gemg0 Snbrick looks oil. "Seabiscnit" and Capt. D. L. Bhodes on Harbwr 'Towlnr's tor Sophia ezchuire fond looks. Tho V ;^^hla was underrolig' repairs at the tflne. Capt. Early J. Bosh, In wheelhonsa of tnr Atlantlor^ clTM or4er to tie np and Kearo at AOaiia# Transport doelb On tnr Sophia Qeft), mate James Pritehard lays down oaiiTai iMtinr for boat desk raUinr. At rirht, mate Charles pavfhw^ �€. Tug maintenance for Curtis Bar Towing is handled In its own shop, also covered br SIC-HIWD pact. H^e's mec&snic Walter Elinala en the- Jcfc. At Biker & WUteler doek, erewmea ef tke tmr Promoi stand br for word from •kipper. Piotored (I to r) are L. Mack, Bar Peale, Paul Pndoskle (In roller entranoewar) and B, MaohllnskL The Britannia (above, left) la also In B&W fleet. I ,iS| ^1 "11 • i| ill Deckhand Bichard Potter (left) takes up slack In line on the tug Arundel, while Danis Higgins, deck­ hand, looks on. Before and after vlewi show progress yt eonversloii Job on Harbor Toudng's newest aeqnlsltlon. Due to bo re* ^amed'the J. Edgar Stelgenwald, the "•-Ogohta Is pictured (above) with .Hioden pilothouse, deck and bumpers fore being ehanged over to steel ght). She was also emverted from earn to Diesel power. l: - uuv.v. ' ^ ' Awaiting night eall, mate Henrr A. Lee, deckhand Karl Olablch and engineer Dewer France take It oasr on deck of Atlantic Transport's tug Atlantic. �SEAVARERS Tm •r • -*- IN(»UIRING SEAFAKER QUESTION! What's your system for keeping cool In the summar?. BALTIMORE — Shipping reached a record high here, With 324 men assigned to per­ manent berths during the period, according to Earl Sheppard, port agent. The closest total to that flgtire in the past >18 months was last Kovember, when over 280 men ahipped out.. While the spurt was only temtrary, it helped thin out the regtration list, and will make it easier for men with fairly young eards to move out soon. There has been much greater yank-and-file participation at SIU meetings here for the past few pe­ New rotary shipping board at SUP Wilmington .hail, part of SUP's riods, Sheppard noted. He also cpastwido modernization program, is put to woHc. Among'first urged more members to take part Seafarers to register were George Little and Alex Alexandei-ian by nominating themselves for the (at left). Paper work behind the counter is handled by SUP Patrol­ posts of chairman, recording sec­ man Ray Murphy and SIU Part Agent Reed Humphries (right). retary and reading clerk at these meetings! Paying off in the port during the last period were the Alcoa Patriot (Alcoa): Dorothy, Edith, Mae, Car­ olyn (Bull); Charles Dunaif (Col­ onial); Baltore, Marore, Venore, Cubore, Santore (Marven); Robin When he was sixteen. Seafarer Frederick Carpenter went Kirk (Robin) and the Irenestar to sea, using his earnings to help'put his two sisters through (Traders). college. Now, as a result of ten years of seafaring—all of them Thirteen vessels signed on dur­ with the SIU — Carpenter ing the last two weeks. They were himself can begin the college This la the fourth article the Feltore, Baltore, Marore, Ven­ career he sacrificed to the a series on the 1958 winners ore, Santore, Cubore (Marven); of the SIU's 86,000 scholar­ Texmar, Pennmar, Marymar (Cal- needs of his family. ship awards. Carpenter started to Jihip in mar); WilUain Carruth (Penntrans); Irenestar (Traders) and the Alcoa 1945, after graduatbg froin Fbr- During his time as a Seafarer, Pennant (Alcoa). In-transit vessels tier High School in New Orleans, Carpenter read widely, and this, Included the Steel Artisan, Steel La., and became a Union member combined with his experience as a Flyer, Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); in 1946. However, illness and a Seafarer, helped him to decide on Robin Locksley (Mormac); CS Bal­ hitch in the Army kept him from a goal: teaching and guidance working steadily timore (Cities Service) and the De= until 1953, when counseling. Soto (Waterman). he shipped in the To this end, he plans to enroll deck department in Louisiana State University this on the Del Mar fall, taking a program that will Shorthaiided? lead to a degree in psychology. In (Mississippi). H .a crewmember quits while Since then he addition. Carpenter is interested fa a ship is in port, delegates, has worked writing, and hopes to use his vaca­ are asked to contact the hall steadily, ship­ tion time to work on a novel, immediately for a replace­ ping on the which is in the planning stages at ment. Fast action on their part Stony Creek, the moment. Carpenter will keep all Jobs aboard sbip Steel Age and. The 29-year-old Seafarer's moth­ filled at aU times and elimi­ more recently, the Cos Victory. er, Mrs. Cornelia B. Carpenter, Is nate the chance of the ship He is now at sea aboard the SS a registered nurse living in; Pensasailing shorthanded. cola, Florida. Claiborne. C LONG WAIT NEAR END, SEAFARER LSU-BOUND C-"" aat ir, i»5t' Showing Off New Board Baltimore Jobs Set A Record f.' • tOO^ YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH • TV Booms Sleep Pill Sales Many TV commercials advertising medicines are "dis­ tortions," a Rutgers University pharmacology professor recently charged. But whether some of the claims are "outright lies" or not, as Dr. Morton J. Rodman of Rutgers publicly stated, there is no doifbt they are getting people to buy a lot of the advertised products. Harry Winocur, manager of the pharmacy owned and operated by New York warehouse workers belonging to RWDSU's District 65, reports there is a noticeable In­ crease in self-medication, and in fact over-use, of three types of products heavily advertised on TV and radio. These are pain-relievers such as aspirin, BuffeVin and Anacin; digestants, like milk of magnesia, Bromo Seltzer and Bisodol, and preparations that are supposed to help you get to sleep. America has never been so "health-conscious," the president of one drug manufacturer, Carter Products, re­ ports. Sales of tranquilizers are increasing, he boasted, and more peopie are buying vitam^s too. Well, health-conscious, TV-viewing America is paying the drug industry a big price for the, hundreds of new products it develops each year, many of them slight vari­ ations of old products under new brand names. Most in­ dustries reported a drop in profits the fourth quarter of 1957 as the result of the recession.' But the drug industry bad a gain of 25 percent compared to a drop of 16 for all manufacturing industries. Bayer is now even plugging aspirin as a sleep aid in its TV commercials. Now a new-over-the-counter medi­ cine called "Medache'^ is being offered. This little pill ' contains a form of aspirin, some phenacitin (another pain Adolpb Demagpe,.deeki All ships Isidro AneeiUa, stewardi It 'gets should have air-conditioning but very hot in the galley, so I try to since they dont, find something, to 1 wear as few cOol me off. In olothes > as pos­ my free time I sible and take it sweat it out SMjr. I take plenty under an awning 02 salt tablets on deck, fishing and a Yew kinds peeasionally. e f refreshment ismnettmes I get when its svailthe urge to Jump able. overboard for a refreshing swim. Otherwise, I Just suffer. » . * ft Pasquale Demaroot plenty hot on the tnffnt room so I try to spend as much free time on deck. Its. pretty comfort­ able under the ventilators. Otherwise, X take it easy on my egt, listening to the radio. Wellesley/Last Breakout Ship, Due In Lay-Up ft ft ft Paul Tories, deeki You can't beat the heat but I get some relief from dunking my blanket in waier and keeping it around me. I also try to get to the "reefer" as often as possible when I'm off watch beoause that Per­ sian Gulf Is worse than a sweat bath even when Pm stripped down to shorts. WASHINGTON—Th» Gov­ ernment's massive breakout program, which saw 134 ships j>ulled out of the lay-up fleet, has come to an end. The Federal Maritingr Board last week recalled the charter on the SlU-manned Wellesley Victory, operated on Isthmian's Persian Gulf run for a year. The big breakout began late in 1253 follovving th# closing of tha Suez Canal. For a while shipping companies were faUing over each other in the rush to'get In line for Government charters. At one ' ft ft ft John Rivera, englnei I've gotten point, it got so intense that there used to the heat by now so I Just were very few usable Victorys left in the reserve fleet. sweat it out. I can get some The. rush: Gimtlnued even after relief by going the ^cahal vfas opened, and ships swimming over were needed to move a heavy load of farm surplus. The bottom fpU the side if tiie ship: is in port. out of the niafket last Augu^, and Boy, those trailer the ships started going back into ships sure are the boneyard in droves. The Wel­ hot The way lesley Victory was the last ship the 'oargo is broken out before the market stored cuts any droppisd. Many operators are vow­ circulation through the ship. It ing '^ever again" after having needs air-conditioning. taken a licking on charter fees. " reliever) and a form of tranquilizer, at a stiff price of $2.59 a package. If this one doesn't solve your problems, it wouldn't cost much more to see a doctor. This department previously has reported on the high prices charged for aspirin under different brand names. You can overpay as heavily for the sleep preparations now widely sold over the counter. Such preparations which you can buy without a prdscription actually are antihistamines which make some people feel drowsy, ^ Winocur points out. These Z "TL ^ ^ include such TV-advertised brands as Sominex, Nytol, Dormin and Sleep-Eze. All sell for about 12 capsules for $1. Just to show you how high a price the public pays for such products, the imion pharmacy carries a privatebrand antihistamine sleeping capsule of the same strength which it sells for 63 cents for 130 capsules. These cap­ sules actually cost one and one-quarter cents apiece at wholesale. Thus the publio pays a markup-'of 680 per cent for the advertised sleep ' products which retail at 12V$ cents apiece. If you've been buying tbese expensive brands, Winoc^ suggests you can save mOney by- asking your pharmacist what non-prescription sleep preparations he has similar to the overpriced advertised brands, but at a resonable charge. He'll appreciate that you rely on his professional. By Sidney Margollus Judgment more than that of some advertising agency^ But don't construe this as a recommendatiion to use these products. This is a discussion only of economic, not medi­ cal, values. • • , The digestants you see constantly advertised on TV have become big sellers too. Alka-Seltzer, one of the big sellers. Is simply aspirin in an effervescent form. Now the manufacturers of Bayer aspirin are bringing out "Fizrin" to compete with Alka-Seltzer. The active ingre-r dients in Fizrin are merely aspirin, sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate and citric acid. As your grandmother can tell you, carbonated water or bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) also relieve indigestion, although frequent use of baking soda may not be medically desirable. In fact. Dr. Rodman considers that one of the greatest dangers of exaggerated TV advertising is that use of prod­ ucts claiming to relieve acid stomach or "tired blood" -may "lull a seriously sick person into a false sense of security an(!^ delay going to a doctor. TjUs may prevent early diagnosis of ulcers, cancer, tuberculosis or other ail­ ments which, if treated properly,-can be cured." TV commercials also have boosted purchases of various types of antiseptics, Winocur reports.. In mouthwashes, Lavoris is the big seller—at 89 cents a bottle. Here is another example of exaggerated markups for ordinary products. The basic ingredient of such antiseptic mouthv washes'is zinc chloride. Wholesalers sell private brand mouthwashes of this type to retailers at $2.50 a dozen, or 21 cents a bottle. Isodlne is another steeply-priced new antiseptic people ' are buying heavily. This is a form of iodine, but it doesn't -'sting because it doesn't, contain as much alcohol; But for ' this small boon, the ihanufacturer charges 75 cents for a hidf ounce. Ordiuaiy Iodine costs IS to 25 cents for a full ounce, . 3. .u �SEAFARERS iBlX 18^ 19M Tage Elevea LOG 'The Eyes Have It' Robin Payoff Under SIU Nets Lone Disputed Hour - NEW YORK—A striking example of what the return of SIU representation on Robin Line ships has meant in money and port time for SIU crewmembers has been reported by ^ill Hall, SIU assistant secretary--* treasurer. contract, and came in with several He noted how the Robin hundred disputed hours. Locksley, making her first trip with SIU certification, paid off here last week with one lone hour of disputed overtime. Hall com­ pared this with previous trips, when the Locksley was under NMU Officials of the Airline Stewards and Stewardesses Association have charged Trans World Airlines and other companies with international runs with "runaway" tactics in refusing to recognize the Associa­ tion as representatives of stew­ ardesses hired in-France. An As­ sociation spokesman said that the companies are hiring stewardesses in France at substandard wage scales but are denying the union recognition, holding that the mat­ ter would come under French juris­ diction. However the French Gov­ ernment has washed its hands of the matter, saying that TWA is an American company and American^contracted. .4* NY Primanr, Ten Others Coming Up With primary elections be­ ing run off in eleven states during the next month, Sea­ farers who can cast absentee votes should check the voting procedures for merchant seamen. These vary from state to state. New York, which holds its elec­ tion on August 16, does not permit absentee voting at all in the pri­ maries. Louisiana, going to the polls on July 29, doesn't allow ab­ sentee voting for seamen, but they can vote in person ten to two days before election day. The following is a list of the nine other states holding primaries, the dates, and their registration re­ quirements for absentee balloting: Arkansas (July 29), Missouri (Au­ gust 12) and Texas (August 26) do not require mail registration prior to election day; Idaho (August 12), Michigan (August 5), Mississippi (August 26), Tennessee (August 7), West Virginia (August 5) and Wy­ oming (August 19) all require reg­ istration. Some of these states consider ^ registration automatic with the re­ ceipt of a ballot and others have no specific registration period. Once again, the SIU has avail­ able a supp^ly of free-postage "Fed­ eral Post Card Applications" to facilitate >bsentee voting. These cards can be obtained at Union headquarters or from US shipping commisi^ioners, shipping compa­ nies, seamen's clpbs and from other . union sources in' all port cities. ,Voting procedures should be checked as quickly as possible. Seafarers at the rate of over 100 a week are taking ad­ vantage of the Union's newest welfare benefit — free eye­ glasses for those who need them. In the six weeks since the Welfare Plan added the eyeglass benefit to its already-broad program, more than 600 Seafarers have gotten the eye care they need at no cost to themselves. The'actual count was 624 early this week, and is probably over 700 by now. As in the past, the Seafarers Welfale Plan recognized a problem and moved quickly toward a solution. The big re­ sponse proves' the move a good one. •• J, • Another Milestone A few weeks ago^the SlU scored a major breakthrough against runaway-flag shipping, winning bargaining rights for crewmen on two Liberian-flag passenger ships operating out of Miami via a precedent-setting National Labor Rela­ tions Board election. Last week, the never-ending campaign by the SIU and its affiliates to provide union conditions and benefits for unorganized seamen produced still another im­ portant victory. Winding-up its strike in the nine-ship, non-union "Tomlinson fleet, the SIU Great Lakes District emerged with a firsttime contract providing top-notch conditions. Wages were brought up to Lakes SIU standards, vacations were vastly improved, and a tight job security clause including recogni­ tion for the union hiring hall was hammered into the agree­ ment. • . The Lakes' organizing triumph sets the foundation for further concentrated efforts in this key maritime area, with its huge job potential when the St. Lawrence Seaway goes into full operation next year. Bosses Take Cover .The cynical attitude of the nation's business groups on pending labor legislation proves again that the so-called en­ lightened business man is only a novelist's creation. Admit­ tedly, the labor movement is not keen on these bills, which would impose added restrictions on all unions under the pre­ tense of smoking out a few bad apples. Some provisions are worthwhile, however, even at that price. Management can't see things that way. It calls the whole package "defective," the defects being • those proposals to clamp down on anti-union activity by employers. The whole pitch bolls down to this: When the boss says he's interested in a decent union movement, he really means he's for strip­ ping unions of all their effectiveness. Anything short of that is "defective" in his view. 4* 4 Trucks drivers started delivering beer tn thirsty New Yorks again recently as 6,000 brewery em­ ployees voted to accept a new twoyear contract and end their 11-day walkout at five major breweries. The contract was signed just as many of the city's bars and distrib­ utors were reported running dry. The agreement provides wage in­ creases of $5 a week for inside workers for the first year, plus $4.75 for the second year. Truck drivers will receive increases of $4.05 and $3.25 for the two years. The strike had shut down Schlitz, liebmann, F & M Schaefer, Piel Brothers and Ruppert Breweries. ,444 A new "magic 80" clause has been added to the contract recent­ ly negotiated by the Commercial Telegraphers for its 30,000 mem­ bers employed by Western Union. Under this clause,,a member can retire at full pension as soon as his age and his number of years of service total 80. Thus, a worker with 25 years of service with WU can retire at age 55. 4 4 4 Members of the American News­ paper Guild have voted to accept a new two-year' contract ending their 38-day .strike against "The Philadalphia Inquirer." The 710 em­ ployees will receive wage increases from $3 to $5 a week for the first year, and $2 a week in the second year. The new minimum for writ­ ing reporters is $144.50 while desk men will receive $159 a week. The paper also agreerf to increase pay­ ments* to the pension fund by 1.1 percent of the total payroll. Last March, while under the' NMU contract, the crew of the Robin Kirk had to wait on board almost six hours while SIU repre­ sentatives went to hat with com­ pany officials to col ect 764 hohts of disputed time. The ship's offi­ cers had disputed the overtime, since the same jobs would have been routine work under the NMU agreement which previously cov­ ered the ship. The long wait was worth it, of course, as it .meant almost $1,500 in earned money for the crew. Similar tie-ups were reported from other Robin ships as they wfere • certified by the labor board and brought back under the SIU banner. In some cases, the amount of normal overtime on these ships ran as high as 1,100 hours. On the shipping side, meanwhile, activity has been very good. A num­ ber of jobs, especially in the stew­ ard department, were left on the board for several calls before find­ ing takers. As it was, 28 class C men landed jobs during the period. There were 21 payoffs, four signons and 17 in-transit vessels here In the last two weeks. One of the S'gn-ons was the Pa­ cific Carrier (ex-Rion), long fa­ miliar to SeafarerJ?tShe sn'led for Europe last week. (See story on Page 2.) Fire Wrecks Hawaii Hall HONOLULi;—A fire has de­ stroyed the recently-acquired joint SUP -MCS hall hera, forcing the two unions to tem­ porarily switch operations to Pier 8. The blaze completely engulfed the second story of the building at 51 South Nimitz Way, which housed the two SIU Pacific Dis­ trict unions. Although the ceiling and offices were burned out, James Dooley, stjP branch agent, said that all of the files and records, locked in steel cabinets and desks, were saved. No one was hurt. According to the fire department, tht fire was caused by a short circuit. The damage was covered by insurance. Both unions were accommodated at the Marine Firemen's halL near­ by for a few days, but the quarters became too cramped for all three organizations. As a result, the SUP and MCS moved into space rented from the Masters, Mates and Pilots at Pier 8, where APL's President Cleveland and President Wilson dock. The phone number remains the same, 502-777. With repairs already started on the burned-out old quarters, the Sailors and Cooks expect they may be moving back in the near future. Stay Put For Idle Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if - they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks reguiarly. Several Seafarets have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after* they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a'month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hmdship to the men involved. • •n . Jl iiii �-r.. SEAFAB^HS tOC Hit That Line.. SEAFARERS IN DRYOeCK soon. ex-Carib Queen cook, after a seriouS stomach opera­ Also convalescing in tht Staten Island drydock tion at the Baltimore PES.-Roll would especially are Charles R<aea, ez-Robln Goodfellow, who frac­ like to thank the SIU brothers who donated blood tured a couple tt* < — . for him. Also due to get out soon is Nighberf of ribs In a ship­ Straton, off the SS Del Ore, after the removal of board accident; cataracts. Recently admitted to the Baltimore oidtimer Ivan PHS with a back injury, Richard Sohl, ex-Steel Cummings, off Flyer, expresses his tbank<: to the ship's delegate the Seatrain and second mate for their assistance in getting Texas for a him to the hospitaL hernia operation, As a result of a checkup at the Frisco PHS, and Thomas MolArthur W, Brown,.ex-night cook and baker on.the ler, ex-Susanne, Citrus Packer, will probably undergo a vaiibbse r ecu per a ting vein operation. In the same hospital, Ana^cto PelMelanson Rosea from a hemor­ gado, of the Steel Chemist, is being treated for rhoid operation. Up in Beantown, Lawrence Melanson, ex-Gov­ yellow jaundice. George B. Little is in for a hernia ernment Camp, and Roy Johnson, off the Sea- operation. As always, th^ and all hospitalized brothers garden, are improving satisfactorily after both were treated for eye trouble at the Brighton marine welcome personal v(sits and mall from their friends and shipmates. hospital. USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Elmer G. Brewer Reamer C. Grimes Arthur Fricka Jimmle Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Frank 8. Paylor . Joseph A. Weh* David G. Taylor USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMCmX, MD. James M. Altman ' R<tbsrt litUeten Stokes Ayers Thaddens Lobad* Ben Bone ' Leuls Nelson Ernest K. Bryan William Oswinkla Arthur Cos Dennis Pierce Stephen Dlnkel JuUtu Prochownlk Wm. P. DrlscoU C. C. Register John Van Dyh Vincent J. RixxuU Oswald Ergle Joseph fteU Peder Espesetb Harry W. Sagarino-' Clarence Gardner Charles Shaw Gorman Glase Siehard G. Sohl R. P. Hannigan Nighbert Straton John Hawkins William WUcher Wm. A. Hendershot Albert Lee WiUlS BJorn Lerwick JEFFERSON HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Stanley Gelak • . SAILOR SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Oscar J. Adams Victor B. Coopar USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY J. Alvares J. Barnes Recardo Barcelona L. BUxzaid 'Sea-Spray' -By Seafarer Robert 'Red' Fink Troy A. Cousins Gerald F. Graff Donald C. Foster Robert H. Hlch Ludolph Gallls Lyndon G. Wads USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis Boner EUjah C. Piatt WUUam C. Dowdy J^ls S. Parker Jamie M. HUda •••••••I I suppose now if supper is late you'll use this as an excuse," Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY ' I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG-^ please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE. STATE...... 1 * TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are an old subtcrlbar and hava a chaoga of addrait. pfaata fiva your forroar addrasa balow; ADDRESS CITY ....... >•.V«>.eae*eaeeeeeeeaeeaaaaeaeaeae*ee««eas«eei ZONE STATE g t S B B JuUo Colon Thomai Dalley L. A. Dewitt F. EacandeU Riifus Freeman Frederick FuUord Walter Hoepfner E. Jones F. Juneau fare Department ,tpok care of everything !for,m&;. ' . , The hospital we chose was Mso more than .satisfied Mth To the Editor: The SS Iberville came out of the Plan and the handling of lay-up May 19 and took nearly the benefits. Everyone at.lUif a full Tampa crew. There are a SIU hall in Baltimore Is won­ few outlanders from Baltimore, derful to thie seameh's wives. refugees from Ore and Calmar We all appreciate it. Gerald^e R. Maldpnadd . ships, among them Troy .Thomag S. r-. 3,; • • and Emit Gretsky. The Ship has a full load' of Backs Oiler 6T superfphosphate bound for Ko­ rea, with stops for bunkers at In Port Watches the Panama Canal andHonolulu. To the Editor: . We, the undersigned, agree with our Union brothers on the SS Suzanne concerning oilers standing sea watch in port with­ out the payment of overtime (LOG July 4, 1958). After all, the oilers on sea watches in port have -to take care of the plant and auxiliaries ar.d should get their overtime All letters to the editor for the same as FWTs, engineers, publication in the SEAFAR­ electricians and mates when ERS LOG must be signed by the urriter. Names will . cargo is being worked. Furthermore, we do believe be withheld upon request. that iCshould be a must in our Then we head'back for the West future contract negotiations. JCoast following a stop for bunk­ The two other oilera and three FWTs on ^ board the " Alcoa ers at Moji, Japan. Several of the Tampa men Roamer join me in signing this are anxiously awaiting the cross­ letter. Jnsto R. Velksqnes ing of tiie dateline, as they have' not been in the Pacific before. They are hoping it is in the'day­ M^eMustBe time so they can get a good look at the wire fence across the line. Stockholderg Too 1 hope they are not too disap­ To the Editor; We„Xead in a magazine how pointed. Tony S. Sosa is the steward, Cities Service made over a bil­ ably assisted by chief cook Dom­ lion dollars. Now we know why inic Ravosa and baker Charles our new chief mate is so helpful Baronne. That's the news for to the Mmpany. Anytime you see the chief now. mate for medic^ treatment you Pan! B. Gladden, Sr. not only get s^ growl but he Ship's repdHer tries to find some fault or chase • t t you out of his room. If you go Baltimore PHS up to him and ask for an aspirin or band-aid he growls at ydii is Rated 'Tops' and says ..we're using too many To the Editor: of theiii anyway. That's part of 1 have just spent the last nine life here on the Cities Service weeks in the USPHS hospital at Miami BalUmore and. wish to express The mate is also a very con­ my thanks to pur SIU welfare siderate fellow. He let one man representative for the fine way who felt sick have a whole hour I was treated while there. and a half off to rest, and then He visited me and the other probably only because the cap­ 29'members there twice a week was there. It seemed the and did everything possible to tain man had sunstrokii (the captain help us in every way. Some of said so right away when he saw the boys needed blood, but did him), so at 10:30 AM the mate not even have to ask for it. He told bosun to let the man rest in personally took care of every­ his room until noon. thing in fine SIU style., You can see he's very consid* 1 also wish to thank thtf^oc- erate. A( the rate he's going tors "and nurses for the fine he'll put the company in the $2 treatment at the Baltimore hos­ class. Then maybe well pital, and I think 1 can speak for billion all g^t a the Pther SIU men there! such on it. sweater with • big "C" as oldtlmers Pat Dri^oli, Clar­ John J. Lefea ence Gardner and all the others. Ship's Delegate I have heard that seamen were 4; 3-- ft not treated so well in USPHS hospitals, but this ceftainly does Spreads Word -not apply at Baltimore. On Union Bar James A. Bay To the Editor: I am writing this to pass along to fellow Seafarers the informa­ Wife Hans SIU tion that the Blue Room Taverh, BenefiiSg Help at 4507 Harrisburg Boulevard, To the Editor: in Houston, is under new man­ 1 am writing this to thank the agement, and is being operated SIU Welfare Department for as a 100% union bar. the benefits we got when our The manager, "Chuck" Norson. Alexander was born, and rls, is a swell guy, and is very, also when I was in the hospital cordiid to seamen. It might be before that. noted that he operates the only Many thanks also to SIU offi­ union bar within several blocks cials in the port of Philadelphia of the SIU hall and deserves for the help and consideration the patronage of union mem­ they provided when my husband bers. ^ was at sea. My husband, Alex There' are already several Benzuk, is aboard the Carolyn. members of the SIU who fre­ Mrs. Miriam Benznk quent the place and we would appreciate copies of the LOG being sent there so thht Sea­ Welfara Wvlce farers who aire ashore after A Real Comfort hours can obtain them and catch up on the latest news. To the Editor: I haye to write you and tell Joseph M. Worsley you that the SIU WeUKre Plan fEd. note: LOGs wiU be for­ is the best My son had to have warded there regularly in ac­ an pperaUtm and the SIU Wel­ cord loitb your request.! Hating Feiiowa ' A routine checkup at the SlU clinic in Brooklyn after, paying off the Massmar in Baltimore, proved to be a time and money saver for John Basko. After the clinic's com­ plete examination, F^d discovered he had a hernia that needed treatii^ent. Now, after a successful operation at the Staten Island Hospitalized off and on since August, 1957, "on hospital, he is recuperating without compli­ cations, and expects to be back on the job the road to recovery" is the word'on Joseph R9II, USPHS HOSPTTAI. BOSTON, MASS. Joseph H. Blbeau Kenneth A. XASOM L. J. CampbeU L. C. Mdaaaon Thomas J. DriacoU Carter V. Myers Charles Dwyer Lyie W. wnUamson Gilbert G. Edwards Walter X. Bilsors Roy K. Johnston USPHS HosprrAL. GALVESTON. TEXAS iSliSiM N.' R. Pettersan M. Potlradla & Rivera C. Song G. Slvertsen <Hav Seim P. St. Maria W. Shliapin Ray K. Schrum J. R. MUler R. Spiteri Harvey Morris S. TrzcinSkI R. S. Nandkediwar Ramon Varela Carl M. Olfon - Jos« HBdrignes RANCHO LAPUERTA TECATE, CALIF. C. J. Neumaier USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY l«wis R. Aklna Thomas Isaksen Manuel Antonana Claude B. Jessup— Eladlo Aris Woodrow Johnson Fortnnato Baconio Ludwig Krlstiansen Joseph Bass Kenneth Lewis Melvin W, bass Archibald McGulgan Frank Benulck Warren J. Mclntyrs J. V. Blssonet H. C. Mclssac Jaiues F. Clarke Leo Maimaugh Juan Denopra Albert MartlnelU John J. DriacoU Joaquin Miniz Michael Flood W. P. O'Dea Friedof O. FondUa C. OsinsU Fabin Furmanek George G.-Phifer Odis L. Gihba Winston E. Renny Joseph M. GlUard G. E- Shumeker Bart E. Guranlck Henry E. Smith Taib Hassen John Westffil Clarence Hawkins Pon P. Wing Antonio Infante USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Alton BeU Timothy Lesa John Bigwood W. A. G, Marjenhoff Tim Brown Anthony Martin Vincente Cortes Joe Mendoza Horace Curry ' Phillip Mendoza R. B. Dearman Albert MitcheU George W. Flint James T. Moor# Henry Fey William Nelaon Benjamin Foster Dominic J. Newell James Gllsson Jsck Peralta Wayne Harris Jerry PoiitlS Jolui Hrolenok ' James tanearer James Hudson WlUiain Simmons Benjamin Hugglns Joseph Simms Ramon Irlzairy Thomaa Stevens Jasper U. Jones Joseph W. Stocker Royal A. King Gerald L. Thaxtoa Edward G. Knapp Morton Trehern Antoine Landry James E. Ward Leo Lang George Williams VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES. FLA. Berlin Saunders VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND, MASS. Daniel Fltzpatrlck USPHS HOSPITAL • FT. WORTH. TEXAS J. R. Alsobrook Harold J. Pancost Lawrence Anderson August J. Panepintu Robert Ingram George Peteusky a LedweU Jr. Paul W. Seidenberg John C. Palmer VA HOSPTTAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN, Charlei Burton VA HOSPITAL ^ KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph GiU JCmN SEALY HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS James R. Hodges — VA HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Thomas W. KUUon VA HOSPITAL BUTLER, PA. James F, Markel USPHS HOSPITAL . WINDMILL FOINTX DETROIT. Mica Xugens Rosdco USPHS HOSPITAL S.UM JRANCISCO, CALIF., Joseph a Mzger James X. Heeks Artim W. Brown Junior L. Moagrjol JosS E. Comns J. S. Oltymo Ana^o Delgatfo Arthur J. flying George B. Uttlo H. J. Schrainer r, B. McCoUhutr Johnnir Simon Letters To The Editor • >1 •I �-•• 2 i^r IS, 195S SEAFA Risks MONARCH OR THI tlAt (W«fpf man), Juna IS-^halrman, J. Bataii Sesretiry, L. Maara. Telcfram aent to headquarters requesting MEBA strike Info. Ship's fund S23.a6. To see about time off on coastwise ships 50/90 each port. Need new matiresses. Observe quiet in passage­ ways. Doors to be ' closed in port. Washing machine to be repaired. Washing maobina t« ba-^wactad and added to repair list. Discussion safety conditions, improvements and main­ taining of same. LOG > - '^-- .;*^j.^=r'rr-^ ^'2'/.-^ *^55*, •; ..y / p«ff« niriyfei' Bueiiids Aires Dockers Fete SIV Crew CHARLBS DUNAIF (Orion), Juna IS—Chairman, T. Smith; Secretary, J, Hartman. Disputed ot to be turned in to patrolman upon arrival Bait. No launch service. Port time, launch service, sougeeing room, recreation beefs. Delegates to discuss beefs with patrolman. BALTORS (Ore), Jvna 34—Chair­ man, O. Clncorc/, Secy, J. Talbot. No cool water for showers. Ship's fund $3.60. Keep washing machine clean: keep feet oR chairs. STEEL SURVETOR (Isthm!^), .'ore 22—Chairman, J. Floyd; Secretary, F. Shala. No beefs. I^ip's fund $99.96. Some disputed ot and delayed sailing. Jilembers requested to write Sena­ tor Magnuaon to protest against pass-' NEVA WEST (Bloomflaid), June —Chairman, C. Caruso; Secretary, W. Geis. Captain to put out draws. Ship's fund $26.96. Motion to authorize headquarters to purchase property for old seamen's home and also, to be used as recreation center for sea­ men and families. New delegate elected. Motion to purchase camera for reporter from arrival pool. Vote of thanks to steward dept. f OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), June 15 — Chairman, J. O'Rourkc; Secretary, R. Suiiy. Ship's fund $12.40. Some disputed ot. Few minor beefs. Oiler left in hospital in Norfolk. Motion to alternate meet­ ings—one at. night and one in after­ noon. Beef about no hot v/ater in urn for tea. Request more night lunch. Messroom to be kept clean. ing of Sect. 9. Bin S-377B. Report ac­ cepted. Need rtew iwashing machine. Delegate to confer with mate about men Inconvenienced ' while ship in Yokohama being strapped. PRODUCER (Pann~ Shipping), June 22—Chairman, W. Smith; Secy, L. Brown. Some logs—to be t^cn up with patrolman. Now delegati; elect­ ed. Need new mattresse^. Night lunch not to meat. Order fresh frozen fruits. •' •••r . ALCOA. PATRIOT (Alcoa),.. June 1 —Chairman, W. Snelt; Secretai'y; J. McLaughlin. New. delegatefe elected. , ALCOA PENNANT (Aicoa)^ %nc 15 —Chairman; W. 'Catneron; SOiretary, M. Hawaii. Ship's fund $43. Re­ quest dliTerent brand of coffee. Re­ quest n<K- to "chip' inside - inidshlp housing after-6. phn.: ' MARORE (AflaiYsh),.Juna TJi^halrman, B. FIrnorIz; Secretary. C. Parker. Few minor beefs. Few hours disputed ot. Return cups to pantry. Pantry end recreation room to be kept cleaner. DEL MAR (Miss.), June 1—Chalrmsn, R. Stoush, Jr.; Seeretsry, C. Dowilng. Clean payoff. All hands to try for lifeboat Uckbts. Drinking to be done in rooms not lounges. Re­ ports accepted. New delegate elected. Cooperation urged In assisting safe­ ty delegates, JEAN LAFITTE (WatermBn)^ June 33—Chairman, A. Ellis; Secretary, S. Joseph. Excess cigarettes to be turned- in before arrival Iff Japan. Ship is dirty, mate refuses to wash down. Thanks to AMML for supplying books and magazines. Ship's fund $21. Baker missed ghip—replacement obtained. Reports accepted. Ship­ mates of offender Judge disposition of fines. Pick up , repair list. All rooms need painting. Watches to make coffee, wash cups and keep pantry clean. Messmen to wear Jackets when serving. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), June 14 —Chairman, S. Tolech; gecretary, J. Brasfield. Poor launoh service in Is­ tanbul. Unable to get draw. Sliip's fund $1.75. Leave forward door open, starbboard side to circulate air. Dele­ gate only to open mail from head­ quarters to delegate. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), June 22 —Chairman, E. Moyd; Secretary, P. Blalack. Form letters sent to Sen. Magnuson protesting propostcd Sec. 9 of BUI S-3778. Stay out of foc'sles while occupants are out. New men to clear immigration soon as possible in crew's mess. One man failed to Join ship in NO. Check all room al­ lowance. Air -conditioning not func­ tioning properly. MASSMAR (Calmar), June 7— Charman, P. Fox; Secretary, A. DeForest. Repair list- requested. Wiper missed ship—^luggage pilt off at Seattje. Some disputed ot. Discus­ sion about leaving logs in messroom for all to read rather than distribute to delegates. Decided to give dele­ gates one copy each. Various re­ pairs suggested. Vote of thanks to Sparks for daily news sheet. Diffi­ culty in replacing electric bulbs—to be" taken up with patrolman. Request more variety in salads. GOVERNMENt CA^AP (Cities Serv­ ice), June 24—Chairman, C. Young; Secretary, J. Knight. Port time in Savannah collected, to be paid next payoff. One man missed ship. ' Re­ port accepted. To protest action being taken against man who missed ship. See patrolman about wind chutes, screens and firing deck maint. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), June 31—Chairman, R. Brown; Secrotery J. Mozden. - Discussion on delayed allotment Checks—tgken up with SIU welfare. Two men missed ship. Fol­ low-up on - ropair-llst unsatisfactory to crew. Beadinff material purchased with -ship's fnnd as. Ship's fund $12. Vote. of. tlianka . ta resigning delegate for Job well dpne. New delegate elected. Cots to be tiirned and ro-issued to crew. I In. inventoried am ALCOA 'PEGASUS (Alcoa), June 15 —Chairman, R. Swayne; Secretary, 'S. Evanchuck. Everything in good order —clean trip. Few hours disputed ot. Motion that new ot rates be' estab­ lished same basis as eng. agreement —i.e. two rates. Slop chest to bo checked by patrolman and brought up to standard—supply aU necessary gear for long voyages. M/V DEL SOL 14—Chairman, D. O. Hayne. Books fund $15. Report Beaiiregard Goes Ail-Out OnRaaBill (MIstlSilppI), June Ramsey; Secretary pui-chased. Ship's accepted. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), June 21—Chairman, C. Taylor; Secretary, J. Bidzliya. Ship to be sprayed for roaches. Beef about ch. mate—to be squared aw,ay at pay off. Some dis­ puted ot. Need - exterminator for roaches. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), June $—Chairman, K, Thomas; Secretary, F. Omega. Good crew—good cooperaticff. Ship's fund S68.74. Disputed ot about restriction to ship in Sura­ baya. One member left in Saigon due to illness—rejoined at Singapore —flown to US from Penang. Motion to adopt resolution to relax one day stiuplation welfare benefits. Negotia­ ting committee be instructed re: oilers' work due to. amount of differ­ ence of ot between fireman and oUer for weekend lost to oUers. Discussion about forthcoming contract and ; wages; permits and aliens. Vote of thanks to delegate for job well done. Motion that six hour day be put into effect for men doing extreme labor in tropical climate and engine room. Arrival-pool for Boston. CHOCTAW (Waterman), June 1$— Chairman, W. Lawton; Secretary,- S. Zygarowskl. One man ill. Ship's fund $2.73. Some disputed ot. One man joined ship In Yokohama, ' New library to be put aboard next trip. LOGS not being delivered in Pusan. S6e mate about different brand of cigarettes. New . Jocks to be put on bathroom doors and new keys ob­ tained. M.V. DEL Rio (Delta), June 15— Chairman, K. WInsley; Secretary, L. Morsette. Ship/s : fund $53_ ,• New delegate elected. No LOGs, no library books. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Juno 15 —Chairman, R. Adamson; Secretary, A. Maldonado. Ship's fund $20.83:^ donations to bo made at payoff. Re­ ports accepted, Motion to have) dept. heads and. delegates only attend safe­ ty meetings—crew to be ei^cused. Need spray guns and DDI' or aerosol bombs for insects in foreign ports. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Saatrain), June 24—Chairman, W. Thompson; Secretary, F. Flanagan. Crew to re­ port to ship one hour before sailing time. Messman who left ship not paid off by captain but told to pick up money in company office. To be referred to patrolman. Telephone to be installed near guard house in Texas City. Sliip's fund $27.46. Mo­ tion to investigate resolution of crew of SS FAIRPORT. Need larger fans in foc'sles. Fruits are of inferior quality. Sandwiches should not con­ stitute main course on menu. Lettucd not washed properly. Swab water not to be emptied in sink. Laundry room & foc'sles to be sougeed. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), May 22— (meeting officers not listed). Out­ siders not to touch food in messhall or pantry. Man will bo reported if he fails to return to ship m Calcutta. Ship's fund $15. Few hours disputed ot. One man left in Madras for medical care. Request no second disheg be made. Meat to be left In thaw box; rice to be served twice dally; STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Juno $—(Meeting officers not listed). Bosun and chief cook, taken off at Singapore because of Illness. Cook to be flown to States and bosun to rejoin ship at Colombo. Some disputed ot.. Chief cook's work to be done by galley staff. KYSKA (Wafarman), June 15—Chair­ man, R. Master; Secretary, J. Singer. Np allotments as yet. Port payoff re­ quested If off articles for ten' days uiv tuure. New delegate and reporter elected. Melons not received In States-rOut of 'Season. New sanitary line» to be InstiOled.- Vote of thanks to delegates and former delagates. • ••VTA r-vcy >'• %nr-» Playing host to their friends, the visiting 'Norteamericanos" on the ' Del Rio, stevedores in Buenos Aires (grouped above] staged a barbecue as a goodwill gesture in honor of the crew. Although the ship's cook was called in for an assist (top, left), the stevedores provided all the food and drink. One of the longshore bosses, Leon (top, right), served as "wine steward" while SIU crewmen, including Keith "Honolulu" Winslee, electrician ,(at right), (oined in the fun. Ship's delegate Morris King took the photos. Keeping in Tonch WITH SIU OLDTIMERS Sparing no effort in their fight against discriminatory practices provided for by the railroad relief hill still before Con* grass, crewmemhers of the Beaure­ gard accounted for some 300 let­ ters of protest against the measure. The task was simplified when the crew drafted a letter and had it printed for everyone's signature. Doing the job up right, the crew not only dispatched letters on its own behalf, hut also about 250 others from stevedores, truck driv­ ers, garage wcykers, office workeri and others at Port Newark and Houston who would likewise be af­ fected by any cutback in coastal shipping. Protest Section 5 Their "vigorous protest" = %as noted to section 5 of the bill which "is shaped up to stifle fair com­ petition with the railroads by such water-borne freight carriers, as Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corpora­ tion and Seatrain Lines, Inc., thai companies which afford to us and our families our livelihood. , "It tends to give outright to thai railroads the undisputed power to reduce rates, with legal sanction^ to prohibitively low figures, there^ by enabling them (the railroads),) with their far greater resources, to strangle the water-borne carrierg on domestic trade routes." Job Security Threat The letter added: "Also very se-i riously to be considered would bo . Ihe inestimable damage to the na­ tional defense should the railroads be given . . . (a) . . . free hand toi slash rates at will and with shock­ ing unfairness >have in their hands this deadly instrument for putting our companies, our sole means of livelihood, out of business and off the sea." One Seafarer who must be happy to know that the SS Florida is going to come under an SIU agreement once again after going "runaway" in 1955, is Seafarer Jose Garcia Rivero of Key West, Florida. Rivero was a steady crewmember on which he enjoys very much. the Florida from 1937 until Most of Rivero'g old shipmates his retirement on an SIU disabil­ are gone now, but he does manage ity-pension in 1952. Except for the to keep in touch with the few still war years when she was used as a around who also live in Key West. transport, the ship has plied the He is the proud grandfather of two waters between Miami and Havana, boys, the children of his only child. takiifg passengers to the southern pleasure spots, since 190^ She is operated by the Penin^ar and Occidental SS Cb. Rivero first started to sail in 1907 when he was 17 years old, first as a cook and later as a waiter. He joined the SIU at its founding in 1938, while on the Florida in Miami. From then on List Details in it was smooth and steady sailing, On the beach for six years, Riv­ Cables To Union ero lives with his wife at 707 When notifying headquarters Southard St. jn Key West, where by cable or wireless that a Sea­ he first started shipping. He's not farer has paid off in a foreign too active now but spends most of port because of injury or illness, his time on the front porch, read­ ships' delegates should include ing and listening to baseball games the following information: The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he Is being treated. The response of ships' ccews to the Union's request for these Seoforor Jose Garcia Rivero notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not all of and his wife relax on the front the above information has been porch of their Key West included. Be sure to list all of home where Rivero is taking this data so that the SIU. (C^n life easy on a $150-a-month act as promptly as possible. disability-pension. 'At ) .vl| .-'•ii �-••i^"-,'.^- J-..;- ":• '. •- S SEAFAkmiti t^&c Reunions Spark Wacosta Voyage It was homecoming in reverse when the Wacosta got* to Europe ibis trip. The oecadon was an especially happy one for at least two SIU eremnembers,; and their good for^e helped make the voyage a pleasant one all arOxmd. First stop along the line' was ,L.a Pallice, France, where crew messman Chris Kera- georgiou was able to get together with his mother for the first time in ten years. Mrs. Kerageorgion came over from . Marseilles to visit her son, and things were arranged so that they were able to be to­ gether for several days until the ship left. Later, Ralph Deenayer, DM, was reunited with his young daughter in Bremen, Germany, while the Wacosta stopped off there. Deenayer's daughter lives in Germany and hadn't seen her dad for some time. The prospects and happy re­ sults of both reunions livened the trip for the rest of this crew, who are mostly Mobilian,': and family men themselves. Rotterdam was also on the Wa­ costa itinerary and, with the vari­ ous French and German ports vis­ ited, proved as popular as ever. Seafarer William Calefato re­ ported. An old hand at picture-taking for the LOG, Calefato noted that photo work aboard ship is always a little difficult due to the vibra­ tions, etc.. but he stUl managed to inake the most of his chances. All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG mtgst be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Reunited after fen years, Seafarer Chris Kerageorgiou (left) and mpther have supper together aboard the Wacosta in La Pallice, France. Mrs. Kerageorgiou made trip from Marseilles, where she lives, to visit with her son while the ship wds in port. Shipmate Steve Petrantes, saloon messman, looks on. BALimOBS me m. 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To the Editor: Jugt a short letter to let you know that I enjoy reading and receiving the SEAFARERS LOG, which you've lieen send­ ing to me at general deliveiy. I now have a permanent address since moving to Long Beach some four months ago. I also enjoy reading of my former shipmates and true brothers of the sea, such as Bill Letters To The Editor SIU, A&6 District Second reunion of the trip enabled Ralph Deenayer to visit his daughter in Bremen, Germany, after ship docked. Offers Tribute Te SIU Beeune Great Lokes Distrid The Sailor . By CARL M. McDANIEL. A tailor stands watch on a storm-tossed sea And marvels at nature'^ violent tnajesty; His spirit uplifted by the winds high woil. Seasoned by tempest, he does not quail Canadian District HAUFAB. NB > White-capped waves crash over bow and stem. Green seas boil and in frenzy chum The sailor exults at nature's explosive display; All of the majesty of the elements, bis to surusy. With zig-zag streaks, the lightning flashes. With an angry roar, the thunder crashes. Nature's pyrotechnics, the skies rent and tear. Safe in his haven, the sailor has no fear. 128V4 HoIUs St. .. Phone 3-6911 034 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FOBT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. ontwia PfaonS; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNX 103 Durham St. . ^Jhrtario Phone; 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E BMpira 4-57X3 VICTORIA, BC Sim Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVEB, BC 298 Main St. Pacilie 3468 HONTBXAL SYDNEY, N8... 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6348 20 Elgin St. Phone; 848 THOROLD, Ontario 8S St. Davids St. CAnsI 7-3202 QUEBBC 44 Sault-an-Matdet OnabM Phone; 3-1869 SAINT JOHZI...„.m Fllneo wnusm St. NB OX 36431 BAGOTVILLK. Quehee. Clegg, Bill "Robbie" Robinson, Tommy Lanphear and Eddie Miller, Just a few of the men I could mention. Hats off also to the fine leadership of the great­ est seagoing union afloat I often recall some of the blows and typhoons I've been In, in waters around the globe, and how I never saw an SIU hosim send a man aloft or out on deck to tackle a job he wouldnt do himself. Best re­ gards and smooth satlfiig for­ ever. "Bostim" Bob Ladd 4, More On Easing Seatime Rule To the Editor: We, the crew of the Alcoa Roamer, would like to have the enclosed letter published in the LOG so our membership can read what we wrote to the SIU Welfare Department. We think it would he of Interest. The following Is the letter: "We, the crew of the Alcoa Roamer, would like to bring to the attention of the Welfare Plan trustees and the SIU mem- . bership the discussion at our last meeting about the seatime requirement for our welfare benefits. "We held an open discussion on the pros and cons of our seatime requirements and we feel that the seatime require­ ment of one day in 90 for the current year and 90 days in the past year should he relaxed. Wo feel this would give more leeway to a Seafarer who some­ time can't ship in 90 days or to men who ':ke more'than 90 days of vacation upon leaving ship. "We would like to offer our suggestion on this very impor­ tant matter. We all agrea that if a Seafarer is In good standing at the time of need and that If he had has one day in the last six months and 30 in the previ­ ous year be 'Should qualify, for welfareJienefits. We understand there are ' amarter heads than ours In our Union who work on these things, but we do hope somebody wljl take notice this letter and our ideas in planning benefits . for the fu­ ture." (The letter was signed by 28 crewmembers.) Joe Bourgeois ' * Ship's delegate (Ed. note; Letters on thii subject are still coming in from' ships not aware that a change from one day in. 90 to one day in six months went into effect June 1, 1958. A similar letter was sent in by Steel Scientist. See separate item on page 2, 4. 4i 4. ^ Planter Rated Good Union Ship To the Editor: The Alcoa Planter, formerly on the Alcoa bauxite run, has been under charter to the Cen­ tral Gulf Steamship Company since January 15, operating from New York to Karachi and several other ports in the Per­ sian Gulf. During the voyage, 15 pounds of shrimp were used as halt for fishing, hut only a few small fish have been caught by Broth­ ers J. Johnson, H. E. Mathes and Raymond Ulatowski. Brother Guy- Nealls also caught several snakes without using halt. Brother [shell took sick hefore we reached Karachi, was hospitalized there for eight days and then rode hack with us instead of going by plane. He eventually v/ent Into the marine hospital In Galveston, Since leaving Galveston, we have made a 21-day trip to Buenaventura, Colombia, which is a small port. Things were cheap there, and beer cost only about 12 cents a bottle In US money.' We all enjoyed a nice trip down and hack, then came to Houston to load up for an­ other voyage to Karachi. This will be about a two and a half month trip, then we will probably be hack on the bauxite run. The Planter Is In . good shape; a clean ship with a good Union crew.Zee Toung Ching Shlp'a reporter t. S. S- Frletchle Crew Earns Thank-You To the Editor: I would greatly appreciate your printing in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG our thanks to all the shipmates of William R. Parks, Jr., now aboard the SS Barbara Frletchle, for their kind expres­ sions of sympathy on the death of our grandfather. He died June 26 in Springfield. Masa. The family of'George Rauh acknowledgea with deep appre­ ciation their kind thought of flowera^on that occasion. Our sincere* thanks to all for their aympathy. * Mn. William Paihe, Jr. -1 �SEAFARERS LOC. 18, 1988 ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), JuiM IS no washing faciUtlea steward dept.j .Chairman, W. Camaron; Sacrotary, no fumlggtion. Need-14 more ckairii C. MarUn. Sblp'a'frad" S43. Requcat DDT biSndM; cleaning gedr. BMii not dllPe^ent brand of eoSae. BOsun and up to SIU standard, June 1—Chairman, R. Slmpklns; Seedock maintenance not ,to chip inatda ' rstary, D. Gardner. Reporter elected. midship bousing aftier '6 PM. Fund to be started. Delegate elected. FILTORE (Marvan), June S—Chalf Suggestion to keep outsiders from msn, A. tiovak; Seci-atary, J. Abrams. entering crew'a quarters. EndMvor to clear up rusty drinking and washing water. To take vote on CS MIAMI (CKIet Service), May 1— yearly ahipplng—one yqar long enough Chairman, A. Janes; Secretpry, J. to remain on board ship. Endeavor to Lefco. Some disputed ot. R^neat get tSO fine lifted for lateness. New air-condition shlp.> Vote of thanta to Relegate elected. Try to ration out brothers for. Job on coal beef. Twy to cuts of meat so that all get fair share. correct 'gSs & heat from fireroom -es­ caping tbrough open door. MICHAEL (Carrasf, June ID—Chair­ June I—Chairman, J. Lefco; Secre­ man, A. Antonlon; Secretary, A. Nash. tary, A. Janes.' Some disputed ot. New delegate elected. Ship's fund Two men missed ship in Singaporetl2.47. Report accepted. Discussion replacements obtained. Ship's fund bn new mattresses, oldest one to' be to be started. One man hospitalized In Bahrein. Vote of thanks tb brothers for good Job on coal beef. Take bet­ ter care of cots. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good Job well done. Pare Fifteea Family Outing At SIU Haii WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court has knocked out the short two-year statute ELIZABETH (Boll), June 28— Chairman, J. O'Nclil; Secretary, W. Janieh. New delegate elected. Dis­ cussion-regarding cigarettes and food. .Food transferred from other ships to be checked by steward. WANG ARCHER (Marina Bulk), June 29—Chairman, K. Shaughnessy; Secretary, J. Sumpter. One man hospitalized In Aden. Place foimtaln on deck for stevedores. Collect sub­ stance for linen. Eliminate heavy fuel oil on deck for safety or sprinkle sand on deck. replaced first. Safety notfces to be read by all. Repair Ust to be made up by all dfpts. and submitted. OCEANSTAR' arHon), June •— Chairman, 8. Kellnot Secretary, R. Morrisette. Repairs not made. Ship's fund 818.50. Deck & engine dept. to take care of laundry: steward dept. recreation room. To hold safety meet­ ing ref working conditions aboard ship. Return cups and glasses to p.intry. Milk, ice cream and meats delivered unrefrigerated—milk dis­ posed of.ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), June 7— Chairman, P. Carpovich; Secretary, C. Wright. Screen doors to be repaired. Engine & steward dept. rooms to be painted. Ship's fund 828.17. Few hours disputed ot. Pantryman com­ mended for fine Job and cooperation.' •To notify headquarters of condition of use of suckers to remove grain cargo in Karachi: - also water being cut off In laundry. Submit repair lists. Endeavor to obtain laundry room for linen. Capt. and chief mate very cooperative re; all snggestiona made at safety meetings. MAIDEN CREEK (Wateripsn), June 21—Chairman, R. Jones; Secretary, J. F. Ballday. Ship's fund 811. New delegate and - treasurer elected. Ship's delegate to take care of all beefs referred to master. Dlscusalon on heater'not working properly. Vote of thanks to steward. PACIFIC STAR (Compass), June 28 —Chairman, J. Glenn; Secretary, J. Thibodeoux. Steward to get fresh mllfc and vegetables In Yugoslavia and improve night lunch. Repair list to be made up. Make Ust of articles needed in slop chest for next trip. THE CABINS (Texas City), June 15 —Chairman, Joe Atchlnsen; Secre­ tary, B. Rice. Awning to be obtained. Report accepted. Treasurer elected. Need food mixer. Ship to be fumi­ gated. , . CAROLYN (Bull), May 1—Chalr. man, V. Dindia; Secretary, C. Dioz. .No beefs; everything running smooth­ ly. Need new washing machine. Vote of thanks to stewards. Request chocolate ice rream next irlp. Nap­ kin holder to be ordered. June 12—Chairman, F. Fasaluck; Secretary, K. P. Goldman. Few PACIFIC WAVE (World Tramping), hours disputed ot. Health center one June 8—Chairman, J. Bowman; Sec­ year old. Report accepted. Less retary, J. PIcou. To make donation In passageways ^requested. to family of brother who was killed noise July 2—Chairman, F. Pasaiuck; Sec­ on board ship. Repair Ust turned in. retary, C. Diox. New messman to be Ship's fund 810. Disputed overtime. on serving and taking To see patrolman- to have repairs Instructed orders from crew during meal .hour. made and more food put on board. New delegate elected. Outsiders to Steward dept. bathroom near messhaU be kept out of passageways when fo be closed and secured. Wind meals are served. chutes to be taken care of. All hands to be sober at pay off. Need more LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory sanitary gear. More supplies to be Carriers), June 23—Chairman, P. ordered. Screens to be repaired. See Bush; Secretary, T. Lewiss. Some dis­ patrolman about dirty and rusty puted ot. Report accepted.' New water. delegate elected. Need hew mat­ new toasters and also want BEATRICE (Bull), June 22—Chair­ tresses.shellfish. Suggestion to start ship"s man, T. Tottl; Secretary, O. Bdyz. fund. Everything..,running smoothly. Reports accepted. Discussion on sani­ tary work—membership to cooperate. Stack repainted. Request new brand of cigarettes. WILD I/ANGER (Waterman) June S —Chairman, H. Starling; Secretary, CLAIBORNE (Waterman), Junr 15— A. F. Lesh. Ship's fund $23. Vote Chairman, F. Carpenter: Secretary, C. of thanks to radio operator. , Hopkins. Minor dispute settled. New June 29—Chairman, H. Starling; delegate elected. Several men to. see Secretary, R. McCance. Some dis­ patrolman on arrival in port. puted ot. Discussion on ship's fund. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), July -iJune 22—rChalrman, T. Hill; Secretary, D. Gardner; Secretary, E. H. Starck. Repair list submitted. .Chalrman, Pedersen. See captain about hot Ship's fund 824.17. Report accepted. water In showers. Drinking fountain Motldn not to put in for delayed sail­ needs repairing. Fire boat driU ing in Honstbn. See steward about pictures taken. Ship'sandfund 87.30. poor quaUty of bacon and ham; sUc- Take better care of .washing machine. uig machine to be installed; steam See about pulUng lee twice a day. table for galley: orange squeezer for Outside passageways to be washed pantry. Need new washing machine. more often. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), June .8—Chairman, J. Flti'patrick. Secre­ OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Overtary, I. Llenos. Some repairs com­ tesf), June 15—Chairman,* R. Queens; pleted. Ship's fund $19. New dele­ Secretary, L. B. Thomas. Water to gate elected. 4-8 watch to clean mess- be tested. Sliip's fund $33. Repair room before messman turns to work list to be made up and submitted. See in morning. Keep aU natives out in about getting tarp put up for hot iorelgn ports. ' • weather. Need screen door for messroom. Vote of thanks to stewards. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), May 84—Chairman, J. King; Secretary, A. HURRICANE (Waterman), June 15— Ridings. Ship's fund $75.25. Few Chairman, C. Starling; : Secretary, P. hours disputed ot. Discussion on how Cailao. Insufficient coffee on board. to keep checkers out ot pantry and New delegate elected, Discussion on messroom at night and between meals. coffee eonsumptlon and corrective measures to eliminate waste. FORT HOSKINS (Cllles, Service), June IB—Chairman, C. Rice; Secre­ PETROCHEM (Valentine), May 25— tary, E.' Wright. Discussion on per­ Chairman, J. HoggID; Secretary, W. forming. Ship's fund $12.27. Delayed Welse. Steward taken off in Jacksonsailing disputed. Reports accepted. vlUo. One day, lodging while In ship­ Motion to clean tanks and have wash yard. Ship's fund $10.05. Donations water cleared up. Proper attire to be accepted. Headquarters reports post worn during meal time. ^ ed. Vote • of thanks to members who remained on Robin Line ships. Keep DE SOTO (Waterman), June 14— laundry and messrooms clean. Ship Chairman, J. Cairoun; Secretary, D. to be fumigated for roaches. Parkman. - Motion re: members who have been aboard ship over one year AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), June 7— to get off in order to provide Job Chairman, C. Hail; Secretary, W. Sink. turnover for membership. Negotiat­ . Water fountain .to be repaired. Wind, ing committee to work out retirement scoops ordered. Safety meeting held. plan other than present one. Steward Ship's fund $14. Complaint on service acting as delegate. Vote of thanks to and preparation of Tood, no variety members for keeping messhall and In menus; take up with patrolman. pantry clean. , » Vote of thanks to baker. »r EaL MAKER (Isthmian), May 4— Chairman, none; Secretary,, none. Re-: pair beefs—letter to bo written to headquarters. Treasurer elected. 1,0cate thlp'a fund 87.69. Water rustyj , > STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), June 22—Chairman, B. Browning; Saeratasy, F. Harayo. Ship's fund 812.^. 'New delegate elected. See captain about roaches. 3-Year Linut Ordered On Injury Suits Seafarer Arthur Hairington, hi^ ^Be Mary and son Karl take it easy in the library at SIU headquarters. ..Harrington, who soils in the deck department, brought the family down from Boston to show them the town before he ships out. FINAL DISPATCH of limitations on suits for injuries caused by the "unseaworthiness" of a vessel when the suit is com­ bined with one for injuries under the Jones Act. Where the two cases are joinefi, the court ruled, the longer threeyear limit aUowed for Jonds Act cases will apply to both. The decision involved a seaman injured aboard ship in October, 1950, when he slipped and fell down a wet stairway. Testimony showed that water had seeped through portholes which v/ere not watertight and had caused the stairway to be slippery. Ttaie sea­ man was put under a doctor's care at the end ot the voyage because of constant stiffness and pains in his back. In March, 1953, when these same injuries prevented him from per­ forming his duties aboard ship, the man entered a USPHS hospital for treatment In August, 1953, he sued the company for damages under the Jones Act, for injuries because of unseaworthiness and for maintenance and cure. The state court, while awarding him maintenance and cure and damages under the Jones Act, threw out his suit for unseaworthi­ ness because it was not brought v/ilhin the two-year statute of limi­ tations. However, the state court's find­ ings were reversed by the US Supreme Court. The majority opinion held that since the sea­ man, in suing for both unseawor­ thiness and for Jones Act negli­ gence, must do so in a single pi^oceeding, the longer period of limitation should apply to both. '''he deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries. " " Edward .A, Brock, 55: Brother Catherine Brock, of Everett, Mass. Brock died in New Orleans, La., on He was buried in Everett. December 21, 1957. Cause of death 4 a> t was a lung ailment. Brother Brock Spurgeon L. Woodruff, 48: Sucjoined the Union in 1946, sailing combing to a heart ailment. Broth­ continuously in the steward depart­ er Woodruff died ment. He is survived by his wife. on September 5, 1957, in Guiria, Venezuela. Broth­ er Woodruff join­ ed the Union in 1943 and sailed in the engine department. He" is survived by his wife, Y o s h I c Charles O. Lynsky Contact the Welfare Department Sugiura, of Tokyo, Japan, Place of at SIU headquarters regarding burial is unknown. papers being held for you. 4" 4 4 Murow R. Mnndy, 49; A braui i t Roland Faraday tumor was the cause of death for Your mother, Mrs. Mary, David, Brother Mundy , 115 Austin St., Worcester, Mass., on June 15, 1958, asks you to get in touch with her. in Corpus Christ!, Texas. He joined t t t All of the following SIU families Raymond C. Leonard the Union in 1938 have received a $200 maternity Contact your wife at 903 Pine and sailed in benefit plus a $25 bond from the St., Henderson, NC. deck ratings. Union in the baby's name: Brother Mundy is t t t R. P. Bowman survived by his Linda Jo Baliance, born June 12, Get in touch with your daughter wife, Violet 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Suny at 8705 LaSalle St., Buena Park, Mundy, New Br-Ballance, Norfolk, Va. California. Orleans, La. His place of burial Alexander Charles Benzuk, born lj| not known. t t t June 14, 1958, to Seafarer and Johnny Campbell (Gamble) Mrs. Alexander Benzuk, Camden, Ted Byrne wants you to contact NJ. him at 54 West 40th S.t., NY,- NY. John Rodney Canady, born May t t t George Shearer 23, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ron­ Contact attorney Kenneth Heller, ald Canady, Jacksonville, Fla. 277 Broadway, New York 7, re­ Darlcne Marguerite D a b n e y, garding your case. . born June 9, 1958, to Seafarer and i t" t. Mrs. Edward Allen Dabney, Bal­ Edwin Harris timore, Md. Please contact your wife at Pb SIU headquarters has re­ Julie Ann Jordan, born April 15, Box 121; Westlake, La. ceived word that former Sea­ 1958; to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl ii' ai " i farer George W. Kitchen, 67, Jordan, New Orleans, La. Albert Packert Your family has- moved to 601 died of a heart attack last month Benjamin Laureano, born June Lefferts Ave., Brooklyn. The.tele­ in New York. A veteran of the 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. steward depart­ phone number is PR 1-8854. ment, Kitchen Manuel Laureano, Brooklyn, N.Y. 4" l" 4" Shawn Lovett, born May 27, had not been sail­ Ex-Barbara Frletcbie ing for several 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Men who paid off on 5/28/58 years. Born in Lovett, New York, NY. and are entitled to transportation S t r a t f o r d-on - Petra Rosa Moreno, bom April to the West Coast can pick it .up at. Avan, England, 22, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Liberty Navigation, Inc., 19 Rector he originally Pedro Moreno, Galveston, Texas. St.,,NY. NY. came to the US i a> a) in^l9U, but saw ' Emma Cheramie, born June 9, Vernon L. Williamsoii service in the 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack B. The LOG office is holding a Kitchen British Navy dur­ Cheramie, Algiers, La. letter for you from Nan William­ Elva Vonette Gatewood, born son of 508 Jackson St., Vidalia, ing World War I. Kitchen became June 14, 1958, to Seafarer and an SIU member in 1945 and a natGeorgia. Mrs. William S. Gatewood, Lexing­ uraUzed US citizen two years later. 4 a^ ^ He is survived by his wife, Mrs. ton, NC. Nicholas Bachoudakls Cheryl Ann Sierra, born M^eh Contact Bto. G. Umsted, 107 Al- Lena Kitchen of New York City, a betn^le St, Apt. ICE/Baltimore ^ter in Birminghum, England, and 27, 1958, to Seafarer and: Mrs. Emilio Sierra, San Franc'rco, Calif. 2, Md. about your daughter. a brother in Canada. Personals And Notices SIU BABY ARBIVALS Geo. Kitchen, 67, Succumbs m �m SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN O F TH E S E A FA R E R S INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Weisberger Named USLaborSpokesman On Inf1 Sea Rules : SAN FRANCISCO—^Morris Weisberger, secretary-treas­ urer of the Sailors Union and first vice-president of the SIU of North America, has been named by AFL-CIO President George Meany as US labor representative on the commit­ Lifesaving Appliances Committee, tee which will draft American which is being headed by Rear, recommendations to the Interna­ Admiral Henry T. Jewell, US Coast tional Conference on Safety of Life Guard. The committee will formu­ late the official US position to b« at Sea in 1960. The international sea safety presented at the conference. meeting, expected to bring together The Doria-Stockholm collision^ representatives from almost 50 na­ was attributed to a variety of fac­ tions, wiil draw up recommenda­ tors, largely the non-observance tions to modernize and standardize of "recognized" shipping lanes, ex­ the rules for maritime safety. cessive speeds, over-reliance on Attempts at arranging a world radar and poor ship-to-ship com­ convention to amend existing mari­ munications. These subjects and time safety codes others wiil likely keynote the US gained impetus position. Members of the Sailors Union deck gang on A PL's President Harding take a break for a photo following the An­ Meanwhile a Coast duard board while restotking the vessel's lifeboats. The ship arrived fn NY last week from the Mediterranean, drea Doria-Stockhas commended The SIU Pacific holm collision in and will soon be on her way to the Far East via the West Coast. Among the SUP men pictured are District crew of the Mormacsurf July, 1956, in Jansen, Strumner, Schiller, Anderson, Magnus and Hogan. for their rescue efforts following a which the Doria fatal collision with the Argentine sank and 50 per­ passenger steamer City' of Buenos Bosses Shy From Conrrolg sons lost their Aires last August. The board noted lives. However, it their success in saving 78 lives. is already two Weisberger The ship was manned by the SUP, years since that Marine Cooks and Stewards and mid-Atlantic disaster and the con­ the Marine Firemen's Union. ference is still two more years The vessels Had collided in the WASHINGTON—The nation's big business interests want to eat their cake and have it away. Weisberger will serve on the Rio de la Plata when the Argentine too. They arff all for putting restrictions on labor unions but they're trying to duck their vessel, with an undetermined num­ own responsibilities, so they'll have loopholes for anti-union activity. ber of passengers aboard, tried to The windup is that the US cross the course of the freighter. She was struck at almost a right Chamber of Commerce has la­ strategy calla for bottling up the now in this category; angle and sank within 23 minutes belled the Kennedy-Ives labor so-called labdr reform measures • Requiring employers to file with an estimated 75 to 80 persons bill "defective" for posing "serious now—in order to be able to pres­ non-Communist affidavits with the dangers." As it happens, the "de­ sure 'much harsher labor legisla­ labor board (unions already do); aboard. fects" objected to by the Chamber tion next year. By then, they feel, • Requiring employers to' file At the time of the accident, members of the Mormacsurf said are provisions to limit or ban they will be able to write their own detailed reports on expenditures that rescue operations had been various management activities, of $5,000 or more to influence em­ greatly handicapped by a four-knot especially through middle men. In The oil-rich Middle East has See ^separate story on "righiployees against unions and collec­ field of labor relations. These to-work" bills on page 7. tive bargaining (much stricter re­ become a major hot spot tide. As a result, the SUP has the provisions are backed by labor porting requirements are imposed again, posing new problems come out in favor of having mo­ unions. torized life boats aboard US ships on unions). for shipping. Iraqi army men sym­ ticket and also kill -off restrictions pathizing with Egypt's President as an aid in rescue operations. | At the same time,^the business on business labor relations tactics. Management is also worried Nasser have toppled the Iraq gov­ The bill passed the Senate almost about another bill—the Douglasernment, and Lebanese rebels, re­ unanimously in June and is await­ Kennedy-Ives Welfare and Pension Disclosure Act. The AFL-CIO (and portedly supplied by Nasser and ing ection in the House. the SIU) wants this bill passed, Moscow, are attempting to over­ Revisions in Federal labor law but big business opposes it because throw the pro-Western government. objected to by the Chamber in- it would require the public dis­ At the request of Lebanese au­ cli|(ie the following:. closure of transactions by all be­ thorities, 5,000 United States # Granting voting rights in labor nefit funds, whether administered marines were landed in Lebanon The smouldering controversy over the relationship between board elebtions — which strike­ by labor, by management, or joint­ Tuesday to seal off Lebanon's bor­ cigarette smoking and lung cancer has been rekindled by the breakers already have — to eco­ ly by both. Management is willing der with Syria. to go for disclosure on plans in Troop movements in the Middle USPHS Public Health Service, following a study of almost nomic strikers; • Changing the Taft-Hartley vvhich the unions participate, but East and tighter military security 200,000 veterans. definition of supervisors to permit doesn't want to open the books can be expected to restrict shipping Its findings showed that the establish the cause of any dis­ and shoreside movements of Sea­ death rate for smokers or for­ eases," when they do not consider unionization of many employees on plans run by the boss. farers in the area. mer smokers is 30-32 percent other factors such as the individ­ The new flare-up can be traced higher than for non-smokers, and ual's job, previous medical history, to the Suez crisis, which broke in that lung cancer is ten times more The PHS figures, which sup­ 1956. A money settlement last week prevalent among cigarette smokers ported earlier findings by the covering the switch in canal owner­ than non-smokers. In addition, American Cancer Society, were ship has cleared the way for Egypt the report said that cigarette smok­ gathered from questionnaires of to begin widening and deepening ers face the added. risk of death 7,382 veterans who died since the the canal. from heart disease, stomach ulcers, study began two and a half years liver ailments and respiratory ago. Of these men, 6,203 were MOBILE—Members of the SIU's Marine Allied Workers smokers and 1,179 were nondiseases. smokers. Six hundred of thjem and Harbor and Inland Waterways Divisions in this port Cigars, Pipes Less Harmful of lung cancer, and two-thirds are looking forward to an upturn in jobs at local yards where Other statistics indicated that died of heart and respiratory diseases. bids on several construction-( regular cigar and pipe smokers do Although the last word on the and repair jobs are being con­ pendents only. not have a much higher death rate than non-smokers, unless they subject has by no means been sidered. Shipping for the past couple of have been heavy users. The death said, US Surgeon General Leroy The awarding of some of these weeks has good. Two vessels, the rate among cigarette smokers is E. Bumey said the study "very de­ to yards in the area would result Margarette Brown (Bloomfleld) and also closely related to the amount finitely shows a relationship be­ in a pickup in jobs for members of the Morning Light (Waterman) .smoked.* The two-pack-a-dayman, tween excessive and- long smoking these SIU affiliates, Harold Fischer, which came in from foreign runs ' . it noted, was particularly vulner­ and lung cancer." and entered the yards for repairs, acting SIU agent, reported. able. The medical clinic, here reports are expected to recrew within the Immediate objections to the all of its doctors are being kept next couple of weeks. iGYPr PHS report were voiced by the To­ quite busy by the large number of The Mobile membership wishes bacco Industry Research Commit­ dependents coming in for examina-. to extend its deepest sympathy to tee, which challenged the figures tions. They now have set aside the family of Brother Carl David and called the figures "good scare' two'days a week, Thursdays and Jones, who died here last week. World focus on Iraq (shaded) headline material." It said "sta­ Fridays, for the examination of Brother Jones had shipped out of followed pro-Nasser coup. tistics" as such '"cannot possibly Seafarers' wives, children and de­ tl)ie gulf for many ye^ira. t 4'^ Holler 'Foul' On Labor Bills If^:' - Mid-East On Fire Again Smoker's Cough No Joke, PHS Warns fe--' i-^.y. m.. f:,- tr s Up In Mobile; Eye Rise In Harbor Jobs m>wf, �•Cf-vn, .riffiij; \ -I: •• "SrVi - *« • -av -»• • vv*- ; -:v . ^ V ; •, ' •. ''• :.!! ,^r' • ^.' -; 1^.,.:- .V-/- ;•' r:r. 'i';. .^ -.r-^-!':\.,^' - \ •• •-'- • • • - I . *• . i-"• -1 ••• J- f' .^!. '. '. ', •r .. ' - , \ •• =« - . ••••-u;. T'H' ' • , ' ''•;r,'i . Mil •'•«••• ^ i. i'h. : -- - • I - ; i ' W •' t Ssa:-'-!- *:Sfr ' . CONSTITUTION SU.: • .f :, y.-i,. • r^.^; Sdofarers International Union A&G District AFL-CiO •i • • . , • ,;. '..'i-^ EFERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED ' 'V»ar- !J • Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. ' ^ The right to vote. •. The right to nominate himself for, and to holdi any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be hound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. ^ The right to be confronted bf his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should' be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare ^ of Seafarers banded together in this Union. « ^ The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in Committee. • The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. I ^ , • > fip:: ' •''; tis: '• ' i-!^: jn:A ,r<,, ^ ^ {* •••i ^ f.y - yr.' r<^. £5i'-= -^«K, ,• i• -• ' y Vs. - • I -i :. -'v "•.• i-W ..•M^f !•( ,..|« y-^r C- *• ^ ••. -•''-•?-*M ••»;•-• r»'VTi". .. Uy •*.". • r' .1 • • • -r «i' , A • • •;. ' ,,-. "N ••• .' , ' .' %:7': >-,v - -•(j I •'^ I '•^ I = '4 »»v. •'4 The SIU constitution has been hailed in and outside maritime and labor circles as an outstanding example of trade union democracy. Here are a few of the many reac­ tions to the document from members of Congress. Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.: "... I have looked over the constitution - and offhand It would appear to be emiently fair and just. I was particularly interested in the fact that it was adopted in such a democratic manner by the full membership of ^our organization." -'^-y ,•'•• - "VJ . k . =^y'- I -• .-'••s'iii- ;'•••• . .. ni •r^ J !•• Senator James E. Murray, Montana: "I am particularly impressed by the pro­ visions of the constitution providing for a trial committee to hear charges against members, and guaranteeing the tradi­ tional American rights to representa­ tion, cross-exatnination,- and confronta, tion by the accuser ... I am happy to note that your new constitution is drawn v.- 3 in the spirit of democratic trade union­ ism." Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The constitution seems to me to be an extremely democratic one and I am im­ pressed with the emphasis which is placed upon ratification by members. I also approve the provisions with respect to providing for a trial committee ... " Senator Paul H. Douglas, III.: "I ap­ preciate your sharing the constitution with me and 1 commend the sense of public interest which moves you to feel •that these are of concern to persons out­ side the ranks of your own member­ ship." .-'I ..-s A •'y\ t" • '• •; y-:'yy ,: - i:fi 4* '•--•r<- �United States, ptbvlded the member was in good standing at the time of entry into the Armed Forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within UO days after discharge from the Armed Forces ' (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American flag mer­ chant vessel. Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be AFL-CIO Seafarers International Union • A&G Ditfricf sufficient to designate additional circumstances during »" which the time specified in Section 3 shall not run. It (AM Amonded, August, 19S6-J shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ the Union. PREAMBLE gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with n We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing procedures established by a majority vote of the member^ Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote. ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ the value and necessity of a thorough organization of seafaring men, have determined to form one union, the No one shall deprive him of that right sary to decide such questions. raSEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION xQF NORTH Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to es­ Every member shall have the right to nominate himself, tablish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North . , America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon for. and to hold, office In this Union. which dues and assessments may be remitted where a IV the following principles: ^ member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for No member shall be deprived of bis membership with­ the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing out due process of the law of this Union. No member Section 6. To preserve unity, and. to promote the com­ shall be compelled to be a witness against himself In the mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union In' the Union. First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ trial of any proceeding in which he may be charged with shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be men to receive their employment through their own failure to observe the .law of this Union. Every official governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. fink.halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the rights of every member in' accordance with the principles Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to Set forth in the Constitution of the Union. Government. the. principles and policies of any hostild or dual organiza­ That it is the right of each member to receive fair and tion shall be denied further membership In this Union. V Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient Every member shall hSve the right to be confronted by A majority vote of the membership shall decide which leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law organizations are dual or hostile. Further, we consider it our* right to receive healthful of this Union. In all such cases, the accused -shall be Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in \vhich to guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial com­ with the Union shall at all times remain the property of -rest. the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ mittee of his brother Union members. Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union VI ful manner by those in command. , . ' No member shall be denied the right to express himself meetings. We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen freely on the fioor of any Union meeting or In committee. Section 9. Only members iii' good standing shall be al­ alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. lowed to vote. VII Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we A militant membership being necessary to the security ARTICLE IV are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready REINSTATEMENT mand, our employers, our craft and our country.,, to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Members dismissed from.Jthe Union may be reinstated We will, therefore, try by. all just means to promote Constitution of the Union. •n accordance with such rules-as are adopted, from time harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ VIU to time, by a majority vote^of the membership. ing due care and diligence in the performance of the The powers not delegated to the officials and job ARTICLE y duties of our profession, and by giving all po-'=ible assist- . holders by. the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved DUES AND INITIATION FEE ance to our employers in caring for'their gear and to the members. property. Section 1. All members Shall pay dues quarterly, on a CONSTITUTION Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: calendar year basis,'on the fimt business day of each quar­ ARTICLE I To use our influence individually and collectively for the ter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall NAME AND GENERAL POWERS purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ This Union shall ^e known as the Seafarers Interna­ ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the. stitution and may be changed only ^by Constitutional United States, so as to render it more equitable and to " tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ amendment. trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. mitted into membership without having paid an initiation of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments the formation of funds and participation in funds, the fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be establishment of enterprises for the* benefit of the Union, maintain the knowledge of and interest in maritime waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership affairs. shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the To assist the seanien of other countries in the work of wise specified in this Constitution, This Union shall, at membership. Organization and federation, to the end of establishing ARTICLE VI all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction oveC all the Brotherhood of the Sea. RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever Section 1. Members may retire from membership by seamen now perform. possible in the attainment of their just demands, ARTICLE II paying all impaid dOes, dues for the 'quarter in which they i To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals AFFILIATION retiirel assessments, fines, and other monies due. and ow­ «J5 as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable This Union shall -be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ ing thb'Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re­ and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are national Union of North America and the American jFCd- quest, and dated as of the day that such member accom­ migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or plishes'these payments and request. tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ by the Ports shall be naade or withdrawn as determined meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ fraction of the membership, that the absent members, by a majority vote of the membership. riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall who cannot be present, niust have their interests guarded ARTICLE III not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain In any from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ MEMBERSHIP y. dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those Section 1. Candidates for membership shall, be ad­ vvho are present may act for and in the interest of all, mitted to membership in accordance with such ru.ies as bis fight to reinstatement. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six we have adopted this constitution. are adopted,, from time tp time, by a majority Vote of months or more shall be restored to membership, ex­ STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION the membership. cept as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current OF RIGHTS Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be In order to form a more "perfect union, we members American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem­ levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization ments shair consist of all dues accruing during the said ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the No candidate shall be granted "membership until he has period of retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic taken the following oath of obligation: during that period. Upon such payment, the person in and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the; OBLIGATION retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ following principles: "I pledge my honor as a man, that 1 will be faithful to bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall this Union, and that I will work for its interest and wiy Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our look upon every member as my brother; that I will not membership after a two-year period of retirement only duties and obligations as members of the community^, work for less than Union wages and that I will obey all by majority vote of the membership. our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the j^enace. orders of the-Union. ,I promise that I will never reveal of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the proceedings of the Union to Its injury or to persons Section 5. The period of retirement shall be computed the democratic principles to which we seafaring men hot entitled to know it. A'nd if I break this promise, I from the day as of which the retirement card is Issued. dedicate ourselves in this Union. ARTICLE VII ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GODI" SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional Section I. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be governed, in sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations rears in dues, or more than three months In arrears in as­ this order, by: to the fuUest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus­ (a) The Constitution ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ pended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights (b) Majority votO of the membership lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ dismissed if they are. more than two quarters id arrears ministered by Headquarters and Ports. tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction in dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the Secretarybased on race, creed or color. or unpaid fines. ' , •^ ' Treasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas­ To govern our conduct as a Uni6i)«and bearing in mind This time shall'not run: urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by that most of our members are migratory, that their duties (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike majority vote of the membership to be held during the carry them all over the world, that their rights must and or lockout. month of August in any election year, as.set forth more shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as (b) While a member is an in-patient in- a USPHS particularly in Article X, Section 1-D. members of the Union to be inalienable: Hospital, .. J Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent tmd (C) While a member is under ,en Incapacity due to ac­ l*atrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Port shall , No member shall be* deprived of "any of the rights oi* tivity in behalf of the Union. . bear the name of the city in which the Union's Poir^ jprivSleges guaranteed' bimi Under 'the Constitution of (d) While a member is in the Armed Services of the Cfflices are located.'' ^ 1'^ . 1:^ r rV iS s. • -'S f- A- §fc- t.. - - r .I;- IS? f-' >1; 0/"' w; • J «-• �••"1? ; SeeHoa S. Evury Jtaen^ber ot tb« Union •ball b« reglaiered in one oi tbr^ iitepaitoentrl namely, deck, engine, or. stewards department. The deflnition of these depart­ ments shall be in accordance with custom and usag^. This definition may be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ partment to another except by express approval as evi­ denced by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE VIII ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND PATROLMEN . Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. ' ARTICLE IX OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS • Section 1. The following Jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in tlie niauner prescribed by this Constitu­ tion: (A) Meeting Chairman '' (B) Delegate.? (C) Committee Members of: (a) Auditing Committee . - (b) Trial Committee (c) Quarterly Financial Committee , (d) Appeals Committee (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ tution. ARTICLE X DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND OTHER ELECTED JOB HOLDERS ^ Section L The Secretary-Treasurer (a) The Secretary-Trea^rer shall be the Executive Of­ ficer of the Union and shall represent,' and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwis.9 specifically, provided for iff the Constitution. (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, port or otherwise. (c) He shall be responsible for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of the Union; setting up. and maintenance of, sound account.ing and, bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and main­ tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ penditure of all Union funds. Port wr otherwise. He shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, and shall be in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the financial operations of the Union for the previous week. Wherever there are time restrictious or other considera­ tions affecting Union actioi^ the Secretary-Treasurer shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ bership. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ ber and location of Ports, the Jurisdiction, status, and activities'thereof, and may close or open such ports, and may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of New York. New Orleans. Mobile, and Baltimore tnay not be closed except by Constitutional amendment Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec­ retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, subject to approval by a majo.ity vote of the membership. The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities of all Ports. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ ship, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate, in the event of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace­ ment to act as racb durinpthe period of incapaci^. At the first regular meeting in August of every elec­ tion year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the membership a pre-bailoting report. This report shall rec­ ommend the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. It shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or de­ livered at the close of each day's voting, except that the Secretary-Treasurer may. In his discretion, postpone the ' recommendation as to the depository until no later than the first regular meeting in October. This recommendation may also specify, whether any Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote of the membership. (el The Headquarters of the Union shall be located in New York.. The Secretary-Treasurer sliall also be the Port Agent of that Port. (f) The Secretary-Treasturer shall be chairman of the Agents' Conference and may cast one vote. (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits ot his powers, for the. enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Unions and all rules.and rulings duly adopted by a majority vote of 'he membership. Within these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posl* tion, and prestige of the Union. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to tiiose other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as well as those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. (i> The responsibility of tte Secretazy-Treasurer may not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate (al The term "delegates" shall mean those members of to a person or persons the execution ot such of his duties the Union who are eleeted. under the provisions of thb as he may in (da discretion decMe* subject to the limita­ Constitution, to attend the conventton of the Seafarers > tions set forth in this Constitution. International Union of North America. (J) Inunediately after assuming office, the Secretary(bi Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully Treasurer shall designate one of the Assistant Secretary- participate therein. Treasurers to assume bis duties in ease of his temporary in­ (c> Each delegate shall, by hb vote and otherwbe. capacity. This designation may be changed from time to support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the time. These designations sfiall be entered in the minutes delegates to the convention. of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions Section 7. Committees of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in the case of a (al Auditing Committee vacancy in the office of Secretajy-Treasurer. as set forth The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the in that section. (k) Any vacancy in any office or the Job of Port Agent regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by writiiTg, certify or refuse to certify said report. The temporary appointment except in those cases where the Auditing Committee for the Port where Headquarters is filling of such vacancy b otherwbe provided for by. this located shall also audit the Secrebry-Treasurer's financial Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a report, to which the same rules as to certification and regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in ib en­ a replacement, or postponement of a vote to a bter date. tirety shall then be presented to the membership with ' by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall membership. <bl Trial Committee remain in effect until a vote b taken. The Trial Committee shall conduct triab of persons <11 The Secretary-Treasurer b directed to take any and all measures, and employ such means, which he deems charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be Jhe special necessary or advisable, to protect the interesb, and further as of the Trial Committee to observe all the re* the welfare, of the Union and ib members, in all matters obligation quiremenb of this Constitution with regard to charges involving national, state ^ or local legblatlon, bsuea, and and trials, and their findings and recommendations must public affairs. specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Section 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Trial Committee, the righu of any accused, under this (a> In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable Constitution, were properly safeguarded. to carry out hb duties by reason of incatlacity, the Assbt(CI Quarterly Finaneial Committee ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a Section 1-J of thb Article shall assume the office of Sec­ quarterly (thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of they exist, shall report on their findings, and make rec­ the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be ommendations. Members of this Committee may make determined as follows: dissenting reporb, separate recommendations, and sepa­ That Port Agent of the Porb of New Orleans, Mobile, rate findings. or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee in the last regular election shall Iw the first in line of shall be completed within a reasonable time after the succession. The next in the line of succession shall bo that election of the members- thereof, and shall be submitted Port Agent of the said Porb who received the next highest to the Secrebry-Treasurer who shall cause the same to number of votes in that election. The next in the line of 'tie read In ail Porb, at the first or second regular meet­ succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Porb who ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and received the next highest number of votes. recommendations. The Port Agenb of the said Porb shall abo be deemed 3. All Port Agenb are responsible for complying with to be Assbbnt Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so all demands made for records, bilb, vouchers, receipb, ' referred to on the ballob or ebewhere. etc.. by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. (b) The Assbtant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the 4. No report shall be considered as complete without Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the letter's dutiee an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ as the latter may direct. petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged (cl The Assisbnt Secrebry-Treasurers shall be mem­ with the selection of such an accountant, who must be bers of the Agenb' Conference and each may cast a vote certified under state law. in that body. 5. Any action on the said report shall be as determined Section 3. Fort Agenb by a majority vote of the membership. (di Appeals Committee <al The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administration of Union affairs in the Port of his Juris­ 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from diction. trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as (b) He shall, within the Jurisdiction of his Port, be are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ . may be adop^.'d by a majority vote of the membership, stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port one week after the close of the said hearing, make and action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action t» submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may insure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not — wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded Inconsistent therewith. (el Negotiating and Strike Committee by the Secretary-Treasurer. 1. The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre­ (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ istered mail, addressed to the Secrebry-Treasurer. » sent the Union in all negotiations for contracb and weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income changes in contracb, with persons, firms, corporations, and expenses, and complying with all other accounting Of agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment of the members of directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under hb in­ this Union are involved. 2. Upon Completion of negotiations, the Committee structions, shall open each Port meeting and shall deter­ mine whether a quorum exbb. Nothing conbined herein shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem­ shall permit the Port Agent to otherwbe act as chairman bership of the Union at a regular or special meeting. of any meeting, unless so properly designated by a The Committee may also make Interim reports and rec­ majority vote of the members present at the said Port ommendations and submit them to tbo membership at a regular or a special meeting. Meeting. 3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for tbelf (f> Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any provided permission by a majority vote of the membership Agenb' Conference. (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman t» has been obtained. In such event, the Port Negotiating such Union Jobs as fall within the Jurbdictlon of the Port, and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec­ regardless of the departmental designation under whicb ommendations. together with commenb by the Port Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause the Patrolman was elected. <h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at the said report and recommendations to be submitted to that Port may serve as represenbtives to other organiza­ the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent tions. affiliation with which has been properly permitted. regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ (il The foregoing is in addition to those other duties- gether with any report and recommendations which the Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Port prescribed ebewhere iff this Constitution. Negotiating and Strike Committee shaU submit the report Section .4. Port Patrolmen and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, Port Patrolmen shall perform whabver duties areand may submit interim reporb and recommendations, in assigned to them by the Port Agent (he same manner above set forth. Section 5. Meeti^ Chairmen 4. In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit­ (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port including, obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man­ the Port in which Headquarters b located, shall be the tee without the approval of the membership of the presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under ner, Union as evidenced by a majority vote of the memberrules of order provided for, from time to time, by a •hip. . majority vote of the membership and, if none, then by '0. A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decide such-rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a nudority the time of entry into a strike, provided prior authority, vote of the membership in each Port as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership, is <b) The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in ttie granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the event of a tie. membership shall decide when a strike shall berin. (el The meeting chairman shall not permit the discnaR This Committee shall he charged with the prepara­ ston of any lellgiotts subject tion and execution ot a strike plan which shall be bind- % Section t. Delegatea , log on all members and other persons nHiiated with .$ •'-i! �Snpplsmeiitary—Foar € f' ll£'t- . >\ ; .le, I**"".' t • I'A I-"-il®®# «ii'- .KTi rP' - this Union. However, a majority vote of the membership msy repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or pU of a strike plan. ARTICLE jO WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS, UNION EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS Section 1. The following elected offices ana Jobs *811011 be held for a term of two years; Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Port Agent Patrolman The term of two' years set forth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as con­ tained in Article XHI, Sec. 6(c), of this Constitution. Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ of. unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the. Dnion, whichever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Section .3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any offii^ or other elective job shal' be determine^ from time to time by a majority vote of the membership^ Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, all other classifications of employees of the Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 5,. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, the Secretary-Treasurer may contract for, or retain, the services of any person,.firm, or corpora­ tion. not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces^ tary in the best interests of the Union. Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this UniOn participates. Or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a majority vote of the membership shall be followed.. ARTICLE XII QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS. PATROLMEN, AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Pott Agent or Patrolman, provided:" (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime, in an un­ licensed capacity, aboard ah American Flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in a specified department, this Iseatime must be in that department, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of seatime, in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Irion's direction,^ or'a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination, and (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his nomination, and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of-America. Section 2. All candidates for. and holders of. other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for afid holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord­ ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to hold such office or job'and shall constitute an incapacity with regard to such office or job. ARTICLE XIII ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS AND PATROLMEN Section 1. Nominations Any member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Conimittee upon the laltcr's re­ quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ lowing: (a) The name of the candidate (b) His home address and mailing address (c) His book number (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Pattolman (e) Proof of citizenship (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election year. Section 2. Credentials Committee (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting in September of, the election year, at the Port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards De­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ able to serve, the. Committee shall suspend until the Seer^tary-Treasprer, balls a special meeting at the Port In qrder to elect replacement. The pommittee's . results Sbali be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting handed to the member who ahall thereupon sign his nam* called for that purpose at Headquarters Port on a roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate),' to* <b> After its election, Uie Committee shall Immediately gather with his book number, and ballot number. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed' go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, ahd the member shall proceed to the voting site.^ i> i necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the estab* the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be lishment of a booth or other voting site where each mem­ ber may vote in privacy. marked "qualifiecP' or "disqualified" according to the find­ ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been (f > Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the marked "disqualified." the reason therefor must be stated ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by 'a visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed* the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as by all of the Committee members, and be completed and hereinafter set forth. submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ , (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of "the ing after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read election year and shall continue through December 31st, and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on* the exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holi­ Bulletin Board in each port. days Itegally recognized In the city in which the Port (c) When an applicant has been, disqualified by the affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram •falls on a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized in a Port in the city in }vhlch that Port Is located, the bal­ at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate, containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ Subject to the foregoing, voting In all Ports shall com­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem­ bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, except forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the that, or Saturdays, voting sh§ll commence at 9:00 AM appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular and continue until 12 Noon,' and, on regular meeting meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ days, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant until 7:30 PM. to insure 'timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, Section 4. Polls Committees without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may (a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the api^ear in person before the Committee within two days voting on each .voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting his application or argue for his qualification. for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwithThe Committee's report shall be prepared early enough s'tandlmLthe pro\" ns of Article XXIV, Section 2, or to allow the applicant to appear before it and still reach any ofnir provision of this' Constitution, five (5) mem­ the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its bers shall constitute a quorum for each Port, with the election. said meeting to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the with no notice thereof required, it shall be the obliga­ case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis­ tion of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ qualification classification by the Credentials Conimittee. mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present in which event, the one so previously classified shall then during this time period. It shall be the responsibility be deemed qualified. , of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose (e).. The Oredentiais Committee, in passing upon the of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meOtlng are sent daily to Head­ qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in quarters. In no-case shall voting take place unless a previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job duly elected Polls Committee Is functioning. s ' of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met all the require­ -(b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect ments of Section 1-A of Article XII. all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stuos of those ballots already, used, the ballot box or boxes, Section 3.. Balloting Procedure. ' (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and the bal.ot records and files kept by. the Port Agent. and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ to candidates or Ports. "The ballots may contain general sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then com­ information and instructive comments not inconsistent pare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used with the. provisions of this Constitution. All qualified with the vei-fication list, as corrected, and ascertain candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a amount, represeut the difference between what appears geographical pattern, commencing with the most northly on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such dis­ erly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in apace, crepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member votli^ to write In as many names as there are offices and jobs to be member of the Committe. may make what separate com­ voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to haye the ments thereon he desires, provided they are< signed and number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. so perforated as to enable that portion containing tjie said number to-be easily removed. On this removable portion A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary- . shall also be placed a short statement Indicating the pature Treasurer, who shall cause an Investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such Investigation shall be re­ of the ballot and the voting dates thereoL , ported to the membership as soon as. completed, with (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots^ No recommendations by th** Secretary-Treasurer. A majority others may be used. Each ballot shall be nunabered as vote of the me„ibershlp shaU^ determine what action, if Indicated In the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as In­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ dicated in Article i. ficient amount shall. be printed and distributed to each (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure inai the ballot Port. A record of the ballots, both,by serial numbers and box Is locked and sealed,' which lock and seal shall not amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ be opened excdpt In the manner hereinafter^ set forth. tary-Treasurer. who shall also send each Port Agent a The same procedure as Is set forth In the preceding para­ verification list Indicating the amount and serial numbers graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the rate records of the ballots sent him and shall Inspect and lock and seal have been Illegally tampered with. count the ballots, when received, to Insure that the amount (d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members sent,. as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the only to vote. Prior thereto. It shall ascertain whether they amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer are in good standing, stamp their book with the word as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shaU "voted," and the date, issue ballots to voters. Insure that Immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the stubs, and keep them In numerical order. It shall preserve amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded when called upon. In the preservation of order and for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer decorum. shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall the ballot, ahd to eliminate the possibility of errors or at all times be available to any .men[iber asking for in­ irregularities In'any one day's balloting affecting all the spection of the same at Headquarters, balloting In"" any' port," the following procedure shall be (c) Balloting shall take place In person, at Port Offices, observed: .' and shall be secret. No,signature of any voter, or other At the end ot each day's voting, the Polls Committee, distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except - In the presence of any member desiring to attend^ pro­ that any member may write In the name or names of any vided he observes proper decorpm, shall open the ballot member or 'members, as appropriate, for any office, or the box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein job of Port Agent or Patrolman. in an envelope, or envelopes, as required, which shall (d) ^ No member may vote withput displaying his then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee Union Book, in wh.ich there shall be placed an appro­ shall iheroupon sign their names across the flap of the priate, notation of the date and of the fact of voting, both''' sdid enVaiope or envelopes; with their book numb.:rs next prior to being handed a'ballot. A ballot ahail then be ' - to their Signatures; The Committee shall also place the �SnppIeneBtaiT—Vare Fhra ' 4at« and name of the Port on the aaid envelope or envelopea, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed.* and that all of thdse ballots are enclosed in the envelope or ehvelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate.-to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid' certification, with wording em­ bodying the foregoing inscribed thereon, in which event, these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein, shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of Headquarters, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg­ istered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi­ tory named in the pre-election report^ adopted by the membership The Polls Committee sliall not be dis­ charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are jocked and sealed before handing them back to the Fort Agent, and shail place the 'ley or keys to the boxp" in an enveloper across the flap of which the members of the Committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after scaling the envelope se­ curely In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall de­ liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day. the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4. any files that they may have re­ ceived. and all the stubs collected both for thb da} and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon­ sible for the proper safeguarding of all -.he aforesaid ma-. terial. shall not-release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. H) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving. Section 5. Ballot Collection. Tallying Procedure. Protests, and Special Votes. 'ai On \he day the balloting in each Port is to termi­ nate. the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de­ liver to Headquarters, or mail to Headquarters (by certi­ fied or registered mail!, ail the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots- sent to the Port and nut used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Coihmittee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and. amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Head­ quarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a .certification, signed by all members of the Committee, that ail the stubs collected by the-Com, mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each •member of the Committee to make separate comments un­ der his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shail not be discharged from their duties until the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted ai.d kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under this Section 5. shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at tlie address of Headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifically set forth in Section S(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee which will then carry out the . 'functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward alt other materia] deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Com­ mittee to execute those functions. All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, information, and belief of those required to make such certifications, (c) The Union Tallying Commitiee shall consist of 14 : members'.. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port. , ; and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of Baltimore. Mobile. New Orleans, and San Francisco. The : six to be elected from HedBquarters Port shall consist of . two from each of the three departments of the Union. The others shall be elected without regard to department. The election shall be held at the last regular meeting in ..December, of the election year. No Officer. Port Agent, l^^trolman, or candidate for office, or the Job of Port r- -Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election,tq this )' -Conimittee. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set •; :• forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be (charged. with the tally of all the ballots and the preparation of p closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and recoiftiliatlon of the'same with the rosiers, verification* lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts, and with each total broken down into Port totals. The Ta.ly.rg Committee shall be permitted access to the elecI m records and files of all Ports, which they may require to be forwarded for Inspection at its discretion. The re­ port shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and L.i„ii cjntain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any .member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity pf the ballots, with p..rt;nent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the re­ ceipt and evaluation of written protests by any member " ho claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are prac­ tical. effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall inelude the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the Port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c). these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tally­ ing Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name, and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. The Committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. Id) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at Head­ quarters Port prior to the first business day aftfer Decem­ ber 31 of the election year. Each member of the Commit­ tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim­ bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc­ casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head­ quarters Port. All members of the Committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subsequent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. Tlie Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Decisions as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not le'ss than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and ditty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediate­ ly after the terminaticin of balloting and to insure their safe custody diiring the course of the Committee's pro­ ceedings. The proceedings of this Committee, except for the' actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any. shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no. event shall the Issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying --.wimitteo. be delayed beyond the January 15th imniedlateiy subsequent to the close of voting. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up In sufficient copies to comply with the following require­ ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any. referred to L. Section 5(c) of this Article and the recommendations of the Tally­ ing Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any. in Ac­ cordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, whicli action, however, shall not Include the ordering of a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job. in which event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report meet­ ing. may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more mem­ bers of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the contingencie.s provided for in this Section 5(f). the closing report shall be accepted as final. -<g) A special vote ordered piirsuapt to-Sec. '5<f) must take place end be Gompiletbd ^cUbln seven ip days after . V. • (•, 4 v.* •«. • the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the dis­ crepancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the fore;going. and to the limits of the vote set by the member­ ship. as aforesaid, the Port agents in each such Port shal} bflve the functions of the Tallying Committee as set forth In Section 5(c), Insofar as that section deals with the terms of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immedi­ ately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such spe­ cial vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to Headquarters, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but. in any case, so as to reach Headquarters in time to ^ enable the Secretary-Treasurer to prepare his report as. required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certifi­ cation, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required I of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. Tha iSecretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report contain­ ing a combined summary of the results, together . with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results,* as set forth in its closing report. The form of the letter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent *o each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurers report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent 'segments of the Tallying Committee's closing report shall be deemed modified accordingly, and. as modified, ac­ cepted and final. If the report is not accepted, the numerical results in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report there­ on by the Ut.ion Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of, and deemed accepted and fi. -l. by majority vote of the membership.at the regular meeting following the Election Report meeting. If such recheck and -ecount is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall bO required to continue 'its proceedings correspondingly." Section 6. Installation Into Office and the Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for particular office or job. the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations shail be made only from results deemed final and ac­ cepted as provided in this Article: It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected. (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas­ urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com­ mittees. shail be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters Is located. Polls Committee reports shal) be entered In the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer. Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof.'at midnight of the night of the Election Report meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon at which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The ternn of their predecessors shall continue up to. and expire at. that time, notwith­ standing anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Sec. 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume h'- office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of-the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume office, the provisions of Article X. Section 2(a). as to succession shall apply until luch office is assumed. If he does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer. Port Agent, and Patrolman shall take the following oath: "I do solemnly swear that 1 will faithfully execute the duties of of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, and I will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the welfare of the«iembership." ARTICLE XIV OTHER ELECTIONS Section 1. Auditing Committee. Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday of each week, at 3:00 P.M.. for the purpose of auditing the financial report for that week. These reports shall be submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for membership action. The Committee shall consist of three members. No Officer. Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election shall be by majority vote of the members in attendance at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to serve may nominate himself. The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port where Heailquarters is located except that the Auditing Committee there shall audit the financial reports of tfao Headquarters Port'Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer. I "N •; - �.P«f« Sift I SeeU«w K Qurtorly Financial CmnarittM. ' The Qohrterly Financial Committee shall be elected aft the Port where Headquarters is located, at the first or sec­ ond regular meeting held after the dose of the calendar quarter for which the Committee is to make the required audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to decide at which of these meetings the election shall take place. The Committee shall consist of six members, with, two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer. Port Agent, Patrolman or em-^ ployee shall be eligible to serv^ on this Committee. The members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem­ bers present at the meeting provided that any member eligible to serve may nominate himself. Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting held at 10:00 Aid. the next business day following the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five members, of which thres shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or empioyee may be elected to serve on a Trial Committee. No member who Intends to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shail be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to beiieve, any of tbe foregoing dis­ qualifications appiy to him. The members of this Commit­ tee shail be elected under such generally applicable rules as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. Section 4. Appeals Committee. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the Port where'Headquarters is located. The same disqual­ ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee, In addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee deci­ sion, if the said member was a member of the Trial Com- r f.>• l-i section 5. Kegotiatlne and Strike Committee. The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee, whether of a Port or otherwise, shall be composed of as many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of this Committee provided be observes decorum. However, a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on the number of those who may attend. Sectioa 6. Meeting Chairman. The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. Section T. Delegates. As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer is advised as to the data and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ vention of the seafarers International Union of North America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with tecommendations as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the first, regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall not prohibit any member from nominating bimself. The results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here­ under may include provisions for automatic election of all qualified nominees, in the kvent the number of such nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be » 1 AETICLE JCV. W mi-':•''•- sWf • . -'-Ss. P ^ ^ 1' • TRIALS AND APPEALS Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set forth In this Constitution. These charges shail be in Writ­ ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of-the Port nearest the place of the of­ fense, or the Port of pay off, if the offense took place aboard ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting. The accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting takes place. Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the request to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause those charges to be read at thq said meeting. If Uie charges are rejected by a majority vote of the Port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of the Union within 00 days thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is present, lie shall be auto­ matically on notice that he will be tried the following morning. At his request, the trial shail be postponed until the morning following the next regular meeting, at which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He shall also be handed a written *copy of the charges made against him. If the accused Is not present, the Port Agent shall Im­ mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad­ dressed to his last known mailing address on file with the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must appear with his witnesses.' ready for trial the morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial Committee will be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a Port, the Trial shall take place in the Port where Head­ quarters i.s located. Due notice thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement nf the charges. At the request of the accused, transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused and bis Svltnesses. Seotlow t. The Ttrtal Committee shall hear all pertlp^t evidence and shall n6t lif tibuod by the rules of evidener redulred by courts of law b'ut may receive all relevant testimony. The Committee .may grant adjournments, at tbe request of the accused, to enable him to make • proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls beneath a iquorum.Jt shall adjourn until a quorum doqa exist. Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trial except that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused May select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial; provided, (a), the said member is available at the time orthe trial and (b) the said member agrees to render such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commission, such matters shall'be ruled upon and disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ fense. The guilt of an accused shail be found only if proven by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be based on the'quality of the evidence and not solely on the number of witnesses produced. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as to guilt or innocence; and recommendations as to pun­ ishment and/or other IJnlon action deemed desirable In the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom­ mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ mittee shall forward iU findings and recommendations, along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the Port where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either in per­ son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. The findings shall Include a statement that the rights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ guarded. The findings also must, contain the charges made, the date of the trial, the naAe and address of the accused, the accuser, ahd each witness: shall describe each document used at the trial: shall contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all the documents used aft the trial shall be kept All findings and recommendations shall be made a part of the regular files. SectioB 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon recriPt of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations to be presented, and entered into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. Section 1. The Port Agent shall send the record of the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the membership of the Union shall: (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or (b) Reject the findings and reconunendations, or (c> Accept the findings, but modify the recommenda­ tions, or 'd) Order a new trial after finding that substantial Juetice has not been done with regard to the charges. In this event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head­ quarters is located and. upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ tation and subsistence. Section 9, After the vote set forth In Section 8, any punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accuse'* and accuser; Section 10. An accused who has be^n found guilty, or who Is under effective punishment may appeal in the fol­ lowing manner: .v He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to. .-the Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decison of the membership. Section II. At the next regular meeting of the Port where HeadqiArters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer Is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ tioned proceedings and all avaibble documents used as evidence at the-trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any .written statement or argument submitted by the ac­ cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, it ha so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar. ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written statement or argument arrives aft Headquarters In time for such presentation. Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the eridence and arguments before it. It may grant ad­ journments, and may request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con- (CI ,4 new , trial ,shaU he recopimendnd If . the Appeslp ' Co.nui^ttee fihOf-^ that any member ,of.tbe TrijU Con^i, mittee should have been disqualified, or (hi that the ac> , cuied was not adequately informed of the. details of the charged offense, which resulted in his not having been, given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other reason, the ac-" . cused was not given a fair trial. (d) lf there Is no substantial evidence to support, a .' finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend that the charge on which the finding was' based be, dis­ missed. ' .. , (e> The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment \ Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision- and dissent, if any, to the Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer shail cause sufficient copies to be published and shall have them sent to each Port in time to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at their last known address, or notify them in person. Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dis­ sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. If a new trial is Ordered, that trial shall be held in the Port where Headquarters is located, in the manner pro­ vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as will insure a fair- hearing to the accused. Section 16. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the , accused and each accuser, either in person or in u^ting addressed to their last known address, of-the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set forth in Section 17. . SeetioB 17. Eaqh member is charged with knowledge of the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, further appeal as provided fob therein. Decisions reached thereunder shaU bo binding on all mem­ bers of the Union. Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union to take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out the terms of any. effective decisions. , Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rights and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a -Histponement, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. ARTICLE XVI OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow­ ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem­ bership: (a) Proof of membership In any organization advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force: <b> Acting as an informer against the interest., of the ' Union or the membership in any organizational campaign; (c) Acting as an informer for,'or agent, of the Company,. against the interests of the membership or the Union; (d> The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to destroy the Union.Seetion 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following offenses, the member shall tie penalized up to a penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the • penal^ of expulsion is not Invoked or recommended, the penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and privileges of membership for more than two (21 years, or a fine of $50.00, or both: (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ erty of the value in excess of $50.00: ' (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps,.. seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain; (c) Wilful misuse of any office or Job, elective or not, within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan-\ cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions of the said office or job,-' or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or functions: (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, orelection, files, or election material of any sort; (e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges are false: (fi Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports or communications, with knowledge of the falsity thereof, or unauthorizedly altering reports or communica­ tions which fall within the scope of Union business: (g> Deliberate failure or refusal to Join one's ship, or misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ ment of the Union or its agreements: (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib­ erate and malicious villlfication, with regard to the execu­ tion of the duties of any office or Job; (iJ Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard a vessel; (4) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving ^'s^ion"'lS. The decision of the Appeals Comn^ttee~shall evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; be by majority vote, and shall tie in tbe form of findings (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions, those duly authorized to make such orders during time ^ and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic­ of strike. Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the ipating in such decision or dissent. In makii^ Its findings and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed following offenses, members shall be penalized up to suspension from the rights and privileges of membership * by the following: ia) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there Is sub­ for two (2) .years, or a fine of $90.00, or both: (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ stantial evidence to support such a finding and, in such case, the Appeals Committed shall not make its own find­ erty of the value under $50.00; (b) Assuming any office or Job, whether elective or not. ings as to the weight of evidence. (hi In no event shall Increased punishment he recom­ with knowledge of the lack of possession of the quallfica-'^.. ftlona nqulred therefor; j mended. - �' r. " therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap­ proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping rules duly issued shall be deemed to Ve Union policy. Seetloa 2. A majority vote of the membership may make special exceptions or rules for any company or vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by .control or not Xxm QUORUMS Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ ically provifled, the quorum for a special meeting of a Fort shall be six members. ^ Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Fort shall be seven members. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents' Conference shall be a majority of those eligible to attend. Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of those duly elected or appointed thereto. Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in. the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func­ tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, and shall not be official or'effective unless the quorum requirements are met. ARTICLE XXIV MEETINGS Section I. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 PAl. If such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shall take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 F.M. the following niglit. In the event a quorum is not present at 7:00 P.M., the Port Agent of ;he pertinent port shall post­ pone the opening of the meeting Until a quorum is pres-. ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date of any future regular meeting. \ Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called only at the direction of the-Port Agent'. No special meet­ ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M, Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. ARTICLE XXV AGENTS' CONFERENCE Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agen's* Conference once a year, and may call, with the approval of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents' Conferences during the year. The time and place of each such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer, These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. A majority vote of the membership shall determine when such emergency exists. Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and prepare reports and recommendations on any part of UJO Union's activities, policies and plans. The adbption of any such recommendation by a majority vote of the member­ ship shall make the provisions thereof binding Union policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority vote of the membership provided, such recommendation is not inconsisient with the provisions of this Constitu- Samdemenlarykafaro SevtB (c) Misconduct duiind ady meeting or other official to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year ba Union proceeding, .or bringing the Union Into disreputt which elected officials and other elected Job-holders are by conduct not provided for elsewhere in this Article: required to assume office. The first election year shall be (d) Refusal or negligent failure, to. carry out orders of deemed to be 1954. those duly authorized to make such orders at any time. Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this Section 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same following offenses, members shall be penalized up to a mining and shall rdfer to the Constitution which takes fine of $50.00: the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939. as (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons amended up through August 1951. or pay-offs; Section 9. The term, "member in good standing." shall (b) Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa­ mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or tives at pay-off; sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi(c) Disorderiy conduct at pay-off or sign on; catedt^ the term, "member," shall mean a member in good (dl Refusal to cooperate with Union jrepresentatives in standing. discharging their duties; SccUoti 10. The tenn, "membership book," shall mean (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ (f) Gambling in the Union flail; bership. " (g» Negligent failure to join ship, ' , Section 11. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting ' Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting penalized by no more than a fine of $5p.00 may elect to or action shall be put off until the next business day. at waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the the same hour. maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa­ ARTICLE XXVll tive of the Union. AMENDMENTS Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles This Constitution shall be amended in the following and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may manner: go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular at once, and in this case, the findings ahd recommendation meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ ^ Section 7. This Union, and its membeh, shall not be ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. deemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights Section 3. When a proposed amendment is accepted by to which it or its members arc entitled, by bringing the a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred member to trial or' enforcing a penalty as provided m to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head­ this Constitution. quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ of six members, two from each Department and shall be fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues efected in accordance with such rules as are established and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, by: a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will members, officials and job holders. act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The ARTICLE XVII Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, PUBLICATIONS legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare This Union may publish such pamphiets, journals, news­ a report on the amendment together with any proposed papers, magazines, -periodicals, and general literature, in changes or .substitutions or. recommendations, and the such manner as may be determined, from time to time, reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then by a majority vote of theimembership. ^ ARTICjLE XVIII . be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treas­ 'BONDS urer. If a majority vote of the membership approves Officers and job. holders;! whether elected or appointed.. the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted as well as all-other employees of the Union, may be re­ upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the quired to be -bonded undbm such terms and conditions as Union by seciet ballot in accordance with the procedure, may be determined, from^ithe to time, by a majority vote outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(,b) through Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote of the membership. -.--c v ARTICLE XIX of the membership at the time it gives the approval EXPENDITURES necessary to nut the referendum to a vote, the Union Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard Tallying Committee shall consist of six (G> members, twO to expenditures to be made or expenses to be Incurred from eac-h of the lln-ee (3) departments of the Union,' shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. elected from Healqrarters Port, The amendment shall In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ made available at the voting site in all Ports. ticle XI of this Constitution., Section 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective imARTICLE XXVI apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer tliat the amendment RELATING THERETO with trials, appeals,-negotiations, strikes, and elections. > has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or Section 3. The provisions of this Article shnil super­ amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately dealt with herein, the term "incapacity." shall mean any sede. to the extent, applicable, the provisions of Articles illness or eondition preventing the affected person from notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ ' X and XI. ARTICLE XX carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence ment. ARTICLE XXVni INCOME ' from the United States; or suspension from office or TRANSITION CLAUSE Section 1. /The income of this Union shall include re­ membership as provided for in this Copstitution; or the Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article ceipts frorh dues. Initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ due Replacement of One under an incapacity as indicated. to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations tributions. loans, interest, dividends, as well as income However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect derived from any other legitimate business operation or to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to other legitimate source. one job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall operations and activities conducted in accordance with this Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de­ be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or of­ amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. one - ineapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the the foregoing purpose and intent. It shall be the duty of the membqr to demand such re­ time during which the circumstances exist. SeOtion 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and ceipt. Section 2. Unless otherwise ^et forth or dealt with other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended a ballot condueted, under such general rules as may be caused by an incapacity." shall be deemed to be the same, Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ and shall include failure to perform the functions of any and shall continue in. effect, unless or until changed, in vided that: office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ accordance with the provisions hereof. (a) The ballot must be secret. sion from the Union with no further right to appeal in ac­ Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and (b) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, jority of the valid ballots cast. * Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole, Section 4. All payrtients by members or other affiliates the term, "majority vote of the membership," shall mean the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order of this Union shall be applied successively to the mone­ the majority of all the valid.votes cast by members at an' generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting.' This permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect be calculated accordingly. that purpose of this section, the term ."regularly scheduled unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions ARTICLE XXI meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION shall refer to a meeting or mretlngs during the time hereof. Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage. In­ This- Union, by majority vote of the membership, may period within which a vote must be taken in accordance cluding those with regard to admission into membership, provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser (a) The Constitution in effect ithmediately prior to the adoption of this amended capacity than membership, or in a capacity other than with: (b) Union policy, and Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder membership. By majority vote of the membership, the (c) Custom and usage of the Union and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in Union may provide for the rights and obligatipns Incident In the indicated priority. accordance with the provisions hereof. to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ gations may include, but are not limited to: (a> the applicanot concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, tary-Treasurer. all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all biiity or non-applicability of ail or any part of this Con­ stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of and not forming parf of a Union-wide vote, the term, others elected as a result of the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1952, shall be the Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation "majority vote of the membership." shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the and. Id), the fees required for such affiliation. In no event meeting of the Port, regular or special. provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation Section 5. The term, "membership, action" shall mean of this Constitution, they shall execute the powers and equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights the same as the term "majority vote of the membership." functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said over members, or be termed a member. Section 8. Where the title of any office or job. or the offices and jobs, as set forth in this Constitution, They ARTICLE XXII shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration holder thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all refer­ FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES date of toe terms of office set forth herein. The terms of Section 1. The formulation of shipping rules shall not ences thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall Article Xni, only insofar as they apply to election of. be deemed part of^any routine administrative task. Ship­ be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever Is duly Officials. Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shall take effect thf ^ ping rules governing the details of the assignments of' . acting in such office or Job. first election year. Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected • •-i -I . • i? •'.h- VJI �V":- ;. •:••• w; -tt'' A ,•*' . of SID V; ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: ARTICLE XlV-Olher Eleclions: name of the union and defines its general powers. chairmen, delegates atnd members of the following committees; Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. A r>Ti/-i t II Aff'l' Provides for afflJiation of the AtAKTICLt 11 — Attlliafion: lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers International Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XV-Trlals and Appeals: SgVt'"/ member to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the men^bership—Provides for election of fivemember trial committee and defines Committee'^ procedure and duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for appeals. ARTICLE Ill-Membership: set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates lor new membership —Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and^dismissal for non­ payment of dues' and assessments—Rights of membership tq expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE IV—Reinsfafemenf; statement of dismissed members. schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—^Provides" dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—Permits the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership; Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement. ARTICLE Vll-Sysfem of Organization: SiTpt'ments of the Union and provides for administrative authority A DTI^I C \/lll Designates the following as elecAKI ILLt VIII —Utncers: tive officers: the Secretary-Treas­ urer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men. _ ADTI^I E Y\/lll Provides for bonding of officers MM IVMLC AY III DOnaS; and employes ol.the Union under such conditions as may be determined by the membership. ARTICLE XIX-Expenditures: cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. ARTICLE XXI-Degrees of Membership: Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the mem­ bership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and -personnel, subject to a majority vote of the memWship. .ii".:.- ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for ^Elective Office: L'.' lication of a newspaper and other literature. - ARTICLE X—Duties of Elective Officers; ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office; :ggf:, • ARTICLE XVII-Publications: gates and members of certain committees must be elected by the membership. the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—Provides proc^ure tor filling vacancies in office—Requires all Port Agents to file weekly financial reportsEstablishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. * .' "'• 'i-"' '•;, .-'N fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspension or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by meeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meeting. • ' ' ADTI^I C YY Defines the Union's sources of inAKI I^LC AA inCOITIG; come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ bers to require Union representatives, to give them a receipt for any payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives meml^rship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro­ vides for the Union to derive income from dividends, interest and legitimate business operations. ARTICLE IX-Other Elective Jobs • ing chairmen, dele? %?•''. ARTICLE XVI-Offenses and Penalties: Gives the membership the right to set rules for rein- ARTICLE V-Dues and Initiation Fee: bltag du« .V," - rules for affiliation of individuals other than full members must be determined by the Union's membership. ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules: ^ Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules^ may not be revised unless approved by membership. ARTICLE XXIII-Quorums: shall be six members and the quorum foi- a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. ARTICLE XXIV-MeeHngs: every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XXV-Agenl's Conference: Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices. ence of Port Agents to -be cidled by the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE Xlll-Elections: ARTICLE XXVI-Deflnitions: frequently election of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candidates' eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Estab­ lishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himself to office. Describes the Union's balloting procedure in detail—Pro­ vides for election of Polls Committees to conduct elections and of a district-wide Tallying Committee, including members from New York, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and San Francisco to tabu­ late results—Sets forth manner for installation of officers. of the Constitution. in the langtiaje ARTICLE XXVII-Amendments; stitution by the membership. , ARTICLE XXVIII-Transition Clause:Sr,fi o?uJSS practicqs and pr^K^ur^ '" -••'Ml'. '• • r by proposed Constitutipn. 'fi- . If •{ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 18, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: TOP LAKES PACT ENDS SIU STRIKE 624 SEAFARER GET EYEGLASSES UNDER SIU PLAN EX-RION SAILS AGAIN UNDER SIU BANNER FINNS VOTE RUNAWAY BOYCOTT IBL RAPS NMU RAID ON TUGS; CURRAN REWRITES STRIKE NEWS US MAY STALL SUPERLINER PROGRAM UNTIL NEXT YEAR SIU MAN, 2 OTHERS LOST ON TRAWLER LA. DOWNS NEW ‘WORK’ LAW EFFORT LOG SHIP MAIL HITTING TARGET BRITISH GOV’T PROPOSES RUBBER RAFTS USE ON SEEP SEA SHIPS SIU 60-DAY RULE EASED PURSERS LAUNCH MM SEVERANCE PAY PLAN HIGH-COST PITCHMEN GET ‘WORK’ BILL ON WC BALLOT ROBIN PAYOFF UNDER SIU NETS LONE DISPUTED HOUR FIRE WRECKS HAWAII HALL NY PRIMARY TEN OTHERS COMING UP 3-YEAR LIMIT ORDERED ON INJURY SUITS WEISBERGER NAMED US LABOR SPOKESMAN ON INT’L SEA RULES HOLLER ‘FOUL’ ON LABOR BILLS SHIPPING’S UP IN MOBILE; EYE RISE IN HARBOR JOBS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/18/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 15 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/57993d52b03fc08d899f7f245dda0341.PDF 641e913816021d883c5e8180d8ce5971 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^k^IAG July 4 1958 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF JHE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION •ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ; 1 ti:: BREAKTHROUGH ON -Hi. Sweeps 55 Florida NLRB Vofe: 87-21 Story On Page 3 -3 •^ ..•1 - J I Clff ' Happy over 4—1 result* on Liberian-flag SS Florida (inset), wswO BmQ crewmen show sentiments outside AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department office in Miami. Manned by predominantly foreign crew, largely Cubans, the P&O liner had been SlU-manhed until 1955. Large sign dieers SIU victory as key to 'unity and greater welfare for world's seamen. (Story on Page 3.) �SEAFARERS *ia»Two Excerpts From NLRB Findings On SS Florida ttlliSsiiiiiiSiSiiP Jubibnt MEBA pickets toss placards in cir when news is received that ship operators abandoned plons to operate SS America (bdckground) and other vessels with strikebreakers recruited with help of NMU. MEBA's solid position broke the back of the shipowner-NMU plan and wen a superior agree­ ment for the engineers. MM&P Joins Engineers In Fighting NMU Raid 5: Si-. • The Masters, Mates and Pilots will join the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association in filing formal charges against the National Maritime Union for raiding and fink-herding. The MEBA is now in the process of submitting documentation on its charges to AFL-CIO headquarters following its Terms Of New MEBA Contract original complaint over the The failure of the NMU's scab-herding tactics in the midst of the NMU's chartering of a li­ MEBA's contract beef is shown by the results of the negotiations. censed officers' division in tlie The MEBA gained the following: course of ttie engineers' beef with An increase in manning scales, to be effected by January 1, 1960. US Lines. MM&P charges are now • |150 monthly pension. in preparation and concern sub­ • 80 days a year vacation if working for more than one company. sequent NMU efforts to solicit membership among captains and • 4S days a year for service with one company. mates aboard NMU-manned ves­ • 60 dairs a year vacation for service with one company effective sels. according to Captain John June 18, 1959. Bishop, national secretary-treas­ : • $50 weekly welfare benefit for 39 weeks while unfit for duty urer. of MM&P. in or out of the hospital, plus $12 a day for the first 20 days of In the absence of AFL-CIO hospitalization. • President George Meany, who is • Agreement in principle on severance pay for engineers on ships in Europe at an international la­ bor conference, AFL-CIO Secre­ transferred foreign, details to be established by August 1. tary-Treasurer William Schnitzler has acknowledged formal receipt of MEBA'President Herbert Dag­ gett's wire and requested the fur­ ther documentation now being pre­ pared. The NMU raid, and Its subquent scab-herding in the midst of A cessation of hostilities in the interests of waterfront star the MEBA's industry-wdde contract beef with the shipowners developed bility has been declared as the . result of a meeting in New as an anti-MEBA move on behalf of US Lines. It actually reached York attended by representatives of the SIU, the Internation­ the point where the NMU assisted al Longshoremen's Associa--* in recruiting some two dozen scab tion and the International impact on longshoremen, teamsters and seamen. engineers for US Lines to take the Brotherhood of Teamsters. SS America out behind an MEBA The meeting discussed economic It was agreed that stability could picket line. The move collapsed conditions on the waterfront with best be promoted by calling a halt ingloriously with the scab engi­ a view toward promoting stability to active hostilities between the neers sneaking off the ship via a in the interests of all waterfront SIU and the ILA, representing the tug to avoid the MEBA men coin­ workers. It was an outgrowth of two major groupings on the water­ ing aboard to get their jobs back earlier discussions on the problem front. This total cessation of hostilities after the signing of a new MEBA of trailership operations and their could have effects in a number of contract. . areas including the elimination of Despite the flop of the NMU's the possibility of another waterscab-herding move, the l^U' has front election in the longshore proceeded with ite raid, this time Vol. XX. No. 14 field. seeking to sign up mates for the July 4, 1958 This development does not alter newly-created NMU officers' divi­ the relationships between the SIU sion. It was this action which and other waterfront unions in is bringing the charges from the the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ MM&P. PAmt, HALL, Seeretwry-freamrtr partment, nor does it affect the A beef on the SS United States, HIBBIRI BBAHD, Editor. BERNARD . SEA-' SIU'S consistent positidn of Sup­ developing but of ten major griev­ HAH. Art Editor, HEBHAH ABTBUB, IRWIN ances aboard that ship, lucked off SPiVACK. Ai. MASEIH. JOHN BRAZIL, HER­ port of Federation policy. MAN UAxua, Staff Writer*. BILL MOODY. Among those present at the th'e wliole,situation. The US gang Gulf Area Repretentative, meeting were SIU Secretaryrelused to sign pn, June 12, delay­ ing ^the sailing of the vessel until Publlshtd bfwMkly at tha haadquartar* Treasurer Paul Hall and Mobile they won cohces^ons on perma­ of tha Saafarara Intarnational Union, At­ Port Agent Cal Tanner for the a Suit Dlitrlct, AFL-CIO. «75 Fourth SIU; Raymond McKay, president nent assignment to the ship; re- lantic Avenuo. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYaclnth Sulai' eiiipioyment for relief en­ 9-A600. Sntarad at tacond class matter of the" Brotherhood of Pdarino En gineers; shi^pping relief jobs at tha Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under gineers; ILA. President William through the MEisA hiring ball and ha Act of Aug.'34.1912. ' Bradley and other ILA rspresentatives;Snd Jbhh b'Bburke, 'feprer settlement of all ^fevbnces ilvith120 sbnting th"e''^aiftst^fs Unibfa. ' ' " fContihiledi ^<m'p&ge 14) % Dec/ore Halt To Do€k HostUifies ^>"•'7 „ July 4, 1951 lOG SEAFARERS LOG The landmark decision of the National Labor Relations Board, in which it applied US labor law to runaway-flag shipping that is American-ownedr-followed upon a detailed petition drafted by the SIU's general counsel, Seymour W. Miller, which included an exam­ ination of the relationships between i?fiO and the three Liberian corporations set up to escape the SIU. The following consists of excerpts from the NLRB decision which upheld the legal position presented by the SIU. In 1955 ... "P&Ou . . decided to transfer .the ships to foreign registry in order, as it conceded at the hearing,, to be able to hire foreign crews whose wages in at least some classiflcatlons were about half that being paid the American seamen. The United States Maritime Commission . . . authorized transfer ... In August, 1955, P&O organized two Llberian corporations—the White Steamship Co., . . . and the Blue Steamship Co .jeach wholly owned by P&O . . . on September 3, P&O . . . J^-ansferred the two ships to White and Blue, which corporations registered the ships under the laws of Liberia . . P&O had its attorneys organize a third Liberian corporation, the Green Trading Co. The attorneys and some of their employes, acting on behalf of P&O, became the officers, direc­ tors and stockholders of Green Trading. ". . . Green Trading .-. . chartered barebdat the Florida and Southern Cross from Blue and White and .'. . entered into a time subcharter with P&O for operation of the ships. ., P&O Had FuU Authority "Under the terms of the 'time sub-charters, P&O was given au­ thority to determine the trading limits of the two vessels. It as­ sumed responsibility for maintaining and operating the ships at its own expense ... It was expressly provided in the subcharters that P&O, and not Green Trading would have lexclusive possession, control and command of the ships'. . . ". . . Green Trading agreed to man the ships . . . and to pay the wages . . . but . . . P&O would reimburse Green Trading for all such expenses . . . P&O had the right to dismiss any master, officer or crewmember . . . P&O agreed to pay monthly to Green Trading in United States currency certain sums for hire of the vessels which corresponded exactly to the amounts which Green Trading had agreed to pay Blue and White. . . "The ships were changed to Liberian registry in September, 1955 The American crew of the Florida was then discharged and . . . • new, predominantly alien crew was hired. The Southern Cross was in drydock at the time . . . Upon being placed back in com­ mission, a predominantly alien crew*was hired . . . These unlicensed personnel were recruited in a number of areas . . . Although .Green Trading is required under "the time sub-charter to hire the crewmembers. Green Trading actually operates through a Captain Lord, its operating manager, who is also P&O's marine superintendant and Is on P&O's payroll only . . . wage scales for the vessels . . . were submitted to P&O's vice-president ... for his approval . , , ". . . The masters of both ships were hired by i>&0 and the other officers are hired by Captain Lord and Captain Owen, both on P&O's payroll ... "There has been no chai^ge in the operations of the vessels . . . They operate regularly out of Miami . . . and both their passengers and cargo originate for the most part at that port . . . Both ships are inspected by the United States Coast Guard and Federal jbealth officers at Miami . . . Neither has even been in Liberian waters. "Under the terms of the bareboat charter^ Blue and White have no control over the vessels and their crews, but pay a tonnage tax on the vessels to the Liberian government. That tax appears to be the only real obligation . . . to Liberia. No Liberian Office "None of the companies maintain an office in Liberia . . . Green . . . has a business office In Miami at the offices of P&O's ad­ dress ... "In contesting the Board's jurisdiction, the employers rely on «be facts that Green Trading . . . is a foreign corporation and that the employees are predominantly aliens . . . the employers argue that the Act does not apply to a foreign ship and its foreign crew. However, uiider the circumstances ... we find no merit In the position of the employers. "... We believe ... that the evidence clearly demonstrates that Green Trading is . . . merely an instrumentality of P&O . . 7 its transactions ... had the obvious aim of returning: the ships to the operational control of P&O . . . , ". . . Green Trading is wholly under the'^ontroi of iP&O . , those in nominal control of Green Trading actually do not operate independently of P&O . . . Under such circumstances the form of corporate organization must give way to the realities pf the situa­ tion ... P&O is in fact the employer. ". . . the Florida and Southern Cross may not properly be con­ sidered ... as foreign vessels . . . the ships have never been in Liberian waters ... It is, moreover, abundantly clear that the ahlpq are engaged primarily in the commierce of the United States ... "... In view of the foregoing, we find that the employees . , . are employees of a domestic corporation and man vessels ... en­ gaged principally in the commerce of the US . . . Under such clr-^ cumstances we find that the mere fact that a majority of the em­ ployees are nonresident aliens does not take the case outside the coverage of the act . ". . . We find that the employers' operations have a direct and substantial effect upon the foreign commerce of the United States and npon American workmen ^ .-. -the present complement of the Florida and Southern Cross :. . . is . . . in direct competition-with American seamen for employment'opportunities . ; . the organiza­ tion of the vessels' crews . is, therefore, a mattei^ of fdncem'-td' Ajmifgpiiym neamem:,, ,i.i' :. •l.r.vr-f.llrTrinii-,HIT I ,1-1' 1/.-,.-1 ,-^1 „.,.r-..-.i:. �SEAFARERS loir 4, 198S Par* threi LOG SlU Breaches Runaway Barrier With P&O Victory •n MIAMI—A major breakthrough against runawa^rflag .shipping has been accomplished by the SIU as crewmembers of the Liberian-flag passenger vessel, the SS Florida, voted 87 to 21 for SIU representation. The Union's victory on the^ forcefully that these Liberian-flag Florida was the climax of ships are American vessels in many years of eflfort on the disguise." part of US maritime unions In his capacity as president of the Maritime Trades Department, and their world-wide allies AFL-CIO, Hall has written sea­ in the International Trans­ going member unions of the MTD them to join in organizing portworkers Federation to inviting runaway operations on all coasts. bring Liberian-flag passen­ "This is an area where the energies ger vessels under union juris­ diction. As a result of the election, the SIU has been certified on the Florida and her sister ship, the Southern Cross.. Contract termi ar» discussed by group of Florida crewmen with SlU organizer Al Lopez, following SlU's lopsided victory in election aboard ship. All men pictured here were fired last November for being active in SlU's behalf. They are (left to right) L Dominguez, Jose Pena, Juan Poveda, A. Na­ varro, Lopez, L Tamayo, M. Castro, U. Dias. West Coast Actions Paved Way For Florida Success Stalemated at every turn by injunctions, damage suits, high-powered corporate maneu­ vers and dollar diplomacy, as well as Government policy, US maritime unions today for the first time have a powerful weapon for an all-out offensive against American-owned runaway shipping.^ bring conditions on the runaways unions, foreign unions have had to The SIU election victory on up to some acceptable stwdard go it alone. the Florida not only serves no­ have been successful in several Moreover, US Immigration auth­ tice on runaway operators that they are no longer immune to union organization, but also repre­ sents a substantial 4-1 endorse­ ment of American union condi­ tions by foreign,crew members. The runaway ship problem goes back to the. end of the World War II. Expanded world trade gave the "Panhonlibco" countries (Panama, Honduras, Liberia and Costa Rica) the opportunity to cash m. They opened the door to still greater profits by encouraging cut-rate op­ erations. No demands were made on the shipowner in the way of taxes, manning, safety rules or working conditions, except a smalb "head tax" on each vessel trans­ ferred. Today, some 12 million tons of shipping operates under runaway registries. Three-fourths of this tonnage is American-owned, and much of it, as in the case of the Florida, represents passenger, freightship and tanker operations that touch US ports at one end of the line. Indeed, not one cniise•hlp In the Florida-West IndiesCuba trade today la nnder the US flag. US Government figures cite a total of 411 vessels of all types .transferred from the US fleet from July, 1952, through December, 19:16. This doesn't Include all the trans{ei:s continuing up to this moment nor does it cover still others operated by foreign accounts of American confpanies. , These raise the total to more than 500 ships overall. For US sea­ men alone, this has meant a loss of 25,000 or more Jobs. Attempts by the Internationa! Transportworkers Fed^ation to cases, but these cases have barely orities have often moved in to scratched the surface. Since most shut off protests by foreign crewof the ships are essentially Ameri­ members. However, the trail leading to the can-owned and the courts have balked assistance by American (Continued on page 7) Canadian Runaways Still Tied Up By SIU Strike MONTREAL—^World-wide labor support of the SIU Cana­ dian District's strike against the government-owned Cana­ dian National Steamship Lines has apparently frustrated efforts to sell away the fleet. As the strike entered its sec­ officials sponsored the transfer ond-year this week, the com­ move in an attempt to break the pany has been unsuccessful, des­ pite heavy advertisement of the proposed sale, in unloading any of the strikebound vessels. Undoubtedly, a factor discourag­ ing would-be buyers is the support offered the Canadian District by the member unions of the Interna­ tional Transportworkers Federa­ tion. , Canadian Seafarers had walked off the eight CNS deep-sea vessels last July 4th after contract negotia­ tions bogged down over wage issues.-At that time, CNS seamen were among the lowest paid in Canada, with wages ranging from 77 cents-an-hour for pantrymen to 98 cents-an-hour for bosuns, in­ cluding overtime. After further talks with a gov­ ernment arbitration "^board failed to produce an acceptable agree­ ment, the company transferred the vessels to Trinidad registry and started to fecruit crews among foreign seamen. Although the vessels are'bwned.by the Canadian government, ranking' government strike. Immediate support of the Dis­ trict's beef came from Carlton Blanche, secretary of the seamen's union in Port of Spain, Trinidad, who recalled some 200 Jamaican seamen being flown in by the com­ pany to man the ships. In addition to this, English engineers, brought in from London, refused to cross the Canadian SIU picket line and returned to England. In a telegram to SIUNA Presi­ dent Paul Hall and Hal Banks, secretary-treasurer of the Canadi­ an District, Blanche said that the "change of registry to Trinidad (is) seen here as (a) move to break (the) strike," and that West Indian seamen would not man the vessels. Further assurances of interna­ tional support came from Omar Becu, general secretary of the In­ ternational Transportworkers Fed­ eration, who offered the entire support of the ITF behind the strike. "If you advise of any movements of ships hereto strikebound, we (Continued on page 4) ^ Until the SS Florida case, Liberlan-flag vessels had been rela­ tively immune to union organizing, although picket line action had been successful here and abroad in bringing some of these ships to heel. Now though, the SIU has established, through the National Labor Relations Board, that run­ away-flag vessels which are clearly American-owned and which oper­ ate in the commerce of the United States are subject to US labor law and are legitimate targets of union activity. In discussing the implications of the vote, SIU- Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall declared, "The SlU's election success serves notice on American interests that transfer to a runaway flag no longer gives them immunity from union organ­ ization. Thousands of seamen now working aboard low-wage runawfiy-flag ships will now be targets of SIU organizing drives designed to bring them the kind of trade union benefits available to sea­ men on American-flag vessels." He credited Ralph Casey, presi­ dent of the American. Merchant Marine Institute, with a valuable, if unintentional assist in the SlU's breakthrough, noting that Casey had insisted that the runaway-flag vessels are "America's fifth line of defense" in a number of public pronouncements. "The Casey statement," Hall said, "coming as it did from a rep­ resentative of the major American shipping group, indicated most SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). . The next SIU meetings will be: July 9 July 23 August 6 ^ August 20 of seamen's unions can be con­ structively employed In a coopera­ tive effort for the mutual benefit of all concerned," he said. He pa.'d tribute to past efforts by various SIU of NA affiliates as "helping pave the way for our .success on the Florida." The significance of the Florida win lies in th^act that nine mil­ lion tons of shipping under the LIberian and Panamanian flags are known to be American-owned. Not ajl of this shipping operates in US commerce, but there are un­ doubtedly several hundred vessels which would fall into the category of American ownership running in American service. The Florida case was an out­ growth of a typical foreign-trans­ fer maneuver designed to escape SIU wage scales ard US taxes. The Florida and its sister ship, the Southern Cross (ex-Cuba, ex-Denali) were transferred foreign in September, 1955, after being under SIU contract for many years. P&O organized three Liberlan subsid­ iaries, the White Steamship Com­ pany, Blue Steamship Company and the Green Trading Corpora­ tion, for the purposes of establish­ ing the legal fiction of foreign operation. SIU crewmembers, many of whom had been aboard the ship since the 1930's, were laid off and a new crew hired, largely in Cuba, at wages far below the SIU scale. SIU Organized Crews Subsequently, the SIU under­ took an organizing campaign among the crewmembers, while at the same time, it sought to estab­ lish its legal right to seek repre­ sentation. SIU attorneys were suc­ cessful in establishing the fact that, for all practical purposes, the op­ erations of White, Blue and Green corporations were totally directed by P&O with the same individuals serving in multiple capacities in all four corporations. They also established that the ownership of P&O was wholly American, con­ sisting of two railroads, the At­ lantic Coast Line and the Florida East Coast Railway. Consequently, on May 23, 1958, 'fhe National Labor Relations Board, in response to an SIU peti­ tion, ordered an election aboard the two vessels. (The Southern Cross was laid up at the time and was not voted. (For highlights of NLRB decision. See Page 2.) SIU representatives are now entering intq^ negotiations for tho purpose of securing an SIU agree­ ment for the Liberian-flag crews. Meanwhile, preparations are underway to organize among tho crews of many other ships in tho Miami area which operate under similar circumstances. Organizing will subsequently be extended to dozens of other operations which fall into tho P&O pattern. :JI •; ;v5 �-yr*?- -tcaaixe SEAFARERS Pare F«iir Canada SlU Tie-Up in Second Year • S; ! (Continued from page 3) \P111 appeal to affiliated unions concerned to endeavor to prevent crewlng or handling of cargo," Becu promised. Faced by this show of Interna­ tional cooperation, the company re-transfered the vessels back to Canadian registry and put them up foi sale. But contrary to their predictions for a "quick sale," they have been unable to find any takers. It has been reported that several foreign buyers were In­ terested In the ships but refrained from bidding because of the world­ wide support behind the District's strike. Considerable comment over the Government's attempt at strike­ breaking was voiced this year by a leading Canadian magazine. The Saturday Niglit, in an article en­ titled: "Our Merchant Marine Sold Down The River." The article said tliat it could find no excuse for transferring a steamship —line owned by the peo^ of Canada to « foreign sovereignty, and the use of a wage dispute to do It only made It worse. It pointedly questioned the' wisdom of the many governmentsupported moves which has result­ ed In Canadian-fiag deep-sea fleets . being cut down to a mere 18 vessels. Meanwhile it has been reported that CNS has lost almost $3.5 mil­ lion dollars since the outbreak of the strike. Rather than give in to the union's demands, the company has kept the ships, with complete licensed personnel aboard. Idle In Bedford Basin. In addition, the company has continued to maintain its management staff ashore. According to union officials, this loss could have represented the pay difference to the unlicens­ ed seamen for many years to come. SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO ROARD From June 11 To June 24, 1958 (Editor's note: Under the new reporting system for SIU ship­ ping, the summaries below give the complete picture in each de­ partment by seniority class. Job group and port, including the num­ ber of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers coming into port to register can pick their spots by checking the "regtotered on the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals for their department.) SIU shipping maintained a steady pace during the past period, reflecting the high level of job opportunities avail­ able to Seafarers. AH told, 1,041 jobsjwere shipped and 1,402 men were registered. The dispatch totals' have varied by less than two dozen jobs over the last six weeks. Class -A men accounted for 67 percent of ajl jobs shipped, class B for 25 percent and class C for the remainder. Six ports reported Increased shipping for the period, the same num­ ber showed declines and two stayed about the same as before. New York, Norfolk, Tampa, Mobile, Lake Charles and Houston were the ports showing gains, particularly Houston, which shipped well over 200 jobs. Boston and Philadelphia maintained the status quo, and the rest fell off by varying amounts. Despite its drop, Baltimore was still busy. The heavy registration for the period contributed to a swelling Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle >g®i& W^x: ,..Xr:'f;Xr:hX port for extensivo repairs. 3 2 23 5 11 —— 2 3 11 6 1 7 2 — 1 Registered CLASS A. Port Florida Vote Stirs Mobile •r-:r GROUP 1 2 2 9 64 35 3 9 13 35 1 2 3 6 3 7 21 20 21 . 27 — 1 20 32 2 8 3 3 9 1 "beach" total, but with only minor effect on the overall job ratio. On* man was shipped for every 2V4 A men registered on the beach at tho end of the period, and the same ratio held for class B. These pro­ portions have generally held steady since March, when figures f«r the men registered on the beach first began to be compiled. Even with the rise In registration, six ports still have less than 100 men registered on the beach In aU departments. Boston, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle all fall Into this cate­ gory; Norfolk has 103. At the same time, all of these ports except Wilmington had 53 or less A men on hand. These figures provide a significant Index to the potential for shipping out In any port, and should be checked by Seafarers when they register. Seventy-two C men were also shipped, largely In the steward de­ partment, although Savannah and the three West Coast ports shipped no C men at all. However, while the West Coast was uniformly In­ active this period, Wilmington and Seattle expect to be busy this time around. Following Is the outlook port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Should be better . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New Orleans: Should rise . . . Lake Charles Fair . . , Houston: Very good; lots of grain moving out . . . WUmlngton: Good . . . San Francisco: Fair . . Seattle: Good. DECK DEPARTMENT • Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 1 12 1 2 3 _ 1 — — 1 «... — 2 1 6 1 2 12 2 — 1 Shipped CLASS A 3 1 12 —. 14 3 1 1 2 6 3 18 2 1 2 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP 1 3 1 2 2 _ 1 18 41 12 9 — 1 5 1 13 29 12 4 8 — 4 2 2 — 1 1 1 3 5 1 3 9 11 2 1 14 19 4 4 - 2 3 2 — 1 — 37 12 2 12 5. . — 1 — — — — — 4- 1 4 1 3 1 — GROUP 3 1 2 _ 1 1 — — — 9 — 1 1 — 1 _ ' 4 — 5 1 14 1 — 3 — 1 — 3 — MM M— MM -i— MM Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED 3 A 1 11 71 6 1 54 6 _ 3 _ 9 22 1 37 —. 5 1 61 _ 1 — 5 — 4 CLASS C B ' MM MM 10 1 21 3 1 4 5 11 2 21 3 5 4 12 — 1 — — — 1 — 2 — GROUP 1 2 23 6 99 156 11 20 90 39 7 12 4 5 3 5 35 35 50 62 8 2 21 87 7 22 11 17 7 5 AU 1 03 7 76 9 4 13 27 49 7 84 4 10 8 3 4 57 11 13 2 3 2 11 12 2 6 5 2 2 GROUP 1 2 5 1 4 25 — 1 8 7 8 9 — — — 2 __ 3 _ - 1 4 1 . 8 8 1 2 — 2 8 i— 37 4 83 14 1 3 10 9 15 8 8 _ ENGINE DEPARTMENT Boston New York ..... Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. MOBILE—^There was quite K bit Houston of discussion among the men on the beach here over the SlU vic­ tory on the- Liberian-flag SS Flori­ da, Harold Fischer, acting agent, reported. The majority of the men feel that this landslide vote In favor of the SlU indicates a strong desire on the part of these foreign seamen for some solid representa­ tion to bring their wages and con­ ditions up to American levels. Shipping for the last couple of weeks was on the slow side, partly because of the MEBA strike which Idled five SlU-contracted vessels In this port. Although four of them left as soon as the strike was settled, one vessel, the Alcoa Cava­ lier, -Alcoa's passenger ship, had cancelled Its sailing and will not be leaving until July 7th, her next scheduled sailing date. Prospects for the coming period look about the same since most of the vessels hitting this port are of the short trip variety or are In transit. These include the Antinous, Claiborne, Monarch of the Seas, Morning Light, Wild Ranger, Alcoa ' Corsair, Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Boamer,' and the Steel King. The SS Yaka came out of the yards re­ cently and took on a full crew. But this is offset by the Margaret Bleomfleld which Is coming into lair 4. IStt LOO Wilmington , San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 1 2 3 20 69 10 1 9 32 1 .4 — 5 4 1 5 30 5 30 — 5 7 28 .2 4 1 8 4 — Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 1 2 15 1 10 2 1 3 13 1 2 » 1 — 2 3 3 3 1 8 — _ _ 16 7 — 1 — 1 6 3 — MM -- MM MM MM. MM Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 1 1 2 2 _ _ 14 40 2 — 101 2 1 1 — 3 26 ' 3 — 11 1 4 — —2 — 3 — — .— 1 1 4 - — — 4 15 3 8 5 21 3 3 3 1 5 1 6 34 6 1 13 3 2 1 — 2, — 1 3 — ,— 3 1 — 3 1 12 2 13 1 _ — 5 1 1 4 5 Shipped CLASS C 3 MM —•• • • — TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS Z 3 A C 1 B MM 5 _ 1 12 8 — — — 4 5 2 10 1 3 1 — MM •.M ^M MM MM 2 _ MM MM 8 56 3' 5 32 — 5 3 — 5 22 29 1 9 2 46 5 2 3 15 10 3 — 23 _. 7 1 5 MM 1 2 MM MM M. 2 1 — 1 MM •— AU M- MM 1 10 8 3 24 1 5 4 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B 1 2 -1 3 __ MM 81 6 62 11 3 7 ~ GROUP 1 2 1 7 42 174 2 27 13 91 1 14 8 4 3 2 11 5 7 2 MM 34 12 vTI 4A 87 23 13 4 73 13 6 3 7 6 7 44 8 19 8 19 4 GROUP 1 2 2 3 8 26 2 1 26 8 2 3 • •1 X 9 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 0 11 — 10 5 6 1 8 1 24 7 11 8 —> 1 ei 9 8 8 8 8 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 12 Boston 5 — New York 32 11 Philadelphia ... 4 2 Baltimore 12 3 Norfolk 2 2 Savannah ...... 'i— . Tampa 6,; — Mobile 18 2 New Orleans ... 9 7 Lake Charles .. 5 — Houston 9 3 Wilmington 12 San Francisco .. 2 3 Seattle 5 2 Port TOTALS DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAL 3 3 59 6 20 1 _ 3 45 27 2 7 1 2 1 Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 — — 3 — 17 ^ —• 2 1 1 — — — — — — — 1 — 2 1 13 3 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 12 3 1 2 3 12 3 1 11 — 1 21 5 26 . — — •- 9 I 6 m 1 — 4 — 1 12 8 16 1 1 14 — 10 -MM ,1 2 t , •' • 2 1 1 4 3 15 8 2 25 — 2 1 — — 15 6 17 — •-T- : — 1 1 —: 8 2 13 — 2 — 16 1 4 — 2 1—2 1 — — 5 1 _— Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B ' TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A B C 3 1 52 0 7 5 2 1 31 16 10 1 6 1 8 1 Z ~i — . — . 1 4 1 • 2 22 -2 — 3 — 4 35 3 1 5 3 6 2 17 — — "4 38 19 1 3 1 "s 2 4 — MM " Shipped CLASS B MM ' Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 8 1 2 8 1 12 3 12 3 1 2 129 231 74 12 36 66 75 16JI 49 16 31 44 1 1 39 160 21 3 52 47 52 236 36 3 68 46 — 9 23 109 3 6 61 — 110 37 177 3 7 79 69 1 291 504 287 18 111 191 183 3M 179 22 89 152 1 11 1082 , 320 X TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS 3 A B 14 285 91 16 220 102 30 201 70 60 706 263 1041 All 4 68 8 67 9 1 6 27 42 9 61 1 3 6 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 1 2 8 7 — 3 1 4 88 38 118 2 21 14 7 12 7 49 13 26 4 8 25 4 11 2 3 8 4 2 1 1 1 — 1 7 — 1 a 34 14 46 12 33 12 91 — "2 28 5 2 1 12 4 4 11 8 5 1 — - 6 16 10 17 2 — 18 8 2 5 1 1- 8 Registered On The Beath CLASS A CLASS B GROUP C AU 1 2 8 16 1 392 300 499 132 25 1 347 120 487 67 31 1 302 297 108 341 72 11041 717 1094 540 2351 GROUP 1 2 8, 21 74 136 14 194 86 15 11 147 50 189 369 - m-m- �iUr 4, 1958 SEAFARERS LOO Coats 'Lost'f Poles Repay Seafarers Usually, when an overcoat takes Pare Flva Atlantic On 2nd Trip; No Pickets The second sailing of the new tourist passenger liner S3 Atlantic came off last week with National Maritime Union picketlines absent from the scene. Instead, the NMU, which had pulled its men off the ship just before the maiden voy­ company. The NMU filed charges age, again did a flip-flop and of discrimination even before the started competing for job open­ first crewmembers had been hired ings. There were 15 replacements for the new vessel. In contrast to the first sailing, called for on the ship. when the ship had to leave port Meanwhile, there has been no further word from the National without tugs, and baggage was Labor Relations Board which is handled by the crew, longshore­ now studying NMU Taft-Hartley men and tugboatmen worked the charges against the SlU and the ship throughout a fast 30-hour turnaround. Siie docked at approx­ imately 6:30 Friday morning, June 27 and cast off at 12:30 the next Longshoremen (left) rig net in day. front of open hatch of SS AtOn the maiden voyage, the ship lantia In preparation for dis­ came into port and was here four charge of cargo brought back days before the NMU, the night from Europe. Below, NY har­ before its sailing, pulled its mem­ bor tug Dalzellairo pushes bers off the vessel and picketed. ship's nose into stream as she Took Full List The Atlantic reportedly took on on second voyage. a full passenger list for its second voyage. It was reported a number ot other travelers were waiting hopefully for a last-minute can­ cellation. She carries 900 pas­ sengers in all. SIU crewmembers who were aboard for the maiden voyage re­ ported that some 700 of the pas­ sengers had signed an open letter hailing the service and facilities aboard the vessel. They also said that Arnold Bernstein, president of the American Banner Line, ad­ dressed the crew at a shipboard meeting complimenting them for doing a wonderful job under the usual hectic pressure of a maiden voyage, providing top-notch serv­ ice and keeping the vessel in tip­ top shape at all times. 8 walk from a gin mill without the owner inside it—^well—^that's the last you would expect to see of that overcoat. Chances of getting It back are slim; chances of money Oompensation for the loss are even llimmer. That's why three former crewinembers of the SS Rion have a surprise coming to them, if they get in touch with Actium Steam­ ship Company, at 17 State Street, New York City. Waiting for them are three checks from the Polish government in the amounts of 583, 505 and 590 for three overcoats "lost" in a Szczecin, Poland, night spot. It seems that while the Rion was in Szczecin last November deliver­ ing a load of grain behind the Iron Curtain, Seafarers James Brown, Joseph Busalacki and Marek Krzywda' sampled' the wares of the Bajka Night Club and had their overcoats lifted by a lightflngered native who hadn't heard that crime is a sjunptom of capi­ talist decay. They reported the theft to the local authorities and went shivering back to the ship. That was the last anybody heard of the affair until Actium received a letter last week from the Morska Agencja enclosing the checks drawn on hard American dollars for the three Seafarers. Lk. Charles Only Pair' LAKE CHARLES—The mem­ bership in this port wishes to ex­ tend its sympathies to the family of Brother Ben Grice who recently passed away. Shipping has been only fair in the area with the result that there are quite a few men on the beach. Calling into port during the past period were the CS Baltimore, Winter Hill, Chiwawa, Bents Fort, Council Grove, Bradford- Island, Royal Oak (Cities Service) and the l»etro Chem (Valentine). Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. MTD Supports Tour Ship Bill .WASHINGTON—Proposals calling lor tha construction of two 6,000-passenger touristclass liners for the transatlantic trade were aired before the House Merchant Marine Com­ The United WaU Paper Crafts­ mittee in hearings which opened on Tuesday, July 1. The proposals received strong supmen and Workers of North Ameri­ rt from the Maritime Trades can, have decided to affiliate their department representing the Harry O'Reilly said that the Can­ ". . . The degree to which Amer­ 2,200-man union with the Pulp, SIU and other seagoing and tor proposal was in line with the ican culture could be carried to the shoreside unions in the maritime MTD program for broadening the nations of the Old World would be Paper and Sulphite Mill Workers. Industry. base of the American merchant vastly increased if it were possible Both unions are AFL-CIO affiliates. According to the tentative plans marine and for bringing the lucra for .the average American worker, Under the agreement, the members •s outlined in a bill Introduced by tive tourist class North Atlantic American businessman and. Amer­ of the Wall Paper union •will be­ Rep. MacDonald (Dem.-Mass.), the passenger trade under the Amer ican student to visit foreign coun­ come members of the Pulp and Paper^ organization and their locals two vessels would be 90,000-ton su- ican flag. At present, the SS At­ tries .. periiners capable of 30 knot speeds. lantic,-the recent entry of Ameri­ O'Reilly continued, "if Mr. Can­ will come under the Jurisdiction They would carry the 6,000 pas­ can Banner Lines, is the > only tor's idea is allowed to materialize of the International office at Fort sengers Pullman-style, with meals American-flag vessel in this class, . . . ocean travel, like land travel Edward, NY. In announcing the purchased aboard the ship, and The MTD spokesman said that woiild become a daily necessity move. Pulp and Paper president John J. Burke, said that the addi­ would be manned by'a crew of the addition of two such large pas­ instead of a costly luxury . . ." tion the 75-year old union will 1,350 men each: senger ships would immensely Under the Cantor program of add of "strength and prestige" to . Under the MacDonald bill, each strengthen the US merchant ma­ Pullman • style transportation, his growing organization. pf the ships would be built by the rine and stimulate employment and fares would be around 550 for a VS and sold to the operator^ Sea prosperity in the nation's ship­ one-way passage. The fare would » » » Coach Transatlantic Lines, at 570 building and shipping Industqr. pay only for the sleeping accommo­ The AFL-CIQ has warned that He said, in part: tnillion or 50 percent of the cost of dations, with passengers having a "Of all the segments of our choice of cafeterias, luncheonettes budget cuts by Congress and the 8 commercial equivalent, which­ maritime^ Industry . . . the one and restaurants on board the ship President in appropriations for the ever figure is greater. Labor Department are costing The Pullman-style passenger which is least adequate Is our pas­ in which to take their meals. workers millions of dollars a year hip has been a project of New senger fleet. In-the post-Korean in wages and overtime. Hyman ![ork hotel man H. B. Cantor for a era, only one new American pasBookbinder, AFL-CIO legislative senger^ company has come into ex­ umber of years and was originalrepresentative, said a survey of r presented to the SIU of NA at istence, the American Banner last year showed workers were its 1055 convention in Montreal. Line . . cheated out of $19 million in mini­ At that time, the late Harry Lunde- "The pending legislation , . . mum wages and another $64.1 mil­ berg, then SIU of NA president, embodies a tremendous idea, lion in overtime. He called for a discussed the proposals with Can- which, if encouraged and sustained, restoration of the funds slashed tot. would^nable American initiative from the budget of the Wage and In tjestifylng fOr the MacDon­ to capture its fair and'^adjequate Hour Division. This cut in funds, ald bill* MTD Secretary-Treasurer share of our foreign commerce . with its resulting curtailment of 5 S Tell It to the Iiogi operations by the' Department, is aiding unscrupulous employers in chiseling thousands of workers out of their wages. Bookbinder charged. The Wisconsin State Unemploy­ ment Department has ruled that an unemployed worker who refuses to cross a picket line when he is re­ called to his Job can continue to collect unemployment compensa­ tion benefits. The case came up after 200 employees of the Mil­ waukee Crane Division of Indus­ trial Enterprises, Inc., were called back to work. The men refused to cross a picket line set up by the Iron workers during their lay-off. IThe company had protested the un­ employment payments but was set back by the Department. 4" 3^ Over 7,500 members of Lithogra­ phers Local 1 and the Metropolitan Lithographers Association in NYC, have foregone a wage increase for a year and to accept Improved health and welfare as the only changes in their new contract. The lithographers agreed that their employers could maintain their present wage scale in order to maintain their competitive posi­ tion. The contract calls for a 55 wage boost in May, 1959. �Fare Six SEAFARERS July 4, 1958 LOG NY Layoffs Backfire Against Struck Ships i NEW YORK—A delegation of some 30 Japanese trade and union officials toured the headquarters building and the medical center here recently, taking notes and asking ques­ tions about the various oper-"*" and the Longview Victory later ations of the Union. Six. of signed on. the delegates were from the In transit were the Bienville, All Japan Seaman's Union, one of Fairland, Beauregard, Raphael the largest single union organiza­ Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); Steel Rover, Steel Scientist (Isthmian); tions in Japan. Chickasaw, Young America (Water­ These delegates were just one man) and the Valchem (Heron). group of many teams now in the United States under the auspices of the International Cooperation Administration to study and ob­ serve the development of the trade un'on movement here. They were Invited to visit and discuss the activities of many of the major unions throughout the country. Some SlU-cjntracted. vessels were tied up along the Atlantic and If anyone.Is interested in buying Gulf coast by the Marine Engi­ a pair of medium-sized Indi^ ele­ neers Beneficial Association strike, phants (bulls) would he please ^ Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treas­ contact Howard urer reported. The beef only Edwards, ship's lasted a couple of days. delegate on the Alcoa Corsair. It One interesting aspect of the seems that one beef came about when one of the of the waiters was operators, in order to save a few just "bom • to dollars in seamen's wages, laid off lose," and be­ crews in New York, as well as in cause of current Baltimore and Mobile. However setbacks, is offer­ their money-saving scheme back­ ing the two for fired, because a few hours after Edwards sale. "Any rea­ paying the crews their transporta­ tion money, the strike was settled. sonable offer will be considered," They were burning up the wires Edwards said. But who can afford for hours calling the crews back. to feed an elephant? For all of their efforts they could have kept the men on the payroll All's well on the Bobin Locksley and would have come out ahead according to the ship's minutes^ In the long run. Much of it is due to the fine serv­ Shipping continued to hold up ice given the crew by messman O. over the past period with Class A Vola who is always going out of his men having no difficulty in landing way to come up with the ingre­ berths. There were 20 vessels pay­ dients for making pizza pie and ing off during the two weeks, three other Italian specialties. In ap­ signed on and nine were in transit. preciation, the crew voted to turn Paying off during the period over the ship's treasury, less neces­ were the Steel Artisan, Steel Di­ sary expenses, to Vola as reimbur­ rector, Steel Scientist (Isthmian); sement for his time and expenses. Kobin Trent, Robin Locksley "That these delicacies wei'e en­ (Robin); Suzanne, Elizabeth, joyed by all," J. Gaylord, ship's Frances,. Ines (Bull); Antinous delegate repoi-ted, "was evidenced (Waterman); Seatrains Texas, Lou- by the unanimous approval to turn i.'-iana and Savannah (Seatrain); over the fund." 4" t Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Pointer, They didn't say where they were . Alcoa Patriot (Alcoa); Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) and the going, nor where the've been, but CS Baltimore, Fort Hoskins and according, Government Camp (Cities Service). to Jos e-p h The Steel Artisan, Steel ScientLst Shaughnessy, meeting chairman on the Wang Ar­ cher, the. crew is looking for­ ward to the rest of their voyage. There was noth­ ing to report to Shaughnessy the LOG as yet, Shaugnessy said, but they have "great expectations as to later on. . The Institute of Internationai Education has announced the ap­ pointment of Seafarer Ed Larkin, Pick Up 'Shot' a 1954 SIU scholarship winner, to its 1959 National Selection Com­ Card At Payoff mittee. This committee will screen Seafarers who have taken the all applicants for Fulbright schol­ arship grants for graduate studies series yOl inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are in foreign countries. . Larkin himself has two scholar­ reminded to be sure to pick up ships to his credit. He received a their inoculation cards from tjbe Buskin labor award in 1953 under captain or the purser when they an international exchange program pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up and studied at Harlech College, Harlech, Wales. In 1954 he won by the Seafarer and held so that an SIU scholarship which he ap- it can be presented when sign­ iilied to get a degree in industrial ing on for another voyage where "shots" are required. The and labor relations at Cornell the inoculation card is your only University. Larkin, who joined the proof of having taken the re­ SIV as a member of the black gang quired shots. in 1944, has been active in most of men who forget to pick the union's major organizing upThose their inoculatlen card when drives. they pay oft may find that they • Three other Seafarers in the past are required to take all the have received Buskin labor "shots" again when they want .mviirds for studies .overSeiis, They to sign on tor another such voy- •I, J . - SK , • S; •" Seafarers In Action • ' '.y:- nh •• •, . iSSiSSi#® 5 - a'r- .a Notfer Standing On Boxes are for packaging vegetables or bars of soap. They are fine on the job they were designed for, but the fellow who made them didn't plan on having them used as ladders. Name Larkin To Fulbrighf Award Body Nevertheless, all too often they are used as ladders and, of course, all too often the men using them in this fashion take a bad spill. •• .'^y- y-y-y- • -''v • .v;:: To avoid this kind of an accident, don't Improvise with a box. Use the right kind pf gear for the job. •' .. ••• • .yr v- I 1 ;• ,.: , I Aii^y ^^ip is a Safe Ship *•1 !ij I I I I �loir 4, 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Pira Sevea •4 At left, Seafarer picket on the SS Riviera in 1952 raps substandard conditions. Supreme Court up­ held damage suits against unions in the beef. Below, high and dry as a result of cooperation given Canadian District SlU by unions affiliated with the International Transportworkers Federation, Canadian Constructor is one of the vessels which has been strikebound for a year. Company at­ tempted to transfer ships to Trinidad, but move failed in face of united union opposition. P&O Vote Climaxes long Fight Police and US Immigration officlak escort foreign crewmen ot Liberian-flog cruise ship Trqdewlnds off Mionii pier after they struck over shipboard conditions. Strikers were dented usual 29< day leave in US to try to find another ship and were quickly de­ ported. The Tradewinds is the former SUP-monned Aleutian. (Continued from page 3) Florida decision Is blazed with some notable snccesses. The pio­ neering eifort in the field was in 1950, when the SIU - affiliated Sailors Union of the Pacific led the way by winning American condi­ tions on the SS Pho Pho, a Pana­ manian-flag vessel hauling gypsum from Mexico to Redwood City, Calif. In this case the operators renamed the ship' after the then secretary-treasurer of the SUP. The SS Harry Lundeberg there­ after sported a model union agree­ ment under the Panamanian flag. A brand-new ship, the Kaiser Gyp­ sum, was renamed the BS Harry Lpndeberg last year a few~inonths after Lundeberg died. The Sailors Union came to the .forefront in the battle against the runaways in 1952, when the for­ eign crew of the SS Riviera re­ belled against intolerable ship­ board conditions while in Port­ land, Ore., and called on the SUP for aid. When US marshalls evicted the strikers from the ship and Immigration moved for their deportation, the Sailors kept the .Major win in fight on run­ aways was scored by Harry Lunaeberg a few months be­ fore he died, when the new Liberian-fiag tanker Duncan Bay (below) on coastwise run from Canada to Cafifornia was brought under SUP con­ tract. At right, speaking to building trades men who re­ futed to crott picketlinei, Lundeberg (2nd from left) exploini union beef. Named In trfbute to the late secretary^reasurer of the SUP, a brand-new SS Harry Lundebergk was christened last year by y-, ^ lundeberg^s Wife (left)^ he died. The SUP led the fight on the runaways and in 1950 had been successful In winning the first American contract en a Panamanian shipi the Phbih*dihdi. wos Jeter-renamed ^e^SS Harry Lundeberg. VS. w vvaawawwi Wfissewi. OFSI es e WillwifMvilSffSflll Villi ship tied up until barred by court injunction. The Masters, Mates and Pilots, and subsequently the SIU-A&G, maintained picketlines against the ship until two more in­ junctions forced the removal of all pickets. All told, union picketing kept the ship hung up for three and a half months. Ironically, when the Riviera finally sailed from Port­ land, she carried a US Govern­ ment-financed cargo of wheat for India. . Again, in 1956, the SUP struck back at a -new" Liberian-fkg opera­ tion between British Columbia and Antioch, Calif. Cooperative efforts between SIU Canadian and West Coast affiliates kept the ship bottled up until a pact establishing American conditions on the ves­ sel was signed. Then, in April, 1957, after the unions in the Riviera beef had fought a variety of damage suits to no avail, the US Supreme Court upheld verdicts against the three unions. This put a high premium on attempts by American seamen to protest runaway opera­ tions. A few months later, however, the SIU Canadian District set a new precedent by winning an SIU pact on a British-flag cableship, the John W. McKay. It argued suc­ cessfully before the Canadian Labour Board that since the ves­ sel's home port was Halifax and it Bidn't touch British ports, it should maintain the same condi­ tions as Canadian ships in Cana­ dian waters. Action by various SIU affiliates thus set the stage for the Florida case. The SIU victory there means American unions now have a clear mandate for organizing these ships and for protecting their own conditions by advancing those of foreign seamen. I �SEAFARERS Pace Eiiiht YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Belter , Buying By Sidney Margoliua New Idea: Group Car insurance it-1 LOG July 4."19St^ freighf Tax Cut Aids Shipping WASHINGTON—The domestic shipping industry, beset with the threat of rate-cutting via the new railroad bill, received an unexpected boost when Congress agreed to elimi­ nate the three percent tax on freight traffic. The move to eliminate tbe tax came as a lastminute surprise in a bill to ex-" tend all other tax rates at Keeping Her Well-Picketed their current levels- for an­ other year. While the three percent tax may Group life and health insurance, and group pension plans, have be­ not seem like a big item of itself, come the fastest-growing types of family protection. They have pro­ it has great importance to com­ duced savings of as much as 15-30 percent under the cost of similar panies in the coastwise and interinsurance policies bought on an individual basis. Take medical expense coastal trades because , of the edge insurance. Ten years ago only a half-million Americans were covered it had given to shoreside companies by group plans. Today, 24 million are covered. which operate special - purpose Now, for the first time in US history, a similar method of insuring ships. The tax did not apply to large groups of car owners is being tried out by the Multnomah, Ore­ a company which buys a ship only gon, Labor Council, and the Nationwide Insurance Company, the coun­ for the purpose of hauling Its own try's fourth largest auto insuror. cargo, but it did apply to com­ Already six Oregon local unions are offering a pioneering low cost panies which are common carriers. auto-insurance plan to their members, the Oregon Labor Press reports. Consequently, the trend in the The plan is experimental, and is not yet available in other parts of the industry has been for shoreside in­ country. But if it works out successfully in Oregon, it may prove to be one of the most effective ways dustrial companies to build spe­ of i^estraining spiraling auto-insur- cialized ships, like some of the ance bills. Successive hikes have chemical carriers, to haul their jumped rates 56 percent, on the own raw materials and products. average, in the past eight years. WKh the abolition of the tax, it is In comparison, prices of new cars expected that these firms will turn have^one up 35 percent, and re­ to the regular coastwise and interpair costs, 42. The AAA figures coastal operators. Companies which will benefit that the average cost of $25,000/ $50,000 of liability insurance,' plus most, of course, are the coastwise fire and comprehensive but ho col­ carriers. Pan Atlantic and Sealision insurance, now is $117 a year train, plus tug and barge operators on a countrywide basis. In large like Will's and intercoastal opera­ cities, the cost runs even higher. tors such ^ Luckenbach and President Glenn Blake of the Calmar among others. Multnomah Labor Council explains Meanwhile, the railroad bill Is that his group became actively in­ expected to sail smoothly through terested in a cost-cutting plan the House in identical form as the Great Lakes Seafarer Donald Murray takes a spin around the bow! when most auto insurance com­ measure passed by the Senate. The of the James Davidson, Tomlinson Fleet ship now being struck by . panies raised Oregon rates 30 per­ measure contains a provision, which Lakes Seafarers. .Union is demanding first-time contract includ­ cent this year. He points out "that is being opposed by the steamship ing welfare benefits, after winning NLRB election in the fleet. The group coverage Is. established in people, as follows: "Rates of a car­ Davidson is hung up in Buffblo harbor. almost every type of insurance ex­ rier shall not be held up to a par­ cept auto. ticular level to protect the traffic As worked out so far, the Oregon plan is not yet true "'group" in­ of any other mode of transporta­ surance. The Oregon Insurance Commissioner is studying whether, it tion, giving due consideration to may be called "group insurance" and pay rebates or dividends on a the objectives of the national "group" basis. The plan tentatively has established initial rates for transportation policy declared in members of the labor groups of five percent less than standard rates this Act."~ for the same coverage. But if permitted, the plan eventually will pay Despite the wording of this additional dividends or rebates to the groups, depending on their ac­ clause, the Senate Committee cident records. which handled the bill specified At present, Blake and Dixon Livingstone,'Oregon agents for Nation­ that it was not the intent of the (Continued from page 2) ran is wide, describe the plan as "a wholesale, low-cost method of writing measure to approve destructive in 24 hours after payoff among ance . prepared to render assistindividual auto insurance policies," The big saving is in the lower rate-making practices. other items. The NMU then set out to pi;oVo marketing and selling e^^enses made possible by signing up a lot of Traditionally, steamships have With the sailing of the ship de­ the Daggett charge. First the Santa people at a time, instead of soliciting one buyer at a time. had lower rates than railroad J)eBut one of the biggest values in the new auto-insurance group idea cause of . the uncertainties of layed, NMU crewmembers of the Rosa, Grace Line's new passenger United States held a . meeting at ship, was taken out of Newport Is^that it will give policyholders a more effective voice In determining steamship service. Affhich they passed a resolution ob­ News by the NMU with shipyard the rates they must pay, and the kind of insurance they get. An insur­ viously inspired by NMU head­ engineers aboard after the MEBA ance company or even a state commissioner may. pay little attention to quarters calling for the establish­ refused to sign on in a disp^ute an individual. ment of a deck and engine officers' over manning scales. Then, Mter There's heavy opposition from insurance brokers and general ageiits division in the NMU. The NMU the MEBA was locked out by the to group insurance in general, and to such cost-cutting approaches as national council promptly ratified shipowners following expiratibn of the new Oregon plan. The self-employed agents and the standard-price the resolution a few days later. Us contract on June 15, the NMU companies who don't pay dividends to policyholders, generally want Oddly enough, the NMU's con­ aided in recruiting some two-dozen uniform rates for all types of casualty and property insurance. They tract was expiring three days la­ engineers to take the SS America oppose price cuts by lower-cost insurors. ter but instead of using the op­ out of port behind the MEBA But the car-owner's headache is that selling, marketing and admin­ portunity to present its own con­ picket lines. American Coal Shipping Com­ istration expenses are So large that they generally take 50 cents of the dollar you pay in premiums. To the chagrin of the shipowners pany, the 80-ship coal fleet dream, tract demands, hanging fire for That's why the price of auto insurance has gone up even faster than has now gone into the oil trans­ months, the NMU's only concern and Curran, the NMU's action only was to get the ship out, irrespec­ stiffened the .engineers' resolve. the cost of cars and fepairs. If the actual cost of insuring your car goes up one dollar, the insurance companies seek to raise your bill two portation business. The company tive of the naUire of the engineers' Shipowner resistance collapsed dollars. The extra dollar is to cover that 50 percent overhead cost. recently acquired a T-3 tanker, the grievances. when it became obvious that the In the case of fire insurance, sales commissions and overhead often Conoco Lake Charles, and has a The NMU action is understand­ engineers were prepared to dig cargo commitment for a trip from able in the light of a statement in for a long siege despite Curran's take even more than the 50 percent of your premiutn. One of the ways auto-insurance companies convince state commis­ the Gulf to Europe next month. made by Major General John M. scab-herding. The result was that sioners to aiiow rate boosts, is to show an "underwriting loss." They ' Although the vessel, renamed Franklin, president of US Lines, MEBA was able to win a superior show they lost money on the combined cost of |heir payouts and over- the Coal Shipper, is supposed to while testifying/ before the House agreement embodying all the de­ • head. This is really a bookkeeping loss. The"companies don't count continue in'the'^il trades indefi­ Merchant Marine Committee. mands drafted by the MEBA mem­ the profit they make by investing their reserves, which are mostly nitely, company spokesman said Franklin said, the following, ac­ bership. provided by policyholders. For example, last year the second biggest that it is considering rebuilding cording to the "NMU Pilot" of Like the MEBA's charges, th« auto insuror claimed it had an "underwriting loss" of $2 million. But her into an 18,000-ton dry cargo February "27, 1958: MM&P is also citing NMU's al­ it had income from investments of over $11 tpiUion plus profit from ship. The ship has an NMU crew "In testifying for HR 9342, liance with District 50 in the Amer­ Its fire and property Insurance operations. Thus it had an actual profit aboard which was on it when it Major General John M. Franklin, ican Coal Beef as one of the of over $10 million for the year, of 26 percent better than it did the was purchased from an NMU-con- president of the US Lines, review­ grounds for proceeding against year before. j - tracted company. ed the' record of the SS United Curran. The MM&P is submitting The group idea is making further headway in. life insurance too. ACS, formed.by the-United Mine States. He said: .'Since her first in evidence application forms Now insurance companies are offering such money-saving coverage to Workers and a group of railroads, voyage, the sliip has carried 382,- handed out by the NMU to licensed employers or union locals enrolling as few as ten members. Such small entered the maritime field when 552 passengers. and has not been officers. In addition, the "NMU life-insurance groups are now permitted in most states., A few still coal prices and rates were high in tied up one' single day by labor Pilot" of June 19- made no bones insist there must be at least 25 in the groyp. Europe, with the idea of promoting trouble, 1 want to give credit . . . about the NMU's Intention to reUntil group auto insurance, reaches your own area, how can you coal exports. The coippany bought particularly to Mr. Curran, presi­ cnUt licensed officers into its ranks ; protect yourself-against the booming cost of such protection?; As this one ship, the Coal Miner, and char­ dent of the NMU, who realizes the and its efforts to round up, scabs l department has previously reported, you can seek out the "preferred- tered six more from the Govern­ Importance of keeping the big Ship to break the engineers' strike then ^ risk" companies who give low rates to drivers with good safety;records. ment's reserve fleets. However the "on schedule ... .^" in'progress. • | It you use an agent, you can ask him to place your insurahce with bottom fell out of coal rates and r Events then followed ip .rapid-* The two officers' unions are de-- ' ' one of the rate-deviating companies that charge 10 to 30 percent belovy tbe company was forced to turn firfe order. Daggett promptly ^yired hikndihg- that; the AFL-CIO cen-.. ; V " ' standard rates. Agents often can get you some saving if you insist on the six chartered vessels back to Meany in-Wasiiington- filing charg^is 5ure Curran, order, him to stop his • ' It, Finally,..you, can .concentrate your coverage on.liability insurance, the Governmeni. declaring that the NMU's action raid and remove him/from, and eiinilriate. collision coverage on yoim .own, car. Idany wage-eairners Tile Coal Minier, with her crew ''ban only serve to give sudport to AFL-ClOi Ethical' jPradlces - Cotoi ^ t i ^ idon't cany, enough UabUitjr ihsurahce in'these days of high adcideh't oiilSlU aiid i^ii bldtimers aboatd, tbe shipiilng cblmpanies , > . Tf they ; mittee^^d >8Vib-':AiFE-Cl6 is still 'can^g grhin cargoes. ' eildeaVor to^scab the yeisseis,.,Gur-: NMD Raids Mates Too; Two Unions File Charges Xoal' Ship Operates On Oil Charter it. m �Inly 4M95S SEAFARERS IOC •- Paf« 1^ SlU Globe-Girdler: S S STEEL FLYER Home from another 'round-the-world voyage, the Steel Flyer landed in New York last week for a rou­ tine payoff in clean SIU style. Some of her crew are pictured here as the trip formally came to an end, cargo was landed, and work went ahead for the up­ coming voyage. How was the trip? Since most of the crew signed on for another four-month roundtripper, it must have been a pretty good one. 'H All dear, Seafarer Leonard Turi watches as US shipping commissioner readies CG discharge. .V • t- :-k-- '• ''••'41 ,'• i# •^ '•"f i-.} • '"3 'M ml 'Sn 1 n J ''tSSfSSsjsSi^tesW wWrilMMlfiriiiriii iRtftffl m HBH . : IliiSisiiii W8ii:SSiM#isS Chief alacfriclqa l^epry Maginness (UM spins . toll-jene :fof^SiU;^Assls(flnt.SecrftdiY^easprer^,._^ ;.Ed'Me«ney before'the payofLj;^' Ihlp's delegate K Btppinheqd Mie|^air>0 report wlthi SIU. f^b:i. Siofarer!^ Anti-pilferage gadget to thwart notives over­ seas from making off with gear is displayed by 3rd cook /^ngel Maldonado. Natives shoved pole with hook en end Into opei^ portholes, stealipg wev^* and passengers' deithes end « camjera;. inr-' 5*-' •< ;3?-. �!-• i:^ fe.. K BME Philly Tugmen Get 6% Raise Seafarer And Friend In Iran PHILADELPHIA—A six percent tvage increase and "other gains have been negotiated for the mem­ bers of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers employed by S. C. Loveland, Inc., a Philadelphia tug op­ erator. The new one-year contract, which is retroactive to May 1, also provides for en additional paid holiday, increased employer con­ tributions to the BME welfare and pension funds and an increase from .$100 to $200 to cover the loss of effects owned by the engineers. : The company also agreed to accept any increase te pension con­ tributions negotiated by the union and the Philadelphia Tugboat Own­ ers Association, which represents the tug operators , in Philadeiphia Seafarer George E. Renale and-Iranian boy pose in Abadan on harbor. grounds of United Seamen's Service club, ^nole was aboard Meanvv^hile, elections for BME the Steel Maker at the time. officials and for the jobs of busir ness manager in the various ports wiii start October 1. Nominations for the office of president-business manager, treasurer, two vice-presi­ dent-business managers and three union trustees must be submitted to the credentials committee at VANCOUVER—It took a year of plugging and a lot of BME headquarters in New York hard traveling before an agreement was reached covering before August 12. seamen employed by the Northern. Transportation Company, Qualifications for office are an according to the "Canadian engineer's license Issued by the Sailor," official organ of the to prove to the company they Coast Guard, three years actual seatime on a license aboard Amer­ SIU Canadian District. How­ meant business. The first trip was early in May ican-flag ships, continuous good ever, the time and effort were when the union negotiating com­ well spent. All of the men in­ standing in the BME for at least two years before the date of nomi­ volved received wage boosts, in mittee, finding that contract talks nations, and not less than 120 days some cases as high as 250 percent had reached a stalemate over seatime as a ship's engineer or above their old scale, as well as wages, sent a representative to Fort McMurray, Fort Smith and night relief engineer aboard BME- other benefits. Union officials had to* make two contracted ships during the 12 months proceeding nominations, long trips into the virtually track­ less Northwest Territory in or^er which begin Juiy 8. I ^ I'li'v." Canadian 511/ Team Treks Over Tundra For Pact i ;• V C: S*'"' , v'' • |Rr'.,-'- •%•:' • . ER--V Sfel:":-!-- •' yyy- - • . • ^'X- • • • v';. R R KNOWINfi YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the SIU contract and mil deal- with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would lihe to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Article II, Section 60. Vessels in Idle Status. When a vessel is In­ active in a US port for any reason for a period of ten days or less, the unlicensed personnel shall be kept on board at the monthly rate of pay. •However, when it is expected that said vessel will be idle for a period In excess of ten days, the unlicensed personnel may be reduced on day Hay River, NWT, to take u strike ife" • •' of arrival. Should the vessel resume service within ten days, the vessel's ballot among the seamen there. li^': /"•'.; unlicensed personnel who are entitled to return shall receive wages and Armed with a solidly-backed strike vote, the committee again subsistence for the period for which they were laid off. * W'[ • sat down to talk, but found that • • "t R t the company refused to reach - Question: If a crew is called back , within five days from date of agreement. A strike deadline was layoff, under the ten-day clause are the men who do not return to the then set and union represendtives R.i- •' again trekked north to make prepa­ ship entitled to five day's wages and allowances? ' rations for the beef, However, the 3. - ie, , ie ^ company changed its position a §?- Recently, an SIU contracted vessel was laid up in Philadelphia for few hours before the deadline and lack.pf cargo'T The crew was laid off indefinitely but was called back' signed a netv contract. Under the agreement, a new within five days since the ship had secured'a charter during the layoff wage scale, more in comformity period. Under Section 60, the men who returned to the ship were with the territory's high cost of entitled to and received, wages and subsistence for the five-day layoff. living, was set up. Deckhands wdll A beef arose, however, when the company refused to pay the same receive a 250 percent boost in benefit to. men who were entitled to return to the ship but didn't do wages, jumping from $150 a month a 12-hour day, with no over­ mS^ERR:R' --V sp. When the problem was brought to the attention of the contract for time, to $300 a^month for gn nlSht-clarifications committee. Union representatives pointed out that the bour day and overtime for work • inen St^hb didnt iretum to the ship couldp't because they hadn't been performed after those hours. giVeh ampre notice of the ship's sailing. The company representatives accepted the Union's contention and the men were subsequently paid. It was also agreed that men who Were hot entitled to return to the cl!ip^-ln thi« cas2i a passenger utility and "reefer" engineer—=wouid ^ hot rebefve ^e benefits the incn,^>^(b wer^ entitled to retunii received. ' '; '''-'R ^ ' . f: ' ^3-;;%|gRRgR;S !-• i;"- • • 1:^: STIIL ARTISAN (Itthmlan), May 11 wlU be needed for basebaU team— nes whl be played with other Robin —Chairman, B. Kyla; Sacratary, C. Al­ game ne vessels on African coast. lison. Ona man lonsd. Flna coopara- Line tlon among, craw. Ship's fund SIT. COUNCIL OROVI (Cities garvtca), Raport aeceptad. Motion that faculties ha mada avaUabla for wiring money —May IS—Chairman, J. Simmons; See. ratary, B. Callahan. MembetshilT ad­ via RCA for emergencies. Status of member In official log book to be vised anyone going ashore on hospital taken up with patrolman. Steward re­ slip should bring back slip from USPH ports shortage of noma nacesslUes due or doctor designated' by captain. Dele­ to company's negUgenee. Crew winhea gate advised anyone missing watch to sign coastwise articles for coastwise wUl be fired unless previous noUce given. Report accepted, tjew delegate voyage. elected. Keep bathrooms clean. ARMONK (New England Ind.), June 1—Chairman, C. Carson; Secretary, D.' RAPHAEL SEMMES (Pan-Atlantic), Williams. Several members fouled up. Juns 1—Chairman, B. Varn; Sacratary, Report on food. maU. painting, no C. Kerrigan. One man missed ship. LOGS. Delegate to see patrolman Repair list. to be submitted. Ship's about fireman. Soma disputed ot. Vote • fund $22.S0. Games nurchased. Some of thanks to steward dept. and dele­ disputed ot about' shifting meal hour. gate for fine job. Bathrooms to be Nl.ght cook and baker missed ship in stencUad "for craw only." Passage- Port Newark. FIdley doors on shelter deck to be repaired and kept closed.' Heat In mld-shlp section 110 degrees, suction fans aft end of port and atb. Passageways not worhlng. ORION COMET (Orion), May 4— Chairman, M. Stuptn; Seerstsry, B. Stark. One man missad ship: one roan hospitalized; one man paid ofT. Hepair lists to be turned In. Need awn­ ings, Ice machine, fiPers for blowers. Ship's fund S4.62. Few hours disputed ot. One man Iceo't In Guam. Re­ ports accepted. Men urged to be quiet while others are asleep. Members urged to keep gear locked as some Items are missing. ways to bo sougeed. Ship stores re­ ported missing. J. R. KULUKUNDIB (Oco*an Trans.), Juno 1—Chairman, J. WolanskI; toerotary, P. Johnbash. Painting tncomplots. Some disputed ot. PUeo suffi­ cient atoree aboard next trip. Washing machine to be' repaired. Order new refrigerator. Veto of thanks to stew­ ard dept. for exceUent chow and .work well done. MAIDBN CRBBK (Waterman), April <—Chairman, W. Brown; Sacratary, J. Thomas. Heater purchased. SMp'a fimd 80e. Now delegate elected. Each member to donate tl toward - ahlp'a fund. Keep messhall. pantry and laundry clean. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well done. May 25—Chairman, R. Moyvantsson; Secretary, J. Thomas. Sliip'a fund S12.S0. Delegate to attend to ship's matters. Need more cigarettes. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well done. MONARCH OP~THB SBAS (Waterman). May 35—Chairman, P. Bates; Secretary, L. Moora. One man fired in SJ. Safety committee formed. Slilp's fund $37.48. Some disputed ot. Crew requested to watch their drinking— one ^man fired each trip. OCEAN EVELYN (Marltimo Over­ seas), June 1—Chairman, J. O'Rourka; Secretary, W. Davles. Repairs com­ pleted. New delegate and treasurer elected. Ship's fund 912.SO. Keport ac­ cepted. No more collections for ship's fund. Vote of thanks to galley force. Scuppers to be opened. In galley. -JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), April 15—Chairman, C. Johnston; Sec­ retary, A. Thorna. Dump garbage back aft; do not place large boxes in re­ ceptacles. Ship's fund $17.50. Delegate to act as treasurer. New delegate elected. Sailed short one wiper who was taken off with broken arm before sailing. Need more complete slop chest. Return cups and dishes to pan­ try. Use one washing machine for white clothes and one for work gear. Vote of thailks to steward dept. for fine job.' Mate requires $1 deposit for foom keys: to see patrolman about same. May 10—Chairman, C. Johnston; Sec­ retary, A. Thorns. Safety meeting held: several suggestions made to Im­ prove safe working conditions on ship. Motion to lower requirements for loans from Welfare fund to be Just 30-day shipping card. Vote of thanks .to steward dept. for good menus. June 1—Chairman, C. Crabtree; Secretary, A. Thome. Repair lists to bo submitted—few minor repairs to be made before arrival. Some disputed ot. Motion to limit time of continu­ ous service on one ship to one year.. Vote of thanks to delegate and stew­ ard ^dept. for fine job. JOSEFINA (Liberty Havd, May IDChairman, J. Kendrlck; Sacratary, J. Lundy. New delegate elected. Report accepted. To start ship'a fund. Keep all doors locked while in port—keep natives out of passageways. Return cups to pantry. Deck and eng. depta. to keep laundry clean and steward dept. to keep recreation and library rooma clean. SANTCRE (Marven), June 3—Chair­ man, i. McNab; Secretary, J. Warner. When leaving ship due to seniority rule, separation aUp may be filled out. Ship'a fund 832. Report accepted. Refrigerators ^nd PO mesa need re­ pairs. Galley range ovens to be re­ paired. Baker and 3rd cook to observe working hours. To be clarified by boarding patrolman. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), May 17—-Chairman, W. Kohuf; Sacratary, S. Johnson. New washing machine pur-chascd. Repairs to ba made. Forecastiea to ba painted, One NMU man re­ placed in Phlla. New delegate and re­ porter elected. Ship's fund tl7.20.' Soma disputed ot. Report accepted. Water justy—to be reported to patrol­ man, iBuks nud cleaning. Vote of thuike to delegate for jgl^ well done- Take eare of wgSblng machine. Flayere ORION STAR (Orlcn), May 3S — Chairman, B. Wharton; Seeratary, A. Morales. Deck dept. short three men. paid oif Yokohama bv mutual con­ sent, One man missed ship. Ship'a fund S10.36. Some disputed ot. Copy of menus for 90-day period sent to Union for appraisal. Motion to ap­ point food committee to check all stores for quality prior to loading at dockside. Menus not up to par. Poor preparation of food. One man hospl'tallzed. Oiler promoted to utility. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), Msy 35—Chairmen, R. King; Secretary, T. Buckley. One men hospitalized due to shipboard accident. One man missed vessel duit to Incorrect posting time. One man signed off In India due to hemla—repatriated back to States. ShIR'a fund $40. Few hours' disputed ot. One replacement signed on. Delegate to lee engineer re: re­ pairs such as stopped up drains, more pressure on sanitary Una. repair lock engine room door. Put steward dept. shower and bathrooms In working or­ der. Remove cots from main deck and batches yhen not In use. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), May 11 —Chairman, E. Noeney; Secretary, A. Notturno. New delegate elected. Ship'a fund 526.90. Coffee to be made In perculators. Coojles to be kept out of passageways. Proper attire to be worn In messhalla and pantry. Use toaster and Washing machine properly. ALAMAR (Calmar), May 35—Chair­ man, E. Hogge; Secretary, J. McPaul. All repairs to be made before arrlvaL No beefs. Full draw will be given out before arrival In NY. Ship'a fund $26.04. Vote of thanks to radio oper­ ator for news and snorts report with notices of latest bulletins. - BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Servtea), April 27—Chairman, B. Wagner; Secretary, E. Hamaty. New delegate elected. Discussinn on painting rooms; engine room blowers too hot, no ven­ tilation. May 25—Chairman, D. Knight; Sec­ retary, O.- Phillips. New delegate elected. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Msy 15—Chairman, A. Fetchko; Secretary, W. Thompson. Ship's fund 817. New delegate and treasurer elected. Rec­ ord player fixed. Vote of thanks to crew for keeping messroom In good condition. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), May 34 —Chairman, K. Roberts; Secretary, E. BIss. Few hours disputed ot. Reports accepted. Ship'a fund to be started— men to contribute 50c first draw. New delegate and treasure elected. Sug­ gestion to get chocolate milk oit west coast. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), April 37—Chairman, J. Morris; Secretary, J. Lon9. Frlotlon In steward dept. Beef on menus and variety of food. To find out about transportation from"' Voted to sisn on coastwise ar« . tides before payoff on foreign articles. No disputed ot. Beef On steward put­ ting out meat daUy; lack of coopera­ tion with dept. To be referred to patrolman. Request variety of night , lunches. Keep messhall chairs clean and paint same. Beef on cook, refus-' Ing ot when sick and steward work­ ing that ot. Steward's remarks about crew to be reported to patrolman. Juna 7—Chairman, A. Habart; Sao-: S"**,.';'"' delegate missed ship In Bait. New delegate elected. Few hours disputed ot. Vote of thanks to deward dept. for good service, cooking and menus, etc. Collection for owers for member's deceased* mother. EDITH (Bull), May 38—Chairman; O.' lists to be submitted. Need porthole screens, bed springs, keys for foc'sles. ' Shower head needs repairing. New delegate elected, ^k patrolman why captain would not authorize taking, ®''oard in Mexico after IB^lay, SUZANNB (Bull), Juna ID—Chair­ man, R. Harper; Seeratary, J. Benilla,' mall box,, Need new chairs for measriem Slop rinfc '' �July 4, 1958 SEAFARERS Direct Hit' LOG P«c« Elerca M'time Hiring Law Action Seen In '59 WASHINGTON—Assurances of some kind of action next year on long-pending proposals to give legal status to mari­ time hiring halls have been given by Senator Warren Magnuson (Dem.-Wash.), chair- • man of the Senate Interstate ready Include one which would and Foreign Commerce Com­ give specific legal sanction to hir­ mittee. Senator Magnuson has had ing halls in the building trades. a bill in the hopper for some time This has been passed by tho which would specify that maritime Senate but is awaiting action in hiring halls are a fully-legal and the House of Representatives. acceptable mode of hiring, but the On the House side. Rep. Thomas measure had never advanced to the Felly (Rep.-Wash.) has introduced hearing stage. a measure, HR 8422, which would Magnuson said that Senator John also spell out the legality of imion Kennedy (Dem.-Mass.) who is a hiring halls, both in the construc­ co-sponsor of the Kennedy-Ives tion and maritime industries. amendments to the Taft-Hartley In discussing the maritime hir­ law, had jpromised that the Senate ing hall on the floor of the Senate, Labor Committee would hold hear­ Magnuson pointed W that the ings on the subject when it con­ late Senator Taft agreed that he siders further Taft-Hartley amend­ would accept a hiring hali amend­ ments next year. ment in the Taft-Hartley Act for The Kennedy-Ives proposals al­ the maritime industry. QUESTION! Do you find much difference In both the price and quality of goods purchased overseas as compared to the US? Mike Manning, eleetrlctan: James Gouldman, electrician! There's ho comparison; American For items in the same price range stuff is much bet­ the European are ter in general. usually better. There's nothing American cloth­ like a German ing is much be^ camera, but ter though, be­ wouldn't give you cause of the cut a nickel for a Eu­ and materials. ropean car. You But when it can't beat an comes to preci­ American fishing sion things you pole, either. can't beat the Germans; their cameras, for ex4 4 4 Fred D. Benton, steward: I've ample. lit mosf^ of the foreign ports and foreign goods can't compare at all with our own. bought some Tshirts and china in Singapore which were real good, but darned expensive. The SIU's historic 4-1 election victory on the SS Florida Is certain to have impact on maritime for a long time to come. First, it puts American operators of runaway-flag ships on no­ tice that their long immunity from unions is at an end. It also demonstrates the fertile field for organizing among sea­ men on the runaways and represents a complete turnabout In US policy, with t;he National Labor Relations Board acknowl­ edging that it has jurisdiction over such vessels. Stalemated up until now in efforts to raise wages, working MASSENA, NY—The St. Law­ conditions and safety rules on the runaways, US maritime rence Seaway was brought one unions now have a weapon for a full-scale campaign. Miracles more step closer to completion will not be accomplished overnight, however. The complex this week, with the creation of a financial deals that have created an American-owned rim- Fred L.^444 Travis, electrician: It all new lake to be known as Lake St. away fleet comprising nine million tons of shipping stiU have depends on what you're buying. If you know the l.awrence. The new lake created to be untangled. rates of exchange by 80 tons of explosives, covers Meanwhile, the hand of such world organizations as the and your way an area of 100 square miles be­ International Transportworkers Federation and the Inter­ around you're tween Massena, NY and Cornwall, national Labor Organization in seeking to raise standards on okay. Otherwise, the runaways will be strengthened. The vast runaway fleet there's a good Canada. chance you'll get The lake will have two functions. likewise presents a real target for cooperative effort not only hooked, especially First, it will provide water power among American sea unions, but maritime unions all over the if you settle for to spin generators in a new pdwer world. The SIU and its affiliates, which got in the fight right the first price house; and, second, in combina­ at the start under the leadership of Harry Lundeberg, expect quoted. tion with the new Wiley-Dondero to be in the forefront of this continuing battle. .4 4 4 ship channel, it will permit ocean-'' if, 4> . 48ven Regher, steward! American going vessels to sail smoothly goods are better in the long run through the former International but there are Bapids section of the St. Lawrence One Washington development that hasn't made too many some foreign Biver, opening up midwestern ports to deep-sea traffic. headlines is the latest Administration crusade via the Inter­ things which are superior. For ex­ The ship channel, built entirely nal Revehue Service. The big move by the Revenue agents ample, I bought in US territory, will enable ships is not against the fast-money operators thriving on tax loop­ a suit in Trinidad to bypass the power plant. Two holes. That's not the game at all. Instead, in the midst of of real Scotch falocks, ready now for full 27-fopt a recession, IRS is attaching the unemployment checks of irio for a song. clearance, will raise and lower ordinary citizens for back taxes of as little as $12.50 in some Japanese china is vessels from the upper to the lower the best if you level of the river, passing a ship cases. know where to go Everybody knows that two things—death and taxes—are through in 40 minutes. get it. The Seaway, of which the Wiley- inevitable. But it's a toss-up sometimes which of the two is 4 4 4 {Donderp channel is apart, is a more merciful. Doug Haseett, FWTi German mu­ 4 4 4 Joint enterprise of the US Seaway sical instruments can't be beat both Development Corporation and the for price and Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway quality. I brought Authority. back a guitar that Texans don't like it (Alaska's twice as big), the flag-makers would cost over The flooding of the new lake Is love it and Alaskans themselves are dancing in the streets three times what another important achievement in now that Alaska is practically the 49th state. Whether Ha­ I paid for it there. the projected program of bringing waii is next is still at issue. In Japan I bought ^ull-sized ocean-going ships into For maritime, Alaska's admission to the Union assure,? ex­ some silk mate­ the Lakes next summer. The panded trade, more ships and jobs and, for many SIU affili­ rial that I don't cheaper electrical power created think can be got­ by the.,devplppinent is expected to ates, greater benefits and fuller protection under Federal and; ten here unless boost industry in the area and the soon-to-come state statues. Seafarers join with their brgthers it was on special order. "demand for ships. in the Far North to cheer the good aewsi*»^^r Blast Fills New Lake On Seaway A New ^Crnsade' Welcome! Suniiy Seattle Boasting Good Shipping Too SEATTLE — Conditions in the port could be considered ideaL Shipping has been fair, but it pro­ mises to pick up a good deal in the next period, and for the men on the beach, the weather has re­ mained "warm and sunny" with the temperature staying around the high SO's, just like Miami in the wintertime. Although there were no payoffs during the past period, Port Agent Jeff Gillette said two, so far, are scheduled for the coming period. There were 21 men shipped to permanent berths during the past period, leaving only 46 Class A and B men on the beach. The Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans­ portation) was the only vessel sign­ ing on in the last couple of weeks. In transit were the John B, Water­ man, Fairport (Waterman), the Losmar, Calmar (Calmar) and the Ocean Ulla. Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions aU Seafarers leavlhg their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice Be­ fore pajing off may cause a de­ layed isiling, force the ship to sail short of the maqning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. ••m �f::: SEAFARERS fats Twdv* i;-.- • Lifeboat launched In Arabian tea by SlU-manned Steel A'sfe prepares for mercy trip to distressed German steamer Crostafels with load of C02 bottles for fighting chemical fire in hold. Successful mission earned Steel Age warm tribute plus a case of cold' beer from the appreciative German crew; Photo sent In by "Scotty" Findlay. K.j' ''!• [if-"' ''*" 'Round-The-World Log Of The Ships At Sea On Ocean Joyce (right), steword "Whifey" Johnson (left) and fhip's delegate Clyde J. Smith are pictured in animated converfation on the way to Formosa. Below, in Yokohama, Jean Iverson* ^nd a Japanese mist fry tome acrobatics between drinks in a local ginmilL Iverson was AB on the Jean Lofitte. Photo by Sam Joseph. l-v • LOG-A-RHYTHMt Faithful Sea i'i '• 'i-S"'. • • fr;' •''-•Iv.'-v'"- "' - Vi f r PiiSi •'imi .By EOT FLEISCHES. I have just had a talk vAth the sea And my loneliness has gone. For the sea kissed my feet And whispered: "You can always make love with tnc." "Jf the land doen't want you. Don't weep, For I will always be/ When you can't stand the horrors Of loneliness. You can altoays come to me." jnlr 4, 1»5I LOG Mourns Loss Of Ben Rees To the Editor! 1 Just received the June (Kh copy of the SEAFARERS LOCI end read with regret of the death of Ben Rees, ex-Norfolk port agent, oh June 2, 1958, at Norfolk. Va. X % % I was a Deputy Shipping Commissioner in Norfolk prior Expresses Thanks to being transferred to Jacksonviile. Fla., as US Shipping Com­ For Condolences missioner, and held Mr. Rees in To tiie Editor: . I would greatly appreciate high esteem. I had been on your printing in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG our thanks to all the members and branches of thi SIU for their kind expressions of sympathy upon the death of my husband on June 2 in Nor­ folk. The family of Ben P. Rees Sr. acknowledges with deep appre­ ciation their kind expressions of All letters to the editor for condoience. Our sincere thanks publication in the SEAFAR­ to all for their sjunpathy. ERS LOO must be' signed Mrs. Lena Rees •! by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. i 4. t ! letters To The Editor ships in Norfolk with Ben and observed that he was more than just a representative of the SIU. He talked and treated aU of the men like a "father." The Seafarers International Union has lost a valuable asset in Ben Rees and I am sure that his memory will live a long-time in the hearts of thousands of seamen far and wide. ^ J. R. Sherman US Shipping Commissioner Jacksonviiie, Fia. Blood Donors Draw Thanks To the Editor: I would like to thank my brother members who donated blood and inquired about my illness while I was in the hos­ pital in Mobile and later tranv ferred to New Orleans. Day_By Day I also think that a member should be entitled to $3 a day in benefits, day for day in the hos­ pital, instead of having to havo a full seven days, for instance. 4^ » » I was in the hospital for 47 days and was paid for 42. Those Offers Thanks extra three bucks come in To Goodfellow mighty handy for a man being To the Editor:. overhauled and in drydock that I would at this time like to long. thank the members of the SIU Of course, I still think our and also the crew of the SS SIU system is the best over all Robin Goodfellow for the the other union plans, especial­ thoughtful cablegram when my ly for the men in the hospitals late husband, Charles J. Hart- for a long time. man. passed away in Capetown. Morris J. Danzey, Jr. I am e.specially grateful to (Ed. note-. The SIU $21 Toby Flynn for his kind advice weekly hospital benefit is based and help in dil-edting me to the on seven-day periods. If a man various SIU welfare benefits. It meets the eligibility, he. must certainly is a blessing and help be confined in the hospital for that the SIU has such a won­ seven, days to qualify for the derful plan in time of need. first week's benefits. 14 days Thanks also to your secre­ for the second week's benefit, tary-treasurer for his very kind and so on.) letter. I and vejy grateful for eveiything. May G(^ bless you t t ir all and your Union. Oldtlmer Asks Mrs. Dorothy A. Rartmaa » % Welfare Service Is Appreciated " 'Round |he werld en a mattress" Is ship's reporter D. R. Park* man's caption for the photo (top) of Carl Pierce taking his leisure on the Do Soto. Among others who made global circuit (I to r) wwe Samuel Pappas, DM| Albert Richards, AR} Gordon Long, wiperi John Logan, ORt John S. Holley, Jr., DM, and James C. Flippe, AB, ^ blood for my husband. Unfor­ tunately, I was so confused ai the time I forgot to get their names or addresses from the hospitaL Please continue sending me the LOG as I have always eiaJoyed reading it ^ \ Mrs. John Linn To the Editor: I would like to express my appreciation to the SIU Welfare Department for the benefits paid me due to the death of my husband, John Linn. Many thanks also to the SIU officials for their assistance, and to the crewmembers of the Del Norte for their check, cards and letters. I. would also like to thank the men who donated For Payoff, Too To the EditoR This is in reply to the letter "Dave Is Ready For The Payoff" in the LOG on June 6. Dave oweg me ten dollars. 1 thank him for the notice in the LOG, but I don't want that chicken teed. How about the brothers who owe the oldtimers who can't sail anymore? Some of . them owe me $50 and up. . Just to clear things up for Dave, it -was on the Andrew Jackson at Baltimore in 1951. Jimmy Hamilton �jBly 4. 195S ANTINOUt (Waf«rm«n), Jun* 1— Chalrmaik R. Haldari tacrataiy, J. Walkar. Two man left ahlp in Japan dua to Ulneaa. mlaaad ahlp In Kobe, returned In Yokohama. Monej tlven to alck brother. Rome dlaputed ot. Reporta accepted. Oeledate to gat order from topsida on launch aarvica paasea and all ahlp'a buiinetf. Waah down back more often. Mam> bare to donate tl toward ahlp'a fund. Vote of thanka to radio operator for ahlp'a nawa. tlASTAR (Triton). June 1—Chalnp man. J. inderfl faeretary. W. Scatt. Inauiflclent American money aboard; had to accept Paklatan currency with bid loaa. Poor mall aarvlce and atop cheat. Picked up DM In Karachi. Few houra disputed ot. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for Job well done: also to engine dept. Have padeyea painted white. Check slop cheat and repair list. Check with patrolman on deck dept. duties when topping booms. NORTHWeSTRRN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers). Juhe 1—Chairman. D. Nunn; iecretary. G. Champlln. Replara made. Need new refrigerator; new washing machine. Ship's fund S1.87. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for excellent food. Discusdon re: wearing shirts at coffee time. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service). May 1—Chairman. A. Jonas; Secretary. J. Lefco. Some disputed ot to be settled at payoflf. Request air conditioning of ship. Vote of thanka to brother for cooperation on coal beef. DEL ALBA (Miss.). June 1—Chair­ man. V. Frederickson; Secretary. C. Bllzey. Few minor beefs to be squared away with patrolman. Discussion on late aalllnj from W. Africa. Ship's fund S29.3S. Few hours disputed ot. Coffee to be made In urn in NO only. Steward to requisition fresh vege­ tables In foreign ports. Man repatri­ ated to States given $10. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa). June 7— Chairman. P. Robertson; Secretary. R. Hall. Ship's fund Se.29. Need new washing machine. Ship needs exter­ mination. Ventilation system in galley to be cleaned and placed In better working order. R«uest more quiet during meal hours. Wote of thanks to steward dept. especially to chief cook and baker. Pantry and messhall to be left clean. FRANCES (Bull). June IS—Chair­ man. J. Principe; Secretary. P. Drowea. New delegate elected. WANG ARCHER (No. Atlantic). June 7—Chairman. J. K. Shaughnessy; Secretary. J. Sumpter. $10 blanket drawn In Cueta. Captain will en­ deavor to obtain more travelers checks. Some disputed ot. Request more chops, steaks, larger cakes ot soap. Vegetables cooked too much. Vote of thanks to baker for fine pas­ tries at coffee time. WACOSTA (Waterman). April 1$— Chairman. F. Parsons; Secretary. R. Elliott." Report accepted. New re­ porter and treacjrer elected. May 11—Chairman. R. Hodges; Seerotary. R. Elliott. One man missed ship, gear checked, packed, and turned over to patrolman. Few hours disputed ot. Night cook & baker missed ship in France.. Report ac­ cepted. Delegates to secure repair lists. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Steward complimented on his baking. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service). May $*—Chairman. L. Paradise; Sec­ retary., C. Bortz. Payroll to run thru Saturday. One man missed ahlp In LA, Ot not being equalized per Union policy—request clarlflcation. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers). June S-M:halrman. W. Harrtll; Secretary. A. Stevenson. Repairs made. -New stove to be Installed. Ship's fund $3S. Some disputed ot. New delegate elected. Discussion on repair list. Recreation hall to he kept clean. Need can opener. Request Standard brand coffee. Keep feet off messhall chairs. LUCILLB BLOOMFIELD (Bieomfleld), June $—Chairman. T. Schultz; Secretary. E. Max. All beefs squared away. Shortage of fresh fruits. Dis­ puted ot disposed of. Repair lists turned In. Two men logged—one lifted. Union to rep. to check proper amount of stores for 60 days' voyage. Slop chest to be checked for popular brands of cigarettes. Cooperation among crew urged by delegate. LONOVIBW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), May 17—Chairman. B. Taylor; Secretary. F. Cenforts. Fresh meats from States. Rach dept. to alternate cleaning laundry room. Discussion ret messman being slow serving watch, very noisy—should feed watch'first. June 14—Chairman. P. Bush; Bee* . rotary, T. Lowit, Compaints on food. SEAPA^ERS^ Cigars with weevils and oversized ^oes to be returned to slop chest. Soma disputed ot. Check with patrol­ man on draw altuation. Delayed sail­ ing. Contact Union about food and meniu. Accident of messman reported to chief mate. Brother prefers part pay-off. Dissatisfied with food. Shortvegetable®; foreign meata touch—bard to eook; baking good? od? Messroom should be sougee^ - -W —^^—^Mvamsaww WAEgg AUUU« 011011 '•®C**'-EY (Robin), March 1$-Xhslftnsn, J. Brscht; Secrstary, U.I*'' . delegate elected. Some diluted ot. Each member to contribute $1 to fund. Contact patrolpaid. Patrolman to atrolghten out dis5,"-*. ond time ele­ ment. ContribuUon for flowers to member's mother made. No maior repalra made. ft.-.f'.M"®.?*""'""''' Ship's fund $29. (>ne man mlaaed ship In Aidierf- M .U fo^'onnah. Refund delegate a $2 taxi fare for ahlp bualneaa. Need flrat aid list In *t.gin. room. Need new aalt tablcta. SoersJfT, W. Armstrong. Ship's fund %73. Twelve hours In dispute due to ne lauiich service In Walvla Bay. Shtp'a fund to be returned to crew. Repair lUt to be aubmltted. Condition of laundry bad. Members requested to keep ship shipshape. Veva 'Neva' Had It So Good, He Says They never had it so good is the word from the SS Neva West. "This is a good ship In many ways," according to Howard C. Hutcherson, 2nd electrician, who is making his first try as a ship's reporter. •* — "The officers are tops and steward. "He has a very good de­ is that Brother Hardcastle, AB, has the food is the best, so what partment, with such men as Hum- been ship's delegate for the past else does a seaman want?" ella Fluence, chief cook; "Red" four trips. Other deck gang -old- Hutcherson asks. "This goes dou­ ble when you're on the European run at the time," he notes. The ship makes La Havre, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Bremen as its regu­ lar ports. With that Itinerary as a steady diet, it's easy to see what he means. Chowtime is also no occasion for concern on the Neva West, with Walter "Red" Gels on tap as chief Schnoor, haker; Charles Hall, galleyman and steward' department delegate, and last but not least, 3rd cook De Lee Chin. We're for­ tunate in havng such things as fresh and frozen strawberries, honey, chocolate syrup and other goodies too numerous to mention to take care of everybody's sweet-r tooth," Hutcherson adds. An item that speaks for itself SIATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatraln), June 19—Chilrman, J. Mathews; Sec­ retary, N. Remley. Disputed ot—to bo taken up with patrolman at pay off. Shlp'a fund $70.74. Delayed Bailing disputed. Notify patrolman of unsani­ tary condition of ventilating ayatem In mesiroom. Request alr-condltloning he Installed. To contact patrolman re: Improper posting of sailing board. Discussion on ship's fund In case ot layoff—fund to be turned over to master and receipt given to patrolman and delegate. Do not remove cover from ventilating system as loot col­ lect! in messroom. LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bleomfleid), Juna i—Chairman, T. Schultz; Sacratary. B. Max. Beefs squared away. Shortage of fresh fruit. Com­ pany limited ordering required amount Jn foreign ports; will be taken up with patrolman. Smooth payoff expected. Beefs to be taken ap with ship's delegate who will handle same at payoff. Disputed ot was disposed of and repair lists submitted. Sufficient amount of food to be put aboard for 60-day voyage. Slop chest to l)e checked for popu'iar brands of cigarettes. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Juno 1 —Chairman, J. C. Swafford, Sacratary L. I. Floyd. One man missed the ship: one was' reprimanded for performing. New delegate elected. Ice box l>elng pilfered. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for good menus. DEL ORO (MItilitlppI), May 11— Chairman, G. Deigade; Sacrctary, Hsnry C. Ccrdes. Vote of thanka for Job well done on working of cargo. S31.9S on hand. One man logged. Discussion on hot water in port: food situation regarding storing of ship: too much pork. Messroom should be left In better shape. Cupi to be re­ turned to pantry. New reporter elected. ROSE KNOT (Suwannee), May 37— Disputed ot settled. Eliminated en­ gine dept. ot must be determined. Request patrolman make payoff in cash. Request clarification on ot for men not being able to get ashore. Sea watches not broken; at anchor in open roadstead. OREMAR (Marvsn), June 10—Chair­ man, D. Nagy; Secretary. C. Walba. Three men missed ship: mate has •gear. Some disputed ot. Fan to be fixed. Insufficient glasses in crew mess. FORTMAR (Calmar), June S—Chelrmsn, B. Rucker; Secrelery, R. Stehl. New delegate elected. One man missed ship—to be reported to dele­ gate. Robin Heed (Robin), June S—Chair­ man, A. Arnold; Secretary, W. Schell. New delegate elected. No tea bags Ip crew mess, only loose tea. Food not prepared correctly—no taste and very greasy. Something will be done if beef la mentioned. Need new chief cook. Food could ha improved by better preparation. Two plates to be made up; sardines and salmon in night lunch: SEAMAR (Calmar), June 1—Chair­ man, J. Staphens; Secretary, G. B»zee. Ship's fund $11. Soma disputed ot. Working on ateam guards. Fan to be put In laundry. Good crew— fine codlperation. SBATRAIN TEXAS (Seatraln), June 13—Chairman (none Hated); Secretary, (nana listed). Ship going Into yardcrew to be' laid off. Ship's fund tSJ.Sff. Few disputed ot. One man missed ship. Fund diirldod among crew. Vote of thanka to delegate. TV and iron to he locked up when in port. Keys .to he returned. Xepalr list to be made up. timers on hand are Bill Karitt, deck delegate; Harry Smith; Bill Thompson (The Georgia Cracker), and "Butter Bean" Clary, the bosun. Joe Caruso (not the singer) and "Drink-Up" Quinn are the day­ men. In the black gang are Ed Kracha as delegate, plus homesteaders Whitey Valentine and John Thompson. Valentine is the mod­ em-day Davey Crockett to th* shipmates. The happy state of affairs calls for an honorable mention for the company purchasing agent who has been providing fine stores each voyage and cooperating fully with the steward and his department. If all continues to go so well, Hutcherson adds, he expects to bs .aboard quite a few trips more. The current voyage in his second one aboard. LOC-A-RHYTHM: Dawn At Sea DBL ORG (Mist.), April 20—Chair­ man, J. Thrathsr; Sacratary, H. Gardar. Report from hall re: working of. cargo in F. DeNorhana. Men fired for performing around coast. Ship's fund t.71.68. New delegate elected. Discussion on unloading of cargo. Books purchased by crew not to he carried topside. • ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Juno $— Chairman, J. Soavor; Sacratary, M. Phsips. AU departments running smoothly. Captain requests all crew members to refrain from using bar. Ship's treasury $130.90. IncludlngL monies from rafflei. S2M.10. Five houra ot disputed. 'V Tage Ttairtcot LOG By M. DWYER. Reluctant shadows refuse to go As dawn breaks o'er the sea; Misty vapors dance and twirl. And waves roll constantly. Gathered for routine ship's meeting (I to r), Whitey Valentine, Her­ man Filler, Walter Geis, Joe Caruso and Bill Koritt discuss pro­ gress of current voyage. No major beefs or# reported. Canadian bistrict SiU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 B. Baltlmora St. fori Sheppard. Agent EAatezn 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Jamei Shsehaa, Agent Richmond 3-0140 HOUSTON 4203 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent Capital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HBmlock 6-9744 MOBILE.... 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 3-1794 MORGAN CITY 913 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 3196 NEW ORLEANS ....S33 BlenviUe St LlndMy WUliamg. Agent Tulane 8636 NEW YORK 676 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYadnth 94600 NORFOLK..: 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdlson 24834 PHILAOELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CardoUo. Agent Market 7-1639 PUERTA da TIERIU PK 101 Pelayo Sal Colla. Agent Phone 3-9996 SAN FRANCISCO ..490 Harriaon St Marty Brelthoff. Agent Douglaa 8-9476 SAVANNAH.. S Ahercom St E. B. McAuley, Agent Adama 3-1728 SEATTLE 3909 l«t Ave. Jeff GUlette. Agent Main 34334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. Tom Banning. Agent Phona 8-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 909 Marina Ave. Read Humphiiea. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....079 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna. Deck W. HaU. Joint , ^ C. lUmmonf. Eng. It. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. J. Volplan, Joint BAUFAX. NX 12.^ HoUl. StPhone 3-8911 634 St James St. West PLatcau 8161 FORT WILLIAM.. 408 Simpson St. Untulo Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St Ontario , Phone: 9591 TORONTO. OntaHo 372 King St. £. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 617M Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. PaciGc 3468 SYDNEY. NS S04 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Ooabaa 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 13 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC.; .....44 Sault-an-Hatelot Que^ Phone; 3-1569 SAINT JOm m Prince WUUam St. NB OX 34431 Stars unto the clouds return. Their glimmering lights Jade out; The sun comes up with a radiant glow. And seagulls fly about. Night's dark mantle slips away. It has brought on blessed sleep. And covered the sea, leaving only slits Through which the stars can peep. • 'Vf MONTREAL The first dawn breeze now stirs tht sea. And wanders on its way. O'er the crest of foamy waves As daylight comes to stay. It's strange to see how dawn can come. And break so vibrantly While many hearts, left on the shore. Break so silently. Sentry Men Off Duty SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 6-8777 PORTLAND '"ciMMe RICHMOND. Calif....610 Mjj^onald.Aye. con Sm)925 SAN FRANCISCO SEA'i'X'UB.• •...............8909 Irt Aye. Main 0290 WILMINOTON '^'•*01 Hgrln* Aya. Terminal 44131 NEW Y0BK......n5 4th^a^groo^ Great Lakes District ALPENA laiB N. td Ave. II 713-J BUFTALO. piJS.'fiiS'al i.i . * Boasting a "fins bunch of msn « . . all ffns sailors,** bosun Fou Machsl (seotsd, left) sits one out with some of them Dn the Coasto Scntryt^ Fictured iseoted, I to r], Mochel, Luke Lukowski, DM; Pqu Fester, OS; standing, Danny Young, A6;"Jack Ten Eyck, OS, cm ABs Robert Wolff, Robert Schiller and Andy Stmkanth. The gan| Is eb^ evenly split between East and West Coast regulars. A �.1' • SEAFARERS Fafe ToitrteeH SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK ilit'V" #: •irJ- i'' • •Is-: • LOG SIU Scholarship Plan Applauded One reminder that's always in order when a Seafarer gets itck or injured is the responsibility of his shipmates to let the iTnion know the full details as quickly as possible. In that way, the brother can be assured the best possible, care not only in the States but overseas as well. His family can also be spared considerable anguish by this procedure. A case in point concerns a shipboard accident on the Natalie, on which Victor ShUapin hurt his back. Notified by the ship's delegate that Shliapin had been hospitalized in Karachi, the Union kept tabs on his case to find out when, how and to where he would be repatriated so that he would be spared any imnecessary delay on arrival. As a result, a Union representative was on hand when this brother's plane landed in New York, and he was rushed to the Staten Island hospital as an emergency case. Attention to such details often makes a big difference in a man's recovery. Other recent arrivals at the Staten Island drydock are Marcel Mitchell, ex-Plymouth Victory, who's Hoepfner coming around after a bad stroke; Lucius Dewitt, ex-Cabins, who is recuperating from iliness, and .Walter Hoepfner, ex-Valley Forge. Hoepfner went in to be treated for a doubie hernia that was discovered when he came in for a routine check-up at the SIU medical center. Off the Afoundria, Arthiur Fricks checked in at the Savannah PHS hospital last week for treatment of hemorrhoids and is apparently do­ ing okay now that they've been removed. Elmer G. Brewer, who's been in drydock down there since January, is also making headway. In Norfolk, Purvis S. Parker, off the Mae, expects to be out any day now after having a troubiesome growth removed. "Condition improv­ ing" is also the word on Elijah C. Piatt, who entered the hospital for treatment of a back injury received on the Steel Director, As always, these and all brothers in the hospitals welcome personal visits and mail from their friends and shipmates. The foUowlns Is the latest avallabls list of SIU men in the hospitals: Edward G. Knapp Jack Peralta VSPHS HOSPXTAL Antoine Landry FT. WORTH. TEXAS Jonest P. Ponson Edward Lane James H. Shearer I. R. Alsobrook John C. Palmer Leo Lang Wm. H. Simmons Lawrence Anderson Harold J. Pancost Robert Ingram August J. Panepinto David McCoUum John J. Smith Peter Spencer H. Ledwell Jr. Paul W. Seldenberg Manuel Marines W. A. G. MarjenhoffT. H. Stevens Woodrow Meyers George Peteusky USPHS HOSPITAL Alexander Martin Joseph W. Stocker MEMPHIS. TENN. Joseph F. Mendoza Gerald L. Thaxton Philip Mendoza Morton Trehern Charles Burton JOHN SEALY HOSPITAL James T. Moore James E. Ward William E. Nelson George WUliams GALVESTON, TEXAS Dominic J. NeweU Cameron E. Wooten James R. Hodges USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL WINDMILL PT. SEATTLE. WASH. DETROIT. MICHIGAN Edward S. Cannon P. H. Taylor Eugene Roszko Frank S. Paylor D. G. Taylor SAILORS SNUG HARBOR . USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY SAVANNAH. GA. Oscar J. Adams Victor B. Cooper Elmer G. Brewer Jimmie Littleton VA HOSPITAL Arthur Fricks HOUSTON. TEXAS USPHS HOSPITAL R. 3. Arsenault GALVESTON. TEXAS VA HOSPITAL F. M. Connors Robert A. Hamlott KECOUGHTAN, VA. Rudolph GaUis Edward C. Hill Joseph GUI Benjamin F. Grice William T. Odom VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. NORFOLK. VA. Thomas W. Killion Francis Boner Elijah C. Piatt VA HOSPITAL William C. Dowdy Purvis S. Parkr BUTLER. PA. USPHS HOSPITAL James F. Harkel BRIGHTON. MASS. VA HOSPITAL Joseph H. Bibeau Kenneth A. LaRose RUTLAND. MASS. L. J. CampbeU R. A. McDonald Daniel Fltzpatrick Thomas J. DriscoU L. C. Melanson USPHS HOSPITAL Charles F. Dvryer Charles A. Moss SAN FRANaSCO. CALIF. GUbert Edwards Carter V. Myers Joseph H. Berger F. B. McCoUian Roy K. Johnston Lyle W. Williamson Jesse E. Collins Jerimlah S. O'Byme USPHS HOSPITAL Anacleto Delgado Arthur J. Schevlng STATEN ISLAND. NY Jamas Hale H. J. Schreiner Rocco Albanese - Desire LeBerre Antonio A. Mangao Johnnie Simon Omar AU Nicholas Mark USPHS HOSPITAL James Allen John Masters NEW ORLEANS. LA. -Nicholas Anoustls Uldarico Merjudio John W. Bigwood Wayne F. Harris Frank Borst tiaile Mikselborg Claude Blanka Louie HolUday WUliam CarroU Marcel MitcheU Tim Brown John Hrolenok •Guillermo Castro Harvey W. HorrieHorace Curry James Hudson Martln Crosby Manuel Muniz Roscoe Dearmon Ramon Irizarry Thomas D. DaUy John F. Murphy James C. Glisson George Jacobus Lucius A. Dewitt R. S. - Nandkeshwar Jacob GuiUory Jasper U. Jones Pedro J. Erazo Carl M. Olson Francisco Escandell W. Pletrucki Rufus Freeman Pedro Reyes Frederick Fulford Salvador Rivera Romuoldo Garcia Jose Rodriguez Vincent T. Garvey P. J. St. Marie Wade B, Harrell Victor Shliapin W. H. Hoepfner Harold W. Simmons George Kasprzyk . A. D. Sistrunk Donald Keddy G. Sivertsen Edgar W. Kun Warren W. Smith Thomas S. Lambeth Ramon Varela Ricardo Lata Jose Vigo USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Lewis R. Akins Claude B. Jessup ManpM Antonana Woodrow Johnson Ela9 Arls Ludwig Kristlansen Fortunato Bacomo Kenneth Lewis Joseph J. Bass Archibald McGuigan Melvin W. Bass W. J. Mclntyre Frank Bemrick H. C. Melssac J. V, Bissonet I.eo Mannau^ James F. Clarke A. 8. MartlnelU Juan Denopra Joaquin Miniz John J. DriscoU Friedof O. Fondlla Antonio Infante C. Oslnski • •««.•••#*#•#•••••••••##•• Fabin Furmanek George G. Phifer Bart E. GuraniCk Winston E. Renny Odis L. Gibbs O. E. Shumaker Joseph M. Gillard Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan John WestfaU Clarence HawUna.. Pon P. Wing Thomas Isaksen TO AVOID DUPLICATION! If you USPHS HOSPITAL •re an old subscriber and have a BALTIMOBE. MD. Ben Bone I.eroy Jackson change of address, plaasa giva your Juliun Brykczyngkl Stanley Kupnickl fornqiar address bflowt RusseU Clymer Thaddeus Laboada •Arthur Cox Martin McHale Stephen Dlnkel Vincent Rizzute Wm, P, DHscoU Joseph EoU Charles B. Rote ••••oeee*#••#•••••••••#• Oswald Ergle Peder Espeseth Eugene SenS Bernard Falk Nighhert Stratea CITY ..ZONE.... Clarence Gardner William WUcher To the Editor: The famUy joins me in giving thanks to the SIU members for the Andrew Furuseth Scholar­ ship awarded to our daughter Anne In 1956, We should also like to thank again the shipmates of my hus­ band, Claude Virgin, on the 'SS Oceanstar, May 20, 1957, for the comforting message and lovely floral wreath wired to us when my husband's mother Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for ptiblicotion in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. passed away. It was a source of comfort to the family to know that he was among sympathetic friends during his bereavement. Shortly after my husband's mother passed away I was hos­ pitalized and found that the fi­ nancial burden was considerably lightened by the SIU Welfare Plan. Too, the family is truly grateful for the wonderful care and treatment given my hus­ band when he was hospitalized. We are deeply appreciative of all the good accomplished by the SIU and wish the Union suc­ cess in its every endeavor. Mrs. C. A. Virgin (Ed. 'note: Anne Virgin re­ ceived her bachelor of arts de­ gree, magna cum laude, at the University 9/ Georgia in June.) Wants Shipping Rule Revised To the Editor: would like to ijlustrate,.a point that I think should be changed. I got a job on the Al­ coa Patriot and 15 days later I found myself in Baltimore— without, a job and with a ship­ ping card that had expired un­ der Section 5B of our shipping rules. Now 15 days of work does not bring enough money in so that anyone is prepared to stay ashore for any length of time. The predicament that I lloimd July 4, 1951' \ myself in is neither happy nor pleasant. Financially. I still have obligations to my family as bills come in regularly. Mor­ ally, 1 feel something should have been done Shout this long IdKg. ago even though it hap­ pens so seldom. 1 feel a provision could be .made in our shipping rules to give some consideration to an individual in such circumstances since all of us can be hurt like this at some time. - Why not extend the 15-day'''period? K. Reinvelt (Ed note: The brother's beef is that after he shipped his ship was laid up 15 days later, and he has to re-register under the rules. Section SB of the ship­ ping rules states: "A seaman shipped lOn a regular job, whose ship lays up less than fifteerk (15) days after the original employment date, shall have re­ stored to him the shipping card on which he was shipped, pro­ vided the card has not expired." These rules, ratified by the membership, are subject to change, however.) t 4- it Oilers Asic OT in Port Watches Oidtinier Goes On Disability To the Editor: I want to thank the SIU Wel­ fare Flan for the benefits I am now receiving. Due to my heart condition, the Public . Health doctors have put me in the permanent lay-up fleet. Now, thanks to the SIU Welfare Department, 1 am re­ ceiving the disability-pension and also expect to get my Social Security soon. I'd especially like to thank the SIU officials in Mobile for their help in get­ ting all the details in order. I am planning on making my home with my daughter in California and would like to have my. name on the mailing .list for the LOG. Best regards to all my old sailing mates and smooth sail­ ing to all SIU brothers. I'll probably drop in at the hall inWilmington from time to time as it is not too far from where I'll be staying. C. H. Montgomery 4 4:4 Hails Baltimore Welfare Assist To the Editor: My husband and I want to To tiie Editor: take this opportunity to thank The following is a suggestion those connected with the SIU from the Suzanne for future Welfare Department in Balti­ contract negotiations. more .for their kind assistance. We urge that when an oiler Their efforts helped us in ob­ stands sea watch in port while taining a pension for my hus­ cargo is being worked that he band, who is a paraplegic. be paid overtime the same ae. Thanks again to all. the FWT. The licensed engi­ Mrs. Francisco Bueno neers also get their overtime, so 4 4 4 it is felt the oilers should get it too. When oilers stand sea Jesefina Takes watches in port, they have to take care of , the plant and aux­ Long Way Home iliaries ai}d should get paid the To the Editor: We are having a fine trip on same as others do for this work. a "Slow Boat to Karachi" Lib­ K. J..McCullough erty, the SS Josefina. The ship Jake Lipton is unusual in that it is a good Harold Laird feeder, with lots of overtime. 4 4 4 . We have a good crew, with no' beefs, and our Reward depart­ Lauds Kindness ment is doing a great job keep­ ing the hard-working deck and Of Mae Crew engine departments happy. To the Editor: Enclosed is a "sample" of one 1 wish to thank my SIU broth­ ers and the officers of the SS of our fire and boat drills, or at Mae for making it possible for least the way one of them looks me to be at my mother's fu­ likfr in the eyes of our ship's neral. ' Th^r kindness and un­ artist, Brother Moose. We ex­ derstanding on this occasion pect to be out about six months was deeply appreciated. more. We shall try to keep They really showed the broth­ everything as shipshape as it is erhood of the sea in time of now. need. John Geissicr John R. Ddiifee Ship's delegate Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 FourthiAve., Brooklyn 32. NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG —please >ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) [ t' te-:'- STREET ADDRESS CITY ..a^...,.ZONE.... ST^\TE m- ADDRESS .............. Leo Gettis STATE • as eeee.e******** John HawUna Harrison Wlnalow • y AboV* Is a cartoonist's-*y9-vlew of firo ond boat drill aboard tha Josefina, aptly titled* "Step Livtly, Boys!" by Seafarer Norman "Mooso" Lightell. Nobody says this happens all tho timd, bvt'iticloef moke oh* wonder. �SEAFARERS loir 4, 1958. Alaska Vote Seen Boost To Stripping Checking Up On The Power Lines PEMAlS AND NOTICES Your Gear.., for stiip ... for shore Whatever you need, In work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has It. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. ^ ^ t. James Ackerman Your mother, Mrs. C. B. Ackerman, 214 Hanover St., Charleston, SC, wants very much to hear from you. She can be reached by phone at RA 2-2010. t- t-. 4. Joseph J. Marios Jr. It is Important that you send back signed deeds to Frances Santaniello. Farrier Ave., Blackwood, NJ. i * 4" 4- 4" Thomas Lamphier Let the ship's delegate of the Afoimdria know where you want your jacket sent. He can be reached c/o Waterman SS Com­ pany, 310 Sansome St., San Fran­ cisco, Calif. John (Eddie) Misakian Send the topcoat of the ship's delegate of the Afoundria to 13060 Shenley St., Sylmar, Calif. ' Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear 4" • 4" . 4". George Shearer Please^ contact Kenneth Helles, attorney, 277 Broadway, New York 7, in reference to your case. Caps Writing Materials Toiletries electric Shavers Radios television Jewelry Cameras Luggage SEA SIU BABY ABBIVALS Barbara Ann add Brenda Nan Rhonda Sue Messick, born May Banister, born May 29, 1958, to 3, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Z. Ban­ E,, Messick, Seaford, Del. ister, New Orleans, La. J,. J, ^ 4. ^ Michael Anthony Pitcher, bom James Michael Brancoccio, bom May 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. March 12, 1958, to Seafarer and Robert H. Pitcher, New Orleans, La. Mrs. Dominick H. Brancoccio, it if if Brookiyb, NY. Margaret Stone, bom May 27, ^ t, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dolor Alvln Dyer Jr., bom May 25, F. Stone, Baltimore, Md. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alvin R. if • if if Dyer, Bar Harbor, Me. S.tmiley William Vane, born May, •t 4" 4i 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ David Gerard Gegorek, bom May liam M. Vane, Baltimore, Md. 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. David Gegorek, Baltimore, Md. 4 t- .-a 1 . ft t- Donald Wayne Ivey born June 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clif­ ford B. Ivey, Prlchard, Ala. » Sharon Ann and Jules James Ralph, born May 30, 1958, to Sea­ farer and Mrs. Jules T. Ralph, The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Metairie, La. Seafarers Welfare Plan and the t. t. SIU death benefit is being paid to Edwin Ramos, bora May 15, their beneficiaries. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rogue P. Ramos, Brooklyn, NY. John Anton, 60: Brother Anton died aboard the SS Jefferson City 4. t t Victory of natural Johnny Lee Wood, borti May 20, causes, on March 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. David 11, 1958. He join­ A. Wood, Tampa, Fla. ed the Union in ^ 1944 and sailed Tony Wayne Armstrong, bom in the engine de­ June 5, 105d, to Seafarer and Mrs. partment. Broth­ James R. Armstrong, Jar\'lsburg, er Anton lived in New Rochelle, NC. NY, and leaves a t, 4 t Ana Lucia Diangson, born May sister, Ethel A. 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Teo- Patrick, in that doro M. Diangson, Brooklyn, NY. city. Burial was in the Seoul Foreign Cemetery, Seoul, Korea. •1 tit t t t Catherine Flood, bom May 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Perfect© Mangual, 60: Brother Flood, Philadelphia, Pa. Mangual, of Brooklyn, NY, died of natural causes -at St. Peters Hospi­ t t t Wanda Robin Hancock, born tal on July 14, 1956. He joined April 23,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. the Union in 1941 and sailed in th© engine department. He is sur­ Johnsie Hancock, Buchanan, Ga. vived by his wife. Burial took t t t place in Evergreen Cemetery, Gina Lorraine McNellage, bom Brooklyn, NY. June 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. i if if John W. McNellage, Mobile, Ala. James Powell, 44: Brother Powell died on January 12, 1958, in Savan­ nah, Georgia. Cause of death was accidental drowning. Broth­ er Powell became TAMPA—Shipping held its own a Union member' over the-past .two weeks and from in 1944 and sail­ the looks of things, it should con­ ed, in the deck tinue for at least another period. department. H e The Mankato Victory (Victory is survived by a Carriers) paid off and signed on daughter, Joyce, during the period while the Chiand two sons,' wawa (Cities Service) and the Ra­ James and Gerald. Burial took phael Semmes, Fairland (Pan-At­ place in the Bonaventure Ceme­ lantic) were in the area for serv­ tery, Savannah, Georgia. icing. All of Jhe vessels were in * » 4^ good shape. ' . Leo Rhodes, 33: Brother Rhodes died of a respiratory ailment on Speak Out At May 23, 1958, in Galveston, Texas. SIU Meetings There are no Under the Union constitution survivors. Broth­ every member attending a Un­ er Rhodes joined ion meeting is entitled to Union in nominate himself for the elected the 1944 sailed posts to be filled at the meeting in theand deck de­ —chairman, reading clerk and partment He was recording secretary. Your Un­ ion urges you to take ah active buried in the part in meetings" by talcing, these Milliken Ceme­ tery, Whiteville, posts of servihe, North Carolina. ' And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and expreiss their opinions on Edward Ayer, 128. Brother Ayer ^ any officer's report or issue un­ (lied of a respiratory ailment in ' der discussion. "Seafarers are Pusan, Korea, on February 4, 1957. urged to hit the deck at these He was buried in Seoul Foreign meetings and let their ship­ Cemetery, Seoul, Korea. He is sur­ mates kiibw.. what's on , their vived by hisf wife, Constance Ayer, minds; ' > of Central Valley, Calfornia.^ All's Steady Twn Negley Photos you took aboard the USS In Tampa Ranger are being held in the LOG t office. Swim Trunks^ y ' .'•'I ••-c, A significant impact on SIU Pacific District shipping is expect­ ed as the result of the passage of the bill granting statehood-to Alas­ ka. The statehood grantP is ex­ pected to open up vast areas of the territory to exploitation of mineral resources, timber and other products. Alaska is dependent on shipping for much of its food supply as well as for manufactured goods in large variety. Since SIU Pacific Districtmanned vessels are the major life­ line of Alaska, any economic ex­ pansion in that area will be re­ flected in increased shipping out of West Coast ports. There are no railroad links between the US and Alaska, with the Alcan Highway and air service heing the sole Charles Uribe (left) and D. P. Carroll, electricians on the Jefferson alternatives to shipping. City Vfctoryrare shown checking electrical cables in the ship's Other SIU of NA affiliates are expected to play a significant role engine room. In the new state. SIU of NA fish and cannery unions have been ac­ tive in Alaska for many years. While the fisheries have been in decline, it. is expected that the-new state will take steps to develop them as an economic mainstay. ter for you from Nan Williamson John L. Whismar The vote to approve Alaska as of Vldalia, Georgfa. nease contact your wife at 2089 the 49th state came on June 30 by t t a margin of 64 to 20 in the Senate. Market St, San Francljco, Calif. Gustave W. Bechert The statehood bill had been, pre­ t % % It is urgent that you get in touch viously passed by the House. West Claude W. Mtehett Coast Senators were prominent in CaU at 4202 Canal St., Houston, with your wife at 2108 Poplar the fight for the statehood measure. Texas, for important maU. Grove St., Baltimore 16, Md. The vote on Alaska may possibly 4" t 4" % % % clear the way for similar favorable David Brown Temon WUllibnaeB action pn Hawaii's statehood appli­ The LOG office is holding a let- William Van Dyke would like cation this year or next yoiir mailing address. His address is 3554 So. Third East, Salt Lake City, Utah. Sport Cocrte Slacks Dross Shoos Work Shoes Socks Dungarees frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts . Briefs V ^ Patre Fifteen LOC Send 'em to the 1 ..;1 . c>- �SEAFARERS^k^UMS » OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF-DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • House Hearings Explore Onassis Ship Maneuvers -: K;i5 ' \i . •T' ling an agreement to build three irupeitankers under the American flag in exchange for the transfer of 12 foreign tankers and two Libertys. The agreement was made two years ago before the flues crisis. As a result of the cancellation, the US Department of Justice is suing for the return to the US flag of the 14 ships, all of them formerly manned by Seafarers, plus an estimated $20 million in profit they made while operating under the Liberian flag. A number of Interesting points were brought forth at the two days of testimony by Onassis, Captain Granville Conway, president of Victory Carriers, and other wit­ nesses. They included the follow­ ing: e A charge by Congressman Zelenko that a document, to the effect that Onassis would not re­ voke the trust agreement, is "not binding" for legal purposes. The document referred to was the out­ come of negotiations under which Onassis put Victory Carriers into a trust for his two children, who program is the training center' •re American citizens, as part of a operated in this port imder every phase of catering ashore. Raton in Florida and the West­ settlement with the US Govern­ the direction of Cliff Taggart. Included in his background is chester Country Club, Rye, New ment over the ownership of Vic­ A charier member of the SIU service as 2nd steward on the pas­ York. tory Carriers. with 20 years' experience at sea, senger ship Alcoa Cavalier, as Taggart directs a 30-day course • A spokesman for Grace Na­ Taggart brings impressive quali­ maitre d' in a niunber of Florida handling a small group, usually tional Bank, which administers the fications to his Job. Aside from and New York clubs noted for half-a-dozen men, which enables trust of which Victory Carriers is his extensive experience in all their standards of food and serv­ him to give a great deal of indi­ • part, said that the trust could shipboard steward department ice, and other employment in such vidual attention and to put stress be revoked by Onassis with the ratings, Taggart has worked In tony establlriiments as the Boca on many subsidiary items in addi­ consent of the Maritime Adminis­ tion to food preparation. tration. He demands a high level of per­ • Victory Carriers paid out $19 sonal hygiene and sanitary prac­ million of the trust funds, to settle tice, Insisting, for example, on Onassis' income tax and mortgage, his^ students having short haircuts obligations to the US Government for sanitary reasons. Problems as well as penalties for violation peculiar to shipboard life, are also of the 1946 ship sales act, and now dealth with such as how to wofk has about $300,000 in cash left— safely in the galley of a ship and a factor which may explain why Ten years as a Seafarer and a member of Uncle Sam's it is asking for cancellation of the Army have made it possible for Gerald E. Anderson to com­ how to navigate in the galley and messroom in bad weather without ships. The company spokesman insisted that money' would he plete his college education. Tle 25-year-old Seafarer, one of injury to oneself or to shipmates. In the process, he stresses at­ coming in from charters to pay for this year's five winners of an This is the third article of a tention to small details, even down the ships. • • The 12 tankers which laid SIU scholarship, is currently series on the winners of the to the way shoelaces are tied. He off SIU crews and went foreign a student at the University SIU's $6,000 Scholarship Award. instructs his. students to -use a short shoelace and tie a secure were immediately chartered out of Minnesota Institute of Tech­ to an American oil company at nology, where he is majoring in ting discharged from the* Army at knot, to avoid a commonplace cause of accident. mechanical engineering. the same time. Emphasis is also placed on disci­ In November of that year he pline within the department, on a Anderson has come a long way started to ship again for Robin sense of pride in good workman­ since 1945 when, Lines and Isthmian until, in Sep­ ship, and on the need to be observ­ at fifteen, he quit tember, 19*55, he enrolled, in the ant of ^Individual likes and dis­ school in the Milwaukee School of Engineering. likes. All this, Taggart feels, helps ninth grade to go He stayed at thfe school for a year, build harmonious relationships in to sea. He join­ but was unable to continue be­ the galley and in the messhall with ed the SIU in cause of lack of funds. He did, the rest of the crew-:^a key item 1948, shipping in however, earn an electronic tech­ in assuring e happy trip. the engine de­ nician's certUcate. partment, and Of course, basic to the instruc­ for the next six Anderson went back to sea in tion are the elements of preparing, years sailed for October, 1956, shipping on Isth­ cooking and storing of food on Anderson the Robin Lines, mian and Pan-Atlantic vdssels for board ship. Including the jiroper Bioomfield, Pan-Atlantic and other a year, until he enrolled in the and safe use of galley equipment. SlU-contracted companies. University of Minnesota in Sep- Taggart was particularly pleased In 1952 Anderson was drafted. tember of last year. Now, with with the accomplishments of- last Through the Army he was able to the scholarship, he is assured of month's graduating class which is finish the high school program an uninterrupted future in pre­ pictured on this page. "If 1 were he'd quit in 1945, by taking corre­ paring tor his chosen profession. a steward on a ship," he said, "i spondence courses and passing a Anderson's parents, Mr. and would like to see a group like this baitei> of high school equivalency Mrs. Eli Anderson, live in Duluth, one come aboai^. I'd know then tests. As a result, he was awarded Minn., where Mr, Anderson if a that I had a good gbng and asa diploma in September, 1954, get- carpenter, \ suraaM •£ a good Igly." Shipboard Skills Stressed At SIU Stewards School '• '• : ' ;.-ti.':; ,.ij.. • Vacationers SA^f FRANCISCOr-An estimat­ ed 500 guests were present as the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union dedicated its recreation facilities at its nearby Santa Rosa training center. The new facilities offer union members an opportunity to get moderate-priced vacations. Facilities include the use of porations in the shipping industry cabins containing one, two or three and elsewhere. Although as an bedrooms with. bath and kitchen­ alien he is no longer supposed to ette; a swimming pool, wading be an owner of Victory Carriers, pool, bath .house and .showers; a. he attends board meetings regu­ recreation hall containing a, TV. larly and makes "suggestions." One lounge, library, snack bar and soda of the directors of the company fountain, pool tables and a dance is a personal representative of his. floor. _ The subcommittee expects to ex­ Congratulations are in order as Seafarer Cliff Taggart (left), plore further aspects of the Onas­ The dedication ceremonies were instructor at the SIU Stewards Training School in Mobile, giver sis transactions before making its an opportunity for students at the farewell handshake to graduates of month-long course. The culireport. One of the witnesses to be training school to show off the called is the former attorney gen­ -nary cum laudes (I to r) are Dimitrio Franco, Robert Christian, results of their course of Instruc­ John Young, Eddie Jackson, Cleo Jones and Milton Thibodeaux. eral, Herbert Brownell, whose law tion. A lavish buffet was set up Course includes shipboard culinary procedures and safety rules firm participated in some of the in the dining hall, along with a Onassis transactions. designed to maintain high standard of SIU feeding. pastry table, all of it prepared by students under the supervision of the school's instructors. Students at the school are trained for em­ ployment aboard MCS passenger and freight ship operations. In addition to the training and recreation aspects of the new MCS center, the facility is going to be the site of retirement homes for Sailors Union and MCS members. MOBILE—The SlU'g "new look" feeding program, designed to improve standards of The homes will be similar to the food plreparation and service aboard ship, has its supporting elements shoreside in the apartments which the SUP has provided for its retired member­ fdrra of the SIU's training program for steward department personnel. A key unit in the ship in several West Coast ports. WASHINGTC^—The tangled affairs of Aristotle Onassis were examined at hearings before a subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine Committee. 'Hie hearings were called after Victory Carriers notified the Maritime Ad­ $1,515,000 a month carrying oil in ministration it was cancel­ US•commerce. Onassis owns some 70 coip- Iti J MCS Opens - 'mt. .is yj'j f -V ( Seafarer Takes Aim At Engineer Degree 1S5: ii-:'-' • -•.' ^•>y. . 4^- •- ' ';i:\.'_;.- ;• - .1 Mr'y-J tl' 11^'' • - }f'. iK •: ; % rfl, .!tf',;i^y^><.i-V'-, y>.. ";>vif^ Bait, On Even Keel BALTIMORE—It has been a quiet period in this port, both on the shipping side and on the labor front. While/ there has been a steady Job turnover among the men on the vessels coming into port* it is not expected to improve much more over the next period. Paying off during the past period were the Emilia (twice), Carolyn, Jean (Bull); the Oremar, Feltore (Marven); Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Polaris, Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); Seamar, Massmar, Bethcoaster (Calmar) and the Chickasaw (Wa­ terman). Signing on were the Ore- . mar, Seamar, Chickasaw, Massmar, ^ Alcoa Pegasus and the Seastar (Traders). In-transit vessels included the Cubore, Santore, Baltore (Mar/en)j the William Carruth (Penntrans); Steel Scientist (Isthmian) and the Alcoa Runner, Polaris and Pennant (Alcoa). There were no outstand­ ing beefs on any of the vessels in this port during the period. Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments 0* funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt iaf offered, bv. sure to protect yourself by immedi..tely bringing the matter to the attention" of the secretary-treas­ urer's ofil'ice. •• !> . 'li jif ;H! •i • if � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 4, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SCORES MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH ON RUNAWAY SHIPPING MM&P JOINS ENGINEERS IN FIGHTING NMU RAID DECLARE HALT TO DOCK HOSTILITIES SIU BREACHES RUNAWAY BARRIER WITH P&O VICTORY WEST COAST ACTIONS PAVED WAY FOR FLORIDA SUCCESS CANADIAN RUNAWAYS STILL TIES UP BY SIU STRIKE COATS ‘LOST’ POLED REPAY SEAFARERS ATLANTIC ON 2ND TRIP; NO PICKETS NY LAYOFFS BACKFIRE AGAINST STRUCK SHIPS NAME LARKIN TO FULBRIGHT AWARD BODY FREIGHT TAX CUT AIDS SHIPPING BME PHILLY TUGMEN GET 6% RAISE CANADIAN SIU TEAM TREKS OVER TUNDRA FOR PACT M’TIME HIRING LAW ACTION SEEN IN ‘59 ALASKA VOTE SEEN BOOST TO SHIPPING HOUSE HEARINGS EXPLORE ONASSIS SHIP MANEUVERS SEAFARER TAKES AIM AT ENGINEER DEGREE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/04/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 14  1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1ad16118840c439d01b352a7b0d90aac.PDF 9d89870a633d537b670b49a6126cd3e7 PDF Text Text PmmjN THIS issue [V: .-.J- I"' 1^^ -r i \ •• > , Asiaai Jefort •! th« SEAFAlUS WELFAIE FLAi fiUd with thl M. Y. State Iniaranee lepartBeit SEAFARERS^LOG r- :^l • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ,'. it...,: r' us SUES ONASSIS Stnry On Page 8 Ease Seatime Rule For 5IU Benefits Story On Page 2 : .Cv. if 'A %S A ^ . I 1^ • : •• �SEAFARERS rare Two I {••'"•• ' MEBA Hies Raid Chaise As NMU, Plans Dual Union LOG Juae 20. 1950 • • if .".K iiq. Paiiial Rate Boost Qiven. Blue Cross i The Insurance D^artment of the State of NY has denied the application of the Associated Hos­ pital Service (Blue Cross) for an average 40 percent increase in sub­ scriber rates but has given its approval to a 22.3 percent "emergency" increase pending • thorough study of all hospitamation and medical plans in NY. State Superintendent of Insur­ ance Julius Wikler, in. denying the higher request, noted; the increas­ ed ^x^nses of Blue Cross but said that, "the problems of the Plan cannot be solved merely by an in­ crease in rates." Accordingly, the pending study is designed to reveal how the Plan can be operated more efficiently than it is now. In ad­ dition, Wikler urged the hospitals to do everything within their power to keep costs from rising further, and cutting into benefits. The new rate schedule becomes effective, in September. It will cost most Blue Cross subscribers an estimated '91' per month more in premiums. . A threat by the National Maritime Union to establish a company union of mates and engineers in the maritime field has emerged as a result of action by the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association to settle"^ gr i e V an c e s aboard the SS had imposed substandard working United States. MEBA engi­ conditions for the scab engi­ neers on the ship refused to sign neers ..." on until a number of long-pending The second heading related to beefs were disposed of, delaying Curran's chartering of a dual li­ the sailing of the ship eight hours censed officers union in the midst of the MEBA's contract negotia­ on Thursday, June 12. Upon learning of the threat, tions with the shipowners. (See ad­ MEBA President Herbert Daggett joining story on NMU and MEBA filed formal charges with the AFL- pacts). The Curran announcement, CIO against NMU President Joseph Daggett said, "can only serve to Curran, denouncing him for "vio­ give support to the shipping com­ lating the principles of the AFL- panies who may derive comfort in Reunited after seven-month separation, Mrs. Jan Rooms greets CIO," and the no-raiding pact, and the hope that if they endeavor to nine-year-old son Henry as he arrives at Idlewifd Airport in NY calling for his dismissal from all scab the vessels, Curran is pre­ his AFL-CIO posts including his pared to render assistance. ... from South Africa. SIU attorneys expedited the youngster's re­ membership on the Ethical Prac­ "We respectfully submit that the turn to his mother after she encountered long delays in bringing foregoing conduct is completely tices Committee. him to the States. Looking on are Mr. and Mrs. J. O'Conpell, The SS United States,sailed after contrary to the principles and pol­ friends of the family. Seafarer Jan Rooms was in Greece with US Lines had capitulated to the icies of the AFL-CIO"... in direct the Alcoa Puritan at the time. violation of the no-raiding pact engineers on a number of issues Including discrimination against signed by Joseph Curran. . . certain MEBA members on promo­ "The activities which we have tions; the company's system of described on the part of Joseph rotating engineers from one ship Curran are utterly incompatible to another; feeding beefs; time off with his obligations as a vice-presi­ for SS United States engineers and dent, a member of the Executive a number of other items which had Council and the Ethical Practices been hanging fire for some time. Committee ... We sincerely believe that Joseph Curran should be se­ 'Spontaneous' Resolve A significant revision of eligibility, requirements under the Seafarers Welfare Plan The company union threat came verely censured and removed from has been won for Seafarers. Effective as of June 1, the basic seatime requirement of the originally in the form of a resolu­ such honored offices . . ." As the Daggett wire indicates, Plan has been liberalized to call for one day's seatime in the last six months as com­ tion by unlicensed crewmembers of the SS United States, members this is the second instance in re^ pared with the old one day in'*^ of the NMU, calling on the NMU cent years that the NMU, in the the last 90. The other require­ thqrity over eligibility require­ the disability-pension and icholarship benefit, have special seatiiut to establish an NMU division for midst of an attempt by officers' ments of the Plan are un­ ments and benefits. deck and engine-room officers to unions to settle grievances, has re­ changed. The change was voted by Under this more generous sea­ requirements of their own, hut all take over deck and engine officers' acted by offering to help drive the joint Union-employer board of time provision, a Seafarer who is of them call for the one day in six jobs on all NMU ships. Waterfront them off the ships. The earlier In- trustees of the Plan who have au- on the beach because of personal months. (Contlnued on pag-? 6) observers were convinced the reso­ business, family matters, vacation The scholarship requirement lution was inspired by NMU head­ or other reasons, and does not ship calls for three years aboard SIUquarters, a fa'et which wais ap­ inside'90 days from the date of his contracted ships on the part of parently confirmed when the NMU discharge would still he eligible for Seafarers ' or Seafarer-fathers of national coimcil promptly voted to coverage. The one day In six applicants. The disability-pension adopt the proposal. months,'it Is felt, will be more than caUs for 12 years' seatime. On^ immediate effect df the ample to allow for such circum­ NMU's action was the sailing of the stances, as well as for instances in new Grace Ohe passenger ship, which a Seafarer's registration the Santa Rosa, from Newport runs out because of the status of News with an NMU crew and nonThe National Maritime Union this wee£ signed three-year shipping in a, given port. imion engineers aboard. The MEBA extensions of its present agreements with minor changes in­ The other standard requirement had been negotiating with the com­ volving no raise in basic wage or .overtime rates. It also of the Flan, which is 99 days' sea­ pany over manning scales for the time in the previous calendar year, new vessel and its members had gained some improvements in 4 remains , unchanged, These two for parity with the engineers. welfare and vacation benefits, refused to sign on. The ship sailed On welfare benefits, the NMU basic requirements apply to the without any MEBA engineers but no increased shipowner gained the following: Pension bulk of the Plan's benefits includ­ aboard when the NMU indicated contributions to these programs. benefits increased from $65 to $100 ing the death benefit, hospital ben­ it would sign on without them; As in the past, the NMU estab­ death benefit of $1,500 efit, family hospital and surgical monthly; RIVER ROUGE, Mich. — Mem­ Shipyard engineers took the vessel lished the pattern for similar benefit, eyeglass benefit, maternity bers of the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ instead of $500 for pensioners; to New York. settlements by the American benefit, and the like. Some of the trict have voted to adopt a new Daggett's charges against Cur­ Radio Association with dry cargo, welfare coverage for dependent other benefits of the Plan, notably constitution which will affiliate parents of single men; hospital ran were under two headings. The passenger and tanker operators. benefits upped from $21 to $30 and their union directly with the SIU first dealt with Curran's action in At the same time, the Marine Atlantic & Gulf District. The move ordering his members through the Engineers Beneficial Association $40 depending on marital status was made in li^t of the upcom­ engineer union's pieketlines while continued negotiations on its own for up to 20 weeks, plus $25 and ing opening of the St. Lawrence MEBA was seeking recognition for substantially greater improve­ $35 for 32 more weeks; $10 more Seaway, which will make Lakes at American Coal. '"He did so in ments. Contracts of all three in "employment security" benefits. (The SIU disability-pension is accessible to deep-sea Atlantic and collaboration with an organization unions expired Sunday. $150 monthly, pensioners qualify Gulf ships and also permit Lakes outside of the AFL-CIO, namely, Following a "no- contract-no companies to carry cargoes off­ District 50, which supplied scabs work" policy, MEBA engineers are for a $4,000 death benefit and Sea­ SiU membership meet­ shore. Consequently, a change in to serve as engineers . . . District refusing to sign on vessels in port. farers' dependent parents have 50 . . . which has a one-third finan­ As a result, the American Mer­ beqn covered by the SIU welfare ings are held regularly structure was advisable to define cial interest in American Coal . . . chant Marine Institute has an­ plan since 1956. The SIU has a evdry two weeks on Wed­ and protect the shipping rights of $21 weekly hospital benefit for nounced a lockout.of the engineers. Seafarers, payable for . an un­ nesday nigftts at 7 PM in' members of both organizations. While bringing the District into Covered By Reserves limited perioi^ whether weeks or all SIU ports. All Sea­ the A&G, the constitutional change In the absence of additional years.) June 20,1958 Vol. XX, No. 13 farers ore expected to protects the rights of Lakes SIU A revised .NMU vacation sched­ shipowncfr contributions, NMU men to continue their organization gains in ths welfare-vacation area ule caUs for.ten days' paid vacation attend; those who wish to as a wholly-autonomous and selfindicated that its plans have long based on six months' seatime and be excused should requ..est governing. unit. Lakes men will had sufficient reserves t^ cover the 30 days for a year. Those Who permission by^ felegrom cohtinue to have complete control added costs of the higher benefits. homestead one company for three over the election of their officers PAOL HALL. Secretury-Treaturer The NMU also won about a dozen years straight will get an' extra 15 (be sure to include reg- and the negotiation of their con­ BIAIID. Editor. BCBNARD S«Aistrotion ifumber). The tracts. KAN. Art Editor^ HEBKAM ABIBUB. IRWIN changes in working rules, many of days for the third year and each Spf^Acx. AL MABKIM. JOHN BRAZIL. HER­ which have long been standard in subsequent year, all based on time Great Lakes Seafarers' are cur­ next SIU meetings will be: MAN MAKLBR,. Staff Writers. BILL Mooihr. SIU agreements. after June 15, 1058. OuV Area Representative. rently on strike against the Tom(SIU vacation paynvents are The new contract provides for linson Fleet, which was formerly June 25 PublisliBd bIwMlely ar Hia haadquartars Of tna saafarara iMariutionai union, At- two wage reopeners spaced at ieast based; on an annual rate of $260 non-union but was reChntly siicTanfic t Qui* DMrict, APL-CIO, tfS Fourth July 9 cessfully-crganized. The major AW«K'J9 Br«®!slyB ?i- NY. T-l. HVaAinth a year apart during its three-year prorated according to actual time tMO. pntarad as lacond clasi maHar life span. The first of these is re­ worjEhd with one or more SIU issue in the strike is over negotia­ July 23'. ' fha Fot* Offica in Brooklyn, NY, undar garded in the industry as a "me- conipanies. The Seafarer need not tion of welfare plan provisions AO of Auff. S4, 1*12. ^ , August^ too" clause to enable the NMU to quit a job in order to collect,, as similar to those existing on A&Q 120 deep-iset -ships; ' comtr back after 60 days and ask id the NMU.) Cut Seatime Requirement For SW Welfare Benefits I-: NMU Sjgns, No Raise; Engineers Locked Out I®'1^. • Lakes SIU A&G District SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SEAFARERS LOG »>tr^-- -- :A4h-- M ,v.V'.T �ABM fi l»5f SEAFAKERS Fic* ThrM LOG 14 Ex-SW Shhs At SfakK US Suit Asks Runaways' Return WASfflNGTON—The US Department of Justice has filed a suit against Ai^fotle Onassis, Greek ship­ ping operator, to force him to return to US registry 14 vessels he was allowed to' Merchant Marine Committee la switch to the Liberian flag now investigating the cancellation. under a transfer-and-build Under a 1956 contract with th« agreement with the Mari­ MA, Onassis agreed to construct three supertankers, ope of 100,000 time Administration. If the tons and two of 50,000 tons each, suit is successful it will in return for a go-ahead to transfer mean the return of these ves­ sels to SlU-contracted Ameri­ can-flag shipping companies With all lines cast off, SlU men wave goodbyes as SS Atlantic eases out of Brooklyn pier on maiden run to Europe. Pictured {I to r) Eddie "Beefer" Pucholski (waving), Steve Carr, Lou Cartwright, Vol Jonsons, G e raid Mulholland, John Swiderski, Dick Wendell, Roan Lightfoot and bosun Antoni Wojcicki. In rear, "Red" Starnes and M. J. Blanton (at winch). with some 600 jobs for all marl time unions involved. The 14 ships, 12 T-2 tankers and two Libertys, had been SlU-mahned under contracts with Victory Car­ riers, ' US Petroleum Carriers, Western Tankers and Trafalgar Steamship Corp. The suit came on the heels of an announcement that Onassis was cancelling his order for the con­ struction of three supertankers for US-flag operation by Victory Carriers. The Government is also asking for an accounting of some $20 million In profits Onassis re­ portedly made while operating the vessels under the Liberian flag for two years. Import Ban Blamed The cancellation praer was re­ ported to the MA by Captain Granville Conway, president of four Onassis companies, who said that the Government's restrictions on foreign oil imports constituted a "forced measure" and prevented their complying with the contract. A subcommittee of the House the 14 US-flag vessels to Liberian registry. In addition, he was given a 40 percent fast tax write-off on the construction of the 100,000-ton vessel by the Office of Defense Mobilization. 'This allowance was cn an estimated expenditure of some $51,300,000. Runaways Kept Up To Par Meanwhiie Onassis is going ahead with plans to keep his for­ eign-flag fleets UP to par. <5nly last month he flew in from Paris to attend the launching of the 46,000ton Olympic Eagle in Quincy, Mass. At that time he denied any knowledge as to the progress of the 100,000-ton vessel supposedly being built for US registry. He offered to go ahead with thn construction of the two smaller vessels, but said that the big tanker would have to wait for "a better market." While under the contract Onassis may be penalized some $8,000,000 in performance bonds, this would be a small penalty in light of the earnings of the transferred ships, all of which switched registry be­ fore the Suez war. Meanwhile, US maritime unions were deprived of (Continued on page 6) NMU Harassment Fails To Half Atlantic Sailing Americaie Banner Lines' SS Atlantic sailed on her maiden voyage on Wednesday, Jime 11, as scheduled, despite efforts of the National Maritime Union" to throw a monkey wrench into the new transatlantic operation. Abandoning all pretence of attempting to NMU4= —^— organize the vessel, the NMU pulled its members off the to all present that this was an at­ of other seamen, were unsuccess­ ship on Tuesday afternoon, tempt to set up a cause for a com­ ful in bidding for berths abo^d Visitors come off gangway (left) into American Banner Line termi­ nal in last moments before ship sailed. Despite NMU harassment and inevitable sailing day confusion, 900 passengers were jgotten aboard in few hours time with a big assist from the crew. Well-wishers crowded foot of Banner Line pier as deck gang pre­ pared to cast off lines. Lone NMU picket [in background, left) protests "Un-American Banner Lin^" ' J.. --vL"'' June 10, and started picketing. Seafarers aboard the ship re­ ported that it took considerable pleading and persuasion on the part of NMU officials to get NMU members to walk off the ship. In fact, they said, a number of NMU men flatly refused to leave the vessel and turned in their NMU books. The NMU's picketlines had little effect on the departure of the ves­ sel. All stores and supplies had been loaded on the ship in the five previous days it had been in port and heavy baggage had been placed aboard on Tuesday before the picketing began. The remaining hand luggage brought, to the pier by passengers on Wednesday was handled by crewmembers. Longshoremen loaded the mail and hauled away the passenger gangways, with the ship sailing less than an hour after her scheduled 11:30 departure. She backed away from the pier without incident, al­ though she had no assistance from tugboats, which are NMU-m»nned in New York harbor. While the NMU had not pi^eted the ship until it had been iR port for five days, NMIJ" offkialt iwere very much in evidence whe», tbship arrived in New York on Thyrsday evening, June 9. These offioi^ls tried hard to create a ractal Isiuo oh the dock. It was obvloui plaint against the SIU. Seafarers present saw through the transpar­ ent strategy and refused to be drawn into a trap. Several days later, after this move had failed, and two weeks after the hiring of crews for the vessel,, the NMU prompted a com­ plaint by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to the effect that Negro seamen were pushed around and intimidated by the police in Mobile and discriminated against in the hiring procedure at the instigation of the SIU. The charges were based on the complaint of four NMU seamen, who like hundreds the ship. Interestingly enough, the "NMU Pilot" of June 5, in reporting on the hiring procedure, made no mention whatsoever of any mis­ treatment of Negro seamen. Tho "Pilot" said, on page one, that the "owners asked for a platoon of cops to make sure that seamen couldn't make thek- objections felt." In its inside page three story on the hiring, it spoke of "abuse heaped on seamen," and added the following: "Seamen who attempted to protest . . . were quickly moved outside by the cops." The NMU's New York port agent also com(Continued on page 5) SIU Pefition On Liberian Liner Upheld; Crew Voted MIAMI—Crewmembers of the Liberian-flag passenger liner, SS Florida, began voting late this week on the issue of SIU representation in an election ordered by the National Labor Relations Board. The Florida Is operated by a P&O subsidiary and had been under SIU contract before she transferred foreign. An SIU organizing drive among the company's unlicensed person­ nel^began some months ago. The NLRB ordered the election after the Union petitioned for the vote, showing the necessary pledge card support. The ship runs between Florida and the West Indies in regular serv­ ice. A second company vessel, the Southern Cross, is in lay-up. There •nt AOma 200 men involved on both vessels. > '•il �I I SEAFARERS Tng^ Fonr Pass Act To Boost US Trade Jane M, lt^ LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHimM ROARR From May 28 To June 10, 1958 WASHINGTON — In a surpris­ ingly one-sided vote of 317 to 98, (Editor's note: Under the new reporting SMtem for SIU ship- , for both A and B men continues to be very good. Eighty-five C men the House of Representatives ping, the sammaries below give the complete picture in each de­ also got out during the period. . passed a bill to continue and Baltimore, Savannah, New Orleans, Wilmington and Seattle provided partment by seniority class. Job group and port, including the num­ strengthen the President's authori­ enough margin to cover the overall decline in shipping for all other ber of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers eoming into port to ty to reduce tariff barriers to inter­ register ean pick their spots by cheeking the "registered on the ports. At the same time, although New York, Mobile, Houston, and national trade. The bill grants in beach" totals alongside the shipping totals for their department. Seattle showed a drop in total shipping they sUU did. very well. Sen­ full President Eisenhower's request iority-wise, class A accounted for 66 percent of the total shipping, In the near future,. SIU Shipping will be reported by ra&igs in for a five-year extension of the clkss B for 26 percent and class C for the rest The only rise was in the same fashion. Comments and suggestions on this procedure Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. are always welcome.) * - the class C portion. However, Boston, Norfolk and the^three Wes^ The 1934 act, which expires June Coast ports shipped no 0 mqp at all. 80, empowers the President to The "on the beach" totals still indicate the "best bets" for jobs with SIU shipping more than held its own during the past two make agreements with other coun­ tries for the mutual reduction of weeks, almost, duplicating the'previous r^ort. A total of elx of the 14 SIU ports showing less than 100 men on the beach in all departments. Boston, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and tariffs. It has been the keystone of American foreign trade policy. 1,055 men were dispatched this period, while registration Seattle fall into this category, and also show 51 or.less clais A men on Its supporters argue it will promote climbed to^l,113. Meanwhile, Uie "on the beach" totals for both A and hand in all departments. Seafarers should check the "on the beach" figures carefully to note their chances, for a job before rejgistering in » a greater volume of foreign trade. B men fell off. The current House bill provides Five ports provided enough job activity to make up for the decline any port. Several are pretty well cleaned out even in entry ratings. these methods for tariff regulation: in nine others. As a result, by the end of the two-week period there The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow,, . . New • The President could cut the were slightly less than two men. od the beach for every top seniority York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Nbrfolk: rates of duties as much as 10 per­ man shipped, which could mean a complete turnover of class A men Quijet . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New Wilming­ cent below present levels in any in a month's time. For class B alone, the ratio was one man shipped Orleans: Good .. . Lake Charles: Fair-. . . Houston: Good . •. twelve-month period but by no for every 2.1. class B men registered on the beach, so that shipping ton: Fair . . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Steady. more than 25 percent over the fiveyear span of the extension. • Rates now above 50 percent of value could be cut to 50 percent. • Any ad valorem rate could be Registered' On The Beach Registered TOTAL Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped reduced by two percentage points. CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A 1, ClASS B< CLASS A The bill also contains "an GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 -GROUP ' GROUP GROUP GROUP escape" clause which would permit Port All 3 3 C 1 2 3 3 3 z s A B i 2 1 2 3 I 2 1 2 2 1 1 Congress to overide the Presidents 16 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 6 4 1 1 1 1 decisions to cut tariffs when do­ Boston New York ..... 18 40 18 . 1 78 87 148 42 5 17 6 11 13 36 . 10 6 1 — 7 99 11 8 25 5 mestic industries claim injury from Philadelphia _ _ 5 ... 4 7 1 1 2 1 18 12 9 2 2 1 1 1 8 11 1 1 4 competitive imports.' Such action Baltimore ...... 17 32 6 79 43' . 7 31 11 2 7 18 18 8 2 — 6 58 15 77 w, 2 *11 22 26 would be based on recommenda­ Norfolk _ — 3 8 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 7 14 4 3 11 13 tions of the Federal Tariff Commis­ Savannah — 1 1 2 3 1 3 — 2 1 — 1 2 1 5 10 2 3 1 — 2 1 — — — — _ sion for either higher tariffs or Tampa 7 1 4 1 1. 3 1 — 1 4 ' 5 4 1 . Mobile 6 13 2 4 12 2 1 2 19 Import quotas. 5 2 21 27 38 5 6 2 _ 2 18 21 11 3 -4 4 7 48 14 62 46 50 9 7" 6 The outlook for Senate approval New Orleans ... 8 18. 6 — — _ —— _ 3 4 4 2 3 — 1 2 2, _ 2 16 8 10 2 2 6 1 9 of the five-year extension without Lake Charles .. 2 _ _ 30 «... Houston 4 8 16 6 — 14 36 6 8 5 —. 14 14 44 23 35 4 12 5 restrictive amendments was im- Wilmington — 11 „ 1 1 .... 1 5 2 2 1 1 — 2 12 3 15 6 13 4 1 6 4 certain. — San Francisco .. 5 1 2 1 1 6 « 6 1 1 1 18 3 21 12 18 3 4 DECK DEPARTMENT Seattle Egypt Sets Pay Terms On Suez Final agreement on compensa­ tion for shareholders of the old Suez Canal Company nationalized by Egypt in 1956 has been reached, the International Bank for Recon­ struction and Development an­ nounced last week. The final agree­ ment will be signed about raidJuly after necessary formalities are' compieted. Under the agreement Egypt is to abandon all claims on the Canal Company's assets outside Egypt and on transit dues collected in London and Paris after the nation­ alization of the canal in July, 1956. These dues amounted to approxi­ mately $14,000,000. In addition, Egypt agreed to make six annual payments totaling $64,000,000 from 1959 to 1964, two of these pay­ ments to be made in advance when Britain unfreezes Egyptian assets. The final agreement has to be sub­ mitted to the Egyptian State Coun­ cil and to a general meeting of Suez Company shareholders before signature. Make Checks To'SIU-A&G' .Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent In checks and money orders in the names of individual headquar­ ters officials. This makes fur a probieni in bookkeeping whieb can. be avoided if checks ar^e Q^e out to the Union directly. 3 3 — 5 1 .— 2 6 3 1 6 — 4 — 11 11 22 6 7 2i 1 5 2 3 ENGINE DEPARTMENT • Port Boston New York ..... Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle Registered CLASS A GROUP 3 1 2 3 1 11 36 . 7 — 1 10 2 36 5 — 1 9 — 1 1 — — 3 2 21 2 13 22 3 2 2 31 8 2 — — 8 3, 7 1 2 —— Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 1 1 13 1 — 1 — 14 — 1 — — —• 2 — 4 2 2 — —• 1 10 2 1 — 4 1 — 3 .— 5 4 10 3 — 1 2 6 4 2 5 1 2 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 — — 9 1 *2 29 4 —• — 3 — 1 2 15 33 12 — 3 2 17 2 6 6 1 5 — Shipped CLASS B 3 6 1 2 — 3 1 3 2 1 2 —• 2 GROUP 1 2 — 3 16 — 2 — 12 — 1 — — — 2 — 4 1 6 — — 1 9 — 4 — — 4 — Shipped CLASS C 3 _ 9 .— 13 — 1 2 3 10 4 6 2 — 3 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 1 S A 2 B C ___ 9 44 28 9 — 2 4 2 2 — — 5 35 25 5 _ — _ 1 — 2 6 1 2 — _ — 2 4 1 20 7 1 1 47 17 1 _ 1 4 4 1 1 9 21 10 10 — 8 6 _ _ — 9 — — 5 7 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B All 81 8 65 1 9 6 28 65 9 47 14 9 12 GROUP GROUP 1 3 1 2 2 8 2 1 1 2 41 118 16 5 22 1 27 3 3 8 85 6 23 1 16 7 8 J 2 7 2 17 32 3 2 5 26 62 ^0, 3 8 • 1 7 8 2 2 1 At g 10 27 1 4 8' 1 2 g 6 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 e 1 18 4 9 19 8 IS • • 4 Ti .g 1 1 2 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered ' Registered CLASS B CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle TOTALS DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAL GROUP 2 1 2 26 ' 9 2 2 12 4 3 2 1 3 12 3 5 4 1 18 4 1 2 3 3 — — GROUP 2 3 1 — ' 3 27 ^ . 1 MM s 8 3 11 2, — 1 i — 1 1 4 — —\ . 12 — 22 1 — 1 9 3 2 — 3 — 5 — 2 1 — Registered CLASS A 3 1 11 3 16 3 — 3 5 9 3 10 2 2 5 ReglMered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 1 15 4 — 2 10 2 — — 2 1 — — 7 2 3 12 — 1 6 1 5 1 5 2 1 1 Shipped CLASS B 3 2 40 1 18 — 3 4 6 34 — 7 2 8 3 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 . ^ — 2 — 1 1 — — _ —r 1 1 2 1 — Shipped CLASS B 3 • Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP 2 3 _ 1 8 2 , 9 _ A 3 59 3 30 1 3 2 5 6 4 15 49 1 14 8 15 5 J 1 2 17 2 1 1 2 . , IS 1 "i 12 5 __ 8 Ml. Shipped CLASS C CLASS B C 3 2 19 2 1 1 2 13 14 5 1 10 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B ' GROUP GROUP All 12 3 1 2 8 3 71 7 58 2 10 5 18 66 3 33 13 16 15 6 77 11 50 9 2 8 23 31 2 16 8 20 6 1 23 6 12 3 1 1 14 10 1 4 3 9 4 1 95 2 12 20 6 2 4 1 1 10 24 83 1 6 — 4 1 20 2 3 1 212 1055 2 — — 2 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 12 12 3 1 8 8 12 8 X 2 3 A B C All 12 3 84 183 68 ~9 ^ 49 74 152 53 11 26 46 15 279 83 19 381 284 453- 113 47 191 18 7. fi4 59 53 — ;48 33 149 23 6 6 -25 205 118 31 ! 354 123 411 45 89 33 108 9 I'MR'Ta 67 17 128 5 64 2 _ 33 212 73 3.5 1 320 269 88 285 220 407 194 li» 167 174 313 204 21 90 163 8 73 696 274 85 11056 676 952 443 821 3 8 2 26 9 19 6 1 8 9 22 11 7 4 13 6 2071 GROUP 1 2 8 24 90 107 17 95 84 19 11 138 60 198 3261 �HUB U. 19SS SEAFARERS LOC Pare Five Senate Passes Hail Bill, Warns On Rate-Cutting Under guidance of two tugboats, SS Atlantic pulls Into New York ler to get ready for maiden voyage. Ship is due bade In New brk on June 27. ?: WASHINGTON—The Senate has passed the controversial railroad relief bill which will give the railroads an edge in setting rates where they come into competition with domestic shipping and other means of transportation. The bill is now being sent to the House for consideration. As introduced by Senator ject in this act, the Commission, in be damaging to the shipping In­ George Smathers'of Florida, determining whether a .rate is dustry on the face of it, the Senate tlie bill, S-3778, was designed to lower than a reasonable minimum Committee, in reporting out the grant special financial relief to the rate, shall consider facts and cir­ bill to the floor of the Senate, had, nation's railroads. However, the cumstances attending the move­ stated that it was not its intent SIU, the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades ment of the traffic by the carrier to approve destructive rate-making Department, the Interstate Com­ or carriers to which the rate is practices. The report gave some merce Commlssioti and shipping applicable. Rates of a carrier shall assurance to the shipping industry industry" representatives have not be held up to a particular level that Congress would not look strongly protested Section 5 of the to protect the traffic of any other kirdly on any railroad efforts to bill which would weaken the ICG's mode of transportation, giving due smash the coastwise steamship power to consider ship rates in consideration to the objectives of services. determining railroad rates for the the national transportation policy The rate-making provisions are declared in this Act." same service. of great concern to such SlU-conHowever, despite the wording of tracted companies as Pan-Atlantio Under present law the ICC is required to maintain a differential this clause, which would seem to and Seatrain in the coastwise trade and Calmar in the intercoastal between the lower rates of water service as well as many vessels in carrier and those of railroads. But Section s (3) provides: foreign trade -which have g. coast­ wise run as ore leg of their service. VIn a proceeding involving com­ At present, the railroad act is petition between carriers of dif­ in the House Interstate and For­ ferent modes of transportation sub-feign Commerce Committee which/ has not yet brought out a report on the bill. 55 Atlantic On Maiden Voyage (Continued from page 3) pitflned on' page 8 of the "Pilot" about the "cops . , .'standing over all of us." Even these complaints 'were re-butted by the NMU's own MobUe port agent, who declared, "The newspapers here showed no Parti­ ality, nor did the police depart­ ment except in a conpie of Inci­ dents. The Agent here talked With the police captain at the line and he straightened it out very quickly." Answering Charges Answering the charges made by Roy Wilkins, NAACP executive sectetary, SIU General Counsel Seymour W. Miller wired, in part: .. ."I am appalled that an organiza­ tion of the calibre of the NAACP has allowed itself to be used in a straight organizational dispute be­ tween the NMU and the SIU. Would expect NMU to raise non­ existent racial issues but it is in­ conceivable that NAACP should endorse these falsehoods without any attempt to check the facts or to ascertain the position of the parties accused. ' "NMU's purpose in raising these dishonest issues through the ma­ chinery of NAACP is deliberately calculated to lend an aura of cre­ dence to unsubstantiated charges before the NLRB and thus Influ­ ence it to issue a complaint. We are prepared to demonstrate the falsity of the information NMU has directed to your organization . . No Economle Bieef The NMU picket signs displayed at the pier on sailing day made no reference to any economic beef that the NMU had with the com­ pany but simply attacked the SIU loan, called the company "UnAmerican Banner Lines" and claimed that it had violated "US Ldbor Laws" in an unspecified manner. With the picketlinea having failed in their objective, the ship was subsequently hung up 'for a short time off the Battery when an anonymous phone call reported that a bomb had been planted on the ship. She also had to pick up two passengers who missed the ves­ sel, and 13 of the replacements for NMU men who had left the ship. - The "bomb" warning continued' a pattern of anonymous phone calls Which bftginated In Mobile while the ship was taking on her crew. At that time, a fire bomb was thrown againsf the door of the hir­ ing center and did minor damage. Subsequently, an anonymous, phone call was made to the Waterman Building, horns of the SIU-cuutracted Waterman Steamship Com­ pany, to the effect that a bomb had been planted In the building. A search failed to find anything. Other anonymous phone calls were made to the families of SIU men in Mobile and SIU port officials' fami­ lies making fglse reports of acci­ dents befalling the men. Still pending before the National Labor Relations Board are the charges filed by the NMU even be­ fore the company bad begun hiring its crew. The charges, filed against both the company and the SIU, were not supported by any evi­ dence. They accused the company and SIU of acting in collusion to assure the SIU a majority of the crewmembers. Subsequently, the NMU came up with only a scanty turnout for the hiring, with the SIU's applicants outnumbering the NllU's by as much as five to one, according to estimates by observers on the scene. Consequently, in the com­ petition for jobs aboard the ship the SIU won a sizable majority. Keeping in Tonch WITH SIU OLDTIMERS A seaman all his life, Seafarer Charles Henry likes to boast of the fact that he has worked only one month in a shoreside job in the last 50 years. That was jn 1907, when he came to Baltimore from the 'Virgin Islands, his birthplace. After she was blown up, with a loss of some 150 men aboard, and in the putting in about a month in last war, he sailed on the George a plant ashore, Henry managed to Washington which was under at­ ship out in the steward department tack by submarines on several oc­ on the old Alabama, owned by Bay casions. Brother Henry had taken out his Line. That was union J^ook with the old ISU back the beginning of in 1918, and when the present SIU his 50-year ca­ was born in 1938, he became a char­ reer at sea. ter member. "I've spent a good Since that time, 50 years shipping in the steward Henry has worked department,'' he said, "and I've en­ in the steward joyed it." departments o n A fairly young man (he is only American - flaW 66), Brother Henry, who now re­ ships down sides in . NYC, spends most of his through two time just traveling around the Henry World Wars, until city. He comes into the head­ late last year, when sickness and quarters hall at least three times eye trouble forced him to retire on a week, just "to sit and listen to his SlU-disability benefit. the men here talk about the sea." The wars offered good money, "I'm proud to have been a mem­ he said, but there were times when ber of the SIU for the past 20 he was not too sure he would be years. They have taken good care able to collect it In World- War I of us old fellows, and I hope the he was one of the handful of men younger members will carry It rescued from the Armenia when along," he said. Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consist of the following: Seafarers physically unable to work, no mafter what their age, who have 12 years of seatime' plus the Plan's standard eligibility Tequifement, can apply for and receive the benefit. The seatime has to be with SlU-contracted companies. . Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and also meet the 12-year seatime requirement plus the Plan's standard eligibility pro­ vision, can also.obtain coverage under this benefit Food, as usual, topic of interest at most of the ship's meetings according to the 'reports. The gang on the Del Monte gave a vote of thanks to baker Jimmy Long for the special cakes he puts out on holidays and birthdays. "i.ong Long is a fine passenger ship baker and to us he is the best," they agreed. Other votes of thanks went to the galley crews on the John C., Ocean Eva and the Beauregard. There was a lot of discussion at the last meeting aboard the Coeur d'Alene Victory, according to safety committee chairman Glenn Lawson, with quite a few beefs being aired. Some of them can be applied to most any vesseL Of great concern was the fact that passageway doors should not be padlocked in port when a nail would keep the hasp in place just as well. This way a man will not have any difficulty in opening the door in case of an emergency such as a'fire or a bursting steam pipe. 4" t 4" "Nothing ever happens to us on the coastwise runs," reported David L. Jones, ship's delegate on the Cantigny. "However on our last trip a gener­ ator burned out in Boston, and the crew enjoyed the added six-day stay in Bean.town." Jones This can be rated as one pf the best ships in the fleet, Jones said, with fine co­ operation all awund. $ t Quick OK Given On Superiiners WASHINGTON—The Senate has passed the bill calling for construc­ tion of two superiiners, one for American President Lines for Pa­ cific service, and the other for United States Lines for the North Atlantic trade. Final decision on the bill, which will exempt these ships from the 50% subsidy limita­ tions of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, will have to be made by Presi­ dent Eisenhower. Strong opposition to the bill was expressed by the Commerce De­ partment and from Senator Frank Lausche (D-Ohio) who said it might resu]^ in too great a liberalization of ship subsidies. Present laws pro­ vide for Government subsidies up to 50 percent of construction whereas this bill would authorize the Government to pay almost 55 percent of the construction costs. The bill, as passed by the Senate, was amended as proposed by Sena­ tor John J. Williams (R.—Del.) to prohibit the operating lines from giving free rides or reduced pas­ senger rates to officials or em­ ployees of the Government or their families. The amendment was knocked out by the Senate-House conference. Under the provisions of the sub­ sidy program, one vessel will be sold to APL for ^4,000.000 and the other will be sold to US Lines for some $47,000,000, to replace the SS America. Actual cost of con­ structing the two superiiners is ex­ pected to run to some $200,000,000. Things are getting "desperate" aboard the Del Rio because of Quitting Ship? magazine hoarders. A plea was Notify Union made at the last meeting for the members to return these magazines A reminder from SIU head­ So that the others can get a quarters cautions all Seafarers chance to read them. If not, would leaving their ships to contact someone please volunteer to buy the hall in ample time to allow them in New Orleans? the Union to dis. ateh a repli..-^But this is the only beef to re­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ port from this ship. On all other fore paying off may cause a de­ matters every one agrees that this layed sailing, force the ship to is the best crew that has been ''sail short of the manning re­ aboard for some time with both quirements and needlessly make topside and the unlicensed men the work tougher for your ship­ working together on any problems mates. that come up from time to time. S �'•y^yti^'r'^ • \ Tag* Sis SEAFARERS • i low tt, MM 100 Can .:I^- .••• •J : 1,'^- ''-V J MEBA President Herbert Daggett, right, listens attentively as Harry O'Reilly, secretary of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, addresses delegates to union's 81st convention. Sitting next .to O'Reilly is MEBA Socretory-Treasurer Arthur LoBorge. •i Jtx -i." |l u'U 1^' •i J ,;:. 1'^- -i-.r. 'tc Engineers Hit NMU Dual Union Move (Continued from page 2f stance was the American Coal heef referred to above. In this lat­ est instance, the NMU resolution would seem to coincide exactly with the wishes of US Lines. Noteworthy to union observers was the fact that the NMU action —offering to help the compaifiy against the officers.' unions in order to clear the SS United States out of port in a hurry—came on the very eve of the NMU's own con­ tract termination, Sunday, June 15, when no agreement had yet been reached. They recalled that in the "NMU Pilot" of February 27, 1958, the following statement appeared; . "In testifying for HR 9342, Ma­ jor General John M. Franklin, president of the US Lines, re- Mobile Men Turn To On Eye Benefit . MOBILE—The men on the beach In this port have been enthusiasti­ cally taking advantage of the new eyeglass program which was started here last month. At last report al­ most ten men a day were being processed by the optician here. Brother H. B. Pittman was the first Seafarer in the area to have his eyes checked and, said that he was more than pleased with the glasses he received and the short time it took to be processed. Most of the members in the port have completed their medical ex­ aminations at the clinic and are now bringing in their wives and children. The rest of the Seafarers, especially those returning from long trips, are urged to make an appointment for their examinations as soon as possible. Shipping for the port during the last couple of weeks was on the slow side and from all indications the coming period will also be about the same. The Yaka is ex­ pected out of the yards where she has been undergoing repairs and will take on a full crew around the 25th of the month. Other vessels expected in port during the coming period are the Claiborne, Warrior, Monarch of the Sea,!Del Aires, and the'following Alcoa ships: Alcoa Cavalier, Ranger. Clipper, Roamer and Partnec. viewed the record of the SS United States." He said: 'Since her first voyage, the ship has carried 382,552 passengers and has not been tied up one single day by labor trouble, I want to give credit . . . particularly to Mr. Curran, presi­ dent of the NMU.'who realizes the importance of keeping the big ship on schedule. . Upheld Schedule Apparently Curran accepted the responsibility of carrying out the ship's schedule in each and every case, regardless of any trade union principles that might be involved. Historically, the NMU has man­ aged not to have any strikes, stop­ pages, or other disputes when the SS United States was in port. It is also noteworthy that the SS IndependeiKe, another large NMUmanned passenger vessel, which arrived in port Friday morning, made a quick turnaround and got out of port Saturday noon also imdisturbed.by the fact that the NMU had no work agreement. It is un­ usual for a pqssenger ship to leave port on a weekend. •>; <J -'i: i f- '-it-ii • OJVI riHi'-i- ' 'iC' '-Ii{',' r 1. , ' •, ,1^ - , . ' ; •" ' • Ask Return Of Onassis Runaways (Continued from page 3) approximately 600 jobs on the transferred vessels for some two years. The possibility of Onassis reneg­ ing on his contract was forseen as early as May, 1956, when the transfer Issue was brought before the House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee. Many Congressmen then expressed concern over whether the new ships would be constructed or not', and as an added surety, tacked stronger conditions on the transfer agreement which were aimed to assure fterformance. In his letter to the MA, Conway said that the Government's restric­ tion on the amount of foreign oil which may be imported into the US prevented Victory Carriers from building the vessels. He said that under these limits, most major oil companies are not only refusing to charter tankers from individual owners, but are laying up their own vessels, As a result, he said, "much to our regret, we have no alternative but to notify you that we are com­ pelled to cancel the^ building, pro­ gram contemplated • by the con­ tract" with the fOA, , ^ . 9 • \ •• ' • .• J: » '.I- Ar-' Stumbling around in the dark U an open Invitation to trouble anytime. A burnt-out light bulb In enclosed spaces such as store­ rooms and paint lockers or any below deck work area creates an obvious safety hazard. If you can't see what you're doing, you are fair game. Play It safe. Make sure you have ample lighting rhf— you - work.. —' anywhere 'A • j An SlU Ship is a Safe Ship T;,: &«• • ,c U.it:;., . �CJ?. .<"• * •• • y. i'-. ,V Jtaie U, 1958 f. 'X '- A . 1. '-•; r SEAFARERS Pace Seven LOG Welfare Plan Paid Oat $1.4 Million In '57 The annual report of the Seafarers Welfare Plan filed with the New York State Superintendent of Insurance shows that farers' families; $290,000 in bene­ fits for.Seafarers on the beach; and the Plan paid $1,418,578.27 in benefits to Seafarers and their $90,000 for maternity benefits. families during the year 1957."^ Reserves Growing (See details of report below.) reflecting the addition of new wel­ Despite the year-by-year in­ The payments In 1057 bring the total of benefits since the Plan be­ gan in June, 1950 to slighUy less than $9 miilion. The total of bene­ fits paid out last year is almost $117,000 more than the year 1958 and a whopping $555,000 over 1955, ^ . fare benefits, year by year, and im­ provement of existing benefits. The major benefits, money-wise, during the year In round figures included $283,000 in death bene­ fits; $157,000 in disability-pension benefits; $360,000 in hospital, sur­ gical and medical benefits for Sea­ creases in benefits, the Plan has continued to add to its financial strength by increasing its cash reseires. The net increase, after al­ lowing for reserves for payment of benefits, amounted to $554,000. Total assets of the Welfare Plan now stand at mOre than $6,100,000 STATE OF NEW YORK INSURANCE DEPARTMENT i - ANNUAL REPORT • Filed with the Superintendent of Insurance ^ ; for the calendar year 1957 • x -' Seafarers Welfare Fund ' ' '' ' ; Nam. of Fund , ^ $1,207,420.43 653,232.95 22 Net increase or decrease after reserves (Line 20 plus or minus Line 21) $ 554,187.48 UNASSIGNED FUNDS ACCOUNT "i' - - _ 11 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Addras. 23 Unassigned Funds at beginning of year 24 Net increase or decrease from Item 22 above Other charges or credits to Unassigned Funds (itomize): 25 ' Pursuant to Article IIIA of the New York Insurance Low Robert T. Creasey $3,299v769.36 554,187.48 .r. 26 27 ( / Admlnittrctar Not included in the text of. the Welfare PMh report are the de­ tails of vacation benefits, which; are handled through the Sea­ farers Vacation Plan, a separate entity. These benefits totaled $1 811,826.85 during 1957. The entry under (he heading, "Benefits Directly Provided To Members—Current Year" does not list the vacation amounts since this is a report of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan only. # 20 Jiet increase or decrease before reserves (Line 10 less Line 19) 2T Increase or decrease in reserves for benefits not insured ^^ f of which better than $1,717,000 represents cash holdings and more than $3!.^ million investments in Government bonds and other top grade investments of the type favored for welfare, pension and other trust funds. The worth of the investments was denionstrated by the fact that earnings from this area alone amounted to $112,926.96 in the year, a healthy addition to the Plan's reserves. Vacation Benefifs Were $1.8 MiSlion 28 Unassigned Funds at end of year. $3,853,956.84 ' Robert T. Creasey EXPERIENCE UNDER INSURANCE CONTRACTS fitc.1 OfHcar (Bated on Information Obtained From Insurance Companies) (No Insurance Carried) Note: The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a more comprehen­ sive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department,,Welfare Fund Bureau, 123 William Street, New York 38, N. Y. Assets BENEFITS DIRECTLY PROVIDED TO MEMBERS-CURRENT YEAR Benefit Type of Benefit Payments 1 Death $ 283,867.02 2 Cash Disability 157,630.00 3 Hospital 307,789.66 4 Surgical 45,289.00 5 Medical 8,756.50 6 Unemployment 290,621.21 7 Vacation —o— 8 Maternity 90,400.00 9 Medical Examination Program 6,655.49 10 Blood Transfusions 643.00 11 Therapeutic Equipment f 43.06 12 Pensions or Retirement ' —o—12a Seamen's Training Schools % 23,427.90 12b Motion Pictures at Marine Hospitals -2,296.50 12c Cost of Fixed Assets Acquired for the Purpose of Providing Specific Benefits Under the Plan..; 86,948.55 12d Scholarship Program 19,195.64 I2e Medical and Safety Program 95.014.74 CONDENSED. STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND UNASSIGNED FUNDS Invested assets .$3,573,846.91 Cash 1.717,751.33 Contributions from employers and employee-members due and unpaid, including $12,131.98 more than two months past due. 535.492.36 Other assets .* 274,991.28 TOTAL $6,102,081.88 Liabilities and Unassigned Fiinds Reserves for benefits not insured Other liabilities Unassigned Funds $2,228,118.90 20,006.14 31,853,956.84 A... TOTAL TOTAL .....$1,418,578.27 $6.102,081.88 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 Contributions from employers .$2,716,221.10 Contributions from employee-members. o— Interest, dividends and real estate net income, 112,926.96 Profit on disposal of investments. • o • Increase by adjustment in asset values of investments . 1,466.73 Dividends and experience rating refunds from insurance com­ panies in connection with member benefits • o Other income: , , 7 Eguipment rental ..................................... 3,679.62 8 .\.i. 9 State ] County j " Trustees of the Fund, being duly sworrt, each for hims.elf"depose$ and soys that this Annual Report is true to the best of his information, tnowledge ......;rr....; and belief. 10 TOTAL $2,834,294.41 DEDUCT: 11 Premiums and annuity considerations to insurance companies for member benefits ...... ^ •*........'.—^O"—• 12 Benefits directly provided to members. 1,418,578.27 13 General expenses : 201,486.21 14 Loss on disposal of investments. —o— 15 Decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments....... 1,284.85 Other: 16 Trustees meeting oxpense 5,524.65 VV .i;r 19 • •• '- e*eeee*eeeese»eeeteeeeeeee«eeoeeeeoeoaoooeoeieeeeeeeo ..v;;$1,526,873.98 Subscribed and sworn 1o before me —... day of 195^ lied HI Oucens Ceunlit •. Notes If the Trustees ore composed of both employer and employee (or labor prgonizatlon) representativii, the obove offtdovlt must be lugned by one from eadt (poup. �TV Tight J 5 EA PARERS IPC Award Winners Two Years Running YOUR DOUAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margoliu$ Watch Out For 'Bargains' ,*• .' I•T - rt. Crewmembers of Del Monte (Mississippi) get second plaque to hong alongside lost year's for being safest ship in fleet. Harry X. Kelly, company president, makes presentation to Captain H. G. Brote. Others are (front, kneeling, I to r) W. E.; Danese, 2nd assistaiit-eng'r; J. V. Thornton, 1st assistant; J. C. Long, steward; J. M. Callahan, steward delegate; H. F. Mentz, engine delegate; J. Odenwald, purser. Kneeling, rear are,(I to r) L J. Dehmer, 3rd assistant; J. P. Creel; ship's delegate; R. Boytt,. deck delegate. Standing (I to r) are: H. E. Dugas, 3rd mate; N. A. Esquerre, chief engineer; W. Jensen, chief mate, Brote and Kelly. Jobless Pay Extension A Dud S'' i' i'. WASHINGTON—Only four states so far, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and New Jersey, have accepted Federal aid under the new imemployment compensation law signed by President Eisenhower twa weeks ago. The law will make Federal funds available to the states to According to an Associated Press are Virginia, Washington, Missouri, provide for additional unem­ survey, the governors of Wisconsin, Delaware, North Carolina, Kansas ployment compensation for jobless Nebraska, Iowa and Mississippi and Florida. workers who have used up their have either directly or indirectly As originally set up,-..,the bill state benefits. However, the bill rejected the. Government's offer of would have extended Federal aid does not make it mandatory on the Federal funds. Other states ex­ of some $700,000,000 to 3,000,000 part of the state to accept the aid, pected to refuse the use of Federal jobless workers throughout the and those that do must start re­ funds, unlesis the recession worsens. country. paying it to the Government in 1930, either out of reserve funds or by increased employer contribu­ tions' to Tederal unemployment taxes. With these additional funds, un­ employed workers in New York J^es Petrillo, president of the parable to those in "effect in the will be able to. receive unemploy­ AmOTcan Federation of Musicians basic steel industry. McDonald ment compensation for an addi­ for the past 18 years, announced also turned down the industry's tional 13 weeks, to a maximum of his retirement from office at the request for 'forbearance" on a 39 weeks, and will receive in­ union's 61st annual convention and cost-of-living raise due July 1. "A creased payments from $35 to $45 nominated the man he thought recession year is not the time for per week. should be chosen as his successor. a backward .step," he said. In New Jersey, Michigan and Stressing his doctors' reports that 4" i 4 Pennsylvania, the funds will be he "must slow down," Petrillo used merely to extend the maxi­ said: "No one will deny that 42 The new AFL-CIO Laundry and mum time of payments. In New years (in office) is a long time to Dry Cleaning International Union Jersey and Michigan jobless work­ be under.pressure and that I have came into being on- May 12th. ers will be able to collect unem­ earned my retirement and the Delegates from 35 locals, represen­ ployment compensation, for" an ad­ right to live my cwn life for the ting 26,000 paid up members, ditional 13 weeks, with 39 weeks few remaining years." His choice formed the new union which took being the maximum, while in Penn­ as AFM president, Petrillo told the place of the expelled Laundry, sylvania the period of payment will the 1,200 convention delegates, was Dry Cleaning and Dye House Work­ be extended from 30 to 45 weeks. Hermail D. Kenin, the union's ers Int'l Union. The old union A number of other states, seek­ West Coast representative. In the was expelled from the federation ing to avoid any possibility of hav- election of officers the following for failing to comply with the AFL. Ing to increase their taxes in the day, Kenin was elected by a vote CIO Ethical Practices Code. future, have made it known that of 1,195 to 608. they would not accept Federal aid ; S" to help their unemployed workers. 500 members of the Building and Construction Trades Council in Witchita, Kan., donated their weekends and spare time to a 30SEA'TTLE — Shipping for this .month project to rebuild the fire house and city office building in port was very good during the past the town of Udall, Kan., which was two weeks with more Class B men destroyed by af tornedo in May, taking jobs than Class A. This was 1955. The building was financed by especially true in the steward de­ 19 unions in the area and some 40 partment where the ratio _was as contractors. The new building high as two-for-one. However the houses the town's fire trucks, the outlook for the future is uncertain Saber saws cost" anywhyre from $18 to $100. Fairly-good ones are city clerk's office, a library. and as there are no vessels scheduled =^28-Goodtquality, m^diumlrsabeTsaw: workroom for city maintenance to pay off in this area sa far. The Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans.) elelr employees. ^ motor to prevent overheating and to was the only vessel paying off dur-' ing the period. Signing on were' Fref-2 5 Plans for negotiatious for a wage the Kyska (Waterman), Pacific SUMMER SUITS; The standard men's Summer suit ha. Increase, better fringe benefits and Navigator (Compass) and the Ocean hl^n^Lpn 50-50 Wend of dacron and wool worsted. Thia cost-of-living adjustments for some trila. In transit were the Maiden. 215,000 steelworkers in the st'eel Creek (Waterman), Yorkmar, Losalthough some can be handfabricating industry will go ahead, mar, and the Flomar (Calmar); waX"; 11 u,' I machine-wakhed., A true wash-and-wear Steelworker President David Mc­ There were a few reported beefs, suit generaUy is a blend of 65 or 75 per cent dacron' with 35 or 29 Donald reported. The union ^ is most pf them minor ones, •^Icb; a"' <^^®^o"-cWton suits are uol-as dressy but aT# lesi' > - seeking wages agd conditions com­ were settled right on the ships,' > costly than rdacron-worsfed; about ?35.$4b, cdinpated to Mild Boom Hits Seattle •-.. y' '0:. Better watch the quality of the things you buy especially carefully during this recession. Some manufacturers and food packers are reducing quality and playing other tricks to make prices seem lower than they^ actually are. . For example, a manufacturer of casings for frankfurters reports some meat processors are making frankfurters thinner but the same length so there are as many as twelve in a pound Instead of the usual eight or ten. The mai|ufacturer8 are doing this^ thp casing company explains, because housewives ase seeking more for their money in this recession. You aren't, of course, getting any more for your money this way. It's also necessary to keep a sharp eye on the quality of produce. The US Agricultural Marketing Service repbrts concern over mls^ representation of quality by soma growers and shippers. Unlike most other foods, fresh fruits and vegetables may be labeled with tho US grades without actual official inspection. The authorities depend on occasional sample checks at the markets to catch up with dishonest sellers. In thesq days when many freshproduce items such as potatoes are already packaged, it's difficult to check quality before you buy. Thus', safest buys are those pre­ packaged fruits and vegetables which not only say on the con­ tainer "US No. 1" or "US Grade A", as the case may be, but also are labeled; "Packed under con­ tinuous inspection of the US Dept. of Agriculture." In potatoes specifically, US No. 1 grade generally gives you satis­ factory quality. at S medium price. BUt since there is only random enforcement of grade labeks, you must check the quality offered by various markets. Observe whether there are too many of the wasteful small potatoes in the container, or wilted, leathery or discolored potatoes. Also watch the quality of clothing at this time. A business news­ paper reports some manufacturers are holding down costs by using more machine stitching, reducing the number of buttons and amount of trimmings. Elimination of mere decoration won't affect wearability. In fact, simple dresses are more versatile. But it's extra important now to examine the basic quality of seams, hems, plackets, buttons and buttonholes. July is a month of important clearances and a good time to shop for summer dresses; men's summer suits, slacks and shirts; shoes; re­ frigerators; washing machines; television sets, and used cars. Note also that oil tanks and coal bins can be" filled at savings of fi\lle to ten per cent before the autumn rush. , , One peculiar development in this recession is "concealed price cuts". Manufacturers have been reluctant tq openly reduce prices but instead are offering retailers mSny special short-term merchandising allowances. They make these temporary reductions in the hope the recession will end before they are forced to cut prices openly. For example, a leading manufacturer of power tools cuts prices on two or three models, as much as 30 per cent for just one month. Several TV manufacturers have special-priced console and portable TV sets $62 to $110 bejow previous listings. , Auto manufacturers resist cutting list prices but do give dealers special merchandising allowances of $100 on a car so they can cut prices late in the model season. But you have to do extra comparison-shopping. Not all models are reduced even in the same manufacturer's line. For example, you'll find a leading, tool manufacturer has slashed the price of his quarter-inch drill kit, so the complete kit costs no more than the drill alone. Here are tips on these and other July, buying opportunities; POWER TOOLS: Quarter-inch drills are the most popular home­ owner s power tool. Well-made ones now are available at $15 to $20. Avoid drills with hand-tightened chucks. Those with geared-key or hex-key . chucks , are. easier to tighten and unloosen, Saber or bayonet" saws are growingly popular because of their versatility, and are displacing circular power saws in the favor of many homeowners and hobbyists. Saber-type power saws can be used as jig^ scroll, coping and band saws, and also as rip or cross-cut, although they are slower than circular saws for these purposes," Saber saws also .nd �SEAFARERS LOO Tu* Nla* CUSS OF '58 SCHOLARSHIP GRADUATES 1 :A -Jl/ i Swelling the ranks of SIU scholarship graduates, three more. Seafarers' children re­ ceived their college degrees this month. The covets sheepskins went to Miss Alma Iris Jimenez at the College of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Ju£m; Miss Anne Virgin at the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., and Lembhard Howell at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. They now go on to widely dif­ ferent careers following their chosen fields of study. Miss Jimenez, now Dr. Jime­ nez, won one of the first four $6,000 awards imder the SIU scholarship program in 1953, while finishing her pre-med training. She is the daughter of Seafarer Pedro Jimenez of Rio Piedras, PR, an SIU member sailing in the engine depart­ ment. Dr. Jimenez wovmd up four years of graduate study at the College of Medicine despite a one-year interruption due to illness. She will still have to serve a hospital internship be­ fore hanging out her shingle. Uncle Sam has an immediate claim on the services of "Lem" Howell, who was commissioned an ensign, USNR, an. hour be­ fore his regular commence­ ment! The son. of Seoxarer Cleveland Howell of New York City, an SIU chief steward, Howell graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree and honors in history. He ex­ pects to go on to further study after his Navy tour of duty. (S.ee separate story on page 16.) i • ;-'I •'•J M' �r 1 ,•> ' :» '•» *>; ;> J ;. / ^• SEAPAkBHS Pars Tea Eligibility Change Applauded In NV it-;--- NEW yORK-^eafarefs in this port were glad to learn of the revision of the basic seatime requirements under the Seafarer's Welfare Plan, Bill Hall, assistant s^etaiy-treasurar, reported. Now a man need only have one day's seatime in the last six months instead of the one in the last ninety in" —— vannafa, Georgia (Seatrain); Fairthe layout of the ship which, they order to apply for benefits. said, was something to see. land, Beauregard, Raphael Semmes The other basic requirement— It has been a fairly Jiusy period (Pan - Atlaptic); Suzanne, Edith, W- 90 days seatime in the last calendar yearr—is continued as before. The Americaif Banner Line's new tourist ship, SS Atiantic, received a big welcome when she arrived in this port last week to take on pas­ sengers for her maiden voyage to Belgium. The men who brought her up from Mobile spent the entire trip familiarizing themselves with for the men ip this port as there were 19 vessels paying off, three signing on and 15 were in transit The Angelina went into the yards temporarily but the Beatrice came out of lay-up and took on a crew toward the end of the period. Paying off during the past two weeks were the Barbara Fritchie (Liberty Navigation); Seatrain Sa- KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers unih .important provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of th€ SEAFARERS LOG.) Article II, Section 57 (b). It Is also agreed that the Articles shaU terminate at the final port of discharge In the continental United States of America. If the final port of discharge is located in an area other than the port of engagement, first-class transportation shall be provided to only those men who leave the vessel, pins wages and subsistence to port of engagement In continental US. At the seaman's option, cash equivalent of the actaal cost of first class rail transportation shall be , paid. 4^ 4 Question: If a man signs off a ship In a port other than the one of engagement and then signs back on the same ship, does he have to forfeit the cost of transpbrtatlon? .444 Recently, a Seafarer signed off a ship in a port other thanjhe one of engagement and received the cost of transportation back to the port where he had signed on the ship. Upon returning to his home port, he registered In the hall, and as it tiu-ned out, got a Job on the same ship from which he had paid off previously. When he got on the ship he was told that since he had come back to the same vessel he was not entitled to the transportation money he'd gotten when he signed off and would have to pay it back. -When this case was brought to the Union's attention, it was pointed out to the companj', that according to Section 45. (b), when the man paid off the ship the articles -were terminated, as was his period of employment. When he signed back. on, he was beginning a new period of employment in which the matter of transportation received under the old payoff had no application. Therefore, the company was not justified in deducting the cost of transportation. It is assumed that in most cases when a man signs off in a port other than the one of engagement, he has no intention of signing b^ck on the same ship. But sometimes he may do so because no other men throw in for the Job in his rating. Frances, Angelina, Ines, Dorothy (Bull); Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa);, Steel King, Steel Rover (Isthmian) and the Sandcaptain (Construction Ag^gates). Signing on vwre the Barbara Fritchie, Steel Advocate (Isthmian) and the' Robin Gray (Robin). In transit during the period were the Fort Hoskins, CS Baltimore (Cities Service); Steel Voyager Qsthmian); Valchem (Heron); Wacosta (Waterman); Seatrain Louisi­ ana, New Jersey (Seatirain) and the Seamar (Calmar). Hayes Gets Repair After Reef Mishap HONG KONG—The latest word fronif. the SS President Hayes, stranded on a reef for a week last month, is that she is okay and In drydock here after four tugs hauled her free. The mishap occurred about 400 miles south of Hong Kong, and when it became evident that'it would take some time to re-float the APL vessel, the 12 passengers aboard were re­ moved to the President Jefferson and taken to Hong Kong where .jirrangements were made for them to continue their trip around the world. The Hayes Is manned by SIU Pacific District members. As soon as repairs are made to her bottom and a thorough marine survey is conducted, the Hayes will return to San Francisco, company officials reported. Her schedule was too badly disrupted J[pr her to continue, they said, and other company vessels would take her cargo. In addition, there was the vital factor of safety and it was decided 'that she should return to the United States before going back into round-the-world service. It is expected the vessel will be back in a California port about the second week in July after stops in Japan and Okinawa. Joe Curran Passes The Word: • JIL. Non-Voters To Lose Rights ts:, -^'• PLOMAR (Calmar), May 14—Chairman, J. Rlibeck; Secretary, R. Meloy. Motion to aboliah aeatlma requlramenta for members In good standing regarding payment of benefits from Welfare Plan in case of death. Passed unanimously. New delegate elected. •LIZABSTH (Bull), May 10—Chair­ man, W. Janlsh; Secretary, H. Oombrowtkl. Steward realgned. Delayed sailing being put In for LaRamana. Some disputed ot to be taken care of at payoff. Need additional Info from NMU President Joseph Curran has is­ sued an ultimatum to the effect that an NMU membm* who doesn't vote in the NMU election "is going to h^ve a tough time proving he has got a good beef any­ where along the line." This ultimatum was distributed to all NMU port agents and printed in full in the June 5, 1958, "NldU Pilot" over Curran's signature. The section of Curran's remarks in which the ultimatum was delivered reads as follows: ^ "J c^ainly want to serve notice on every member I meet after the elections and ^hose books shows that he did not vote when he had an opportunity to do so, that he had better not make any complaints to me about any .phase of , the Union's administration or about any of the representatives who are elected. A member who doesn't take the trouble even to vote for his uidon officers is go­ ing to have a tough time proving he has got a good beef anywhere along the line." NMU members, particularly oldtimers, must have been'disturbed to find that failure to vote would deprive them of their right to union suf^ort in a beef, or rights to spegk out on union issues. to ba- referred to patrolman. 800 hours disputed ot to be settled at pay­ off. Complaint about salt in drinking water. Discussion on hospital casee— someone to accompany brother to hos­ pital and assist In any way posalblei Discussion on clothes ruined by paipt etc. Bill to ba submitted to company and agent to endeavor to get pay­ ment. All hands to be sober at pay­ off. Vote of thanks to brother for splendid sanitary work during trip. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. APOUNDRIA (Waterman), May ITChairman, W. Sink; Secretary, J. Fuller. Repairs win be completed. Repairing-drawers may be abore-slde Job. Shlp'a fund B14. Reports ac­ cepted. Suggestion to stencil one table for men on watch to faciUtata service. Cook requested to feed cwlier for men on watch. Need more chocolate milk. Vote of thanks to delegate. Discussion on time of feed­ ing. Situation to ba corrected. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), May IS —Chairman, A. Abramt; Secretary, H. RIdgeway. Ship's fund S45. Motion °to have locker on deck made into library. Put locks on main deck passageways: have key made for every man Drains to be repaired In pantry and galley. * patrolman. Patience urged while messman feeds watches first. Big Improve­ ment in memis and service. Discussion on Welfare Plan — suggestion that some parts be modified and/or added. Draw up resolution about aamt at next meeting. POBTMAB (Calmar), May 10—Chair­ man, C. Stack; Saeratary, P. Smith. No dlaputed ot. All ot divided equally. Raporta accepted. Night lunch meata not up to par. Laundry to ba kept clean. Steward to put out mora jelllea and atrawherrles, Claan cups after ufe. Vote.of thanks to galley crew for good work. APOUNDRIA (Waterman), May S— Chairman, W. Sink; Saeratary, D. Whtta. New dalegate elected. Check with Bait, hall re: transportation for member from Tampa to MlamL Shlp'a fund SM. Beport accepted. Soiled linen and coti to ba turned In t« steward. Leave ship clean. OIL VIINTO (Mlit.), April 17 — Chairman, M. Barton;-Secretary, L. Santa Ana. One member failed to notify thip while ashore using hoipltal slip — mate called for replacement. Shlp'i fund SS.34. New delegate elect­ ed. Delegate to see about slop chest, washing machine, library and painting deck Inside, messhall passageways and quarters before signing on. All dele­ gates to see patrolman before crew members. SBATBAIN NBW JERSBY (Seatrain), May IS—Chairman, P. Patrick; Secre­ tary, J. Cennars. One man missed ^p in Texas City. Report accepted. Dogs In engine dept. being freed. Need new porthole screeni and chutes. Need dif­ ferent type soap powder. MICHAEL (Carrat), May SS—Chair­ man, B. ParrI; Saeratary, B, Padgett. Steward having difficulty obtaining some Items. Ship's fund S1S.39. Few hours disputed ot. Ship to be exter­ minated for roaches and Ucc. To see patrolman about stores and mattress­ es. To clarify butterwortl&ng ot. Dry storerooms to b« cleaned sad sougeed. SUZANNI (Bull), May SS-Chalrman, J. Oqusndo; Secretary, J. Bonllla. Working on paint locker. Deck dept. meeting to straighten thlnga out about mate. Report accepted. Request sta­ tionery chairs and movable tables for meaarobm for better aervlea. BBATRICi (Bull), May SS-Chalrman T. Oarbar Saeratary, P. Dwnphy. No beafa—one man paid off. New delegate alacted. Repair list to ba submitted. Insect npeUant bulba to be placed around mtit.hip house. u- rr*-.. ' !N, V "'• ALIOS BROWN (Bleprnfltld), May 1* —Chairman, W. Wllklnw Saeratary A. HIM. Reporta accaptad. New delecata elected. To aee captain about materuanlnf electrician out of aaloon while repairing fan. Letter re: penalty cargo to be mailed to Alglna. Check repair list. Oralna to bo checked. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcaa), May SI— Chairman, H. Long; Saeratary, i. Hannon. Water and dunnage remored near reefer boxes. Some disputed ot. Leave two seats at supper time for 4-8 watch. Put In for draw when de­ sired. Slop cbiat to ba paid on last draw. Ss.:. it-.v : Jane 2t, »5t tdC DEL BUD (Misi.), May 11-ChalP. man, J. Laai Secretary, V. O'Briant. Washing macblns needs repairing. Ship's fund BSBB. New dalagatsa, U-' brarlan and athlatie dlrabtor alsetad. Dlscnaslon ra: mora money. Return cupa to pantry. One brother voluntaarad to glva lifeboat instructions to anyone who dasirad aama. MORNIHO LiOHT (Waterman), May S4—Chairmaii, M. Ceapar; Secretary, W. *«arsa. All. repairs made, tio turned over to steward for ship's fund. S3B. TV repair fund—Alp's ftud SIO. Delegate alacted. Vote^^ thMW to delegate for Job wall done. Dlscuaalon on keeping watex fountain clean. Use of waahing macUno diaeuiaad. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. COBUR D'ALINR VICTORY (Vlatory Carriers), May 1l.:-Chalrmanf V. Pertsr;. Socfatory, p. Hicks, Jr. Ship paying M and atgnlng artlelaa for Clvo moa. trip to Burapa. pending beafa EDITH (Bull), May II—Chairman, O. Nieitnar; Saeretary, J. Byrne. Repair list to be submitted. Need new port­ hole screens, bed springs, keys to forecastles, all depts.; shower head for eng. dept. Some disputed ot. New delegate elected. Request better grade of meat. Question why stores were not purchased In Mexico. CUBORE (Ore), Miy IS—Chairman, T. Drxewlckl; Secretary, J. Wheelet. One man missed watch in Venezuela. Dispute about paying ot to relief. One man mlgsed ship In Bait. Watches to change cabins. Disputed ot. Find out about watch rooms for black gang. ANGELINA (Bull), May IS—Chair­ man, W. Mason; Secretaiy, J. Oultsen. Repairs made. Bunk springs to be turned over to avoid tearing Aeets. May 1*—Chairman, T. Driscoll; Sserelary, F. Maars. No beefs. Most re­ pairs made. Some disputed ot. Check on TV set which was tsken off In San Juan. PR. OCIAN EVA (Marltlms Ovorseat), May 84—Chairman, F. Flatchsr; Sserotary, B. King. Discussion on black gang's refusal to turn to on ot. Oiler and wiper promoted. Black gang beefs to bo settled at payoff. Vpte of thanks to men who kept messroom and pan­ try clean on trip. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), May li—Chairman, L. Kysar; Secretary, C. Rawllngt. Tarpaulin for aft not re­ ceived yet. Dlaensslon on preparation of food. Delegato to check stores with steward. &ig. room Aower to be repaired. ^CBAN STAR (Ocean Clipper), May 84—Chairman, J. Oilier; Secretary, S. Kollna. Ship's fund SIOJSO. Motion to discuss building for retired seamen. Need new Ice box. Ship to be fumi­ gated for roaches. Vote of thanks to steward dept. HASTINGS (Waterman), May 84— Chairman, F. King; Saeretary, J. Merkol. Most repairs made. Safety meet­ ing held. Some men logged.~to be re­ ferred to patrolman. Information given on Brussels' World's Fair con­ cerning prices on travel, etc. One man hospitalized In Bremerhaven. Re­ quest toga be lifted. Motion to aircondition all SIU ships. Need flash­ light for men on lookout. Delegate stated he had best crew ha has ever sailed with. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and delegate^for Job well done. ORION PLANET (Orion), May Chairman, W. Blakenship; Secretary, P. Van Dusen. Letter to headquarters concerning mucking gear read. Ship's fund S11.8S. Some disputed ot. Keep gear off alarm bells; return cups to pantry: place awabs In racks; return pie tins to pantry. Draw to be Issued In travelers' checks, then greenbacks will ba Issued. Need ot sheets, VALCHEM (Hsroii), May 8S—Chair­ man, C. Demers; Sgcretary, W. Nests, Most repairs made. Members to check Union book with delegate for dues i^syment. Ship's fund tvt. Some disputed ot. To see patrolman about same. .New delegate elected. Check with captain for emergency lights. Drains stopped up In meMhall. Stew­ ard has taken care of new mattreaaes. water cooler and chair parts. MsU box to be put up In messhall so man will not bg misplaced. Vote of thanks to baker and ateward dept. for good food. MARORI (Marven), May 81—Chair­ man, B. Flmenli; Saeratary, C. Parkar. Shortaga of freA fruits. Jams, pear grade of butter. Beef between Srd asst. and oUer—to be turned over to patrolman. Motion to secure compul­ sory retirement of sU persona 68 yrs. or over from all Jpbs, so that younger people will have more Jobs available. Insufficient Ice for drinks' at meal ­ time. See captain about posting slop chest price list. See patrolman It watch foc'aa can be had on Ora Una •hips. ""•••• »«n-AtliiiMe), April SS—Chairman, A. Paigs; Sae­ ratary, J, Traxlatre. New treasurer elected. Shlp'a fund 86.80. One man mlased ship. Soma dlaputed ot. Benclws aft to bo repalreS. paAl^ to b* repaired. Need new ateward �St. l»5t SEAFARERS 7T LOG "All Wrapped Up" Fare Elevea Vote To Reserve Subsidy Funds For New Requests WASHINGTON—A conference committee of the Senate and the House has agreed that a total of 2,225*voyages will be subsidized during the fiscal year, 1959. Though the figure is 75 voyages short of the Hous^- ^ approved recommendation of bill, of which the subsidy provision is a part, must be returned to the 2,300, it is large enough so Senate and House for final ratifica­ ' The strong protest raised by Thomas Ivey, president of the SlU-affiliated Cannery Workers Union, against the 52-centan-hour wage minimum in the Samoa canning industry high­ lights a situation which does not reflect credit on US Govern­ ment policy. As it turns out, not only do American fish canneries on Samoa pay as little as one-fifth of the prevailing wage State­ side, but they also pay no income taxes on earnings retained in Samoa. This situation is almost an exact parallel to the activities of runaway Liberian-flag shipowners who pay around one fifth of the wages of American-flag crews and also pay no taxes on earnings not remitted to the United States. Further, as Ivey points out, the wage scale on Samoa does not exist in a particularly low living-cost area. On the con­ trary, staple food commodities like eggs, butter, beef and canned goods are, if anything, more expensive in Samoa than Stateside. The popular picture of a Samoan waiting for coconuts to fall in his lap or scooping fresh fish out of the lagoon disintegrates under the figures Ivey cites in his report. Certainly the existing situation involves direct exploitation of Samoan workers at their expense and at the expense of cannery workers on the American mainland. t 3) Bait Spurts; Mure Good BALTIMORE — Shipping , has been very good for the past period In this port. However it may not keep up for long and the men on the beach waiting for special runs and ships are advised to 'take a^I of the Jobs as they are put on the board. The outlook for the next period is promising as the Armonk (New England), Seastar (Traders) and the Texmar (Calmar) will be crewing up soon. Brothers applying for eyeglasses under the SlU Welfare Plan's new eyeglass program, are reminded to bring their seaman's papers and their discharges to prove they have the necessary sei^time. They may get a prescription from a private doctor, a marine hospital or a clinic Without fuss or fanfare, a routine meeting of the joint if they prefer and bring it to Universal Optical Company in this board of Union and shipowner trustees has further liberalized port to be filled. the seatime requirements for .benefits under the Seafarers There were 15 vessels paying off Welfare Plan. SIU men are thus assured full coverage for during the period: the Emilia, themselves and their families, regardless of slow shipping Evelyn, Mae, Jean (Bull); Portmar, periods, illness, family problems or other circumstances which Alamar (Calmar); Cubore, Marore, might combine to keep a man on the beach over three months. Baltore, Santore (Marven); OceanThe SIU trustees' action contrasts with the "zero-hour" •tar (Dolphin); Royal Oak (Cities Beryice); Armonk, (New England) atmosphere surrounding the NMU "negotiations" which up­ graded benefits for NMU men, at no extra cost for the ship­ and the Seastar (Traders). owners involved. However, we welcome the gains for NMU - Signing on were the Portmar, Bethcoaster, Alamar (Calmar); seamen, who also must be mystified by all the pretense. Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Cubore, % if if Marore, Santore, Baltore, Venore ^arven); Young America (Waterinan); Oceanstar (Dolphin) and the After muqh hullabaloo about helping the unemployed, the Jttofoin Trent (Robin). . The in-transit vessels for the pe­ bill which finally emerged with the full approval of the Ad­ riod were the Feltore (Marven);' ministration has turned out to be a sham. Except for those Bobin Gray (Robin); Bents Port, unemployed who are fortunate enough to live in four states Cantlgny (Cities Service); Alcoa •New York, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania—the Pennant, Alcoa Patriot (Alcoa); so-called unemployment relief measure will not provide a Topa Topa (Waterman); Steel Ad­ vocate, Steel. Rover, Steel Director single penny's worth of assistance to the millions of unem­ (Isthmian). All the ships coming ployed who happen to live in, one of the other 44 states. The existing situation fully confirms the strong criticism into -port have been very clean .with only minor beefs reported. of the Administration bill that wgs voiced by the AFL-CIO. No Fuss, No Mass Sham IJneinployment Bill rAinr»iMwS that companies which have not been subsidized prior to July 1, 1957 will receive assistance. Among companies which are likely to benefit from the more generous figure are the SlU-contracted Isthmian and Waterman steamship companies. Both have several subsidy applications pending before the Federal Mari­ time Board. Proposals for added subsidy are also pending from, the SlU-contracted Bloomfield Steamship Com­ pany as well as a number of other subsidized operators. Isbrandtsen and State Marine, two more unsubsidized companies, also are bid­ ding for Government aid. Earlier, in hearings before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse, had asked that the House figure., of 2,300 voyages be cut back to 2,075, 75 of them to go to Great Lakes operators and the balance to be used to maintain "subsidy con­ tracts at approximately the present level." This meant that new re­ quests from operators, some of them in process for as long as three years, would have been denied. Up until now, a handful of US operators have monopolized US subsidy money. Under the current House-Senate agreement, 150 voyages will go to new requests, 75 to Great Lakes operators and 2,000 to operators already subsidized. If fewer tfvin the 75 voyages are needed for the Lakes, the remainder may be di­ verted to other areas. The, Department of Commerce tion. Penna. QIC's Benefit For 'B' Seamen Pennsylvania is the latest of the maritime states to award imempldyment insurance benefits to "B" and "C" men who leave a ship in conformity with "the 60-day con­ tract rule of the SIU collective bar­ gaining agreement. In a formal decision made by Referee Vincent J .Mirarchi, b.enefits were ruled payable 'to Seafarer Frederick Wilde when it was found that Wilde's employment was "termi­ nated in accordance with a labor contract." Of those states in which similar cases have occurred, Loni.siana is the only one not to accept the validity of the 60-day rule. NY, Massachusetts, Delaware, Alabama and California are all granting benefits. At the moment, a pro­ ceeding is pending in Louisiana which would affect men working on Mississippi Shipping vessels. Seafarers who are claiming ben­ efits under the 60-day rule should indicate on their initial interview at the employment office that their employment was terminated in accordance with the terms of the contract between the Union and their employer. By doing so, they can avoid decisions against them. Larger Hq Planned By Canadian SIU MONTREAL—In-a move to accommodate its fast-growing membership, the SlU-Canadian District is going ahead with plans to enlarge its Montreal headquarters building from its present four stories to seven r the Canadian DistricV membership full floors. was only about Now, how­ When the building is com­ ever, when the 5,000. membership has pleted early next winter union ac­ tivities will be distributed over the building's seven floors in the fol­ lowing way: • The basement will include showers, a barbershop, slop chest, laundry enachines, baggage room, stock room and machine shop. • The first floor, with its dis­ patch counter and large counter, will remain as is. • The second floor, now a com­ bination library, TV-lounge, recre­ ation room and meeting hall will be used entirely for recreation with the addition of more equipment. • The third and fourth floors will contain business offices and equipment. • The fifth floor will be an airconditioned auditorium to be used entirely for meetings. It will seat 500-600 members. a The aixth floor will contain business offices and a conference room. • A modern, larger-capacity ele­ vator will be installed from base­ ment to .top flodr. The headquarters buildiflg wos bought by tha Unioh in 1951 wli«n more than quadrupled, the present accommodations are not sufficient for effective operation. The addi­ tion will remedy that situation. The growth of the Canadian Dis­ trict in the face of a declining deep-sea Canadian merchant mar­ ine has been accomplished via in­ tensive organizing of river and Great' Lakes operations including tugs and other harbor craft. - • "..i" .,y �<-K" ! SEAFARERS Pare Twelve Here's One ThOtDidn't Get Away Jf 0 Fish stories are pretty com­ mon this time of the year, but the latest one from the Alcoa Cavalier still rates mention because of the size of the prize that was landed. That's a 240-pound jewfish with Seafarer Edward McAll (below), and the Cavalier invites one and all to top it. McAll landed it with a 65-pound te^ line while the ship was at anchor in Trinidad. He had to play the fish for about three and a half hours before it could be handled, according to ship's delegate Floyd Crumpler, since the big fellow wasn't giving up without a fight. It's pretty clear he was a shade bigger than McAll and had a couple of pounds on him also. When the battle was over, one of the crew went over the side to put a line around the fish so It could be brought aboard with the winches. McAll was pretty beat after playing the fish for so long, but of course he was somewhat bet­ ter off in the end tdo. The jewfish is fairly common in southern waters and generally reaches a weight of several hun­ dred pounds. Want Seatime Rule Amended SEAFARERS INDRYDOCK Heroism pays off in strange ways sometimes, and Bocco Albanese, now out at the Staten Isl^d marine hospital, would be the first to admit it. While in Morocco on the Wang Pio­ neer, Albanese went over the side to rescue the BR, suffering neck Injuries as they were being hauled back aboard. This was the second time this has happened to Albanese; the BR was unhurt. Others out at Staten Island are R. S. Nandkeshwar, off the Suzanne, who's being treated for back trouble; Harvey" Morris, who's facing surgery for a stoniach condition, and Thomas Dalley, ex-Citrus Packer, back for further treatment for varicose veins. Just transferred to the Boston-drydock, Thomas Driscoll had been at Staten Island due to a knee injury, but switched ,to the Brighton marine hospital to keep in touch with his parents, both of whom are ill. He's off. the Angelina. More recent arrivals in Boston include Lawrence J. Campbell, AB on the Grain Shipper,' who went in for a check-up and was found' to have a hernia and a stomach lilfer, and Carter Myers, who was oiler on Gailis Albanese the Wellesley Victory. Myers tripped on the deck in Suez, was hospitalized there for 19 days, then 9own back to the States. James T. Moore is back in drydock down in the Gulf after a short trip on a steel ship. A long-termer on the New Orleans hospital roster, he had been discharged from there only a short time ago. Leg injuries have drydocked both Ludolph Gailis, ex-Del Oro, and Francis U. Conners, ex-Govemment Camp, in Galveston. Conners broke his leg In a fall aboard ship; Gailis was hurt ashore. * Another pair of SlUmien is hospitalized in San Francisco, according to theiatest reports. James Hale, ex-Maiden Creek, is laid up with a foot infection, and Oliver F. Klein, ex-Fairport, with a fractured jaw from a shoreside mishap. When in port, remember that these brothers and all others in the hospitals always welcome a personal visit. Letters also mean a big lift. Th* foUowins la tba lateat BTallabla list of SIU men in the hospitals: Anacleto Delgado USPH9 HOSPITAI, Antonio A. Mangao James Hale Charles T. Nangle STATEN ISLAND, NY Otis J. Harden Rocco Albanese J. S. O'Byrne D. LeBerra Sidney S. Irby Omar AU Wiiiiam H. Parker T. Lambert Oiiver F. Klein James Allen Arthur J. Scheving N. Mark Alfredo G. Lopez Henry J. Schreiner Nicholas Anoustis Harvey W. .Uerria Frank B. McColiian T. H. Cleslak M. Muniz John F. Murphy George Dackn USPHS HOSPITAL T. Dally R. S. Nandkeshwar FT. WORTH, TEXAS C. Daire Carl M. Olson J. R. Alsobrook John C. Palmer Pedro J. Erase W. Pietruskl Lawrence Anderson Harold 3, Pancost A. Fernander Pedro Reyes Robert Ingram August J. Panepinto R. Freeman E. Rivera H. LedweU Jr. George Peteusky F. Fulford Josa J. Sanches Woodrow Meyers P. J. Seidenberg Roifiuoldo Garcia A. Sistrunk USPHS HOSPITAL Chan Hon G. Sivertsen BOSTON, MASS. Donald Keddy PhUUp J. St. Maria L. J. CampbeU R. A. McDonald E. Kurz Ramon Varela Thomas DriscoU WiUett S. Connors Charles Dwyer L. C. Melanson USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Gilbert G. Edwards Charles A. Moss ; Lewis R. AUns Thomas Isaksen Kenneth A. LaRose Carter Myers Claude B. Jessup Manuel Antonana USPHS HOSPITAL Eiadio Arts Woodrow Johnson GALVESTON, TEXAS . Fortunate -Bacomo Ludwig Kristiansen Eural G. Alverson R. G. Schlagler . Kenneth Lewis Joseph J. Bass Francis Conners Harvey W. Field Patrick McCann Melvin W- Bass Jacinto Guebara Ludolph Gailis A. McGulgan Frank Bemrick J. S. Harmanson B. F. Grics J. F. Bissonet Warren J. Mclntyra Thomas O'Connor S. Pateras James F. Clarke Herbert C. Mclssac USPHS HOSPITAL Juan- Denopra I,eo Maitnaugh NORFOLK, VA, A. S. MartineUl John J. DriscoU Horace S. Curry John H. Sykes Daniel Fitzpatrick Joaquin Minis Otis C. BaUey, Jr. A. L. Atkinson Friedof O. FondUa W. P. O'Dea James A. EUiott John D. Halpin Fabin Furmanek C. Osinskl Louis Roa Wiley T. Stricklin George G. Phifer Odis L. Gibbs WiUiam S. Rudd -Joseph Riggs Winston E. Renny . Joseph M. GUlard Seafarer Edward McAil shows USPHS HOSPITAL Bart E. Guranick G. E. Shuraaker SAVANNAH. GA. Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan off the big fellow that didn't' Clarence Elmer G. Brewer Jimmie Llttletoa Hawkins Pen P. Wing Hubert C. Gordon get away while he-was fishing Antonio Infante USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL in Trinidad. Photo by Bill SEATTLE, WASHINGTON BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Lassiter. E. S. Cannon F. H. Taylor Antonio Alcain , Thomas Laarenta J. W. Waite Ciifford Brissctt Robert L. Uttleton Leo C. Hannon SAILORS SNUG HARBOR Julian BrykczynsU Thaddeus Loboda .STATEN ISLAND. NY Jose DaCosta Lawrence McGlone Victor B. Cooper Stephen Dinkel Eugene McPartland Oscar J. Adams William DriscoU James A. Ray USPHS HOSPITAL Henri Robin Peder Espeseth • MEMPHIS, TENN, Abe Rosen Clarence Gardner Charles Burton Eugene Seaff' Gorman T. Glaze VA HOSPITAL Ashley Harrison W. W. Tomlinson . KECOUGHTAN, VA. Charles Tyree John Hawkins Joseph GiU Vyrl E. Williams Richard Heffley JOHN SEALY HOSPITAL Henry Huzzie Harrison Winslow GALVESTON, TEXAS Stanley Kupnicki James R. Hodges . * USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF BOSTON, MASS, Woodrow W. Balch Joseph H. Berger Thomas W. KiUion John W. Barnes Jesse E. Collins VA HOSPITAL TUSCON, ARIZONA Frank J. Mackey VA HOSPITAL _ Editor, ; • BUTLER. PA. Jamet F. Markel SEAFARERS LOG. [ USPHS HOSPITAL WINDMILL PT., DETROIT. MICH. 675 Fourth Ave., ! Ehigena Roszko USPHS HOSPITAL Brooklyn 32, NY i NEW ORLEANS, LA, John W. Altstatt Leo Lang' 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—j Ernest Anderson David McCollum W. Bigwood W, A. G. Marjenholf please put my name on your mailing list. " I John Claude Blanks Alexander Martin Frank Breck, Jr. James T. Moore (Print Information) j A. N. Christophe Jean Murna Ernest N. Cochran William E. NeUon J. Danzey Dominic J. NeweU N^^K^E .... 0m •••••••. • Morris Roscoe Dearmon Junest P. Ponsoa. Benjamin D. Foster Gordon Ray Stanley Freeman James H. Shearer James C. GUsson W. H. Simmons Thomas L. Harper John J. Smith Walter H. Harris Thomas A. Stevens Wayne F. 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Jane U. 1»M LOG r« the Editor: We, the crew of the Seatrain .Savannitfa,' at our ship­ board meeting on May 28, unanimously voted' a motion stating that the one<lay ship­ ping rule for brothers who need to collect welfare benefits should be" eliminated.^ We think that 90 days on dis­ charges should be the require­ ment for any member who may need benefits and should be letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. enough to qualify him for a year after that date at his lata discharge, providing he re­ mains in good standing on dues and other Union requirements. We will appreciate the publica­ tion of this letter. - Frank Caspar Ship's delegate (Ed. note: The basic cliflribility rule for all SIU benefits has just been changed to call for one day's seatime in six months instead of 90 days. See story on page 3.) ^ S- Maternity Cash Comes in Handy years left of his life to enjoy himself. Also there are memberg' In our Union who are 69 years old but do not havs enough jeatims to retire. Then can we not pay them a fractional part of tha plan's benefits? For exsihple, if a man has ten years time, pay him 10/12 or $129 per month. I believe that If something along these lines could be worked out it would be a benefit really worth working for and something to look forward to. I would like to see all the mem­ bers discuss this and see If they can add to it. W. "Bill" MItcheU t 4, 4 Finds Curran's "Facts" All Wet To the Editor: I have just finished reading the grand slams against the SIU in the "NMU Pilot" of May 22, 1958, wherein the NMU presi­ dent accuses the SIU of tiylng to undermine rotary shipping and the hiring hall. I wish to set down some of the thoughts I have on this outrageous slan­ der. My first Ihought is that Joe Curran has a big mouth and can't tell the truth about any­ thing even after he is proven wrong. He states that our Union is trying to outlaw the 40-hourweek and substitute a flat 56hour-week. • But I don't think our membership has ever voted anything like t}iat, so how can this guji come out with such statements? On the matter of the Ameriican Banner Line getting a loan from the SIU, I wish to state that we all knew about the loan. It was given with the sanction of the SIU membership. Is Curran so hot under the collar that he doesn't know right from wrong? I have "been In the SIU since 1951 and I am very proud of the fact. It has certainly gone to bat for me since I have been in the hospital. As for me, I feel we have the best Union In the world. It certainly backs us up. Frank S. Paylor To the Editor; My family and I would like to thank the Union and the Seafar­ ers Welfare Plan for providing us with the $200 SIU maternity benefit and the $25 bond from the Union for pur new baby. Our youngest child, Emilia, Vas bom April 25 in Ponce, Puerto Ric9, and is our second child to qualify for the Union maternity benefits. We have three other children also. . 4" t It is a wonderful thing to have these benefits vi^hen a new baby Mother Praises is bora and there are so many Welfare Assist expenses to take care of. It is a ro the Editor: great help to a family man in These are just a few lines to our Union and we appreciate it thank very much. Thanks to all for Plan. the Seafarers Welfare making this possible. I was very, sick In the-MassaNemesio Qiilnonea chusetts General Hospital, hav­ Sing had two-thirds of my lung removed, and am now recover­ Suggests Early ing. The generous amount of Retirement Plan money sent to the hospital by To the Editor: the Welfare Plan was a great I have read various comments help in paying the very large in the LOG on the retirement bill. Thank you all once again. It system our Union has and, as a brother member, would like to Is good to feel there are such plans to help sick people when voice my opinion. First, a seaman must have they are in need of help. 4,380 days (12 years) seatime in Mrs. Jose E. Leston the SIU and be 65 to retire. 4) 4. - t Now it takes an average seaman Family Lauds 18 to 20 years to accumulate that much time, not to mention SIU Courtesy that a good 90 percent of these To the Editor: days are spent away from home. Virgil E. Wilmoth, 46, died on Those who are married realize March 11, 1958, in the USPHS what a hardship this is in itself. hospital in Manhattan Beach, Now then, why can't this re­ Brooklyn, New York, fte was a tirement plan be worked out so member of the Union for a long that if a man has given 12 years time, and sailed in the steward of his life he can retire regard­ department. less of his age? After all, the He Is survived by his mother armed forces retire, a man after and one brother of Stouts Mills, a given number of years (4,820 West Virginia. His place of working days). burial was the Dusk Cemetery In order for an SIU man' to in Stouts MiUs. accumulate 12 years of seatirna" We, the members of his fam­ and spend any time at home he ily, thank the SIU and its mem­ will have to be in his late 40's bers for the courtesy and )r parly 50's before he retires, prompt attention given us. / rhenlbe would still have a few Mrs. Mary Wilmoth �.s< '• • • I; M, USt SEATARERS High Wire Act Eerhs A Smoke ^dn Angelina Tate Of The Pacific Moon By J. L. GOMEZ The rolling ship was taking spray; Dark clouds lingered in the sky, . Hiding the moonlight from above; While raindrops, driven by heavy winds. Forced the ladies to stay within. • Tonioht the moon is brillidnt, Accompanied by many stars; Without a single cloud in sight To spoil the beauty of the night. These are nights to remember Whether at home or abroad. To reflect in deep meditation, While others live with their imagination. Just take these nights of splendor Deep into your thoughts. Could Nature have given any more. Free for the'rich as well as poor? STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), May 27 —Chairman, J. HIgglns; Secretary, V. Olaeomo. Some disputed ot. Reports accepted. . Rooms to be left clean. Repair list to he turned in. Vote of thanks to men who donated to TV repair fund and American Merchant Marine Library Assoc. . FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), May 29—Chairman, W. Simpson; Sec­ retary, C. Rise. Several men getting off. Cock missed ship. Ship's fund •U. Some disputed ot. Reports aecep.ted. Vote of thanks to steward dept.. New treasurer and delegate elected. SAVANNAH (Seatraln), May ItChairman, J. Fedlew; Secretary, J. Thempten. All repairs made. Benches the time—or something like that anyway. Machel became a "hero," it turns out, as a result of an item in the LOG (April 11, 1958), It told how a group of Seafarers bodily held apart two ships to pre­ vent them from crushing a tech­ nician - who had fallen between them, while another crewman got the technician back to safety. Right or wrong, Machel was bn the spot to help out. He was the one who straddled the two ships, got a line down to the potential victim and hauled him up. . As he explains It, he was on the Sword Knot as a crewmembcr then. "It was only curiousity that made me go down to see how many of tl\e new guys I knew who had come Ton the Rose Knot.. . I'm glad now I went there to see, even though I've been getting kidded about it ever since. But I don't deserve any more credit than the rest of the Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that may be up for election before the membership, including r nmlttees such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meetin;, officers are elected at the "tart of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. try; remove clothes from line when dry; post repair list for next crew; see electrician about minor foe'gle repairs. Discussion on repair list. Vote of thanks to steward dept. FAIRLAND (Waterman), no dale— Chairman, J. Wood; Secretary, C. Hiers. Would like dryers on washing machine: chairs in recreation room. See patrolman about beef in deck dept. about securing in Tampa. CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service), May 25—Chairman, R. Lastoi Secre­ tary, L. Hagmann. One man missed ship in LC. Repair list turned in. Wash howl in dayman's room to be repaired. Some disputed ot. Ship's fund S20. Reports accepted. Request to, have company furnish respirators and goggles for men using sanding machine. Cl>. engineer refuses to open skylight. Proper wrench needed to open loading doors. All men to read shipping rules. Messhall to be kept clean. TEXMAR (Calmar), May 10—Chair­ man, E. Senff; Secretary, J. Brennan. Ship's fund SIO. Discu^on on food situation. Feeding plan to be im­ proved. WANO ARCHER (No. Atlantis Me­ rino), May 27—Chairman, T. Brennani Secretary, J. Sumpter. Question status of ship. New delegate elected. No LOG or communications received. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), May 27—Chairman, F. Raid; Secretary, R. Palmer. Ship's dund S7.80. Delegate to see patrolman about better chow, cof­ fee and more variety in menus. STEEL VOYAOER (Isthmian), May 11—Chairman, A. Kessen; Secretary, P. Quintayo. One man hospitalised in Djbouti. Ship's fUnd $10.36. Some dis­ puted ot. Report accepted. Repair list to be submitted. No launch service In Songkila—headquarters notified. EMILIA (Bull), April 2t—Chairman, F. Hipp; Secretary, H. Pierce. Ship'a fund S10.5S. New delegate elected. Turn In soiled Unen to stevnrd. Keep messroom clean at night. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), May 25-, Chairman, L. Wlngwlng; Secretary, R. Faterion. Some disputed et. clean pay^ off expected. Bequest six copies of LOO each issue. Return cups to pan- other Seafarers who took part in the midnight rescue of Robert S. Farmer drew an all-around com­ mendation from the Suwannee Steamship Company, operator of the ships Involved. According to the report in the LOG, "Hannaford said that when some of the crew heard Farmer All Ashore! lines while four others kept the ship from closing in on him.' Meanwhile, Seafarer Mike Machel dropped a line to Farmer and hauled him up." The actual mishap occurred in Trinidad when Farmer fell between the Rose Knot^and Timber Hitch, another company ship. 1 •^1 By Seafarer R. "Kentucky" Perry Throw In For A Meeting Job made. Soap powder beef squared away. One man missed ship In Savannah. Reports accepted. Letter to be sent to LOG concerning elim­ ination of the one day in 90 for wel­ fare benefits. STEEL KINO (Isthmian), May 25— 'Chairman, R. Stern; Secretary, T. Newman. Safety award won. LOGS to be turned over to patrolman. Ship's fund S260. Some disputed ot. Shortage of linens. Repair list to be submitted, rooms to be painted, fans put ;n working order. BEAUREGARD (Pan Atlantic), May 30—Chairman, O.- Ray; Secretary, C. West. Repairs not made; wash water* rusty fiiid dirty; shower water too hot; no pressure aft. and in laundry. Water beef. Motion that conditions in quarters be improved—water, heat­ ing and cooling. Crew to be more considerate of new messman. - J- Heroes are made, not born, especially if they happen to be in the right place at the right time. But that's not exactly the case with Seafarer M. A. Machel, now bosun on the Coastal Sentry. It appears he was in thei^' "wrongf' place, but it just hap­ men who were with me that night." yell for help at about 11:30 PM pened to be the right place at Machel, K. J. Hannaford and 'one man let go of the forward LOG-A-RHYTHM: ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), May 3 —Chairman, B. Crawford; Secretary, W. Armstrong. Purser denied mem­ ber hospitail slip because previous one was lost. Draw for Madagascar dis­ cussed re; receiving American money or francs since there is restriction of US currency In that port. Purser refuses to brake out "held" cigarettes after clearing a port. Ship's fund $23. Some disputed ot. Charges brought against brother and signed by six members and forwarded to NY. Motion to investigate steward for not per^rmlng duties. More food to be cooked and need more variety of food. PreparaUon of food much Improved. Need more variety of night lunches. Question why no fruit juices are Included on menus containing fresh milk and fruits. Re­ quest disposal of concentrated juices. Discussion as to whether traveler's checks should be kept on board. Page Tbirteem Says 'Hero' Label Isn't All His F. J. Mears (dirclsd, leff) perches on stage rigged to mast: on Angelina while "Blacky" Sawyer, on crosstrees, tends lines. Back on deck (above), Mears lights op a smoke. R. Perry looks on. STEEL ARTISIAN (Isthmian), May 25—Chairman, R. Kyle; Secretary, C. Allison. One man in olTlcial log book. Ship'a fund $17. Motion to have fa­ cilities -for wiring money and using RCA for emergencies. Shortage of some auppliea due to company negli­ gence. Crew wishes to sign coastwise articles. LOG ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May 1S-(Chalrman, H. Smith; Secretaty, M. Fhelps. Movie (tmd S302.34. Few. hours disputed ot. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Question headquar­ ters about raise in pay. Motion to have payoff envelopes completely filled out. Motion to pay messman SIO. per trip for' cleaning up after movies. Officers' movie machine to' be re­ paired from ship's fund if they make contributions to same. JEAN LAFITTB (Waterman), April 20—Chairman, J. Kearnes; Secretary, S. Joseph. Captain pleased with crew and safety drive, ^ef cook missed ship in Okinawa, rejoined in Japan. Need work gloves in Sea Chest. Ship'a fund S27. Some disputed ot. Reports accepted. Treasurer to buy postage stamps for crew. Do not throw trash on deck. AU reports to patrolman to be made by delegates only. Bequest action on raises. CHILORB (Marven), April 11—Chair­ man, C. Hall; Secretary, D. Nargy. Repair list submitted. B A C men with 60 days to get off. One man hospital­ ized. Food beef. Blankets requiring cleaning to he turned over to steward. Few hours disputed ot. No definite orders about ship going to shipyard.— may make short trip. MV DEL RIO (Delta), May 4—Chair­ man, M. King; Secretary, L. Morsette. Fine crew—good cooperation. Dele­ gate to make travelog of voyage with pictures. Ship's fund $33.90. Two logs —captain wiU square away. Few hours disputed ot. Repair list to be made up. Need steam table or some other arrangement to keep food hot at meal times. Magazines to be returned after reading. Asked for voluntacr to pur­ chased magazines ifi NO. WILD RANGER (Waterman), March SB—Chairman, C. Martin; Secretary, J. Mastln. New delegate elected. Do pest -V "Man! For a delegate yon sore eome np with the answers!" closing time of slop chest 24 hrs. hefore. Vote of thanks to steward depL for good food and service. April 4—Chairman, C. Martin; Sec­ retary, R. Casanova. Keep laundry room clean. Take up arrival pool. 5050. Some disputed ot. Remove clothes from line when dry. Fix lock on messroom door and crank on #2 lifeboat. May 16—Chairman, S. Fuldford; Sec­ retary, R. Casanova. Good crew. Ship's fund S23. New delegates elected. Mo­ tion to spend fund on new crew. Drinking water n.g. Vote of thanks to steward dept. LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (BloomReld), May 4—Chairman, A. Laziaro; Secretary, T. SChultz. All beefs set­ tled before sign-on. Clarification on payoff at sea. Full day's pay plus ot worked. Clarification on Mobile ot for delayed sailing and launch serv­ ice. Repair lists not taken care of. Do not carry stories topside. Some disputed ot. Delegate re-elected. Good food. Proper care of washing machine discussed. PAN - OCEANIC TRANSPORTER (Pann Nav.), March 23—Chairman, W. Ryan. Secretary, H. Newberry. Dis­ cussion on repairs. Few hours dis­ puted ot an depts. Ship's fund S3.29. CoU win be Issued at the Rock. ROBIN ORAY (Robin), May' IS— Chairman, R. Bullard; Secretary, B. Powell. Saloon MM joined ship in Beira. Bosun removed from ship by captain and American imnsul. Some_ disputed ot. Reports accepted. Wash-' Ing machin^ breaks down continu­ ously. Vote of thanks to steward depL Laundry room to be kept clean­ er. Membership voted to retain hosun. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), May I—Chairman, M. Cooper; Secretary, W. Morse. Three men logged. Men getting off to notify delegate so that replacements can be obtained. $10 left over from purchase of flowers— to be put into ship'a fund. Ship'a fund $35. Few hours disputed ot. See chief mate about not using electric chipping hammers aloft: because of eye injury sustained by member and other accidents. Safety heads should be placed over hammers when used. Left-over eggs to be replaced with fresh eggs. List of needed slop chest supplies to be given to steward. Vote of thanks to delegate for job well done; also steward dept. for good meals and service. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), May II —Chairman, C. Taylor; Secretary, R. O'Reurke. Complaint about condition of passageway in eng. dept. Sanitary man alerted. One man quit at sailing time in L.C.. ^trolman notifled. New treasurer elected. One man short— quit at saUing time. Discussion on ' food. Repairs needed in recreation room; messroom nqeds snugeeing; screen doors need repairing. Chief engineer wants to make storeroom of spare foc'sle. Poor face soap issued. Sanitary men to wipe fans in rooms. J. B. KULUKUNDIS (Martis), April 20—Chairman, J. Drlscoll; Secretary, P. Jakubeck. Discussion on draws in foreign port as company does not carry US currency. No draw in this port, but draw in local currency next port. Few hours disputed ot. One man short—paid off due to illness. Ask Union why there is shortage of US dollars. Painting needed in most departments. iStove to be repaired. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for splendid service. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), May 25—Chairman, W. Thompson; Secretary, F. Flanagan. Two men missed ship in NV. See captain about subsistence while ship was without hot water in Texas City. Crew re­ quested to make use of canvas cavers between mattresses and springs. Sail­ ing time in Texas taken up with captain who stated this is determined by company. All delegates doing good job. New washing machine installed. Crew to cooperate in keeping same clean. Ship's fund $27.46. Voluntary cfontributions needed. Reports ac­ cepted. Discussion on safer riding conditions for crew using cab service furnished by company. Quota is five men and driver. Suggestion to have SO-yr. retirement fund. Motion made that jbefore new contract is signed. Urion should contact company to fur­ nish cab service in port of Texas City to crew at company expense. K-43-1S39 (Suwannee), May 3—Chalr^ man, E. Nelson; Secretary, H. Braunatein. Men told that logs go to CG for action besides loss of pay. Captain doesn't put draws out as per agree­ ment. Some disputed ot. Two men logged. Motion to have patrolman go down to payoff and sign on ships in Jime. Have captain give copies of ot. Keep ice box clean. Get full issue of linen. Get new glasses for messroom instead of plastic glasses. Dis­ cussion on MM hired off dock. Freeze box bad. Need more cigarettes. COASTAL SENTRY (Suwannee), May 24—Chairman, R. Ouffell; Secre­ tary, O. Parker. Statements requested by captain re: hsef bctwcan oiler and ch. eng. Captain has radiogram not to pay off oUer. To be squared away by patrolman. Need new motor for wastdng machine. Pantryman to steri­ lize dishes more carefully. Suggestion that pro-heater be installed in rinse sinks in pantries and galley. I �...... VHCtFMVfMB SEAFARERS Apprentice Is Manned By Pros LOG SIUMl DIRECTORY SlU, A&G District •1:' 't • L LOG-A-RHYTHM: ' Memories JBy CARL M. McDANlEL Is!; '^ All's running smooth on Steel Apprentice, enrdSe to Port 'Said, OS (top, 1 to r) Benny CaU lorino, 2nd cook; Bill Rose, 3rd cook; Byron - Riekett, chief cook, and Tommy Ramirez, goHeymcn (kneeling), pose for hoto. Below, Callorina doules as barber. Pictures by Alexander Daniluk. E Crew Assails Railroad Bill Acting in the face of the im­ mediate danger to their jobs posed by the railroad bill 1%- An old man sits in d small cafe, And thinks of another happier day. When he shared the charm of his quiet retreat With a golden lass, pretty and sweet. For he was young and handsome then, And considered himself the luck­ iest of men. But there came a day when he bid her adieu And he sailed away, vowing to be true. Finally he settled In a foreign clime. Began to prosper and waited for the time. When he could return for his lass so fair. With her emerald eyes and spungold hair. Then the great day comes and he returns. Walks through the village before he leams, His golden lass has gone afar Wedded her destiny to another star. Now in the dimness of the small cafe. Thinking again of that far distant day. And his lost love of yesteryear. The old man sheds a silent tear. BALTIMOBE me K. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Acent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON . . 278 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond a-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St Robert Matthews. Agent . . .. a > Capital 3-4089: 3-4080 LAKE CHARLra. La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. 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BC. bers of the Seatrain Savanah dis­ patched a strong protest to Sen. VANCOUVER, BC Warren G. Magnuson. SYDNEY, NS Ship's delegate Frank Caspar BAGOTVILLE, Queheo 2o"E[^n St. said the Savannah's letter carried A tear for the golden goddess of Phone: 549 THORdLD, Ontario......52 St. Davids St. the signature of all hands, includ­ CAnal 7-3202 the past. 44 Sault-au-Matelot ing the licensed personnel. It read For lost love, and youth that did QUEBEC Queheo Phone: 3-1569 as follows: SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WilUam St. not last. NB OX 2-5431 "We, the undersigned crewmembers of the SS Seatrain Savannah, one of six vessels of the Seatrain Lines operating in coastwise trade for the past 29 years, would like Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while to go on record in a unanimous on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid protest against bill S-2778. changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue je"Such bill is a menace to thou­ ceiving their checks reguiarly. Several Seafarers have already sands of professional seamen. experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks-in getting "Every member of our Govern-, their next check after they notified the state unemployment ment who will help to defeat this offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. bill can be sure of the fun co­ An average delayof a month is reported in most cases, causing operation of all seamen and their considerable hardship to the men involved. families all over the country." Stay Put For idle Pay SP'T-' jru« M, 1951 Finds Good Deal in Belgian Congo aboard a ship, back in the din­ ing room. ' I would appreciate it if Arrebola would contact me at 628 East Sth Street, Long Beach, Calif. Armando Cerdova ^ ^ To the Editor: I would like to have you print this as a letter of appre­ ciation , to, a person who can make a visit to Matadi in the Belgian Congo very enjoyable. He Is Dave Nimiec of the Guest House In Matadi and is a real goodwill ambassador. To the Editor: • A^tadi is about the halfway Thfs past May 19 a very good point on the Delta Line run in West- Africa. In addition .to friend passed away, who was handling the ship's laund^ known by many seamen be­ cause of her. co-ownership of' •• " X the Ritz Cafe here in San Francisco. Her name was Elizabeth Fel­ lows, but she was better known ' as "Mickey." I didn't know her for much more than a year but during that time we had a num­ ber of friendly conversations. She was well liked by all who All letters to the editor for knew her and we miss her very publication in the SEAFAR­ much. ERS LOG must be signed I know that life must go by the 'writer. Names will on, regardless of what happens, be withheld upon request. but I am sure she will be long remembered by all who knew and stores, he will also see to her here In San Francisco. The it that you get a square deal on following is the picture I have the monetary exchange. The in mind of her: guest house has a recreation A friend indeed to the end. room with pool table and dart And always smiling, too; board and, through exchanges She never turned away ' with various ships visiting the When there was a job to do. port, -Nimiec manages to ac­ quire American, French and ^he had at times, oh, many times. Belgian magazines. He also Been told of troubles new. carries postcards at reasonable Though they were just the rates and let's not forget that same he sells very good beer. If anyone is in a hospital In That others had been through. the area, he will go out of his A helping hand in storm or gale way to visit him, handle his She cheered the sailor on, mail and see that he gets And now she's but a mem'ry American reading' material at Sailing her last ship home. G. C. "Whitey" Maddox no charge. He can also arrange a safari for you and a party to tit go into the jungle. If the place is put on the mailing list he will see that LOGs are available for Seafarers. To the Editor: A1 Schwartz SS Def Alba I have just been notified that (Ed. note: LOGs are being I am to be released from drydock OR the 14th of this month. sent'QS requested.) I want to thank you'and the membership for sending me the LOG during my stay here. It has been a godsend for myself and a few SUP brothers to To the Editor: whom I passed it along. I received two copies of the I will be shipping from LOG yesterday, for which X Seattle in the future, thank you very much. It's al­ Herman Harrington ways a pleasure to read the ^ LOG. Now I want to contact a good friend of mine and an old mem­ ber of the SIU, Sergio Arrebola, waiter on the SS Del Mar To the Editor: of the Delta Line, I myself I want to thank aU of those used to sail with him on the concerned for the wonderful SS Florida as messman. help given during the lengthy When the old Florida was illness of my wife. I don't know transferred, I went back to what I would have done without Buffalo, NY, where I joined the the aid of the SIU Welfare SIU Great Lakes District, and Plan. sailed the Lakes for three years I also want to thank the men on and off. My profession ashore in Mobile who gave*^ blood for is waiter, and I'm actually work­ her. Unfortunately, I don't even ing in a hotel overlooking the know their names. Long Beach (Calif.) harbor. Robert A. Medicus . Sometimes I dream that I'm Mobile, Ala. Final Tribute To Old Friend Letters To The Editor Out of Drydocky Rc^turns To Sea Asics News Of Ex-Shipmate Blood Donors Draw Thanks �Jane f, 19S8 SEAFARERS LOG Fancy-Looklns Seaman's Retreat .Pace Flfteea Seafarer, Wife Get Big Union Assist Seafarer^abian Furmanek and his wife, Martha, have had rough sailing since they were married in Germany three years ago. But now, with an assist from the Union, there are hopeful signs that their trou--^-^ — bles may be ending. iosis, had to be removed from his Furmanek, who sails in the ship in Bermuda and.was hospital­ 4^ deck department, met Martha in ized at Manhattan Beach. Harold Schockley However, Martha reports, her Bremen in 1955 and they were Conrad Reyes would like to hear husband.is coming along fine and married there. From the begin­ from you. He is still in the USPHS ning, however, trouble dogged the expects to be discharged soon. Hospital, Staten Island, NY. Looking forward to that day, the couple's footsteps. Martha, who 4 t ^ was tubercular, was' hospitalized couple* has rented a three-room apartment in Brooklyn and will Frank E. Edmonds in Germany. start housekeeping there. James M. Edmonds Then the couple's hopes of set­ "When that time comes," Mar­ Your brother. Ransom H. Ed­ tling in the States were dashed tha says, "both of us wili have the monds, would like you to write to when Martha found it impossible to SIU to thank for it. Without the him at the SIU HaU, 127 Bank obtain a visa because of her condi­ Union, I'd sti'.l be in Germany, and Mariners' Club in Penang, Malaya, is every bit as good as it looks St;, Norfolk, Va. . ^ tion. on the outside, according to reports from SIU ships hitting the area, neither one of us would ever have if , Finally, last November, the been taken care of the way we facility is British-operated. Government altered its stand to were. The Union will always have ^Mrs. -Emiko Sumioka of Kobe, allow TB patients to enter the our gratitude." Japan, wants her husband to con-, country providing they could give tact her. assurance of being adequately J, J, cared for once they arrived. Frank Yonnc It was at this point that the Your sea boots are being kept Union stepped into the picture for you in the Headquarters bag­ with guarantees that Mrs. Fur­ gage room. Families of each of the fol­ ski. born May 9, 1958, to Seafarer manek would be given the best of lowing new arrivals have re­ and Mrs. Norris J. Szymanowski, care when she reached here. ceived the $200 SIU maternity Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Furmanek arrived in New Ronald S. Bellfoimtalne benefit from the . Seafare WelYork by ship last February, was t 4> 4> Contact your, father at Lake Wal- iare Plan plus a $25 US savmet at the pier, and promptly The deaths of the following Sea­ lis, Vermont. Lillian Denise Busalackl, bora taken to St. Anthony's Hospital in .ings bond from the Union. farers have been reported to the t t t Photographs and information April 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Woodhaven, LI. Here she re­ Seafarers Welfare Plan and the about the new arrivals are wel- Mrs. Joseph Busalacki, Baltimore, mained until she was discharged SW death benefit is being paid to Simon Bnnda Your nephew,^ Jose Besana, .comed by the LOG. Send all Md. about two weeks ago, with the their beneficiaries. Seafarers Welfare Plan paying the would like to ge't In touch with details to the editor. Photos 4i 4> t Adolph W. Sadenwater, 59: you. His address Is 362 Holt Ave­ will be returned after use. Vivian Mouton, born 'May 6, bills. Brother Sadenwater died May 17, Meanwhile, Furmanek, who him­ 1958, in Seattle Washington. The nue, £1 Centre. California. Arthur Joseph TolUver, bom 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nathan self was suffering from tubercu- cause of death was leukemia. l" t 4" March 28, 1958, to Seafarer and J. Mouton, Galveston, Tex. Mrs. George L. Tolliver, New Or­ Brother Sadenwater joined the Vernon Williamson Union in November, 1947, and The SEAFARERS LOG Is hold­ leans, La. shipped in the steward department. ing a letter for you from your wife. ^ ^ 4> He is survived by his wife, Mrs. ^ ^ ^ Myra Jo Tucker, born March 23, G. B. Sadenwater, of Mineola. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph William "BUly" McCarthy NY. He was buried in the Veterans Please get in touch with James A. Tucker, Chic kasaw, Ala. Memorial Cemetery, Seattle, Wash­ J. Shea at Box 100, South Walpole, ^ ^ i, ington. Mass. Incrld Willis, born March 6, 4" 4j' i 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Moody i 4^ $ John Henry Emory, 54: Brother WUlls, Houston, Tex. Emory died May 9, 1958, in New Leo William GaUagher Orleans, La. Please write to your mother, she 4" . 4" t Death was caused is anxious to hear from you.. Glenn Joseph Zientak. born by a heart con­ April 24, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. dition. Brother Marion J. Zientak, Baltimore, Md. Emory became a 4i - t t TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN full Union mem­ Ernest James Acebal. bora May ber in February, AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS 16, 1958, to Seafarer and Mfs. Er­ 1947, and sailed nesto Acebal, Brooklyn, NY. in the steward d e p artment ^ i i. There are no sur­ Olga Miranda, born May 13, to vivors. He was buried in Metairie Seafarer and Mrs. Augusto Miran­ Cemetery, Metairie, La., WASHINGTON—T he House da, Brooklyn, NY. EVERY SUNDAY. 1620 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday) t 4^ 4^ Ways and Means Committee has 4' ~ 4" 4" Eugene S. Danville. 53: Brother Ships in Caribbean, East Coast WFK-39. 19850 KCs started hearings on Social Security David Dossett, born May 1, 1958, of South America, South Atlan­ Danville died of pneumonia on legislation this week. The com­ to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry H. tic and East Coast of United July 25, 1955, in Anchorage, Al­ mittee is studying several Social Dossett, Wiimer, Ala. States. aska. He joined the Union in July, Security bills, including the AFL1951.* and sailed in the steward ClO-supported measure, HR 9467, Ships in Gulf of Mexico. Carib­ WFL-65. 15850 KCs Paavo Antti Merta, born May 4, department He is survived by his bean, West Coast of South Introduced by Rep. Aime J. Fo1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paavo son, Bela Danville. Burial took America, West Coast of Mexico rand (Dem.-RI). Merta, Brooklyn, NY. place in the Anchorage City and US East Coast. The Forand bill would provide Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska. tr for hospital and surgical care for WFK-95; 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. 4> 4> 4> Patrick Henry Schielder, bora North Atlantic, European and retired persons receiving Social Stanley A. Sargeant, 57: Brother US East Coast Security benefits and for their de­ April 14, 1958, to Seafarer and Sargeant died of natural causes on pendents. It would carry a pay­ Mrs., Edward Joseph Schielder, May 17. 1958, in New Orleans, La. roll tax increase. Staten Island, Under present law, retired work­ 4• t t New York. He ers must bear the heavy burden Meanwhile, MID 'Round-The-World Loretta Lynn Christian, born joined the Union of hospital and surgical bills May 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. in April, 1944, Wireless Broadcasts Continue . . . either out of tbeir savings or out of Walter W. Christian, Mobile, Ala. sailing in the their Social Security payments. Every Sunday. 1915 GMT steward depart(2:15 PM EST Sunday) Marion B. Folsom, Secretary of m e n t. Brother Carl Incerto, born May 15. 1958, WCO-13020 KCs Health, Education and Welfare, has to Seafarer and Mrs. Milio A. In­ Sargeant is sur­ Europe and North America made it known that the Admlnistra-. certo. Brooklyn. NY. vived by his wife, -tion was opposed to the Forand bill Nellie Sargeant, WCO-16908.8 KCs 4" , t 4" or any other change in the in­ of the Bronx, N.Y. He was buried East Coast South America Robert Jaines Shaw, borp May 2, surance system requiring an in­ in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Linden, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles WCO-22407 KCs crease in payroll tax rates. He NJ. West Coast South America asked that consideration of the bill E. Shaw. Baltimore. Md. i i ^ 4^ » 4^ be i deferred for six months for the Walter J. LaCrulx, 56: Brother Every Monday. 6315 GMT Marociia Ann Cox. born April 13. (10:15 PM EST Sunday) report of a committee now study­ LaCroix died March 28, 1958, in ing the present Social Security 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jaines Covington, La. Cause of death was WMM 25-15607 KCs William Cox. Baltimore. Md. . structure. a heart ailment. Brother LaCroix Australia $ ioined the Union in December, In any event, with all of the pro­ WMM 81^1037.5 Mienael Kenny, bom. May fi, 1955, and sailed in the steward posals and testimony to be con­ \' Northwest Pacific' department. He is survived by his sidered, it is doubtful that Con­ 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tei> wife. Alice LaCroix. of Covington. gress will take any action on rence Kenny. Bronx. NY. La. Burial took place in the Cov­ •-•it '4f •.» - V;.- ; changing the Social l^curity Act ington Cemetery No. 1. this., sessibn. H^ailiryii Genevieve Sayntanow- -' J; I . it Frederick 8. DeLorenzo Please contact your aunt, Mrs. Victor J. Michel, at 534 Marrero Rd., Marrero, La. Sni BABY ABRIVAIS EVERY I SUNDAY DIRfCT VOICE I BROADCAST I Med. Benefit Sought For US Retired "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" W'- MARITIME TRAPES BEPARTMENT -•11 �-'I-T-" SEAFAREBS^LOG 20 Hit. • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • f'. •IVi' • ' f,.. feir, tS' It. riV,'- m Senate Approves Major Amendments To T-H WASHINGTON—The first general revision in Federal labor law since the adoption of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 passed the Senate 88-1 Tuesday night. Action on the bill In the House seems somewhat doubtful this year. ^ Sen. George W. Malone (R.Citing some provisions as "un­ relation consultants and "middle­ Nev.) cast the lone dissenting workable," AFL-CIO -President men" of funds paid and other vote on the measure, which he George Meany has asked the activities to influence collective Indicated was too "soft" in its House of Representatives to bargaining rights; labor control provisions. The bill make constructive changes in • Limits on the "no-man's-land" stemmed from disclosures of racketeering and corruption in the Senate version of the labor of National Labor Relations Board some former AFL-CIO unions by bill. Meany said thai sothe jurisdiction on issues of unfair the McClellan investigating com­ aspects dealing with carrupt labor practices and uniop reprepractices were worthwhile. Ac­ sentatlin; mittee in the Senate. tion by the House on the meas­ The so-called reform bill con­ ure is deemed unlikely because e Permitting economic striken tains some provisions supported by of wide differences of opinion as Weil as strikebreaken to vote in the trade union movement, but Im­ on the bili. JILRB elections (this provMoB poses a variety of other anti-labor would partially alleviate one of restrictions. Employers are also the strongest union objections to brought under some Taft-Hartley the Government greater control the Taft-Hartley Act); over trade union activities than Among firet In Baltimoro to provisions for the first time. e Filing of non-Communist affi­ get fitted out with free oyo* However, the net effect is to give ever before. The overall bill has davits by employers as well as been characterized by AFL-CIO gloiiot, Seafarer Harold Riv* President George Meany as the union officials. ert (above) Is checked out by first step toward Federal "licens­ • Authorization of some pre-hire Dr. kasten at Universal Opti­ ing" of American unions. and union shop contracts in the cal Co. At right, Dr. Butler Meanwhile, a House committee construction industry. gives Seafarer Frank l^icola is still studying the Senate-adopted Sponsors of the measure were the onceover, free glasses pension and welfare fund bill call­ Senators John Kennedy (Dem.are financed by SlU Welfare ing for disclosure of the financial Mass.) and Irving Ives (Rep.-NY.) Plan. transactions of all types of benefit both members of the McClellan programs administered by unions, Committee. or employers, or jointly by both. This bill has been backed by the AFL-CIO for some time, but has to Union Head Rqpt Sef-Up: WASHINGTON —The Maritime hurdle strong opposition from busi­ Administration has announced new ness groups. The employers want bids for the scrapping of six dam­ company-run funds exempted from aged or unstrcngthened Liberty control. A third labor measure, the ships out of eight offered for sale emergency unemployment aid pro­ The cannery worker on American Samoa Is being paid a sub-standard wage which is last May 22. Since the conditions gram, is already law. (See story on of bidding stated no offer of less Page 8). far out of proportion to wbat cannery workers in the United States get, Thomas E. Ivey, than $70,000 per vessel would be president of the SlU-affiliated Cannery Workers Union, reported to AFL-CIO President House Pas.sage Doubtful considered, it is doubtful if more George Meany. than two of the ships will be sold. Efforts by the Administration Ivey served as one of two wage earner on American Samoa." Stateside set-up^ makes 60 percent National Metal Si Steel Corp. and anti-labor diehards in the Sen­ labor members on the Indus­ Ivey pointed out that in addi­ of its profit on Samoa, he added. Terminal Island, Calif.,' was the ate to tack on further restrictions try Committee for American tion to a big edge on Wages, in­ Ivey, concluded the report to highest bidder at $78,681.13 on the to the labor reform bill had little Samoa, which has been studying dustry on the island doesn't have Meany by urging that Congres­ success. While House passage is Miguel Hidalgo from the Suisun the economic problems of the ter­ to pay income profits if the sional action be taken to aid the Bay Reserve Fleet and $74,711.15 still doubtful, supporters of the ritorial possession. His report to money remainstaxinon Samoa. "These Samoan worker by inclusion of "reform" bill are seeking passage on the Cliamp Clark from the As­ Meany assailed factors make the $1 minimum the Island in the Fair Labor Stand­ toria Oregon Reserve Fleet. The this session to ward off the. possi­ the minimum feasible," Ives asserted. The Van ard Act as well as additional aid in other bids did not meet the re­ bility that the new Congress of wage established Camp company with a small Sa­ other areas such as education, pub­ 1959 might come up with an even quired $70,000 minimum. the committee moan operation compared to its lic works and hospitals. All bids submitted were on the tougher bill. on Samoa at 52 basis of Scrapping hulls Only, with Some of the major provisions of cents an hour. the right to salvage machinery and the present bili call for the follow­ Since the Fair major items of equipment. ing: Labor Standards The low bids on scrapping Lib­ • Public disclosure of union in­ Act doesn't apply ertys come at a time wl)en sale ternal processes and finances sub­ to Samoa, the prices for active US-flag Liberty ject to criminal penalties; Ivey stateside miniships are also hitting bottom, with • Control over union trustee­ ' mum of $1 an tlie latest private deals in this area ships. elections and candidates for hour is hot applicable to the island being in tlie vicinity of $260,000. workers. Miss Anne Virgin, daughter of Seafarer Claude A. Virgin, By contrast, unrestricted foreign- union offices; • New restriclious on union However, Ivey declared in his Jr., added her name to ,the growing list of Seafarers and flag Liberty's were gelling $900,000 report that the high cost of living their children who have graduated from collie with the or more in the month following the picketing activities; Sues war. • Disclosure by employers, labor on the island justifies the $1 min­ help of the scholarship pro-' imum. Many staple items cost as gram. uated from high school first in a much or more as they do State­ class of 165 with a straight "A'* A scholarship winner in side. A can of salmon, for instance, 1956, Miss Virgin used the award average in aU of her acadonie which would cost about $.65 in the to devote her full time to her studies. She was editor of the US. is a $1.10 on Samoa. studies duritag her Junior and school annual, a.member of the In addition to the sub-standard senior years at the University of high school honor society and hourly wage, the average Samoan Georgia. She compiled a very im­ served as officer and member of a work week is 29 hours. These .fac­ pressive record during her four number of clubs. tors, coupled with the fact that the years at the University, being Plans To Continue average family consists of six mem­ elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the na­ She plans on continuing her bers, indicate that a Samoan worker tional college studies at the University of is barely able to feed his family, honor socie^, Georgia, working towards her let alone provide them with any and received her ter's Degree in English so she may "luxuries." • Bachelor of Arts qualify to teach at the college leveL In sharp .contrast, the American Degree, magna In a letter to the SEAFARERS cannery worker receives from cum laude, an un­ LOG announcing her graduation. $L78 to $2.51 an hour plus a usual honor.- In Miss Virgin expressed her appreci­ variety of fringe benefits that addition she held ation for receiving the scholarship, bring these figures up even more. office in many of and extended her sincere thiinia to the ITniver^^'ii "eaeh and every SIU member who Of the committee's action, Iv^ had this to say: "They did not has helped make my scholarship properiy perform their function, in possible." setting 52 cents an hour. It bateHonors are new to the 21- Her father's last reported ship fits only big business, and not the year-old Georgiaii. She had grad­ was the Kenmar (Cabnar). Baltimore Eye Benefit l-^v 5'--'. Few Seeking Old Libertys, MA Finds \:h Samoa 'Paradise' For Runaways, Top Mege Honors Go To SlU Award Winner H"' -•'- • • li-i-AKd'- ., • In the hospital? Sil jlji immediately! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource June 20, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: US SUES ONASSIS FOR 14 RUNAWAYS EASE SEATIME RULE FOR SIU BENEFITS MEBA FILES RAID CHARGE AS NMU PLANS DUAL UNION PARTIAL RATE BOOST GIVEN BLUE CROSS NMU SIGNS, NO RAISE; ENGINEERS LOCKED OUT LAKES SIU NOW PART OF A&G DISTRICT NMU HARASSMENT FAILS TO HALT ATLANTIC SAILING SIU PETITION ON LIBERIAN LINER UPHELD; CREW VOTED PASS ACT TO BOOST US TRADE EGYPT SETS PAY TERMS ON SUEZ SENATE PASSES RAIL BILL, WARNS ON RATE-CUTTING QUICK OK GIVEN ON SUPERLINERS MOBILE MEN TURN TO ON EYE BENEFIT ASK RETURN OF ONASSIS RUNAWAYS WELFARE PLAN PAID OUT $1.4 MILLION IN ‘57 JOBLESS PAY EXTENSION A DUD CLASS OF ’58 SIU SCHOLARSHIP GRADUATES ELIGIBILITY CHANGE APPLAUDED IN NY VOTE TO RESERVE SUBSIDY FUNDS FOR NEW REQUESTS MED. BENEFIT SOUGHT FOR US RETIRED SENATE APPROVES MAJOR AMENDMENTS TO T-H SOMOA ‘PARADISE’ FOR RUNAWAYS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/20/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 13 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1275402f0fc9aa401e256f9134b50c1c.PDF 7bb6771a40a59fe51b595049153bb888 PDF Text Text I -. 7'^ •'' -- SEAFASERSALOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE SiAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • 1?^ . "-M }'•• "•-•5 " ' -i story On Page S « » '• •, -i S". Story On Page 3 Crew SS Atlantic; SiU Wins Majority ' 1 ,;3 Story On Page 2 - *. If 'fi- ifE- liv" Six-month sat^ty record on SIU- satety rays, manned Steel King pays off. Capt. Kauserud (right) presents $250 company award to ship's committeemen (1 to r) R. Graham, H. Rogge, ship's dele­ gate "Curly" Nielsen and D. Fry. Man New Liner. Successful applicants for jobs on American Banner Line's SS At­ lantic pack ferry heading to the ship at Alabama State Drydock in Mobile. Among Seafarers who made jobs (in foreground, 1 to r) were stewardesses Fanny Maire iand Mary Veard, and AI Romero, G. Bloeman, Jack Dolan and Cliff Dammeyer. The ship arrived in New York yesterday for maiden voyage on June 11. She will run to Belgium and Holland and carry 900 passengers. (Story on Page 2.) First SIU mart to Use SIU free ej^glass benefit, re­ tired oldtimer Joseph Malonn (left) gets new specs checked out by Dr. E. Carson at Union Optical Plan office in New Pro^am began on June 1 and prov^es eyeglasses Gefs Free Glasses. ((Ster^ ott Page 3.)' •'*VY }'T �SEAfARERS LOG jf-e Modified RR Bill Still A Theat To Maritime Industry lU'i • W^'l')' Ife-- m hi-" ••V • f;: . pi f *'ri~''.. hi • ij'r- :|;' il ' • fe;' •fe: ji?" • V" f,-; 3,: iU'ly 'ihi . WASHINGTON —Strong protests by maritime ^oups sparked changes In the language of a key railroad bill last week, but its potential danger to coastwlses, and intercoastal shipping remains largely in--^ by the carrier or carriers to which tact. . The revised wording in the the rate is applicable." It then goes on to state: "Rates bill reported out by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee by a carrier shall not be held up would still give the railroads all to a particular level to protect the the leeway they need to kill off traffic of any other mode of transcompeting water carriers by the portatioii, idving duo considera­ same selective rate-cutting methods tion to the objectives of the na­ SS Atlantic waits In Alabama Stahs Drydock, Mobile, while crew is htriKl. Ship arrived in New tional transportation poUey . . they've been using for years. York last night to get ready for li^Iden voyage, June 11. However, Sen, Warren G. MagEnds 'Watchdog' Role nuson, committee chairman, in­ In essence, thus this would re­ dicated there would still be some move the ICC as the "watchdog" amendments from the Senate floor over rail freight rates in competi and that the bill was expedited out tive situations. Under present law, of committee to speed up action on ICC is required to maintain a It. The measure, S-3778, introduc­ the differential between the lower ed by Sen. George Smathers of rates of water carriers and those Florida, is designed to provide of the railroads. The amended special relief for the nation's rail­ section generally upholds this roads in their flnancial difficulties. view in one part and then reverses The first American-fiag all-toOrist »hip to enter the transatlantic trade, the SS Atlantic, Cuts ICC Powers arrived in New York late yesterday to make final preparations lot her maiden voyaj itself in the other. to the Low Countries on June 11. The IAtlantic left Mobile over the we^end after The principal objection to the Shipping companies crucially af­ bill by the SIU, the AiTL-CIO Mari­ fected by the outcome of the de­ ing on the bulk of her 317time Trades Department and in­ bate ov«r section S are Pan-Atlan­ man crew in that port. In Alabama State Drydock In Mobile tlon. Cbhsequently, interviews of dustry representatives concerns tic and Seatrain Lines, the last the competition for positions ror last-minute minor modifica­ spplicsnti for meet unlicensed Jobs section 5, which, as originally two US-flag operators in the coast­ aboard the vessel, the SIU ob­ tions. were conducted in Mobile. The written, would have stripped the wise trade. Other companies such tained a top-heavy majority. _ The company had indicated be­ company had previously hired key Interstate Commerce Commission as Calmar and those whose vessels Originally the Badger Mariner, forehand that it would interview personnel. of power to consider ship freigtit make a coastwise run before head­ the Atlantic had been converted applicants for Jobs aboard the ves­ A company spokesman said that rates in setting railroad rates. The ing offshore would be vitally af­ for passenger service in the neat- sel in the order of their date of its offices had received several iCC Itself opposed this proposal. fected as well. In practice, , the by Ingalls yard, Pascagoula, Mis- application, with final selection to thousand applications for the ship As a result of the new language railroads have never failed to cut sissippi. It was then shifted to the be made on the basis of qualiflca- since it coheluded its agreement! adopted for this section, it now rates where there is shipping com­ with the Maritime Administration provides that where there is com­ petition and have attempted to to construct and operate the ves­ petition between different types make up for these losses in other sel. of carriers the ICC "shall consider areas. When the hiring" center was the facts and circumstances affec­ opened on Tuesday. May 27, some Aid RR Rate War ting the movement of the traffic 500 SIU applicants appeared to The railroad rate war against bid for Jobs on the new ship, all domestic ship operators is thus of whom had previously, filed appli­ one of the main reasons why the cations for employment and^ were rails themselves are in trouble to­ eligible for Jobs under the .com­ day. The favorable reaction ot pany's hiring procedure. Among railroad representatives to the those hirpd were some w;est Cpast committee action oh section 3 and seamen who had heavy experience other sections of the relief meas­ on large passenger vessels. ure Indicates their satisfaction that, at the moment, they are still Few NMU Amplteants in the driver's seat. Obsei^en on the scene estlms^ Shipping spokesmen, on the ed that the SIU applicants out­ other hand, not only feel th^t sec­ numbered'applicants from the Na­ tion 8 is stacked against them, tional Maritime Union by as much A New York State Department but that the railroad bill It­ as three to one. SIU men present of Labor referee has ruled that the self, also In giving the railroads special at the hiring were surprised at the crews of the Angelina and the Dor­ flnancial treatment, will continue scanty tumoht of NMU men. The othy were .laid off. hy the company to give the rails the upper hand NMU Mobile Port "Agent claimed last summeiUiecause of lack of em­ in lighting them. A sharp fight that 1,000 NMU men were "avail­ ployment and not because of the on the issue is thus expected when able," but it was the opinion off strike by the SIU A&G District the bill-hits the fenate floor. SIU men and other observers that against other Bull Line ships in Seafarers are urged to eontinue fewer than 200 appearances were Brooklyn. Consequently they are their protests to flieir Individual made by NMU men and a large entitled to receive unemployment Senators eiting the danger to number involved the samer individ­ compensation. coastwise shimtlng and seamen's uals. putting in two and three Job The company-had contended that Jobs. Protests ean be addressed bids. the men were laid off "because of care of the Senate CHHcs Buildfng, The meager NMU turnout Was a strike, lockout or other industrial Washington 23, DC. all the more unexpected in light controversy in the establishment in of the company's announcement which they were employed" and that it had notified every one of therefore not entitled to unemploy­ the thousands who had made writ­ ment benefits. However referee 19S8\ YoL XX. No. 12 ten applicationa where and when Sidney Schindler found that at the Juna the hiring would be held. Similarly, time of the strike neither ship was notices were sent to the maritime in New York and that the company, unions, a fact which the NMU ac­ contrary to general practices when knowledged In the" issue of the a vessel is struck, paid the crews' TAVJ, HALL. Secrctarv-Trcomrcr "NMU Pilot" appearing the week transportation back to their respec­ RCBBUS BRAKS, Editor. BmrAV SCAprevious to the hiring sessions. tive ports of origin. MAN. Art Editor. BBSKAIT AMBm, bwm Of the approximately 500 SIU In addition, Schindler said, a SPivAck, AL MAMKIK. JOBM BRAZIL, Hmmen appearing for Jobs, some 300 company Claims agent had previimLMocer, were rejected by the company as ously testified in another hearing Page not as well-qualified as the success­ that the men were-laid" off because 7 ful applicants. Following the com­ of lack of work. His later retrac­ Dollar's Worth pletion of the hiring session the tion of this, on being told by a Editorials ..... » S e oe • e • 11 15 company confirmed the fact that company official that he was mis­ Final Dispatch it had turaed away a number of taken in his testimony, was not Men in Hospitals ........ 12 Soma of the Soerforors who applletl for BnginB tfepartmeni {obs Personals, Notices 15 applicants in its selective hiring. accepted. on Banngr Lino vessel (lop photo) eongregaie In front of building The. hiring procedure itself Was ;Schindler's findings also held in Unions of America ....... 9 across the street from hoD in MelMle where company did hiring. sprea^^ out over three 'full days , favor of a group of longshoremen PuMbfeMt StWMkly At tba hMdqiwifan Many were sucees^l in obtaining (obs. Above, some of the gang ^Lh separata sessions for the d^ HM Stofarora Intamatlonal UNlm A^ Who were laid off at the same time. of egsy'between job colls takes if It cosy between |OD cans at c temporary quarters set up in a Oulf Dittrlef, ASL-CiO, «7S FoarHi department, engine department, Schindler said that there was in­ ranffe Avanua. Brooklyn SI. NY. Tal. HYaelntli the area by SIU. In foreground (I to r) are Jock Keegan, Tony Entorod as sacond class mattar k^hen staff Tind a session for the sufficient proof that they lost them af fha Po9f In Brooklyn, NY, iradar Calderio, Peter Lydert f^ck to cOirora) and Roan Lightfoot. dinii.\g .room, bedroom , and jdeck jemplpjment as a result of the hd Act of Aug. 24, 1*12. t. Rafael R ^ Gprdils, Alonzo stewards. .AU • wgs priasrly. gt the Others in rear include Pettis LIi ihtfoot, strike, and that .the claimants m iist , 'I'V- 5S At!antk Hires Crew; SIU Cains job Majority Bull Crews Win Layoff Pay Beef SEAFARER8 LOG las^ • Bryant, Agustin Dios and Richard Pe0rqgL • --ll �/ ^iilie s; 1958 SEAFAI(ERS LOG Pac* Hire* New Free Eyeglass Benefit In Effect At Four 51U Ports Trying them on for size, Pete Triantafillos gets free eyeglasses ad­ justed by Dr. Seymour Leifer at Union Optical Plan office in NY. . The SIU*s free eyeglass benefit for Seafarers went into effect in four porta on June 1st, satisfying another need under the Union's comprehensive welfare program. The eyeglass program is the 17th no-cost benefit provided by the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan and^ will enable Seafarers who and their families under the "unusual" lenses such as those re­ Union's pioneering Welfare sulting from cataract operations need glasses to obtain a Plan. Seafarers are already eligi­ would be handled separately ble for medical and dental care at through the Welfare Plan. new pair free of charge. US Public Health Service facilities, No Sunglasses It will thus round out the and for annual check-ups at SIU The cost of sunglasses or for broad SIU program of med­ health centers, plus a variety of fancy frames other than the basis ical coverage for SIU men SIU cash welfare benefits and shell frame available in ' various other items. SIU dependents like­ Buy Site For New Phiia. Hail PHILADELPHIA—The first major step towards a new hall for Seafarers shipping out of Philadelphia has been taken by the Union with the purchase of a generous-sized slice of property in this port. Located at 2602 South Fourth Street, at the comer of Shunk Street, the property is 266 feetf long by 80 feet. deep. A one story concrete-block building on the premises will be converted for use as a new hall foe Seafarers, while the remainder of the prop­ erty will offer ample parking space for men on the beach and em­ ployees. Title to the building passed to Union hands after months of prolonged negotiations Including clearance with city authorities on zoning , to make sure that there would be no obstacles toward use of the property for providing hir-r Ing and recreational, facilities for Seafarers. The purchase is another step in the long-term Union objec­ tive of providing modern halls with proper facilities for SIU men in every Atlantic and Gulf port where the Union hss a hall. Has Adjoining Wing The building proper is 114 feet long by 58 feet deep plus an adJoining wing of approximately 20 by 36. The entire property is 18,280 square feet. In/physical ap­ pearance, the building*is similar to SIU Health Center in New York since it too was used as an automobile showroom. However, it is considerably larger than the Center's building, whi,ch is 100 by 50. The new property is convenient­ ly located with respect to major Philadelphia waterfront piers and Is close to. the approaches to the Walt Whitman bridge, which con­ nects Philadelphia with the Jersey aide of the Delaware River. Ben Rees, Ex-Norfolk Port Agent, Dies Of Heart Attack NORFOLK—A large turnout of Seafarers, friends and family members fittended funeral services Wednesday for Ben Rees, veteran SIU official and SIU port agent here since 1948. He formally retired from-* office only a month ago. ballot since then. Floral offerings Stricken by a heart attack and messages of condolences while at home last Saturday night, poured into this port this week in he suffered another on the way to final tribute for his long years of the hospital and died Monday, June service in maritime. 2, at De Paul Hospital. Rees, who Active in many SIU beefs, Rees was in charge of feeding end pub­ would have been licity here during the '46 general 65 in December, strike, played a busy role in the had been ill and tinder a doctor's Isthmian strike and again in the care for sxtme Wall Street beef of 1947, as well time. as many others. He also played a Bom In North key role during the continuing Carolina in 1893, American Coal Shipping beef which he was a veteran, began, late in 1956 and was cen­ of 20 years' sea-, tered in this port. time on US-flag Funeral seivices' for Rees were Rees ships. He joinedheld Wednesday afternoon at the the SIU in Savannah-soon after it Holloman Brown Funeral Home, was founded in 1938 and last sailed and final burial was at Rosewood as a steward iii.1944. Memorial Park, Norfolk. . Rees was appointed. patrolmanSurviving are his wife, Lena M. dispatcher here on June 15, 1945, Rees; two sons, Walter and Ben was subsequently elected joint Parker Rees, Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. patrolman for 1947 and 1948 and Alice Tadlock; nine grandchildren then was named port agent in and two great-grandchildren, all of March, 1948. He was elected port Norfolk, in addition, he leaves a agent in the regular election later brother of Daytona Beach, Fla., that year and reelected on every and a sister of Greensboro, SC. How Eyeglass Plan Works Rrsf SIU maii fo.us« barofit, retired ;oldtimer Joseph Malone presents certi-. ficate issued ot Union hall to, clerk at Unibh Optical Plan aftice in NY. ^ Malone'e eyes are examined by Dr. E. Carson. Various instruments are used to check accuracy. Opthalmonfleter used'here checks cornea. wise enjoy a full range of hospital, surgical and medical benefits under the Plan. First SIU man to make use of the new benefit was retired oldtimer Joseph Malone, 70, who is receiving the SIU's $150 monthly disability-pension and therefore automatically qualifies for all other benefits. Malone was examined and fitted with new glasses at one of the Union, Optical Plan offices in New York. Six Centers Arrangements have been made to service Seafarers' eyeglass needs at three Union Optical Plan offices in New York, and at three other long-established optical facilities in Baltimore, Mobile and New Or­ leans. It is expected one of the West Coast ports will be included in the eyeglass program once it gets fully underway. The following are the facilities where eyeglasses may be obtained under the SIU program: • New York area—^Union Op­ tical Plan, at 152 Fourth Avenue or 39 West 32nd Street, both in Manhattan, or 46 Station Plaza, Hempstead, LI. • Baltimore—^Universal Optical Company, 201 West Fayette Street. • Mobile — Dr. R. M. Shackel­ ford, 20 South Conception Street. • New Orleans—Dr. Fred Ketchum, 154 Baronne Street. The new optical services supple­ ment established SIU health cen­ ters in these four ports. Terms of the new benefit, ap­ proved by the Welfare Plan's joint board of trustees in April, call for the Plan to provide the basic eyeglass frame plus what­ ever type of lens is required by the individual's prescription, up to and including bifocals. The additional cost for trifocals would not be cov­ ered by the Plan. Applications for colors will not be covered under the new benefit. However, Sea­ farers who want special frames can get them by paying the differencs in cost involved. All a Seafarer has to do to ob­ tain glasses is to get an eyeglass certificate at any SIU hall to es­ tablish his eligibility. He then has the option of getting an eye exam through the USPHS, by his own doctor or at one of the optical cen­ ters provided by the Plan. Exams are given at no charge, at thess centers. Standard Eligibility Eligibility is the same as the basic requirement for all SIU wel­ fare benefits. It calls for discharges showing one day's seatime in the previous 90 days and 90 days in the previous year. In order to avoid inconvenience. Seafarers are advised to obtain their eligi­ bility certificates in a port where an optical center is located, since the certificates must be used with­ in ten days after issue. However, they are usable in any port where there is a center. Thus, a man on a ship going coastwise could pick one up at the hall in New York or Baltimore and then have it filled in the Gulf, or vice versa, if he has the time. Exams can usually be arranged through the SIU hall in the ports involved. Union Has Cable Address - Seafarers overseas who wlint to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable "-'-''•ess, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure ?eedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster '•ervice for the men Involved. NEW FREE BENEFIT BEGINS Technicians shape, grind and polish lenses on premises in accord with doc­ tor's prescription. Lenses ar^ jHw) fitted into frame selected; Finished product ts checked out by Dr. Carson. Worried bv poor eyesight, Malone, 70, . said nis eyes never seemed better when ft Was all ever^' �yiMW g»ar B f: m.W SSAFARBR8 4IS Reports CS Nuclear Ship Plans 9/jm LOC SEiWARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO ROARD From May 14 To May 27, 1958 (Editor's note: Under the new reporting system for SIU lUppercent of tho total, while class B rose to tft percent and class C WASHINGTON —MariUme Ad­ ping. tbe summaries below give the complete picture in e«eh lestayed the. game. ;5 »• . ministrator Clarence Morse has partment j^y seniority class, job grow and port, Ineladlng the Bom­ Of special Interest ar9 the ^gistered on the beach" totals. They informed the Senate Committee on ber of men remaining on tiie beaeh. Seafarers omaing Into port to shpw that • of the 14 SIU ports have 100 mrti er leas' on the beach la Appropriations that Essoand Cities register osn pick their spots by checking the' Treglsiered «a the all departmenti. Theso ports are Bostea, FUli^Mj^da. Norfolk, Savan­ Sei^ice Oil Co. are interested in beach" totals alongside the shtppinr totals far their department. nah. Tampa. Lake Oiarles, Hooaton. WBmliii^ and Seattle. Si^ of developing nuclear taakcrs of 46,In the Bear fature, SEU shipping will ha rcpertcd bp jhMinga ia these have fewer Uian 50 dass A men on haad la ril departments^ 000-deadweight tons vdth a speed the aaam fashien. Comments and auggestlens aa this prooednre Houston, for oiuni^ registered 113 daring the-period; skipped 149 of 17 knots. are always welooase.) and had but 92 rcf^^mod en the beech at the ottd 'two-week His announcement follows one period. In the.cngine dcpartmoit partlcidarly. varioaa ^rto'are pretty made in March by Cities Service to SIU shipping rose again last period to the hi^est point well cleaned out. even In entry ratii^a Seafarers would do well to the effect that the company had since October and also topped the l,000-i6b mark for the check these fi^ores on the ehances of quick Job turnover bdoro regis­ been looking into the engineering first time this year. A total of 1,063 jobs were dispatched tering In any port. problems inyolved in the CMistruc- during the period; registration felt eff to 994. Other stattstlGs evidcst from the current report is that while class tion of an atom-powered tanker. Tbe figures represent an actual Job ratio of enc man shipped for C shipping is up slightly, eight ports shipped no C men at aR. New Steps have already been taken every two top seniority (class A) men on the beach. For elaaa 9 men York accounted for half the C shipping and Houston for half^bf the by the Maritime Administration alone, the ratio Is one man shipped for every 2.S class B inea registered of tbe remainder^ or 75 percent of. the C shipping between them. with the cooperation of the Atomic ea the beach. In both instances, this reflects steady improvement in The following Is thg forecast: Boston: Fair . . . New York: Good . . Energy Commission to test the the already-favorable SIU shipping picture. Phlladel^at Frir; Arlyn crewed after five-month lay-up . . . Ba!tb> feasibility of converting a proto­ Eight ports listed higher shipping than in the previous hvo weeks, more: Good .. . Norfolk: i'alr . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa:. Gootf^ type T-5 tanker to nuelear power. Savaaaah remained ibe same and five othem declLaed somewhat. The .. . MobOe: Steady... New Orleans: Good . . • Lake Charles: Fair. The tanker's hull is already near increases showed up in Boston, New York, Phllad^hla. Baltimore, Htmstoa: Gopd . . . WOmtngtoa: Fair . . . Ban Francisco: Fafar . . completion at Ingall'a Shipyard in Norfolk, Tampa, Houston and Seattle. Class A shipping dipped to 96 Seattle: Slou^ Bp. . Pascagoulfi, Miss. Tankers have long bwn consid­ ered more suitable for operation •with atom-power plants than dry cargo ships because of the nature of tanker operations. Some experts Keglsferedf Register^ ShlppoA ShippeA ShlppoA TOTAL RaatMareA, On Tha Baaeh contend that atomic propulsion ean aASS A CLASS • CLASS A CLASS • CLASSC SHIPPED CLASSA aASSB only be profitable in ships of a slae GROUPGROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP already operating in the tanker Part 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 C AU 1 3 1 2 1 A B 3 1 2 2 • field. They feel the sustained hlglk Boston ........ __ 1 12 1 2 3 2 1 iO f . 2 1 4 2 16 1 8 19 3 1 5 i speeds, vastly increased p^loads New York31 39 7 1 11 9 7 29 41 IS 1 8 _ 9 9 97 98 195 43 4 3 74 14 19 24 and fast turnaround mean nothing Philadelphia — — — • 19 4 5 1 9 1 __ ' _ 1 1 25 1 27 8 7 14 1 • to freightships which must spend Baltimore ...... 10 28 — 8 _ 6 18 3 • 1 7 _ 1 19 1 34 11 1 46 44 84 16 8 17 59 long periods in port loading and Norfolk 3, 5 3 2 9 4 4 3 1 1 — 10 1 11 S 7 2 4 9 U __ __ 4 —• — discharging cargo, but would have Savannah 1 1 2 li 4 s 5 3 — I — . 1 3 — Tampa 1 3 >— 7 2 1 3 a bearing for tankers. ' — 2 12 . 4 2 18 4 4 __ __ _ — — _ • 17 3 2 4 11 4 19 19 39 48 3 1 In addition to this operation, the Mobile 5 9 New Orleans ... 13 22 8 1 2 6 9 18 9 2 7 4 33 13 46 43 49 11 1 18 19 Maritime Administration ia also Lake _ _ 7 Charles .. 1 — 3 _ 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 . 11 3 8 4 18 5 19 •tudying the possibility of an atom- Houston 16 22 3 8 10 9 8 9 7 19 5 12 1 4 _ 31 24 5 60 IS 17 1 1 i powered submarine tanker. Japan Wilmingtmi .... 3 — _ — 3 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 4 ' 6 6 17 3 1 i 9 and England are also surveying the San Francisco .. 4 _ 8 1 2 — 1 1 3 1 1 _ 8 1 _ 6 18 23 2 2 7 1 possibility of such a vessels. Seattle 2 1 2 1 i t 4 2 7 9 — 15 — 33 8 19 2 — — 18 » 4 D£CK DEPARTMENT Seattle Picks 'MissMaritime' SEATTLE — Tlie crowning of pretty Jan Ann Hellman as Miss Maritime- Queen topped off the week-long celebration of National Maritime Day in this port, reports Jeff Gillette, port agent. Gillette, co-chairman of the Ma­ ritime committee and toastmaster at the coronation banquet, said the 18-year-old high school senior was sponsored in the event by Local 6, Masters, Mates and Pilots Assn. Her parents are Captain and Mrs. Henry J. Hellman. The banquet was sponsored by AFL-CIO mari­ time unions, independent maritime unions and the Propeller Club. Shipping has been very good in this port during the past period. Over 80 men landed permanent bertlis, 36 of them with Class B seniority. Although there are no pay-offs scheduled so far, the SS Wang Ranger is expected to take on a full crew soon. Paying off during the period were the Coeur D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers), the Wang Ranger (Denton) and the De Soto (Waterman). The De Soto, Coeur D'Alene Victory and the VaUey Forge (Penn. Navigation) signed on diming the past two weeks.' In transit were the Massmar, Seamar •—- ReglatereA CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore ...... Norfolk ....... Savannah Tampa Mobile ........ New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle MM MM 1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT ReglsfereA CLASS B 3 M. 5 1 3 — -— — i: 5 1 1 1 1 — •M. GROUP 1 3 2 1 2 10 7 — •4 1 — 11 8 — 4 2 — 1 — —. 1 2 — 8 4 2 3 -3 — — 1 — 5 3 — 2 — 2 3 2 — 1 MM M— ShIppeA CLASS A Shipped CLASS B ShlppoA CLASSC GROUP GROUP 3 1 1 2 3 2 _ r 8 2 3 11 49 "7 19 d 12 1 1 1 5 24 8 1 19 19 — 3 1 — — — — 3 2' — 2 11 1 3 1 13 1 4 3 5 17 9 6 4 5 — 1 8 1 2 4 19 6 J 5 19 — 5 — —- — — — 4 2 — 2 1 2 19 5 1 9 7 MM 1 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP 1 2 __ 1 2 1 — 1 — __ _ _ _ — — — 2 A — 6 t 87 1 13 1 31 _ 4 5 13 — 18 __ ' 26 8 8 2 21 — _ 2 —. 9 — — 14 CLASS B 5 15 2 27 __ C 1 11 1 2 MM 4 8 17 4 18 , 3 14 MM MM 1 5 — - AU 12 93 16 60 4 5 17 26 43 7 44 2 9 28 • JteslstereA On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 1 2 2 - 1 . -5'. 1 2 Z •: 48 185 17 7 39 21 21 3 3 1 "g 84 7 2 24' 12 1 12 9 7 11 "4 2 •• 1 _ 5 1 2 1^ 18 27 4 1 9 9 14 • 84 9 5 13 7 12 2 2 4 2• 19 14 9 . . 2 7 7 "1 8" 4 4 21 2 .4 21 2 19 1 6 4 MMI STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New Yoric Philadelphia. ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah ...... Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston ... Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle (Ocean Trans.). TOTALS I' J GROUP 1 2 2 7 39 12 i 35 5 — 10 — 4 — 6 10 4 15 28 2 2 5 15 2 4 10 1 5 1 MM DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAL •7'* GROUP 1 2 4 18 2 5 9 5 5 3 1 — 2 5 4 14 5 _ . 1 2 4 3 1 4 1 1 1 MM 3 2 28 8 14 3 GROUP GROUP 3 1 2 2 1 2 4 4 8 7 17 2 1 3 4 . 2 1 2 • 4 8 1 4 2 1 __ _ _ 1 — _ 1 1 9 8 5| 2 1 — 14 9 3 1 5 2 3 10 7 3 2 1 — 1 4 2 MM. MM MM. MM MM. 3 4 34 1 6 4 7 3 Registered CLASS A MM MM MM. MM MM MM MM .MM 'MM. Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A 5hi/ipad aASS-C Shipped CLASS B 3 2 23 5 11 2 1 5 8 22 3 7 2 2 7 GROUP 1 2 MM 1 3 3 8 2 14 MM MM MM MM •MM , MM MM 1 MM MM ' -. MM MM MM MM 1 1 •r- MM MM 1 MM MM ' 10 13 3 10 MM... . MM MM MM 1 — MM . Shipped CLASS B M. 1 0 TOTAL Jtoglsferecf On The Beaeh SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GBOUP GROUP GROUP 15 3 ABC AU 12 3 12 3 8 1 12 1 3 1 1 3 18 45 12 68 85 28 124 2 22 11 2 13 9 7 4 9 — 3 "i 20 15 37 51 14 27 ~8 1 23 5 5 9 Ij 4 1 2 ,5 2 2 4 8 2 1 — 1 13 « 1 11 1 IS 11 — 26 28 14 26 9 34 14 — 4i8 33 4 68 — 1 26 6 3 — 9 2 1 1 — 12 — 3 17 17 5 39 8 3 3 1 T4 4 4 13 4 4 1 3 7 2 1 — 3 19 9 21 IB 9 15 13 7 — 20 19 2 1 2 IS Shipped CLASSC GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 1 2 8 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 12 2 86 164 37 10/ 39 37 74 151 59 13 36 47 1 u 43 182 18 6 62 48 2 53 32 27 171 31 7 9 8 76 8 74 26 115 3 23 100 3 5 64 71 1 203 372 179 19 97 133 172 345 199 28 191 171 9 19 A ' '! Shipped CLASS A I/., 74s , TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A B a 284 06 12 229 117 17 184 82 87 707 295 1 a Reglsferecf On The Beaeh CLASSA CLASS B COtOUP C AU 12 3 20 j 400 m 465 97 20 1 366 112 418 48 21 1 297 285 80 .302 61 11968 988 972 447 «. GROUP 1 2 Sr 28 96 113 24 142 75 35 19 14B 87 257 819 -n ^ -i-J [.•I �SEAFARERS INOm SEAFARER Do you think th* noVr shipping rapert In th* LOO b an Improv*m*nt7 Vo you hav* any luggoilioiii?. LOG Par* FIrr SCHEDULE OF SlUMEEnNGS Canadian Seafarers Vote Walkout On West Coast SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeb on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 Ptd in oil SlU ports. All Sea­ farers ore expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by teiegrom (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SlU meetings will be: VANCOUVER—West Coast members of the SIU Canadian District manning the vessels of Canadian National Steam­ loh* fAayttini, 08i It's a lot b*t. Franoise* Agosta, Jr., chief CM*: ship and the Canadian Pacific Railroads have authorized the t*r than th* old system. Sine* It's alright. Better than the old union to take strike action in^ • there's more of a en*. 1 don't think order to enforce their de­ companies had submitted the issue breakdown 1 it has to be mands for a new contract. At to a Government Conciliation know Just where broken down any the same time, balloting Is still Board for decision but rejected the I stand in my more than it is. I being held among the men on the Board's award in favor of the SIU. olas*. Another know that some BlackbaU Ferries Ltd., Tellowknife On the East Coast and the Great thing I like about guys wait for Transportation Company and the Lakes, negotiations are being con­ the new report is special runs, but Northern Transportation Company ducted between the District, seven that if gives a 1 don't care. I units where negotiations have also tug and dredging operators and the complete pictuiw take any Job failed to produce an agreement pn Association of Lake Carriers in of the shipping that's open and I wages and conditions. Montreal. situation in all ship anywhere. Strike action against the CNS Some of the proposed changes in classes and in all ports.. Th* breakdown of th* men on the June 11 and the CPU, two of Canada's the dredging and tugboat agree­ beach is very good; a man knows J, ' ^ • larger operators, was authorized by ment are a flat $.30 an hour wage June 25 Just where h* stands. more than 95 percent of the mem­ increase and a 10 percent increase Robert L. Barbot, AB; It is very July 9 bership at a meeting after several in subsistence and quarters, paid ood and I'm satisfied with it Now Abner Balford, FpW: I think it's months of negotiations failed to holidays as enacted by statute in really know how July 23 the best Improveihiint ive've had in bring about a new contract. The the Province and Improved work­ many men are a long tim* and1 ing conditions. ahead of m*. don't see how it The Government appointed a That way J don't can be made any Conciliation Board to sit in on the have to hang better than it is. discussions between the District around the hall A man know* for long periods and the Lakes Association which Just where he started late last week. of time not know­ stands and he CNS recently announced plans ing when I'm go­ gets a chance to to sell the eight ships formerly ing to be called. see how th* other As for the deck . The University of Miami will have one more student used in their West Indies service. department the ratings don't have fellows are doing, this fall than it coimted on originally as a result of the SIU The ships have been tied up since too. . were struck by the Canadian to be specified. scholarship award to Seafarer Giovanni F. Ahimdo. Now they * ^ ' District last July after a break­ t t Carlos Ponce, FOW: It's fine AS studying at Boston University,| This is the second article of down in contract negotiations. James Keno, steward: It's a good it is now, a. real improvement over Ahundo Intends to transfer to a series on the winners of Although it had subsidized th* the old system. the land of sunshine where he the SIU's $6,000 scholarship West Indies service since 1892, the setup; better than it was before. 1 I don't know what expects to specialize in organic arnards. don't think it has Canadian government authorized els* could be chemistry, possibly In the area of to b* broken their being transferred to a for­ don* to make it synthetics. down anymore eign flag. But this proved unsuc­ Abundo has picked up some col­ 'luxury' of not having to seek part- cessful -after foreign seamen's any clearer. It's than it is. It easy to read so lege training by bits and pieces in time employment." doesn't make any unions refused to man the vessels After graduating from high and ITF affiliates threatened a that I know Just between sailing oh SIU ships, but difference to me where I am in re- lack of funds has kept him from school back in 1946, the 29-year- world-wide boycott. what Job is open, I lation to the other carryipg out his plans for full- old Seafarer subsequently started Ironically, the company trans­ I'll take it Just so I men in my class. time college study. Now with the sailing with the SIU in 1948 ferred the ships back to the Cana­ long as I work. i It gives -me an $6,000 scholarship award, he will aboard the Bethore (Ore Line). dian flag for purposes of the sale The new report is also easier to idea of the overall shipping situa­ be able to attend as a full-time He made a couple of trips on the after switching their registry to student, which "will allow me the Ro'bin .Hood (Robin) and Trinity, the flag of Trinidad. tion. read, than the old one. entering Boston College In Sep­ tember, 1949. After one year, his savings ran out and he returned to sea, this time sailing steadily for the next five years until he was The SIU's Welfare Service Department plus the SIU Health Center teamed up recently drafted by Uncle Sam's Army in to saye Mrs. Bridget Listen, mother of Seafarer John Listen, from a good deal of grief as December, 1954. He put in a regular two-year the result of an accident in her home. Originally diagnosed as "just a bruise," upon proper Army hitch, and in 1958 returned examination it was found Mrs.> to school under the GI bill, this Listen had suffered four accident took place when she fell as she was In considerable pain. time at Boston University, getting Following the fall, she said, her broken rihs and a broken col­ down some steps in her home. She another semester in. He was last called up Welfare Services asking landlord had called in his private aboard the Steel Navigator (Isth­ larbone. ^ According to IVb-s. Liston, the if she could get some assistance. doctor, who, she reported, claimed mian) where ha served as ship's she had suffered- nothing more delegate, before reentering school than a bruise. past January. Subsequently she had gone to this With the scholarship assured, a local hospital where her condi­ Abundo hopes to grab one more tion was diag­ trip this summer. He lives In Dor­ nosed as a broken chester, Mass., with his mother. collar bone. Her landlord, she British and American ship operators are raising cain about said, had offered proposals that they pay a three percent extra charge on top her $25—$15 for of Suez Canal tolls to .pay for the cost of clearing the canal. her hospital cost and $10 extra—if The clearing and repair of the"*^ she would sign waterway after the brief Suez that the costs of the 'clearance "some papers,' should be carried by the nations war in the fall of 1956 cost the under which the tonnage Is reg­ evidently a re­ Lislon lease of some United Nations $8,400,000. istered. "They also pointed to heavy kind. She had refused to do so The UN has appointed a Belgian losses as the result of the closing bank to collect that sum over the of the canal during the fighting. and had then called the Unioh halL Eligible For Center The Egyptians had scuttled a next three yfears. The US Govern­ large number of ships in the canal Since Mrs. Liston is a dependent ment originally advanced $5 mil­ following the Israeli-British-French of her son, she is eligible for the lion toward the cost of clearing the attack. It was the clearing of these services of the SIU Health Center. canal and has supported a UN de­ sunken vessels that resulted in the After thorough examination at the cision to recover the cost from <$8,400,000 salvage bill. center, the findings were forward­ shipowners. The Soviet Union and ed to a private physician who Jts satellites have refused to agree informed her-that she had four to this arrangement leaving the broken ribs in addition to the burden of payment to operators of collar-bone fracture. She is now Western-flag ships. ' . receiving proper treatment the Several American-flag operators LTing Island College Hospital for have already met with State De­ her ailment. partment representatives to pro­ TAMPA—It has been a fairly Her expenses can be charged to test the Government move. One quiet shipping period for this port. the Seafarers family ho^ltal-suroperator complained that the addi­ There were no vessels paying off glcal benefit accordtaigfi to the tional tht^ percent charge cbuld and only one, tha Iberville (Water­ limits provided for in thgt benefit mean the diffenence between profit man), signed on. In transit were tav hospital room and bo$rd, extra end loss on a voyage throu^ the the Jean LaFitte, Wacosta, Afoun- charges and surgery. ^ Seafarer Giovanni Albundo, one of this year's five scholarship win­ canal, while othen cited the prcs- dria (Waterman); Raphael Semmes Liston, who .is aboard the An­ •I'ent slump in the shipping industry. Fairland, CoaUnga Hills (Pan- drew Jackson, . was notifli^ lut ners, has his card stamped by headquarters patrolman Ted BabF^^n-flag sUpovrners | have Atl|inUc); Chiwawa (Cities Serv- week of all develdprnenm, ^ icowski at the last reguIar.ineetip^^NT^t Checkinjusff Abundo'i ,t;ais|p9imila]? objeicho^, claiming ipeF and the Alcoa Partner (Alcoa)^ cablegram to Londom '^ . number on the registration list jr^sepWrVr f 'Mfdmf Bound/ Says Scholarship Winner Mother OK Now With SIU Aid ^ PNoros 9oefRY Shipowners Hit Proposal They Foot Suez Repair Bill Tantpa Says All Is Quiet M'tmhik �^• |taf» Six U-ik )^C'- u"--. h' • h-' m.'. " i?*'' •=®' ^:i. k '.'if-- iy M: '• r - .«K f:#;j"i< •^'' iy 5:^v i"^' '• "'•''•7" "i #:.r .*0-i • \i<y../. I7 \' 9& ,;J\-'-V •• M: - Vh: , /X' • •;?f.V- '• -• SBAPARERS MAW Campaign Nets 5 More NY Plants NEW YORK—The drive by the SIU's Marine Allied I Workers and Harbor -and Inland Waterways Divisions^to organize shoreside and harbor operations is continuing to| meet with success, Bill Hall,"^ assistant secretary - treasurer, Hood (Robin); the Michael (Carcas) and the Coalinga Hills (Pan- [ reports. Atlantic). Within the last month alone, Signing on during the period | MAWD organizers reported signing were the Steel Executive, Robin five more companies in the Now Gray, Robin Hood, Michael, Alcoa York area. This brings the total to Pennant and the Longview Victory | 68 companies under MAWD con­ (Victory Carriers). In-transit ves­ tracts and 37 tug and harbor oper­ sels included the Seatrain Georgia, ators Tjnder HIWD agreements in Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain); The the various SIU ports. Meanwhile, Cabins (Texas City); Val Chem negotiations are still going on (Heron); Mankato Victory (Victory [ with a number of other newly- Carriers); Afoundria (Waterman) organized companies. and the Beauregard (Pan Atlantic). Shipping for the port during the All were reported in goold shape | past period was good for all senior­ with no major beefs. ity groups. However, the member­ ship is again reminded to take the Jobs as they are posted on the board and not leave them hanging. Paying off during the period were the Beatrice, Suzanne, Fran­ ces, Elizabeth (Bull); Steel Execu­ tive, Steel Voyager (Isthmian); Wang Pioneer (Inter-Ocean); Fort Hoskins, Bradford Island (Cities Service); Seatrain Texas, Louis­ iana, New Jersey (Seatrain); Alcoa The strife-torn Republic of I Partner, Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Pen­ Lebanon is trying to get into the nant (Alcoa); Robin Gray, Robin "cut-rate" shipping registration business, operators have reported. Not only is she attempting to be­ come "a flag of convenience" coun­ try like Liberia, Panama and Hon­ duras, but she plans to undercut her already rock-bottom-prieed [ competitors. Under recent legislation Leba-| WASHINGTON — Alien seamen non is offering an annual tax of I who have been sailing on US ships eight cents a ton, or a twenty per- [ since June, 1940, but have not had cent discount on Liberia's rate of legal residence status would be ten cents. In terms of deadweight tonnage, a ship with a 20,000-ton entitled to such status under a capacity now paying an annual tax bill now before the House of Re­ of $2,000 imder Liberian registry presentatives. The bill has been would pay $1,600 under Lebanese] voted out favorably by the Com­ registry. In contrast, taxation of ships I mittee on the Judiciary. flying the American flag is neither The alien would become eligible so simple to compute, nor as in­ for permanent residence if he expensive. They ere taxed the entered the US before. June 28, standard corporate tax-rate of 1940, and has been residing con­ fifty-two percent of their earn­ tinuously in the United States since ings, less deductions. In dollars, then. He would also have to satisfy this might amount, for a single the usual requirements of good ship, to a sum of five figures in character and other miscellaneous a good shipping year, explaining provisions of the Immigration law. why the Liberian flag is a haven] The June 28, 1940, cutoff date for tax-dodgers. would probably exclude the majori­ ty of European seamen who started sailing American ships following the Invasion of France, the Low Countries and Norway by the Nazi armies in that month. It would amend an existing statue which sets a cutoff date of July 1, 1924. SAN FRANCISCO—The trustees The purpose of the bill would be to do away with the growing of the Marine Firemen's Union number of private bills submitted Welfare Plan have announced the] to each session of Congress on addition of double indemnity ln-| behalf of individual aliens. surance and the liberalization of) death and funeral benefits payable) Speak Out At to beneficiaries of MFOW mem-] bers. SIU Meetings Under the new benefits, all eli-] Under the Union ccmstitution every member attending a Un­ gible active MFOW members, will ion meeting is entitled to be insured for $2,500 life insurance, nominate himself for the elected an increase of $500; $2,500 double posts to be filled at the meeting indemnity in> case of accidental —chairman, reading clerk and death either ashore or aboard recording secretary. Your. Un­ ship, and an increase from $500 to ion urges you to take an active $600 in funeral and burial pay- ] part in meetings by taking these ments. The increases were recom-1 posts of service. And, of course, all members mended to the trustees of the have the . right td take the floor MFOW and the Pacific Maritime and express their opinions on Association, the company repre­ any officer's report or issue un­ sentatives, at the union's last der discussion. Seafarers are agents' conference. , They were lii^gCd to hit the deci|' at these proposed to keep the union's cov­ meetings . and let their ship­ erage in -line with increasing mates know- what's on their costs, and to keep it on a par] with other plans throughout the] LOG i You Can''t Slice Ice!" 'We're Cheaper| Than Liberia/ Lebanon Says Pre-1941 Alien Would Get Entry 1^, •<r' «. iWt V Kn?ves and sows that slip Instead of slice are the cause of a good deal of grief in the galley. One way to reduce the chances of that kind of accident is by making sure that the meat to be worked on Is in condition for slicing. That means getting the meat out of the reefer box well before the preparation of the meal so that it will have time to thaw out. Trying to hock slices off a frozen ham or side of beef is on unprofitable occupation from any angle. ^ Once the meat is properly thawed out, it con be cut up with relatiyely little chance of injury. Proper thawing also results in a tastier dish because half-frozen meat usually cooks unevenly—well-done out­ side and raw inside. On two counts then, It pays to thaw It out welf in advance. MFOW Boosts Death BenefHsl ' V< I- — —' i -'S.'.a V„ if, J, •, �^i, itn SEAFARERS YOIJK MIAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolitu Mortgages And Investments Jobless Pay Bill Undermined WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO headquarterg is concerned that a last-minute option tacked on the badly-needed Federal unemployment aid bill will result in added benefits being paid to jobless workers in only six states. Meanwhile, the AFL-CIO jobless pay program met with defeat in the Senate. *• —*—— The option, which was workers, leaving them with the ex­ amendments embodying many added on to the bill in the isting Inadequate benefit set-up. the AFL-CIO's recommendation* House, leaves it up to the state to determine if it wants to, borrow Federal funds to distribute to un­ employed workers. Under the orig­ inal proposal, the Federal Govern­ ment would extend the duration of unemployment payments for half as many weeks as provided under the state's program. But repayment of the money would be automatic in four years by an increase in the amount of Federal Unemployment Compensation Tax levied _on the state's employers. Under the added option, it is believed that many of the states, rather than accept an undesired future tax increase, will refuse Federal aid for their unemployed 'MORTGAGES: "l am so sick of reading howJtelpful it is to the GI to be able to buy houses now with ho down payment. Since the Gov­ ernment raised GI Interest rates, yours was the only column I'venread that saw through such obvious deception and brought it to the public's attention. We bought a new home last September. The builder prom­ ised it would be completed by December. The contract contained a clause whereby we agreed to pay the higher interest rate upon closing. shouU the AH p'ercent rate be raised. At that time there was no talk of rates benig ^isbd, and the salesman promised our new home would be completed months before anything like this would come up before Congress. Then along came this recession, and the first bill aimed at 'helping' the people contained this added blow, covered up so well that naif the people j'oU talk to don't even realize it. The interest rate was raised with our closing only weeks away. We pleaded with the builder to try to, finish the house while the bill was being debated. ^Now the bank informs us we will have to pay the higher rate. This 'recession remedy' has added $2 more a month on our> monthly' payments. We need the house desperately bilt are at the hoint where , we may even decide to lose our $500 deposit."—Mrs. T. B., Weehawken, NJ." • This incident demonstrates that the recent reduction in down , pay­ ments and increase in interest rates is, frankly, a hoax on the public and is sowing the seeds of the next recession. The mortgage-lenders expected the rate rise. They went on their own fohn of ^t-down strike by withholding funds, or inserting clauses that the interest rate be that prevailing at time of closing. The VA informs us this "prevailing rate" clause is permitted by their regulations. Nor can a GI mortgage be refinanced later if interest rates should drop. These regulations show how the VA, as well as FHA, rules are stacked in favor of the mortgage Traders. Navy, Coast Guard and shipping Nor, apparently, did your con­ industry officials have expressed tract bind the builder to a definite delivery date. Have a lawyer check satisfaction with an inflatable lifeon this point, or on the possibility raft designed by the British to take that thdfe may have been a mis­ the place of lifeboats. The six-seat representation involved in the craft was demonstrated off Brook­ salesman's promise that the house lyn last week. would be completed before the rate rise would be enacted. There Vice Admiral John M. Will, com­ was no doubt this was a misrepre­ mander of the Military Sea Trans­ sentation. But verbal statements portation Service, said the boat by salesmen are hard to prove would do away with the often haz­ since they can claim they didn't ardous launching of lifeboats, elim­ say that- It is best to get such inate cumbersome davit installa­ statements in writing. Your only tions and reduce top-side weight on recourse, now may be to press the a ship. The Coast Guard is devel­ builder for some concession on the oping specifications for such life basis of the salesman's misleading saving ^ear. The raft is put overboard in i statemrat. It's unwise to sign • contract to buy a house without having a lawyer canvas pack and inflated by a carbon read it. The contract provided Iw banks and builders are stacked in dioxide cylinder. It opens into a their favon They will resist changes in the contract that protect you doughnut shape with a canopy con­ unless you insist Moreover, anyone giving a deposit on any house taining two openings that can be always should Injdst that the binder stipulate that it is "subject to the closed to create a floating, water­ approval of buyer's attorney and the signmg of a satisfactory contract." proof tent. The boat is entered I would not forfeit the $500 deposit without first consulting an at­ through either opening. The British have tested the raft torney, and |il50 evaluating whether the house is still not worth taking for six years under all kinds of jven at the higher 4% percent rate. INVESTMENTS: "Do you have any Information on stock-market in­ conditions. Its most spectacular vestments such as the 'Dreyfuss Fund'? Are they sound, reliable, worth­ performance was in a rescue off Greemsnd in ice-cold waters and while?"—E.E.T., Sanford, Fla. . Mutual funds like Dreyfuss Fund pool the investments of many strong winds. Coast Guard officials people and buy stocks. Basically they are as risky as any oUier stock- said they doubted whether persona market investment, except that they provide professional management In Open boats could have survived and diversification so a smaller investor doesn't put all his money in similar conditions. The rafts are equipped with sur­ one basket. But you do pay a high sales commission, generally eight percent of the amount you invest. Also, one percent a year of the value vival packs containing paddles, of your investment goes to management and custodian services. Sey­ baling cans, fishing gear, emer­ mour Levy, president of Investors Growth Corp., a mutual-funds spe­ gency rations, a Bible and other cialist, advises that wage-earners should never commit all their sav­ equipment needed by castaways. ings to mutual funds. Their values do fluctuate, and at a given point They are made in sizes to hold up to 26 men. The six-man raft weighs you may get back more or less than you paid in. Mutual funds can be bought on installments or outright. On the 79 pounds, and the pack, .55 pounds. Installment or "contractual" basis, you contract to mvest, say, $20 a month for 120 months. Another reason for not committing all your savings or excess income above expenses to mutual funds is that you cannot get back all you paid in if you want to withdraw soon after you signed the contract. The contractual plan especially, is advisable only for younger families, Mr. Levy reports. In general, while mutual funds pay slightly higher income than credit unions, and more yet than US Savings bonds and other savings accounts, they are more speculative. CHARGE ACCOUNTS: "1 received a notice from'a firm with which I keep a small account, stating that henceforth a charge of ten percent per annum would be added to all past-due accounts. Other firms too are steadily increasing these late charges. The effects are far-reaching. If a worker is stricken with prolonged Illness, Imagine what tremen­ dous charges would accumulate. Secondly, big business is robbing our trade-union movement of the power to strike. No union member can be brave if his family may suffer.'^—A.A., N. Hollywood, Calif. The whole trend of stores is to switch customers from no-cost charge accounts to Interest-charging "revolving" or "budget" accounts. The traditional charge accounts gave you up to 90 days of credit without any carrying charges. The so-called "budget" charge accounts now often icost IH percent a month. These are true rates of 18 percent a US Officials See OK Of Rubber Raft year, jjjyj lhatJff yop must.,pestponn payments. aiLlgka period of mr. IPaim, thMe charges contbuo. ' Ptre Bvtvi LOG The Government had not placed this option in the original bill be­ cause it felt that the recession, and the increasing unemployment probr lem, were national issues and should be handled on that level. It had been estimated that the bene­ fits under the original bill would have been paid out to some 3,000,000 jobless workers. It is-expected that the majority of the states, to avoid the tax in­ crease, will overwhelmingly reject any Federal aid. Only six, those with the heaviest unemployment, will accept the Government's aid. So far only two. New York and Illinois, have already indicated they would accept. A combination of 40 Republicans and 30 Democrats, most of them from the South, joined forces in the Senate last week to down for a more-liberalized jobless aid bill. The amendments, sponsored by Senator John Kennedy (Dem.«. Mass.), would have required a xmiform thirty-nine week period of jobless benefits throughout tho country and would have set tho weekly payments at 50 percent of the worker's pay, or up to two^ thirds of the state's average wage. It would also have extended cover­ age to some 1,800,000 workers not now covered by any Federal or state unemployment compensation program. Outside of the offer of Federal money to supplement state imemployment payments, this latest ac­ tion by the Senate represents .a complete rejection of all the pro­ posed anti-recession recommenda-' tions made by the AFL-CIO. Keeping In Touch WITH S I U OLDTINERS Another retired oldtimer who qualifies as one of the original members of the Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarer Emory B. Barfield is now taking it easy on his SIU disabilitypension in the port of New Orleans. One of the real vet­ ish Isles were his favorite, lie writes, with the South American erans of the shipping business, run next. Barfield already had 14 years at Model Union Member sea behind him . when he joined He is remembered by men who the A&G District sailed with him as a model union November, 1938. member and a firm believer that a good union man was under obliga­ Now 73 years tion to do his day's work properly old, he shipped in exchange for improvements in in the engine dehis shipboard conditions and tho partment as protection of a union agreement. FOW, deck engi­ neer and pump­ Barfield, who is single, retired, man on virtually in 1955 and since then has been every type of ves» ~ u living in New Orleans. "Tho sel that was conBartielagreater part of my old shipmates tracted to the Union. He was often have passed on," he writes, "but on the transatlantic run shipping there are still a few around in out of headquarters to such ports New Orleans." Like the good un­ as Bremerhaven, Bremen, Ham­ ion man, he still faithfully attends burg and Rotterdam as well as on the meetings at the SIU New Or­ runs to Great Britain. Tflie Brit­ leans hall. - -li V-ll Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consist of the following: Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's standard eligibility requirement, can apply for and receive the benefit. The seatime has to be with SlU-contracted companies. Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and also meet the 12-year seatime requirement plus the Plan's standard eligibility pro­ vision, can also obtain coverage under this benefit. Man With A Roving Eye • M Afl''unM«aitiMI mwimmb^r leob on wIHi an appralsar** cw SMaror Oavkl Sm •ounH AMl.lite.payoff aboortf Hit Stool «•««« i Hvo in Now Yoilb lolK m tpi M itowonrf - • }< : �'•i-n: ras* ncM SEAFARERS SUP Agent Hits Rate Wat By Subsidized Ship Go's • '.i- >-. y A strong protest against the practices of some subsidized operators has been made by William Benz, SUP Port Agent in Portland. Benz wrote Senatgr Warren Magnuson, chair­ man of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com­ mittee, and other members of ; "c •. • • Seamen applying for jobs on SS'Aflantic file into company hiring hall in Mobile. US-flag tourist liner since the war was completed last week in three days. Hiring for first new 55 Atlantic Hires Full Crew (Continued from page 2) hiring sessions, but there 'were a number of minor incidents else­ where. In one instance, a fii'e bomb was thrown against the door of the, hir­ ing center at 2:30 AM, charring the door slightly but not inflicting any other damage. Another "bomb scare" developed when an^anonymo>Js phone call was made to the Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On-$$ »• ~j,J' I 0 ; » -• Headquarters wishes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to come up with equal overtime when the easier jobs come along. This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT jobs a? they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there Is no require­ ment that when an easier job comes along he can make up the overtime he turned down before. r.-y ty, u--;' '' ttme C. INI LOG Waterman Building, home of the SlU-contracted Waterman Steam­ ship Company, that a bomb had been planted in the building. The offices were evacuated, but nothing was found upon a subsequent search. Anonymous Calls In addition to these two Inci­ dents, SIU men, their families and families of SIU port officials re­ ported harassment in the form of anonymous phone calls containing false Information about so-called "accidents" that had occurred to the men involved along with nu­ merous other forms of harassment. (In an obviously related action as part of a developing pattern of nuisance attacks on the SIU. charges have been filed by NMU men . who were briefly aboard Robin Line ships prior to the SIU's election triumph in that fleet. These charges obviously were instigated by the NMU, particular­ ly since the Robin Line case has been disposed of and seven ships certified to the SIU. The cases, of course, are being handled by SIU attorneys in line with normal pro­ cedure.) Even before the hiring began, the NMU had filed charges at the New York regional office of the NLRB against the SIU and the company under the Taft-Hartley KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT Act. The charge was not sub­ stantiated by any supporting evid­ ence, as per the usual tactic employed, by NMU President Jotseph Curran. The charges, claiming collusion between the SIU and the company, are now under NLRB investigation. Curran had previously stated that he would never use the TaftHartley Act against another union. Actually, this was the second time he had filed charges against the SIU under Taft-Hartley. Prcvious1}, the NMU had attacked the union shop clause In an agreement between the SIU and the Willis tug fleet. The attack on the union shop, which the NMU called "illegal," came in the course of an unsuccessful NMU raid on Willis. Fortunately, the NMU's attack on the legality of the union shop was ruled out by the NLRB, Another set of Curran charges against the SIU dealt with the membership-approved SIU loan to the Banner Line in December, 1956. These charges, filed with the AFL-CIO, have been tabled by the AFL-CIO Executive Council. iri. SUP Backs Knipht In Calif. Vote SAN FRANCISCO —Following its usual practice of endorsing clmdidates for election who have shown consideration for trade union positions on legislation, the Sailors' Union of the Pacific has gone on record to give its support to three candidates for state and national offices in the coming elec­ tions in California. Two Others Backed The membership adopted the recommendations of Morris Weisberger, SUP secretary-treasurer, and endorsed Congressman Jack Shelley, a former member of the SUP, for reelection; Governor Goodwin Knight, candidate for the US Seriate, and Robert Kirkwood, who is seeking reelection as state controller. These men, Weisberger said, have shown their support of labor and trade union principles, and should have the backing of all of California's unions. Governor Knight, who is a staunch opponent of any type of "right-to-work" law, stopped into the SUP headquarters recently to express his apprecia­ tion for the union's support in his campaign. P-A Drops Intercoastal Ship Service Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corpora­ tion has announced it will leave the intercoastal trade in the early part of this month. The company (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important pointed out, however, that it will provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If continue its operation from- the Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which Pacific Coast to Puerto Rico. In they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the addition, the embargo on the in­ SEAFARERS LOG.) • tercoastal phase or Pan-Atlantic operations will not affect the com­ ARTICLE II, SECTION 45. MIDNIGHT LUNCH. If crew works pany's coastwise trailership run continuous overtime until midnight, men shall be provided with hut between Port Newark and the GulL lunch at midnight, one hour to be allowed for such meal, if the work Discussed In Committee continues. If this full hour is not alTowed, an additional hour overtime shall be paid ... Reports that Pan-Atlantic would Question: What penalty is paid if the midnight lunch Is not provided? discontinue its intercoastal serv­ Not too long ago, on ships of two SlU-contracted companies, a beef ice were discussed before the Sub­ ""arose when men who had been working continuous overtime until committee on Transportation and midnight were not being given the hot lunch hour as authorized by Communications of the House Section 45. They did receive the penalty overtime but it was discovered Committee on Interstate and that the companies were not serving the lunch in order to avoid having Foreign Commerce. The Subcom­ to pay , members of the steward department the three hours of over­ mittee is holding^ hearings on time forpreparing the meal, according to the provisions of Article III, proposed legislation designed to deal with problems of the rail in­ Section 16 of the agreement. dustry. Among the proposals is The b'eef was s.ettled, however, when Union officials and represent- one which would strip the Inter­ istives of the companies met and clarified the issue. The clarification state Commerce Committee of the reads in part, "If one unbroken hour is not given, the penalty meal power to fix railroad freight rates hour will be paid. In any event, a midnight lunch shall be given." In in relation to' maritime freight other words, according to this last point, even though penalty overtime rates. is paid in lieu of the unbroken lunch hour, the men are still entitled The withdrawal of Pan-Atlantic to the meal itself. Further, this point is interpreted to the extent that represents a fiurther decline in the If the meal is not provided^ the men must be paid the price of the meal domestic shipping trade under at the rate of |1.50. pressure of Irailroad rate cutting. In addition, if the hot meal is not served members of the steward Pan^Atlantic and Seatrain Lines department yho" would ofdihaHly be broken 'butfor the^ meal are are^the only, two companies left to foe paid byertime according to' |^ticle III, Sectibn le! GonsbqUentljr, ^erating primarily in this trade. tHe clause' bpbrates' As^'td; eioourag^'th(r<fierving« of a hot iuiich tb There were 19-cbastwisie lines in apbration befote the war ill 1987/ A, Congress of his objection to "a very tragic situation in the mari­ time industry; subsidized com­ panies underbidding the non-sub­ sidized ones in the scramble for the American half of 50-50 cargoes." The fact that companies are sub­ sidized, Benz argued, is the very reason that enables them to under­ bid their usually smaller, non-sub­ sidized competitors. For the larger company 50-50 cargo is gravy; for the smaller, self-sufficient com­ pany it is bread and butter, he said.' ' In his letter Benz cited the case of a .small West Coast operator which is being, slowly squeezed out of business by its subsidized com­ petitors. Of the company's five ships four have been taken out of service because it could not afford to hin them, while the fifth is still running but at a loss. ''If the undercutting of rates by subsidized operators prevails," Benz declared, "it will eventually destroy the genuine free enter­ prisers (non-subsidized companies) and contributors to our economy in the shipping business." He uried that the members of Congress consider a method where­ by "the Government sets minimum rates on Government cargo such as the railroads have. This, he con­ cluded, "would prevent a company that is subsidized . . . from giving non-subsidized companies unfair competition." It's Time T for Your Check-llp HE time to got your an­ nual check-up at the SIU Health Center is right after you tome ashore. That way, in ease the examina­ tion shows you need treat­ ment, all your health needs tan be taken tare of be­ fore you ship out again. Don't wait until just before you ship. Do it now/ :• ,, J . • •' • •I y. •M �., :•• tub* ff, l*6t SEAFARERS UNIONS ,, V^-,!r"5^Xj: -:. v«f» BHM LOG Thii h lh« fifth of a torios on US tra;d# unions—a cross soction of Amorlca's unions and their members^' of AMERICA ,-31 KE of Amorlca's eldost trodo unions, fho National Association of Loitor Carriers dates back to 1889 when It was formed In Milwaukee by consolidat­ ing CI number of local associations. It now has a membership of 103,000 in approx­ imately 4,000 cities In the US and its pos­ sessions, making It the leading union of Federal employees. The Association Is currently being orgoniied Into 16 regions to conform with the'regional set-up of the Post Office De­ portment. The president of the union is William C. Doherty, and its headquarters are in its own building at 100 Indiana Avenue in Washington, DC. It's official publication, "The Postal Record" has been published without d break since 1888. i The recent signing of a pay increase bill for postal employees is another feather in the cap of the National Association of Letter Carriers which, through the years, has been a pacesetter in obtaining union rec­ ognition, protection and benefits for Gov­ ernment employees. Unlike unidns in private industry, the NALC bargains the hard way with all of Congress and the ad­ ministration, and as the latest pay increase iight shows, has a tough row to hoe to gain its objectives. Formed in August, 1888, by 83 letter car­ riers at an annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Milwaukee, the union had to fight the spoils system and O \ lack of job security in its early years. Three years before,, a number of indepen­ dent lodges had sought "the eight-hour day by campaigning through the Knights of Labor. The result was suspension of hun­ dreds of men by the Post Office Depart­ ment as being "detriments to the service." The eight-hour law passed in 1888, the year before the National Association was formed. The new union's first fight was to get the Post Office to comply with the eight-hour law which it largely ignored. From there the Association fought for equalizaton of salaries, a grade and classi­ fication systeih and other improvements. In 1902, the Postmaster General issued an order forbidding postal employees to "solicit an increase of pay or to influence ... any legislation whatever ..." It stayed in force for ten years until Congress en­ acted an "anti-gag" law sponsored by Sena­ tor Robert LaFollette, Sr., specifically giv­ ing Federal employees the right to.sTeek improvements. (Senator L^ollette is well-known in the seamen's movement for his sponsorship of the 1915 Seamen's Act.) The Letter Carriers union affiliated with the AFL in 1917 and President Doherty is currently a member of the AFL-CIO Ex­ ecutive Council, a position he held origi­ nally with the AFL since 1943. As a union of Federal employees, the NALC is affiliated with the Government Employees Council representing some 600,000 Government workers in 22 unions. ^ M: Two NALC members sort out parcel post for day's run. ^ ' This Is part of union's imposlnx headquarters. Typical mill sortinf by street requires two hours' daily. '-'M • V '•vl Carrier hustles piareel post pschage ta eS." ' : ffeotiheil• ... 3:.. throufh -dospito •i'lsBhw -or sttet'^,U'alrt^wTdads^^^•^•^ : �^EAFAUBRS 71^ Tm LOG NMU Finks In Brazilian Sfrifce m rt.'f PARANAGUA, BrazU—Unionism" is just another word to the NMU crew aboard the SS Mormacdale, according to the reports from the Seafarers on the Del Santos and the Sailors Union crew on the Mormacdawn. When the two SIU of NA^ Catches Forty Winks vessels pulled into this coffeeloading port last month they found themselves in the middle of m beef in which the company had locked out the regular itevedores "for disciplinary reasons." According to the report from Seafarer R. Tallaksen of the Del Santos, the longshoremen had asked for penalty time for loading a poisonous type of fertilizer. How­ ever, the port captain thought that they should be punished for com­ plaining. He levied a charge of pilferage against the gang, had 14 of them jailecT, laid off one-half the gang for ten days and prom­ ised to lay off the other half later. Company officials boarded the two vessels manned by Seafarers and West Coast SIU affiliates to ask the unlicensed crews to man the winches and load their car­ goes. "The idea was to use SUP sailors as winchdrivers, and shoreside police, firemen, soldiers and sailors to load the cargo," G, W, King; deck delegate on the Mor­ macdawn, said. "Needless to say Comfortably settled in barbm- chair, Seafarer Larry Schroeder, the company was given a flat NO." The answer was the same from OS, dozes Of he gets the once-over-lightly treatment at barber the Seafarers on the Del Santos. shop in Baltimore SIU hall. Schroeder has to watch that topdcnot However the stevedore company these days. John Battaglia does the honors. received a different reception aboard the NMU-manned Mormac­ dale, There the crew "drove the winches and provided the scab la­ bor for their ship," Tallaksen said. While this acUoft was not popu­ lar with the rank and file NMU crew, with many theim later complaining in the local hangouts BALTIMORE—Competition from tranq» transferring back that "it wasn't right." King report­ to the US flag ia b^inning to hurt those who stayed under ed, "the fact is they went ahead the American flag, a tramp shipping official declared. Capand completed the. loading." ttain Soren Willesen of the Sprague Steamship Company declared that Congr^ should amend the "90-50" law to problbit foreign vessels trsnsferring to the Americaii flag from carrying any for ship •. • for shore "50-50" cargoes for a full year after the transfer. Whatever you need, in work or dress He also called for Congressional assistance for tramp shipping, gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top which he called the stepchild of quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ the American merchant marine. ing at your Union-owned and UnionAt last report, 15 foreign-Sag vessels had applied for reentry un­ operated Sea Chest store. der the American flag. The ad­ mitted lure for their return has Sport Coats been the avaiUbility of "50^" Slacks cargo under US registry. Dress Shoes So many tramp vessels- had Work Shoes transferred foreign in recent years, Socks coupled with heavy sew tramp con­ struction in other eotmtries, that Dungarees compeftitive conditions have ac­ Frisko Jeens tually been tougher imder the for­ CPO Shirts eign flag thin under American Dress Shirts registry. Sport Shirts Sf\' It Urges Year's Ban On '50-50' Cargo For Returning Runaways I' Your Gear.., t't,--¥?• .t. 1;;:: • _ i- & ' V "* S-i;; :, •, I'-'.'"' • te-',''' , iSi' • - Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters SoiTwe^rs Raingear Caps Writing Mafrlalt Toiletries electric Shavars Radios lefovIskMR . • Jewelry , ^ • ComonM Philly Jobs On Upgrade PHILADELPHIA—Shipping for this port took a welcome turn for the better during the past period as tho SS Arljm (Bull), which was in idle status sinco last December, came out of the yards ahid took on a crew. In addition to that a num­ ber of replacements were shipped to the Steel Navigator which pulled iirte the port for servicing. The men on the beach here are ^ looking forward to moving into UM ttew haS in Uie near future. Sieve Cardullo,1iiort agent repcotei. AH agree that it win be a Ug tyty^ement ova: tbe present site mikis far mote accessible to aU of tlM|>7ie;», Alteration* are eimected ke a ooti^ of monUu, Carsaid. (Aii* stonr on new propSB. Fafe.V-r miWAWA (CItiM Mrvic*). AarD MwinrMtjwrjtjrr. ""nJafmLiw t* bo *« wtui bdvtn, llsp^t MMsMf WrnHuh rioo om flBSa tUM •< samtwMT •wed* to March «n« SMmbars. On* BIBB laiimd «li*B puaboO by guard. ^OCIAN OINNY (Marltlmo), April IS—Cbalnnaa. W. Harpan Socratary, P. IMOPM. TNaaHrar loft ahip with ahlp'a fund. Faw houra dliputod ot. Kaap laundry elun, Koporta aeceptad. WINTia NILL (CHloa Sorvico), May I Chalriwaw, i. MUiuilapi SM> rotary, A hMillya. Now dalasata •laetad. Ship to- ba aprtyad for aufidWad. Saa patrolinBii about dalayad aalUns «Bd Mrt tlma. Dach dapt. baet aattlad., l^a fuud $78.70. soma dUpaCWl il. HaUoa that 1 yaar OB SIU viaiiH':h» put to reforandum vota. Clwdc amk-oMitalnar data of dallyary. Mack gang quartan to ba paUtad. HotioB to aUinliiata Sna whan munbar U loggad. SeaS powdar to ba changad to Ddo or battor brand. Vota of thanka to ateward dapt; STSSL AO! (latlunlan), April S4— Chairman, J. Bandlrai Sacratary, J. Harly. Cuitonna ragulatlona to ba pofted for Beirut. Shlp'a fund $19. Now delegato elecUd. Voto of thanka to raalgnlng delegata. Keep aU acrean doora clMed while In port. STiSL • X I C U T I V I (lathmlan), March 3—Chairman, W. Naahy : Sacra* tary, A. Bradla. Timer installad on waahlng machlna. Bapart aeeaptad. Crew warned not to foul up u^Uo' ahip la In port. Need mora fruit for •upper. far radia. mdiM. vSf'*^ ttaaha ta ataward Atyt. Sar foh - wall dona. STSIL FLYIR (lathmlan), April $$—ChalrmaB,. R. Adamaoni Sacra. tary, -PL INaldanada. Ship** fund iSIAi. MoUoB Buda—no flnea if man la losgad doling royaga. Motion to laiaani^ when duai ara paid—in 0«*a raeoipt la loat. Itaqaeft cold aoppar wfaaaavar paaaUda. WAN* FiONIIR (Intaracaan), May IS—Chatimaii, R. Albaaaai Sacratary, dk TalH. Raporta aeeaptad.. Pay off Uizr It. Bapalr list anbmlttad. Ship's faBd iRJh DoaatloB af 8$c ta ba mada bafora and a( voyaga. Soma illMBtad at. nip famlmtad for rnaahaa, OaaatioB mada for Rowora for SIATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), May II—Chairman, J. Oardlnari Sac­ ratary,^ C, Kraltt. AU repaira com­ pleted. Patrolman reported on air conditioning for messhaU. Shlp'a fund $83.84. $14.38 duo fund from coko maebina. .Soma diiputad ot. Keep acraen doora cloaed. Ice cream flavora to ba varied. Saa patrolman about aecurlng different matchea and ioap, posting correct aaUing time ii) Teaiaa City, Crew member (Mr, Oerdiner) approved for retirement. Crew praaented him with tacUa box and ilahing gear for good lack and ra- membrance. KYSKA (Waterman), May 11—Chair, man, W. Laftoen; Secretary, R. Mai* tart. Repair list ready to turn in. Ta make aura ataward haa sufficient fruit and port-hola screens. Vote of thanks to itOwUrd dept. To ifittaU oC-rMB doors on after quartersi paint crawa quartara and paasagearays. Men get* ting off to atrip hunka and leave qoar* tera clean. Vota of thanka t« aU dele* gates. JRAN (lull). May II—Chairman, O. Dlckaom Sacratary, W. H. ''Ludlam.. Bvarythlng running smoothly. No dia* pntad ot. Reports accepted as road. Shlp'a delegate to servo for four eonsactttivo trips. Mora variety af lea FORT MOSKINS (CItlaa Sarvlca), - cream. To contact captain to rear* $As7 18—CkaWsnan, R. Laws; gaara- rangs massroem fumltnrs t« provide tary, W, SImptan. Osa Biaa hoa^ mora apace. taltaad to Vlwlda. iUp'a ftud nil$* Stop ahoalR ba fanUsatad far ALCOA RUNNRR (Alaoa), May V— Toachaa. TV to ba rapalrad. Chairman, •. Riacheff) Sacratary, R. L. Mall. New ahlp'a dalegata elected. FRLTORR (Marvan), May S—Chair­ Shlp'a r^rter aleetail. Itapair Ud man, M. Janaar . Socrarary, c. Lack.' ta ba ftran to mate. Cooks, baker Rapalr list ta ba Inrought up to data. and meaiman given vota of thanka. Kadaarar ta work out plan to pay off Ora ahlpa avary thraa ta aix montha ISRI in ahlp'a fund. Reports accepted. iaatoad af aaary month. Naad aaw mattraatoa. Ilrliddns watar M muddy. ALCOA ^ANTIR (Alcaa), May 11 Naad wtaR ahutae, actaaaa, eats * —Chairman, A. Y. Chlnpi Saarotary, keys. P. Walah. S38RB ia ahlp'a fund. Ra­ porta aeeaptad. New ahlp'a delagata SIATRAIN TlXAS (Sotorain), May alaeted. Ifaa raquaatad to tfka pw iy-Chalrman, J. UHlai Sasratory, D. oonal interaal ia waglitBS aMehteee. ' Propose Mass Sole Of Ships In Reserve WASHINGTON—Th« Senate Commeri^ Committee hag expressed the opinion that the time has come to take af­ firmative action with regard to what they term, "our aged sind rapidly-deteriorating re-" ships Include 35 coal-buming serve fleet." Llbertys, 14 Cl-MAV-l'i; and 20 The statement was made in N-3's (Ckiastal ships). R rep<«t Rccompanying S-3918, In addition, the conunlUee ad­ whlidi unong other provisions, vised that other vessels should be would glvs the Maritime Admlnls- scrapped if they cannot be sold, or modernized so that-the American tratloa full authority to conduct Merchant Marine will be able to sales of reserve fleet vessels. Cur­ use them more elf7f:tlvely. rently, under existing law, vessels may only IM sold by an act of Con­ gress, but the number of individual Pick Up 'Shop bills, most of them for foreign na­ tions, indicate to the Committee Card At Payoff that a general sales policy is Seafarers who have taken the necessary. Up to now, most of the series of Inoinilatlons required foreign requests have been re­ for certain foreign voyages are jected. reminded to be sure to pick up The SIU and other maritime their Inoculation cards from the unions In the past have opposed captain or the purser when they all sales from the rese^e fleet to off at the end of a voyage. foreign nations or nationals that pay The card should be picked up would increase ccimpetltlon. to by the Seafarer and held so that American shipping. The Defense it can be inresented when Sign­ Department has been, anidous to ing on for another voyage keep up the reserve fleet for an the "shots" are required.vdiekS' Tli* emety^ey potential. Inoculation card is your only The Senate committee went cn proof of having taken the re­ la its report to point ovit thit quired whoty. when the State Department was of Those who forget to pick the opinion that sales foreign for ity> their men inoculation when so-called strictly coastal pu^ioses they pay off may iUulcard Uiet would Rdvenee the caiu* of Its are required to take all they the fM^fB zelitUmf, end the Defense "shohi" fifaln when kbey want Oepwtment was willing to release to siypi on tor another such vokthe ships, Maritime jMt aeeeasBTltyy *' �Jjy » Ui$ Vir- SEAFARERS tfj.t .^•.\'if'' . .-'ivv Face EleTca LOG Aid Report Backs Charge Of US Bias On '50-50' 'Cmon, Play Ball!' a WASHINGTON—A report on the handling of foreign aid, non-military cargo seems to support charges that the "50-50" law is being interpreted to guarantee hafi of all export car­ goes to foreign-flag ship oper­ ators. ices claim, is a preference only A report on the Mutual Se­ over foreign liner services and net curity Programi's non-military car­ foreign tramps. go handling for the last half of US tankers got 50 percent of 1957 shows that foreign tramps cargoes in their area. However, got exactly half of all cargoes in these cafgoes are a small percen­ the tramp area. The bulk of aid tage of the over-aU aid picture. shipments go on tramp vessels. On import cargoes and military US liner companies have com­ shipments, US vessels fared much plained that foreign tramps have better. They carried 85 percent been getting preference over them of Government - financed home on "50-50" cargoes, with Govern­ bound strategic materials, and 70.4 ment agencies seeing to it that the parcent of "total military endforeign tramps get cargoes equal times." to those of US tramps before US Indications are that the Housa Merchant Marine Committee may liners get any aUocations. In the liner area, the US liners inquire into the allegations of dis­ got 64 percent as compared to for­ crimination against US liners in eign liners, but this, the liner serv­ favor of foreign tramps. A word of warning to Seafarers comes from William D* Lappe, delegate on the Wm Kyska. He urges all of the vessels heading for Ko­ rea to stock on up e.xtra screens. "The flies in that area are very heavy this year," he said, so keep your screens in Do Lappe good shape. 3^ tsiimiBM 10^ ^ The current economic recession has offered further proof of the value of strong trade unions to American working men and women. Union contracts have succeeded in main­ taining wage scales, working conditions and seniority pro­ visions that would otherwise have gone by the board. The existence of these union agreements certainly has prevented aggressive wage cutting which many business enterprises would otherwise have embarked upon. Such cuts, of course, while undoubtedly benefiting the individual company at the moment, would have only served to aggravate the recession BALTMORE—^Many of the men in the long run through a reduction of purchasing power. on the beaclT In this port have been taking advantage of a shipping lull From that point of view the union contract is one of the to bring tt^eir families in for "built-in stabilizers"- which has kept this recession from examinations at the SlU medical wreaking the kind of havoc that took place after 1929. • center here in town. However, the In addition, the AFL-CIO has been in the forefront of membership is again reminded to efforts to pull the nation out of the slump by calling for make sure they have made appoint­ such badly-needed items as new school and hospital con­ ments for these examiiiatlons be­ struction and an improvement in unemployment insurance fore hand. benefits among oth^r proposals. Shipping remained fair during It's about time the industry side threw, strong support the past period. However the out­ to steps of this type which would not only provide badlylook for the future is good as the Young America (Waterman), Ro­ needed services, but also help cime the recession which strikes bin Trent (Robin) and the Beth- them as well as working men. coaster (Calmar) are expected to ' i 3) come out of lay-up and will take on full crews during the next few weeks. Paying off in this-port during the The SIU has long, been on record that when It comes to past two weeks were the Kenmar, subsidies and other Government assistance, the entire mer­ Bethcoaster, Texmar (Calmar); chant marine should benefit on an equal basis. Evidently the Emilia, Hilton, Evelyn, Jean (Bull); Venore, Feltore, Oremar (Marven). Department of Commerce doesn't think so, because it is Signing on were the Kenmar, Ven­ opposing moves in the House and Senate which would give ore, Feltore, Hilton, Oremar and enough funds to Maritime to provide subsidies for com­ panies not noW receiving such assistance—companies like the Calmar. ( In transit during the period were Waterman, Isthmian, Isbrandtsen and States Marine. The Department's position would continue the monopoly the Alcoa Polaris, Alcoa Partner (Alcoa); Steel Executive (Isthmian); on US subsidy funds for a handful of companies on the same Winter Hill (Cities Service); Cu- or increased levels as compared to the past while denying bore, Baltore, Santore and the other companies a chance to achieve equal status with the Venore (Ore Marven). All were favored few. reported In good ohape with no The only similar instance of a Government agency turn-, major beefs. ing down funds voted by Congress that comes to mind was the attempt by the Department of Health, Education and 0 Welfare to reject funds voted by Congress for the Pul^lic Health Service hospitals. In both instances,' the Bureav* of the Budget played the decis^e role. * As the old saying goes, what's good for the goose is g^ for the gander. There is no excuse for continuing a situa­ tion in Which some shipping companies receive preferential fi!^nancial treatment from the Government at tliie expense Health Center Praws Crowd In Baltimore Give Us Money' Tell jt to the Xoj! - V ^ • . .A - 3) ^ A sure sign that most of the ships' delegates are doing their jobs is seen in the increasing num­ ber of reports that say, "no beefs, no disput­ ed OT, everything running smooth." Some, however, have more to say, such as R. Sigwart, ship's delegate on the bigwart Texmar. His report ii that not only was the trip free of beefs but the crew is enjoying great fishing all the way from Seattle to the Tanama Canal. » » 3> A good country this time of the year, according to the crew on the Ocean Evelyn, Is Polandv "We have Just finished our trip around the world," reports meeting secretary Wally K n n k t a, "and enjoyed ourselves in most of the countries .,. Po­ land gave the best reception Kuckta and was eonsidered tops by the entire crew." Latest reports list thanks given to the galley gangs on the Carolyn (especially the baker). Ocean Eve­ lyn, Santore, Alcoa Runner, Hast­ ings, Seamar, Longview Victory, Kyska, Seatrain Texas, and special thanks to "our well-organized steward department" aboard the Winter Hill. ^ 4. 3> 3. It's a pleasure shipping with the .crew of the Penmar, George Glennon, ship's delegate reported, Everything is running smoothly and all of the delegates and crew are doing a top-notch job. "Once again, I say thanks to each and everyone of the brothers for making this an­ other one of those many pleas­ ant trips. Espe­ cially when good fellowship and harmony exist between the three departments, it is gratGlennon tifying to know that sometimes our efforts justify the end—doing the job in the best SIU manner," Glennon said. ACS Buys T-3 Tanker Purchase of a T-3 tanker, the Conoco Lake Charles, apparently for conversion into a bulk carrier, has been made by American Coal Shipping. The vessel is currently manned by a National Maritime Union crew. The company last week went into Federal Court asking for an "ainendment" to the original hiring order governing American Coal ships so that it could keep the * > i entire NMU crew aboard after tak­ The list of top-notch steward de­ ing title to the ship. partments continues to grow. The SIU position at the pro^ ceedings was that if the crew was kept apart from' the voting unit the SIU had no objections to the NlVfU men staying aboard, provid­ ing, course, tha^ replacements A reminder Itom SIU head­ were ofhired without discrimination quarters cautions all Seafarers as i>er the hiring system now preleaving their ships to contact vaUi^g. the hall In ample time to allow Following the completion of the the Union to dispatch a repla<.ement. Failure to give notice be­ hearings, the company withdrew its fore paying off may cause a de­ motion. The vessel was last re­ layed sailing, force the ship to ported in a Staten Island shipyard sell short of the manning re­ for repairs. She is then scheduled quirements and needlessly make to be towed to Hoboken where she the work tougher for your ship- will be fitted for a new section, •*»ates. • w. af^r whlch sbu.wlU be . put on a grain run. /A- 'ill.*,?',1 '1 Quitting Ship? Notify Union • �f- ' SEAFAMERS pit: SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK 11;' Now that the mercury's really climbing and more SIU men pile oflf for vacatiims and time off ashore between trips, it's a good time to do ^me good for the SIU brothers drydocked in the various, hospitals around the country. They can always use a personal visit from an old buddy to take-^ their minds off their troubles okay after a rough time on the Val drydock for hemorrhoid opera­ Chera. This is the ship whose tions. Muscarella, who was messas well as the heat. Among the newcomers to the Rollers were out for five days at man on the Ocean Dlnny, should SIU aggregation in the Norfolk sea, so the cooking had to be done be under surgery within a week. marine hospital Is John D. Halpln, in open oil drums. Dairo suffered Taylor came in off the Kyska, bosun on the Andrew Jackson, burns In his eyes and face while where he was deck engineer. Also who hurt his back while repairing working In the galley with one of on the Seattle roster, L. C. Hannon, ex-2nd electrician on the Del ^un­ the iangway^ He's recovering slow- these jury-rigged stoves. and may" have to be operated Out In Seattle, Charles Mnsca- do, is reported coming along okay rella and F. H. Taylor are both in in his turn. on for this injury. When in port, remember that all the brothera In drydock reaUy appreciate a Horace Carry, perional vMt. Letters are alio welcome. who was taken off The foUowins ia the lateat aVaUable liat of SIU men in the hoapitala: the Irenestar due David Furman Lawla Baviere USPHS noSPlTAL to acute appen­ Romuoldo GareU Pedro Reyes NEW ORLEANS. tA. Celse Rodrlgues Luis K. Gutleres dicitis when the David B. Albright Alexander Martin Wada B. HarreU Jose Rodrigues Ernest Anderson William E. Nelson ship got to Quar­ Jose J. Ssnches Chan Hon Thomas C. Ballard Dominic J. NeweU antine, is coming James C. Sheldon George Howard Johd W. Btgwood Georse PeUusky Donald Keddy Harold W. Simmons Juneat P. Fonaon around okay and Claude Blanks NIrhnlat KoTMk G. Slvertsen CalviB Rom* fohn F. Brooks is expected to be Fridel Lukban P. J. St. Maria Ernest N. Cochran Wm. A. Rousseau Harvey W. Morria Angel Suares fully recovered Trilby G. SaSord M. i. Danzey Jr. R. S. Nandkeahwar John B. Tierney Littleton Edward fiamrock Roscoe Dearmon soon. Utilityman EulsUo R. Peres Ramon Varela James H. Shearer Stanley Freeman Israel Ramof Albert Williams Louis Boa, taken off the Steel Ad­ James C. GUsson John J. Smith Thomas A. Stevens Wayne F. Harris USPHS HOSPITAL vocate in Wilmington because of John Joseph W. Stacker SAVANNAH. GA. stomach trouble, will probably be JamesHrolcnok Gerald L. Thaxton. Hudson Elmer G. Brewer Jimmie Littleton Morton Trenem Ramon Irizarry transferred down to the New Or­ Edward G. Knapp Thomas Tucker H. L. DeLaughter Foster B. Shedd Hubert C. Gordon leans hospital soon. Ferdinand V. Vigo Antolne Landry James E. Ward USPHS HOSPITAL Jinunie Littleton Is still at the Edward Lane George Williams Leo Lang NORFOLK. VA. same old stand in Savannah. A David Donald M. Woods McCoUum Otis C. Bailey Jr. James A. Elliott long-termer at the PHS hospital Sam W. McDonald Demetrle Zerrude Francis J. Boner John D. Balpin Herman Carney Joseph Biggs there. Littleton can always do with W. A. G. Marjenhoff Horace Curry Levis Bos VSFHS IIOSFITAL a visit or some letters from bis BALTIMORE, BID. USPHS HOSPITAL shipmates. B. r. HaehUnddi William Bobac MANHATTAN BEACH Augustln G. Oporto Brissett In New York, Ramon Varela, CUfford BROOKLYN. NY James A. Ray Luis Campos Lewis R. Aklns Thomas Isaksen AB, is now out at the Staten Is­ Elwood L. Cramer Sven G. Regner Manuel Antonana Claude B. Jessup Harold 8. Rivers Jose Da Costa land PHS hospital after being Peder Eladio Aria Woodrdw Johnson Henri Robin Espeseth taken in as an emergency patient Blamerto Gallios Fortunato Bacomo Ludwig Kristiansen John Ruszkiewics Joseph J. Bass Kenneth Lewis LesUa Fe Simmonf Glaze to St. James Hospital in Newark. Gorman Melvln W. Bast Patrick McCann W. W. Tomllnson Gardner Credit for this transfer goes to the Clarence Frank Bemrick Archibald McGuigan WilUam R. Hatcher John R. Webb J. V. Biaaonet' Warren J. Mclntyre Vyrl B. Williams 'ship's delegate on the Raphael Arthur F. Hiers James F. Clarke Herbert C. Mclssac Henry Huzzie Harrison Winslow Semmes, who notified the Union Thaddeus Juan Denopra Leo Mannaugh . Loboda George Zahner John J. DriacoU A. 3. jMaiUneUl right away. Varela's much happier USPHS HOSPITAL Daniel Fitzpatrlck Joaquin Minis STATEN ISLAND. NT being with his buddies, even with Friedof O. Fondlla W. P. O'Dea Omar All Clarence O. Dairs Fabin Furmanek C. Oslnskl leg and other injuries. Oldtimer Nicholas Anoustis Georgo Daekn Odia L. Glbba George G. Phlfer Clarence Dalre is reported doing Frank Borst Rupert Daniels Joseph M. GUlard G. E. Shumaker -if-: I- Rotterdam Suits 'Em Fine Ashore in Rotterdam, Seafarers Pablo Lopez, Johnny Fanell and Pedro Eliot look pretty pleased with their purchases h the Dutch city. They're all on the Andrew Jackson. t,r • - 'V-' '.y V-: t ' NAME ' A' 'j.' Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, V ^75 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your moiling list. (Peint Information) • STREET CITY ... e e e e e e'e e- e » » # •e ... .. ZONE......STATE I TO AVOID DUPIICATION. Hy.y .r. .. .Ml.l-crib., ..<1 li.y...h.i,. [. of adclresg^please give your formsr address belowi ADDRESS Tlart E. Gttranlck Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Antonio Infante USPHS HOSPITAL, GALVESTON. TEXAfe R. J. Arsenanlt ' Thomas C. Riley Francis M. Connera R. G. Schlagler Odua C. Lewis Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. L. C. Hannon S. Phillips Charles Muscarella F. H. Taylor USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH., TEXAS Lawrence Anderson John C. Palmer Robert Ingram Harold J. Pancost Paul W. Seidenberg August J.-Panepinto Woodrow Ueyers VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph GUI VA HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Thomas W. KilUon VA HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. James F. Blazfcel JOHN SEALEY HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS James R. Hodges USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.. Woodrow W. Balch Antonio A. Mangao John W. Barnes Charles T. Nangis Joseph H, Berger J. S. O'Byrne Otis J, Harden Hanry J. Schreinsr OUver F. Kloin D. Tselekit F, B. McColUan Sung C. Wang USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. L. J. Campbell Kenneth A. LaRose Charles Dwyar R. A. McDonald Gilbert O. Edwards SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Oscar J. Adams Victor B. Cooper USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN, Charles Barton > e.f ••»••• I RESS • •: « # « « « * * » . « .•weaasaaseovearsaaaooaeoi ,«o#sees*e«soeeeiesssieeeessefsfeeeefeso- o'l, • J«Mt,}»|t LOG Send 'em to the ICC I. Says Stawania Hava It Eaay To ilM Sdllbn ^ Just finished readlaf a latter from Robert Goodwin (LOO, AprU 29, 1958) cntltlM "CHilef Aira Beefs". To start off, a steward, or a "key man" as ha mdlf himself should know how idnf it takes to clean an icebox or a mes»i hall. But ships are (ff different •izea, ^ It would bo hard to put dom in the agreement hovf long it should tako to clean an letters To The Editor en* la the Union who hu leaned me mon^ to nttlte to me care ei the >Baltlmore hdL EFep fbou^ I may not be thM* the-nmnef ndU he icnl to yon within time, I em —ung that the LOO pirlnt thli or eoiao notice to tUe offoct in at leaet five issuee eo everyone can aee it . . ' I should also like to thank the ones who did loan nie money end also apologize for not pay­ ing it logner, aa I have been in tha red for the last few yean through earelessness on my own part Please do not expect to get paid as soon as you writo ias I am just starting the W-up fund. Thanks to all. ; Dave Barry 4 4 4 Queries Report On Disppearance To the Editor. The report of Ernst and Muneon on the mysterious disap­ pearance of Galindez from the streets of New York is a good one and probably worth much more than $160,000 to the Do­ Icebox. It'might, ta^ iZS, hours minican Republic. 1 now suggest that the United on one ship, and 20 on another. If all these small things were States hire these same investi­ put - in the agreement, the gators, at increased fees, of agreement would h« S mile course, to write reports on the mysterious murders of Serge thick. \ AS far as padding overtime Rubinstein and Anastasia be­ is concerned,'^ I know of very fore some foreign government few men who have done it. hires them to cover all New Besides, the steward- has the York City mysteries and major pencil. It sounds a little like a crimes. Roy Fleischer guilty conscience to me. P.S. What happened to Galin­ I agree with Goodwin in a lot of ways on drinking, but dez? seamen have been drinking ever 4- 4 t since the begiunlDg of time. Union Answers Anyway, there is not near as much performing as there used Mother's Appeal to be, and seamen are going ' To the Editor: I have had a very difficult to drink no matter what kind of a rule anyone makes. Look at time getting my son Henry, 9, all the -people who would be admitted to this country from out of work if everyone South Africa. For seven months I tried everything possible, but stopped. Goodwin should go ashore was unable to have him coma himself with the gang and here and received nothing but and have a few beers. He could discouragement. Id ray despair, I phoned and even carry along his. crying towel, and maybe stay over­ appealed to the SIU for help, and was advised to contact thanight in some good port. I agree with him about the Union's attorneys, who handled coffee cups, but when the last the case with unusual skill and ship in this ocean goes down, patience, and have-succeeded. I'll give you 2-1 there will be My chUd wUl enter at Idlewild Airport on Wednesday, June 4. a coffee cup on deck. May I take this iSpportunity A steward is very well paid for the amount of work he to express my gratitude to your does; there's many- a time 1 office and to the SIU attorneys have even had -to call a steward on behalf of my husband and for breakfast. If more stewards myself. -My husband, John V. would put in more time check­ Rooms, is now at sea on tha ing the crew mess instead of Alcoa Puritan. Thank you all the officers' mess. It would from a very grateful mother. Hendrina C. Rooms help. If some of them tried feeding a little better, maybe (Ed. note: Mrs. Rooms' son the men will start bringing the arrived on schedule this week, cups back. , with a Union representative on I don't mean this for all hand at the airport. Brother stewards; I have sailed with Rooms, currently in Greece, is some darned good ones. It just being advised of the news by seems to me that all Goodwin cable.) wants to do is ride and cry. 4 4 4 Melvln H. Jones All Tcttcrg to the editor /or Vubtication in the iEAFAR^ ERS LOG fimat Signed by the writeri Ifofpea will be toithheld upon request.- 4 4 4 Dave is Ready For The Payoff TG the Editor: I owe a few bills to members of this Union which I would like to clear up and pay, since the men who loaned me the money were good enough to do so when I needed it I have always had intentions of .paying everyone I borrowed from, but don't know where they are. When I do run into some of them I am usually broke, so now I am going to set up a fund with a good friend of mine in Baltimore. He will pay every man I owe money through this fund. Therefore I.am Bsldhg every- Boosts Eatery in San Juan To the Editor: I'd like to get a word or two in the LOG about an ex-Seafarer who now has a place ashore in San Juan, Puerto Rico. If Jhe men on the ships want a good meal and a vej^ nice place to go to, "Don's Restaurant" is the place. If they get in at night and are going to'leave before fhey ' can get to a post office, they can get money orders there or ' call the States. The bus from the docks stops right in front of the 'place, which is on Mili­ tary Highway No. 2 near the en­ trance to the Puerto Nuevo oil docks. The LOG is available there also. y: , . .Bob'Lw-- , » �SEAFAREtiS • AlCOA CAVAUM UIOMV May • —-Clialniiaii/ 9. lUrflaltf; facr«lanr< SwlA 8aa patramaa ab«at Iwving wait iaw miimtaa aftar^pac^ jl^liW alao alNiut aafaite.raOna man hoapttalteaa. hoapttallaaa. Deaato ba mada aaly Mr paraaaa mulrfiit glaht ta Mataa. ANPILINA (Bum, AyrH 97-Chalr> maib W. Madam Saeretanr< T. Bria' taU. Naw dalagata ala«ti^ May t—Chairman, W. MaMm T. Driacall. Sapair Hat ta ba mada -«p and aubmltted. IWISTPOIIT (Warld Tramplna), May 4--Chatrman. It. Ivant* Sacratary, F. Laanard. To aea captain about lUtiml lofa. Two men locxad. Soma diqfuted at. One aaan haapMallMd ta XaracM. Heporta accepted. - Motion to aah Job well Bone. Trip around world very pleasut one. L6G 'Sea-Spray' Pac« ThiriMB — By S9atar»r 'Rtd' fink It Can & Did On Longview YOUNB AMBRICA (Waterman), May IB—Chslrmsii, V, Cever; Secretary, D. Martin. Ship's fund tU.lO. Report accepted, Metisn to have'BO min. pr^ paratloo period taetead of 19 tfcn. when called to work ot. Cb. eng. to bo referred to patrolman. Headiall blackboard U be ahlftod.. AU soiled linen to be turned in, TRXMAR (Colmnr), Stay IB—Chairs man, R. Bahft; Bearotary, J. Brannan. Everything . runnlny smoothly. Ship's fund yid. Diseusdon en food aituS' tion. Feeding plan to be improved. FLOMAR (Calmer), AprH SB—Chalfv man, F. Ftibeck) Sacratary, L. Karalunaa. All extra linen te be turned in by atth. Shortage of stores. Crew to bo more quiet during night while men are adeep. CAROLYN :(B«lt), April SB—CImlrman, B. libwaani Secretory, C. DIai. To ceo patrolman about let asst. Br­ iny wiper. Some friction between chief meto and deck dept.—to be referred to patrolman. New dclayata elected. Washiny machine to ba re­ paired. Vste of thanka to steward dept. eapeetally baker. OCEANCyAR (Triten), AprtI Chairmen, J. Nollani Secretary, •. Lilly. Beefs to be settled with patrelmaa. Mcsshdl needs painting or sougoeing. Somo diluted ot. Seven men. getting o>. Bequest captain tn have smaller hlBs than 90 or lOB hdqtrs. clarify stocks and tmstooshlp in forthcoming issuo ot LOO. DUunisdon on riceecdty of taking union clinic pbydcaL Suggestion to aend LOGS to merchant Navy Club in SarachL Diseuaalon on aeparato room for nlghtcook A baker. Check to SCO that ship bad adoqnata dop chest stores and American money. Check stores thoroughly in future. ROBIN LOCKSLBY (Rabin), April I -Chairman, i. Brachti Sacralary, B. McOrath. Soma NMU membera refuatad to turn to. SUp'a fund C2S. Cue man ^oBied up—jtwieo. On* man miaaed ahlp in NY: replaced. Any member iouUnc up to tie brousht up on charpea. Requeat draw every Ave daya—apedfic amount to ba noted on list. Need Brat aid kit. Need aalt tableta in enclne room. LONOVIRW VICTORY (Victory Cei^ rierc). May 4—Chairman, N. Merrlcki Aecralary, R. Irturry. (tae man 111. Lbtter aent ta LOG about atowaway in Spain. Some diaputed ot. One day'e pay diaputed by maater. Report ac­ cepted. To call msmttsrdUp meetiny on arrival. Bathrooma. ahowcra, rec­ reation room. etc. to be painted. Dleeuaalen en inaufOcicnt tniita and veyetablaa. Waahiny machine to be repeired. Wrlnrere not woridny prop­ erly. Need new gupply of linen. Need new mattreasea. Vote of thanka to Bteward dept. ALCOA PRNNANT (Alcoa), May 10 —Chairmen, J. Olten; Secretary, M. Howell. Ship'e fund $44. One man miaaed ship in Bait. Report accepted. To have trip every meetlny between Tampa and Norfolk. Need chanye ot cdCee brand. Scrape and paint port holea in ateward dept. and ahowcra and bathrooms. SANTORR (Marven), May IB—Chair­ man, R. McNabi Sacratary, P. Math. When leaviny Ndp due to BO^y eenlortty ruliny. reason can be atatcd wHhout lorn of unemployment compenaalten. Ship'e fund BSIAB. Bcport accepted. Patrolman to check ice machine. Decks arejvet eauainy baaardous eondttion. sndeavor to yet smaller pitchers in meaahalL Vote ot thanks to steward dept. HABTINGB (Waterman), April Chairman, F. Klngi yeeretary, J. Wall*. New delegate elected. Repair lists to be made up and submitted. Bosun missed ship in NOi. No beefs. Vote, of thanks to steward dept. May 4^halrmsn, F. Kins; Secretary, A. Aaron. No beefs. Pictures to be sent to LOG. Omit sugar from cold drinks. Vote of thanks to steward dep't for good food. Need new ice box in pantry. BALTORE (Marven), ASay S—Chair­ man, J. WIU; Secretary, J. Talbot. New detagate elected. To sea patrol­ man about hot water. Ship's fund S3.60. Six men getting off. Report accepted. Diseusalan on keeping laundry tubs clean. Keep milk in ice box until ship sails—now being consumed - by shore workers, result­ ing in shortage at sea. : -M !V . AFuutiOlliA (Wafermeh), AprK tf —Chatrman. W. Staki Secretary, D. White. New delegate elected. Ship'e fund BIT. One man missed dilp. Re­ turn cupa and glasses te pantry after using. Captain announced safety meeting between the Caael end PR. Bepert any nnsafe condllions, raiowa en hud for enyono needing reptaeements. May S—CIminnen, W. Btalu Seerc tary, D. WMtn. New delegate alccted. To contact Baitimore hall re: transportattoa for member from Tampa to Miami. Shlp'a fund B14. Report ac­ cepted. Ttu-n in cots and soiled Unen to stewaid. Leave ahlp dean. 9TERL IXECUTIVE (Icthmtan), March »—Chairman. W. Hash; Boerstary, A. Bradla. Discussion on Irtten received from headquarters. Timer InataUad on waaiiing_Tiiar1i1ne. Kepoit accepted. Crew .warned not to foul up while ship Is in port. More fruit reqatred for supper. CHIWAWA (Cttlec Service), Mcy U Chairman, J. Swafferd; Secretary, L. Floyd. Two men missed ship. Disputed ot te he settled at payoS. Cots and bathrooma to be painted and repoired. Sailing board time te be poated per IS-henr clansc tat con­ tract. NILTON (BnM, May 11—Chairman, E. Maabani Eectntary, W. StrlcMln. Faw honm dfapntad ot. Quality of food not np to por. Need percdator. Staward tacKwod tahau off in Segnn. to. Spain. Vnto of thanks to atoward dut. for good food and aerviee on return trip. Need Bet of articles ta dop chcfL 'Last Step' Onto Dock Is Big One Sometimes Some sage advice was spotlighted at a recent meeting aboard the Alcoa Pennant during a discussion on shipboard safety practice Although the details provided are brief, their implication is pretty clear. wise invittng disaster for one or For example, the signs in botii parties, as the Poinant indi­ many buses are pretty dear when they ask you not to talk to the (hiver "while the Inu te In motion." Most people will also hold back and not expect the drivo' te change a IS bill as he's sweatliia his way through a traffic Jam. In the same way, yea dooH ordi­ narily try to be the first one off the ship before ifa pretty well secured to the dock, "channel fever" notwithstandli^. It's a pretty big gamble stmietlmes, and the one who tries It generally is the loser. It follows firom this that "shak­ ing hands with anyone on the dock before the ship la dear" te like- for SlU MEMBERS! ALCOA FILERtM (Alcea], May 11— Chairman, J. EoMneeni Secretary, W. Metcenger. Several beefs on payoS dop riiest on next draw. Ship's fund S29. Few betas dUpnted et. ReporU accepted. No hot water available. Roaches ta pantry. Repair lists ta be made up. Oiscnstiaa on paying off dop cheat en draw. Captain re­ fuses any ether method, oner in­ jured hand unable te perform dnttee —stitches not completely removed. BARBARA FRIETCHE (Liberty Nav.), May 11—Chairman, O..Payna; Socibtary, C. Linden. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for good food. Plenty ef et for all depts. EVELYN (Bull), May 4—Chairman, C. Htnalyi Bocrstary, J. Bednar. Re­ pair Ust submitted. Black gang to report on maoko in engine room Some disputed at. Need new Ubi-ary. AU Unen to be turned in. CB NORFOLK (CHies Bervice), May 7—Chelrman, F. Hammcl; Sacrefary, B. Nlalssn. Three men paid off— Union notified. Ship's fund 821.12. Steward clatans no record of extra meals — several hundred. Several hours pert time dispnted. Captain disputed room allowance of aeveral members becaUM they neglected to sign in and out. Motloo to air-coadition aU ahipa en Persiaa Gulf run. Delegata to aeo captan about safety measure rc: use of wire brushes in no-smo'jdng arete. Vote of thanks to ''OCEAN EVELYN (Ocean Tran*.), men Robin Line ships. Contact May 4—Chairman, R. Flowon Socro- Unlohonabout regdlattons pertaining tary, W. Kuchta. Repair list to be to use ef •ebrsdvc discs in no-imoksubndtted. Donation of $1 per mem-- Ing areaa on tankers. Pumpmen bee. made toward ship'e fund. Ship urged te remain sober while dis­ fund 832. ISome disputed ot. Blcc- charging cargo. tririan hospitalized. Reports aceoptad. Motion to have saBing board VALCHBM (Meren), May «o-chalrposted Friday and eliminate the 8 man, C. fiemem Secfetary, W. m on wcekenda and ti Iff. call Noita. Ship's fund 837. Two men 8 IPM to 8 AM to wojlt. Tnm in all misted dUp. Few hours disputed «t. soiled linen. LASVC Bliip in filU New delegate Meeted. Few rei^s manner. Order new ice machine. to be made. RBpBir Rat ta be pasted V«to of thaiiki to etcward dept. for on boatd-^emberB te Ust Mpeife. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory Carrlars), April 37)—Chairman, O. Champiln; Sacratary, J. Pulien. Ship's fund B1.S7. New delegate, secretary and treasurer elected. Proper attire to bo worn In messrooim Repair list,' to be kept up to date and submit •amo so that repairs can bo made ;and headquarters notified of ahoroetdo repairs ta advance of return to •sUtes. 'The clectrlclBB ggld be oOeB year im teiay. doliais. FOET HOBKINB (CHlec Service), April IS—ClwlmMN, C. Olbbtf Eecretcry, E. •eUliiB. Ship's fond BU. Black gang absent—warfclng one man at present. New datogate and traaaurer elected. Ship needs fumigating for roaches. Indeavor to keep pantry clean. Te have awning Bnisbed. Deck gang will not turn te ta pump reams until deck A dept. get tegethar about what ahodld he done about It —suggest spectal meetlnr and send­ ing letter to patrefanaB. Con Wishing Moke It So? cates. It's tba "friendly" thing to do; of course, but etiquette isn't everything. Tour friend on the dock can easily become your com­ panion en a marble alab by such practices. Customs and Quarantine officials also get kind of shook up when they spot such goings-on. As tbo Pennant points out, the "smart" thing to do when you're confronted with social obligations ef this typo Is te wait until you're both on terra fima. Nobody can quarrel with thai advice. H. G. Ridgeway was recorder at the Pen­ nant meetliig. Wishing doesn't alwayi make things come true, though it did in the case of the Longview Victory when the gang was hoping 'for one last fling in Spain before heading home. Besides having "a Ul bit ^e luck," they bad some help from a stow­ away as welL It all developed while the Longview was in Barcelona to pick up cargo for New York, according to a h i p' 8 reporter Paul Franco. "As we were dockside, a rumor came around that we are going to top off in Cadiz, which made everybody real glad," he said. However, as the France riiip sailed from Barcelona the report came down that Cadiz was out, which produced 'a lot of long faces." Finally, about two hours away from Gibral­ tar the Snd electrician came around with two things: a Mg smile and a Spanish stowaway in tow. Next Stop: New Toifc The free-rider had tlie Idea the ship was going to Cadiz, so he. tee, developed a long face when he wae told New York was the next stop on the line. It seems he had been on the dock In Barcelona asking around, where the ship was going and when some ef crew told him Cadiz, he Just bopped aboard when no one was looking. As things turned out, the skip­ per had to wire for orders on what to do with him and was told to stop off in Cadiz after all. Happily for everyone, "we went to Cadiz," Franco added, "and after about six hours delay put the Longview back on course. As you can see, sometimes rumoi 3 can be true after alL" Stay Put For Idle Pay Seafarers who are collecting state imemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged- to stay put and avoid changlBg thdr mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced Interruptions of from three to five weeks In getting their next dieck after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An avoage delay of a month is reported In most cases, causing considerable hardriiip to the men Involved. They're Just Pals ANO SHORE M&V!' mMATtxm&vsn TOAecuWesiER' AUATsjieaAu SEAQHSTPRICK your SEA CHEST SHORE WEAII SEA eCAl ( SEA 6EAII • tHOH TEAR BiiirM *^lps" Garrtien OIK! this Brakmc bufl teen to havB tfiot old feeJIR9 w»«n gat iogothor. Tha bull wos carried as deck cargo on • roeent vovogo of M Robin Trent. Garrison was one of the mony Seafarers Jie **stud[ te his guni" and stayed on the Trent until the Re^. line beef wes aH ever. •i �SEAFARER^ Page Faarfeen LOG-A-RHYTHMS By M. Dwycr And the seagulls cry As they fly away, A sound I'll hear Let me live in my house Until Judgment Day; ^ the side of the sea. When my seaman's heart Where the waters are pure, At last sails free. And the air blows free; From this light I tend Let me tend, my duty, By the side of the sea. yhe beacon light Which guards the lonely ships at night. ^ The Keeper Let me serve those strong and noble men, • Who know ^hat when there's trouble, then ^ey can count on m« To do my best. And guide them to a harbor's rest. Oh the waves rush in, to kiss the shore. At times they sound like the thun­ der's roar. But I'm at ease As safe as can be, in my sturdy house By the side of the sea. Seagull The seagull's cry is heard Across the barren shore. The rushing tide flows in To kiss the land once more. Fog engulfs the bay. The ghostly vapors twist; Beside the dunes I stray. In ever-present mist. The seagull's cry is heard Across the barren shore. It seems to make a mock'ry of me By cfying nevermore. m HALL DIWORY SlU, A&6 District BALTIHOKE........Ul8 S. Baltimore St. Ean Sheppard, Agent EAatem 7-4900 BOSTON 376 State St. Jajnea Sheehan, Agent Blchmond 3-0140 HOUSTON...... V4203 Canal St. Robert Hatthewl. Agent Capital 3-4089S 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Lerojr Clarke. Agent HKmlock 6-9744 MOBILE 1 South Lanence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 3-1794 MORGAN CITY 6U Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2196 MEW ORLEANS 023 BlenvlUe St. Lindaey WiUiama. Agent Tulane 8636 NEW YORK 679 4th Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S. MONTREAL.. FORT wnXIAH iSoti EoUl* St. Phone 3-8911 634 St. James St. West PI.ateau 8161 Ontario PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO. OnUrlo 400 Simpson St. Phone; 3-3221 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 372 King St. E. EMpire 4-9719 VICTORIA. BC 61714 Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 398 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 049 THOROLD. Ontario 83 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 44 Sault-au-Matelot NORFOLK 127-139 Bank St, QUEBECQuebee Phone; 5-1389 I. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdlson 2-9834 SAINT JOHN m Prince WUUam St. FHILADELPmA 337 Market St. NB OX 3-9431 8. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1639 PUERTA da TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal CoUa. Agent Phone 3-3996 SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harrison St. Marty Brelthoff. Agent Douglas 2-9479 SAVANNAH 3 Abercom St. E. B. HcAuley, Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 3909 1st Ave. Sea GUlette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1611 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 009 Marine Ave. Heed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS.. .679 4th Ave.. Bk^ SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECREnTARY-TRBASURERS AIgina, Deck W. HaU. Joint Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E Mooney. Sid. J. Volpian. Joint Good Angling fe ; -pi - SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 9-8777 PORTLAND 311 SW tUay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif....910 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAM FRANCISCO 490 Harrison St. Douglas 3-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON...; 005 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK..... 079 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 96169 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1219 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE ..10229 W. Jefferson Ave, River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randt-lpb 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3281 E. 92nd St. Phone; Essex 5-2410 At the time this was token, Seafarer Charles W. Hemmis claimed the title for the big­ gest fish (a 25-pound jack) caught by anyone on his ship. We don't know which ship he meant, but Brother Doniseron gets credit for the picture. June 6, IdSS LOG Sees Maria H. In Top Shape To the Editer: The Maria H., which belongs to the Herald Steamship of Naw York, is manned by ,the most . sober, conscientious bunch of SIU brothers I have ever sailed with. You can feel at.all times the homey atmosphere and coopera­ tion among all hands that makes the difference. All ships are the same; the fellows living letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. together aboard are the ones who make them good or bad. We alsQ have a bunch of very nice officers. The captain is one of the best. The trip is still young as we are bound for Turkey, but I have a hunch and every confi­ dence that it will be a fine trip all along.. We also have a very good steward department, which is trying its. best to please and keep the morale of this swell bunch in top condition. The steward department staff con­ sists of the following brothers; Thomas Bolton,, steward; Wil­ liam Nuttal, chief cook; E. F. Lamb, 3rd cook; John Davis, BR; Ray Atizado, saloon MM; Charles W. Lane, crew MM; Bernardo Tembocai; crew pan­ tryman, and myself as night cook and baker. We all wish a. happy summer to' our officers and brothers wherever they are. Eladio Grajales $> $• ding anniversary. Also, I hope to make good my promise to. take my son and nephew to Texas to visit a real ranch if they pass in~^chool. This will also ^e me a chance to hit the open road in ihy new Dodge. My best to the brothers and my thanks to the SIU as a trade union for making ail these things possible. Clarence L. Cousbu 4. i Clipper Crew Lauds Doctor To the Editor: I know that the LOQ, always has a space to give honorable mention to a person who is for the SIU and its members. Therefore, we of the Alcoa Clipper would like to salute Dr.Dowd aboard this vessel, and hope that he sees it. It is a token of appreciation .for his services and the consideration he has shown this crew. He has gone out of his way maiiy, many times to help us when we needed medical attention and is a good man ashore as well as aboard ship. Ship's reporter Alcoa Clipper S> .4> • Has Godd Word For Houston Spot To the Editor: Having been here in Houston for the oast several years off and on, and again for the past three weeks, I would like to take time out to recommend Bill Thompson's "Sea Lounge" in this port. The place is just opposite the Manchester grain elevqtor. and is convenient to ships docking in this port. : It is a place where one can go to be treated like a gentle­ man, fairly and squarely. Bill is a nice guy, and goes out of his way to make you feel welcome and at liome in 'his place. He would like to be put on the LOG mailing list so he can have some handy when we come in to see him. He already has quite a clien­ tele of SIU men and sever.il have asked him to send in for the LOG so they can pick one up after a trip and keep up with the latest news of the union and shipping. George Meltser (Ed. note: If someone will give us the mailing address, LOGS trill be sent there regu­ larly.) Hails Welfare Plan Service Miami Shuttle To the Editor: Recently my son had to have emergency surgery for a hernia and I had to file a claim for benefits with the SlU Welfare Plan. I'd like all the brothers to know that I got first-rate service not only in terms of the benefits I received but also the speed with which they were handled. When you have sickness in the family with all the worries that go along with it^ it Is very comforting to know that you have the Welfare Plan in yoiir corner and that they will help you meet the freight. Allen Friend To the Editor: Things are running along smoothly, with a fine bunch of Seafarers aboard the SS Cities Service Miami doing a topnotch job in the SIU manner. The photo was taken at a < shipboard meeting on the way to Sasebo, Japan, from the Per­ sian Gulf. We expect to make two or three more shuttle runs from the Persian Gulf to Ja­ pan and then come back home. Regards to all the officials and boys back on the beach. Alex Janes Ship's re^rter Runs Smoethly He Yearns For The Open Road To the Editor! Conditions aboard the Coastal Crusader (Suwannee) as far as quarters, food and cleanliness are concerned rank with the best in the tradition of the SIU, in my estimation, with few ex­ ceptions. While stowing paint on the way down to Recife though,^an ordinary seaman almost acci­ dentally himg himself. Fortu­ nately the daymaii^as equal to the occasion -dnd saved the day by his quick action. Then, a few days out, the bosun hooked a large fish (a wahoo) while trolling from the stern of the vessel. We had it for din­ ner. Very tasty! I'm now looking forward to arriving home in July, when I hope to help my parents cele­ brate their golden (50th) wed­ The black gang contingent on the Miami includes (front, I to r) James Gordon, oiler; C. Johnson, fireman; J. DuHaddaway, engine maintenance; "Andy" Anderson, pumpman; rear, "Frenchie" Million, oiler; G. fVlueller, wiper; Jake Nash, pumpman, and W. Wallace, fireman. "Swede" Ohstrom was the photographer. �jfjipp 1. uu SEAFARERS SIU BABir ARRIVALS Joseph BuzalewsU, Readlnjf, Pa. » * » Jeanne D'Are Heiraei, bom De­ cember 1, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis B. Howard, New Or­ leans, La; » ^ » Natalie Lmig, bora April 9,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Horace C. Long Jr., Sah Francisco, Calif. * * Lee Ann and Nathan PhUip MeFranema Capnfo.-^bom January -28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Danlel, bom April 4, 1958, to Sea­ Nicholas J. Caputo, Brooklyn, NY. farer and Mrs. Carl Max McDanlel, Brooklyn,' NY. * S. Edward Randak East, bom April Clementina Maldenade, bom 8,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hairy January 23, 1958, to Soafarer and K. East, Houston, Texas. Mrs. Ortii Maldbnado, ^ t, t. Brooklyn, NY. Harlon Dale Lowing, bom April . •- * i » 8. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ottls Helen Rufli Mathews, born Jan­ Lewlng, Florlen, La. uary 17, 1938, to Seafarer and Mrs. Earl James Mathews, Stiarks, La. ^ i. t, — t % t Linda Jean Terry, ..bom March Comello Sahdy Minis, bora Jan­ 11, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles L. Terr^, Kosclusio, Miss. uary 28,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. , * • t ; , Joaquin Minis, BrixAdyn, NY. * » » Nathan Wade Thranpson, bora Frank Nelson Jr., bom May 10, Febmary 1, 1958, to Seafarer and 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Mrs. Charles W. Thompson, Sa­ E. Nelson, Sulphur, La. vannah, Ga. % % t * * * James Pledger Jr., bora April 13, Christine Eilsabcth Baraett. bom 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. James l^larch 9. 1958, to Seafarer and Pledger, Baltimore, Md. &Irg. Jehu O. Bamett, Gulfpoft, S> « Ml—, Daniel David Talley, bora April 16, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. •I * * Robert Joseph Bosalewski, bom Lawrence O. Talley Sr., New Or­ May 7, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. leans, La. " Loyat Rebel Families of each of the fol­ lowing new arrivals bavo re­ ceived the $200 8IU maternity benefit from tbe Seafare Wel­ fare Plan plus a $29 US sav­ ings bond ftom the Union. Photographs and Information about tbe new arrivals are wel­ comed by the LOG. Send all details to tbe editor. Photos will be returned after use. Charles Roger Terry, 8, son of Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Torry, shows off his Confodorato flag while posing with mother, Jean, ana baby sister Linda Jean outside homo hi Keseiusho, Miss, .r- TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS •mVOKEOFTHE MTD- IViRY tUNDAY, 1620 6MT (ll;20 tSt Sundayl WFK-S9, 19850 KCs Ships In Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. WPlrIi, 1585$ KCi Ships In Gulf of Mektco, Carihbean, West Coast of Sohth America, West Coast of Mexica and US Eakt Coast. WFK-96, 18?«t KCs Ships In Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-Worfd Wireless Broadcasts Continue • •. Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America WCO-16908.8 KCs (t-. !•»;• ,• • East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monjay, 6315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) . WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia - " WMM 81-11637.5 Northwest Pacific Recall Two More Ships, Last Of Gov't Breakouts WASHINGTON—A pointed commentary on the "boom 'n' bust" nature of American-bag shipping was tbe announcement by tbe Federal Maritime Board that two of tbe three ^ : remaining Government - char­ 4 tered vessels will be recalled frantic calls for more shipping. But larter this month. Tbe ships even after the canal was opened involved are the Rock Springs Vic­ the ships were needed to move a tory, under charter to States Ma­ heavy load of agricultural surplus rine, and the SlU-manned Fly- products. mouth Victory (Isthmian). Then the bottom fell out of the Originally, there were 134 Gov­ Industry last August and the ships ernment ships broken out in the started going back into the bonelate fall of 1956 and the beginning yard In droves. of 1957, end shipping companies When the final recall order were falling over each others feet comes through, the only ship left In the rush to get In line for Gov­ out on charter will be the SIUernment charters. At one point It manned Wellesley Victory (Isth­ got so that there were very lew mian). The two Isthmian Vlctorys usable Victory's left In the reserve. were just about the last two ves­ That was following the Suez war sels to be broken out before the which closed the canal and led to Industry did Us abrupt about-face. Many operators are vowing "never again" after having taken a licking on the charter fees. The death* of the folIouHng Seafarer* have been reported to the Seafarer* Welfart Plan and the SIU death benefit i$ being paid to their beneficiarie*. George Thomas Cooper, 67: Brother Cooper died March 19, 1958, in the USPHS Hospital. Md., of a respiratory ailment. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Loretta Cooper, of Baltimore, Md. Burial took place In the Parkwood Ceme­ tery, Baltimore, Md. 4. EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST rag* FUteem LOG * t Charles J. Hartman, 58: Brother Hartman died of a liver ailment on March 17, 1958, In Capetown, South Africa. He became a full member of the Union on Septem­ ber 12, 1941, and sailed In the stew­ ard department. Brother Hartman Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Hartman, of Brooklyn, NY. Place of burial Is unknown. 4< 4" EInar A. Hansen, 62: Brother Hansen died of a heart ailment on March 18, 1958, In Brooklyn, NY. He became a full member of the Union on July 20, 1942, and sailed In the deck de­ partment. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Hansen of Brook­ lyn, NY. Burial took place In the Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. 4> 4^ 4> JMin Linn, 45: Brother Linn died of a malignancy on April 2, 1958, In New Orleans, La. He joined the Union on De­ cember 12, 1938, and shipped In the deck depart­ ment He Is sur­ vived by his wife, Mrs. Vema CeceUa Linn, of Metalrle, La. Burial was at tbe Garden of Memories Cemetery In New Orleans. 4- ^ 4i' • VltgU Edward Wllmott,. 45: Brother Wilmoth died at the |fanhattan Beach Hospital cm March 11, 1958. He became a full ipemher of the Union on July 29, and sailed In the steward d< ment. Brother Wilmoth Is by his moth^t-, Mrs. Mary Wllm of Htbbt Hills, Wcst^yirginli, was burled In Dusk Cemetery, Gil­ mer County West Virginia. Personals And Notices Iain A. Mel.air''!! Your father, Archibald Mclarep,; Charles Joyner, 54: Brother Joyis very anxious to hear from you. ner died of a heart ailment on His address Is 60 Barfillan Drive, February 6, 1958, Glasgow S, W2, Scotland. In Savannah, 4 4i i ' Georgia. He joined the Union Cyril J. Magnan on June 27, 1951, Please contact your parents at: and shipped in 1817 Collins Ave., Grand Rapids, the steward de­ Mich. partment. Broth­ 4 4 4» ' er Joyner is Sur­ Jack M. Johnson vived by his wife, Get in touch with Viola at 6410 Mrs. Emma Lee Joyner, of Savannah, Ga. Burial Howe St., Groves^ Texas. tooir'place at Mallard Cemetery, 4 4 4 ; Sardis, Ga. Michael W. Flynn 4" 4" 4« Your Wife wants you to con­ ; Charles Sweeney, 70: Brother tact her at 1044 N. 67th St., Phila­ Sweeney died of accidential drown- delphia. Pa. , ing on November 4 4^4 J 25, 1957, in New Holms ex-Jean LaFitte t'- Orleans, La. He Contact George Stanley, Penn joined the Union I J • in July 8, 1955, Explorer. Penn Shipping Co., 405 sailed in the Park Ave., NY, concerning clothing i steward depart- you lost in Savannah, Ga. ^ I ment. Brother 4 ,4 .4 . Sweeney is surCapt. Fred Fredrickson vived by his Please contact Whitey Horton daughter, Claire Armstrong, of New Orleans. Burial at 103 William Ave., Portsmouth, took place In St. Vincent De Paul Va. His telephone number is Export 3-7211. Cemetery, New Orleans. 4 4 4 4^ t 4^ Frederick (Johnny) Johnson Sylvester Gibson, 33: Brother Gibson died of injuries suffered in Please write to your mother, an auto accident on August 10, Mrs. Florence Johnson, at 104 1957, In San Francisco, Calif. He Pembroke Street, Boston 18, Mass. became a full member of the Union 4 4 4 on September 5, 1956, and shipped Clarence Hawkins . in the steward department. Burial Your wife, Mrs. Daisy Hawkins, was In the Golden Gate National wants you to contact her at once. Cemetery. Her address is General Delivery, 4> 4^ 4^ Satsuma, Ala. ^ Clement A. Fontenot 51: Brother 4 4 4 Fontenot died on March 11, 1958, In Mamou, La. He became a full Joseph Thorn member of the Union on June 6, Contact the personnel director, 1951, and sailed In the steward Texas Information Services Inc., department. Brother Fontenot Is 122 E. 42nd Street, NY. survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary 4 4 4 Fontenot, of Mamou, La. Burial Sergio Arrebola took place In the Mamou Cemetery, Contact Armando CordoVa; 626 Mamou, La. E. 5th St.. Long Beach, Calif. ^ i i 4 4 4 Remegius McDonald The J. H. Winchester Co. wants you to contact' it Its address is 351 California St., San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 Charles O. Lynsky Get In touch with your mother 3! 12655 Martha Street, North m •m m ..-li p �I' SEAFARBBS^IAG s • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATION AL UN ION • A^TLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • i» • Morse Plea Would Bar Subsidy Fund . To New Applicants 50 Mlle-An-Hour Submarine? Blue Cross Again Asks Rate Hikes Representatives of AFL-CIO un­ WASHINGTON—Despite the apparent need for additional ions have reiterated their opposi­ subsidies to cover new applicants, Maritime Administrator tion to Blue Cross rate Increases Clarence Morse has asked the Senate Conunittee on Appro­ in New York State in hearings currently being held by the State priations to cut back the^ Insurance Department. However, House-approved figure of 2,- Marine and other operators who the union . spokesmen conceded 300 subsidized voyages to 2,075 have operated unsubsidized but that a rate Increase Is virtually have now spent several years proc­ during the fiscal year, 1959. Morse's inevitable by next winter. request is in compliance with the essing subsidy applications to, in effect, change the rules at the last Blue Cross is currently running one made by Secretary of Com­ $3 million a month in the red, but merce Sinclair Weeks before the minute and deny their applications union spokesmen from city and without cause; committee last month. state central bodies are asking the Under the House language, the • "Operators who have succeed­ Insurance Department to author­ 2,300 voyages would be broken ed without subsidy since World ize the kgency to dip into a frozen down to seventy-five for operators War II otherwise would be driven reserve for the being. Other* which may be subsidized from US- out of US flag operations as their Wise, e 15 to 20 percent rate in­ Great Lakes ports to Europe and war-built vessels become obsolete, crease would be seen as inevitable. the Caribbean; 200 for companies and this would weaken rather than which have not held subsidies strengthen the American Merchant Pennsylvania recently granted prior to July 1, 1958 and the bal­ Marine." the Blue Cross in that state a rate ance of 2,025 for presently subsi­ Increase but demanded that the Morse requested that present dized operators. plan economize on expenditures subsidies be maintained until cur­ The Skipjack, newest addition to the US. Navy's growing nuclear* and giva tha public a voice on the New BIda Cut rent studies pertaining to the minpowered submarine lleet, slides down the ways at Groton, Conn. board of directors. Pennsylvania Under Morse's requested cut­ iiiiuiu number of subsidized vessels The vessel, reported capable of speeds up to 50 miles-an-hour, re* also instructed Blue Cross to stop back, 75 voyages would be ear­ necessary in the national interest negotiating. with hospital officiala fleets speeds possible with nuclear power. It feotures a torpedo* marked for Great Lakes operators are- completed and the true pic­ on how much it should pay a shaped hull and sail diving planes or "underwater wings." while the balance would be used to ture is known. given institution instead of set­ maintain "subsidy contracts at ting up a flat payments rate. approximately the present level." New York unions have similarly In other words, about 16 companies demanded a voice in Blue Crou with about 300 ships would con­ ^operations since the Plan is an tinue to receive operating sub­ Fire and heat drill experience aboard the Steel Age stood tho crow In good stead when integral part of many trade union sidy funds, two-thirds of which is welfare plan set-ups. Any increase split by only six companies, while it was called on to save a German ship in the Indian Ocean. operators with new requests—some . On May 9, the Steel Age received an urgent message from the German freighter, SS In rates would mean a reduction in benefits for union members for of them pending for as long as Crostafels, bound for Kara­ three years—would have no funds chi, to the effect that the ves­ deck eating through the deck plat­ Job. Captaiii Meyer had this to say: practical purposes, unless unions for subsidies. sel had a fire in a hold which ing and dripping liquid on the cal­ "AU officers and crewmembers of could negotiate increased contril^ Joseph Ball, vice-president of contained, among other cargo, a cium carbide. The hatch and all this vessel assisting In the- opera­ utions from contracted employers. States Marine Lines, which also shipment of calcium carbide. The ventilators were securely battened tions carried out their duties in a operates the SlU-contracted Isth­ master of the German ship first down. A hole was cut in the deck, most satisfactory manner. The mian Line, declared, the proposed thought he could continue to his and the entire twelve bottles of equipment was intelligently used ceiling, "would have had the effect destination without assistance, but COi were released individually into and the training program in the of denying our application for sub­ a message shortly after the first the hatch. This aid was sufficient use of emergency equipment as sidy after three years of litigation one~ indicated otherwise, since to enable the Crostafels to continue carried out in conjunction with the and hearings." Isthmian Line has the fire couldn't be extinguished the voyage to Karachi." . weekly fire and abandon-ship drills application pending for 108 subsi­ with water and the ship carried no Of the crewmembers who did the proved most worthwhile." dized voyages. Ball cited the fol­ COs fire equipment. lowing reasons why the 2,300 voy­ At this point, the Crostafels al­ WASHINGTON—The active US age figure should be retained: tered the parallel course it had Merchant Marine, which has been • That the added vessels are been running to the Steel Age In steAfdily declining for the last three order to meet the Isthmian vessel needed for defense; years, took one of its biggest drops • It would be "unfair to States for assistance. in a long time as 22 vessels entered Upon meeting, three officers and six Steel Age Seafarers boarded An NLRB examiner has charged employees of tha Anglo-Newfound­ the yards during the past month the German ship with two COi cyl­ the, United Rubber Workers union land Development Co. The final because of lack of employment. According to figures released by inders, oxygen-breathing apparatus, with unfair labor practices in pick­ count was 3,197 for the IWA and a fresh air breathing apparatus, eting the O'SuIlivan Rubber plant 498 againpt. The union also reports the Maritime Administration, there In Winchester, Va., and in con­ that it has filed 51 separate appli­ were only 952 vessels of 1,000 gross piping, hose and fittings. ducting its nation-wide boycott cations for 7,800 workers in woods tons and over in the active ocean­ Captain Meyer, the Steel Age's Master, reported the action that against the company's products. operations of tho Bowaters Corp., going US Merchant Marine as of was taken to control the fire: "The The strike highlights the union- one of the largest papermakers in the first of May. Of thesei 36 were Government-owned and 916 were fire was 'apparently caused by leak­ busting provisions of the Taft-Hart­ the world. LAKE CHARLES—All is quiet ing carboys of acid stowed on ley Act. The URW had won a rep­ >, 4 4 privately owned vessels. This re­ again on the labor front here as resentation election, 383-2, among The Communications Workers flected a decrease of more than 130 the Metal Trades unions settled the workers In 1956. When negotia­ Union have announced plans to vessels since May, 1956. their dispute with the Cities Serv­ Money Exchange tions for a contract failed, the construct a new eight-story head­ Only two ships joined the pri­ ice refinery and came up with a union struck the plant in May, quarters building in Washington, vately owned fleets to offset the new contract. The agreement was Rates Listed 1956. But the company hired DC. The union will combine its general decline. The ESso Lexing­ ratified by the membejrship at spe­ strikebreakers and continued to Washington and Richmond; Va., ton completed construction and The following Is the latest cial meetings. Although all of the available listing of free ex­ operate. offices in the $2.5 million building went Into operation, and the SS terms of the agreement are not change rates for foreign cur­ In April, 1956, a worker in the and will rent out the remainder to Pandora returned to US registry known, it is reported to provide rencies. Listings are as of plant and the company filed for other organizations. The building, from the Liberlan flag. for an additional week's vacation June .4, 1958 and are sub­ another election in which strikers which will be located at 20th and with pay for men with 10 years' ject to change without notice. were not allowed to vote, although K Streets, NW, will be ready for Of the 82 privately-owned inac­ tive vessels laid up because of lack service, among jather improve­ England, New Zealand, South Africa: many of them had ten years or occupancy sometime before the fall of cargoes, 16 are dry cargo ships ments. *2.82 per pound (terllng. more employment with the, com­ of 195&. and 36 are tankers. The declina It has been a very slow shipping Australia: *2.24 per pound aterUps. pany. The union was voted out in in oil charters is also seen in tha Belgium: SO francs to-the doQar. period' as only 27 men shipped this election, 288 to 5. It hits been Denmark: 14.80 cents per krone. The Retail Clerks Union and the report that while there were no out from this port. The outlook pickrtinti since and has asked the France- 4S0 francs to the dollar. teamsters have announced the ne­ new construction contracts placed for the future is not promising as support of all other trade unions Germany: 4 mark* to the dollar. gotiation of a five-year agreement during Ihe month, 2 new tankers only a few vessels are scheduled to in boycotting O'SuIlivan products. Holland: 3.T-3.B guilders to the dollar. with Montgomery Ward and Co., were postponed and one tanker hit the port during the period and The URW will appeal the examin­ Italy: 624 lire to the dollar. the big niail' order and department conver^on was canceled. there are plenty of men on the er's findings. Norway: 14 cent* per krone. store chain. The pacts-, which have beach jto take any openings. Portugal: 28.79 escudos to the dollar. $1 •, 4", • to be ratified by the locals of the Calling into the area during the Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone. ' International Associatioh of two unions, contains "an acrosspast period were the Royal Oak India; 91 eentg pgr rupee, /obdworkers scored ope of the the-board wage increase, a cost-ofPakistan: 21 ceats per rupee. Chiwawa, Winter Hill, Bents Fort, Argentina: 33 pesos to the dollar. t^figiest victories in Canadian living clause and a modified union CS BMtimore, Fort Hoskins, .Brad­ Brafii: .008 cenii per cryzdlre. history last wee^ when .It shop agreenient." If accepted, the ford Island, Council Grove (Cities Unigua;y: .im centa per peso. .v.; as overwhelmingly elected bar-; agreement wiirend the CIi; "V 2()Venezhelai 89.88 Mnts per hoUvar. gaining representative for the 4,20(1 week strike^ Against Hie-company- ,•-( •i Steel Age Saves German Ship No Cargo — 22 Ships Co Into Lay-Up CS Settles PactDispute s-. Know! il •; J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource June 6, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FOUR PORTS START EYEGLASS BENEFIT SIU BUYS SITE FOR NEW PHILA. HALL ‘CREW SS ATLANTIC; SIU WINS MAJORITY MODIFIED RR BILL STILL A THREAT TO MARITIME INDUSTRY BULL CREWS WIN LAYOFF PAY BEEF US REPORTS CS NUCLEAR SHIP PLANS SEATTLE PICKS ‘MISS MARITIME’ CANADA SEAFARERS VOTE WALKOUT ON WEST COAST SHIPOWNERS HIT PROPOSAL THEY FOOT SUEZ REPAIR BILL MAW CAMPAIGN NETS 5 MORE NY PLANTS PRE-1941 ALIEN WOULD GET ENTRY MFOW BOOSTS DEATH BENEFITS JOBLESS PAY BILL UNDERMINED US OFFICIALS SEE OK OF RUBBER RAFT SUP AGENT HITS RATE WAR BY SUBSIDIZED SHIP CO’S SS ATLANTIC HIRES FULL CREW P-A DROPS INTERCOASTAL SHIP SERVICE UNIONS OF AMERICA NAT’L ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS NMU FINKS IN BRAZILIAN STRIKE URGES YEAR’S BAN ON ’50-50’ CARGO FOR RETURNING RUNAWAYS PROPOSE MASS SALE OF SHIPS IN RESERVE AID REPORT BACKS CHARGE OF US BIAS ON ’50-50’ RECALL TWO MORE SHIPS, LAST OF GOV’T BREAKOUTS MORSE PLEA WOULD BAR SUBSIDY FUND TO NEW APPLICANTS BLUE CROSS AGAIN ASKS RATE HIKES STEEL AGE SAVES GERMAN SHIP CS SETTLES PACT DISPUTE NO CARGO – 22 SHIPS GO INTO LAY-UP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/06/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 12 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/bb1ecaaf86ee666a611de2c28cf9d5e7.PDF b1307ddd0245e14e80ab682c1d0f7c17 PDF Text Text LOG I. May 23 1958 • OFFICIAl^RGAN 0> THi SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND QULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Story On Page 3 Story On Page 3 \ ILOMeeting Seeks Higher Standards a Story On Page 2 f ^ow bdiig Outfitted with cranes, raijIwCOrS LOUflCllfllG* ings and bitts, chief steward Lucian , Moore's exact scale model of a Pan-Atlantic trailership is needing ' ; completion on the Monarch of the Seas. Model-ihaker Moore built his . / ship from the original blueprints on a scale of one inch to nine feet. , : ^ ' He started three months ago with a big rfiuiik of balsa wood. . '-yx f^ f „n ,v, f f /I SIUNA Vice-l^resident John Fox of the '••"• Inland Boatmen's Union -(leftX and ; SIUNA draft report on arrival in " Int'l Labor Organir zatiori in Genw Hawk wes US delegate representing American ' r ,-, seamen. Fox and four others served as adviseis. (Story oh Page tCy ... .... �SEAFARERS Pare Tvc Ito Sea Meet \ , . • • f - , Tax Is Lura For Runaways , • Higher Sfandaras i'. May 23, 1951 LOG the SIU has long maintained that runaway operators are simply dodging taxes. That opinion was seconded this week by the "Journal of Commerce" In an editorial which conceded that the tax edge was the major lure. 7 The publication generally relleets industry views. Uses T'H Again: Curran Flies Against SIU, Banner Line A "productive and successful" conference on international maritime standards was com­ pleted by the International Labor Organization's maritime meeting at Geneva, US workers' After piously vowing that thg delegate John Hawk announced upon his return to the United States. Hawk, who is sec­ NMU would never use the Taftretary-treasurer of the SIU ofHartley Act against another union, North America, said that the ]^U President Jmeph Curran has Geneva meeting, concluded fllp-dopped on his^qsition and had last week, approved most of NMU attorneys file charges with the program proposed by sea­ the National Labor Relations Board against the SIU and against the faring and other unions affili­ American Banner Line. The charge ated with the International Transof unfair labor practices was filed portworkers' Federation "practic­ with the regional office of the ally as submitted." ^ Board in New Yoirk even before the "The success of the conference," company has hired a crew for its Hawk' declared, "was largely the passenger ship, the SS Atlantic. result of the excellent relationship •The accusation was not substanti­ established between American ated with any supporting evidence, maritme representatives and those a tactic that has been employed of other maritime unions in the consistently by the NMU president free world. .Most of the recommen­ against the SIU. dations, which had been worked The charge accuses the company up last year by the working party and the SIU of acting in collusion of 18 union, shipowner and gov­ to assure the SIU a majority of the ernment representatives, were crew. It is now undergoing inves­ acted on favorably. In addition, the tigation by the NLRB. close harmony of free world rep­ Attacked Union Shop resentatives enabled them to de­ feat every effort by representatives This is the second instance in of the Soviet bloc to get hostile, which Curran has used the Taftanti-American resolutions into the Hartley Act against the SIU. The record." first was in Philadelphia where the Hawk pointed out that "while NMU attacked the legality of the US unions will not immediately union shop clause while seeking benefit because of their high stand­ to raid the SlU-contracted Willis Shown porticipoHng In discussions of the International Labor Organizationy seafaring section at ards, the program will help elevate fleet. That NMU effort failed. The Geneva ore representatives of SIU and Canadian unions along with seafarers from other nations. the status of seafarers In other NMU attack in this instance paral­ US delegate, SIU of NA secretory-treasurer John Hawk, is second from left, facing camera. Others countries around the world." leled the arguments of "right to (I to r, next to Hawk) ore Mike Sheehon, SIU Canadian district, the Canadian delegate; and Hawk's work" advocates. . < Six Major Items advisers on the US delegation. Lone Kirklond and Peter Henle, AFL-CIO; Captain Roy D. Lurvey, The SIU has never filed unfair The six items on the agenda of MM&P; John Fox, SIU of NA, and W. E. Ferron, MEBA. labor practice charges against the the conference included revision NMU, but, of course, has filed of convention 93 on wages, hours and manning-scales; seafarers' hir­ and hygiene; crew accommodation the work of the US delegation British Seamen's Union, who did charges against American Coal ing; seamen's identity cards; pro­ improvements and air conditioning; which, he said, "worked as a team an outstanding job as chairman; Shipping and other operations who visions for officer competency; protection of seamen on atomic- and was invaluable when technical Doug Tennant, also of Great Brit^ have discriminated against Sea­ . ships' medicine chests and health powered ships or ships carrying questions relating to an individual ain; Ingvald Haugen of Norway farers. conditions, and employment of sea­ radioactive materials; improvement adviser's area came up. The same and Peter De Vries of the Nether­ Curraii had previously filed farers on sub-standard ships such on manning scales and other items gobs for Mike Sheehan, the Cana­ lands, along, with many others who charges with the AFL-CIO over the relating to seamen's living and dian delegate, and his advisers. contributed to the success of this membership-approved SIU loan to as those of the runaway flags. / ^ "Particular credit should go to meeting." The conference went on record. working conditions. the company in December, 1996. Hawk had nothing but praise for Omar Becu of the ITF; Tom Yates, Hawk said, calling on member na­ Assisting Hawk as his advisers These charges have been tabled by tions' to discourage their seamen were: John Fox, international vice- the AFL-CIO Executive Council. from working on sub-standard ves­ president, SIU of NA; Captain Hoy sels without the protection of Lurvey, Masters, Mates and Pilots; established union standards on Lane.Kirkland, formerly of MM&P wages, manning, transportation and but now with the AFL-CIO Social other items. Security Department; Peter Henle, In selecting the membership of AFL-CIO headquarters, and W. A. the Joint Maritime Commission, a Ferron, Marine Engineers Bene­ board of 15 shipowner and 15 union Tw^nty-five-year-old Seafarer Michael Carlin has shipped ficial Association. representatives, the conventlbn with the SIU off and on for the past ten years, but this fall, - The proposals of this conference chose Paul Hall, SIU secretarynow have to be submitted to the treasurer and SIUNA president, as with the aid of an SIU scholarship, he Vill becoifte a full-time govei-ning body of the ILO for the American seamen's representa­ college student majoring inf action, after which they ,are sub­ MONTREAL — A three-man tive. Hal Banks, SIUNA vice-presi­ economics, resuming d career This Is. the first of a series ojn mitted for ratification to the mem­ Hoard of Conciliation and Investlthe winners of the SlU'a $6,000 dent, was chosen as the Canadian ber nations involved. .gation has been named by the seamen's representative. The Joint which was disrupted in 1951. scholarship awards for 1958. Minister -of Labour to deal with One of this year's five $6,000 Maritime Commission is the in­ the dispute over contract nqgoj:!terim body that functions in be­ scholarship %lnners, Carlln in­ ful Cities Service organizing cam­ ations between the SIU Canadian tween ILO conventions. tends to put his Union experi­ paign. During that campaign, he District and the member companies Among subjects dealt with in ence and ten years of seafaring to was one of 150 Seafarers to re­ of the Great Lakes shipping indus­ ceive back wages in payment for resolutions passed by the conven­ try. tion were the following: Consid­ use by prepariflg to enter the In­ unfair labor firings by the com­ The dispute resulted when the pany." eration of the problems of refugee ternational labor the lull before companies refused to accept pro­ Carlin returned to Amherst in theSEATTLE—Like seafarers such as men from Iron relations field. it has been very quiet in posed contract changes which the September, 1950, as a sOphomore, this storm, Curtain countries; seamen's port Whlla shipping port for the two-week period union membership had agreed on. with IVaterman and after completing the year, welfare facilities; shipboard health with no pay offs sign-ohs. But Among the proposals were a tenin 1056 and 1957, went back to sailing as an AB be- things are lookingorup; the Couer cent hourly pay boost, overtime frequent long caqse he lacked the funds to con-^, yictcrv (VictVrv Carriers) runs to the Far tinue school. He sailed mostly' is expected in for a pay off and the pay for some weekend operational work, a firm Manning scale for with Waterman and Isthmian for May 23, 1958 Vol. XX, No. 11 East made him Forge (Peninsular Navig.), ships, a number of clarifications on realize, as he puts the next two years until he was •Valley will be coming out of lay-up. Al­ work hour limits and duties of vari­ it, "the impor­ drafted In April, 1954. together, Jeff Gillette, port agent, ous ratings and overtime for fire­ tance of free and ^ .. After spending a year and a half said, about sixty men are expected men on canallers who are required responsible trade , Carlin in Korea, Carlin was. discharged to ship.' u n 10 n i" in democracy's fight to enter bunkers in the canals. and returned' to shipping imtil he PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer In transit during the last period From 6,()00 to 7,000 Canadian Dis­ against commimism. decided to continue the education HERBEBX BBAMD, Editor. 'BERNABD SEA­ MAN, Art Editor. HEBMAN AHIHUB. IBWIN Carlin started to ship in 1948, he had left in 1951. In January he were the Fairport, Choctaw and trict members are affected by the SPIVACXi AL HASKIN, JTOBM BBAZIL, HEB^ the summer after he graduated enrolled in evening college at New Yaka (Waterman) and Seamar, dispute. MAN MAKLEB, Staff Writers. BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. from high school at the age of fif­ York University while working Alamar and Portmar (Calmar). While attempts at conciliation are in progress, the District's head­ PublitiiM DlwMkly- at tha haadquartert teen. In the fall he became a days. Now that he has, the schol­ •f tha Saafarapc intarnatlonal Union, At. freshman at Amherst College and arship, however, he intends to be­ quarters shipping board indicates lantie A Gulf Distrlet, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth that a total of 1,100 members were Avenue Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. KYaelnth after successfully completing his come a full-time student either at Entarad a» tacond clan mattar shiRpejii through the hall in April, at tha Pott Ottiea In Brooklyn, NY. undar work, returned to sea for a year. NYU or the University of Call' tha Act of Aug. M, 1912. for the, spring fit-out, a record He joined thq Union in 1949 and fornia. . nuinber iiq. ^e union's ten-yeqr ex­ earned hia book in September, 1951, Becehtly married, Carlin and his I2< istence," aft^r participating in the success.it v A Sailor 10 Years, He's College-Bound Names Board To Help Settle Canadian Pact Sees An Upturn SEAFARERS LOG W-i'v.-'" If-- K' • • • �• •C-M. ' > • SKAFARERS Wbir tS/l»8t : /'•• '"'• LOG Pas* Thre* Fight Rail Bill Threat To Ships House Body CJears For Broader I .i'. Protest RR Seafarers and mem|>ers of their families are urged to write to Sdhator Warren'Magnuson or to one of the other Senators jisted below, members of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, to pro­ test against propose,d legislation which would tend to, destroy coastwise shipping. The bill in question is S-3778. Correspond­ ence should be addressed to the Senate Office Building, Wash­ ington, DC. Committee members are: Warren G. Magnuson, Wash. Alan Bible, Nev. John W. Bricker, Ohio John M. Butler, Md. ^orris Cotton, NH Frank J. Lausche, Ohio A. S, Mike Monroney, Okla. John O. Pastore, RI Frederick G. Payne, Me. Charles E. Potter, Mich. William A. Purtell, Conn. Andrew F. Schoeppel, Kan. George A. Smathers, Fla. Strom Thtu-mond, SC Ralph W. Yarborough, Texas SIU Sees Damage To Coastal Trade WASHINGTON—A bUI introduced by Senator George Smathers (Dem.-Fla.) to aid the nation's rail­ roads has ruti into a storm of opposition from maritime as the result of a sectionf Harry O'Reilly, secretarywhich woiild threaten the treasurer, Maritime Trades De­ AFL-CIO, has submit­ existence of coastwise and partment, ted a statement to the Senate intercoastal shipping. The Interstate and Foreign Com­ measure, S-3778, contains merce Committee declaring the strong objections to Sec­ a provision to strip the MTD's tion 5 of the pending biU S-3778. WASHINGTON — The HoUse Appropriations Committee has given the go-ahead for an outlay of 5260 million in mari­ time funds during the fiscal year starting July 1. The figure represents almost five times what was allotted a year ago. for researeh and development, and Overruling the President's $8 milUon for the. reserve fleet. Interstate Commerce Com­ maritime budget estimates,' the The committee voted a decrease in mission of authority to con­ funds for reserve fleet expenses, committee authorized 2,300 sub­ sider ship freight rates in fix­ urging faster disposal of "obsolele" sidized voyages during the /year, ing railroad freight rates on com­ ^00 of which would be set aside Libert ships. petitive routes. for new applicants such as Isthmian, - It noted MA testimony "that For practical purposes, that Waterman, States Marine and these ships cannot be economically would give the railroads leeway to operated 1^ the present world mar­ Isbrandtsen. An additional 75 are ask for and obtain rates on runs ket and that they have little value earmarked for operations into or between Atlantic and Gulf ports for defense purposes." It urged out of the Great Lakes. """ that could be set far lower than reduction in the inventory of A total of $123 mlflion was re­ these vessels "as rapidly as possible existing ship freight rates. Once commended for new ship construc­ within" the limitations imposed by the shipping opposition had been tion and research, including $98 our peacetime and mobilization destroyed or driven into lay-up, million for 17 new vessels and $15 requirements." the railroads would then' have million more to cover vessel tradeins. The construction budget was watered down to a bare $3 million last year. Four of the new vessels would be replacements for the SlU-contracted Mississippi fleet. American Mail Line would also get construc­ tion assistance on four vessels and Paciflc Far East Line on two. Both Anyone going from New York to Washington by rail might logically argue that since these companies are under con­ the train was going anyhow and it didn't cost the railroad any more to carry you, the tract to SIU Pacific District unions. I^ykes and Mooremac would get the conductor ought to let you ride for a dollar instead of the ten dollars or more actually other seven vessels. involved. The committee deleted a $34 Of course, this would be New Lakes Hq In Business million request' for a new Pacific "one helluva way to run a liner for American President Lines. ' This is already coVeied in a sepa­ railroad," as some philosopher once said, despite its so-called logic. rate bill which has already passed Yet ti^ay this is the kind of tbe House. News of the committee's action thinking used by the railroads in their freight rate regarding operating subsidies was SEAFARERS war with coastal welcomed In many industry quar­ LOG and intercoastal ters, as it foreshadowed favorable SPECIAL ship operators. action on pending applications for The railroa Government assistance. Up to now, REPORT have argued with 18 companies with about 300 ships have been sharing some $120 mil­ Government acquiescence, that lion in operating subsidy funds since the trains are already run­ each ye^. Six companies split ning and it doesn't cost much to tack on a few cars to the end of a over two-thifds of these funds. The original budget ^estimate train already bound from New called for only 2,000 subsidized York to New Orleans, for example, vwages, a cut of 100 from the cur- and they can quote a rate that cov­ ri&t figure. The remainder of the ers only this slight extra cost, they maritime funds, aside from routine should be permitted to do so. Since by this process of selective overhead and salaries, include $3 rate-cutting they can kill off com­ million for training, $3.5 million petition from ships also serving New York and New Orleans, then it's all to the good from the rail­ road point of view. In practice, this is why coastwise shipping repre­ sents such a small segment of US maritime activity today. It's also one of the reasons why the rail­ roads themselves are in trouble. Historic Differences Despite.their historic differepces DETROIT—The SIU-Great Lakes and intense competition for earDistrict took a major-step this goes, domestic ship operators have month in its drive to organize the no major objections to most of the 17-vessel Boland and Cornelius Smathers bill, S-3778, which is de­ fleet by filing a petition with the signed to help the railroads In their NLRB for a representative election. present financial problems. The principal objection by, the Piedge cards representing a inashipping industry covers section 5 Jority of the crews were submitted of S-3778, which would strip the along with the petitions. As part of its massive organizing Interstate Commerce Commission drive, the Great Lakes District has of power to consider ship freight also requested an election aboard rates in setting railroad freight the SS Venus, a crane vessel owned rates. Passage of this section, as by the Steel Products Steamship written, would simply give the rail­ roads a hunting license to go out Agency, Inci-s . The current organi^g drive is and kill off ftll competition. Legislative 'Protectiwa' part of a plan of the Lakes Sea­ Ne*^ Ri^r Rpuge headquarters of SlU's Great Lakes District farers and affiliated maritime or­ *^In 1920, and even more emphati­ (above) is now open for business. Below, Cdrl Michnoy 11^ ganizations to cdmpietely organize cally. in 1940, "the Transportation is first to be drspatohed out of the nevir halt. Looking on are bred Lakes shipping before the Si; Law­ Ai^i Jcclai-ed the diity of the Famen,' secretory-treasurer, and Ed Ooherty, potrofmon. rence Seaway is Completed. ^ (C<mtlnued oh page 8) Rail Combine's Program: Starve Out All Shipping Lakes District Asks NIRD For 17-Ship Vote Section 5 would strip the In­ terstate Commerce Commission of the power to fix railroadfreight rates in relation to mari­ time freight rates. Such a move, O'Reilly stated, would "expedite destruction of the American merchant marine," by eliminat­ ing coastwise and intercoastal ship operations from competi­ tion with the railroads for do­ mestic freight traffic. access to all the cargo now being carried aboard ships. Strong SIUNA disapproval for the measure has been voiced by SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, in his capacity as president of the international union, in a telegram to Senator Warren Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Commit­ tee, which has jurisdiction over the proposal. Hall said that sec­ tion five of the bill "would be highly detrimental to coastwise and intercoastal shipping," and urged that it be stricken from the bill, or that hearings be called which would permit maritime un­ ion.? and the industry to express their views. The Maritime Trades Department has also protested the move. Additional criticismf of the rail­ road's position was voiced by John Weller, president of Seatraia Lines, at a recent session of tho Transportation Association of America in Boston. Without refer­ ring directly to the Smathers bill, Weller charged that the railroads are taking time out from their own economic troubles "to polish off the coastal shipping lines," rather than seek to develop new freight traffic and new sources of rev­ enue. The immediate losers from a change in ICC policy would be Seatrain and Pan-Atlantic, the last two companies exclusively in­ volved in coastwise shipping. Otlier SlU-contracted companies such as Calmar, in the intercoastal service, and offshore companies who put their ships on a coastwise or in­ tercoastal leg -before running off­ shore, would also be seriously af­ fected by the railroad proposal. Seafarers are urged to send their individual protests to Senator Magnuson as well as to the mem^ hers of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee list­ ed on this page. Send 'em to the • " ^ I �m. ^•:r •M • ~v: • SEAFARERS Pace Four iiv tl. IMI LOG \-h'- . n S ! i- if Find Few Takers For NY Jobs NEW YORK — While shipping has not been booming during the ' past period, it has picked up to the extent that some Jobs were left hanging on the board for several calls. Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urer Bill Hall reminded the mem­ bership that it is desirable for A and B men to take these jobs as they come up, especially in periods of good shipping, so that ships arc manned by qualified seamen. Although two vessels went into temporary lay-up in this port dur­ ing the period, shipping did show an^improvement over the prior pe­ riod. These ships were the Dorothy (Bull) and the Grain Shipper. There were 19 vessels paying off during the past two weeks, four signing on and 20 were in-transit. Paying off were the Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain); Bienville, Fairland (Pan-Atlantic); Beatrice, Dor­ othy, Elizabeth, Angelina (Bull); Steel Chemist (Isthmian); OS Bal­ timore (Cities Service); Robin Hood, Robin Sherwood (Robin); Aicoa Patriot, Pennant (Alcoa); Grain Shipper (Grainfleet); Beaure­ gard, Raphael Bemmes, Afoundria (Waterman) and the Longview Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers). Signing on. during the period were the Robin Sherwood, Robin Hood (Rcbin Line); Steel Chem­ ist (Isthmian) and the Alcoa Pen­ nant (Alcoa). The in-transit vessels Included the Suzanne (Bull); Flomar, Pennmar, Kenmar (Calmar); Steel Vendor, Steel Apprentice (Is^mian); Maria H (Herald); War­ rior (Waterman); Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) and the Seatrains Louisiana and Savannah (Seatrain). SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO HOARD From April 30 To May 13, 1958 (Editor's note: Under the new reporting system for SIU sUpIdng, the summaries below give the complete picture in eadli de­ partment by seniority class, Job group and port, Including the num­ ber, of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers coming into port to register can pick their spots by checking the "registered on the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals for their department. In the near future, SIU shipping will be reported by ratings In the same fashion. Comments and suggestions on this procedure are always welcome.) registrations, hospital cases, deaths, retirements, men shipping out of group and other causes. Eight SIU ports contributed to the overall rise inv shipping, and the remaining six porta declined. Hie increasM were listed by Phila* delphia. Savannah, Tampa, New Orleans, Lake Charles, ..Houston, Wilmington^ and. San Francisco. The outlook Is generally good for the current period 'also. ^ Class A shipping aocopnted for 68.percent of the District-wide total, class B for 26 percent and class C for the remainder. Thiif represents a rise for both B and 0 shipping. The cbss B ratio of shipping shows one B man shipped for every 2 and 9/10 class B men on the beach at the end of the period. Considered another way, better than one out of every four Jobs shipped in the past two weeks went to a class B man. Class C shipping was about evenly split among all three departments. Five ports (Norfolk, Savannah, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle) shipped no C men at all. Thd foUowing is the forecast port by port; Boetim: Fair ; . . New York: Good . . . Phfladel^a: Fair . . . Baltimore: (3ood . . . Norfolk! Slow . . . Savannah! Fair . , . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . , Nbw Orleans: Very good . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good . . . Wiimingten; Good ... San Francisco: Fair.. . Seattle: Should be good; SIU shipping rose to the highest point since early February during the past period, reflecting a ratio of one man shipped for every 2% top seniority men on the beach. At that rate there could be a complete turnover of A men on the beach in 4-5 weeks. A total of 976 men in all seniority groups was dispatched during the period, compared to a two-week registration of 1,112. Seniority-wise, the A registration declined, and the B registration increased slightly. The "registered on the beaCh" figures at the end of the period also rose slightly in both cases, due to routine re- DECK DEPARTMENT •— Registered CLASS A Pert Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah ...... Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 3 8 3 27 51 16 9 1 5 12 25 10 2 6 2 3 1 3 6 1 9 24 . 6 17 18 7 1 3 2 9 15 3 2 9 1 9 5 3 1 1 — GROUP 1 2 1 1 1 4 — 1 5 8 — 2 — — — — — 2 — 8 1 — 3 1 — 3 2 2 4 — Shipped CLASS A 3 1 6 _ 6 4 1 1 2 3 7 7 3 4 1 GROUP 1 2 1 2 16 36 6 1 10 21 — 1" 2 2 1 6 18 15 28 3 5 9 23 6 3 3 2 1 — Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 1 1 17 1 3 1 — 1 4 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 6 _ 9 2 3 — 4 — 8 2 2 3 — 2 — 2 3 — — Shipped CLASS C 3 7 2 8 — 5 3 2 9 1 1 1 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 1 2 S A B 1 4 1 1 5 S B9 11 1 — 8 3 — t 35 15 1 5 — 1 4 1 •M' — 30 8 ~ 1 52 8 12 2 _ 34 19 12 3 _ 7 .4 — — 1 . 1\ C 1 9 1 8 1 1 Registered On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP All 1 3 1 2 2 6 9 16 5 1 7 89 100 159 48 2 19 12 10 27 11 1 53 44 84 17 7 17 8 '2 1 1 4 7 6 5 5 2 — 6 6 10 — 38 25 41 4 1 2 61 42 40 10 1 13 14 3 21 3 5 3 53 16 25 4 2 6 15 6 14 1 2 9 11 17 22 2 3 9 2 12 17 3 5 15 3 2 22 3 27 16 2 1 2 9 9 6 6 16 9 ENGINE DEPARTMENT K KIt Pert Boston ........ New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore ...... Norfolk ....... Savannah Tampa .: SAN FRANCISCO—A veteran of Mobile the American Coal Shipping beef, SUP oldtimer Lincoln Norby has decided to retire from the sea on his Sailors Union pension and try his hand raising chickens on a small spread in California. He was one of the many members of the SIU Pacific District unions to answer the call of the SIU A & G District in the ACS beef. Norby, who started sailing as a cabin boy In 1905 on the barhentine FuUerton, signed off the Pres­ ident Folk last August to Join the hundreds of other old-time seamen who gave up gooJ berths to fight for Jobs on Amer­ ican Coal vessels. He quickly filled an OS berth on the Cleveland Abbe, and when she was laid up, on the Thomas Paine, until that vessel also went ., , back to the boneNorby yard. While historic among maritime disputes, the ACS fight was "Just another beef" to the veteran Sea­ farer who has been an active mem­ ber of the Sailor's Union of the Pacific since 1912^ He has hit the bricks many times down through the years in beefs to better his wages and conditions aboard US vessels, including the historic 1936 •trike among otherfc'- ' '-7>^^^- New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .. .t San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 1 2 1 7 8 41 2 6 2 24 2 2 4 7 1 8 18 28 8 2 5 17 4 3- 2 1 1 — 4 Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 1 3 9 1 9 — 4 4 — 13 1 1 5 Shipped CLASS A 3 8 1 8 3 2 2 2 8 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 — . 4 — — 10 2 1 1 2 2 8 3 — 2 11 1 — — 2 GROUP 2 1 4 6 31 9 1 — 16 » 2 — 2 7 14 6 27 1 4 8 24 3 4 5 1 — 1 Shipped CLASS B 3 GROUP 1 2 3 1 12 _ 11 1 12 1 3 _ 2 _ . 4 4 — 2 _ 3 2 3 — 1 1 2 4 2 1 6 2 2 — Shipped CLASS C 3 __ 2 3 9 — __ 2 2 9 0 8 3 2 2 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP 2 3 1 •— 1 2 7 __ 2 — — 3 _ —. — _ __ _ — 1 _ 1 — _ _ — — — __ ' — A 4 49 11 19 CLASS B 3 15 3 20 1 4 2 25 87 7 S3 10 —- 7 _ 1 *4 6 11 10 16 5 5 2 Registered On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUPGROUP 1 3 1 2 1 9 1 2 3 40 343 20 7 33 23 5 1 1 7 74 8 "s 30 5 1 1 6 3 12 3 1 1 16 1 2 18 31 6-3 6 3 5 14 52 14 6 12 3 2 7 6 22 1 15 6 6 3 5 3 23 1 1 7 1 2 11 1 19 1 SUP Coal Beef Vet Retires Registered CLASS A C 10 2 3 1 1 3 _ All 7 74 16 42 1 4 7 32 51 17 49 15 12 3 3 25 1 11 6 1 1 6 13 2 6 .4 IS 7 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 2 2 9 Philadelphia ... 2 i Baltimore 14 5 Norfolk ....... 2 1 Savannah 2 1 Tampa 2 5 Mobile 7 5 New Orleans ... 10 2 Pert 1 iSoston ........ 3 New York ..... 21 Lake Charles .. I Houston ....... 3 Wilmington .... 2 San'Franciiico .. — Seattle 3 - TOTALS DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAL 3 2 — — 3 4 29 2 11 1 1 7 15 26 1 5 — 3 ^ 2 Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 3 1 14 2 3 2 14 3 1 1 — 2 2 — 5 1 24 1 4 . 8 3 1 1 2 3 1 — 1 7 WW Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 3 2 90 183 58 42 166 30 72 36 107 204 385 195 4 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 1 19 8 3 7 4 _ 2 6 6 2 5 _ — __ 4 4 3 — — Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 1 2 1 . 21 3 10 1 •WW 2 -— 1 15 31 _ 1 13 _ 3 9 _ 2 GROUP 3 1 2 2 9 1 3 8 ^' 1 _ 1 3 23 5 13 1 •— WW WW WW WW WW WW WW WW WW ' WW WW WW WW WW Shipped CLASS B WW WW WW 5 WW .WW ' WW WW .WW WW WW WW. WW ' WW WW WW 7 WW 328 J. -.-r '• WW. WW WW CLASS B 2 2. 48 9 6 3 21 8 2 2 3 1 25 3 41 23 3 5 21 13 3 7 9 —12 t A WW 3 __ _ WW 7 1 1 WW <— — — __ — WW Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP $ 1 2 3 1 3 1 8 1 2 2 6 24 40 2 13 36' 46 .69 152 52 13 5 16 60 47 32 142 35 4- 46 51 1 75 1 24 112 1 15 7 88 50 44 103 181 151 318 199 1» 70 160 " 4 , 11 < •"-Ci 4 784 ' WW TOTAL SHIPPED WW c ^ 6 3 WW WW •w. 7 1 1 WW TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS 3 A B 8 273 77 14 209 101 17 186 76 39 668 254 C 16 1 20 1 18 11 • ,>'• 54 i i 4 974 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B All 4 63 9 32 2 2 4 28 71 9 35 10 9 2 GROUP 1 3 2 8 3 4 78 31 111 9 14 6 54 12 28 7 2 2 3 -2 4 10 6 13 32 14 26 31 3 68 4 3 1 17 5 10 4 "s 17 7 19 13 6 4 GROUP 1 2 1 1 1 — 7 4 3 2 — — 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 — 1 2 WW WW 'WW WW 3 2 23 8 26 3 2 2' 17 25 9 5 6 19 21 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP AU 1 2 3 1 2 8 366 299 490 112 ^30 108 118 330 108 447 56 26 141 99 280 299 105 290 18 16 168 976 796 1042^ 458> 74 265 385 2204 ! '.I J --Jil ? J. 724 • ,v'. V- �HMT U. itn SEAFARERS LOG Pagt Fltm Morse 'Clarifies' Blast: Runaways Okay After All Another one for Liberia slides down the launching woys at Bethle­ hem Steel's yard in Quincy, Mass. The shift, a 46,000-tonner, is one of several supertankers being built for foreign operation in US yards, this one for the Onassis' interests. American-flag tankers supposed to have been buBt as part of a "transfer out" deal have remained on drawing board. Onassis Builds Runaway; Mum On US Supership QUINCY, Mass.—Keeping his foreign-flag fleets up to snuff, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis flew in from Paris last week to attend the Igunching of his latest addition, the 46,000-ton tanker Olympic promised to build three super­ Eagle. tankers, two of about 40,000 tons Onassis, while conceding that the depressed world oil mar­ eacli and one of 105,000 tons, in re­ ket caused him to cancel his order turn for approval to transfer 12 for a foreign-flag 100.000-ton su­ tankers and 2 Libertys to the Libepertanker, disclaimed any knowl­ rian flag. All of the 14 ships went foreign edge of the progress of her Amer­ ican-flag counterpart. "I really before the Suez war, and before don't know what is being done approval was given by Maritime about that ship; %ut of course, I on the construction agreements. It know there have been discussions was not until late last year that he in Washington about postponing ordered drawings on the super­ tankers, and only early this year her building," he conceded. Under an agreement with the that a construction order was Maritime Administration, Onassis placed on the 105,000-ton vessel. It is the fate of this ship that is now in doubt. The latest word is that the keel of the 100,000-tonner "may" be laid this fall.' There has been lio word on the two smaller ships. Meanwhile, the fourteen* trans­ ferred ships are operating under Liberiau registry. Onassis has already made rep­ WASHINGTON—A meeting held resentations to the Maritime Ad­ on economic problems affecting ministration to get permission to waterfront workers, particularly "postpone" new construction. He those created by trailerships. was would have to pay an $8 million held last week by representatives penalty to back out of the agree­ of the SIU, the AFL-CIO Maritime ment with Maritime, but this is Trades Department, the- Interna­ considered a small price in light of tional Longshoremen's Association the earnings of the 14 transferred and the International Brotherhood ships under the runaway flags. of Teamsters. 'Ihe meeting took place in the Washington office of the Teamsters. Pick Up 'Shot' Among those attending the meet­ ing were Paul Hall, SIU secretaryCard At Payoff treasurer; James Hoffa, president Seafarers who have taken the of the Teamsters union. Captain series of inoculations required William Bradley, ILA president, for certain .foreign voyages are and Harry O'Reilly, MTD executive' reminded to be sure to pick up secretary. their inoculation Cards from the Since the trailership promises to captain or tbe purser when they bf a major development in reviy- pay off at the end of a voyage. ing the near-dormant coastwi^ Tbe card should be picked up and intercoastal shipping opera­ by the Seafarer and held so that tion, the SIU's concern was with it can be presented when sign­ the pi-ospects of successful future ing on for another voyage where operation of these vessels from the the "shot?" are required. The standpoint of the waterfront inoculation card is your only worker. proof of having taken the re­ Other subjects relating to the quired shots. waterfront came up at the meeting Those men who forget to pick and the SIU again, as in the past, up their inoculation card when made it clear that it was fully- they pay off may find that they supporting the position of the AFL- are .required to take all the CIO and was firmly allied to the "shots" again when they want International Brotherhood of Long­ to sign, on tor another, such voy­ shoremen in all areas whete long­ age. ' shoremen work., Trailerships Sub/ecf of Union Meet WASHINGTON — The top Administration spokesman on maritime matters backtracked last -week on his forthright statement of a month ago rapping the notion that American-owned runaway-flag ships are the nation's "fifth arm of defense." The "fifth arm" theory had been advanced by the head of-*" the American Merchant Ma­ is our belief in Maritime that we owned ships under the runaway must look primarily to American- registries of Liberia, Honduras and rine Institute. An earlier statement by Mari­ owned, American-flag ships." , other countries "as second only to Pressed by Rep. Shelley to in­ an American-flag ship for defense time Administrator Clarence G. Morse blasting the runaways had clude American-manned ships in mobilization planning . . . We aro been seconded by Rep. Jack Shel­ his definition, Morse demurred. satisfied . . . that they legitimate­ ley (Dem.-Calif.), who called the He went on to concede "that while ly can be included in our defense He thus did what the transfer-out program is sub­ planning." AMMI position "disastrous." Morse spoke out on the issue ject to criticism from some sources amounted to a complete about-face for the first time at a closed hear­ I think the principle is sound in regarding his earlier remarks. ing of a House Appropriations that we. do upgrade the American 'Adds Fuel To Fire* ^ Subcommittee on the 1959 De­ fleet." At the original April 18 hearing He contended that in cases partment of Commerce budget. Funds for the MA and the Federal where "older, less desiraUe ships" during which Morse also spoke on Maritime Board, of which Morse are allowed to transfer to runaway the Casey statement, Shelley add­ is chairman, come under the Com­ registries, their owners have ed: "This simply adds fuel to the agreed to make them available to fire of those who have been saying merce budget. The Administrator attempted to the US in an emergency and also that we don't need ah American "clarify" his position when the to "build a better ship for opera­ merchant marine . . ." He said printed record of his testimony tion under (the) American flag." the American owners of runaway This latter obligation, however, ships "want as much protection came out. He said his original re­ marks referred not to American- has not a^jvays produced new con­ from us for those ships as they owned runaway ships under so- struction for US operation. The would get under all of the pro­ called "flags of convenience" but Onassis and Niarchos interests visions we made to protect Ameri­ to ships "under other foreign flags, are now facing some $15 million can ships and American shipping. "In my book they are not Ameri­ even those of friendly countries..." in Government penalties for non­ performance of such contracts. can ships. The operators are tax Had Refuted Casey Onassis transferred 14 ships under dodgers, they are wage dodgers, He had originally testified a few one such arrangement and had and they are profit makers ... I days following the statement by agreed to build several giant tank­ was wondering where they left us, Ralph Casey, president of AMMI, ers id their place. Payment of because if < this is the opinion of that his (Casey's) aim in attending the penalties would naturally be the great segment of the industry, a maritime conference in Geneva considerably less than construction then we might as well stop these was to protect the rights of all of the new vessels. hearings and say, "OK. let them American shipowners. Casey had In "clarifying" his original tes­ go. We don't need United Statessaid this would . apply whether timony, Morse equated^"American- flag vessels." their ships were under the Ameri­ can flag or not. The Casey statement caused a furor in maritime circles, not only in the US but in other maritime nations seeking to put some curbs on runaway shipping. Casey was subsequently successful in weak­ ening a drive against the runaways at the Geneva conference. One of the "youngsters" on the SIU disabilty pension list,. Referring to Casey, Morse had stated .then:- "I do not agree with Seafarer Charles P. Benway boasts a lengthy seatime record him that we can, for nation'al de­ starting in 1919 on Hog Island ships. He was 16 years old at fense purposes, rely on foreign- the time and, in the years ^ flag ships being available to us. It since then, Benway, who is tired from active seafaring life in now 54, has shipped on every- October, 1956. He especially liked the longer runs; "the Far East for the good pay and Europe for the good times." He remembers vividly his experi­ ence aboard the Joseph Wheeler in 1943, when a Japanese submarine was surprised and sunk off the MOBILE — The SIU Welfare coast of Ceylon by the armed Lib­ Plan has announced that;the medi­ erty ship. Benway was on a coffee cal center recently opened in this break When the general alarm port Is now in full operation and is sounded. Immediately, he and the making appointments for Seafarers' rest of the crew rushed on deck families. Seafarers are asked to in time to watch the Wheeler's call the dispatcher at the Union guns blast the sub's conning tower. hall and arrange for an appoint­ Shortly after, a couple of violent ment. The examinations are the internal explosions tore the sub same as are given in SIU medical apart and she sank. An RAF fight­ centers in New York. Baltimore er squadron came out to escort the and New* Orleans. Wheeler the rest of the way to They cover the full range of Bombay. diagnostic facilities for medical A resident of New York City, he check-ups of Seafarers as well as manages to keep in touch with his their wives and dependents. Sea­ old shipmates (although not too farers are especially urged to ar­ Seafarer Charles Benway many of them are around now) by range for a check-up before they dropping into headquarters two or ^ poses with nieces Rita and ship out,. three times every two weeks. Like Carol in photo taken last Primaries Over other men on- the disability-pen­ summer. Labor held its own in the pri­ sion, he receives $35 per week in mary elections in this port. While thing in sight—West Coast-type benefits from the Union. In addi­ some of the candidates who had tankers, Libertys, Victorys and C- tion, he has become eligible under union support were defeated, sev­ ships. the improved Social Security sys­ eral others will be engaged in run­ Benway joined the Union when tem for Federal disability benefits off elections in June and can'ex- 4t was first founded in 1938, ship­ even though he is not 65. This pro­ pect full cooperation from the ping in the engine department as vision of the law went into effect unions in the area. FOW and deck engineer, and re- last year. Shipping in the port for the last week was pretty fair witii the fol­ Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ lowing ships calling at the port: sion consist of the following:^ ( the Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Clipper, Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Roamer who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's standard eligibility (Alcoa); Madaket, Arizpa, Andrew requiremgnt, can apply for and receive the benefit. The seatime Jackson, Hurricane, Monarch bf the has to be with SlU-contracted companies. Seas (Waterman); Rebecca (Inter­ Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and also meet the 12-year continental) and the R^al Oak seatime requirement plus the Plan's standard eligibility pro­ (Cities Service). All were reported vision, can also obtain coverage under this benefit. in good shape. ; Keeping in Toucli WITH S I U OLDTIMERS Families Get iMobiie Exams ^-m\ �'1i> m if'I ^ , B' • fc- 1^'. fii^lF-: I®,- LOG . • - '.4 ••• ill{ Combine Would Starve Oaf Shipping (Continued ^rom page 3) ICC to "develop, co-ordinate and preserve the national transporta­ tion system by water, highway and rail, as well as by other means." It also called on the ICC to exer­ cise fair and impartial regulation of •11 means of transport. Historically, the major advantage offered by water transport has been its low cost to compensate for its drawbacks, such as irreg­ ularity of service. Thus, in 1952, the ICC found that Seatrain's cost of handling a ton of freight be­ tween New York and Texas City was one-third what it cost the rail­ roads. This differential is not as dramatic in every instance, but water transport has always meant low-cost service. • Maintenance of this differential is even prescribed by law in the Interstate Commerce Act. Therefore, before making a deci­ sion on an application for an ad­ justment in rates, the ICC has aVways considered the effect of such an adjustment on other forms of transportation. Yet despite all this legal "pro­ tection," although there were no less than 19 deep-water coastwise lines operating in the US in 1937, there are only two today: Seatrain and Pan-Atlantic. Before the war, such well-known companies . as Eastern Steamship, Ocean Steam­ ship (Savannah Line), Colonial Navigation, Merchants and Miners, Morgan Line and New England Steamship operated 139 ships and carried over 5Vit million tons of traffic subject to ICC regulation. Today, Seatrain and. Pan-Atlan­ tic, operating less than twenty ships, carry 1.2 million tons, a cut of 79 percent. At the same time, railroad Jonnage has increased 42 percent. Aside from the rate-cutting de- Bait. Voters Go To Polls S-: • SE^F^HERg r*C« Six BALTIMORE — Seafarers and their families were urged to con­ sult the latest edition of the "AFLCIO Federationist" before going to the polls in the Maryland pri­ maries, Earl Sheppard, port agent, reported. The paper dgvo^d two pages to the backgrounds of gU the candidates who were found to have favorable views toward la­ bor. Organizing in the harbor is still going strong. Members of the HIWD have been holding meetings with one good-sized company and the outcome looks promising. It was a poor shipping period in this port. Shipping lagged behind registration with the result that there are a good number of men on the beach.. Prospects for the next period are expected to be about the same. ^ There were no beefs to speak of on ships hitting the port as many of the ships reported in clean. The following vesseis paid off during the period: Emilia, Evelyn, Jean, M^ (Bull); Chilore, Marord, Chbore, Santore, Baltore (Marven); Flomar, Calmar, Pennmar (Calmar). Sign­ ing on were the Losmar, Flomar (Calmw); Pandora (Epiphany) Marore, Cubore and the Santore (Marven). In-transit vessels were the SanYore, Venore (Marven); Steel Ap­ prentice, Steel Recorder, Steel Chemist (Isthmian): Bethcoaster (Calmar); Venore, Jean Lafitte, Afoundria (Waterman); Alcoa Pen­ nant (Alcoa) and Hie Robin Hood (Robin)^'% wiii. vices employed by the railroads over the years, the decline in coast­ wise and intercoastal shipping can also be attributed to inroads made by the railroads during the war, when coastal shipping was sharply cut 'back. Most of this trade was never recaptured after 1945. In addition, the war redefined^ the role of US maritime. It became pri­ marily dn offshore operation, as the lifeline between the US and the non-Communist world. Domes­ tic ship operations have since been very limited. The railroads, therefore, cannot blame all their troubles on com­ petition from two companies which grossed about |20 million in 1957, while they earned $9 billion by comparison. Nonetheless,, this has not prevented them from violently opposing every attempt by Seatrain and Pan-Atlantic, or any new­ comers, to eiqiand or introduce In­ novations. Seven Rate Increases As a result of proceediggs before the ICC, the railroads have had seven rate increases since the war. But each time a. rail rate increase goes into effect, the competing water carriers do not automatically benefit. What happens instead is that the railroads turn around and cut rates wherever there is compe­ tition, so that the ship lines, whose costs have also increased, either have to cut rates or close up shop. While selective rate-cutting has accomplished this to the benefit of the railroads, it has also created problems for them. In order to compensate for the lost revenue from cutting rates between points A and Y where there is competi­ tion, they have had to increase rates between X and Z—where competition is nil. Vhis has upset market conditions in many areas, forcing shippers to seek other forms of transpor­ tation, or other markets, or both, and in the last analysis has reduced rail" revenue. The result is that people who must count on the railroads to handlb their traffic wind up subsidizing the railroads' rate war against the water carriers. Now, under the proposed sec­ tion 5 of S-3778, the ICC would be obligated to ignore evidence from other types of carriers whenever the railroads asked for a rate ad­ justment. No one could come in and dispute the railroad's figures. The sole defense left to the shipr ping operator would be to cut his own rates also although he's con­ fronted by rising costs just like the railman. The difference is that he can't match the railroads' resources or make up his losses elsewhere. He would thus be driven out of busi­ ness, affecting not only seamen, but dock workers, teamsters, ship­ yards, ship suppliers and others whose livelihood depends on ship­ ping.^ This may be the railroads' obectlve; but it can hardly be jus­ tified by the Congress of the United States. -X Slippery decks, obstructions or improper sboes ore not the only reasons for slips and falls aboard sivp. especially when avessers pitching or rolling. Wet or oil-coated hancfs, or a slicked-up railing can do an equal amount of damage. In the long run, it matters little whether the foot or the hand was re­ sponsible for the fall. • Grab bars, ladder railings, deck rails, door handles, engine room railings and the like should be kept clean at oil times to assure the best-possible grip wheri needed. The same goes for a Seafarer's hands; if they aren't clean and, dry he not only endangers hinriself but his shipmates as well by leaving o de­ posit of greqse, oil or moisture on everything he handles. Keepmg han<fs and handles clean is just one aspect of good shipboard housekeeping which will help make SIU ships safer places for all to work on. . ^ ... Throw In For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that ^ may be up for election before the membership, including r-mmittees such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groups named by the membership: Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the '•art of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. - .r l-J • it. Jl :/ H: VJ'*'. !ic3l8 rtJohiS : •i.rS'--':}- �r^.' Mar It, l*5t SEAFARERS LOG Pare Sevea YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Why Curran Attacks SIU ; t Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolin^ Meat-Scarce Summer Looms i I There's less meat this year, prices have skyrocketed, and working families, especially those trying to live on unemployment checks and part-time work, are bearing the brunt of the scarcity. Many families have been priced almost out of the meat market, and are eating three or more meatless* dinners a week. The present high cost of meat is attributable only partly to the lower supplies—^four pounds less per person this year than last. The shortage has been further aggravated by a holdback by livestock pro-, ducers. They are taking full advantage of the shortage^ and the high prices by keeping cattle on feedlots longer to market them at heavier weights later this summer. The cattle kill dropped 11 percent in the first quarter of his year, and hogs fell oif 8 percent. The result, is, wholesale prices of cattle skyrocketed 36 percent, and of hogs, 21. Prices of beef will ebb later this summer when more feed beef reaches the markets. But there will be no real relief from the price squeeze until fall when porb supplies Increase. Among foods which have come down In price are eggs, poultry and fresh vegetables. In contrast to red meat, supplies of chicken are ten percent above last year. Let's take a look at what this year's inflation has done to your fam­ ily's living , costs. From the spring of '57 to this spring, the" cost of living rose almost four percent led by a rise of 6.7 percent in food, 4.3 percent in medical care, 2.7 in rents and other housing costs and 2.7 in car and transportation expenses. The high price of food has made, a mockery of President Eisen­ hower's bby-now advice, and the ads of some sellers tuned in on this appeal. Steep eating bills are blocking moderate-income families from taking advantage of the cut prices now available on refriger­ ators, air conditioners, TV sets, cooldng utensils, washing ma­ chines, radios, textiles and clothing. Some workers will pay the price of this recession even in re­ tirement. Many whose earnings have fallen below $4,200 in '57 and '58 will suffer a corresponding re­ duction in future Social Security payments. With meat the real buying prob­ lem of 1058, this department has prepared a chart of comparative costs per serving. If you can keep your cost for meat or other main dish below 25 cents per person, you're doing well. As the chart shows, eggs and Cheddar cheese stand out as best buys in protein foods at this time. The money-saving trick is to use these low-cost • foods in combina­ tion with small amounts of expensive meat, as in omelets, casseroles, souffles, fondues, pizzas and in limch boxes. ^ok for "discount" vegetables to help beat 1958's high costs. More and more markets now have special "discount" display racks which offer ripe, spotted or slightly-damaged produce at reduced prices. A survey by the Agricultimal Marketing Service found such marred or imperfect produce is sold for less than half the price of the perfectappearing fruits and vegetables. Blemishes, or other imperfections in appearance a.s small size, do not affect eating value. It's a fact, for example, that smair tomatoes have more vitamin C than the big ones which command high prices. One of the major reasons for NMU President Joseph Curran's rising crescendo of attack on the SIU becomes clear in examining figures published regularly in the "NMU Pilot." • Curran's anti-SIU fulminations, which took up six full pages in the last "Pilot," are best understood in light of the * ^ serious job shortage confront­ on the beach for every job it is out at an average rate of 228 jobs ing NMU members,-including shipping, averaging 895 jobs for each' two-week period and those with top seniority ratings. shipped in a given two weeks as there are only a little more than The situation in the NMU, job- against the relatively small total three SIU class B men left on the wise, can best be summed up by of 2,117 class A men left on the beach for each one dipped. the following figures: beach. The actual ratio is one job These over-ail shipping figures, In the last four shipping periods shipped to 2 and 3/10 class A men of course, compare only shipping for which information is available left. through the SIU Atlantic & Gulf (the beginning of JMarch through The comparison in the lower District to its contracted companies the end of April) the NMU shipped seniority brackets is more extreme. with NMU na^onal shipping to all an average of 1,291 men to perma­ Despite the slowdown in shipping, its deep-sea operations. They do nent jobs each two-week period SIU class B men are literally sev­ not include jobs shipped by the but was left with an average of eral hundred times better off than SIU Pacific District, including the 8,692 top seniority men on the their NMU counterparts. The NMU Sailors Union of the Pacific, the beach. Putting it another way, the shipped only nine permanent jobs Marine Firemen's Union and the NMU has been winding up with in this-group throughout the eight Marine Cooks and Steward's Union. almost seven top seniority men week period, an average of less Nor do tbey include shipping by left on the beach for every perma­ than three jobs every two weeks, the SIU's Canadian or Great Lakes nent job in all groups it has and has been left with an average Districts. All of these unions are shipped during a two-week period. registration of 5,471 NMU "class part of the SIU of NA which, ac­ If this rate were to be maintained, B" (they are called group 2) men cording to the official AFL-CIO it would mean approximately a on the beach. In other words, there convention record has 52,000 mem­ 14-week wait for NMU top senior­ are over 2,400 NMU "class B" men bers to the NMU's 39.000. ity men to get a job. on the beach for every job shipped. The fact is that the SIU has been In sharp contrast, the SIU has Class B men in the SIU, on the shipping more class C men—newwell under three class A men left other hand, have been shipping (Continued on page 15) AVERAGE SHIPPING RATIO Clou A Seniority Mirch 5-April 10, If St \ • r'l For Every Man Shipped In All Cla* For Every Man Shipped In All Clauet Bated on four two-waak ahip. ping p«nodi« fh* avvragt num- > btr of {obi fhippofil in two wppkf was ttSo Cost Lb. Baitd on four two-waak ship­ ping pariodi, tha avaraga numbar of top sanlority man laft on tha baach at tha and of a parlod was 2,117. I • r Battd on four two-waak ihip!n9 parlodi, tha avaraga numar of jobi thippad in two wooki wai l,2f I. C Baiad on four two-wook ahip. ping parioda, tha avaraga numbar of top aoniority man laft on tha baach at tha and of a period waa I,if2. . # Top aaniorlty la callad "claaa A" aoniority in SIU and "Sroup I" In NhfU. SIU atatiattca baaad on official SIU ahipping racarda In all porta. NhfU atatiatica baaad on figuraa in "NMU Nlot" covaring "parmanaht joba" ahippad. ^ : AVERAGE SHIPPING RATIO i)' •••J Claw B Seniority # •I March $• April 30, If51 SIU Comparative Main-Dish Costs, Eariy-Summer'58 Average Portion Ther^ Were 6 r/ii Clau A Men Left On The Beach# There Were Ji/if Clatt A Men Left On The Beach # Cost per Servings $0.49 (doz.) 8-12C Eggs, large .................... 2-3 .59 lie Cheese, Cheddar ........ , ,..... -3 oz. lb. .22 11-16C Breast of Lamb «• .55 14c Smoked Beef Tongue ... v .. ..... V* • A- = .51 13-170 Chopped Beef VAM 44 .63 16c 4 oz. Tuna Fish, canned .65 16c lt& Beef Liver .................... V* .69 17c Frankfurters ..... . .....i... V* » . II <1 .51 17c Haddock, filet, frozen..... ^ • • 41 \.86 : Stew Beef, boneless ............ V* 21c 41 . * .66 ' 22c Pork Loin, Roast 44 • .45 23c Fowl, ready to cook.......«..... W 41 .59, 20-29C Lamb, Shoulder ............... 44 .32 24c Plate Beef . % 44 .75 25c Ham, smoked, ready to eat......-^ 44 .39 20-29C Broilers, Fryers, ready to cook... •4 .76 25c Halibut Steak % 41 .55 27c Veal, Shoulder .......... ........ "44" , .69 23-340 Leg of Lamb ......v; i.,.. ., ,K. 41 .89 29c Flounder, filet fresh.......... % 44 J .69 23-35C Beef Chuck, bone in...........i 44 .49 25-32C Tutkey, large ..,........W " <4 1.17 29c Vk Round Steak ........ 44 . .87 29-44C Shoulder Lamb Chops .......... 44 .97 32-49C Povk Chops, center ........... 44 .81 42c M . •44 i'--. 47c Turkey; T.:, v.V:f.V'. •M -Sirloin Steak .....v..........;. %-Vi " 4t i. , 42-54C 1.07 . " . • fti - A" .• 1 -.-1.,- - .4\ ••I For Every Clam B Man Shipped .. For Every Clchit B Man Shipped , There Were 2,432 Clau B Men Left On The Beach I There Were 3i/tt dau B Men Uft On The Beach laaad an four two-waak ahip. ping parioda, tho avarago nuni* bar of claaa B man thippad in two wookt waa 22B. -taiad on four two-wonk ahip­ ping parioda, tho ovorago num­ ber of eloaa t man loft on tha beach at the and of a period waa 721. Baaad on four fwo.waoh ahip­ ping parioda, tho average num­ ber of etau B man ahippad woi lata than 3 man (actually 2'/«). Baaad on four Iwo-wook ahip­ ping parioda, tho ovorago num­ ber of claaa B man loft on tho booch at the and of a pariod waa S.47I. # "Croup 2" In NMU Ja bgulvalont to "claaa I" aoniority afatua In SIU. SIU ataHatlca baiod en official SIU ahipping rocorda in oil porta. NMU atotlatlaa baaad on figuroa In "NMU rilo("''«ov#rfn| "pnrmantnf |ob*" •hippod. SIU shipping figures are for the Aiiantte A Golf Disc triet onlr and d« not Inclnde shipping of Paciflo f Dlifarl^ iuilons. Great Lakea or Canada. �race EicM sEAFjinens^ toe: MarOi XfM: -{.•'. J i m•' %sir^ ill-.-;-'.; -Ji' • -i •«•••-•. teS'-ir-sgfu. .'i-t^"* "K' •'•4''•'; 33^333^''' ,' ^ i i, »--"<« fhip V^ operations ttipt bre suddeniy-becoming popular today, the 3lU-controcted ^eatrain trne will introduce its newest innovation next month. Called the Seo< mobile servicej it incorporates thehandling of loaded; truck" ^trailer bodies into the' standard SeatfaiiV operation. The ttoiler ^dies will be carried^ on rojlroad flatcari alpng with the conventional railroad box­ cars wHfch the line has been hauling at sea for the paist 29 years. : : The service is set up so ois to proWde for interchangepbility of truck frailer bodies between ship, train and truck, offering the advantages of all three forms of transportation as the situation warrants. By carrying the'trailers on flatcars aboard ship, the cbmpany was able to side-step extensive niodiffcarioh of the vessels and keep pace with the deYelopment of the troilership OS an integral port Pf PPP^twise aia �Tiimrs^^iiwi-:-- |i"'-5(=?;;^ s-\ mrrfgw f Fare NIM V:' , •''* *. ^ > ;5^::g:fc„..;> :,r^: Transfer from truck to Seatrain begins with switch to turntable of flatcar (one) via hydraulic power. At left (two), auxiliary; crane ^ double-stacks boxes for donkey engine to haul to ship's side and loading aboard ship. / / Diagram shows basic method of operation and design of the Seatrains. Handling of truck bodies requires only minor modifi­ cation, and truck l>odies can be carried along with conventional railroad boxcars. •" v:^, •. ..4, •:;•'• •..'••'ui'srJK!. ,. ;; •-._ ( vS. > -• •-' - '-1':. . '; •V - < .:•; ?- " 4 ••' -•• '• 'i.-s-; • • • '• i • .-.'4'';^:^ V' • • • ' i- 'i'jr V.' •'• • ^ -• *• " ' • \-< •"' „ » "k-i, 34 . : \ r; ^r '" :--i . 'r j ' 4 4.' ; ..^;^',T• i- • '* 3,,'. •:' . --vii; i:rP.;?K .3:"! '' I •- Auxiliary ^ane set-up in Seatrain termi­ nals can transfer tenck bodies from ter­ minal flatcar to trailer truck or is used to double up bodies one atop the other. Containers, fabricated by Seatrain, are 27 feet long,-eight feet high and eight feet wide. Bigger one^ will he added to the • service. , ..4 " ii- .< .-V Donkey engine (three) hauls boxes to position under hoist. The two boxes and flatcar (four) are then picked up by cradle of hoist and are denosited in hatch (five) where the flatcar and its load is placed on railroad tracks and secured for sea voyage. V „ ••({!., V^Sf,a>. iiliiilll;? iiiiiiPl ''1 Conventional Seatrain operation as istihg-.Of boxcars. i shqiwh here, involves hoistihg Of boxcars idO;;crane.. . ^ hboard ships by shoresido ^ ^ •• • ^•- .V 'v ^S:-v �••<1; -.'t ,»,..p Mar ti, 1»W PMre. Tea m w New SUP Honolulu Home Eng'rs Win Runaway 'Insurance' if® In a precedent-setting move, members of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association manning the SS Pandora have won a contract agreement guaranteeing them one year's base wages if the vessel is transferred to a foreign flag. The agreement was demanded from the ship's owners, Epiphany Steamship Company, Just heforn the vessel was to he crewed up. The Pandora was recently re­ turned by her owners from the Liherian flag. MEBA officials have reported that this will he the pattern which will he demanded by their asso­ ciation from evei-y ship returning to US registry from a foreign flag. The Pandora agreement states that the operator miist get the company to whom he transfers the vessel to assume all of the terms and conditions of the MEBA con­ tract or pay all of the licensed enr gineers a year's base wages. The clause read in fact: "It is hereby agreed that in the event any vessel shall he transferred, sold or otherwise disposed of ... it shall he the company's absolute obliga­ tion to perfect such transfer only if the transferee assumes and makes itself subject to all of the terms and conditims of this agree­ ment. "In the event, regardless of any reason whatsoever, the Company, shall fail to accomplish such re­ sult, the Company shall he liable for additional wages to the last employed engineers ... in the amoimt of one year's base pay at their respective ratings. . . ." ev;-, (: y * i"'' V if^ i. •J" I I. i'-' If-"-' i?-/ ALCOA CORSAIR (Aic«a), April ST —Chairman, T. Mattinsi Sacratary, J. frastweed. Attar two mora tripa ahlp will pay off without aisnins on. CalH. Wreck' Drive Ketruifs New Support SAN FRANCISCO—Roger Lapham, onetime mayor of San Francisco and former shipping magnate, has thrown his weight and money behind the fight for a compulsory open shop in California. Lapham, the father of Roger ranks," Lapham said, "I'd want a Lapham, Jr., president of union." However this was not enough to Grace Lines, was reported as sajN ing that while he felt a passing affect his. decision to form a concern for the union member, he Northern California Committee was much more interested in get­ for Right to Work and aid in the ting a "Right-to-Work" law on the drive to get 400,000 signatures and hooks in California as a step put the law on the ballot for' the towards broad, tough federal re­ November elections. strictions on labor unions. The entrance of Lapham into the Lapham also asserted that he be­ drive is considered a serious threat lieved labor organizations have a by California labor unions. Not permanent place in our economy. only do he aqd his committee In fact, "if I were a worker in the represent influence, but money too, "San Francisco Labor," publica­ tion of the local Central Trades body, reported. . His committee, it reported, has "some money" and they expect more. But not all of California's big businessmen share in Lapham's de­ sire to outlaw the union shop "for (This chlumn it intended to acquaint Seafarers with important the members' good." San Fran­ provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of cisco financier and hotel owner various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement If Benjamin H. Swig and J. Paul St. Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which Sure, president of the Pacific Mari­ they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the time Association, have both an­ nounced publicly the dangers that SEAFARERS LOG.) would result in the passage of the ARTICLE II, SECTION 30. PEN.^TT CARGOES. (a) When mem­ "Right to Work" law. bers of the unlicensed personnel are required to clean holds in which St. Sure, who negotiates with lead concentrates, coal, coke or penalty cargoes, as specified herein, the SIU Pacific District and other have been carried they shall be paid straight overtime for the watch maritime unions, said he wanted a on deck and overtime and one-half for the watch below. union shop and would fight for lb. (b) For the purpose of this agreement the following are classified as penalty cargo: In Bulk Bones, green hides, manure, caustic soda, soda ash and creosoted lumber. In Bags or Bulk Bone meal, chloride of lime, lampblack, carbonblack, sulphur, super phoqphate, cyanide, cement, gasoline carried in any manner, copra (3,0M tons), saltcake and greave cakes. Question: What is the differenee in hoid cleaning OT pay between LAKE CHARLES—-A Isst-minute meeting between members of the a ship carrying ordinary cargo and one with penalty cargo? Seafarers aboard one SlU-contracted vessel were required to clcui Metal Trades Unions and Cities a hold in which penalty cargo had been carried. After the job was Service lEitaved off a strike at the finished, the men were told that they would be paid according to refinery here for another wCeki Article III, Section 22 of the contract. This section provides that when The unions had rejected the com­ holds that have carried cargo are cleaned, the men will receive $.50 pany's original offer but agreed to an hour additional if th^y are on watch at the time; overtime plus $.50 further talks before a labor con­ ciliator. A new company propcisal, additional if called out while off watch. When this matter was brought to the attention of the Union the offered at a meeting late Friday, situation was clarified, by pointing out to the operator that Article II, will be given to the membership to vote on this Friday, Leroy Clarke, Section 30 applied in this case. Paragraph (b) of this section lists exactly what items are considered port agent, reported. penalty cargoes, while paragraph (a) states that if men are required It has been a slow shipping pe­ to clean holds which have carried penalty cargoes they are entitled riod for this port and the outlook to the straight overtime rate if they are on watch and overtime and is for more of the same. The Coun­ one-half if they are called out while they are off watch. This, of course, cil Grove, Bents Fort, Chiwawa, is higher than the regular hoid cleaning rate. Winter Hill, Cantigny, CS Balti­ Sometimes there is confusion between "in bulk" cargoes and "in more and the Bradford Island bags or bulk'' cargoes. Bones, green hides, manure, caustic soda, soda (Cities Service) were the only ves= ash and creosoted liunber—^penalty cargo if they are in Imlk—are not sels calling into the area during considered penalty cargo in bags. Thus, men cleaning out holds which the past two weeks. The Outlook have carried these items in bags are paid according to the rates out­ for ths next two ^eeks is anyone's lined in Ailiele^ andj^ wder 30 which' refers to.-jMsialty guess, as there are not too many cariNi'' '. '' vessels expected in so far. i Mm Postpone C S Refinery Strike W- T. Buckloy. Ship's Fund t4. WiU ask for vohmteer donations to buUd ay fund. Misunderstanding between chief engineer and electricians to be squared away by delogate. New delegate elected. Shower blowers to ba repaired: spring on oven door: en­ gine, room door and faucet on Water fountain. Pantry to be kept clean. Vote of thanks to eteward for fine Job. PRNNMAR (Calmer), April 1»— Chairmen, V. Monte; Secretary, V. Pelnl. Repair lists to be turned In. Fine cooperation among crew mem­ bers. Few hourt disputed ot. New delegate and treasurer elected. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job weU don's—also in preparation of varied menus end fine food. DOROTHY (Bull), May —Chiirman, R. Simplclni; Secretary, B. Beef. Repair list discussed with delegate. AU men paid off PR. Gangway sta­ tions to be fixed. ..Jtequest lata'meal at midnight. STilL BXECUTIVI (Isthmian), March 2—Chairman, W. Nash; Sec­ retary, A. Bredla. Timer InsteUed on washing machine. Reports accepted. Members warned not to foul up wliUo vessel In port. Would like more fruit at supper time. April 20—Chairman, O. Finkiee; Secretary, A. Brodle. One man missed ihlp In Manila. Few men logged. Proper attire to be worn in messhalL Laundry to be kept clean. Complaint about men performing and using abusive language aboard ship—to be taken up with patrolman on arrival. Reports accepted. Need paper towel dispensers. Smock in the heori of the Honolulu woierfroni, the new Honolulu bronch holl, shown here, is hard by the Aloha tower (left) oh Nimitz Highwoy, and within heaving line distance of Motson's Pier 11. MCS is also in the hall, located at SI Nimitz Highway. KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT pv r'l^: ••' SIATRAIN NSW iiRBSY (Seatrain), AsrH M—Ohalrman. A. Whitman Sacratary, S. Sanlamin. Air conditioner to ba repaired in NY, Jem and coSea to be locked while ehip la IS port. Man flrad by com­ pany to be reported to patrolman. Meearoom deck- clean. 3d anrt entrinaer to be reported to patrolman for deetroylns ibip'e Ufe-aavins equip­ ment whUa in Texee City. Alio for derocatory remarka abOut union and ita membera. Keep food locked while in port.. Return cupa to meaaroom, SAIRLAND (Pan-Atlantic), April S> —Chairman, A. Capota) Sacratary, A. Back. Repair lift aubmltted. One man misted ahlp in Tampa, S3S donated to brother in hoapltal. Keep •pantry clean. All moniaa dua wiU ba paid. Pnraer asked that anyone winhiug to draw in NO and not plannins to ba on board at poatad time, to aicn new log book. Everythlnf golnc amoothly. Ship'a fund S280.74. Vote of thenka to chief electrician and operatora for job weU dona. Few houra dlaputad ot. No beefe. To get clarifleationa from patrolman. One man mlaaad ahlp in NO. Sea patrolman about night portar. Report accepted. Aaaigned new movie director. Motion that there be no movies in ports of Ciudad Trujillo A Trinidad; that two mess, men in messhall be given free chances on movie raffle each trip. Beef ahould be taken to delegate not to captain. Vote of thanks to iteward dept. for good food: also to members for cbnductitig thetnselvea in orderly manner at party. Dlacusalon on flra and boat driU. KSNMAR (Calmer), April Chairman; P. Atbera; Secretary, J. Tavar. Two men missed ship Long Beach, rejoined in SF. Metsman to be turned over to patrolman at pay­ off. New treasurer elected. Request mora variety in menus: larger bulbs in meisroom and recreation room. Repair list made up. Vote of thanks to brother for ehowtng moviee. •lATRiCI (Bull), April S«—Chair­ man, J. Poti) Secretary, C. Keust. Letter sent to headquarter! re: Pay­ off at sea or few houra after ar­ rival due to fast turnover of ship: receiving maU in PR—request com­ pany deliver maU on arrival: tranaportatlon from Puerto . Nureyo to vessel—request shuttle - service to main Una from ship, due to distance and hazards encountered, allow three- hours for sanitary work: re:' subsistence—at present SS. allow­ ance is taxable aboard ahlp and af­ ter taxes this amounts to SS. Recom­ mend that this be raised to at least SIS. Need insect-repellant bulbs for outfida house. Letter sent asking clarification on waga Increaia and retroactiva pay. SUZANNl (Bull) April IS^hairman, B. Strauss; Secretary, K. Collint. Pretty smooth 6-month voyage. Repair list to be made up: carpeii.ter to make repairs: three men hospi­ talized. Few logs; one man miised ship: few hourt disputed ot. New delegate elected. Motion that soma kind of retirement plan be consid­ ered whereby a member can retire whether he is disabled or not; also that the one-day clause be eliminated when applying for benefits as. soma members may not have the One day due to illness or bad italpptng. Re­ quest receipt from slop chest for goods. Need new chairs in messhall: settee to be reupholstered: elminate traveler's checks: greenbacks to be issued In all ports; bigger and better variety of hooka to be put aboard. Not enough LOGS received. COiUR D'ALBNI VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carrlari), April >2—Chairman, V. Portar; Secretary, F, Hicks. Soma beefs to be settled at payoff. One man secured In Yokohama. IMiputed ot and beefs to be-settled at payoff. Some delayed sailing tlma questioned. Reports accepted. Steward reported ehip now operating with 30 daVa stores on 'hand until further notice. Long eight months trip from Ger­ many to the Orient, etcvping at Sai­ gon twice. LOGS forwarded promptMAROARET BROWN (Bieomfleld), April 27—ChalrmanT R. Hunt; tecretery, W. York. Ship'e fund g48.00. Bditor of SEAFARERS LOG to be contacted as to why (his vessel doea not receive LOG In European ports. Boarding patrolman to be contacted about having forward port water tight door fixed before signing on. Ship's delegate to sea CUdef Engin­ eer about Installing water line out­ side of house for stevedores. Do not put coffee grinds in sink. Patrolman to see shipning commisslaner about allotments being delayed. Steward to try to get better grade of milk in Holland. STEBL ROVBR (isthmian), April 27 —Chairman. F. Fepae; Secretary, C. Oregson. Ship's delegate to be jben if any man wants application for ab•entee ballot, also information re­ garding same. Another water cooler to be Installed—one insufficient dur­ ing hot westher. Discussion regard-v ing donation for repair of TV set in.. Honolulu. Dlsapnearanea of sliower head in steward dept—^request re, turn. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), April 14—Chairman, A. Oowder; Secretary, H. Fitzgerald. One man mizzed ihip in Yokohama, rejoined in Kobe. Shin expeeje to pay off in SF. Ship's fund tU. Ot disputed. Request clarifica­ tion of hot midnight meals. Beef about Sea Chest supplies—no variety of Btock. Brotbera ' viilting Yoko­ hama, Japan requested to patronize newly opened Marco Polo Cafe-Res­ taurant. owned by on* of our present members. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), April 17—Chairman, J. Morris; Secretary, J. Lens- Some friction in steward dept. Beef on menus and food—to be Ironed out. Voted to sign on coast­ wise articles before getting in port and before pay-off on foreign articles. Ask steward about variety In night lunches. Keep chairs clean and painted in meuball. Beef on chief cook's refusing at when stek and steward working ot—this to be taken up with patrolman. Also remark made by steward that "brew are a bunch of pigs." ORAIN SHIPPER (OralnReet), May S—Chsirmsm J. Reed; Secretary, P. St. Mstle. „ No- m«Jor beefs. Some; disputed ot. ciiS^ain to refrain giv­ ing crew members individual orders pertaining, to work.- Tramp ohlpa to carry enough money for ell drawi in Amerieari current^. Vote of tbaiika to steward.dep't for Job well done. ATLANTIS (Petrel Shippins), April IS—Chairmen, J. Lee; Secretary, O. Luke. No beefs, everything running smoothly. Delegate elected. Bul­ letin board to be put up. Need plugs for eloetrie razors. Men on last OeiAN RVA (Maritime Oversees), trip to got back-dated diicbargd* for April 11—Chsirman, R. Wright; SecMarch SB. . ratsry, I. King. Man missing watches, —to be setll^ at payoff. Vote of BALTIMORI (CKIes Servlcp), April thanks to Stewart dept. for excellent SI—Chairman, R. Yerbrough; Secre­ Job. . tary, L. Hegmann. Refer te April U issue of LOO for answers to re­ SIAaARDiN (Penn. Nsv.), April 27 tirement plan. Sblp's fund $30. Re­ —Chairman, P. - Leneriy; Secretary, ports accepted. New delegate elected. R- Hail. Captain wlQ put out Ameri­ Complaint about engineera working can money for draw. Delegate's mall at night in nuchlne shop, directly was opened with LOG missing. Some under watch rooms. Observe rules disputed ot. Report accepted. In­ on drlnUng and reporting late' for sufficient stores on board. Water work. Scupper In laundry room atop- pressure poor. Ship to be fumigated pad up. end hospital te be cleened. DIL MONTI (Delta), MSrch «— ChBlrmen, R. Cecek; Secretary, J. Long. New delegate elected. Ship's fimd SSSAl. Vote of thanks to bro­ thers for fine Job done on Robin Lino ships. Keep crew boye out of passageways durlnf African trips. To porchase eoka maehina from ship'a fund. Turn off washlilg maetaino after using. Vote of thanks to steward for fine cseklsg ssd feskiag. ,, IDIAL X (Pen-Atlantic), March 311 -^Chairman, H. MUlotf Secretary, W. Chririian. Disputed ot to be eettled by patrolman. Delegate to see cap­ tain about putting out more money for drewe. Rapair list to be made up to set sUp in good shape. OCIANSTAR (Triten), Jen; IHChelrman, D. Oeleshw, «eer*iery, j. Mennette. New delegate elected.' Ice box to bo repaired. Need ncdr JOHN e (Atianlic Cantor|^, AprU. I weehing machine. WIU try to msilSx 84—ChBlrmen, C- Lewsbil Ml' iberotery/ new Ice box noxt trip. ^ �Mar U. l»n SEAFARERS Tag* Elerea LOG Seek Special Anti-Trust fiule On Shipping Merger J WASHINGTON—The American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, acting on behalf of its large subsidized operators, has protested a proposed amendment to the Clayton Anti-Trust Act which would require cor--^ porations considering mergers ed from the proposed ai^ndment, or purchase of the stocks or stating that any such proposed pur­ assets of competing corporations to give advance notice of their ac­ tions to the Justice Department. The AMMI has requested that steamship corporations be exclud- Ohio has become the 37th state to form a merged AFL-CIO central body. The 2,274 delegates, repre­ senting over one million union members, merged the Ohio State Federation of-Labor and the Ohio CIO Council into the largest merged state central body of the AFL-CIO. Michael Lyden, who had been president of the Ohio Federation of Labor for 22 years, was elected as the first presidentof the new body. The sight of the multi-billion-dollar railroad industry tak­ ing (off after the miniature coastwise shipping industry would be laughable if it did not pose such serious consequences for the men whose jobs are at stake. Such a blow would be all the more keenly felt because after 13 years of setbacks, efforte to revive the coastwise trade through new techniques of handling cargo are showing signs of'success. The SIU is strongly opposed to such a^move and is accord­ ingly making its voice heard in Washington. Seafarers whose 'SAN FRANCISCO — The neiw^ jobs hang on the Congressional decision should do likewise. MCS Readies Ranch Facility lor Vacations recreation facilities at the Marine Cooks and Stewards training, cen­ ter in Santa Rosa, California, will be formally dedicated on June iS, Ed Turner, MCS secretary-treas­ urer has announced. Designed to afford complete vacation facilities fqr the membership, the center promises to compete with big name resort hotels. Two major attractions at the recreation center are the large airconditioned recreation hall and the Olympic-size swimming pooL One, two and three bedroom cabins, all equipped with bath and kitchenette, will also be decicated. The recreation hall contains a dance floor, spacious TV lounge and a library. Use of the resort will be open to the MCS membership at nominal rates. The training school Itself was opened one year ago to provide ujpgrading and refresher training to steward personnel on West Coast ships. Tampa Expects Better Times TAMPA — With only one ship, the Biehville (Waterman)^ paying off and none signing on, shipping Continues to be slow in this port, b^t an upturn is expected in the Immediate future.' In transit were six ships: Raphael Semmes. Fahdand and Coalinga Hills (Pan-Atlantic), Bents Fort (Cities Service), Del Valle (Missis­ sippi) and AriH>B (Waterman). Otherwise, everything is running •|nooHdy.«' L V Shift On Subsidies Welcome news on the Washington legislative front is the. action of the House^Appropriations Committee in voting at long last to broaden the base for granting US operating sub­ sidy funds. The committee even earmarks funds for 200 si^sidized voyages which haven't been authorized yet, and spe­ cifies that 75 others are exclusively for Great Lakes operations. Up to now, 16 of the largest US-flag operators have been receiving operating subsidy; Indeed, six of the biggest have been getting two-thirds of about $120 million annually, while the rest of the US-flag fleet .has been struggling along on its own. A broader division of subsidy allocations has been a goal of the SIU and its sister unions in the AFL-ClO Mari­ time Trades Department for many years. The recommendations of the House appropriations group indicate that new applicants for subsidies, like Waterman, Isthmian, States Marme and Isbrandtsen, can look to favor­ able action on their requests before long. True Confessions Some blunt talk seldom heard outside the rarified atmos­ phere of the executive board room highlighted a meeting held in New York this week to beef up the campaign by big busi­ ness against the recession. Candi^y spelling out what others were careful to sidestep, one board chairman pointedly de­ clared.: "Whenever you get hoggish, you've go* to pay for it." He derided the "hard sell" tactics-and the "gadgelry" rather than quality employed by business to sell over-produced, over-priced goods to American consumers. ^ Still another management spokesnian took the floor to lambast business leaders who too frequently blame "labor costs" for all their troubles. "In discussing the responsibility of labor,. I'd like to know what's thejresponsibility of manage­ ment," he said. Reminding his top-salaried listeners of their "substantial bonuses and stock option plans," he added: "If we set that kind of example, what can we expect irom the other side?** ana- ruip The Supreme Court has upheld an NLRB finding that an employer can not require that non-union members vote on strike ballots. The decision also affirmed the finding that Borg-Warner was guilty of an unfair labor practice in insisting-nn a contract solely with the UAW local union rather than the Auto Workers interna­ tional after the NLRB had certi­ fied the international as the bar­ gaining representative. The ma­ jority of the court felt, that to give the employer the right to demand a clause in the contract giving the non-union members the right to vote on a strike ballot would, in effect, be interfering in the rela­ tions between employees and their union and would weaken the col­ lective bargaining system. t . 4" 4" The textile Industry, already in bad shape, can only expect the sit­ uation to get worse, the Textile Workers Union has warned, unless the mill owners create new prod­ ucts and markets soon. Between improved production methods and the continuing invasion of paper and plastic products into the tex­ tile field, more than 1,000 mills have closed and over 300,000 work­ ers have been put out of work, the industry will have "to face up to the challenge of survival in a dynamic economy" by creating ideas and stimulating demands, George Perke!, union research director, declared. Members of the Locomotive Firemen and Englnemen have ended their three-day strike at the .Canadian Pacific Railway ..after a settlement over the issue of re­ moval of firemen from diesel en­ gines. The union struck after the company laid off 73 yard and freight diesel firemen last week and began operating the diesels without them. While needed on steam engines to fire them, the company contended the firemen are not necessary aboard diesels. The agreement, which is expected to set the pattern in the United States, provides that the railroad will not bir® any more firemen for yard and freight work and that the 73 laid-off men will be given Job preference for new Jobs with the chase or merger could "not be un­ dertaken without adequate and proper supervision of the Federal Maritime Board." AMMI, in effect, wants' to substitute the FMB for the Justice Department as the watchdog over anti-trust practices by shipping corporations. The major concern of the FMB is the provision of adequate Amer­ ican-flag service on various trade routes. In the past it has not ob­ jected to mergers or purchases of competing steamship companies which have given one company a monopoly of a subsidized trade route. The purchase of South At­ lantic Steambship Company by US Lines is one such example. Under the Clayton Act as it now stands, corporations' do not have to give advance notice of any ac­ quisitions. It is usually only after a merger has been completed that any anti-trust action is taken. The. proposed amendment, by requiring prior notice, would give the Justice Department a chance to state an opinion on the legality of the ac­ tion before the merger took place. Ship Attacks To Continue In Indonesia The Indonesia rebel government has expressed its "profound sor­ row" for the damage and loss of life caused by bombing of foreign shipping, but said operations would continue against targets of strategic importance. Last month, three ships, two British tankers and a Panamanian cargo vessel, were attacked by rebel planes. One, the Panamanian ship, Aquila, was sunk outside the Indonesian harbor of Amboina. The two British tankers, the San Flavian and the Daronia, were at­ tacked shortly after dawn on April 28, while riding at anchor ih th* east Borneo port of Balikpapan. The San Flavian was hit and set afire, and the crew had to abandon her. So far, no American ships have been attacked. ^1 t .-1 SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next.SIU meetings will be: ^ May 28 June 11 June 25 July 9. ' i" •• .-M-. I �SEAFARERS rat* Twalva SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK f,:/ r-.. Hospitalized SIU brothers received a total of $7,340 in 361 mdividual benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan during the two-week period ending May 9. The total !h hospital bene­ fits paid to date is now $1,312,470.50. Among the Seafarers in drydock this period, senger ship man. McDonald, waiter on the Alcoa Cavalier, is In drydock due to out on the West Coast, is William H. Parker, some arm and shoulder trouble. Doing much better after enterini^ oiler off the City of Alma, who's doing fine after a hernia operation and the Savanna hospital on Janu­ riiould be out in another week. ary 29 with double pneumonia, Others at the San Francisco Elmer G. Brewer is getting back marine hospital are Otis J. Har­ in shape. Brewer was AB on the den, FWT, who's in for a check­ Steel Fabricator. Also doing fine up ott the Alma, and Jeremiah after having a cataract removed O'Byme, who was AB on the from his left eye is Foster B. Ocean Deborah. O'Byrne has been Shedd, MM, ex-Madaket. Sofford in there two months due to a In Baltimore, oldtimer Nlghchest condition. bert Straton is likewise coming aiong pretty well. Laid low .by an attack , of pneu­ Straton, who was OS on the Del Oro, also had an Harden monia, Sister Trilby Safford Is at operation for a cataract in his left eye. Drydocked the New Orleans PHS hospital after a stint as for a couple of years now by a spine injury that stewardess on the Alcoa Corsair. Another pair on has kept him paralyzed from the neck down, the Crescent City roster are James Shearer, chief Gonnan Glaxe says hello from Baltimore to all his cook, off the DeSoto since February, because of a friends and shipmates. The Steel Executive was chest ailment, and Sam McDonRld, another pas- his last ship. f: Whan in port, ramambar that all tha brethara in drydacis raaliy appraelata a parsonai visit. Laltara ara always waleotna, too. Tha foliowlns i« tha latact avaliabia list of SiU man in tha hotpitalf: •- USPHS HOSPITAI. GALVESTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault Roy C. Pappaa WUUam J. Burkeen Y. E. Pedraza Francla M. Connera USPHS HOSPITAI, BOSTON. MASS. Charles Dwyer KenneUi A. LaRoaa Frederick P. Engel Frank P. Shaw USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson John C. Palmer Robert Insram A. J. Paneplnto Woodrow Meyers Paul W. Beidenbars Harold J. Pancost VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph Gm VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas W. KilUon VA HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. James F. Markel JOHN SEALEY HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS James R. Hodges USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Hassen All Uldarleo Merjudio O. AU R. S. Nandkeshwar Nicholas Anoustis F. O. Mailey Eulalio R. Perea Henry Bilde W. PietrusM Thomas D. Daily Israel Ramos Clarence O. Daire Fourd Rasheed Rupert Daniels Antonio Fernandez P. Reyes Eustaquio Rivera Frederick Fulford Colso Rodriguez David Furman Jose J. Sanchez Bomuold Garcia James C. Sheldon Paulino Guerra Harold E. Shockley A. Guns H. Simmons L. Gutierez A. Sistrunk Chan Hon G. Sivertsen Artemi Kanits A. Suarez Nicholas Korsak A. WiUiams F. Lukban Ahmed Mehssin Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Woodrow W. BalcU Charlas T. Nangla Joseph H. Berger J. S. CByma Curtis Hancock William H. Parker Otia J. Harden H. J. Schreiner F. B. McCoUlan D. Taelekis John C. HitcheU USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. P. R. Arteaga Sherman Phllllpi L. Meyers A. Sadenwater Frank S. Paylor J. W. Walta USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Friedof O. FondUa Lewis R. Akins FaUB Ftfrtnanek Manuel Antonana Eladlo Aris Odis L. Gibbs Fortunato Bacomo Joseph H. GUlard Joseph J. Bass Bart E. Guranick Melvin W. Bass laib Hassan Frank Bemrick Antonio Infanta J. V. Bissonet./ Thomaa Isaksen James F. Clarka Kenneth Lewis Juan Denopra Claude B. Jessup John J. DrlscoU Woodrow Johnson Daniel Fitzpatrick Ludwig Krlstiansen LOG-A-RHYTHU: To The Brave .By T. CALLAHAN.. Men who sail the seven seas For many and many a year. Are counted among the daring and brave. Who live sans danger, sans /car. No matter how wild the storms may be. Though waves rise to mountainous height. They'll challenge Father Neptune any old time When he comes up lor a flght. For those who lost their lives at sea We'll breathe a silent prayer; Knowing that iti the great beyond. We'll meet our comrades there. *Sea-Spray' Patrick McCann C. Oslnsld Archibald McGulgan Georga G. Phlfer Warren Mclntyra Winston E. Renny H. C. Mclssac G. E. Shumaker Leo Mannaugh Henry E. Smith Albert MartinelU Pon P. Wing Joaquin Hinlz Dexter WorreU W. P. ODea USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Komelius Olsen Francis J. Bonar C. Barrlneau Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Clifford Briasatt Harold S. Rivera Luis Campos Henri Robin Raymond Dabney Stanley Rodgeri Peter DeVrles John Ruszkieudca Peder Espeseth Edward Seserko Manerto GalUos Leslie E. Simmons Clarence Gardner Nighbert Straton Gorman T. Glaze Woodrow TomUnson Arthur Hiers John P. Trust R. F. Machllnikl Albert Wllhelm James A. Ray Vyrl WiUlams HONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL _ SAVANNAH, GA. Elmer G. Brewer Emigdio Reyes Jack C. Branson WUIie C. Sanders Paul M. Carter Foster B. Shedd Reamer C. Grimes Herman F. Weber Jimmle Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Roscoe Alford Sam W. McDonald ^hn W. Blgwood W. A. G. Marjenhoff Claude Blanks Alexander Martin John P. Brooks Charles Martinez Rqscoe Dearmon Michael Muzlo E. H. Fairbanks William E. Nelson Henry L. Falgout Dominic J. NeweU Evince Fontenot Junest P, Ponson Ben Foster Edwin B. RhOads Earl G. Garberson Trilby Safford Edward T. Glenn Harold P. Scott James C. GUssoa Wade H. Sexton Herbert Grant James H. Shearer Wayno F. Harris Joseph W. Stocker John Hrolenok Nicholas Tala Georga Huber Gerald L. Thaxton James Hudson S. TubervlUe • Robert N. KeUey Ferdinand V. Vigo Edward O. Knapp James S. Ward Antolna Landry James C. WhaUey Edward Lana John F. WUUama Leo Lang Demetrio Zerrado Jacob Zlmmer David McCoUnm SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar J. Adams Victor B. Cooper -By Sscrforer 'Red' Fink NAME m'-y;- STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE,.. STATE TO AVOID bUPLICATlONt If you •ra an old lubtcriboi ond havo ehanga of addrast, plaato givo your format address balowi ADDRESS ... a.. * • • • • • e •; Z^^NE •.». . v. • a •' . « Sey lookl Ths Fresldent says It's ekay sowl lla]rSS.lfn LOG Seafarer Owns Japanese Cafe Tafbe EdHari Whlla In Yokohama on my last voyage I ran Into Seafarer Max Llpkln wbo has become a permanent fixture In that port He la now operating the Marco Polo cafe restaurant In China­ town's Main Street, 154 Yamaahlta-Cho, In that city. 1 was in the place and can re,sport that It la well-kept, with good food at reasonable prices. In addition, you are alw^ sure Letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOO must- be signed by the writer. Names wilt be withheld upon -request. foot et the hospital be^ Since rve been here they have really trented ma better than a man could expect frctn his own rela­ tives. They got elothes for me-, took care of my luggage, gave me their phone number^ ao that I could call them any time of day or night in ease I ahould naed anything, and made arrangementa to transfer me to the NO PHS hospital, with which I am acquainted. The other men in my ward asked me what I bad on theae guys to get such attention, and when I explained that every member in our Union got the Sisme treatment, they could hardly believe it. / These patients sure think we have a fine outfit, and believe me, BO do I. My bat la off to Tom and Benny for the fine Way they looked after me. E. L. Lane X ir X- More On Change In Pension Rule to find a couple of Isauei of the To the Editor: SEAFARERS LOG at hand. On a motion by Brother J. A. • I wouldn't hesitate to recom­ Leslie at our ship's meeting, the mend the place to any Seafarer crew of the SS Florida State who hits'Yokohama. concurred with suggestioi>j sub­ John Zlerela mitted to the SEAFARERS LOG i ^ 1 by the crew qt the SS Fairport on December 6, 1957, and the Seeks Benefits Alcoa Pioneer on February 28, For Out-Patients 1968, regarding the SIU penTo the Editor: alon. It is true that the SIU has The crew of the SS Florida the best welfare set-up in ttie State wishes to recommend also maritime industry throughout to our SIU Negotiating Comthe world. But something should J mittee that the pension plan be be done for the members on the revised so that the members in beach who can't ship' out be­ good standing can retire with 12 cause they are being treated as years' seatime upon- reaching out-patients. »• the age of 65, regardless of For instance, a brother-pays whether they aro disabled or off a ship, then registers and not. waits for a ship. While doing We also would like the re­ this, he may discover that he quirement of one day's seatime has heart trouble, diabetes, high in the last 90 days to be elimi­ blood pressure, or any kind pf nated as part of the basic sea­ illness for that matter. He might time rule for qualifying a Sea­ also have an accident. farer or his family to receiv* Let's surmise that he hasn't benefits. any maintenance and cure com­ " This Is due to the fact that ing to him in any. manner, shape it is hard sometimes for a ses-*or form. This leaves the b|;other man '>to ship in the 90 days holding the bag, with nothing allpted on a shipping card. We coming from the company or feel also that the extension the ynion. should be for at least six months. Jerome B. Kllgore It is a fact that we all receive . Ship's chairman weekly benefits while in the hospital, providing we meet the ' (Also signed by 33 other creweligibility requirements on sea- members.) time. But when you're an out­ • • • patient declared unfit for duty, To the Editor: and with ho income whatsoever On .our last ship, the SS coming in, it's a tough blow. Afoundrla, the creiw discussed It's also a fact that a member plans for some kind of a direct may borrow money from the retirement plan whereby any Union after he's registered,and man with 12 years' seatime on on the beach for 30 days, but he Sly ships could retire on say ha$ to be fit for duty and ready $1(10 a month. to work. i We appreciate the present I suggest that at the next SIU disability plan, but feel that a agents' conference this signifi­ man should not have to be a cant matter be brought up and cripple'in order to retire. discussed. There should be some All b'.'others who are interkind of compensation for the ested.in this matter should write unfortunate ones who fail In this to the ICG and air their views category. pn it. Joe Penner Meanwhile, regards from Ka­ Mason E.> Nunn rachi and the Alcoa Pegasus. Spider KoroUa (Ed. note: Seafarers and X X X ship's crews seeking informa­ on the $35 weekly SIU injured Seafarer tion diSaUlity-pension are referred Praises SIU Aid to tne'box containing eligibility To the Editor: / , requirements, which has apIt seems a person can get to " peered»in the past several the point where he really appre­ issues of the LOG, and is on ciates what he has. page 5 of this issue. While no 1 was on the Fairland when I change in the basic seatime broke my knee on the dock at requirement of the plan is con­ Tampa. The accident happened templated at present, such mat­ late in the evening, and I didn't ters are constantl}^ being re­ get out of surgery until late at viewed by Union and shipowner night When 1 came to the next representatives on the Joint day, Port Agent Tom Banning board of trustees of the Sea­ and Benny Gonzales were at the farers Welfare Plan.) �• J 'i; Kay M. IMI SEAFARERS ROIIN HOOD (Robin), Aarll 19— Chairman/ L. Mavall; aacralarr, R. bawklna. lomt ditputa ot and baafa. Two maa left Ih hoapttaL Reporta foaaptad. Rawaat battar qoalltp of food and mora dapabla ehlaf cooki mora cooUda ba atorcdi nsa of eonaantratad fruit itilca ba raplacad br canned fruit Juicei. Vote of thanks to delafata for Job well dona under trying condltlona. locks OB all foe'sUs. Cheek Slop chest and msdlcal supplies before sailing. Keep thesAall and pantry clean. April >7—Chairman, C. Parkeiy Secretary, P. Calnan. Letter written to NO regarding penalty charge. Re­ pair list made up. Article mailed to headquarters. Ship's fund $38.28. Some disputed ot. Discussion payoff and transportation vouchers. ROSi KNOT (Suwannee), April SS —Chairman L. Smith; Secretary, H. Christian. Letter submitted by nfety committee to be sent to head­ quarters. Some disputed ot. Ship's fund $10.35. Some Job ahUtlng In few departments. Motion to put In for $2 subsistence If full Issue of linen Is not supplied. Recreation room to be kept clean. Sanitary men to rotate cleaning. Vote of thanks to watches for cleaning messroom at night. Ice box and sugar bowls to be kept clean. eOALINGA HILLS (Watarman), May 1—Chairman, A. Paige; Secretary, A. Bryant. Ons man missed ship in Houston, one replacement—not ac­ cepted by capt. TV set to be raffled off. Ship's fnnd $8; Bosun elected treasurer. Some disputed ot. Need new toaster. , Delegate to see about safety of deck electric machines and also about bavlng . washing machino fixed. Vote of thanks to steward ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), April IS —Chairman, J. Steward; Secretary, K. Kililgrew. . One man logged. Re­ frain from using profane language. Shlp'a fund $1.75. Soma disputed ot. New delegate elected. Need electric unit for heating water, cte. No spitting In water fountain. ' Proper nsa of thermometera streaaed. Need extra bathroom. Thanks to radio op­ erator for good news reports. Need porthole screens In meashalb hat water In showers not working prop­ erly. LOGS and mall received In various porta. Seaman was searched for US money In Turkey. Half of total money found was pocketed by custcma. no receipt given. Crew warned about this practice. DSL NORTR (MM.), March f— Chairman, J. Tudcar; Sacratary, O. Annla. Twa men picked up at Ma. SUp'a fund tltS. New delegate elect­ ed. Motion to donate tlO ta each of twa fIshenneB picked up enroute ta St. Thomas. $25 sent to ex-storekeep­ er ill In hospital. Two men from each dept. to clean up after meetings. Baseball fund—500 pesos spent for flowers to member of Argentine base­ ball team who 'died last voyage. $11.70 spent for bsMball bats: $46.35 spent for bsMballs. Fund now $1$ In red. April 11—Chairman, J. Tucker; Secrotary, H. Crono. SeVorel msu gars flshermen picked up $5 each; captain gave each man $10 and suit of clothes. Two men missed ship In Santos, picked up northbound. Picked up repatriated seaman In BA and gave him $10. Oiie brother left In Santos due to heart trouble—^glven $50. Few LOGS. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and crew for fine co­ operation during trip. Ship's fund $150 after various expenditures. Some disputed ot Involving work done by engineer cadets and 1st assistant doing reefer work. Motion to buy microphone for meetings. Brother' to make donation. Motion to favor pension for older men. Table mo­ tion for next trip until more Informa­ tion la obtained. $2 given to brother for splicing material for movies. Move fund $237. Movies ordered for next trip and some spare parts to be purchased. Won baseball In BA. No money in baseball fund. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), April 27—Chairman, B. Wag­ ner; Secretary E. Hamaty. New dele­ gate elected. Discussion on painting rooms; engine room blowers—too hot In eng. room.' MARORR (Or# Navigation), Fob. 11 —Chairman, D. Stona; Secretary, J. Wiggins. . New delegate elected. Ship's fund $11.02. Mate refused to turn In ot 8-4 watch—to be taken np with patrolman. Report accepted. Nq^ coffee at 0500 in pantry—steward re­ fused to remedy situation. Games to bo purcbaMd with ship's fund. Beef about mate's animosity toward deck crew—^to be taken up with patrol­ man. Motion to have patrolman In­ spect and demand medical supplies. March 9—Chairman Stone; Secre­ tary, ffasa. Shlp'a fund $11.02. Pur­ chased cards and checkerboard. Dele­ gate to Me patrolman about food Sit­ uation—^insufficient supplies. Check door In engine room. Bread to be left eut In pantry. Washing machme to be repaired. New delegate elected. STRIL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), April 27—Chalrmaii, D, Dean; Secretary, H. dirlando. One man left In Panama due to Injury. Few hours disputed ot. Motion to have box made and placed OB second deck for storing pilot ladder. Broken chairs In messhall to be repaired. Garbage to be dumped aft instead of midshlpa. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine chdw and service. LOG All's Well On Seatrain Georgia Those big^ smiles indicate a happy state of affairs on the Seatrain Georgia, which had a big safety streak going at losf reports. Af left, Rodoifo G. Paeheco keeps on eye on things in the engine room while the ship purrs along on her coastwise run. Cordeckmon Knight (right) teems pretty pleased with things at nis end, too. Both photos by Glen Vinson. MASSMAR (Calmar), May 3-^ Chairman, L. Wright; Sacratary, A. DaForost. Wiper getting off at Long Beach. Soma disputed ot. New dele­ gate elected. Discussion on waMilng machlnegl No parts available. Need wringer and agitator. Bosun requests garbage drums be filled one at a time rather than using Mveral. Request changing flavor of cakes and perhaps recipes. Ham once a week for break­ fast not often enough. EVERY SUNDAY DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST KYSKA (Watarmsn), April 10— Chairmen, W. Leffoen; Secretary, J. Danalt. Check stores In Seattle. Re­ pair Mat to be submitted. New fans to be installed. Port hole screens to be checked. ' Garbage and Utter, not to be thrown back ,mldshlp houM. New feeding system now in operation In galley. New steam table InstaUed and food service Improved. RAPHAEL SBMMES (Pan-Atlantic), May 4—Chairman, P. Cathcart; Sec­ retary, R. Vam. Ship's fund $25.' One man mlsMd ship iB- NO. Motion to Umit time to one year aboard SIUSlU-contracted ships. 11 In favor; 1$ against. New delegate elected. Sug­ gestion to change messman's room to port side. Need salt tablet dlspeuMr near drinking fountain. Cots to be Issued and taken care of. Games to bo purchased with ship's' fund. To take up donation for TV at payoff. To Ships In Atlonlic South American and European Waters •vary Sunday, 142$ eMT (lld» AM EST Sundav) • WPK-39, t9SS$ KCf Ships In Caribbean. East Coaat of South America. South Atlantic and East Coast of United Stataa • WFL-45, 15150 KC* Ships In Gulf of Mex­ ico. Caribbean. West Coast of South Amer­ ica. West Co,^ of^ Mexico and US East. Coast • WFK-95, 15700 KC* Shlpg In Mediterranean area. North Atlantic. European and US East Coast STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), April 27—Chairman, R. Hunt; Socratary, P. Quinlayo. Beef about chief mate unwilUng- to issue hospital passei to crew members for treatment. Ship's fund $14. Few. hours disputed ot. To order wlndchutes and screens for crew's quarters. Washing machlna to be repaired. Inquire if crew wlU get delayed sailing time In Djakarta. Men who were logged to be turned over to patrolman. Nq fresh milk In Manila and Singapore. No launch Mrvice While ship in Songkhla port. Inquire Why sea watches were broken. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), April BEAUREGARD (Waterman), May 4 4—Chairman, J. Phlpps; Sacratary, E. Laws.' Capt. to give copy of logs. —Chairman. O. Rayner; Secretary. E. Ray. Ship will pay off Wed. Re­ Question re; medical aid for messpair list to be made up. Messroom man. Some disputed ot, Discussion re­ dooir to be repaired. Ebigine room garding administering asperln for doora to ba fixed. Bathroom to be any ailment. Ship to be fumigated kept clean. Something.Mto be done whilo in shipyard. Discussion about about rusty water. Wash water to steward issuing stores one at a time.' be brought to patrolman's attention. Vote of thanks to steward dept. DeleVote .of thanks to seward dept. for "gates to handle beefs at payoff. • — . fine food and service. VAKA (Watarman), Fab. 2fr-Chalrman, W. Burke; Sacratary, H. PaterAMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), son, New delegate elected. Ship's May 3—Chairman, P. WhHiew; Sec­ fund retary, R. Graf. Repair list to be April $14.55. 5—Chslrmsn, B. Smith; Sserepresented at each port of call until H. Bferrlng. Ship's fnnd $14.95. aU repairs are completed. Smooth tary, New treasurer engine delegate payoff In NY. Many repairs _made. elected. Koreanand to be Any members paying off to give cap­ kept out of crew'sstevedores Should tain adequate notice. To check Okin­ have life Jackets on quarters; hand In launch, awa address for voyage. Beefs to be serve riilp It not provided. More taken to delegates. Welfare cards are available aboard abip. Few hours quiet to be observed at meal' time. disputed, ot. Robin Line beef discus- A April 27—Chairman W. Burke; Sec­ ' sed. Vote of thanks to all hands retary, H. Blerrlng. One man for remaining aboard Robin ships, assur­ missing one day's work In Korea. To ing certification of seven-ship fleet. see iaptain about US currency and Bigger and belter lockers requested checks in foreign porta. Ship's fund ! for unleensed foc'sles. Company to $13.55. Some disputed "ot. Report furnish fan for each fcc'sle. Proper accepted. Repair list to be turned attire to bo worn In messhall at all in. Clock la messhall to be ojiecked times. for accuracy. itetiiiB cups and glasses to. pantry. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Jan. 24 DEL MUNDO (MlU.), April 4— —Chairman, W. Itball; Socrotary X. Chlng. . New washing machihs to be Chairman, E. Arnot; Sacratary, L. put aboard In NY. Slop Chest will Franklin. Few miner beefs. Few log­ bo completely supplied with tho ex­ gings. Somo disputed ot. See patrol­ ception of clothes. New ddegato man about lifeboat not being In good elected. Ship's fund $38.2$. Soma e^ditloB 'and unseaworthy. Need disputed ot. To install i^ylindqy typo new washing |[\%ctiiBe. . Pace nrictcaa Del Santos Rescues 5 Shipwreck Survivors A sharp-eyed helmsman and snappy maneuvering by th« Del Santos produced the rescue of five shipwrecked seamen off the Brazilian coast. The survivors had b^n drifting along for 20 hours on an improvised'* . skiff after quitting their own West Indies where another Delta vessel'. ship, the cruise liner Del Norte, Caught by • heavy squall two days out of Belem with a load of lumber for the port of Tutoia, they abandoned the sailing ship Rio Alto after foundering along the coast. All five remained for almost a day floating on their Jury-rigged craft until sighted by the Del Santos. Major credit for the rescue, ac­ cording to ship's delegate Thomas A. Pradat, be­ longs to John M. rujague, who was on the wheel. After sighting the men despite the heavy seas, Tujague notified the skipper, who was In the wheelhouse at the time. Tujague This set things in motion for a bull's-eye with the heavingjine by bosun Bubba Biehl, who "made a perfect throw . . . straddling the half-submerged skiff ... and the men were soon brought aboard." Capt. E. A. Miller of the Del Santos praised the calmness of the survivors at the end of their ordeal and told newsmen later: "To be able to bring them aboard, I had to make the sharpest curve of my life at sea because they were at the poop Of my vessel when I per­ ceived the survivors." Two weeks ago. the LOG re­ ported a similar incident from the picked up two fishermen who had been drifting helplessly for six days on short rations. Skipper Naps —Finds PhiUy Pretty Silly -«r| J The inspirational qualities of the "City of Brotherly Love" apparently weren't enough to move the skipper of the Seamar recently, so he went to bed on arrival. However, the crew was somewhat put out since It was a Saturday, some men wanted to go home and there had been no draw. Finally, by evening, the captain was suffi­ ciently rested to put out a draw, but this was too late in many cases. On the Oceanstar, the problem with draws is just the reverse. Liis, ing up to the general overseas im­ pression of Americans as "the filthy rich" who have money to bum, crewmembers find them­ selves plagued with $100 and $50 bills when they go ashore. Every­ body would be much happier if the skipper gave out smaller bills so that a guy wouldn't have to change fifty every time he wanted a beer. Meanwhile, MTD Round-the-World Broadcasts continue ... Every Sunday. 191S GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) I WCO-13$2$ KC* Europe and No. America - WCO-1490S.$ KC* East Coast So. America WCO-a24$7 KC* West Coast So. America fevtry Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15407 KC* Australia WMM S1-11037.S Northwest Faelfle MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-GiO •I Whatever else there may be, food is no problem on the Seamar, 4ic^rding to Calvin D. Mo|Tis. He named chief cook J. Koierski (left) for special praise, ond hod more of the same for 3rd cook Andrew Biangton center] and baktor E. L Poe. The ship wofi^ fost:lff. Newport, Oregon, and due to iop ^ in Longview CMid �...» fag* renrtcMi Busy Doings On Dei iMonte If • SEAFARERS LOG SIU SAIX DMCtORY SIU, A&G District •••'f BALTIHORB Ul* K. Biatlmore St Earl Sheppard. Agant EAatern 7-4900 BOSTON.... ...376 Stata St. Samea Nwataan. Agent Richmond 3-0140 HOUSTON 4303 Canal St. Robert MaHhewa. Agent Capital 3-40891 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clatka, Agent ' HEmlock 6-8744 HOBILB 1 South Lawrence S;.. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 3-17M MORGAN CITY 913 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 3196 NEW ORLEANS. ... 833 BienvlUe St. Lindsey WUllanub Agent Tulane 8636 IHEW YORK 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 94600 NORFOLK 137-139 Bank St. J. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdlson 3-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1638 PUERTA do TIERRA PR 101 PeUyo Sal CoUa. Agent Phone 3-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 480 Harrison St. Marty BrelthoH. Agent Douglas 3-S47S SAVANNAH .3 Abercom St. E. B. McAttley.' Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave, Jeff Gillette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. Tom Banning. Agedt '' Phone 3-1333 WILMINGTON. CalU ... 805 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Teriuiual 4-3874, HEADQUARTERS....678 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J, AlKlna. Deck W. HaU. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews; JolntE Mooney. Std. J. Volplan. Joint r /5H:. r-'•- •tfi r. -; M:' f .;• • -.' ir:- SUP HONOLULU A. • 18 Merchant St. ' i Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND .311 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif....510 Hacdonald Ave. - BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCTSCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEIATTLE2505 Ist Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 94165 • Great Lakes District •• On the 1^1 Monte (top, I to r), Butch Sikes. E. Lane, Jimmy Long, Pete Petnch and Tommy Tucker help chief cook Harry ^esberl^ and chief engineer Esquerre celebrate their birthdays. That's Howard Menz in front. In bottom photo. Skinny Wells, Chuck Cocek, jimmy McCollum and 2nd assistant Bill Denice grab the glory with Ed Rogg's catch on the West African run, sinfce Rogg was busy taking the pictures. Wells sent them in. LOG-A-RHYTHM: ll My Woman's Love .By JOHN F. WUNDERLICH There is nothing like my woman's Though I'm a bear when toe embrace. love. To keep me warm on a stormy Soft as lips Are her fingertips night: My face caress. There is nothing like my woman's She does no less love Than my lonely past erase. To keep the home fires burning bright. A lingering kiss. My woman's love has abundant Just meant for this: strength. - To dry my tears. It is like the roaring seas; Chase away my fears; But can also be like the gentle I can plot my course by its light - touch Of a cooling tropic breeze. There is nothing like my woman's A tender smile, . smile. To bring one in return on my AUthe while •She patiently waits lonely face; There is nothing like her .quick And trusts in fate; response A love that can never cease. May tS, im ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone; 7134 BUFFALO. NY....' 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 39 St. MAln 14147 EIVER ROUGE ..10325 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18..Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH ^ 63i W. Superior St. Phone: Randilph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICARO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-3410 Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S .....13814 HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL.......634 St James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM., 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3321 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO,-Ontario ^ King St. E. EMplre 44719 VICTORIA. BC....,.617M Co^oWlnt^ VANCOUVER. EC 398 Main St. Pacific 3466 SYDNEY. NS..... 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLB. Quobeo 30 Elgin St. Phone: 845 THOROLD, Ontario 53 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3303 QUEBEC 8ault-an-MateIot Quebeo Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St NB OX 3-5431 'Tell It to the Iioj? AsksOT'For Handling lioxes To tire Editor: A9 you know, the Bull Line ships are now carrying these heavy cargo containers as deck cargo. As a result, we have Jto rig the Jumbo boom and a dou­ ble perch for loading and dis­ charging these big boxes three to four times daily In port. This now means a. lot of add­ ed work for the deck depart­ ment on these ships, as on the Elizabeth, when I shipped asviA dayman during the last trijp. Y feel that handling these boxes should be made overtime work In the next agreement, as this is outside of routine work for the department. MarceUno SanUago . aignlng on again whdn .the arti­ cles are up. -Enclosed is ajetter from our captain to all hands. We thought it was a very nice comiHiment to. -US and shows wnat kind of crew we have on here. . Well, news Is^hort down here .with the exception that we ciwi say that Recife, Brazil, is a fine place for seamen, if you know what I mean. W. D. Herrlngton Ship's reporter * * e • (Ed. note: Below is the letter from Ri H. Dane, master of the 1837.) , "To All Hands: "I regret that I've not time to type a formal Idtter as it is an­ ticipated we will be transferred on the 18th and there is much 4. i 4> to do in the meantime. I want to taki^ this opportunity to thank Calls Del Mar ebch and every one of you for Grew Top-Notch your outstanding conduct and attention to duty while aboard'' To the Editor: I would like to express my the 1837. "As you've beard many times, thanks and appreciation to the steward department, the officers the crew makes the ship. In my and the rest of the-trew of -the opinion, you made this a good Del Mar for the fine treatment one. You hav6 been a credit to I received jwhile making two yourselves, your' union and the trips as waiter aboard that ship. operation. I must say it was a wonderful "I sincerely hope that the next experience to work with a swell ship affords you more in the bunch of men. way of comfort and living conI certainly appreciate all the ditions than is possible on cooperation agd courtesy ex­ here." tended by all hands, including 4 4) 4) the^ chief steward, the second steward, the chef, the cl\ief pan­ Welfare Gives tryman add the chief baker Stork A Lift among others. They certainlyshowed me the true spirit of To the Editor: I would like to offer my SIU men. John W. Clark. appreciation to the Welfare Department of the Seafarers' 4- 4> 4> International Union for its aid Oldiimer Lauds while my husband was in the New Orleans hospital. Pension Assist When our baby girl w)is born, To the Editor: the Welfare Department really I have just received my first pension check. I would like to took over and saw us through time. Special thanks thank the Union for its prompt­ ato difficult all those who made things ness In processing my case. so much easier for us. I' would like to add that Mrs. Charles L. Terry without the SIU and its con­ 4 4 4 stant gains for -seamen; I would not be able to enjoy the Lauds Rotterdam rest of my life in such ease. Thanks to the SIU and its Seamen's Aide officials for the best in the To the Editor: maritime industry. The entire crew of the SS An­ Mark Plummer drew Jackson wishes to convey t t . Its most heartfelt thanks to Isa­ dora Frankel, the seaman's club Suwannee Ship representative for American In Good Shape seamen in Rotterdam, Holland, for being very helpful to us. To the Editor: He saw to it that we were Working on a seniority basis, most of the men on here are taken care of while in fhe city, being transferred to a Knot ship 'arranged tours and showed in upon arrival in-Recife' on the every respect good friendship 1837, one of the Suwannee that made us feel at home. This Steamship Company vessels. kindness was not for this ship This will mean little more alone, but for all American sea­ room, and somewhat better liv­ men. We wish to say again our sincere thanks to. him and wish ing conditions. All in all, everyone seems well him good luck. Pablo P. Lopei satisfied and we all get along Leo D. Bums together, which means a lot pn Gordon Bell one of these small ships, 17^ Martin Sierra feet overall. In fact, spme like SIU delegates it so well they are talking about a-*'.:. - �May 23. 1958 PresidentTo Decide Fate Of Liner Bill SEAFARERS :-h- LOG Pace Flfteea Father And Son Visit *n»« deaths of the follotoing Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death henefii is being paid to their benefidaries. • Andrew Harvilla, 40: Brother Harviila died April 28, 1958, in the USPHS hospital in San Francisco, California. Death was caused by a heart ajlment. He became a full member of the Union on April 29, 1947, and sailed in the deck - '' / departmen t. Brother Harvilla is survived by Mary Harvilla of Franklinboro, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Conemaugh, Pennsylvania, department. Brother Bennett is survived by Betty Lou Briggs of Savannah, Ga. WASHINGTON—President Eis­ • 4» 4" 4 enhower has Indicated that he vyill - Leland E. Ashley, 39: A heart make the final decision as to ailment caused the death of Brother whether or not two superliners, Ashley on Sep­ one for United States Lines and tember 20, 1957, one for American President Lines, in Galveston; will be constructed under special Texas. He be­ legislation exempting them from came a full mem­ limitations of the 1936 Merchant ber of the Union Marine Act. on March \ 11, A bill to that effect has been i953, and .sailed passed by the House of Represen­ in the engine detatives and has the support of pm-tment. Broth­ many members of the Senate Iner Ashley is sur­ ;terstate and Foreign Commerce 4 aj a> vived by his children, Leland and j committee. It is opposed by the Earl Spear, 59: A heart ailment Margerie Ashley, of Colfax, Cali­ I Commerce Department because it caused the death of Brother Spear fornia, Burial took place in Olean­ I provides for larger construction 'on March 13, der Cemetery. • subsidies than normally alk^wed 1958, in Largo, under the 1036 Act. Florida. He be­ . The bill would give US Lines a came a full mem­ fixed price of $47 million, ($37 Future Ivy-league star Richard John Kaust is photographed while ber of the Union million plus the liner America, or on a sight-seeing tour of the SlU hall in New York with his father, on December 21, permission to transfer the Amer­ Seafarer C. A. Kaust. While not positive just when he will start 1940, and sailed ica to a foreign .flag) on a ship in the steward playing, Richard is sure of the school. costing approximately $130 million department. to build. , Brother Spear The APL ship would cost the A total to $800 in maternity was buried in company a minimum of 45 per­ Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, benefits has been paid to the cent of the domestic construction Seafarers' families listed be­ Safety Harbor, Florida. cost, or $34 million, whichever is low for the birth of four greater, as compared to the abso­ children. Total maternity bene­ lute flat price offered US Lines. Walter WojciechowskI, 49: fit payments now stand at CHICAGO—A Federal District, court judge has extended Brother Wojciechowski died on With no minimum construction $639,8()0 from the start of the cost figure chargeable to US Lines, indefinitely the order prohibiting members of the Masters, April 9, 1958, in Baltimore, Mary­ plan in April 1, 1952. it would undoubtedly wind up pay­ Mates and Pilots union from picketing foreign flag vessels land. He became a.full member of Photographs and informa­ ing far less than 45 percent. the Union on August 1, 1946, and tion about the new arrivals is using the Great Lakes without sailed in the steward department. eign-flag vessels using the Great Burial took place in St. Stanislaus welcomed by the LOG. Send a licensed pilot aboard. all details to the editor. Photos Lakes without pilots aboard are a wiU be .returned after use. The foreign-flag operators hazard to navigation. Proof of this Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. * it it obtained the original order on May was seen in the reports that two Ralph Casanova Collier, born 2 after the lines, set up by the vessels, both without pilots, ran Thomas-B. Tomlin, 66: On Au­ MM&P, tied up their vessels be­ aground in the first few weeks of gust 10, 1957, Brother Tomlin died April 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph Collier, Mobile, Ala. cause longshoremen refused to the navigation season on the Lakes. from a lung ail­ (Continued from page 7) 4 4* 4 cross them. Up until now, it has been op­ ment in Balti­ comers with no..seniority in the in­ Phyllis Anita, House, born Judge Philip Sullivan said he more, Maryland. tional for foreign-flag ships to use dustry at all—^than the NMU has April 19, 1958, to Seafarer and been shipping in the second highest was extending the order Indefinite­ pilots throughout the Great Lakes He became a full ly pending a hearing on his Juris­ area. Mrs. Hubert H, House, Mobile, member of the of its four seniority groups. Ala. Union on Aprii The NMU's plight derives in part diction in the case and the status of the pilot group as a labor union 18, 1947, and 4 4 4 from its mismanagement of its within the meaning of the Nation­ sailed in the stew­ Emilia Quinones, born April 25, seniority set-up. Instead of provid­ ard department. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nemeing an orderly procedure for the al Labor Relations Act. The MM&P contends that forBrother Tomlin 'sio Quinones, Ponce, Playa, PR. establishment of top seniority, the is survived by his Who said a woman's face is NMU first opened its books to all 4 4 4 cousin, Bert Harmer. Burial took her fortune? comers, then established that any­ Charles Wedge worth Jr., born place in Memorial Cemetery, Mo­ For Mrs. Marie Adams Musto, body who had spent any time on an April 26, 1958, to Seafarer and bile, Alabama. a passenger aboard the transNMU ship between June 1 and Mrs. Charles K. Wedgeworth, Pacific liner President Wilson, $• it . • December 1,1953, could qualify for Gulfport, Miss. her girdle was her fortune—she top seniority. It said nothing about John R. Small, 45: On April 4, kept $40,000 worth of jewelry in them having to have sailed regu­ a pouch fastened to it—that is, 1958, Brother Small died from a larly since then. until she threw the garment circulatory ailment. He became a Since that six-month period was away without removing its con­ full member of the Union on Sep­ one of extremely busy shipping, tember 4, 1947, and sailed in the tents. the NMU top seniority group has steward department. Brother Small Mrs. Musto said in a report Back in possession of their local been flooded with large numbers was buried in Forest Lawn Ceme­ filed with the ship's purser that of seamen who were temporary union headquarters, the executive tery, Norfolk, Va. fill-ins during the Korean War and board members of Local 88, Mas­ she discarded the girdle in a it 4" it wasfr basket, but forgot to take had sailed irregularly or not at. all ters, Mates and Pilots will offer Charlie Cook out its contents. A steward Robert Bennett, 39: On March 3, since then. In addition, NMU mem­ selections for president pro tern emptied the basket overboard Contact Roger Beroud at 7637 1958, Brothel* Bennett died from bers have complained of the man­ and trustee pro tem to the mem­ thb same day. Five diamond Parkview Road, Highland Park, a heart ailment on board the Brad­ ner in which top seniority ratings bership of the union at a general rings and a diamond-studded ford Island. He became a -full Upper Darby, Pa. have been obtained on the basis of membership meeting. May 28. wrist watch become King Nep­ member of the Union on December Broke Up Session recommendations from ships' crews 4 4 4 15, 1938, and sailed in the deck and Approval by a shoreside NMU It was sit just such a meeting on tune's property. Richard F. Ransome 4committee. March 12 that an insurgent group Please write or call your mother The SIU's class A seniority group seized/control of the property of at PO Box 159, Wheatland, Calif., consists solely of men who have the local union after breaking up a Neptune 3-2748. been shipping regularly .every year session at which the membership 4 4 4 since before the Korean War, plus was to act on the selection of a those men who have a minimum of president pro tem. The rump group Arthur Smith 90 days seatime each year for eight was ordered to return the local Please get in touch with Larry consecutive years—in other words, union's property to the officers by Tefft at SIU headquarters, 675 the professionals of the industry. a State Supreme Court decision Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, NY. Under the circumstances, it is no and the original officers are again 4 4. 4 wonder that Curran, who is in the back in possession. Iain A. McLaren iniddle of a hot election fight with For the time being, shipping con­ dn opposition group, is attempting tinues to be conducted at tempo­ Your father, Archibald Mc­ to foist the blame for his own rary offices at 225 Lafayette Street Laren, is anxious to contact you Shortcomings on the SIU. The ship­ opened-by the international union about a very urgent matter. His ping figures also explain Curran's trustee. Captain Roy D. Lurvey, address Is 60 Barfillan Drive, desperation in raiding the Robin who was named to oversee the af­ Glasgow S, W2 Scotland. Line, the Rion and other SIU- fairs of the New York, local union. 4 4 4 .V manned ships. Curran is hopeful Once the meaibership of Local 88 Manuel SaucheS • that by screaming at the SIU he acts upon selection for temporary can distract the NMU'menibership president and trustee it is deemed Get in touch with May Sharplei from his failure io provide any. likely that the international frustee at 824 W. 56th St., Miami, Jia., able d^ee'9Mob «e|imity. ydlL,)yind u - w..ii ^ • ' *^^1 SIU BABY ABBIVALS Judge Extends Picket Ban Against Ct. Lakes Pilots Why Curran Raps SlU Her Fortune Was Her Girdle Mates To Meet On Ofticials PORTO'CALL .|216 E-SMTiMaS 'i �No. 11 Vol. XX SIL4FAIUSRS«L06 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • t:y' ' w: Mint Probe of GSA Anti-'50-50' Bias fc ITF Backs SIO Stand On SMpping WASHINGTON—Testimony at closed-door hearir^s of House Appropriations Subcommittee again pointed up the varying interpretations of the "50-50" law working to. the LONDON—In its semi-monthly detriment of the US shipping"^ publication "Press Report," the foreign-flag vessels. Tht law is Industry. International Transportworkers' actually supposed to accomplish Disclosure of the record in­ the reverse in favor of American Federation has cited in fulf the dicated a "full-dress hearing" by ships, so that they can get at least SIU's criticism of the US Govern­ the House Merchant Marine Com­ half of the cargoes. ment for being the only major mittee is in the offtng on the ap­ maritime power at the United Na­ At the hearing. Rep. John Shel­ plication of "50-50" to cargo move­ tions Conference on the Law of the ments handled by different Gov­ ley (D-Calif.) caUed attention to Sea to oppose ^sanctions against complaints from several Americanernment agencies. The role of the "runaway" fleets. operators that GSA was "box­ General Services Administration is flag The article appeared in the ing them out" and using "all sorts expected to come under particular of subterfuges and sharp-angle SEAFARERS LOG of April 11, fire. 1958. It reported that the US finds shading" to freeze out US ships. GSA has apparently had free He noted that this was done even itself in the embarrassing positUpa rein in interpreting the law to in cases where US-flag ships were' Marino Firomon'i Union mombors In Bahlmoro gathor in SIU of. supporting .these foreign-flag eafoioria for cup of {ava with Seafarer Harry (The Harto) Muehos mean that "at least" SO percent of available and coul^ handle the vessels over the opposition of its all Government cargoes must go on cargo at $2.50 per ton less than Iwith cap.) MfOW men are (I to r) Poto Ootai, Poto Potonon, R. closest allies at a, time when there is grave concern over the interna-, Robinson, Blackio Rivers. Firemen share SIU hoN in Maryland the foreign tramps. tional shipping slump which has port. •Ne Control' been aggravated by the growth of Ben H. Gulll of the Federal cut-rate runaway fleets. Maritime Board affirmed this sit­ The ITF heartly agreed with uation and the fact that "we (the the LOG where it said: "In effect, FMB) have absolutely no control the US has encouraged and sus­ over what the various agencies give tained a hugh scab aparatus to un­ the tramp v^sels, the imer vessels dermine its own fleets and those or the tankers." Guill added that of its allies. This is why the Sea­ GSA appeared to be splitting hairs farers International Union of North on the question, assuring in every WASHINGTON—Ships designed primarily for tourist travel America, the AFL-CIO Maritime should get special consideration in obtaining Federal subsidies instance that foreign ships got an Trades Department, the Interna­ exact split with American-flag ves­ for liner construction,, according tp a report Just forwarded tional Transport. Workrs' Federa­ SAN FRANCISCO—Acting on a sels. to Congress by the President. tion and. other maritime labor or­ resolution submitted by the SIU The split is even maintained to style food) one way via the North The recommendation for ganizations of the free world havePacific District, the San Francisco assure that foreign tramps get the Atlantic." This apparently'^referred vigtorousiy opposed the US transfer Labor Council has gone on record same share as American tramps "adequate air and sea trans­ to proposals by hotelman H. B. policy since World War..II." to ask Congress to amend the Wid- before US liner vessels get any. portation to meet the mountmg de­ Cantor for two super-liners of this mands of the moderate-income Tied Up Rnnaway ter-McCarran Act to allow more The board member agreed that tie type, which are backed by two bills tourist" was featured in a special leeway to seamen who have made determination of -what ships get The ITF anti-runaway campaign an honest effort to get American the cargoes^shouid be put in the report en ways of promoting inter­ already introduced ih the House. gained • victory when thb Federa­ national travel. It was prepared "Similar proposals have been tion successfully tied up a LiberiancitzensMp for a number of years, but were barred by the passage of hands of Maritime, instead of being by Clarence B. Randall, special, as­ made for large deluxe liners which flag vessel in Helsinki. Ber Spanish spread, among various non-Mari­ sistant to the President. would cost the same but would pro­ the act. time agencies. vide tourist accommodations for owners had refused to comply with Long neglected by the US ship The resolution, proposed by the only about 25 percent of their the minimum wages and eonditious Sailors Union of the Pacific, the That way, it is felt there will be operators, the tourist trade has 2,000-passenger capacity," the re­ set by the ITF. Marine Cooks and Stewards Union more concern for the needs of US- been dominated by foreign ship port continued. "It is argued that When the owners turned down, and the Marine Firemens Union, flag ships in handing out "50-50" lines sin<?e the war, in the face of Government subsidy is justified on the ITF's request for « minimum heavy demands for this type of asks for consideration in the case cargoes. agreement, all'servicci^ on the pgrt defense grounds and, on of, of alien seamen who have bee^ Just reieased, the testimony on service. The flrst US entry ip tour­ national transport workers' un­ this basis, thb super tourist liner ionsFinnish cleared by the US Coast Guard for April 18 was at an Appropriations ist-class service in 20 years, Amer­ convertibility were withdrawn. The ban .on factor appears to the vessel, the Bodoro, many years and are working on US hearing on the 1959 Department of ican Banner Lines' SS Atlantic, is troopship purposes admir­ an announcement by thefollowed vessels, but because of their na­ Commerce I^udget. Funds for the scheduled to go into service June serve unions ably." tionality or some other factor, are Maritime Atoinistration and Fed­ 11. that their members, would not Work ' Randall added: "If Government any vessel which operated under a barred by the Walter-McCarran eral Maritime Board are in the The report noted few. "flrm Act from receiving US citizenship. Commerce budget. plans" for new US passenger ves­ subsidies are to be granted, how­ flag of convenience, and. failed to Many of these seamen served on sels, . "particularly in toudst-class ever, I reeominend that the Marl- observe the wages, and social secu­ US ships throughout World War II, accommodations. Not only does it time Board consider the extent of rity conditions laid down by tho but because they are from coun­ appear that our transportation sys­ additional toorlst capacity to be ITF. tries now under Communist domin­ tem will in the future be hard put provided as a factor in granting as­ As a result ..of the boycott, the. ation, cannot apply for citizenship ship's owners agreed to tha mini­ to meet the demand but there is sistance for liner constmctiog." under the act. The resolution reads already great. pressure on existing Other portions of the report mum scales set by the ITF, which dealt with modernizing customs, are those used by the Bi:itish Na- ' as follows: tourist-class accommodations. Unfairly Denied Citizenship "Space is sold far hi.adyance,'*' quarantine, visa and passport con­ tioqal Maritime Board. An AB on trols, encouraging investments in the Bodoro, who previously was "Whereas, many seamen under SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping in and in peak seasons sonie carriers hotels abroad to accommodate paid approximately . 14 pounds this port for the past period has offer only a waiting list for can­ the Walter-McCarran Act have travelers, realistic US efforts to en­ (.^39.20) a month, will now receive continued to be slow as was ex­ celed accommodations. A real been denied citzenship even courage trayel not only by Ameri­ from 31 pounds, 10 shillings, to 35 pected, and from current mdicaproblem exists, therefore, with re­ though they were on the ver.ge of receivng citizenship when this act tions will continue to be so. Only spect to providing transportation cans but also by nationals of other pounds, 15 . shillings ($85.41$100110) a month. one ship. City of Alma, (Water­ for the rapidly growing number of countries and similar items. was passed, and "Whereas, many of oim members man), paid off, and two. City of international travelers of the mod­ who sailed during World War II Alma and Ocean Evelyn (Ocean erate Income group," it pointed out. and for many years on American- Transport), signed on crews. flag ships are from countries now A total of' eighL ships were In It praised , "provocative pro­ controlled by the Communist gov­ transit: Seamar and Massmar'(CaI- posals" by some US shipping Inter­ ernments and it is impossible for mar). Steel Architect and Steel ests "to tap the mass travel market them to be deported or for them to Worker (Isthmian), City of Alma, by drastic fare reductions. They A reduction in shipboard accidents during 1957 has been return on their own v(fliton, and Citrus backer and Yaka (Water­ would build pasenger vessels to "Whereas, all of our members man) and the Ames Victory (Vic­ carry from 6,000 to. 9,000 passen­ announced .by' the SlU-contracted Isthmian Steamship Com­ are. screened by'the United States tory Carriers), gers at $50 fares (plus cafeteria- pany. . According to figures released by the company in' its Safety Bulletin," the total-f — Coast Guard and iound to be gopd security risks, therefore eliminat­ number of shipboalrd accidents while booking some 732 voyage ing any possibilty of these mem­ dropped from 306 in 1956 to days, had peifMt accident-free rec­ Stay Put For idle Pay bers being subversive, either Com­ 287 last year. ords. • ^. munist or Fascist, Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while While there was aq increase in The deck departments showed •''Hn "Therefore be It resolved that on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid the number of disabling injur­ the greatest number of injuries for the Labor Council, assembled May changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re- . ies, ^or -lo^-time accidents, they the year. But they too cut their 2, 1958, go on record to ask our ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already - were offset by the drop in total totals; to 153 accidents. In the representatives in Washington, I)C, experienced.interruptions of from three.tos Ave-weeks in getting!^ accidents.. By departments, the order of standing,. the Steel Ar-to amend the WalterrMcCarran Act their next check after they notified the state unemployment: black gang turned in the best rec­ tisan led the fleet with a $9.76 to give seamen who made an honest offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address.; ord for the jcear, cutting accidents rating While the Steel King w^s a attempt to get citMhship papers An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing; front 97 In 1956 to 77* in 1957. close seeSnd with a 94,98. Botbi over a -period of years mwe lee­ considerable hardship to the men involved. The galley crews on the (Steel vessels had four accidents, three way under this act" Director ; and the Steer Navigator, of th^m disabling/ during the year. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 23, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FIGHT RR BILL AS THREAT TO SHIPS HOUSE BODY ADSS TO SUBSIDIES ILO MEETING SEEKS HIGHER STANDARDS ON WORLD’S SHIPS FIGHT RAIL BILL THREAT TO SHIPS HOUSE BODY CLEARS WAY FOR BROADER SUBSIDY PROGRAM RAIL COMBINE’S PROGRAM: STARVE OUT ALL SHIPPING MORSE ‘CLARIFIES’ BLAST: RUNAWAYS OKAY AFTER ALL ONASSIS BUILDS RUNAWAY; MUM ON US SUPERSHIP WHY CURRAN ATTACKS SIU ENG’RS WIN RUNAWAY ‘INSURANCE’ CALIF. ‘WRECK’ DRIVE RECRUITS NEW SUPPORT POSTPONE CS REFINERY STRIKE SEEK SPECIAL ANTI-TRUST RULE ON SHIPPING MERGER SHIP ATTACKS TO CONTINUE IN INDONESIA DEL SANTOS RESCUES 5 SHIPWRECK SURVIVORS PRESIDENT TO DECIDE FATE OF LINER BILL JUDGE EXTENDS PICKET BAN AGAINST GT. 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She is operated by Gulf Atlantic Towing Company. Relief cap^ tain Jim Gilmore is at entrance to pilot house. AWARDS 11 •• S i5 1 Story On Page 3 AFL-CIO Seeks Early Action On Aid To Jobless • \m . uJ I ••• m I Story On Page 2 ' '<1 '111 , I m M .r' •' ' A-.V:. •r *•"' • > -!f-= y Spare-time idea is converted to cash by Seafarer Julius Gural, AB (top, right), as he re­ ceives $150 award from Capt. Joseph McDiarmid, marine manager for Isthmian. Gural devised new gangway net (Story on Page 11.) : " '• ' • I'; . r _ ' ' ; " �• —r:rp;p, SEAFA Page Tw» Mn 9, ifiji AFL-CIO Action To Aid WASHINGTON—With hundreds of thousands of shoreside families being forced onto public charity by the exhaustion of their unemployment benefits and little actm forthcom­ ing, the General Board of the AFL-CIO has Issued a call for immediate steps tb bolster the nation's well-being. The AFL-^ CIO program on the economy Why Recession Action is Needed calls for shoring up and im­ provement of unemployment In­ The following economic facts are the basis for the AFL-CIO'e surance .benefits plus a tax cut in call for legislative action as expressed at the General Board meet­ the low income brackets. The General Board, which con­ ing of all International Union presidents in Washington, April 28: sists of all the international union • Unemployment in April stood at 5,120,000, about percent presidents of the Federation, met of the entire work force, a postwar record. It undoubtedly affects in Washington on April 28 to deal directly some 15 million or more Americans, taking families into with major issues facing trade account. unions, of which unemployment is '• Of this total 3,500,000 are getting unemployment insurance a principle problem. In its state­ ment on the economy the AFL-CIO benefits at varying rates up to $45 a week, with many drawing as declared that little has been done, little as $20 a week. despite the clear intent of the Em­ • The rest of the unemployed are ineligible for benefits, or have ployment Act of 1946, -to "promote exhausted the maximum of weekly benefits, usually 28 weeks. maximum employment, production An estimated 700,000 have exhausted their benefits in the lint SBofarar R. Manutl, OS, ami Y. Guittory, mfssinon, take their turn arid purchasing power." three months of this year, with this total still growing. That meaiM standing pickdf duly outsid* th* BethtBhem yards in Hoboken, NJ. Therefore the Board called for these people are going on relief. The length of their unemployment where their ship, the Maurice George, ex-Rion, is berdied. The unemployment insurance legisla­ is the worst aspect of the current recession. tion which would accomplish three new owner refusml to sign on tho SIU crew thot was whh the ves­ • The AFL-CIO program consists of two main sectlonB—the first, improvements in the present sel when It was sold. The SIU is charging discrimination ogoinst system of aiding the unemployed; an extension of unemployment insurance benefits and an improve­ Seafarers. a) extension of unemployment ment of weekly payment levels; the second, a tax cut concentrated benefits to a minimum of 39 weeks, in low income groups where purchasing power is badly needed. Th* b) Improvement, through Fed­ need to shore up and expand purchasing power is pointed up by eral funds, oi existing state systems statistics showing a 12 percent decline in production and an $8.7 sii that unemployed workers get blUlon deeliiie in wages >nd salaries, which the Federation feels, at least half their weekly earnings, may be translated into further unemployment and shutdowns of ' • • e) Provision of coverage for mil­ plants. lions of workers now outside the unemployment insurance system. The SIU is awaiting action by the National Labor RelatioRai, These objectives have not been Federation would concentrate this chasing power among people who met by legislation which passed ciit in the $5,000 per year or less are still working and stave off the Board on unfair labor practice charges filed April 24 against the House of Representatives last taxable income class. In addition, "vicious cycle" effect that unem­ week, since it makes no provision it called for elimination of excise ployment and loss of purchasing Mack Klosty Inc., a newly-formed shaping firm. The SIU, ; TTTTTT for improving benefit levels or (sales) taxes on autos, electrical power can have by breeding more has charged that company hir-'^'T . _ i. J the company's .agents bad stated unemployment. covering workers outside the appliances and transportation. mg for the vessel was based tjjgt they would sign a contract The latter move, which would Other items called for by the system. As it now stands, the law passed by the House would cover, affect passenger travel on steam­ Federation Include public works, on discrimination against the with the NMU, and that the soin p'art, oniy point (a) of the above ships, has also been recommended particularly school, hospital, home SIU members employed aboard the called advertisement was a pretest • requirements. (See story on page by a special Senate cdmmittee and road constniction. The Fed­ SS Rion. An SIU plcketline pro­ to cover up their previous pro­ with respect to the studying transportation problems. eration demanded Federal aid for testing the company's action was nouncements, 11.) contract. placed in front of the vessel which SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul The tax cut was essentialr the school construction :to end the has been renamed the Maurice Ordinarily it would he expect^' HaU urged Seafarers and their Federation said, to build up pur­ schoolroom shortage.. that a new dompany without pre-i . George, families lo support the Federation The filing of the SIU charges vlous union Telationships whlcji program by writing their Senators foUdwed the purchase of the Rion acquired ft single ship would reJ to imcorporate a generous im­ from the SlU-contracted Actium tain the crew employed at that provement in imemployment bene­ time if the crewmembers expressefi fits in the bill passed by the House the desire to remain aboard, as of Representatives.was the case of the SIU crewmem­ Company decUnro Offer Great Hardships bers oinvoived. .J An N. JL U. spokesman said It has been pointed out that the The company's failure to follow, his union could get the vessel WASHINGTON—A bill supported by the AFL-aO calling greatest hardships are suffered by co^e^ inanncd with li­ such aq obvioudy-valid procedure,^ those workers who have been out for controls on welfare and pension funds has been passed by censed personnel, but fearing —in addition, to the other circunH. of work more than six months and the Senate 88 to 0. The measure would require all employee further trouble, the company^ stances—^made it clear that Klosty;' declined the offer. are no longer eligible for benefits, t>eedgo8ty.^an_ offlcinLof th® was not seeking to crew his vesseli — at least 700,000 by the last count, funds, whether operated hy*^ in good faith. who must turn to public reN^ unions, by unions jointly with ate approval, there is some doubt In its eagerness to snatch Sea­ agencies to get the bare necessities management or by manage­ as to what will happen in the House Excerpt from "NY Times" farers' Jobs, the NMU offered .tqi_of Representatives. The chairman cf life. An additional one milTon of May 1, 1958, shows how supply the company with strike-t or more unemployed were not ment alone, to register with the of the House Labor Committee, NMU offered to supply deck breaking mates and engineers to eligible for benefits in the first Department of Labor and make full Rep. Graham A. Barden, is believed and e n.^ i n e officer-strikeget the shjp moving. As reported instance. reports on their financial opera­ to be hostile to passage, of the fundin the "New York Times" of May breakert. The Federation statement point­ tions. It affects an estimated 50,000 reporting measure. 1, 1958, VAn NMU spokesman said ed out that for years, state legis­ welfare plans with $35 bilUon in The Seafarers Welfare Plan is Steamship Corporation by the his union could get the vessel com­ latures have failed to act on basic assets. one of thousands of plans which Klosty concern. Klosty, whose pletely-maimed with licensed per­ inadequacies of their unemploy­ Passage of the measure, spon­ would be affected by Uie faiii. The agent is .the National Maritime ment benefits systems, inadequacies sored jointly by Senatmrs John SIU Plan is alrea^ require'd to Union-contacted Arrow Steamship sonnel, but fearing further trou­ ble, the company declined the which are now showing up. Kennedy (Dem.-Mass.), Paul" Doug­ make annual financial reports to Corporation, then notified SIU offer." The second major portion of the las (Dem,-lll.), and Irving Ives the New York State Superintendent headquarters representatives that Federation's program calls for a (Rep.-NY), was considered a major of Insurance, as are other welfare he intended to sign a contract with tax cut of $6 to. $8 billion whmh victory for labor. It now goes to plan.s whose offices are in New the NMU. It repeatedly refused to would make up for the decline in the House of Representatives for, York State. ' deal with the SIU or to accede to salary and wage income. The action. the SlU's request that the crewThe AFI>CIO had supported the members aboard the Rion stay measure as providing equitable aboard the ship if they so desired. controls over all types of welfare On Saturday, April 5, the Klosty May 9, 1958 Vol. XX, No. 10 plans whether or not unions were concern inserted a two-line adver­ Three ships, two British tankers included in their administration. tisement for Seamen in the classi­ and a Panamanian cargo vessel, Management groups, including the fied section ,of the "New York were attacked in strife-torn Indo­ National Association of Manufac­ The names of three men were Times" and by Jdonday morning, it nesia by unidentified planes last turers, had opposed the bill, caUing inadvertently omitted from the had a fuU crew, which meant that week. One, thie Panamanian sMp for exemption for management Robin Line Honor Roll which ap­ in two days, theoretically, 27 sea­ Aquiia, was sunk. PAVX. BAU.. Secretary-Treasurer • BCBBEBI BRAND, Editor.' BERNARD SEA­ funds but regulation of union peared in the last edition of the men had read the ad, in a Saturday The two British tankers, the San MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN piams. SEAFARERS LOG. Two of the morning newspaper, made applica­ Flavian and the Daronia, were at­ S^ACK. AL MASKIN. JOHN BRAZIL. HER­ In addition, the AFL-CIO was Seafarers, Harry Miller and James tion and had been hired by the tacked shortly after dawn of April MAN MAKLER, Staff Writers. Bah Momr, Gulf Area Representative. heartened by the Senate's action in Morton, were members of the company. To nobody's surprise, it 28, while ri^ng at anchor in the Published brweekly at the headquarters decisively rejecting several pro­ Robin Hood crew. The third, John turned out that 22 of the 27 men east Borneo port of Balikpapan. of the Seafarers Internatfonal Union, At- posals which would have added to Breen, was on the Robin Gray. hired were NMU then- None of the The San Flavian was bit and set lantie A Gulf O'strlct. APL-CSO, 67S Pourih Avenue Brooklyn 32, NY .Tel. HYaO'htb existing Taft-Hartley curbs on Along ivith others named in the last men hired were members of the afire, and the crew had to abandon 9-SSOS. Entered as seeonr class m:tter , •• . at the Post Office in Brooklyn. HY. under union activity. A variety of amend­ issue of the LOG, they helped hold old crew although, all had applied her. tiia Act, of Aug. 24,. 1*1' ments were^offered in this area and the fleet for the SIU and earned a for employment. , The Panamanian sliip was bombed defeated by very wide margins. In filing its charges the SIU act­ and sunk,.Cii April SO putsid4:|he hearty vote of thanks from the Un­ Despite the overwhelming Sen­ ion membership, • ed on the fact,' aimong others, that Ijndonesian harbor' Of Amboia|^| v Sill Hits Discrimination By New Rion Operators Senate Passes BUI On Welfare Funds Eobin Line Honor Roll SEAFARERS LOG K'.^: •'. -iLc viiCi , . - •— - f. i • • Boinb 3 Ships In IndPiiesia / �Hay 9t 1958 SEAFARERS Juhl^i^s Fit Fdr'Hufy LOG Pace Thre* Name Five Winners Of Union's $6,000 Scholarship Prizes Selection of four active Seafarers and the daughter of an SIU man for fivd $6,000 Andrew, Furuseth scholarship awards was made this week by the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The afwards are good for four years of study at any recognized col­ lege or university in the"^ tal given since the program started trar, Howard University; Bernard United States or its pos­ in 1953 to 28 scholarships valued Ireland, assistant director of ad-^ at $168,000. Of this total, 17 have sessions in any field. been awarded to Seafarers and 11 The five winners are: to sons and daughters of Seafarers. Gerald E. Anderson, 26, of A number of the winners have al­ ready completed college and pro­ Minneapolis, Minn, fessional education. Giovanni F. Abundo,^ 29, Of this year's winners, Anderson Dorchester, Mass. started sailing with the SIU at the The focus was on Bosilio Jr., 8, as Dr. Oscar B. Camp, head of Mike Carlin, 25, Garden age of 16 in the engine department. the recently-opened SlU medical center in Baltimore, checked the He completed his high school work City, LI. youngster's throat during exam last Friday. Looking on were Sea­ while in the US Army and is now Frederick G. Carpenter, farer <ind Mrs. Basilio Maldonado. Basilio Jr. got a clean bill of enrolled at the University of Min­ Abundo Carpenter 29,-New Orleans, La. health, hiis dad last shipped as AB/DM on the Chilore. nesota's Institute of Technology Delia Alice Prestwood, 18, studying electrical engineering. His missions, Columbia College; ElMobile, Ala. last ship was the Mermaid (Metro wood C. Kastner, registrar. New Miss Prestwood is the daughter Petroleum). Abundo, who sailed on deck of Seafarer James R. Prestwood, who sails in the steward depart­ with the SIU, has been going to sea with the Union for the past ten ment. As in the past years, the awards years. He was last aboard the Win­ were made upon the recommenda­ ter Hill (Cities Service). Like An­ WASHINGTON—Acting on a charge against the SIU by tion of a panel of five college ad­ derson, he is already attending col­ ministrators. They are based on lege, being enrolled at Boston . NMU President Joseph Curran, the AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ the candidate's past scholastic rec­ University. His major field of in­ cil decided to table Curran's demand for Ethical Practices pro­ ord, the results achieved on the terest is chemistry. Carlin started sailing back in ceedings concerning the SIU-^ 1949 and was an active organizer Delia Alice Prestwood and fa­ American Banner Lines, and that treasury loan of $500,000 in the Cities Service fleet for two ther, Seafarer James Prest­ the loan, approved by the SIU to the Arnold Bernstein steam­ membership years. Subsequently he spent most wood. in December, 1956, of his seatime on Isthmian ships ship interests. The action to table out of treasury funds, was made a with an interruption in 1953 for an York University, and C. William the charge was taken on April 30, matter of public record long be­ Army hitch. His last vessel was the Edwards, director of Admissions, the "New York Times" reported. fore the passage of Section 5, Code Ocean Eva. He intends to major in Princeton University. V Earlier in the week, the Federa­ 5, and 15 months before the NMU international labor relations with a, tion amiounced that the Ethical made its protest. minor in literature. Practices Committee would review The reason for the protest, the Carpenter, who also sails in the Section 5, Code 5 of the Ethical SIU concluded, was the desire of deck department, has been going Practices Code which prohibits the the NMU to destroy the. American Anderson Carlin to sea for the past 13 years. His Federation or its affiliates from Banner operation and maintain an making loans to businesses with American-flag monopoly for the standard Collets Entrance Board last vessel was the Coe Victory. He svhich it bargains collectively. I United States Lines in the North Examinations and on all-around intends to major in psychology and ability and activities. adolescent guidanee. Purpose Of Code Atiantic passenger service. Seafarers Win 4 Of S Miss Prestwood is a graduate of In answering the charge, in a 20The SS Atlantic, the first Ameri­ This is the third year in a row Murphy High School in Mobile page brief supported by some J1 can flag tourist class ship in the that Seafarers have taken four of and intends to take a pre-mcdical pounds of supporting documents transatlantic trade, was scheduled the five awards given. Seafarers course with the objective of study­ and other data, the SIU said that to go into service on Maritime Day, and children of Seafarers compete ing for an MD degree. Section 5, Code 5 was aimed at ac­ May 22. It is being finished up at for the first four awards open with Aiding in the selection was a Once the, world's largest mer­ tions which would result In sweet­ the Ingalls yard in Pascagoula, the fifth reserved for the highest panel of educators consisting of heart contracts, personal profit for Miss, but the sailing date has been ranking Seafarer left after the four Miss Edna Newby, assistant dean, chant fleet, the US merchant marine continued its decline for union officials, or which would as­ posponed until June 11, because winners have been chosen. Douglass College, Rutgers Univer­ sist a faction in management to the vessel is not ready yet. This year's awards bring the to­ sity; F. D. Wilkinson, former regis­ the third straight year. As of April 1, there were only 974 active ocean­ maneuver for control of a corpora­ going US-fiag vessels of 1,000 gross tion. , The Union maintained the code tons and over. Of those, 39 were Port Officials Post Porkchops was not intended to apply to loanw government-owned and 935 were privately-owned. designed to preserve or expand job opportunities for Americau These totals represent a decline workers, and pointed to a pattern of more than 110 privately-owned of such loans by many trade unions ships since April, 1956. According over the years for that purpose. to figures released by the Maritime None of these loans, the SIU brief Administration, there were 1,048 said, are subject to censure because privately owned active vessels in they were "inspired by a desire to the US merchant fleet in 1956. By preserve and/or improve Job op­ 1957 this total had dropped to portunities of workers In the par­ 1,017 with eight tankers and 18 ticular area involved." freighters joining the 18 vessels already inactive. During the past ; FMB Approval year however, an additional 38 As the SIU pointed out the Fedtankers and 23 freighters went into oral Maritime Board Is actually a lay-up decreasing the active fleet party to some of the financial ar­ to 935 ships. rangements to which the SIU is On a month-to-month basis, the Also a party. number of active vessels has been In addition, the SIU brief fluctuating. Four inactive ships pointed out that there is no agree­ went into operation during the last ment between the SIU and the m^onth as did' a new tanker, the Gulfprince, and the Liberty ship, the Penn Jrader, which returned from foreign registry. But two other tankers, the Bidwsll and the Esso Brooklyn, were sold foreign. Of the 61-privately-owned inac­ tive vessels, 16 cargo ships apd 30 SIU Port Agent Jeff Gillette (left) and Patri^man Harvey Mesford do the honors on the new Sailors Un­ tankers are laid up because of lack ionI shipping board in the Seattle SUP hall, the jobs being posted were on SIU.ships in the West Coast of corgoes. Most of the others sra port. rt. New shipping boards, patterned after the installations at SIU halls in New York and Baitiundergoing extensive repairs or conversion. more, are being put up in all SUP hoik. Table NMU Charge On Bernstein Loan US Fleet Declines To 974 Ships FOn 4i£ yaun OFSH \ �§ SEAFARERS Pace Four War ff Ships Eluding US Salvage Bids WASHINGTON — The Govern­ ment is letting ready to end a nearly-fruitless attempt to regain part of a huge loss: the richlyladen cargo ships that were sunk during World War II. For the past seven .years, the Maritime Administration has tried to get private concerns to salvage corroding huUs and sometimes val­ uable cargoes from beneath the seas all over the world but the response to their bids has been far from eager. Against hundreds of millbns of dollars of loss to the Government the balance sheet to­ day reads $47,846 recovered. Just how many* American ships went down, victims of Axis tor­ pedoes, bombs, or mines, is not exactly known, but Maritime cal­ culates that some 400 offer salvage possibilities. They're mostly in depths of 200 feet or less, and many of them are off the Atlantic seaboard; Some of these were private ves­ sels, but the Government holds part or partial interest in the ma­ jority. In some cases the US owned the ships outright; in others, it Insured them and took title after sinking. By conservative estimate, each ship was worth $500,000 to $1 million when afloat. Despite the discouraging salvage record to date, it's unlikely that the Government will ever abandon Its rights to the sunken ships. There is always the possibility that someone will come up wjth new and effective methods of raising the ships economically, enabling the Government to recoup part of its gigantic loss, with cargoes of valu­ able metals and ores such as cop­ per, brass and aluminum. See Upturn For Mobile MOB^E—Shipping for this port picked up during the last two weeks and should continue to do so for the next period. Two vessels, the Royal Oak (Cities Service) and the Azalea City (Waterman), are com­ ing out of lay-up and will take on crews sometime next week. How­ ever it is not expected that the three tankers laid up in this port will come out as they have no cargo commitments and none are expected in the near future. Seafarers in this port will be go­ ing to the polls next week for the city and state-wide elections. All members who are eligible to vote are urged to do so and to give due consideration to the candidates who favor labor, Harold Figpher, acting port agent, reported. The Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Pio­ neer, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa ,Clipper, Alcoa Partner (Alcoa); Arizpa, Monarch of the Seas, Warrior, LaSalle and Claiborne (Waterman) were in the area during the past period. Quitting Ship? Notify Union r . ,• A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions .all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a repl^ ^ment. Failure to give n{>tice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed-sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the wdrk tougher for your ship-ates. . ^.J..;;.....,:-^.. .. LOG iuir «. iSii SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING BOARD From April 16 To April 29, 1958 (Editor's note: Under the new reporting system for SIU ship­ ping, the summaries below give the complete piciure in each de­ partment by seniority class. Job group and port, including the num­ ber of men remaining on tiie beach. Seafarers coming into port to register can pick their spots by checking the "registered on the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals for their, department. In the near future, SIU shipping will be reported by ratings in the same fashion. Comments and suggestions on this procedure are always welcome.) SIU shipping rose again during the last two weeks, boost­ ing the ratio of jobs available to men registered on "the beach. The latest figures show three men shipped for every seven A men registered on the beach at the end of the period, which could mean a complete tiu-nover of A men on the beach in 4-5 weeks. The latest comparable NMU figure is three shipped for every 20 top seniority seamen registered on the beach. The average for the last six-week period is a 3:7 ratio for the SIU, aUd 3:21 for NMU. Con­ sidered another way, the average SIU ..top seniority man has three chances for Jobs to every one available to his NMU counterpart. Six SIU ports listed improved shipping last period, four remained the same as before and four declined. Boston, New York, Baltimore, New Orleans, Houston and Wilmington showed increases, and Philkdelpbia. Savannah, Mobile and San Francisco stayed "as is." The rest fell off somewhat Overall, although the SIU shipping for the period increased, the total registration in the period and of men oQ-the beaoh at the end of the period also rose, due to routine re-registrations, hospital cases, deaths, retirements, men shipping out of group and similar c|>uses. - Seniority-wise, 74 percent of the Jobs shipped were filled by A men, 22 percent by B men and the remainder by class C. Most of the class C shipping was in galley ratings, though eight ports shipped no € men at all. " The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New Ymh: Good . . . Philadelphia: Dock strike's over; should improve . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Nrnfolk: Fair; crewed Angelina . . . Savannaht Slow . . . Tampa: Quiet . . . Mobile: Good; Royal Oak, Azalea City should crew up; S others still idle . . . New Orieans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Slow . . . Houston: Good prospects .... Wilmingtent Could be busy . . . San Francisco: Quiet . . . Seattle: Fair. DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa ........ Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Cbarles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 2 1 4 8 31 44 3 7 16 34 I 5 4 4 3 2 10 18 16 19 3 9 10 - 19 — 3 2 5 3 4 2 2 23 2 8 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 5 1 —• GROUP 1 2 2 3 7 1 2 5 .4 3 1 — _ 1 — — 1 4 ' 2 1 7 1 1 4 — 1 — 3 Shipped CLAiS A 3 2 6 2 17 3 1 1 2 3 2 11 3 2 3 Shipped CLASS B . Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 -2 2 — 15 36 19 5 5 3 3 1 1 3 1 10 23 .11 3 10 2 6 '— - 2 1 3 1 — \ — 1 1 _ 1 1 — — 1 14 14 4 — 4 18 7 2 18 — 9 — .— — 4 1 — 8 8 5 1 1 1' 1 1 1 =— _ — — — — ^ 2 5 1 -J 3 1 — 2 TOTAL SHIPPED/ GROUP 1 2 - — 3 - —( — _ —_ _ — _ — — —' _ — — — _ — — 3 A 2 3 3 70 — 7 3 44 __ 8 — 3 2 __ 32 43 5 21 — 3 — 7 __ 6 CLASS B 2 10 5 13 6 1 4 11 3 — 1 C 2 6 — 3 — _ — — — — — Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 1 2 15 9 92 146 11 29 45 85 4 4 3 8 7 4 35 22 37 64 7 23 18 26 8 11 17 , 26 12 16 All 7 86 12 60 14 3 3 36 54 5 24 3 7 7 GROUP 3 1 2 2 2 7 47 2 18 6 ». 1 12 7 11 2 __ 9 4 __ . 5 4 13 14 4 4 2 1 _ _ 14 4 2 8 3 2 8 3 5 16 3 1 27 5 26 6 t 1 3 13 6 11 6 16 9 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York ,,.. , Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa ........ Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 1 2 4 48 14 10 1 3 24 _ 4 5 1 6 1 7 18 29 11 3 '7 12 4 2 5 5 2 6 — Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B 3 1 11 3 1 — 2 1 — 2 3 GROUP 1 2 1 4 15 1 — — 9 2 — _ — _ Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 1 *3 3 1 3 ._1 7 9 17 42 3 ' 2 1 1 5 2 27 4 4 3 — _ 1 4 — 1 — 2 4 15 2 6 6 25 4 2 3 2 5 4 14 3 5 — 2 — 3 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 i— — 2 2 • 7 1 2 2 11 2 1 _ 3 1 1 1 5 GROUP 2 1 __ 1 12 — — 8 1 — 2 — 1 3 1 8 3 — — Shipped CLASS C 3 2 4 1 7 2 1 GROUT 2 1 1 — — ~ ~ — 1 — 1 _ —. 18 — — 1 7 2 —— — 3 1 — TOTAL SHIPPED 3 A 1 4 1 66 — 6 — 33 — 4 _ 1 ' 4 — 1 21 — 7 35 —_ — 5 . _ 21 2 _ _ 10 3 CLASS C B 2 2 17 1 I — 16 '1 1 4 1 — 1 — 9 1 13 7 1 — 13 3 — — — Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP All 1 2 8 9 84 40 135 7 1 24 50 7 71 9 1 3 2 1 13 5 1 19 31 14 27 53 55 18 6 5 11 27 34 9 5 5 11 17 10 7 3 1 19 GROUP 1 2 3 2 7 35 2 8 30 2 ' 2 2 S 4 6 11 1 8 1 19 1. — 5 2 1 9 1 3 12 3 __ 21 2 7 — 4 1 5 6 3 S 3 19 2 It i — 1 t 10 • 8 7 18 8 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered ^ CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle TOTALS DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAL GROUP 1 2 4 1 21 11 3 3 18 4 6 1 1 1 2 10 4 16 2 3 2 7 5 2 4 2 1 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM GROUP 12 3 108 178 58 52 180 29 100 34 131 260 392 218 * MM MM MM Registered CLASS A m GROUP 3 1 2 3 1 1 5 14 8 — 5 1 12 5 4 3 4 — GROUP 2 3 1 2 1 42 2 16 1 3 1 1 — 6 1 12 2 28 1 1 1 7 1 1 4 __ 5 _ 3 2 MM. Shipped CLASS A AM MM 4 12 20 5 3 1 3 1 4 5 5 1 5 1 —• _ _ _ Shipped CLASS B 3 3 26 2 17 1 1 1 15 25 1 10 2 7 1 Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B GROUP 2 3 1 _ __ __ 1 10 _ — 6 1 — 4 1 — — — .— 1 — 1 » — — _ — , — Shipped CLASS C. GROUP 2 8 1 __ — 4 2 — ... — 1 — — 5 — T_' _ _ _ 5 — 4 14 _ 3 _ — . « — — 1 #— — —. — Shipped CLASS B M — • - 309 . . A 4 48 3 26 6 1 1 32 31 2 11 2 7 2 Shipped CLASS C • 'rr . * Registered On The Beach CLASS A Cf ASS B GROUP 3 1 2 7 1 3 35 104 72 8 7 15 56 12 27 6 1 1 3 3 4 9 7 2 32 14 28 31 4 55 6 4' 1 5 5 21 10 6 2 7 > 21 22 10 7 8 CLASS C B All ' ^4 6 ^5 8 5 32 5 1 11 5 1 — — 1 —' — 1 5 — 87 15 50 4 3 — 5 18 7 — 3 1 — — — 7 2 — n —• —• a C 11 1 13 1 16 1 40 1 i 874 ,; GROUP 1 2 _ 1 1 — — — 4 4 1 1 — — — — 1 — 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 T 1 3 3 21 7 21 4 _ 1 14 19 7 6 8 16 20 Registered 0 )n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED . CLASS B 3 A 8 254 56 81 10 215 14 175 • 53 644 190 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 2 3 1 3 1 12 3 12 — 3 6 14 36 14 - .40 58 76 122 56 8 35 40 10 58 44 40 146 29 6 2 — 2 3 48 45 19 111 5 8 72 52 124 2 6 29 106 174 161 287 196 14 t TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP AU 1 2 8 321 289 486 d06 309 llO ^ 430 53 244 301 105 276 874 700 1021 435 a ' • -. » GROUP 1 2. 3 24 112 125 32 144 94 12 14 147 68 270; 366 • '-.l • .>y.r �SEAfARERS Mwr 9, 195S Pace Fire LOG AMMl Saves The Day For Tax Dodge Operators German ship Ciandra lies hard aground after trying to navigate St. Claire River with­ out a pilot. Right, members of MMP picket foreign-flag ships refusing to carry pilots on Great Lakes. Ban MMP Pickets In Lakes Pilot Beef DETROIT—Four locals of the Great Lakes District of the Masters, Mates and Pilots are still seeking a settlement of their dispute with the Shipping Federation of Canada over employment of pilots on for­ eign-flag ships. An injunc­ settlement has been made on . the tion issued last week put a issue. ,fitop to MM&P picket lines but no 7-Mohtli Rule Voted By Sailors , SAI^ FRANCISCO — The con­ troversial proposal to amend its ahipping rules and Umit the time Of continuous employment on any one Slip - contracted vessel waa adopted by a .harrow margin by members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific in their union-wide referendum ballot. ; The amendment will reduce the time allowed for continuous em­ ployment on one vessel from 360 to 2li3 days. Of the 3,540 ballots cast, 2,418 were in favor of the Umitation and 1,106 were against ft. The amendimnt, which needed-a two-thirds majority vote to' be carried, passed with 68.6 per­ cent of the total vote. Also adopted by the member­ ship, by a much wider margin, was the proposition that all constitu­ tional and shipping rule amend-: ments, which must now be sub­ mitted for referendum vote, will In the future be held over and placed : on the regular'annual ballot. This 'amendment recognizes that refer­ endum votes, besides being costly, are also time-consuming, and in -i majority of the cases, could be held off until ihe SUP'S annual Actions. The second proposition was adopted by a 2,846 to 591 vote. , Balloting : was held, during the months of March and April. 77'.-'•-.r.-. , •, The picket lines went up in all major Lakes ports when foreign shipowners refused to use pilots on the open waters of the Great Lakes. In the past, pilots have usually been picked up at Kingston, Ontario, and used to the port of destination on the Lakes and back. This has not been required by law, but American and Canadian ves­ sels carry masters who are of them­ selves licensed pilots. The MM&P asserts ,that pilotless vessels on the Lakes are unsafe. In support of the union's argument, two ships, a Gennan freighter and a Danish vessel, have run aground in the. few weeks since the naviga­ tion season began, both of them running without pilots. Additional support for the MM&P case is the fact that the Coast Guard and other agencies have con­ sidered and in some instances sup­ ported legislation calling for com­ pulsory pilotage of foreign ships on the Lakes. A bill to that effect, HB 7515, is pending in the House. MM&P picket lines were hon­ ored by nfembers of the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Longshore­ men and other affiliates of the Maritime Trades Department, effeptively tying up foreign ships in most ports prior to the injunction. SCHEDULE OF SlU MEHINCS SiU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure tp include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: May 14 May 28 June 11 . June 25 ! • GENE"VA—A watered-down "genuine link" clause, largely crippling efforts to control runaway-flag shipping, has emerged from the UN Conference on the Law of the Sea as the result of the energetic activities on behalf of the runaways by the American Merchant Ma­ rine Institute. AMMI Presi-4 ^ it favored "reasonable and prac­ ation of the American-flag fleet." dent Ralph Casey, who has ticable proposals . . . for setting While the AMMI includes in its been carrying the ball for the ground rules for registry and op­ membership many of the large tax-dodging shipping entei^rlses, eration of vessels under flags of subsidized operators, it also repre­ called the watered-down clause a convenience or under any other sents oil companies with large run­ 'resounding victory for national maritime flag." away fleets. In addition, some of sovereignty." The statement added that the the Atlantic and Gulf operators The "victory for national sover­ association does not favor unre­ who are prominent in AMMI are eignty" consisted, of removal of stricted transfers of US-flag ves­ seeking the right to sell their old language which would give a na­ sels to foreign registry and pointed tonnage foreign. Any tendency to put restraints tion the right to question the sta­ out that "our members operate tus of. a ship flying a runaway flag. American-flag vessels exclusively on the tax-dodging nmaway oper­ For practical purposes, it would and our Association dedicates its ations would reduce the market have given the legitimate maritime time to the betterment and oper­ for their old ships accordingly. nations a powerful weapon with which to curb the activities of nmaway-flag ships on the groimd that the vessel did not really belong to the nation in which she was registered. Such e course was attacked vig­ orously by the AMMI, which pur­ ports to represent the interests of the American Merchant Marine. Trial examiner Thomas Wilson completed hearings this The conference did go on record week on the National Labor Relations Board's case against as favoring a "genuine link" be­ tween a ship and the flag it flies. American Coal Shipping Company. The case is based on a complaint against the com-fPASA Baps AMMI Drive At least one group of shipown­ pany issued by the NLRB bor practice charges. _ The usual ers, the Pacific American Steam­ regional director in New York NLRB procedure is to process such ship Associatipn, disagreed vocif­ as a result of a number of unfair charges before ordering an elec­ erously with the AMMl's "all-out" labor practice charges filed by the tion. The NMU and the company, in separate communications, had drive on behalf of the runaways SIU against the company. The PASA position, as outlined at While the hearings were going asked the Labor Board to disre­ the request of SIU of NA Vice- on, the NLRB in Washington gard its policy of not ordering elec­ President Morris Weisberger, said turned down a motion by the Na­ tions while a charge of company that Casey's statement to the effect tional Maritime Union calling for favoritism to one of the unions that runaways- are an integral part the direction of an immediate rep­ involved is stili pending. The SIU 4ias such charges pend­ of the cargo fleet, "tortures the resentation election on the Coal definition of US Merchant Ma­ Miner, the one vessel now being ing to the effect that the comp'any rine." operated by ACS. The NMU mo­ favored the NMU and discrimi­ They reminded Casey that "The tion was concurred in by the com­ nated against Seafarers. The charges involved in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 cov­ pany. ers US-flag vessels only and not In rejecting the election bid, the hearings just concluded encom­ vessels flying foreign-flags which NLRB said it was "lacking in passed such violations. They con­ happen to be owned by Ameri­ merit." , The ruling dashed the cern illegal company aid and as­ cans," hopes of the NMU and the com­ sistance to the NMU and more The PASA also pointed out that pany of by-passing SIU unfair la- than 300 acts of discrimination against individual seamen because they were SIU supporters. Meanwhile, the Coal Miner was in port last week loading up a coal cargo for the first time in sev­ eral voyages. SIU oldtimers who have been holding the fort on the ship got one trip off under a vaca­ * tion relief arrangenkent worked (This column Is Intended to acquaint Question: How does the rest per­ out among all parties concerned. Seafarers with Impertaht provisions of iod rule apply on days, of arrival? While the company had its Gov­ the SIU control.) Recently, when an SlU-con- ernment-chartered ships operating, Article II. Section 41 (a) Rest tracted ship arrived in port. Sea­ the Coal Miner had been on the periods. When ship is under port farers who were off watch Were grain run for the past several working rules and sea watches turned to after 6 AM but before months. have not been set and members of 8 AM and told that they weren't the unlicensed deck and engine entitled to the rest period or to persoimel off duty are required to overtime in lieu of the rest period. work overtime between midnight In this case, the company claimed and 8 AM, they shall be entitled that Section 41 (s" paragraph 2 of to one hour of rest for each hour the agreement applied. This para­ actually worked. Such rest period graph says that men who turn to shall be given at anytime during "at 6 AM or after," are not en­ the same working day. The, rest titled to the rest period. SAN FRANCISCO—A sure sign -period shall be in addition to cash When the Union was notified of that winter is over is the an­ overtime allowed for such work. If this beef, the Union pointed out such rest period is not given, men that Section 41 (b) of the general nouncement of the first sailings for shall be entitled to overtime at rules applied in this instance. This the far north by West Coast com­ the regular overtime rate in lieu section states that if men are panies. This year the SS Tonsina thereof. This shaU not apply when turned to on days of arrival, out­ (Alaska Steamship) will be the first sea watches are set the same day side of their regular watch, any­ vessel to break the ice through and before the rest period is com­ time between midnight and 8 AM, the Bering Sea bound for Nome, pleted. they are still entitled to the rest Alaska. Manned by members of This section shall not apply to period, or in place of it, additional the SlU's Pacific District, the Tonsina will replenish stores men turning to on overtime at 6 overtime pay. and supplies at the nation's north­ AM or after. In other instances, when watches have already been broken, com­ ernmost city. Other far north sailings to Bristol (b) On days of arrival, if mem­ panies have tried to call men out bers of the unlicensed deck or en­ at about 5:45 AM and.turn them Bay and the Kuskokwin area have gine personnel off duty are re­ to at 6 AM and then claimed that scheduled the Fortune for Nalnek quired to perform work between no rest period was, due to the men. and the Galena for Port MoUer, mfdnight and 8 AM they shall be However, in Instances such as these both late in May. Due to ice condi­ entitled to one hour of rest for Section 41 (a) of the agreement tions and packs, the ocean routes each hour worked. If such period clearly states that when jvatches to Ala.skan and other far north of rest is not completed at 5 PM are broken, men cannot be called ports are blocked off from October of the same day, overtime shall be out at any time before 6 AM with­ to late May and all shipping must allowed for the incompleted portion out being given the rest period; or be done in the four-month sununer period. pf such rest period. in its place, the overtime pay. Hearings End On NLRB Charge Against Amcoal KNOWING YOUR Sill CONTRACT Open Bering Sea Service �SEArARERS »ace Ox tOi Scab Fleet Costs Men $3,30 Daily QUEBEC—After operating profitably under a cut-rate Dis trict 50 contract, the owners of Clarke Steamship Company, Ltd., have decided to share the wealth with the seamen who man their vessels in the form of a "bonus," the "Canadian It was based on his daily wage rate of $6.17. For a messman who Sailor" reports. In a letter to the crews, S, D. worked the entire season, his Clarke, coaapany general manager, bonus came to $43.19, or one complimented them on good work week's pay. As to his regular wages, the and splendid cooperation and said the company would "show tangible messman with 81 days tn his appreciation" for their work, at credit was paid $499.77, or $267.30 $3.30 per day less than on union less than he would have received had he been under the SIU Ca­ ships. nadian District confa-act, the Ca­ For officers and crewmem;bers nadian seamen's paper declared. who worked a full season, the Under SIU scales, the messman Winding up stay ot Baltimore bonus was calculated on a seven- would have been paid at the rate PHS ho»ital due to broken day period. For those who did not $9.47 per day, or $767.07 for an hip, C. G. Murray (top, left), work the full season, one day's of ex-Cubore steward, has pa­ wages were paid for eadi month 81-day period. This is in addition to his other benefits as the SIU worked. ^ pers checked by Patrolman Welfare Plan, death benefit and Walt Sibley at SIU hall. At " Bwken down, the bonus meant, other extras, which are not en­ to a messman who had put in 81 joyed by any of the men working hospitdl, Calvin Rome (top, days aboard one of the vessels, a under the District 50 "contract." right), passes time making a check to the grand time of $16.67. leather belt. He was oiler on Clarke had signed a "contract" with District 50 after a company the Del Rio. At right, com­ union had failed to oust the SIU bined SlU-MFOW contingent in a drive to represent the men includes (I to r) Stan Rodgers, on its vessels. Hal Banks, sec­ ex-Jean nosun; Frank Paznoretary-treasurer of the SIU Ca­ kas, ex-President Pierce, and nadian District, had offered a $200 Eugene McPartland, ex-P&T reward to any person who could Leader, of MFOW;'^^Ed Seproduce an authentic copy of this serko, ex-l^ska, OS; JeAnings agreement between the company and the UMW. The "contract" Long, ex-Cubore, QM, and was reportedly signed when the Leslie Simmons, who was carp­ company's vessels were in winter enter on Robin Mowbray dur­ lay-up. ing Robin beef. Clarke Steamship made the The Kings County Supreme Court has ruled that Insurgent headlines last year when their members of Local 88, Masters, ships, manned by District 50, car­ Mates and Pilots, must surrender ried "hot" cargo from the struck V: control of the local headquarters Gaspe Copper mines in Murdochand property to the officers they ville, Quebec. The mines had been struck by members of the United cust.ed on March 12. Steelworkers. The United Auto Workers union reprints of Virginia's "right-toThe Supreme Court decision Violence by strikebreakers, has asked its top officials and work" laws to striking workers. brings to a conclusion a series of events which began when the in­ brought in by the company to work representatives to take a voluntary The TWUA had been certified as WASHINGTON — The Houso." surgents seized the local union's the mines and plants, caused the ten percent pay cut in a drive to bargaining agent for the workers, death of two members of the SteelForeign • Affairs ' Committee^iiha^.. cut down on the union's expenses, last September and.started nego­ headquarters at 107 Washington St. Layoffs among the union's dues tiating for a contract. But the approved a foreign aid authoriza* Soon after. State Supreme workers. The District has servfed notice paying members have cut the active company dragged out the negotia­ tion bill cutting $339 million from Court Judge Benjamin Brenner is­ on its contracted dredging com­ membership down from 1,300,000 tions. and then dismls.sed 42 per­ sued a temporary restraining order President Eisenhower's request for against the insurgent group and panies that it is planning to to less than 1,000,000. The pay sons elected to a union committee $3.9 billion for the fiscal year start-' open their agreements for negoti­ cut, and other ecbnomies, will be in the plant. ordered it to vacate and turn ing July 1. ,7?he cut is smdle* over the union's property, records ating improvements in wages and put into effect in the near futime. 4^ 4^ than expected,.,and probably w'tU Among those effected will be UAW and assets to Captain Roy D. Lur- working conditions. A -three-year agreement has have no seriods effect on US mer­ Committees elected by the President Walter Reuther, who vey, the temporary trustee of local 88 appointed by the International membership have been processing now receives $22,000 a year; Emil ended the 12-day- strike by mem­ chant shipping. contract proposals submitted for Mazey, secretary-treasurer; four bers of the Brotherhood of Elec­ The cuts were made in requests MM&P. The insurgents won a stay of the negotiation. Most of them call for vice-presidents, members of the trical Workers which affected the for money foi' direct military aid order in the Appellate Division, •revisions in wages for various International executive board and operations of Columbia Broadcast­ to America's allies, economic aid which was later modified to specify classifications where more exact several hundred International rep­ ing System in seven cities. The to support the defense efforts of that they couldn't spend any of the requirements and training are resentatives making some $7,000 to agreement was ratified in a ref­ friendly countries, a special emer' local union's money or in any way needed to fill the Job. $8,000^ annually. The uirion em­ erendum • vote among the 1,300 gency fund to meiet aid needs dur­ disturb its property or records. phasized that the cut will not IBEW workers within 2i hours of ing the year, and economic assist­ The latest Supreme Court find­ effect any of Its own employees. the settlement. It provides for a ance. ' six percent wage increase retroac­ The committee added $8 million ing charges the rebel group with 4" 4 tive to February I, another raise to. the request for technical assist­ Violating the local's constitution The United Steelworkers of of approximately 2.4 percent in ance, and defeated the annual' at­ and orderi^ that the March 12 meet­ America has announced another August, 1959, a schedule of layoff tempt to ban aid to Yugoslavia, ing be reconvened for the purpose all-out drive among the imorgan- pay should automation result in a of electing hew local officials. Rep. Thomas E. Morgan (Dem.f ized workers at Mesta Machine Co., reduction in force, company-paid Pa.), acting committee chairman, The rebels will turn over control one of heavy industry's last big life insurance and improved vaca­ said the bill would be sent to the of the local and Its property after unorganized firms. Three other tion and holiday benefits. Through­ House in mid-May. He expressed presiding Judge Edward G. Baker signs Judgement papers being pre-' The SlU-contracted Isthmian unions, the International Brother­ out the strike, IBEW members belief that it would be approved. Lines has awarded its semi-annual hood of Electrical Workers, Inter­ manned the short-wave transmit­ The bill is an authorization for pared by opposing attorneys. In the Interim, the business of prize in its fleet safety contest to national Association of Machinists ters CBS uses for the Voice of funds that will have to be voted Local-88 has been carried on by the Steel King, now in India, for and .the Moulders and Foundry America. later in an appropriations bill. , the trustee at temporary -offices, its six month, accident-free record. Workers have also turned their The award, under the rules of sights on the more than 3,000 un­ $25 Lafayette Street. . ^ the contest, is a $250 sura which organized Mesta employees. USW, is paid to the ship's fund for ship­ which had'tried to crack the:.plant board welfare and recreational three times so Tar, is arguing be­ comfort of the Unlicensed per- fore the NLRB for an Integrated sonneL The rules for the next unit. The Pattern Makers League contest have been changed to in­ of North America representing clude an additional $250 for the some 65 men who put together the licensed personnel of the winning giant wooden patterns for some of ship also. the mill equipment, was the only The ruimers-up in the competi­ union to break through at the planL tion were the Steel Artisan, the t 'it last contest winner, with a record Some 18 members of the 24-man of one accident in the current Fredericksburg police ..department period/ and the Steel Surveyor and have been used to break a strike Steel Voyager each with a record of 300 members of the Textile of three accidents. Workers Union at Virginia Shoe - Isthmian concluded its announce­ Corp. Although picketing has been ment by praising "the honest peaceful since the stiike was called effoifs and. full cooperation of all on January $2,. tho,, police have hands" in leaking the award pds- arrested Iswen strikers !^nd, on sib%/'. ix- at lea^ t\tro . (H:casiQ«ii^^ rr-rrrm'. -TTr.,*- LOG Visits 'Drytfock'fn Baltimore Rump Group Ordered Out Of MMP Hq. lAMt ROUND-UP f foreign Aid Passes 1st DC Hurdle Steel King Is Isthmian Safest Ship PORT O' CAU " f». i �: J rt ,-•• .<• '• f if» A f (. "I SEAFARERS «bqr»,lfN ¥011 MAR'S fORTH SoRfanr) Cloide To Better Bnyinf Bv Sidney MargoUue Where To Get Financial Help When you get into « financial crisis, there are community resources and services that caa help' you. But most people have only a dim idea of where to go in time of trouble. . Several surveys, in New York, Kentucky and Michigan, have found most families don't know the extent of benefits for which they may be eligible, such as Social Security, Federal and state vetCTans' beiwflts, vocational rehabilitation, and so on. The University of Michigan Institute of Public Administration found only one out of four people interviewed in Detroit knew that Social Security provides payments for families whose breadwinner~dieSi as well as old-age benefits, ^en among people already getting Social Security, fewer than haif knew the full extent of their rights. In an emergency, here are facts you and Your family ou^t to know: . Social Security: In recent months there has been a rise in Social Security applications. as older people have found Jobs harder to find. Older men and women and widows with children under 18 should know they can draw Social Security even if they plan to return to work when Jobs become more plentiful. In fact, you can go on iand off the rolls, as often as necessary.. In most states, you also can collect Social Security in addition to unem­ ployment compensation, although Social Security admlnisti'ators don't like to broadcast this because unemployment=compensation reserves are getting tight. People otherwise eligible for So-cial Security, who , are working sporadically, can get some monthly payments if they earn no more than $2,080 a yeai. And no matter how much you do earn in a year, you can get your payment fos any months in which you don't earn more than $80. , Vets' Benefits: A recessioncaused cut. in income also may make nonservice-disabled veterana and s»me widows eligible for pen­ sions. These are available to per­ manently-disabled veterans, to sur­ viving dependents of a World War II and Korean serviceman who had a service-connected-disability, and to widows of World War I vets even if their husbands had no disability. These pensions are not^ payable if the potential beneficiary has income of over $1,400 a year if single, or $2,700 with dependents. Besides VA benefits, many veteransk tend to pass up state benefits, especially the partial property-tax exemption for veterans provided by a number of states. You can learn what state benefits you may be eligi­ ble for, by contacting ttie nearest VA office, or by writing your state department of veterans' affairs at your state capital. Family Financial Counsel: Many emergency demands are being made on family service agencies In the present crisis, reports Mrs. Shirley CJamper, Family Life Consultant for the Family Service Association. The official position of such agencies is that people in urgent need of cash help should apply to the (Government welfare agencies. But on a practical level, family agencies often do assist in an emergency when they have the funds. Where the family agencies are uniquely equipped to help is in work­ ing out budgets, and in arranging with creditors to stretch out pay­ ments if you have gotten over your head in debt. Even regularly-em­ ployed families and people with higher incomes use the family agen­ cies for help with planning budgets and managing: finances. For counsel on finances and other family problems as child guidance or marriage counseling, the agencies typically charge $5 an hour. But if you can't afford the fee,, the family agencies never timn anyone away, Mrs. Camper reports. Such agencies are generally listed in the local phone book under "Family Service," or you can find one in your area through the AFLCIO Community Sehrices Committee in your town. You also can write directly to the Family Service Asbciation of America, 215 Fourth Ave., New York 3, to get the name of an agency in your area that can help you with a specific problem. Generally the family service agencies are non-sectarian, but the dissociation also in­ cluded some of the agencies sponsored hy various faiths, v; Health Emergencies: In an emergency caused by a serious Illness, there are many local and state organizations which can provide special services, such as clinics providing maternity, pediatric, mental-health and cancer aid; nursing and homemaking services for children and chronically-ill adults, and organizations providing service* and informa­ tion on specific illnesses as tuberculosis, diabetes, heart illnesses, crip­ pling injuries, polio, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, multiple ^lerosis, and others. There are some 700 active local health councils throughout the na­ tion which can refer you to the proper Organization for an emergency health service. You can get in touch with these health councils di­ rectly, or through your community-services committee, local board of health or county medical society. (Ed. note; Seafarers and their faifillies can get assistance in some of these areas through the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The Plan's interestfree loan program assists Beafarers registered for shipping on the beach jiud the fauiuy Moc4*itol-«tu:igieid benefits program provides, benefits to help cover the cost of health emergencies. Seafu^s' familiercan also liwe the diagnostic services of SIU Health Centers in New York, Bdila,'-••t- ,inorei MoWe and Neif 'Orleans vdthibut any chirge to LOG Fag« 80fW Bloomfield 100 Percent Clean Although ineligible to receive a Public Health citation because it has less than five ships, the SlU-contracted Bloomfield Stieamship Company is the i»oud possessor of a 100 percent sanitary rating from the PHS. All four of the company's snips rated tops in the 168-item check by the Service. ^^ In fact, the company re­ ported that after the inspec­ tion of the Lucile Bloomfield, the Public Health Service representa­ tive said that the vessel was clean­ er than "any restaurant in the city of Houston." A preliminary agreement on compensation for Eg^t's na­ O. C. Webster, vice-president of tionalization Of the Suez Canal Company was sij^ed in Rome the company, praised the SIU dele­ last week. The agreement reached by the United Arab Re­ gates and particularly the steward public and representatives of-^ department men on the ships for the stockholders of the Uni­ World Bank canal improvement constantly maintaining high stand­ ards of cleaniiness. "You have a versal Suez Canal Company loan. Since the ditch is one of its chief motto that 'an SIU ship is a clean calls for payment to the stock­ ship,*" he noted, "and we believe holders of more than $81,000,000, economic tools, Egypt plans to dredge the nationalized waterway^ that a Bloomfield ship is the clean­ on a five-year installment plan. est of them all." The accord on compensation ap­ to handle veskls with 43-foot drafts. This would enable tankers The sanitation program on pears to bring the settlement of the of 40,000 to 60,000 tons to use the Bloomfield ships, he added, has twenty-one-month-old Suez contro­ canal with full loads instead . of been, handled in line with the SIU versy to the conclusive stage and going around the Cape of Good "to order" feeding program, and paves the way for widening and Hope. has worked out to the great satis­ deepening of the 105-mile water­ At the time of Colonel Yunes* way. faction of all hands. report, the canal was still eighteen Three other SIU companies, Sea- Last year Colonel Mahmeud inches short of its pre-blockage train Lines, Ore Steamship Com­ Yunes, board chairman and manag­ depth of 35 feet. pany and Calmar. Steamship Com­ ing director of the Canal Authority, Late reports, however, have pany, won citations from the Pub­ said he had plans for a $200 million shown that the depth of the canal lic Health Service for maintaining canal improvement project, but has diminished, rather than in­ their vessels at 95 percent or better that they were being held up be­ creased, to 331^ feet in the 20 in the sanitation category. Only cause of a lack of financial backing. months it has been under Egypt's eight American-flag operators out The settlement paves the way control. That means it is pretty of 128 companies in the Atlantic for the release of some $30 million well down to the minimum depth and Gulf area were able to qualify of Egyptian "frozen" assets in the required by large cargo ships and for the award. US, and opens the way for a future smaller tank^s today. Egypt To Pay For Suez; Flans To Deepen Canal Balft Center Stepping Up Exam Pace BALTIMORE—The SIU Health Center in this port is operating under full steam now and has been getting a steady turnout of Sea­ farers and their families for ex­ aminations. Port Agent Earl Sheppard reminded the membership that appointments for dependents are made at the counter for Fri­ day afternoons. Outside of the continuing organ­ izing drive by MAWD and HIWD affiliates, the last two weeks were quiet here. These two divisions have reported good progress in a number of companies and expect to ask for recognition soon. Shipping has been fair for the period but is offset by a large reg­ istration list. Another Ore Line vessel, the Chilore, tied up for an indefinite period and it is rumored that others might also tie up. There were 14 vessels paying off, nine signing on and eight intransits during the period. The crews brought these ships in in very good shape and with few beefs. The delegates are to be com­ plimented on the good job they are doing, Sheppard said. QUESTION: Do you follow baseball while at sea? Bob. Bullock, Mier: I try to keep up with the Yanks, but it's tough at sea. .Brooklyn ought to take it in the National League but don't sell the Braves short It doesn't make any differience anjrway; the Yanks have the series sewed up just as they do every year . , almost. $ J. P. Batson, BR: And how! I try to keep up with my boys, the Yanks, of course, while at sea, but it's difficult at times. However, since my wife is a diehard Yank fan, too, I get the latest standings in the mail. Speaking of the Yanks, watch them, they'll be on top this year. ^ ^ ^ Leon WUte, electrician: I follow it very closely when'i'm home, but when I'm at sea I don't like to get my information piecemeal so I don't keep up with it at all. As for the teams I root for, I don't care who wins in either, league just so long as it isn't the Yanks or Brooklyn. It » » William Omelaacmk, AB: It's difficult to keep up with the teams on the long trips but when I'm coast-wise I can keep posted by radio or news­ paper. I* m a Red Sos fan and I hfltp* toay give the Yanks M run lor tocir money this yoiff. William CoUase. steward: I try to follow the Yanks while at sea. I was a Giant fan, but since they've moved, I'll stick to the Yanks. My wife, who knows I'm a staunch b a 8 e b a Li fan, saves all the newspaper clipp:^ ings every day and sends them to me, so I keep up with them fairly well. i(. i. X' Ruben Maldonado, OS: I'm a Brooklyn fan no matter where they go, and when I'm at sea I try to, keep in touch' with them either by radio or through the for­ eign newspapers. They beat the Yanks in '56 and they've got a good chance to do it again this year. Speak Out At SIU Meetings Under the Union constitAion every member attending a Un­ ion meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting —chairman, reading clerk and recording secretary. Your Un­ ion urges you to take an active part in meetings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue un­ der discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let (hrir ship­ mates know whafs on their minds. �SEAFARSRS' lae Fare EiffM t-. V-; 'fv';. US Applies 3-Mile Lipt As UN Conference Fails GENEVA—The 86-nation United Nations Gonference on the Law of the Sea ended last week after codifying sea law on vir­ tually every point except territorial waters and exclusive fishing rights. Chile, Ecuador and Peru, assert During the conference, most that their claims for 200 miles of major Western maritime pow­ territorial waters and exclusive ers offered plans to extend terri­ torial waters from the present three-mile limit to six miles. This was unacceptable to nations de­ manding twelve miles or more for territorial waters and exclusive fishing rights. As a result of the deadlock, the major Western powers gave formal notice that they would recognize only the traditional three-mile limit as universally "applicable. Arthur H., Dean, chief American delegate to the conference, stated the US position as follows: "The three-mile limit is and will continue to be established inter­ national law. Acts of states claim­ ing greater limits are not only not sanctioned by international law, but-are, indeed, in conflict with the universally accepted principle of the freedom of the seas." Smaller states, however, such as Supership Bill Voted In House WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives has given its ap­ proval to a bill which authorizes construction and sale, by the Fed­ eral Maritime Board, of a superliner passenger vessel equivalent to the SS United States as a replacement for the SS America lor transatlantic operation, and for a smaller vessel for operation in the Pacific. Passage of the bill in the House comes simultaneously with the an­ nouncement of the Cunard Steam­ ship Co., world-leader in the lux­ ury passenger trade, that it has shelved plans to build a 28,000ton, $22.4 million superliner be­ cause such ships are uneconomi­ cal for the company to build at present. The total cost of the trans-Pa­ cific ship has been put at $76 mil­ lion and would be sold to Ameri­ can President Lines at a fixed price of $34 million, 45 percent of the domestic construction cost. The transatlantic vessel, to be sold to the US Lines at a fixed price of $47 million, will cost a minimum of $130 million to build, at last estimate. Actually, US Lines will put up $37 million cash, with the other $10 million coming from transfer of the America to a foreign flag or sale of the ship to the Government at the going for­ eign-flag price of $10 million. In effect then, US Lines would put up 30 percent of the total cost of the new vessel, plus the old one. The Government would lay out 63 to 70 percent depending on whether the America was sold to the US. The bill would give US Lines spe­ cial treatment oVer and above other ship lines and outside the scope of the 1936 Merchant Ma­ rine Act. The House's approval of the bill raises, once again, the question of how the Government should dis­ tribute its maritime appropri­ ations. ' The SIU and other unions have argued against the policy of concentrating subsidy funds on prestige, luxury items which have little commercial utility as op­ posed to modem ecargb carriers and truly commercial passenger ships.! fishing rights "remains in full force as long as just and humane solu­ tions are not worked out." The five treaties that were adopted during the nine-week con­ ference seek to provide the follow­ ing in international maritime law: 1. The right of innocent passage of foreign ships through undefined territorial waters of any nation and through straits used for interna­ tional navigation. 2. General principles of interna­ tional law on the high seas, includ­ ing action against piracy and slave trade, and a genuine link between a Ship and the nation whose flag it flies. 3. Internationally, agreed meas­ ures for fishery conservation. ,4. Exclusive right of coastal na­ tions to exploit and explore mineral and other resources, including oysters, in their offshore ocean beds. (See story on page 5 for more detaUs.) The first treaty, in effect, up­ holds Israeli shipping rights in the Strait of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba. Although the text of the treaty makes no specific reference to the Aqaba case, the Gulf in­ cludes international waters beyond the territorial sea limits of Israel, Jordan, ^audi . Arabia and the United Arab Republic. Even though; the three-mile-wide Strait Of Tiran lies within the territorial waters of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Republic, the treaty considers that it is used for international naviga­ tion. The Saudi Arabian representa­ tive,' Ahmad Shukairy, told the conference that, his nation would not recognize the article, since, he contended, a state of war exl »':s be­ tween Arab nations and Israel. As for the deadlocked issue of territorial waters, the conference adopted a Cuban resolution refer­ ring the problem back to the United Nations General Assembly. yi- •I"- r'^"- •C-• r '-'J. -J 'y.l . On the tropical runs, or down in the engine"^ room in any climate, it's easy^or a Seafarer to become dehydrated, and consequently d^ salted, in short order. The consequences con ; be serious if not choked in time. • - • ji* . ... "'-••J' ^ _•' > ' J-''r,. The crew of the Del Sol, writes Joseph Casern, steward department delegate, gave a sound vote of thanks to Joseph "Pop" Stocker for the fine job he has been do­ ing as crew pantryinan. "Pop," a member of the SIU since 1940, is well known to Stocker many of the brothers, especially those who ship out of New Orleans. He is "only 74 years young" and still doing a great job, Casem reported. Also in line for a vote of thanks froni the crew was William Mor­ ris on the Mae. Morris has . that certain touch needed to keep th^ crew's tele­ vision set in good shape, getting a good clear pic­ ture every time it's tuned on. That's where salt tablets are useful. Taken in proper dosages along with ample use of drinking water and fruit juices, they protect the Seafarer from heat prostration. It's a .rsimple; c and painless way to sidestep hot-weather ills. . > I?' a ? •' V;!. \?4: • • - ' -'.y y ••v:r.:.,gv • �Vl*t t, itst SEAFARERB ' LOG Baltimore Sailihakers Come Under SIU-MAWD Banner Latest plant of marine craft workers signed by the SlU's Marine Allied Workers Division in Balti­ more, the F. M. Stevenson Co. has been making can­ vas and rope products of all types for three genera­ tions. Edward Rasinski (left) lays out pattern for yacht-;-cover as SIU-MAWD shop steward Joe Znaniet! loou on. Some 30 men and women production work­ ers ore employed by the company, it turns out everything from rope lad­ ders to yacht sails and hatch covers for deep-sea ships in Its rigging lofts. An SlU-MAWD organ­ izing : drive produced a Shop steward Joe Znaniec (left) reports everything run­ ning smoothly as SIU-MAWD officials visit plant. ^- • -'4- --Jy ' t - ' '. '-isV I Now working ashore, ex-Westport bosun A1 ^ Prwii^ wh^ lashihg- with; metal tip. L Paper pattern comes into play as George Huebschman prepares to cut out boat cover. Finished goods wait while Antoine W. Hora first tries out grommet-stamping machine. �s^kfAitikh - fio^ Fare Ita Ex-Seafarer Leads Indian 'War Party' Ex-Seafarer Wally "Mad Bear" Anderson is leading a^war party o£ Indiafts in a fullblooded assault on Robert Moses and the State Power Authority. Armed witk a 1784 treaty with the US Government, Anderson and a band of Tuscarora, Mohawlc yd tteon^aga Indians invaded the US District-*Court in Foley Square to block the NY State Power Author­ ity from taking over part of their reservation for the Niagara Falls power project. The Indians gathered peacefully in Judge Sidney Sugerman's court­ room to argue the supieHority of their treaty which assures them, as members of the .Iroquois Na­ tion, that "they shall be secure in the peaceful possession of the lands they inhabit" over any state power to take and condemn them. Judge Sugarman, incidentally, handed down the recent decision denying NMU's Bid to upset the Robin Line vote. The Indians have been trying for over 500 years to convince the "newcomers" that Columbus did not discover America. "We never lost it." Anderson said. While none of the Indian^ spoke up in the courtroom nor offered the peace pipe, they were there, ac­ cording to Anderson, to show the judge that "we will fight for our rights." The Indians were embittered over the fact that a local Niagara sheriff had arrested three of them last week for "unlawful assembly" although they were on their Fed­ eral domain at the time. The power authority wants to purchase some 1,300 acres of the Tuscarora reservation for w as a reservoir in building the $600,000,000 power project. The au­ thority contends that the Federal Power Commission and the state Moofiey Oh Puerto Rko Viage Board a>' '" . M-\ :^r: •' • 15 ' Tampa Has I. ^ '-ii" ' ALiei ftftOftftl (hlt^tld>, March 1*—CMrman, ft. WMUew SMietary, A. MM. nUiMMHa Ml pluMad acapear m gallsy iMudri' room. eoadttloii. Baat about hot and cot ^ April IS-ChafrnMa ft. Wlifclnai Seerattrv, A. Hill, No Iwt water. To 000 patrolwan about roatransins flxturai la mesiroom to mako mmmj apaco; Sea patrolman about movlns too box la BWMToom to paatrr to mako moro aeatlas room. Voto of thaake to atoward dept. for Sao Job. MtCHASL^. fCarraa), April Chalmuifc ft. PerrV; Secrafary, A. Salem. Ship's fund SlOftO. Susscetloa that cotdca aad steward gat togettar for proper preparation of food. SidUoM sfiPABftBS LOO. SSATRAIN SAVANAH (SoatralM), April U Chalreiaifc ft. ftaapon See•ptan^ M. CowweUy. Swlnsa for Wallace "Mad Bear" Anderson (lef^ is shoVrn during his Seafaring days on a visit to SIU headquarters in full regoKa. That's SIU As« sistant Secretai7-Treasurer Claude Simmons under the Tuscarora headdress. enabling act gives It the right to condemn land as it chooses and convert it for the project Led by Anderson, the Indians last week stood shoulder to shoulder to prevent surveyors from driving on their land to make boring tests and layout plans, niey then secured a temporary restraining order against the Power Author!^ and ; are now seeking a permanent injunction. Wo OT' Is Dayman's Dirge Under NMU After one year aboard the Robin Trent as deck mainten­ ance, Seafarer A1 Arnold can testify td the fact that the NMU agreement is a "no overtime" contract. Arnold estimates that from the time the ship went under the NMU contract on April 23, 1957, until he got WASfflNGTON—Two SIU offl- off on April 17, 195^ he was lucky dals have been appointed to repre­ to average little more than 20 sent employees in committee hear­ hours overtime a month. On SIU ings which will revise the,mini­ ships the DUifs overtime usually mum hourly wage rates paid in five runs between 50 and 100 hours ' major industries in Puerto Rico. monthly. Named by Secretary of Labor The reason for this situation lies James- Mitchell are SIU Assistant in the NMU contract. "Daymen are SecretarafrTreasurer Eddie Mooney put to work painting saloons, offi­ and Victbr Bosch, director of the cers quarters, passageways, messhall, galley, recreation hall and Puerto Rico Division of the SIU. The committee is appointed year­ other inside spaces ..without a ly to recommend revisions td the nickel of overtime pay. This Is aU minimum hourly wage rates under part of their regular duties. Undjr the Fair Labor Standards Act set the SIU agreement, all of this kind for thousands of workers in the iff work is consider^ overtime." Forgotten Men button and jewelry industry; utili­ ties, communications and transpor­ Arnold's ^dew of the "no OT" tation field; alcoholic beverage provisions of the NMU agreement firms, warehouse employees and was substantiated by a letter which workers in the banking, 'finance appeared in the last issue of the and insurance industry. "NMU PUot" sent in by an NMU Presently the minimum wages man on an American Export ship. paid in these vadous fields, the Under the heading "DM's Forgot­ leading industries on the island, ten Men of the Sea" the NMU man range from a low minimum of 33 writes . . . "Due to smne unfatheiacents an hour for railroad carriers able reason, they are nsually given to $1 an hour in the general classi­ the dirtiest Jobs imaginable ... the monthly earnings of the deck main­ fications. tenance woAer ... is aronnu $397.73." The "unfathomable reason" re­ ferred to above is simply the Tact that deck maintenance men on NMU ships.can be assigned almost any task without payment of over­ TAMPA—Shipping during the time. two-week period has been slow The "no overtime" contract goes . but the outlook' for the immediate a long way toward explaining why future is optimistic. There were no crewmembers of the Robin Trent payoffo or sign-ous tmt seven in- voted to reject NMU representa­ transit ships. Uie LaSalle and War­ tion despite offer of NMU member-, rior (Waterman), Del Viesto (Mis­ ship books free of initiation fees, sissippi), Alcoa pmxxiant (Alcoa), and why two' NMU mmt oft Vbt Raphael Semmes. .Gateway City Trent Joined the Seafarers in helpand Faizlaad (PaorAtlanticd hit this in to-east a majority veto for the L^SUL Import 'jja. '• 9tiT9,UB» Collect 101 OT Houn On Trent The following is an excerpt from the patrolman's report on the payoff of the Robin Trent (Miwremack-Robin) in Balti7 mere on Ainril 25, 1658. "Payoff Raltimore, April 24, 1958. Patrolnxen Sibley and Kastina. "All beefs settled for voyage 1/20/58 to 4/24/58. 54 diqmted hours —ffeidL "CoUeeted 8 disputed hours —engine. "CoUected 88 dispnted honrs —alewsrd. "All crewmembers presmit at payoff.— "NMU crewmembers thanked SIU patrolmen tor taking op their heefs, ete. "Small repair list Engineers promise to correct." Ui.Charles Bottoms Out LAKE CHARLES-^iUpping for this port hit a new low as only five vessels, tba lowest number in welf over a year, called Into the area for servicing, Rmrt Agmt Leroy Clarke reported. There lure plenty iff Class A and B men oft the beach here takittg up aU of ^Jobs aa fast as th^ fait the flipping board. The vftHMls In. port during flie last twii weeks w^ the Bradford Island, dantigny, CS Baltimore itwicft) imd uw Qffmwa (CIttes S«rirfe*). Att rwestctliB dent ho put aboard aaxt ffip. I audu ftoporta aeowtod. freOh mUk—taiuftleoiit for «miM trip. Setaeteg tar oft bridge daek riMuU be uaUceaaed maa<a Job. Crow nvMsta aomo wood beadMa oa TOftA TOPA (Watormaii), March St CbaliRiiMi J. Maliwgsif Socrotary, H. Kiiowtaa. OM maa mtsssil ship In BP. Galley man aielc., ftopost aecoptoR. TMwtuariwi aboui bMt back aft. ggggirfttim to bavo foe'ala bulkhaag near hasting room bo iaanlat^. Voto of tboiHrs to mesaman and cooka far ftno Job. rarftOCNIM (Valentino), Marsh SS —Chairman, V. Swanaom Sacigiary, i. OlciMrsaH. sup's fUnd StftSO. 8Up to bo ftunleitod for roachem tvntt Hals to bo aubmtttod: apUlcation far awMns on fantatt snbastt. tad; sUp U bo palntod inaldo and outrido when laavlng statoyard. SUned stataaaant ragarding ago of rotlrajnant sent to AOO aditar, flito to bo Jald up for dvo days—no lay-offs. SOSIPINA aiborty HayJ, March T —Chairman, L Moant Socratary, i. Lwndy. Discussion . ragarding legsi Captain wlU not Uft logs bnt wUl not tOko anyona boforo Coaat Guard. Plx ben not to bo used for nuking leo. No poyoftt tn I.A unlom In- by Union or pwrsona wMh riW. Ship to bo fumigated for Toosftes and bed ban. QB* sum. bor hod oppondoclemy in MonOa-ro' 1p In Sanu Nina. To acs to oottlo mliuu hoofs, and to got aopanto Jutt U mako leo and atoro tea eraam A ftrooan faofft. Santo dloputod ot. WU por broko thnmb In MonUo-to bo x-ioyod. Stoco not woridng proporly. Bsyort Bcoapted. Hepab- Hit to bo drawn iw. Voto ot thanks to stow, ord dopC for nriondld JOb. Nli (•«•), April d-CholmMo, W. CrossoMMW Socrotary, S. ftallaghor. Saioty nripmam startod. Draws to bo ha OScncsaney A Tnvotm chocko PMts. Ship's fund SIS. •ado tor ali^s Ithrary. Mputod ot. Ropcrt oeeeptod. ftsfoir ftst to bo snhmHtod. Voto of thn^ to steward dept. Linan sUnatian elearod np satlafactoflly. CUSftftS (Marvan), March 14— Chalrmas, T. INsewlcfcl; Sosretary, S. Neldan. Two men Bred: one man tried to Jump sMp in Venemela. But­ termilk reserved for members who cannot drbtk sweet tnqfc. Vota ot thanks to steward dept. April t—Chairman, C. Webb; SeeS. HoWew. Ooa man rcmeved at Capo Henry duo to injury. Report oeeopt. RoRUOst heedRHortera to ex­ tend ft men to SO daye Instead of 6(1 la order to draw bensftt.'; Crem unian. Do not place greacy clotlus in waah­ lng machins wringer. Need another fan for recreation room. Contact patrolBMn to get watrii foe'sle for ragho^pt. Voto of thanks to stewftSBftCCA (Maritims evortaatl, AprM d—autrmaai, A. Patchkoi Saerataiy, i. Scbnylor. Vtaw to ba sued In Raaama: also shors leava. la NO port of peyoft. transportaUoa will bo paid to west coast ports. Xaumdrr room acbodnle to bo poated. Ship'a fund SIT. Record player reWtttrnta aecepted. Sathrooau aeod zopatriag. SAMTOftl (Marvaa) chriRBdi' W. aeidi March 1. ArasM. .Ust of pro-hook moa-aboard as daya to bs aiado ap. Sl^s fbad SSlftk Soportf aceqriod. -Obacrva la paaaaga wa^ Xaep aaaM(doaa. Turn aft after ariag. ftLOMAft (CatoMrl, April ChalraMn, A ftliberlw ftacratary, L. Karalenaa Aft Uaoa to bo tacaod la m a/m a* tlwt steward eaa bare aaaHi touatoi. Keep while riben are arie^. eANTIftNV (CttloB Servica), AprH hi-Heiialimaft, e^ Teylen WepeNnr, ft. Wftevrka. One maa aOsied ridpr- to bo raportdd to patrolmaa la Boaton. Waahlng (hachiao ropairod aad MW hoM for ptuiv ecdorod. ftoporta aecepted. Soo patrolataa rot forward-'. IBS man U loadies port iMtood of holding aamt at port of dlachargo. DSL ALSA OMn.), April 1S-«lulr. man, ft. CallahSai Saowtary, C. ftll•ay. New delag*to dacted. Ship'B fund S21.3S. Vrasblas machino not to be used by nattvca. Keep nativea out of paaaagewaya. Water for aaUvo crewa to he kept oa deck. Milk to be serred for breakfaat. HASTINOS (Wstermaa), April 4— Chairman, W. epmmonw Secretary, J. Walls. Repair list to be drawa up —minor repairs nude. Pew hours disputed ot. One nun get oft la NY. No replacement. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. and deck dept. for keeping nustroom and pantry clean. Good crew, good trip. JRAN LAPtlTft (Wsforman), March 11—Chairman, J. ZIorelsi Socrotary, W. Lovott. One nua to pick up nuU and paases. Capt. to hare greenbacks -for Pormosa. See engineer to get heat turned oft. Place cups A glasses la pantry after use. HILTON (Bull), AprH IS—Cbalmun, J. Meoham Secretary, W. Young. Some dlsouted ot. New delegate elected. Re<|uest steward not to put ao much veal oa mean. Need cold water In drinking fountain. ORION STAR (Ortan), April Chairman, W. Whortam Ss'c.-^^^ry, R. Mills. One man refuted dental treatment In Haa Tanura. Ship'a fund SSTO yen. Some dispnted ot. No beefs —everyone Is happy—heading home. BISNVILLS (Pan Atlanlle), AprH SS —Chelrman, V. Mail; Seeratsry, ft. Sailard. Crewmembers to submit suggestions for negotiating commit­ tee on trailer ships. AU repairs made. New washing machine placed aboard. To reconunend negotiating committee that traOerShlpa get contract idmUar to Seatrabis with wage inereaae and time off for crew. Porthole to be installed for bosun and elec. foe'sle, beckuse of poor ventilation. . Dlseuased Bhloboard aafety 'meetings. Need more light on outside passageways leading aft ALAMAR (Calmar). April 1S-^ Chairman, A. Michatskif Secretary, J. McPhauL SMp't fund SSSftt. New dclegata and treasurer elected. ALCOA PIONRRR (Aleeal, M:rsh 14—Chairman, Q. Ralley; Secretary, C. Strlnqtallow. Ship's fund started. One man sick, remained en board. Some diqmted et. To iratatato ampa delepate one more trip. Suggestion te have all bathroema and riiower doors stencilled Tor Crew Only." In order to keep atevedores out KeRueat better grade of pears. SLIZABSTH (Bui)), AprH 19— Chairman, L, Ramlreii Sacretary, H. Dombrowskl. One man injured. left Ship In NV; one man (pilt shin tn San Juan. Replacement sent. Seme disputed ot. . Fans in mewhall te be cleaned and 'painted; mmms to bo varied aad riiknged more often. To . •ea punier about moro rigaretteo— now being rationed to crew and given to paatengera. stovedores and riiereslde personnel; weed mere va­ riety of brands. SSATRAIN LOUIUANA (Soatralu), April S6—Chalrmau, V. Widtnoy; rotary, C. Krioas. Nine days lodrinf okay. One day diapntod ot to bp settled at payoff. Sandwich toaster ordered. Ship's fund STSJW. Report aeceptod. Crew to uratt anta delsgates Snidi bueineaa with patrolmaa at payoff before diacusslng personal matters. Suggestton to cook vege­ tables with less water. ALCOA RUNNBR (Alcoa), April If —Chairman, C. do Hespedales; Sod rotary, R. Hail. Man hospitalized, back In States. New Juker on board.. Keep meaduU Clean between mealil and at night. Ship's fund MAS. Dis­ puted ot to bo settled fit payoff. Do not overload washing machine. Discusiion on water samria taken in San Suan: variety of night lunclL fruits for desserts. SATSWAV cmr (Walerjuan),. April S7—Chairman J. Austin; Socro­ tary, W. Herno. Few minor Beefs to be settled at psyeS. .Report ac­ cepted. Need new washing maeUne.. aiotlon not to pay off until letter from company is given stating that vessel was laid up and men laid off. Voto of thanks to crew from steward for fine cooperation. Ship's fund. t9.!H>—to be turned over to X.OG.' New washing machine Installed. JOSBFiNA (Liberty), April T-a' Chairman, W. LM< Socratary, N. Ramlay. Two men replaced in lA due te iUiiess in family and injury. Con­ tacted agent concerning ice nuidilne. and fumigation of fihlp. Draw to be put out before arrlvaL "te aee patrolman concerning medical officer or medical attention aboard ridp, and other minor beefs. Repair list to ba compiled. Few hours disputed— ot. CommtmlcatioHf postad. Beport ae­ cepted. Discuaaioa about equal dia> tribuUon of oti eoM driukn .no tea; v Vets of jftawks to steward deirt., , ftRANCSS (Sum, April SS-Oulr, man, R. ftrlnefito; Socrotary,^ ft, Orowoa, Report accaptod; Warning macblni to bo kept cleaa. Alt batiirooms and ahowora to ba lodmd when In port. STiRL cNiMuirrlitHimisii), April IS-Chelrman, W. WoriMiigtoni rotary, R. ftollsa.. Two m*a hospitalIzsd—Union notidod. Few hours di*. pnted ot. goparta aceeptad. Se^sfe' list to bo niade up. Nseff mattMss.: for boirital.' All extra Itosn to botwned la. Vote al tftanko to ftallby •Uft. �\ SEAFARERS Face Elerea LOG Thim Reach!' Safety Rig's Worth $150 To Seafarer Safety-minded Seafarer Julius Gural turned some hard thinking and extra labor into a $150 award from Isthmian Lines last month by designing a new method for rigging net# to prevent injuries in fall-' sides of buildings under construc­ ing off a ship's gangway. tion to prevent bricks from falling Gural, while working as an to the street below. AB on the SS Steel Worker, noted For bis contribution to shipboard that the nets, as they were then safety, Gural received a $150 check rigged, were flush with the side of from Joseph McDiarmid, marine the. gangway and would be of no manager of Isthmian Lines. The use if soineone fell over its side. latter complimented Gural for his After spending some time think­ foresight and said he reflected the ing over the matter, Gural came up calibre of men manning Isthmian with the idea of using stanchions vessels. projecting from the side of the gangway at an angle to hold the nets some two feet away from it, instead of having them Just hang from the gangway's side. With this type of .rigging, the nets would catch -anyone falling over the side of the gangway and prevent their being injured on the dock below BOSTON — Spring and fair or in the water. weather may come late to New The use of nets as safety devices England, but shipping here for on accommodation ladders, while _the.two weekthe period been fair new in maritime, is similiar to the with signs indicatinghas that will way shields are extended from the stay that way for a while.it Port Agent James Sheehan reports. Three ships, the Fort Hoskihs, Bradford Island and Cantigny, all Cities Service, paid off and signed on with all beefs being settled at the payoff. Otherwise, everything is running smoothly. .•I: "3 fair' Is Word From Boston Outlook Cloudy In San Fran. House Passes Aid To Jiiless ' WASHINGTON T- Tie House cf Representatives has passed President Eisenhower's unemployinent; pay proposal, wMch' will benefit sbine 2,500,000 unemployed workers. The bill extends the duration of unemployment compensation by fiO percent to be financed by Fedeiral'loans to states that request them and to be repaid by the states. It is limited to unemployed work­ ers Whose Jobs come within their state's unemployment compensa­ tion system and who have ex­ hausted their regular benefits at any time back to last 'July. The AFL-CIO - bas called for a much stronger bill to raise benefit pay­ ments'which are now inadequate And to' cover workers not now protected. (See story on page 2.) ' Benefits would be paid at the rate li^t by law in each state for regular Ijnemployment compensation. That rate runs up to $45 a week. Dura­ tion varies, running up to thirty 4eeks in Pennsylvania, Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime ^ should first check .whether they have a propet mailing address on filjs with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show check? have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score Is sent fi-um another,: thus cre­ ating: much difficulty in keeping ] aci!b^ints:^st^aighi/•v'.•.'•'^"^ SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping in this port can be compared to the fortunes of the recently arrived Giants—hot and cold, with the future being anyone's guess. The Choctaw ^ and Fairport (Waterman) paid off and signed on. In-transit were the Young Ainerlea and J. B. Waterman (Waterman) By now, whether it is "bottoming out" or not as Govern­ and the Portmar (Calmar). ment spokesmen claim, it is apparent that the much-adver­ tised recession is here with us to stay for several months more. That fact, plus gloomy prognostications by scores of economists and study groups, makes it urgent that Govern­ ment action be taken to shore up the state unemployment insurance program along the lines called for by the General Board of the-AFL-CIO. . Most state unemployment insurance programs come to an One of the oldest of the retired Seafarers receiving the end after 26 weeks. In normal times, or in periods of compafitively brief business slowdowns, a shoreside worker can disability-pension, Seafarer Edward K. Hansen, is a wellgef himself a job within six months. But these are. not nor­ known figure around the SIU headquarters hall where he mal times. still visits regularly. Now 84"* Unlike the seafaring industry, where a Seafarer laid off years old, Hansen has been re­ on SIU ships and makes his home in the Bay Ridge section of Brook­ on one ship can expect within a reasonable period of time to find employment on another iship with the same or an­ ceiving the disability benefits lyn. for the past five 4" 3) 4" other company, the shoreside worker is not so flexible. If his years. He had Another Seafarer with a long plant closes down, and throws him and 5,000 others out of spent 65 years be­ sailing history dating back to the work, there may not be another plant for miles around which fore that sailing 19th century is can use his particular skills, and the number of miscellaneous on Scandinavian Seafarer Bernard jobs available at gas stations, supermarkets and the like is and American Roll. Roll, who is simply not enough to absorb all the laid-off men. ships and was 81, got started on well-known to the his career in 1893 That is why the .Federation is so insistent that speedy ac­ regulars on the at the age of 19, tion be taken on extending unemployment insurance. Itere Robin Line run. also on Norwe­ is a bill to that effect pending before the Senate, but it has In addition to gian coasters. He Hansen several glaring inadequacies. For one thing, it makes no pro­ being a true pro­ worked as coalvision for bringing state plans that have lagged behind on fessional sailor In every sense of passer for a while Cash benefits up to a proper level, which is 50 percent of nor­ the word, Hansen has been a vet­ on deep-sea ships, mal income. The pending bill also makes no provision for eran of maritime unionism, being but subsequently more than a million unemployed who are not covered by in on the founding of the Norwe­ switched over to the deck depart­ gian Seamen's Union back in 1906 ment. any form of job insurance. In 1912 he quit sailing and set­ The man who needs help the most is'the man who has, al­ before coming to the States. tled down as a farmer in North Hansen began in his native Nor­ ready exhausted all benefits—even more'so than the one Dakota. He spent 15 years battling way on fishing boats at the age who has just been laid off. That principle, was recognized elements inland and then by the Seafarers Welfare Plan when it provided extended of 14, way back in 1887, then went the to work on coasting vessels and chucked it and returned to sea­ hospital benefits, for example, in cases of chronic and severe deep-sea ships which paid all of faring again. When the SIU was illness, it applies equally in cases of chronic and severe un­ $13 a month. He first started sail­ founded he became a member, sail­ employment. ing American ships in 1925 and ing as AB or bosun all the while. 4" i ' 4" Roll now lives ashore in Seattle subsequently-became a member of the SIU after its foundiag in 1938. which was his home port for many He sailed regularly as carpenter years. Keeping in Touch j:y WITH S I U OLDTIMERS ARMMI? The American Merchant Marine Institute, which supposed­ ly represents the interests of an American-flag merchant ma­ rine, has completed an active lobbying session against any kind of control over runaway shipowners. Under the circum­ stances, perhaps a slight alteration in the organization's hame is in order. Its function could be described more aptly if it was known as the American Runaway Merchant Marine In­ stitute, just the letterheaid wm dp'the Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consist of the following: Seafarers physically unable to work, no-matter what their age, who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's standard eligibility requirement, can apply for and receive the benefit. The seatime has to be with SlU-contracted companies. Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and alro have the 12-year -seatime requirement plus the Plan's standard eligibility pro-vision,-can also obtain coverage under this benefit. I,. % �SEAFARERS Pas» Tvelra LOC Thot $%***##^ Mf? On Here He *s SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK A Great Guy BIV f. 1951 Likes The Way SIU Licks Beefs To the Editw: I have a shoreside Job now In a steel plant and am connect­ ed with the local union, United Steelworkers of America Local 1557, Clalrton, Pa. Although my wife alreadys gets the LOG at home, I would appreciate get­ ting one at the local union office also. I would like to have some of my fellW union brothers here see how the SIU opwates, es- SlU brothers in the hospitals received a total of $9,327 in The Alcoa Puritan is going 462 individual benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan dur­ to have to live up to her name ing the two-week period ending April 25. This brings the total if Captain Hamm has his way. of these benefits paid to date to $1,305,130.50. Among the Seafarers on the receiving end this period, up in Boston The skipper has put out the word at the Brighton marine hospital, is a "skeleton crew" of three, reports that "profane" language la to be Charlie Dwyhr, hospital delegate. With him are eliminated. Frank Shaw and Frank Engel, who should be head­ How well the crew will be able ing out any time now. Dwyer reports "all is well.-.. to maintain the niceties of speech good treatment, pretty good feedw and a good va­ rmnains to be seen, but it doesn't riety of entertainment," but he could do with mail reqxiire too much imagination to now and then from some of his old shipmates. figure the immediate crew reaction. Good news from the Staten Island drydock con­ Even at a nickel per "blanketycerns Conrado Reyes, who got off the Grain Shipper blank," they probably used up'a last October completely paralyzed from the waist good month's pay over that one. down, and can now feel some sensation and even move one of his feet. The PHS medics are very Just imagine the reaction of the Dwyer encouraged by this progress. Also out at Staten deck gang, for example, when the mate has blue-pencilled all over a Isle is Yinee Garvey, ex-Steel Designer, who's expecting his discharge couple of overtime sheets, and pic­ shortly after a minor hernia operation, and Uldarico Merjndio, who All letters to the editor for ture the guys saying how what a was taken ill aboard the Steel Chemik in Singapore. He's getting publication in the SEAFAR­ fine, honorful fellow he is after along okay back in the States after a month overseas. ERS LOG must be signed' Down at the Baltimore PHS drydock, Clarence Gardner is getting •11. by the writer. Names toill Meeting secretary Edward L. around a bit easier now eVbn with one leg in* a cast from a shoreside be withheld upon request.. Killigrew also reports on an occur­ injury. He last shipped as cook on the Government Camp. Percy Harrence in Izmir, Turkey, where, relsoB, wiper on the Hilton some tim^ back. Just checked into the pecially on the handling of upon landing, one seaman was Baltimore PHS so the docs can look him over. Ditto for Mack Acosta, beefs, which ° we call grievances searched for US money and re­ ex-Baltore fireman. here. The grievance procedure When in port, remember that an the brothers in drjrdock really appreciate a lieved of half of what he had by is a long, drawn-out affair, and . the local customs functionary. The personal viait. Letters are aiao welcome. you have to use four steps of The foUowlng la the latest available list of SIU men la the hospitals: customs man naturally provided no the procedure before it gets to USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSrtXAL receipt for the greenbacks he BALTIMORE. MD. an arbitrator. Thanks again and •NEW ORLEANS. LA. pocketed, but he is no doubt , also Edward Barton Jack B. Strahan James A. Bay *smooth sailing to all my friends. Harold S. Rivers referred to as a fine, upstanding Peter DeVrlea Stephen . M. Sopko USPHS HOSPITAL Clarence Gardner Stanley Rodgers fellow by the hearties on tlie Puri­ Maurice CUlespte Calvin Rome NORFOLK. VA. 4 4. is Franghl Anghelatoa WUlle E. Tomllnson Gorman T. Glaze Eugene Roszko tan. C. Barrineau Jr. Leonard Layton Edward Seserko Praises Benefits Killigrew offered a word of cau­ Peter Losado Leslie F. Simmons '' HOTEL DIEU tion to all seamen coming to Tur­ W. J. Mclntyre Nlghbert Straton NEW ORLEANS. LA. Of Welfare Plan John McLaughlin Juan Taboada key to "be careful" and avoid such John Jack Maya Maasik John Thompson To the Editor: incidents, since the local currency H. F. Machlinsld Gandendo Tlexis USPHS HOSPITAL We would sincerely like ^o J. Maldlo Jdm P. Trust regulations are strict. Actually,the Anthony NEW ORLEANS, LA. Victor Makko Wflmer C. White thank the SIU Welfare Plan for Puritan man~was let off easy, since Daniel Martin Stanley T. Bennett W. A. G. Marjenhoff Vyrl Williams , the wonderful benefits It pro­ John W. Blgwood Clyde HlUer Murray Albert L. Willis foreign seamen have wound up in Clarence Carlo E. BUlo Michael Muzio Henry Wirtz vides on oehalf of a splendid the lock-up and have had to for­ Antonio Palmes Claude Blanks Francesco J. Natalo organization. We bdth are very John P. Brooks WiUiam Nelson VA HOSPITAL feit their dough anyway to cover Donald Dambrino' Dominie Newell BOSTON. MASS. grateful for what the SIU has "fines" for such infractions. Hoscoe Dearmon Rogers A. Perry Thomas W. Killion meant to us. Harry Emmett Gilbert J. PlersaU J. F. Fitzpatrick Randolph RatcliS VA HOSPITAL I was in St. Patrick's Hospital Eugehe Flanagan Allen Ritchie 1ST AVE., NY. NY here in Lake Charles, was given Sheiks On Prowl Salvatora Legayada Ben D. Foster James H. RusseU letters To The Editor F P-', i 1 U i'- - I; IF '• IFfr; ^ i-.-- r'-ft >:"T p:p, pc,:;V.-Going native, George HiU dretch, bosun (left) end Robert Black, chief electrician (right), do the sights in Beirut, Leb­ anon, with two local guides. The ship's delegote on the Notalie sent in the photo. MONTBBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno VA HOSPITAL »T. HOW/^. MD; WUbert Hughes USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WCRiTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Harold J. Pancost Robert Ingram A. J. Panepinto Woodrojw Meyers Paul W. Seidenberg John C. Palmer George Petensky USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TBNN. Charles Burton SAILOBS SNUQ HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph GUI VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. James P. Harkel USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. ' Elmer G. Brewer Willie C. Sanders Paul M. Carter Poetar B. Shedd Reamer C. Crime* A. A. TnrUngtbn Jimmie Littleton Herman P. Weber USPHS mspirAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIP. Joseph IL Bergec Cturlea T. Nangle Edwin Brown J. S. OTSyme George J. Decker H. J. Sditelner Curtis L. Hancock A. Tselakia F. B. McCoIBan ' Sung C. Wang John C. MiteheU S.'Bt Zimmerman Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avo^ Brooklyn 32, NY f would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your moiling list. (Pnnt Mormathn) p:-: I NAMP i STREET ADl RESS .....,.,..; CITY ... ZONE .....STATE AVOID pli£LiCA7iCi4i Sf yaa ste an c!«i BubscHbsr •of address, jiieasa give your former addreM below: .ADDRESS' CITY 11 •& *• ^ ZONE ....... STATE..,..,..^...::.. Harold Scott ^ Wade H. Sexton^ James H. Shearer Andrew Stauder Joseph W. Stocker Nicholas Tala Gerald L. Thaxton 8. Turbervillo James E. Ward James C. Whatley John F. WUliama Ciiiford Wuertji Demetrlo Zerrudo Jacob Zimmer USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISI^ND. NY George Howard Oscar J. Adams Hassen AU Nicholas Korsak Nicholas Anoustls Ahmed Mehssin Richard A. Asmont Uldarico Merjudlo Otho Babb Fritz NUsen Felice J. Balduccl Sigurd Odegaard Henry Bilde Ragner Olsen Thomas DoUy Patrocino Pereire Clarence O. Dalre W. Pietrucki Rupert Daniels Sven G. Regner Dlosoro DeLaCrux Conrad Reyes F. A. FernandezEnstaquio Rivera Bernard Francois Calso Rodriguez Frederick Fulford Salvador Rodrigces JDavid Furman .• B. E. Shockley Vincent T. Garvey G. Sivertsen Luis E. Guticrez (%ow G. Song.. Petei; Heultt Wm. R. Thompson Chan Hon William W. Wells USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenanlt Ray C. Pawan Wm. J. Burkeen Tony Rabago Francis M. Conners H. M. Robinson. Henry DeLaugbter R. DeLoaSantoe Archie J. SOIne Wm. C. Scruggs USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLVN, NY Lewis B. Akins Thomas Isaksen Manuel Antonada Claude B. Jesanp Eladlo Aria Woodrow Jtdinson Fortunafo Bacomo Ludwig Kristiansen Joseph J. Base Kenneth Lewis . Melvin W. Base Patrick McCann " Frank Bemrtek Archibald McGnigaa Joseph V. Biseonet H. C. Mclaaac James P. XHarke Leo Hannaugh Juan Denopra A. MarUneUl John J. DriseoU Joaquin Daniel Fitzpatrick W. p. O'Dea P. O. FondUa C. Osinskl Fabin Furmanek George G. Fhifer Odis L. Gibbs WiUiam Rackley Joseph M. GiUard Winston E. Renny Bart B. Gnranlek G. E. Shumaker Wade B. HarreU Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Antonio Infante USPB3 HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. George B. Dunn Sherman PIUlIlps Frank S. Parior bevs a • , • Earl Garberson Edward T. Glenn James C. Glisson Hebert Grant Wayne F. Harris Henry Helsch John Hrolenok George Huber J^mes Hudson B. Huggins Robert James Edward G. Knapp Antoins Landry Edward Lane Leo Lang B USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Charles Dwyer Frank P. Shaw ^Frank Enget ; Recovered alter hospital stay, Mrs. T. Kilgore is shown with husband. Sea­ farer Larry. Kilgore.' wonderful, treatment and now am able to carry on again. Wa -also certainly want to thank Dr. Steve F, Price and the Sisters and nurses for the fine work they did. Again, thanks to the SIU for being such a wonderful organization and for all the help from the Welfare Plan. Mrs. TilUe KHgere Would LiWinfo On Lawyers TetheEditer: At sea, aboard any ship, whille sitting on the hatch or in tha messhall, different topics of conversation are brought up and oae about which definite infor­ mation is always lacking Is the subject of lawyers who repre­ sent injured seamen entitled to Justifiable compensation for their Injuries. Many of us would appreciate , it if this information could be printed in one or a series of articles, in^regard to such ques­ tions as: if a seaman Is being represented by a lawyer who has signed him to a coqtract can he drop this lawyer,, if he feels he Isn't being represented to his best interest; can he engagp another lawyer, how much would it cost; what would the next lawyer charge, etc.? These are only a few of the dozens of questions which are brought up during our discus sions, and we would appreciate any Information on this subject you can dig up and print for us to readk. William Omelanczuk 4" 4 Applauds Assist For Disabled To the Editor: It seems that, generally, peo­ ple write to the LOG or the Union when they are looking for something, and rarely write about it after they have secured it. To me, that sort of thinking results in the loss of the realiza­ tion by the membership of the many actual benefits our Unionprovides for the membership. 1 want to let all my friends and all Union members know, that effective April 1, 1958, I have been receiving the sro; special disability benefit of $150 per month. I cannot overstresji the value ^nd importance of thlg benefit to me. I am totally disabled 1^ % number of ailments due to nat­ ural causes. 1 don't have any broken hones or paralysis, but. 1 am as incapable of working now as if I did have such in-' juries. That is what makes our. Plan so valuable to us. Furthermore. 1 am only 531 years old. Can you go else­ where and seciure sueh protect tion under my circumstances?1 joined this Union of burs in 1938 and although Welfara Plan payments by our con­ tracted companies did not begin until 1950, which was 12 years after 1 began sailing SIU, my seatime; during those , years counted', towards retirement. How many members have glveM any ihou^t' and appreclailoa to this "retro^tive" protection in the Welfar« Plan? Believe me.- you active mem» hers, you' may hot be , attaching much importance to such, things now but, if, you wind, up in'ihy circumstances, you sure as heck wllL ' • - . NowT^h addition to my month­ ly benefits, I'am covered for hospital and surgical benefilto if and when my eligibility, at the. marine hospital runs but, and tdl other benefits I was en­ titled to as an active aeiuueh will remain in effect. Brothers, that's coveraget In conclusion^ I'd like to thank all the officials of this organization for the many years of assistance and representa­ tion I received, and particularly those In Baltimore, where I shipped from for years. Their efforts have helped me in many ways. To top all this off, my dues are complimentary and I'll always be able to show a paidup SIU book to anyone who wants to know-what my outfit is. Archie Wright Wife HaUs SIU in Philadelphia Ta the Editor: Just a line to thank all too txurs of the SIU itf Philadelphia for their kindness to me while I was in the hospital. Thanks also, to Joe Campo for bis kindness in taking care of toe all the paperv/ork while my husband was at sea, and to the Seafarers Welfaie Flan for all toe i^yments to the hospitaL Mrs. Jiggs Jeffera- �,^?W'''7v Mmr 9. ISU ROBIN GRAY (ReUn)# April Ctiairmanr I. Clark; Saeratary, C. Stambvl. BverytliiiK ninnlnB amoothly. Now trusnrer elected. Soma dlaputed ot. Few beefs in deck dept. Bathrooms to be kept cleaner. Take better care of washing .-machine. DEL AIRE! (Miss.!, April 1»—Chair­ man, I. Oecareaux; Saeratary, C. Maxur. To start ship's fund. Treasurer elected. Departments to rotate clean­ ing laundry. Keep messroom clean. Blackboards to be painted. Need more keys for foc'ries. KATHRYN (Bull), April 17—Chair­ man, W. Ortixr tecratary, F. Neckllcki. Received notice 24 hrs. to ter­ minate articles. Wiper missed ship In NY. Check with patrolman re: start­ ing time for ot on .Good Fridaystevedores holiday. Report accepted. SEAFARERS only, eustomary BAhr. notice. One man hospitalised in LC. No replaeoment. Repair list submitted again— no action taken on previous llstc One man getting off. Crew forced to crank out boat davits with turn around bits, so that fire & boat drill utilixed to perform maintenance work on falls. Uesshall to be kept cleaner during night watches. Soiled diShea to bo placed in tub with clean water. April i—Chairman, E. Parker; Sec­ retary, C. Bortz. Few hours disputed ot. New delegata elected. Suggestion to provide ladders tor men with upper bunksi garlic sauce be provided with steaks and pizza be ferved occasion­ ally. See patrolman about use of acid for UeacUng. Bequest better water drcnlatian for de<A dept.. bathrooms. MAR (BullV April 3—Chairman, J. Jakalikl; Saeratary, i. BontL Chaira in messroom to bo repaired. Ship's fund SS3. Report accepted. Motion to airicondltlon all SIU aUps, espe­ cially thoaa running to the tropica. Vota of thanks to steward ddpL ORION PLANET (Orien), April 4— Chairman, Mk Pyk; Saeratary, F. VanDussn. Mate refused to let men check food stores put aboara In Sasebo. No report from hq. on equipment being used for mucking. Ship's fund S12.30. Some dispnted ot. Steward hMpltalIsed in Bahrein. Changliig depart­ ments against Union regulations. Delagate to take core of all husinees with captain—do net go topside with beefs. Draws not to be changed after putting in. Discussion on ot in deck dept.: bnSet supper: menu chengee. Insufficient meat ordered last trip. Cooperation urged among crew— warned about performing. FACIFIC OCEAN (World Tramp­ ing), March 23—Chairman, J. Rose; Socratary, G. Skandelas. No draws In San Pedro, no American money for draws in Formosa—to be taken up with patrolman. Repair list submitted; galley was painted; few minor repu(n mode. Reports accepted. New delegate and reporter elected. Strip all Muilta nf eoUed lines. Bequert name brand of soap powder and moro lava ooap. per agreement. VA<.LRV FORGE (Fcnlnsvfar), April 13—Chairman, E. Meghee; Saeratery, E. Arales. Beef on draws and cigarettea. Crew not cleaning washing machine after use. Ship's fund 320. Messhall. pantry and deck dept. rooms painted. Men neglecting duties to be referred to patrolman. Three men logged. Disputed eubsistanoe on hot water and launch aervice. Some dis­ puted ot. Donate shlR^s fund to LOG. Headquarters to correct mail situa­ tion. Slop chest to be stored ade­ quately. Delegates to handle beefs. IBERVILLE (Watermen), March 24 —Chairman, J, Eoem; Secretary, L. Pappor. (h-ew to reimburse cook for postage. American money draw at Gibraltar and dinara at Yugoslavia. All quarters need painting. Report accepted. Reporter elected. Messman's work improving. Discussion on hospital and pension plan. Letter sent to editor of l/KS regarding same. Re­ pair lists to be turned over to dept. delegates. Steward will endeavor to obtain fresh stores at GibralUr and Yugoslavia if available. Even Bats Go Haywire On Shuttle ' - A giant bat that tried a r«-< connaissance mission on tha deck of the Orion Planet wa* AFOUNDRiA Wntarman), April 1» —Chairman, W. Statk; Secretary, D. White. Ship's fund SIT. One man missed ship. New delegate elected. Return cops and glasses to pantry after use. Safety meeting to be held between the Canal and PR. Unsafe conditions to be reported to dele­ gates. Pillows now available. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), April IS—Chairman, M. Savoy; Sae­ ratary, J. LaHatkl. AU membcre to fill out welfare cards. Some disputed ot in Jeddah—epprua. M hra. en nuater sheet. Slop chest prices too high —delegate to Investigate. To see cap­ tain about mall charged on slop chest. Take better care of washing madiine —^turn light oft and wbserva water Una. Proper attire to be worn at meal time. Each man to turn in keys to dept. iMad. atrip bunke ot Hnen and bag. Garbage to be dumped on gaihagp hamper isi port. Uee care whan diaposing of gaihaga at tea. Fife TUrMcB L0€ STEEL EBCOROER (Isthmian), April IS—Chairman, S. Zaaglar; Sae­ ratary, O. WinlleHI, if. One man hospitaBasd; one man logged; some minor beefs. Ship's fund S90.84. Some dis­ puted «t. Vote of tbanfcu to ship's delegata end to crew for fine coopera­ tion. Reports accepted. Crew will not stga on until new eoolnr is aboard. Ship to be fumigated for Insects. Steward to order roach powder; screen doors for mess room; erect avming on fantall; ice box to ha moved to mece roam. (Ugarette butts not to be discarded on deck. Order more lemons. - Vote of (hanks to stew­ ard dept. SEAMAR (Calmer), AprH 20-Chsirmen, R. NIctMbon; Secretary, G. Hayes. New delegate elected. Ship's fund S13. To purchase checkers in Long Beadi. Reeoiutlon: (U pay raise: (8) minimum ot for deck dept. Thanks to steward for good food and service. To elder new washing machine, fan to be put In laundry. Delegate to see captain about draws—none available at times. ALCOA FGLARIS (Alcod), April 27— Chairmen, H. Long; Socratary, J. Hannen. Water picked up In.San Juanbad, dumped In NY. To see about another room for steward dcpL Few hours disputed ot. One man getting off to prevent Injury. Clean washing machine after nse. Steward has room for captain's slop chest so room can be made for messman. ANDREW JACKSPN (Wsfermsn), April 2S—Chairman, G. Clark; Secrsr tary, H. Gulnlar. Two men caught trying te change counterfeit moneylocked up. DNelegate tried to see them, refused by police. Galley neede fu­ migating—will be done in NY. Ship's fund S24.17. Some disputed oL Re­ port accepted. ROSE KNOT (Suwannee), April 4— Chairman, C. Wilson; Secretary, L. Smtth. Some disputed at. Ship's fund S10.3S. Report accepted. Portable tanks need cleaning. Motion to form safety eonmittee to study safety eondttiena and medical treatment and report to headquarters. Chips end BoUed linen to be brought back. Fri­ day desigoated for hnen ehangc.'Vota of thanks to radio operator for news reports. Captain requests crew's coop­ eration in conserving frerii water. JEAN LAF1TTE (Waterman), April 20—Chairman, J. Kaaenss; Secretary, S. Jetsph. Sufficient nnmber of LOGi in Far East. Captain pleased with crew end safety drive. Oh. cook missed Alp in Okinawa, rejoined in Japan. Request work gloves from slop chest; also fUm for polaroid cameras. Ship's, fund SST. Few hours uispuled ot. Showers painted. Reports accept­ ed. Treasurer to buy postage stamps for crew. Trash not to be thrown on deck. AU reporte to patrolmen to be made by delegates only. Members would like to know more Miout raise. All repairs made. ALCOA ROAMER (AlcM), AprH 14Chalrman, R. Klanast; Secretary, ST Boorgeels. Repairs completed. See patrolman about ot payments every b-lp. To write letter to LOG and welfare Dept. about easing up on the one day sea time in flO days re­ quirement for beneats. General meet­ SCATRAIN GEORGIA (SMtraIn), ing to be held every second voyage April 27—Chairman, R. High; Secre­ to PR and tary, Flanagan. Repairs made. Ice Mobile. Shore side personnel not to creamF, beef etralgtltened out. NY eat in messroom before crew is Sn- State employment Insurance $49 retrod W»ed. Discussiw re: welfare plant active from last year. Ship's fund sea time, etc. $96.70. Twe minor >eefs. Few boura ot. Reports accepted. ElecDE SOTO Waterman), Avrll 4— disputed triclan requests orders to be given te Chairman, C. Garner; Secretary, i. him tiiru chief engineer not thru Calhoun. Some dispnted ot. See mas­ captain. - Captain wUl have screens inter about more cigarettes. staUed In buffet to keep lies off pies and cakes. r MARIA H. (Herald), 44-Ctialrjnen,• H. Berglna; Secrtfary, j—w T. r. Bolton. FORT HOSKINB (Cttiss Sorvlca), >ote of thaakf to Sup 8(DP men. men. i>ew April 14—Chairman, J. Reunds; Sec-^ hours disputed ot. Proper attire to ratary, R. 'Galling. Bdpalr list sub­ be worn in messroom. Vote of thanks mitted. To see patrolman about deck to steward dept. and to all new men gang dripping A painting pianproem. on board. GaUey tepalra made. Ship's fund $12. One man getting off. Bnef between COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), - crew mesa and pantryman aetOed. March 13 — Chairman, E. Callahan; Clean f^'slea after parties. Saeratary, e. Bortz. Rusty water sit­ uation. net corrected—^to be taken up VENORi (Marvan). ApiR 2S— With patrolman, Repair lists to bo Chaloiuin, T. Cumnrings; saeretaiy, aabnilttad to delegate. Cb. mate reW. Oiww. One man taken ^ Di in «ueeia Bat of rqteoemeati ' ionr days Venezuela: New delegate elected. Mibkd sdiivd-cwallmwa to Bra mm LwBBdzy room to he ksgit dean. SBwttljoot Roikw. In view «f hla atuwarn So be left out for iright tuda deMgat* goggest brotlMr idva lunch. An unexpGCted yisitor on tho Orion Planet, this bat became a deck department troplw after it tried to attack bosun Andy Andresiok In the Singapore Straits. It hod a bO-inch wingspread. Photo by £dgar A. Armdrong, di^'s delegate, enrowte to Yidcohomo. Del Norte Saves Pair Adrift For Six Days Two fishermen were rescued by the cruise liner Del Norte last trip after they had been drifting along for six days off the West Indies with no help in si^t. The pair had bera liv^ ying on apples and oranges for I I I I EVERYSUNDAY DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST "THE VOICE •ftha MID" To Ships in Atlantic South American and European Wators Evary Sunday, 1420 GMT (11:30 AH ESTRundav) • WFK-3«, 1SS50 ICCS ehipa tu fkirlbbesm. East Coast of South America. South Atlantle and East Coast of United States • WFL-4S, 15IS0 KCS Ships In Gulf of Mex­ ico, Caribbean, West Coast of South Amer­ ica. West'Coast of Mexico and US East Coast • WFK-fS, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast four days. . Overhauled by the ship after the lookout spotted a small boat Tunning adrift, the two men were taken aboard in short order. TreatetL to a good meal, some clothing and a small amount of cash to cover their needs, the pair stayed with the ship until it reached St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, la Fair Shaye Hie Incident took place March 9 on the soathbound leg of the South American voyage. Both the men were in fair (dupe depite their long exposure in the open sea. On the lighter side, baseball also occupied the news on the Norte, when the ship iron one game in Buenos Aires end wiped out the crew's basduU fuud while doing it. A 500-peso donation to send flow­ ers for a member of the Argentine team who died earlier helped the fund wind up well in the red. Despite the victory, the minutes of the Norto modestly omit the winning score, so we'll have to take their word fgr It. The Del Norte, like the other Mississippi pass«iger sups, has alwaya fielded a pretty good sguad and already has a number of baseball laurels to its credit. Harry Wolowitz Is the ship's delegate. 'Sea-Spray' ';1 dispatched to his ancestors when he tried to attack the bosun last month. The incident occurred one day out of the Straits of Singapore while the Planet was enroute to Yokohama. Since the normal fly­ ing hours for bats are at night, tho king-sized mammal was probably just as stunned by the whole-affair as everyone else was. Meant Basiness ^He was found on the deck in tb* morning, ac(»rding to ship's dele­ gate Edgar F. Armstrong, but when he went for bostm Andy Andreslak, the bosun grabbed a nearby paint scraper to use as a shilldagli. '"nie scraper got broken in the process." Armstrong added, indi­ cating that the big fellow must have meant business. It -Was later discovered that the bat had a wingspread of 60 inches, which "should be a record (rf seme sort!" he noted. (We haven't found . one, fellas, hot we're still looking.) The naiiet. a supertanker, is ea the Persian Gulf-Japan oil shuttle and is due to make one more round trip b^ore heading for Honolulu and home In July. The monotonous run' Is enough to make everybody go "bats," so they didn't need any help from the real thing in that-di­ rection. • --il m lOG-A'RHYTHM: fCnowing* By M. B. Waiting! Waiting! Today? Tomomjw! Today—Tomori) The manotonout rhythm, like the surge Of the restless sea, is Forever beating on the Shoals in useless longing; Each tDhite<ap taking you far­ ther from me. t-T. )' The rocky coast of a stormy life Has only a pearl-gray sky and The shrill of the gulls As they scan the loaves For shipwreeked souls Lost in the strife. . 1(1 I While the deathless roll of the endless sea Beats out its toneless dirge. For you I'm constantly Waiting!—Waiting! Today—ToTnorroio? Today that forever Tomorrow must be. • Copyrlshted April 21. 1943 'M •.il - • if I " 'Z- [ — By Seafarer 'Red' Fink Meanwhile, MID Round^he^World Broadcasts continue ... Every Sunday, ISIS GMT (2:18 PM EST Sundayh WCO-1302S KCs Europe and No. America WCO-1490S.S KCs East Coast So. America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast So. America Evary Monday, S31S GMT (1005 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15407 KCs Australia WMM B1-11037.S Northwest Fadfia ••nL' MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMERT I -m .'t ATL-dlQ �%• 'Y SEArARERS *airMvteea t&C Paint Job Rates A Whistle mY-V #<*• i-"?3 *- • Ray Doell, Isf assistant engineer on the Steel Apprentice (left), looks aloft at paint |ob done on the ship's whistle by Seafarer William Velazauez, bosun, and OIlie Olson, AB (only Ollie's feet and hands are showing, right), to compliment them on the job. The tooter is reported to be in fine shape by ship's reporter John L Whisman. •%• m I SlU, A&G District BUFFALO: NY............. .180 M^ St. Phonet Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE ..10228 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18, Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randclph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO. Ontario.. 103 Durham St Phone: Swl 872-King St. E. EHplre 4-9710 VICTORIA. BC......ei7M Coradrant St. EMplra 4531 VANCOUVER. BC.... ..298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLB. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. OnUrio .82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3203 QUEBEC .44 Sault-au-Hatelot Quebec Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 177 Prlnea WllUam St. NB OX 2-5431 BALTIMORE 1216 B. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St. James Sheeton. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent Capital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 UOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 HALIFAX. N.S 128t4 HoUis St. MORGAN crnt 012 Front St. Phone 3-8911 Tom . Gould. Agent Phone 2156 MONTREAL.......634 St. James St. West NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. PLatean 8161 Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8626 FORT wnXIAH 408 Simpson St. NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Ontario Phone: 3-3221 HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. J. Bullock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal CoUs. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 3-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St. E. B. McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GiUette. Agent Main 3-4334 By JAMES A. KNIGHT. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. The new moon was forlorn off Cape Fcof. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 Office sparks, HEADQUARTERS . 679 4th Ave.. Bklyn. Racing from the city across long seas. SECRETARY-TREASURER Demanded less hesitation in the race for time. Paul Hall When time was so near to never ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS W. HaU, Joint J. Algina, Deck And the day's stock market loss. R. Matthews. Joint C. Simmons, Eng. J. Volplan. Joint E. Mooney. Std. Canadian District LOG-A-RHYTHM: lis. Make Time (An Epitaph) SUP HONOLULU S-'|iS. 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif... .510 Maedonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON ..,.605 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6165 Great Lakes District ALPENA 121S N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J Sailing with the panic of position, Forty young dreams of forty someones Answered the impersonal curse of company bellsi More steam . . . Make time! . The wheeling, throttling hands Were many waves away from a tender word; But closer to land, as the reaching swells. Loud with foam, turned time green. And took all hands slipping down Down under the gulping waves. To the port of lost dollars And green graves. that ibmpbody will take notice of this letter expanding on our Ideas in planning for our 'futura. . To the Edltori joe Bourgeois WeU, I'm back at St. Vincent's Ship's delegate Hospital, in New York Cityi Tho (£d. note: The above letter doctors, nurses was signed by 28' crcurmcmand all tho berg.) help here go out of their i 4^ way to make itUrges Focus On as comfortable as possible. Curran Record Thanks to To the Editor: all tho SIU During the latter part of last officials f-o r year I finally hung up my sail­ their wonder* Pllutis ing rig and fell back into the ful work on the SIU Welfare Plan, and to Dr. hills of Chautauqua County, Joseph Loigue, head of the New York. Since no one here­ abouts knows anything about Plan's Medical Department. While I'm at it, perhaps you the NMU, I feel it's time that could print these names so that some one or some group should put the record straight oh Joe Curran and his hirelings. Old Joe supposedly kicked out the Commies, but he also railroaded many a good sailor to boot for his anti-Curran beliefs. I know, for the fellows who taught me everything I know were good, hard-working seamen. They earned their pay even if they wouldn't follow the "Leader," as Old Joe expected all "rank and file"-seamen to do. They just wouldn't fall in step and go like sheep to the slaughter, doing things , the I might get in touch with the Curran" way. following , brothers: William In the AprU II LOG I was Boesch, Eddie PoUse. Robert overjoyed to read that American Sojka, "Citizen Joe," Dewey seamen are «wising up to the Parsens, Eugene Ceccato, Steve NMU and the Curran deal! My Messaros and Jim Hamilton. If sailing days are over since the you have a photograph available physicals are getting harder to I'd appreciate your using it so pass. Since April, 1947, my legs the oldtimers will know me. have been a mess because of Joe Pllutis an explosion I was in aboard •the tanker Markay. Union-wise 4" if if the NMU has fulfilled every Want Seatin(ie principle stated about ten years ago by »the SIU on the Great Rules Relaxed Lakes, when the' "Little Blue To the Editor: was published (all with We, the crew of the Alcoa Book" blank pages!). ; Roamer, would like to bring to I've now taken up railroadihg the attention of the SIU Wel­ and found that if one's imagina­ fare Plan trustees and the mem­ tion is up to par, he can-close bership the discussion at our his eyes, feel the roil of a ship last meeting about the seatime at sea and hear the ever-present requirement for our welfare drone of motors in the •deep benefits. below a ship's bowels. We held an open discussion Adaam Salsburg on the pros and cons of our .4 ^ t . seatime requirements and we feel that the seatime require­ Says 'Thank You^ ment of one day in 90 in the current year and 90 days in the. For Welfare Aid past year should be' relaxed. To the Editdl-: I would like to take this, op­ This would give more leewiay to Seafarers who can't ship in 90 portunity to express my thanks days or to men who take more to the Welfare Plan and the Un­ than 90 days of vacation upon ion for their prompt action in taking care of my hospital bill. leaving ship. We would like to offer our The disability check I am now suggestions on this very, import­ receiving really comes in handy. It is an honor and a privilege ant matter. We all agree that if a Seafarer is in good standing to belong to as fine an organiza­ at the time of need and that if tion as the SIU. I miss you all, he has one day. in the last six more than I can Isay. My prayers months and" .30 days in the pre­ are on the sea lyith all of you. vious year, then said ipember It is doubtful that I will ever should qualify for all welfare saU again, but I still have hopes which I'll never give up. benefits. Wishing "all of you smooth We understand there .are smarter heads than ours in our sailing and keep up the good Union, who help plan our wel­ work. HughD. Fonehe fare benefits, but we d.o hope Oldtlnier's Back in NY Hospital lifei:;'''-' . Mar t, 1»U • -y-' �. , v; •';: *1., SEAPARBRS f. MM ^ • LOG %Pace Ftffcoi Native Caiifornian WASHINGTON-^The House Appropriations Committee Is now studying' the question of the maximum subsidized voyages that will bepillowed for the next fiscal Jreiur begin­ ning July 1. The current re-> quirement, including both line and otbers which have sub­ new and existing requests, mitted' applications f<n; the first calls for upwards of "2,600 subsi­ time wopld be denied assistance. dized voyages, but the Administra­ The Administration also recom­ tion has recommended that the re­ mended an appropriation of $120,quirement be limited to 2,000,' a 000,000 to subsidize the 2,000 voy­ cutback from last year's authoriza­ ages which it suggests. However, tion of 2,100. to take care of all the requested If Congress should go along with subsidies for 2,600 trips would re­ the Administration it would mean quire upwards of an additional that subsidy payments would be $30,000/100. limited to the fifteeen lines already In contrast with the proposed being subsidized. Such-companies cutback to limit operating subsi­ as Isthmian, Waterman, States Ma- dies, approval seems likely t<a an $80,000,000 buDding subsidy for a new US Lines superliner. The .Maritime Trades Depart­ ment has gone on record that US aid should be given on an equal Seafarers who have taken the basis to all companies, not Just a series of inoculations required favored few. for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick np their inoculation cards from the. captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented When sign­ SEATTLE—Shipping for this ing on for another voyage where jmrt has been slow during the past the "shots" are required. The period with only one vessel, the inoculation card is your only Barbara Fritchie (Liberty Naviga­ proof of having taken the re­ tion) paying off and signing on. Inquired shots. transits were the Texmar, Portmar, Those men who forget to pick Alamar (Calmar) and the Choctaw up their inoculation- card when (Waterman). they pay off may find that theyPort Agent Jeff Gillette re­ are required to take all the ported a small amoiuit of disputed "shots" again when they want to sign on tor another such voy­ overtime and a few repairs on these vessels but all items were age. settled, satisfactorily. Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seattle Still Slowing Up Your Gear.. for ship ... for shore Whatever you need, in^ work or dress geor, your SUJ Seo Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned ond Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks breiss Shoes iKferk Shoes Seeks Dungarees Frisko Jeens tPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Behs Khakis ties Sweat Shirts T'Shlrts Shorts BriefsSwim Trunlu Sweaters Seu'westers Ralngear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries . Eieetrie.Shavers ' Radios Jeievisipn - Jewelry Cameras , Luggage • •V:' 'Chester Hughart Phillip Edward Giordano Your mother, Mrs. NancyIt is urgent that you contact your wife, Mrs. Odessa Giordano at Hughart, is very anxious to hear Route 2, Box 30A, Pelzer, SC, im­ from you. Her address is 8260 W. 63d Place, Arvada, Colo. mediately. t 4. i 4 4 4 Martin M. Hammond Jack McCarthy Get in touch with James W. Contact your brother, Jonathan Harrelson right away. His address F. Burleigh, 132554, NO Box 32, is Route 7, Box 240, Pasadena, Md. Huntsville, Texas. "SS" 4" 4» . •44 4 Robert C. Pierce Irma DriseoH W. D. Warmack, 8507 Brooks St., Please contact Thomas Maynes Tampa, Fla. would like you to con­ at SIU Headquarters, 675-4th Ave., tact him. by mail as soon as possible. Billy Gilian Hill, four-monihold son ot Seofarer Charles E. Hill, looks well pleased with life in photo submitted by grandma Ethelyn D. Thornton of Long Beach. 4" 3^ m-.1 4 4 .4 • 4 Charles (Tex) Weibom John Katsos It Is urgent that you contact Mrs. Albert Pfisterer .\V\. Holly Brynlng. Her address is 2520 Larkin C. Smith J;; Roosevelt Blvd, Kenner, La. and See Frank P. Corcoran, Room she can be reached by phone after 204, SUP Building, 450 Harrison 6 PM at Kenner 71-4015. St., San Francisco 5, Calif., about; picking up vour income tax re^ tiuus. 4 4 4 Kenyon Park ' John Fereira Get in toucii with Endgdio Reyes /Hie deaths of the follounng Seafarers have been reported to the at 1269 SW-5th St., Miami 36, Fla, Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their 4 4 4 beneficiaries. Raymond Queen Your mother wants you to wite Travis Bell, 52: On March 20, Salvatore J. Marinello, 40: Broth­ 1958, Brother Bell died in Eunice, er Marinello died from a circula­ her at Cove Gap, West Va. Anyone La. Cause of tory ailment on knowing his whereabouts is urged death is un­ March- 29, 1958, to contact her. known. He be­ in New Orleans, 4 4 4 came a full mem­ La. He became a Edd:e Sander has lost contact ber of the Union full member of with all of his old buddies and on April 20, 1945, the Union on he'd like to get in touch with them and sailed in the April 24, 1942, again. He used to ship out of Nor-i deck department. and sailed in the folk. His address is Box 41, Oak Brother Bell is deck department. Grove, La. survived' by a Brother Mari­ 4 4 4 ^ nephew, , Clifton nello is survived Peter P. Luketic left his seabag Bell, of Flomaton, Ala. Place of by his mother, Mrs. Leona Mari­ burial Is unknown. nello, of New Orleans, La. Place aboard the Plymouth Victory with Red Spencer, chief cook. If anyone of burial is unknoum. knows of the whereabouts of the 4 4 4 bag contact him at the SIU Hall, WJliiam Badillo, 43: On February 1216 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore 20, 1958, Brother Badillo died In 2, Md. San Juan, PR. 4 4 4 The cause of G. W. Cutrer death is unknown. Get in touch with Aunt Nettie He became a full at 900 Germain St., New Orleans member of the 24, La. Payment of $1,200 In SIU Union on May 1, 4 4 4 maternity benefits was made to 1947, and sailed Will the close friends of Seafarer —Seafarers* families for the birth in the steward Scottie Kunchick contact Mrs. J. department. of the six babies below. As Kunchick at 104 Organe St., New­ usual, each of the babies re­ Brother Badillo ark, N.J. is survived by his ceived a $25 US savings bond 4 4 4 wife, Luna Blanco Badillo, of from the Union. William (Mush) O'Connor Puerto Nuevo, PR. He was buried Total maternity benefit payr Get in touch with Jim Cosmo, ! ments through April 25, 1958, in De La Capital Cemetery, Rio second mate, on the Marine Cour­ now amount to $639,000 in the Piedras, PR. . ier, at'11 Broadway, NYC. 4 4 4 six years since April 1, 1952. 4 4 4 Roy W. Bell, 51: Brother BeU The $200 maternity benefit is Peter Walsh apart from hospital, surgical and died on February 7, 1958, in Balti­ more. Md. Cause Write to Francis"Frank" Murray medical coverage for Seafarers of death was an at Box 283, 550 West 20th St., NY, J families under the SIU Welfare infection of the NY. Plan. lymph system. He . The SEAFARERS LOG wel­ 4 4 4 is survived by a comes any photographs* and in­ Charlie Cook sister, Mrs. Alta formation about Seafarers' fam­ Contact Roger Beroud at 7637 D e 1V e c c h i o, Parkview Road, Highland Park, ilies. Send all details to the of Ossining, NY. Upper Darby, Pa. editor. Photos will be returned Brother Bell be­ after use. 4 4 4 came a full mem­ Morrie Geard'an ! • ^ ber of the Union Your mother would like you to, Adeline Cepeda, born April 14, on September 3, 1944, and sailed 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis in the engine department. He was contact her at 511 W. 7th St., Long Cepeda, of New York City. buried in Glen Haven Cemetery, Beach, Calif. 4 4 4 • 4 4 4 Baltimore, Md. William Doran Elizabeth Urbina, bom April 11, Get in touch with Shirley Wessel 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fran­ at the Seamen's Church Institute, cisco Urbina, of Galveston, Tex. of NY, 25 South St., NYC 4' 4 4 Barbara Jean Gibbs, bom March 4" 4 4 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ken­ lAbdul Said neth E. Gibbs, Yuma, Arizona. Contact Kastner and Sunshine at 1230 Sixth Ave., NYC. 4 f 4 s Nicholas Livanos, bom April 19, 4 4 4 1958, to Seafarer and . Mrs. John Ellis Samia Livanos, Brooklyn, NY. Chester A. Hahn wants jfou to 4 4 4 . contact him at 250 W. 57th St., " Margaret Reinosa, bom April 10, New York 19, NY. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan 4 > 4 J. Reinosa, Brooklyn, NY. Steve Sloneski 4 4 4 Please get in touch with Hank^ David Remley, born March 6, it is important that he hear from 1938, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ned L. you soon.*: . B«mley, Conroe, Texas. . ; • - :i .ti ill ;l| ^ fofT/e/ m- •• • . • -.r>--s'iV- i -''t-V'' - ''li.'' •cii • �I'-rn;-'.. ;'• Vol. XX No. 10 SEAFAltBRS#U>6 "ncciriAl OR6AN Of THE SEAFARERS INTERN AT I ON At UNION » ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT » AFL-CIO » Delta Fleet Records 25% Injury Decline Through March, '58 ^ I ^j-' I'>"•.••:' f" IF'-, • m Georgia Keefis Fingers Crossed N-8 SMAfUAin <iEi}Uiil\ UAAH WITIIfH'T A LOST TIMK L I? TSKIMP Aliens Get Permanent US Permits TIIEiiMOIlKIA SAFM NEW ORLEANS—A one-quarter reduction in shipboard ac­ WASHINGTON —The Immigra­ cidents in the Mississippi Shipping Company 14-ship fleet has tion and naturalization Service^ been recorded in the first three months of 1958. If the same has authorized the issuance of per­ manent landing permits and identi­ rate is maintained through the*^ liiiiiliiiiMiiilR fication cards to alien seamen. The time injuries. In the first three balance of the year it will cards will be valid for an indefinite,^ months of 1958, there have been mean a reduction of 60 acci­ period, and will replace the pres­ 51 injuries in the fleet, and just dents in the ^fleet throughout the ent trip-by-trip system. 16 lost time injuries. On the basis year as compared to 1957. of accident frequency rates, which Under the present system, when At the same time, the company's an alien seaman hits an American safety news announced that the is actual time lost as against time port, he must apply for a landing Del Monte was the safest ship in worked, there has been a reduction permit. The service issues either a the fleet for the second year in a of approximately 25 percent. Among the avoidable accidents D-1, or a D-2, according to the row. The Del Monte had only one individual case. , lost time accident in 1957. It had listed in the company's bulletin racked up the same outstanding was. one in which £ carpenter If he is issued a D-1, he may take record in 1956 to win the fleet stepped on a grape left on the deck shore leave while his vessel is in safety award that year. The Del in the steward department lounge that port, but he must sail with the Valle with two lost-time accidents and" suffered a fractured hip. An­ ship. However, if he is given a D-2 and the Del Sol, Del Rio, Del other man was struck by ^ swing­ Messman Koq Lim poses beneath sign which records the Seatrain card, then he may pay off the ship Mundo and Del Aires with three ing door that had not been hooked and stay ashore for 29 days. But he Georgia's 462-day accident-free streak. TMs is just the begin-" lost-time^ accidents each, were the back and a third, a waiter, slipped must sign on another vessel before ning, they promised. The streak was still oil at last word. Photo 01. a piece of bacon on the deck runners-up in the contest. the end of that period. by Seafarer Glen Vinson. "Congratulations to Captain near the dining room. No matter how many times an Brote and the officers and crew alien lands in the US he must apply of the SS Del Monte are most cer­ for clearance each time and his tainly in order," the bulletin con­ clearance must be endorsed in cluded. every American port. In 1957, the crewmembers of the SAN FRANCISCO—Leaders of management have joined' labor in expressing concern new papers are a substitute Mississippi fleet suffered a total over the present "right-to-work" drive in California. They have called for a joint effort to forThe the D-2 cards in that once they 261 injuries of which 113 were lost are issued add in effect, the alien defeat proposals which would out^w the union shop. seaman may leave'his vessel in any Heading the "right-to-work" American port for 29 days before for a number of California labor Union Has veloped in some management quar­ campaign is Senator William signing on another ship. He may do unions had already hired the or­ Knowland and his "Citizens ters. One warning against the ganization to help put across a this as often as he hits these ports * Cable Address amendment came from J. Paul St. Seafarers overseas who want Committee for Voluntary Union­ president of the Pacific Mari­ counter-amendment which would without having his landing permit to get in touch with headquar­ ism." The committee is trying to Sure, time Association, who wrote that call for a reduction in the sales endorsed each time. ters in a hurry can do so by secure 350,000 names on petitions he was against any bill which tax and a revision of the state In­ cabling the Union at its-cable which would put the "Employer- outlaws the union shop. This clause, come tax. The amendment proposal Employee Relations Amendment" ad'^ress, SEAFARERS NEW St. Sure said, protects employers was backed by 570,000 signatures. on the ballot in the elections in YORK. against jwisdictio)ial disputes, in­ Registration Campaign November. Use of this address will assure The amendment is a big iffiue in ternal conflict and favoritism. In addition, the unions have .peedy transmission on all mes­ "Employers and majority nn^ stepped up their efforts to get sages and faster rarvice for the the race for governor. ions," St. Sure contended, "who their members and families to reg­ However, opposition has demen inv^'ved. believe the union shop is sound ister in time so they can vote in should not be denied, by law, the the November general elections. right to enter into a union, shop The "right-to-work" backers agreement." The PMA negotiates have come up with 150,000 signawith the SIU Pacifio District and times thus far; but have obtained other maritime unions. a 40-day extension to get the addi­ Hotel Owner's View tional 200,000 signatures needed. Another warning came from Ben­ The deadline is June 26. jamin H. Swig, West Coast finan­ cier and owner of San Francisco's Looks Like An Honest Count NEW YORK—Federal District Judge Sydney Sugarman has Fairmont Hotel.' extended an order barring picketing of New York piers by Both labor and management members of Teamsters Loca 807. The Teamsters had set up have prospered under unionism. Swig said. The worker has been the pickets in protesting a ru ' issued by the New York termi­ picked up somewhat in this port able to buy a car, a television set, have his weekends off and still nal operators th^t would re­ even though the Seatrain New have money for leisure spending. quire them to either unload their York did not sign on a crew as As for management, it has not expected and the Kathryn went trucks in 40 minutes or take on a gone broke, he pointed out. "Never helper supplied by the terminal into lay-up. There were 20 vessels paying off, have- large corporations and big bperator. Local 807 protested that this three signing on and 13 ,were in business made so much money as rule would mean the replacement transit in this area during the past during this period (of the growth of their members with other period. All beefs, most of which of labor unions) . . . Big business workers during all unloading op­ were minor, were settled at payoffs prospers when unions are strong and when employment Is full. erations. The operators went into to everyone's satisfaction. court on April 14 after the pickets The vessels paying off were the "I remember the days when proved highly effective in keeping Kathryn, Elizabeth, Frances, Siiz- unions were not strong . . . when cargoes from being brought on the anne (Bull); Steel Worker, Steel capital took advantage of labor. piers. .Sugarman set July 1 for Maker, Steel Recorder (Isthmian); Those were not happy days ... not Robin Sherwobd, Robin Goodfel- prosperous days. Workingmen did arguments on the issue. The Maria H (Herald Steamship low (Robin); Seatrain Texas, Louisi­ not have the purchasing power in Company) called into port last ana, Sayannah, New Jersey i(Sea- those days and big business did not week on her voyage to Turkey with train); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Puri­ prosper. I do not want thwe dark a load of grain. Bill Hall, assistant tan (Alcoa); Gateway City (Pan- days back again," he warned. Door-To-Door Drive •secretary-treasurer reported. The Atlantic); Transatlantic (Pacific Meanwhile the "rlght-to-work" vessel is in top shape with a fine Waterways); CS Baltimore (Cities Service); Michael (Carras) and the advocates have started an extensive STU crew aboard. door-to-door drive to obtain the "I'd like to remind the member­ Andrew Jackson (Waterman). ship," Hall said, "of the importance Signing oh were the Robin Gqod- signatures. It wan-reported by one ot carrying their SIU books and all fellow (Robin); A^coa Runner national columnist that they were necessao papers when throwing in (Alcoa) and the Ahdrew Jacksoh even willing to pay more than a dollar a name to the required for jobs. This is especially impor­ (Waterman). The in-transit vessels included number of signers. The committee tant in the case of a key rating such ais a chief steward or bosun the Wacosta, Raphael Semmes had offered an organization with Weighing In jJui'Ing medical checkup at SIU health center In Whose .book is stamped that he is (Waterman); Steel Fabricator, Steel the manpower and experience for Baltimore, Seafarer Pete Triantafillos, chief cook (left), gets the ver­ qualified to ship' in the particular Maker (Isthmian); the Calmar such a state-widfe drive over $35,0,dict from nurse Mildred Seller. Curtis Anderson, MM (right), (Calmar) and the Beauregard (Pan000 to. do the Job.' rating stands by for his turn at the scale. But the cbmmittee was too late. ' Shipping for the past period AUanticJ. Co/. Financier Hits 'Wrecfc' Bid K|; ; !*4» r; r• Pick-Up Brightens NY; Teamster Beef Enjoined 'r*- Send 'em to the ijQti ;i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 9, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 5 WIN SIU COLLEGE AWARDS AFL-CIO SEEKS EARLY ACTION ON AID TO JOBLESS SENATE PASSES BILL ON WELFARE FUNDS SIU HITS DISCRIMINATION BY NEW RION OPERATORS TABLE NMU CHARGE ON BERNSTEIN LOAN US FLEET DECLINES TO 974 SHIPS AMMI SAVES THE DAY FOR TAX DODGE OPERATORS BAN MMP PICKETS IN LAKES PILOT BEEF HEARINGS END ON NLRB CHARGE AGAINST AMCOAL 7-MONTH RULE VOTED BY SAILORS SCAB FLEET COSTS MEN $3.30 DAILY RUMP GROUP ORDERED OUT OF MMP HQ. BLOOMFIELD 100 PERCENT CLEAN EGYPT TO PAY FOR SUEZ; PLANS TO DEEPEN CANAL US APPLIES 3-MILE LIMIT AS UN CONERENCE FAILS ‘NO OT’ IS DAYMAN’S DIRGE UNDER NMU SAFETY RIG’S WORTH $150 TO SEAFARER SUBSIDY ALLOWANCE WOULD RULE OUT NEW APPLICANTS DELTA FLEET RECORDS 25% INJURY DECLINE THROUGH MARCH, ‘58 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/09/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 10 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c928c8455f5631134230b4f8839b4449.PDF bbcd045845efee864e3f498b08c82377 PDF Text Text LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN-ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • THREE SlU FLEETS WIN PHS AWARD Story On Page 3 Dramatizing plight of SIU cannery work!• ers and fishermen, SIUNA Vice-Presi­ dent Lester Balinger (2nd from left> and Calif. Rep. Bob Wilson (right) send off a batch of empty tuna cans to Congress. The emp­ ties symbolize jobs lost via tariff law loophole regulating canned tuna, while allowing unlimited frozen tima imports. Frozen tuna is coming in by the shipload, and is killing off thousands of jobs. Sea Injury Rate Cut 10 Percent^ 57 Totals Show Story On Page 2 • -111 -•JI A rctum to sail-powercd cargo ships dpifffllllly W Om* is proposed by this German design for a 14,000-tonner with mechanized sails on five tripod masts. Sails would rotate on turntables on deck and, without sending anyone aloft, would be set into place, accordion-like, from the center of the mast. Payload would be vastly increased since np fuel tanks or engine spaces would bei npeded, (Story on Page 7.) :V A f Seafarer Jaduto J. Guilles makes a fist to AlliflllGI f speed blood flow as technician John Gerrity at the SIU medical center in Brooklyn prepares to take a blood sample. Guilles visited the center for his yearly medical exam as the SIU Welfere plan facility began second year of operations. It was Guilles' second gorotmd also. The Center has given over 4,000 exams to Seafarers and SIU families in its first year. (Story on Page 2.) • I;!;! �SEAPdREkS LOG Aprn S5. list Seafarers, Famines Get Tegefher Exams Given At SiU Center The SIU Health Cepter in New York celebrated the first year of existence on Wednesday, AprU 16, by starting on a second round of examinations for Seafarers. Seafarer Jacinto J, Guilles helped celebrate the-^' birthday by being the first St. The facilities are maintained in Mobile by Dr. Arthiu* Amendola Seafarer^to receive a second and Dr. Andrew Henderson at 259 annual examination. St (Francis St., and in Baltimore by &v„ ' t' I • •! h - W: . Another entry in the "biggest wave I ever saw" contest has been reported, this one from the SIUmanned Madaket. The Waterman publication "Sea Notes" quotes the Madaket skipper. Captain E. L. Chapman, as reporting a- 7S-foothlgh monster battering the ship and sending water over the ship's bridge. Captain Chapman, who has been going to sea for 33 years, said that the wave was the. ^and-daddy of them all as far all he was con­ cerned. It hit the TOSsel this past winter in the course of a North Atlantic gale. Seventy-mile-an-hour winds piled up l^he gigantic sea and left the ship with two feet of water in the wheelhouse. In addition to sloshing up the wheelhouse, the huge sea demol­ ished all paneling on the weather doors en the port side and flooded all midship quarters,' the main deck, boat deck and cabin deck. Water poured into the engine roinn through the' shelter-'deck doors and through ventilating trunks and skylights and had some of the gang grabbing for their lifejacketa before they learned the nature of the sudden deluge. Back in January, 1953, the SIUmianned Steel Artlsaq ran Into some heavy seas in the course of a Tropical typhoon and arrived in ' Manila with her booms bent out of line. However, In that instance, the major damage was caused by extremely high winds. Altogether, In the first year of Dr. Oscar B. Camp at 1739 Etitaw its existence, the New York center Place. Each center is only minutes offered 3,681 examinations to away front the' SIU hall in that Seafarers and 402 to members of city. Appointments for examinations Seafarers' families. Additional ex­ SfU cafeteria at headquarters is meeting place ior old shipmates. aminations have been given in cen­ are arranged through the SIU Wel­ Pictured are Seafarer Rafael Vidal and his wife Blanca and son ters opened at later dates in three fare Sex^ces Department in each Rafael, Jr. Seafarer Juan Burgos, right, joined this Vidals for other ports—^New Orleans, Mobile port, often on the same day an some lunch. and Baltimore, with all the out- exam is requested. ports now. offering .examinations for wives, dependent parents and children of SIU men. The practice at the centers Is to give examinations once each year. Where a Seafarer is found to need treatment he is referred to the Public Health Service hospital and More evidence that the SIU's joint safety program with its contracted employers is pay­ then asked to return to the center ing oiff has been offered by the 1957 report on maritime accidents compiled by the National within three or six months, depend­ Safety Council. The Council report showed that, there has been a 10 percent decrease in ing on his condition. ^ — — The New Orleans center was set shipboard accidents in 1957 on-^ up the last week of December, deep-sea American-flag dry- which cause so many bruises, bums avoid changes in levels ... in step­ 1957, with the Mobile center fol­ cargo and passenger ships and lacerations. Narrow vertical ping from one area to another . . . lowing a week later. The most re­ which are privately-operated. While ladders to machinery flats . . . are "In the furthei Interest of easier cent center in Baltimore was inau­ figures are not given separately common hazards. Machinery lay­ and safer handling we suggest the gurated on February 3, under the for SlU-contracted companies. In­ outs should be smoothed even to use of aluminum Instead of steel direction of Dr. Oscar Camp. Al­ dications are that the SIU safety the extent of having to steal a little for (watertight) doors . . . Light­ though they were established on a program made a significant con­ cargo space . . . the black gang de­ weight refrigerator doors should temporary basis until permanent tribution to the over-all Improve­ serves head room and elbow be standard practice on all reefer room . . . boxes specified for new construc­ Seniority Appeal centers can be set up, the out-port ment. facilities offer the same preven­ The decline In the dry-cargo "The time to get proper ladders tion . . ." tive and diagnostic services as the and passenger, section of the In­ Is In the design of the ship. The Berry also urged shipowners to Board Moves The Seafarers Appeal Board SIU center In New York, including dustry is more impressive In the location should be selected so that enlist the services of safety in­ head-to-toe physical check-ups plus light of the fact that It was greater the . ladder can have an easy pitch spectors who niake trips on com­ Which makes rulings on Seafar­ complete laboratory. X-ray and than the drop-off for all shipping. . . . non-skid treads are certainly pany vessels and watch fire and ers' seniority status, has moved cardiograph servicfs,. Tankers showed no change from essential . . . ladders should1 head boat drills, inspect safety gear and its office to 106 North Jackson Street, Mobile, Alabama. Any In the majority of the 3,681 ex­ the previous year, (although tanker from one place. to another In a enforce safe practices. aminations given at the Brooklyn accident rates are much lower straight line, avoiding the doubling- Joseph S. Blackett of the Grace correspondence pertaining to Line, under the heading "Fleet the Board should be directed to cUnlc to Seafarers, a clean bill of over-all) and there were sharp In­ back technique . . . ,. this new address. . "Every effort should be made to - (Continued on page 7) health was given, the men being creases In accidents on inland waterways and on barges and tugs. •+ told to return In one year for an­ The industry as a whole registered other check-up. However, among the examina­ an eight percent decline. As was reported in the last issue tions, the center has detected a of the SEAFARERS LOG, the Al­ number ot ailments which Seafar­ As was predicted in the SEAFARERS LOG of February 14 and 28, NMU President Jo­ ers were unaware of or which had coa Steamship company was the gone unattended. These include le.-.der in the SlU-contracted group seph Curran has fiip-flopped on his "no slatfe" announcement and named a full slate of such conditions as diabetes, hernia, with only 28 reportable accidents Curran-backed candidates in the NMU elections which are currently tmderway, after hav­ thyroid conditions, varicose veins, in- the 16-ship fleet throughout the ing- asstired the NMU mem--^" ulcers, dental cavities, various eye year 1957. Three ships, the Alcoa bership that he would not in­ a - vice-presidenOy on the Curran out with a slate and pin-point who ailments, high blood pressure and Roamer, Alcoa Polaris and Alcoa volve himself in suppprling slate, is dismissed by Curran as the opposition is. related cardiac conditions and some Patriot, all went through the year candidates. follows: "I certainly would not sup­ The distribution of the Curran active and Inactive tuberculosis. In without a single lost-time accident. The announcejnent of the Curran port an incompetent person of Joe Slate, coinciding with the start of 'Design All Important such Instances the procedure Is to slate came in the fom of a leaflet Dunn's character . . " the voting, now enables Curran to refer the Seafarer to the USPHS Meanwhile, a meeting of the distributed by the "Committee for Curran's action in naming a slate add to his list of purge victims, in each port or to a private physi­ marine section of the National the Administration" which is what in the same breath with a dis­ with Dunn' as the chief target. cian. The majority of these "walk­ Safety Council In New York last ^e Curran slate calls itself. claimer that he is putting out a Others who prostrated thelnselves ing ailments" can either be ar­ week heard shipowner! representa­ slate is an attempt to reconcile two before Curran in the past and did In the leaflet, Curran writes . . . rested or corrected and the Sea­ tives forcibly spell out their re­ directly opposing positions—a long­ his bidding at every turn are also "I do not intend to put out a slate, farer returned to work In short sponsibility to design, build and time project of the NMU president due for axing, among them Roland but If I was going to put out a slate order. maintain ships with safety in mind Carvalho, the NMU's Norfolk In New Orleans, exams are being as the operators' contribution to it would not be difficult for me to in many areas. agent pick the candidates . . ." Curran Stated At Convention given at the center headed by Dr. reduction of shipboard accidents. Arthur N. Ifouston, at 912 Union In an address to the group, Richard then prpcceds to name a eomprete The original "no slate" position " Carvalho, in fact, was one of the W. Berry, president of the United lisiing of all his selections run­ was taken by Curran at the conclu­ noisiest pro-Curran adulators and ning for top NMU offices includ­ sion of the last NMU convention anti-SIU mud-slingers, particularly Fruit Company, said in part: ing secretary-treasurer, vice-presi­ and was greeted by loud applause during the height of the American ". . . Safety is not the exclusive national representatives, and by the delegates. It is now seen as Coal beef when Norfolk was the April 25. 1958 Vol. XX. No. 9 responslbUil^ of the sailor and I dents, candidates for all the port agent a maneuver to_^oke out the op­ key port. However, his adulation would like to outline.... some con­ positions who he has selected for position and get it to take a stand of Cnrran and his characteriution tributions that the naval architect his slate. on controversial resolutions- and of the SIU and other AFL-CIO and shipowner may make. In the Heading the list is Steve Fedproposed referendum items such as maritime onions as "weasels," design stage what is done""or not PAUI. HAUL. Seerttary-Treasarer done with respect to safety is us­ eroff, running for secretary-treas­ a dues Increase; extended vacations "phonies" and "stnmblebunfs" ap­ parently wasn't good enough to HcBBiaT BBAHB. Editor. Brnfjum SEA- ually there or not there for the urer against Curran's number one for NMU officials; a laudatory res­ MAH. Art Editor. BBUCAX ABTHUD. IRWIN entire life of the ship. That'i purge target, vice-president Joseph olution on the NMU's attorney, save his skin. SnvACX, Ai. MABKIN. JOHN BRAZII.. HERCarvalho'a indignation at Cur­ MAM MAKUR. staff Writer*. BILL MOODY. where safety really begins . . . Dunn. Curran makes it clear Fed- Herman Cooper, for supposedly CtUf Area Repretentativ*. > more effective results can be ob­ eroff is his hand-picked chojce by leaving NMU policy-making to Its ran's lack of gratitude appears In and^ a constitutional the April 10 "NMU Pilot" when he PobllRhad bIwMkly at tha hssdauartan tained by concentration on the declaring ". . . we sought a good officials •f th* SMfarart Intamafienai Union. At­ problem of making the ships and candidate to run for the position of amendment calling for iess-fre- declared In a letter to Curran that lantic « Oulf Dlitrlet, AFL^IO. «7S Fourth Avanuo Brooklyn S2, NV. Toi. HYaeintb ships' work of themselves safer ... secretary-treasurer . . . and we quent conventions; it . . . "sounded to me that you MMS. Biitarod aS cacond clasf mattor "... A great deal of attention found him in the person of Steve Once the 'opposition had been were quite convinced that the same at tho Pott Offico in Brooklyn. NY. under Act ot Aug. 14. ms. . ... is necessary to avoid project­ Federoff.'? smoked out and lured Into running old Blackle Carvalho that had trav­ ing valve stems, 'landwheels, pipe Dunn, Vlho Was hand-picked by against Curran's hand-picked stal- eled the route so many 'times, with flanges and aU other pieces'-.' . . Curran two yeais bacSfor^ .warts,-the-next step-was to come (Continued on page 15) Carog, Passenger Ship Injury Pate Cut Ten Percent In '57 h' By Monster 75-Ft Wave Wo Slate' Cur ran Picks Slate SEAFARERS LOG ills I �SEAFARERS Pag* Hire* LOG Three SlU Fleefs Win PHS Awards Three SlU-contracted companies have received citations from the Public Health Service for having top-notch sanitary conditions aboard all of their vessels during the year 1957. The awards were given to Seatrain Lines, Ore Steam­ ship Company and Calmar"^' to perfection as one could get." qualify in 1957. The 128 companies Steamship Company. For The spokesman. Silver T. Martin, own and operate more than 1,000 the Ore Line it was the presented the PHS citation to John interstate and US foreign trade L. Weller, president of the com­ vessels. pany, in New York last week. The* Fleetwide citations, which were Ore and Calmar awards will be started by the Service in 1955, are presented late next month. given to companies with five or In accepting the award, Weller more vessels. The ships are put emphasized that cooperation from through a vigorous examination by Seafarers aboard the Seatrain the Service in seven general areas: ships, as well as from other ship­ potable water, wash water, swim­ board and shoreside personnel, was ming pools (on passenger ships, of the key element in maintaining course), waste disposal, vermin con­ President John L. Weller of Seotroin Lines (right) is congratulated Seatrain vessels in top-notch sani­ trol, food sanitation and ratproofby Silver Martin of USPHS on winning special citation for fleeting. tary condition. wide sanitation record in 1957. Seatrain was one of three SlU SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul While a good number of the 168 companies which won the award. The presentation was at a Hall, in remarks made at the award items checked are structural and luncheon held by Seatrain in New York last week. Ore and Calluncheon, said the award reflected mechanical equipment, many items mar awards will be made next month. Seatrain's wholly-professional ap­ concern the creW, with general liv­ proach to shipping operations ing conditions and food handling which has resulted in an efficient playing the major role. SlU Files Reply To Curran: and pace-setting merchant fleet In addition to checking on proper service down through the years. food stowage and refrigeration" The SIU, he said, is always inter­ aboard the ship, the inspectors ested in maintaining sanitation on check to see that the vessel has an board ship as part of its program adequate waste disposal system, for good working and living condi­ that all living quarters are clean •Acting on membership authorization, the SIU forwarded 11 pounds of indexed docu­ tions for Seafarers. and that all drinking and eating ments and records to AFL-CIO President George Meany in answer to a complaint by NMU As an indication of the stiffness utensils are thoroughly washed and President Joseph Curran regarding the SIU's loan to the Arnold Bernstein shipping interests. of the sanitation award require­ cleaned. ments, PHS representative Paul Negligence in any one or two The package, including a The potential for the touristResnick reported that only eight items alone, Resnick said, could re­ single-spaced, 20-page state­ CIO Ethical Practices Committee, class operation scheduled by American-flag operators out of 128 sult in the vessels falling below a the NMU president characteristi­ ment detailing the SIU's posi­ Bernstein is indicated in US companies in the Atlantic-Gulf and rating of 95 and the company's be­ tion and a bound supplement of cally refrained from filing a formal Passport Office figiures for pass­ New England area were able to coming ineligible for the citation. ^0 exhibits, some covering SIU complaint against the SIU and port applications and renewals contract reiations with Bernstein even obscured his role in the mat­ for the first quarter of 1958 as far back as 1941, was received ter in reports to his own member­ compared to a year ago. De­ at AFL-CIO headquarters in Wash­ ship in the "NMU Pilot." His spite the current business re­ ington on April 14. Further dispo­ charge covered the "interesting cession, applications and re­ sition of the NMU president's news" that the SIU membership newals are up 20 percent over meetings in all ports had author­ 1957 and will probably continue charge is now awaited. ized $500,000 loan to the Bern­ Meanwhiie, work on the first stein Interests in December, 1956, t^climb. Bernstein ship, the converted and iater voted ap additional $250,Aside from US Lines' monop­ Mariner-ship Atlantic, is being 000, if and when needed. oly for transatlantic travel on WASHINGTON—^Although the union has refused, to file rushed to completion. The Atlantic American ships, the field has Both of these transactions had the necessary affidavits required under the Taft-Hartley Act is scheduled to enter transatlantic long been dominated by foreigntourist-class service on May 22 been' a matter of public record, at fiag: operators. A new German before it can be placed on the ballot, the Retail Clerks Inter­ : from New York. She is the first the Federal Maritime Board and vessel patterned after the Bern-, national Union is faced with 4 new US-fiag vessel in this service other agencies, for weil over j stein ship, the SS Hanseatic, is National Labor Relations breakers would be allowed to vote,. in 20 years and reportedly has had year. entering the trade in August. Board action compelling it to but striking members of the union "sellout" bookings for her maiden The stage was set for the Curran go through a collective-bargaining would be barred, under provi­ charge by a planted story in the sions of the Taft-Hartley Act, voyage for some time. iiciy in the "Pilot" some days after election. Although a member of the AFL- "New York Herald Tribune" on the he had filed bis complaint with However, the setting of an elec­ There has been Increasing use of loan transaction. Five days later, President Meany. tion is being delayed by a tem­ this Taft-Hartley provision in re­ the same newspaper carried a sec­ Curiously, the NMU president's porary court order won by the cent months. ond planted item detailing the action in this instance, as in the union. The NLRB order directed a sin­ NMU charge down to the exact efforts to upset the clear SIU vic­ The unusual NLRB action, which gle election among employees of Ethical Practices Code provision tory in the Robin Line voting, fol­ overturns ten years of its own three Toledo, Ohio, department on which it was based, although the same pattern. In the Robin precedent, would place the clerks stores, although the largest of there still bad been no public dis­ low union on the ballot in an election them, LaSalle's, is being worked closure of the telegram Curran had case, NMU objections to the Na­ in which a large number of strike- by strikebreakers. The order came tional Labor Relations Board cer­ sent to Meany on the subject. after a petition filed by the three tification of SIU bargaining rights stores. The formal SIU reply to the on Robin ships were based, as SAN FRANCISCO — Following charge, supplemented by the vari­ The employers have been nego­ up a recent agreement to provide ous exhibits, many, covering Uur- Federal Judge Sidney Sugarman tiating with the Clerks Union as a noted, on nothing "more than the quarters for • retired West Coast ratt's own, statements in the single unit. They have asked for an seamen at the Marine Cooks and "Pilot," noted that the APL-CIO conclusion that, because it (NMU) election on that basis evidently lost, the Board ignored tl)e record." Stewards Training School in Santa Ethical Practices Code had never believing that the votes of the ap­ Curran applied the same reason­ Rosa, the member unions of the been intended to cover such trans­ proximately 370 strikebreakers at SIU Pacific. District have worked actions as the Bernstein loan. •It ing to the Bernstein loans, adopt­ BOSTON—Four tugs had tP LaSalle's would give them a ing the^ spurious view that there out what they believe will be an cited the pattern of other AFL-CIO was something "unethical" about work more than an hour to free the "no-union" majority in all three ideal set-up. unions' support for business enter­ the loans, simply because the SIU SlU-manned Royal Oak after she stores and result in breaking the Plannecf as a joint vehture by prises to maintain or increase em­ was involved. ran aground in the channel be­ union. LaSalle's. is owned by the MFOW, the MC&S and the ployment opportunities, a position The SIU answer noted that while tween Houghs Neck and Peddocks Macy's. SUP, the project will be inaugu­ which even Curran supported pub- the loan to Bernstein had long Island during a snow storm last The Clerks have held off filing rated with four or five SUP units been a matter of public record and week. The vessel had been fighting the non-Communist affidavits re­ patterned after ones already in well-known to the NMU, the NMU her way through strong winds and quired by the Taft-Hartley law in operation in Seattle, Portland and Make Checks made no complaint about it until high seas towards the Cities Serv­ efforts to forestall an election on Wilmington. The other unions will shortly before the first Bernstein ice docks at East Braintree when the above basis. In the past, the Te'SIU-A&G' shortly follow suit. The existing vessel was due to go into service, she hit the mud bank. There was no Board has held that unions not fil­ dwellings are located in (HT near Seafarers mailing in checks its sole object being to kill off op­ damage reported and the vessel ing the affidavits could not appear SUP port halls so that oldtimers or money orders to the Union position to the present US Lines' made her own way into port after on an NLRB election ballot, a find­ are able to keep in touch with old to cover dues payments are monopoly in this trade. The NMU's being freed. ing which has been reversed in this friends and the seafaring life. Each urged to be sure to make all of demand that the loan be withdrawn Shipping for the port has been instance. of the efficiency units contains a them payable to the SIU-A&G was intended to accomplish this fair. Port Agent James Sheehan The last major use of strike­ kitchen, living room and bathroom, District. said, although there was only one breakers to vote a union out of a end. fully furnished with all necessary It was pointed out that US Lines, vessel, the Council Grove (Cities plant took place at the O'SuIlivan Some Seafarers have sent In gear. long under contract to the NMU, Service) paying off and signing on Rubber Company. A management checks and money orders in the If the planned units prove suc­ names of individual headquar­ was the only American-fiag ship­ during the period. In transit were petition in that instance resulted in cessful, more will be put up at the ters officials. This makes for a ping operator to oppose Bernstein's the Robin Goodfeliow, Robin Trent, an election in which strikebreakers spacious MCS training center to problem in bookkeeping which entry into this field, a position Robin Sherwood (Robin); Bradford ousted the United Rubber Work­ accommodate m^n who qualify can be avoided if checks are which it made clear at Govern­ Island, Royal Oak (Cities Service); ers. The union had represented upder the Pacific. District Pension made out to the Union directly. ment hearings on Bernstein's sub- Alcoa Partner (Alcoa) and the Ideal employees of the company for sev-" eral years. \ X (WaAerman). , ' Plan. T -III • I I I' I '1 I iT rr I T second straight year that a ci­ tation was awarded. The ci­ tations are granted to a com­ pany when every ship in its fleet achieves a rating of 95 percent or better from the Service's, inspec­ tor during its annual sanitation check-up. No less than 168 items are checked in assigning the vessel its rating. While the PHS does not give a breakdown of the vessel's ratings between 95 and 100 percent, in Seatrain's case a PHS spokesman in­ dicated that the Une came as "clbse Raps Attack On Bernstein Order Union On Ballot Despite Affidavit Lack WC Unions Building For Retired Men Royal Oak Runs Aground, Freed M �SgAFAREttS NY Boosts Canal Plans To Montreal WASHINGTON —Port of New York interests have asked Con­ gress to authorize a survey for de­ veloping a new 450-mile inland waterway between New York and Montreal. The proposed route, which would involve dredging the waterways to a depths of 14 feet, would replace the 1,700 mile run between Montreal and New York via the St. Lawrence River and the Atlantic Ocean. The proposed route as report­ ed previously in the LOG, would use the Hudson River, Champlain Canal, Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River in Canada which flows into the St. Lawrence at Sorel, about 46 miles northeast of Montreal. Spokesmen said the proposed waterway would provide for a shorter and more direct route for shipment of bulk materials from Canada to the US; stimulate the economic development of the Hudson and Champlain Valleys; and provide a link between New York and the St. Lawrence Sea­ way. They also said it would aid other Atlantic ports and attract heavy industry to upstate New York. l:f: UAYf $ Cut Keeps Metal Plant Open BRISTOL, Pa. — Members of Local 130 of the United Auto Work­ ers employed by Kaiser Metal Products Co., in Bristol, Pa., have voted to accept a wage cut and forego certain other contract ben­ efits in order to keep the company's commercial division open. The workers had twice voted down the 17-point survival program given by the company as a "must" to keep the plant in operation. But the membership asked to have an­ other vote and approved the agree­ ment, 750 to 150. The main points of the program are the reduction of night pay in­ centive from 15 to 12 cents, the elimination of pay to imion offi­ cials for union business done on company time and an alteration of the seniority system to allow greater latitude in shifting jobs. Ss;:; ' I.. r^: |!^:':.v.V ••,:Sfp.;;: • /t .'-. •' Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card Is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their Inoculation card when they jtay 09 may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want to sign on tor another such voy- •f*. 4pni w, m SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO ROARR From April 2 To Aiprif 15, 1958 (Editor's note: Under the new reporting systepn for SlU ship­ ping, the summaries below give the complete picture in each de­ partment by seniority class. Job group and port, including the num­ ber of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers coming Jnto port to register can pick their spots by checking the "registered on ttie beach" totals alongside the shipping totals. These detailed repoHs were designed on the bads of member­ ship suggestions ashore and from the ships. In the near future, SIU . shipping will be reported in the LOG by ratings, in the same fash­ ion. Comments and suggestions on this procedure are always wel- come.) SIU shipping fell off somewhat during the past period, but the figures still revealed a healthy ratio of jobs available compared to the number of men registered on the beach. Three SIU men were shipped for every eight top seniority men on the beach. Even at that rate there bould be a complete turnover of class A men on the beach in 5-6 weeks. (The latest comparable NMU figure was three men shipped for every 19 top seniority men still registered on the beach.) ilespite the dip in SIU shipping, the totals for class A men apd class B men registered on the beach also declined, due to routine re-registra­ tions, hospital cases, deaths, retirements, men shipping out of group and similar causes. Overall, a total of 763 jobs was shipped, and there were 2,051 class A men registered on 'the beach at the end of the period. Of the jobs shipped, 291 were in the deck department, 255 in the black gang and 217 in the steward department. The registration for the period was 1,007. . Four SIU ports showed Improved shipping over the previous two weeks, and three held steady with no markejl change either way. In­ creases were reported by Tampa, Mobile, San Francisco and Seattle, while Norfolk, Savannah and Lake Charles stayed "as is." The rest declined. The seniority breakdown lists a rise in class A jobs shipped to 70 per­ cent of the total. Classes B and C fell to 21 percent and four percent respectively. Five ports shipped no class C men at all. The bulk of the C jobs shipped were in the engine department. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . New York: Should improve .. . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Is slowing up . . . Norfolk: Steady; Angelina's still in Ify-up . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Fair . ; . Mobile: Fair; Maxton, Warrior may crew up . . . New Orleans: Fair . . . Lake Charles: Slow . . . Houston; Still good .. , Wilmington: Very quiet. . . San Francisco, Seattle: Fair. D£CK DEPARTMENT Ragistered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah ...... Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle .. GROUP 2 1 4 7 15 29 8 10 11 36 4 8 1 1 2 3 4 16 20 11 1 10 27 13 6 4 3 11 5 6 Registered • CLASS B 1 3 0 12 3 8 0 1 0 1 5 2 8 V Sj 11 GROUP 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 1. 3 4 0 5 0 . 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5 3 7 3 1 0 3 6 0 7 0 3 4 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 2 1 ) 1 1 11 22 11 6 3 2 18 5 4 9 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 9 18 17 10 12 1 « 3 10 3 14 0 0 1 1 5 1 7 1 2 Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 ' 0 1 0 2 o 1 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 = 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 GROUP 3 1 2 0 0 0 7 .0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 c 0 0 3 0 .0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLASS A B 3 - 1 44 9 11 1 27 12 13 11 2 0 0 4 27 8 39 4 10 1 9 27 1 0 7 0 10 5 C 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP 1 2 7 12 80 137 9 19 37 72 5 4 9 2 3 8 26 32 60 28 17 4 16 30 7 15 18 31 11 15 All 4 54 12 40 24 2 5 37 43 11 36 1 7 15 3 1 42 7 16 1 3 1 5 14 3 6 2 2 3 GROUP 1 2 S 0 0 5 1 19 24 1 1 4 5 IS 22 0 8 6 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 4 ' 0 12 16 3 4 . 7 12 10 2 8 2 6 • 10 16 2 6 13 6 ENGINE 'DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore ...... Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle Registered Registered Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 10 32 7 6 6 2 4 20 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 29 15 3 3 18 5 2 2 3 1 3 3 5 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 16 2 12 1 0 5 6 8 20 1 1 3 14 2 5 2 7 2 2 0 4 4 1 21 0 1 8 4 4 12 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 5 5 0 4 2 0 5 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 0 0 0 6 4 0 1 0 1 8 4 2 5 2 0 6 6 0 6 1 0 2 0 5 3 2 0 3 0 9 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 2 1 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 1 2 0 6 1 3 0 0 2 0 • 6' 8 9 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 • 0 9 6 ' 6 0 8 9 0 , 6 ' 4 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 •6 1 0 -9 3 0 0 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 6 9 0 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A C B 1 0 2 30 9 2 4 3 1 25 18 5 7 .7 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 20 .11 7 21 12 1 6 4 1 18 11 0 1 0 1 6 0 1 7 4 0 Registered On The Beach CLASS A * CLASS B AU 3 41 8 48 16 1 6 38 34 11 29 2 7 11 GROUP 1 2 3 10 42 120 0 26 6 71 1 4 1 13 0 11 16 32 54 12 6 9 8 6 4 8 6 24 15 1 All 3 42 6 21 13 2 7 30 51 9 17 0 10 6 Registered C>n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 1 2 3 4 2 ' 5 0 0 3 68 38 86 1 1 26 18 7 9 0 0 5 43 10 24 5 4 19 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 10 3 6 0 0 3 35 14 29 0 1 15 25 4 67 1 0 19 4 2 1 0 0 5 22 31 4 3 3 6 9 2 4 2 2 9 24 7 21 1 1 20 9 7 7 1 0 9 3 1 16 2 9 0 2 0 6 7 0 1 0 3 2 GROUP 1 2 1 2 7 29 0 2 3 31 0 ' 4 0* 2 0 2 2 6 3 7 0 9 0 20 8 1 2 11 3 11 1* 2 17 2 9 8 1 2 8 5 8 6 3 11 7 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff £i:' LOG Port Boston New York .. . Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa .... Mobile' New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Hqvstott Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle TOTALS DECK ENOINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAL' Registered CLASS A GROUP 12 3 2 13 19 22 22 12 1 10 2 9 3.2 3 12 2 3 0 3 11 6 18 5 1 22 ? Q 0 8 5 1 11 1 7 6 6 6 3 3 Registered CLASS B GROUF 12 3 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 3 1 2 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 2 6 0 0 8 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 10 5 Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B ^ Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A GROUP 12 3 111 8 4 25 2 0 1 6 2 4 2 11 10 1 10 3 9 3 10 9 3 26 112 A 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 12 Shipped Shipped CLASS S CLASS € GROUP GROUP 1 Jt S 12 3 0 9 9 0 9 0 19 4 0.0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 10 0 0 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 « 0 2 0 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A B C 3 0 0 37 5 0 3 3 0 12 8 1 4 9 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 22 6 2 38 12 1 4 5 0 14 3 0 0 0 0 9 10 3-30 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GRpUP J GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 12 Z 3 12 3 12 3 A B C 12 3 0 5 225 61 15 41 0 5 1 88 188 47 6 26 42 58 123 44 5 3 83 45 1 7 14 152 81 22 1 52 148 24 10 51 36 28 100 24 1 8 155 2 55 0 58 4 1 77 53 94 5 17 92 1 7 53 46 50 141 1 , 217 389 165 21 84 131 132 240 166 9 8;. -22 iii 200 il j Regirtered 0It The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP AU 1 2 3 291 253 461 106 255 106 403 49 217 277 130 266 703 630 99«' 421 * 771 : ' GROUP 1 2 3 22 110 124 22 144 84 15 14 140 59 268 348 I 2W1 m �Ama zs, i»5s federal Aid To Jobless Ge/s Boosts SEAFARERS Four Years, To Be Exact WASHINGTON — A Congres­ sional committee this week ap­ proved a $1,500,000,000 unemploy­ ment relief program' which would extend unemployment insurance benefits. The plan, adopted by the House Ways and Means Committee calls for sixteen weeks of emergency Federal payments of up to $45 a week for about 4,000,000 jobless workers. The benefits would be paid whether or not the applicant was eligible for state unempoyment insurance. ' An Administration plan would limit' the extra benefits to jobless workers who had exhausted their state insurance benefits. The House bill on the other hand, would also cover those who had not been eligible for state benefits. In addi­ tion, it would authorize sixteen weeks of payments, compared with Long-lived Kohler Plumbing strike is dramatized by these two an average of about eleven weeks youngsters on UAW picket-line. Ricky Lee Weber (left) and under the Administration plan. Jimmy Justinger were both born after the strike began on April 5, The cost of the program would 1954. Much-publicized Congressional hearings on the strike have be met by Federal appropriations. A point of dispute in the pro­ failed to produce any change in situation. posed bill is the provision paying benefits to workers who are not covered by state unemployment in­ surance.- If approved, this feature of the bill would extend coverage to about one million additional workers. It is expected that some form of Federal unemployment insurance NEW YORK—This port has been partially tied up by pick­ will be adopted because current et lines set up at New York piers by members of Teamsters national levels of unemployment are the highest since the pre-WorI4 Local 807, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bill Hall reports. War II days and large numbers of The Teamsters say they are"* workers are exhausting their state protesting an arbitrary rule would require drivers to unload Jobless benefits, which arc 26 imposed overnight by New their trucks in 40 minutes, or take York terminal operators which on a helper supplied by the ter­ weeks in most instances. minal operator. Local 807 says that the rule would pave the way to ultimate re­ placement of their members by other workers for all unloading operations. Shipping during the past period "ARTICLE IL SECTION 60. VESSELS IN IDLE STATUS. When was fairly good for class A senior­ • vessel is Inactive in a United States port for any reason for a period ity men. There were 22 .vessels pairing off, 10 signing on and 27 of 10 days or less, the unlicensed personnel shall be kept on board at were inrtransitsl Next period will the regular monthly rate of pay. However, when It Is expected that receive a boost when the Seatrain said vessel will be Idle for a period In excess of 10 days, the unlicensed New York takes on a full crew. The ships paying off during the personnel may be reduced on .arrival. . Should the vessel resume serv­ ice within 10 days, the vessel's unlicensed personnel who are entitled period included the Alcoa Patriot, Pennant, Partner (Alcoa); Beatrice, to return to the vessel shall receive wages and subsistence for the period Dorothy, Kathryn, Edith, Elizabeth, for which they were laid oft." (Bull); CS Baltimore, Fort Hoskins, Winter Hill (Cities Service); Steel • Architect, Steel Apprentice (Isth­ QUESTION: What does subsistence consist of under the SIU agree­ mian); Gateway City, Beaureguard, ment? Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); • Seatrain New York (Seatrain); SeaRecently in the headquarters port of Now York, an SIU- garden (Penn. Nav.); 'Ames Victory (Victory Carriers) and the LaSalle contracted shipping company laid up one of its ships tempo­ (Waterman). rarily for less than the ten days spelled out in Article II, Sec­ Signing on during the past two tion 60, above. When the crew was called back aboard, the company weeks were the Steel Designer, insisfed that subsistence consisted only of meals and did not include Steel Architect (Isthmian); Robin lodgings. Kirk (Robin); Seagarden (Penn. Accordingly, the company paid $4 a day for meal allowances as speci­ Nav.); AmeS Victory (Victory Car­ fied in Article II, Section 43 ($1.00 for breakfast, $1.50 for dinner and riers); Edith (BuU); Winter Hiii $1.50 for supper) but refused to pay the $4 per night for lodging. (Cities Service); Ocean Dinny The~iJnion argued that subsistence meant-meals and lodging and in­ (Ocean Clippers) and the Alcoa sisted on the additional $4 per day for the crew. When no agreement Partner and Pennant (Alcoa). "could be reached, the issue was taken to the clarifications committee, The in-transit vessels included '^which is a standing committee of Union and shipowner representatives the Losmar, Yorkmar, (Calmar); ;8et up to render interpretations of the agreement in situations such Steel Rover, Steel Age (Isthmian); as these. The clarifications committee met and unanimously found that John B. Kulukundis (Martis); Sea­ for the purposes of the agreement, subsistence meant both meals and train Texas, Savannah, Louisiana, lodgings. -New Jersey (Seatrain);- Robin Accordingly, the committee ruled that "Section 43. Room and Meal Goodfellow, Robin Trent (Robin); Allowance" applied in full in this, and similar situations.. That section Michael (Carras); Bienville, Fairreads "When board is not furnished, unlicensed members of the crew, land (Waterman) and the Transat­ they shall receive a meal allowance of $1.00 for breakfast, $1.50 for lantic (Pacific Waterways). dinner and $1.50 for supper. When men are required to sleep ashore, they shall be allowed $4.00 per night." .• An official letter from the chairman of the clarifications committee •has been sent to the company involved and the men will shortly receive the additional $4 per day payment. Truck Beef Slows New York Shipping (Ed. note: This column trtll deal loith disposition of varUniJs cor?-* ; tract disputes and interpretation of the standard SlV agreement. If ' Seafarers have any questions about any section of the' agreement, which they would like clarified, send tjl^cm inito the editor pf the SEAFARERS LOG.) ^ - PIC* FIT* LOG Suez Hears Depth Limit As Egypt Shops For $s ,•3 Although vague about their plans, representatives of the Egyptian government have continued contacting American oil and shipping interests for funds to deepen the Suez Canal. Latest to be ap­ • proached for the necessary shown that the depth of the canal capital was US shipping mag­ has diminished, rather than in­ nate Daniel K.' Ludwig.« A spokesman for Ludwig con­ firmed the report that he had been contacted, but said that the Egyp­ tian representatives have not made clear their plans for enlarg­ ing the waterway and negotiations could not begin until more of the details were known. However, he added "there is no reason why we wouldn't if we can work it out." It is believed that the Egyptians would like to dredge the national­ ized waterway to handle vessels with 43-foot drafts. This would enable ships of 40,000 to 60,000 tons to use the canal with full loads instead of going around the Cape of Good Hope. Late last year Colonel Mahmound Yunes, board chairman and managing director of the Canal Authority, said he had plans foj^ a $200 million canal improvement project, but that they were being held up because of a lack of finan­ cial backing. The canal at that time was still 18 inches short of its pre-blockage depth of 35 feet. Late reports, however, have creased, to 33^ feet in the 20 months it has been under Egypt's control. That means it is pretty well down to the minimum depth required by large cargo ships to­ day. A last minute agreement by rep­ resentatives of some 6,100 mem­ bers of the International Associa­ tion of Machinists at Republic Avi­ ation plant in Farmingdale, LI, averted a strike call which had been pending at the plant for more than a week. The agreement calls for wage boosts of from 10 to 14 cents-an-hour effective immediate­ ly and another 10 cents an hour next April, better seniority and layoff benefits, and a cost of living wage adjustment which provides for a cent-an-hour increase for every one-half of one percent rise in the Federal cost of living index. At present, employees at the plant receive from $1.76 to $2.75 per hour. A' ^ General Electric has come up with an "answer" to COPE, the AFL-CIO political action commit­ tee, in its newly formed Govern­ ment Relations service. Feeling that it has a right to "educate" its employees, the company has de­ tached a vice president who will work with the employee group to arouse community interest in gov­ ernment and politics. Actually the new effort is merely a centraliza­ tion of GE's present political edu­ cation activities. Under these, se­ lected employees are attending special seminars and classes on politics, while others have been producing newsletters acquainting readers with local political organi­ zations at the state, and local levels. ^ ^ Eighty-two members of the United -Furniture Workers of America, AFL-CIO, former em­ ployees of two plants of the H. N. Thayer Co. of Gardner, Mass., shared in a $115,000 lump-sum back-pay settlement after nine years of proceedings and litigation final­ ly affirmed their discharges as un­ lawful. The workers were' fired back in 1948 when the union start­ ed an organizing drive in the plants. The company refused to re­ instate the workers, who went on strike and carried the case.to eourtf The Circuit Codrt of Appeals uii^ held the NLRB's findings of unfair labor practices. That opinion was finally sustained by the US Su­ preme Court. Although relations between the union and the com­ panies have been friendly for many years now the union continuously pressed its demands for the back­ pay. Payments ranged from $40 to $4,000, depending on the amount of time lost because of the unwar­ ranted discharges. Moving? Notify SIU, Weifare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wei­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when check's or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving or plan to move are advised to immediately notify SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New York, NY. ^ t. The AFL-CIO Laundry Workers Union scored major victories over the expelled Laundry Workers Int'l Union when it won elections for bargaining rights at three linen supply firms in Milwaukee. A fourth plant election ended in a tie and a runoff will soon be held. Arnold Schultz, president of Local 3008 of the new union, said that the victories came about despite efforts of Teamsters Local 360 to pressure the workers into voting for the LWIU. He also reported that as of the end of March, all laundry and dry cleaning plants in the Milwaukee area have signed agreements with Local 3008. 4" i 4" Mayor Robert Wagner of New York City has signed an executive order allowing some 100,000 city civil service employees to join un­ ions and negotiate on wages, work­ ing conditions and grievances. Al­ though the order will apply only to those departments directly respon­ sible to the mayor, other municipal agencies and borough offices will be urged to adopt identical pro­ cedures. Firemen will be covered by the order, but further studies will be made on the i.ssue of cover­ ing uniformed police. . 4> 4< 4> Typographical Union Local 6 has announced that work will start on a 700-family, non-profit middleincome cooperative apartment de­ velopment in Queens, NY. The $12 million project, known as the "Big Six Towers," is the union's first venture into housing for the 12,000 members who work in New York newspaper composing rooms and commercial printing shops. ml '•S\ �Pace Six SEAl^ARKRS IQiQ -Aprfl BME Fetes 9th Birthday fir |v W P i' S):- i-' "I I t;.; f, r. ¥ I'-: •: 1 •f" i-V :• J Is The SlU-affiliated Brotherhood of Marine Engineers will celebrate its 9th anniversary on May 12. The BME was char­ tered by the SIU of North America in May, 1949, to serve sea­ going marine engineers affili-^ work towards merger of the two ated with the AFL, groups. BME and MEBA are pres­ BME holds contracts with ently conducting organizing drives steamship lines operating from all in tl\e Cities Service and Gulf coasts. It also represents tugboat tanker fleets. engineers along the Delaware River and excursion boat engineers on the Atlantic Coast. It maintains shipping halls in New York, Phila­ delphia, Baltimore and San Fran­ cisco, with additional representa­ tion in the Gulf. Headquarters is at the SIU hall in Brooklyn. The BME dry cargo agreement is highlighted by its vacation plan, COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Pro­ which provides engineers with 7 to testing that vessels using the Great 10 weeks of paid vacation each Lakes without a pilot were a year, The vacation is pro-rated at menace to navigation, members of 4 1/12 days a month for assistant the Great Lakes Pilots Association engineers, and 4 1/3 days a month have struck all foreign vessels for chiefs. Chiefs with more than sailing above Kingston, Ont., with­ two years of service with an oper­ out either an American or Ca­ ator receive an additional week of nadian licensed pilot aboard. paid vacation. John Andrews, president of Lo­ The union also has a welfare cal 47C of the Association, which plan covering members and their is an affiliate of the Masters, wives and children, and a pension Mates and Pilots union, said that plan providing pensioners with these vesseis would jeopardize the benefits of $100 a month, in addi­ safety of navigation on the Great tion to Social Security payments. Lakes. He also charged that the The BME voted early this year foreign shipowners have threat­ to affiliate' as a Division of the ened his association with a virtual Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ lockout over the issue. ciation. Members" of both unions The owners had announced that also authorized their officials to while they could continue to carry pilots using the* canals and rivers, they were unnecessary on the open lakes. They agreed to use these pilots on the St. Lawrence River, but would not take on Lake pilots at Kingston. Although not required either by Canadian or American law to carry pilots, they have 'been voluntarily used in the past from Kingston It promises to be a good trip, to destination port and back. according to the ship's minutes American and Canadian vessels from the Alcoa Corsair recently. At the first meeting Billy Wells have continuously carried pilots resigned as ship's delegate to because of~the strict tests of com­ allow someone else to handle the petence and familiarity with Lake task. He was conditions which are required be­ given a vote of fore a ship's master will receive thanks, and Sea­ his ticket. However, these rules farer John Fair- do not apply to foreign masters. cloth was elected Andrews said that the affili­ by acclamation in ated International Brotherhood of his stead. In Longshoremen, is expected to addition to good honor the picket lines of the par­ delegates, the ent group in VS ports and refuse ship also boasts to unload the vessels there. of a top notch Metting steward depart­ ment. No one can beat their bakers for all the delicious coffee buns turned out. As for entertainment, that too is also in good hands. Tex Mettlng was elected movie director and ship's treasurer. The first act SEATTLE — Preparations are undertaken by Metting was to underway for the celebration of secure good movies, and make sure Miss Maritime day in this port on the projector is in tip-top shape. May 16th. The occasion will be marked by the selection of a Miss Maritime from the many candi­ dates sponsored by the various sea­ faring unions and organizations In the state. Seafarers wishing to attend the shindig, which will be held at the Arctic Club, should contact Port Agent Jeff Gillette, chairman of the Miss Maritime Committee. A motion that a one-year limit be put into effect for all members on SIU ships was unanimously carried at the last meeting. This would limit a member to one year's employment aboard any one vessel, GUlette reported. Shipping was slow for the past period with the Pacific Ocean (Transi Utilities) and the VaUey Forge (Penn. Nav.) paying off. The Pacific Ocean signed on again but the Valley F^irge went into tem­ porary layup. In tramiit were the IN Afoimdria, Kyska (Waterman), P«nmar, Texmar and the Kenmsf blS'iff'AJB. 4-(almari. Lakes Pilot Strike Hits Alien Ships ' /-• ^ f ft I '• • * J"- • 111 "'»i '• • ' 1 -.i Vr v;,; f Don't Just Stand There!" A\ •i-i', 1: •f • • ' •. ' ' : , 'A'. ^ ' . • 'A- •'/-TW. •' - .ly- 'Ai "M: 5 -rv-" - r-v/i " • • -• •••i I Geiting "caught in a bight" is on old shipboard expres­ sion that has been adopted shoreside to mean stepping unknowingly into a trap and not finding out oboui it un­ til it's too late. On board ship it means exactly what it started out as—getting your­ self tangled up in a line. But the net effect'is the same be­ cause there too the victim usually doesn't find out about it until it's too late. At the very least he winds up with some painful bruises. Seafarers In Action When lines are being han­ dled on deck the safetyminded Seafarer steers clear of possible grief by keeping a weather eye peeled for that "inside loop" because he knows the slacken the line can disappear with remark­ able speed when least ex­ pected to do so. Seattle Asks Year ; WRTO'CALL w/mYoac . \ An SIU , Till •i wli �April ti, IfSS SEAFA.RERS ¥01IR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Bnyind By Sidney Margolius Bellyrobbing Food Prices Food prices have soared to emergency levels this spring, In fact, have reached their highest point in six years. A market-basket of 19 staples priced by this department comes to $8.20 this spring compared to $7.19 a year ago. This is a jump of 14 percent. Most meats, poultry and even some frozen fish are priced 7 to 22 cents a pound more than a year ago. Similarly, fresh and canned produce are higher this spring. Chuck roast, a usually low-priced meat on which working families rely, typically 39 cents a pound last year, now often is 59 and some­ times as much as 67, bone and all. Ordinary 'hamburger, frequently 39 cents last year, now is generally 49-51 cents. Even packaged cornflakes, already overpriced for the nourishment provided, have jumped 2Vi percent more. So you're paying more than ever for the premiums inside the cereal package. If you're a typical wage-earner, the phenomenon of prices rising while pay envelopes are shrinking already has taken from you five per­ cent of your real earnings—your buying'power—in just this past year. You have to expect food prices are going to remain very high for the next two to four months. Beef will be a little less expensive this summer, pork will come down in the fall, and produce will be cheaper. Late th;s fall the third big inflation since the end of World War II will level off at least temporarily, and your family will have a breather. But for the next four months you'll have to seek out the relatively better values in foods,Nas indicated below, to keep eating free from wrecking your budget. , Aside from the food situation, there's a downtrend in prices of some home equipment. Costs of several basic materials have come down, including aluminum, copper and lumber. Sheets and other textiles are at bargain levels. This gives you an opportunity to expand, repair or re-equip your home. May also is a month to find special values in washing machines, dryers, ranges and clothing at the spring clearances. Here are the better values this department finds for May: Food: Cheddar cheese, eggs and frozen fish are relatively reasonable this month." Substitute them for meat dishes where you can. Unlike Jbeef and pork, some cuts of veal are plentiful and lower, as veal shoulder roast. In poultry, broil, 0 ers and fryers are more reasonable now. If you have a large family or can make a turkey do for several meals, you'll find turkeys over 16 pounds are even cheaper than last year, but small ones have jumped in price. High prices of citrus juices and other produce have made a real problem this year. Best buys we can find in juices at this time are canned blends and grapefruit juice. Other money-savers, as low-priced or even cheaper than last year, are canned corn, especially creamed styles; canned and frozen peas; frozen and canned snap beans; canned applesauce. . Television Sets: If you're looking for a TV set, prices are lowest of the year this month and next as manufacturers clear 1958 models. You'll save two ways, because 1959 models are expected to be ten percent higher when they appear in the stores next fall. Plumbing, Heating: This is the best time in the past two years to add or renovate a bathroom, or install a hew heating system. Copper pip­ ing, plumbing fixtures have been reduced. Some makes of water heaters have dropped $3 to $12 from last,year. In buying water heaters, galvanized tanks are least expensive but don't last long, especially if you heat water over 160 degrees, or in hardwater areas. Good-quality, glass-lined or aluminum tanks gener­ ally have a ten-year guarantee. Glass-lined heaters can be used in any area, while the amount of copper in the local water supply tn^i' affect aluminum tanks adversely. Consult your local gas or electric com­ pany on this question. Aluminum and copper tanks cost most, but are preferable if you want water as hot as 180 degrees.' Usually 140160 degrees is all that is necessary for laundering. Nine-Cent Milk BecomingfStaple A recent Agriculture Department report brought significant news for families plagued by 1958's high food costs. Sales of non-fat dry milk jumped last year. Interestingly, milk powder's boom hasn't cut Into sales of fresh whole milk. .America's families are simply buying themselves more nourishment. Non-fat dry- milk, or skim milk, if you, prefer plain English, has long been considered by nutritionists, commercial bakers and cooks to be. a best buy in nourishment. But it has long been coldshouldered by people who tried in its earlier, less-attractive ver­ sions. What happened to change folks' minds was the Introduction of a new kind of non-fat dry milk that not only tastes better but dissolves readily so it can be mixed a glass at a time... This elim­ inates the chore of beating the powder Into water ahead of time. Too, more people are learning the money-saving, nutrition-gain­ ing secret of dry milk powder; it can be blended into almost any cooked dish for extra nourishment, or even mixed into' fresh whole milk to make "double milk." Modem quick-dissolving milk powder even is marketed now already mixed with cocoa or chocolate syrup for instant chdcplate milk drinks made simply by adding water. Dry non-fat milk Is especially a boon because of the leap in whole milk's pidce tag. Frcm 1950 to '57 milk went up twice as fast as the average at all foods, and now costs 30-33 percent more. . • • .4. i;, ,^ , . v ., V*:, I Mr LOG Face Sevea Germans Rig 'Automated' Sailing Ship Turning back the clock, German maritime interests have come up with a sailing ship designed to challenge the supremacy of the modern counterpart of "Fulton's Folly," the modern steamship. But bldtimers, who long for the old days of the windjammer, should be reminded that the new sailing ship has been designed with econ­ omy principally in mind, both in construction and manning. Without the need for propulsion engines, reduction gears, drive shafts and propellers the initial construction costs would be low­ ered. In addition, of course, .black gang jobs would be eliminated. The sails of the ship would not be raised in the time-honored" ver­ tical fashion but would move later­ ally in tracks between each pair of spars. When not in use the sails would be gathered at the mast. When heeded they would slide from the center* out towards the ends of the spars. The spars could be fixed rigidly to the masts, since the sail and mast assembly would be turned by operating the turn­ tables into which each mast would be set. It is estimated that a crew of 25 could sail the ship, compared with 36 men needed for a motor ship of similar capacity. QUESTION: If you had to go over the side of your ship, what would bo the first piece of personal property you would try to take with you? Victor Doca, cook: I would like to take my traveling wallet. In that I have everything I would need, my Union book, sea­ man's papers and other valuable papers. That is, I would try for it if I had the time. Otherwise I would just head for the boat. i> if ISt George WUiiams. FWT; My sea­ man's papers and Union book. It involves a lot of time and diffi­ culty to replace them. Besides, It took me long enough to get them, so I would hate to lose them. I always try to keep them and other necessary papers handy so I can get at them fast. James J. Maloney, FWT: I don't think I would grab for anything outside of my lifejacket. But if I had the time, I would try to take my Union'book and papers. Out­ side of them, and possibly, my cam­ era, I would not not try for any­ thing. $ Frank Conforto, messman: I would go after my seamen's papers before anything else. In fact I take better care of them than I do of my money. Once when I had to leave a ship sick, all I cared about was my paper and Union book. I can al­ ways make another dollar, but it would be hard to do so without my book and papers. William Hart, oiler: I think I would try and get my wallet with Edward Taylor, chief steward: I my papers and would go for my lifejacket and my Union book in it. Union book, in Everything else is that order. And I fairly easy to re­ guess that's about all I would bother place. If it were to try and grab. during the win­ They are about ter, and I had the the most valuable time, I would cer­ things I would tainly try- and have, and I grab some heavy wouldn't like td gear before going leave them. over the side. $1 Sea Injuries Off In '57 NY (Continued from page 2) Safety—A Management Responsi­ bility" emphasized that shipboard safety is a practical consideration for ship operators. Accident costs, he said, are such that they-justify expenditure for new equipment, and for maintenance and modifica­ tion of shipboard gear with the purpose of reducing shipboard ac­ cidents. He pinpointed-ladders as a lead­ ing cause of accidents. "The pri­ mary offender is the metal ladder with diamond-plate treads . . . We have worked out ... a molded fibre glass tread Impregnated with aluminum oxide abrasive. These can be molded to fit over the exist­ ing tread . . . the materialAs avail­ able in high-visibility colors and Is also available as deck treads . "In the engine room and. reefer spaces, slips and falls on gratings and floor plates could be substanti­ ally reduced in the design by in­ stalling abrasive-impregnated grat­ ings and plates . . . "In living spaces, we are in­ vestigating the possibility of using the ' molded fibre glass anti-slip material . . . on the decks of showers . . Bars Age Bias In Hiring For Jobs Older workers in New York State have scored a major victory in their battle for.equal job opportunities regardless of age. The breakthrough came last week when Governor Averell Harriman signed the^ McGahan-Preller bill to prohibit employers from discriminoting against pe'rsons 45 to 65 because of their age. The laborsupported measure strengthens the principle of equal rights for qualified workers and is expected to provide older workers with thousands of additional job oppor­ tunities. The Governor said the bill is Butchers Sign In Lk. Charles "a long step forward toward breakir.g down arbitrary and unrealistic barriers which prevent full employment opportunities to thousands of people who are able and anxious to work." The measure assures all New York State workers the same basic rights guaranteed under contracts negotiated by the SIU and other unions. These contract provide that qualified workers must be hired for the jobs regardless of their age. . Opposition to equal job oppor­ tunities has centered in the in­ surance coinpanies and among employers with arbitrary standards of hiring. Studies have established the fact that older workers are as good in most cases as younger people. In jobs calling for ex­ perience, patience, and other skills that increase with age,,the older workers are often better. Discrimination against older workers is often in conflict with company policy on hiring execu­ tives and management personnel, who are frequeptly over 45. LAKE CHARLES—The Butch­ ers' Union has settled its strike here against the Micelle Packing Col, getting an eight cent raise per hour, now and another five-cent in­ crease on Jan. 1, 1959, along with some changes in their working rules. Needless to say, the men are happy with this settlement. Otherwise, there are no other labor beefs in the area. Port Agent Lerby Clarke reported. Calling into this area over the past two weeks were the Council Grove, Royal Oak, CS Baltimore, Winter Hill, Chiwawa, Cantigny. Seafarers overseas who want Government Camp, Bradford Island and Chiwawa, all of the to get in touch with headquar• ers in a hurry can do so by Cities Service Oil Co., and the cabling the Union at its cable Petro-Chem of Valentine over in ••"ss, SEAFARERS NEW Port Neches, Texas., All of these YORK. vessels are iq good shape. Use of this address will assure Shipping has been very slow -•edy transmission on all me»over the past two weeks and. the •sages and faster '-ervice for the outlbok for. the coming two weeks , tnjep. inv?'ye:d. .is Idjrohe's guess."" Unien Has Cable Address I �i.-rs ft ..; . I SEAFARERS r*** hi: April 25. 19St LOG f?.); April 25. 11958 SEAFARERS Pace NIae LOG :: I M,:; Back Home with the SlU ft •/,. V' • ;\v- i' M'l • ; . 'T'l' .• • -- «-: -• ,;r i; if;;. V \f: - f ^ fh'- Ift In its desperate efforts to drive Seafarers off Robin Line ships the NMU tried a variety of tactics, none of which succeeded because of their basic insincerity. Psychological warfare as represented by the totally-untrue headline (below) from the "NMU Pilot" of September 12, 1957, failed to shake the Seafarers In the fleet The story's claim that "over 80" Sea­ farers had switched to the NMU was exposed as a complete fabrication when every Seafarer in the fleet voted SIU. Another tactic, equally unsuccessful was to offer "full membership" in NMU to Seafarers. The Robin Line men wisely re­ jected this®offer in toto because they knew it granted them only the dubious privilege of class C shipping status in the IUATK*^ NMU. While holding forth ^ IMUEDIATELT -rithese supposed "advan­ tages" the NMU's only iisable tactic, which be­ SS KOBIN trayed its true purpose, was to get Seafarers hred Tfch SATlOtf^^ off the ships on any pre­ text. The firing of 11 Sea­ farers on the Robin Mow­ hi««^ bray in this fashion ac­ complished the NMU's purpose on that ship. ROBlf usef'*'»/ 1*^*' Having held the Robin Line for the SlU in a year­ long fight against a National Maritime Union raid, Seafarers are now piling off Robin Line ships for welldeserved vocations, leaving jobs to be filled by other Union men off the SlU rotary shipping board. Th held out and saved these ships for their fellow-S forers despite heavy pressure from the NMU and fr Moore-McCormock Lines, which arbitrarily plocj the vessels under an NMU contract against the wis! of the men aboard them. The failure of the NMU raid in the face of offers ..free NMU membership books and other supposed vantages reflects the Seafarers' knowledge of the facts of life in maritime—that SlU membership carries with it far more advantages in the way of contract condi­ tions, representation, benefits and Union service to;its membership—facts which they had ample opportunity to observe as prisoners of the NMU contract throuj|hout the beef. / The votes of the Seafarers listed below, some'of whom are pictured on these pages, made the difhjrence. They deserve a solid vote of thanks from evety member of the SIU^ "• NMU Pulled Out Bag Of Tricks, But Failed /. .fj, (Sr.,. SlU win meant 764 hours more OT to Kirk crew. Patrol­ man Paul Drozak (^ht) takes up beef with Robert Rivera, ship's delegate and Jose Rivera (left). '-ft , \.y _ ' - *11 m--ipfft;.; Victory smiles, show GoodfeUow gang's feel­ ings. In front (1-r) are Charles Rozea, Charles Johnson, Lacy Walker and August Jensen. Rear (1-r) are Candido Bonafort, Cliff Danuneyer, Frank Morcigiio, Hector Conrad and WiUiam Cofone. GoodfeUow was one of the last three ships to he certified. I?:;-.' Hectoir Conrad, ship's delegate (center), triio did a bang-up Job on the GoodfeUow, confers with Seafarers, Carlo DeMarco (left) and Elmer Danner. After helping bring ship back into SIU, Hector stayed aboard for another trip. He has been a GoodfeUow regular for over two years and was on the ship before the beef started. Here's part of Robin Locksley gang, four of the ten men in the steward department of that ves­ sel who rode her all the way Jthrough the beef. They are (1 to r) Thomas WiUiams, chief stew­ ard; OUver Celestine. night cook and baker; Juan Leiba, chief cook, and Jackson Fong, gal­ ley utUlty. Robin Trent st^douts included seated (l,to r) Donald Smith, wUliam Hand and Peter Lohse; standing (1 to r) Lupo Aloha, Charles Scott and John F. Maitum. Trent was ship on which two NMU men voted for SIU. By contrast, every Seafarer in the fleet voted for his Union despite aU of NMU's blaadishments. Aboard Locksley, Earl Smith, electrician, and Jacob Otreba, wiper, catch up on the latest developments in the beef. Seafarer Ammon Page, aboard Robin Kirk, reads LOG in messroom. Kirk crew was standout, cast 33-0 vote. Angel Burgos poses in pas­ sageway of Locksley. Latter was first ship back on SIU hiring board. With beef over, Seafarer Can­ dido Bonafort smilingly piles off GoodfeUow with his gear after riding ship for a year. Honor Roll Of Robin LTne Seafarers Robin GoodfeUow Salvatore Messina Francisco Morcigiio Candido Bonafort August (Jehsen Lacy J. Walker Clifford R. Dammeyer Charles V. Johnson Willam Cofone Charles E. Rozea Dee W. Kimbrell Wade B. Pritchett, Victor E. Shaffer Thomas A. Curran . ' John D. Wright Joseph Blank Anthony. W.Aciego Egbert W. Goulding Charles J. Hartman Carlo De Marco Hector Conrad Enoch J. Pringle Macon Welch Alfred H. Neilson Elmer C. Danner Carlos Toulon Robin Hood Tadeusz Chilinski Leo Koza Kirby Wright Henry Shepeta Henry E. Faile Jack M. Dalton James Skarvelis John D. McSaniel William C. Hubbard Earl L. Morris Merwyn E. Watson Richard A. Harford Walter Seaman Charles J. Dillon Ray J. Bunn William R. Hatcher Donald J. Addison Nicholas P. Liahofi Willam A. Adams Gleecen Weaver Leo E. Movall William A. Ryan Eugene K. Dawkins Willam Grimes Wedor T. De Francisco Stanley C. Fauntleroy Raymond F.,Walker Robin Gray Lester Clark Donald Hall Frits Nilsen Arveds E. Auers Walter J. Schultz Lazaro B. Ellorin William A. Aycock Peter Chopliiiski Francisco Nadal Thomas B. Harmon "Harold G. Werns Charles J. Scofield Reider M.' Nielson Duane R. Mayes Nicholas J. "Wuchina Rarnon Moran Albert J. Bagley Gumersindo Barreiro Theodore R. Goodman Gadstone Ford Ralph Bullard • John C. Ruff, Jr. Jack Perking Michael Marcello David Russell Hugh J. Allen Walter J. Fitch Robin Kirk Jack K. Olsen Enrico Tirelli Stephen M. Bergeria Ammon J. Page Bernard LandoS Walter L. Compton Willy F. Manthey Frank Nagy Joseph Wolanski Joseph W. Kisten David P. Rivers Robert Rivera Eduardo Bonefont Darwin P. Carrol Arthur J. Young ' Norberto Esquilin Georg(:$s L. Pitour Andre V Brellh Ted "W. Marley Nathah Goldfinger Jose P. Rivera Joseph Quartararo R. M. 'Anderson Lynden A. Webber Anthony J. Maiello Jasper C. Anderson Paul Warhola Joseph Kumor Harry C. Downey Henry^G. Cracknell Rupert E. Jackson Oscar W. Sbrenson Russell E. Lund William T. Listen Robin locksley Joseph Bracht Otto Hoepler William Morris John J. Quinn Salvatore Di Maggie Anthony Ducote Arthur Becjc Chares Kinnke Earl F. Smith Eugene Sobczak Angel Burgos Reino J. Pelaso Wincenty Gontarski Purvis B. Davis Jacob Otreba Alfonso Di Fabrizio Thomas Williams Juan Leiba Oliver Celestine Stanley Sargeant Henry Rowe Ismael Galarce Frank Przybpska Joseph Springer Victor Costelletos Jackson Fong Robin Mowbray John Novak Leslie E. Simmons William H. Moody, Sr. Segundo Felicianb Atilano Malavet Osborne R. Williams Ernest C. Brown Charles R. Gilbert Rufus Woodward John Fanoli Richard F. Vaughan Robin Trent John B. Garrison Peter Lohse Donald E. Smith Thomas Lowe Henry W. Clemens Charles T. Scott Jack E. Gervals William P. Buttner Lupo Aloba John F. Maitum Adalbert T. Arnold Julian A.^Tito Albert W. Spanraft James R. Messec Charles Micallef Nicholas R. Pet^ Harry Thrash William M. Hand John E. Ruszkiewicz William W. Walker Julius Styles Algerian Anderson Franklin Spell Robin Sherwood Walter Kohut Gunther H. Hansen Raymond H. Bunce, Jr. Edward F. Lessor Brice E. Ruggie William Harris Lawrence F. McGlone John Merkel Raymond J. Moore Donald G. Averill^ A. H. Perez-Rivera^ Michael Schalestock Frank M. Koski Joseph E. Brooke Tomas Martinez Donald S. Coggins Joseph A. Tagliaferri Robert Kwiatkowski Stanley U. Johnson Robert Donnelly Patrick Devine Edward E. Maynard James D. Womack Octavios Coleman Anthony Forgioni \ ''M: im �SEAFARERS Tv Tea SUP Oldtimer Has Fair Haven P0RTLAN6—With more money to spend today than ha "knows what to do with," thanks to his Sailors Union pension, retired SUP oldtimer Sam Perlow has fixed up his unionfurnished apartment into his own ^^ersion of legend­ ary "Fiddler's Green." A seaman since 1912, including a hitch in the Navy until 1919, Perlow sailed everything from steamschooners to the transport Republic and the old liners Monterrey and Mariposa. He had been watch­ man for a year on the new Monterrey until he re­ tired recently. Despite his savings and Social Security benefits, he agrees he wouidn't be abie to make it without his generous union pension. With this pension, he skimped on nothing when he fixed up his apartment. His furniture was custommade and hand-carved in Hong Kong in the grand manner. The "Fiddler's Green" carving on his en­ trance door alone is worth quite, a sum. All the rest of his gear-follows the same pattern. The apart­ ment is naturally dubbed "Fiddler's Green" and Perlow has "Fiddler's Green" stamped right on hla checks and mail. ii April 25. IfSt LOG ALCOA ROAMIR (Alcoa), March M —Chairman, H. Rhilllew Socratary, R. Klonait. Ship's dalesata elected. Some disputed ot. pair Ust to be submitted. Discussion on ship's fund—agree not to enlarge it at present time. BR desires cold water line in slop sinks. AMES VICTORY (Victory), March 17—Chairman, H. Thamas; Secretary, R. Simpson. Sdhie disputed ot. Re­ pair lists to be turned over to cap­ tain. Everything running smoothly. FLYMOUTH VICTORY (Isthmian), March 11—Chairman, J. Fursell; Sec­ retary, J, Pursali. Mess haU and pantry to be kept clean at aU times. Remove dry clothes from line so others can use same. Keep laundry clean. Ship's delegate re-elected. Washing machine to be repaired. Find out why patrolman was not sent to ship after being caUed. Vote of thanks to Norfolk for handling coal beef. C S BALTiMORR (Cities Service), March 10—Chairman, J. Tanner; Sec­ retary, L. Hagmann. Extension hose on Washing machine to be left on and switch turned off when ibiished. New delegate elected. See patrolman re­ garding grade of meat put aboard. Questions about retirement benefits to be answered, and clarified. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March 31—Chairman, J. Henry; Secretary, L. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), March 13—Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary, H. Fruge. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $24. Ice machine to be repaired. See captain about awning for after deck. Draw list to be turned in before arrival in Long Beach. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), April S— Chairmen, J. Long; Secrotery, C. Hopkins. Some disputed ot. Vote of thanks to retiring delegate. To pur­ chase games with ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on library. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Limit use of wash­ ing machine to 30 minutes. Various members discussed pay raise. Request LOG publish any negotiations. Floyd. One maa-misled ship in Lake Charles; one. man walked off ship in Port Evorgladosi one man injured aboard ship. Members donated S109.aa for brother'a father's funeral. Vote of thanka to now steward. Headquar­ ters contacted rogardins ship before posted time, causing three men to catch ship in river: also regarding previous steward on ship. Reports accepted. M V OIL SOL (Miss.). March 30— Chairman, O. Ramsey) Sacrotary W. Simmons. Ship's fund $4S. Every­ thing running smoothly. New delegate elected. Safety meeting called. IDITH (Bull), April S—Chairman, W. Orohulshif; Secretary, H. Frank­ lin. Repair lists to be submitted. Food schedules to be varied six days per week. SUP pensioner Sam Perlow, 65, lives if up today in his own version of "Fiddler's Green," after making a showplace of his union-furnished apartment in the Sailors Union hall at Portland. Custom-made hand-carved furniture from Hong Kong follows sea motif. Entrance door (photo above,'right) shows detailed hand-carving used throughout. Lakes SlU Shifts To New Hq. DETROIT—River Rouge, destined to become a maritime center of the Great Lakes on the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, wUl be the new site for the headquarters of the SIU Great Lakes District. Fred Farnen, secretary- man's lounge are air-conditioned. of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades The building will also contain Department, who is to direct the treasurer of the Great Lakes space for baggage and shower 12-union Great Lakes organizing District, announced the change rooms for men on the beach wait­ drive, will also be set up. The In headquarters as in keeping with other advantages of the new site over Detroit, the former home of the District for more than 20 years. The 'building, located at 10225 West Jefferson, which is just out­ side of Detroit proper, is two blocks from the Rouge and Detroit Rivers, and is close to the offices of a number of other maritime trades unions. The new headquarters is a onestory modern glass-enclosed build­ ing with a large attractive base­ ment which will contain a meet­ ing hall capable of seating 300 per­ sons. Both the offices on the main floor, the hiring hall and the sea- Mowbray Butts Seatrain Crane ing to ship. shift from the Detroit building will An office for the representative start on Bfay 1. NLRB Opens Hearing On Complaint Against ACS A hearing on the National Labor Relations Board's case against the American Coal Shipping Company got underway Monday at the offices of the board in New York. The hear­ ing is being conducted by — trial examiner Thomas Wil­ charge of discrimination against son. The proceeding is based the company, a Federal court order on a complaint against^ the com­ pany issued by the board's regional director in New- York, and stems from various unfair labor practice charges filed by the SIU against ACS. Among other illegal acts, the charges concern illegal company aid and assistance to the National Maritime Union and also more than 300 individual acts of dis­ crimination against seameii solely because they were SIU followers. , At the present time, the SS Coal Miner is the only company ship in operation and is due back in the States next week after completing another grain run. Six other for­ mer ACS ships were recalled by the Federal Maritime Board as their Government chi'rters expired. SAVANNAH—Shortly after leav­ ing her berth Sunday night,^ April 20, the Robin Mowbray (Robin) turned around in mid-stream and rammed the lifting crane on the Seatrain docks with her king post. Although there was no major damage reported to either the crane or the vessel, Seatrain Lines announced 'that they would test the crane with ioaded box cars be­ fore putting her back into service. The Mowbray was enfoute to Cape­ town at the time of the accident ^ Afito the SIU iiiade In its iAMaf established a seniority hiring pro­ cedure for the company, with a provision that six NMU men aboard the Miner could remain on the vessel. Five of these men are still on the ship. flowever, in the course of the company's operations a number of Seafarers who obtained berths on the Miner while competing for the 22 open Jobs were fired by ACS on a variety of trumped-up charges. The hearings were due to continue today. Know', Wtf-xeWS REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Feb. 9—Chairman, J. Henning; Secretary, S. Schuyler. No beefs, everything moving along smoothly. Ship's fund $29. ORION CLIPPER (Orion), March It Chairman, C. Just; Sacrotary, N. Nutln. Everything running okay. Some disputed ot. One man paying off by mutual consent. Steward to apply for adequate stores. Anyone whs has any beefs to' speak up at meetings or be brought up on charge for comments outside union meeting. Suggestion thai delegate caU special meeting for aU beefs, and to have travelers checks on arrivals. ORION COMET (Orion), March Chairman, N. Lambort; Sacrotary, B. Stark. Letter sent to headquarters reporting on three men who missed ship. Rapnrteil on brother's perform­ ance aboard ahlp. Received letter from hdqrtrs. on coast guard investi­ gation— mail would be better—draws more liberal. Captain has sufficient cigarettes for balance of year. Ship's fund S8.96. Three men short; one log; been on pumpman to be squared away before arrival. Reports accept­ ed. Several beefs re: dirty table cloths, silverware used over for set ups. deck not mopped up, messman gets orders mixed, food handler cleaning rooms and bathrooms. Food beef in general. Insulticlent cold drinks. Night lunch cut. General complaints in steward and deck dept. Bags and gear to be tagged—tags for baVgage obtainable in locker room. . TIMBER HITCH (Suwennea), March IS—Chairman, M. Sanchez; Secretary, B. Llckdyke. Request LOGs and West Coast Sailors newspaper. . ROSE KNOT (Suwannse){ March II —Chairman, J. Kohsn; Secretary, T. Fleming. Discussion ' on maintenance and subsistence while in transit; cash­ ing of payroll checks. New crew to have access to minutes of previous meetings held on smaller ships. Dis­ cussion ot future negotiations of new contract. Ship's fund $10. All beefs squared away. • Letter to be sent to negotiating comm. concerning stew­ ard. dept. re: service & maintenance conditions and articles—based on guaranteed minimum ot. CAROLYN (Bull), March 11—Chair­ man, T. Haszeski; Secretary, J. Johnsen. Some friction between bosun and mate. Repair list taken care of. Some disputed ot. Washing machine to be repaired. Vote of thanks to steward dept. New delegate elected. Laundry to be kept clean. CHILORE (Marven), March If — Chairman, C. Hall; Secretary, D. Nagy. Draws will be deducted in event of payoff. Question as to layoff at ship­ yard. Pantry to be kept clean. Need mattresses. Repairs to be made. Sinks to be kept clean in wash room. Place soap in pantry. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), April « —Chairman, A. Centi; Secretary, J. Frestwood. Ship's fund S22S.04. Ex­ penditures to be posted at end of each voyage." Some disputed ot. Vote of thanks to former secretary-treas­ urer for, Job well done. Reports ac­ cepted. Reports and communications from headquarters to be posted on bulletin board soon as received. Mo­ tion to have pay slips made out as before. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for good food and service. All "B" and "C" men to see patrolman on arrival; all new men to check with immigration as ship docks. RAFHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), April 7—Chairman, C. - Carmichaell Secretary, W. Todd. Ship's fund t2S. Welfare cards and parent dependent information sheets received. Suggest repairs he pressed this payoff. THE CABINS (Texas Refining), April I—Chairman, J. Connors; Secretary, B. Williams. Cited aumermis Instances, incidents, results and captain's reply to them.. Report accepted. Water sit­ uation cleared up. Disputed ot set­ tled. Ship's fund $6.31. Discussion on amount of lodging due crew: engine dept. swapping watches: height of . EVELYN (Bull), March SO—Chair­ antennas. Fans to be checked for man, R. Douglas) Secretary, F. Cake. serviceability. Crew requests more One man missed ship. Repair lists. info on destination A arrival time. turned In. Ship's fund 030. Beefs Welfare cards distributed. squared away In at! depts. Soiled linen to be turned in. Cleaning recre­ REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), ation and laundry room to be alter­ March 11—Chairman, C. MahU Sec­ nated between depts. retary, S. Schuyler. Few repairs not completed last trip will be looked NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ into upon arrival. One man missed tory Carriers), March 23—Chairman, ship in Yokohama. Report accepted. F. Mainarph) Secretary, H, Kiimon. Ship's fund $29. Some disputed ot. AU repair Usts to be submitted to Clarification as to whether galley man delegate. Ship's fiind -02.70. Soma should be. included in collecting of disputed ot okayed. extra meals. Record player to ,be re­ paired—^payment' from ship's fund. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), April 4—Chairman, A- Fricks) Secre­ STEEL ^ MAKER (Isthmian), March tary, O. Rayner. One man missed 21—Chairman, W. Harris; Secretary, ship at Port Arthur. No beefs or D.; Gardner. Everything running disputed ot reported. Need colder smoothly. One man hospltaUzed in water in drinking fountain. Ship's Iran. Ship's fund $7.67.. Vote of fund $33.. Refrain from slamming thanks to ship's delegate for past per- ' doors into engine room and fidlcy. formances. Request new spray guns; Gear belonging to man who missed fumigate ship for rodents. Water ship in Norfolk to be put ashore for fountain to be moved Into messroom. maUing to N Y office. Natives to be kept out of crow's quarters. GATEWAY CITY (Fan - Atlantic), Chairman, J. Austin; Secretary, D. FLOMAR (Calmer); March 1—Chair-; Fitigaraid. Minor beef to be referred man, H. Jayqes; Secretary, E. Lamb., to patrolman; watch foc'sles for all Report accepted. New delegate elect-' watch standees and improve Uving ed. Messroom to be sougeed. Recrea .-> ^> conditions. Some Union official to tion room to be painted. Place light ride ship for comparison. Motion to on washing machine. start and press negotiations for time off. Discussion about relief for cerw ORBMAR (Ore Navigation), April 1 members. —Chairman, J. Michael; Secretary, H. Stewart. Few repairs. Ship's fund' JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), lost (S3U>. Some dlspuled uv. Oi'is March 11—Chairman, I. Bouiln; Sec­ man logged; "(ine nun missed ship— retary; A. Thornoi. New delegate clothes on board. Rooms need sougec- ' elected. No repair list left on board ing. Insufficient draws—te he ..ye-^^. by last crew. Bhl^s fund'tl7.90. R<?- ferred to ^trolman. DOROTHY (Bull), March 10—Chair­ men, R. SImkIn*; Secretary, D. Newtome. General discussion concerning missing articles, welfare cards, and repair list. Members urged to file welfare benefit and support cards for -dependents. '> 1' •^1 �W AprU SEAfAkERS rage EiertM LOG ^Bearing Down' 'Skiing' Freighters Under Study By Id A A contract to study the feasibility of hydrofoils for merchant ships has been granted to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., Clarence G. Morse, Maritime Administrator, US Depart­ ment of Commerce, announced successfully in lake and river recently. As part of the Administra­ craft abroad where they may be tion's research and development driven at high speed without cr^ program, the study. Is designed to ating the wash or swells that di^ determine the suitability of large nipt small craft and shore facili-hydrofoils for both high-speed ties. An additional advantage is that travel and cargo ships. higher speeds may be obtained The use of hydrofoils, wbich are from less power, since there is similar to airplane wings both in virtually no resistance offered by principle and In structure, is not the water when the hydrofoils are new in marine craft but it has properly controlled. been confined to small vessels. Commenting on this experi­ The Navy has been experimenting mental Morse pointed with their use on small naval out thatexploration, in the past years the ships, and they have been used speed of the largest50commercial oceangoing passenger ships has in­ creased only 10 knots. Present research is directed to develop­ ment in 50 years or less of vessels that may travel at 100 knots or more with greater comfort than has been known until now and without any unwieldy increase in SAN FRANCISCO—The trustees the size of the vessels. of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Local 90 Welfare Plan have an­ nounced the addition of an eye care plan to the existing schedule of employee benefits. The new benefit is similar to the latest benefit added to the SIU Welfare Plan of providing free eyeglasses to Sea­ farers who need them. The SIU SAN FRANCISCO —Big league program goes into effect June first baseball has finally hit this town, of this year. and no doubt. Seafarers on the The MMP program consists of beach were among the 20,000-odd three phases: a general eye check­ spectators on hand at the old Seals up available to members once a stadium to see the Giants whip year; Intensive examinations for their old Brooklyn rivals to the people who, the general checkup tune o£ 8-0. Shipping in this port, for the two reveals, need fiurther care, and finMly, the supplying, to those week period, has been slow, with members who need them, of the two Waterman ships, Kyska and proper lenses and frames to in­ Afoundria, paying off and signing on.' In-transit vessels were the sure their visual health. • The plan became effective on Antinous (Waterman), T e x m a r April 1 of this year and will extend (Calmar) and two Isthmian ships. Steel Admiral and Steel Surveyer. for a minimum two year term. WC Mates Get Eyeglass Aid SF's Baseball Hot, Jobs Cool MEBA Calls Convention Figvires showing a ten percent decline in lost-time accidents on dry cargo and passenger ships during 1957 are heartening news to the SlU, which has been energetically pursuing a joint shipboard safety program with its contracted operators. While the figures do not deal exclusively with SlU-contracted ships, imdoubtedly these vessels and crews contributed to the over­ all improvement in US merchant marine safety levels. The cold figure "ten percent" can be translated, roughly speaking, into many more merchant seamen walking around today in good health and physical condition than there would be if the 1956 accident levels prevailed. That doesn't mean that Utopia has been reached—far from it. It does prove that a safety program can be effective. If anybody has any doubts, let them look at the record of the three Alcoa ships—the Polaris, Patriot and Roamer, which went through the full year without a single accident sufficient to lay up a Seafarer for as long as one watch. J, J. 4" SEATTLE—The 81st Natioflal MEBA convention will open May 28 at the New Washington Hotel. Delegates from MEBA locals on all coasts, and on the Inland water­ ways, are expected to attend. TBe convention will also have repre­ sentation from the SlU-affillated Brotherhood of Marine Engineers. Th6 convention call was issued last week by National MEBA Presi­ dent Herbert L. Daggett. The con­ vention will review MEBA policy and develop programs for the com­ ing year. It Is also expected to This corner commented a few weeks ago on the wholesale amend its constitution to permit for closer affiliation with the BME. disregard shown by the press and by Congressional investiga­ tors to the detailed revelation of Sears, Roebuck's role in es­ tablishing and promoting a "labor relations" agency which en­ gaged in union-busting, labor spying and assorted unethical practices for a large number of American business firms. A similar story, which would be equally "sensational" if it hap­ pened on the union side of the fence, was described by the TAMPA—It is hear^ning to see finarteial editor of the "New York Journal-American" recent­ the membership take an active in­ ly in discussing a stock manipulation deal which cost the pub­ terest in the union meetings in this lic untold millions of dollars. In the course of a Federal judge's questioning of the presi­ port, reports Tom Banning, port agent. Paul Gladdin, who took the dent of the company involved, the Swan-Finch Oil Company, Job of recording secretary during it was brought out that the president didn't knbv/ the wherethe laA meeting, is well known to abouts'of company records dealing with a $7 million transac­ the membership in this, port, as he tion and had been unable to get them from the chairman of was one of the many Seafarers who dropped whatever they were doing the board, who is out of the country, or from the chairman's to go and fight for the SIU in the sister, who is secretary of the corporation. The chairman, apparently, is not eager to return since there Americal Coal beef. V^ile shipping has been slow are some Federal subpoenas outstanding for him. As everybody knows, if a union official couldn't produce during the past period, it is ex-!' pected to pick up soon. There were financal records he would be drawn and quartered in the no vessels paying off or. signing public press, and denounced endlessly by the self-appOinted on during the period. In transit guardians of trade union morals in Congress. were the Citrus Packer, Hastings, One conclusion that could be derived from this story is LaSalle (Waterman); Fairland, that shading the dice is to be expected of management, and as Baphael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Chiwawa such, merits little attention. Whereas unions are expected to (CiUes: Service) and the Ames Vic- live on a higher plane. If so, the current attention to trade tor^i (Victory Carriers). All were union practices Shapes up as a teibute to unions as ia\ noturd t^dfe^k^k tepBe«e«kln good-order. < Double Standard Tampa Sees Job Boost : Keeping In Touch: WITH SIU OlMMERS - Three bouts with tuberculosis put an end to the sea-going career of Seafarer Arthur Lomas dating back to 1924. The 51-year-old Seafarer has been receiving the SIU disability benefit since September, i956,"^' following serious surgery un­ World War II, Lomas went back to sea, this time with the SIU. dergone as the result of his He sailed as steward on troop­ lung condition. ships operated by Bull Line and ' A native of London, England, received an Army commendation Lomas began his seafaring under for his competence in feeding the British and Australian flags, troops. Lomas continued sailing regu­ sailing in the steward depai'tment on a number of Commonwealth larly on SIU ships until 1949 ships. After when he had his first attack of three years, he tuberculosis. After a period of •witched over hospitalization he retmned to to American- shipping only to be hospitalized flag vessels, again. After that he was in and starting with out of the hospital, calling a halt United Fruit in to his sailing days in 1954. Under the SIU disability-pen­ 1927. He spent • six sion benefit. Seafarers are eligi­ years on the ble when totally disabled, irre­ banana boats as spective of age, so Lomas was able Lomas steward and to qualify for* the $35-weekly chief cook. Then in 1933 he got benefit. He makes his home in married and settled ashore for Yonkers and occasionally man­ ages to come into an SIU head­ the next eight years. With 1941 and tha onset of quarters meettag. Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consist of the following: Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's standard eligibility requirement, can appb' for and receive the benefit. The seatime has to be with SlUr-contracted companies.. . Seafarers jvho are of age 65 or over, and ako have the 12-year, seatime requirement plus the plan's standard eligibility prqpan^,al^p^,t!^^in coyera^ / , �Fat* Twdva SEAFARERS Po'keep Taxi Hep On Choppers "Poughkeepsie is a pretty big town and not many people there know me, so when I,lost my dentures in a restaurant in town, I thought that was the end of them," writes Seafarer George Mills. But as it turned out he was mistaken, thanks to the efforts of a taxi driver who likes merchant seamen*^' and believes in helping out a Mills. The choppers were then letter, because he was 'always glad fellow union man even if it mailed back to their rightful to take care of a fellow union 5 •- member.'" means wiring and phoning all over owner. "We were just on 'first name' Under the circumstances. Mills creation. James F. O'Neill, a former sea­ terms," Mills said, "but he went to said, O'NelU deserves a solid vote man, is a driver for Vets Taxi all this trouble, as he said in his of thanks. Service and is always on-;hand when ships pull into Dutton's lum­ ber dock, just outside of Pough­ keepsie. The last time Mills was In town, he had to leave the William Carruth because of illness and report During the two-week period ending April, 11,456 individual to Poughkeepsie hospital. Just prior to his hospitalization, he had weekly benefits were paid to hospitalized Seafarers by the left his dentures in a restaurant in Seafarers Welfare Plan for a total of $8,575. Total benefits town. The' owner of the eatery, paid by this section of the Plan to date amount to $1,295,803.50. Among Seafarers receiving the benefit at this time is Marcel Jette who knew Mills was a seaman, turned them to O'Neill a few days off the Madaket. His shipmates will be happy to know that he Is now back home in the New Orleans Public Health later and told him MUls was in Service hospital. He was repatriated aboard the the hospital. Warrior after being injured and taken ashore in As it turned out. Mills' illness Bremerhaven. The SIU Welfare Representative in proved to be minor and he was New Orleans met the ship on arrival and saw to it released before O'Neill could get that Jette got to the hospital as quickly and com­ to him with the homeless choppers. fortably as possible. Ship's delegate Ronald Edea All the hospital could give him was on the Madaket forwarded the necessary informa­ Mill's full name and the name of tion which speeded Jette's return to the States.' the vessel he had been on. Seafarer John Trust, formerly of the Suzanne, Is Nothing daunted, O'Neill went recuperating from a severe leg injury ih the Bal­ to great lengths trying to find him Jette timore Public Health hospital after being re­ to return his dentures. In fact he spent over $16 in telephone calls patriated by air from Casablanca. Thanks go to Kenny Collins, dele­ and telegrams to New York, New gate on the Suzanne for promptly notifying headquarters via air of Haven and Norfolk. He wired Trust's injury add of the unsanitary conditions unjer which he was hos­ everyone from the ship's captain pitalized in Casablanca. to the company office. But it was Th« fQllewing U th« latast avsllaMa list at SIU man In tha hospltaitt a phone call to SIU headquarters Gaudencio Tiexls Joseph RoU USPHS HOSPITAL in New York which finally reached Wilmer C. White Calvin Rome STATEN ISLAND. NY LOG-A-RHYTHM: You & The SIU .By A1 Yarborongh. 1 \{ •{€•• W' T.'-' i iV; •(• £-/•••' 'I'- '"-" l-'f^ ,•.. fj^ • mr jfe There is but one life for me. It is a life upon the sea; In years gone by The breaks were few. Then they formed the SIU. We are now much better fed. With no blue linen on our bed. We have milk. And coffee, too; The captain eats the same as you. We don't have to slave all day. While the shipowner gets all the pay. A seachest, we have; overtime, too. Our wages, we get. When they are due. There's still something else to say, 'Bout welfare, and vacation pay. All of these were made for you. Because YOU are the SIU, Oscar J. Adams Hassen AU Ricbard Asmont Cicero Douglas Harry Downey Victor Escobar David Eurman Henry Bilde Vincent T. Garvejr Luis Gutierez Peter Heulu Chan Hon George Howard N. Korsak Abmed Mehssin Fritz Nilsen Ragner Olsen W. Pietruski Vincenta Remolar Conrad Reyes Eustaqulo Rivera Celso Rodriguez Harold E. Shockiey G. Sivertsen JuUo Valentin USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Thomas Isaksen Lewis R. Akins Claude B. Jessup Manuel Antonans Woodrow Johnson ' Eladio Aris Fortunato Bacomo Ludwig Kristiansen Kenneth Lewis Joseph J. Bass Patrick McCann Melvin W. Bass Archibald McGuigan Frank Bemrick Herbert C. Mclssac James F. Clarka Juan Denopra Leo Mannaugh Joaouin Minlz John J. Driscoll Daniel fltzpatrick W. P. 0*1)08 C. Osinski Fabin Furmanek George G. Phifer Odis L. Gibbs Winston' E. Renny Joseph M. GiUard Bart E. Guranick G. E. Sbumaker Everett Haislctt Henry E. Smith Harry S. Tuttla Wade B. HarreU Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Antonio Infanta WnUam Rackley USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. James E. ColUns John Maaslk Harry Cronin Anthony J. MaleUo Peter DeVries Tomas Mungo Clarence Gardner Clarenea Murray James Haynes Frank Nappi WUbert Hughes Anthony Plsanf William Kovamees Alexander Rover Leonard Xaiyton Stanley A. Rodgers Saigon Has 'Mama->Sans' Too fc--' Albert Lee WUUs John SeiErth James T Smith USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Edwin L. Brown Charles T. Nangle Joseph H. Berger Jerimiah S. O-Bynih Curtis L. Hancock Henry J. Schriener John C. HitcheU F. B. McCoUUn USPHS HOSPn-AL SAVANNAH. GA. Eimer G. Brewer Jimmie Littleton Reamer G. Grimes Chas. W. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. C. Baker Frank S. Paylor George B. Dunn S. PhiUips Perfecto N. Hierro Joseph W. Walt* USPHS HOSPlTAlr BOSTON, MASS. Chas. D*Amlce, Jr. Donald G. Hodges John A. Anderson Thomas Lowe Samuel E. A. Bayna Glenn E. Tenley Hubert Clements Joseph Thomas Charles F. Dwyer USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. «TEXAS R. J. Arsenault Henry M. Robinson H. L. DeLaughter WUliam Scruggs Steve ManstakU H. L. WiiUams Archie Milne Leonard E. Weems USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. F. Anghelatos _ W. E. Tomlinson C. G. Barrinean USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence -Anderson Harold J. P»ne<»t Robert Ingram A. J. Panepinto Woodrow Meyers Paul W. Seldenberg John C. Palmer USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. John B. Adams Simon Morris Samuel BaUey F. J. NaUle John W. Bigwood WUiiam Nelson •Carlo E. BBI* Dominic J. New^ Claude Blanks Terrell Nickerson GU Borge Rogers A. Perry Frank P. Bredc, Jr. Randolph RatcliS Donald Dambrino ADen Ritchie Roscoe Dearmon Charles F. Roth Harry Enunett Edward Samrock E. H. Fairbanks Harold Scott Ben D. Foster James H. Shearer Edward T. Glenn James A. Slay James C. Glisson Joseph W. Stocker Herbert Grant Nicholas Tals Julius D. Hale Maximd Tangsliii Wayne F. Harris Charles L. Terry John Hrolenok Gerald L. Thaxton George Huber S. TuberviUe James Hudson James E. Ward Robert James Hubert Weeks Edward C. Knapp James C. Whatley Antoine Landry ClUtord Wuertz Leo Lang Demetrio Zerrudo W. A. G. Harjenhoff Jacob Zlmmer Alexander Martin VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. James F, Market USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton SAILOR SNUG HARBAB STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor B. Cooper ' VA HOSPITAL , KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph cm f' •'€: Enfoying a beer and company ashore'while their vessel, the Coeur D'Alene Victory, was unloading in Sai^n, Vietnam, are (l-r) Sea­ farers William (Shorty) Thompson, saloon pantry utility, ond galleyman pharles Dorrough. Phoio i^HFred Hictis;r'ahi«r it^^wardr--"-. Avrats^itn IOC VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas W. BHUon VA HOSPITAL 1ST A'VE., NEW YORK CITY S. Legayada VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Jftck B. A- 'Strahan 'fif'.PtattAn ^ PORTMAR (Cafmarl, AprR It Chalnnaii, T. MeCarthyr Sacrafary, P. WIHhaui, Jr. Veastl's flrst voyaga •ut of lay-up atatus. New delegate •lected. Discttssian held requesting Welfsra Plan to consider deleting the one day in current W days to collect death benefit. ROBIN KIRK (Moore MeCormack), April 13—Chairman. P. Ryan; tecrs. tary. I. Andersen. Minor beef about NMU man aboard—letter to be sent to headquarters. Need new washing machine. Safety chain stoppers on booms to be repaired. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to B. Rivera for Job well done. Request LOGs bo cent more promptly. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), April 13—Chairman, J. Oalllano; Eoerotary, J. Tllloy. Unauthorizod crew members and all minor repairs being made. Standard brand of soap powder o^ dered. Han getting off to turn la foc'sle keys and to clean their rooms. Soma disputed ot. Report accepted. Discussion on medical health centers. Men leaving ship to turn in all soiled linen. Crackers in storeroom to bo condemned due to weevils. ' STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), March 23—Chairman, W. Valazquetl Secretary, J. Oilvo. Discussion about water situation—getting worse. Con­ dition of messroom same. Pipes leak­ ing—overhead to be reinstalled after job completed. Complaints taken car* of. Shortage of food and other neeeaslties reported. Ship's fund SOc. Union notified of sick brother left in Massawa. Some disputed ot. Water samples to be tested. AU stmres to he checked by patrolman before 'Sglt'. ing. Repair lists to he submitted— to be ready before arrival. Washinr machine to be replaced; hand railing on deck to be discussed at safety meeting. See mat'e about satUnff boards —not PMited, STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), March 23—Chairman, J. Higglns; Secretary, T. Caspar. Beef re: eh. engineer tak­ ing water on lake at Panama Canal, unaanltary—to Im given to patrolman for investigation. Ship's fund $20. Few hours disputed ot. Vote ot thapki to reefer for Installing water cooler pipes on fountain. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for job well done. to stay ont of pasdenger area. Lanndry not to bo hung in eng. room fidley. Suggestion to make coUection for sick brother who left ship. Safety report made; also report on progresa of safety council on board. Fra cooporation urged in safety program. Delegate elected. Request clarification from hq on ncgotiatlofir. Smno chairs to he changed in messhaU. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), April 14 —Chairman, J. Bradley; Sacratary. M. Howell. Ship's.ifund 338. Two men getting off ship. To see about hot water In shower. FLORIDA STATR (Pence), April II —Chairman, J. Kllgora; Secrstary, J. Leilla. Some repairs not completed. To see patrolman about drinking fountain, hunk lights in fireman's room. Captain to pay off Saturday midnight. Minutes to be posted on board. Ship's fund $12.69. To see about pension plan. New delegate elected. Discussion on food; keeping stevedores clear on passageways. DEL VIENTO (Mist.), April S — Chairman, M. Barton; Secrstary, R. Harbart. Checked with captain on sick men; Captain will log all men who do not turn to; endeavor to ob­ tain new washing machine in NO. AU repairs to he made. Need steam table for gaUey. Question about paint­ ing declu. One man hospitalized in B A; hdqtrs. notified. Ship's fund $9.18. Some disputed ot. One man missed riiip In Recife and Baton Rouge. Delayed sailing in Angers Dos Rets. Reports accepted. Messman to he notified when sick brothers to be served in roam. See patroliiiBn about messroom gear being left aU over ship. Crew requested to keep ship clean. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), April 13—Chairman, D. Keddy; tscrotsryf N. Abamsthy. Repair list submitted. Ship's fund ^.68. Recreational equip­ ment purchased. Delayed sriling ot disputed. Ono man hospitalized In GaUe. Reports accepted. To get new 12" fans for aU foe'slea; and to get watch toc'ate. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and 8-12 OS and wiper for taking care of laundry and Ubrary. FELTORE (Marven), April 11 — Chairman, M. Jones; Secrstary, A. Novak. Several hours disputed ot. Discuss with officials, why crew is al­ lowed only 4 cartons ot cigarettes for round trip to Cruz Grande. Drinking water and wash water rusty. Insuffi­ cient number of cots. Discussion con­ cerning payoffs; night lunch. Supply of jams. JeUies. whole wheat, bread and napkins exhausted during voyage. Endeavor to rectify sitnation. SANTORE (Marven), April It — Chairman, J. Mahalov; Secretary, F. Math. Received new refrigerators. List of B and seniority men leaving ship turned over to captain. Ship's fund $31.68. Report accepted. Remove clothes from diying room when dry. PO messroom to be left open for men desiring to write letters. Keep night pantry clean and do not use toaster for toasting cheese. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas)) April 12—Chairman, J. Flanagan; Sec­ rstary, V. Meohan. Repairs not com­ pleted. Few hours disputed ot; Need more stores. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for job well done. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), April 4—Chairman, J. Sweanay; Socrofary, E. Johnson. New .delegate elected. One ot beef. Report ac­ cepted. Take better care of washing machine. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Soatrain), April 19—Chairman, J. Ullt; Sacratary, R. Hannibal. Ship's fund S89.1S. Report accepted. To see patrolman about qualitiT and brand of stores put aboard ship. TV to be repaired in Texas City. . SEACARDEN (Fanlnsular), March 23—Chairman, T. Fleming; Sacratary, M. Hitciiock. New mattresses and cots ordered. Repair list turned in WINTER HILL (Cities Sehrlce), April 1.1—Chairman, J. Dlclnqua; Sacratary, Harry Kest. New delegate elected. Vote of thanka to steward dept. MiUc not .up to par. Ship to bo fumigated for roachei. DEL SANTOS (MiM.), April 7 — Chairman, J. Redding; Secretary, O. Fowlar. - Ship's fund $21. Report ac­ cepted, New delegate elected. Dlacuaaion on unauthorized letters sent to officials concerning acts' of eortain members. Hope to bring ship In clean witli no beefs or logs. LOSMAR (Calmar), Msrcn 3$ — Chairman, C. Falrcloth; Sacratary, W. Stucks. One man hospitalized. Few hours disputed ot. Tltree men re­ placed on West Coast. Repair lists submitted. Laundry cleaning achedulo drawn up. DEL RIO (Miss.), March 19—Chair­ man. M. King; Secretary, L. Morsetto. New delegate elected. Crew urged to perform their duties, not to foul up and come in with clean ahip without beefs or logs. Ship's fund t48.90. Ono man failed to join vessel, clothea' placed ashore, new man ordered from haU. outfitted from slop chest. Dis­ cussion on repairs not completed. To ha referred to patrolman. Table end to be cut; three chairs replaced; screens on messroom and pantry doors. New library purchased with $20 collected from crew. * STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April S—Chairman, R. Pridaaux; Sacratary <A. Nottumo. One man left in Cal­ cutta due to auto injuries—^headquar­ ters notified. Repair list turned In. Ship's fund $31.90. Some disputed ot —to' be referred to patrolman MI ar­ rival. Reports accepted. Ice trayi rusty, should be replaced. Need DDT powder and sprays. Need detergents for cleaning. Deck should he washed down more often. Need drain for drinking fountain. Delegate to dlscns* these matters with patrolman: WBSTPDRT (World Tranping), AprH 1—Chairman, P. Leonard; Sacratary, R. Ayart. Recommend put in for ot toe watches being broken before Quarantine. Check with headquarters on money draws. Six. hours disputed oL Two hours disputed for late ndlIng from Aden. Request clarification from headquarters on breaking watchea without clearing quarantine. Malt not being delivered to ahip. Re­ quest American money and travelers rticcks instead of local money. Third cook asked for doctor, none arrived. Mate to secure gangway watch whRs in port of Houston. WILD RANGER (Waterman), March 22—Chairman, C. Martin; Secretary, J. Maitln. New delegate and reporter elected. Post slop chest 24 hrs. be­ fore closing for voyage. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), March i—Chairman, R. Stough; Secretary, J. Menvllle. Sent wire regarding mall. Patrolman to see st^ard and capt. regarding or­ dering stores. Request information about raises and destination of ship, ^me disputed ot. Reports accepted. Motion to have all mail forwarded; i request American Express money or­ ders. Main deck passageways near messhall and pantry to be sougeed. April 3—Chairman, R. Stough; Sac­ ratary, J. Mepvllle. Three members left in foreign ports—headquarters notified. Ship's fund S8.74. Some disputed ot. Replacement received. Report accepted. Repair list to ha given to patrolman at pay off. BEATRICE (Bull), March 31—Chair­ man, W. Smith; Secretary, nong, Del- i| agate to draft letter to negotiation ' committee on future benefits. To have cleats put on after mast ladder ruhgs. Diacussion on cleaning longshoreman's bathrocms. See patrolman re: trans­ portation in PR. ARIZPA (Waterman), March 22— Chairman, P. Morris; Secretary, O. Manlfald. Some disputed ot. Everythli^ running sfnouthly. Motloii to have all hospital medicines . checked and restored before leaving next voy»«e. /I �J0^».M8t SEAFARERS E<-'.'y/';;':-i'y.'-:-;-:-" L0C Page Tbirteea Sword Knot's A Seafarer One of the ships of the SIUcontracted Suwannee Steam­ ship Company, the Sword Knot and some of her crew are shown! in Trinidad where she was! serviced by an SIU patrolman.! •s. V.' - J m '' ' '' ' ' piiliBii A- mm Fishing was good according to Tom Kline, DM, who is shown above with a king-size dolphin caught off Nassau. Below,- OS Jack Drewes, who provided the photographs, poses for one on deck. iiliip^^ AB Joe Miceii (upper left) gets emphatic during coffee break aboard jhe Sword Knot. Above, oiler Jack Huntley, ABs Joe LeBlanc and Miceii; engine utility W. R. King and electrician Mollis Johnson (back to camera) hear other side of story. SIU representative Al Tanner, left, discusses problems of OS Blackie Landry, Manuel Sanchez, bosun on the Timber Hitch, and Dutch Loncznski, bosun of the Sword Knot. No Rain, No OT On The Lonsvlew To tbe Editor: Just a line to let you know that we're still afloat on the Longview Victory. So far, this has been a fine trip with a good gang of guys including R. Irizarry steward; M.Lukas, bosun, and Frank Arana, ship's dele­ gate, even though the chief mate has neglected to take care of necessary repairs for us siich as painting of the steward de­ partment rooms and mess hall. - When he v^as reminded that the deck had been washed down only twice in four months, he advised us that the next time it rained the Job would be taken care of. So, if there are any rainmakers about the Union hall they are assured of a job on the Longview Victory. We have hit a lot of ports on this trip; Greece, France, Italy key, Casablanca, Gehnany, Italy, Lybia, Iran, and Karachi, and Just about now, we are looking forward to the trip home. Mean. while, we keep posted on Union news by securing copies of the LOG whenever we hit a sea­ man's club. We certainly look, forward to it, after having been away for so long. B. Franco t Seafarer's Sen Essay Winner To the Editor: The following is an essay writ­ ten by our son, Harry, one of six which was given top rating by the Judges of an essay contest held in Mount Vernon (NY) schoolff in connection with Na- ' tional Library Week. His father,. Seafarer Peter Loleas and I are very proud of bis accomplish­ ment Harry is nine years old and in tkade 4S at the James M. Grimes School: ' '"The Iliad* by Hwner was the best book I ever read be­ cause it is about Greece. Since I am Greek and my family is Greek this book is especially Interesting to me. 'The Iliad' also taught me some ancient his­ tory about Greece and Troy. "The Trojan War was fought for nine years over the stealing of a queen. The war ended when the Greeks made a wooden letters To The Editor All letters to the editor Jor publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed bp the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. *• horse and placed it in front of Troy. The Trojans thought it was a gift -from the gods and opened the city gates. They found the horse fulL of Greek soldiers. I think it was very clever of the Greeks to do this. This is why I like to read 'The Iliad' over and over again. "Nowadays most of my read­ ing is about present-day' science, . missiles, satellites, and trips to the liiooiu I enjoy going back to the ancient days and reading about their wars. After seeing 'Helen of Troy' in the movies. The Haid' became,, more than ever, the best book I ever read." Mm Dora Lidsaa Union Assistance Pieases Widow To the Editor: Our sincerest thanks and ap­ preciation to the officers and crewmembers of the SS Seastar for their gracious remembrance in our time of sorrow. I would also* like to take this opportunity to thank SIU offi­ cials and members in Houston and Florida for their most wel­ comed help following my hus­ band's death, hfrs. £. R. Van Nienwenhnize taalveston, Texas (Ed. note: Brother Van Nieuwenhuize died in the hospital at Fort Lauderdale, Flo.,-on March 5 after being taken off the Seastar. In accord with his wishes, arrangements were made to have his ashes scat­ tered at sea from aboard the' SS Florida State.) point to visit him and see that he gets a copy of the LOG. Many is the Seafarer whom she has helped in various ways. This kind of treatment is quite ' a refreshing change from the usual thing Seafarers run into in many overseas ports and I think it deserves mention. Jack Farrand X ^ ^ Seafarer Opens Jersey Resort To the Editor: With the summer Just around the comer, I'm sure that my brothers will be interested to learn that my wife and I are now operating a guest house in Ocean Grove, a quiet, at­ tractive resort community on the Jersey c 0 a St. Our house is a it 4^ » short walking distance from Bombay Soiivenir the mile-long SiiOR Rates Hand boardwalk and. Burns To the Editor: clean,, spacious Any Seafarers who hit Uie bathing beaches. Also, Asbury port of Bombay can assure Park, with its seaside amuse­ themselves of a square deal at ments and entertainments, is Cherry Souvenirs in that city. just a stone's throw away from This place carries a wide variety us. of souvenirs and gifts and, as ' At the house itself we have a many in the Isthmian crews can community kitchen where guests testify, the prices are fair and can prepare their own meals. So, you see, whether you prefer reasonable. The ownfer gives a square deal the lazy life in the sun' or the to SIU crews and will discourage excitement of night life, we are a man fbom over-spending if she able to offer both at reasonable' thinks he is being too extrava­ rates which we will forward on gant. She also insists'that every­ request. Just write to Mr. and Mrs. body who buys in her shop gets a personal gifr from her and she Joseph Burns, 11 Pilgrim Path­ sees to it that all purchases are way, Ocean Grove, NJ. I still have my book and I'm delivered to the ship as ordered^ When a Seafarer is hospital­ not retiring. Joe Bams ized in this port she makes it # . f: < -'•J:- Wmm U.. l.i'iil.L- w Know About 30-Day Rule To the Editor; I am writing about a matter which is very important to all SIU members. For your own good, brothers, you should read the agreement more carefully. Well, I registered on the list December 23, 1957. I stayed on the beach one month and five days waiting for a job. I got one but the doctor told me I wasn't fit for duty, so I went to the hospital. When I came out I thought I was still on the top of the list, but I had eight more days left on it, and then I fell to the bottom of the list. Well, here is the part I want .you to know about. I registered before I went to the hospital. I shouldn't have done that at all. I was on the list when I went to the hospital, and that is where I did wrong. I thought I would get a thirty day advance. Because I didn't read the agreement carefully ' I didn't know that I wasn't entitled to it. I want all of you brothers to read the agreement carefully so that this doesn't happen to you, too. Haywood Scheard (Ed. Note: The 30-day rule provides that if a man goes to a hospital and is not registered, he will subsequently receive a card dated back to the time he entered the hospital up to a maximum of 30 days. The rule applies if the Seafarer regis­ ters at any SIU hall within 48 hdurs of his discharge pom the hospital. Once the Sea­ farer has registered and sub­ sequently enters a hospital his cord continues to accumulate time, although he is excused pom attending meetings.) �'• - SEAFARERS fMiw Foarfeea LOG Half-Ahead Is Better Than None Not too long ago, Senator Arthur Watkins (R-Utah) offered a reward to any person who could unscramble and translate a particularly abstruse and. verbose'provision of the Internal Revenue Code. The provision was put in the instructions to help persons "underitand" another part of thd code"*' ' in filling out their tax forms. rpm—(depending on the thickness are stopped, stand by and wait for Seafarers on the Andrew of the fog) and how many rpm either phone or telegraph to ring Jackson may not have an answer you're doing at the time the phone for further orders — before pro­ for the Senator. However, they feel rings, in which case, disregard the ceeding without orders." Perhaps this one should be sent that they could do the code one telegraph completely and speed up better with the verbal instructions to 60 rpm or slow down to 40 rpm. to the drafters of the Internal Rev­ Issued from the bridge to the en­ It may also be advisable to main­ enue Code as punishment—a most gine room for handling the throttle tain the same speed provided you fitting thought for the income tax during a foggy spell on their last aren't stopped at the time. If you season. trip to London. While not offering a reward, they would appreciate it -By Seafarer 'Red' Fink If the Senator—or anyone else—^ 'Sea-Spray^ could help them translate this one. The instructions, as recorded by Gordon Bell, engine department delegate, were as follows: "HALF-AHEAD equals 40 rpm. if you're doing 60 rpm at the time on HALF-AHEAD—in which case, if you're doing HALF-AHEAD, and you're doing HALF-AHEAD with the rpm, and you get a HALFAHEAD on the telegraph (with a jingle), then either slow down to 40 rpm or speed up to 50 or 55 Throw In For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that may be up for election before the membership, including com­ mittees, such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the «:tart of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY Yeah, well lels see you eat soup with them things! 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Volpl^ Joint Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario. 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 HONOLULU... 44 8hult-au-Matelot .16 Merchant St. QUEBEC Quefaeo Phone: 3-1569 Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND .. ..211 SW Clay St. SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUUam St. CApltal 3-4336 NB OX 2-5431 SIU, A&G District STREET ADDRESS a CITY .........ZONE. .. ST^\TE ................. ADDRESS CITY STATE l^:'- ZONE.... SUP April 25, 195t Chief Steward Airs Beefs To the Editor: I have a beef which, many, chief stewards will agree, is giving many of us endless head­ aches and causing unnecessary arguments with other members of the steward department, espe­ cially the messn.en. I believe that our men should be taught that in the SIU we don't have such a thing as contract over­ time, and that according to our Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the toriter. Names will be withheld upon request. agreement and according to 'sound trade union practice, a man must be paid for his work, overtime or otherwise. To my knowledge, one of the things the union movement is trying to eliminate in our economy is the "piece-work" system of pay, and the SIU is no exception to this. In my experience as chief steward, I have come across many instances where the men would ask me how much over­ time I would give them when I assign them to a job, even be­ fore they start working. When I tell them that they wiU be paiij according to the time they put in, I am told that on such and such a ship that such and such a steward gave them so many hours of overtime for doing that type of work. I think this is out of line, ununion and contrary to our con­ tract. This practice must be dis­ couraged If we are to remain the progressive and reputable trade unionists we elaim to be. Another thing I don't approve of, which ihany bosuns and stewards will agree, is the pad­ ding of overtime which some of the crewmembers are in the' bad habit of doing, especially if the steward is a new man on the ship. They Will work one or two hours and claim four hours pay for the same. If the steward doesn't ap­ prove it then he is called a com­ pany stiff and sometimes worse. Now that many of our con­ tracted companies are concen­ trating on operating their ships as economically as they can, we key man are placed in the thankless position of having the captain tell us to keep the over­ time at a minimum while our ' men insist on the opposite. I have one proposal to make, and if this sounds haywire, then let it end right here, but if our officials think there is merit in it, and, our* membership will ' agree with it, then let us try to have^it in our next agreement. When the contract is signed, all overtime work that we can think of such as painting a messroom, or sougeeing a room or the gal­ ley and such, the company and the- Union should meet and agree what a reasonable amount of overtime would be necessary to do such a job. This will help not only our key men who are shipped out of our halls and have to supervise our own Union members, but I believe it will eliminate a lot of unneces­ sary overtime beefs, especially in the steward department. Now, on cleaning the ice boxes alone I have been told by different men that it takes as little as 20 man-hours to 45 manhours to generally clean them. Now, if the company and the Union clarify this and set a given amount of hours to clean them, this would save us stew­ ards a lot of headaches. What do you think of this, fellow chief stewards? Let me hear from you. Let's discuss this subject more freely. Another suggestion I have for everyone to think about: let us bear down a little harder on the foul-ups, especially the galley personnel. I know of men who have been fouling up as long as I have known them, and right now, they are still sailing in the same capacities. Yes, they are fined, fired and lectured, but after this, they are shipped again in the same capacities. Let us do. something about this. There are not many, I am happy to admit, but these few make our ship-board life miserable whenever they are shipped with us. Let them ship in a rating where they cannot harm our bellies. Do you brothers agree with me? The last beef I nave is on the matter of coffee cups which are left everywhere on the ships except in the pantries. This mat­ ter has been discussed at every shipboard meeting, time- after time. Yet this practice goes on and on, and we stewards have to accept some more gray hairs be­ cause of it. So, I think it would not be out of place if I mention it ^ here. You Seafarers who boast of having the cleanest ships and brag of being in the* Brotherhood of the Sea, get those coffee cups back where they belong, the pantry, after using them. Save us stewards the unnecessary effort of going around to collect coffee cups from the deck and engine rooms, especially in bad weather. Stop using us as nursemaids. This might sound funny to you, but if you have to listen to the messmen about being short of cups many mornings, and you know your spare supply is about exhausted,.you'd know what I'm beefing about. I hope the-above gripes and suggestions will help to improve shipboard conditions so that we can truly maintain the SIU as the best in maritime. Robert Goodwin �SEAFARERS Mag Praises 51U Post-Disaster Aid LOG fage nfteea Reading Rooiti An article in the May issue of Coronet magazine entitled ''Labor's Labor of Love," praises the part played by SIU members out of the Lake Charles and New Orleans areas along with other imion men in " helping to reconstruct five first thing needed, the article notes, SIU men pitched in, laying con­ commvmities of Cameron Par­ crete foundations on Friday to save ish, Louisiana, after they had been obliterated by Hurricane Audrey on June 27,1957. The storm caused water to slush over the lowland area, swallowing roads, swirling around homes, disrupting commu­ nications, transport, power, light and sewer systems. Over 500 were dead and missing, and thousands homeless. When it was decided that a house building project tor the hardest hit of the Cameron families was the precious time for the regular con­ struction crews who came on Sat­ urday morning and worked straight through (0 Suoday night. These crews, made up of from 35 to 50 men, had set for them­ selves the mission of building a house per crew per weekend. Dur­ ing the four weekends that fol­ lowed they succeeded in building' 27 complete homes, an accomplish­ Two absorbed youngsters catch up on their reading at the SIU ment which was, the Coronet ar­ ticle calls, "a miracle of concen­ medical center in Brooklyn. Judy Bose looks on while Patrick trated, organised, unselfish effort." Fressoro does the honors. Patrick is the son of Seafarer Armando Members of various building and Fressoro. Both were on hand recently, on a Thursday afternoon construction unions . in Louisiana set aside for family visits. distinguished themselves in the ef­ fort, since they were called upon to supply the skilled labor needed in the construction program. Sea­ farer volunteers assisted the con­ struction workers and helped on maintenance and other functions, The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the enabling the building program to meet its goal. Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their WASHINGTON—The MariUme beneficiaries. Administration has announced the launching of a new T-5 prototype George M. Perry, 59: Brother in Prichard, Ala. He became a full tanker designed to meet the com­ Perry died on April 8, 1958, in the member of the Union on August mercial needs of an American mer­ Bronx, NY. - A circulatory ailment 18, 1952, and sailed in the deck EVERY SUNDAY chant vessel and yet be easily was the cause of department. Brother Edwards is adapted for Naval defense pur­ DIRECT VOICE death. He became survived by his wife, Virginia poses. a full member of Edwards, of Prichard, Ala. He was BROADCAST The 615-faOt tanker will have the the Union on De­ buried in Memorial Gardens Ceme­ operational characteristics of a cember 21, 1942, tery, Mobile, Ala. * Naval oiler with special defense and sailed in the 444features and still maintain its use­ steward depart­ fulness as a commercial merchant ment. Burial took Charles E. Joyner, 54: Brother ship. The ship has an Sd-foot beam place in Wood- Joyner died on February 6, 1958, and a carrying capacity of 180,000 lawn Cemetery, in Savannah, Ga. A heart ailment barrels of oil. It has a cruising Bronx, NY. was the cause of speed of 20 knots. death. He became 1. t a full member of The vessel is also being consid­ ered for conversion to nuclear Mailon Minor, 44: On March 7, the Union on power in the near future. Contracts i958. Brother Minor died in Holly­ June 27, 1951. for the preliminary engineering wood, Florida. He became'a full and sailed in the steward depart­ and design studies for nuclear con­ member of the To Ships in Atiantic ment; Brother version have been awarded to Union on May South American Joyner is sur­ George G. Sharp, Inc., as the ship 29, 1946, and was and vived by his wife, .designer and General Electric for sailing in the European Waters ^ Emma Lee Joy­ the reactor designs. steward departner, of Savannah, Ga. Burial took ment.Brother The vessel was laimched at InEvanr r.diMlay, l*se OMT place in the Mallard Cemetery, (11:30 AU SST Sunday) Minor is survived galls Shipbuilding Corp., in PascaSardis, Ga. by a sister, Rosita goula, Mississippi, early last week. I WFK-3t,-1flSe KC« ShlpK In Caribbean. Minor, who re­ East Coaat of South America, South Atlantic sides in the Phil­ and Eaat Cteaat of ippines. Place of United Statea burial is not known. rWFL-SSi 15U0 KCs Launch T-5; May Be First Atom Tanker Curran Picks NMU Slate (Continued from page 2) you is now nothing but a bum and a gutter rat .. ." Denying that he was putting out any slates, Carvalho added, "One slate Is quite enough. I am talking about one yon sponsored. Sir." The purging of CarValho is'the standard Curran treatment dished but to men who have followed him faithfully through every twist and turn. Carvalho and Dunn are just the latest additions to the constant­ ly-lengthening list of once loyal purge victims,—Stone, Duffy, McDougall, Warner, Hanley and count­ less others who once were kingpins on the Curran slate. It will be. interesting to note, a few months from now, which of 'those he has so warmly endorsed iwill feel the ax, once his inconsis­ tency catches up with them. As one opposition leaflet now be­ ing circulated among NMU men>> bers puts it, ^'Why is it that at every election time those persons chosen by the leader to work with him suddenly become unpopular? What's wrong with the 6th floor on 17th Street?—disagree with the leader means you are Out!" "The teader," of course, is Joe CunJan. Shipa in Gulf of Mex­ ico. Caribbean. Weit Coaat of South Amer­ ica. Weat Coaat of Mexico and US Kaat Coast I WFK-»S, 1S700 KCa Shipa lu Mediterranean' area. North Atlantic. European and US East Coast Meanwhiie, MID Round-the-Worid Broadcasts continue ... Ivory -Sunday, IMS GMT <2:15 PM EST Sunday) wco-iieu KCa I BOTOPB and No. America WCO-H*Oi.S KCa East Coast So. America WCO-22407 KCa West Coaat So. America Ivory Monday, esis GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM S5-IM07 KCa Australia WMM SM1S37.I Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT * ' AFL-OiO Alfred Sjoberg, 58: A kidney ailment caused the death of -Brother Sjoberg on February 20, 1958, in Colombo, Ceylon. He be­ came a full mem­ ber of the Union on December 2, 1938, and sailed in the deck de­ partment. Place of burial is not known. ie ^ t- The listings here of 12 new SIU arrivals represent another $2,400 in SIU maternity bene­ fits paid to Seafarers' families, plus 12 more US Savings Bonds as a gift from the Union to each baby. As of April 11, 1958, total maternity benefits paid in the six years since April 1, 1952, now amount to $637,400, aver­ aging well over $100,000 a year for this benent alone. The $200 maternity -benefit is apart ftnm hospital, surgical and medical coverage for Seafarers' families under the SIU Welfare Plan. As always, the SEAFARERS LOG welcomes photographs and information about Seafarers' families. Send all details to the editor of the LOG. All photos will be returned after use. Ving King Ming, 45: Brother Ming died on February 5, 1958, in Oakland, Calif. A respiratory ail­ ment w a s the cause of death. He hoc a m e a full member of the Union on March 21, 1951, ir and sailed in the Debra Lynn Bennett, born De­ engine depart­ cember 28, 1956, to Seafarer and ment. Burial took Mrs. Harris L. Bennett, Pass Chris­ place In the Chi­ tian, Miss. nese 6 Co. Cem­ etery, Caliitorhia. Caria Lynn Carlevaro, born March 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. David S. Carlevaro, Balti­ * * * Geor^ Cr Edwards, 25: Brother more, Md. Edwards'drea on 0(-t6ber 4,' 1957; tlarla Lob Hall, born February Personals And Notices James Anstinn Brodus The LOG office is holding your vaccination card from-the SS Seagarden. Please contact us concern­ ing it. Thomas Raines Your wife is anxious to get in contact with you. Charlie King , Your wife wants you to contact her at once at 425 West End Ave., Apt. 2, North 3, New York, 24. Her telephone number is TR 4-8267. Lemuel Frank Padgett " It is important that you get in touch with your lawyers Hennessy & Hennessy, Bull and Bay Streets, Savannah, Georgia, concerning a matter they have settled for you. Frank A. Radzvila Your mother, Mrs. Agnes. Radz­ vila, wants you to contact her at Box 16, Old' River Road, WilkesBarre, Pa. William C. Bedgood Get In touch with your wife at 205 Jay Street, Albany, New York. William "Shorty" Thompson Ben Martin Bill Davey Frank Murphy would like to get in touch with the above Seafarers and any others who sailed on the SS Compass from July to Decem­ ber, 1952. He was messman on the ship. Contact him at 162 Grand Street, Middletown, Conn. Evan Earl Mirt:;ette Contact Seamen's Church Insti­ tute of New York, 25 South Street. Important. Frank Richardson Gordon T. Parker Robert E. Hill Contact Allen's Photo Supply Company, 238 Market St., San Francisco. John Nash Contact Mrs. Leonard C. Clarke, 10 Forrest Avenue, Fair Haven, New Jersey. Nick 'Blackie' Matthew Your father is in the tuberculosis ward at San Francisco County Hos­ pital. Please get in touch with him. Joe Pilutis is now in St. Vin­ cent's hospital, 7th Avenue and 11th Street, New York City. He would welcome visits from any of his old friends and shipmates. 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roger L. Hall, Jackson Heights, NY. Abelardo Hernandez, born Janu­ ary 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Heraldo Hernandez, San Juan, PR. Larry Craig Reynolds, born De­ cember -25, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. William H. Reynolds, Berryville, Va. Barbara Louise Schumacher, born February 15, 1958, to .Sea­ farer and Mrs. Francis J, Schu­ macher, Derby, Conn. Charles Welch, born March 3, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles A. IVelch, Norristown, Pa. Susan Claire Conneli, born Feb­ ruary 15, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Conneli, Salem, Mass. John Flaherty Jr., born February 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John M. Flaherty, Wollaston, Mass. Rickey Maurice Jones, born March 13, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter D. Jones,_ Texas City, Tex. Cynthia Ann Knight, born March 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs, James Alvin Knight, Screven, Ga. ' Efrian Landron, born December 24, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jesus Landron, Brooklyn, NY. » �SEAFABEBS 'n - n- OFFICIAL ORG'AN OF THE SEAFARERS I N*f ERN AT I ON A L UN ION • ATLANTIC AND SULF DISTRICT * AFL-CIO • AMMI Leading Drive To Save Runaway Flags fc.,.=; ?C *.v' <%....V' H: 1-: •i-'- SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SlU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SlU meetings will be; UN Meet Rejects Six-Mile Limit GENEVA—A US bid to resolve the knotty issue of the ex­ tension of territorial waters from three to six miles has been rejected at the United Nations Conference on the Law of the • LONDON—The American Merchant Marine Institute has Sea. The rejection came by^ ~~ ^ ^ placed itself at the head of a campaign to forestaU any regu­ the whisker-thin margin of 38 Union which has already closed down some areas to foreign shi.7S lation of runaway-flag shipping. AMMI President Ralph to 36 in a conference commit­ and fishing, such as Vladivostock Casey has been lobbying ac-*^ tee, leaving the nations Involved Bay, on the ground that it is within tively here to get foreign ship­ In its April 11 issue, the SEA­ deeper in disagreement over major Soviet territorial limits. owners to oppose limits on FARERS LOG pointed out that issues. In addition to the Soviet Union's runaways as proposed at the UN runaway shipping undermines legit­ As a result of the rejection of action, Indonesia has attempted to Conference on Sea Law in Geneva. imate American and foreign flag the US move, which was a de­ enforce a 12-mile limit in waters Casey's efforts at the International operations and contradicts US pol­ parture from US tradition, it is around the island republic. Some Chamber of Shipping meeting are icy aimed at developing strong expected that the conference will South American nations have come aimed at scuttling a measure re­ economies at home and abroad break up without determining the up with the 200-mile proposal. April 30 quiring a "genuine link" between among US allies. rights of UN members with Back at home, any extension of The LOG^noted that the Ameri­ May 14 the flag of registry and the owner respect to setting the limits of the three-mile limit would have a can-owned runaway-flag fleet oper­ of the vessel. If such a plan were territorial waters. May 28 considerable impact on the oil ex­ adopted, it would put the squeeze ates under the world's lowest stand­ Fishing Zone June 11 on nine million tons of American- ards and engages in cut-throat com­ While turning down other ter­ ploration in the Gulf of Mexico owned bargain-basement shipping petition with other shipping. ritorial proposals from the Soviet and on the running feud between enterprises currently hiding out Urion, India and Mexico, the com­ Mexican and Americau shrimpfrom American taxes under the mittee accepted a Canadian recom­ boats over righta to fish in waters Panamanian and Liberian flags. mendation for a 12-mile zone of onshore 6t the coast of Mexico.' The old three-mile limit was set exclusive fishing rights extending The AMMI's sabotaging of gen­ from the coasts of the nation in­ on the basis that it was the farthest uine US-flag shipping met with a range of a shore battery at the volved. sharp dissent from one major Some nations have sought to ex­ time. ' group of American shipowners. tend territorial waters as much as. Ralph B. Dewey, president of the WASHINGTON—Two more runaway vessels have decided 200 miles to saa in an effort to Pacific American Steamship Asso­ ciation, put his organization on to try for the "50-50" bandwagon and have applied to the Ma­ maintain exclusive fishing rights record as squarely opposed to the ritime Administration for permission to come back under the and bar vessels of other nations. The US came to the conference AMMI position. US flag. ^ defending the existing three-mile In response to a query from The usual profit motive has, purposes and to operate at mini­ limit recognized by most major Morris Weisberger, SIUNA vicebeen behind the more than 15 mum costs in direct competition maritime nations. It was argued president and secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, foreign-flag vessels seeking US with American-flag fleets. Now, by the US delegates and other redocumentation. As open market American operators charge, having nations that extending the threeDewey said in part: BALTIMORE — It has been a charter rates continue to fall, more taken the runaway trade for what mile limit would.lead t^greater in­ "We do not consider Pana­ former they could, they are trying to move terference Willi the passage of busy period on the organizing front US vessels are looking manian and Liberian vessels, towards profitable "50-50" cargoes in on the limited number of car­ merchant vessels and additional in this port. The SIU's Harbor and even if US-owned, as part of available to American-flag ships; goes available to American-flag hazards to navigation, because of. Inland 'Waterways Division has the American Merchant Ma­ the difficulty of making fixes on signed a contract with Berg Tow­ While 12 vessels have received vessels. rine ... We do not favor shore points from more than six ing Company and is presently Ships that have already been permission for redocumentation so unrestricted or undisciplined miles off. It would add, more mile­ negotiating with another tug outfit returned to the American nag are far, many more are expected to transfer of US-fiag vessels to age to some sea routes and possibly in the harbor. the Pegor, Penn Trader (ex-Fred­ apply in the near future. The latest foreign registry . . . We will two are the Wang Trader, owned eric 0. Collin), Pacific Pioneer place some international straits Port Agent Earl Sheppard also continue to take whatever by Zeeland Transportation, Ltd. (which was never American flag), off limits by making them territor­ reported success in the Marine steps are necessary to make Taxiarch (ex-Wanda), Pacific Star, ial waters. Military considerations Allied Workers effort to sign up a and the National FreedomAmerican-flag operation more Several American operators have Penn Explorer (ex s-Catherine), were also a factor in the US stand. fairly large marine canvas com­ attractive to US citizens." However, the majority of nations pany here. A number of other Dewey said Captain J. E. Tlur- been protesting the readmission of Transglobe, Transyork, Transcape, phy, one.^of Casey's employer ad­ foreign-flag vessels into the US Penn Voyager (ex-Cecil N. Bean), attending the conference came out unorganized companies were close­ visors at ^Geneva, will be notified trade. These ships, they contend, Penn Mariner (ex-George A. Law- in favor of a 12-mile limit. In this ly watching the outcome of this they were supported by the Soviet drive, and with the SIU's victory, of the West Coast shipowners' sought toreign registry for tax son), Evicynthia and 'Eviliz. are expected to start negotiating position. soon. The "genuine link" measure was Marine Cooks Unveil New Hiring Board The coming local and state elec­ approved by a vote of 40 to 7 in a tions are a main source of con­ committee meeting at the UN con­ versation among the men on the ference, although active opposition beach here. „The usual "promises" to it" was spearheaded by the are being voiced by all of the can­ United States. didates, and are being throughly Oil Company Views discussed. The state's COPE divi­ The AMMI position apparently sion is doing' a survey on all of represents the views of major oil these candidates and is 'expected companies who operate large runa­ lo release statements on their labor way-flag tonnage, and of those sub­ backgrounds in the near future. sidized shipowners who are looking The membership was urged by to unload their ships at world Sheppard to check over COPE'S market prices for runaway opera­ findings in picking a choice of po­ tion. litical representation for the next . Concern that the UN conference year, With the growing drive for might limit runaway operations has "right-to-wqrk" laws, every uhion prompted American owners of run­ man has a duty , to see to it that away tonnage to step up a "public he and his family will be' eligible relations" program in efforts to to vote in order to protect his explain that the runaways are union security, he concluded.. really public-spirited Americans. Shipping l\as been poor for the The kickoff of the campaign was past two weeks with a number of Casey's statement that rflnaways ships: still in lay-up and no sign are the "fifth arm of defense." of their coming oiit soon. There As part of the drive, the "New are three Calmar vessels in dryYork Herald Tribune" featured a dock, and the Chilore, which will lengthy pro-runaway apologia in be paying off here, will also be its Sunday, April 20, issue over the going into lay-up for an indefinite signature of Earling D. Naess, period. who it said is an American own­ There were 13 vessels paying ing 1,200,000 tons of Panamanian off, seven signing on and 13 in and Liberian tonnage. transit during tJie past two weeks. Earlier, Carl F. Vander Clute, New rotary shipping board installed'in SlU-afliiiated Marine Cooks and Srewardl heoa'ciuarrers in In most cases all of the beefs general manager of Gulf Oil's San Francisco is inspected by (l-r) Reinhold Johansen, Sailors Uhion of the Pacific; Marty Breithoff, aboard these ships were handled marine department, told the SlU West Coast representative, and MCS oldtimer "Scoop" Miller, The new board has space for list­ by the patrolman, but a few were American Legion that runaways are referred to headquarters for final ing nearly 100 different shipboard ratings for manning jobs open on MCS passengdr and freight oper"full partners" in American secur­ settlement. ity. 2 More Runaways Returning To US . ?:-• • SI;:J';-- |i Bait. 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Title A name given to the resource April 25, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: THREE SIU FLEETS WIN PHS AWARD SEA INJURY RATE CUT 10 PERCENT, ’57 TOTALS SHOW 4,000 HEALTH EXAMS GIVEN AT SIU CENTER MADAKET HIT BY MONSTER: 75-FT. WAVE RAPS ATTACK ON BERNSTEIN ORDER UNION ON BALLOT DESPITE AFFIDAVIT LACK NY BOOSTS CANAL PLANS TO MONTREAL UAW $ CUT KEEPS METAL PLANT OPEN TRUCK BEEF SLOWS NEW YORK SHIPPING SUEZ NEARS DEPTH LIMIT AS EGYPT SHOPS FOR $S BME FETES 9TH BIRTHDAY NY BARS AGE BIAS IN HIRING FOR JOBS LAKES SIU SHIFTS TO NEW HQ. NLRB OPENS HEARING ON COMPLAINT AGAINST ACS MAG PRAISES SIU POST-DISASTER AID AMMI LEADING DRIVE TO SAVE RUNAWAY FLAG UN MEET REJECTS SIX-MILE LIMIT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/25/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 9 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a22528f952e8ed03b6490adc1eede516.PDF f45cf819a21b8fc57891b849767bc72b PDF Text Text SEATAREIIS^LOG irrr* • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • •'.i • .H i - ,.'• . V*®-- V . • •Story On Page 3 •Story On Page 3 for family tQtnny uay* medlcal exam ap­ pointments at SIU health center in Brooklyn are Seafarer Pat Vieira and daughter Sandra; Seafarer Jesus Landron and daughter Spnia, and Mrs. Anna Fressoro, wife of Seafarer Armando Fressoro, with Fressoro's mother Tessie. Nurse M. Kortwright checlul the ap­ pointment list. Thursday afternoons are reserved for families. li' ;j ( K'. '.iy. '• •it'y'V •' •fet - mfp--.-' '-•'W ..-V.v '• �''rigto^fini SEAfAkSRS M>C - rh'r\ir^'h- • i > juwu it.ifn US Stands Alone in UN As Runaways' Defender .^ The United States Government is in an extremely embarrassing position as a result of its refusal this week to help curb runaway-flag shipping. The US was the only major maritime nation at the UN Conference on International Sea Law in Geneva to oppose a AMMl Loves Those Runaways resolution for sanctions On the heels of the announcement of the US position at the 'UN against the tax-dodging, Conference on International Sea Law, Ralph Casey, president of substandard runaway fleets. the American Merchant Marine Institute, made the shocking state­ ment that the runaway registries «re "our fifA arm of defense" The stand was voiced by Vice- for this nation. How the AMMI reconciles this statement with the Admiral Oswald S. Colclough, fact that it is supposed to represent the best interests of the mari­ time industry is understandable only in light of the fact that he a US delegate. Was speaking for that segment of the American shipowner which America's defense of runaways have been 'flirting with the runaway flags. Casey's pitch represents was particularly unpopular because- the position of the American oil companies, which ,own or use large It came at a time of world con­ portions of the runaway fleet, and the major American-flag subsi­ Mrs. Hannah King, mother of Canadian District member, the late cern over the international ship­ dized operators, who are not concerned by runaway-flag competition Edmond John King, receives first Canada SIU death benefit check as long as they get theirs. They want to keep the door.open for ping slump which has been aggra­ their own transfers of old tonnage, lil^e US Lines, which, has re­ from SIU Welfare Services representative Toby Flynn at New York vated by the mushrooming growth quested authorization to transfer the'America in this, fashion. SIU headquarters. of the cut-rate fleets. In a debate on a resolution to scuttle the run­ stated objective of' maintaining a thousands of jobs for American aways, the us lined up in support modern American merchant ma­ seamen. Shipyard workers have of Panama and Liberia, havens of rine. To these ends, the United particularly felt the pinch, as the has spent billions of dollars result of runaway construction in 12 million tons of tax-dodging mar­ States in foreign aid, turned over hun­ low-cost foreign yards. itime activities, against Britain, dreds of American ships to Euro­ The impact of this program is France, Italy, Norway and other pean operator, and arranged for a now being felt by the economy Efficient teamwork between the SIU Atlantic and Gulf Pialegitimate maritime nations. With 50 percent split of Government generally, with legitimate maritime trict and the SIU Canadian District has resulted in payment 9 million tons of this runaway ship­ cargoes, with half guaranteed to nations losing out on shipping traf­ of the Canadian District's first death benefit at the SlU'a foreign lines and the other half to ping American-owned, the US dele­ Americans. On the domestic scene, fic, and consequently losing dollars. With fewer dollars to spend, their New York headquarters. Mrs.'f' gate's stand surprised no one. the US subsidizes a limited num­ purchases of US manufactured Hannah King, mother of Can­ Here are the significant factors ber of American-flag shipowners goods are almost certain to decline. adian Seafarer Edmond John In the crisis shaping up in world on essential trade routes. King, was thd recipient of the maritime on the runaway issue: Undercuts Standards POSITONOF $1,000 benefit paid by the Cana­ But, on the other hand, it has in dian District's welfare plan. U5 POSITION SEA UNIONS effect been undercutting legitimate American and fmreign shipping op­ Up to this point, the only effec­ King died on February 17, 1958, leaving his mother in Newfound us support for runaway-flag erations by creating an Americanshipping points up the inconsist­ owned runaway-flag fleet that op­ tive solution to the problem of laud as his beneficiary. The Cana­ encies in its maritime policies. On erates under the world's lowest runaways has been the world-wide dian District's Halifax agent trav­ the one hand it has professed sup­ standards and engages in cut­ boycott which has been considered eled to Newfoundland In the dead port for strengthening the econ­ throat competition with other ship­ by the International Transport- of winter to deliver the check, but omy of the free world—^which in ping. This American-endorsed workers Federation and its mem­ on arrival there he found that. Mrs. The SlU-contracted CitlEs Serv­ many cases, was expressed in out­ threat to world shipping consists of ber unions throughput the free King had just left for New York. ice Oil Company is reportedly After locating ]Mrs. King In this considering construction of an right aid for the expansion of their ships registered under the flags of world. However, the effectiveness merchant fleets. The US also has a Panama, Liberia, Honduras and of this approach has been sty­ city, Canadian District headquar­ atom-powered tanker, the maga­ mied by the restrictive legal inter­ ters forwarded the death benefit zine "Business Week" reports. Costa Rica. pretations which have thus far pre­ check to the SIU in New York Discussing the latest trends in To the American runaway opera­ vented implementation of the boy­ where it was tui^ed 'over to her. shipping and shipbuilding, in itstor who seeks Panamanian, Li- cott. March 29, 1958, issue, the publica­ berian or the other iilegitimate In 1955, the SIU Atlantic and tion said:, registries, the US gives a direct Gulf and the SIUNA-affil"So far, nuclear propulsitm is subsidy in theiorm of a 100 percent iated District Sailors Union of the Pa­ still considered too costly for; pri­ income tax exemption, plus exemp­ cific picketed the Liberian freight­ vate shipowners. Reports are that tion from manning scales, safety er Riviera following revolt Cities Service is thinking of build­ standards and all other require­ against -substandarda crew conditions. ing an atom-powered tanker. ments of legitimate shipping, with The unions were slapped with a Otherwise, it's the government— no questions asked. TAMPA—It has been a slow judgment for damages. In other In effect, the US has encour­ words, to proceed with a boycott shipping period for the men on with its combination passengercugo vessel and a nuclear-powered SAN FRANCISCO—Unions of aged and sustained a huge scab ap­ bould mean sapping the strength the beach in this port as there Were tanker—that's most active in this the SIU Pacific District have paratus to undermine its own fleet of the American seafaring unions. no vessels paying off. or signing on field." agreed to build homes for retired and those of its allies. This is It is Interesting to note that and only a hiandful of men got off members at the Marine Cooks and why the Seafarers International the governments of all legitimate the iii-transit vessels during the . The scuttlebutt in maritime cir­ cles is that Cities Service has been Stewards training site in Santa Union of North America, the AFL- maritime nations except the United last two weeks. ' Rosa. A joint venture of the Sail­ CIO Maritime Trades Department, States have reached maritime la­ The in-transit ships were the looking Into the engineering prob­ ors Union of the Pacific, the Ma­ the International Transportwork- bor's conclusion that the boycott Raphael Semmes, Azalea City, Fair- lem involved but no word is forth­ rine Firemen's Union and the MCS, ers Fedefatlou, and other maiilime or sanctions is the answer to the land (Fan-Atlantic); Del Santos coming from the company as to (Mississippi); Edith (Bull); Alcoa any final decision on the matter. the plan is an extension of an labor organizations of the free runaway problem. From the commercial standpoint, world have vigorously opposed the Pennant, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa) and earlier one put into operation by What the opponents of US policy the J. B. Waterman (Waterman). the belief Is that atom powep can the SUP in Wilmington on Decem­ US transfer policy since World will do at the conference in face There were no major beefs in be applied most successfully in a ber 7, 1952. The MCS training cen­ War II. of the US position is uncertain at evidence oh these ships. Port large supertanker. That is because ter has ample space for housingthis point, although it appears the Agent Tom'Banning report^. He every gallon of fuel oil that has to units plus recreational facilities EFFEaS OF conference will vote to censure the said the crews and delegates were be carried for bunkering ,1s one close at hand. Other retirement runaways. Certain is the fact that doing a good SlU-style job. US POLICY gallon less of cargo capacity. apartments were provided later With a nuclear plant, the carry­ by the SUP in Seattle and Portland. The effects of the transfer pro­ the United Statee has lost an op­ portunity to provide any claim to ing capacity of a supertanker can Located in or near port halls so gram on the American-flag fleet leadership that it might have as­ be increased considerably. that oldtimers are able to keep in ^re clear to see. In recent years, sumed at the coming conference Despite this belief, the only AprU 11, 1958 Vpl. XX> No. 8 touch with old friends and the sea­ the US-flag fleet has carried only of the International Labor Organi­ gestures made in that direction so faring life, each of the SUP effi­ 25 percent of US cargoes. The zation, which will also consider far in the United States consist of ciency units contains a kitchen, liv­ transfer program has cut the US the runaway issue. proposals by the Maritime Admin­ ing room and bathroom, fully fleet by several hundred ships, and In fact, any pretense the United istration, to convert a prototype furnished with all necessary gear. the runaways have already inonop-. States may make for elevating "Pipeline" class tanker to nuclear In addition, washing and drying olized bulk ore haulage and vir­ safety standards, manning scales PACt HALL, Secr*'^.-'y-l'*'M«ur«r propulsion—and no final decision machines are located in the build­ tually aU of the offshore oil trade, and other conditions will have a Herbert Brand, Editor. Bjcmard Sea­ has been made in this area. ing. man, Art Editor. _ Herman Arthur, plus making heavy inroads on pas­ hollow ring because of its sup­ Irwin Spivack, A1 Mhakin, John Brazil, Overseas, both the British and The Wilmington home, a block senger ship operations. If the 50- port for the imtoriously sub-stand­ Herman Makler, Staff Writers. BUI the Japanese have expressed keen from the SUP hall, is equipped 50 program were discontinued, it ard runaways.'^ As long as the US Moody, Gulf Area Representative. interest in this form of propulsion with ah electric cart to help dis­ is doubtful whether more than a Government eontinnes to endorse Published biweekly at the headquarters for tankers, with proposals in both abled oldtimers to gst srcund. handful of unsubsidizcd American runaway regntricis as' a Icsph^ S* *!«# IJnlMn. *•. c&ustrisi^ thst an Undersea nuc'lear « Cult bistrlct. AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Rents are moderate, vai^g from Ships could remain in the offshore for escaping decent levels of lantic - | Avenue broakiyn az, NY. Yai, HVacinfh tanker be constfucted. $15 a month for those on disability trades. 9-MOe. Entered .at teeond class matter The British have a* design for wages, conditions and safety stand­ at the Fo(t OfNce In BreoMyb, NY, under or early retirement pension to .^0 From the standpoint of the ards, it v^l be in effect depresstag <«•'Act of Aug: H, 1»fS. one undersea tanker tb be.' ,Oper­ a month for. men on a full pension American worker, the transfer conations for seamen throughout ated remotely, with no actdsUcrew monthly plus Social Securify. program has meant the logs pf Abdliifd.'' Teamwork Speeds Canada SIU Benefit CS Reported Considering Atom Ship iv ItIf--. I-•• • IM'i'- -^ ' \W Plan Homes For Coast Retirements Tampa Still In Doldrums SEAFARERR LOG �SKAFARERS #^A»rU 11» IMS Fac* nvM LOG ROBIN SHIPS NOW SlU Court Rebuffs NMU; Union Certified On Last 3 Stiips The SIU's year-long figjht to repel a National Maritime Union raid on Robin Line ,ha8 ended in complete victory for the Union and Seafarers. Final con­ firmation of the SIU victory came on Monday, March 31, when an order was received from the National ously, the NMU had made claims "that its claim is buttressed Labor Relations Board in of "at least 80" Seafarers switch­ by anything more than the Washington certifying the ing over to the NMU. conclusion that, because it The NMU had attempted to win lost, the Board ignored the SIU as bargaining agent over Robin Line Seafarers by the record." on the remaining three "carrot and stick" technique of The Robin Line beef began one Robin Line ships, the shipboard pressure coupled with year ago, in April, 1957, when Support for SlU OS shown by members of tug Carteret paid off in new contract with $55 monthly wage boost for unlicensed men following earlier increase for officers. Shown here are (front, I to r) M. Bridges, C. Flowers; (rear, I to r) R. Rice, G. Needham, D. brothers, A. Melson. Win $55-Montli Boost In Willis HIWD Contract PHILADELPfflA—With a National Maritime Union raid attempt defeated, the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Di­ vision has been, able to negotiate a superior new agreement for unlicensed crewmembers-^ of the Willis tug fleet. A $55- ley pitch to the effect that the a-month base wage increase union shop in the Willis contract has been won for all deckhands and cooks' retroactive to January 1, 1958. plus other gains, Including coverage by the SIU's deep sea welfare plan. The new agreement is beijjg rati­ fied overwhelmingly, with crewmembers of the tugs voting four to one in favor In the nine-ship fleet. As a result of the $55 monthly raise, cooks' base wages are now $505 a month; ABS, $400; ordinary seamen on large tugs, $390; on •mall tugs, $360. Additional benefits won in the fleet include: • $40 a month bonus where more than one barge is towed. • Increase in travel allowance from three cents to five cents a mile when returning home after being relieved. • The right to reopen the agree­ ment on wages on July 1, 1958. •'Spelled-out hiring procedures and other fringe benefits. \ The agreement runs for a twpyear term, expiring on January 1, 1960. Last December, the SIU, repre­ senting deck officers, and the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers negotiated a similar agreement for the approximately 60 officers in the Willis fleet. Captains go to $720 a month by January 1, 1959; relief captains $684 a month and mates $648. In the engine depart­ ment the chiefs get $695 monthly; relief chiefs, $672, and assistant engineers $648. • All of the tugmen work a 20 days on-10 days off schedule. The SIU-HIWD signed a firsttime agreement with Willis in 1956 .after winning a National Labor Relations Board election over the NMU-affiliated United Marine Division, 69 to 2, With contract talks coming up, the NMU atr tempted to intervene despite its lopsided defeat of the year before, jyhe NMU's. entire case for inter­ vention was based on a Taft-Rart- was "illegal." However, the NLRB denied the NMU's bid, pointing out that there was nothing wrong with the agree­ ment. That decision paved the way for negotiations that had been held up because of the NMU's raid. Willis tugs run in the coastwise trade hauling bulk' paper north­ bound and general cargo south­ bound. Vacation $$ Are Payable After Death CHICAGO—A feature of the SIU Vacation Plan that treats vacation pay as earned wages in the case of a Seafarer's death has been ex­ tended to railway employees in a recent decision. The principle affecting railway workers was set down by a sevenman panel operating under the National Railroad Adjustment Board last week. The panel or­ dered vacation money of about $460 each to the estates of three Erie Railroad employees. The workers had died before taking the three-week paid vacation to which they were entitled. Under the SIU Vacation Plan, earned vacation pay based on time worked aboard ship, like earned wages, goes to the seaman's family or beneficiary in the event of death. Since the SIU vacation payment is based solely On per diem aboard ship, it is accumulated like wages, and is payable and taxable like regular wages. In the railway case, the panel said that even if an employee dies before taidng bis vacation, the company still has s "money obliga­ tion" to his heirs, ^he railroad had argued that the vacation clause in its contract xppUed only to living employeefc; :^ Robin Hood, Robin Trent and Robin Goodfellow. In addition, the NMU raid suffered another decisive setback in the Federal courts when Justice Sidney Sugarman, for the second time, ruled out an NMU attempt to overturn and/or block the SIU's certification on the Robin Line sMps. The immediate effects of the NLRB order are two: • It will put job openings on the Hood, GoodfeUow and Trent up on the board in SIU halls. Up until now, these jobs have been filled by the NMU, even after the SIU's smashing election vic­ tory. Jobs on four other Robin Line ships previously certified to the SIU have been shipping from SIU halls for several weeks now. • It clears the way for the opening of negotiations with Moore-McCormack, the owners of the Robin Line division, for a standard SIU agreement which will put an end to the cut-rate, "no overtime" features of the NMU agreement with which Sea­ farers have been saddled for many months. In certifying the SIU on the last three ships, the Labor Board upheld the findings of the New York regional director of the NLRB, Ivan McLeod. The latter had ruled, that NMU charges of "intimidation" and "fear" against the SIU were not valid and had no bearing on the outcome or con­ duct of the! election. The NMU charges were made, and trumpeted long and loud in the "NMU Pilot" after Seafarers on the Robin Line ships had gone down the line for the SIU 100 per­ cent in the voting and even won the allegiance of two NMU men aboard the Robin Trent. Previ- SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: April 16 April 30 May 14 May 28 . offers of NMU books free of initia­ tion fee and other supposed bene­ fits of an NMU agreement. (In this context It is interesting that the NMU itseU has been cited for intimidating voters in an election among workers of the Brooklyn-Staten Island Ferry, and an NMU vote victory has been voided accordingly. See story on Page 7.) The Federal court suit had been instituted by the NMU as part of its last ditch effort to salvage some­ thing out of the crushing defeat its raid had suffered aboard the ships. The NMU was seeking a court order to prohibit the NLRB from certifying the SIU on the last three ships and to overturn cer­ tification receivjed. on the Kirk, Locksley, Gray and Sherwood. Judge Sugarman ruled out the suit and then reinstated it on the ground that the basis for his origi­ nal ruling had been erroneous. SIU Intervened Then, after hearing oral argu­ ments from the NMU, the Board and the SIU, which intervened in the suit. Judge Sugarman ruled that the NMU had no basis for its objections. "The NMU has nowhere in record indicated," he ruled. Moore-McCormack purchased the Robin Line which had been SIUccntracted since 1941, and set it up as a separate division. On April 29, 1957, Curran informed his membership at the NMU head­ quarters meeting that "if MooreMcCormack buys the line . . . they're going to carry NMU mem­ bers, or else." Deal Worked Out Subsequently, an arrangement was worked out between Mooremack, the NMU and the American Merchant Marine Institute which was believed to be a foolproof way of getting the SIU out of the pic­ ture. The deal called for Mooremack to notify the SIU that the NMU agreement applied to the ships and that Seafarers would be replaced, as they left their jobs, by NMU men. The obvious nature of the pro­ gram was a campaign of attrition against SIU men on the ships. It was hoped that sooner or later, through illness, injury, or exhaus­ tion, Seafarers would leave the ships, one by one, and be replaced by NMU men, giving NMU control of the fieet. The authors of the arrangement, including at least one Washington (Continued on page 15) Latest SIU Benefit —Free £yeg/asses A new benefit, free pyeglasses, will be available to Seafar­ ers, starting on June 1. The new benefit was approved at last week's meeting of the trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Under the benefit Seafarers annual diagnostic examinations at who need eyeglasses will be SIU Health Centers. able to secure them free of charge at selected optical centers in the ports of New York, Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans. Arrange­ ments are also underway for a similar set-up In. San Francisco to take care of West Coast Seafarers. Details Not Final Final procedure under the new benefit has not yet been worked out, but in all -probability, the Sea­ farer will be able to get a prescrip­ tion filled, free of charge, for one pair of glasses at the center serv­ icing the SIU'Welfare Plan, after he has obtained his prescription from the Public Health Service, or from a private oculist or optome­ trist if he prefers to go to the latter. The centers are being selected on the advice of Union Opti­ cal Service which has long been active in providing low-cost optical services to union members through a number of union welfare plans. By providing free eyeglass serv­ ice, the Welfare Plan closed a gap in the medical care program for Seafarers. At present. Seafarers are entitled to make use of the Public Health Service hospitals for both medical and dental care, and, to addition. are - entitled to Details as to the names and the locations of the optical services will be carried in the SEAFARERS LOG in advance of the June 1 starting date of the service. Matson Speeds Container Plan SAN FRANCISCO—Matson Nav­ igation is proceeding with plans to use cargo containers on its Ha­ waiian Island service. Company president Randolph Sevier said Matson's new approach to cargo handling would feature aluminum containers 24 feet long, 8 feed wide and 8V^ feet high. The Matson ships are manned by SIU Pacific District unions. The use of containers was pio­ neered on the East and Gulf Coasts by the SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Co., which Operates trailerships in the intercoastal serv­ ice between the US and Puerto Rico. Its value in cutting cargo handling costs and reducing pilfer­ age and breakage promises io pro­ vide additional uses. �SSAFARBRS NMU's Idle MenBucking Big Register Based on its own figures, there's more than meets the eye regarding shipping conditions in the National Maritime Union today. The figures show that the top seniority NMU man generally has to be conditioned to a long stay 'im the beach before he can be sure of throwing in for a job and making it. The March 27, 1958, issue of the "NMU Pilot" offers this comparison with the SIU's cur­ rent shipping report: • The SIU shipped 8 jobs for every 7 top seniority (class A) men registered on the beach In a two-week period. • NMU ships 3 jobs for every 24 top seniority men on the beach In a similar period. 8,700 On Beach The ratio is based on "perma­ nent" jobs shipped, according to the "Pilot" report. Given the ben­ efit of the doubt, with "relief" and "re-ship" jobs thrown in, the NMU ratio becomes 3 jobs shipped for every 12 top seniority men on the beach. The actual NMU figures: 1,120 "permanent" jobs, 553 "re­ lief" jobs and 413 "re-ship" jobs, for a total "shipping" of 2,131. Group one (top NMU seniority) on the beach: 8,747. The figures go a long way to ex­ plain rising dissatisfaction in the NMU over shipping procedures. All in all, as SIU men have known all along, on contracts, wel­ fare, feeding, representation and other matters, the NMU is usually far behind. IOC April 11, IfM From March 19 To April I, 1958 SIU shipping held steady during the past two weeks, due to the heathy ratio of jobs available compared to the number of men registered on the beach. Figures for the past period show three SIU men shipped for every seven top seniority men on the beach, or almost one man shipping to two remaining. At that rate there could be a complete turnover of class A men on the beach in the coming four weeks. A total of 974 jobs were shipped in all departments, and there were 2,143 class A men on the beach at the end of the period. Registration totalled 1,015. The breakdown by departments shows 350 shipped on deck, 328 In the black gang and 296 in the steward department. Five ports shipped more men than in the previous two weeks. Even though New York and Baltimore both dipped, along with New Orleans and Houston they accounted for over 70 percent of the A&G District's shipping. Boston, Philadelphia and Norfolk were the others that listed increases. The rest declined. Under the new reporting system in this issue, the summaries below give a man in any department the complete picture on his depart­ ment, seniority class and job group in all ports. In addition, the number of men registered on the beach is listed in the same fashion. It all adds up to a healthy job picture not only for the top seniority (class A) seaman in the SIU today, but for class B seniority men as well. Men coniing off riiip can also pick their spots by checking the", "registered on the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals. (Editwr's Note: The revised, detailed reports below were designed on the basis of aaembership snggestiona in letters and from the the ships. In the near future, to complete the picture, SID ship- ping will be repMted on tbe basb of men shipped in individual ratings, by seniority groups, in all departments. Comments and suggestions on this procedure are always weleome.) On the seniorlfy side, class B shipping rose somewhat to 30.5 perr cent of the total, while class A men shipped fell to 64 percent overalL Class C accounted for the remainder, though eight ports shipped no "C" men at aU. The following Is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New York: Steady . . . Philadelphia: Fair Balti­ more: Good ... Norfolk: Good ... Angelina and Val Chem should crew up . . . Savannah, Tampa Slow; only in-transits due . . . Mobile: Good . New Orleans: Should slow up; only four payoffs scheduled ... Lake Charles: Slow; no payoffs in sight . . . Houston: Only in-transits ex­ pected ... Wilmiagton. San Francisco. Seattle: Slow. DECK DEPARTMENT Registered • CIASS A Port Boston New York ..... Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk ....... Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 2 1 2 2 15 25 2 5 11 26 0 3 0 0 3 1 9 9 18 11 5 1 19 11 8 4 6 2 4 4 Registered CLASS B GROUP 2 1 0 3 10 1 0 0 2 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 8 1 2 8 0 5 1 S 0 14 2 9 2 1 0 3 7 1 8 1 3 3 Shipped CLASS A 3 0 8 2 16 4 0 1 2 6 2 11 3 3 4 GROUP 2 L 3 I 25 14 8 2 10 14 10 3 0 2 0 2 9 7 10 26 0 3 12 17 0 3 0 4 0 3 Shipped CLASS B 3 1 11 4 4 2 0 1 5 10 5 5 0 4 2 GROUP 2 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shipped CLASS C 3 1 5 0 13 2 0 2 0 14 4 15 0 1 0 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 TOTAL SHIPPED 3 0 3 • 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 A 5 50 14 28 15 2 3 17 46 8 34 3 8 5 CLASS B 4 9 0 34 4 0 2 1 24 4 23 0 1 0 c 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B All 9 62 14 64 19 2 5 18 71 12 57 3 9 5 GROUP 1 2 9 4 71 131 7 15 35 73 0 3 8 8 10 4 37 31 56 44 6 15 28 21 16 5 28 21 14 28 3 1 39 6 14 2 2 1 5 19 1 8 3 7, 5I GROUP 1 2 0 5 17 2 3 0 6 18 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 11 2 4 2 13 8 2 20 2 5 20 3 0 26 4 26 4 1 1 8 19 8 16 5 21 12 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port "All of the crew participated in the safety discussion held aboard the Topa Topa not too long ago," writes Luther E. Wing, meeting secretary. A num­ ber of possible changes were suggested In the Interest of cut­ ting down the accident rates aboard SIU vesWing sels by preventing their occurrence. Boston New York ..... Philadelphia ... Baltimore ...... Norfolk ....... Savannah ...... Tampa Mobile ........ New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 1 2 3 4 15 27 8 0 25 4 1 1 2 4 0 4 6 4 2 23 1 5 8 19 3 1 2 6 0 10 3 1 6 0 4 1 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 3 3 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 0 1 2 9 0 i 6 24 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 15 0 3 0 4 2 1 GROUP 3 1 2 0 1 4 20 6 4 10 2 4 2 23 2 0 9 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 14 1 2 9 4 24 5 2 2 17 3 9 0 0 2 0 3 - 2 0 3 9 K::: \mM- Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 1 2 0 1 2 0 3 4 0 0 1 IS 2 16 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 11 7 0 0 3 10 11 2 0 3 1 0 0- 3 0 1 4 GROUP 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 9 0 . 2 : : .?4 0 9' 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 1 0 1 2 0 9 0 0^ 9 ; 9 0 0 9 0 9 0 0 9 0 TOTAL SHIPPED A 5 30 16 27 12 3 2 17 37 9 29 2 5 3 CLASS B 3 7 1 31 8 0 1 5 18 3 23 4 3 5 C 0 9 0 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B AU 8 46 17 64 20 3 3 23 58 12 52 6 8 8 GROUP 1 2 5 10 60 119 0 30 9 76 1 1 2 14 0 10 15 28 80 12 5 9 10 32 4 9 9 37 1 21 3 1 12 0 8 1 3 1 6 6 0 3 0 0 2 GROUP 1 2 1 1 6 30 0 3 5 25 0 2 0 .1 0 2 3 7 f 12 0 3 3 22 0 11 17 2 4 15 3 3 17 3 16 2 1 1 6 8 9 8 1 15 10 STEWARD DEPARTMENT a- Some of the suggestions offered, outside of needed repairs, were readily apparent. One was that warning signs be placed on engine room doors that open into the pas­ sageways, while a member of the steward department suggested that handrails be installed in the show­ ers to afford a grip in rough weath­ er. These minor jobs could be easily done, and may help prevent many an accident in the future. $ » « As an aid to the SIU Welfare Services Department, suggested Ed Nooney at a re­ cent meeting aboard the Armonk, a standardized form should be made up pertaining to the interest of a Seafaring broth­ er who. has been hurt or fallen ill Nooney at sea. Nooney submitted his suggestion as a mo' tion which was unanimously acceiitfd by the rest^ thej^evr. 3 1 5 1 13 2 0 1 3 4 5 7 2 1 4 Shipped CLASS B Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle TOTALS DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAL GROUP 1 2 0 1 21 4 2 2 5 8 2 0 3 0 4 0 10 2 14 0 1 0 5 0 2 1 9 2 5 3 Skipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 11 17 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 8 7 1 2 9 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 7 3 0 0 9 9 13 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .. lo 4 I 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 3 3 33 3 10 0 0 4 8 20 1 8 5 4 4 Roistered Registered CLASS A CL ASS B Shipped CLASS B 3 1 26 8 9 0 1 5 14 31 2 10 2 0 6 Shippied CLASS A GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0 s 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 1 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C 3 2 4 0 19 4 0 0 3 17 4 16 2 0 4 GROUP 3 1 2 0 1 1 6 9 1 9 9 9 7 0 9 3 9 9 0 0 9 0 9 ' 9 9 9 9 0 0 11 0 0 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 0 9 ^ 9 9 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED A 2 47 12 19 3 1 5 18 SO 3 15 S 1 6 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP C AU 1 B 2 2 6 4 2 2 7 58 67 36 . 4 0 7 0 ^ 42 22 19 7 45 46 13 8 1 12 2 9 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 5 19 2 3 0 21 34 12 17 11 78 34 4 5 4 2 . 9 3 16 0 7 31 19 3 0 6 9 1 0 19 9 1 27 6 5 0 11 14 TOTAL . SHIPPED ^LASS GROUP GROUP GROUP , GROUP GROUP B 2 3 A 3 1 2 3 12 12 3 1 2 3 1 238 106 0 0 6 10 39 57 79 127 54 6 54 49 62 63 121 4 12 197 112 44 64 3 43 145 29 13 30 4 67 49 32 135 2 0 28 185 81 4 2 75 82 24 103 2 18 115 7 74 52 4 46 620 299 204 29S 186 21 123 188 147 274 m 18 85 196 8 J GROUP 1 2 9 9 1 2 0 9 4 4 1 • I 9 9 0 1 9 1 9' 1 9 9 1 3 1 2 2 3 9 1 2 11 6 29 i 9 2 16 28 9 13 S 29 29 Registered 0n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C AU 1 2 3 1 - 2 3 6 350 268 457 113 22 128 151 19 328 133 446 43 26_ 151 100 30 296 298 107 278 11 18 184 88 974 699 1919 434 59 a . ; S29 3 6 90 8 24 0 1 9 21 71 1 11 5 22 9 2143- 297 495 �«';-S3SWiS!53iBB5^l^;i![p^«K«aBS*=^3^'J??;?^'^.'-' Mi 11. itit SEAFARERS LOG Pase PIT* PR Strike Makes Trailer ship Return MOBILE!—^Waterman's lift-on, lift-off trailership Bienville has returned here from Puerto Rico with her cargo still aboard after members of the International Brotherhood of Long­ shoremen refused to unload t'— the vessel and tied her up for being put out of work by the in­ 27 days. The cargo will be stallation of bulk sugar loading. Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers v;ith beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether they have a proper mailing address onJile with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Under the new system, sugar is transferred to the conventional cargo ship, Monarch of the Seas pumped through pipes directly into the holds of the ships. Load­ which will return It to San Juan. Fearing the loss of many long­ ing through pipes not only cuts shore Jobs all along the Puerto the costs on Jute bags, but means Ricau waterfront due to increasing a considerable saving to the opera­ mechanization, IBL men refused to tor in wages paid to longshore unload the vessel and demanded a labor. A 55-cents per ton special tax on work guarantee that the company bulk-loaded sugar has been estab­ would continue to hire the lished to finance a $1 million "Spe­ full complement of longshoremen, Knot ships Rose Knot and Timber Hitch ore shown at anchor. checkers and foremen, at least un­ cial Compensatoiy Fund." Rescued man fell between the two vessels and was saved when Payments to be made to the dis­ til their present contract expires. Seafarers braced ships apart with their bodiM. Puerto Rico Governor Munoz placed workers vary with the port SEATTLE—^As has been pre­ Marin bad offered proposals call­ involved. Maximum payments will dicted, the port failed to pick be made for 78 weeks in small ing for the payment of full wages up and continued on the slow side. to lald-off workers for a six-month ports where longshoremen may not There was only one ship, the Re­ be able to find other waterfront period and 50 percent of wages for becca (Intercontinental) paying off an additional 12 month.?. Payments work, while payments from 12 to and signing on during the past pe­ 24 weeks will be made in San Juan would be made whether the laid-off riod. woikers got other employment or where there is a greater oppor­ In transit were the Yorkmar, Caltunity for similar employment. not. The new service would slash mar and the Pennmar (Calmar). At present, Puerto Rico has no longshore labor by 75 percent, system of unemployment insur­ There was a small amount of dis­ from some 168 men required on a RECIFE, Brazil—A group of Seafarers who bodily held C-2, to 42 men on the ance. Such a program Is now being puted overtime and a few minor apart two ships to prevent them from crushing a technician conventional set up, but payments will not be repairs, but all were settled satis­ trailership. factorily. who fell between them have earned a special commendation Earlier last month Marin bar­ made until 1959. for their life-saving efforts. gained with sugar interests for the The night-time maneuver was out of commission for two establishment of a fund to make Keeping In Touch: was credited as largely respon­ weeks from a kneecap injury sus­ payments to some 2,000 longshore­ men and 700 sugar mill workers sible for saving the life of Robert tained during the rescue. S.; Farmer, a technician on the SS Rose Knot, one of the Knot ships chartered to the Suwannee Steam­ ship Company, The Rose Knot was docked in Trinidad alongside the The SIU disability-pension benefit is now providing cover­ Timber Hitch, another company age for Sedferers, who because of various infirmities, who ship, at the' time. are no longer able to work on SIU ships. The $150 a month 'Seafarer K. J. Hannaford said benefit is the most generous in the maritime industry. For men over that when some of the crew heard WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Board has recalled 65 who are also eligible for US Social Security benefits, the total in­ Farmer yell for help at about 11:30 the last of the Government-chartered ships it had let out to come can mount up to as much as $312 a month. p.m. "one man let go the forward American Coal Shipping. The Thomas Paine was recalled in In" addition, the .Seafarer receiving the benefit is also eligible for lines while four others kept the full coverage under the Seafarers family hospital and surgical plan. the course of the FMB's-* ship from closing in on him." Both the National Maritime Un­ That means he, his wife and his dependent children, if any, can obtain Meanwhiie, Seafarer Mike Machel monthly charter review. Five ion and the company have asked hospital and surgical benefits. He and his family are also eligible to dropped a line to Farmer and other ships had been recalled the National Labor Relations Board use the facilities of the SIU Health Center. In the event of the dis­ earlier. hauled him up. for an immediate election on the abled Seafarers' death, his family is entitled to the $4,000 SIU death The action leaves the once-amAn all-around commendation benefit. from the company fmr the Rose bitous coal-carrier with one com­ Miner. In separate communica­ Aside from the 103 men now on the list, more mm: Knot's crew said: "We wish to con­ pany-owned Liberty, the Coal tions, the two have asked the Seafarers have been covered since the benefit was NLRB to disregard its policy of Miner, on the grain run. gratulate you upon your prompt first instituted in 1952, but have since passed away. not ordering elections while a and efficient rescue of this gen­ One of the Seafarers now on the disability bene­ charge of favoritism towards one tleman and your willingness to lend fits list is Seafarer William £. Lake of Boston of the unions involved is still pend­ your assistance in restraining the who has been a member of the SIU since its ear­ ing. Timber Hitch from crushing (him). liest beginnings in 1938. Lake, who is 69 years - SIU Charges We can assure you your prompt old, had to stop sailing back in 1952 because of a The SIU has such a charge pend­ action is appreciated ..." kidney ailment. He spent 42 years at sea, most ing that the company has favored Hannaford, one of those involved. of them on coastwise and nearby-foreign passenger the NMU, plus individual charges runs when those operations were a big item in US Lake dealing with a number of firings merchant shipping. of SIU men off the Coal Miner. Lake shipped regularly out of New York, Baltimore and Boston The Coal Miner was originally in those years and now makes his home in the the Chian Trader, an NMU-manned Massachusetts capital. ship. When it was sold to Ameri­ Seafarer Thomas Maynes is one of several young­ can Coal, six NMU members re­ er men on the disability-pension list. He was mained aboard and the others were disabled by the onset of blindness in 1956 at the replaced. age of 45. Court Order Rejected by the US Army in 1940, Maynes After the SIU made its Initial started shipping out of the old Stone Street SIU GENEVA—^By the hair-thin mar­ charge of discrimination against hall that year on the Calmar Line, and sailed gin of one vote, the 87-nation con­ the company, a Federal court order regularly until forced to call it quits 16 years ference on the Law of the^ Sea has Issued . in February, 1957, estab­ later. During that time the worked as cook and approved the principle of Innocent Maynes lished the seniority hiring proce­ steward. passage through straits connecting dure in the company. The court the high seas with the territorial One of the sailing ship yeterans on the benefits list is Seafarer order specifically gave the six waters of a coastal state. The John A. Axelsson who is now 70. Axelsson's sea­ NMU members permission to re­ .change, which was approved by a faring career began way back in 1906 on a Scan­ main aboard the Coal Miner, giving ,Vote of 31 to 30, legalizes passage dinavian bark. He worked for various European of shipping through the Straits of the NMU a built-in edge on that shipping companies until .1917 when he caught vessel. Tiran into the Gulf of Aqaba and an Army Transport vessel under the American the Israeli port of Elath. Five of these NMU men are still fiag. aboard the ship. In the course of The Arab natiqps and the Soviet He too became a member of the SIU when it the company's operations a num­ Union voted against the change. was first formed in 1938, and is proud that ha ber of Seafarers who obtained I)gypt and Saudi Arabia, which are helped man merchant §hips in two World Wars on opposite sides of the Gulf, have berths on the Coal Miner while and stuck with the seafaring life through the both claimed that the straits are competing for the 22 open Jobs worst of the lean years in the '20's and Axelsson territorial waters and therefore were later fired by the company '30's. should be barre^to Israeli ship­ on a variety of trumped-up ping. charges. Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ The SlU-manned tanker Kern The Coal Miner firings are still sion consist of the following: SHORE WEAR I SEA GEAR Hills was the nrsi deep-sea tankthe subject of SIu unfair labor Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, SEA GEAR I SHORE WlAR Ship to go into Elath following the practice charges before the Board, who have 12 years' seatime, plus the standard 90-day eligibility re­ stationing of United Nations forces and the Union maintains that the quirement, can apply for and receive the benefit. The seatime has in the area. Other ships, both Seafarers who were victims of to be with SlU-contracted companies. Israeli and foreign vessels, have company-NMU discrimination are Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and also have the 12-year -bfeen using the straits since the end entitled* to protection of their in- seatime requirement plus the standard 90-day eligibility provision, of the brief Israeli-pgypt war in terestsj before an election is or­ can also obtain coverage under this benefit. November, 1856. dered. » -a."*! ^—"Si.—v.i( '' i No Pick-Up For Seattle Crew Holds Ships Apart, Saves Technidan's Life Paine, Last Of Coal Charters, Recalled WITH SIU OLDIIMERS — forSIU MEMBERS! Aqaba-Elath Ships Given Int'l Okay eveifiW/Meitv hmOINSEAGEAK AWSUPPBVIBAI^' FrmATOTNBR&H TDASCUvilESISR* AU-ATSREOAL. se4Q«srPRics I '.'i I " I your SEA CHEST 1 ^ •» '•J m • �SEAPARERS' Face fbc LOG Saigon Host To SiU Victorys Ex-Defense Dept Heads Buy Up Shipping Combine A group of former high officials in the US Defense Depart­ ment with powerful financial backing have bought up the huge 60-ship fleet owned or controlled by Marine Transport Lines, and added it to their" when Trinity Tankers was set up, runaway holdings. the flnancial arrangements behind With their prior holdings of the new Oswego Shipping Corp., eight runaway-flag tankers, they which will operate Marine Trans­ now have a vast fleet split between port, are shrouded with secrecy. At American-flag and runaway opera­ the time Trinity was set up, the tions. The three principals in the "Government alumni" group also undertaking are former Defense found it unnecessary to sell stocks Secretary Charles E. Wilson, ex- or bonds to the public, implying president of General Motors; for­ that the huge undertaking had the mer Deputy Defense Secretary backing of a powerful domestic Roger Kyes, a GM vice-president, corporation — presupiably the un­ and Lee White, former assistant named oil company which gave Coeur D'Alene Vlciory (left) and Ame* Victory, both owned by Vic­ secretary of the Air Force. Trinity charters on ships it had tory Carriers, showed up in Saigon at same time. Meeting not yet built. Tax Loophole was occasion for reunion of SIU men off the two ships. Picture White, who was chairman of The three ex-officials are thus by John Holobosici, 2nd assistant engineer on the Ames. exploiting a tax loophole in their Trinity and now becomes president foreign operations to escape sup­ and chairman cf the Oswego Ship­ porting the Government in which ping, would only say last week that it was "a multi-million dollar they held top office. Two years ago, Kyes, White and deal." He said the flnancing was WASHINGTON—New and more severe restrictions in im­ the present US Secretary of the arranged by a New York bank and Treasury, Robert B. Anderson, the University of Chicago. The ports of oil have been announced by President Eisenhower. formed Trinity Tankers, whose University will be a part owner of The new ceiling involves a reduction in average daily imrunaway-flag ships will now be in­ the new company. irts to the East Coast of S?,-"*"" tegrated with Marine Transport's Not A Surprise at least, there should be a corre­ v/orld wide operations. Although the transaction had 00 barrels daily with the sponding increase of tanker activ­ Anderson, a former Navy secre­ been expected for some time limit now set at 713,000 barrels ity In the coastwise trade. tary and Kyes' successor as Deputy among industry circles, its comple­ a day. Foreign oil is cheaper than US The oil Import ceiling Is volun­ Defense secretary, presumably re­ tion at this time, with the world oil because of the high cost of de­ tary, but most importers have com­ linquished his Trinity holdings shipping market in a depressed when he moved into the Treasury state, was considered significant. plied with it under the threat of veloping new US oil sources. With spot last June. Ironically, Ander- Indications are that there will be compulsory curbs if they failed to most major US oilfields already ' son, as the top Government official no major changes in Marine Trans­ do so. The basis for the action is tapped, US oil exploration is run­ handling US monetary and tax ports' present operations, except that the national security is being ning into an increasing number of policies today, operated runaway- that its foreign-flag services will endangered by over-dependence on dry holes,|>lus the fa'ct that drilling flag ships as a means of by-passing be consolidated under Trinity foreign oil which discourages oil costs are higher here. US tax laws. Wilson, in turn, has Tankers. The US segment of the exploration in the US. The oil Import restrictions have become Anderson's replacement in fleet is under contract to the Na­ The effect of the program is to been criticized as promoting more the enterprise. tional Maritime Union. Most of the reduce tanker runs from Venezuela rapid exhaustion of limited US oil Duplicating the 1956 situation, ships are specialized bulk carriers. and the Persian Gulf. Theoretically, reserves. Oil Import Curb Stiffened April 11, IfSl Canada SIU Wins Boosts In Montreal MONTREAL—^Retroactive wage increases that will net crewmemhers about $1,000 a man in retro­ activity alone have been negotiated by the SIU Canadian District for harbor craft workers employed by the Montreal Harbor Board. The pace-setting agreement, featuring increases in wage and overtime rates and other major gains, covers crewmembers of two tugs and workers -on crane and dredging equipment. The pact provides two full years retroactivity for tug employees and one year for crane and dredge workers. It represents the first increase the tugmen have had in four years. Crane workers have received annual salary increases. The agreement provides for Jan­ uary 1, 1957, wage rates ranging from $328 a month for crane fore­ men to $235 for fire watchmen. Wages for the same ratings were increased on January 1, 1958, to $357 and $257, respectively. Hourly overtime rates have also been' in­ creased by more than 22 to 44 cents an hour. The agreement provides for in 40 hour work week, with overtime rates for work performed on Sat­ urdays and Sundays. < The . tug settlement represented a 271^ pwcent wage increase, plus four hours guaranteed overtime. Know I, Come Back f . . " •.1 -I' - -. Safe and Sound jf-:' .--it-- '-X' • "• .r'-' li t Vi.V ^ yd. J'r ll't not only your own skin that's at stake when you risk Injury aboard ship. There are others who count on you to "come back .,. safe and sound" at the conclusion of a voyage. "If you are married, there are your wife and children who depend on you as their breadwinner. Or perhaps there are your parents for whom you^ may fill the same role. Then there are your own shipmates who often have to bear the strain and burden of caring for an Injured crewmember, and the Union to which you belong, which Is deeply concerned with your health and well-being. For all of these, and most of al| for yourself, safe practice on the job Is a "must" for every Seafarer. I I' 'i-U .L'j'. /- �im - • ^•' ''x' ' . J- " SEAFARERS LOG Pac* Sewtm ¥01% DOLLAR'S WORTH Hawk Heads fwr Hurt in Blast Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius How To Stay Out Of Debt no M'time Delegation With average wages down and unemployment up the recesssion is A delegation of maritime labor aggravating wage-eamerg' financial problems, to put it mildly. If you've representatives headed by John been affected, the big danger Is that by the time the recession is over you may end up so heavily in debt it may take years to pull yourself Hawk, SIU of NA secretary-treas­ out. This is a situation in which working people start borrowing from urer, will leave shortly for Geneva one lender to pay another, and become obligated for heavy interest for a conference of the Inter­ national Labor Organization, ready payments. So far, Social Security payments, unemployment, compensation and to support resolutions calling for oth^r Qovernment payments have taken up about hfilf the nationwide upgrading of standards on imndrop in wages. Social Security especially is proving to be a life-saving away-flag shipk The April 29 conference will cushion for older workers as they are laid off or work only part time. But debt problems are beginning to brew for many families, espe­ meet in an atmosphere of greater cially as their unemployment compensation runs out. Here- are the urgency surrounding this problem with both management and labor facts this department found in a survey: delegations from European nations Banks throughout the country are experiencing an increase in in- prepared to take a strong stand oh Btallment-collection problems and a rise in auto repossessions, the the runaway issue. However, the American Bankers.Association reports. US labor delegation will be handi­ Despite second degree burns, Seafarer R. G. Pouliot is relieved to More people are borrowing tnoney. Personal loans from, banks In­ capped by the support given to the be safe and sound in tfie Norfolk Public Health Service Hospital. creased over ten percent in the last 12-month period on record. More runaways by the US government He was injured in fireroom explosion aboard the Madaket. people are borrowing on their life insurance, too, the Institute of Life and by US shipowner represents Insurance finds. tives. NORFOLK—Seafarer R. G. Pouliot is recuperating at the People are finding it a little harder to pay back their-cash loans as Labor Backs Revisions Public Health Service Hospital here from second degree burns well lis pay 'their installment debts. Despite the position of the US Young families are believed to be in greatest distress. Not only do shipowners, the labor delegation suffered in a fireroom explosion aboard the Madaket. youpger workers laTik seniority when layoffs start, but they generally can be counted on to go down'the Pouliot was standing the 4-8 have larger families than the pre­ line for proposals calling for up­ watch in the engine room burns on the face, chest and arms. ceding generation, the least savings grading of manning scales, safety He was rushed to the hospital and the most debt. Three out of standards, wages and conditions when the explosion took place. where his condition was reported four young families with debts are for foreign seafarers, particularly A news report in the Norfolk "Vir­ as satisfactory. ginian-Pilot" said that a fire broke obligated for installment payments under the runaway flags. The explosion took place while equal to 10 to 40 percent of their Assisting Hawk, who has been out in the stack just before the the-Madaket was tied up at the take-home pay. ; Army Base. The ship was moved formally designated the labor dele­ explosion. If you do get into a financial gate by the AFL-CIO, will be ad­ Pouliot was knocked fiat by the to Lambert's Point for necessary crisis in this period, here are pol­ visers from various AFL-CIO sea blast and suffered second degree repairs. icies that may help protect you: unions, including John Fox of the 1—Use your credit union's help. SlU-affiliated Inland Boatmen's It can provide useful guidance and Union and Captain Roy Lurvey, service in a crisis. Masters, Mates and Pilots; W. A. 2—Beware of excessive Interest Furren, Marine Engineers Benefi­ charges and high fees exacted by cial Association, and Lane Kirkdebt consolidators and loaii com­ land of AFL-CIO headquarters. panies advertising "consolidation NMU Stays Away loans." The National Labor Relations Board has upheld the findings 3—Use fully the community re­ The National Maritime Union of its New York regional director that the National Maritime sources and services available to will not be represented at the con­ Union's United Marine Division had intimidated voters in a working families caught in an ference which has been jdescribed collective bargaining election as a jumping-off point for a con­ emergency. 1463, persisted after TWU Inter­ To the honor of the credit un­ certed international labor cam­ among employees of the 69th national President Michael J. Street Ferry. The Board has ions, they are not experiencing the paign against the runaways. The Quill informed the NMU national delinquencies and emergency borrowing some banks, insurance com­ NMU refused to name any of Its voided the NMU election win over office, and continued through Na­ International Longshoremen's representatives as an ad^ser to panies and finance companies are encountering. tional Mediation and even after Association affiliate. In this crisis, the credit unions are doing the job they were designed Hawk. the arbitration decision in TWU's Insisting that Hoyt Haddock, its In another development, the favor." to do, reports John Short, treasurer of a large factory credit union. For one thing, they are battling the "consolidation loans" promoted by Washington representative, should NMU-UMD has had to halt its raid The ai<bitration decision was a small-loan companies by (1) educating members to the true costs of have headed the delegation, it against Transport Workers Union ruling by an arbitrator for the such loans (generally 18 to 30 percent a year) and (2), providing their refused to participate on any other Local 1463. The "TWU Express," AFL-ClO's Industrial Union De­ terms. publication of the transport union, partment ordering the NMU to own consolidation loans at lower cost, generally 7-12 percent. If Haddock had gone, there said that the National Maritime cease raiding. When unemployment strikes, credit unions generally give you a blanket extension op ybur loans until you get located on another Job. would have been some doubts as to Union had agreed to desist from The 69th Street Ferry ruling by raid on the Delaware, Lacka­ the NLRB followed a finding b^ One credit union in a plant which has suffered a big cut has a good whether he represented labor or arrangement with the company personnel department on garnishments. management, since he Is also an wanna and Western Railroad after the New York office that the NMU Thei personnel office tips off the credit union if a worker is about to employee of the Labor-Manage­ TWU instituted a court suit. had created "an atmosphere of be garnisheed. The credit union -then tries to work odt a loan so the ment Maritime Committee, a regis­ The "Express" said the with­ fear among the employees and de­ worker can pay off the garnishment before it goes through. This keeps tered Washington lobby financed drawal "settled a dispute which prived them of their free choice It oiff his employment record. But if the garnishment already includes by major subsidized ship opera­ began last summer when NMU be­ of a collective bargaining . repre­ gan raiding activities in Local sentative." the interest of the old debt, as it often does, this maneuver costs more. tors. Yoii have to pay additional interest, even at the low credit union rate, on ithe Interest you already owe. . The additional fees are the big reason to avoid loan-company "con­ solidation loans," or pro-rating or debt-consolidation services. Even reputable debt consolidators charge fees of 12-15 percent of NEW YORK—A couple of the runaway ships that have come back under the US flag youjr debts: If you have $1,5()0 of debts, the fee .would run $180 to $22$. Thus you have a new debt on top of the old one. Some unscrupu­ have been crewed by Seafarers in the outports. SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bill HaU lous consolidators have been known to charge fees of as much as 35 reported. A number of others have also received permission to come back, but their disposipercent and themselves garnishee your wages if you don't pay them. tion is still uncertain. All a debt consoUdator can do for you is arrange with your creditors The' members in the hall to be crewed up again. Although kato Victory (Victory Carriers); to Dtretcb your payments, and work out an emergency budget. The the Carolyn (Bull) came out of Coalinga Hills (Pan-Atlantic), the budget allows you the minimum you can live on, so that thiere is some­ here cheered news that the idle status during the period, the Fairland and Citrus Packer (Water­ last three Robin ships have been thing left each week to pay your debts. This you may be able to do certified to the SIU. The mem­ Seatrain Louisiana went into lay- man). for yourself. up in a Hoboken .shipyard to even Signing on during the period If your creditors won't agree to stretch out your payments, you may bership and officials in headquar­ that score. were the John Kulukundis (Marbe able to enlist the family service or community service agency in ters, Hall ssid, wish to extend a There were 21 vessels paying off tis); William Carruth (Transfuel); your town, or your credit union, to persuade them it's better to get a hearty vote of thanks to-the Sea­ during the last twb weeks, nine Robin Locksley (Robin); Carolyn little each month than possibly nothing. But don't stretch payments farers on these ships for a job well sigqing on and 14 in-transit ves­ (Bull); Steel Fabricator (Isthmian); further than you need to. You have to -pay interest for a longer time. done. sels called into port for servicing. Mankato Victory (Victory Car­ It wasn't an easy job, he added, Air beefs on these ships were set­ riers); Citrus Packer (Waterman), If you have the kind of life insurance that has cash-surrender value, you can borrow on it. This is probably Jthe lowest-post loan you can considering the conditions they tled aod the vessels paid off clean. and the Alcoa Runner and Alcoa get. It's generally available at a true interest rate of 5 percent a year. had to sail under and the pressure Paying off were the Beatrice, Polaris (Alcoa). However, there are disadvantages in borrowing on your life in­ brought to bear by the NMU to Ines, Elizabeth, Frances (Bull); The in-transit vessels included surance, You must then pay both premiums and interest to continue have them fired, but they were Seatrain Georgia, New York, the Weliesley Victory, Steel Ad­ your insurance. willing to fight it out to keep Texas, Louisiana, Savannah, New miral, Steel Navigator, Steel Rover If you don't see your v.'s.y ts repaying ths loan soon, it may be less these ships under the SIU ban­ Jersey (Seatrain); Robin Kirk (Isthmian); CS B,»ltiinore (Cities costly to arrange for term insurance in the same amount and then sur­ ner. Robin Locksley (Robin); William Service); Raphael Semmes, Azalea : render your old policy for the cash value. This way you get your money Shipping for class A men in this Carruth (Transfuel); Fort Hos- City (Waterman); The Cabins (Terwithout interest charge and continue your Insurance at a lower pre­ port remained good throughout the klns (Cities Service); Alcoa Run­ mianl Tankers); Valchem (Heron); mium. If you borrow from a credit union, you generally are auto- period. At this time there are no ner (A 1 C O a); Steel Fabricator Alcoa Runner (Alcoa), and tha ma^cally provided with enough life Insurance to pay off the loam ships laid up over the lO-di^ limit (Isthmian); Michael (Carras); Man- Massmar (Calmar). • • • «-• • mm m m m m • m t L « a a• • • mm k I I a• • au * 4 I 'R. R • 4k k .a A • I \-m * • • m i NMU Tear' Drive, Raid Both Set Bark NY Hails Robin Line Victory -ky:i M m .'4'.*^ L �"•mp, WV Elfht 't-mm SEAFARERS -W-w'. April .>-/••-:••». ---tf - :'X'..v' r-,-1fM^r.-?4 Ji.ti ifci' • • : -i .7!^, ,f'- vr/%.' X."-' _r'''"'.-'- ii • -'JV -' ' r' f;;-; ',r •«, i'-i'' • •• -v.- S®-' • • - , u- • • '• V'V"The SlU-contracted Alcoa Sfeamship Co. is operoting full blast from its new terminal at Port Newark. Alcoa moved from its old site at Pier 6 Bush Terminal last August, leaving the Brooklyn waterfront to take advantage of spacious modern facilities on the Jersey side. ~ The new pier is cheek-by-jowl with facilities of the SlU-controcted Waterman Steamship Co., which was orig­ inally based in Brooklyn. With two niajor SlU operators doing business from Port Newark, the new facilities have emWged as a leading center of activity for Seafarers. What makes Port Newark so attractive to steamship operators is shown at the Alcoa terminal, which consists lot a, long pier with wide docking berths, ample shed space, open storage areas and facilities for trucks and railroad lines. Special features often lacking elsewhere are railroad tracks paralleling the stringpieces, permitting direct loading and discharging from snip to train, and an open area at the rear of the cargo sheds from which fifty trucks or more can load or discharge cargo simul­ taneously. The other highlight of the Port Newark terminal is its location on the Jersey side of the Hudson River. Cargo moving between the port and the South and the midwest travels directly into the terminal without crossing the Hudson h^'- Pictured here ore some of the operations at the pier and a few of the Seafarers on the Alcoa run. Aerial view of Alcoa terminal Jiighlights ample facilities foif docking, trucks. At upper right is edge of Waterman pief^and crane used to put trailers aboard tankers. t V*- • r. :-• |f'-' \T-^. ir.SlST- . i®". •. m-. Coinmercial truck body is loaded aboard the Alcoa Partner. Ship in rear is the Alcoa Pegasus. ; Hi-lo driver i^dfeii niece ^ .. ••••J �April It lMt SE4FABERS LOG Pape NIB* •m - % .• ' v.-;- . & Long line of trucks line up at rear, of Alcoa shed to load it into, cargo hold aboard Alcoa Partner. ;y.,i^:.:.tnd:diBdi«rge^cargo....." - 4^; tO:||!?W Yorfc.j^reyipuslj^ m �Fwa.Tm m. rf., n1^- • l^'.- SEAFARERS April.11, ifH LOG NY Jobless $ Rise Retroactive ALBANY—Seafarers employed by shipping companies with headquarters in New York State now qualify for state imemployment benefits up to a maximum of $45 per week. Most seamen should qualify for the maximum, bas^d on a weekly wage of $90 or more. In addition, the amended-^ law has a retroactive feature, already been started under the The bill covering the amended applying the new $45 rate law's retroactive feature, and ad­ benefits rate was signed by Gov­ back to July 1, 1957. Accordingly, Seafarers who collected NY bene­ fits any time after that date based on the old $36 maximum should have a retroactive check coming in the mails shortly. The retroactive checks will be sent to the same address where the benefits were sent previously. Thus, Seafarers who have changed their addresses within the state or left the state altogether should make sure their forwarding address is available at the old address or at the post office covering the area. State officials say payments have vise those Involved that they do not have to contact state unem­ ployment offices to get back pay­ ments. Those now applying for un­ employment benefits or still receiv­ ing them are being paid on the basis of the new $45 weekly rate. Seafarers employed By such com­ panies as Isthmian, Bull, Victory Carriers, Robin Line, Calmar and Cities Service, among others, can qualify for the NY benefits. Sea­ men qualify immediately if their ships are laid up or if they are required by contract regulations to leave their vessels. ernor Harriman shortly after the close of the state legislative ses­ sion last month. It was a compro­ mise between the Republican-controlled legislature and the Demo­ cratic administration. Gov. Harri­ man had vetoed similar bills three times previously because of objec­ tions' over methods of financing the increased benefits and the eligi­ bility rules for those getting the top $45 rate. FBI Seeking Here's How To Handle Man Reported Disputed OT, Other Beefs On^aterfront The SIU in its contract and in its Union operation has worked out a clear-cut procedure for dealing with shipboard beefs, whether they are of the overtime variety or deal with other items such as repairs, draws, feeding, shore leave and similar matters covered in the agreement. The step-by-step procedure is de­ signed to give every Seafarer the fullest possible protection of the Union agreement and also to make it easy for a Seafarer to get action on his beef. Suppose, for example, that the Seafarer puts in a claim for over­ time. Here's how the system works. • The Seafarer should put it down in writing. He keeps one copy of his overtime claim for himself and turns the other one over to his departmental delegate. • The delegate is obligated to turn over the overtime claim to the department head—the chief mate in the deck department, the chief engineer in the black gang or the chief steward in the galley. The del­ egate should feel free to advise the Seafarer as to whether he thinks it is a worthwhile beef or not. But even if the delegate feels the over­ time claim is no good, he should turn it in. • If the overtime is disputed by the department head, and the dele­ •r gate is unable to get it cleared, or even if the delegate agrees with the department head that the beef is no good, the matter should not end there. The written beef should be called to the attention of the patrolman at the payoff. UndeT'the SIU policy of settling beefs at the point of production, most' beefs will be settled on board ship at the payoff. In some in­ stances, the patrolman may be unable to settle the beef with the skip­ per or company representatives' because of a disagreement on the con­ tract. Or in another situation, the patrolman may feel that the beef, in his opinion, is not justified under the contract. Where there is a disagreement over interpretation of the contract, it is referred to a monthly clarifications' committee meeting at head­ quarters between SIU and employer representatives for settlement. Once this settlement is reached, it is then referred for membership action. 4> t 3^ In cases where the Seafarer feels that the patrolman is either wrong in his interpretation of the beef and/or is negligent in his representa­ tion of the Seafarer, the Seafarer then has the right, and the obligation as well, to take his case to the Union shoreside. While the following steps are generally utilized in handling any beefs, at all times every Seafarer has the right to take the floor at any membership meeting at any time on any issue he may desire to do so. This applies particularly to issues on which he feels he has not been satisfactorily represented. Subject to the Seafarers right to go to the membership, the follow­ ing procedure is the one that has proven to be satisfactory in handling shipboard disputes where the Seafarer feels he has not been properly represented by the patrolman who was at the payoff of his ship. • He should go to the port agent in the port in which his vessel is at and take up his beef with the port agent so as to seek a favorable opin­ ion and decision from the port agent. • If the Seafarer feels he did not get proper support from the port agent on his beef, his next step is to write to the secretary-treasurer at Union headquarters immediately. This letter should be sent registered mail so that the Seafarer and headquarters will have full verification of receipt of the beef. • The Seafarer, in this letter, should give full details pertaining to his beef, such as the name of the ship, the dates he was aboard, the nature of the beef, the patrolman and agent who handled it, and so on. • The secretary-treasurer's office will then handle the matter. This sometimes necessitates a meeting between headquarters' representatives and the shipowners. In other cases the beef can be settled without the necessity of such a formal meeting. On other occasions, headquarters might be in agreement with the patrolman and port, agent involved in the dispute. In such cases the Seafarer involved in the beef should take the matter to the floor of the membership meeting in the port in which he happens to be. In the last analysis, the final authority of the Union rests in the membership and in the membershli: ineating as spelled out in the Union constitution. As the membership knows, all contracts are submitted to, and voted upon, by the membership, in accordance with the constitution. Once the contract is ratified by both the Union membership and the ship­ owners^ the contract provisions are final and binding.t I 1<'I I . i! > • I"! ; - • j I li.3 I .l.< 1 < Si;( 1 J The Federal Bureau pf Investiga­ tion is conducting an intensive search for an alleged murderer whom they believe may be operat­ ing in some waterfront arek. Ac­ cordingly, '' FBI has nisde spe­ cific requests of maritime and waterfront publications such as the SEAFARERS LOG to publish his photograph and descriptive data SAVANNAH (S«a»raln), March —Chairman, 0. Oaipar* Secretary, H. Connolly. No baafa. Repair Hit aubmlttad and repairs made. Few houra diaputad ot. Report accepted. RION (Actlum), March 11—Chairman, A. Alaxandorf Sacratary, L. Wahlln. One man mlaaed dilp. Captain noluctant to put out American money In flrat forelsn port. Soma men cut abort on drawa when money waa due. Sufficient funda beUeved on ahlp to coTcr thla draw. COALINOA HILLS (Pan Atlantic), March St—Chairman, J. P. Forgetia; Sacratary, M. Oratx Jr. Everything running amoothly. Rumora about ataip going foreign. Sblp'a fund SIS. Soma diaputad ot. Quoatlon about palnt- JIto taken up with patrolman at payoff. One member refnaad taoapltal aUp by captain and alao reburaament ot two axtractiona. Lock on lldlay door to bo repaired to preTont aUmmlny. goo ataward about aalada.' LUCILI BLOOMPIILD (Bloomflold), March S—Chairman, A. Laxuroi Saorota.y, T. J. Schulti. Beef regarding atcak aettled aatlafactorily. LOGa to be aent to Holland. Delegatea to ob­ tain book numbera of crew membera in caaa ot lUneaa or miaalng ahlp. Captain requeata aU handa to be on ahlp one hour before aalllng. Shlp'a fund $1.60. New-delegate elected. Re­ move clothea from fldley. Delegate to keep potted on allotment arrival datea. AU minor repalra to be report­ ed before final day of trip. Vote of thanka to retiring delegate for iob weU done. USAP 1-41-1137 (Suwannee), March 1*—Chairman, J. Johnion; Secretary, C. McDanlel. No beefs. Everything running amoothly. No overtime aheeta. Crew keeping overtime on scrap pa­ per. Each member to contribute one doUar towards shlp'a fund upon ar­ rival. No letters to be aent to head­ quarters without memberahlp'a ap­ proval. New treasurer elected. Need perculatora for coffee and water pitchers: iron for crew. See Union about tranaportatlon reimbursement. Bed springs bad, need mattresses and lockers. Cooperation urged in keeping bathrooms clean. spraying and feeding - pumps to bo taken up with patrolman. Wiper in­ jured—checking Into marine hoapltal upon arrivaL 'Vote of thanka to stew­ ard dept. for exceUent food. Water rusty—tanks to be cemented and cleaned. Suggestion made to move tv Into spare room. Crew to clean rooms voluntarily. MICHARL (Carres), March 14 — Chairman, W. Bdelmen: Sacratary, S. Bayne. Need weUare cards for mem­ bera. Shlp'a fund SIO.90. Need supply of books for library. SBATRAIN NBW JERSEY (Scatrain), March 13—Chairman, Al Whitman Secretary, B. Hay. Beef about cold cabins. cooperation by mate and. engineers pertaining to repairs. Com­ pany hot cooperating to have bunks fixed to avoid tearing linen, made more comfortable for sleeping. Re­ port accepted. Present coffee pots inadequate—too small. Parts for larger pot not deUvered. Request three cof­ fee pots to avoid spillage. WESTPORT (World Tramping), Fab. If—Chairman, E. McCasksy; Sacra­ tary, C. J. Mitchell. New delegate elected. Everything running smoothly. Cooperation urged to keep mess room and recreation rooms clean. Sug<»s tlon to supply locks for doors on rol'n deck to prevent slamming. WESTPORT (World Tramping), March II—Chairman, B. C. Lynn; Sac­ ratary, R. McCulloch. Ships delegate resigned, due to working hours. Six hours disputed overtime. Three men logged. Bosun injured ffemoved by belic-optef to Royal Na-ral Hospital In ValetU, Malta. Beef about faulty fire equipment, crew, mesaman. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Screen doors need new wire. David Keegan so as to forewarn Seafarers and also to serve as a possible source of information' as to his where­ abouts. The man involved. David Daniel Keegan, sometimes known as Burt Williams, along with two other men, is charged with shooting a farmer, William Edwards, in his Iowa home on February 22, 1954. As Edwards was dying from the bullet wounds, the FBI reports, both his and his sister's plea for medical aid went unheeded. Kee­ gan and two accomplices are ac­ cused of taping her mouth and tying her to a chair while her brother lay dying on the floor. Keegan is a former Navy man and reportedly has expres%d a de­ sire to ship out on several occa­ sions, hence the concern of the FBI that he may be in some , water­ front area as a potential danger to Seafarers and other waterfront workers. He is 40 years of age, 5 feet 11 inches tall with black hair and protruding blue. eyes. The FBI has asked all wgterfront organizations to make known this information and for readers know­ ing of his whereabouts to notify the Bureau. (Normally the coverage of crime events and police reporting is out­ side the regular scope cf the SEA­ FARERS LOG. AB ezceptloB was made in this instance at the re­ quest of the Federal Bureau of In­ vestigation which Is keenly con­ cerned about Keegan's whereaboutsj . M, '• fs 'f.l] •iA WANO PIONRBR (North AllantIC Marina), March f—Chairman, M. VItallli Sacratary, M. Vltalll, Ship's del­ egate elected. Ship's fund S2.30. Con­ tributions will ba accepted to raise funds. 49 hours disputed overtime. Members of the crew to give 90c. each for ships fund to be used for com­ munications only. To see captain about painting and other repairs, also sougeelng passage ways. Ice boxes and mess rooms. Mess rooms, galley, pantry—exterminated for roaches. To see If some members of crew can be put on overtime to help exterminate ship. COASTAL SENTRY (Suwannee), March f—Chairman, M. Machel; Sec­ retary, R. Torres. Ship's delegate elected. Each department to submit list ot items needed for voyage. Sug­ gestion to purchase two irons for crews' use. Donations 39c. and up. eoVERNMENT CAMF (Cities Serv­ ice), March 13—Chairman, J. Chermaslne; Secretary. L. Melanson. Spoke to captain about radio antenna: bosun's mistreatment of deck crew; galley hot water heater: toaster needs adjusting. Some disputed ot. One member walked 6ff ship last trip be­ fore sailing time. Report accepted. Unjustified firing of ch. pumpman to BBNTS FORT (Cities Service), Feb. S4—Chairman, A. Hebart; Secretary, D. Sheehan. New delegate elected. Report accepted. Discussion on proparatlon of food. Help keep meaaroom clean. March 15—Chairman, D. Shaehan; Sacratary, R. Bennatt. No beefa. Bverirthlng running smoothly. New delegate elected. Coffee bags to be used instead of metal strainers. ALCOA CORSAIR (AlcoS), March IS •—Chairman, E. Delanay; Secretary, M. Phelps. No beefa. No disputed ot. A limited amount of cigarettes on board as per purser. Reports accepted. Treasurer will get good movies and keep projector In tip top shape. Books of previous movie director will be carefully checked. Communication regarding payoff read to membership. Personnel leaving ship to see doctor. Ice machine to be fixed. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to baker for delicious bread. All new men and B and C card men to check with boarding patrolman. No cash accepted after bar closes Sat. midnight. LONOVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 11—Chairman, DIAngelo; Secretary, T. Lewis. Good trip. Re­ palra conipleied. To maintain ciga­ rette prices. One member hospitalized at Bremerhaven. New delegate and reporter elected. Washing machine wringer to be repaired. Need new drain hose In washing machine. Deck quarters need painting. Repair list to Ira submitted. Keep bathrooms clean. Need some linen replacements, and additional linen. Longshoreman to be kept out of pantry and messrooms.Natives and peddlers to be kept out of passageways. CITRUS PACKER (Weter.man). March 13—Chairman, J. Dunlopi Sec­ retary, C. Rawllngs. No lumber aboard ship for J>ullding catwalk. Ship's fund S3. Some disputed ot. Fireman requested to report destroy­ ing property in his foc'sle. Fan placed in laundry room. Rotation schedule to be posted for cleaning bathrooms. •t !l". \- -:u FAIRLAND (Fan Atlantic), March IS—Chairman, None; Secretary, A. 'C. Beck. Letter on repair list read.Delegate reelected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. All soiled linen to be turned in. Discussion on food, menus, and cooking procedure: TV. Ship's fund S39. DEL SOL (Miss.), March 3—Chair­ man. J. Johnson; Secretary, W. H. Simmons. Everything running smooth­ ly. Captain would not lift logs. Ill­ ness in steward dept. Vote of thanks t<i pantryman for Job well done. Shlp'a fund S39. Purchased magazines for library. Arrival pool started. Few hotirs disputed ot. Logs to be dlscussed with patrolman as crew feels' they are unjustified. No new lOOs received. Motion that ship be stored for eighty days before aalllng foreign. Vote of thanks to radio operator for a Job well done. Purser must post list of draws and slop chest accounts prior to paying off. Brother requested different and smaller cuts, of meats. Vote of thanks to Brother Joseph W. Stocker for Job well done. ! •x. i 4 PORTO'CAU •t-tii. Ci .11' I. id'V'j 5 <.\ L'L J, 1'>;i. I iiOU �Avrd il, ItSS 3 T'<- SEAFARERS Th& Better T& See With' Save 1,287 From Boats As Horweglan Ship Burns -•fh-h'.-i ADEN—Twelve-hundred eighty-seven survivors of the Norwegian passenger ship Skaubryn were landed here after one of the most remarkable ship rescue operations on record. Only one man was lost after the ship, carrying a load of im­ tunately, the seas were calm at migrants to Australia, caught the time, a big assist In the suc­ fire some 300 miles off the coast of Somallland In the Indian ocean. The lone death resulted from a heart attack In a lifeboat. Two rescue ships, the British freighter City of Sydney and the Italian passenger UnefRoma, suc­ cessfully picked up the survivors who had taken to lifeboats when the Skaubryn caught fire as the re­ sult of an engine room mishap. For- ton T SIU HE4UH * Pare ElerM LOG CEAITER 5 WEEKLY ^;^^0^iPf)!4lBE^lEFlT ^AiEprr » . ' If Fi Int'l Trustee Handling All 88 Activity It'a been business as usual for members of Local 88, Masters, Mates and Pilots at the union's temporary offices at 225. Lafayette Street where the local union's trustee. Captain Roy D. Lurvey has been in charge of the local imion's affairs. The group of insurgents which seized control of Local 88's office by force four weeks ago ue still in possession of the premises. State Supreme Court Judge Ben­ jamin Brenner had Issued a tem­ porary restraining order against the insurgent group after they seized control of the offices at 105 Washington Street ordering them to vacate and turn over the union's propel^, records and assets to the trustee appointed by the Interna­ tional MM&P. The Insurgents won a stay of the order in the Appellate Division, but the stay was later modified to specify that the insur­ gents could not spend any of the local union's money or in any way disturb the union's property and records. This week trial began back on the State Supreme Court level on a petition for a permanent injunc­ tion against the insurgent group. At the same time, the trustee Is askin;g the Appellate Division to lift its stay so that he. can take over the local's regular offices. In the interim, all union business is being transacted at the Lafayette Street office by virtue of the fact that the contracts of Local 88 with Atlantic and Gulf District operators are Aigned in the name of the Internatiohal union. The completeness of SIU protection for the health and well-being of Seafarers was demonstrated last week when the SIU Welfare Plan added a new benefit, free eyeglasses, ef­ fective June 1 of this year. With the addition of this service, every possible personal medical need of a Seafarer is now taken care of in one form or another by the Plan and by the Public Health Service hospitals. The PHS set-up, as Seafarers know, provides both out-pa­ tient and in-hospital medical, surgical and dental care for Seaf^ers. The Union Welfare Plan has covered the rest by providing $21 weekly hospital payments for as long as the Seafarer is hospitalized, by setting up diagnostic health cen­ ters to detect and prevent Seafarers' ailments, by supplying free of charge such special aids as wheelchairs, artificial limbs and other devices where needed, and even by providing enter­ tainment for hospitalized /patients through regular movie showings and delivery of reading matter. The very survival of the Public Health hospitals in the face of repeated attacks by powerful forces determined to destroy them can be attributed in large part to the successful efforts of seamen, working through their union organizations. In this area of protection, the Seafarers Welfare Plan began back in 1950 with a modest $7 a week hospital benefit. The growth of the Plan in this respect, and in other welfare areas as well, is a favorable indication for the future. it t> t> US ^Sweetheart DeaP The United States, which has always boasted of its concern for wages and working conditions, finds itself way out on a limb at the current UN conference on sea law. It stands alone of all major nations in defending the cut-throat, low wage, tax-dodging operations of the runaway-flag ships. It is no credit to the Administration that it has gotten itself into this embarrassing corner. The fact remains though, that this country "asked for it," by preposterous leniency toward American shipowners who evade all the laws and standards simply by transferring title to their ships. Among these com­ panies are several industrial giants in the steel and oil indus­ try who see nothing wrong in tax-dodging. ^ For the last few- months, there has been much public furore over the ethics of the trade union movement, and much indig­ nation over "svveetheart" deals and other undesirable prac­ tices. But if there ever was a "sweetheart" deal, it is the one Uncle Sam has pulled off with the runaways. Perhaps as a result of the pressure being placed on the US by its closest allies, some steps will be taken to restrict the shenanigans of the runaway operators.. Such restrictions, would win back friends for the US abroad and be Orie of the biggest boosts ever given to thd tJS merchant marine. A Federal District Judge has or­ dered the reinstatement of an em­ ployee who was fired from her job for testifying before an Investiga­ tor of the US Dept. of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. Judge Thomas Madden ruled that Equit­ able Beneficial Life, Health and Accident Co. of Camden, N. J., violated the Fair Labor Standards Act in discharging former clerk Mrs. B. Linthlcum after she talked to the Department's investigator. He ordered her immediate rein­ statement to her former job, or the payment of $1,000 in lieu of re­ instatement. t The AFL-CIO Executive Commit­ tee has called upon Congress for an Immediate eight billion dollar tax cut to help end the business recession. "Trends since February indicate that unemployment is even higher" than it was last month and forecast a continued worsening of the economic picture. The call came shortly after the Senate acted on the second major anti­ recession bill, a measure calling for an additional $1,500,000,000 in highway funds to the states. Ad­ ministration experts are also con­ sidering a $1,850,000,000 housing bill, but are awaiting unemploy­ ment figures for March. 1" t 4" t. ^ t- The Teamsters Union, apparently standing In for the ousted Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union, lost to the AFL-CIO American Bakery & Confectionery Workers in a series of NLRB elections cov­ ering 11 plants in four southern states. The collective bargaining election Involved locals which had voted to shift from the expelled Bakery Union to the ABC. The elections covered seven plants in Memphis; one in Jackson, Ten­ nessee: Clarksdale, Mississippi; Winston Salem, NC., and Little Rock, Ark. The Teamsters received only 35 out of the almost 800 votes cast. The AFL-CIO Laundry and Dry Cleaning Union will be formed at a convention in Washington on May 12-14. The new union Is designed to replace the Laundry Wprkers International Union which' was ousted from the Federation for cor­ rupt leadership. The new Union, which represents about half the membership ef the old group, was formed from the Laundry Workers Council composed of directly affil­ iated locals that left the ousted unit. A call has been sent to some 75 locals representing between 50,000 to 60,000 members to( take part In the convention. cessful rescue operation. The 9,876-ton Skaubryn was jampacked with Immigrants from Eu­ rope headed for a new life in Aus­ tralia. It had left from Bremerhaven and the majority of its pas­ sengers were German and Scan­ dinavian. The City of Sydney was first on the scene and soon found itself packed full of survivors like a sub­ way train. When the Roma arrived,' a second transfer was made from the rescue vessel to the more spa­ cious Italian liner. The rescue was all the more re­ markable in that It took place In an area which Is relatively lightlytraveled by merchant ships. Australian Government repre­ sentatives are arranging for em­ ergency transportation for the Imjnigrants. One load of 300 passen­ gers were taken on by the British liner Orsovia last Sunday and others are leaving Aden as soon as shipping can be found for them. The Skaubryn, still afire, sank after an attempt by a British navy frigate to take her under tow. •J--- j M Lunch Hour? Not Ih Open Shop State SAN FRANCISCO—The effect of a "right-to-work" law on a work­ ing girl was clearly demonstrated to a member of the Department Store Employees Union while working in Arizona last year. Miss Leona Wolf, a salesgirl, re­ cently returned to work in a San Francisco specialty shop under the standard union contract. She works a five-day, 40-hour week at $1.60 an hour, plus commissions and overtime. The union contract pro-, vides for paid vacations and holi­ days, a welfare plan and job secur­ ity. But this was a far cry from working under Arizona's compul­ sory open shop law. From April to August, 1957, Miss Wolf worked in three stores In Phoenix, Arizona. In her first job she was paid $40 a week for 45 hours. When she was made as­ sistant manager she received a pay boost, to $50 a week, but was hit with a six-day, 48 hour week. Her lunch period was 20 minutes and there were no relief or coffee breaks. Having had her fill there. Miss Wolf went to work In a "class" women's shop where the lowest priced garment was $22.50. Condi­ tions were better there, she said. Her lunch period'was a half-hour. A coffee break? "You are in Phoe­ nix now and we make our own rules. If you take a coffee break, don't bother to come back," she was told. In her third job. Miss Wolf was an assistant manager, or buyer. But she had to put In ten hours a day, six days a week with a half hour for lunch. In addition to this, she had to close out difficult sales for the other girls, did janitorial work and was buyer for several other departments in the store. Labor unions throughout Cali­ fornia are uniting to defeat a pro­ posed right to work bill In the com. Ing elections. They are urging their members to register for the pri­ mary election next month. •^1 i:-' �raiw'Tiralf* SEAFARERS HI, DadI Now on the Steel Scientist, Steve Pitiolc is shown trying to raise a big grin from Steve, Jr., one year old, when he was home in South Amboy, NJ, a lew weeks ago. Mae's Back In Top Shape After Lay-Up With a good galley gang, a 21" television set, an outdoor radio rig for hot weather and a little shoreside pleasure thrown In, the SS Mae is back in shape after a five-month lay-up. Ship's delegate Willie Morris has also come in for his share of com­ pliments on "an outstanding Job" In the delegate's spot plus yeoman service as a master electronic tech­ nician. Besides handling the beefs, Morris keeps the TV and radio in top condition, and rigged the radio with an outside speaker for the fantail that's a "godsend in hot weather," says L. B., Bryant, Jr., ship's reporter. . In the culinary department the combined efforts of Guy Langley, chief cook; J. B. Harris, 3rd cook; Jerry Ange, crew messman; Purvis Parker, pantryman; Carney the steward and the rest of the gang are keeping the ship in good spirits. "Another thing I would like to mention in particular is that no one has fouled up due to a little shoreside pleasure," he said. The crew added condolences,for Brother Parker, whose mother died, and thanks to the skipper for making arrangements to have him get off at Miami as he could rush home. USPHS HOSPITAI. NSW ORLEANS, LA. John W. BiKwood Simon Morris Claude Blanks W. Murray Paul Catalano Michael Muzio Cloise Coats Francesco J. Natale Michael Darawich WiUiam NeUon Roscoe Dearmon Dominic J. NeweU Harry Emmett Rogers A. Perry O. E. Ferguson G. A. Puissegur J. F. Fltzpatrlck Randolph Ratcliff Benjamin Foster Allen Ritchie Adelin Fruge Charles F. Roth James C. GUsson Edward Samrock Leon Gordon Harold Scott Hebert Grant James Shearer James E. Guy C. D. Shively JuUus D. Hals James A. Slay Raloh Sturgls Wayne F. Harris George Huber Louis Suslovitx James Hudson Nicholas Tala Robert James Charles L. Terry Edward G. Knapp Gerald L. Thaxton Antoine Landry Lucien Theriot Leo Lang Ferdinand V. Vigo John Linn James E. Ward D. HcCorkindale Clifford Wuertz Alexander Martin Demetria Zerrudo Jerry MUler Jacob Zimmer USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY J. Garcia H. Shockley D. Furman L. Rhino L. Cutlerez H. Simmons W. SneU H. AU C. Reyes J. Bass J. Pineiro J. Breen J. Valentin F. Rasheed E. Halslett J. Adams F, X.ago C. Douglas R. Hernandez R. Carey I. Sieger R. Roddick V. Remolar P. Heulu E. TireUl E. Rivera G. Silvertsen F. Fulford F. OntlaUey C. Howard W. HarreU M. Slovik BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY John F. LaughUn USPHS HOSPITAL FIRST AVE., NEW YORK. NY S. Legayada USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Ludwig Krlstiansen Lewis R. Akins Manuel Antonana Kenneth Lewis EUdio Aris Patrick McCann Fortunato Bacomo Archibald McGuigan Melvin W. Bass Herbert C. Mclssac Leo Hannaugh Linzy Bosley James F. Clarke Joaquin Miniz W. P. O'Dea Juan Denopra C. Osinski John Driscoil George G. Phifer Fabin Furmanek WUUam Rackley Odis L. Gibbs Joseph M. Gillard Winston E. Renny Bart E. Guranick G. E. Shumaker Henry E. Smith Taib Hassen Harry S. Tuttle Antonio Infanta Pon P. Wing Thomas Isaksen Claude B. Jessup Dexter Worrell BAILOR SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NT Victor B. Cooper USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. C. Barrineau Jr. Frank T. Campbell Claude L. Bibb John H. Sykes Francis J. Boner USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Charles T. Nangle P. N. Hierro J. S. O'Bryne George A. HiU Frank S. Payior R. A. Kongelbak Laron A. Ready Jerald W. McClure H.'J. Schreiner F. B. McCollian Lewie A. Wllkerson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Elmer G. Brewer Jimmie Littleton Monroe C. Gaddy James T. Moore USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TBNN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. George B. Dunn J. A. Wehe Arthur A. Furst F. S. Payior J. W. Walte P. N. Hierro USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Andersen Harold J. Pancost Woodrow . Meyers A. J. Paneplnto W. E. Orzechowskl ' Paul W. Seidenberg John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS John P. WUliamson VA HOSPITAL BROCKTON. MASS. Richard AdeU VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VA. Joseph GUI VA HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Thomas W. imUoa USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Clifford Brissett Augustin G. Oporto Francisco Bueno Marius Rank Peter DeVries Alexander Rever Clarence Gardner Stanley Rodgers James Haynea Charles E. Rogers WiUiam HarUove Calvin Rome Alejandio Lopes James T. Smith Harry Muches Caudemcio Tiexis Clarence Murray Albert WUUs Frank Nappi MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Bueno trsPHS HOSPITAI. GALVESTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault Nelson Norwood , John W. Graves Clarence R. Oakes S. A. Moustakis USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Hubert Clements Vincent L. Tarallo William S. Costa Joseph Thomas Thomas Lowe Friends and shipmates of Seafarers in the hospital are urged to write or visit them at the earliest opportunity. There's nothing a hospitalized man likes more than a visitor to break up the monotony of the day. Public Health Service Hospitals have liberal visiting hours and personal visits are always welcome. If you can't visit, drop your hospitalized shipmates a line. During the week ending April 5, the SIU Welfare Plan paid $4,977 to some 200 Seafarers in the hospital during that period. This brings the total of hospital benefits paid to Seafarers since the start of the Welfare Plan to $1,289,926.50. All Seafarers in the hospital more than one week who have the basic seatime requirements—one day aboard ship in the last 90 days and 90 days in the last calendar year—are'eligible for the $21 weekly benefit. Payments continue for as long as necessary. (Note to hospital delegates: Many of you are already sending re­ ports to the LOG. It would be appreciated if all of you would keep the membership informed, via the LOG, of all the news.) 'Sea-Spray' Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY ' -By Seafarer 'Red' Pink I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please jut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) V.v:w", • I #' ||.y; S^.V'.: • -• m STREET ADDRESS ....... CITY ...:ZONE ... STATE .... .... ... •ro an old tubserlbar and hava a ehanqa of addrast, piaaio qivo your former address below: ADDRESS o. • W ••••••'• a A • • CITY -0 e • ........ZONE.... ST^lTE'- '.. a a' •» a • . V Just horn* from a tix-monfh trip and all you want to do it wptch » To the' Editor: While oh a trip to Africa I had my eyeglasses stolen. For­ tunately I had an old pair, though they were good for dis­ tance only, not for reading. On arrival in New Orleans on Feb. 6, a shipmate, C. Braux, recommended ^an Optical com­ pany on Common Street, where he said he had been a regular Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor'for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. customer for 20 years. He also wanted to send a pair of glasses to be repaired; So I rushed there by cab, took the eye examination, tfrdered a pair of glasses that would cost $35 plus tax, paid a $5 deposit and left Braux's glasses for re­ pairs. I explained that when we arrived back in New Orleans we would leave the same day for Africa. I got them to give me a phone number to call in case it was a Sunday so I could still get the glasses. They gave me what they said was the owner's number and said she would come aiid get the glasses any­ time. We arrived back in New Orleans on Monday, Feb. 17, and were to sail that same day at 10 PM. So I got a cab and went to get the glasses. Braux's glasses were ready but mine were not. Someone in the office made the remark that on account of the small deposit he had held the order up. He said they hadn't expected me back al­ though I had left glares to be repaired for a customer they'd had for 20 years. Of course, nothing had been said about the deposit^when 1 originally made it. Well, I told him I needed the glasses badly and he promised to have them ready for 5 PM. Since I would be working, he said he'd have the young lady in the office bring them to the ship by cab. When I got back to the ship I notified all the guards to be on the lookout for her and to send for me. At 8 PM I tried to geL-the oyvner on the phbnO, got no an­ swer and called the optical store. The porter answered and said everyone had left by 6:30 PM. We left at 10 PM without the glasses. The store has my $5 deposit and I'm out over $3 more for cabs and the phone, and all I've received Is a runaround. I'm writing this so maybe someone else won't get stuck the same way by this outfit. S. T^Bntler (Ed. note: No need to worry with new SIU eyeglass bene­ fit. See page 3.~) HoW's Shipping? Look At Payoffs TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you Mr ^ Gets Runaround Over Eyeglasses mm IN DRIDOCK i:!": h: • April 11, IMS LOG To the Editor: We hear on the ship and in the hiring hall how tough ship­ ping is. But has anyone ever stopped to think for just a mo­ ment how it works out? Just for the heck of it, let's take my own case, based'oh the form W2 income tax statements I received from the companies I shipped for last year. • ' I i • I I• I II M' I I 'Tm ji "B" seniority man, so I cannot ship as fast as a Class "A" man lior can I remain on a ship as long as an "A" man. After one trip 5r 60 days I have to get off and try to get another ship under the shipping rules. Last year, I ipede $4,100 in wages, plus $125.06 from the Union for vacation time. This is a pretty good yearly salary if you stop to think that many men do not earn that much in a year. But let's break it down some more, just using my wages. Now let's say I worked 52 weeks lastyear, five-days a week. Do you know how that would have^ worked out? Or if I add my va­ cation money to this, how that would work out? I would have made each week for 52 weeks $84.50 (assuming two weeks off for vacation—Ed.). This is a better paycheck than most New Yorkers make. But here's the rub. I didn't work 52 weeks last year.-I only worked 186 days last year, which, is six months or 26^ weeks. In other words, for "working 26Vi weeks, six months or 186 days, or however you want to divide it,, it comes to almost $169.00 per week. That's a damn good week's pay by any standmd. I like being a sailor and an SIU man, but best of all I like what I earn as a result. J. M. E. (Name withheld) - I 4 ft Maternity Pay Makes Big Hit To the Edltw: -1 wish to thank the Union for the maternity benefits we re­ ceived for our son, Hal. We really enjoy reading every issue of the LOG. We have two sons and I hop? someday they will become members. My husband is the night cook and baker on the Azalea City and can be home every couple of weeks or so. The kids always look forward to meeting the ship. Mni. Carl I. Capper (Ed. note: Mrs. Copper's lat­ est arrival^ Hal, xoaa born De­ cember 15, 1957.) $ J, 3) Seeks Payment Of Money Owed To the Editor: I would like to thank ali per­ sons who helped me in my time of sorrow after the loss of my beloved husband, Travis Bell. Especially thanks to Charles Kimball, SIU patrolman at the Houston hall, who was most kind. He advised me on what steps to take. Travis and I had been enroute from Alabama to Hous­ ton when he passed away March 20 in Eunice, La., from a heart., attack. The SIU and all its per­ sonnel are wonderful, and no praise is too great for them and the assistance of the SIU Wel­ fare Plan. At this time I would also like to ask the many brother seamen who owed TraVis money to please get in touch with me so we can pay our various deftts. This is especially for the Seafar­ er from Mobile who was on the Gateway City with him late in 19^6 or early in 1957 and to those who were on his last trip on the Del Santos, which paid off in New Orleans March 11, There are others too numer­ ous to mention. There are al­ ways unpaid bills at a time like this. God bless a Union as strong as the SIU. It truly brought many untold blessings to both Travis and I. I feel sure all brothers who owe money'to him will respond. My address is 7124 Avenue F, Houston, Texasi Mrs. Travis Beil ' •I' ••• •> �SEAFARERS Alril ll, IMS r»f TUrteui LOG Logbook: Calcutta And Return By Seafarer BUI Padyett "Departing from New York during the heavy snows of early December last, the Steel Surveyor has just completed her usual nm to the Near and Middle East, with Calcutta as the far terminus of the voyage. Approximately three weeks were spent in that port, enabl­ ing the brothers to become^ more acquainted with the Egypt. The messhalls were set up a prohibition city. However, a ways of India and, for the old­ with .Christmas trees and the day beer permit, a huge and Impressive Twd Calcutta women give each other the high-sign on the way to market. "Our stay here was marked by ; . . a pall of smoke , from native cooking fires," and perhaps as much smoke from the cheroots even the women (above, right] seem to favor. er hands on this run, to renew friendships of many years' stand­ ing. During the eastward Atlantic crossing the heavy mid-December seas slowed the vessel and she wore south toward Madeira before resuming her course to Gibraltar, where bunkers were taken. While off the coast of Algeria, proceed­ ing to Beirut, Lebanon, ~the ship was bUBced several times by warplanes patroiling for suspected munitions carriers. "Christmas Day was spent be­ tween Beirut and Alexandria, Sliip's reporter Bill Padgett (left) and Howard "Sweetwater" Deitch, oiler, pose amid maze of pipes in their domain on the Steol Surveyor. Padgett sails as a fireman. At right, Indian boatman haul prim­ itive two-piece fishing craft from water. When big ships are in, waste dunnage thrown over the side b their main crop. Padgett supplied the pictures along with the account of the voyage. OCIAN EVA (MUrnims), March V— Chairman, H. Schwartu Sacratary, W. Andarton. Ship to be fumigated. To see about new waihing machine. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), March S —Chairman, S. A. Orady; Secretary, C. A. CraMraa. Kvarythiag running amoothly. S10.4e in ahip's fund. Soma diaputed ot. Ship'* delegata elected. Vote of thanks to resigning delegate. Men doing sanitary work to keep gear to one side of passageways. Discus­ sion on delayed sailing and arrival pooL ALAMAR (Calmar), March g^halrman, A. Mlchaltkli Sacratary, W. Blloer.' West Coast store list cut down by company's New York office. $30.04 in ahip's fund. One man hospitalized in Astoria. I,ockers to be buiit In lower port passageway far deck dapL suit cases and spare gear. To arrango steward dept. foc'sles to base crowd­ ing. To have food .table in recreation room removed and aU tables covered with formica. To hava drains instaUed in crews mess and pantry; ta hava timer on washer repaired. disputed ot. Members reminded that there is no smoking anywhere on deck. Ship received compliment from Coast Guard at Hawaii and Japan as cleanest ship to hit port. IDITH (Bull). March 14—Chairman. O. NIsssner; 3scr>}sry, J. Byfn*. Showers to be repaired. Sliip's dele­ gate elected. Request for better grade of Ice cream and more rye bread. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Sne Job. ROBIN LOCKSLBY (Robin). Pebniary 3S—Chairman, J. Bracht; Secre­ tary, R. Baker. Deck depL walked off ship at Lourenco Marques because of NMU bosun. Fireman missed watch at Capetown. To see why fresh fruit and milk were not adequate in Africa. Members requested to take clothes ALCOA RUNNER (Alcea), March IS —Chairman, F. Robortsen; Sacratary, R, Hall. No transportation given to brother sent to hospital with pneu­ monia. Reported to San Juan hall. Vote of thanks to new crew mess and pantri^an for service and cleanliness rendered. New reporter elected. Ship's fund S7JS. HaU to be notified when repairs not completed end of trip. Discuasien en baker not carrying out orders .and quality of baking—to be referred to steward and patrolman. BALTORI (Ore), PeSruary 3S — Chairman, L. W. Sallaser; Secretary, N. D. Matthay. One man hospitalized in St. Thomas. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Repair lists turned in and repairs to be - done as soon as possible. To see patrolman for library. S6JKI In ship's fund. Some disputed ot. To see bos'n for windchutcs. Members requested to save coffee for watch: clean pantry and recreation room after using; donate money to steward for ship's fund. • DEL MUNDO (Mlsslsilppl), March f Chairman, R. Hancock; Secretary, L. Franklin. Ship's delegate elected. IBverythlng runiilng smoothly. No beefs. out of the dryers more quickly. Re­ quest that linen be changed more frequently. To sea patrolman Shout bad food. DEL CAMPO (MItilitlppI), February 33—Chairman. H. M. Karlsen; Secre­ tary, C. P. Breaux. All brothers re­ quested to keep noise down around gangway while in ports. Restriction in Petro Congo still pending. S18.70 in ship's fund. Suggestion that beer and shrimp be procured and available for get-together parties in some of the African ports. Arrival pool for benefit of same. C S NORFOLK (Cities Service), March 4—Chairman, P. Hammel; Secretary. B, Nielsen. One man hospitalized in Singapore. Vote of thanks to officers showing movies. Captain appreciated remarkable speed with which crew undocked ship in Ras Tanura (dock was on fire). S26.06 in ship's fund. Everything, irunning smoothly. STEEL KINO (Isthmian), March 3— Chairman, R. Nielsen; Secretary. P. S. Howe. Everything running smoothly. SIO in ship's fund. Crews mess- and pantry to be sougeed.' Members re­ quested to keep quiet in respect for men off watch sleeping. To keep nativee away from water cooler. Mem­ bers requested to dress properly when ciiiei'ing messhali. . C S MIAMI (Cities Service). March S —Chairman. A. Jantv Sacratary, J. Lefco. Three men missed ship in Bawalli ette man paid off. lOnutes ot previous meeting to be paated en buiietin board in ship's lounge, gome care of. Talk rei safety meeting. Ship'e fund S19.98. Few hours dis­ puted ot. Motion—rating of carpenter and maintenance be eliminated as it involves two Jobi being done by one man. Take better care of washing machine. Talk on ahip's fund for beaefit sf new crew. Crew warned about going topside. Keep messroom clean. March IS—Chairman, H. Ouynon; Secretary, H. Cardas. One man len in BA. No beefs, few logs. Discussion on launch service. Talk on safety meetings. No action since last meet­ ing. Ship's fund $11.68. Few hours diluted ot. Reports accepted. To accept Alcoa Pioneer resolutiona re­ garding Welfare Plan as published in LOO. Prepare arrival pool for ship's fund. Suggestion that fruite be colder for supper. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food, eakea and service. ORION PLANET (Orion), March 3— Chairman. F Van Dusan; Secretary, R. Perry. Matter of travelers* checks and exchange rate settled since last meeting. S12.75 in ship's fund. Sug­ gested that deck dept. get proper and safe tools, also that steel coal scoops not be used for mucking. One man demoted to wiperr-referred to patrol­ man. Some disputed ot. Vote of thanks to crews of the Robin Line. To etiv about stores not beitig up to standarda. DRL ORO (Miss.). Feb. 34—Chairman, - J. Cheshire; Secretary, H, Berdes. One._man hospitalized at Bantos—Vnkm aettfied. Crew warned about performing^ All alcfc-men taken FAIRFORT (Waterman), March S— Chairman, w, McBrlde; Secretary, W. O'Connor. Ail repaira to be taken care of. Few loga. Ship'e fund $17. Two replacements. Notify union re: LOGs to Seamen's Club in Pusan. Sugges­ tion to put wages in escrow for all raembera in ail conlpanles. especially •mall enes. No LOGs sent to ship. Lock laundry in port. Veto of thanks to steward depL for Job well done. Beef regarding raise—notify head­ quarters. MAR (Bull), March 13—Chairman, W. Morrli, Jr.; Sacratary, H. Camay. Short talk on delegates' duties. Let­ ter on local events sent to LOG. Ship's fund $13. Some disagreements con­ cerning engineers—worked out satis­ factorily. Discussion concerning TV and unkeep. Upkeep to be paid from fund. Vote of thanks to steward dept. STEEL ARCHITECT (Ixthmlan), March 9—Chairman, O, Tonley; Secrstary, B. Shulffr Ship to be fumi­ gated for roaches. Some disputed ot. Discussion on cleanliness of ship; medicine chest; psrmlis sailing more than 68 days. SHINNBCOCK BAY (Vorltas), March 4—Chairman, W. Rhone; Sacratary, J. FSaiiiMrv'. Discusaioa OS -^tei short: age. 17 hours diluted ot. Motion to have inztructiona posted as to proper use of washing maifillno. Need more books for library. Men urged to be quiet while men sleeping. Discussion on amoimt of money drew. Vote of tbifuiks to atewazd dept. for Job well passed in gala holiday tradition. Five nurses, nuns of the Holy Fam­ ily Order, enroute to Karachi and Bombay, decorated the saloon messhali tree. "Following Alexandria came the Suez Canal passage From our Port Said mooring, not far from the Canal headquarters building, only the sliclitest signs of last year's warfare could be marked. The famous Johnny Walker sign still - stands, enlivened with neon lighting. The statue of De Lesseps, builder of the Canal, was missing, of course, having been overthrown at the ifane of the. troubles. Most of the evidence of devastation has been completely cleared away. "New Year's eve found us in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, about 50 miles from Mecca. As the foreign ships in the harbor whistled in the New Year at midnight, police de­ scended In force upon the docks to silence the unseemly racket. Ap­ parently the Inhabitants of Jedda, not understanding the cause for celebration, had become alarmed. "The weather becoming milder, as we cruised southward through the Red Sea and into the Gulf of Aden, movies were shown on deck. A fine screen was made by marlinspike-wielding brothers and slung abaft the midship deck hous­ ing. "Our next port of call was Kara­ chi, Pakistan, thence down the In­ dian coast to Bombay, like Jedda, done. Vote ot confidence to ship's delegate. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), March 22—Chairman, W. Hall; Sacratary, R. Hannibal. Some disputed ot. Ship's fund $94.49. Reports accepted. To See patrolman for stores to be put aboard on Monday. Discussion On pension and welfare plan—90 days. Need new antenna for TV. Deck dept. to handle linen and stores more care­ fully. STEL^(. ABB (Isthmian), March 14— Chairman, J. Cummins. Repair list made up. New washing machine or­ dered. Few bccGh—to be straightened out at payoff. Ship's fund $19. Few houra disputed ot. To obtain new lockers for deck dept. Steward to put out better variety of night lunch. WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Fann.), March S—Chairman, M. Badger; Sec­ retary, J. Hagy. No ice cream, milk, oranges aboard this trip. Ventilators need greasing. Water cooler leaks— needs repairing. Need fans. Check requisitions for food stores received on west coast. ELIZASBTH (Bull), Msrch 24—Chsli^ man, M. Santiago; Sacratary, H. Dombrewskl. New mattresses needed, steward to bs notified. Beef to bo settled at pay-off. New delegate elected. Some disputed ot to be set­ tled at pay-off. Discussion of pension plan. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), March 9 —Chairman, E, Moyd; Secretary, T. Navarre. Collection made for brother. Ship's fund $181. New delegata elected. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcaa), March 9 —Chairman, A. Abrams; Sacratary, N. RIdgaway. Ships' fund $29.19. Ship must be clear before docking. Laun­ dry must not he used for washing of mops and garbage buckets. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), March 33—Chairman, J. Duniap; Sac­ ratary, C. Rawllngs. No lumber aboard for building catwalk aft. over deck cargo. Ship's fund S3. Disputed ot. Fliemaa subjected to report for destroying property in foc'sla while -intoxicated. Fan placed in laundry room. Weekly cleaning of water closet on crews deck to ha dona in rotation. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (CSb Jan. 4—Chairman, F. Hsmmal; Sacra­ tary, W. Maaro. Ship's fund $28.46. One man paid off under mutual con­ sent in Yokosuka. He was replaced by zh SIU sasB. FILTORB (Ore), March 19—Chair­ man, M. Jones; Secretary, R. Carreway. BAG men must leave ship after SO day* or moro aboarO. Men leaving Miip must not tlo up wadiing machino. Beef about oating utenaila. document resembling the Bill of Rights, is procurable from the port chaplain at the Seamen's Club. Foreign seamen are permitted something like nine bottles of beer over a week's period . . . No hard stuff available. "After Boinbay, we stopped briefly at Colombo, Ceylon, the town of star sapphires and a wel­ come selection of imported beers . . . Then on to the Mouths of the Ganges after crossing the Bay of Bengal, up the Hooghly River, and so to Calcutta. "Our stay here was marked by the infiltration of carbon dust from cargo unloading operations, and a pall of smoke from native cooking fires. We had docked in Kidderpore, a waterfront section of teem­ ing humanity. As we left Calcutta, while at anchor in the Hooghly awaiting favorable tides, river pi­ rates carried about 100 feet of mooring cable off the stem. The following night a second attempt at pilferage was made, but the vandals were repulsed witii a welldirected firehose. "St. Valentine's Day found the Surveyor again in Colombo, where bunkers were taken aboard and departure made the same day for Suez, a return visit to Alexandria and home . . . After bucking rough head-on seas for much of the west­ ward crossing, the ship arrived in Wilmington, NC, one day behind its original schedule." such as only one spoon and knife left in pantry overnight. Shortage of fresh fruit and not enough cote to go around. EVELYN (Bull), Feb. 2S—Chairman, C. Hantlay; Secretary,- R. Daugi««, Purchase of checkers and cribbage made. New delegate elected. Steward requeits all brothera to turn in soiled linen. Repair lists turned in from Boca Grande. FELTORB (Ore Navlg. Co.), Feb. 11 —Chairman, D. Starling; Secretary, R. De Bolssltre. New delegate elected. Shower head in deck maintenance room and ports in wipers' room to be fixed. Heat to be sent through ven­ tilators. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), March 23—Chairman, B. Wallaca; Sec­ retary, e. Krelsa. Ship's delegate missed ship in Texas and quartermas­ ter missed ship in Texas City. Elimi­ nate the required one day in ninety to bo eligible for welfare benefits and extend it to one day in six months. Ship's delegata to see patrolman about getting air conditioner for messhali, also if hot Plata can ha obtained for messhfilL JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), March 17—Chairman, C. Colin; Secretary, R. Maldonado. New delegate elected. Have all repairs checked before aianon. See patrolman in regard to all repairs. Vote of thanka to steward. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), March 23—Chairman, C. Rufi Sacra­ tary, O. Matterson. Dept. delegates to make up repair list and turn in to •hip's delegate. No one to sign new articles until beef ia squared away with company. Headquarters and Wel­ fare notified, two members hospi­ talized. I.etter to J. Algina explaining the bad need of fumigation. Ship's fund $12. donations will be accepted at pay off. Few hours ot disputed. All men leaving ship to strip bunka and leave clean focT for replacementa. Ship's delegate to contact ch. eng. in reference to oily shower water. Vote of thanka to steward dept. throughout trip. MAXTON (Fan AtlanHc), March 3— Chairman, R. Matarangolo; Secretary, F. Brody. Men who missed sliip to be reported to patrolman. Ship's fund $19. Need better Jama and fruit drinks. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. Suggestion to have Phil Reyea board ship. INES (Bull). March 14—Chairman. B. Holt; Secretary, L. Savior. To con­ tact union about i-alMistsuca sai lodg­ ing. Purser (dalma meals only. Ship's fund SIS. Fund at Phila. union hall $33. Spent for TV repaira. Report accepted. Caicck parts tor waahins maehlna. Cota to ba ordared for next trip. Vote of thanka to atoward dept. �-nn Vngrteea SEAVARERS Keeps Camera On Standby LOG sni HAIL DIRECTORY SlU, A&6 District t:: li ^r'- v- Back working full time with the pots and pans instead of the cam­ era, Seafarer William R. Cameron still managed to-get in a few snaps of his shipmates on the Alcoa Pennant. The represenfation here (I to r) includes A. A. Abroms, Jr., chief electrician; D. B. Dees, AB; F. A. Pehler, bosun; J. A. Olsen, AB; William Smith, OS. BALTIMORB 1316 E. Baltimore St. E^arl Sheppard, Asent EAatero 7-4B00 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Aeeat Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthewa. Agent CaplUl 3-4089: 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-S744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 3-1784 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2150 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Llndsey WiUlama. Agent Tulane 8636 NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock. AcUng Agent MAdlson 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1638 PUERTA do TIERRA PR .. 101 Pelayo Sal CoUa. ^ent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO .... 450 Harrison SL Marty BrelthofL Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH....; 3 Abercom St. E B McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE . 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GUlette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA . 1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. CalU .. 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave.. Bklyn. SECREH'ARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J Alglna. Deck W. UaU. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. J. Volplan. Joint SUP HONOLULU...... a6 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 311 SW Clay St. CApltal 3-4336 RICHMOND. CelU... SIO Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANasCO 450 Harrison St. ^ Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON... S05 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK. ... 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6165 PORTLAND Great Lakes District ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND......734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT.... 1038 3Td St. Phone: Woodward 1-6857. DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone; Bandilph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO . . 3261 E. 02nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 BimFALO. NY The trio in the Pennant's galley is made up of William H. Hamby, 2nd cook; Cecil H. Martin, chief cook; and Faustino (Franic) Orjales, galley utility. Cameron was working as a photographer at Brookley Air Force Base outside of Mobile for 22 months. LOG-A'RHYTHM: The Aggressor g'/.r-'. Im'- By John Wunderlicb One, two. One, two. 1 Marching on the move. Eyes reflecting greed in stonelike masks; Glittering brass, jet somber atmosphere. / One, two. ' One, two. • Marching on the move. Brilliant blue steel in 'naked bayonets; Freedom is forgotten, lust of blood prevails. Marching on the move. One rifle. One shoe. One, two. One, two. Marching on the move. Their strength makes right, to break all opposition; Death to freedom lovers, abolish all sentiment. Marching on the move. One, two. One, two. All silence. So quiet. No more maching boots. Their leader departed, disorder in the ranks; An ending, an exit. Judges take their stand. No more marching boots. Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S 128Mi HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 : 634 St James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WnXIAM 408 Simpson St. Untvlo Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE ...103 Durham St Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 817tk Conuorant Si. EMplre" 4531 VANCOUVER. EC.. 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebeo 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario .... 53 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 8ault-au-HateIot Quebeo Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WlUlam St. NB : ox 2-5431 MONTREAL Miami Makes A Clean Sweep V Making • good name for themselves wherever they go. crewmembers on the super­ tanker Cities Service Miami re­ port a clean sweep at Hawaii and Japan on Coast Guard in­ spections. Ship's secretary Alex Janes says the Miami has gotten compliments from the Coast Guard as one of the cleanest ships to hit port in both plues. The inspection rating was 100 percent in Hawaii, he claims, and you can't do much better than that. April 11, t*n Quits Bauxite For PQ Run To the Editor: As crews change from time to time on a freighter, so do the runs made also change. This is what is happening to the Alcoa Planter on her present voyage. The dirt and dust of the baux­ ite run is being left behind for a change. The expression "Hey, mon" heard In Trinidad will be replaced by "Baksheesh, sahib" in the Arabic countries. Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR' ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Ibis voyage will take us through one of the most tense areas of the world today, through the Suez Canal and on to the Per­ sian Gulf nations of Iran, Iraq and Arabia. Though this will mean new ports for some of the crew, many have made this ruii be­ fore. Accordingly, we have a good supply of grits, rice, red beans and turnip greens aboard so the boys from Mobile will be kept happy in the food depart­ ment, at leak. The Planter has been char­ tered for five to seven months. This trip is to the Middle East and after that is anyone's guess. About 80 percent of the crew stayed on for the long voyage and all is running along smooth­ ly. It looks like a good trip in the months ahead, witii the delegates on their, toes and good cooperation with topside. All in all, this is a clean ship and a good Union crew. Zee Young Ching Ship's reporter . $• t> ' SlU Scholar Graduates Soon To the Editor: Time files, as everyone knows. It's been three years since my son, Lembhard, won an SIU scholarship award in 1955, and now he will be graduating from college in June. He is at La­ fayette College, Easton, Pa. He already had a year's cred­ its from . City College, New York, when he won the scholar­ ship, so he had a good start. When he graduates this sum­ mer, he. is expected to go on for two years into the Navy. Then he will probably go on for graduate study, but that is still far into the future. We are especially proud of him as he has been very suc­ cessful on the school debating team and has made the "Dean's List" for honor students for the . third time. The following is a ' letter announcing this honor . from the Dean of Students: "It gives me great pleasure to inform you that your son has merited inclusion on 'The Dean's List' as a result of' his excellent work during the regu­ lar semester. This represents an earned distinction of which you may well be proud. "All students on this list have complete the recent term with an average of 85 or better. ; I congratulate you on his suc­ cess." We are very proud too that the SIU made all this possible. Cleveland A. Howeil Feeding Is Key To Happy Ship To Editor: There's more to the idea "food for thought" than we real­ ize. That was the case when sohae crewmembers from the Kyska, Jean Lafitte and Choctayv got to­ gether at the Swan Island ship­ yard in Oregon some time ago. It was a good chance-for old shipmates to visit each other and see how things were going on the ships. A reunion is a fine thing to watch and it is most interesting when one occurs among seamen. Everything gets a working over, but foremost, even more than the ladies and the favorite bars all over the world, are the dis­ cussions about food. " -Food is a key item aboarh ship and invariably the talk shifts to who is the best baker or cook in the SIU until you wind up almost with a culinary "Who's Who" of the seven seas. Then follows the greatest trib­ ute that a steward departmefit can get. When a good seaman says a-cook is really a cook, or that steward is a real steward, etc., that's the supreme stamp of honor. The dessert of these mouth­ watering conversations is nearly always the same: What ships are good feeders, etc. You can't get away from the fact that good food properly prepared and served is as important as any­ thing aboard ship. A badly fed man is just not as efficient as the guy who's well-fed. A ship's plant can't run properly without an abun­ dant supply of clean and proc­ essed fuel oil, lubricating oil and water for the boilers. It's as simple as that. It is a little different for other humans who work ashore and qaiu choose their restaurants. , The authorities on the subject of life at sea (not the hair-rais­ ing magazine novelists, mind you) are the men.who must live on a ship with thousands of miles' of watery wilderness around them. How they operate and how their morale is de­ pends largely on what and how they eat. It's a point that can't be stressed too often. William Calefato/ �SEAfAkERS r LOG Page Fifteea Two Lads With The Roving Sye Co. Ships Certified n»« deathi of the following Seafareru have been reported to the Beafarert Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is belny paid to their henefMariet. Obert J. Morgan, 64: Brother Morgan died on January 4, 1958, in Galveston, Texas, from a '-hing ailment. He became a full member of the Union on Novem­ ber 23, 1938, and sailed in the deck department. Brother Morgan is survived by bis brother, Albert Morgan, of Azusa, Calif. Burial took place in Lake View Cemetery, Galveston, Texas. Union on May 28, 1951, and sailed in the steward department. Brother Stevenson is survived by his wife, TiUcile Stevenson, of Mobile, Ala. Burial took place in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. 4^ 4^ ^ Elwood E. Van Nienwenhnise, A6: On March 5, 1958, Brother Van Nieuwenhuize, of Galveston, Lauderdale, Florida, from a res­ piratory aliment. He became a full member of the Union on Apiril 1, 1944, and Was sailing in the deck department Brother Van Nieuwen­ huize is survived by his wife, Ruth Van Nieuwenhuize, of Galveston, i » » . ^ .Ignatlna Torre, 48: On Deciember Texas. He was buried in Grove 15, 1957, Brother Park Cemetery, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. .Torre died from • jj, ^ natural causes in 6 tat en Island, Thomas Moneho, Brother NY. He became a Moncho died on full member of March 9, 1958, In the Union on the USPHS Hosp­ July 19, 1949, ital, Staten Is­ and "was sailing land, NY. Death In the engine de­ was due to natpartment. Brother tural causes. He Torre Is survived by a sistef, Mrs. became a full Mmrion Torre Dupree, of Tampa, member of the Fla. He was buried in Myrtle Hill Union on Novem­ Cemetery, Tampa, Fla. ber 27, 1942, and sailed in ^the deck department. Charles A. Stevenson, 44: Brother Moncho is survived by his Brother Stevenson passed away on wife. Rose Moncho, of Brooklyn, March 8, 1958, in Mobile, Ala. NY. Burial took place in the US 'Death was due to a heart aliment. National Cemetery, Plnelawn, He became a full member of the Long Island, NY. EVERY SUNDAY vi/if ; I I DIRECT VOICE I DRDADCAST I I to SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUtadPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD- fVEBY SUNDAY, I42Q GMT (11:20 EST Suaday) .i'y. Wra-S9, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan, tic and East Coast of United States. WFL-es, 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Ctflbbean. West Coast tif South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-95,15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean aYcai North Atlantic, European and US East Coast 'i' Showing off their smiles for oil the young ladies ore Nicky Potavono on the left and John David Mitchell on the right. Nicky, who lives on Staten Island in NY, is the nephew of Seafarer Tony Pisano. Although only two and one-half years old, John David, son of Seafarer David Mitchell of Tampa, Fla., cuts a fine appear­ ance with his sport jacket and bow tie. Art (Tony) Comman Robert S. Fanington It is urgent that you contact Please get in touch with Alden Gould, Jr., PO Box 43, Norfolk, Mary Cornman, 3119 Baldwin St., Mass. He is anxious to hear from Los Angeles 31, California. Tele­ phone CA 2-8978. you. 4, 4 ^ Leonard A. G. Smith Your wife would like you to con­ tact her at 35 Oak Street, West Haven, Conn. % % % WUliam Berry Please contact Mrs. Anne Belle Wingo, 111 W. Whitney Dr., Hous­ ton 18, Texas. % % % Edward Lee Woods Your mother, Mrs. Harry Goff, would like you to get in touch with her at H21 N. Eye St., Tacoma 3, Washington. t i t John W. McCauley Mrs. Maude Kincaid is holding important mail for you. Contact her at 120 Welborn Circle, Easley, South Carolina. fSf ii> i> Nicholas F. Verbanae It is important that you contact your mother at 2171 N. 36th St., Milwaukee 8, Wise. i 4^ % Robert (Bobby) Ray P:q>e Get in touch with your sister, Mrs. Earl K. Boggs at 1916 Grant Rd., Halethorpe 27, Md. a- .4 4) James Anstin Brodus The LOG office is holding your vaccination card from the SS Seagarden. Please contact us concern­ ing It Meanwhile/ MTD /Round-The-World JAFireless Broadcasts ConHnue ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT <2:15^ PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCa Europe and North America , . feii' j" f. J' ^ WCO-16908A KCs East Coast South America 4 4 4) Clayton Frost Get in touch with Mrs. M. C. Hayman at 117 Milby Street, Houston 3, Texas. You stayed at her room­ ing house in March, 1956. 4 4 -4 Tony Liparri Get in touch with Stephen Sopko, 321 Thompson Ave.; PO Box 55, ClaJrton, Pa. Phone BElmont 38983 collect Every Monday, 0315 GMT <10:15 PM EST Sunday) 0BAPARSR^ Mim/YORK 675'-#AvCr iHmiikm i2i66.tnaMit!e •m Gary James Allen, born January Denise Aida Rivera, born Janu­ 26,1958; to Seafarer and Mrs. Fran­ ary 31^ 1958, to-Seafarer and Mrs. cis J. Allen, Baltimore, Md. Robert Rivera, Jersey City, NJ. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Sheila Ruth Skinner, born March Xaviar Valentine Bisin, born February 14, 1958, to Seafarer and n,' 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Simplicio Bisin, Baltimore, Russell L. Skinner, Houston, Texas. Md. Latest figures show SIU fam­ ilies have received $635,000 in benefits for the. 3,175 children bom since the start of the ma­ ternity benefit payments in 1952, In addition, SIU families have received over $79,000 in US De­ fense Bonds from the Union, with each bond In the baby's name. The $200 maternity benefit was the first of its hind in the maritime industry. It is apart from the hospital, surgical and medical coverage given Seafar­ ers' families by the SIU Welfare Flan. Parents of new-born Seafar­ ers' children who are interested in showing off the new addition in the SEAFARERS LOG are in­ vited to send in a family photo if they haven't already done so. All photographs will be re­ turned after use. 4 4 4 Pat Joseph Monardo, bom March 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sylvester Monardo, New Orleans, La. 4 WMM 81-li037.5 Northwest Pacific (Continued from page 3) "labor relations" specialist, also believed that they could get the NLRB to rule that Robin ships were incorpoiated as individual vessels in a fleetwide Mooremack unit, despite tbe fact that the com­ pany set up Robin Line as a sepa­ rate division, comparable to West Coast Mooremack divisions oper­ ated by the SIU Pacific District. However, the company's plans were stymied when Seafarers clung to the jobs in the face of heavy pressure and the NLRB called for ship-by-ship elections in response to an SIU petition for either a Robin Line unit or shipby-ship vote. On an over-all basis in the fleet, the SIU won handsomely by a vote of 190 to 62, with 188 Seafarers and two NMU replacements voting for the SIU. The ship-by-ship basis favored the NMU to the extent that it won one ship, the Robin Mowbray, by virtue of the fact that 11 Seafarers on that ship were fired and replaced through the NMU hall, and other Seafarers were replaced, in the normal course of events, because of in­ juries or illness suffered aboard the vessel. On a fleetwide basis that ship too would have gone to the SIU. The NMU objected violently to the ship-by-ship election but has shown no signs of standing by its own objections and turning the Mowbray back to the Robin Line unit. SIU BABY ARRIVALS Elisabeth Ann 'Krause, born March 9,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph L. Krause, Baltimore Md. WCO-22487 KCs West Coast South America WMM 25-15807 KCi N Australia ^ O/ifsin 4 4 Thomas Anthony Rocco, born March 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs."Nicholas M. Rocco, Brooklyh, Vote Heavy On Seatime For Sailors SAN FRANCISCO — Balloting among members of the Sailors Un­ ion of the Pacific on the question of reducing the lime of conliiiuous employment on one SUP vessel has reached the half-way mark, and from the number of ballots cast, there is considerable interest on the issue. A total of 2,381 members voted in SUP headquarters and halls throughout the country. More than one-half of these were cast during the first two weeks of the election.Under the proposed change, the continuous seatime on one SUPcontracted vessel would be re­ duced from 12 months to 210 days a year. Also on the ballot is the question of whether amendments to the constitution and shipping rules should only be placed on the regular annual ballot from now on. Voting on the two propositions is the same as on a constitutional amendment and will require a two: thirds majority to become effec­ tive. SUP officials have not made any recommendations on the pro4>Qsed resolutions. ^ N/ii i\ �Z*"''n: • LOG a April 195S • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • ATL A NT 10 A N D G U LF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Claiborne Called 'Hero' By Safety Council^ AMMI t^-r fr--: "ii: ~" t V-'- . The SlU-manned Claiborne has won the*1957 annual award of the American Merchant Marine Institute and the National Safety Council for heroic acts at sea by a US freightship. The )resentation ceremony for the^ ,oint award is expected to be gained a ijeputation as a rescue leld early next month in Mo­ ship when the Liberlan tanker Angy broke in half in heavy seas bile. southeast of Newfoundland. Twen­ Recognition""^ for the Claiborne covered two separate rescues dur­ ty-eight seamen were rescued ing the year. Enroute to Puerto from the foundering stern section Rico last December 16, the ship's of the tanker. Nine others, who lifeboat gang overcame heavy clung to the bow; were lost. The incident last December oc­ swells to pick up a Navy Jet pilot who had ditched his plane after curred east of Great Inagua Island One of twaro^es for which Cloiborno Won AMMI-Notionol Saf*ty Council award was rescuo ofMra^ rdnning out of fuel in a storm. in the Bahamas when the Navy Hon involving crow of SS Perama, a Panamanian-flag ship. The other was the rescue of a downed This is the primary, basis for the pilot, Lt. Cmdr. E. Holmgaard, ran Navy flier. > out of fuel and then spotted the award. However, a year ago, on March 18, the ship also rescued ship as he broke through some the 43-man crew of a sinking Li- overcast. The boat crew ordered over the berian tanker off the Florida side as the plane ditched about a coast. . The AMMI - National Safety half mile from the ship, and lo­ Council "Ship Safety Achievement cated the pilot after he got off a Award" each year is based on flare. The boat had to fight heavy noteworthy acts at sea demonstrat­ rains and swells going to and from WASHINGTON—Nine mord former American-flag cargo ships are abandoning run­ ing outstanding safety practices. the ship but was finally gotten The award itself consists of a spe­ back abroad ai^ter ship headed for away registry in order to get a crack at "50-50" cargoes. Three others switched back to US cial pennant for the ship plus a the lee of the island. — "All in all it was a most success­ registry earlier. certificate of commendation for tors to transfer their ships foreign. Transyork. Several of them arc The "rally-round-the-flag" ful operation," Captain Donald E. each crewmember on the vessel Several US operators, particu­ expected to come back under SIU Bolhuis commented, "and the crew movement has no special pa­ at the time. The actual presenta­ Bull Line, have sharply pro­ contract. tion is being arranged by an did outstaiiding work in effecting triotic overtones, but is strict­ larly tested the "reverse runaway" the rescue and handling the ship' AMMI committee headed by Com­ ly a question of economics. The movement, and the Maritime Ad­ mander S. R. Bross of Alcoa during this critical period. The policy of letting the Steamship. Based on the ship's man most pleased was Commander American operators who originally ministration's sought out the tax havens of Pan­ prodigals back. These companies itinerary, Waterman expects the Holmgaard." In the earlier 1957 rescue, the ama and Liberia in order to bypass contend that the runaways Claiborne will be in Mobile early in May, and appropriate cere­ Claiborne saved all the crew Of American conditions have found shouldn't be"" allowed back to bid for the limited number of cargoes monies are being set up for that the stricken tanker Perama after that runaway registry is no solu­ now available to American ships a fire and two explosions wrecked time. after having milked the runaway Five years ago, the Claiborne the vessel. Salvage efforts over a tion either. route as well. ten-hour period proved fruitless Maritime Mainstay The return of a dozen ships, MOBILE—A considerable when the stern of the Perama be­ Due to the "boom-bust" nature mostly Libertys and V^ctorys, amount of favorable comment has gan settling and she began taking of the shipping industry, the Govmeans a significant boost in the been heard over the proposed eye a port list. She had been carry­ Wnment-eslablished "fair and rea­ US trampship fleet, which had clinic for Seafarers. Most of the ing a cargo of soybean oil. The American Merchant Marine sonable" rates for "50-50" cargoes been down to about 70 vessels. men, especially the old timers, are Institute primarily represents are fo^d to be the mainstay of There is no new tonnage involved. enthusiastic about the benefit and companies under contract to the maritime prosperity today after Ten were under Liberian registry are waiting while arrangements are being made for this port. National Martime Union. It makes all. Nine of the dozen ships in­ and tyvo were Panamanian: volved so. far were formerly Ships involved are the Eva Cyn­ Candidates for the coming local its awards each year jointly with HONOLULU—Members of the the National Safety Council. Other manned by Seafarers. In effect thia, Evaliz, Pacific Star, Pacific and state-wide elections are also Sailors Union of the Paeific are 1957 winners were the passenger then, the "50-50" law has reversed, Wave, Penn Explorer, Penn Mari­ being thoroughly discussed by the now operating out of a new hall ship Excambion and the tanker temporarily at least, a long-term ner, Penn Trader, Penn Voyager, men on the beach here. Intereist here located at 51 South Nimitz Atlantic Engineer. trend on the part of tramp opera­ Taxiarch,^ Transcape, Transglobe, is being focused on their previous , Higfiyiray, between Piers 11 and 12. stands in labor situations. Those The hew hall is also being used by with favorable labor backgrounds the Marine Cooks and Stewards can count on many votes from un­ Union, and the Marine Firemen's ion men in this area.. Union is considering sharing the In the ^meantime, the member­ facilities. All are In SIU Pacific ship here is urged to make sure District. they will be eligible to vote by go-: The new facility has an excellent ing out and registering aS soon as view of the harbor, with large winthey can. dows in the front of the building After leading by a comfortable margin for 11 months in 1957 as the safest fleet in the en­ The Bienville returned to port offering an unobstructed outlook. with her cargo of trailers, consigned A cement porch circles the entire tire US merchant marine, the SlU-manned Alcoa Steamship Company was nosed out by for Puerto Rico still in her holds. building providing comfortable out­ a statistical whisker in the final standings of the National Safety Coimcil sweepstakes. The vessel was unable to unload — ^ door lounging space in good Three lost-time; accidents in * the cargo in San Juan because long­ the month of December in the accident. Six other ships in the Alcoa Pennant and a cut little shoremen there refused to work weather. The facility is now, being 16-ship fleet gave the com­ Alcoa fleet had only one accident finger on the AlcOa Pointer. the ship, contending that trailerequipped with glass-enclosed dis­ pany a final rating of 3.71^ just a each, (he Corsair, Cavalier, Part­ ships will result in the loss of a patch counters for use by the two fraction behind the 3.61 figures ner, Pilgrim, Pioneer and Runner. number of longshore jobs. Mean­ unions, business offices and a cof­ attained by States Marine. Line. while, the government is negotiat­ AU told, the fleet had only 28 fee-room which will be used for The best attainable figure, of accidents during the year aboard ing with the union and the com-recreational purposes as well. course, is 0.00. Three of the shi&s its ships, less than two accidents The Government, noting that pany to try and work out a solu­ Sailors hitting the port have hem in the fleet attained that rating. per vessel, a remarkable achieve­ "the salary is an index of the tion. lavish in their praise of the new No other shipping company in ment in the light of the hazards status that sets off the bona Shipping for the period was a lit­ facilities as a considerable improve­ the competition had less than a faced by the maritime industry. tle on the slow side. But itfide executive from the working ment over the old establishment. 5.00 rating and the industry-wide As an e^mple of these hazards, squad leader," has decided that promises to Improve for the next" average was" 7.30; indicating.that one of the three accidents which it won't consider anyone an ex­ period as the Wacosta and Beaure­ there were only half as much"lost occurred in December was the re­ ecutive unless he earns at least gard ^e to take on full crews with­ time in proportion to hours worked sult of a huge wave sweeping the $80 a wdek. Previously, it was in the next 10 days and about 12 in the Alcoa fleet than in the indus­ deck of the Alcoa Ranger and hurl­ willing to consider anyone an other vessels are scheduled in the try as a whole. ing a crewmember against the executive who made $55 a week. port during the period. Three Ships Accident-Free The vessels calling during the anchor windlass. The deck gaug The action, which resulted from In establishing this outstanding was recementing the anchor chain the recommendation of a Labor past period were the Alcoa Pioneer, safety record, the Alcoa Boamer, spUilng pipes -at-ihe time, a repair Department report, is used as Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Roamer, Al­ Alcoa Polaris and Alcoa Patriot necessitated by a severe storm. a definition to determine who coa CUpper, Alcoa Partner (Alcoa); aU went through the 12-month pe­ The other two accidents were is covered by OT rules. Arizpa and the Monarch of the riod without a single lost time minoc ones: A sprained ankle on the Seas (Waterman). Nine More Runaways Coming Home To Feast On '50-50' Eye Benefit Gels Praise In Mobile I& •'Iv ..r- •. •.K 3 . • ,. A •••'.'•• SUP/Cooks Share Hali In Honolulu Three Alcoa V^eis Accident-Free As Crews Head SIU '57 Safety List ;; Watcfi Out, You May Be An Exec -. • - '^1' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 11, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CERTIFIED ON 7-SHIP ROBIN LINE SEAFARERS EYEGLASSES BENEFIT OK’D US STANDS ALONE IN UN AS RUNAWAYS’ DEFENDER TEAMWORK SPEEDS CANADA SIU BENEFIT CS REPORTED CONSIDERING ATOM SHIP WIN $55-MONTH BOOST IN WILLIS HIWD CONTRACT NMU’S IDLE MEN BUCKING BIG REGISTER PR STRIKE MAKES TRAILERSHIP RETURN CREW HOLDS SHIPS APART, SAVES TECHNICIAN’S LIFE PAINE, LAST OF COAL CHARTERS, RECALLED EX-DEFENSE DEPT HEADS BUY UP SHIPPING COMBINE HAWK HEADS ILO M’TIME DELEGATION NMU ‘FEAR’ DRIVE, RAID BOTH SET BACK NY HAILS ROBIN LINE VICTORY PORT NEWARK: ALCOA’S CUBURBAN HOME NY JOBLESS $ RISE RETROACTIVE HERE’S HOW TO HANDLE DISPUTED OT, OTHER BEEFS SAVE 1,287 FROM BOATS AS NORWEGIAN SHIP BURNS VOTE HEAVY ON SEATIME FOR SAILORS CLAIBORNE CALLED ‘HERO’ BY SAFETY COUNCIL, AMMI NINE MORE RUNAWAYS COMING HOME TO FEAST ON ’50-50’ THREE ALCOA VESSELS ACCIDENT-FREE AS CREWS HEAD SIU ’57 SAFETY LIST Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/11/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 8 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/32cceb50ce2968037d88d5505d00581f.PDF aa5b6f56a36169fdd0ac02891cf1d4b5 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG • • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ' ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ' f, -.1] Does '36 Act Apply ? ;• j\ '• ' Jp.: • "' 'i Vil ON TRAMP SDBSIDIES •jBi m • if? • '.-ill £ '7"^ I J HI • • '-•i -Story On Page 3 YintB after long stay on Robin Kirk since the start of Robin beef, Seafarers Jose Rivera, Joe Volanski and William Leston (1 to r) apply for SIU vacation pay at Union headquarters. They helped spark 33-0 SIU win over NI IMU in Kirk election last fall. (Story on. Page 2.) For Robin Crew -Story On Page 2 'J Cargo/Of Jeeps. S'E'' Knufman (right) and unidentified Indonesian pose on ; -Medan, Sumatra. Oth«r shi^ have been alerted to pick up American y- ; evacuees from the area where Indonesian troops are fighting rebels. , w.n Np immediate danger to, TEJS citizens is reported. l .;,s; L^ijy 0f LdsUJfC SlU veterim of the Delta Line passenger fleet, Sister Mary Chopin, 71, • talks over old times with SIU Port Agent Lindsey Williams at her NewOrleans home. She is the tot wonum in the SIU to qualify for SIU disability benefits. She sailed as a Delta Line stev/ardess and was �Pace Tw* SEAFARERS l^fG Mwnk 28, 19^ SlU Collects 764 Hours OT For Robin Kirk Men The return of SIU representation on Robin. Line ships is producing dividends In overtime payments not only for SIU men on the ships, but also for the handful of NMU men left in the fleet. • — In addition, SIU representation have produced similar cases of Meanwhile, the SIU has won formal permission from Fed­ netted an extra 36 hours in over­ large overtime settlements for the eral District Judge Sidney time pay for a passenger utilityman crews under the SIU contract. The still-pending NMU court Sugannan to intervene in the Na­ and 10 hours for an oiler, both of tional Maritime Union's suit against whom were NMU men. The pay­ action is designed to bar the labor the National Labor Relations Board. ments also covered overtime work board front, certifying SIU bargain­ The NMU suit is aimed at upsetting under the SIU agreement Paul ing rights on three other Robin SIU certification on Robin Line Drozak and Ed Mooney were the ships which voted SIU and to over­ patrolmen covering the ship. turn the certification orders on the Ships. The overtlitne had been disputed first four ships us weU. Rules NMU Picketinc 'Unfair' The NMU suffered a setback on by the Kirii's officers since the Earlier, NMU objections to the another legal front when a board same work under the NMU agree­ Robin Line balloting were ruled examiner ruled that NMU picket­ ment which covered the ship prior out by the New York regional di­ ing of Robin Line and Mooremack to SIU certification would have rector of the NLRB. The regional ships in face of SIU certification on, merely been routine work. director recommended SIU certifi­ four Robin Line ships was an un­ Three other Robin ships on cation on the three remaining fair labor practice. The NMU which SIU bargaining rights have ships, in accord with the election picketlines were in protest of the been certified by the labor board results. certification and an attempt to com­ pel Mooremack to hire NMU men on SlU-certified ships. SIU patrolmen who covered the payoff of the Robin Kirk in New York last week secured payment of 764 hours of diluted overtime for the crew, under the SIU con­ tract, following a six-hour beef session with company officials. The It was a losing proposition in morejvays than one, the 11 settlement amounted to some months Seafarer John Novak was an OS on the Robin Mow­ 81,500 in extra pay to be split bray. The pinch, he said, was bad enough in the wallet over among the crewmembers involved. *"the loss of overtime, but that was just the beginning. Novak, who has been work­ ing under the NMU's "superior" contract on the Robin Mowbray since May, 1957, estimates 416 lost from $800 to $1,000 doiag "routine" work which wcuild be over­ time under the SIU. contract. Sougeeing, 'chipping and painting, in Home-coming of the Robin Kirk was occasion for a reunion of fact, just about everything was brothers Steve end James Bergerio (top Jamei right] was also "straight time undef our (NMU) contract" according to the NMU* In New York with the Ines. in bottom photo, Ed Mooney, SIU ossistont secretory-treasurer, goes over beefs with A. Moiello, chief bosun. cook (right). Bectricnin D. P. Carroll (standing) waits chance to For exapaple, Novak explained, tell about the trip. The Kirk paid off lost week. The National Maritime Union's The National Maritime Union's during the last trip , which lasted United Marine Division has been United Marine Division has been 85 days, he picked up 296 hours accused by the regional office of charged.-With raiding by another overtime. But if he had been work­ the National Labor Relations Board AFL-CIO affiliate, the Transport ing under the SIU agreement, he of creating "an atmosphere of fear" Workere Union. TWU filed a com­ would have averaged around 400 In an election recently held in New plaint In Federal Court seeking an hours OT. York harbor. As a result, the re­ injunction to halt the aUeged raid­ . "What I really missed was the gional director has recommended ing tactics against a group of T\ra- gangway watch-standing CT paid that the election be set aside. contracted employees of the Dela­ on SIU ships. My complaining The NMU Is the same organiza­ ware, Lackawanna & Western RR.. about this loss of money certainly The NMU division is the same affected many :of the NMU men tion that has been blaring '"intimi­ The largest group of candidates ever to apply under the dation" charges at the SIU for group that was recently involved in aboard, especiaUy when I kept re­ SIU Scholarship Plan, 23 in all, completed the scholarship several weeks, following the drub­ an unsuccessful attempt to raid the minding them this would be OT bing it received at the hands of the SlU-contracted Willis tug fleet In on an SIU ship." Many of them contest requirements last week by taking the standard Col­ SIU in Its attempted raid on Sea­ Philadelphia. At tpat time, NMU were dissatisfied, he declared, but lege Entrance Examination'^ farers' jobs on the Robin Line attorneys tried to get the NLRB afraid to say anything. Board test. The grdup Is now fifth award Was won by Joyce Deto declare the illegality of the ships. "i would like to give credit to awaiting the meeting of the Vries, daughter of Seafarer Peter DeVries. their cooks, Thby The NLRB regional officer said union shop. The Transport Workers Union, In addition to the results on the did a dam good board of college educators in June that the NMU's victory In a vote job considering who will select the winners of five (]!lollege Entrance "Board examina­ conducted among employees of the In Its petition for an Injunction, jBrooklyn-Staten Island Ferry said that it had filed a complaint the stores put $6,000 four-year college scholar^ tions, candidates are judged on the basis of their high school records should be voided because the NMU- earlier with the AFL^CIO Indus­ aboard that ship. ships offered by the SIU Plan. and other school activities. trial Union Department against the Not only were UMD had "engaged In a campaign In the group of 23 are 11 active Winners are selected by a board they generally in­ which created an atmosphere of NMU's tactics. An arbitrator se­ ferior, but in Seafarers and 12 cjilldren of Sea­ consisting .of MiSs Edna Newby, fear among the employees and de­ lected by the Department to hear Under the terms of the director of admissions, New Jersey many cases there farers. prived them of their free choice of the case had ordered the NMU to Scholarship' Plan, at least one of College for Women; F. D. Wilkin­ cease its action. a bargaining representative." In­ was not enough. the five scholarships is reserved son, retired registrar, Howard Uni­ Nevertheless, the TWU main­ cluded in the campaign were We always ran Novak for an active. Seafarer. However, versity; Bernard Ireland, assistant tained, the NMU division has per­ ^'threats of loss of jobs, money and but ef . milk, un­ Seafarers compete across - the- director of admissions, Columbia sisted in .harassing the TWU-conwork opportunities." The election less of course passengers were put board for all five of the scholar­ tracted employees. was held December 12. It resulted aboard, and fresh fruit was very ships. The fifth award goes to College; Elwood C, Kastner, regis­ trar, New York University, and C. in NMU-UMD getting 65 votes to rare. If we got two oranges or the SIU crewmember who attains William Edwards, director of ad­ 55 for the International Longshore­ apples a week, we felt good." top ranking among the remaining missions, Princeton University. men's Association. There were 24 Short On Soap Seafarers after the first~£our win­ Mar. 28,1858 Vol. XX, No. 7 challenged ballots. Another shortage,. Novak said, ners are chosen. — It is interesting to note that the was soap. "Here (ve were on an Af­ This year's awards will be the NMU-UMD embarked upon this rican run, which certainly gets hot, sixth made by the Scholarship course of action among the ferry and many times aU we could get Plan which first began in 1953 workers at the same time the NMU was one bar of soap for a couple of with" four awards yearly. The basic was building up a full head of Piut HAIX. Sscrctary-TrcaM(r«r weeks.. Believe me, we had to ra­ award calls for $1,500 a .year for steam over alleged SIU "intimida­ HzBBiin BUXB. editor. BciutAni SKA tion them." four- years of study at any recogTAMPA;:r-Shipping has been on 88AM, Art Editor. HBIIIAM AKTHVB. IBWIX tion" of Robin Line men who voted SrivAat. The last trip certainly was dif­ idzed- college or university In the the fair side although there were At HASXIM. JOHM BBAzn,, Staff overwhelmingly to repudiate an Writer*.. Bnx I^OODT,. Guli Area Hepre- ferent from the trips during the US or its fOrritoi^al possessions. no vessels paying off or signing on ^ NMU raid. In the course of that eentotice. early part- of the beef, John com­ It can also be applied to graduate during the past period. campaign the NMU used such ex­ ^blishM bIWMkly at tho hoadquartort mented. The SIU. men then really and professional school study, and Six vessels called into port for pressions as "Robin Line Scandal Atlanlls & Ouli Siiilriei, MiiL-CIO, *75 Fourth had to be on their toes or he a. number of candidates have taken servicing during"^ the laSt two ^Grows." •'JOWY" NY. Tol. HYactnth fired. The company fired men aL -advantage of that feature. weeks. They were the Madaket, class matter The NMU's charges in the Robin 'T!!'* Last year four Seafarers were Antinous (Waterpaan); Fairland, every opportunity, for instance line vote have been rejected by when a man was a few minute^ winners. They were Richard' A. Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic); Cab­ the~reglonal board as without foun­ late in reporting to the ship. Harford, John W. Logan, Gene R^ ins (Texas Ref.) and the Steel Age ; IW dation. -•• • • Sinclair and Ed Skorupskl, The (Isthmiiinh ;AI1 reported in clOaiL' ! ;:(G«ptinaed'jon^pligb;i6)iJ> 11 Months Under NMU Pact Proves Dead Loss This Is The NMU NMU's fear' Transit UnlGn Campaign Hit; Raps Raiding Voting Voided By NMU Unit 23 Competing For Five SIU Sclielarship Awards SEAFARERS LOG ||;: Ir - I gfeV In-Trdnsits Tampa Fare I W. . ..J r'; f I �Mwdi in, 198S SlU Assails Charges On Bernstein $ SEAFARERS LOG Pact nna Subsidy Via '36 Ship Act Apparently acting on the Initia­ tive of United States Lines and utilizing a planted story in the "New York Herald Tribune" as the starting point, NMU Presideht Jo­ seph Curran has filed a complaint WASHINGTON—A new effort to focus attention with AFL-CIO President George Meany concerning the SIU's loan on the problems of US trampship operators and the to the Arnold Bernstein shipping need for upgrading what's left of the US tramp fleet interests. The MU is now prepar­ ing its formal answer to the charge. has been opened by Sen."*^ The loan of $500,000, which has On the other hand, the building of Warren 0, Magnuson (D- foreign-flag tramps has increased been a matter of public record in Presentafion of first disability the official files of the Federal at a tremendoud rate." Wash.). • benefit check for Sister Mary Maritime Board for more than- a A follow-up to the exchange be­ The chairman of the Senate tween Magnuson and Morse was year, was unanimously approved by Chopin, retired SIU steward­ Interstate and Foreign Com- sent to Morse separately by Sen. the membership in all ports back ess (left), led to recollection of .In December, 1956. Subsequently, erce Committee has called on John M. Butler (R-Md.). He urged wartime experience with. dis­ the membership voted an addition­ Maritime Administrator Clar­ that any assistance to tramp opera-, abled Seafarer Rufus Stough al $250,000 if and when needed, ence G. Morse to explain whether tors be based on an agreement for (above with Mrs^ Stough). when the operation gets underway. American-flag tramp vessels would orderly replacement of existing Sister Chopin shows news clip­ be qualified for operating subsidies tramp vessels with new, modem Denial of the loaa In ^e first ping about her original rescue "under your interpretation of exist­ bulk carriers built in American Instance, or withdrawal oi the from torpedoed ship on which ing law" and, if not, what would be shipyards. money now as demanded by Carshe was shipmate with Stough. needed to qualify them imder the The plight of the tramp opera­ ran, would wreck the Bemst|^ Also retired, Stough later was 1936 Merchant Marine Act. operation and leave US Lines with tors is a long-standing one, and its monopoly of American-flag pastorpedoed on another ship, He noted his information "that grows steadily with the entry into enger operations in the nbrfli At-' not a single American-flag tramp service of more and more modern picked up by U-boat and held lantfo trade. In the prooess it ship has been contracted for by an foreign-flag tonnage. At the samo in German Internment camp ' would destroy a bright potential American operator since the war. time, due to the overall decline In for two years. of employment prospects for Amer-. the industry, the tramps today are lean merchant seamen. also constantly competing with Curran's Charge, Uner operators and even idle tank­ ers for the decreasing number of The text of a telegram sent to "50-50" cargoes available. SlU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall An attempt to gain some relief by AFL-CIO President George NEW ORLEANS—^Two old shipmates who survived sinkings by German subs in World for the tramps was made two years Meany reads as follows: War 11 have been approved by SIU Welfare Plan Trustees for retirement tmder the SIU's "Following telen-am dated Disability Pension Plan. One of them, Mrs. Mary Chopin, 71, is the first woman Seafarer-to ago when Rep. James Byme (DPa.) introduced a bill in the House March 19 received from Presi­ become eligible for the benefit. ^ which would have provided what dent Curran, NMU. The other is Rufus E. Stough, Atlantic by a German sub. Mean­ Orleans and looks forward to the 'This morning's New York 62, veteran steward and chief while, one man had died in the days when Mississippi passenger amounted to an operating subsidy, for trampships competing for car­ Herald Tribune reports on page cook. boat. ships are in port. She sailed for goes with foreign-flag vessels. '12 section 3 that SlU has made Mrs. Chopin and Stough werg Stough was placed in a German many y^prs as stewardess on the Ipan to American Banner Line Economics Isn't Only Issue shipmates on the Del Valle tMissis- internment camp where he was Delta Line passenger run to in the amount of $750,000. Vice South America before calling it Moreover, the-problem of the Admiral Hillenkoetter, executive sippi) when the ship was attacked held until January, 1945, when quits. Then she visits with the vice-president of the company, nnd sunk by a submarine in the he was exchanged and repatriated. friends with whom she sailed for tramps is not only one of econom­ ics, and their own survival, but The nearly two years Stough lost has confirmed loan. He is also Caribbean on April 12, 1942. Details of the harrowing experi­ in the internment camp was al­ years to "get the news from down goes much deeper than that. The quoted as stating loan will not and relive the experience question also arises of the advis­ influence company in manning ence that followed sthe midnight at­ lowed by 'Welfare Plan Trustees south" ability of having more and more tack are stiU vivid memories to toward the seatime necessary for of her years at sea. ' Its vessels. US foreign trade moved on foreign his disability pension plan eligiStough, whose son, Rufus, Jr., - "'We have known SIU officials Mrs. Chopin, who recounted for bUity. ships as well as the role which himself is a veteran Seafarer, lives the LOG correspondent how the - and attorneys have already met Mrs. Chopin, who is widowed, quietly with Mrs. Stough in their the US merchant fleet would have with company and worked out ship went down in 17 minutes lives in her small home in New home in suburan Arabi, Louisiana. to fill in any national emergency. after the first torpedo struck. manning scale which happens to Sen. Magnuson pointed out that Crewmembers and passengers be substantially 4ower than un­ while the world's tramp ships car­ ion standards. Fact that money quickly evacuated the ship and ried only a third of America's ton­ passed between company and only one life was lost, that of the nage in 1937, they carried 75 per­ ship's doctor, Dr. Benjamin A • SlU is interestilig news. Have cent of it last year, and a much no doubt investigation will show Price of New Orleans. larger volume of tonnage was in­ deal was made on firm condition After drifting in lifeboats for 17 volved, at that.. - SlU was to get contract, no mat­ hours, the survivors were' picked "Even more disturbing," he ter what window dressing may up by a Navy rescue ship. pointed out to Morse, "is the ques­ be set up to cover up this fact. . Mrs. Chopin was none the worse tion of where we will get the ves­ WASHINGTON—Contrary to the' optimistic view voiced by for the experience, which included " 'AFL-CIO ethical practices sels to carry these cargoes in the Code V Paragraph 5, clearly pro­ a ducking when she jumped from a Administration spokesmen. Government economists are revis­ event of another war. Then our Jacob's ladder she was descending hibits affiliated union from mak­ ing their opinions on the recession outlook. They are predict- country would be called upon to ing loans with any company with to a waiting boat. supply huge quantities of coal to Both -she and Stough returned to ing a continued down curve which it bargains. As we see it unless SlU calls off this deal, it New Orleans and shipped on the and are pushing back the date does. All I can tell you is where maintain the economy and war po­ we've been and the figures are tential of our allies. Increased must face .charges under AFL- first available ship. Mrs. Chopin for the expected upturn. usuaUy 30 days behind." qu-.ntities of foodstuffs would also sailed throughout the remaining CIO practices Code V, Section 5. The "Wall Street Journal" re­ But what they see, they contend, have to be carried to our allies to The matters referred to in this war years without mishap, but ports that the general consensus of keep them going. Moreover, in indicates that the basis for new, Stough was not so fortuhate. telegram are of such paramount He was a member of the crew of the economists is that as mid- more drastic anti-recession moves, the absence of American-flag ships importance as to warrant your the Jonathan Sturges when that March business is still heading including a tax cut, has already to carry these cargoes, how would Immediate attention.' downward, there's no clear sign of "May I have your reaction to ship was torpedoed February 23, the bottom and the slide could go been laid out. While President the iron ore required for our war Eisenhower has said he will make machine be imported?" the statements contained in this 1943. Stough and seven compan­ on for a couple months mote. his decision on a tax cut depending He said the US tramp fleet to­ telegram and the position of your ions drifted for 41 days in a boat before they were picked up'in ^he They base their revised opinion on the economic statistics for the day is "down to about 70 vessels, union." on the fact that unemployment is month of March, "there 6o longer principally of the Liberty type." SlU Answer probably higher now than the 5.2 is much question about what these In answer to Meany's wire. Hall million of mid-February and that indicators will show," the econom­ Quitting Ship? gent the follQwing naessage: personal income, which dropped $2 ists state. "Re your wire pertaining to As for the March statistics, which billion in February from January's Notify Union Curran's complaint. I shall with­ annual rate, is falling further stiil. won't be out until mid-April, ah A reminder from SIU head­ in the next fmy days forward to SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping ^ quarters cautions all Seafarers All of this points to a continued re­ AFL-CIO economist retorted, "this dragged your office complete files, rec­ its heels throughout the cession, past the second, and most whole business that we have to leaving their ships to contact ords and information pertaining past period in this port, and there wait to see what the March figures probably through the third quarter the hall'in ample time to allow to this matter. Cup-an's state­ is not much to say about the fu­ show is just plain nuts." The Fed­ of this year. the Union to dispatch a repla<.ement of this matter, as usual, is ture so far. eration has urged the President to Most of the specialists a^ee that nient. Failure to give notice be­ full of half-truths and outright The Ames 'Victory (Victory Car­ fore off may causie a de­ they cannot give too clear a pic-, enact stronger anti-recession meas­ misrepresentation of facts." ^ layedpaying sailing,' force the ship to' ture of the future, basing their ures immediately, stating that wait­ riers) paid off while the-Maiden The voluminous record of the sail short of the manning re­ predictions on charts of the past. ing another month will only further Creek (Waterman) signed on dur­ transaction, plus additional data re­ quirements and needlessly make "You never really know where you confirm the present downturn. "No ing the last two weeks. In transit lating to the US Llne-Curran role the work tougher for your ship- are," one of them argued. "Where important economic indicator holds were the Yorkmar, Calmar (Cal­ starting back in 1955 is being for­ —ates. are we going? I don't know tor. out hope for an tu>turn in toe next mer) ; La Salle. Yaka and the Topa Topa (Waterman). . ,; . * warded to the AFL-CIO President. sure, and Tidon't. think anyone else ;mbnth." 1 • iA • i J • j First Lady Sailor Retires No Early End To Slump, Gov't Economists Warn SF Inactive •M "321 'M �SEAFARERS tOC ••M. • UiMh M. IMS March 5 Through March 18 Registered OMk A Boston 8 New York • ••eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-eo T7 Philadelphia • Baltimore •oeeeeeeas 45 Norfolk. . 8 Savannah » e • ee e e e 9 Tampa • • • • • • e < 11 • 4 10 0 28 7 1 3 31 23 14 88 13 15 21 11 4 18 5 9 8 New Orleans Wilmington I ' (&• r Crewless Sub Ship Plans Now.'Reality' ¥ I"}' 'i'-. hm pi';-: ¥f6'-\ h^-' V-'"- Boston .... New York Philadelphia Baltimore .. Norfolk Savannah ............. Tampa .... leeeeeee Mobile .... New Orleans Lake Charles ........... Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle : • •••••• 4 5 57 1 61 0 4 8 29 61 7 19 10 9 12 . 3 21 1 19 6 0 3 2 11 7 20 -8 3 8 341 • 111 Shipped Dock • . 3 8 0 14 4 L 1 2 10 5 10 5 2 0 Oack c 1 4 0 0 1 •ne. A 1 48 5 42 2 4 8 28 38 15 19 4 8 7 •ne. s SIMT. A stvw. A 231 8 11 8 4 1 8 21 1 8 1 0 0 0 Talal A 17 181 21 110 17 18 27 70 74^ 37 90 28 42 56 ratal A ratal • 7 45 2 86 17 1 8 9 37 13 51 15 13 19 Total B 789 303 T«*ai 24 228 23 178 34 20 39 78 111 SO 141 43 55 75 Total No*. 1092 •• V C e 0 14 1 19 •TT 0 2 4 15 2 13 1 9 7 •law. • 87_ 5 55 8 25 2 3 7 20 20 8 28 9 17 20 In*. •n#. StMT. •taw. A 2 47 2 39 0 4 5 27 37 4 10 9 13 8 Staw. itaw. e 2 9 0 9 . 5 0 1 9 10 3 7 5 2 2 • c 8 17 1 Total A 8 " 152 8 132 2 12 19 82 131 26. 44 23 31 25 Total 5 32 1 42 11 1 5 16 29 18 SO 22 6 4 Total Total C 1 "•a LONDON—Predictions of a 100,000-ton atom-powered sub­ 15 32 218 1 marine tanker, which will eventually cross the ocean imman10 1 19 3 7 181 ned, are now a "reality according to a leading British en­ 2 1 3 18 gineering firm. The new sub,-^ 6 8 0 13 R proposed vessel's speed, capacity which will carry a crew of five 0 3 8 2. 28 and efficiency would make it eco­ 2 0 men Initially but later travel nomically 8 3 101 attractive to prospective 0, 0 1 automatically, lacks only one thing, backers. "We 2 162 shall go on with the 10 1 0 1 45 the firm said—^the money to build project," he said, "until we're satis­ 0 13 8 1 75 her. 0 12 fied it will have economic results. 8 0 45 Frederick Mitchell, chairman of Then an oil company or somebody 0 2 0 0 37 the Mitchell Engineering Company, will have to move in with their 0 2 8 0 29 Dock Hack Oack •nfl. •nf. •taw. staw. staw. Total Total Total Total designers of the underwater super­ capital." A • c A C A B c A c B Slilp. tanker, said that the nuclear-pow-^ If constructed (and the company Total ; 267 69 9 223 97 21 205 60 23 899 222 53 970 ered submarine would have a dis­ said they hoped one would be with­ placement of from 80,000 to 100,000 in the next five years) the vessel SIU shipping and registration both inched up during the last period, though neither tons and would travel at speeds of would be the largest tanker on or gain was very substantiaL Shipping rose to a 970-job total; registration to 1,092. 40 to 50 knots. The vessel would under the sea. To date, the 85,000Eight ports contributed to the general upturn and even two in the "loss" column conlook like an airplane fuselage with ton-tanker Universe Leader is the a in-opeller in front and a small world's largest although an Ameri­ inued very active. Since New cabin on top. It would load and can shipping magnate, Daniel Lud- York placed in neither listing, unload underwater. wig, plans to build five 103,000-ton MitcheU added that he hoped the tankers at his Kure, Japan, ship­ remaining "as is," a welcome trend may be in the making. yards. _ On the "up" side were Baltimore, The Mitchell firm also claims that it has developed a method of Savannah, Tampa, New Orleans, harnessing a nuclear reactor that Lake Charles, Wilmington, Seattle eliminates a turbine or reciprocat­ and San Francisco. The gen­ MIAMI—Union contracts with "agency shop" clauses that ing engine. Steam would be used to eral gain among the West Coast require "free riders" in unionized plants to pay their own way spin a reactor core and couple it ports has been iongrawaited. How­ are winning Increasing acceptance these days. One-of the ever, although Savannah and to a driving shaft This, the an-^ nouncement said, would greatly in­ Tampa both showed gains, there latest ftrrangements-^ of this>crease a ship's carrying capacity. wasn't too much to them. type covers non-union hotel clauses which require union mem­ The US Government has ^Iso — A decline was reported in Phila­ workers here, well in advance bership as a condition of employ­ been trying its hand with atom- delphia, Norfolk, Mobile and Hous­ of the 1958-59 season. ment, particularly in states with The basis of the "agency shop" "right-to-work" laws. The International office of the powered submarines, most of them ton, but the last two named ports At the same time, they provide Masters, Mates and Pilots has es­ for the military. The Navy now has were still plenty prdlty busy. Bos­ is that nonmnion employees pay tablished a temporary trusteeship three nuclear submarines in opera- ton Joined New York in the status basic union dues although union the unions with the revenue with for the administration of the -busi­ tiob and another 21 planned or un­ quo column. Philadelphia was way memhership itself remans on a vol­ which to do their job and, in many untary liasis. Thus non-union work­ eases, lead to appiieatidns for un­ off. ness affairs of Local 88 in New do* construction. As to submarines for commercial Both the deck and engine depart­ ers who claim religious convictions ion membership from the former York. Captain Roy D. Lurvey of Bos­ use, the Maritime Administration ments shipped an equal number of or other reasons for not Joining a "free riders." In the Corn Prod­ ton, the president of the Interna­ recently awarded,a $25,000 contract men, but the number of deck regis­ union pay at least part of the cost ucts ease, company officials report­ tional was designated as trustee. to the Electric Boat Division of trants ran way ahead of those of union benefits and representa- ed no complaints from the non-un­ ion group over the new contract ^ He has established offices at 225 General Dynamics Corporation to slipped. Black gang ablpping al­ Uon. Previously, the unions would be Lafayette Street where business is study the feasibility of an atomic- most equalled the engine regis­ being conducted and the affairs of powered submarine tanker. Also tration. The steward department obligated to process grievances and represent workers who paid noth­ the local are being restored to in the field of imderwater carriers, continued to be least active. Japan has announced experiments New York is still shipping the ing to the union but still derived normal. Meanwhile, a State Supreme with submarine tankers but has not most class C jobs and only four the benefits of wage gains and ports gfiipped no class C men at alL othbr Improvements negotiated by Court judge has ordered that all revealed any details. . The overall seniority shipping fig­ the union for its members. In property and assets of Loeal 88 at ures showed class A men taking 72 pssenee, Hie "agency shop" ar­ its Washington Street headquarters percent of the Jobs, class B 23 per­ rangement amounts to recognition be turned over to Captain Lurvey. cent and class C the remainder. . that nnionization at a plant in­ WASHINGTON—The continuing Judge Benjamin Brenner issued Thr following is the forecast variably produces greater benefits preoccupation of the world's diplo­ a temporary restraining order for the workers - than the boss against an insurgent group that port by port; mats with affairs of the Suez Canal Boston: Slow . . .- New York: would hand out on his own. had seized physical control of Local The contract between the Miami and the Middle East hasn't affect­ Good . . . Phlladelplila: Fair . . . 88's offices two weeks ago. Beach Hotel Association and AFL- ed traffic through the Panama Baltimore: Good ... Norfolk: Slow The judge pointed out that the , Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: CI9 Hotel Employees Local 255 is Canal one bit. group's action was contrary to the MOBILE—Shipping in this "port constitution of the local. . He de­ for the last couple of weeks was Pair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New similar to one Just reached, by the- Two canal records were broken cried their use of illegal methods considered good with over 100 men Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: AFL-CIO OR, Chemical & Atomic during 1957, while work continued C^m Products on various improvements in the 44and force, contrary to American being shipped to regular jobs and Fair . . . Houston: Good . . . WU-. Workers and principles of rule by law and con­ another 100 to various relief jobs mlngton: Fair . . . San Franeisco: Refining Corporation covering year-old waterway.Oner new high three plants in Illinois and Mis­ mark was set when 8,848 deep-sea stitutional process. in and around the harbor. The* Fair... Seattle: Fair. souri The OCAW pact calls for vessels hauled 50.7 miiiion tons ol next period should also be good as The trustee has been handling the company to deduct $4 per cargo through the Atlantic-Pacifid Local 88 shipping since the con­ the Wacosta and the Claiborne month fr<Mn the wages of non-union short-cut last year. For the first tracts of Atlantic and Gulf operar (Waterman) are expected out of Shorthanded? time in history also, more cargo tors are signed with the Interna­ layup and will take on full crews. If a crewmember quits while workers, just as it does for OCAW tional and not with any local union. The vessels paying off and in- a ship is in port, delegates members under the regular dues was carried from the Pacific to the Atlantie side than in the opposite transit in the port during the last are adced to contact the hall checkoff system. A Federal mediator who Assisted direction. period were the Alcoa Clipper, immediately ^.ov a replace­ Patriot, Pennant, Corsair (Alcoa); ment Fast action on their part in the OCAW negotiations said Panama Canal traffic is Increas­ Florida State (Ponce); Monarch wRl keep all Jobs aboard ship that about one percent of the nego­ ing steadily despite the fact that of the Seas, Ciaiborae, Iberville filled tiated union contracts In the US many recently-built vessels are too at all times apd elhnl- pow (Waterman); Del Sol, Del Rio include ."agency shop" clauses. large to go through. Moire than (Mississippi) and the Steel Age nate the chance of the ship "The agreements bypass company 150 supertahkers are in this cate­ sailing shorthanded, ' (Isthmian). arguments against union shop gory. 'Agency Shop' Pact Bars Free-Riders In Plants MMP Picks Trustee For Local 88 5 .,; 105 Oach A 8 49 -7 40 7 7 0 10 25 15 28 8 10 15 •ne. A DM» 817 Port A a OMa A •n*. • •Rf. OM Mobile Jobs Holding Up Pan Canal Sets Vessel Retard High rofnem •;';r ••.•.aiii 'J �MariA 28, 1858 Bridges, US Clash Over Back Taxes SEAFARERS Quiier Duck Takes To Water LOG Pua «?• NY Votes $45-Week Jobless Pay Benefit ALBANY—A bill raising Nevsr York's maximum unemploy­ ment insurance benefits from $36 to $45 a week has been luianimously approved by the State Legislature. "The bill, which represents a compro--* mise between the Republican- their jobs. Other states have dif­ SAN FRANCISCO—The Federal controlled legislature and the ferent eligibilty rules. Democratic administration, is ex­ The new bill was approved unan­ Government Is putting the tax bite pected to receive Governor Harri- imously by Republican and Demo­ on Harry Bridges and two other cratic state legislators. It involves man's signature shortly. officials of the International Longa compromise over biHs that were The legislature also consider­ shoreffien's & Warehousemen's Un­ passed by the legislature earlier in ed a Harriman proposal fo extend ion to get its share of an alleged the session, and bills that were insurance benefits to unemployed^ $500,000 defense fund raised to workers to 39 weeks, instead of passed by the legislature last year, fight Bridges' depbrtation. the current 26. The measure was and vetoed by Governor Harriman. Investigation of- the fund has intended to provide additional help The compromise involves methods been underway for two years, ac­ for workers who have been unem­ of financing the increases, the pro­ cording to the district director of ployed for long periods as a result vision that was the key to the con­ the Irtternal Revenue Service here. of the current economic slump, and troversy and the veto. New York The ILWU has called the Govern­ are exhausting their benefits. A state unions had opposed the ear­ ment's latest move "petty vindlcsimilar increase in state workmen's lier proposals because they worked tiveness."' compensation benefits, raising the hardships on certain workers and Bridges, the ILWU president; maximum from $36 to $45 weekly, industries. J. E. (Bob) Robertson, first vicewas also adopted. president, and Henry Schmidt, In­ Moves have also been made on ternational executive board mem­ the national scene to provide Fed­ ber from Bridges' home Ldcal 10, eral help for unemployed 'workers. are all on the carpet. The union A number of proposals have been said the three have been notified introduced in Congress and by the "to pay personal income taxes on Administration for putting Govern­ some $147,000 spent-by the union ment funds at the disposal of the for legal fees and court costs." states in increasing unemployment insurance benefits. There have also The money assessed reportedly been proposals for extending Fed­ represents taxes due on salaries erally-aided state unemployment plus a pro rated share of defense insurance benefits to as much as 39' funds raised for all three men. weeks. Federal plans seem bogged They were convicted of perjury SAN JUAN—The SlU-manned down in conflicting suggestions for in 1950 for swearing at Bridges' trailership Bienville is still tied up financing the jobless pay benefits. naturalization hearing earlier that The new $45 maximum wll be and unable to unload here due to Unique craft bulli by Two British companies for the Defence Board the ILWU president had never paid to workers whose average the four-lveek strike by members of Canada is this 59-foot, 17V2-lon hydrofoil that will be used for been a member of the Communist wages were $90 a week or more. of the AFL-CIO Internationa^ research purposes. The craft skims along the water (bottom' photo) Party. Schmidt and Robertsbn Seafarers who apply for benefits Brotherhood of Longshoremen. with the aid of three hydrofoil units mounted on its sides and stern. were Bridges' witnesses at the A new plan to end the strike was are expected to qualify for the hearings. The Government lost a Named the Bras d'Or, it is of aluminum alloy construction. The offered by Governor Luis Munozmaximum. civil suit to deport Bridges after Marin of Puerto Rico this week. top photo shows the two^side-mounted hydrofoil units. Benefits are paid to workers em­ the-1950 conviction .was reversed ployed by companies that have It would provide extra compensa-. by the Supreme Court. their home offices in New York. As tion during; an 18-month period for The ILWU was bounced from the a result, they would be available longshorenien idled by the new CIO in 1950, along with several for Seafarers employed by such op­ service. The Bienville is the first other unions, on charges of being erators: Isthmian, 'Victory Carriers, of two Waterman-Pan-Atlantic ships Communist-dominated. Bull, Calmar, Cities Service and in the "sea-island" service being introduced here. The Massachusetts legislature that the principle of the ordinance Robin among others who have thenThe vessels carry all their cargo has called upon Congress^ not fo had been followed by the local gov­ home offices here. in special truck trailer bodies on Seamen Qualify "enact any legislation relating to ernment. The new law places all deck and in the holds which by­ the 'right !o work,' so called, or the enforcement under a perma­ Seamen in New York State can pass conventional cargo-handling any similar legislation." The nent five-man board, one of whom qualify for benefits immediately if methods. The vans are loaded on amendment, which cleared' the must be from the building^trades. their ship is laid up, or if they are and off the ship by moveable deck house by a vote of 27 to 12, was Thck difference between the re­ required by contract regulations to cranes and then can be driven right introduced by state Rep. Wiiliam quired prevailing wage and the leave their vessels. They may also off the dock to thdir destination Fleming, The bill also urged Con­ Wages actually paid will be with­ qualify for benefits after a seven after being hooked onto truck cabs. gress to oppose any laws designed held from the sums due to the con­ week waiting period if they quit As a result, fewer longshoremen A Coast Gua.rd spokesman has to prohibit closed shops or to pro­ tractor, and violators will be pre­ are needed on the dock and on the tentatively blamed a defective vide that no employee shall as a vented from obtaining future con­ ship for this type of operation. rudder as the cause of a collision condition of his employment be re­ tracts for municipal work for three Gov. Munoz-Marin's proposal In which the SlU-manned taQke:P, quired to join a labor union. Such years. calls for the company to pay full The Cabins, rammed into A Staten laws, the resolution said, "will, if i 3) t wages to the laid-off workers for a Island storage dock, sinking two enacted, t^nd to undermine the six-month period, and 50 percent The first strike in 25 years in ieagoing rescue tugs and setting strength of labor and of labor the dress industry ended in a of wages for a year thereafter. The adrift a score of smaller craft. unions throughout the country." major victory for some 105,000 company's freight handling costs The vessel, owned by Sabine Copies of the resolution were sent members of the Ladies Garment would thus still be less at the State­ BALTIMORE — Shipping re­ side end and cut in half here after Transportation Co; of Texas City, to the House and Senate and to Workers Union. The new contract Texas, had just been cut loose from each member of Congress from provides for an estimated 11.25 mained good over the past two six months. The proposal report­ weeks and the forecast indicates ' her tow when it appeared that she Massachusetts. percent increase, stricter enforce­ It-will continue so for the ne.xt edly calls for the extra compensa­ had a jammed rudder. Headiug 3^ 4 3) tion to be paid whether the laidment machinery and a union agree­ Striking members of the Inter­ ment to rescind special concessions period. Port Agent Earl Shep- off workers get other jobs or not downstream, the 10,000-ton tanker rammed into the Witte Marine national Association of Machinists given to a small number of em­ pard reported the patrolmen in The situation is complicated by storage docks on Staten Island, will now receive $38 a week strike ployers. Most of the workers will this port wish to congratulate the the fact that the Puerto Rico has sinking two tugs whlch were in the benefits from their union. Over receive an eight-percent increase, various ships' delegates and crews no system of unemployment bene­ dpcks. A number of smaller craft. 110,000 members voted in favor of the first pay hike in the industry for the fine job and effort they are fits and is still trying to set one up. putting in enforcing the SIU con­ Including a tug, dredge scow, two increasing the portion of the mem­ in five' years. The Beauregard, which was to tract on the ships which hit this Steel car floats and a derrick were ber's dues going to the interna­ have entered the "sea-land" run to 3) 3) 3^ port. "They are keeping these cut free. The Coast Guard and the tional from $1.30 to $2 a month. PR on March 18, is being held back Peter Schoemann, general presi­ ships clean in all respects," he pending sktlement of the dis­ towing tug rounddd up the drifting Fifty, cents of the increase will go said. into a special strike fund which dent Off the Plumbers' union, has vessels. pute. The Bienville was on her There were nine vessels paying maiden voyage as a trailership There were no reported Injuries can be-used only for the purpose warned that the present policy of off during the period. They were when she arrived here and kicked aboard The Cabins although the of paying beneflts. Payments vydll the NLRB toward building trades the Evelyn, Emilia, Jean, Mae off the dispute. practices could banl^upt local begin when the fund totals $2 vessel herself received a 16-inch (Bull); CouncU Grove (Cities labor unions. The situation arose gash imher bow and a crack along million. The rest of the increase Service); Venore, Oremar, Marore will pay for the members' subscrip­ from a recent order to building and her port side.v The vessel Is now tion to their weekly newspaper. construction trades imions to stop (Marven) and the Alamar (Cal­ In Todd Shipyard for repairs. Sign Name On The Machinist"; cover the-cost of certain union practices or face stiff mar). Signing on were the Ven­ ore, Marore (Marven); 'J. Kufiibonding all lAM local and district penalties. In March, 1956, SchoeLOG Letters financial officers, and other special niann pointed out, the NLRB or­ kundis (Martls) and the Texmar For obvious reasons the LOG services provided to the locals. dered an El Paso local to refund (Calmar). cannot print any letters or all dues and assessihents collecteid In-transit vessels included the other communications sent in ^ 3) 3) The Philadelphia City Council in the previous 22 months from Steel Seafarer, Plymouth Victory, by Seafarers unless the author has passed a motiop requiring aU employees of a plumbing concern Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Morn­ signs his name. Unsigned contractors doing work for the city, because of an alleged closed shop. ing Light CVOaterman); Robin anonynjous letters will only to pay not only the prevailing Before this, he said, the Board had Gray, Robin Loqksley (Robin); wind up'in " the waste-basket. wage,^ut to pay prevailing fringe been issuing "cease and desist" or­ Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Ranger (Al­ If circumstances justify, the benefits and tO: maintain other ders for these practices, but never coa); Cubore, Venore (Marven) LOG will withhold a signature standard working, conditions. City orders to pay back all dues .and.as­ and the Natalie, (Intercontinen­ on r^uest •' • tal). ; Council Pi;esi(|fint .i^aipes said sessments, ir.' • ••.n' •'H'' IBL Studies Peace Plan In PR Beef LABOR ROUND-UP Cabins Sinks 2 NY Tugs; No Injuries Outlook Good In Baltimore il m / -iil '^1 ':Vi �r«c« Hs- SEAFARERS SUP Members Vote On 7-Monfh Rule ?S;-' March U, un LOa • ••• t J.' i'" • 1,. • • " ''iilAif-iki • --'fi , -v; u T. T'";v / : •: Cifc.' • /, 'i; r A. Kroll, Sailors Union, signs up to cast vote in referendum on ship­ ping rules. Looking on are committee members (I to r) Sam Beard, Les Morris, Alfred Ezergailes, Walter Gagrica. Members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific have cast a heavy vote thus far in the union's secret ballot referendum on the proposed 210-day time limit aboard ships. The voting got underway March 1 and"*will continue to the end of they hit port since the union is April in SUP headquarters eager to get the widest possible expression of opinion on the sub­ and all branches. The 210-day limit would replace ject. A two-thirds majority is the existing one-year rule in the needed to ratify. In announcing the start of the SUP. - It would require all crewmembers to leave the ships after referendum, SUP Secretary-Treas­ 210 days' continuous employment, urer Morris Weisberger declared, thus leaving a berth open for a re­ "The only way we can find out for sure what the membership wants placement to come off the beach. Another proposition on the bal­ is to put it on a secret ballot . . . lot calls for constitutional amend­ This (210 day rule) is something ments and shipping rule changes, entirely new in Sailors Union pol­ which have to be voted on secret icy. Consequently it is the duty of ballot according to'the SUP con­ each and every member to study stitution, to be voted on during the this proposition carefully . . ." SUP'S regular annual elections. This change would save the cost of repeated referendums during the year and dispose of any questions such as these during one voting period. The proposed 210-day rule was put on the ballot after consider­ able discussion at SUP membership meetings over the length of time DETROIT—A coordinated . or­ a Sailor should spend aboai-d ship ganizing drive in the IQ-ship Bowithout getting off. Union officials land and Cornelius fleet has been have made no recommendations kicked off by the SIU Great Lakes one way or another, leaving the District, the Masters, Mates and decision in the matter entirely up Pilots, and the Marine Engineers to the membership. Beneficial Association. Arrangements have been- made The campaign to organize the for SUP crews to vote as soon as Buffalo shipping firm was an­ nounced by the SIU Great Lakes District. It represents the first joint drive undertaken by unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO Marltime Trades Department since the Great Lakes organizing conference in February, Detroit is central (Continued from page 3) headquarters for the drive. Enough SIU men were fired to give Most of the B&C fleet is com­ the NMU a majority of the crew posed of self-unloaders that carry in the voting which followed. stone, coal, and chemicals. .."But this last trip, under NMU The SIU Great Lakes District certification, was just the opposite. also announced that it is planning "We had a few foul balls aboard," to move its headquarters from its "he said, "and inany of them would long-time location at 1038 Third not turn t© securing 6r to let go. Street. The move is part of a pro* There were a numbpr of logs ire- gram for modernizing and stream­ corded during the trip, but not one lining the entire Great Lakes oper­ guy was fired." ation. There was one thing which there was no shortage of, Novak noticed; and that was NMU representatives. Don't Send Your "Every time we would hit port Baggage COD they would come aboard and flood the ship with propaganda and what Seafarers are again warned not, but did nothing to enforce not to send their baggage COD their own contract. Many times to any Union hall. The Union we had some disputed OT, but cannot accept delivery - of any nothing would come of it. It got baggage where express charges so I didn't even bother trying for have not been prepaid. it this last trip, j , Men who send baggage COD -'I'm glad to ba dh ths beach to Union halls face the prospect for awhile," he said; "but I do of having to go to a lot of trou­ ; feel sorry for the vNMU men still ble and red tape with ;the Bail^ oil her. They don^KhjSWi what way Exiwess Co. . . . . Jthey ju-e Jnissing,'!.^.....^^,.,., vi •I 19-Ship Co. Target Of Lakes Drive mfW'" |5^: r"' • Is.v W;: 'ir ijsv: <\".h '• m- II a-,5?. .. . / ; "'H-L I T takes more than eleon decks and non-skid : point to moke the footing sofe on a ship. The^ proper type of footwear is onother factor in pre­ venting a nasty spill. • - - •- I ! ^ ''' - r-. .-r Shoes with crepe soles, or those with leather heels and steel toe plotes may be mighty styjiilr' 4., oshore, but they hove no ploce on the deck of a •• j'f-.iK ; • f.';.'' ship. Crepe rubber In particular is extremely dan­ gerous because It gefc slick as con be from the ' X : "'f'.!' slightest bit of moisturd underfoot. :i..v j vii'd •'•V NMU Pact Dead Loss ; Stick to the approved work shoes with non-skid,' • ^. '-j! soles and your chances of staying upright throughout the voyage will Improve considerably. , i-- .1 / ..1 C'^., ''F .• ? iViy'-'t-'-K i'l' 11/ .Ir: �iiird^ UI^S SEAFARERS ¥011 DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoHus Some Prjce-Cutting Here Moderate-tacome families are now able to buy some of the most popular smaft appliances and portable typewriters at cut prices. A number of leading manufacturers have announced they will no longer fix retail prices. (The makers who finally abandoned Fair Trade pricefixing included GE, Sunbeam, Toastmaster, and Royal.) For a wlxile in various large cities, the biggest discount houses and department stores had a price war. They weie selling $17 steam irons for $11, $15 coffee-makers for $10, $19 toasters for $13 and $40 clock radios for $28. But normally, you now can expect to buy any brand of such smkll appliances at discount of 20-25 percent from independent retailers, and 30-35 percent from the larger discount houses in big cities. Even before the hold-out manufacturers had abandoned Fair Trade, most other makers of small electric appliances had quit trying to stop re­ tailers from cutting prices. • ^ At one time, 45 states had Fair Trade laws permitting manufacturers to set retail prices on their prod­ ucts. Now only 31 states haye such laws Intact. But even in these states Fair Trade is-dead except on drugs, cosmetics and some hard­ ware items. The National Associa­ tion irf Retail Druggists now is asking Congress for a new national law to make such price fixing ef­ fective again. Rep. Oren H^is of Arkanus has introduced the'drug association's bill which would ma&e it illegal for a dealer to cut a price if the manufacturer advertised it or printed it on the item. Passage of this bill would end or drive underground many of the reduced prices on appliances and other goods. It would also enable drug manufacturers to continue to keep up the high prices of medi­ cines, such as brand-name anti­ biotics, which now often cost $10 to $20 for a prescription. iTear Of Price Cuts & all, this is * year of big price-cutting at the retail level, with Increasing pressure en manufacturers also to' reduce prices. Almost half the stores surveyed by one buying syndicate said they, would em^ phasize cut prices this year. But while the buyers' market is notice­ able in appliances, clothing and textiles, and to an increasing extent in furniture; rugs, some building mat^ials and tires, the big proWem keeping living costs up this year is the high price of food^ The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food index actually had cUmbed by winter's end to a point eighfperceht higher than a year ago. The rise has been dpe mainly to the high'price of meat. Now speculators have taken advantage of the small potato crop,;iurther cut by the cold Florida weather last winter, to boost the price of this staple to the highest , it's been in the past six years. High fpod prices-on the one hand and declining wages on the other actually are forcing families tos curtail food consumption. In 1857, food prices rose 4.8 percent, and consumption dropped three percent. People have cut down on meat as prices rose 10 to 12 percent above last year's tags. April food costs will be a little easier than the recent winter "ordeal If you pick your values. "Fork and eggs especially will be-cheaper. But this is dhly a temporary recite before a new upsurge this summer. Here are tips on April buying opportunities: ^ , APPLIANCES: Reductions, on small appliances bring into easier reach the grpwingly-popular steam irons. These'hre generally dis­ placing dry irons as they can be used beth dry. and weti (The Sunbeam and GE steam irons just removed from price=fixing are among the most popular and highest-quality brands. Fixed prices had been aban­ doned-earlier on the popular Westlhghouse steam iron.) CARST Retail price-cutting on cars is widespread too. The dealers, have absorbed about half the four percent jump in manufacturers' suggested prices this year, so that the real increase over '57 is about two percent on the average. This will be further trimmed as manu­ facturers grant more "merchandising allowances" to dealers : to imload the current model$. ; v But there's also a. rise in sharp advertising practices, the Better Business Bureaus, reports. Prevailing techniques for fooling buyers are .. (1) advertising cars-at very low prices which aren't available or which the dealer has no intention of selling; (2) pressuring buye^rs to take higher-priced modeller loading cars with extras; (3) e^ggerating nrices to give .fictitiously high trade-in allowances. The recession noticeably is turning people towards the, lowest-priced models. So far this s%ar the Big Three—Chevvy, Ford and Plymouth -^have grabbed 61 percent of the market, with the medium-priced cars taking the worst beating. Last year by spring the'Big Three's -ahSre was 57 percent. _ _ The '58 Chevvy particularly is taking a big lead. Actually three out of ten cars sold so far this year, including all American makes, have been Che'wies. Despite the frequent complaints that US cars are Joo big, the public seems to want jumbo models. They.make driving more of an adventiure. Last year Ford and Plymouth were the biggest of the popular-price makes and jumped up in sales: But the other success story this year is the increasing popularity of the smaUest car—the Rambler. So far this-year. Rambler has more than doubled iU 1957 sales, A big car doesn't-necessarily provide maximum responsiveness, or, of course, best, gas mlleagu On a horsepower-per-pound .basis, the , , Chewy.,Six rates high. But among the eights, Plymouth rates highest, |!- jgit||, Bojrd ,a^^ high power per pbuhd. LOG Fare Seretf Kings Pt. Fights Civilian Status WASHINGTON—Two years of permanent status on a par with Annapolis and West Point have by no means ended the stormy debates over the functions of the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Long Island, NY. Academy staff members of the Mari­ time Service are battling vari-.^ ous biUs before Congress which would, class them as civil service employees and include in their pay the tax-free allow­ ances they now receive. They are also suing for back pay, calling for restoration of former rank follow­ ing a "demotion program." Bills to impose civilian status have been introduced by Rep. Her­ bert C. Bonner, chairman of the Hoqse Merchant Marine Commit­ tee, and Senator Warren Magunson, who chairs the. Senate Foreign Commerce Committee. The bills have the backing of the Maritime Administration which contends that the Academy should be 'civilian in­ stead of quasi-military, because it is training men for civilian mer­ chant service. Closing Considered. Back in 1953, the Maritime Ad­ ministration gave serious consid­ eration to closing Kings Point, when questions were raised as to Somi-military status of Kings Point is exemplified by uniforms, the justification for a Governmentclose-order drill and gunnery- training. supported maritime oificers' school. A reprieve was gained for the school by its influential alumni as­ duties were reported as 'insuffi­ large 'pool of ships' officer mate­ rial available. sociation, and less-costly training ciently clear to be classified'." A 1954 Maritime Administration Kings Point ha* been attacked programs for unlicensed men were in the past by the SIU, and the survey showed that only 642 out of eliminated instead. Since then, and especially after AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ 4,441 men who graduated from Congress gave the school perma­ ment as an unnecessary diversion Kings Point during the years 1945 nent status in 1956, Kings Point has of maritime funds. The Union has to 1953 were actually serving on been a haven for officer personnel argued that except in cases of ex­ merchant shipsi By contrast, 884 of Navy rank. It is stUl very much treme emergency, there has always were in the Navy and the rest in an annex of Annapolis although been a glut of licensed officers shoreside jobs, although trained at available for the constantly-shrink­ taxpayer expense to serve in the ing US merchant fleet. Consequent­ merchant marine. ly, it can hardly absorb the Kings It was pointed cut at the time Point graduates, and the evidence that there was no way in which the is clear that only a small percent-, Government could compel a Kings age of Kings Pointers actually go Point graduate to stay in merchant into merchant service anyway. service. 'llie Union has also maintained The study also noted that of the that academy graduates lack the operators queried, "the majority essentials of sea-going experience advised that men up from the ranks offered by men who obtain licenses were better in matters relating to "out of the foc'sle." practical routine, handling of the The National Maritime Union crew and ship maintenance* . . . maintained a similar position until Kings Point runs the risk of too 1952 and then reversed itself; ap­ much Naval science and military parently under pressure from US ceremony thereby making its grad­ Lines and other large subsidized uates less .adaptable to merchant operators who prefer to have a vessel routine . . ." •?- J' -F.I its stated purpose is to traih^ivilian officers for the privately-op­ erated merchant marine. Accord­ ingly, the staff of the school has enjoyed a number of Navy-type privileges, including assorted taxfree allowances and exemption from civil service regulations. The seini-military nature of the ostensibly civilian academy is shown by the fa<;t that its staff is composed of 205 officers and petty officers and only 19 seamen. Four officers of "flag" rank—an admiral and three captains—are included in the 205-officer figure. Thfre is also a heavy sprinkling of com­ manders, lieutenant' commanders, lieutenants, lieutenants (jg), ensigns and warrant officers, aside from petty officers of various rat­ ings. 'This is an improvement over the situation four years ago," a story in the "New York Herald Tribune" pointed out. "A survey quietly conducted by the Maritime Admin­ istration at thaftime found there, were no seamen at aU. "The surveyors found that three dishwashers were petty officers second class. The man who cleaned the heads," the paper continued, "was a petty officer fii-st class. The laborers who set up the stands and mowed, the grass in the TootbaR field were also first claSs petty ^ Don't Call Us Pirates,' Tax-Dodge Co's Demand Protesting that they are true Americans, owners of'run­ away-flag tanker, ore and trarhp fleets are objecting to being identified as "pirates" in critical remarks from shipowners under legitimate maritme^ flags. Accordingly, the New other aids given by foreign ship­ York press has reported that ping governments to their fleets. the runaways are planning a coun­ At the present time, the Ameri­ ter-attack against implications that can-owned Liberian - Panamanian there is something tainted about fleet consists of close to nine mil­ dodging US taxes, as well as man­ lion tons of shipping. ning regulations, feeding provi­ sions, safety standards and wage scales of both US and foreign mari­ Movins? Notify time nations. Siy, Welfare One unidentified spokesman de­ clared that the complaints were in­ Seafarers and _SIU families spired by foreign-flag maritime na­ who apply for inaternity, hos­ tions. "They just don't want an pital or surgical benefits from American merchant marine" was the. Welfare Plan are urged to the way he put it, thus identifying keep the Union or the Wel­ the runaway flag shipowners as fare Plan advised of any true-blue patriots. changes of address while their Part of the runaways' strategy, applications are being proc­ or so the -story goes, will be to ar­ essed. Although payments are gue that^ there is nothing vvirrong often ' made by^ return mail, with a policy oflising the Liberian changes of address (or iUegible or Panamanian flag because It per­ return addresses) delay them mits owners to operate "without too when checks or "baby bonds" much government Interference," as are returned. Those who are the news story put it. That in­ moving or plan to move are cludes "the avoidance of heavy advised to immediately notify taxes." SIU headquarters or the WeiThe runawajre'. answer^ to. the fare Pian,*^t 11 Broadway. New charges Is "you're another," point­ York, NY. ing to depreciation allowaiices i^d 'iFl �r*ge Eight S EA PA RERS L OG Mwdhi |gg, 195t ./ T HAT WANDERING DREDGE, the Sandcoptam, is back in New York_ harbor again after a iengthy sojurn in Venezuela.'This time, the SlU-manned vessel is occupied in the reconstruction of the Atlantic Basin terminal in Brook­ lyn, port of on ambitious program by the Poi't of New York Authority involv^ ing the rebuilding of a stretch of Brook­ lyn waterfront from the Brooklyn Bridge all the way down to Red Hook. On its lost outing, the Sondcoptain was involved in the dredging of a deepwater channel for tankers to enable thert to enter Lake Maracaibo, Vene­ zuela. Before that, back in 1951-52, it and two sister ships participated in the construction of. the New Jersey Turn- '• I#' : 'S" • -11;: Now the ship shuttles between Am­ brose Channel and Atlantfc Basin,' dredging sOnd and depositing it at the pier site as fill to support the new I I''-{ ' '• •'-'W Pier 10. ir' 1 r-',/ IH .1^ Back from a "trip" out Coney Island way, the Sandcaptain prepares to tie up at Atlantic Basin-. Carl Peterson, AB, does the honors with the heaving line. / ! 'iil ' -I P '•<: '< . V •• •; IJ-l'v"'. - • ' .' . V II*"''-''-' /.« - 'li , > •r-^ • ' . 'V - • |)L< <Vi.-. .; Herb Libby, AB, keeps watch as loaded bins ate flooded at pief site. Mixture of.sand and water is then ejected, with sand settling to provide footing for pier. Section of one of the vessel's bins shown emptying load of sand. Pipe can from bin; I- 'V ',,'. \/ h^. I'^S' .- I,'-''t; While fill is put ai for new piers, cranes are at work-demolishing existihg^tructures. V, ich.-were;:3do^':>? iThree dc from rai] �... />: Jlprch 2S, 19SS ^SEAFARBRS:j.OC i Pace Nine "^1 Rebuilding .'.f •..TH-'' • • ' -> v^'-• -^I'. 'y'h- ---i: ,.: v^'';3<vvJC •_: Rigging on davit gets attention from three deck gang Seafarers.^, Waterfroiit hr "Jy'I' •r • iij. ^ ^ 'C • 1:., . •-5"- • 3v - ^ ;.j ;| i' ~ . 'X' •* -'" , i' K5sf >1 'I '-•< ll '• I-' r'a--- • 'S- ^ i--\ . rAV -"'^r --'s, i -f -'i; :b ;'-Avi'ls .. '" ' I , •': • 1. • • -/"?•• .' v^'.. ^ •- '• • . v"- "*^.• •'/ - \ 'V Tf\ •" ' -• • V-^" - ': .•.--; ^ ' t** • ' •*' 'ii;,''-- - I'l, ! ' T •'"' . :'*' - ' • • ' vC. v^v- .^:^v. ••- V ..x-< Frank Prezalar, chief cook, defies cold in T-shirt. •Ji *• I •'1 ;J V ies sand and water mixure under pressure. r-MtX Artist's rendering shows how ^Atlantic Basin will look when construction is fin­ ished. Sandcaptain is working on Pier 10 (top, left). Andy Messana (right) checks off stores delivery against order list. M-< -^1 "-1 •i .'I » |j5k gang members chip iceafter winter stonn.^^^^;.^ (-• " R. Kdrner, ship's welder, makes re- pair on section cfftSunJ^,|)ipe.^ rv5®v^ James Terry,, pantryman, ait work in ship. : - P. Daniels, AB, looks out toward **sea"—in tiiis.case, l^ew York Bay, 4/ , �Pure Ten SEAFAttERS LOG Build Tankers Or Pay Penally, MA VIarns Victory Carriers WASHINGTON—Efforts by the Onassis and Niarchos interests to postpone construction of two 105,000-tonne^s and several smaller tankers have been balked by the Maritime Admin­ istration. Memba-s of the House Merchant Marine Conunittee announced that the Govern­ ment's shipping agency has re-^ fused to let the operators put ing, Onassis does not "own" Vic­ with the Income the ships earned tory'Carriers since a trust fund haa during the Suez crisis, members of off the new construction, ahd been established in the name of Congress could be expected to has notified them that they must probe the deal If construction is build or pay the penalty. The Con­ his minor children who are US citi­ dropped. zens. -gressmen said that unless the op­ Onassis now apparently has the The original deal permitted On­ erators comply, the matter will be alternative of building the ships assis to transfer 12 tankers and Investigated by the committee.' or abandoning the project and pay­ two Libertys to runaway registry, The agreement to build new ing the Government an $8 million all of them before the Suez crisis American-fiag tonnage was part of "penalty" for non-performance of in November, 1956. All of the an arrangement in which the Gov­ the original contracts. Since the Onassis ships were manned by Sea­ ernment permitted the Onassis in­ penalty would be 'small compared farers. terests to transfer 12 tankers and two Libertys t<y runaway registry. Onassis' ships tire still under for­ eign flag, but other Libertys trans­ ferred foreign" are clamoring to come back under American regis­ try and get a crack at 50-50 cargo. Within the last two 'weeks, the QUESTION: What is the most popular topic of shipboard bull ses­ Maritime Administration has ap­ sions? proved requests by their owners to put the Libertys Pegor and Penn F. DeBeanmont, carpenter: With Trader back under the American Cal Wilson, bosun: It seems to flag and to man them with Ameri­ a group of men, what else—women. me that they are either talking can seamen. The Maritime Admin­ By the time they about the last istration has also okayed an appli­ exhaust their var­ ship they were cation for a flag change submitted ious experiences on, or how the by the owners cf the Wanda, a in the different next trip will be tanker converted into a dry cargo ports of the better. This Is ahip. ^ world the trip is after they have Marltime's refusal to let the op­ usually over. But had their fUl talk­ erators postpone construction of if there is time, ing about women. the two supers and the smaller they enjoy a good The ports on-the tankers came to light a few days argument about itinerary and the after members of the House Mer­ sports and what­ various spots to chant Marine Committee had pro­ ever news they get over the radio. bit in them come in for plenty of tested to the Maritime Administra­ discussion, William Royes, FWT: Outside of tion against granting permission $ t for the delay, and the possible canr the usual conversations concerning David C. Aiehia, chief cook: women, the next cellation of the ships. Earlier It While on ship the men usually talk subject is gen­ was learned that Maritime Admin­ about women and erally how ship­ istrator Clarence G.. Morsfe was p o k e r. While ping ' Is ashore. weighing a decision on the -"post­ ashore th^ talk After that they ponement." about ships {md throw the bull The fall In tanker rates r^as said poker.'Me, I like to be chief reason the operators about everything to talk about and anything. made their move. This was cou­ , poker. But V we Every ship has its pled with Gbvermhent' restrictions also gab a - lot "experts" in on US oil imports largely from a b 0 u t baseball, every field, and the Persian Gulf, which is the only the prize jEights trade that could be really profit­ you can always ^et "expert" hdvice and lOther sports. about anything in the world. able fw the large oil carriers. it •' it it The proposal drew hea^ fire $ Cecil- Rush, chief pantryman: Brannstein, bosun: I think from Congressmen who were criti­ cal of the construction arrange­ the Union is the main topic of con­ There is always a lot of talk, about the Union. The ments and of a Government settle­ versation when shoreside activi­ ment that had been signed With they are not talk­ ties of our Union Onassis over the ownership of Vic­ ing about women; like the health tory Carriers Inc. and other Onas- They discuss the centers are al­ sis-owned fleets. Technically speak­ contract, differ­ ences between ways mentioned other unions, and and discussed as usually how con­ are the other ditions are welfare benefits aboard the ship we have. After they are on. It that I would say seems they were always better oii that sports takes up most of the BOSTON—-Prudential Life In­ soihe other ship. gab time among the crews. surance Company has announced it will gp ahead with plans to build a skyscraper development project in the Back Bay area. The company held off starting the pro­ gram until they i received assur­ ances from Mayor Hynes and other city officials that they would aid in getting Jhe company favor­ SAN FRANClSCiO—In a move to facUitate the settling of able tax rates during the project!s shipboard beefs among the large steward departihents on first 17 years. The men on the'' beach here are the West Coast passenger liners, Marine Cooks and Stewards looking forward to watching the Union patrolmen are now coming basebsdl season in style, Golden Gate. Within half an hour reports James Sheehan, port agent. boarding the vessels while after the vessel had docked, nearly The -new television set was de­ they are still in the stream. all of the union business in the livered this week and all are "side­ In this way, MCS Secretary-Treas­ steward department had, been walk superintendents" concern-, urer Ed Tomer announced, most of square'd away. : ing where the shelf for the s^ the beefs will be settled before the ; The. system will be expanded. Vessel is berthed and the members Turner said, depending on vf^ather should be placed. It was a fa^shipping period but will be able to avalL themselves of conditions and Government reg­ the outlook is not top good. The the limited time off available, to ulations. No persons will be alport had the Bents Fort, Cantigny them. The fast turnaround on pas­ loweckon the servicing launch who and Government Camp (Cities senger ships makes shore leave .do not have proper clearance and jServiCe) paying off and signing time precious. who are not assigned to the vessel on during the last peidod. The The new system went into effect by the union. Turner compliment­ ilobin Kirk. (Robin) was also in when San Francisco Dispatcher ed the Customs men for their co^ port for servicing over thh last Pete Bianchi and Patrolman Tony operation in allowing the union of­ weekend. All of the vessels were Brancont boarded the SS Matsonia ficials aboard the vowels in the icpiS^d in good shape, shortly -after she' entered the stream. March 28, 1958 STISL ADMIRAL (ItHimlan), Stb. as—Chairman, H. Orlando; Saeratary, S. Homka. SUp'B dalagata elected. Coffee lira valve to bo repaired. Check on ahlp'a repalra rrom prevloua voyage. March t—Chairman,' J. Kramar; Saeratary, H. Orlando. Sverythlng running amoothly. Submit repair llsti before arrival. Hate to obtain blackout curtalna for tneaahaU port holea. Vota of thanka to ateward dept. for lob- weU done. Empty pocketa liefora placing clothea In waahing znAchillea STBIL TRAVRLIR (lathmlan), Sab. S—Chairman, H. Pruga; Saeratary, P. Tampol. Faw minor baafs. One woifeaway SIU man pickad up In Calcutta. C^' %• $1 Boston Gets Skyscraper MCS Patrolmen Board Lii^rs In Stream, Boost Port Time :an>- CABINS (Taxai), Pabruary 14 — Chairman, J. Naih; Saeratary, J. N. Atchison. Soma disputed ot. $8 In ship's fund. Motion made to keep officers from socializing in the crews' meaaroom unnecessarily. 15 yes, 4 no. To see patrolman about remarks made by chief and 1st eng. that delegates don't last long on this trip. PLYMOUTH VICTORY (Isthmian), Pabruary 9—Chairman, P. Pullbrlght; Saeratary, P. Lutaman. Hembera re­ quested to dress properly when enter­ ing mesthaU. Vote ot thenlu to crew from ship's delegate; Some disputed ot. Foc'sles have not been sougeed. hntlea of each dept. to keep laundry and recreation room clean. Vote of thanke to ateward dept. .on preparing holiday meals. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), March 9— Chairman, B. M. -Festar; Saeratary, L. B. Wing. Everything running emoothly. Repairs to be made. Mem­ bers cautioned about boss on washing machine wringer frame e'dge; when pushed against it it cuts hose. Hot water heater to he fixed. IQIIIRING SEAFARER $1 nlng amoothly. $87 In ahlp'a fund. Crew to turn In aU excesa linen, and keep mesahaU clean. Gift of cuff links and waUet . given to steward by unllcenaed personnel for cooperation In showing movies at sea. DOROTHY (Bull), March $-Chelrmsn, Slmpkins; Secretary, Little. Re­ pair list submitted. Everything run­ ning amoothly. To have patrolman check medical suppUes. Vote of thanka to steward dept. Request rigging awning back aft. Ship's fund $14. Bnglna dept. crew's quarters to bo cleaned up before arrival In port. Patrolman asked not to accept beefs unless clssred through meetings, excepting If beef occurs batwaan now and pay-off. Beefs to be Ironed out below Instead of taking them top side. Ship needs fumigating. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), March 1 <^halrman, W. Mastangar; Saeratary, J. Robinson. New delegate, treaiurer and reporter elected. Pantry to ba kept clean. Obtain amaU ahlp'a fund from arrival pool In Beirut—based on first bell after pilot comes aboard. Report accepted. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), Fab. 14— Chairman, W. link; Iscratary, N. JIartlaH. Ship's fund $11. Repair UsU to be turned in. EMd pads to be put on galley decks. CHARLES e. DUNAIF (Colonial), March 3—Chairman, P. LaPlant; Seerotary, W. Stephens. Avoid unnece» sary noise so off-watch crewmen can seat between watches. ITRBL ADVOCAVI (Isthmian), March 1—Chairman, O. Arndt; Secre­ tary, W. Jenkins. Some disputed ot. See captain about eougeelng messrooms and hospital: light# on afterhouse. Men on watch ba given time to maXb coffee before crew la called. DEL SANTOS (MIti.), March S — Chairman, B. Hans; Secretary, J;' Crawford. Ship's fund $21. Few hours disputed ot. Motion to have meeting with patrolman before payoff. See patrolman about speaker system for galley from saloon mess. Vote of thanks to ateward for Job weU done. See patrolman about freah vegetables and better grade of stores. •OCRANSTAR (Triten), Jan. 11 Chairman, S. Mangold; Saeratary, L. Santa Ana. No beefs. Contact patrol­ man ra: iransportatisn for men who Joined ship In BB. Repair Uat aubmitted. IDEAL X (Pan-Atiantis), .March IS— Chairman, W. Christian; Secretary, A. Wilson. No beefs. Discussed payoff procedure. Some disputed ot. Vote of thanke to steward dept. General discussion about linen, cups, eleanlU ness. -- COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Feb. 14—Chairman, B. Reed; Secre­ tary, H. Johnson. Ship's delegate elected. Three men getting off. ORION STAR (Orion), March 9— Menus to-be tyrped for eachetable; two for each table. See engineer about, Chalnnen, R. Henke; Secretary, R. Mills. Galley was sougeed and painted. rusty water. Capt. to order FaU Man cigarettes. fund 5360 yen. Some disputed STEEL ROVER atthmlan), Feb. 14 Ship's ot. Motion to get Union Uterature —Chairmen, T. Gasper; Secretary, F. Savola. Ship's fund $20. Few hours and Instructiops on unionism, also history llterat-iife. Vote of ihsuks' disputed ot. One man missed ship. SIU steward dept. for mentu and good' Vote of thanks to steward dept. for - to food; also to delegate for fine Job. Job well' doi;e. No l-OGs received. SEAMAR (Calmer), March' 9>-4;halrVALLRY FORGE (Peninsular), F. Myatt; Secretary, J. EichanMarch l-;<lMlrman, J. Brown; Secre­ . man, berg. Ship, to go into shipyard. One tary, J. Morton. Repairs tb be made. man ship, obtained YeplaceTwo men hospitalized In Rotterdam. .ment. miased crew aboard. Ship's fund Stored up. for Far East trip. Rooms $11.50. Good Motion have pension plan to be painted. XeavJ Union literature on sea. time—^no' to, on bulletin board. Few hours dis­ on pension plan. age limit. Discu^on puted ot. Requested Sparks to get Union news If possible. Request cap­ •SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), tain- put out draws every five days. March Sir Charles; Sac; THscussion on 4 to 8 watch's sanitary rgtary, ll—Chairman, A." Lambart,' $26.70 In ship's work. Steward reported oh extra fund. Reports accepted. To see about stores; capt. refused soihe tropical telephone booths. HesshaU to be fruits. To start ship's fund. Discus-'' pay apugeed, fans to be cleaned, wind sion on neglecting to. perform duties. scoops be repaired as soon as pos­ Vota of thanks to Robin Liqe men sible.' to Members requested to return' for victory. Handles on life boats torn Unen. should be secured to davits. Vote of thanks, to steward dept. ; ClTRuS^FACieER (Waterman), Fsb-G ruary 9—Chairman, L. Kyser; Secre­ KYSKA (Watarman),' Pabruary 9— tary, W. E. Harper. Some disputed ot. Chairman, S. Alpado; Saeratary, J. To see patrolman about repair of cat':, Bargstrom. Smooth voyage and no wal^. Request for crew to keep messbeefs. Port time in'Oakland, foUow- room ahd laundry more shipshape ' Ing port payoff questionable, original after use. Vote of thanks To steward: ~ payoff in Portland—settle with pa­ department for fine food and service. trolman at payoff. Motion to - post communications at once. Motion to. fTEEL eeiENTIST (Isthmuhv.March move hospital from after house on 11—Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, P. C-2's and use space for engine watch S. Omega. Repairs made. $85 in foc'de. .New delegate elected. Vote ship's Reports accepted. Sug­ of thanks to previous delegate for Job gestionfund. made that arrival pool should weU done. Motion to start ship's fund be conducted for phone calls, stamps and. other «nd Manila. between San BYahcisco Items. Voted down, passagways and quarters to be sougeed. Check foc'sles CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), March for fans—no spare on ship. Vote of 9—Chairman, J. Dunlop; Secretary, C.. thanka to ateward dept. ^ Rawllngs.. Everything running smooth-ly. S9 in'ship's fund. Sqme disputed DEL BANTOS (MittlstlppI), Febru­ ot. Vote of thanks to carpenter tor' ary 14—Chairman, R. O. Hawaii; Sec­ fixing laundry room. Vote of thanks retary, J. A. Crawford, Jr. No beefa. from steward to'hU entire dept.. for $ZS in ship's fund. Several men con­ making this one of the best voyages tinued, to foul up after being warned ever made. • ^ .to straighten out. Request that vege­ tables bo cleaned someplace besides In ' FLORIDA STATE (Pohca Products), recreation room; dump garbage aft; March 14 — Chairman, J. A. Leslie; return books to' library. Vota. of Bacratary, C. L. Raulersen. Repair thanka to ateward dept. for improved list checked; $16.85 In .ship's fund. chow. , Patrolman to see captalq about water cooler. ; KATHRYN (BUH), March IS—Chair­ man, W. OrHs; Secrslary, P. Nokllchl. No beef a. Some disputed ot. Eng. room door to be repaired. Complaint about, captain keeping things lacked up and Kiiot with purchased artlclea from foreign ports. Discussion on custom-declarations. Deck dept. needs extra keys for bathrooms. Wash water dUty—turns clottie'a yellow-'Electrician wants wiper to distrlbut* linen. Porthole In messroom leaks. Repair list to fas mads up and gubmlttgd tb patrolman. YOUNa AMIRIC'A (Waterman), March P-Chalrman, A. Land; lecrSfary, JN. Hatglmisles. Everything ruif- INBS (Bull), . March 14—Chairman, B. Holtz; SSeratary/ L: ' Savler. Con­ tact. union about subsistence and lodging—^purser claims meals only. Ship's fund 815. Reports accepted. Check parte tor washing machine Card players to clean up after game; Steward to order- cots for next trip.Vot« of thanks to steward dept. LUeiLS BtOA.MF!ELD (Bleemfleid); February a—chalrman, g, c. Goings; saeratary, T. J. Schuiti. No beefs. No duputed ot. One man hoapttallzed In ^Qalidum. Captain agreed to die- , tribute ahlp'a schedules as soon as received. RIop chest to be added. •s-.i-.i..-. . :.'C ' r..t.• •",:,;,d-: �March U. 195S ' ' ' SiEAPARERS LOG •Batk fit The Picture' Face Eleroi Senate Report A Smear On US Unions-Meany AFL-CIO President George Meany has charged the re­ port of the Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the LaborrManagement Field with being anti-labor on its broad charges against unions. He said that it was a "dis­ $10,000,000 allegedly stolen from graceful example of the use of union funds cannot be Justified by sensationalism in an attempt to smear the trade union movement." In reviewing the long awaited report, Meany said that the com­ mittee's findings did not justify its conclusions and that the evi­ dence uncovered could not support its charges. "Anti-labor bias is in­ herent in the broad, unsubstantiat­ ed charges the committee hurls at the entire labor movement. "The headline-catching figure of Rail, Truck Van Run Set By Seairain Portugal Co. Eyes'Super' Liner Trade After sailing for a year or more on Eobin ships to fight off a National Maritime Union raid, Seafarers on those vessels already certified to the Union have more than one reason to be happy about getting bacH under the SIU banner. Naturally, they are gratified that their efforts have saved these ships and jobs for the SIU. They are also pleased that they are now being properly compensated for their work in contrast to the "free overtime" they had to donate to the com­ pany imder th6 inferior NMU contract. The case of the Robin Kirk, reported on page two of this is­ sue, points up the difference, plus the desirability of getting sound Union representation at the point of production, with­ out delays and buck passing. By contrast, the experience of a -Seafarer aboard the Robin Mowbray, the one ship in the fleet taken by the NMU, underscores the differences between the two o^anizations and the reasons why Seafarers on the Robin Line ships voted SIU despite the heaviest pressures from the other side. What it proves is that you can't sell seamen a second-rate contract if you want to win their allegiance. That's something that the NMU would do well to ponder. ROTTERDAM—A tentative "or­ der" for four giant passenger liners of 120,000 tons each has reported­ ly been placed with a major Dutch shipyard by a newly-formed com­ pany known as the Amerlcan-EuYope Line. The ships would oporate under ^he Portuguese flag. The proposed vessels will dwarf everything else afloat, with accom­ modations for 10,000 passengers each. The financing would report­ edly call for an investment esti­ mated at $840 million. In terms of size, the ships would • t i be almost 50 percent bigger and over 150 feet longer than the Queen Elizabeth. The three-class Elizabeth carries 2,315 passengers The confidence exuded by Administration spokesmen in and a crew of 1,100. The AmericanEurope Line ships would have Washington, contrasting sharply with the most optimistic 8,000 cabins and a fare somewhat under the current tourist class rate. forecasts by Goverhriaeht economists, still offers no help for Plans of the new company paral­ the nation's five to six million unemployed workers and their lel those of American hdtelman families. It takes more than confidence to feed and shelter K B. Cantor for two slightly small^ the average family of four, even for those fully employed er transatlantic liners in the same tourist trade. Cantor has been try­ all year round. ing unsuccessfully to secure a Fed­ Those of the jobless fortjmate enough to still have some eral construction ^bsidy to help form of benefits coming in are again only slightly better off build hU proposed "floating hotels" thim the thousands who long ago exhausted their meager ra­ for US-flag operation. If the plans of the Americkn-£u- tions of state aid and others who never got any. rope Line materialize, they would Complicated as the situation is, especially^ when the slowpretty woU sew up the transatlantic moving processes of Government even in normal times is^contourist trade tSr foreign-flag opera­ tors. 7^e growing demand for this sidered, it is clear that if thcsre ever was a time for action, re­ type of travel has interested only sponsive to the economic picture right how, this is it. As one one American bhtiy, American ban­ Senator has noted, the time has long passed for lofty debate ner Une, . which is readying one "18,fl<)Q-ton ahlp to go.iiito thhi serv- <m "cure-«lls" ^5uch as cuts in;excise taxes on Cadillacs or Cadillacs For Bread-Llnes ^ Ice later this year/* I' safe deposit boxes. • t - Seatrain Lines, forerunner in transporting loaded railroad cars by sea, has announced its intention to extend its seiwice to carrying loaded trucks in the near future. "Seamobile," as the new service is called by th$ company, is ex­ pected to start operations by mid­ year. It will combine the features of low-cost water transportation with door-to-door delivery service in containers by highway or rail­ road. Although the new service will continue to use present Seatrain vessels, the cargoes will be carried in specially-constructed containers. These containers, which come in two sizes, can be transferred read­ ily between Seatrain ships, rail­ road cars and highway trailer rigs. The new program is expected to offer greater flexibility to the com­ pany's operations, as the vessels will be able to carry both conven­ tional box cars and-truck trailers loaded on flatcars. As the con­ tainers are unloaded, they can he shipped Inland by rail and then re­ moved and hauled by truek to their final destination. Seattle Slow SEATTLE—^There is not much to report on the shipping side from this port. The Fairport (Water­ man) was the only vessel paying off and signing on during the pe­ riod while all of the in-transit business, was supplied by the Losmar and the Yorkmar (Calmar). Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of- a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of hayiiig taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want .to sign on-for anotiier such voy- the record of the coihmittee's hear­ ings." "In sum," Meany said, "we find the committee's report little more than a publicity seeking document." Also supporting Meany's de­ nouncement of the report was Sen­ ator Pat McNamara (D-Mich.), a committee member. McNamara re­ fused to sign the report stating that while there was much in it with which he generally agreed, "it is with the findings and concinsiona of the committee that I must, in good conscience, vigorously dis­ agree. "The over-all effect of this re­ port, it seems to me, is to frame a blanket indictment against the la< bor movement." The crew of the Young America decided to do more than offer a vote of thanks for the effort put into the vessel's movie program by steward Nicho­ las Hatgiinisios. So the members presented the steward with cuff links and a wal­ let as a token of Hatimisios their apprecia­ tion. Hatgimisios would go to no end, the report said, to get good movies and show them at night while at sea. t i> J" . 4 4 4 4 4• 4 "Feeding has been 100 percent better this trip" is the report from the Mankato Victory. And all of the praise is due to the fine stew­ ard department on board. Votes of thanks were given to Antonio Schiavone, chief cook; Theodoro Diangson, baker, and _ Benigno Bantista. chief steward. ^ Seafarers on the Del Norte have voted to give an additional $10 from the ship's fund to an or­ phan's cause in Braril. This brings the total contribution from the ship to this cause to $200. In addition to this, the crew gave a sound vote of thanks to chief baker Emiliano A. Ducnsin. But the vote was ndt only for his top rate baking, but, also' his "fine productions." Although they were not classi­ fied as productions, the crew of the SS Topa Topa showed their appreciaton at the last meeting with a vote of thanks to chief Cook D. M. Ravosta for his "delicious pizza pie." , "Votes of thanks to the cooks and stewards for fine meals and service" were given by the crews of the Marymar, Del Viento, Morn­ ing Light, Steel King, Kyska, An­ gelina, Alcoa Patriot, Pacific Cloud, Seatrain New York, Valley Forge and the Steel Vendor, to mention just a few. "No beefs, outside of a few dis- ^ puted hours of overtime," is the report from the three departments on the Hastings, while the dele­ gates on the A^coa Corsair went one further, "no beefs, no disputed , "• ''.r 1 •J .-^1 �•--r..^-. '.-y.-"••" SEAFARERS Far* Tirdhm ^ m- Days Gone By Ti^' LOG-A-RHYTHMS Sunset 1'^ • llv. 1^:;, irrf'-'''"/ l^y-: By L C. Welsbrot I am restless. And I know not why; I see a gloriovw sunset Upon a rainbow sky. The quiet seas, and all beauty Fill the air. . The world's at peace, j And peace is everywhere. W&WSS:: I think of how we parted. And the special reason why. She said I had a choice to make "Give up the ships or me; "JCause I don't want the man I love "Always out at sea." :''v-.?'•. -•r'y. :- She hung her head in sorrow. She knew what I would say: "I'll never give up sailing "Even though we part today." : a> The Iceberg 3i First Love By David Grossman As the ship sails today And ! watch the sea roll by. ^ pnofos ^ ^fo/zies ibPTtzY By M. Dwyer She stands alone Mid cold and frost, A sight to gaze upon; Here massive strength none can compare As silent gulls pass on. Destruction seems her only wh^m. In day or darkest night; A ship that rams her mighty hulk Too soon is lost from sight. Oh many a story she could tell. Of ships she has destroyed; ^ Though men test their Mil and courage. Her grasp, cannot avoid. ;.C-^' She recalls the great Titanic, And a light they couldn't see; She's heard the cries of drowning men Mid strains of "Nearer My God, to Thee." jlend'em&fle SlU, AEG District BALTIMOBE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard. Agent EArt®™ BOOTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2^0140 HOUSTON... 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent Capital 3.4089: 3.4080 LAKE CHARLES, La.. . M19 Ryan St Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6.8744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2.1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. •Tom Gould. Agent Jf""??, 'L? NEW ORLEANS S23 BienvUle St. Lindsey WjUiams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YOi«r 675 ««. ^e..^Bro^ MONTREAL 634 SL James St. West PLatean 8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone; 5591 TORONTO. "^Ontario 872 King St. E. EMplre 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC eirvk Cormorant St. EMpira. 4531 Fireman's Dream Walt ' Bentkowski submitted these photos in the hope of hearing from the boys pic­ tured. At top, Al Ihrig and friends on a Caribbean trip of the Montebelio fHills in Nov., 1947. Below, Jack "Whiskey" Berger {left] and Leonard Stout in Frisco that year off the Calmar. Bentkowski lives at 2537 Grafton Drive, Cornwell Hts., Pa. VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS............304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLB. Qnebeo. 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario.,... 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 6ault-au-Matelot Quebee Phone; 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUUam St. NB OX 2-8431 —By Seafarer K. Rankonen Ki:' • 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. CaUf... 510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main G290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW VOP.K. ... 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6165 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. Phone; Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAIW... .. 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone: Main 1-0147 1038 3rd St. DETROIT....... Phone: Woodward 1-6857 621 W. Superior St. DULUTH Phone: ^nditpb 3-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO . 3281 K. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 BUFFALO, NY. Canadion District. a... rSiisf VKM HdlUs St. Union Progress Pleases Mother 4 4 LOG Provides Link With S0a HONOLULU...; BAIIIFAX. N.S. Ing about the happenings throughout the maritime indus­ try in the LOG. Chester L. Anderson 4 4 4" Urges Protest On 'Runaways' To the Editor: Enclosed is a letter and ques­ tionnaire which many voters in Florida are receiving now from Rep. Paul G. Rogers on legisla­ tion which may come before the current - session of Congress. As I fill mine out, I respect^ fully suggest other.s do the same and also make a notation that their Congressmen should do something" to help US seamen and keep our ships frora_getting permission to fly foreign flags. It is a disgrace that the Amer"^Ncan people permit such things tojiappeh and that this nation AH letters to the editor for has to lose a large source of publication in the SEAFAR­ revenue. It is.also poor policy ERS LOG must be signed to entrust American tourists on by the writer. Names uuU these ships that may have in­ be withheld upon request. competent crews and are not ranged to resemble' a ship's required to meet any safety in­ wheel. I was overwhelmed when spection stcndards. 'Mrs. Lather Roberts I read the kind words on their __ 4 4 4 card, which certainly helped to fill the lost feeling we had be­ Lauds HPspital cause my brother couldn't be For Fine Care with lis. Our dad was a very fine man To the Editor: ly like you to print this as • and I like to feel he is still spreading his goodness. Thank letter of thanks for some of the you all. Your fine tribute to our finest medical care I've ever known. I'm talking about St. dad will always be treasured. Vincent's Hospital, in Jackson­ ^ NeUle Zahmdt ville, Florida, where I was dry_ Ji 4 4 docked last August for two apd SlU Gift Aids a half weeks. -Once I got off my . ship, the Staten Hospital SS Pan Oceanic, the doctors and To the Editor: We wish to acknowledge and other hospital personnel took thank the Seafarers Interna­ me in hand and really wera tional Union for its generous wonderful. They gave me tho gift of lounge furniture which finest treatment, always made this hospital can so profitably me comfortable and did every­ thing to make sure I had all the utilize. The thoughtfulness and gen­ care I needed. Special thanks should go to erosity of such interested or­ ganizations as yours greatly aid Doctor Adams who was espe­ us in our endeavor to render cially kind. It's really wonderful the finest medical care to our wheii a stranger can go into a patients. Once again, our thanks hospital and get that kind of care. It gives him a whole new for your interest. lease on life. Thanks again, St. John N. Bowdea Vincent's and all concerned. Medical Director A good word is also in order (Ed. note: 'Dr. Bowden is Medical Officer in Charge at for the SIU officials in Boston the USPHS Hospital, Staten Is­ who kept things straightened out for me and were verjThelpland, NY.) ful all the time. Eddie l^^irell 4 SUP M-r: To the Editor:. This is for the crewmembers of the Antinous, in appreciation for their kindness'after the re­ cent death of my father, who was aiso the father of one of their shipmates, Harry R. Huston. Vhere just aren't words to thank them properly for the beautiful flowers. They were sent in a container and ar- To the Editor: Please notice the change In my mailing address for the LOG. I do not want to miss getting it for I truly enjoy read­ ing it so much. The LOG is the best. I would like to know just what you all will think up next to benefit the boys. If is just wonderful what you have accomplished. Thank _ you a million from _Marcus N. Evans' mother. Mrs. M. V. Roberson Houston, Texas NORFOLK 127.129 Bank St. J. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1833 PUERTA de ITERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN. FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 _ Abercom St. SAVANNAH Adams 3-1728 E B McAuley. Agent ... .2505 1st Ave. SEATTLE Main 3-4334 Jeff GiUette. Agent TAMPA 18001811 N. Franklin St. Phone 2-1323 Tom Banning. A'gent WILMINGTON. Calif . 505 Marine Ave. Seed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyi^ SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J Aivina. Deck W. HaU. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. J. Volplan, Joint ly '• Hails Antinous For Sympathy Letters ToThe Editor (An unseen hand conveys the sun So I'm still out sailing. to hidden depths.) And someday there 'will be, A girl who is ever willing Quiet, my soul, quiet; Then To share me with the sea. There will come an evening when You will be led away by one Who led away the sun. if f, '- munA U, IHI LOG Wall# tiia goad aid dsya wara savor IIBa fhlsl To the Editor: Kindly add my name to your mailing list and forward the LOG to my Canadian address. It is my usual practice, to spend from two to three months each yiear visiting my family and friends in Burgeo, New­ foundland. During these periods I have no contact with my ship-' mates or any knowledge of the shipping situation. The LOG would. provide me the link I need gt such times. Also, my reiatives and friends who li*/e by and from thg sea alvil'asr!!. have ajviyed very much read? I 1^' 4 4 4 Mourn Passing Off SIU Brofher To the Editor: ' " _ The following is the text of a letter sent to the family of our departed brother, Virgil WUrhoth, who' died ^ here at the Manhattan Beach Hospital on^ March 11, 1958: We came , . to know Virgil well during his long stay heref We knew him as a fel­ low-patient who never grum­ bled when things were not go­ ing his way; and we also knew., him as a friend. And although we have, in his passing, lost a friend, we know that your loss is much greater than ours. - "We are taking this means of expressing ouE.-.,sympathy be­ cause the distance which sep­ arates us makes it impossible to do otherwise. And while these few lines seem to us in­ adequate, believe me when I tell you they are sincere. '.'His fellgw Union..-members who knew him best would. lUfb, if jt were possible, to express their feelings to the membeTsof his family In pdhion. Failing this, aU we can do is to tell you that if there Is anything we can do please do not hesitate to call on us." John Driscell. �WlMsh u, im RAPHABL SBMMIS (Watarman), March S—Chalrmaiv H. Carmlchaair Sacrataryr W. TaBd. AU repalra not mada. Soma diaputad at on dala)rad aalllnf time. One man Injured—hoapltalizad. Shlp'a fund tU. Recom­ mend amaU donation at payoff. Re­ port accepted. Check with headquartera why port time cannot be collected on thia type of ship. Repair list ta be checked for repairs not completed. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Jan. If—Chkirman, A. Harrlnstom Socratsry, J. Daitsch. No beefs. Coop­ eration among crew. Shlp'a fund tl7.S0. Some disputed ot. Treasurer elected. Washing machine to be re­ paired. Need new mattresses and pillows. Messroom chairs to be rapalred. Request for more cots. March 1—Chairman, A. Harrlngtanr •ocrotary, A. Southars. Everythlnff SEAFARERS aveninsa. llrawa to be in American money as far as it lasts and then in yens. PLORIDA STATI (Penca Praducfs), January IS—Chairman, J. McCranlai Secretary, M. C. Caddy. No beefs and no disputed at. $34.37 in ship's fund. Need sink stoppers and soap dls-* ponsers for batbrooms. Request for smailer steaks^ Pabruary 3S—Chairman, J. McCrania; Secretary, C. Rauiarson. Soma disputed ot. Ship's delegate elected. Crew expresses thanks for quick ac­ tion of getting patrolman to ship to settle beefs. Repair list to ba drawn up by dept. delegates. BBNTS PORT (Victory Carriers), Pabruary 3*—Chairman, J. Gaudai Secretary, J. D. Brlgham. Man miss­ ing at sea. Sll in ship's fund. To endorse resolutions adopted by Fairport 10/37/97 concerning establish­ ment of retirement plan based on sea time alonet that built in bunks with drawers ba provided all crew mem­ bers; roomy wooden lockers: lackers for foul weather gear. Accepted 30 yes, no nays. ANTINOUS (Pan Atlantic), no data Blvan—Chairman, R. Holdari Secretary, H. Hasten. Everything running smooth­ ly. No beefs. S18.40 In ship's fund. Tota of thanks to steward department. Request catwalk over deck on both sides of ship: cut off switches on 'Chipping hammer. After eating men to leave so extra men may be fed. ALCOA PIL6RIM (Alcoa), January 34—Chairman, T. Crawford; Secretary, W. Massanger. Washing machine not running smoothly. No beefs. One repaired yet—delegate to see 1st man quit in Miami. Ship' to be laid Asst. about same. Smooth trip. Re­ up. Repair lists submitted. Fund pair lists submitted. Poor launch turned over to captain. Some dis­ seirvice. Suggesj that ot be stricken puted to. Vote of thanks to steward from sheets regarding launches as dept. and chief cook for fine prepara­ men in steward dept. would suffer tion of food. for time off, as advised by patrolman. Vote of thanks to ch. cook. Beef re: CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service), cleanliness of glasses. Suggestion March 7—Chairman, L. Doty; Secre­ that crew members attend safety tary, L. Hagmsnn. New washing ma­ meetings together with officers and chine installed. Request members^ delegates. Safety devices requiting not to overload machine. On all fu­ repairs not attended to. Use of ture fire and boat drills crew member breatldng apparatus to be taught to to answer - to their station number. all crew members. DBcussion on use Ship's fund $20. Few hours disputed of raise for retirement fund. AU ot. Report accepted. Fine coopera­ agree retirement fund is needed but tion among crew. Men on sanitary not at expense of raise. doing excellent job. Return cups and dishes to pantrf. ARMONK (New England), Fab. 33— Chairman, R. O'Connor; Secratary, T. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), March Buckley. One man Jiospitalized. Re­ 3—Chairman, L. Glllat; Secretary, E. quested library. Galley, messhaU. Llnch. Request better assortment of pantry, showers to be painted. Each pastry. " member to donate 50c toward fund. Motion to get sianuurueil form per­ taining to injuries, etp. and immedi­ ALMENA (Pan-Atlairtic), March 1— ate notification to welfare dept. Chairman, R. Motlka; Sccratary, G. Fargo. One man missed ship. Crew DEL MUNDO (Miss.), Feb. 4—Chair­ requested to stay out of gaUey. man, W. Stockman; Secretary, R. MeDEL ORO (Miss.), Feb. 3—Chairman, loy. Repair Usts submitted. Few men H. Gardes; secretary, 0. Guerrero. logged. No beefs. Few hours dis­ New delegate, reporter and treasurer puted ot. Day's pay for 2nd electri­ elected. Garbage can to be placed in cian taken up with patrolman. One man missed ship, rejoined following laundry rooni. port. Electrician requested lights be SEASTAR (Triton), March 3—Chair­ left on in passageways. Bad mat­ man, E. Caudlll; Secretary, O. Orr. tresses to be. turned in to steward. Need new washing machine. Cots to .New delegate elected. Repairs not be turned in before arrival. completed. Minor work to be done after ship leaves bunker port. Re­ NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld), Feb. port accepted. Require more pres­ sure in drinking fountain. Steward Chairman, W. Gels; Secretary, W. Kavltt. Capt. to allow draws as in asked fo(r suggestions to improve past. Also promises immediate medi­ menus. cal attention to sick crew members. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Feb. 33 New keys to quarters issued only on —Chairman, F. Buhl; Secratary, R. deposit of tl. Galley, messhall, pan­ Kyle. Everything running smoothly. try, storerooms and passageways to Reporter elected. Ship's fund 317. be painted. Ship's fund S20. Crew Vote of thanks to steward dept. for warned about discussing beefs with exceptlonaUy good hoUday menu. officers while drunk. Members requested to stay out of CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Marcti laundry while men are doing sanitary. t—Chairman, C. Quinnt; Secretary, L. Request more night lunch to be put Floyd. Two men missed ship. One out. man injured: obtained replacement. MAE (Bull), March 1—Chairman, R. Reports seated. Do not use fire Sanderlln; Secretary, H. Carney. buckets for trash. Need new screens, Everything running smoothly. No for port holes. Return cups to messmoney turned in. Crew to make do- room. Reiriove clothes from flreroom joaiiou at-payoff. Few hours disputed fidley when di'y. Vote of thanks to ot. Report accepted. New delegate crew for Job well done. elected. Discussion concerning TVvoted to keep set and upkeep to be WM. H. CARRUTH (Penn.), Feb. 33* paid out of ship's fund with consent —Chairman, G. Ceker; Secretary, R. of membership. Vote of thanks to Powell. Some repairs made. Report brother for work on TV. Vote of accepted. Laundiy room to be kept thanks to steward dept. clean. Replace cups and dishes in pantry at night. Water cooler leak­ ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Jan. 7 ing in passagewa7....9Uward obtained —Chairman, J. Bracht; Secretary, T— new mattress. William. Few beefs—settled. New delegate elected. Suggestion to visit OCEAN STAR (Triton),. Nov. 38— members in hospital and make dona­ Chairman, R. Smith; Secretary, L. tion-to assist same. Laundry to be Santa Ana. New delegate elected. To kept locked while in port. Natives to see about coffee um. Repair water be kept out of passageways. Crew faucets in showers. Instruct crew on told to observe the "one-hour on operation of washing machine. board" sailing time. ELIZABETH (Bull), March S—Chair­ ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), February man, W. Janlsch; Secratary, H. Dom37—Chairman, H. Phillips: Secretary, browtkl. One man left ship due to R. C. Klenast. To see ch. engineer dllness. Some disputed ot. Delayed about toilets and hooks in laundry sailing disputed. Stores to be checked room. Vote of thanks to ship's dele­ for better grade and more variety. gate. See patrolman about rationing ot cigarettes. One man given time off to INES (Bull), February 34—Chair­ go to court. man, none; Secretary, n6ne. SIS in ihip'a fund. Ship's fund will be left ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), March 9 with port, patrolman upon payoff for —Chairman, A. Gregaire; Secretary, next crew. H. RIccl. Some disputed ot. Members to remove dry clothes from engine GRAIN SHIPPER (Sralnflast), Da- room to' make room fur others. See eember IS—Chalrmait, T. Ferra; Sae- patrolman about taking on stores at retary, S. Malvennan. No beefs. S7.20 time of payoff. in ship's fund; Members requested to keep laundry clean and shlp-shspe. AZALEA CITY (Pan-Atfintle), March Shortage of milk leaving Coos Bay. 7—Chairman, C. Soppgr; Secretary, R. Kledlnger. Everything running ORION COMET (Orion), February 14. smoothly. Motion to institute some I—Chairman, L, R. Frailer; Secratary, system to check sailing time.' New B. Stark. To read letters written con- delegate elected. Julcea to be put 'ceming narcotic Investigation in Sase- eat. bo. $8.96 in ship's fund. Three men short, some disputed at. Vote of YORKMAR (Calmer), Fab. ST^halrthanks to ship's delegate for work and man, W. Zaiulcli Secretary, J. MosiiUuiuling 'of ship's investlgatioh. Crew kewtkl. Some disputed ot. Every­ to be sure water is In electric per- - thing running smoothly. Discussion eolator before plugging in. Hembcre CB feeding men on watch first, and asked to help keep pantry clean in preparation ot better breakfastsr ,/ • Pnge TkirtcM LOG T" Big EaterYou Only Think Solf If 11 take some fancy eating to top the pace set by one ship's oiler whose capacity for cal­ ories was recently disclosed in the "Mobile Press Register." Seafarer Daniel G. Harri.son supplied-the details on the eating habits of seamen for a featinre story th^at exposed for^ good six-footer, but a trim 180 folks ashore what "that sweet pounds. He was all man." salt air" does^ to a man's ap­ It developed,, that the oiler, petite. Whether his unnamed oiler "when he was in an eating mood," was real or imaging lOr the pur­ could dispose of six fried eggs, an poses of the news story is not clear. equal number of strips of -bacon What's certain is that whatever and toast and three cups of coffee else he was, the guy knew how to at breakfast. On those occasions eat, and wouldn't come off too bad when he wasn't up to eating much In a contest^with "Humphrey Pen­ —"which was seldom," Harrison nyworth," / the mammoth - sized stated—^he cut down to .four eggs. character in Ham Fisher's "Joe PaOur man's dinners were also a looka" comic strip. U It's any sign treat to watch (by everyone except of the times, even Humphrey is on maybe the port steward) when he a diet these days. dusted off -"Tour pieces of beef, According to the "Register." four pieces of pork roast, 'nice size, Harrison conceded: "Sure you eat pieces, too,' five large helpings of more on a ship, but then, ]ike mashed potatoes and a quart of everywhere, there is no standard milk . . . two to go by. Almost everyone pn a large pieces of Urp! What a crumby meal. ship eats a good meal three times pie, which was a a day." He noted too that heavy Ahh, mess, bring me another half of a pie, and eating doesn't affect a guy's size. three plates of full housel Some folks are Just built that way, Jello." Subscrib­ and can eat whatever, wherever terest, ha then went on to tell ing naturally to and whenever they want to with a about this oiler "who was no doubt the maxim clear conscience. the biggest cater for his size that "Waste not, want For Its news and historical in- most people ever saw. He was a not," our man didn't leave a scrap on his plate, Harrison of course. A steward department veteran since 1923, Harrison also related some general pointers on ship feeding as part Of the formula for a happy ship. Dropping a message over the side inside a bottle is one way "Usually we of the steward de­ of beating the prospective rise in US postal rates, especially partment try to please the men when the ocean currents instead of Uncle Sam's postal em­ and keep them happy by serving what they want, when they want ployees do the carrier and< ^ he said. "That way, we ail get routing work. Ryan was rewarded for his pains it," along and have a good ship, with Once upon a time the bottle with a letter from Maceio, Brazil, few complaints. As soon as the message was the only way^of reporting its discovery. men start complaining about their As things turned out, Ryan food, they start complaining about putting out a distress call. Sailors with no radio and at the mercy of couldn't have done much better other things, and it isn't long be­ the seas still use it, and the famil- using -the regular mails. An an­ fore everyone aboard Is in such a liar gambit is also utilized by scien- swer to his message from Klinger state that nothing pleases them." ists and meteorologists to check C. Bezerra was dated June 27 and When this happens, Harrison weather, tides and currents. It is reached Ryan's home in Pottsville, added: "It's time to look for an­ likewise a favored device for mak­ Pa., a few days later via air mail. other ship."' Since' Ryan had~returned to the (Ed. note: Thanks to Brother ing "pen, pals." Seafarer Pat Ryan tried the "sea- States and paid off only two weeks J. A. Denais, who sent us the story mail" route last year while on the earlier, he actually got his answer from Mobile.) Robin Tuxford (now the Flying En­ only a few days late. ThaJ is, as­ deavor) enroute from Trinidad to suming he had used the mail for Durban, South Africa. The bottle his original' message, and there was dropped off seven days out of would have been no forwarding in­ Trinidad and three months later volved. as Is often the case with There^ no set formula for it, seamen's maU. Maceio, a city of about 120,000, but no one can argue with the is about 130 miles south of Recife equation. When you combine a in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. loaded tanker and a fire on the Accot-dlngly, Ryan's message took dock, the only solution is a fast a pretty direct, though slow, course getaway. The situation devel­ in reaching shore. Bezerra report­ oped while the supertanker ed that an uncle who lives outside Cities Service Norfolk was ir. the city found the bottle not far the Persian Gulf not long ago. from the beach where he was tak­ With typical understatement, ing a swim. Since he didn't know "Ship's secretary BGndt Nielsen any English, he turned It over to neatly stated the case as fol­ his nephew, who then got in touch lows: "The captain appreciated with Ryan. Bezerra said the bot­ the remarkable speed withtle had received some water but which the crew undocked the the message was still pretty read­ ship In Ras Tanura (the dock able. Ryan is now on the Robin was on fire!)." No doubt ^the crew appreciated it also, 'but Kirk, where hell probably find time for some more sea-mail corre­ this sentiment never made the spondence en route to South brief report in the ship's min­ utes on the incident Africa. .> Sea-Mail Makes Good, Rivals Regular Service 3 • -I Arithmetic Made Easy On Location • Movie star John Wayne (right) poses on location for a film' shot at Komaguro, Japan, with Dave Benevides, a Yoko­ hama restaurant operator well-k n o w n to 'SlU men. Whitey Johnson on the Ocean Joyce, who sup|)liec| the photo, soys many SlU and SUP men on the .^each worked in the movie» Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, . ^ 675 Fourth Ave., _ Brooklyn 32, NY • I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list. (Print information) STREET ADDRESS CITY ..... . ;.is B B. B B t B , ...... ZONE STATE TO AVOID PUPLSCATiCN: if you aro an old (ubseribar and hava a changa £ •f addrat*, plaaia qivo your formar addratt balowi g caiowi J ADDRESS CITY ..................................I I.M..... .ZONE. E.t.ST^VTE...M.........a ^0. ':i\ �SEAFARERS •—I Pase Fourteen LOG SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITAIS /i>- USPHS HOSPITAl, BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Argenal H. F. MachllnskI George Marcotti Clifford Brissett Jose Martinez Edison R. Brown John Morris Charles Callahan Frederick Mulr Arthur Cox Clarence Murray Peter DeVrles Catalino Ombao Clarence Gardner James J. Girolaml Jose A. Perez Eugene Plahn Michael Gison Alexander Rever Gorman T. Glaze Stanley Rodgera GuiUermo Grajales Charles E. Rogers Archie B. HaU Joseph Roll Frederick Harris Eugene Roszko James Haynes James- T. Smith, Floyd Kurd John A. Smith Walter Jackson John Straka. Jr. Melvin Knlckman Fred SulUns K. Komeliusen Robert Thomas Alejandio Lopez Charles H. Tyree Peter Losado Opie C. WaU George S. Lowe Bruce Webb Billy Earl Lynn Albert Willis Archie N. Wright NAT'L. INSTITUTE OF HEALTH BETHESDA,. MD. Oaude Virgin MONTEXELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Biieno USPHS HOSPITAL . BOSTON. MASS. Hubert Clements Thomas Lowe William S. Costa Vincent L. TaraUo Charles Dwyer Joseph Thomas Donald G. Hodge VA HOSPITAL BROCHTON, MASS. Richard AdeU SAILOR SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY , Victor B. Cooper VA HOSPITAL t , KECOUGHTAN. VA. ^ Joseph Gill Meeting Time At Sea li .-,• P?Z,p-/ Gathering of black gcmg is also get-together for the Wroton clan on the SS Charles Dunaif (top), with Robert Wroton, Norman Wroton, Jr., oilers; Dave Miller, I^WT, and wipers Joe Sadler and Jim King pictured in the usual order., Above, Jack Mullis, chair­ man (standing), and Max Factor, secretary, serve as officers of ship's meeting on the Alcoa Cavalier. Looking on is Jack the barman. Photo by George Gill. PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL SANTURCE. PireitTO RICO Claudlo Anavltate Harold E. Shockley Tomas Burgos > USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Harold J. Pahcost Woodrow Meyers A. J. Panepinto W. E. Orzechqwskl Paul W. Seidenberg John C. Palmer John P. Williamson VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas W. Kllllon VA HOSPITAL 1ST AVE.. NEW YORK. NY Salvatore Legayada BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY . John-F. Laughlin USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar J. Adams Steve Kliderman Hassen All Albert Martinelll Joseph J. Bass Edward Matte T. C. Cepriano Robert Murray Keith Donnelly . Ragner Olsen CharUe Dougherty George Perry Cicero Douglas Vincente Remolar Frederick Fulford Conrad Reyes David Furman Leonard Rhino Juan P. Garcia Henry Rowe Everett Haislett . Isaac Sieger Wade B. Harrell Harold W. Simmons Peter Heulu Julio Valentin WlUiam Hunt AnieUo Verdamara Nicholas Kr'ioul USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. R. Agueda W. Murry John W. Blgwood Michael O. Muzlo Claud F. Blanks W. E. Nelson Clolse Coats E. L. Odom Charles Corrent W. H. Powell Roscoe B. Dearmon G. A. Puissegur Michael Darawich H. A. Ratcliff Harry D. Emmett Allen Ritchie Benjamin D. Faster Harold P. Scott Leon J. Gordon James H. Shearer H. Grant James A. Slay Wayne F. Harris B. N. Stewart George W. Huber Ralph Sturgis James H. Hudson N. T. Tala Robert K. James M. Tangalin Robert D. Jones Charles L. Terry E. G. Knapp Gerald L. Thaxton A. Landry Lucien C. Theriot John Linn J. Ward Leo H. Lang Clifford Wuertz Leonard F. Louis Walter A. Yahl D. McCorkindale Demetrio Zerrudo Jerry MUleiTJ. Zimmer Edwin G. MltcheU USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. AnenauU Louie HoUiday R. G. Barrett Sa Moustakas Rufusk Breedon Nelson Norwood William E. Eklns Clarence R. Oakes Coner E Haynes USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H- Berger Charles T. Nangle George A. Hill Jeremiah S. O'Byrne Chang P. King L. Ready Jerald W. McClure H. J. Schreiner Frank B. McCollian USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. C. Barrlneau Jr. Francis, J. Boner CecU R. Batts Charlie Johnson Claude L. Bibb John H. Sykes USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. T. P. Barbour Jimmle Littleton Elmer G. Brewer James T. Moors Monroe C. Gaddy . USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. G. B. Dunn Harold Splcer A. A. Furst J, W. Waits Robert L. Morrow C. E. Wooten P. W. McDonald USPHS HOSPITAL WILMINGTON. CALIF. John H. Mashburn USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana, Kenneth Lewis Ela^o Aria Patrick McCann Fortunato Bacomo Archibald McGulgan Melvin W. Bass Herbiurt C. Mclssac Linzy nosiey jbeo Mannaugh James F. Clarke Joaquin Miniz Juan Denopra W. P. O'Dea John J. DrlscoU C. Osinskl Fabin Furmanek George G. PhUer OdU L. Gibbs William Rackley Joseph M. GiUard - Winston E. Renny Bart E. Guranick G. E. Shumaker Talb Hassen Aenry E. Smith Antonio Infanta Harry S. Tuttle Thomas Isaksen Virgil E. Wilmoth Claude B. Jessup Pon P. Wing Woodrow Johnson Dexter Worrell Ludwlg Krlstiansen Z Asks More Time For Docking Call To the Editor: I would like you to publish this so we can see what the other brothers have to say about It. My idea is that ^t the next negotiations the Union should ask for a 30-minute cali when the deck department is called out to dock the ship after 9 PM and before 7 AM. The 15 min­ utes we have now is not enough time to put on your heavy gear Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be^withheld upon request. and rain gear and maybe have a cup of coffee so you can wake up. Some mates make sure you are next to the dock when your 15 minutes are up and are pretty (Strict about it. David Jones SS Cantigny 4" it t ;Kff; Mareh 28, has helped me greatly, and I find that I am now qualified to enter most, of the colleges in New York. I will have to take an en­ trance exam, ~but will be doing so with much more confidence now than I would have had be­ fore. Most of this has come ahout because of the free time we have aboard ship. We have regular working hours, some during the day and some at night, but on the whole a lot of time is spent just reading or taking it easy. I have come to realize that we can spend much more time studying than many working ashore. Be.sides that It is easier to concentrate while"on a ship as it is much more peaceful and quiet. I feel that more of the brothers should take advantage of the time they have aboard ship and try and further their education. It is heartening to, see more and more of them coming aboard with, books to read, and some to study. This is a natural advantage they have, and they should not waste ft Carlos Diaz 4, J, J, Welfare Speeds Wife's Arrival To the Editor: I would like to express my appreciation for the help thq welfare department of our Un­ Finds Studying y ion recently extended to me In making some of the necessary Easy On Ship arrangements so that my wife To the Editor: I am writing this letter to the could join me in this country. As I am a hospitalized Sea­ LOG in the hope that my ex­ farer, it is difiicuit for me to perience may benefit some come and go as I would like. brothers who find themselves in Consequently, it would ' have the same sort of situation. been practically impossible for In my case, I wanted to con­ me to make her coming here a tinue my education and get my reality. Without the aid of the college degree* but I could welfare department, this happy never find the time nor the event would haw^ to be post­ money to do so ashore. Besides poned indefinitely. that, I realized it has been 12 I would particularly; like to years since I graduated frotii thank Toby Flynn for his gen­ high school and I was con­ erous assistance: At no time cerned over th'e fact that I was he too busy to help me might not qualify for a college with my problem. The staff at in New York. the SIU Welfare Plan office This has been bothering me acted for me in a like manner. for some time now, and since I On Friday, March 21, my wife have plenty of was due in New York. I can time on my assure you she joins me in this inadequate but sincere expres­ hands while sion of thanks. shipping, and Fabian Furmanek •some money to spare, I de­ cided to try a Westport Has ^ review corres­ Lots Of Kicks pondence course to see To the Editor: how I would This last trip jirought up a stand if I tried new one. The old man wanted to enter some college. the crew to sign for a draw be­ I think the hardest part was fore It was even issued. to start studying again. It's not It helps to be a bit wacky If easy, but after taking the first you go to sea and on here it's plunge and putting my mind an absolute necessity. However, down to it regularly, I found in spite of four major cracks on things easier. I have spent'many the main deck and ti'iivellng hours in the past couple of like some bum by detours, it months going over old courses looks as though we may make that -were almost forgotten but, it into port. to my surprise, most of them Guy Gage came back very quickly. SS Westport (Ed. note: They did.) "The correspondence course �March 28, 1958 SEAFARERS rage Fifteen LOG Lk. Charles Only 'Fair' C. Schmnk Donald R. Skew Get in touch with Dan Skew, •The LOG office is holding your receipt. Please send us your pres­ 1018 Garden St., Hoboken, NJ. ent address and it* will be mailed ti S> t> to you. Thomas Casslty 4" 4" t It is important that you contact T. J. Goiias at Jefferson Courts, B. Larsen Your wallet and book have been 6745 N 11th St., Beaumont, Texas. forwarded to the New York mail4" 4" t room by the San Francisco Yellow Vincent Genco Louis Rizzo would like to hear Cab Company. Please pick them from you. His new address is 535 up. 4 t » Smith Ave, NW, Canton 8, Ohio, Arthur Beck i t . Juan M. Soto asks you to get in Vincent Ohavez Get in touch with Dick Martinez touch with Joseph Frleberg, attor­ at 2117 La Rue St., Philadelphia, ney,- 320 Broadway, NYC, regard­ ing the accident Pa. 4 4" 4 4" 4 4 Snrat -Sfngh Simon Kendall Get in touch with Mr. Starr, 401 Ez-BaftleRoek The Railway Express office at N. Broad St., Phila. 8, Pa., con­ Denton Harbor, Michigan, is hold­ cerning insurance. ing your gear for you. 4 4 4 t t t Rudolph Cefarattt A. A. First Your wife wants you to contact Ez-BatUe Bock attorney Sol Berenholtz at 1209Railway Express in Seattle, 1212 Court Sqiwe Building, Balti­ Wash, is holding your gear for you. more 2, Md., as soon as possible. LAKE CHARLES—Labor in this All of the following SW families have received a $2O0 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: port is waiting for a final court ruling on temporary injunctions Rmlyn Daniel, bom July Henry Harold Garza, born Janu­ Issued against the Butchers and 14,Myra 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Winary 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. the Building Trades unions. As Antonio Garza, New Orleans, La. was reported, the Building Trades fred Daniel, Savannah, Ga. 4 if . 4 4 4 had started an organizing drive Megan Elizabeth Gordon, born Antonio Gonzales, born Febraamong the non-union contractors here and closed some of them- November 15,~ 1957, to Seafarer ary 26, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. down. The ruling is expected next and Mrs. John T. Gordon Nesh- Gilbert R. Gonzales, Galveston, aminy. Pa. Tex. week. 4 4 4i 4 4 4 Shipping was only fair for the William Keith, Galley, Jr., bom Martha Grace Loffler, born Febperiod with plenty of men on the beach. One C card landed a berth January 24, 1958, to Seafarer and mary 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. when a replacement call came in Mrs. William Keith Gulley, Clarks­ John C. Loffler, Grafton, West Va. late Saturday which none of the burg, West Va. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Carlos Enriquez Lopez, bom A.or B men wanted. Larry Jefferson Henry, born Febmary 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Calling into the area were the Chiwawa, Cantigny, Government December 16, 1957, to Seafarer Mrs. Alfonso Lopez, Bronx NY. Camp, Winter Hili, Bradford and Mrs. Hayden F. Henry, Min­ 4 4 4_ Island, Council Grove, Fort. Hos- eral Bluff, Ga. Joseph Morenl, born Febmary kins, CS Baltimore, Bents Fort 4 4 4 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. (Cities Service): the Petro Chem John Peter Natale, bom Feb­ Peter Morenl, Philadelphia, Pa. (Valentine); Val Chem (Heron); ruary 26,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. '4 4 4Michael (Carras); Ideal X (Pan- Grancesco Natale, Fairfield, Conn. Jnlia Ann Porter, bom March Atlantic). All were reported in 4 -4> 4> 13, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ good shape. David Phillip Thin, bom Decem­ liam S. Porter, Philadelphia, Pa. The outlook for next period Is ber 17, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4'' not too good with no change in ^ioon P. Thlu, New Orleans, La. Denlse Aida Rivera, bom Janu­ shipping expected. 4 4 4 ary 31, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. - Luke A. Ciamboli Jr., bora Robert Rivera, Jersey City, NJ. January 18, 1958, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Luke A. Ciamboli, San FranDaraice Inez Smith, born Janu­ ciscoi Calif. ary 31, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 Francis E. Smith, Dundalk, Md. Ronald Wayne Deale, bom Jan­ 4 4 4 uary 13, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter Sorensen, born February Thomas Deale, Birmingham, Ala. 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ejvind Sorensen, Tottenville, SI, 4 4 4 Lynn Ethel Montena, bom Janu­ NY. ary 9, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Montena, Gansevoort, NY. 4 4 4 Hal Franklin Copper, bora De­ cember 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl I. Copper, Zephyrhills, Fla. 4 BRdUGHT TO YOU BY THI OUF SEA UNIONS OP THE MAIimiliE fRADlS DEPARTiiENri Sime DBTMa * SUP •mw • MG • lUHl * MMtf • BME • SlU-CANADIAN MSTMCT I EVERY SUNDAT^ 1915 GMT Meanwhile, MTD Reund-The^Werld Wirelei^ Broadcasts iCbi^iniie.,. m ' (2:li PM Sunday) Eu'MikA and find North MAPAIS Amtrica Euraps WCO-1-302C X& East Coast South Amorica WCO-16908,8 KCs Wost Coa^ South Amorica WCO-32407 KCt 4 4 John Kacharstd Jr.. bom Janu­ The deaths of the following Sea­ ary 29, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. farers have been reported to the John Kucharski, Baltimore, Md. Seafarers Welfare Plan and the 4 4 4 SIU death benefit is being paid to Ken Alley Tatum, born February their beneficiaries. 15, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. WUDavid E. Jones, 57: Brother Jones liam A. Tatum Jr., Maplewood, La. died on January : 4- 4 4_ 26, 1958, in GalMark EVan Thompson, •bom veston, Texas. February 27, 1958, to Seafarer and Death resulted Mrs. Ciem Thompson, Mooresville, from a liver ail­ NC. . ment. He became 4 4 4 a full member of James William Wood HI, born the Union on January 6, 1958, -to Seafarer and February 2, 1940, Mrs. James W. Wood Jr., Tampa, and sailed in the Fla. steward depart­ - 4 4 4 Brother Jones is survived John Delbert Yonng Jr., born ment. by his wife, Mrs. David Jones, of March 8,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs.' Houston, Texas. Burial took place John Delbert Young, Crichton, Ala. in City Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Miss. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Julio Delgado, born November Daniel Bissett, 54: A malignant 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. condition caused Julio Diaz-Delgado, Ponce, PR. the death of Brother Bissett Dad's A Seafarer on December-25, , 1957, in Norfolk, ; ^ Va. He became a ^ full member of the Union on De­ cember 5, 1938, and sailed in the engine depart­ ment. Brother Bissett is survived by his wife, Edith Bissett, of Nor­ folk. Va. He was buried in Raleigh, NC. r AustfsJle WMM 2S>18607 KCs Northwest PaClfte WMM8l>lie37.S -ml Union Has Cable Address I EVERY MONDAY, 0315 GMT§ I <10:15 PM EST Sunday) i I v-J Maria Teresa Cofon, daughter of Seafarer Leopoldo. Cplon ppses in summer attire. Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure .peedy transnaission on all mes~ sages and faster '•ervice for the, men involved. . ; J r '"J-" �5 -Ar >: SEAFARERS^liOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CtO • Canada CP Message In US Mailings Coal Co. Closes Norfolk Offices -No Business NORFOLK—American Coal Shipping has giv^n up for the time being on the coal export trade. Captain Gordon McAllister, company spokesman, said that ACS ^yill close its office in Norfolk "temporarily" and transfer, all operations to Government after making a few its New York City office on voyages eacfi on the coal run. The Norfolk news report said or about June 1. The action was taken, McAllister that McAllister "indicated" the said, because the company's only company would reopen the office ship in operation, the Coal Miner, "if the company gets more ships." will not be calling at Norfolk. It It was not made clear just what has been in the grain trade for sev­ the company would do with addi­ 'Hal Banks, SlU Canadian District, and member.of.MTD.executivn eral Ynonths. When the company tional ships when It has no cargo board, presents charter for MTD Southeast Horida.Port Council to was originally formed; it spoke in for them to carry. No plans have local union representatives. They are (I to rj-Vince O'Reilly, Ma­ terms of chartering 80 Liberty ever been released oh proposed rine Engineers Beneficial Association; ^Mahoney, International new ACS ships. ships, carrying approximately 800,Brotherhood of Longshoremen; Al Lopez, SlU, Ond John Davis, 000 tons of coal every month in The American Coal Shipping ex­ Operating Engineers. the export trade; perience can be regarded as a classic example of the ups and Sharp Export Decline downs of US-flag shipping. When While McAllister insisted, "This the company was first formed in doesn't mean we're going out of the summer of 1956 coal export MIAMI—^Another area was added to the growing net­ business" Indications are that it and coal ship freight rates were would be a long time, if ever, be­ sharply on the upgrade. work of Maritime Trades Department Port Councils last They fore ' the company got back into reached a peak of about $16 a ton month when MTD executive secretary-treasurer Harry the coal-carrying trade, because at one time for a brief period, but O'Reilly issued a charter to"* of a sharp decline in US exports started sliding in the spring of the Southeast Florida Mari­ bets of the newly formed council. of this commodity. " 1957 and the /company's business time Port Council. They are the Marine Engineers . West Germany, which was one went down the toboggan slide." Five MTD affiliates. are mem- Beneficial Association; the Inter­ of the leading importers of Ameri­ national Union of Operating En­ can coal last year, taking 4,900,000 gineers; International. Brotherhood tons in 19.57, has announced that it of Longshoremen, Masters, Mates will not purchase more than 2,000,and Pilots and the Seafarers Inter­ 000 tons this year. Other Euro­ national Union, A*& G District. pean countries are also cutting The new couiicil, located in one back, with coal from Poland Oiling of the most important maritime "much of the gap and British mines centers , in the southeast, has also exporting for the first time opened a headquarters center in jn many years^ Miami with office space and meet­ NEW YORK—Organizing -by the alU's Marine Allied $3 Per Ton —' ing facilities available to affiliated ' In addition, competition for Workers Division has been meeting with much success in local unions. ""available loadings in Norfolk ha^ the various marine companies tfiroughout the District. Of Officers of the Southeast Flori­ been heavy with the result that the more than 50 coippanies da Council are president John coal rates to northern Europe are now. under MAWD contracts, were the Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Davis of the Operating Engineers, down near the $3 per ton mark, 24 are in this port. Three more Robin Gray (Robin); Andrew Jack­ Vice-President Al Lopez, of^the one-third of the amount needed to contrac^ts are being negotiated with son (Waterman) and the Natalie SIU-A&G District and Secretarybreak even under the American new companies and are expected to (Intercontinental). The in-transit Treasurer Vincent O'Reilly of , the flag. be signed sometime within the next vessels were the Be^atrice,: Ine^ MEBA. \ WASHINGTON Warning that (Bull); Plymouth Victory, Wellesley At present, in addition to the few weeks. The MTD has also establL'Jied a serious polio outbreak could oc­ Coal Miner, the company retains Assistant secretary-treasurer Bill Victory (Isthmian); Alamar, Sea- a number of port councils in the cur this summer. Surgeon. General titie for the moment on the Hall called attention to the im­ mar (Calmar); -Seatrain Georgia, Great Lakes area recently as 'part Leroy E. Barney of. the Public Thomas Paine. It is expected that portance of Seafariers making ap­ New York, Texas, Louisiana, Savan­ of its organizing program for that Health Service has urged a speed­ the Federal Maritime Board wiil pointments for an SIU Medical nah, New Jersey (Seatrain); Morn­ section of the country. Councils up in the vaccination program. recall the Paing to the lay-up fleet Center examination as soon as they ing Light, Maxton, Fairland, Young in other Atlantic and Giilf ports Dr. Bumey reported that 48.S some time in April., Five other register if they have not already America (Waterman); Michael (Car­ as well as on the West Coast, have million persons under 40 sti}l have ships, the Cleveland Abbe, Casimir had one. There is a short waiting res) and the Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa been functioning for a number of mot been vaccinated and the 19 Pulaski, Martha < Berry, Harry list and the men are processed Runner (Alcoa). years now. million under the age of twenty Glucksman and Walter Hines Page very quickly. , are not p(;otected against the have already been returned to the disease. He said that if the inci­ It has been a good shipping pe­ dence of polio is high this summer, riod for the men on the-b^ch here a large number of unvaccinated with some jobs left hanging on the persons could be infected. board for as many as three and Parents Run Risk four calis. Seafarers are urged'to Seafarers and other merchant take these jobs as they are placed seamen can get their polio shots on the shipping board in order to at -any Pablic Health Service hos­ prevent last minute placements, or pital. The shots,, which are injec­ having a vessel sailing short. SlU membership meet­ tions of the Salk vaccine, prevent The last Waterman vessel in idle the disease. ings are held regularly status in this port, the John B; Parents of pre-school children every two weeks on Wed­ Waterman, came out of lay-up las! run a special risk. Dr. Burney nesday nights at 7 PM in week and signed on .a full crew. pointed out, because, the attack Next period's shipping will receive rate of the disease is high among ail SlU ports. All Sea­ a boost from the Dorothy (Bull) small children. If these children farers are expected to which is expected to take on a have been vaccinated, they them­ attend; those who wish to crew during the latter part of this selves are protected against pa­ 7W£ ralysis, but thev can still harbor be excused should request week. During the past two weeks 14 the virus and pass it on to their perrnission by telegram vessels paid off, four signed on parents, (be sure to include reg- and 20 were in transit. The vessels AP:e &£ARet> -tBR $54FARiF«S - " Immunity against the disease is greatly / hightmied by the full istration number). The paying off were the Sandcaptain THE CFCtS. UN\C»i.XKW (Const. Agr.lj Robin Locksley course of three injections. • The next SlU meetings will be: (Robin); John B. Waterman, first two- shots are administered I W Wf/VE/T r/M£ YaJl?e Ar-iH£ AAU. ; about Raphael Semmes, Azalea City,^na month apart, and the third April 2 drew Jackson (Waterman); CS Bal-' several months later. Even one April timore (Cities Service); Alcoa Partx shot or two greatly increases re­ sistance to the disease. ner, Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); Eliza­ 30 beth, Frances, Dorothy (Bull) ^nd With warm weather ahead, now 14 V the Natalie (Intercohtinental). is the time for SIU men to get the first two shots. S'gning on during the period MTD Forms Flo. Council MAW Meeting Succ^ In NY Organizing Drive i. I :-' Take Polio Shots, PH5 Head Urges SCHEDULE OF SIUMEETIN6S iORHSlOCAFSTS^!,^ •- -T' ^•::-' '' I -- The disappearance of the Com­ munist Party's "Daily Worker" early this year in a split between party factions left a void in CP propaganda activities which other front groups have been quick to" fill. One of the 1 latest, entries, from over the border in Canada, is a Toronto distributing outlet called, the "Northern Book House.'y Its key publication, "Northern Neigh­ bors," is openly billed as "Can­ ada's Authoritative, Independent Magazine Reporting the USSR," All About Sputnik Making the most of the propa­ ganda gained by the Soviets from •the launching of two Russian Sput­ niks last fall, the organization offers several bonus deals covering translated works on space science and economics along with new subscriptions. "An eliciting new novel" lauded for its caricuture of US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles is also prominently feat­ ured in the propaganda package. In case anybody misses the point, "Northern Neighbors" the only favorable comment cited by "Northern Neighbors" in its own behalf is by "The National Guard­ ian," long noted for its Party line views. In common with the usual CP tra­ dition, "Northern Neighbors", uses the "front" technique, avoiding mention of its affiliations. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March 28, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ASK STUDY ON TRAMP SUBSIDIES SIU PACT WINS BIG OT BUNDLE FOR ROBIN CREW 11 MONTHS UNDER NMU PACT PROVES DEAD LOSS SIU ASSAILS CHARGES ON BERNSTEIN $ FIRST LADY SAILOR RETIRES NO EARLY END TO SLUMP GOV’T ECONOMISTS WARN CREWLESS SUB SHIP PLANS NOW ‘REALITY’ MMP PICKS TRUSTEE FOR LOCAL 88 ‘AGENCY SHOP’ PACT BARS FREE-RIDERS IN PLANTS BRIDGES, US CLASH OVER BACK TAXES NY VOTES $45-WEEK JOBLESS PAY BENEFIT IBL STUDIES PEACE PLAN IN PR BEEF CABINS SINKS 2 NY TUGS; NO INJURIES SUP MEMBERS VOTE ON 7-MONTH RULE NMU PACT DEAD LOSS KINGS PT. FIGHTS CIVILIAN STATUS BUILD TANKERS OR PAY PENALTY, MA WARNS VICTORY CARRIERS SENATE REPORT A SMEAR ON US UNIONS – MEANY PORTUGAL CO. EYES ‘SUPER’ LINER TRADE COAL CO. CLOSES NORFOLK OFFICES – NO BUSINESS MAW MEETING SUCCESS IN NY ORGANIZING DRIVE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/28/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 7 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log