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(Story on Page S.) : Story On Page 3 Storm Casualty Neatly split in two by a storm a week ago, the Norwegian motors hip Belleville lies aground on Seal Rock off New­ port, RI, where she's been stuck since September. Val­ ued at $1^4 million before the wreck, she was sold for $52,000 Monday to a marine sal­ vage outfit which will cut up the hulk for scrap. Most of the cargo has already been taken off. The Belleville was a prime tourist attraction for ^ time, since she grounded within hailing distance of the golf course where President Eisenhower spent part of his recent vacation in Newport. 1 �Pac* Two SEAFARERS November 22, 1957 LOG LOG Visits Port World Sea Labor Vows Ftili Aid To Canadian Strike MONTREAL—^Maritime labor throughout the world is ral­ lying to support the SIU Canadian District in its fight bgainst strike-breaking by the government-owned Canadian National Steamships, Ltd. ^—— — Two planeloads of seameit date of the old agreement in Sep­ being flown here from Jam­ tember, 1956, and 71^ percent aica last Sunday reversed more once a new pact would be course about 200 miles north signed. BULLETIN MONTREAL — Five CNS •lilps slipped out of this port late this week under cover of darkness and manned by offi­ cers only. They were pre­ sumed to be heading for the West Indies. of Bermuda and returned to Kingston. The chartered Baker & Whiteley tug dock, Copt. Sam White of the tug Scandinavia, and deckman Al Jutchets, SlU-HIWD shop steward for B&W's unlicensed men, stand by. In SlU hall (right, top), Andrew Suech, deck engineer, shows fit for duty slip-^o SlU welfare rep. John Arabacz. Below them, Walt Sibley stamps shipping cards of C. Prasso, cook, and James Archie, steward, before membership regular meeting got underway last week. (Future issues of the SEAFARERS LOG will tarry special features on Baltimore port activities and a 3rd anniversary round-up on the Baltimore hall.) Trans-Canada airliners carried 100 men recruited to man some of the strike-bound ships. They turned back after receiving new Instruc­ tions by radio. Local unions in the West Indies have expresed concern over possible strikebreaking. Earlier, eight licensed engineers brought in from Britain refused to turn to on the ships. They re­ turned home also after learning of the SIU strike. ITP' Pledges Support Formal world-wide support cf the District's strike against CNS was received in a telegram from Omar Becu, General Secretary, In­ ternational Transportworkers Fed­ eration to SIUNA vice-president Hal Banks of the Canadian District. Becu protested the "transfer for­ eign" of the ships as a strikebreak­ ing move to bar Canadian sea­ man's claims for just wages and offered the entire support of the ITF behind the strike. "If you can advise of any riiovements of ships hereto strikebound, we will appeal to affiliated unions concerned to endeavor to prevent crewing or handling of cargo," Becu pledged. CNS took steps to break the fourmonth-old strike by transferring its eight ships to Trinidad registry after Canadian Seafarers rejected the company's take-it-or-leave-it 15 percent wage offer last month. The Canadian government has already approved the runaway transfer al­ though it will cut Canada's alreadysmall deepsea merchant fleet by one third. In a wire to SIUNA president Paul Hall on Monday, Carlton Blanche, secretary of the seamen's union in Port of Spain, Trinidad, indicated West Indian seamen will not support any of the company's union-busting efforts. The "change of registry to Trinidad (is) seen here as (a) move to break (the) strike," he declared. $204 For ABs The Canadian District originally asked a 30 percent wage increase to bring the lagging wages of CI^ men up to standard when negotia­ tions began more than a year ago. ABs on the ships were getting $204 per month in base pay. The union cut its demands to 20 percent after a government conciliation board proposed a ten percent rise. SIU men on the ships struck July 4 to enforce the 20 percent demand and the fleet has been tied up ever since. The company finally came up with an offer of 15 per­ cent on October 15, and then moved ,to transfer the ships out­ right when the unioii rejected it. CNS actually offered a percent rise retroattive to the expiration (iJ t I -i- <• -C*-. CNS la a government - owned company operated by a subsidiary of Canadian National Railways. The ships run between Canada and the West Indies. Reaction to the strikebreaking move has been quick in Canada. The powerful Canadian Labor Con­ gress, representing 1,110,000 mem­ bers, has pledged full support to the Canadian SIU in the beef. CLC president Claude Jodoin met with Banks last week to assure all pos­ sible CLC assistance In the beef. Hall had previously cabled Becu in London urging full support of the Canadian SIU strike and world protests against government-ap­ proved efforts to break the strike. Hall said the transfers "would in­ stitute depressed wages and non­ union, inferior conditions on the company's ships." The CNS fleet is now the only major fleet left under Canadian deepsea registry. The remaining deepsea ships Include ten cargo vessels and eight tankers. The bulk of the Canadian fleet was switched to British registry several years ago under an arrangement between the Canadian and British govern­ ments. No information can be obtained on the number of ocean-going mer­ chant ships, if any, already under Trinidad registiy. Trinidad is pres­ ently a British colony and will be part of the Federation of the West Indies under the British Common­ wealth starting next year. New 'Wreck' Plan On WC Plans are being formulated for a big 1958 "scab" drive in the state of Washington. One of the major moves was the resignation of Ash­ ley E. Holden, political writer for the dally Spokesman-Review for the past 21 years, to become ex­ ecutive director of a "right-towork" committee. Tl^e proposed law, Holden said, will be in har­ mony with similar laws now in effect in 18 states. "This is in no way a fight against unions, but in fact will help them," he theorized. Such a proposal was defeated in the 1956 election by a vote of 704,903 to 329,653. SEAFARERS LOG Nov. 22, 1957 Vol. XiX, No. 24 PADL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer HERBERT BRAND. Editor. BERNARD SEA* MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, AL MASXIN, JOHN BRAZIL. Stair Writers. BILL MOODT. CUU Area Repre­ sentative. Publiihed blw««kly at tha headquartara of tha Seafarars Intarnatlonal Union, At­ lantic A Cuif District, AFL-CiO, *75 Fourth Avenua. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth *-«600. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under ha Act of Aug. 24, 1912. �• :• ' - 4! Norember tZ, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Face Thre* SlU Wins First Robin Bailot Sherwood Kicks Off Vote By 25-5 Margin Forced to work under a National Maritime Union contract against their will, Seafarers on the Robin Sherwood gave the NMU a thumping setback Wednes­ day, casting all 25 of their ^ ballot election and freedom of ballots in favor of the SIU choice of a collective bargaining in the first National Labor agent was "anti-labor" and a "re­ Relations Board election turn of jungle law." (Curran's antipathy toward col­ on Robin Line ships. The lective bargaining election contests Sherwood was the first to may derive from repeated defeats vote after the Board issued an suffered in such contests both in election order from Washing­ ton November 8, following an A fevered, near-irrational out­ Happy over the newt about the NLRB election on Robin Line ships, SlU crewmembers from the Robin Gray gather in the SlU cafeteria at the Baltimore hall to talk over the pending vote. Pictured (I to r are Mrs. Alice Werns, wife o Seafarer Harold Werns, DM (2nd from right); A. Bagley, oiler; Peter Choplinski, OS; W. A. Aycock, AB; Tom Har­ mon, DM, and L. C. Clark, carpenter. The group got a rousing ovation when it was introduced at the Baltimore membership meeting last week. At right is the Robin Sherwood, which voted SlU 25-5 Wednesday. It was first vessel polled in eight-ship election ordered by NLRB. The Gray will vote today. NMU Raiding Willis F/eef PHILADELPHIA—Making full use of the Taft-Hartley Law for a new raid against the SIU, the NMU's United Marine Division filed a petition for an election in the C. G. Willis fleet, operators of tugs and barges in the intracoastal waterway. Crewmembers of this fleet are under contract — to the SIU's Harbor and In­ laws against other unions or legiti­ view the move as an effort to dis­ mate union contracts." This was rupt at a time when the HIWD Is land Waterways Division. The Willis petition was filed by Local 333 of the United Marine Division on the eve of a contract reopener. The HIWD had obtained a first-time contract in the fieet last year after it won an election over the United Marine Division by a count of 69 to 2. Prior to the vote, the boats had been a non-union operation. Now, despite the thumping de­ feat they were subjected to last year, the NMU affiliate is back in the picture at contract-negotiation time. A UMD representative has been hitting the Willis boats up and down the coast between here and Jacksonville in efforts to raid the SIU membership. Ironically, NMU harassment against the SIU-HIWD in WiUis has taken the form of an attack via the Taft-Hartley Law upon the union shop clause and other items In the existing SIU-HIWD agree­ ment. Only a month ago. In the "Presi­ dent's Report" to the 11th national NMU convention, NMU president Joseph Curran had piously de­ clared: "We do not use anti-labor published In the NMU "Pilot" as recently as Nov. 7, 1957. Curran, in fact, called for an amendment to the AFL-CIO's "ethical practices" codes to deal with unions using T-H against each other. In addition, the NMU affiliate is making efforts to stir up action among the local harbor tug fleets which are under contract to the SlU-affiliated Brotherhood of Ma­ rine Engineers and the AFL-CIO International Brotherhood of Long­ shoremen. SIU Philadelphia port officials preparing pew contract demands. The UMD local here represents a handful of men on coal barges. Before affiliating with the NMU, the United Marine Division had been part of the AFL-pusted Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion, and after that, of United Mine Workers District 50. Willis boats are employed In the haulage of bulk paper from Georgetown and Charleston, SO, and Savannah, Ga., to Philadelphia, as well as general cargo between here and Jacksonville, Fla. ir-'V burst by NMU President Joseph Ciu-ran followed the NLRB's announcement that it would hold an election in Robin Line. In a statement issued to 'the press Curran fumed: "It is crimi­ nal that a government agency" (the NLRB) "will team up with bankrupt union officials . . ." Elsewhere in his statement Curran charged that the. elec­ tion order was "hitting ait sea­ men . .. The Board is asking for return of jungle law in this in­ dustry . . ." He also called it an "anti-labor" decision. Evidently in the Curran dic­ tionary, any action which he does not favor becomes "antilabor" even if it means giving working seamen the right to choose their own union by secret ballot, as in this instance. Even the English language is twisted out of its true meanings in the Curran scheme of things, just as it was once fashionable for him to characterize opponents of the Stalin-Hitler pact as "war­ mongers." offshore ships and on inland water­ ways.) The Robin Line election devel­ oped out of the purchase of tha fleet by Moore-McCormack last spring. At that time Mooremack announced that the Robin Lino would be operated as a division of Mooremack, maintaining service on its subsidized route to South and East Africa. Mooremack officials (Continued on page 15) MTD, SIU Sessions Set On Eve Of AFL-CIO Meet The first week of December is convention week in the merged labor movement. The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, and the SIU of NA executive board are scheduled for get-togethers prior to the"^ opening of the AFL-CIO con­ well as longshoremen in the States and Puerto Rico. Shoreside unions vention in Atlantic City on whose members are involved in Shorjfchanded? 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. SIU petition in the fieet. The SIU petition was made necessary after 17 years of collec­ tive bargaining relationships by a National Maritime Union raid on Seafarers' jobs. In their desperate efforts to raid the SIU, the NMU made the most extravagant pro­ mises including assurances of full NMU books minus initiation fees, plus other privileges. No less than 15 NMU top officials scur­ ried around the ship on election day. The elaborate NMU pitch was signed personally by Joseph Curran. The Seafarers unanimously re­ jected the blandishments. Not the least of the reasons for their thumbs down on NMU are the terms of the NMU contract under which they have been compelled to work. Machinery for conducting the election was discussed at a confer­ ence of all parties concerned on Tuesday, November 19. The Ro­ bin Gray will vote today. The Board's action was proceed­ ed by frantic NMU efforts -to get the NLRB to reconsider, with NMU even going to the courts in a last ditch try to stop the men on the ships from getting the union of their choice. The election order prompted an hysterical outburst from NMU President Joseph Curran whose at­ tempts to raid Robin Line have been frustrated by the refusal of Seafarers to get off the ships and make way for replacements hired out of NMU halls. Curran declared that the NLRB ruling for a secret Confident of SIU election victory, SIU-HIWD crewmen on the Willis tug Evelyn catch up on Union news. NMU tug division is seeking new election despite 69-2 SIU-HIWD win lost year.- Pic­ tured (seated, I to r) are R. Pake, OS; B. Ireland, OS; C. O'Neal, mate; Obed O'Neal, captain; standing, J. English, cook; R. Tate, relief chief engineer; J. G. Wade, chief engineer, and D. O'Neal, OS. Engineers belong to BME. December 5. The Maritime Trades Depart­ ment's two-day session is sched­ uled for December 3rd and 4th and will be attended by all the deepsea, harbor, shoreside and fresh water unions affiliated with the department. Among the major items to be discussed at the ses­ sion will be the impact of the St. Lawrence Seaway on union organ­ izing. AFL-CIO President George Meany will address the MTD on December 3. Membership in the MTD in­ cludes all the affiliates of the SIU of North America, plus unions of licensed mates, engineers, radio operators, and harbor outfits, as maritime are also part of the De­ partment. On December 5th, the AFLCIO's first convention since tha merger will open with several sig­ nificant items on its agenda, among them the fate of the Teamster and Bakery Workers unions. At pres­ ent, both unions stand suspended from the Federation and it appears that their expulsion is likely on the grounds that they have failed to institute necessary reforms in their operations. Another gathering at convention time is that of the International Labor Press Association at whicli the annual awards to outstanding AFL-CIO union newspapers will be announced. �Page Four SEAFARERS LOG ••\ ' November 22, 1957 October 30 Through November 12 Registered Port Oack A Boston New York ... Philadelphia Baltimore .. Norfolk .... Savannah ... Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles SUP oldtimers Lincoln Nordby (left) and Carl Landberg look like men of leisure while en oying shore leave from the ACS vessel Thomas Paine in Norfolic. Members of the deck gang, the two West Coasters boast of more than 90 years seatime between them. Fifth Coal Beef Ship Headed For Lay-Up NORFOLK—Once advertised as a $50 million shipping operation, American Coal Shipping is scheduled to become a two-ship fleet when the 88 Harry Glucksman arrives in port this weekend. The Clucksman is expected to join four been in the coal trade for some months now. other American Coal ships in The scheduled lay-up of the lay-up leaving just one vessel, the Thomas Paine, on the coal run. The Paine is one of six Govern­ ment-owned ships under charter to the company. The other vessel; the company-owned Coal Miner, Is car­ rying tramp cargoes and has not Total ''•T Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle DacK' B 1 . 23 2 12 4. 1 1 3 10 3 16 9 11 9 6 52 20 42 4 3 6 25' 38 6 21 12 20 17 1 19 3 18 6 2 2 10 11 4 16 20 10 14 Deck A OacR B ens. A 105 0 4 0 2 i 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 272 Shiipped Otek Deck Deck ABC 0 12 0 19 7 2 1 1 13 3 3 1 0 10 Ens. B " 7 63 23 55 6 4 8 22 49 9 33 16 23 30 348 3 46 3 70 15 2 2 14 49 13 9 7 9 16 Ens. A [ne. 2 43 6 42 4 3 3 11 32 7 11 4 11 12 2 12 8 20 8 .2 1 2 9 8 2 5 3 4 3 0 2 7 Tetal A Tstal B Total Hag. 4 47 8 34 13 3 5 20 34 11 39 40 27 30 19 216 • 65 159 28 10 24 89 154 29 102 81 91 90 2 54 14 28 5 0 5 22 33 3 9 13 21 13 13 4 7 11 6 7 15 169 57 125 15 7 19 69 120 18 63 41 64 60 Ens. stew. A stew. B Total A Total B Total Rag. 136 222 74 842 315 , 1157 imt. 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 V . Stew. A stew. B 3 48 4 31 6 1 2 15 24 1 7 3 7 9 0 6 0 18 7 1 1 3 15 6 3 1 5 4 Stew, c 0 .4 O 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 • 0 0 0 Tetel A Tetel B 8 2 137 30 13 8 143 57 22 25 6 5 7 . 3 40 6 37 105 17 21 27 6 14 7 27 6 37 18 Total Total c Ship. 0 10 0 10 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 10 177 21 210 48 11 11 49 145 41 33 21 33 55 Seatrain Readies Trailer Service For '58 Tryout Seattle Thanks Robin Crews Asriw Kiowi,. » stew. Glucksman reflects the failure of 0 coal shipping rates to make any 5 kind of a comeback from their 1 summer lows. Previously laid up 4 were the Cleveland Abbe, Martha Deck Deck Deck Bnt. stew. stew. Tetel ^1. Stew. Tetel Total Total Berry, Walter Hines Page and ABC A B A C A B C Ship. Casimir Pulaski. Total 258 72 12 191 82 161 70 10 610 224 31 865 Meanwhile, the National Labor 8hipping took a sharp dip once again during the last two weeks. Job activity fell off to Relations Board is still processing a group of unfair labor charges the lowest point in almost three years, while registration rose slightly. The dispatch figures filed by the SIU against the com­ listed 865 men shipped; 1,157 were registered. However, the coming period promises a pick­ pany. The charges relate to dis­ up in most ports. — crimination over hiring and also to The unexplained falioff in firings of Seafarers off the coal jobs was the worst since Janu­ ships. ary, 1955, affecting all coasts in Requested 30 Ships much the same manner. OnlyWhen American Coal was formed Norfolk and Wilmington showed in 19.56, it requested 30 Govern­ increased shipping over the last ment-chartered vessels as part of pei'iod, and these represented only its long-range program to build a slight boosts. Boston, Baltimore 8eatrain Lines is readying a new innovation after more WASHINGTON—An amendment eoal-carrying fleet. At that time, Savannah, Mobile -and Lake to the Social Security Law to pro­ it looked like the US would have Charles-remained "as is"—with no than a quarter century as a pioneer in moving railroad box­ vide adequate hospitalization pro­ a big stake in the coal export trade marked change cither way. In the case of Baltimore, ship­ cars by ship. tection for retired persons is the to Europe, and so far, 1957 has The company is expected to right into the ship on deck and in aim of the AFL-CIO at the next been a record year in that prospect ping was very good and stayed that but for foreign ships only. way. This period also marked the introduce a system called the holds. However, the operation session of Congress. Subsequently, the company In an interview on the radio pro- boosted its request to 80 ships. The first time since June that Baltimore "Seamobile" sometime next requires^ specialized terminals for gi'am, "As We See It," Andrew J. first 30 were granted by the Mari­ has topped New York in jobs. year. This will combine the ship­ service between the company's Biemiller, director of the Federa­ time Administration but only six Lake Charles remained fair, and ment of railroad flatcars and loaded main facility at Edgewater, NJ, and tion's Department of Legislation, were broken out because of the the other three "status quo" ports truck trailer bodies. The experi­ Texas and Gulf ports. Some me­ said that these people are at an company's Involvement in beefs continued to be slow. All others mental system was demonstrated in chanical changes will probably be declined to some extent. Houston last month and will be required to enable the ships to age when such protection is most with three maritime unions. Most SIU ports are expected to tried out eventually on some of the handle the projected trailer-flatcar needed but not available practi­ bounce back in the current period, company's six specially-built ships. operation. cally. however. Vacation pile-offs for "Seamobile" would add greater Extends Trailorship Service Protection Too Costly Thanksgiving and the year-end flexibility to the Seatrain opera­ "Regardless of how great the "Seamobile" will be a natur.il holidays should also help. tion, since the ships could."than growth has been in recent years of The temporary shipping lull did carry not only conventional boxcars extension of the service already in these voluntary health associations turn up a small gain in jobs for but also 27-foot truck trailers effect for Pan-Atlantic which first and the like, there has not been class B men. Class B accounted loaded on flatcars. Several rail­ carried truck trailers on platform adequate provision made for the for 26 percent of the total shipped, roads are already experimenting decks built onto conventional tank­ older person. Now, furthermore, SEATTLE—News of the ordering as class A dropped off to 71 per­ with carrying truck trailer bodies ers, and now has specially-con­ even where it is technically pos­ of the election on the Robin ships cent of the total. Class C shipping verted C-2 freightships to take sible for him to get this kind of was weli received by the member­ also fell off, and half of all the overland. trailer bodies in the holds as well. Cost Advantages protection, the cost is generally ship here; They went on record as ports shipped no class C men at TMT Trailer Ferry also utilized beyond anything he can pay." The Seatrain program would these principles on the first true extending a vote of thanks to the all. This was especially notable on But although the cost is prohibi­ brothers who stuck by their jobs the West Coast, which shipped combine the reduced handling US "roll-on" ship, the Carib Queen. tive to an individual 65 or over, he on those ships. about half the jobs it normally costs of piggyback operations with In this case the trailer trucks were pointed out, such protection could Although last period's spurt of does, and none of them in class C. the low costs of water transport. driven right onto the ship via spe­ be provided at a minimum of cost activity died down in this port, Of all the shipping, deck depart­ Once the flatcars and trailers were cial ramps and then detached from when spread out over an entire shipping continued to be fair. The ment jobs still accounted for the unloaded and moved as far inland their cabs. lifetime, as in Social Security. Producer (Marine Carriers), Fair- largest proportion, and black gang as they could go by rail, the trailers The Pan-Atlantic ships use built"The Social Security system ?s port and Maiden Creek (Water­ and steward department activity could be hooked up to truck cabs in traveling deck cranes for the the only way to ."pread the costs man) and the Ocean Dinny (Ocean followed in that order. and driven right to their final modified C-2s and dockside cranes this way," he said. "The result is Trans.) paid off and signed on. for the tankers to carry the trailer The following is the forecast destinations. Each of the present Seatrains, bodies only. Seatrain also uses that all of the increases of benefits All are heading for the Far East port by port: Boston: Slow . . . . . . can be paid for by an addi­ and India. New York: Good; electricians all manned by Seafarers, can carry heavy-lift dockside cranes for its tional one percent of payroll, split There were only three in-transit needed . . . Philadelphia: Fair '. . . 100 loaded boxcars on tracks built operation. between employer and employee." ships here during the period. They Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair The company last Spring- an­ The heed for such protection is were the Armonk (NJ Industries), . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: nounced the acquisition of addi­ Indicated by the fact that hospital Pennmar and Losmar (Calmar). Slow . . . Mobile: Fair ... New Or­ tional water-front properties at utilization for persons 65 and over There were no beefs of importance, leans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Savannah and Edgewater as part Is two and one-half to three times most of them being minor, repairs Steady , . . Houston: Fair ... Wil­ of its expansion program. It has is great as during the earlier and a few hours disputed overtime. mington: Slow , . , San Francisco: still not disclosed plans for a new periods of life. All wei'e settled before, payoff; Fair . . . Seattle: Good. type of freightship proposed earlier. Ask Federal Health Plan For US Aged m p»vip. Staw. A �November ZZ, 1957 SEAFARERS QUESTION: Which US and foreign ports do you think rat* at the best for seamen? Robei;^ McCutcheon, AB: Social­ Walter Gustavson, AB: New York It the best US port tor here a sea­ ly I think San Francisco and Balti­ more are the best. man gets a fair In fact San Fran­ deal and is not cisco is just like looked down a second New upon. To me the York. There is best foreign port always plenty to is Yokahoma, Ja­ do and see in pan. I was hospi­ that town. As to talized there not a foreign port, I long ago and can would take any vouch for the town in Northern treatment the people gave me. They were very Europe, especially Copenhgen. It's friendly and courteous to me and not too expensive, the people are •friendly and you can really enjoy the other Seafarers there. yourself. i t i Idelfanso Galindez, bosun: I Stanley H. Vernuz, OS: I think think New York City is the best the biggest are the best—NY, Bal­ US port. New timore, and New Yorkers are Orleans. They much more conhave better ship­ siderate and ping, and are friendly while in great if you want other cities a sea­ to have a iling. I man is fair game think that nearly for anyone to everyone will take. As for a agree with . you foreign port, I that Japan rates like Dunkirk, France. You can't beat the treat­ very high al­ ment you get there, especially at though European ports are more interesting for a seaman. the Seaman's Home. t i i J. Colpe, 3rd cook: Maybe it's be­ cause I'm a New York boy, but I - think this is the best town for sea­ men. The people are more under­ standing and ac­ cept a person as he is. The nicest foreign port I have been in was Genoa, Italy, where I really enjoyed myself. In fact I am learn­ ing some of the language for who knows, I may get back there. 4" 1" 4" Mike Mayoski, oiler: On the West Coast I would pick San Francisco. It is a good town for shipping or for a social'Visit. While here in the east there is only one, Baltimore. As to Europe, Hamburg is tops while Yokahoma is best in the east. I like all of these cities because the people treat a guy right, and are always friendly. Supertanker Unloads Oil: Never Touches A Dock Offshore unloading of supertankers became a reality last week when the 26,500-ton Esso Havana discharged more than eight million gallons of oil while moored a mile and a half at sea. ^The Havana pulled into the leave for the crews. Most of the offshore "station" unassisted vessels, because of their size, will to discharge her cargo through steel-reinforced pipes. The oil was then pumped into a terminal in Northville, Long Island. The Northville anchorage is lo­ cated a mile and a half out In Long Island Sound. The vessel is secure­ ly moored to bUoys attached to twenty-five ton concrete blocks embedded in the bottom of the sea. The 12-inch reinforced pipes are hauled from the sound's floor and attached to the ship's pumps. The oil is pumped into twin pipe lines buried in the bottom. The Long Island terminal is the only one on the Atlantic and Gulf coast capable of handling fullyloaded vessels of unlimited draft and tonnage. Up to this time vessels carrying only four to five million gallons of oil could use the terminal. Answer To Supertankers Offshore discharging is the only ai.swer to unloading tankers In the supertanker class, short of costly dredging of existing waterways. In order to provide for tankers which will be running into the 100,000ton class, the oil industry is con­ sidering plans for the construction of 40 such offshore stations along the US and Canadian coasts. A major problem in offshore dis­ charging is the question of shore take on and discharge oil cargoes in the same manner. According to seme of the plans, the offshore rigs will also be equipped to supply the ship with fuel and water, thus relieving her from actually hitting any port. Miles From Broadway In the case of the Havana, not only did the vessel discharge her cargo a mile and a half at sea, but also into a terminal located more than IQO miles from New York City. That's a long way from Broadway in any man's language. Tankers traditionally pull into out of-the-way terminals requiring crewmembers to hop a cab to reach town. Under the new system, tankermen will be required to wait for a water taxi, and then try and find some other means of traveling the additional mileage. Pace Fivo LOG Informed Members Best Union Safeguard'— Hall Responding to a communication sent recently to all international union presidents by AFL-CIO President George Meany asking their vievys on proposed legislation in the area dealt with by the Senate Select Committee on labor and management, SIUNA President Paul Hall has forwarded an-* ——— ——— answer to Washington. piivilege to express their views and the movement can handle its own In his reply to Meany, Hall act upon them accordingly. But problems, Meany is providing what declared that in his opinion there was no need for further Fed­ eral legislation to deal with the conditions which have been the subject of the Senate committee hearings, except for that legisla­ tion supported by the AFL-CIO, which would call for full disclosure of union financial transactions. Hall stressed strongly in his com­ munication that an informed, alert union membership is the best safe­ guard against any abuses. He pointed to the existence of numerous state and local statutes dealing with misappropriation of funds, bribery and other misdeeds and the use of these laws against individuals already cited by the committee as proof that additional legislation is not necessary. On the contrary, he warned, Fed­ eral legislation, particularly in the area of granting union charters, could lead to Federal dictation and control of the trade union move­ ment. Raised At Meeting Before replying to the AFL-CIO president on the subject. Hall raised the issue as a topic for mem­ bership discussion at the SIU At­ lantic and Gulf headquarters meet­ ing in his capacity as A&G secre­ tary-treasurer. His report to the meeting reiterated: "There are am­ ple laws on the books to cover the violations disclosed by the commit­ tee. For example, the Taft-Hart­ ley law provides penalties for abuses on the national level. On the state level, practically every state has statutes on the books to deal with problems arising out of misconduct in union affairs. "It appears to us that the real answer to the abuses which have been spotlighted in limited sections of the union movement is an alert and interested trade union mem­ bership . . . "We, in our organization, have long recognized the essentialness of a membership well-informed on all phases of their union's opera­ tion and activity and we have accepted our responsibility to provide this information." He pointed out as well, that the last SIU of NA convention went on record as fully supporting and endorsing the AFL-CIO ethical practices code and that the Atlan­ tic and Gulf District membership had ratified the convention's ac­ tion. Turning to the impact of the hearings on the coming AFL-CIO convention. Hall said, "There may be some differences of opinion, of course, in the labor movement as to how best to deal with problems confronting the movement. Every­ body, of course, has full right and tlie fact remains that President Meany, by meeting the problem head on has taken a sound position with a view toward the welfare of the entire trade union movement." Hall pointed out that the Fed­ eration has indicated it is aware that the organizations under fire on the interna­ tional level for failing to meet AFL-CIO standards include in their memberships a great many local affiliates who do meet the test of solid trade unionism. "The AFL-CIO's findings do not mean that all affiliates of affected union.? aie responsible for the plight of their internationals. However, the Federation, under its constitutional powers, can deal only on the prob­ lem at the international level. Support of the Federation's posi­ tion by no means involves con­ demnation of the international's entire membership or all of its officials on the local levels." Turning to Meany's past expres­ sions on the subject of legislation. Hall told the A&G membership: "From all indications, Meany has stood four-square in his desire to protect the movement against anti­ union forces on the state and na­ tional level who are seeking to exploit the uproar raised against some sections of the movement. On the contrary, by showing that is pfobably the best guarantee available against further legal restrictions on union activity." When the current situation be­ comes history, he concluded, "it will be proven that the Federation position was clearly the proper move to protect the best interests of the trade union movement." By removing, of its own accord, any blot on the movement, the AFL-CIO will be able to maintain freedom of action and internal health necessary for further growth. Hall said. Cal. Fed Issues 'Wreck'Booklet Over one million copies of the "Right-to-Work" pamphlet pub­ lished by the California State Fed­ eration of Labor have been dis­ tributed in the last month, C. J, Haggerty, Federation SecretaryTreasurer, announced. The pamphlet was issued to stem the rash of /'right-to-work" laws which hve broken out on the county level throughout the state. The distributions, Haggerty said, are a part of a continuing "right-towork" education program. £j a •3 I m 'I Cigs Plus Liquor Equal Cancer, Doctor Reports Those killjoys, the medics, have more bad news for people who like to enjoy themselves. After shaking up cigarette smokers with their dire announcements about cigarettes and cancer, the doctors now have-* — their sights leveled on those Dr. Wynder had no report on who take a nip pretty regu­ what happens to those who drink larly. A report to the American Cancer Society's 44th annual meeting by Dr. Ernest L. Wynder said that studies indicate heavy drinking, plus heavy smoking, increase ten­ dencies towards cancer of the mouth and voice-box. Dr. Wynder's studies were made at the SloanKettering Institute of Cancer Re­ search, one of the nation's leading cancer research centers. For purposes of the study, the heavy drinker was defined "as one who admits to regular daily con­ sumption of seven or more shots, or ounces, of hard liquor." Drink­ ing to this degree, coupled with heavy smoking, multiplies the chances of mouth or voice-box cancer tenfold. the required amount of whisky but leave the smokes alone. He said he couldn't find enough heavy drinkers who didn't smoke to make an adequate test survey. Nor did he have figures on those who stick to wine or beer and pass the whis­ key by. Reason Lacking Right now there is no evidence as to why the combination of drink­ ing and smoking should have such dire effects. One small comfort for the saloon set is the fact that al­ cohol seems to have no effect on lung cancer. Of course, one point of view holds that seven or more shots a day, day in and day out, will do plenty of damage to the system on its own, cancer or no cancer. SIU Co. Eyes Tidelands field Nl '.I WASHINGTON—The growing offshore oil exploration industry in the Gulf may pro­ duce still another use for the much-sought-after shallow-draft N3 ships in Government lay-up fleets. ^* — passengers. An SIU contracted-company, was in Baltimore last week getting Boston Shipping Corp., has A hearing notice is expected to ready to go into the shipyard. be issued soon by the on the The demand for the N3s has up applied to the Federal Mari­ company's application. Boston until now centered mostly on their time Board for bareboat charters on two N3-M-A1 type vessels for use in servicing oL rigs operating in the Gulf of Mexico. The N3s would be restricted to service as floating workshops and crews' quarters, apart from the actual drilling rigs. They would carry neither . commercial cargo- nor Shipping proposes to subcharter use for limited operations in the the ships on bareboat to a wholly- St. Lawrence Seaway. The shal­ new corporation which it would low-draft vessels are considered organize with Spade Drilling Corp., ideal for this service and a number a Texas enterprise. of them have been sought by vari­ Boston Shipping presently has ous operators for use on the Sea­ two ships under SIU contract, the way. None of the N3s available iq Samuel Miller and Omar. Chap­ US reserve fleets have been broken man, both Libertys, The .Chapmqn ^qut.yet,. ^1 11 �Pare Six SEAFARERS LOG NeTembcr 22. 1997 Grounded Tanker Hangs On How to HATCH an Accident SUP pumpman Dole Busse and an unidentified seaman rest up on the deck of one of the salvage ships working to refloat the grounded West Coast tonker Mission Son Miguel in the mid-Pocific. All hands were rescued by the LST 664 ofter the tanker (background) went aground on^Moro Reef lost month. She is hung up, stern un­ der, while solvoge work continues. RRs Open New War On Coastwise Ships Stung by the apparent success of Pan-Atlantic's trailercarrying operations in the coastwise trade, eastern railroads have declared war on the coastwise steamship industry. The railroads have proposed a rate cut on their own "piggy-back" cheaper costs of water transporta­ freight car operations which, tion. As a result, the ICC has sus­ in the view of the steamship op­ erators, is designed to destroy pended the proposed rates pend­ ing an investigation. their business. The proposal for a rate cut is being fought before the Interstate Commerce Commission by PanAtlantic and also by Seatrain Lines. Seatrain is a veteran of legal wars with the railroads since it first began its sea-going freight car lift. Carry At Loss Both companies charge that the railroads' proposed new rates would involve carrying trailers "piggy-back" at a loss to the rail­ MOBILE—Seafarers from this roads. The railroads are doing this, they charge, so as to take business area will be getting a first hand away from Pan Atlantic and Sea­ peak behind the Iron Curtain soon train and cripple their operations. as the Northwestern Victory left Once this has been accomplished, this week on a regular grain run the roads would be free to jack to Gdynia, Poland. It is expected their rates up again to profitable that other ships will carry grain levels. from the port of Mobile to the Government regulations frown •Baltic countries. Shipping, although dragging on carrying cargo at a loss for the purpose of destroying a competi­ somewhat during the past period, is expected to pick up soon. Water­ tor's ability to stay in business. The railroads filed a new sched­ man plans to crew up the Ideal X ule of rates between Texas and and the Coalinga Hills which were North Atlantic ports which are in the yards for repairs. In addi­ identical with rates now charged tion to them, the Fairland has just by Pan-Atlantic and Seatrain. The about completed conversion into a two companies called upon the trailership and is to make her Interstate Commerce Commission maiden run around the first of De­ to suspend the new rates because cember. This will be the third they do not maintain the tradi­ trailership to enter Pan-Atlantic's tional cost difference between sea-land trailer service. Three steamships and railroads. Steam­ more vessels are undergoing con­ ship rates are set at a lower level version and are to come out of the as a general rule because of the yards at monthly intervals. According to the stories being told around the hall, a lot of the men on the beach here are taking advantage of the opening of the duck and deer hunting season. All Seafarers who expect to There have been reports of "enor­ apply for the SlU $200 mater­ mous" killings being made, but nity benefit and are currently very little by way of proof has been eligible for it—having one offered. The season will remain day's se^atime in the past !)0 open until .January 7? During the past period the Alcoa days and 90 days in 1956—are u-ged to send in all necessary Pioneer, Polaris, Corsair, Clipper documents when filing for the (Alcoa); Ideal X (Pan-Atlantic); h?nefit. Payment will be Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne "snde speedily when the Sea- (Waterman), and the Northwestern -r rs Welfare Plan receives Victory (Victory Carriers) paid off h baby's birth certificate, the while the Pioneer, Polaris and >-:;/farer's marriage certificate Northwestern Victory signed on. In transit were the Del Mundo, a-J discharges showing eligiiiiiity seatime. Photostats are Del Viento (Mississippi), Hilton aecepthble in pl^ce of originals. (Bull) and the Natalie (Interconti­ nental). ' » i J ' I( ).»n01 { V1af ct . J I V.f tJtli Mobile Sees Big Poland Grain Run Falling down through on open hatch is the kind of accident that Seafarers are mentally-geared to Ovoid. But if the hatch opening is partially-covered by a tar­ paulin, a crewmember would naturally tend to assume that underneath the tarp there was a fully-closed hatch cover. He would then discover his error too late. The sensible procedure to follow is to leave an open hatch fully-open. Where for protection of cargo or some other reason the hatch has to be closed temporarily, the only proper way is to put strongbacks and covers back in place and take them off again when the occasion calls for it. y Send Documents On Baby Benefit ToOi ,8 < it f t-OS • i a i« -s.'.fld -'(» :? �NttT^ltabei!1987 SEAFAkEkS Page Seven td^ Gathering Of The Morris Cian YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Belter Buying Bu Sidney Margoliut Buying A Car Battery Over 12 million car batterierfail each year, a great many of them In mid-winter and mid-srummer. Both excessive cold and heat are hard on batteries. Even when they don't expire completely, malfunctioning batteries are responsible for many weaknesses of car performance. Some bat­ tery conditions may even cause damage to other components and start a chain reaction that eventually can lead to engine failure itself. Nowadays, manufacturers' guarantees sometimes are so exaggerated, for competitive reasons, that they are no longer by themselves a re­ liable index of value. Some manufacturers conservatively guarantee their medium-duty batteries for 24 or 30 months and their heavy-duty grades for 36. Others guarantee much the same grades for 36 and 48 months. Some now go up to five years, and there are even "ten-year guarantees." Actually a manufacturer risks little in pushing up his guarantee. The guarantee merely means he will give you a proportionate allowance on a new battery. Many batteries last beyond the guarantee anyway, especially if properly serviced and the car is operated under not-toosevere conditions. But even if a battery doesn't last the guarantee period, the manufacturer merely sells you a new battery at what, in effect, is a small discount from list pride. Seafarer Harvey Morris proudly introduces twin additions to the Morris clan. Mrs. Lillian Morris Take a 36-month battery bought, say, for $20. Assume you get 32 months' use before It quits. You will get a credit of $3^.33. Deducting holds James Paul while Harvey holds' Harvey Jr. Outnumbered 5-to-1 by the boys is daughter Sarah, the junk value, all you really get is $1.33 to $1.83 off on a new battery. 17, with younger brothers Frankie, Preston and sharpshooter Patrick sitting in front. Twins brought This you can generally get anyway. Morris $400 in StU maternity benefits plus two $25 US bonds from Union. Sometimes manufacturers up their guarantees when they raise prices. The obvious purpose is to Dads Count Too, Docs Soy make buyers think they're getting more because the guarantee is now longer. As for "lifetime" and "ten-year" guarantees, in one case the Fed­ Two New York psychiatrists who were aboard the lie de France at the time of tha eral Trade Commission recently prohibited Life-Long Battery Mfg. Andrea Doria disaster have criticized the time-honored rule of the sea—"women and chil­ Co. of El Segundo, Calif., from dren first." The lie de France rescued several hundred survivors from the Doria after it claiming its batteries "are guaran­ was sunk in collision with theteed ten years or for any period Swedish liner Stockholm in unless the conditions of the guar­ July, 1956. antee are stated. The FTC order The psychiatrists suggested that also prohibited claims the battery is self-charging, contains silver or instead of a blanket "women and nuclear cells, or is similar to the children first" rule, it should be Members of the International bar an international officer from nickel-cadmium or alkaline bat­ "children and one parent first" Typographical Union have approv­ receiving extra compensation from even if the parent happens to be teries used in Europe. ed a $1 million strike benefit fund. local unions or subordinate bodies, The more you understand your the father. In this way, orphaning Strike benefit rates will be pro­ and the election of a new Presi­ of the children or long separation battery, the better you'll be able to from the parents could be avoided. vided at 60 percent of normal dent, Karl Griepentrog, who insti­ avoid trouble and expense. The^ believe that such action earnings for married printers and tuted an investigation of the un­ Lead-acid batteries are subject to a number of problems. Not would minimize or prevent disas­ 40 percent for unmarried. Benefits ion's locals in California. The only is there a constant loss of charge, but the battery gradually loses will be paid' for striking printers', union also ordered the withhold­ trous effects on the child. its ability to store and deliver power. In fact, it is wearing out even for "locked out" printers- and for ing of payments to former Sec.when your car is not in use. In a properly-operating electrical system, Parent Stops Shock fnembers deprived of work by other Treas. Anthony Doria, and efforts this wear is gradual. But if the voltage regulator is set too high so Drs. Paul Friedman and Louis unions' strikes. An initial three- were being made to regain some that the battery is continuously overcharged, or the electrolyte is not Linn studied the impact of separa­ month assessment of one percent $25,000 already paid to him. maintained at the required level, or any of a number of other condi­ tion effects at first hand aboard the of earnings is expected to raise tions occur, the ordinary life exepectancy of a battery can be shortened He de France and repoi-ted their $1,200,000 for the fund, with pro­ considerably. findings in the American Journal visions for renewal should the One manufacturer reports that post-mortem examinations of thou­ of Psychiatry. They declared that fund go below a certain level. The sands of batteries show 62 percent of the failures were caused by over­ during World War II studies had official tally for the proposal was charging and 20 percent by sulphation. This results when a battery is shown that children who stayed 36,729 to 36,342. operated for a long time at a low rate of charge, or subjected to other with at least' one parent were far abuses as filling with water that has a high mineral content. In very better able to withstand disasters The first edition of "Solidarity," cold climates batteries sometimes also die prematurely because the and other shocks than those who FLORENCE. SC—A general ses­ electrolyte freezes, especially when the battery is only partially charged. were separated from their parents. the new weekly newspaper which sions court judge has declared un­ will be the official organ of the In cold weather it's desirable to maintain a lower water level than in When the family is broken up, the constitutional an act requiring the warm weather so the electrolyte is more concentrated for faster starting. shock becomes too great, with dis­ United Auto .Workers, will come licensing of union organizers in out the first week in December. Batteries roughly divide into light, medium, and heavy-duty grade. astrous long-term effects. TThe eight-page paper will replace Florence County and threw out an Medium-duty batteries are equivalent to the original-equipment grade. The doctors' conclusions drew a the union's two monthly publica­ indictment against an organizer The SAE ampere-hour rating is one of several specifications you can who failed to procure such a per­ check to compare different grades and brands. Most batteries show fast rebuttal from shipping repre­ tions, "The Auto Worker," and mit. sentatives. Captain Hewlett R. "Ammunition." Ken Flester, form­ this rating right on the container. It indicates the battery's ability to The act required that applicants deliver power continuously over 20 hours. Thus a lOO-amp. battery Bishop, of the Maritime Adminis­ erly editor and publicity director for the permit be residents of the tration said that "seamen . . .would for the Textile Workers Union, ordinarily can be expected to deliver five amperes continuously for 20 county for a year before they apr never allow a man to step into a will be editor of "Solidarity" and hours. One manufacturer explains that this test in a sense is a meas­ lifeboat with women and children director of the UAW's newly-or­ ply, and that they list their places ure of the number and size of the lead plates put into the battery. of residence for the last ten years. Most brands of light-duty batteries rate 70 to 80 amps.; medium-duty standing by ... if a father does not ganized Publications Department. The authorities, under the law, batteries range from 90 to 105, and heavy-duty, from 107 to 130. Nor want his child separated from him The new w.eekly will be published is the price any reliable criterion of quality. We have found lOO-amp. he can always keep the child be­ in several geographical editions bad the right to refuse to issue a batteries listed as high as $22, and 105-amp. batteries as low as $13, hind until it's time for the adults with four pages covering regional, permit in any case, and if they did to leave." national and -international news issue one, it was valid for only 60 both under well-known brand names. Brand-New Papas and four pages devoted largely to days and had to be renewed. Another test manufacturers use is the 20-minute ampere test, which Violated Constitution Another sea captain put it more a magazine section. results in a higher rating. A battery with a rating of 100 ampere hours may rate 125 on the 20-minute test. Sellers who list the 20-minute bluntly when he declared, "You'd Judge James M. Brailsford held ti t> t rating before the hour test niay or may not do so to confuse buyers. have an awful lot of men claiming A one-year probationary period that the act, which applied only to But whatever the intent, don't be misled by the 20-minuttf rating. ~ children that didn't belong to levied on the Allied Industrial Florence County, was unconstitu­ Light-duty batteries are recommended only for temporary use, or them." The best doesn't always Workers last May by the AFL-CIO tional since it violated the state In a mild climate. For most motorists driving under average condi­ come out in people during disas­ Executive Council was lifted last constitution which barred the legis­ tions, the medium-duty grade gives best value. While there is a no­ ters, he pointed out. week following receipt of a moni­ lature from enacting local or spe­ ticeable difference between typical amp-hour and cold-start ratings of The "women and children" rule tor's report that the union had cial laws. Sucli laws must have light and medium-duty batteries, the difference between medium and has been standard on ships for complied with the council's orders general application {hroughout the heavy-duty grades is less sharp. Moreover, some manufacturers exact hundreds' of years, although In to clean up. Among the affirmative state in order to be valid. an extra profit on heavy-duty batteries, charging more thjui the addi­ practice it has not always worked actions taken by the union's spe­ Brailsford dismissed an indict­ tional manufacturing cost warrants. out that way. Records of many cial convention was the adoption ment against Irving Lebold, a Re­ A heavy-duty battery may be desirable under extreme conditions, historic maritime disasters show of the Ethical Practices codes, a tail .Wholesale and Department .as habitual stop-and-go driving In crowded traffic, very cold or hot instances of male passengers stam- closer check on finances of local Store Union representative who climates, or much over-the-road driving, which results in overcharging; pedinjl the lifeboats in panic situ­ unions, the adoption of an aqnend-. had failed to secure his permit A tt * * "t.* a*" nnMmAe as mi^mnrnem- » • - A A' h^tfvyiddtSr-BftfA^r'ddeV stand "up befter iihSer excVssive 'cTiargi'ng." ations. ment to the AIW's constitution to before" "orgariizingr Rap Old Sea Disaster Rule Union 'License' Ruled Illegal i • •'J. . • ''i i '3 I •VJ "'5 �.•r- • Page Eight * ' SEAFARERS '•' November'22. 195T LOa NEW UNIOI Construction workers "dope a joint" in the last phase of the sealing process as pipeline is laid from rear of barge. The device on top of the pipe, called a "jeep," is used to test completed seal and can de.tect even pinhole leaks. Self-propelled dragline barge on treads crosses Vermilion River to start digging a pipeline ditch through the marsh. '-v; *- fJ--; • J. ^1 _ , V-" • k '-v >i ' '• 1 '• •* .y-v-i'-''! i "v-'.'*'-' •• m^$0 Aerial view of Glaser Construction Company's big pipe yard and slip on Bayou Delcambre near Delcambre, La. Miles of pipe ^re stored here in ad-> vanceof new pipeline project&.v ',r ; i J;;, �NATember 22, M5f • SEAFARERS :.:'"X;; ..-•'4 •• i.'--- -OONTRACTED PIPELINE OPERATION : SIU-HIWD LOG .,_ ^ • Pafc Nin* ji-iiS JK £W I ® New addition to SIU-HIWD-contracted fleet, the quarter boat Jim houses about 30 operators, welders and laborers on a job. -1- • : . U-ri . - . Bayous Teamwork between AFL-CIO construction trades unions and the^SIU Harbor & Inland Waterways Division exists under a Frst-time union agreement for marine per­ sonnel of the G/oser Construction Co., of Lafayette, La. The company is the biggest independent contractor in the Gulf petroleum pipeline-laying industry. •"I-.--' • .' -' , SIU-HIWD men crew tugs, barges and quarter boats housing construction workers who lay the actual pipe­ lines, which are used largely for the transportation of natural gas. The pipelines wind inland from the Gulf through assorted natural and man-made waterways until ultimate delivery of the gas to industrial and residential users. (See story on page 16.) ^ Cooks Alie Soileau (left) and Robert Joubert appear mighty chipper as they ready evening meal in galley on the Jim, .•m New Glaser tug Helen stands on ways as SIU patrolman Tom Gould (left) discusses operation with SIUtHlWD members Gerard and Alberie Hebert, brothers who will be captain and mate of tug. Details of SIU-HIWD welfare plan are studied on the Jim (1 to r) by : tugmen G. Hebert, A. J. Boutte, A. Hebert and W. Quebedeaux; patrol• ... man Tom Gould, and cooks A. Soileau, R. Joubert and F. Benoit Jr. �Passe Ten ^EAFA^RS'ibbG Last Rites For A Seafarer Last rites ore administered to Seafarer Chester M. Shivery, 47, dur­ ing burial service at Bahrein in the Persian Gulf. Shivery died of heat prostration on the tanker Queenston Heights. Boston Still Faces Slack BOSTON—Sliipping stayed fairly steady for this port during the past two weeks. There were no vessels paying oif, and only one, the John B. Waterman (Waterman), signed on. Port agent James Sheehan said that most of the activity for the period came from a number of intransit vessels. The Michael (Carras), Robin Gray, Robin Kirk (Robin), Council Grove, Bents Fort and the Bradford Island (Cities Service) called during the last period. The doctors at Brighton Marine Hospital would like to extend their thanks to the sister of Seafarer Pete Jomides for helping them out in a pinch. They had called the hall asking for a man to act as intexpreter for an ill Greek seaman who was taken olT his ship. Pete was not home and his sister volunteered to bring a friend to handle the job. Everything worked out fine and the medics were able to get the information they needed from the man. NY-Montreal 'Seaway' Sought Novediber 22, 1957 PLYMOUTH VICTORY '(••thmUn), t«pt. IS—Chtlrman, R. McCatkeyi Saeratary, J. Gaidar. Latter to NY re; repalra and anawer read-' td^'inein'bership. No one to go topslda without busineii there. No drinking on board. Few petty beefa In black gang. Dele­ gate requested men to read agree­ ment. Some disputed ot. Reports ac­ cepted. New delegate to be elected at special meeting. WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Trsnsfual), Sept. If—Chairman, B. Baa; Saeratary, P. McNabb. Headquarters notified re: men hospitalized. Two men short, two men promoted. Foc'slea need' painting,^ Bad odors from en^. dept shower to be cor­ rected. Vote of thgnks to steward dept. for fine Job despite shortage of two men. Ship laid up in Brazil for 60 dayst one matt paid oif on mutual of the St. Lawrence into the At­ waterway would be an additional way for exploitation of the vast lantic and around to New York. route south from Canada to the untapped resources of Eastern Canada, such as Labrador ores, The present route is a roundabout and new industrial expansion not 1.700 miles that could be slashed only for the Hudson Valley but to under 450 at an estimated $90 for areas utilizing Niagara power, million cost. It would enable small freighters to make their way from the vi­ cinity of Montreal through the Richelieu River and the Chambly Canal, on through to Lake Champlain and the Champlain Canal, thence ^south via the Hudson to New York. The principal costs in­ CHAMBLY volved would cover the deepening CANAL of the Richelieu RiVer and the six-foot Champlain Canal to 14 feet. A 14-foot depth would make it possible for 2,500-ton ships to BALTIMORE—The membership come all the way down from Can­ gave a rousing ovation to crewLAKZ CHAMPtAm ada instead of the 250-ton barges members of the Robirf Gray at the now under use. Deep-sea service last meeting in this port. These is already in effect from New York laen, port agent Earl Sheppard as far north as Albany, and trailersaid, are doing a top notch job un­ ship operations on the Hudson der adverse conditions and a sub­ il', . • River route may come to life soon. standard NMU contract in order to Heavy Opposition keep the Robin ships under the The major stumbling block SIU banner until the vote is held against the little "seaway" had in the fleet. been the earlier bitter opposition Petitions have been filed call­ to the now-half-com^leted St. Law­ -YOEK.'^ing a vote on the NBC Line and rence waterway. This was finally jSTATE- CHAMPLAIN it isfor expected that an election will authorized by Congress in 1954, be held soon. In the meantime CANAL some 40 years after it had orig­ organizing is still going on among inally been proposed. The St. the smaller outfits in the bay area. Lawrence Seaway itself will be h' Although shipping continued to ready by 1959, opening up a fourth improve during the last period, US "coast" stretching 2,200 miles there was a drop in registration. from the Atlantic to Duluth, Minn., However, Seafarers are advised at the head of Lake Superior. not to give up fairly old cards in Canadian roadblocks against the outports to come here and ship. ryfALBANY Champlain "seaway" fell part There were 13 vessels paying off, once the long-sought St. Lawrence 10 signing on and 12 in-transit waterway began approaching reali­ ships in the port during the pasf ty. In Washington, the Senate has two weeks. The Feltore, Santore, already authorized a study of the Oremar, (Ore); Portmar, Texmar, plan and a drive for House ap­ Bethcoaster (Calmar); The Cabins proval will be made next year. (Terminal Tankers); Westport Vermont, which has a common (Transportation Util.); Barbara border with NY on Lake Cham­ Frietchie (Liberty Nav,); Omar plain, is especially Interested in Chapman (Boston Shipping); Eve­ the potential of the proposed alllyn, Jean, and the Emilia (Bull) paid water shortcut. off while the Massmar, Marymar, A meeting at Sorel, Quebec, at­ Bethcoaster (Calmar); Santore, tended by Canadian, New Yorl Oremar, Ffeltore (Ore); John B. and Vermont officials last monC Waterman (Waterman); Seagarden explored the possibilities of th (Penn, Nav.); Edith (Bull) and the little "seaway" in connection wiC Westport (Boston Shipping) signed its potential for Eastern Canad; on. Among the vessels in transit New England and the Hudson. Valwere the Alcoa Runner, Puritan Map shows proposed route of Jey area. More than half the work (Alcoa); Robin Gray (Robin); Steel to be done calls for dredging on new New York-Montreal "seaAdmiral (Isthmian) and the Citrus the Canadian side, so that Canada • way." . Packer (Waterman), CAXAPA Robin Men Get Rousing Hand in Bait. '.'7 • f§» >LVMOtltH" VICTORY (Isthmian), Oct. ,27-^balrman, S. Thayer; Saera­ tary, J. Ooldar. AU delegates to get together and prepair repair list and submit snmTe. Items ordered by stew­ ard to be checked and Information sent to N'T. Discussion on repalra: schedule for sanitary work. Sehedula to be posted In recreation room. ANGELINA (Bull), Oct. 10—Chair­ man, P. Parker; Secretary, W. Walsh. Report accepted. Bound for Spainwill fiy light to Norfolk or Baltimore. Oct. 25—Chairman, D. Hubbard; Secretary, W. Walsh. TV antenna to be removed from deck and stored. Vote of lhanks to mcssman and pantry man for good service rendered dur­ ing voyage: Snrings In bathrooms to be renewed. Snidine.s, beans and po,t.ato salad to be put out for night lunch. Cooperation urged In keeping ship clean. CAROLYN (Bull), Oct. 31—Chair­ man, A. Seda; Secretary, J. Shendock. Take care of w.isliing machine. Cups not lo l)e left on deck. CITRUS PACKER (Wattrman), Oct. <—Chairman, A. DeLaneyr Saeratary, W. Harper. Washing machine to be ro.iewod in NO. Laundry room paint­ ed —everyone urged to keep It neat at all limes. consent: four men hospitalized and flown home. ARYLN (Bull), Oct. 4—Chairman, J. Badnay; Saeratary, F. Collins. Some repalra made. Request American money for draw. Ship'i fund $1.30. Discussion on food, menus, linen. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Oct. 27Chairman, R. Hall; Secratary, C. DaShip'a fund $5.50. ReThe grudging acceptance by East Coast shipping interests of the inevitability of the I pMc/patl:!**. jvta accepted. Same delegate elected. St. Lawrence Seaway may actually pave the way for a little "seaway" linking Canada | I ' •'"oto of thanks to delegate for Job well done. Delegate to contact Union to New York City. about contribution for longshoremen. Request more assortment of fruits and This alternate water route would wind up committed to more Hudson, then westward via the cookiea. main Erie Canal to Buffalo and could cut out 75 percent of than half the bill. the mileage from the head An adjunct to the Champlain Rochester. This would open the Complaint about seasoning In food. Suggest meeting with patrolman prior to payoff. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfiald), Oct. S —Chairman, S, Rothschild; Secratary, J. Logfsliow. One man missed ship in Galveston and one In BrownsvUle. Repair list to be checked. Report ac­ cepted. To elect new delegate. Beef on fiesh fru'.t—should be left In lea box In day time. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Oct. 2S—Chairman, J. Quinnt; Secre­ tary, O. Thornhill. Delegatp spoke of men missing ship in Japan. Ship's fund $15.75. Have new steam Iron. Report accepted. Suggest departihental repair list. Oven door to be repaired—other repalra to be made In crew's quarters. Steward to see that sufficient milk la ordered and deliv­ ered promptly. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Saatrain), Oct. 27—Chairman, 5. Charles; Secre­ tary, ,A. Lambert. Safety meeting held with 14 members present:, two men missed ship. One man hospi­ talized In Texas City—headquarters notified. Letters to be sent to Wash­ ington protesting closing of Savannah hospital. Ship's fund $20.57. Reports accepted. Cigarette butts to be placed in ash trays not on deck. Place gar­ bage In trash cans: place cups In sink. Letter to be sent to Social Se­ curity office requesting Information on security payments. Vote of thanks to Sir Charles for supplying free Cokes. Vacation blanks can be ob­ tained from Sir Charles. DEL VIENTO (Mlis), Oct. 24—Chair­ man, C. Johnscn; Secretary, I. Brown. Vote of thanks to deck dept. for fine cleaning job on ship. One man fired. Ch. eng. asked all other men to stay for another trip. Subsistence for two days wUl be paid at payoff. Vote of thank's to Brother Spears for Job well done. Few hours' disputed ot. New washing machine ordered. Cleaning list for laundry to be made up next trip. Union books to be turned over to patrolman. Check of all books to be made by delegates before payoff. - ORION COMET (Orion), Sept. 2t— Chairman, M. Bruno; Secretary, B. Stark. Cleaning schedule made for laundry room. Old washing machine will be rigged to wash oily clothing only. Capt. to have port discharges ready before arrival In Persian Gulf. Slop chest wlU be open one week for cigarettes: next for general merchan­ dise. Mall to be given to captain be­ fore arrival. Delegates warn brothers to keep personalities out of work. No beefs. All letters to headquarters to be bandied through delegates only, •with their signature, then typed by secretary. New secretary - reporter elected. Each crew member to donate 50c. to ship's fund. New treasurer elected. Request cooperation In keep­ ing washing machine clean. Discus­ sion re; securing movie projector for ship. Delegate to check . captain on draw. Cook asked men to consult him on beefs concerning food. Steward asks crew to make suggestions for menu preferences. WILD RANGER (Watermen), Oct. 21 —Chairman, W. Tregembe; Secretary, D. Ruddy. Communications from he'idquartert read. Need paint for engine dept. Ship's fund $22.31. Few houre disputed ot. Motion to take hand vote on choice of Job calls—IB for present hourly basis: IT for two calls a day—one in morning and one In aftemoon. Entire crew put In for ot due to lack of draw on arrival at , Pusan. Need aew washing^ inael^e. CHIVVAWA (Cities Service), Oct. 31 —Chairman, R. Coe; Secretary, A. Casey. Delayed s.-Tiling Tampa & Port Everglades—all okay. Discussion on sanitary work. Vote of thanks to stewards dept. for Job well done. Men to put in full two hrs. when on sanitary work. GATEWAY CITY (Pan Atlantic), Oct 27—Chairman, E. Yates; .Secre­ tary, J. Austin. Ship's fund $1.25. Two hegfs—concerning call back and few hours disputed ot. Sufficient lights to be put on before cranes are. unlashcd prep.yratory to being put into operation on arrival in port. An­ tennas to be put up. Ship to be ex­ terminated for roaches and powder put on board for same. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Oct. 24 —Cheirman, I. Romo; Secretary, L. Bruce. One m.in mi.s.sed ship in Oki­ nawa—cable sent asking delegate to put o/T his gear at first US port. Dele­ gate requested sober payoff. To see patrolin.an at payoiT concerning diffi­ culty in obtaining hospital slip for one brother. Ship's fund $26. Twb men getting olT. Suggestion to have shades for lamps which can be screwed on at black-out time. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Suggested voluntary con­ tribution at payoff to help ship's fund. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Oct. 27—Chairman, J. Altstatt; Secretary, A. Espeneda. New delegate elected. Batliroom door locks to be repaired. Beef on hot water. SANTORE (Ore), Oct. 27—Chairman, W. Reid; Secretary, J. Lamb. Need new wa.sliing'jjiachine—to see patrol­ man about same. Delegate gave re­ port on pay raise pending disputed ot—referred to NY. Crew warned about c.xce.ssive drinking on board. Surrender books to delegates. Ship's fund $12.26. Discussion on PHS Clinic. Write lettei' to Sen. Butler about sav­ ing PUS. Beef about cups being left on deck. Vote of thanks to steward department. WACOSTA (Waferman), Oct. 13 — Chairman, E. Fain; Secretary, E. Ray. Ship'a delegate resigned. New dele­ gate elected. Ship's fund donated. One man mi.s.sed ship In San Pedro. Some disputed ot. One man hospital, Ized In .San Pedro. Some repairs made. Ship expected to go to Tampa, NO & Mobile to load, but this Is not official. WARRIOR (Waterman), Oct. 21 — Chairman, D. Mclnnis; Secretary, M. Elliott. $20 draw to be put out and more If ship does not pay off In Tamr pa. Discussion on Bull Line beef. Letter written to Washington on Pub-' 11c Health service cut down. Soma disputed ot. Four men getting off. Communlc.-itions read and general dis­ cussion held on same: also on closing of Public Health hospitals. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Sept. 2t —Chairman, T. Connall; Secretary, L. Bruce. No beefs—clean payoff—most repairs made. 'When ship returns to Gulf, will make extensive repairs. Beef on penalty cargo—to be referred to headquarters. Ship's fund $26.10. Vote of thanks to officers and com­ mittee for handling Bull Line beef. New delegate elected. Use washing machine, with care. Confine use of laundry room to half an hour. Brother asked permission to run a pool to help ship's fund. Crew to discuss business down below and not topaida with officera. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Nov. 2—Chairman, W. Wantling; Saeratary, M, Sosplna. Ship's fund $24. New delegate elected. One man left in Wilmington. Drinking water is rusty. Medicine chest to be checked. Fumi­ gate ship for roaches. Suggest pur­ chase of soft ball equipment. Return soiled linen. YAKA (Watarmsn), Oct. 1»—Chair­ man, C. Burns; Saeratary, E. Wright. Good cooperation between crew and captain. One man hospitalized; Reso­ lution—shall Union establish a new hall in Portland Motion lost. Preg•uro on water cooler. No trading with Koreans except on deck. Discussion on whether to place a union repre•entative in Portland—carried. �KoTcmbcr 22. 19S1 SEAFjtRERS Page Elevea .• LOG 'Grounded' Browning Arranging Lakes-Atlantic Run DETROIT—An SIU Great Lakes District operator has re­ vealed plans to open a new "coast-wise" run with a lift-on lift­ off trailership service between the Great Lakes and southern Atlantic ports. Troy S. Browning, president of the T. H. Browning Steam­ ship Company, said he plans to convert two 8,500-ton vessels into trailerships for service between Detroit and Cleveland in 1958. The service will later be extended to Buffalo, Milwaukee, Chicago and Duluth, and on the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, to the south Atlantic ports. This is the first Great Lakes-coastwise freight service using the Seaway planned so far. Cost of converting the ships. Browning said, would run about $3 million each. The SlU-contracted operator said that the ships would caiTy about 400 specially-constructed vans each in an operation similar to that now employed by Pan-Atlantic in the coastwise trade. The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, he continued, will be a "shot in the arm" to the present depressed coastwise service and would go far In reviving a trade which was once the backbone of the American-flag shipping in­ dustry." NY Looks Ahead To Ship Vote • The degree to which runaway flags are used to avoid union conditions is being demonstrated today in Canada with the Canadian government itself willing to pull down its own flag rather than do business with the SIU Canadian District. The government's action in threatening to transfer Canadian Na­ tional Steamships' vessels amounts to nothing more or less than government-sponsored strikebreaking. It is to the credit of waterfront union representatives in Trinidad, the flag of convenience which Canada has chosen, that they want no part of these ships if the jobs come to them Members of the SlU-affiliated at the expense of Canadian seamen. Brotherhood of Marine Engineers The current strike of Canadian Seafarers is "the outgrowth will start voting by referendum bal­ of six months' futile negotiations on a new contract. The lot December 1 on a new Union operators, apparently with the full backing of the Canadian constitution. BME Engineers will be polled at the same time on the government, put their backs up and are ready to run to the proposed merger plan with the Ma­ nearest low-wage haven they can find. Fortunately, the entire Canadian labor movement and the rine Engineers Beneficial Associa­ tion. Both questions will be cov­ international trade union movement as well, is protesting this ered in a secret referendum ballot arrogant move. It remains to be seen whether Canada will covering a two-month period. carry out its threat. i 4" 4" The new constitution was ap­ BME Plans Amendments Referendum proved by membership meetings at the BME's headquarters and Phila­ delphia branches last month. The document was drafted by a membership committee in consulta­ tion with the BME's lawyers and auditors. Greater Membership Control The new constitution provides for greater membership control over BME activities and more adequate functioning of the union in its dayto-day operations. Some of the ma­ jor changes involve procedures for more regular membership meetings in all ports, revision of the trials and appeals-procedures to permit speedier handling of charges and appeals, and endorsement of the AFL-CIO code of ethical practices. 'Can-Shakers' Have No OK The membership is again cau­ tioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solicitors have been authorized by the SIU." Women Last? The proposal of two psychiatrists to abandon the old "wom­ en and children first" rule has stirred up the expected rebut­ tal from various sections of maritime, an industry which has its cherished traditions. The psychiatrists, who witnessed the Andrea Doria rescue operation, feel that preserving the fam­ ily unit—keeping children and parents together whether fa­ ther or mother is involved—should be the primary objective of marine rescue operations. Somehow the sailor, who is sitting at anchorage in Vizagapatam, for instance, is liable to have more gallant feelings towards women than a psychiatrist who does battle with neutrotic females during his working hours. Perhaps the whole issue can be neatly sidestepped by providing for a little more shipboard safety in the international regulations. ^ 4» 41 4" Libertys To Scrap Heap kews that the Maritime Administration is going to start scrapping some of the Libertys in the reserve fleet indicates the beginning of the end for the trusty warhorse of World War II. About 100 of the ships are going into the scrap heap, but undoubtedly there will be more to come. The Libertys were good when they had it, and some of them are still performing yeoman service. But the fact that a batch of them is about to be scrapped points up the need for replacing exisiting Libertys in service with ships more suited to present-day shipping need^, i-.issi. NEW YORK — Headquarters wishes to extend its thanks to the Seafarers who remained on their jobs on the Robin Line ships and enabled the Union to call for an election. Bill Hall, assistant secre­ tary-treasurer declared. It will be through their continuing efforts that the jobs on these ships will be back on the boards in SIU halls after the vote Js taken, he added. The NLRB has ordered an elec­ tion on the ships within the next few weeks. Shipping for the past period has held its own. With the exception of those men who are waiting for a special ship or run, the dispatch­ er reported, class A men can ship most anytime they want. There were 19 ships paying off during the past two weeks, three signed on and 10 were In transit. The vessels paying off were the Alcoa Puritan, Runner, Pegasus (Alcoa); Seatraln New York and Georgia, (Seatraln); Almena, Gate­ way City (Pan-Atlantic); Morning Light, Citrus Packer (Waterman); Suzanne, Frances (Bull); Wellesley Victory, Steel Traveler (Isthmian); Robin Gray, Robin Sherwood, Rob­ in Kirk (Robin); Pan Oceanic Transporter (Penn. Nav.); CS Bal­ timore (Cities Service). Signing on" were the Steel Traveler (Isthmian), Suzanne (Bull) and the Alcoa Run­ ner (Alcoa). The In-transit vessels were the Portmar (Calmar); Steel Seafarer, Steel Flyer, Steel Admiral, Wellesley Victory (Isthmian); Seatraln Texas (Seatraln); Wacosta (Water­ man); Val Chem (Heron) and the Warrior (Pan-Atlantic). "Everyone gets Into the act," Is the motto on the Iberville accord­ ing to Robert N. Walton, ship's re­ porter. It took a little time, he said, but with all of the men coop­ erating matters have been ar­ ranged so that they can enjoy all of the conven­ iences of home. First of all they squared away a movie program to Walton help pass away the hours. Then, for those who like to eat to music, or the ball game, a short wave radio was set up In the messhall. Luxury? "This is just the start. We then Installed a tele­ vision set, and for the bookworms, built up a modern library." Now most crews would be over­ joyed to have this much, but there is more to come, he said. "To in­ sure a sound running ship, we picked up five good engineers, all from the 'Frisco Bay area, and a new chief cook who does justice to the title." He, in turn, brought along a couple of top-notch help­ ers for the department. Of course, he continued, we have some "leftovers." Among them Is our baker, James McGill and his "chief suggestion expert," Anthony Nottage, chief electrician. Be­ tween the two of them we never know what will be served, but we do know It will be good. Now tell me, he asked, what more could a' seaman want? 4. 4. -'1 1 4. "This is the first meeting for this trip," writes B. Winborne, meeting chairman on the Hastings, "for the ship has been idle for a couple of weeks. Although there Is a new crew aboard, there are quite a few old-time Un­ ion men who are taking care of the delegate jobs. As long as these jobs are In good hands," he said, Winborne "we can look for­ ward to a good trip, for any beefs that arise will be settled in SIU fashion by these delegates." Tanker Action Slow In Gulf LAKE CHARLES—It has been a very slow shipping period for this port. Although there were quite a few class A and B men registered, they were not around for the calls and a couple of C cards were shipped In the engine and steward departments. The Cantlgny, Chiwawa, Council Grove, Government Camp, CS Baltimore, Bents Fort, Royal Oak, (Cities Service); Del Campo, Del Vlento (Mississippi); Petro-Chem (Valentine); Val Chem (Heron) and the Pan Oceanic Transporter (Penn. Nav.) were In port during the last two weeks. All were In t o . 1> i i J.» - • 11 < 1 :-^l �V'''^ Par* Twelv* SEAFARERS November 22, 1957 LOG A SEAFARER'S SKETCHBOOK 1 •. V / J- is A" V SOT i^ cv.-. Member Action Bolsters Union To tlie Editor: All members are urged to keep up witli all current labor news in the papers to compare our Union with the ones that are having a lot of Inside trouble. Any union can go bad unless the members within take an active part. We think we have a pretty good Union and want to keep it that way. Robert N. Walton SS Iberville c3i» t Union Assist Appreciated To the Editor: This is to express my grati­ tude for the kind efforts and cooperation by the SIU welfare Services Department following my telephone appeal regarding my husband's readmission to the US Public Health Service hospital. My husband, William, was re­ admitted on the day that he re­ ported as an outpatient after being almost eight days without medication. We both thank you. Mrs. Camilla B. Serrano 4 4 -J. Wants Pension Age Cut to 55 To the Editor: I am writing in regard to the question in the "Inquiring Sea­ farer" column in the LOG (August 2, 1957) on what you would like to see as the next for­ ward step -of the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan. My interest is in two particu­ lar items. One I am very much in favor of, is lowering the age limit for retirement to. 55. with . J«• • • B I Some of the items of interest seen in Africa by the MV Del So! ore pinpointed by Seafarer Eddy Smith. At top (left) is a portrayal of a breadseller in Talcoradi, "a city in the brand-new republic of Ghana apparently muddling along in the fashion of the departed British . . The procession of a native chief­ tain's wife (above) on the way to her husband's inauguration odds contrast. At left, a view from Luanda, Angola, "an engaging Portuguese city . . . Th* old fort overlooking the harbor it a 'must' for visitors.' A traffic cop took the spotlight (above, right) in Lobito, Angola, as he directed things from his sunprotected island on a busy avenue. 20 years' seatime. I would also like it to be made possible for Seafarers' dependents to have their teeth extracted, even if Welfare would not put them back in. Kenneth A. Hunter 4 4 4 Surveyor's For Job Call Change To the Editor: On the matter of changing the system of hourly job calls, which has been under discus- 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. sion, the crew of the Steel Sur­ veyor has taken the following position; By a hand vote, the crew voted 14-2 against the present system. We voted 10-4 against two calls a day at 11 AM and 4 PM. Unanimous support was given to a proposal for three calls a clay at 10 AM and 1 PM and 4 PM. The Vote on this was 18-0. C. Jensen Ship's delegate 4 4 4 Hospital Assist Reassures Wife To the Editor: I wish to express my thanks to the SIU welfare .department for its action in assuring my wife of prompt and adequate medical assistance for her past and forthcoming operations. I never doubted that such as­ sistance would be forthcoming but she, being both ill and alone, was somewhat apprehen­ sive. The letter of credit to the hospital was most reassuring for her and even though the opera­ tion was postponed due to otherillness, she is well aware that she'll have all possible care. I am deeply grateful and proud of our SIU welfare plan. We are in Durban, South Africa, on our way back from what has been a fine trip. I hope to see you all soon and thank you personally. Bill Hand 4 4 Thanks also, to the LOG for its interesting, educational and recreational material which for many years has kept me in close. contact with my husband's way of life. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Bull Steamship Co. and the officers and crew of the SS Arlyn for their kindness and great assist­ ance, inasmuch as my husband passed away in a foreign coun­ try. I would love to greet each and every one of you to express my deepest thanks for all that yoti have done and have meant to me and my husband, not only Injliis recent bereavement but for*the many years that we have known and loved you. Mrs. Johanna Schroter Applauds Help In Bereavement To the Editor: I write at this time to express my thanks and sincere apprecia­ tion to the SIU, its officers and members for their sympathy and help in my recent bereavement. My husband, August Schroter, died on Sept. 24 in Funchal, Portugal. To the members, I say thanks for the formation of this Union that is so generous to the families'bf its members. To the offi­ cers of the Union and its Wel­ fare department. I also express my deepest thanks for the mari­ ner in which they carry out with such speed and efficiency the wishes of the members. 4 Hurricane Crew Sends Greetings To the Editor: I'm at present aboard the SS Hurricane, on which we're due to start the long voyage home from Inchon, Korea, soon. One of our crew, the 12-4 OS, lost his mother during the voyage but, due to sympathetic consideration on the part of our crew, was able to make th* funeral in time to tender his last respects, We are ably represented by a couple of good delegates and enjoy good relations with top­ side. The bosun is Manuel San­ chez who, with the aid of three good daymen, has accomplished much during his brief stay aboard to date. From all indications, we shall be in New York once again come January 1st. , C. L. "Bud" Cousins Clean-Up Detail V MS .'V MS: ill Wipers Quintilano Zambrano (left) and Ken Kirwin team up to wipe up' oil tpilli from the deck of the Cities Service tanker Fort Hoskins. Chester Coumos handled th* camera work. �SEAFARERS November 22, 1957' Ct NORFOLK (CItItt Sarvle*), Oct. II—Chalrmaiv P. Hammal; Sacratary, 0. Nlalaan. Na baefa. Talafram acnt t« unlan re: wiper hospitalized in Japan. Captain te speak to crew about smoking on deck when aionsdde dock in Bahrein. Ship's fund las.M. Motion te air condition all abips running to tropics. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Oct. 19—Chairman, J. Hunt; Secretary, J. Serrane. Keys to messreom and pan­ try to be left with gangway Watch. Ship's fund $20. Menus to be varied. Bad milk to be condemned, need more juices; shortage of fresh milk. Laun­ dry to be kept clean. -Need plugs for sink. GOVERNMENT CAMP) (Cities Serv­ ice), Oct. IS—Chairman, M. McNabb; Secretary, ,-. Ruse. Men (jving in south to be able to draw on ot. No results. Ship's delegate elected. Dis­ cussion on sailing board time—ship has been loading in less than 12 hrs. and sailing" board has not been posted on arrival as per agreement. VALLEY FORGE (Penn. Nav.), Oct. 13—Chairman, M. Hitchcock; Secretary, F. Barry. Letter and photos sent to headquarters show­ ing condition of ship. Repair list turned in. Patrolman to see that sufficient American money is put aboard for draws in foreign ports. Some disputed ot serving captain's guests in saloon. Report accepted. Stores to be checked by patrolman in Norfolk as last trip stores were inadequate. Port discharges in Bos­ ton all fouled up,' also ones for pres­ ent voyage, new ones to be de­ manded.IRENESTAR (Triton), Sept. 29— Chairman, B. Hay; Secretary, L. Rob­ erts. One man missed ship in Brazil. Beefs to be di.scusscd at meetingail beefs to bg handled by patrol­ man in proper manner. Ship's fund $11.52. , One man paid off by mutual consent—new man shipped aboard. AU rooms painted. Question about cooking of potatoes served at breakfast time. To see pa­ trolman about passageway which black gang takes care of which could not be painted by wipers so they could obtain ot instead of deck gang. All potatoes left over to be. utilized. Also any leftovers must be used before 48 hours. Beef dropped. Vote of thanks lo steward dept. for fine cooperation. Vote of thanks to delegates for job well done. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Overteas), Sept 9—Chairman, S. Stover; Secretary, P. St. Marie. One man hospitalized in Rotterdam. Few hours disputed ot to be referred to patrolman. Patrolman to see ch. mate about unsafe working conditions on deck and check same before signing on. Need clothes line below. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well done. GATEWAY CITY (Pan-Atlantic), Sept. 29—Chairman, C. Lee; Secre­ tary, J. Austin. Ship to pdy off, payroll ending Tues. midnight. New reporter elected. One man missed ship in Mobile—to be referred- to patrolman. Report accepted. Requets hooks in crews' quarters and new washing machine. Hooks ordered, wUl be installed. on day of departure. Take better care of TV set. Food has improved since last trip, l Vote of thanks to delegate for Job/ well done. Pafe Tfilrteca LOG Gives It Back To The Indians SHINNECOCK BAY (Tankthip), Sept. 29—Chairman, - E. Czotnowtki; Secretary, G. Skendelas. Repair list to be made up. Chief engineer noncooperative—to be turned over to patrolman.. Few hours disputed ot. Motion not to sign on untU repairs are made and newwashing machine purchased. Fumigate ship for roaches. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Laundry room to be cleaned after using. Bathrooms to be kept clean; TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Oct. 4— Chairman, L. Wing; Secretary, F. Kustura. To pick up bunkers in San Pedro. Captain will try to get shore leave for crew; also give $25 draw per man. Ship's fund $27. Disputed ot and beefs to be taken care of at payoff. Discussion on steam lines in foc'sles aft—rooms get too hot. Mem­ bers to pay for arrival chances at draw. Discussion on refrigerator in pantry. Vote of thanks to steward dept. DEL MAR (Miss.), Sept. 29—Chair­ man, R. Stough, Jr.; Secretary, C. Dowllng. Good trip. Some disputed ot collected. New delegate elected. Movie machine repaired and films purchased. Will run few pools and get donations for ship's fund. New delegates elected. Report accepted. Motion to give $50 from ship's fund to any one setting off foreign for hospitalization. Motion to- transfer athletic fulid to ship's fund. Return cups to pantry. DEL NORTE (Miss.), $ept. 27 — Chairman, J. Connors; Sacratary, H. Crane. Everything running smoothly. No beefs. Two men hospitaUzed in Buenos Aires. Each given $50. Layup pendinci this voyage. Ship's fund $98.03. Some disputed ot. One man Injured in faU. Request that prices on slop chest be checked. $37 in deck fund. Movie fund 100 percent. Vote of thanks to baker for fine produc­ tion. To purchase spare parts and new films $56. To donate $10 to or­ phan's cause in Brazil, for a total of $200. WACOSTA (Waterman), Oct. 4— Chairman, H. Graham; Secretary, F. Wasmer. Ship's fund $17.25. Some disputed ot. Repair list turned in. Report accepted. Submit repair list so that repairs. can be made before payoff. Water tanks to be cleaned— water rusty. Observe quiet in passage­ ways when men are sleeping. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Oct. 13— Chairman, E. dsBsuttc; Sacratary, A. Klamose. One man hospitalized in Ponce. Agent notified. Motion for payoff per agreement. Letter to C. Simmons signed by all delegates. Gear locker needed for deck dept. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Sept. 29 —Chairman, J. Prestwood; Secretary, T. Costal lo. $64 coUected for mem­ ber's wife. Messman missed ship in Trinidad. Check with union haU if wife needs hospitalization. Delegate to check with patrolman about wash•ing machine. Ship's delegate requires operation—necessitating new delegate for two trips. Ship's movie fund $133. New delegate elected. Keep Trinidad shore-gang out of ship's housing if no business there. Mess hall to be kept clean. ^ MARYMAR (Calmar), Oct. 17—Chair­ man, T. HIrsh; Secretary, A. Wile. Ship's fund $13.50. Discussion on ot or hours to be shown on pay slips. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well done. CS MIAMI (Cities Service), Oct. Chairman, B. Anderson; Secretary, T. Nelson. Foc'sles to be painted. Vote of thanks to steward dept. CHILORE (Ore), Oct. 12—Chairman, K. Hatglmlslas; Secretary, E. DeBardelaben. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $21.50. Few minor beefs. Ob­ serve quiet in passageways. Turn off washing machine after use. Keep recreation room clean. Keep feet off chairs and benches in recreation JOHN B. WATERMAN (Wate.'man), room. Vote of thanks to baker and Sept. 22—Chai^rman, B. Butterten; steward dept. Order deodorizers for Secrenry, C. Thornhill. Ship's fund. bathrooms. $15.75. Vote of thanks to all. EVELYN (Bull),-Oct. 13—Chairman, LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (BloomJ. Tutwiler; Secretary, E. Allen. Wash­ fleld), Sept. IS—Chairman, R. Brown; ing machine to be repaired or re­ Secretary, P. Sheldrake. One man placed. Ship's fund $64. Radio is to missed ship in Texas. Ship's fund be raffled off. Take better care of $1.16. Shower to be cleared; wringer washing machine—it is going to be and washing machine to be fixed. difficult to get a new one. Move fan in messhall. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Oct. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfield), I—Chairman, R. Adams; Secretary, K. Sept. 79—Chairman, J. Buckley; Sec­ Collins. Minor beefs settled. Submit retary, F. NIgro. Most repairs made. repair list. Ship's fund $84. Few Messman moved to old hospital. One hours disputed ot Jo be settled at man missed payoff—turned in to payoff. Report accepted. See patrol­ patrolman. "Do not slam doors. Any man about medical aid given on ship. infractions against SIU constitution, Discussion on food not being cooked agreement and general misconduct enough not enough variety of by any members wiH not be toler­ dishes. and Return cots after using. ated. Ship's fund $27. Re-elect ship's delegate. New feeding pro­ DEL MUNDO (Miss.), $ept. 19 — gram explained to crew and general discussion held on subject. Beefs to Chairman, P. Tatsen; Secretary, J. be taken up with Headquarters. Vote ,Brady. No beefs. Everything run­ of thanks to Brother D, Hell for work ning smoothly. Pleasant trip—some new ports added to itinerary. Expect on ndw feeding program. to be out few weeks longer than usual. Estimated day of arrival NO, MAI (Bull), Sept. IS—Chairman, Nov. 1. New treasurer elected. All P. BIschoff; Secretary, J. Jakleskl. New ladder ordered. Repair list dis­ donations to be given to dept. dele­ cussed. Ship's fund $40.46. Purchased gate and turned in to treasurer. One to lead-in wire for TV. Suggestion to man hospitalized—to be fiown air-condition aU SiU ships running States. No beefs, no disputed ot. to the tropics. Motion made not to Union to see that ail ships signing on patronize non-union bars, especially foreign articles to have at least 90 Vegetables running ones on Charles it E. Baltimore St. days' stores. Motion that ships carrying bulk car­ short—claim is there are none avaUgoes, such' as sulphur, phosphate, able. Steward, requests all ships coal, bauxite-, etc., allow sanitary men should be supimed with more fresh four hoiira time to do sanitary work frozen vegetables due to shortage. Dedicated to the cause of his brother Indians, Seafarer Jesse Joy (left) is shown at Mesquckie Indian powwow in Tama, Iowa, where h» was honored for willing over 200 acres of land to tribal use, Joy credits SIU earnings since 1938 with providing the cash for land purchases. He's shown with Jessup Lasley, 1957 champion dancer at the Mesquakie powwow (center), and John Popakee. Part Indian himself. Seafarer Jesse Joy takes the slang expression about "giving it back to the Indians" pretty seriously. Thanks to his SIU earnings of the last 19 years, title to over 200 acres of land adjoining Indian settlements in two-^ states will forever remain un­ wow at which Joy was tendered the Flora McDonald, which wae torpedoed about 100 miles from der tribal control. Joy, jlso special honors. known as "Cherokee Charlie" from his old pro wrestling days, figures he's salted away about $20,000 just for the purchase of land and addi­ tional amounts for various Indian causes over the years. He was honored in August by the Mesquakie Indians of Tama, Iowa, for willing his 186-acre farm to the tribe. Joy will also turn over 20 acres he owns near a North Carolina Cherokee settle­ ment in the Great Smoky Moun­ tains in the same way. Joy views the smaller tract as a potential intertribal headquarters "to further the relationship be­ tween the Mesquakies and the Eastern Cherokees, once ancient and deadly enemies, as all will know who have read the biography of the great Fox chief Black Hawk." He has returned from time to time to participate in the annual Cherokee pageant staged there by the local settlement to commemorate eai'ly Cherokee his­ tory. . All of the present Indian land at Tama adjoins the oi-iginal acreage bought by a handful of Mesquakies in 1857, and held in trust by the governor. The Tama settlement marked its 100th anni­ versary this year with a big pow­ 'Sea-Spray' The Mesquakies at Tama are also k;iown as the Sac-Fox Indians, and Joy was formerly married to the granddaughter of Pushetonequa, one of the last great chiefs of the tribe. They had three children, who speak both English and the native Mesquakie language. Joy claims Cherokee as well as ScotchEnglish ancestry for himself. An SIU man since 1938, he cel­ ebrated his high school graduation in 1926 by spending a month in the Ozark Mountains living with a bow and arrow just as his ances­ tors did. Joy said this didn't work out too well because the supply of game wasn't as plentiful as it used to be in the old days. He wound up finding a lot of an-owheads and stone axes on an old Osage camp­ site near the White River. Joy later went on to Drake Uni­ versity at Des Moines, where he made a name as an all-around ath­ lete and won several track and field titles in national meets. He traveled about for ten years as a professional heavyweight wrestler before he began sailing, and has been shipping ever since. He had two ships torpedoed un­ der him during World War 2, the Alcoa Pathfinder and the Flora McDonald, a Calmar liberty. On B/ Seafarer "Red" fink •••1 - ,i Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 1943, he lost a brother Cherokee, Austin Wahnetah, who had sailed with him since he began sailing. "I still recall that day and remember it vividly each time our meetings ashore or at sea pause to honor our departed brothers. He was a great friend," Joy added. Notify Union About Sick Men 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 injui-y. Delegates should not wait until they send in the ship's minutes but 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 be helpful if the full name, rating and book number was sent in. Address these notifications to Welfare Services at headquarters. 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) ^l^^hdE ................. • G • • G STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE ... STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you •ro on eld lubicribei tnd have a change ef addreit, please give your former address beiowi ADDRESS CITY STATE ZONE. .. 1 �P«r« Fourteen SEAFARERS What's For Chow, Boys? ii LOG sni HAIJ, DIRECTORY SIU, A&G District I ,t 14 Four members of a happy galley force aboard the Steel Naviga­ tor, where there is always something good for coffeetime, says G. F. Abundo, pose in the galley. Pictured while on the US GulfFar East-Hawaii run (I to r) are Louis Santos, 3rd coolc; Pedro Ibardolas, galleyman; John Pastrano, chief cook and G. Ebon, 2nd cook and baker. Abundo sent in the photo. BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St. James Sheeh'an, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews, Agent Capital 3-4089: 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La. Leroy Clarke, Agent . 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 MOBTLE "1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 BlenvUle St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK Ben^Rees, Agent 127-129 Bank St. MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA S. CarduUo, Agent 337 Market St. Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal CoUs,. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar Adams Robert Qulnn Robert Anderson Artemo Quinonei Allie Andron C. Reyes George Chaudoin Paul W. Seidenberg Irving Denobriga Benedikt Smoljan David Furman William Susikari Burt Hanback Stanley Swienekiski D. Hetherington Dominick Trevisano William Kenny William Vaughan Phillip Mack Aniello Verdamare Marcel Makatangay Frank Villacorta Joaquin Miniz WiUie Walker Robert Parker Jack Williams USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. A. A. Franklin USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. George D. Rourke Wm. J. Powers Harry S. Murray USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Talmadge Barbour Mariua Rank Francisco Bueno Stanley A. Rodgers Jose Garcia Joseph RoU Gorman Glaze John A. Smith Thomas F. Gaivin Wm. J. S ;ephens Sam Hacker Peter TriantaRUoa Walter L. Jackson William Williams Wm. Kovamees Andrew Suech James McFarlin Clarence Gardner John Ossman Alejandro Lopei Francis O'Laughlin Walter Mitchell USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana Patrick McCann Eladio Aris ' Archibald McGuigan Fortunate Bacomo H. C. Mclssac Jose°ph J. Bass Albert MartinelU Melvin W. Bass Vic Milazzo Juan Denopra Joseph B. Murphy John J. Oriscoll C. Osinski Fabin Furmanek George G. Phifer Joseph M. Gillard G. A. Puissegur Bart E. Guranick Luciano Ramos Everett Haislett Winston E. Renny Wade B. Harrell G. E. Shumaker Percy Harrelson Kevin B. Skelly Taib Hassen Henry E. Smith Billy R. Hill Michael Toth Antonio Infants Harry S. Tuttls Ira H. Kilgore VirgU E. WUmoth Ludwig Kristiansen Pen Wing Frederick Landry Dexter Worrell USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. William Bargone Robert McCulloch Marlow C. Barton Alvie L. Means James Beasiey - Gregory Morejon John W. Bigwood Michael Muzio Claude Blanks Charles Nicholson John Brooks Wesley A. Palmer Rozelio Castillo Jerry Pontiff Thomas Caylor Jr. Winford PoweU Cloise Coats Randolph Ratcliff George Curry Toxie Sanford Leon Dilberto H. Leonard Shaw Ben Foster Irwin Sherman AdeUn Fruge Toefll SmigielskI Dennis Gomez Wert A. Spencer Leon Gordon Chas. H. Summerell Alvin Henderson Nicholas Tala James Hudson Gerald L. Thaxter Eugene B. Hunt Liicien Theriot Edward G. Knapp Frank Unger Antoine Landry Ruben Vanes Leo Lang James E. Ward William Lawless Roy Warren • I ii-y. m h Thomas White CUfford Wuertz Charles Williams Jacob Zimmer USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler W. E. Orzechowski Siegfried Gnittks John C. Palmer Vares R. Hodges August J. Panepinto USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS John P. WUliamson MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Marvin P. Bennett Nighbert Straton B. F. Grice Vivian E. Wilkerson SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor B. Cooper TOURO INFIRMARY NEW ORLEANS, LA. Louis D. Bernier USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. D. Bartol B. Pritiken J. H. Berger L. Ready C. Ferregna • S. H. Sun S. J. Guiffre A. O. Vallejo F. Kostelic N. I. West Jose Marso A. A. Plzarro J. McCann USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. B. B. Blanchard Angelo Martins Grover Duncan Fred Miller Charles E. Joyner WiUie C. Sanders Jimmie Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Frank T. Campbell Prescott Spinney Tommle Parker EASTERN SHORE STATE HOSPITAL CAMBRIDGE. MD. Thomas R. Lehay SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. E. B. McAuley, Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff Gillette, Agent ElUott 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 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Volplan, Eng. W. HaU, Joint E Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif....510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON NEW YORK 605 Marina Ave. Terminal 4-3131 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6165 Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S MONTREAL 128V4 HoUig St. Phone 3-8911 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM Ontario PORT COLBORNK Ontario TORONTO. Ontario 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 ..103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 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. 61714 Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebao 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 Sault-aU-Matelot Quebeo Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUliam St. NB OX 2-5431 Great Lakes District ALPENA. 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 NoTember 22. 195T Urges Broader Pension Benefit To the Editor: A couple of weeks ago I wrote a letter (LOG, NOv. 8) discussing at length the broadening of the retirement feature of our wel­ fare plan. Since then I have read Broth­ er James Eichenberg's letter in a recent copy of our Union's paper (LOG, Sept. 27). I think his proposal has sounder merits and is more equitable to the 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. membership's needs than the one I stated. Eichenberg proposed we Ehould keep our present total disability set-up at any age, providing the applicant has 12 years' seatime. (Ed. note: Broth­ er Eichenberg actualiy urged a cut to ten years' seatime for a disability pension.) He also said that with 20 years' seatime a m'an should have the choice to retire with a pension if he so desires. This pension should be deter­ mined, I would say, by what the plan could bear from year to year as time progresses. After all, 20 years at sea is a long time. It would take probably 25 to 30 years of steady sailing to accumulate 20 full years in sea­ time. Life at sea, at its best, is hard. It's wearing, no doubt. I think we should have a third provision that a man reaching 55 and wishing to retire be given two-thirds of a pre-determined amount and, upon reach­ ing 60 years of age, be given a full pension. After all, the armed services do not go by a man's age but by his actual time . spent in,service. Why should a man sweat all his life to draw a pension or work toward attaining one and then having but six or eight years of his life left, be so worn out he can't enjoy either the pension or what's left of his life? One has but to look at the "Final Dispatch" column In the LOG to see that seamen, on the whole, do not live to a "ripe old age." There are exceptions, but consistently I've noticed few reach even-65 years of age. I wrote this as just one mem­ ber to let you know v/hat I and others think on this subject. While I'm still on this, here is another facet of this self-same subject: The computation and acceptance of seatime. What about the many of us who Wave sailing time accumu­ lated while employed aboard SUP ships? . I have ran into at least six or eight men, myself included, who have-this time. I myself have between two and three years; others I have met have equal amounts. We took these ships in good faith during World War' II, never dreaming then of anything such as a welfare plan. Please print this letter. Paul Arthofer SS Del Mar 4" 4« Union Welfare HeSp Applauded To the Editor: I wish to express my sincere thanks for the two checks sent by the Seafarers Welfare Plan to cover my surgical and hos­ pital bill. We ourselves had a hospital plan which as yet has not lived up to its agreement in its entire­ ty. This disappointment was certainly offset by your help. In the face of other unions' unfair practices your generosity is outst'anding. Thank you again! Mrs. Luther Roberts i 4« 4- Fishing's Great, Says 'Pop' West To the Editor: Here are a couple of pictures taken at Lake Dexter, Florida. A friend and myself stayed there five days and averaged 40 speckled perch a day. We could have caught even more, but we didn't want to rub it in too much on "Blackie" "Pop" West shows off what he calls an "average" catch down at Lake Dexter, Pla. Farreil of Tampa. "Blackie" was supposed to have taken his vaca­ tion with us, but didn't get off the Madaket after all. The fish sure are biting down here and I am sure getting my share. It's too bad "Blackie" couldn't be with us, as we have been living on big fat. roe, mul­ let, etc., and you know what kind of chow that Is. Greetings to the best Union and the best bunch of men In the world. C. R. "Pop" West �SEAFARERS November 22, 1957 ORION COMIT (Orion), Oct. Chairman, L. Frailtrf' lacratary, W. •tark. Captain baa limited drawa. Crew cautioned a a a 1 n a t mlsalng watchea without perralaaion and pre­ vious arrangements. Each dept. to take care of their respective beefs. Launch schedule to be posted on ar­ rival. Ship's fund fS.SO. One man hospitalized. Report accepted. Crew to cooperate on coffee consumption— now using 9 lbs. daily—should be approx. 7 lbs. Crew urged to take care of linen and cots. Crew agrees on 4;30-5;30 supper in port. Chairs to be returned after using on deck. Urge cooperation In keeping laundry clean. ORION STAR (Orion), Sept. 19 — Chairman, W. Taffner; Secretary, R. Mills. Captain has cut down on draws as much as possible, also slop chest prices are much higher than usual ousMd. Retained lame delegate. Library to be replenished In Long Beach. Vote of toanke to steward dept. for Job well done,. BARBARA PRIRTCHIi (Liberty), Nov. 3—Chairman, A. Oregofre; Sec­ retary, M. Kramer. Everything run­ ning smoothly. Communications read. Repair list submitted. Some dis­ puted ot. Report accepted. Ship to be fumigated. Votp of thanks to Stewards dept. COALINGA HILLS (Pen-Atlantic), Oct. 27—Chairman, P. Leonard] Sec­ retary, H. Orlando. One man missed ship.. Repair list submitted. Reports accepted. DEL ALBA (MIss.), Nov. 2—Chair­ man, C. Oarter, Jr,; Secretary, C. Ell- zey. New delegate elected. Ship's fund 931.39. Library put on board— crew asked to return books when fin­ ished. Discussion on 2at-walk not being safe at night; will be taken up with mate. PAN OCEANiC TRANSPORTER (Penn Nay.), Nov. I—Chairman, 9. Stockman; Secretary, P. Nealy. Four men missed ship. Ship's fund 94.80. Some disputed ot—to be referred to patrolman. New delegate elected. Something to be done about rusty water; getting rooms painted; colder water in fountain. except cigarettes. Some disputed ot. Request cigarettes be put in box in recreation room—ali cups be returned to pantry. Vote of thanks to steward dept., cook and baker. Oct. 27—Chairman, D. Barry; Secre­ tary, R. Mills. Beef about draws— amount allowed by captain. One man hospitalized In Singapore. Captain to post copy of letter from Bahrain government restricting liberty. Some disputed ot. Had argument to get medical attention for injured man. Captain stopped ship at Singapore for doctor to come aboard. Disputed time for restriction. New reporter and treasurer elected. Members asked to donate to ship's fund. To purchase new reading material. Discussion on draws and withholding tax, slop chest prices, beefs In general, income tax of licensed personnel, restriction in Bahrain. Use more care in handling dishes and glasses, also washing' ma­ chine. KATHRYN (Bull), Nov. 4—Chair­ man, H. Beekar; Secretary, W. Ortiz. One man hospitalized In Ponce. Refer list delayed sailing to patrolman. Ship's fund $6. Report accepted. To see patrolman, about information about Bull Line beef. Request infor­ mation on negotiations. . HASTINGS (Waterman), Oct. 27— Chairman, C. Oglesby;/Secretary, J. Weils. Few hours disputed ot. Good trip, few minor beefs. Rooms to be left clean when getting off Ship. Men asked to be sober-'at payoff. Keep feet, off tables and chairs; Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food and line Job done. Repair list to be submitted. Good trip, Bne coopera­ tion, no loggins and no foul-ups. All delegates did good Job in keeping things running smoothly. .Good crew. SUZANNE (Bulk, Oct. M-^Chalrman, C. Babick; Sscratary, C. Gill. Chief cook hospitalized; few logs, all else okay. Few hours disputed ot. Report accepted. Motion to have com­ pany put out agents' addresses in for­ eign ports for mail purposes. Motion to have bus service from Sunny Point to Wilmington. Make up repair list soon as possible, turned over to car­ penter so that repairs can be made before arriving in port. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good phow. Need library, logs and ot sheets. PORTMAR (Calmar), Oct. 27—Chair­ man, R. Campbell; Secretary, R. Sa­ vior. Keep clotheslines clear of dry clothes. Ship's fund G11.30. Few hours disputed ot. Reports accepted. Washing machine wringer to be re­ placed. Suggestion to increase ship's fund. Glasses not to be placed in sink: leave sink dry. EVELYN (Bull), Nov. 3—Chairman, Okray; Secretary, W. Golf. Washing machine needs repairing or replace with new one. Hot water to be fixed. Ship's fund 931. Purchased new radio. See steward about milk re­ ceived in NJ. Check on repair list. . OREMAR (Ore Nav.), Nov. 2 — Chairman, H. Moon, Jr., Secretary, P. Essman. Ship's fund 933.76. Porthole dogs to be freed and oiled. Less noise in passageway. Members asked not to upset food for men standing watch at night. AZALEA CITY (Pan-Atlantic), Oct. 20—Chairman, B. Jones; 9ecretary, R. Elliott. New delegate elected. Two men ill. One nian short. No beefs. Water backs up in laundry room. Discussion on repairs. Showers to be repaired. IBERVILLE (Waterman), 9ept. 30— Chairman, J. Housel; gecretary, R. Walton. Laundry to be returiled amidships. 930 movie fund deficit. Re­ pair list to be submitted. Formgr and present crewmembers endeavor­ ing to maintain movie program, ra­ dio, television and good library for enjoyment of all. Some disputed ot. New cook and good baker on this trip. All members urged to keep up with current labor news and com­ pare SlU with ones having a lot of Inside trouble. Members urged to take, active part in Union. Manhole cover and hatch needs repairing. Money due on projector—all hands asked to cooperate In payments. New porthole' gaskets needed in engine & steward dept. Landing stages needed for bot­ tom of gangway. WESTPORT (World Tramp.), Oct. 13 —Chairman, G. Gage; Secretary, R. Mitchell. Discussion on men who wish to pay off in PR. Delegate dis­ cussed news from sparks with cap­ tain—can do nothing about It. Few hours disputed ot. Steward to accept only good grade of meat. New report­ er elected. Discussion on chow and soap powder—to check with agent. No loud, boisterous talk or swearing aboard ship. Wiper to be turned In to patrolman for neglecting sanitary duties. Scuppers to be cleaned. Sparks endeavor to get MTD News. THE CABINS (Terminal Tankers), Oct. 21—Chairman, L. PInella; Secre­ tary, O. Kane. Shower to be scraped and painted. Insufficient stores or­ dered. Reports accepted. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), Oct, 13—Chairman, C. Chandler; Sec­ retary', E. Klingvall. Captain run­ ning . out of travelers' checks—^last draw Penyang. Ship's fund 9138.90. Repair list to be submitted. SIU mail to delegate should be handled only by delegate. Everything running smoothly. No beefs. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Aug. t—Chairman, J. Robinson; Secretary, P. Shala. Men warned about fighting and Ibgglngs; contracting diseases. Ship's fund 952. Radio repaired; pur­ chased two movies. Some disputed ot. Reports accepted. Suggestion that ships on tropical run should supply four bath towels and three face towels per week. To write letter to negotiating committee and bring to company's attention. Motion that company should distribute American money Instead of travelers' checks In Nassau. Foc'sle locks to be checked by locksmith and replace same with tumbler locks. Take better care of washing machine—no spare parts aboard. Thanks to affiliates for help in ACS beef. Drinking water rusty— to see patrolman about same. Sept. 4—Chairman, J. Robinson; 9scrstary, F. Shala. Captain to pay In­ jured man off in Colombo. Ship's fund 941.50. Some disputed ot. Re­ ports accepted. Hand vote taken re­ garding method of Job calls. 940 to be given to injured man from fund. . Will have arrival pool to replenish fund. RION (Actlum), Oct. «—Chairman, H. Mooney; Secretary, J. Hopkins. Two men missed ship in Casablanca; clothes packed and listed. Took one replacement. Two men promoted in kteward dept. Vote of thanks to dele­ gate and steward dept. for Job well 9TEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Oct. 22 done. Few hours disputed ot. Two —Chairman, H. Kaufman; Secretary, students left ship to return to school. E. Starns. Some disputed ot. Re­ Two men short. Suggestion that dis­ ports accepted. Crew asked to keep patchers try to confine these men to ali main deck screen doors locked in coastwise vessels or ships making port, except those at gangway. Crew regular run. Ice box needs repairs warned about American money in, or replacing. Ship to be sprayed for Indonesia. roaches. Dry cereais contaminated Nov. 3—Chairman, W. Worthlngton; with weevils should be discarded. Secretary, C. Starns. Delegate had several minor beefs—asked coopera- . ORION PLANET (Orion), Oct. 19— tion from crew. Chairman, R. Perry; 9ecretary, T. Yablonsky, Next draw to be In yen CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Oct. or money order. Latter re: vacation 24—Chairman, M. LIbby; Secretary, H. pay read to membership. One SUP Fitzgerald. Majority of major re­ and one ex-NMU replacements picked pairs made. Slojf chest inadequate; up In Japan. No beefs. Motion to will be stored completely on west have special launch In port for coast before departure for overseas. watch changes. Proper dress to he New reporter and treasurer elected. worn In messhall. Discussion on Sliip's fund 917. Communication re: special launch for watch changes In 950 deductible surgical paymgnt dls- Japan. Pare Fifteen LOG Robin Vote (Continued from page 3) indicated ttiat the status quo would be observed on contractual rela­ tionships as well. Subsequently, the SIU was noti­ fied by Mooremack that it was placing the ships under the juris­ diction of the NMU contract, dis­ regarding the wishes of the SIU membership aboard the ships. The company then ordered all its re­ placements from the NMU hiring haU. SIU headquarters was convinced that this step was undertaken at the instigation of the NMU which was anxious to get its hands on the jobs. This conviction was rein­ forced when the NMU began a campaign in the fleet which in­ cluded a letter signed by Curran urging Seafarers to switch their union affiliation in the fleet. It became clear then that the NMU had embarked on a raid against the SIU. (Curran, incidentally, has beei^uoted profusely as support­ ing no-raiding agreements.) The SIU countered by filing its election petition with the Labor Board, while Seafarers on board the ships resisted heavy NMU pres­ sure to quit their jobs or to turn in their SIU membership books. This is the second time that the NMU has attempted a raid on the Robin Line. In the first instance, back in 1940, the SIU won an elec­ tion by a count of 199 to one. The NMU was unable then to muster sufficient strength in the fleet to even get on the ballot. Charles A. Carlson J. N. Fusilier Would you please get in touch Your gear, papers and Union book were left aboard the Pan with your grandmother, Mrs. Jessie Oceanic Transporter. Get in touch Culver, R-1, Himrod, NY. 4 4 4 with the company, Penn Naviga­ John Whisman tion, 25 Broadway, NYC. Please contact your wife at 719 4" 4 4" Castro, St., San Francisco, Califor­ Ilmari B. Valimaki nia. Some of the former members of 4 4 4 the 95th Field Hospital would like Wilbur Coutant to hear from you. Contact Homer Contact Bushberg at 72 Spring­ C- Cooper at the Montana State field Ave., Newark, NJ. University, Missoula, Montana. it 4 4 George Baugh, Sr. Please contact Sadie at 5805 Third Avenue, Brooklyn 20, NY. 4 4 4 1 I% * Larry Connor ex-Robin Kettering Frank has checked your shoe.s The deaths of the foilowing Sea­ from Mombasa in the baggage room farers have been reported to the at headquarters. Seafarers Welfare Plan and the 4 4 4 SIU death benefit is being paid to Anthony Carcopa their beneficiaries. Plea^ get in touch with your Francisco L. Perez, 58: A heart mother, Mrs. Carrie Gualano, at aliment caused the death of Broth­ 616 West Nesq. St., Easton, Pa. It er Perez on Au­ is important that she hear from gust 16, 1957, in you soon. Bombay, India. 4 4 4 He became a full Harold L. Loll member of the It is important that you contact Union on August your draft board, No. 161, Green 14, 1947, and was Building, 1243 Liberty Street, sailing in the Franklin, Penn. Your mother would steward depart­ like you to get In touch with her ment. Brother at RD 2, Oil City, Penn. Perez is survived by his wife, Gloria Perez, of Brook­ 4 4 4 lyn, NY. Place of burial is un­ Carlo V. Carlsen known. Ex-Steel Apprentice 4 4 4 Joseph Raymond is holding a Leslie Swift Joyner, 49: On Octo­ package from customs for you. Contact him at 135 W. 115 St., ber 6, 1957, Brother Joyner died" of a heart ailment in Mobile, Ala­ NYC, Apartment ID. bama. He became a full member 4 4 4 of the Union on December 28,1938, William H. Anderson and sailed In the deck department. Your brother is ill. Please con­ Brother Joyner is survived by his tact your sister, Mrs. Audrey Hoff­ wife, Irma Joyner, of Mobile, man, at 2496 Mullolly Street, Pitts­ Alabama. He was buried in Pine burgh 57, Pa., immediately. The Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. SIU Welfare Services Department 4 4 4 is holding a note for you from your Louis Franken, 56: Brother Fransister at Union headquarters. ken died on March 28, 1955, in Le Havre, France of a heart ail­ ment. He became a full member of the Union on July 24, 1943; and All of the follotoing SIU famillet have received a $200 maternity sailed in the deck benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: department. Bur­ Tracy Kim Adamson, born Octo­ bom October 3, 1957, to Seafarer ial took place in ber 25, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. and Mrs. Anthony Pogozelski, Antwerp, Bel­ gium. Richard R. Adamson, Mahwah, NJ. Detroit, Mich. RECENT ARRIVALS 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Emlllo L. Belle: Brother Bello James Dickens, Jr., born August Daisy Ayala, born September 16, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4,1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. James was lost at sea while sailing aboard the SS Del Sud on June 20, 1956. V. Dickens, Baltimore, Md. Jesus Ayala, Bronx, NY. He is survived by Inez Volpi of' 4 4 4 4x4 4 New Orleans, La. Charles John and Jack James Norman Joseph Blanchard, Jr., bom September 11, 1957, to Sea­ DeLatte, bom October 27. 1957, to farer and Mrs. Norman J. Blanch­ Seafarer and Mrs. Nolan W. DeLatte.-tSretna, La. ard, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Harvey and James Morris, born Peter Jon Bowley, born October 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. October 18, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harvey W. Morris, Brooklyn, Robert R. Bowley, Warwick, RI. NY. 4 4 4 Colirtney R. Carter, born Sep­ 4 4 4 tember 25, 1957, to Seafarer and Alicia Darlene Caine, born Sep­ Mrs. Courtney R. Carter, Savan­ tember 3, 1957, to Seafarer and nah, Ga. Mrs. Francis £. Caine, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Anthony Michael Cunningham, Leader Hughes, borii September born August 7, 1957, to Seafarer 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wiland Mrs. Anthony Cunningham, bert Hughes, Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 4 4 4 William Richard Johnson, born Gay Ann Maas, born September 6, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. July 4, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry J. Maas Jr., New Orleans, William H. Johnson, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 La. ' Ray Franklin McVey, born Sep­ 4 4 4 . Judith Clare Osborn, bjonn Sep-, tember 23, 1957, to Seafarer and tember 27, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ray F. McVey, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 Mrs. Manfred Osborn, New Or­ leans, La. Hank Vernon Cox, born October 9, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Adron 4 4 4 Charles Anthony : Pogozelski, Cox, Flatlick, Ky. 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 27 December 11 December 26 January 8 51 ••51 �.-.'Oijivi :•:;••• Vol. XIX No. 24 SEAFARERS LOG •OFFICIAL ORGAN O F TH E S E A FA R E RS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • SlU-HIWD Signs Pipeline Boats Dinners Set In All Ports NEW ORLEANS—^Union representation in a new maritime field was established by the SIU's Harbor and Inland Water­ ways Division last week with completion of a collective bar­ gaining agreement covering"^ marine workers of the Glaser ing layoffs and promotions, and a Construction Co., Inc., of La­ tightly-worded grievance and ar­ Hundreds of Seafarers and their families will be sittihg down to Thanksgiving dinners in all of the SIU ports next week. Thanksgiving fayette, La. The contract Is an­ bitration procedure to assure and Christmas dinners have been other In a series of SIU successes in prompt and satisfactory settlement the traditional SIU holiday treat to organizing in the southern tide- of beefs. Seafarers for many years. "Establishment of this first col­ lands. Last year more than 500 Seafar­ lective bargaining relationship Glaser Construction is the Gulf ers, wives and children "attended Coast's biggest independent con­ opens an avenue for extending the the holiday feast in the headquar­ SIU-HLWD's top benefits to many tractor in the petroleum pipelineters cafeteria alone, while many other maritime workers engaged in laying industry and is reputed to more celebrated in the Baltimore be one of the world's largest. SIU- pipeline . construction and relatecf cafeteria. Mobile snack bar and industries," Lindsey J. Williams, HIWD members covered by the other facilities In the various ports. New Orleans SIU port agent, said. The meal in headquarters this "Full credit should be given to the year will feature the traditional enthusiastic endorsement of the For pictures of Glasey pipeline Thanksgiving turkey, complete with SIU by the Giaser employees in­ operation, see centerfold. SlU-HIVVD members Gerard Heberj (left) and Alberie Hebert soup, cranberry sauce, candied volved and to the support given by (right) discuss new pact benefits and welfare coverage with SIU yams and hot mince pie. A-so on the Operating Engineers, Pipeline the menu are shrimp cocktails, patrolman' Tom Gould at Delcombre, La., main plant site for the agreement man tugboats, barges Welders and Laborers Unions prime ribs of beef and baked select Glaser Construction Co. The Hebert brothers will serve, as cap­ toward the successful negotiation of and quarter boats employed in lay­ Virginia ham, with special side sal­ tain and mote of the new Glaser tug Helen to be launched soon. ing pipelines used principally for this agreement." ads. Rum-fiavored fruit cake, the transportation of natural gas mixed nuts, home baked pumpkin from Louisiana's extensive coastal pie and chilled apple cider will also and offshore natural gas fields to be on hand. Dinner will be served industrial and city residential in the headquarters cafeteria from users in Southeastern and Atlantic CHICAGO—Still another authority has cast doubt on the possibility of commercial 10 AM to 3 J>M. Seaboard states. usefulness of atomic energy in shipping. Dr. Harry B. Benford, of the University of Mich­ The Marine Cooks and Stewards In tlie initial stages, the pipelines Union has announced that it will are laid on the bottom of the Gulf, igan's Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, declared it would be hold its holiday dinners in conjunc­ through coastal marshes, across at least ten years, and possibly ' tion with the Sailors Union of the deep rivers and along Louisiana's more, before an atomic mer­ skepticism about the commercial clared. He also added that for com­ Pacific, as has been dpne for the myriad bayous and man-made chant ship could compete com­ usefulness of atomic reactors in mercial purposes, a nuclear vessel past several years on the West waterways. It is at this point that mercially. Even then, he said, it sizes producing less than 100,000 would not be able to travel at faster Coast. marine equipment and skilled in­ would take a considerable reduc­ kilowatts: far more power than cruising speeds than present-day land waterways workers are neces­ tion in costs of a nuclear reactor, needed by a cargo ship. cargo vessels. sary to the operation. "A nuclear ship, to be commer­ more than is deemed possible at The only advantage then, would cially feasible, must prove as good be in dispensing with bunkers, the present time. Covers Marine Personnel Speaking at an American Petro­ an investment as a conventional which is a small one at best for dry The SIU-HIWD's pioneer agree­ ment, thf first maritime labor docu­ leum Institute meeting, Dr. Ben- cargo ship and not merely carry cargo ships which are frequently ment of its kind, provides the bene­ ford agreed with previous estimates cargo as cheaply," Dr. Benford de­ in port anyway. SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping fits of SIU representation for all that atomic energy could best be during the past period has been marine personnel employed on the applied in supertankers where the fair but promises to pick up tugs, barges and quarter vessels saving in bunker fuel can be trans­ within the next few vveeks. The which provide housing and feeding lated into bigger payloads. Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa) and the Re­ facilities for pipeline construction The last issue of the SEAFARERS becca (Ocean Carriers) paid off but workers. These workers, in turn, LOG reported on similar views by only the Pointer signed on. are represented by the AFL-CIO Dr. Edward Teller, leading physi­ The ships in transit were the Operating Engineers, Pipeline cist iff the atomic research field. Ocean Eva (Ocean Clippers), City Welders and Laborers Unions, Dr. Teller expressed considerable of Alma, Fairport (Waterman), whose members encouraged the MONTREAL — Notice has been served by the, SIU. Pacific Cloud (Pegor), Steel Scien­ marine personnel in their organiza­ Canadian District of the union's intention to make certain tist (Isthmian) and the Alamar tional efforts. changes and improvements in the contracts covering Lakes (Calmar). The SIU contract won for the freighters. marine workers included: wage in­ creases ranging up to $90 a month Action on the contract re­ in one classification, full SIU-HIWD opening viras voted on at the Health and Welfare Plan coverage regular meetings in the District's for employees and their families, headquarters and branches. Only increased manning scales, improved BALBOA, CZ—A ten-inch deluge the freighter agreements are af­ working conditions, paid holidays, of rain has restored normal ship fected by this action since the job security guarantees, the union passage through the Panama Canal, dredging agreements are not sub­ shop, seniority provisions govern­ but disrupted land transportation ject to review until June, 1958. and communications throughout Meanwhile, following two months the zone while it lasted. of negotiations, a contract has been The rains, which set a new high signed between the District and the for the month of November, ended British Yukon Navigating Com­ Because of the press of news a long drought which had cut elec­ pany, a West Coast operator, pro­ developments In Robin Line, tric power generation in the Canal viding for increased wages and Canada and elsewhere in mari­ Zone and shipping through the penalty rates, a welfare plan, paid time and the union movement, Canal. But the welcome rains also annual vacations and statutory hol­ the second of a series of SEA­ caused a number of slides and idays. The agreement, which went FARERS LOG article dealing washouts along the banks of the into effect this month, was the first with Herman E. Cooper has canal. In the Gatun area three signed in the District's current ne­ had to be postponed. Prep­ slides and a washout on the Pan­ gotiations being carried on through­ aration of this material is now ama Railroad caused delays to six out Canada. Wages under the new contract going forward and the articles passenger and several freight are considered precedent-setting in trains. will appear in subsequent edi­ Canadian maritime. Pay for ABs Eight other slides were reported tions. - The LOG appreciates the in­ on the Trans-Isthmian highway was increased from $228 to $345 terest shown by its readers in breaking communications between per month while cooks' wages this and other LOG features the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts for jumped from $258 to $35511 month. and apologizes to them for im­ four hours. Telephone communi­ All wages will now be based on a posing on their patience. Fu­ cations on the Atlantic side were forty-hour week with overtime ture articles, as promised, will down and several power failures re­ rates paid for work in excess of Aerial view of new Alcoa Steamship terminal at Port Newark, NJ, eight hours a day or forty hours deal with Mr. Cooper's role ported. following shift from Brooklyn piers the company formerly occupied. The shortage of rainfall had a week. within the trade imion move­ Both Alcoa and Waterman-Pan-Atlantic, located nearby, now Overtime rates are $2.50 an hour threatened to reduce water depths ment and other relevant mrthave all terminal operations in New York area concentrated at in Gatun Lake below levels needed for ABs and oilers and $3.50 an ters. by ships. hour for cooks and pursers. Port Newark. Useful Atom Ships 10 Years Off 5F Looks For Pick-Up Canada Opens Lake Pacts; Coast Pay Up To $345 Panama Has Water Again New Terminal For Alcoa Second Cooper Article Delayed 'm r liK � 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 22, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FIRST ROBIN VOTE: SIU, 25 – NMU, 5 INT’L LABOR BACKS CANADA STRIKE SIU-CONTRACTED WILLIS TUGBOATS FIGHT NMU RAID NEW ‘WRECK’ PLAN ON WC NMU RAIDING WILLIS FLEET MTD, SIU SESSIONS SET ON EVE OF AFL-CIO MEET FIFTH COAL BEED SHIP HEADED FOR LAY-UP ASK FEDERAL PLAN FOR US AGED SEATRAIN READIES TRAILER SERVICE FOR ’58 TRYOUT ‘INFORMED MEMBERS BEST UNION SAFEGUARD’ - HALL SUPERTANKER UNLOADS OIL: NEVER TOUCHES A DOCK RRS OPEN NEW WAR ON COASTWISE SHIPS MOBILE SEES BIG POLAND GRAIN RUN UNION ‘LICENSE’ RULED ILLEGAL NY – MONTREAL ‘SEAWAY’ SOUGHT ROBIN MEN GET ROUSING HAND IN BALT. BROWNING ARRANGING LAKES-ATLANTIC RUN BME AMENDMENTS REFERENDUM NY LOOKS AHEAD TO SHIP VOTE SIU-HIWD SIGNS PIPELINE BOATS USEFUL ATOM SHIPS 10 YEARS OFF CANADA OPENS LAKE PACTS; COAST PAY UP TO $345 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 11/22/1957 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. XIX, No. 24 1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log