http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2f3d6a373320d4e7866b52757f451fae.PDF 3017227d0b9f2ad46e297a21aae90b36 PDF Text Text Story On Page 2 SEAFARERS^LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTEiRNATION AL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • p'i: I#-'-' 1-^ > i: fj^' m Story Oil Page 3 • • •'' •' v.; 'it:.- TAC# Rfin steward department crewmen from • American Banner liner SS Atlantic man lifeboat (above) on practice run for Coast Guard lifeboat tick­ ets. Test was held during the ship's layover in New York for annual ihspectipn, after the men attended SIU ^ sponsored school. The Atlantic sailed again March 7. x •"-''!C'gm4^§V' 16mm sound movie projector awarded to SIU. manned Alcoa Partner for outstanding safety per^vJ^prmance is examined by skipper, Gapt. T. Hargensen, and SIU ship's deleJ^'j^te William Siinmons (right). The award by the company spotlighted the :ii|piiip's 500-day accident-free record. The strmg was j^till on at ihe time of. '|;^he-bresentatiom:§3-days-later. XStoryv^-Page 3.).'h 'Ml- i-i -'jv-:::•/ *,< .;v'A �two SETAPARERS LOG Mareh ISr 19U -rr* Unions To Standard US On Runaways m. S;- WASHINGTON—A call for reA March 11 meeting o£ the joint action committee of the searcii in oceanography as an aid to SIU and the National Maritime Union on the runaway issue the safe routing of ships was made has agreed on a course of action designed to bring Americanby the National Academy of Sci­ owned runaway ships under^ ences before a special subiiommitstandard US deep sea union runaway vessels, American shftjtee of the House Merchant Marino Committee. Spokesmen for the Na­ contracts. This decision was owners, unless checked, have tional Academy of Sciences and for announced following the the means of threatening the the Coast and Geodetic Survey de­ meeting in a joint statement hard^on standards and eco­ clared that accurate forecasting of by SIU of NA President Paul nomic security of American sea­ ocean surface wave conditions Hall and NMU President Joseph men. By the simple maneuver could make for extensive savinga of hauling down the American Curran. for ships. (See editorial, page 11.1 fla^ and registering under one BWE Pretideni Rdy McKay is shown addressing convention of The statement dashed any hopes Already, they said, the Military Local lOT, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association,- in Chicago. held in some sections of 'the in­ of the runaway flags, American Sea Transportation Service has shipowners have been able to dustry that the runaways might get BME and MEBA memberships ore now balloting on proposal to succeeded in cutting one day off its any kind of a break contract-wise. wipe out thousands of jobs on merge BME with the MEBA Lakes loco! Utiion. transatlantic crossings via rerout­ Some of the runaway operators which 'American seamen and ing of ships according to forecasts had undoubtedly entertained the their families are dependent. of ocean wave patterns. hope that they miglit escape with In addition, thousands of other The witnesses pointed out that an edge over American-flag ship­ workers dependent on the mari­ Up until now, there was very little time industry for their liveli­ ping. Information available on ocean "We have agreed," the joint hood are also adversely affected. waves but, even on the basis of that As trade unions, with the re­ statement declared, "upon a course information, MSTS has saved over sponsibility of protecting the of action, the object of which is $1,500,000 in operating costs. The to bring all American-owned and economic security of merchant National Academy of Sciences 1$ controlled vessels under union con­ seamen, we are determined to Approval of final merger between the SlU-affiliated Broth­ accordingly recommending a fullcorrect this abuse. We have tracts which will provide American scale study of the oceans at a cost wages, working conditions and agreed upon a ecursc of action erhood of Marine Engineers and the Marine Engineers Bene­ of $651 million over a ten-year the objective of which is to ficial Association has been unanimously voted by the execu­ period. The study would be con­ security for the seamen aboard these vessels." They added that, bring all American-owned and tive boards of the two unions."*^ ducted with the cooperation of "the joint action committee of the controlled vessels iinder union other major powers. Local 101 of the MEBA, which h.is American maritime unions was contracts which' will provide It has been submitted to the jurisdiction in the Great Lakes reAn end-product of such a study, American wages, working con­ two unions' memberships in a directed to implement this pro­ ditions and security for the mail ballot referendum. The vot­ gion. Hie merged organization will it is claimed. Would be highly In­ gram." become bargaining agent for the creased efficiency in moving com­ ing will continue until May 25. The statement recalled the m^i- seamen aboard these vessels. 16 deep-sea steamship companies merce across the seas, and add to 'At the conference of the SeaIf tlie proposed marger is voted, presently time unions long concern"with me under BME contract as safety on • shipboard as well. The (Continued on page 15) adverse effect upon wages, work­ the BME will amalgamate with weU as for companies MEBA pres­ savings fi-om the study would "pay ing conditions, security and . Job ently lepresents on the Great back all the mtmey that is befng opportunities of American sea­ Lakes. asked for in this report," a men by the runaway-flag device." spokesman concluded. ~ Chartered in 1949, the BME was It noted that, "As trade unions, an AFL affiliate through tt$ mem­ with the -responsibility of protect­ bership in the Seafarers Interna'^ ing the economic security of mer­ tional Union of North America. chant seamen, we are i^^emiped After the merge# of the Ayu-CIO to corrtct this abuse." and subsequent close cooperati:^ The full text of the declaration between BME and MEBA on water * Is as follows: - , front beefs, a pre-merger agree­ In effect since 1955, the shipping rules under the agree­ American maritime unions ment was signed by officials of the ment between the SIU and its contracted operators will be have long been concerned with two unions in October, 1957. Nego­ the adverse effect upon wages, four years old tomorrow. The rules became effective March tiations to emnplete the merger 14, 1^5, following ratification by the membership. Enforcement of the overtime working conditions, security process have proceeded intermit­ provisions of the SIU contract and job opportunit'es of Amer­ -- At the same time, the Seafarers Appeals Board has just announced tently since that date. meant almost $1,700 to crewmemican seamen by the ruhaway the latest of a saries of actions relating to'the shipping rules, which Strike Suppert bers of the Alcoa Pilgrim and the. flag device which American Was adopted March 3. The action, number 37, deals with establish­ The amicable relationships be­ Penn Trader. Seafarers on the shipping companies have been ment of a new hearing and appeal procedure tinder the section of the tween the two m-ganizations wore Pilgrim picked up 13 hours over­ shipping rtiles covering disciplinary matters. and are utilizing. highlighted last June when the time each when they were re- , With the substandard wages The appeals board was set up in 1955 when the Union and the op­ and conditions prevailing on erators jointly agreed to institute a scmlority shipping system govern­ BME gave full support and assist­ stricted to their ship in New to the MEBA during its Atlan­ because the captain refused ing hiring operations under the contract. Its actions and decisions ance tic and Gulf coast strike against Jenes to provide launch service. The from time to time deal with interpretations of the rules and whatever major shipping companies, leading vessel hadforrun problems may arise. aground when to a bighly-tttceessfoi contract set shifting to the Todd Shipyard In A full report on the 32 actions of the board up to that time was pub­ tlement. Hoboken. It was taken off on 10 lished in the SEAFARERS LOG on August 1, 1988. In addition, ac­ The merged union expects to tion number 33, which modified ceriahi seniority vreqiiirements, was wage an effective organizirig cam­ PM Saturday and^ iHougbt to safe anchorage. reported in the LOG on September 12. paign in 'two major n6n-ani<m Although repeatedly asked by The board has taken four actions since then, three of them on the areas. One Is on the Great Lakes routine matter ol adding new companies as parties to the contract. where a conililarable group of non-^ the crew to calpfor launch service, it was not until 1 PM Sunday that WASHINGTON -- The -active In this manner, action number 34 added four companies to "Appen­ union shipping companies operate the captain provided launches. dix A" of the collective bargaining agreement, action number 35 added and the other ii In the offshore Because of this restriction, the ocean-going US merchant ^fleet, tanker field in which company • which dwindled by 23 vessels dur­ two more and action number 36 added Six others. Two additional companies are add^ by action number 37, which uni<ma play a predominant role. crew received 416- hours overtime. ing 1958, decreased another six On the Penn Trader it was the amends rule 10 (B) of the shipping rules. The following is the ships during the first month of also In anticipation of the Lakes' presenca of three Greek stowa= text of action number 37: • • 1959 alone, the Maritime Adminis­ organizing drive and of die opening ways that meant 250 hours over­ ACTIOM #37 fUlee and. wiUrodt iliniiiiig of the St, Lawrence ScaWay this tration has Fepofted. ne Seafarers Appeal Board actios the effect of any ather provlaion In these time for aome members of the During the past month one dry wder, and pursuatit to, the collective hearinge may be conducted, and spring, three new offices are sched­ deck and steward departments. bargaining agreement between the Union decisions reached, whether or not tho cargo vessel, the Valiant Effort, and varloua emplejren, hereby takes the seaman is prooent. Pending the faeaztag uled to be opened on the Lakes, When'the' captain found he had was wrecked on a reef and lost, one foUowlng actions: and ^daion. the seaman may roglsfoi assuming the memberships approve stowaways aheard, he decided to fa) The foUowing eompaniea are hereby and ship in accordance with his appro- the merger. . tanker was scrapped and two other added to Exhibit A annexed to the col­ sROioxstr dnd statui. make thmn pay their way and cargo ships were traded in .to the lective bargaining. agreement, effective Appeal* from deei*ion* ot the Hea*iiiK ordered thepi to turn to doing as of the datea indicated; Commtttee^y to taken to the Board, Government as part of replace­ Ocean Tramp Corp., as Broadway, New fP unlicensed work. J?*" mailed by the seamn to York, NY, as of January 37, 19S0; Hope the Board within fifteen (IS) days after ment programs. This -leaves the Steamship The three stowaways put In 250 Corp., 36 Broadway. New York, ^ttfn totlflcation of the Committae's United States with only 954 active NY. as of January 37, ISIIS. Var. XM, No.« hours doing the work of some of dMlafoh. The Board shall have the power (b) Rule 10 (B) is amended to read as to oxteiid this time for good cause. Such vessels of 1,000 tons and over. the deck and steward department zoliows: Shan to heard by the Hoard at The 954 total does not include "Where a seaman deUberately faUs ot Mpeato the next regular monthly .meeting aftet members, which, when the vessel privately-owned ships temporarily refuses_ to Join his. sWp, or is guilty et receipt thereof, provided tho appeal .has paid off, meant almost $550 In over- ' imsconduct or neglect of duty aboard toisn vcceived in sufficient .Ome for the inactive, or any of the Government ship, he may lose hie shipping card for Board to give fiva (S) days notice of the time. PAW HAU, S«cretorv-Trcasur«v (3® daya. Tn\ secorS rf- meetiag to the seaman of the time niid tonnage in mothballs or being up to thirty ™ up to atxty plaee ot the meeting. Pending aixg Appeal ased to store grain. Of the total, (SO) days. In e^ch^ severe cases, or Of dodsion thereon by the Board, the In caM of a third offense, he may lose decMpn of the Rearing UeminUlee dwU BnvAcx, Ax. UASXXX, J«n» BaAXiw AKA27 ships are Govem^nt-owned, his ^5 shipping card permanmitly. Before a to-effective." • -•••"' and the remaining 927 are private- seaman may lose his shipping card under Oaiedi March 3,-W9' "i complaint shaU |y-owned,The amended shipping cules be filed, by .Mther the Union or an EmOn the credit side, the MA Plww, «?th the Chairman of the Board, taking Into account $Ik -SAB , sewho shall thereupon name a Hearing floted, diy: cargo veSiCls Committee, which Committee thall ar­ tlona to date will be published in : .returned to '^e^Cah feghf^ ftom range for a prompt and fair hearing the next issue of the SEAFARERS 'the .'''''"-"t': " with iwropej notice. The manner at tha PM OOMlk np^ tleaves mereoa. of appointment of the Hearing Com­ L<^, Copiea of tbe hbatd'a actions Uw Act et Aue, 24 : ttttfi-'totali privately-owned fleet at mittee, and the procedures to be followed and fheJ shipidngSrules are also by It, shaU be. those specified Iri the last 1,003 paragraph of section 9 (E) and secUou posted in an SIU halls. Engineers Vote On Final Merger Add New Hearing Plan To Sill Shipping Rules Two Crews Get $1J60 Disputed OT Active Ship List Keeps Falling Off SEAPAREBS XOG ill- fee Ml rotfff esas n SEAflllia i" �Maroii is, »&§ Viho Saved The-Nafion?-Thekdnaviays,Of Course! WASHINGTON—^Most of us may not have heard of It^ but the runaways "came to our rescue during the Korean conflict." What's more, they can be trusted, while operation of ships by our NATO allies would be "disastrous to our national security." These views were inserted In the "Congressional Record" by Rep. John Taber, (Rep.-NY) an outspoken • advocate of budget-balancing. Rep. Taber also bemoaned the possible cost to the taxpaper of additional sulwldles If these ships were to operate under the Amer­ ican-flag (they are not. eligible for subsidies at present) but failed to note the cost to the taxpayer of the runaways' tax-dodging. Taber's claim about the runaway's "rescue" operation apparent­ ly is part of the runaways' pose as the patriotic defenders of the "American Way," to which the only alternative Is European regis­ tration. Of course, the runaways' contribution to the Korean War consisted of sharing In lucrative wartime freight rates while not paying taxes in support of that same war effort. US maritime unions believe the large oil and metals companies would never surrender control of their transportation arms; hence the frantic warnings about European control of the ships are con­ sidered a smoke screen. Actually the only real alternative to the run­ away registration Is returning the ships to the American, flag. The Congressman Inadvertently pointed up the seriousness of the problem when he dec^red that- the American-owned runaway fleet consisted of 1,500 ships, some 500 ships more than those un­ der the American, flag. He claimed further, that "Congress gave Mr. Morse" (the Maritime Administrator) "the authority to trans­ fer these ships . . . and only Congress can take away that authori­ ty." Actually there Is no law on the books granting the authority. US maritime unions would welcome Congressional action In this area, since up until now. It has been claimed the runaway" regis­ trations are any shipowner's "right" under international law. While conceding that the annual subsidy to US ships "Is money well spent," Taber declared the Federal Government "would be saddled with an additional four or Ave hundred million dollars In annual subsidies," If the runaways came back to the US flag. How­ ever, the runaways are not eligible for subsidy. But In apy case, the figure somewhat approximates the amount of tax that oil and metal Interests are escaping via the depletion allowance loophole. Ship's Safety Record Still Going Strong With 553 accident-free days under their belt and still go­ ing strong, the crew of the Alcoa Partner is now enjoying movies on a new 16 millimeter projector and screen given them by the company for^ their outstanding safety rec­ Partner's skipper, T. Hargensen, and SlU delegates William Sim­ ord. Actually, the award was pre­ mons, AB, ship's delegate; Nathan­ sented to the ship for passing 500 iel Awler, steward utility and days without an accident, but by steward delegate; Michael Darothe time the presentation ceremony wich, 2nd electrician and engine was arranged at the Brooklyn Army delegate, as well as D. D. Howard, Base, the ship had added another chief mate. - Captain William Penney, safety 53 days to Its credit. On hand to receive the gift from director of the Seafarers Welfare Captain W. R. Llndberg of the Plan, also attended after his re­ Alcoa shoreside staff was the turn from a safety tour of the Gulf. Everybody lends .0 hand to hold, up sign showing outstand. .ing safety recdrd aboard Alcoa Partner. Left to right, they ore Copt. W. Penney, SlU Welfare Plan safety director; Michael Darowich, iZnd elect.; Nathaoje^l. Awleri stwd. otiKty; Williann Simmon s, AB dnd ihip's delegate; LJOpt. Wj Lindberg of Alcod shdrdside. staff; Planter's skippeTt Capti T. Hargensen, and D. P. Howard, Vv5- SEAFARERS Psfe Tkes9 LOG .A 50 percent increase in daily hospital benefits for Seafarers' families and a doubling of the hospital extras benefit has been voted by the trustees of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. The new benefits are retroactive to March 1. The trustees' action callsf was adopted after a survey showed since May 1, 1952, and over $701,for the following: that, in most port cities, charges 000 has been paid out under • Pa;nnent of $15 a day for a semi-private room were be­ that program, so that total welfare tween $12 and $14 daily. Four benefits for families of Seafarer^ toward hospital room and years ago, $10 was the prevailing have amounted to about $1,300,000 board charges for wives, charge for this service. through February. Originally adopted by the trus­ The maternity benefit calls for dependent children or de­ tees effective June 1, ' 1955, the a flat $200 payment to each Sea­ pendent parents of Seafarers. The old benefit was $10 per day. • Provision of an additional $100 In allowa'nce for the hospital extras benefit during the first 31 days of hospitalization'making this benefit a maximum of $200 for the first 31 days. • An equivalent $100 increase for hospital extras for those pa­ tients In the hospital over one month, UP" to $200; the 4otal bene­ fits In this area now being a maxi­ mum of $400 as opposed to the old $200 ceiling. As voted by the trustees, any member of a Seafarer's family who is eligible for the hospital bene­ fit will get the $15 daily for time In the hospital on or after March 1. Hospital time before March 1 will be' paid at the old $10 daily rste. The additional hospital extra benefits will apply to those who entered a hospital on March 1 or afterwards. The hospital extra benefit cov­ ers extra charges such as X-rays, electrocardiographs, radiation treatments, anesthesia, use of operating rooms, blood tests and other laboratpry procedures, extra nursing care, special medications and similar services. The decision to double the maximum allowable hospital extras came as a result of a study by the trustees which showed thst, - in almost all cases.the hospital ^xtra"charges were a major Item In any hospital bill. . In modern hospital practice, there is a heavy reliance on labora­ tory tests and the seiwices of as­ sorted technicians, over and above the usual doctor, surgical and nurs­ ing services. The Increase In this benefit will help cover the in­ creased hospital costs resulting from such services. The Increase in room and board to $15 a day Is recognition of the fact that since the family hospital benefit was first adopted in 1955, hospital room and board costs have gone up sharply. The $15 figure fan^ily benefit totals paid out since then through the end of February, 1959, amount to more than $600,000. A separate family benefit program, the SlU mater­ nity benefit, has been in operation farer to cover the costs of baby deliveries. An additional $200 is paid for each baby born in the case of twin or triplet births. The Union also presents a gift of $25 US bond to each child. Navy Balks At WC Missile Ship Change SAN FRANCISCO—Efforts to justify the use of Military Sea Transportation ships on the Pacific Ocean missile range were being made by MS'TS spokesmen in the face of-pro­ tests by the SIU Pacific Dis-^* excess over the accommodations on trict. An unidentified Navy MSTS transports. Nearly half of spokesman declared that the use the 605,000 passengers carried of MSTS ships on the miSsilc were not military personnel, most range was more "flexible" because of thmn being dependents of men of the "intermittent" nature of the in the Armed Forces. operation allowed for "greater efficiency-r. . in the conduct of such operations using MSTS nucleus fleet ships ..." He argued that MSTS could reassign personnel readily during periods of inactiv­ ity. The MSTS position w'as chal­ lenged by the union, which pointed out that tracking work on the East Coast.was also intermittent in na­ ture, but because of the specialized gear carried by the"4racking ships, they have to be kept on standby SAN FRANCISCO — Americanand could not be employed in other Hawaiian Steamship Company has announced plans to reenter the work. Intercoastal service and, pending MSTS ships on the Pacific range by the Federal Maritime would also have to be held In approval Board for ship mortgage insurance, standby status since they would, of will have four trailerships in serv­ necessity, carry the sp'ecial track­ ice by 1963. ing gear. Further, experimental In a letter to the company's missile shots cannot be fired on a rigid schedule, making the use of stockholders, James H. Sharp, standby ships and crews an Ines­ president, ,and Samuel H. Moerman, chairman of the board of the capable part of the operation. SlU Pacific District - contracted Protest To Congress company, reported the company The Pacific District and the Mar­ had revised its 1957 decision not itime Trades Department has writ­ to construct a fieet for. intercoastal ten to key "members of the Senate service. It had been dropped in and the House protesting the 1957 because of the high cost of MSTS invasion of the missile ship building the ships. ' field. At least two major West "Since that time," they said, Coast operators, American Presi­ "the matter has been undergoing dent Lines and Pacific Far East a thorough study and a new basic Lines, have indicated an interest ship design has been worked out in operating the missile ships, of in preliminary form . . . which there will be eight, accord­ "If contracts are awarded^ as ing to present plans. indicated (on or about April, 1960), At the same time, MSTS re­ the company estimates that the leased a report last week asserting first ship would bu completed near that private ship operators got 78 the end of-1962, and the three re­ percent of the money spent by the maining ships thereafter at inter­ agency for transporting cargo and vals of 90 dayisi On this b.asis, all passengers in 1958. As the imion' four sliips would be in operation pointed out in its initial protest, by autumn of 1963." "it has been the stated policy of They reported that they would the Administration to get Govern­ apply to the Maritime Administra­ ment out of private business." Consequently, the use of MSTS tion for the mortgage insurance ships on the missile range runs within the next 60 days, and would counter to the stated policy and investigate the possibility of ob­ taining the needed financing and practice in 1958. MSTS reported that of the $245 equipment, terminal facilities and million In operating expenses, other requisites for the project. commercial operators got 78 per­ cent, compared to 75 percent the year before. During the year, the number of dry cargo ships under time charter and National Ship^ ping Authority agreements Varied between 12 and 34. However^ In the passenger area, MSJS utiliaed conimerclal passen­ ger ships only where ihere was an Pacific SHI Co. Mapping Trailer Run Tell it to the Loj! �s RJtFA REMS LOG Pac»F«i»'' A y . "V'''-f "* '-•' i".* * •" '-.'.J 'j' ^ •*! ' ••; 'SfSTC* lw»' «$£«'>' .W - SEAFAREBS »»i "•'I Wfc-mh'• ••-•^ .-/V viv '-I'-vfe February 18 Through MdrA 3,' SIU shipping hit exactly the same mark during the past two weeks as in the previous period, with 1,083 jobs dis­ patched. The figure is accounted for largely by New York, which handled over a third of the total Jobs. Activity was heaviest in the steward department, due to the reactivation ol the SS Atlantic after a two--week shipyard layoff. In the process, class C shipping showed the only gain, with New York again leading the way. Registration for. the District was up slightly to 1,145 and the list of men on the beach at the end of the period al^ increased a bit. Ove^ all. however, the shipping picture is still very favorable. A total of 225 payoffs, sign-ons and in-tranirits were repMed during the period. Sixty-five of these represented payoffs, 22 were sign-ons and the remainder were in-transit calls. New York, New Orleans and Houston accounted for an even 100 calls. Five ports—Pbiladdlphia, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile and Wilmington—had no sign-ons at all, which was naturally reflected in their shipping totals for the period. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right) Besides New York, Norfolk, Tampa, Lake Charles, Houston and Seattle all showed Improved shipping. Philadelphia, Savannah and Wilmington. shoW^ no real change, and.the rest in fell off a bit. Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans are still in a slump shipping-vwise, leaving Houston as the lode bright spot fpir steady shipping—aside from New York—am<»g the major SIU ports. , , Since class C ship^g showed the only gain among the three senior­ ity groups, both qlass A and class B fell off slightly.' ClaM A men shipped on 67 percent oi the total Jobs, class B (NB 20 percent ahd class C fillied the remaining 13 percent. All ports shipped at least bne man in class C.. Eight ports had 100 or less men MI hand in all departnimits by the end of the period. The rundown here in^des Bosttrn, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah,. Tampa, Lake Charles,, WHmtogt(m and Seattle. Tampa, in fact, listed only 11 men still registered on the beach. Except for Philadelphia, all of the ports menUoned also had fewer than 50 men on the beach in class A. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New YoA: Good . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore:-Fair . . . NprfMk: Slow., .. Savannah, Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Should pick up „. ; New Orleans: Gpod . . . l4ke Charles: Quiet . . . Booston: Good . Wil­ mington: Fair . . . San Franciseo: Fair . . . Seattle: Good. • Ship AcHvify Pay Slgo lo Offe ORS Trook TOTAL Boitoo 1 2 New YaHi ,.. 27 5 naiodolpUo .. S m-am.9 iMIVnHVrV f ' " 2' •NoffoMc 1 1 Soveoooh •»• * _ Tompo ,«• 1 lAobHo • 1Now Orloan . 2 A Lake Ckarloa . 1 1 2 Hoo^o 1 WUMogtoo .. — . —' Son PHmehsa. 3 1 Soottio . •.,. »_ 3 TOTALS ... AS 22 7 41 4 f '• • • i 14 7 2A f "" t •" f 12 30. T2 2f A • A- < 10 : 4 22 10 24 A 2 4 13S 2U •rv-ti • DKK DEPARTMENT CLASS A • Retdatend CLASS B GROUP GROUP Port 1 2 3 ALL Z 3 ALL 1 Boston • 6 3 2 2 1 1 i New York83 2 8 14 24 2P 47 12 Phnadelphia........... 2 ' 15 5 22 — 4 4 Baltimore 31 2 3 6 11 10 15 6 Norfolk 9 1 5 — 1 4 — 1 Savannah .............. 2 5 2 — 1 Tampa S 1 1 2' 4 2 ._ 4 Mobile 30 14 12 4 4 New Orleans 43 ... 2 3 5 16 20 7 Lake Charles...' A 2 1 — 3 3 1 2 Houston 57 —— 15 35 7 9 12 21 Wilmington 10 — 5 5 — 1 1 San Franciseo 14 — 1 I 2 10 2 2 SeatUe 19 — 5 2 5 12 2 7 111 ISA 51 343 « 31 59| 37 TOTAiS • —• —• Shipped CLASS'A Shipped CLASSB CROUP 3 3 ALL 1 2 1 9 2 72 16 41 15 3 15 F 3 27 9 Iff 2 3 3 • 4 1 1 — 2 1 3 3 1 5 14 « 2S 8 13 3 24 3 2 3 8 53 18 25 10 — 2 1 3 — 4 2 • 4 8 1 13 73 146 48 r2<T GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 13 1 5 7 — 1 1 2 2 6 1 9\ 0 2 4 — —- I, 1 — — 1 1 _ 1 -1 2 5 1 — .— ' 1 I 3 . 4 5 K — — — I 2 '' S •— 3 5 — 3; 4 18 39 AS Shipped CLASS C CLASS A mitoup i 2 • 3 ALL Port Boston New York Philadelphia. 2 16 Baltimore. Norfolk............... Savannah Tampa Mobile 1 1 4 45 Lake Chariear ...... 5 Honston. 6 Wilmington 2 San Francisco. ... 1 Seattle. ........ 3 47 TOTALS New Orleans.......... 4 34 13 19 5 5 2 16 |9 3 29 2 5 9 165 6 — 4 54 15 2 4 - 23 6 — 6 — 2 — 2 22 33 8 8 — 37 2 2 6 1 7 — 12 25 237 Jl^iaforod . CLASS B Shipped A' CLASS A GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 t 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 25 15 35 8 2 13 10 8 1 11 3 4 4 16 6 8 4 12 5 2 5 1 4 1 2 — 1 3 4 1 — 5 — 13 5 5 '2 1 4 _ 5 7 12 3 14 3 — '2 5 1 2 2 1 15 8 22 6 25 4 — — 2 1 2 3 r 2 3 5 1 2 4 8 12 1 10 2 ft 52 57 115 34 148 36 ..l-B •• ALL 5 58 15 28 Shipp^ •'.V aASSB CLASS A SMIfPfD —• "i "m *1 Shl/^ped , * fOTAt aAss c ;. SHIPPED ' Regislefd Op T^i Bftocli' CLASS A CLASS m GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP B C ALL 1 3 AU. 1 2 S ALL 1 2 3 AIJ. 1 2 3 ALL A 7 3 2 5 2 1 a. 2 2 S 2 — 90 40 128 22 19ft 5 25 23 53 29 1 12 58 20 12 1 12 7 9 6 ' ... 15 2 1 3 . a — 18 1 22 4 2? — a 4 "ft 5 — 73 1 10 19 2 38 27 3 65 5 5 2 .—' 1 ... _ ft 1 9 2 14 2 1 n 2 4 5 ll 2 1 11 -— 1 2 • ;i., I 2 •A. — 1 i 3 ft • — 10 1 — —— '' 2 5 2 S _ ... — ' — 20 5 9 1ft 1 2 ' 3 3 — 23 18 28 1 47 — 2 20 2 4 2 as 20 70 15 195 — 14 14 4' .4 2 2 4 2 2 « . _ 2 2 8 2 2 2ft 12 8 13 1 8ft 1 , Jl" 5 a 4 8. IS 35 15 ' 2 •W 4 32 1 1 « '9 •• • 8 : — — 1 t 3 • 5'- 2 1 ' 1— - — — - 1 M _' 3 3 "- 3 .. •a.; 6 1 "i . 31 ' ft 1 — 12 9 1# 4 2- 4 — — — 13 7 — ' 9 1 7 1 9 1 7 7 — 20 a #3 s 32 81 71 1 T 12 2ft ^8 71 2ft jwloa 417 5ft 584 10 z • — •— .M.. 1 a s 20 2ft 8 35 • 1 ' 5' 13 218 H •'t STEWARD DEPARTMENT •d: - Registered . Port Boston.. New York Philadelphia........... Baltimore Nor.0ik .............. Savannah.............. Tampa. Mobile New Orleans,......... Lake Chayles.......... Houston...:».,.... i r i. Wilmington...... San Francisco......... 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Representatives are, jjjg states, and expand the benefits der the ironclad rule of Field Mar­ proposing quick action on a period as well. Up until now, shall Sarit, will try to enforce an year's extensidh, while the Admin­ neither the Democratic program in opium-smoking ban and close theistration Is reportedly considering the House or the Administration's liundred or more opium dens asldng for a six-month extension proposals have come up to the which cater to the country's SO,000 plus strengthening of the law to AFL-CIO proposals. registered addicts. Incmde workers not now covered. Meanwhile in New York State, . While evidentally meaning busi­ The action to extend Federal as­ the state's Unemployment Insur­ ness, Sarlt's drive to push the ban sistance to tile unemployed results ance Advisory Council has unani­ against opium-smoking will prob­ from the continuation of a high mously recommended a oill provid­ ably run into the same difficulties level of unemployment and long ing 39 weeks of unemployment in­ the Other two attempts made. For term joblessness. It has been esti­ surance coverage in periods of liign one- thing, the Bangkok police for mated that anywhere from 300,000 unemployment. Only two states many years have been protecting to 400,000 unemployed will be cut provide coverage for longer periods the wide-open dens. Only recently, off from all benefits when the pres­ than that. Sarlt's soldiers captured a senior ent emergency program expires The Council's proposal suggests police officer as be piloted a raft April 1. The Federal assistance in­ that the 26-week benefit period be carrying 10 tons of lUlcitly-imvolved giving additional coverage extended to 39 weeks, following porte<r opium down the Mekong to workers who had exhausted their any three-month period in which jUver. Seafarers hitting Bangkok state benefits. However, the Fed­ the unemployment rates goes u.p on . Far East and round-the-world eral extension does not provide for six percent over the previous runs, have long been familiar with the.large number of unemployed quarter. the sight of opium addicts smoking workers who are not covered. Since the majority of SIU ship­ in sidewalk shacks. SS AHoni!c*s ticippor, Captain Aimo Gerber, receives bottle of The AFL-CIO legislative pro­ ping companies have their home One of the dens destined to be Hudson River water from Newbold Morris to be delivered to Am­ gram calls for action to include offices in New York State,, any closed by the troops on June 3'! is sterdam ds part of Hsnrv Hudson 350tb anniversary celebration^ uncovered workers, establish uni­ such change in beneffts would af­ the Heng Lak Hung, the world's form and higher, standards in all fect Seafarers employed on ships Tlie scenery is provided oy Miss Juditfi Stoliermon. largest opium den, which has B.000 owned by these companies. registered smokers. Five thousand On the basis of the Council's pro­ coolies use the Heng Lak Hung as posal, it would be rarely necessory the^ home, sleeping, eating and to tack on the extra 13 weeks, but bathing there. The lower part of in those periods of emergency the the den is a restaurant while the WASHINGTON—Bills have been introduced in both the House and the Senate which additional bepefits would be avail­ upper floors are compoyed of sp& able. At present unemployment clous rooms, partitioned off Into a would prohibit steamship companies from granting free or reduced travel rates to Federal rates, they would go into effect any maze of cubicles. employees or their immediate famihes. The bills are modeled after similar legislation, which time unemployment in the state Here the coolies, most of them was over 300,000 out of a total Chinese, -return from their work, was passed somff time ago, work force of five million. shipping companies for reduced tative Pelly criticized the practice eat a small meager meal, and then, barring free passage to Gov­ rates for militai^ or civilian per­ of American steamship lines who The additional 13 weeks then, ernment employees on Amer­ under the influence of opium, fali extend special privileges and rate sonnel when they are traveling on would add as a permanent feature asleep on the plain wooden floor of ican airllnet and railroads. to Government employees on their official business and the transpor­ to New York law what the Federal their cubicles. Most of the smokm:s The bills, Introduced by Rep­ vessels. Meihher.s of Congress, he tation costs are being paid by the government provided last year in average 10 pipes a night, which resentative Pelly (Rep.-Wash.) in its emergency program. cost about 10..bal^ or 60 cents..., , the House and Senator Williams claimed, or anyone on the Govern­ Government. ment payroll, should not receive . Although''tbere is no. pfficiM (Rep.-Delaware) in the Senate favorable treatment at against the jflgure as to the number of addicts would subject the company to general public. In Thailand, hioK than 30,000 have fines running from $500 to. $10,< Standards Asked yegistered as addicts with the gov­ 000 for offering "any official or "It Strict is Inappropriate," Pelly ernment in order to receive cura­ employee of Ihe US Government charged "for .persons, who adju­ tive treatment at a special sana- or to any member of that em­ dicate, regulate and negotiate as toriifm -which, can only accommo- ployee's immediate family free or well as legislate on shipping mat­ The first contract in the cam­ the Justice Department and mem­ 4date 8,000 patients. Enforcement of reduced transportation rates be­ ters to be recipients of special paign to unionize voluntary hospi­ bers of the McClellan Senate (^n»the.ban was put off untU June 30th low those rates which are offered favors. The contracts and sub­ tals in the New York City area was mittee. in order to give the smokers a to the general ppblic." 4. 4 i sidies involved amount to hun­ signed last week providing for a chance to get- ready. In presenting his bill, Represen- dreds of milliohs of dollars a year, $30 a month increase lor em­ . Some 275 members of Local 1, and public confidence,' it seems ployees at Monteflore Hospital. Chemical Workers Union, are to me, requires a strict standard in The two-year contract covers 883 locked in battle with Mastic Tile employees in the dietary, house­ Corp., of Long Beach, Calif., to this respect." Both bills would continue to al­ keeping and laundry departments, keep their local from being put out low American shipping companies x-ray, and laboratory technicians, of existence by use of the unionthe right to offer free transporta­ nurses' aides, office and mainten­ busting provisions of the Taittion to these officials and their ance employees and registered Hartley Act. The local "charged families on e;icursion or trial-run pharmacists. The increases are that the company provoked the voyages when the trip'is for pro- $16 a month retroactive to Jan. 1; strike last September 1, by "un­ HOUSTON—Shipping for the port during the past two motionail purposes and when all of ahother $10 on July 1; and the realistic bargaining." Just 24 hours $10 on Jan, 1, 1960. Local after the walkout began, it moved weeks was red hot for all ratings and in all departments, ex­ the passengers are guests and are final 199, Drug Employees Union, into court for an injunction against on an invitation basis. ceeding the number of meri registering during, the same Also exempt from the provisions signed the agreement. the union. This was followed i)y of the bills Is the right of the Gov­ period, Port Agent Bob Mat--*' ads' ln local newspapers, calling 3.- 4. t for scabs to work the plant. The thews reports. In fact, the Alcba Patriot and°the Steel Advo­ ernment to negotiate with the Federal agencies have started company subsequently hired some pickup in shipping left the cate, paying off within a few days, investigations into two assault 350 strikebreakers, and using the port with less than 36 Glass A men is expected to provide good ship­ cases in two weeks in which repre­ same tactics employed by O'Sulregistered in <both the engine and ping during the coming period. sentatives of AFL-CIO unions were livan Rubber Co. in its caster of the stweard departments,. There were 29 vessels calling viciously beaten in North Carolina. the Rubber Workers Union, has Most of the increased i^ipping, here for payoff or sign on, or inThe first assault was on Hosiery called for a representation election Matthews noted, is the product of transit during the past period. Workers' organker' Robert D. in which only the strikebreakers the' greater number of in-transit Of that total only two, the Steel Beame, in FrankUn, NC. Beame can vote. The union has appealed vessels calling for grain and other Seafarer, (Isthmian) and the Alcoa food'surplus cargoes. These car­ Patriot (Alcoa) paid off and one, was attacked In his motel room by to fellow trade unionists in its fight goes will .continue to bC available the Texas Ranger (Penn Shipping) a mob and then forced out of town to keep the company from break­ for at least a couple of weeks more. signed on. The remaining 26 ves­ and over the state line Into Geor­ ing the local. Also, the prospect of two ships, the sels were in-transits. gia. The .second attack was on Boyd . J" it Impressive ceremonies marked Payton, viccpresident and regional - They included the Carolyn, Mae director of the Textile Workers the merging of 700,000 Los Angeles (Bull); Steel Navigator, Steel King Union of America who was also unionists into' the Los Angeles (Isthmian); Bents Fort, Fort Hosassaulted in his motel room in County Federation of Labor, AFL, SAN FRANCISCO Shipping kins. Council Grove (Cities Serv­ Henderson, NC., by a gang who CIO. The new federation, one of ice); Del Sol, Del Mundo (Missis­ was on the slow side during ths beat him on the head with a bottle. the largest in the United States, is past period with three ships paying sippi); Atlas (Tadk'ers and Tramps); Shortly 'after the attack on Payton, composed of six former AFL coun­ Seatrain Savannah, New . Jersey off, one signing on and two in violence flared at the Harriet-Hen­ cils' and the former Greater Los (Seatrain); The ' Cabins (Texas tranjslt. derson Cotton Mills, where 1,200 Angeles CIO Council. Albert T. The port bad the following pay­ City); Michael (Carras); LaSalle, TWUA members have been on Lunceford, secretary-treasux-er ft offs! .City of Alma . (Waterman); yaka (Wateyman); Atlantis (Pet­ strike for ,14 weeks, A troop of the former CIO council was named Wang' Governor (Denton); and rol); Mermaid (Metro); Petro Chem state highwfiy pbUcemen were,; on president of; the" new group »aqd [tv (Valentine); Idegl X (Penn BhipWa^ Forwai,-der ((Tlari^; The .City hkdd wh^ stclkebr^ers staift^ Tboroas I^fOTd", pfestttept of of Abba .was .the Idne"!^^ Tn pling); V Wapg Juror (Detvtpn); ehterlng the plaht. The two agen' Los " AngdleS LaboP •doiWdir' traiisit Were the Ocean Joyce and Beauregard (Pan-Atlahtic) and the cies investigating the assaults are named president emeritus. Val Chem (Heron), Natalie (Maritime Overseas). Hits Free Travel By US Aides Houston Hard-Pressed To Fill Job Openings Sf Slows n �s EA ir!4 Pare Six VbV;* •' 'Mmk 13. llBli ' Spying Is Big Business Art SlU SHIPS AT SEA The first report from V. E. Monte, newly elected ship's report­ er on the Barbara Frietchie, is that the present voy­ age has all of the makings of a "most enjoyable trip." A ship, Monte said, is as good as its crew, and the jang on Frietchie is "the Monte cream of the crop." Monte also reported that the crew highly recommends Haifa as one of the better ports to visit "Haifa," he said, "is a progressive city and full of surprises." . 4; 4 £ $1 Thanks were in order for the galley gangs on the Wang Gov­ ernor, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Pioneer, Steel Advocate. City of Alma, Kyska, Ideal X, Edith, Seatrain Texas and the Raphael Semmes. Special thanks to Charlie Achov, the baker on the Pairland for his "pizza pie" coffee breaks, and; to the Fairland's messman and pan­ tryman, M. Dolores and Wong Kong in that order, for the fine job they have been doing. The latest ships' delegates to make the reports were €. Henning, retiring delegate on the Raphael Semmes, who rated a special hand for a job well done, and George Gibbons on the Ocean Dinny, who is serving another term in that post after the crew refused to ac­ cept his resignation and voted that The Arab League, composed of he sferve again. representatives of the. leading Arab oil countries, is expected to mr.ke formal announce of plans for the building of a halfa-billion dollar pipeline from the three major Arab oil states to some East Mediterranean port, prob­ ably in Lebanon or Syria. SAVANNAH—Shipping was soSome of the Arab nations feel that the price of Arabian oil piped so djuring the past two weeks with to the East Mediterranean, which all the activity coming in the inis closer to the Eiuropean refining transit- department. Eight vessels area, should be higher, thus giving were in transit, on which a total them and the other Arab states of 16 men were shipped as replace­ across which the pipeline would ments, reports Port Agent William run, more in royalties. The pipe­ Morris. line also would be a way of shar­ The ships were the Seatrains ing the oil wealth between "have" Georgia and Louisiana (twice each)' and "have-not" Arab natipiu. ;• fSeatrain);. a g 1 e Transporter Talk is also current of ;Sta!rtlng (t^ice). (Terminal Transportation);' up a tanker fleet to transport some Council Grove (Cities Service), of the area's oil wealth. , and the Robin Hood (Robin). Arahs Plan Building Of Oil Pipeline Savannah Has Eight Vessels Am I t f]•V Reships Boost NY Job Figured; Outjook Fair ,i V ? ^ t• Already versed in the intricacies of spying on labor unions, business firms are'alsb em­ ploying professionar business spies, according to the "Wall Street Journal," a leading busi­ ness newspaper. Once considered a last re­ as a magazine writer, to help him mining from a women's point of view. ^ sort, the pressure of today's find out what his^ client sought. Not only did they explain all of In one case, Cummings was competition has almost made the use of a business spy a neces­ hired to discover how a rival min­ .their secrets to her, he said, but sary expense. "Today," the "Jour­ ing operator handled fumes from .they also gave her a sample of the nal" found, "though little is heard his diesel trucks. Unable to come rock material they used to absorb of their activities, the men who up with a reason for going down the fumes. "She ruined a beautiful engage in this unusual vocation say into the mines himself, Cummings Christian Dior, suit and an expen­ more and more businessmen are sent his wife, who explained that sive pair of shoes," he said, "but using their services to ferret out she was preparing an article on it was* well worth it." competitors' secrets." The role of business espionage, while not new, has been cloaked in a veil of secrecy and rarely comes to the attention of the general public. However it has blossomed into a profitable occupation for many private investigators whose big business clients are anxious to uncover the secret formulas, pro­ NEW YOBK—Shipping during the past period dropped off duction processes, designs or otUcr a little. Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treasurer, reported even plans of their competitors. with 382 men being shipped to permanent berths. However, Finds 'Open Dpor* Everywhere 133 of these crewmen were The "journal'/story spotlighted paying off during the past period: one such successful business spy, reshipped to the SS Atlantic Alcoa Peimant, Alcoa Runner, Al­ which came out of the yards Ulmont O. Cummings, whose dis­ coa Polaris (Alcoa); Seatrain New late in the period and this helped arming appearance, and manner Jersey, Seatrain Georgia, Seatrain have enabled, him to boast that boost the total for the port While the Atlantic was in the Savannah, Seatrain New York, there isn't, a plant in the United Bethlehem Shipyards in Brooklyn Seatrain Texas, Seatrain .Louisiana States that he cannot get into. undergoing the annual Coast (Seatrain); Atlantic (A m 6 r i c a a As proof of his ability, Cum- Guard inspection and a general Banner): Edith, Elizabeth, Kathr ' minigs told the "Journal"^,of an overhauling, a large number of her ryn, Beatrice (Bull); Raphael SeraV' assignment to uncover a superior crew took time off from their short mes, Faitiand, Beau)regard (Pantype of machinery used by his vacation to come in and volunteer Atlantic); Robin Gray, Robin Hoo(^ client's competitor. to donate blood for the SIU's Blood Robin Sherwood (Robin); Chickar, Employing the aid of a friendly Bank program. "Their contribu­ saw (Wateripah); CS Norfolk (Citk policeman, he drove up to the gates tion, Hall said, will go a long way ies Service); Sj^ael Adiniral, Steel' of th1?^:ompetitor's plant and went toward making the program a suc­ Artisan (Isthmlaiv); Mahkato Vic-" in to see the manager on the pre­ cess. tory ..jVictoiY CarriM:|); Almeh4 . text of looking for a fugitive from (Clover CaWiers); and the Ocean A Few Payoffs Due the police. The two explored the ., The shipping forecast for this Evelyn ?0<{ean Trans.). plant after which Cummings took port is fair to good, HaU noted, ac­ Sighing on wfere the Steel Scien­ out a notebook and drew from cording to early schedules. There tist, Steel Art&an, Steel Admiral memory a sketch of the machinery are only a few vessels due to pay (Isthmian); 'Robin Sherwood (R(^ they had just passed. " off within the nest few weeks. bin), arid the Jefferjson City 'Vic­ Another time, as.suming the role However, while shipping >as. tory, (Victorjr 'parr^rs). ^h.e tebf a stockholder, Cuipmings was slowed down, shipping for clasS C, transit;,vessels wer^ir t|e VA taken on a tour of a competitor's cards has increased over the past" (HerbaV Seatrain' SaVannab,^ (wibranch plant and learned the proc­ two weeks. Although most bjf trainl; Alcoa Pvhjtanfr Alcoa Part­ ess used in applying a special coat­ these jobs were in the steward de­ ner (Alcoa); Seairiar (Calmar); ing to its paper product. ' partment, there were a large num­ Winter Hill (Cities Service); Gate­ Being a professional business ber of them in the deck and engine way City and the BienviUe (Panspy offers many challenges, the departments tdo, which means that Atlantic). investigator noted. , During the many of the "A" and "B" men are course of his career .uncovering holding back on the beach. business, secrets , he has assumed There was a total of 41 vessels T/M^ • such roles as parent of a teen-age calling during the past two weeks. > I'LL hot-rod zealot to^ that of an execu­ Of this total, 27 were here for pay­ tive recruiter br. an, assistant fire off, five signed on and'nine were inspector. In a few cas.es, he said, in transit. he has had tp use'his wife, posing The following were the vessels J " \k-' I- K.'"' i^ Your Back Is Weaker •.-V •m A chain's only as strong as its weakest link, as the saying goes, something to remember''when it comes to handling heavy gear. What the biceps ore capable of lifting may be too much of a load for bock muscles to take. Thb moral is: (a) only lift loads that ore well within your capacity^ (b) let the leg and arm muscles take all the strain by bending at the' |crie;#s, not the waist. ."•vcfcii '"i-v • , i.-M,' liiri an;"Vrt<v; - s'i" '•'M i' -rrll Ob isj.w'h'"'- -r? ' • tf.I o'ofi'l #• r:M s• ii ".' 4"'.' 1- .J, rfi"!: -fc/.t-. ;5}V PM'i.; .&di. 4.V j,-? ijrjw. jJfi'.wjt";?" v'iyv • SS;- i alii?. ^ .-4 ? 'X,^, y' V il^V' • ifSiyf"- "0.: |v |-;;;- |i 'SsJliifi/ Ilifii TwhiiHina -Iii^ iaitiiiiriiiaa'iij'aiiii Itfi l.m mii iiiiint fnifriiri iimiBiiiinHr' inwaiii i|^i?dP1i -• .i.',.;.!."iij!.?!:'•.."i -'vt' 1^;- '.b- bafiiiiiiitiiiiiili-iiiiip m-'wA �Pare Seres SE^A^AKrEB^B^' LM Mwdi IS, 1999 Planning For The Spring Seafarer's Goide To Better Buying SlU Hospital $ Hospital benefits paid to Seafail^t ers in the hospital under the SIU'' Welfare Plan topped the 11^ mil*, lion mark during the first, week of March, Welfare Plan administra­ tors have reported. Total payments paid since the Plan went into effect on July 1. 1950, are $1,500,284.50. One of the major points of the Plan's hospital benefit is that pay­ ments under the Plan are unlim­ ited, and in some instances of long illness, payments have been made weekly for periods of five years or more. The first hospital benefit paid when the Plan came into existence almost nine years ago was $7 a week. As the plan grew, the pay­ ments were increased, first to $10 a week, then to $15, and a few • years ago, they jumped to the present $21 a week. By Sidney Margoliua Workers Should invest-^in Housing Reader JWS recently was approached by a salesman who' recom­ mended mutual funds "as an investment for the working man as a hedge against inflation and a means of saving for retirement." The salesman found himself up against a prospect who investigates before he invests. Mr. S didn't just buy what the first salesman rec­ ommended, but compared the prospectuses of 14 different invest­ ment companies suggested by various salesmen. He found trying to select a mutual fund tough sledding. For example: "There is a great variance in the amount of commission charged, the method of charg­ ing for reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, and the penalties for quitting the program. Some of the funds that show the best growth seem to have restrictions that are quite unacceptable. Several, of, my With 1959 organizing targetrup on the board, SlU Great Lakes fellow employees are in the same boat; in factr some have already pur­ District agents confer on future plans. Around table, clockwise, chased." ore, Glen Beaucoek, Fronkfort; Gerald Westphol, Milwaukee; In the first place, many moder'ate-income families .recently have Charles Jackson. Bufifalo; Stan Thompson, oss't se.c.-treas.; Fred found that an even more suitable investment against inflation and to­ Fornen, sec'y-treos.r Al Tanner, MTD coordinator; Ston Wores, wards retirement, is housing and other' co-ops. This has been shown Clevelond;. Mott Antillo, Duluth; Ed Doherty, Detroit, ond Ken most dsamatically in the New .York-New Jersey metropolitan area. Shcrkey, Alpeno. In a typical new non-profit housing co-op, families invest $500 a room, with carrying charges of less than" $22 a month per room, or a total investment of $2,500 for a five-room apartment, and carrying charges of $110. The families own their apartments and the $110 doesn't just go to a latMHord'. Part goes to pay off the mortgage, and the resident's equity. In his apartment increases eadt month. WASHINGTON—In what was described by Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse as In some of the new bousing co-ops. the member families then de­ a sensible settlement "adding new strength to the American merchant marine," the Niarveloped other types of associated co-ops, such as food co-ops and chos shipping interests have won the right to operate 17 ships iinder the runaway flag in credit unions and anrangements for buying household equipment return for building one more'^ supertanker. ipi The settlement ships, four of them new ones, to by SlU-contracted companies. The and cars. The reason for stressing this calls for two tankers, one of the tax-dodging, wage-dodging run­ Niarchos interests had purchased such ships, all tankers. type of investment for wage-earn­ them already built, and one, which away flags is considered a step 19The agreement witlr Onassis ers, is that sometimes union mem­ is in the offing, of 106,500 dead­ towards weakening the US mer­ called for the construction of new chant marine rather than strength­ weight tons, both under the Ameri­ bers have passed up chances to tonnage in American yards, includ­ ening it. It was pointed out that can flag. Of the seventeen ships invest in housing co-ops sponing one 100,000-ton tanker and two a settlement which trades 17 ships under the foreign flag, four already • sored by their own unions, be­ smaller ones under the Americanforeign for two additions to the built in US yards are included and cause the idea is new to them. Then when they saw the buildings the other thirteen are T-2s that American-flag fleet only injures flag in return for which he was actually completed, they applied were purchased by Niarchos under American-flag operators who have permitted to transfer foreign the to compete against that many ad­ twelve tankers and two Libertys. but found there were no more the ship sales act. ditional runaways for cargo at rates The twelve ships were then prompt­ The 106,500-tonner will be con­ vacancies. which American already ly chartered to an American oil structed with Government mort­ Mutual funds are a form of gage insurance at the Quincy, have difficulty Inoperators company at $20 million a year after matching. .. stock-market investment designed Mass., yard of Bethlehem Steel. The e;ntire Niarchos transaction Seafarers^ were removed from the especially lor smaller investors. ships. Such investment protects against This same yard is supposed to build parallels that of the Onassis in­ Even this juicy agreement was terests. In both cases, the two men, a similai', but slightly smaller, inflation. Prices of stocks rise , as subsequently violated, since it who are not US citizens, were ac­ tanker , for the Onassis interests prices in general rise. In fact, a called for Onassis to deposit the mgjor cooperative-oriented life-iur undet- another .deal with the Gov­ cused of violating the Ship Sales proceeds oi the tanker earnings Act by controlling more than half ernment. , * suranoe company (Nationwide) of the stock in the supposedly- toward construction of the new Fledged Investigations now also has its own mutual fund American corporation which pur­ American-flag ships. Onassis used Announcement of the Niarchos (Mutual Income Foundation) to chased the ships. The Onassis case the earnings to pay off fines and settlement followed swiftly on the jprovlde a two-way hedge that will protect people against both inflation involved twelve tankers, two Liber- other obligations instead, and then heels of a promise by ^p. Herbert and deflation. tys and six Victorys, all operated begged off the new construction. Zelenko (Dem.-NY) to investigate But also, there arb p^ods of deflatieh or jrecession, when prices of the Niarchos-Maritime Administra­ stocks sink; In 1957^ ktocks lost 16 percent of their value. That might > have been the year yoii needed your money for some urgent purpose. tion dealings! Zelenko was a prime >T9IU8 it IS Uhodte Id' luyeit 'in rnutual fw other .stpeks unless you mover in the Onassis hearings fol­ lowing a similar generous settle­ , have fijdidy jgeodi en^brsaVini^ imd equU^ ment of Onissis' diffieulties with In mutual fuuds. a member of investors buy shares. The management takes this money and buys and sells stocks .under professional the cjovernment. The basic terms . supervision. This provides boflv diverslfllcation fall your'money isn't of the Niarchos settlement are as invested in just one'Or^two stockSlrOnd also, experienced investment follows: •- Of five tankers already bufit, analysis. These are two advantages a small investor finds hard to se­ four are to operate under the run­ cure on his own. • r. NEW ORLEANS—-With severed vessels running late and put the disadvantage is one that- Reader JWS smelled-out: some away flag and one under the Amer­ with one docking elsewhere, ^ppir).g suffered a reversal i r -1 mutual funds havo high Oelimg bO^s of a eightipercent. They have ican flag. , This ai-rangcment has during the past two weeks. Twenty-two in-transit ships v-w-' v-v'foti*ar'into'an"0*i>eh^-Oa^'syst^<.-'oV . been "regularized'' with the agree­ aal^ c<uAa adM dff prlce^ou i«y for the afaares. Tf ment that the nixth tanker of .106,- were the only action the port *aha and (jeorgia- (Seatrain); Del ^ t;' • .a ^Utual fund returns diyldcmds of three to-five percent, it thus takes 500 tons , is to be built for the. had, according to IPort Agent Santos, Del Sud and Del Sol (Mis­ Lindsay Williams, •' v ai^t two years of dlvidendli-bef«w'e?you recover the cost of the sales American flag, Margaret Brown (Bloom• The transfer of 13 T-2s bought ; ;TWO fo£ the delayed; ships, the sissippi); : fee ojf "loacU" as it's cgUfid in the investme^^^ field); Steel Navigator, Steel Sea­ -from the Government under Del Alba and Del Yiento (Missis­ farer and'Steel King Gsthmian), >:s v H^ i'^|Fhus,' heQiuse of the sateii load;; the first point to reidlm ^-Ttuei funds are not fef abo<t-!cangetSaviiiga, bpt only fmr money you in- Ship Sales.Act of 1946 is aeknowl- sippi)^ are scheduled to pay off La Salle, Yakia and Monarch of edgqd as hart of a "trade out iftid along with five othw ships dur­ the Seas (Waterman); Raphael <ro-:i''t:.t«iMt.^abd Oan.ailford, •j^,h^||yf,i*dope^a opmber.of"years.--,pVii V faSmHa ways to buy fun^i build" agreement and the two ing the coming p^ied,' which Semmes and Gateway City (Fan v5i •ia^thei''<mntiactuaT.l' ifiitn agree to-invest sq much pet imonth, American-flag taiikers. aire deemed should "improve shipping - some­ Atlantic); Suzanne and ~ Frances carries * severe pen- to compensate for; the loss , of flie what. Blooinfield's NesVa - We^. (Bull) and Atlas (Tankers and re­ Tramp^r to; quH j(oOn;:eit<^t starting yoiicdropiped: 13 ships plus -the four new onqs. running Jatq 1>eCause. oft ;v r } f r r- ow at tim end flrd; jmet; you wouh^h^ of your in- Originally Niarchos dperdted dl9 cent 'colUsiOB,' will prdl^hly: deck 8ome'miduel'lumfil,:";.:-fe^-.;-i.^«^ '• shipw under the Anierican flag, filx elsovhere. A; fourfli Tkhip. the ptam 1)0- «f . thgse Tfi .were Seized by the Steel Advocate (isUmflant did not •>v.. KA -J..-. UigcOIltinUe. BUts Oduernment. back in 19^. In De? make, its expected call hfere; It.^ they werey-sold ^tn dc^Aed'^ instead in Texas; becausef you wiil invest; so eeaibier. te»nre the -rjght- to ;4'^!^Icen-fiag,epmp*niesfor--soipnfe^ fis shipyard hert 4s woiidafl. at the peak df the p^> out a; cqnhiet, ~itid fetjese Jht ih -^ d«»^ Tflgh aa^^ w«»; "the jeanny.j; •Memoryi JMtei>! gtve them" sone^ing,:fo^'b^liiin ;, TJill^A-4?lass}C men eontinuett . • x te do wejfi lh Ifleotoac, ; Mqnltdr ^dhd' two m sdew ;«hlipped. :werel "C" 4B»en. N« • , .^"JA^ainn/^einCi the aei^iheBt, wed»' wmw the Del wqt end •' -tkeecF^d,v-« - at^-tftu. Niarehos Belts MA, 17 To 2 Delays, Diversions Slow New Orleans Acfivity ^^dBskMrnmrnmimm smdCDel l^linteE. ^ teRowhii 4%^ Were ui tcanatt; Chlv^wA CauiKil Gce»«^/, ^ ;A^'.;tIqskiaA.MI« -IradlBM-- Islam|...;, fii^eA.'&ervifle); JJel. r4 I ^1 " >Ti\ --.'J7 iI -> M .'il ..JrM '^1 m -Jrj �s INCE It was first organized in 1^50, the Seafarers Welfare Plan has emphasized flexibility to meet the changing needs of Seafarers down through the years. The flexibility was made possible by the organization of the Plan as a self-insured operation goverried by Union an^ employer trustees. With ho contracts with putside insurance firms holding benefits rigidly at a prescribed level for a specified number of years, the trustees are free to act to raise benefit levels or to odd new benefits, when the need arises. the SlU WELFARE PiM That is exactly what has happened in the latest benefit changes. In 1^55, when the trustees established the hospital room and board bene­ fit formembers of Seafarers' families ot $10 a day, it was based on over­ age hospital costs in port cities at that time. Subsequently, it was found that the^ one-month limit on such benefits did not coyer amumber of case; of severe illness, so the^benefit was extendedl^^ •BhVtPlr TOspitalizor tion beyond 31 days. Seafarers' dependent parentsVere also brought under the coverage later on because in many instances they were com­ pletely dependent on Seafarers for all their.e^cpenses. Similarly, the hospital extros benefit was extended beyond thebriglnal 31-day limit. were fare;^;Wey^ a mde yarfetj^t0^ i^fttectiye^3^ and members af tbeir familiesi These pOTticular^ i ^ ; benefits foh hospital room and board and: hospital extre chai^^i plus those pihvidingvipr^sur^ical^;^^^^^^- / care and ddctbih'>ryiSits;^ta .thier ho^^ ,.>! insthi#d M Since tiyep^ , additioh^bf h; benefit lalgr, $600,- I OOO iwh^ptal^Mfesu^^ bills has b^r paid by the SlU Wel&h' i^laft. The latest benefit in•> •- - . '•• - . . • , V 5.%?creases, of course, ; will me^ sizable upsurge in, the amount of these benefit payments. , v Another family l^hefit.,instituted eaHiei-, the SlU maternity benefit, went mtd etfect oh Ahril:;^'f . 1, 1952. Latest totals sh^!( $70|^0p. paid 6 thisi category, covering the births of 3,511 chiP: dren in a little less tha(n seven years. One of the largest benefits of this kind in existence, the SIU maternity benefit fs unusual in that it iriakes multiple paj'ments for multiple births, of which* there have been a considerable number, including -/two sets of triplets to date., •• - In order to assure fastest possible payment of such family benefits, Seafarers and members of their foipilies ore advised to take the following steps: • Be sure that on enrollment cord is on file at the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan, 11 Broadway, listing all dependents of the Seafarer; also for­ ward photestats of marriage cejrtificqies ond birth Of('tlflodtes for chil­ dren. • If a dependent parent is invoked, fill out the form which estab­ lishes him or her as a dependent of q Seafarer. These forrns, are avail-? •able through the PIdn or ;in any SIU hall. ' ^ HBOUIIt ' c ,x.'- ^ Therefore, in less than four years, the trustees have rriodified the : family benefits on several occastons when the situation balled forchonges without the trying and cumbersome procedure which would be ^ involved in renegotiating an insurance contract each time. Impressive as these figures are, they represent only a, small portion pL direct benefit payinehts.l^j^ In-hospital paj^e]^;^; Seafarers of $21 m death benefit-pdymynts; at $^,000,'di^bilf^peh^ I sions of $35 h week to d^ Seafarers at any age, an optical benefit; program, the operation of: SIU health clinics, training and iecreation facili- ^; 1 ties and a yanet^-df other sh^ic^s account tor a totaUbenefits outlay , of $6 million, most of it recent years as the benefits ^yOre ittOreased ih scope;and amount, e. ••' i r ... The latest change, boosting the rdom arid'bodrd'biihefit to $15 ^aily and doubling the extra charges, was vPted pfoftiptly when the trustees learned that average hospital board charges hod risen to about $13 doily in port cities. Extra charges had also gone up considerably because of the increased use of butteries of tests, special medication:!; and other extra services in treating hospital patients. ... [ ' .,t i- of die Plan honstant^ diavd nndeh; advisem^}^^ proposals for ipaproyements in the Plan's opera^ •--tions;';- As thef^atesf l^nefit 'lhcrea||^t^di^ • When filing, a claim, make sure that the claim statement (adioining) is completely.filled out and ;mail it. (Erectly s to t^p Welfare Plan, vdfh ^ c,af- 'tm mIMMUWIB mManrgc ym tmur.Aaate* wstviM nair . It Muewir . , fV' •• f"' Thf.: pibce^ -speed,. up, pOy?;af ;• the: elain^-jvy^Tlfe^'v i Is T; • ••:i::'kv-A" ^iii I- •" f aW,M SIU Mlv .. . .-.IL �. _. ^. • '•! • ,J- • 7 ;; '/• , -i .i-''^ /-H:' ; rigt mat i:. 1- - ;:>vf »; vhn<i 7\,i' •-< - "-•> (-J-':!•!••• ••*•.• •.' *^•.•1'. i*t ' 1.y : •'••/' «• -T ? .• • !^ • ••- '>V'. :..^ .<7.;.),>•; '.•? f-' ;. 1 • • : n, . • . Effective March 1, 1959, payfnents by the Seafarers Welfare Plan •' for Tiospifial room and board charges have been increased from $10 a day to $15 daily for as long as the patient is hospitalized. Patients who were in . .i . the ^9spital before Marpb l .will .be compensated at the $10 rate up until vHtha^ diite, at the $15 rate thereafter.' • Si , This benefit applies to Seafarers' wives, dependent children and det 7;rpendent parents of Seafarers. It is designed to cover the average cost of semi-privato accommodations, based on a survey of hospitals in port cities along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast. It is payable in addition to benefits for , , surgery,. doctors', visits to the hospitals,, blood transfusions and hospital • , a^ctra cliarges, ,, . . . , •U » 'V • i • 4' ,7- -i-H - 'T • Formerly $100 for the first 31 days and $100 after that, the hospital fextras benefit is now doubled to $200 for the first 31 days and an additionhi $200 subsetjiuently. It covers such extra charges as x-rays, electro-car­ diograph exams, operating room charges, anesthesia, special nursing, blood tests and other lab procedure^. These frequently amount to a major experise;"-^- •' ^ '^ i • '1 \ .'/* enter the hospital on or after Mjwch 1 of this year. Like benefits "for other hospital charges, payments arif,:obtained by Ming out' the claims form, ..»• ^ • 1 • •• r • attaching bills and sending thini in to the Seafarers, iYifelfore ,Plan, II • V Broadway, New. York 4^^ ^7 V v" ":•• ••> ! r* * , ' -K J ' J- -•M i 1 �ragm 9tm Tanker Operators Press For '50-50' Caigo Split QUESTION: Do yud fhink Momenvhoutd b« paicf weejcly, as iliore side workers ore, or in one payment at the end of d voyogeZ Joe Teicher, AB: I don't think wc should be paid weekly, but rather keep it as it is. This way we can save money toy banking it when we pay off a ship. Besides. what would we do witn the money while at sea if they paid us every week? It'f would just increase the chances of spend­ ing or losing it MM# IS, l«f _ r SEAWARSMS hoc Joe Air, AB: Keep things as they are. Under the weekly or monthly system a man will accumulate money while at sea.and he will have to watch out that he doesn't lose it. The pres­ ent way, the money is safe, and a man has It when he needs It —^when he gets home. t i, . 4, Brlce Slaybaugh, steward: I think the ship*s draws are enough for any C. Mojica, 2nd cook: If they paid man while over­ seamen off every week, 1 think seas. However if many crewmemthey paid us off hers would be every week, then pretty broke by the ehmees are the end of the that most men trip. By paying would spend it in off at the end of some port and ar­ the voyage a guy rive back home has money in tiis hr^dce. Collecting podkets when he in one payment steps ashore at makes easier to save later on. home. 4 ^ •'if Sf $ ^ Nick Chrlsomalis, waiter: per­ A. Crux, wiper: The' present sys­ sonally,|think the present system tem of paying off at the end of the of paying off at voyage is the the end of a voy­ best. What can age is the best for we do with the all hands. For money. at sea? one thing it The draws we re­ would only me^ ceive in port a lot more work should be enough for tiie pursers. for a man to en­ Besides, U a man joy himself and was paid weridy, buy some pres­ he may be ents, and still tempted to try his hands at cards leave him with enough to tide fahn O lot more than he normally would over at the end (tf the trip. ii he didn't have a roll oai Mm WASHINGTON—-American-flag tanker operators are again pressing for the introduction of a "50-50!' oil cargo bill and claim that such legislation will be introduced by Congress shortly. The proposal would compel all companies import-'' cargoes carried on foreign-flag , ing more than 300,000 barrels ships. of crude, fuel or refined oil or oil products yearly to ship at, least half their cargoes on Americanflag .tankers. The sponsoring American Inde­ pendent Tankers Owners' Aswciation originally made its bid for "50-50" in September, 1957. The decline in American-flag tanker trade and the growing deimndence on foreign oil supplies, which prompted the * initial move, has continued during the past year. It is estimated that over 20 percent of US oil supplies i come from abroad, with virtually all of these BaH. Picks Winners In BALTSMOfia—Now^art the city primaries are over, affairs of the port are getting baOk to norm.il. Port Agent Earl -^epp'ard reportg. All of the winners in'the primaries had the baclhng..of ;the city's labor unions and cottllciite, and, it is hoped they will be^ed into office in the general electiohs this com­ ing May.There . has been no change in the shipping picture for this port and It has, remained the mme.as it 1^' was for the Jast ?|i» inon^s, slpw.. If/. There • a^- stifl^' n going around about three of' the ore ships coming out of lay-up this montli, I• but there has been no official word I In line with the SIU Great rfaie Engineers describing their about them, Sheppvd noted. HdurLakes District's modernization p^ Welfare and Penrion Flans. The ever, the SS Ocean Star is ex­ gram, the port of Cleveland has boddet lists the fifli req^ememts pected to take oh a full cfcw some­ been added to the list of those for. welfare and retlremeat benefits. time in the near future and this . slated for. new nnion halls. The Illustrated wUh drawings and will help ease the registration list hail (142aw. 25 St), oo^ Ave min­ sprinkled with pboft^aphs at which is stBl tiuite heavy for the utes f roiB the heart of the city and BME members and their families. •port. ; • ! ' : • frem.; the docks, has already been It will be available .to-: members There 'were hiine "ves^ls paying leas^ land will be opened in wly latm'this m#th. off during the last.two-weeks, three April. It m®-ks the . third stoP in -•, rignihg 'bn and 14 in transit. The % the year-old jdaii desisted to pro­ Anastacdo rNimez. te, and Pete -vessels paying off were the Jean, vide improv^ service and .facilir- Barnett, fifi,- aFe^latest pension­ Mae, Emilia,-Evelyn (Bull); Marpre ties for the membership. . ers in the Ballon Union of the Pa- tMatven); Flomar (Oalmarti Royal pS. p •eifie. Nmiee, an amateur-paitetm*, Oak iCitiesBeryJce); Steel Traveler Entering its ninth year: of ex- plans, to resettle inland. Bamett, (Isthmian) and the Jciefiha (Lib­ > > ' ist^e, the BroiberhooA pf Marine who sailed through two wars with­ erty Nav.). Slgnihg' on: were the ~ h Engineers' Welfare Plah has ^!d out an accident, I>ians to take ad­ Marore (Marven); JoseUna (Liberty MS;-,,; • ^,.;' A ' out 781 in-hospltri benefits totalli^' vantage of the favorable fishing; Nav.) and the Penh-Voyager. • -i The in-tfansit ships; wyre the • thousand in its first eight years: hunting and. prospecting around Steel Scientist, ;Steel Artisan, Steel • * The 'plan, which origiDally pakf ihls-SeatGe imaSfc'--i-.r-.. Admiral, Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); engineers $7 a week as: long , i. ,VIdtes Massmar, ^ Bethcoaster ,(twice) ^ as tliey wMe in: the tmspUat "now; Over at the SIU of the SlU-eimtnMited Losmar (Calmar); Jefferson . City -Ioffers $50- Weddy for up'^( 38= Biat#d, . weeks plus $20 a/day ftbb -first' companies, .Himon Portland Ce^: Vietmy, Manl^fWid^ #. _ • ii, f,;iv i 20 days of hosdtdiaittdh>; Wdfiuw ment, has purchased the; stmuner Carriers); QS ;^a|tiniore fCities seryice);; AlOQS Polaris, ,Aleoa P|l-,^ .v " :l^efits are finnmetf dniltoyak^ <7ollia8;.;^ ^lm yes#k whl#' ls .grim (Alcoa) dengdhili' hnd #cnrasliHir Mntributioiai" ektabltohed'-^:^^^ : V• -ri:!:'":.!;-,'"hasv been renmhed the -jiflui fi'- (Robin).: . ' ::fic iBkird and Is expected tohe Teady , $ '• .P[,. for opmaUiei la mid-iby;^^ ~.:Crev?p[jembcrs aWarfl.; ! L£:'J*rs: «f the: thapr, uvidehi in pgt4h«ri^ MmldlKaa,' 1^ ;:v ^SIU Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the' names (rf individual Headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a prolflem in bookkeeping which can be avoided If checks are made out to the Union dirtily. • Transfers have taken a consid­ erable toU of the US tanker fleet in recent years and observers doubt whether the entire US fleet could carry more than 40 percent of oil cargoes even if a "50-50" bill were passed. With such a bill, it is likely that new American-flag tonnage would be built. However, for the billr to take effeet immediately, a number of runaways would have JACKSONVILLE •— Following to return to the American flag. Fbderal Court approyri of a reor­ Domeriic oil prodticers and pri­ ganization plan, C. Gordon Andervate tanker interests have suffered •soui a director, of fee Florida Na­ severely by the absence of regu­ tional Bank, has been nsmed presi­ latory en offshore shipping, dent of the TMT Trailer Ferry Inc. the assoctetion maintains. They Neither tie nor the other new offi­ noted that in. the coastwise trade, cers were previously, coiithe law stipulates that,shipments hected with tlie comisany. of petroleum products must be Started in J1953, TMT was under made on US-flag vetesels..; an SlU deep-sea contract until l957 The group is also concerned when Increasing financial strains about the disparity;-of rates be­ forced it to halt operations. It was tween coastwise {iud offshore shi^ the first commerciiil operator in ping. Runaway ;op$ratorsr who fee country to operate a lift-on lift­ virtually dominate: Jhe -Ibreign off vessel, the Carib Queen. The trade, take advantage bf tgx bene­ vessel has since been taken over fits, underpaid fbrjeigrf crewS and by the Government, after it preyed sub-standaril -working- cboditions to a losfeg business prepositloa. enable them to offer loiver trans­ TMT how runs a roll-on, roll-off portation . rates. Thus .domestic barge service between Jacksonville operators have been cut out tf and San Juan/^ Puerto Rico, and much of the triWe. ; Under the betwe«i San Juan and the Virgin AITOA proposal, whenevw com­ Islands/ Last, It transported parable. nates dtffeted by ; more ; ilfen $25 ^|um of cargo, netthan 20 peireent; the' matie^.would' feig oview^D,#Ciiin earnings. The be brought to thb Maritime Adr hew chmpany plans to issue V/i ministratioii and' in turn- to the miliioh ; shares of assorted stock Secretary of Commerce. / 1 from 10c-5c per share. , Court Sftakes UpTMTCo. • t , tor dtip .. > for shore Whafever you heetl, jn work- Qr. drfisf .. Y< geor, your SIU Seo Chest hos it/ ovoi^ flemr <it subgtontlol savings by try­ ing:.;, at'your I UiuOD'OwfeMl'. operoted Seo Chest store/ Span Coofl Slacks H^rKShoei Socks JDifegmfM# •rTTlWKw: -0WWnw'' CPO Shifts Dross Shirts pport Jfcirfe : Molts .••^^... Mhaku . :r : ,:S^oarihirt^i •: • tee- .x'lp-:'.', p -fimv^mhuaL: ;Sid« aaent Awairif IK Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' Frntx-twati/', :pa)rt' of-' tim;h»i®s,Ufehhri|' iflMi.iltal"';- '""km 1^-' I? -'4^' �SE'AFURERS LOG" On The Way' zf ^ r- • Page Elevea state Dep't Plans June Meeting On Runaways WASHlNGTOr^—West European differences with United States policy towards runaway ships will be aired this June when, maritime representatives from nine European nations meet with US shipping offi­ cials in Washington. tack by th^ West European marl, Slated for some lengthy dis­ time nations. cussion will be_the US' strong siinport of Panama and Liberia in their unsuccessful bid to be placed on the Maritime Safety Committee of the United Nations' InterGovernmehtal Maritime Consulta­ tive Organization, which met in London last December. The same nations, including the leaders in the drive against the runaways—Great Britain and Nor­ way—will be represented. They are France, Italy, West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. All have been ad­ versely affected by runaway com-; petition. . US contentions that the ,practice of American-owned ships regis­ tered under runaway, flags is proper have long been under at- Red Trade A Menace Chap Taxes WASHINGTON — A nine-man Presidential study group has rec­ ommended that the United States make an immediate move to block the growing threat of Communjst trading activities, and called for "incentive" programs such as tax reduction to induce greater partici­ pation by private American com­ panies in the development of West­ ern nations. The groUpr, composed of offiqjals and members of the board of Gen­ eral Electric, Standard Oil of Cali­ fornia and New Jersey and J. P. Morgan and Co., and other leading US manufacturing and stock asso­ ciations, although vague on the actual means of combating the Communist trade offensive, was very positive in their recommenda­ tion for the expansion of private capital in foreign development. One immediate means, they found, would be for an amendment to the present tax laws to permit corporations to defer tax on for­ eign income until It is brought into the US, and then to tax it at the 7.8 percent rate presently enforced on intercorporate dividends. Other recommendations included the writing off of foreign losses on ordinary corporate income and the waiver of anti-trust laws in the case of corporations to enable them to participate in the foreign aid program. 1- Ever since the Phoenicians sailed their tiny ships out into the Mediterranean some 3,300 years ago, seafaring men have been pretty much at the mercy of the weather. Bigger and sjtronger ships have been^built since that time, safety meas­ ures of various kinds have been adopted and weather fore­ casting has developed to help ships avoid severe storms. With all-that, each year there are ships lost, sonie.of them of the most modern construction. Countless others receive severe damage, to say nothing of the battering qrewmembers are subject to, because of heavy seas and storms. Jn-^"ecent years, for example, undei^ the American flag alone such ships as the Pennsylvtmia, the Pelagia, MormackA US Naval paHy. boarded .a ite, and the two LSTs,-Southern Isles and Southern Districts, Soviet fishlpg trawler J off New­ foundland last'^ek'9|tei;'^cbver^ foundered in storms, carrying hundreds of American seamen ing breali^Jp. fiye.A^ericab'^bwne^ to t^^ir deaths. transatlanUe cablibs; It was", foand • llid annual list of marine casualties is replete with the the trawlw »Nov9rossisk. gave "no melancholy details., of ships foundering at sea, ships driven indication' of intentions other than aground, crewmembers swept overboard or injured, fishing," but may have caused the 'Weather Satellite' damage by getting her dragging geiu- entangi^ with the cables. That's why,-from the seafaring man's point of view, the The boarding o4 the sWp, the giant strides forward now being made in long-range weather first incident of its kind in' mari­ forebasting are a most heartening development. The recent time hiatpry, was '* Jusiffied by launching of a Vanguard rocket as a "weather satellite" for 'American authorities liy - the inter­ the study of cloud formations and storm centers highlights national ;a''greepent»^> 1884 pro­ viding f(^,'t)he prote(!tipn of under­ a ma|or breakthrough in the offing in predicting the course sea. cableSi'it i§ one of the few pre- Pf storms, days and weeks ah®^id of time. tt' fe now held possible that withintelativ%ly shqrt time,' reyolutiob A ^reements that the Soviets koP^^y to. satellites will be sent ^loft" tvhich will be aole to photograph LAKE CHARLES—The political The bc^dibg party Pf five^found plou^ formations and^ track' the paths of hurricanes and other livened up a bit here as the ship't^ palters in primer and her stpriife with great accuracy,; This would •ena^e-Jhe j^ofecdst-^ scene keveral wbuld-be candidates began gear fitted^or a deep-sea fUshing. ipg-<^ storm conditions well in advance, giving ample notice putting out bids for labor support. Three jttSble shipi^, ^mon"^ them to sjj^s which cbuld then'alter routes to avoid the storms. Port A^ent Lefoy Clarke reports the Jolw MpKav.i panned 'By, m^berj^^tM Caj^adian Dis­ 'Jrt^^ddition, pceanhgrapMc surveys'how 'being" conducted that. the.backgrounds of these men trict, woifejgi^|Bg!fSfinimoned to are ^tablishirig' the ]lpc|[tipn and. capses of, surface wave are beipg Investigated and .that repair ttl^' cabl^y^lthough rough turlMence in the oceahs.^Tliis information can then bemused decisions wUl.be reached according weather operations, in. rating ships. In 'the^'AltlantSci, for example,, MST$-ships, to their previous stands on labor. Soviet Boat Susoect In Cab 0 Break La. Candidates thd faulMra^^as^ted .and;, the cables the storm a " diminished. smoother sailing and" fedhced danger l^venty-one cables,, 18 of , them ij^tru^hasfegMlii^s a long way off ftbm being abie td^con*.^^eripan-owned, ^ il lireat|H tfim but it certainly looks like , .^la^iq. Most breaks tP corrosion, . pc^ct, manufacture. Taad. marina months m advance, which wijl ^ one of ,ihe ;daining inentrsf^b^siKrierer:^^ ' '' '' M,eapwhi^ei., ship]ping yvas , fair, with JO, ships in, transft and oiie, paying off. In " transit v.-ere the Royal OalL CS MiapU, l^wawa,, ,»ra#o?d:is!Bnd;:p^ iJhe; iJei iMhiido, (Mississipp^. -.f-be Chiwawa also paid off. Other European complaints on the "50-50" law are expected to be included on the agenda. This law assures US-flag ships of a mini­ mum of 50 percent of .all Govern­ ment-financed exports. US unions have been staunch defenders of the ^'50-50" law. GE Sees AtomShip Feasible WASHINGTON—Another major company engaged in research and production in the nuclear-power field has indicated that nuclear piapts for ocean ships can be de­ veloped in the very near future. General Electric Vice-President Francis McCune told the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy that his company:,,.believed a nuclearpower plant was feasible for large tankers and cpuld^'become commer­ cially competitive in a few ye*is. GE's viewpoint substantiated previous testimony by Standard Oil of. New Jersey, Snerry Rand and the Isbrandtsen Ccmpany as to the desirability of constructing a nuclear-powered plant for comm.ercial tanker purposes. The position of the .A-dministration has been to "wait and see" what the experience c,f the first nuclear •ship, the NS Savannah, is, after a period of actual operation. Government witnesses conceded that this outlook was dictated by budget considerations and ad­ mitted as well that the Savannah's reactor will he obsolete for prac­ tical purposes as soon as it starts functioning. McCune, like other witnesses be­ fore him, testified to the superior­ ity of the boiling water reactor over the Savannah type and pre-? dieted further reduction in cost and improvement in performance • in the boiling water reactor. PUOtB urreiss VRAWii^ ^ Af!XiCl£S ve ^eiCemedW yovof �f • •' - • W':5.': • ^^V. -I race Twelre SEilFAIERS M DITIOC from this is that early warnings aboijft potential disabling ailments an( Injuries are being taken much more seriously today. The result is that exams at such faciflties as the various SIU clinics are paying off— not only by speeding up necessary treatment but also by cutting re­ covery time. Boston reports four recent arrivals at the marine hospital there, most of them in better than fair shape. Among them are: Williaih Phillips. ex-Hobin Hood, who was found to have some ear trouble after check-up and is now making good progress,' Edward Broussard, exArmonk, who's suffering from hemorrhaging but is improving, and William Ward, ex-Mankato Victory, drydocked for an infected stomach. With his pains gone now. Ward faces a few more tests and then possible discharge. Ward Brewer All's going well with Howard Watts, also in Boston, following his Repatriation on the Steel Rover. Watts had some trouble after an ulcer operation in India, was operated on again back in the States arid is expected to be out for good soon. He was originally on the Steel i'lyer. Savannah has only two men "on the hospital roster: Richard W. Cetchovich, ex-Seatrain Savannah, and Mohammed Said, ex-Eagle Transporter. Cetchovich had some surgery done ori his arm and hand and is doing okay. Ditto's the word on Said, who's being treated for arthritis. In Baltimore, William Brewer, Clyde Carlson and Edward BfeCawaa recently checked in at the marine hospital. Brewer, off the Robin Trent, came in for a check-up and is doing fine. A knee condition has sidelined Carlson, who was on the Michael last trip out. McGowan is in for treatment of a back condition. He was on the Ocean Eva. These and all the brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and mail from their shipmp^es. Drop, in or write them when you can. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Albert W. Canter Widdie C. Hinson B. W. Castellow Jr. Swindell W. Lewis John J. Harrison Donald L. Willis USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Joseph S. Barron Wm. H. Pussinsfcy Joseph H. Berger Wm. L. Robinson Michael J. Coffey Maurice Rosenthal Leo Cronsohn A. J. Scheving Joseph R. Ebbole Wm. R. Seibert Myron E. Folts Claude A. Virgin Eric W. Johnson -Joseph Neubauer F. Melgulades USPHS HOSPITAL iSAVANN4Ul. CA.. R. W. Cetchovich Mohammed Said USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON D. L. Warrington VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS B. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS., MASS. Charles Bartlett D. Fitzpatrlck USPHS HOSPITAL . FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Woodrow Meyers B. F. Delbler John C. Palmer Horace Ledwell Jr. VA HOSPITAL DENVER, COLa Clifford C. Womack VA HOSPITAL BUTLER, PA. James F. Markel VA HOSPITAL , BOSTON, MASS. Thomas W. Kmion H: 1^' • 'I • i';. • •> ' SAILORS SNUG HABBOB STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. Benjamin Huggins VA HOSPITAL - KSCOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph cm VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY E. T. Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. HD. John' Asavlcula Emanuel Jones Hennlng Bjork Edward HcGowan William . Brewer Domingo Orbigoso Lonnle Buford Vincent Rizzuto Millard Byron Henri J. Robin Jr. Clyde Carlson Herbert Shartzer Patrick J. Duikln Wm. F. Smart Jr. Clarence Gardner G. Warrington Gorman Glaze Bruce E. Webb Robert Heillg USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS.E. Broussard Ray Peters Dale F. Evans Wm. H, PhUlips C. A. McCarthy WllUam H. Ward Raymond L. Perry Howard J. Watts ^ USPHS HOSI^AL GALVESTON, TEXAS Carmelo Martinez Harold Simmons James Matthews USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Herbert Allman Wooldridge Xing Robert G. Barrett . Edward Knapp Leo H. Lang Carey J. Beck Claude Blanks Terral HcBaney Robert Brown Alexander Martin Isauro Cardeal Michael Miller SEAFARERS LOG. D. B. Carpenter . John Hills Cloise Coats Jack Moore 675 Fourth Ave., Feas T. Crawford Michael O. Huzio Eugene CroweU Win. E. Nelson Brooklyn 32, NY Chas. R. Dalcourt Dominic NeweU Adolph L. Dannt Edward Northrope Douglas Winford Powell I would like to recefve the James Oliver Flynn WUUam Rollins James C. GUsson James Rutherford . SEAFARERS LOG — please Herbert E. Grant Ernest Sauls.. James E. Guy James Shearer >ut my name on your mailing John Hrolenok T. H. Stevens James Hudson James Ward ist. (Print Information) Sidney Irby Robert Wiseman Nicholas Katoul Clark C= Wood John H. Kennedy f:iifford Wuertz NAME USPHS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NYLewis R. Akins Frank Hernandez Manuel Antonana Donald Hewson Eladio Aris Ludwlg Kristlansen Fortunate Bacomo Thomas. R. Leiuur STREET ADDRESS Joseph J. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Bruno Leo Mannaugh Leo V. Carreon J. s; CByme James F.. Clarks. C. Oslnski • • « .» Joseph D. Cox George G. Phifer Juan Denopra Winston E. Benny John J. IbriscoU George Shumaker Otis L. Gibbs Almgr S. Vlckers Bart E. Guranlck Port P, Wing Taib Hassan Royce Yarborougb USPHS HOSPITAL ISLAND, NY TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you Andrew STATEN Brelih Francisco HarUnei •re en eld tiibscriboi and hav* a Robert W. Bunner V, Mavromatis C. Cepriano , Harold J. Moore ehan^a of address, pleasa give your T. Duiah DeDuisin Harvey W. Morris former addrasi balewi .Toseph J, Domino Paul Norton G. B. Griswold - Wm; C. Palmer , Victor Gustafson H. J. Peterson John S. Hauser David T. Raynes ••• • i i E-.'-ward H. Heacox. EtttetejrlQ. Rivera .Jose Rodriguez y-'i > '(••} ! i r.ci * ••J..,.. ! is ;. r.'.'eret^ Hord H.. A. Jurgenton' Frank SoHaho M'.f. .5j f . i'-n Patrick T. Kelly ; -Bhek'iSoM' t Rtifino Lara John UlU - ' CITY ^ joBii R. Longhurst JuUo Valentin'^ ' NUs H. Lundquist Amlello Verdemara L. McGlinchey John WestfaU '•'ST^VTE;, :W'a• . S. Ludwlg Manhart CITY STATE I »'r^' Chowtlme 20NE .. ..... ADDRESS Welfare Assist Draws Thanks To the Edltoir : We want you to rnake public how thankful we arc to the woriderfal Seafarers Welfare Plan for the great services it has given us in bur difficult moments when we had all our children sick in the hospital. They received good treatirient and several doctors' visits, all paid for by^he plan. We are very proud because my husband is a member of the The number of SIU men laid up at various hospitals around the country continues to be fairly constant, even -jvith a spurt of new admissions froih time to time. One conclusion i i««rigita*. iwi' SEAFARERS LOG Bud Wiilioms, nighf cook and boker on the Pocificus, shows off selection bf pies prepored for dinner during trip to Indio: from the West Coost. letto Te The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. best sailors organization in the world. We pray to God that He bless the organization, its offi­ cers and members and that they may continue giving their won­ derful services for years to" come. ' , Mr. and Mrs. Eduardb'Rppefont ; * 4^'- Year Aboard Ship Should Be Enough Chief . cook Dorryl Chofin does the honors on roost beef, cutting off slices for dinner. All told, it looks like the ship it eoting very well. She's cor« rying groin to Indio. Bosun Better, CqmingHome Latest reports indicate that an operation which had been scheduled on Seafarer Jose ^yes-in Singapore has been post­ poned, and that he'll be back Stateside this week. Before the surgery was put off, three crewmen off the Steel Flyer each gave a pint of blood to the blood bank of Singapore's General Hospital in anticipatioir of Reyes' needs during the operation, , The donors from the Flyer, ac­ cording to ship's reporter C: Ma-' thews, were Aldo Perini, AB; Joe Faircloth, fireman, and Juan Felidano, wipeT. Hews had been bosUn on the Steel Admiral. It i.s understood he reopened the incision of a previous operation while working on the Steel Ad­ miral in January. .He 4s also suf­ fering, from a stomach condition. Reyes -was known to the Flyer's crew, having come aboard while both ships were tied up in Singa­ pore's west anchorage early hi January. The Admiral later switched its itinerary and trans­ ferred cargo for Indonesia to the Flyer, which returned to Sing­ apore after calling at Javanese ports. It sailed again wheiv the blood donors returned to the ship. Reyes is' now being flown back for hospitalization in the New York area. Both crews expressed special thaiiks'to Miss Ruth Rosen, a passenger who twice visited the Reyes at the hospital in Singapore, for her kindness to a fellow sea­ man To the Editor: Brother Cameroq . (LOG, Jan; 30) thinks there should be - no limit on the time a seaman can stay on a ship. He mentions performers and the-fabt that they just make a trip or two and that's why they are in favor of the one-year limit. On all the ships I worked oh I found the performers in the minority and the real hard working seamen in the majority. The "one-year rotation" would give the guy on -the beach a break. It could be you! Another feature I noticed among both seamen and land­ lubbers is that then when they stay, on a .Job-,too long they get a sort of "bossy" complex and think they own the ship; If a guy can't make it in a year with the decent SIU salary , and con­ ditions, I would say "Jump off the Golden Gate Bridge." ' Antheay V. SmoiensU . that the overall job picture accor^g .to the shipping. round­ up published in the LOG shows that a lot of jobs, go to class C men for lack of takers with class A or class B seniority. But most of the time these jobs are only the entry ratings. You don't very often see class C men fill­ ing key jobs and such. Brothers, it: matters not what class or job we ship in provid­ ing there are jobs when we w?nt and need them. 1 feel that we should bring thiis subject to a vote of the membership. I have beard this voiced in a lot bf ports and on the ships very often.- Most of the men I'hear speak about it are all in favor of a one-year limit. Now the fact remains that some men want to stay on S ship for years. That is all well and good if a man likes that. As for myself, 1 am married and 1 take off very often for home and the Jdds. I believe there , are a lot men who would do the same if they were sure they could get another ship when the vaca­ tion was over. ^ Biit if we had the 12-month rule, we could practically bet, that we woulfd get a job within a very reasonable peribd of time. In a case where there was. no man available to relieve the man due to come off under the 12-month hile, the man on the', ship'would then have to stay; on in order to prevent the ship from sailing short-handed." I think it will work arid we should give it a try. U i£ doesn't, work, we brivbn't lost A thing, but we should vote on the tlubject and leave it up to majorityto decide. I for one am strong­ ly in favor of limiting the timeon a ishlp. ' '" . fTed R. Hieks, Jr. SS Seafair .444- Sltiiiiii Rates Steward Tops To-the EdUor: . I km Mridting this letter to let the Union know we have a very good chief steward here on the SS Captain Nicholas Sitinas. He is Brother Charles Stevens, man who does everything for'-.the creVr.' '.. The steward is on the spot everjr morning to check on everything, and -to make sme it comes out prepared weU. Bc. sides putting out good irierius, he als6 goes to the galley some^ times, to hfdF turn out special itenis for the crew. • t i ' I am the ship's delegate aiid To the Editor: ~ During the past several on behalf of all the crew rec-' months I have had the pleasur'a. bmiricrid, Stevens aS; one W the . of reading several letters in the best stewards in the SIU. , Thomriif G. Bn^^oa LOG on the subject of forced ; . = .4::. i. vacations for our membership. I wish to state that L.am in MoreOnWIvba complete agreement that we should leave our berths after, a HavlnE ID Card To thb Editor: 12-month period; or 360 days; As a 'married man' and one ' 1 .agijce with.the many other, with, obligations on paying for people-who have-written to the a home and ftiSny other; items LOG kboiit giVlrig: Identification I feel I can speak pretty freely cards, it would foe a little easier on this subject. I hbve s pretty I know,' frOm exp'eriencc, that large obligation, and. I-feel that cashing allottment checla,can if I can 'meet these things on be a problem-' If we had thefeO one year's employment then the cards it would be. a little easier other members of this great for the wives. Jdentificatiori ;eards can be Union , of ours can too..« I understand •- that" in some very-useful for such pupioses as . cases tijls. migbfiwbrk a hard­ getting into the SIU hall to ob­ ship on some important key jobs tain infomatiott or tp see some- ' siich as Those on-the passenger one, and klso,:would avoid the ships, etc. But 1 belieye we trouble that • SIU depmidents could iron out this niatter in have wheri they, go to, the SIU some way by having special pro^ clinic for a check-iip-" " I believe that if all the Seri-i visions for certain biircUto-replace jobs. In any case, a limit farers' wives who read the LOG ^ of a year on a ship , should be would write the. PriiOii; Qfa. tlds . our ultimate goal; Our brothers subject then ;8uiiielhiHg wouliT in the SUP set uir the seven- be done. Believe .riie, I rim sore,,';' niouth. rule and I have spoken to I am sp&.^^king for other-people ipanyof ^m who te«!l tbnt the, -ymcb Ifpy ihpt'ifti^'jd)^ i^t-up is just 6ne; it i^ves tificaiion card would be a.^atM help for the wives and children. everyone a chance for a job. m. NapbTeoiaa-^ • Ndw tfin l^ueSUoa^' i^^ �mmh Ur i*a9 I I)-,4.. .Vv , .. THI CABINS (T*IIM City ll««nlna)*.^ITABKAtL SIMMIB^ail-AthnflcU ifit. ||J^-clMlrBMm> I. WallMai SM> MAE (Suli), Feb. 1—Chairman, R. Tyren; Secretary, R. Tapman. Siip'a fund t31.90.' No beefs. Bequest quiet in passageway.. Water preesure not. eufficient in head*. Collection of tl ' to be taken for antenna for TV at payoC. . SAVANNAH (Saatraln), No data— Xhsihnan, R. May; lacratary, J. ObraM. Washing machine wringer to bd repajred. Ice box to bo adjusted. One man fired in Savannah. Some dis­ puted OT. On* man misted ship. Suggestion to have three lineochangea per week. ORION STAR (Orion), Feb. I— Chairman, C. Smith; Sacretary, A.AFOUNDRIA (Witarnan), Jan. IS— Cunningham. Delegate spoke to cap­ tain about putting out draws in trav- Chairman, R. (FConner; Sacratary, W. Sink. Doctor drunk in Phlla. Captain -relieved doctor and arranged for ahots in NY. Motion to reelect dele­ gate by acclamation. Quiet to be ob­ served whUe men Sleeping. All foc'slea aft to bo aougeed. Fans to be cleaned. MADAKET (Weterman), Jan. IS— Chairman, C. Lambert; Secretary, R. Taylor. New screens and mattresses received. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food and service. VALIANT HOPE (Ocean), Fab. 31— Chairman, J. Sheenan; Sacretary, C. Bellamy. Rcpalia being made. No Major beefs. Request water line to check engine. Sink to bo fixed. Turn off washing machine when finished. Return hooks to library. - JOHN B. WATERMAN (Watermanl. March 1—Chairman, J. Flowers; Secwetary, V. Meehsn. No- beef*. Bom* 'disputed OT. Discueaiott on wiper blowing tubes. Disc on foc'ale sou A painting. Washing machine he*( repair. Vote. *f thanks to steward for improved menus. iBIRVILti iWaterman), Feb. 1— Chairmen, H. Carney; Secretary, C. Rawilni*. Ship's fund S6S.10. No beefs. New delegate and treasurer elected. FLOMAR (Caimar), Feb. 1—Chsil^ man, A. Fertner; Secretary, R. Duff. No beefs. Wiper missed ship—^Frisco. Fireman hospitalised in Coos Bay. Re­ quest cutting down on coffee. FACiFiCUS (Orteni, Jan. SI — Chairman, A. Therw Secrgtary, O. Ruddy. Water tanks will be cleaned after discharge of cargo. fund. Few heefs re diatrflmtian of mada chine motor replaced in Singapore, if possible. Crew agreed to cover cost, Man cautioned about fighting on diip. Cretr Waniad about fooling up in port. Vote of thank* tc cooks for Job well done. Tribute To A Shipmate Reb. 4S-—ClM|niRiii# 'd- OMfSMl refary> B. iiv No be bedis. liV No Men missed gUp, „ SnAS^S^ Vote of tbnka. t*. ' for Job well done. Uag ahewer -tains, to prevent deck from tWo Void of tfii^ to ateward. dsvt. far ffood, food and • service, B1 donation to be collected «t payoff fo> ship's lundi %ary, tf; 'STliackk. Contacted R; Matthew* teom Ttaaa Cttjr.ra »a|4ns •S proceduMt WIU be laatrncted when arriving, NY. Motion made and carried, to have delegate wire B« time of arrivaL Crew asked not to unacrew. all light buUvi in pasMtgewayi. Laun­ dry to be kept clehn. elerg' cheek* with captain eignaturo on them' a* crew have found them difflt 'cult to get 'cariied. Hereafter, cvtain >U\.get all traveler* check* in Jiman, •where his signature is not required. rShip'S' fund was contributed to former chief cook, who waa taken eS aick. Few hours OT disputed. One man missed ship In Saeebo, last trip. ':' > -i .• :"r' • SEAFAMERS IPG STtei. ADsMIRAt (UihmUnK M, •-"•Chairmaiiy t. OuiMi SMraUryp H. Orlami*. Captain to have letters mailed at both points of Canal.- Draw in Halifax on OT. Few hours dis­ puted OT. ReporU sefepted. Motion to post direct sailing time rather .than tentative. Vote defeated en one year limit on thip. Repair lilt to be submitted. Vote of thank* to delc-g«te for Job well dene. BARBARA FRIETCHII (Liberty), Jan. 3S—Chairman, V. Menta; Sacre­ tary, R. KarezawsM. Beefs to be diacussed with dept. delegates. (Mod ship—good crew. Ship's fund tl3.38. New delegate cloctod. SnggeM timet to be put on waahing machine for safety, etc. IDEAL X (Fenn.), Jen. f—Chairman, W. Smith. Rapair Uat prepared—dis­ cussion on fumigation. Ship's fund S3.99. Keep metaroom dean. Flaca glasses en drain hoard. Thanks to steward dept. for job well done. STREL A6I (isHimlan), Fob. 31— Chairman, H. Brown; Secretary, J. Savaga. Some disputed OT. ClarUcation needed re work done by Indians in Calcutta. One man logged fOr not woriring two days. Request more cigarettes. Request more SEAFAR­ ERS LOG* mailed to ships on fereiaB articles. Chief mate uses pantry 'equipment in dispensing medical aid . to crew and refusea medical aid smless during hia working hours... ' DEL VIBNTO (Mississippi), Fob. I— Chairman, B. BroOeriek. Two men off sick. Vote of thanks to steward -dept. for Job well done. Few hours OT disputed. WANS ARCHIR. (Nerth Atlantic VoilKMAR (Calmsr), Fob. 21 — Msrihs), Feb. 1—Chairman, L. Smith; .'Chairman, H. Fllzgarsld; Secretary, Socrotary, L. Hopkins. Ship's fund K. Hatf imlslM. 1^. to clarify .sailing SS.OO. No beefs. Delegates elected in board. AU excess linen to be turned all • departmenta. Request steward in before arrival. Bq. to have quan­ dapt. Uving quartert be cleaned, tity of food inciwased. MeaU A vegeaougeed and painted. Vete ef thanks •tables are main items. to steward dept. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (ieatrafai), CITIES SSRViCR (Saltimer^, -tan. .Fsb. 8S—ChalmMn,. F. Russo; Sacra­ II—Chairman, D. Hebert; Secretary, tary, N. R*ml*y. SS9S paid out for W. Cassidy. NO: beefs. Everything new TV: tririp's fund $41. On# man running smoothly. Ship's fund $39. paying off in NY. No becfii. New flimigsiin missed ship In Nmrfolk. One delegate elected. Suggest adCquat£^ man hospitallted In Tabipa. Baker ' heat in crews' quarters. Discuasian missed drip In Lake Charles. SSS re xougceing laundry room. Suggest donated to March of Dimes. men asfao have time off in NY be allowed to pay off first. Be* about WANS FiONIER (Inter Qcsan), Jan. getting meat block planed or re­ 31—Chairman, T. Drobbbis; Secre­ placed and sec If any action has been tary, J. CrsN. No beefs. One man taken re air oonditiairing of crews' hospitalized. S14 in dilpM fund. Some mess before hot weather -arrives. • diaputed OT. Motien made, A seconded to have engine pitrdlmaii aboard for KYiKA (Watennan), Feb. S-Chali^ payoff, also havg delegate caU Nor­ man, S. Heufcebe: Sacretary, H. Alefolk Ml fOr replae^ent-of miering Alear. Caputs forbids liquor on man in stoward d^. ship. SfalpM fund $•. After ualns between AB and messman be settled. washing machine at night, leave Ught Request men-leaviBg sliip at payoff to out. Return books to shetyea. DanT leave clean foc'de A drip. Turn In leave clotbea drying for daysJ Heat­ excess linen and matches to steward. ing system needs repairs. Ne an* dishes. Wiper's locker needs repi^. ^COASTAL CRUSAORR fSuwanne*), Feb. IS—Chelrman, 6, Foley; > Secre­ . ROYAL OAK (CItIs* Ssrvlcs), Fsb. tary, D. Wegner. New delegate dect- . Chairman, M. McNab; Secretary, ed. Heads to be In sanlMiv condition A. Carpenter. Several repairs made. sftsr. lisa. ' Jlon't pouir coffee in scut­ Mattreas to eome. Repair list to be tlebutt. Froper attire to be used .in turned in. Flowers sent to OuiUoiy messhall. family in hospitM. tS in ahlp'a fund; request donation at payoff. Tffo.iOIAL X (Fsnn), Jan. f—Chairman, hours disputed OT. No beefs. ReW. Smithr Secretary, D. Llela. Repelir qnest draw before docUng Sdnth. 8e«^ list ready. Dtacusdon on fumlgaUou. about cold water below deck. Plimp M.8S in shlp'a fund. No beefs; evesy- ordered. thlng running smoothly. Keep nussroom clean. Placaa glassea on drain STIRL AOMtRAL (Itthmlan), Dec. board and not in sink. Vote of tkanko 14.. Cbetmian, H. Orlande; Secretary, to steward dept. for Job weU done. R. Hunt. New delegate elected. Ne beefs. Do not fill washing machinv FAIRLAND (Fan-Atlentlc), Feb. SI with taothcn «bdrmaii, c. DeMdelnr leerwferF, Frank Kuafura. No beefs, naebssion ORtON cilFFRR (Orion), Feb. II— on benches for aft. Motion that b*M- CbeHsnan, M. BerlewHs Secrolary, J. er be installed battreom , and BnylO. New AB Joined ship nt Babre—iwer bctwaeb eleb. A bosim'S quar^ in Island. One man JelMd. dhto at * ^.of thai#* to ateward dept. Saseba,. Japan. On* OB aktttrihmm wd halju for pte and paatriea made disputed OT. Delegate ntH ImvlnB trottUe: With Captain Md MSM nute. DissMiaflod i with feed. SbotUga of YAXA -(Waterbian), Feb. F-r-Cbeliv -cigarettes;-man, C. WalUck; Secretary, F, Stan^nharry. Csplsta Jdeaged With er»W. . BRL ORO (MiHiealppO, FA 3X — Me .member got married, no logff .. Chsirmsn, W. Osotmesist Sogreteiv. • Crow to atakc Jist^.of Mfidy-auggeF S. tmlth. On* mm kriate*- gblp in Uona. Evewthltff in. good.Shaw.:. NOL. Montevideo, Urugwor, ||ilF% Banff BM.^ tioj&putcd OfT. yefg nf tbinkA,• -Jteqneat eoffoe -pete boTjaAli. Cm- • to-atniMv.d*i|rt. f«f fiii«;hoUb» dltn^ /Hbm •- ro megiman- /ffiMMi-; bear , beca.-: .-Kepfilir .CMMlttm*:. ' • S-r-lr": -V • • lAiW Heads bowed, crewmembers on the Valiant Faith attend final rites at sea for- 3rd assistant engineer Axel L Lundqvist, who passed away in his sleep on Feb. 7. Services were held Sunday morning, Feo. 8, with Copt. A. DeBoxy officiating and aU engines on "stop." ..Phil Roshke was the photographer. LOG'A-RHYTHM: Love For The Sake Of Loving By JofaD F. Wiuiderlich . / love for the sake of loving; Some toiU cry for. the sake of crying. I sing for the sake of singing; Some will die for the sake of dying. . I drinJc for the sdke of drinking; • Some abstain for the sake of abstaining. I laugh for the sake of laughing; Sanve cotnplain far the. sake of complaining. t win Sonie I live Sonie for'the sake of winning; wilt fail for the sake of failing. far the sake of living; will ail for the sake of ailing. But why shouldn't we all Win for the sake of winning. Sing for the sake of singing, Laugh for the sake of laughing, [And love fpr the sa^ of'loving? And let others do the ailing • Failing Complaining Fat:* TbMMm Laugh-A-Day Helps Keep 'Em Sailing The jokers are running wild these days and it isn't even Spring yet. On the Wang Pioneer, the whole crew has been called down for using the blackboard for practical jokes. They've been marking up the board with early calls and notices for money draws that don't exist. The Orion Clipper gets its comic relief from the new chief mate, a real bell-to-bell man. "He'll be a happy naan,", says our corres­ pondent, "when someone invents pants with a toilet and shirt that has a builtrin water fountain. First he sax's take castor oil for what ails you aad then the next day squawks that you spend too much time run­ ning the head. How can you beat that system?" Then there's the guy on the Wacosta who had his troubles making himself understood in Belgipm until he found a cabbie who- said he spoke English. As the ^ver was taking the sailor back to the ship, he asked if he had yi^ted the World's Fair in Brussels. "Couldn't," said our man. "Not enough time. Too bad." The driver slowed the car, looked back at the seaman in amazement and sjtarted cussing him over the "insult" he'd made. "But you don't understand," the sailor said. "In American, too bad means I'm sorry, sort of." "Ah," said the driver. "You ase sorry our World's Fair was too bad. That is also Insulting." With that, the driver stopped the cab, collected his fare and drove way grumbling. Our man may still be walking. 'J .. * Abstaining And die for the soke of dying. 10 Days' Stores, 20 Days To Home' While on the Flomar I ran across an article about Lish Taylor (LOG, Jan. 30), which brought back memories of a trip we made on the old Andrew Jackson for Waterman some time in 1940. ' This stciy was submitted to know we had ran out of butter one We took her out of Mobile the LOG by Seafarer E. B. afternoon but the next morning we and went to the Far East and (Peloekes) "Fart SS Flomar. had butter in the icebox. I always then to Spain. thought the (miy way you could That was before the US went make butter was by letting milk into the war. We picked up a load was the first time I ever knew that clabber and then churning it. But of tobacco for Santander, Spain, a fish had chitterlings. 1 always it seems Lish was making it out of and were supposed to go through thought they came from a hog. baking grease and eggs. Maybe he We had some good seamen on had some kind of secret formula. Suez,' but American ships couldn't go through theie then, so we had that scow. To name a few: Ray­ He was the best steward I ever to come all the way back through mond Foster, Vernon Hall, Leroy rode with in all my 26 yeai-s on the Panama Canal. Lish put in a GuUey, Adama, Barett, Olmcmd, these ships. lai^e order for stores In the Canal Uncle Jimmy Gray and many more Ahyway we head back to Balti­ but received only about half of I cant recall. more, a run of about 20 days, and I We stayed in Spain about 23 know he only had about ten days' what he ordered. At the tinae he didn't mind that days. Not being able to get many stores. Every day he would take s(i| much, as he thought he could stores, we were running short The a sight and count the meat. We had good weather coming pick up more stores In Spain. We captain asked the steward if he did receive stores in Japan, but could make it home with .what he back, and we made it to the docks they didn't have any cold storage had but I never heard the answer. with the boxes wide open, and not 1 was 2nd orok and-baker on the even one ox joint left. But Lish there so all the.-meat was ireshkilled. To top it off; they brought ship, and I thought I knew what swore if he had to stay out another aboard the heads- and all, and the was in the boxes. I'm telling you 1 day we would have had meat.-1 was sorry wci got in. 1 would have crew was wondering if it ynp being liked to bkve-lemoned the secret of 1^ smne idad of dog. They all making meat. said tlmy weren't going to cat any We didn't have any supper tlie 6t the meat TWs is where our evening we got in so they brought chief cook, Clarence Lett, came in. Seafarers nvefrseas hifo want Well, we had lamb meatballs and to get in touch with hej^quar- saodwichM for all the crew. To top veal hambiirgen, and all tiie time ters In a hurry MU) do. so by it off, we. didn't have a squawk the the crew waB waiting fnr the stew cabling the Union at its cable whole trip. Any of the men who ard.. to put veal or lamb on the • '"OSS, SEAFARERS NEW was on the old Andy will remem her that trip- . lnena..Now in Spahi they had Just YORK... Now Lish has retired; s good gotten over their civil wjuv so the Use ot this address wilFassure USi^s we piched Miip tbeiw dtdnt . -leedy transniisslon on all me»- Union mim and • goodaeaman. Rot am(MMit>tb Bi»^. Wc'wfm lo sages and faster- '-ervicff for the a$ tiie old sa^ng; goes: "Let him hRve tito ilnweci while hff can still fei' jMBiebut thcgr salt ^e men Inv^ved. smffathim." UQimtt^ Cable Addrftss i: - • •.-1 �..•;,v:>-i ... ,vTr v> y : • ,;•; vV- / SEAFARERS LOG : rave Foajcieen Rebecca Has A Meeting Poetry In LOG A Hbbby Only To the. Editor! The appearance Of poems of mine In the SEAFAftERS LOG has brought inquiries concern­ ing my status as a seaman which I feel I should answer, I am not a seaman and have never "been one, • However, it was Inevitable that sooner or later we would come Into contact with each other because we have had the letters To The Editor Union and ship's business get careful attention aboard the SS Rebecca at regular SlU ship's meeting. P.art of the gang is pic­ tured, including J. Henning,\meeting secretary (seated, 3rd from left), and ship's delegate R. B. Barnes (seated, reading). Ship is reported running smooth so far. iNEW YORK 075 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-66(05 PORTLAND -Sll SW. Clay ^ BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. CApitkl 3-4338 Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstem 1-4900 SAN FRANCISCO.. .i.... .450 Harrison^ BOSTON . 276 State St. Douglas 2-8383 A1 Tanner, Agent Richmond 2-0140 SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St WILMINGTON......... R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C LAKE CHARLES, La. . 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MC&S MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. ...523 BienvUle St. Cal fanner. AgentHEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS RAmond 7428 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NEW YORK 075 4th Ave.. Brooklyn UYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND.... 211 SW Oay St. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. CApitol 7-3222 3. Bullock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 350 Fremont St. PHILAOELPUIA 337 Market St. SAN FRANCISCO EXbrook 7-5600 S Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 2505 —1st Ave. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. SEATTLE Marty Breithoff. Aeen' Dougla.s 2-!j475 MAin 3-0088 SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos. WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Stop so TEiiiiinal 4-8338 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St MFOW William Morris, Agent Adams 3-172ar 1216 East Baltimore St. Sii^Ari'Ll. . 2505 1st Ave BALTIMORE Ted Babfcowski, Agent Main 3-4334 EAstern 7-3383 TAMPA ^BOy-JKH N. FrankUii St HONOLULU ...56 North Nimitz Highway B. Gonzalez. Acting Agent Phone 2-1323 PHone 5-6077 WlLiViiiNUiON, Cant o05 Marine Ave. NEW ORLEANS 523 BKnviUe St. Reed Humphrie.s. Agent Terminal 4-2874 MAgnolia 0404 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. SEC;RETARY-TREASURER COrtland 7-7094 Paul Hall PORTLAND... 522 NW Everett St. ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS CApitol 3-7297-8 J Aleina. Derk W Hall, Joint > SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. C. Simmons, Eng. J. Volpian, Joint E Mooney. Std. DQuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO. 296 West 7th St. TErmlnal 3-4485 SUP SEATTLE .2333 Western Ave. HONOLULU .51 South Nimitz Highway MAin 2-6326 PHone .502-777 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Great tak^s District JAckson 5-7428 ALPENA 1215 N Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY......... 914 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 DULU-rH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randi Iph 2-4110 V Under the rules of the . SIU, FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 any member can ncminate him­ MILWAUKEE; 033 s. second Ave. self for meeting chairman, read- . BRoadway 2-3039 .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave, 2-^ cJerk or any other posi that RIVER ROUGE Mich. VInewood 3-4741 SlU, A&G District All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG musi be signed by the toriier. Names will be withheld upon request. same alms for years. I have always loved the sea and, like you, I have advocated for many years an adequate merchant marine for commerce and de­ fense and fair wages for sea­ men. I am one hundred per­ cent with you in your protests against flags . of convenience but sometimes question, your methods. I have reiid the LOG. xegu>.Iarly for a long time arid con­ sider it the best of all seatrien's publications and have always been proud to have my poems and letters appear .in it. Poetry Is a hobby. I do odd jobs for a living. I once belongfed to an AFL union for elevator operators and there were other employees in the building who were formm: sea­ men. But they aU had been KMU so I didn't even get close to you in my union ajGUliation. Nevertheless, SIU is my favor­ ite union. I think it does most for "seamen. I trust this letter will answer the inquiries. Roy Fleischer March 13, 1951 Bbod Baitki New Valiant Skipper Is A Card, TpbLease Gii Lif# T« >he Editor! Thanks to the SIU Blood Bank and the brothers who made it possible for irie to have a new lease on life. ' i:was sent to the marine hos­ pital on Staten Island for an emergency operation and need­ ed 12 pints of rare type blood. The hospital only had two pints of this type on hand. My wife contacted the First National City Bank where she is em­ ployed and all they had was two pints in their blood set-iip. Next, my daughter's husband contacted the Nassau County Police Department wherq he is employed. They graciously gave all they had, and that was two pints, making a total of six al­ together but a far cry from the ' 12 pints 1 needed. Well, when our S|U Welfare Representative heard about my needing an additional six pints it was no time at all be­ fore he personally made the trip to the blood donor center and came up^ with the needed amount. I am now at home recuperat­ ing, and hoping to be able to hit that shipping list in a few months. Meanwhile, many thanks also to the wonderful surgeons at the USPHS Hospi­ tal, Staten Island, and the Sea­ farers' successful battle to make this service available. Henry L. Maglnness 4- 4 Del Mar Now On 80th Voyage To the Editor: Enclosed find a few photos which I hope can be printed in the LOG. The Del Mar is on Ks 80th voyage and now has a full compliment of passengers.. Everything is running along smoothly ip all three (depart­ ments. The chief steward Is Bruce Bourgeois, 2nd steward is Whitey Lanier and Henry Maas is bosun. Best wishes from all hands. George H. McFall Frlnter-Forter Wv' ;<, 4 4 To the Editor: Instead of the unions fight­ ing among themselves and sometimes poking jibes at. Harry Bridges, why don't we do something constructive? As far as liame-calling is con­ cerned, I think we all could think of relatives who deserve that more than other poor work­ ing stiffs. Why don't we do something' about these "100 percent Amer-' lean" businessmen shipping under the Panamanian flag? Why not get their names, their companies' names, etc., and flush them out in the open? Let's put some dough into the campaign to have these Con-; grcssmcn and Senators who are supposed to be friendly to labor -to do something in this matter. .Publish the names of Icgisia- , tors who are friendly toward runaway ships, \ Bob Lanette > « To the Editor: I get a copy of the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG from the union local I belong to, Boilermakers 112 here in Mobile."As a former; sailor back in 1920 I enjoy read-; ing your newspaper very much. • I'd like to add my voice to i say "Keep 'Em Flying" also. That is, of course, keep Ameri­ can flags on American ships. „ S. J. Orrell 4.^4'- Seeks Directory For Every Hall Canadian District 408 Simpson St, Phone: 3-322I-128>/ii HoUis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL . . 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEX; 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St, David St. CAnal 7,5212 rORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMoire 4.5719 ST. JOHN. NB ., ..177 Prince WilUam St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER, EC. .. 298 Main St. 4 Wants to Flush Out Runaways ; , Throw In For ' A Meeting Jdb may be up for election before the membership, including <- irtiittees such as the tallying committees, financial commttees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership mectin^ officers are elected at the -'art of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. To the Editor: The deuces were wild arid the aces were as hot as two-buck . pistols. Three hands were left with plenty of action when in walked Captain DeBozy. There will be no more card playing after 0100 hours, he says, because the men have to work in the daytime and if they sit up playing cards they will be too tired. On this slow old Liberty on a long haul to India carrying grain, with no overtime except that which is essential, such as docking, undocking, lines, etc., the captain figures that 16 hours sleep a day Is not enough. Maybe the crew ought to take up knitting. Phil Roshke SS Valiant Faith FORT WILUAM Onfario HALIFAX, N.S Piciufed reading mail during voyage to South America, are McOoey, officers printryman (left), and George McFolj, printer-porter (right), on the cruise liner Pel Mqr. The men in the middle is not identified. •4 •• To the Editor: In the "Letters to the Editor" column (LOG, Feb. 13), the' editor of the LOG said that a list of directions to the various docks in the New York area,' . together with a large map, will be posted in the New York hall. Why not extend this idea,to all the SIU halls, so that each hall will have a map of the doek-s in its area and a list of directions on how to reach themby public transportation? ' Edward'C. Roop �• /i -Mmh IS. 1959 SEAPARERS Sni BABir ABRIVilLS J. All of the following SIU families have received.a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name; Daniel Bryan Carver, bom June Wanda Jean McGMdridi, bora ; 18, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. February 6, 1959, to Seafarer and Noah C. Carver, EI Cerrito, Calif. Mrs. Eugene McGoldrick, Cam­ eron, Texas. 4 4 4, Terry fan! Donzat, born Decem­ Taorgia H^am Konzannas, ber 30, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pavay Joseph Douzat, Thibodaux, bora January 29, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Kouzounas, Saco, La. Maine. i 4 '444 Gary Denila Glass, bora DecemGeorge Christopher MiUer, born : ber 24, 1958, to Seafarer add Mrs. February 7, 1959, to Seafarer and John Glass, Glen Burnle, Md. Mrs. Henry W. MOler, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Inez Hernandez, born February Darlene Marie Fontenot, bora 3, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Beraldo Hernandez, San Juan, PR, January 22, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John P. Fontenot, Lake 4 4 4 Barry Wayne Penton, born Feb­ Charles, La. 4 4 4 ruary 22, 1959, to Seafarer and Joyee Elaine Hudimn, born Janu­ Mrs. Leon Penton, New Orleans, ary 25, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. La. Louis E. Hudson, Mobile, Ala. ^ 4-4 4 Donna Marie Ramos, born Feb­ ruary 8,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Armond Raipos, East Boston, Mass. 4 4 4 Evirn James Stokes, born Jan­ uary 27, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. ; Donnie Stokes. Coden, Ala. • 4 4 4 4 4 4 ,^444 4 4 4 Mary Anne Doherty,. born Febru­ Darryl Girard Williams, born January 13, 1959, to Seafarer and ary 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Robert Williams, Mobile, Ala. John J. Doherty, New York, NY. EVERY I SBNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN ANQ SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS MTD" "THE VOICE OF THE tvnrr sdiWAr, laztr OMT HIM or snKfay/ WFK-»;19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United. States. WFK-95, 15780 KCa Ships in Mediterranean .areaj < North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World Wireless kreadcasts Continue ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST SuTJdflp) WCO-13020 KCS - Europe and North America WCO-16908A KCs East Coast South America WCO-2Z407 KCs . -ri.*. . West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST SiM^wf WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia . ,1 *'r. - WASHINGTON—With imports of cheaper foreign oil caus­ ing howls from domestic producers. President Eisenhower has James McLaaghlfn imposed compulsory controls on oil imports, cutting them Anyone having any information back sharply from recent on the above, please contact h.'s tially refining the oil in foreign sister, M. McLaughlin, 27 Norfolk levels. countries then bringing it into St., Roxbury, Mass. Last known job Among the events precipi­ the States,and free of controls. WMM 81-11037.5 iTUA-uiwrst Northwest iraumc., Pacific - &• i- "- was as cook on New York tug. Tankers, transporting foreign oil are generally American-owned runaways, which stand to suffer if mandatory regulations are en­ forced. On the other hand, if the demands of domestic operators are met, it will mean an increase in US oil production here and a boost in coastwise tanker sMi>ping, an area In which US-flag tankers oi>erate exclusively under maritime law. The new controls are expected to apply to most oil products, though not all. Long-established importers would figure to draw a major portion of the permitted imports while special provisions arc expected to be made in refer­ ence to the importation of Cana­ dian oil. Jobless Cost 20 Times That Of Job Accidents 4 4 4 4 4 4 Raymond Queen Your car is being held in Wayne, West Virginia. Contact Jay Watts at once. f 4 4 4 Robert Statham You are urged to get in touch with your brother Arthur at 805 N. Cedar Dr., Cavina, Calif. L. J. Goodwrin Anyone having any knowledge as to the whereabouts of the above's seamen's papers please contact Jos Volplan in headquarters. 4 4 4 4 ' 4 4 4 J 4 Oskar Kaelep Walter Nelson requests that you get in touch with him the next time you are in town. His phone number is TA 3-9517. Eugene ~Hazen > Urgent you get in touch with Jim McKinney. Phone University 3-3606 Gulfpoii, Mississippi, collect. 4 Joseph Rcvill Your clothing left aboard the SS Yaka is in the baggage room in the New Orleans hall. WASHINGTON—Almost 20 times as much productivity 4 4 4 was lost because of unemployment a^ compared to lost-time Ex-Crewmembers Morning Light accidents on the job in American industry in 1958. An AFLThose who sailed on the ship be­ CIO study based on CJoverntween February 14, 1957 and March ment statistical data indicated dustry. The cost to the.American 12, 1957, and were traveling on a economy, while considerable, no­ that 1,118,000,000 work days where approached that of unem­ Greyhound Bus from New Orleans to San Francisco which colUdqd ployment. with a car en route, are urged to The AFL-CIO figures support contact Fred Lowler at 1040 Euclid the Federation's program calling St., Beaumont, Texas. He was in­ for various types of Government jured in the accident and needs assistance to reduce unemploy­ witnesses for his court case. ment whic^ has persisted despite 4 4 4 the business recovery. "Ski," AB Another figure, that for illness Glen Schrolucke wants to get in or injury off the job, was ten times touch with an AB nicknamed "Ski" that of work accidents, amountr who has a withered left arm, light ing to 544 million work days. Auto­ hair and used to work for the old mobile accidents, of course, co.n- US Army Transport Service at tributed heavily to the off-job in­ 58th St., Brooklyn. jury totals. Strikes resulted in the smallest loss of ail the four categories ' • i . . BOSTON—A rough fight is ex­ listed, amounting to 23 million man pected on Beacon Hill over the days, most of which were piled up a Telatively few long-term walk­ proposed Massachusetts state in­ in outs. come tax. Acting. Agent Gene Dakin reports. This taj^ will even hit the earnings of seamen wh6 are not Massachusetts residents WASHINGTON—The Maritime but are employed on a ship in Administration has copies of a Massachusetts' waters. The law study of hydrofoil ships available would hit non-residents oh vessels for interested parties. The study, of such SIU companies as Cities based on preliminary investigation Service, Isthmian, Robin and (Continued from page 2) by the Grumman Aircraft Corpora­ others. farers and Dockers Sections of tion, covers proposals for ships Opponents have pointed to the the International Transport- with speeds of 50 to 200 knots, dis­ workers Federation in London placements from 10 to 3,000 tons fact that the plan, is the majority last January, representatives of of eases, will result in a seaman and ranges from 40 to '3,600 nauti­ maritime workers of all major cal miles. paying income taxes to two states nations of the free world agreed while his ship is; in Massachusetts The conclusions of the study waters. In addition, a tax of this with the American unions' posi­ were that hydrofoil ships could op­ type would have more of a nuisance tion to: erate at three times the speed of value than a revenue value when ". . . continue the fight against conventional vessels, and run everything is taken into considera­ any shipowner using a flag for more smoothly than conventional tion. the purpose of avoiding the ships in rough waters. proper wages and working con­ On the shipping side, registra­ It was this study which led the tion for the port inveased slightly ditions . . . Maritime Administration to award over the past period while ship­ "To seek to have established a contract to Grumman for the ping declined. A total of 16 men the appropriate collective agree­ construction of a test hydrofoil was shipped: fd pemanent berths ments covering wages and work­ ship. on the six vessels exiling into the ing conditions and, where lack­ The hydrofoil ship runs on two area, during the last two weeks, ing, social security; such agree-, stilt-like pontoons. As the speed Dakih said. ments to be concluded through increases, the ship runs higher out Payingpffwere ae Helen (Olym­ affiliated unions of the country of the water. The use of the stilts pic Trans.) and the Bradford Island in "-which actual control of the means that the impact of heavy (Cities SMviceX- liie Helen later shipping operationis vested .. seas is largely neutralized since signed bn7 Ta-ti^dlj^U were the At M meeting today the joint they pass tuid^heath the ship and Wapg Juror; (Dfertjoii); Steel /action commRt^ of the Ameri­ around the stilts. ' miral (T^tnia4> can, maiitime; unions ^as dir ' To: ^t^,| jhe i of iQ^^foU (Victory; CJartifeirtJ ' iaid the CaU'- reeled to Inipleinent this pro? ships has' been limited to s " tigny (Cities Service).' gram. craft, largely as experiments. Standard US Pacts For All wrieti, 15850 KOi Ships in Gulf oi Mexfeo, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West coast Mexico and US East Coast . ..PK: Oir import limits Boost US Tankers Mass. Tax Has Kicker For Seamen 'i S-Ai - •^1 were lost beyond recovery as the result of unemplojmient which fluctuated around or above the four million m%rk all year. • By contrast, work accidents re­ sulted in the loss of 55 million work days, throughout all-of in- I • tiiePUdtn id^G tating the President's decision was the shipment of oil from Commu­ nist Rumania to the Commerce Oil Corp. which arrived la New York last week. The shipment brought an immediate protest from the Independent Petr<rfeam Associa­ tion of America, -which suggested extra duties on such sales, or on other sales where production was subsidized by the4Ni. 78T9A$0 also asked for outright prohibition of all products made by "convict, forced or indentured labor." Both 4 4 4 Debra Ann Bennies,'born Febru- these provisions could probably be applied to all Russian products. a^ 5, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Since present restrictions apply Etles Hennies, Lowdand, NC. only to crudd oil, many importers 4 4 4 have bep-i dodging the rule by par­ Wanda Lee Flslier, bora Decem­ ber 23, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Duane Flaher, Fasadefia, Md. Madeline and Katberhie Wbited, Sarah Lynne Dew, bom Febru­ born February 22,1959, to Seafarer ary 10, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. ^ and Mrs. John L. Whited, New Paul Haywood Dew, Glen Burnie, ! Orleans, La. Md. . M/mpilTRAKS DEPAR^^ '"it-, 'Stilt-Ship' Booklet Outf MA Reports 111 'Ml �is^ •L.-' Vv '•;'-, v-,:.> .'JW , V • • V , .' ' ' .•«-.. • OFFICIAL ORGAN THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Harbor Boom, Ship Race Herald Seaway's Opening Plans for nearly $500 million worth of dock facilities and a race to bring the first deepsea US-flag ship into the Lakes point up the imminent opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. When the ice goes out on the Lakes and on the St. Lawrence within the next few weeks, the Seaway will be ready „„ Lakes, alace other .a- Railroads are apprehensive about business. plicants, including T. J. McCarthy, taking a beating Tn the process and Major US-flag shipping op­ under contract to the SIU Great this week moved to cut rates on erators are jockeying to see who Lakes District, are not so far grain to meet the .competition. One grain company official cited will be the first to inaugurate serv­ along in the processing of their ice into the Lakes. Grace Line subsidy bids. However, the first the advantages of shipping "grain apparently has the edge on who deep-sea ship to enter the Lakes from Duluth by direct water route •f» will be the first subsidized opera- will probably be American Ex­ to Antwerp and other continental port's Extavia, a C-2, which is ports for less money than you can scheduled to go into the Lakes on ship it by rail to the East Coast." April 23 with cargo from the Seaway ships. are already booking traffic fttr this Spiing which other­ Mediterranean. McCarthy, of course, has been wise would go overseas through a long-time Lakes operator but East and Gulf coast ports after does not have plans ready yet for movement by rail. Similar interest is reported in operating offshore on a saltwater moving green coffee directly into run. Aside from expenditures on the the Lakes via the Seaway from ' Like two spent fighters in the dressing room after a bout, the Seaway project itself, local, state South America and in upping im­ battered Norwegian tanker Jaianta and the US passenger liner WASHINGTON — Chances of and Federal agencies have booked port and export of automobile Constitution tie side by side in'Bethlehem Shipyard, Brooklyn, after passing a "50-50" bill which would nearly a half-billion dollars on shipments on specialized carriers. collision. That's the Jalanta's catwalk hanging free. exclude niiaways from carrying construction- of docks, storage Government cargoes are consid­ elevators, channel widening proj­ p."; ered dim in light of strong opposi­ ects and other improvements. This tion coming from various GDv"ern- in turn opens the way for the use Ifei:* ment sources. The proposals of more and bigger ships on the called for either US ships or Lakes, and signals a boom in Lakes Cruising in a dense fog at a reported 16 knots, the American Export passenger liner Con" ships of the nation receiving shipbuilding activiti^. stitution cojllided with the Norwegian tanker Jaianta off Ambrose Light on March 1, shear­ Government aid to carry all the Most of the chann^, projects call cargoes involved. for a uniform 27-foot depth, en­ ing a 135-foot section from the tanker's bow. No one was injured. The Comptroller-General of abling ocean-going vessels to ceme Both vessels had just com--*the US has criticized the proposal in at will. Chicago, for example, pleted overhauls and were became obscure. When the Jaianta harbor tugboats. The two vessels as possibly leading to restrictions has a $40 million project going to riding light. Had was spotted again, this time by n made it into the Bethlehem Ship­ on foreign trade. The argument is expand and modernize its harbor fortunately the tanker been carrying oil, a lookout, it was only VA of a mije yard in Brooklyn under their own that ships of the legitimate mari­ facilities, making that city a front- fiery disaster might have resulted. away and was moving towards the power but. with tug escorts.. The time nations would also be ex­ runner as an outlet to the sea. Constitution's d^age was slight, The Constitution caotaiii's ad­ liner at right angles. The opening of the new inter­ cluded ^nd that this might lead In the~impen(IIng collf^oh,' the consisting of a IS-fbot wide gash mission of the vessel's speed would to retaliatory measures against national waterway is expected to detached bow section of the tanker in its port bow. The Coast Guard American-flag ships by foreign produce sharp shifts in traditional appear to involve a violation of the remained afloat and though listing has called a hearing on revoking export and traffic patterns. It will rules of the road which call for badly, was towed into shore by her skipper's license. countries. The matter may be thrashed create a fourth US seacoast as far vessels to proceed at. reduced I "T- •'.• 1^-- . out further at hearings before the inland as Duluth on Lake Superior, speeds in areas of limited visibili­ House Merchant Marine Commit­ and a bonanza for grain, ore, ty; Prior to the crash, visibility automobile and coffee shippers. ranged from several hundred yards tee. to no more than a mile. jSindilar To 1956 Crash The accident was similar to the one between an SlU-contracted ship, Fairisle, and a Panamanian MOBILE—For the first time in nine months, the Alabama tanker in 19.58, The Fairisle skip­ per was sailing ~Kis vessel at 15 state docks-here are cperating in the black, Cal Tanner, port knots, and was found guilty of agent, reports. The management of the docks has been the (The brothers described below are receiving $150-monthly SIU dis­ negligent conduct by a doast kibject of considerable inves--' ability-benefits.) Guard Board of Inquiry.- Two crew­ tigation.by the governor's of­ as in-transits. However prospects for the coming period are dim as fice and the local press be­ there are not many ships sched­ Lloyd McGee . . , 53 . . . sailed aboard SIU ships for 14 years after men were injured. joining Union in 1943 . . . worked on Libertys, Vietorys, Mariners, and TheCot&titution had spotted thie cause of Us inability to run the uled for payoff in the area. On« tankers . . . "tankers are best for a man who wants tanker on its radar screen at, a docks at a profit. bright spot will be the crewipg up to get ahead and doesn't care too much about get­ distance of 7V^ miles, but at two However an investigation by of the Claiborne, -when. the ;;,Siiip ting ashore in every port" . . . preferred runs to miles, the captain said, the target state auditore and a neyr adminis­ comes out of the yards after cpmtration fqr the docks, appointed by pleting her annual inpefition. . Germany and Northern Italy because of the many ( : the incoming governor p ii11 e d interesting sights . . . vividly recalls salvage job The vessels calling info this port them out of debt during the past during the past two week period in the Aleutians where lils^i^ip ^resc}ied. 23 sur­ month. As was reported earlier, included the Suzanne, . Frances vivors of Russian tanker . . . crew included five one of the first moves by the new (Bull); Alcoa CavSlier,. AlcoS women, one who gave birth on ship . . . McGee wffs managers was to sell the: dock's Plantei', Alcpa RoantiCr, , AlcoS chief cook on the ship at the time ... in 1950 he two yachts, one airplane and one Clipper, Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa)} ran into a typhoon off Okinawa which lasted three fire engine; The docks, and the Yaka, LaSalle, Claiborne, Morning days and was "a little too scary to be interesting" SjU membership meet­ port, have picked: UP a lot of rev^ Light, Hastihgs (lyateripan): and McGee . . . Retired in December, 1957, because of a heart ailment which made him unfit for duty ; . . lives a stone's throw away ings are held regularly entre from the large grain - ship­ the Steel N^^atbf .(Isthinian). r ments which have been passing from SIU headquarters in Brooklyn and drops over to the hall just Negotiations are' cohtihuing be­ every two weeks on Wed­ through the area. about every day, often running into old shipmates. tween the locail drydock and ship*., nesday nights at 7 PM in The 60,0(l6-toh"LiberIan-flag ore building concerns and the shipyard 4" i i carrier which ran aground here in unions. Tanner reported. In addi* Sam Gordon . . . 75 . . . began sailing from Boston In 1906 . . . old all SIU ports. All Sea­ Mobile Bay ten days ago is still tipn, a couple of SIU Marine Allied ISU member who was with SIU from the opening gun when the Union was chartered back in 1938 . . . sailed to all parts of farers are expected to stuck fast and presents a sight for Workers Division contracts are also world, liking one as much as the next.-.'. "under an attendi those who wish to tlie towii's tourists, Unable to free being negotiated and something SIU contract, every run was a good one, so I wasn't be excused should request the ship themselves, the, vessel's concrete is expected withinweek. forelgn-ftag owners hav^ put in a or;so, ,' . ,, - V fussy" . . . bom in West Indies, his work occa­ the membership aifcl officials Pf sionally took him back there . . . worked in stew­ permission by telegram call for tl)e lar^e rescue tug, Cable, ard department mostly on freighters and passenger (be sure to Include regis­ to try and work the vessel out of the Mobile bi'anch wish to extend ships . . , lives with wife in New York dity . . . tration number The next the mud. Estimates on how long it their deepest sympathy to the fam* will fake the tug to free her run -ily of Jimmle Gray, an oldtimer on can't: get-around much but still reads the news­ •?*. SIU meetings will be; from two days to a week, aiid in the disability list, who died twO papers daily as well as keeping up on Union, news all events, Will probably mean un­ days ago. Brother Gray has been a . in the LOG . . . keeps in touch with former ship­ loading the ship's cargo of ore into familiar figure to the men on the March lU . mates Claude Fisher and William Towbln . . . rebarges, : / y yj'.'' beach' here since ke went on dis* , - ^, Gordon tired in 1954 and finds the $150 monthly disability-^' '-•.•.•A--'." •.I:/:, ; Shipping for the-port for the ability a few years ago. He is sur* , r.f4 1 pension cheek g godsend . . . "I don't know how I would get along past couple of weeks was fair be­ vived by a wife and . Other rela* .!.• summarizing the SIU's effect on the role of seamen, he April : TC 15 »/. cause .of the large' number of ves­ tive?. The burial 14 • ^ the old da)^ a seaman worked from sun-up to sun-down; today V;; sels hitting the "port for payoff of 'Mobile. ' ' '.4;,---vhe .is a- genfleman" . . ; and> he added, has security besides. Gov't Office Hits SO-SO' Law Change m Tanker, Cruise Ship Collide . Liberian Ore Ship Fipds Mobile Channel Snug Fit SSNEDULE OF SIU1AEETINGS f't'. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource March 13, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU, NMU SEEK US SCALE ON RUNAWAYS SIU FAMILIES GET BENEFITS INCREASE UNIONS TO SEEK STANDARD US PAY ON RUNAWAYS ENGINEERS VOTE ON FINAL MERGER ADD NEW HEARING PLAN TO SIU SHIPPING RULES WAVE STUDY CUTTING SHIP TRAVEL TIME NAVY BALKS AT WC MISSILE SHIP CHANGE SHIP’S SAFETY RECORD STILL GOING STRONG US JOBLESS AID EXTENSIONS SOUGHT BILL HITS FREE TRAVEL BY US AIDES HOUSTON HARD-PRESSED TO FILL JOB OPENINGS RESHIPS BOOST NY JOB FIGURES; OUTLOOK FAIR SIU WELFARE PLAN EXPANDING BENEFITS TANKERS OPERATORS PRESS FOR ’50-50’ CARGO SPLIT STATE DEP’T PLANS JUNE MEETING ON RUNAWAYS OIL IMPORT LIMITS BOOST US TANKERS JOBLESS COST 20 TIMES THAT OF JOB ACCIDENTS HARBOR BOOM, SHIP RACE HERALD SEAWAY’S OPENING TANKER, CRUISE SHIP COLLIDE LIBERIAN ORE SHIP FINDS MOBILE CHANNEL SNUG FIT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/13/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 6 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log